Hi.
In the following topic, regarding Android Revolution HD 30.1:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38495361&postcount=13120
it mentions that a full format of system, preload and internal SD is required.
What would be left on my device afterwards? would the recovery still be installed in order to flash the new ROM ?
I understand that 4.2.1 leak doesn't contain any modem, would I have to install a modem afterwards?
Thanks.
lioryb said:
Hi.
In the following topic, regarding Android Revolution HD 30.1:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38495361&postcount=13120
it mentions that a full format of system, preload and internal SD is required.
What would be left on my device afterwards? would the recovery still be installed in order to flash the new ROM ?
I understand that 4.2.1 leak doesn't contain any modem, would I have to install a modem afterwards?
Thanks.
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Your recovery will be intact, what you do need to do is backup your internal sd to external and/or pc, and make sure the Rom you want to flash is on your external sd!
As a foot note....I personally find this good practise, to do, at least once in a while as sd rubbish can cause problems, and I always format system before a Rom change, irrespective of what I'm changing to/from
slaphead20 said:
Your recovery will be intact, what you do need to do is backup your internal sd to external and/or pc, and make sure the Rom you want to flash is on your external sd!
As a foot note....I personally find this good practise, to do, at least once in a while as sd rubbish can cause problems, and I always format system before a Rom change, irrespective of what I'm changing to/from
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Thanks.
Should I remove my external SD while doing all this format things, and put it back just for the installation?
What about the Modem? would I have to install a modem seperately?
I never do, just make sure in recovery you select the right sd to format, nandroid and titanium backup also, as always
slaphead20 said:
I never do, just make sure in recovery you select the right sd to format, nandroid and titanium backup also, as always
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what about the modem issue? would I have to install it seperately?
Thanks again.
I do believe modem is either a separate partition or always comes in a Rom, but regardless, flashing a modem takes 30 seconds so it's not a problem
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I read that after using rooting Odin method, the rom is place in internal memory (internal sdcard) of the android phone, while in superone click the rom is place in external SD card.
I'm kinda confuse which one is the correct placement for flashing rom?
It's always best to place it in the internal memory of your phone, no matter how you root it. c:
Anything you want to flash via clockworkmod recovery, place it in your internal memory.
theexel said:
It's always best to place it in the internal memory of your phone, no matter how you root it. c:
Anything you want to flash via clockworkmod recovery, place it in your internal memory.
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some users recommend me to wipe data and format system before flashing a new rom.
if i place my new rom in the internal memory, wouldnt that delete the rom file?
souleater11 said:
some users recommend me to wipe data and format system before flashing a new rom.
if i place my new rom in the internal memory, wouldnt that delete the rom file?
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Wipe data/factory reset is recommended.
It only wipes the actual android OS information, not your internal memory.
Hi All,
For some reason I am unable to format sd card. I still able to flash roms via recovery and odin but internal storage remains the same. Any Ideas>
welshman010 said:
Hi All,
For some reason I am unable to format sd card. I still able to flash roms via recovery and odin but internal storage remains the same. Any Ideas>
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huh?
Dude be more descriptive, how are you trying to format, how is it not letting you, what does it say?
when installing new rom, i try doing full wipe and it says cant mount external storage then skips the format part. Same with odin, usually when i flash a stock rom with odin it always wipes storage but it doesnt no more. Not causing problems at moment, just thought it may cause potential problems when flashing roms in future
welshman010 said:
when installing new rom, i try doing full wipe and it says cant mount external storage then skips the format part. Same with odin, usually when i flash a stock rom with odin it always wipes storage but it doesnt no more. Not causing problems at moment, just thought it may cause potential problems when flashing roms in future
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if you are using custom recovery, go in to mount & storage then format the sdcard.
This is what I am getting
Can't mount /dev/block/mmcb1k1p1
i've planned to format my internal since it left insufficient storage left.. i dont know what's wrong with my internal memory.. i already transfered all the files like photo, music and movie to my computer, and the storage still low.. so i decide to format it, but i had read some thread in google that said if we format our system, we will lost our "certificate file" something called EFS.. is this true?
No, sdcard is in /data/media folder.
EFS and other files are storaged somewhere else won't be affected if you format sdcard in right way.
if you use recovery like TWRP when you factory reset, you will see it reports something like "Wipe data without wipe /data/media "
Suggest you do so in recovery instead of system
You can format these partition without problem
Cache, dalvik cache, internal /external sdcard, data and system, don't do anything you don't know about.
If you format system, then you have to install new one otherwise phone won't even boot up.
Just be careful.
And if you do something wrong, and you can still go into recovery and download mode, then your phone is still alive.
Remember backup EFS and copy to PC!!!
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Formatting sd won't mess up your efs, in fact I format data/system/sd card and preload every flash, but that is mainly because I'm swapping between Samsung Roms and Aosp, with the associated sd/0 problems
qtwrk said:
No, sdcard is in /data/media folder.
EFS and other files are storaged somewhere else won't be affected if you format sdcard in right way.
if you use recovery like TWRP when you factory reset, you will see it reports something like "Wipe data without wipe /data/media "
Suggest you do so in recovery instead of system
You can format these partition without problem
Cache, dalvik cache, internal /external sdcard, data and system, don't do anything you don't know about.
If you format system, then you have to install new one otherwise phone won't even boot up.
Just be careful.
And if you do something wrong, and you can still go into recovery and download mode, then your phone is still alive.
Remember backup EFS and copy to PC!!!
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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thank u for the information, which setting provide a format for system
slaphead20 said:
Formatting sd won't mess up your efs, in fact I format data/system/sd card and preload every flash, but that is mainly because I'm swapping between Samsung Roms and Aosp, with the associated sd/0 problems
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thank u for the information, so it's safe to for mat data/system/sd card?
NoobSEowner said:
thank u for the information, which setting provide a format for system
thank u for the information, so it's safe to for mat data/system/sd card?
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As long as anything you may need is on ext. SD, ie the Rom you want to flash after wiping!
And make sure your titanium backups and nandroid are on ext sd also, and backed up on pc, in other words, all usual precautions.
Grab HC-kTool from Play, and make a back up of your efs and copy that to multiple places then you are well and truly ready to go!
slaphead20 said:
As long as anything you may need is on ext. SD, ie the Rom you want to flash after wiping!
And make sure your titanium backups and nandroid are on ext sd also, and backed up on pc, in other words, all usual precautions.
Grab HC-kTool from Play, and make a back up of your efs and copy that to multiple places then you are well and truly ready to go!
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but, after formatting internal, does CWM recovery will also gone? then how can i flash a new ROM?
NoobSEowner said:
but, after formatting internal, does CWM recovery will also gone? then how can i flash a new ROM?
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No, your recovery will still be there
slaphead20 said:
No, your recovery will still be there
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and the internal will have more space? now im running out of MB in my internal =.=
I would really like to check out the recently released i717 official rom, but i don't want to have to go through the process of backing everything up, wiping everything, running odin, risking bricking my device, and then have to move all my data back over.
Is there a version of this rom that has been rooted and zipped so i can install it with twrp like every other rom i've ever come across?
thanks in advance,
cpgeek
If you use the Kies software on your pc it will install the stock rom and save your apps and data.
If you use the stock rom in the development section by pmtr3 you can flash that as a zip and it is rooted.
But when you change a rom to a different base you should factory reset and wipe first. If you skip this procedure (called dirty flashing) you can have troubles later.
rangercaptain said:
If you use the Kies software on your pc it will install the stock rom and save your apps and data.
If you use the stock rom in the development section by pmtr3 you can flash that as a zip and it is rooted.
But when you change a rom to a different base you should factory reset and wipe first. If you skip this procedure (called dirty flashing) you can have troubles later.
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thank you for your fast reply, I apologize my search-fu rather tanked on this one d'oh
thanks again though!
Yeah buddy, the xda apps stink. I usee the odin tar from samfirmware.com to get the stock JB. This morning I flashed the pmtr3 stock on top of what I had without backups or resets. But its the same base.
At least be sure to do usual wipes. If it borks your phone you can always fix it later.
rangercaptain said:
If you use the Kies software on your pc it will install the stock rom and save your apps and data.
If you use the stock rom in the development section by pmtr3 you can flash that as a zip and it is rooted.
But when you change a rom to a different base you should factory reset and wipe first. If you skip this procedure (called dirty flashing) you can have troubles later.
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I should have spoke more carefully - I *always* run "factory reset", wipe "system" and "caches" from TWRP, it's the internal sd filesystem data that I wanted to retain which is separate from the OS image and it's active data files. I don't want to have to move around my music, pictures, app archive, etc.
cpgeek said:
I should have spoke more carefully - I *always* run "factory reset", wipe "system" and "caches" from TWRP, it's the internal sd filesystem data that I wanted to retain which is separate from the OS image and it's active data files. I don't want to have to move around my music, pictures, app archive, etc.
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You shouldn't have to worry about wiping your internal memory. I updated with kies and didn't touch my internal memory, and neither did kies. However it is recommended. I now have some extra folders that aren't being used on my internal memory. I'd delete them but last time I did that I kept getting errors. So now I make a spot on my external sd card saying "internal backup" and copy everything to it. Then I wipe internal as I do a factory reset. Once up and running I move what I need back to the internal memory from the sd backup.
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.
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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.
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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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