Hey guys, here`s a quick question.
If i installed a custom rom, then flashed a couple of apps like voice search via CWM, will they get deleted after the factory reset (from the settings menu, not CWM) ? The apps were flashed in the system folder, as if they were stock with the rom.
No! wont get deleted
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Hi Guys,
First post here.
I've started installing VillainRom 1.4 following the instructions contained in the official thread in the Dev Forum.
However, having selected to flash the zip file in CWM and watched the installation process start, my screen has now been displaying the blinking VillainRom logo for about 45 minutes. Is this normal or has something gone wrong?!
I plugged the phone into the mains right after the logo first showed up. Would this have made a difference?
Many thanks in advance.
If your coming from a stock ROM you need to perform a full wipe in CWM before flashing.
Look through the options in recovery, wipe your data then reflash the ROM for good measure.
All should be fine....
OK, great, thanks.
So should I just turn it off, boot in recovery and look for the wipe option, wipe the phone, then restart the installation process?
Yep, boot into recovery then select;
"Wipe Data/Factory Reset"
"Wipe Cache Partition"
"Advanced>Wipe Dalvik Cache"
Then flash the rom again.(This step may not be required, but it cant hurt).
Fantastic, thanks for your help. Very much appreciated!
One further question.
I've got VillainRom successfully installed now, but when I attempt to restore the apps and data that I backed up using Titanium Backup my phone reverts to it's pre-Villain state.
Is there anyway to restore my data but keep VillainRom? Am I being completely dense?!
Thanks
Sancho Panza said:
One further question.
I've got VillainRom successfully installed now, but when I attempt to restore the apps and data that I backed up using Titanium Backup my phone reverts to it's pre-Villain state.
Is there anyway to restore my data but keep VillainRom? Am I being completely dense?!
Thanks
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That sounds strange. Titanium backup in itself cannot "revert" you to the previous ROM. That's not possible
What do you mean by its pre-villain state by the way?
When I move between different editions of the ROM, I do a titanium backup via the app. I then reinstall the ROM, and select some apps to restore. I am still running the same ROM (confirm via Menu > settings > about, and scroll to the bottom. It should show as VillainROM 1.4.0.
Thanks for your reply.
By pre-villain state I mean the stock firmware that came with the phone. I looked at the settings and it put me back onto the original firmware.
This was also confirmed because after installing VillainRom, restoring and then installing VillainTweaks, VTweaks told me it couldn't function because VillainRom wasn't installed.
From your reply I think the mistake I might have made was to restore from CWM rather than re-downloading Titanium Backup and restoring through that. Would that be correct?
Hey, don't know what happened but since few days my dialer is very slow. It takes approx. 15 seconds to start calling since I press call button in the contact. I cannot reinstall system, because it is time-consuming, I am waiting for ICS but in meantime I need to fix this issue
In other dialers it is alike - example exDialer.
I've got Gingerbread 2.3.6, stock.
Cheers.
menu / settings / applications / manage app / all / Dialer -> clear data
You say you're stock, but rooted? If rooted, try installing another dialer or modded one. Also, if you have CWM Recovery, clear cahe and dalvik.
Edit: You could also re-flash the stock ROM without wipe
Actually, reinstalling has newer been faster.
First, disable USB debugging and connect to pc/kies and make backup of msg, logs, notes...
Second, install titanium backup and back yours data+apps, it is one click process...
After that you are safe to factory reset your phone/install new rom..
Then you restore backup from kies (phone will reboot), install titanium backup and make one click restore for all applications+data...
Done!
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
I cleared but didn't help.
Yes I am rooted, installed next dialer and it is same - long waiting, I noticed during waiting lag CPU is working at 1200 Mhz - dunno why...
I have CWM Recovery but frankly I touched this only when I was rooting and installing 2.3.6 over 2.3.3. I do not know what dalvik is
Reflashing stock you mean system on system? It would be third system-on-system - I guess it would be too much
Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast said:
I cleared but didn't help.
Yes I am rooted, installed next dialer and it is same - long waiting, I noticed during waiting lag CPU is working at 1200 Mhz - dunno why...
I have CWM Recovery but frankly I touched this only when I was rooting and installing 2.3.6 over 2.3.3. I do not know what dalvik is
Reflashing stock you mean system on system? It would be third system-on-system - I guess it would be too much
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Backup your data and factory reset.
Just re-flash your ROM. If stock use ROM download and instructions here:
[ROM+Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KG, KH, KI, KJ, KK1/2/5, KL1/2/3, LA2 Download
If your running custom ROM, boot into CWM recovery and factory reset, wipe cache, go to advanced and wipe dalvik, and immediately flash custom rom.zip file from sdcard.
I upgraded 2.3.6 XXILA from 14.01.2012. Problem is gone
Thanks for help!
BTW, Google should check this issue out, it shouldn't have happened.
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Yesterday, I installed Andyx ICS rom through CWM (followed proper procedure i.e. 4 wipes). Install was successful, however, I was having some force closes. I decided to revert back to gingerbread and did 4 wipes again and installed CheckROM v4 (all through CWM). It was successful as well. This was lastly followed by restoring my nandroid backup to get back to my rooted-stock ROM.
Two strange observations:
1- When ICS was installed, it had the same background (personal picture) as it was in my stock rom. Why is that? After doing 4 wipes, it shouldn't have anything except everything vanilla :S
2- When I reverted back to GB (CheckROM) from ICS, during first boot, it came up with passkey lock screen. I had to enter the same passkey as I used to enter in my orignal stock rom (pre-ICS). How can this setting be stored when I wiped everything and changed two different ROMS (with different kernels).
Any help would be much appreciated. I just want to know what exactly might have been the cause of this. Or is it normal? :S
Wrong section - this is a question.
My 2 cents, you didn't wipe data.
Usually this will happen if you select the backup and restore options during setup of your phone. Some application, security and system settings are backed up and then restored when you install the new ROM, even after a full wipe. When I upgraded to ICS, I deselected the restore option as I wanted a fresh install.
I did following wipes in CWM recovery (1 time each before installing ICS. And three times each before going from ICS to CheckROM v4)
* Wipe data /factory reset
* Wipe cache
* Wipe Dalvik cache
* Wipe battery stats
As for the right section, my apologies..Mods feel free to move this thread to the Q/A section.
Keith.Someone said:
Usually this will happen if you select the backup and restore options during setup of your phone. Some application, security and system settings are backed up and then restored when you install the new ROM, even after a full wipe. When I upgraded to ICS, I deselected the restore option as I wanted a fresh install.
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Thanks for the reply. Sorry, not sure if I understood you correctly. Where do we get that option? I made nandroid couple of weeks ago. And flashed ICS zip through CWM after wipe...didn't see any option to select or deselect.
I installed a wipe version of ICS and during the initial setup of the phone, I simply left all the options selected. This resulted in my wallpaper, settings and apps being restored, which I didn't want. I then reflashed the ROM and deselected the restore option and voila.... all ICS defaults
searing_heat said:
Thanks for the reply. Sorry, not sure if I understood you correctly. Where do we get that option? I made nandroid couple of weeks ago. And flashed ICS zip through CWM after wipe...didn't see any option to select or deselect.
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A nandroid backup is a full backup no matter how many wipes you do in the end you restored your nandroid backup this means that the phone is restored to the state it was when you made the backup.
Sent from my GT-I9100
searing_heat said:
Yesterday, I installed Andyx ICS rom through CWM (followed proper procedure i.e. 4 wipes). Install was successful, however, I was having some force closes. I decided to revert back to gingerbread and did 4 wipes again and installed CheckROM v4 (all through CWM). It was successful as well. This was lastly followed by restoring my nandroid backup to get back to my rooted-stock ROM.
Two strange observations:
1- When ICS was installed, it had the same background (personal picture) as it was in my stock rom. Why is that? After doing 4 wipes, it shouldn't have anything except everything vanilla :S
2- When I reverted back to GB (CheckROM) from ICS, during first boot, it came up with passkey lock screen. I had to enter the same passkey as I used to enter in my orignal stock rom (pre-ICS). How can this setting be stored when I wiped everything and changed two different ROMS (with different kernels).
Any help would be much appreciated. I just want to know what exactly might have been the cause of this. Or is it normal? :S
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Its a called , Back up and Restore...Google allows automatic Backup and restore...This helps you restore Apps and Settings even if you do full wipe.
Hi Everybody,
I have installed Da_G's pre-rooted kernel and then after backing up in Titanium i uninstalled apps that I do not need. Today market app started crashing on and after trying everything (clear cache and data and factory reset) it still crashes.
Now after factory reset I am not getting to the stock ROM stage, i am missing all the uninstalled apps and market app is still crashing. Installed original kernel, factory reset and still could not get to the original ROM. Where can I find the original At&T stock ROM. And one more thing: now I have "connecting to DM manager" notification stuck in the status bar.
Help would be appreciated.
larik
Hi
Can Android Revolution HD-SGS3 be installed with CWM - update flash zip file?
After flashing is the phone rooted?
What will happen to my personal configuration ( contacts, call list......)?
The only way to install it is via CWM. Just make sure it's CWM and not stock recovery.
It'll be rooted, yes.
You'll need to do a data wipe from recovery after or before installing, it will wipe all the apps and settings
Glebun Thanks for reply.
So I have to install all my App once more or in other words I have to start again?
yes, or you can back it all up with Titanium Backup.
And there's a "thanks" button, FYI