my question is simple i want to flash the new neat rom but it doesnt have the odin files i think you have to do it in recovery , i can't do that because i don't have an sd card after the wipe everything will be gone what should i do?
aminov said:
my question is simple i want to flash the new neat rom but it doesnt have the odin files i think you have to do it in recovery , i can't do that because i don't have an sd card after the wipe everything will be gone what should i do?
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Wipe data/factory reset will not delete the rom.zip from your internal sd card. The wipe only wipes app/appdata/settings, not custom folders/files.
TheATHEiST said:
Wipe data/factory reset will not delete the rom.zip from your internal sd card. The wipe only wipes app/appdata/settings, not custom folders/files.
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thank you very much going to flash
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Hi Guys i have a few question on Flashing. I have been reading a lot from this site but i still have a few doubts before i can flash without question.
I own a I9100G and i flashed supermatos kernel using Odian as a result i got CWM, using recovery mode of this cwm i installed super Rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374135) (zip) from sd card.
My questions
1)If now i wnt to go back to a completely stock ROM do i need to use Odian only or i can use CWM?
2)Flashing custom ROM using CWM do i always need to wipe data/factory reset and in mount & storage always select format /system partision?
3)Once during flashing I did make a backup using CWM and wanted to flash a new Custom ROM so i wipe data/factory reset and also chose format/system partision and when i went to chose the zip from sd card to my surprise neither was the zip there nor was my previous backup. why did this happen?
I knw they are a lot of noob questions but i need to clear them to flash more comfortably
manishdev said:
Hi Guys i have a few question on Flashing. I have been reading a lot from this site but i still have a few doubts before i can flash without question.
I own a I9100G and i flashed supermatos kernel using Odian as a result i got CWM, using recovery mode of this cwm i installed super Rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374135) (zip) from sd card.
My questions
1)If now i wnt to go back to a completely stock ROM do i need to use Odian only or i can use CWM?
ODIN
2)Flashing custom ROM using CWM do i always need to wipe data/factory reset and in mount & storage always select format /system partision?
No just follow the roms instructions
3)Once during flashing I did make a backup using CWM and wanted to flash a new Custom ROM so i wipe data/factory reset and also chose format/system partision and when i went to chose the zip from sd card to my surprise neither was the zip there nor was my previous backup. why did this happen?
You formatted the sd card .
You can always copy the clockwork mod folder to your external sd card or PC .
jje
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Thanks a lot for the answers. i just have one last doubt in what cases do we
1) wipe data factory reset
2)wipe cache partition
3)mount storage partision ( in this the formating option)
I read in a few threads tat we need to wipe data/factory reset for complete instalation of Custom ROM is this true?
manishdev said:
Thanks a lot for the answers. i just have one last doubt in what cases do we
1) wipe data factory reset
2)wipe cache partition
3)mount storage partision ( in this the formating option)
I read in a few threads tat we need to wipe data/factory reset for complete instalation of Custom ROM is this true?
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ONLY if the instructions tell you to for that rom .
Follow the instructions and dont make them up .
jje
Thanks for the info. Also i did a search and i guess more or less i now have better clarity
I want to remove files that have accumulated from other roms. In others words like stock, but with custom rom. I like Beanstown106 with SD swap.
Thats a little tricky with sd swap but you will have to painstakingly go file by file and see if it's something you have deleted to something that you are still using. If you have any apps that created a folder and are gone for good then you are safe to delete. But avoid any system app folders and anything that you are still using like pictures, music and so on avoid.
M.A.D.NoTe.||
thx for help
I'm installing cleanrom ace 4.9 my goto rom next to beanstown106. No SD swap and I was thinking of formating SD card. Now how do I erase what a factory reset won't delete.
I usually wipe EVErYTahING wenever i flash something new sd card and all just to start from scratch but all i got on sd card is pix and music so its easyily backed up
SAPPERJD said:
now how do I erase what a factory reset won't delete.
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from recovery, format internal and external sd. that will wipe everything out completely.
I did consider formating from recovery. I'm just scare of deleting the OS and my phone ending up being useless. I did research and what I read it won't. Any advise is welcome THX to everyone.
SAPPERJD said:
I did consider formating from recovery. I'm just scare of deleting the OS and my phone ending up being useless. I did research and what I read it won't. Any advise is welcome THX to everyone.
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How would it end up being useless? Its no different than a pc...your reformatting and installing the OS on a clean slate.
I was thinking if I formated the internal it would delete recovery as well. And had no way of installing a new rom. Thx again really help full.
Wipe Everything
droidstyle said:
from recovery, format internal and external sd. that will wipe everything out completely.
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I want to clean up my directory structure. If I format the internal and external sd using recovery (TWRP) to wipe everything, what rom will boot? Will my custom rom boot or will the original verizon rom boot? Will I have to unlock the bootloader again? Thanks.
rechbo said:
I want to clean up my directory structure. If I format the internal and external sd using recovery (TWRP) to wipe everything, what rom will boot? Will my custom rom boot or will the original verizon rom boot? Will I have to unlock the bootloader again? Thanks.
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you will lose all data and need to reflash the rom in recovery...no you will not have to unlock again, nothing performed from recovery will overwrite the boot.img.
I was scared of the losing my OS as well, but it's not that hard. Treat it as two steps. Formatting your sDCard, and then prepping your SdCard by doing a Nandroid backup to your SdCard, and copying a flashable ROM (and kernel if your ROM does not flash a kernel) to your SdCard. Before formatting your SdCard copy anything you want to keep to your computer. I just copy the whole card to my computer.
Reboot and do your data resets and wipes, including internal storage (format data in twrp) Then flash your ROM that you put on your ext SdCard. Your nandroid backup is your insurance. Worst case you boot into recovery and restore your backup.
(But you should still have a working toolkit or ADB on your computer and you can recover from any screw up)
As long as you have what you need on your (ext) SdCard before wiping internal storage, and you only do a data reset and cache wipes and only do 'format data' you will be fine.
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So I was trying to flash AOKP and the gapps on my AT&T Samsung galaxy S4 and i suppose i wiped too much; it got rid of the rom, my backup and now I'm stuck on with TWRP or the "Samsung Custom" screen.. What do i do? Please help..
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So I was trying to flash AOKP and the gapps on my AT&T Samsung galaxy S4 and i suppose i wiped too much; it got rid of the rom, my backup and now I'm stuck on with TWRP or the "Samsung Custom" screen.. What do i do? Please help..
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did you wipe delvic cache?
bparisi15 said:
So I was trying to flash AOKP and the gapps on my AT&T Samsung galaxy S4 and i suppose i wiped too much; it got rid of the rom, my backup and now I'm stuck on with TWRP or the "Samsung Custom" screen.. What do i do? Please help..
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wiping is done before flashing not after flashing !!
proper wiping include wipe data/factore reset wipe cache format system and wipe dalvik cache.
next tiime use philz recovery and chose the option clean wipe for installing new rom option.
for the time being just do the wipe i mentioned before and flash any roms available in your sdcard / ext sd card.
if you dont have any roms on your sd card then try adb push rom.zip to the root of sdcard. read more / google adb to know how to push files to sd card. this wont flash the rom.zip but will copy files to your sd card so that you can flash them through the recovery...
MoonBlade said:
wiping is done before flashing not after flashing !!
proper wiping include wipe data/factore reset wipe cache format system and wipe dalvik cache.
next tiime use philz recovery and chose the option clean wipe for installing new rom option.
for the time being just do the wipe i mentioned before and flash any roms available in your sdcard / ext sd card.
if you dont have any roms on your sd card then try adb push rom.zip to the root of sdcard. read more / google adb to know how to push files to sd card. this wont flash the rom.zip but will copy files to your sd card so that you can flash them through the recovery...
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I put the stock ROM on my microSD and put into my phone trying to use TWRP to install, but the first few times it said "failed" and the second it said it couldn't unzip..
MoonBlade said:
wiping is done before flashing not after flashing !!
proper wiping include wipe data/factore reset wipe cache format system and wipe dalvik cache.
next tiime use philz recovery and chose the option clean wipe for installing new rom option.
for the time being just do the wipe i mentioned before and flash any roms available in your sdcard / ext sd card.
if you dont have any roms on your sd card then try adb push rom.zip to the root of sdcard. read more / google adb to know how to push files to sd card. this wont flash the rom.zip but will copy files to your sd card so that you can flash them through the recovery...
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I try to flash the stock rom and it gives me;
"Installing 'customrom.zip'
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
Error flashing zip 'customrom.zip'
Updating partition details..."
Failed.
Not sure what is going on here..
bparisi15 said:
I try to flash the stock rom and it gives me;
"Installing 'customrom.zip'
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
Error flashing zip 'customrom.zip'
Updating partition details..."
Failed.
Not sure what is going on here..
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try using another custom recovery - cwm touch
I rooted my GT-I9305 following the tutorials on this forum and after that I installed cyanogenmod 10.2 with cwm from sd card. i noticed that my photos and data were still on the phone memory after wipe data/factory reset. Is there a way to clean install custom roms?
sebisoit said:
I rooted my GT-I9305 following the tutorials on this forum and after that I installed cyanogenmod 10.2 with cwm from sd card. i noticed that my photos and data were still on the phone memory after wipe data/factory reset. Is there a way to clean install custom roms?
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Go to recovery. Mount and storage. Format /system.
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Give a thank if i helped you.
sebisoit said:
I rooted my GT-I9305 following the tutorials on this forum and after that I installed cyanogenmod 10.2 with cwm from sd card. i noticed that my photos and data were still on the phone memory after wipe data/factory reset. Is there a way to clean install custom roms?
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AS clean as you will get .
Recovery format system data cache preload and sdcard .
You now have no OS boot to download mode and flash stock rom or flash custom rom from ext sdcard .
When Installing a New Rom, Do I have to perform "Wipe data/Factory Reset"?
Or Can I just Click the "Clean to Install New Rom"?
xKarlo said:
When Installing a New Rom, Do I have to perform "Wipe data/Factory Reset"?
Or Can I just Click the "Clean to Install New Rom"?
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Wipe data/factory reset is classic full wipe (wipe data, cache&dalvick)
Clean to Instal new ROM include full wipe + wipe system and I think internalSD
And you can choose
As above but does not wipe internal SD card..
Also be careful with wipe to install a new rom this wipes your system so make sure you have a rom ready to flash on your sd card
tallman43 said:
As above but does not wipe internal SD card..
Also be careful with wipe to install a new rom this wipes your system so make sure you have a rom ready to flash on your sd card
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Thanks for the clarification. I was not sure, because I prefer TWRP
And also as you said. Make sure to have a ROM. Otherwise the phone wil bee bootloaped.
Thanks