What would formatting all the partitions through clockwork recovery accomplish. Would I be able to reload a rom through that if it did wipe everything. I'm trying to reformat the phone.
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i'm pretty sure you can only wipe data and system, and if you wipe system then you need to flash a new rom as you won't be able to boot. other than that i don't think you can format the other stuff as that would be dangerous
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I had put on CR_Mod_1.35.531_OTA Full ROM with add on it ran fine. I tried a different one did didnt like it. I went back but now can't download anything from the market I get the insufficient storage available, installation unsuccessful. I wiped but did not do the wipe factory reset for fear of not sure if it would get rid of my root. What should I do I have retried several times.
Reflash the rom you are trying to install, this time do a wipe/factory restore within clockwork. You will not lose root.
Edit1: Only time you shouldn't have to wipe is when your flashing an update of the current rom your using. Keep in mind if its a major update, they recommend you do wipe. Another thing I recommend is doing nandroid backups of the roms your using, it really makes life easier backs up EVERYTHING so if you ever have to go back all you have to do is a nandroid restore, search the forums you'll find how to do it. Hope this information helps.
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niftymu said:
Reflash the rom you are trying to install, this time do a wipe/factory restore within clockwork. You will not lose root.
Edit1: Only time you shouldn't have to wipe is when your flashing an update of the current rom your using. Keep in mind if its a major update, they recommend you do wipe. Another thing I recommend is doing nandroid backups of the roms your using, it really makes life easier backs up EVERYTHING so if you ever have to go back all you have to do is a nandroid restore, search the forums you'll find how to do it. Hope this information helps.
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I did a wipe/factory restore put on a working rom but still have the same problem
Did you try wiping cache? Its the option below wipe/factory restore in Clockwork.
Also, make sure your /system, /data & /cache partitions are mounted when in Clockwork, if not anything you do will not be applied. (This includes flashing roms)
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niftymu said:
Did you try wiping cache? Its the option below wipe/factory restore in Clockwork.
Also, make sure your /system, /data & /cache partitions are mounted when in Clockwork, if not anything you do will not be applied. (This includes flashing roms)
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I redid it again and its all good maybe I missed something the first time.
Thank you for your help and advice
So i've tried flashing Wyrms nightlies (multiple versions) and now skyraider 4.0 and every time i flash the rom, and reboot it gets stuck in a bootloop. I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong, but i can get back to my backedup roms. Any suggestions?
Are you wiping before flashing the new ROM?
What clockwork recovery version are you using? I've never had an issue with roms causing bootloops, this is my process though it might be a little overkill. Clockwork 2.5.1.2, put rom on SD card, boot into recovery, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, format boot, format system, format data, format cache, then flash the rom. I say its possibly overkill because I think most roms install scripts do some of those wipes for you but I've never run into bootloops after rom installation.
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I recently got a replacement Evo from Sprint and was able to root and have been running MikG for a while. I haven't been getting the battery life that I'd like to see (I'm a fairly heavy user) so I want to go back to using Deck (which I had great success with in the past). However, when I flash Deck 1.3 I get stuck in a white screen boot loop. I wipe Cache, D-Cache and Data via AmonRa, but no look. I can get back to recovery just fine and restore a nandroid backup just fine.
Any thoughts?
Make sure to wipe everything except your sdcard and battery stats.
Wipe data factory rest, data,system, boot, cache,dalvik cache, android secure and sdext if your partitioned then flash ROM and gapps and see if that works for you.
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Just tried wiping all of those partitions and reflashing with the same result. I even powered off after flashing just to be safe and I let it go through the boot loop about 10 times as well. No luck.
Just out of curiosity, what partition is the kernel stored on? I didn't know if there was anything special that I needed to do to wipe the kernel or not. My guess would be system but I'm not positive what wipes the kernel.
Try a format all zip. Are you partitioned for a2sd? Wipe SD ext.
You can find the format all in the link below
Having trouble with AOSP? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295702
Hello all,
I've been having issues with apps force closing even after several full wipes and trying several different roms.
I can't seem to get everything cleared off and I'm assuming some of it is kept on internal memory/storage? I have even tried another SD card. I have not wiped the SD cards though. Could this be the issue?
Is there anything else I can do to fully wipe my EVO 4G?
Thank you,
OB1B
Make sure you are doing data factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, cache, boot, system, data while in vrecovery when you switch roms.
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You can flash vr-superwipe before you flash a new ROM it will wipe everything for you 3 times, also do all the wipes your self data,system, cache,dalvik cache, boot basically every wipe option in recovery except your sdcard and battery stats.
Here is a link to the wipe all zip if you want it , it also wipes any temp files made by apps that are on your sdcard.
http://www.4shared.com/file/p6mi6ogM/VR_SUPERWIPE.html
so i formated the internal storage with team win rcovery. I installed Alpha s4 v2.0 and it works fine but when i install anyothere mods and reboot my phone it stays on the logo Galaxy S 4 logo and I have to re flash the ROM again but i have to formatted the internal storage again just to flash the rom . does any one have any idea how to fix this pls help
Reformat it in recovery
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Reformat it in recovery
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what do you mean like how ? because installing rom like doing a factory reset doesn't work get me on to the Galaxy S 4 logo and that it. I have to format the data just to install any Rom dont know why but im getting frustrated about it
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what do you mean like how ? because installing rom like doing a factory reset doesn't work get me on to the Galaxy S 4 logo and that it. I have to format the data just to install any Rom dont know why but im getting frustrated about it
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Should be an option in mount storage or advanced section of recovery to format .
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STOP!!! TWRP is known for messing up your phone when you format internal memory. It will lead to bootloops and even the rom not booting at all. Switch recoveries to Clockwork or Philz and you will be fine. You may need to Odin back to stock to fix the issue first.
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STOP!!! TWRP is known for messing up your phone when you format internal memory. It will lead to bootloops and even the rom not booting at all. Switch recoveries to Clockwork or Philz and you will be fine. You may need to Odin back to stock to fix the issue first.
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just doing Odin put me back stock or do i need look for the stock rom and stock kernel then run odin? link pls
What to Wipe in TWRP
If you are switching ROMs (changing from one ROM to a completely different one) then you should perform a factory reset. A factory reset wipes data and cache (which includes dalvik cache). A factory reset will also wipe sd-ext and android_secure if your device has those items. 99% of the time, this is all that you need to wipe and you only need to do it once, not three times as some people would lead you to believe.
If you're installing a nightly update, then oftentimes you don't need to wipe anything at all. However, if you encounter strange behavior, then you may want to consider performing a factory reset. Of course, if the ROM maker recommends that you do a factory reset during an update, then it's a good idea to follow their recommendation.
The vast majority of ROMs wipe system as part of the zip install. This means that in most cases you do not need to wipe system... ever.
At this point, cache (not dalvik cache) is primarily used for recovery. It's used to store the recovery log and for storing OTA (Over The Air) updates. You probably don't need to wipe cache, and cache is already wiped as part of a factory reset.
In most ROMs, dalvik cache is stored in the data partition, so if you do a factory reset, you've also wiped dalvik cache. In a few custom ROMs, especially on older devices with small data partitions, the ROM maker may have moved dalvik to the cache partition to provide you with more room for apps. Since we wipe cache with a factory reset, again, you probably don't need to wipe dalvik. There are a few situations where you may need to wipe dalvik cache when installing updates, but you will know that it's needed when you are greeted with force closes when trying to open some apps.
Depending on your device and its configuration, you may have options for wiping internal storage, external storage, sd-ext, android_secure, and/or an option for formatting data. There's almost no reason that you would ever need to use these items. These options are there for convenience. For instance, if you're getting ready to sell your device, then it's a good idea to wipe everything on the device so that the new owner doesn't get your private data. Note that these wipe options may not be completely destructive. If you store especially sensitive information on your device or are really concerned about your private data, then you may need to look into other options to ensure that your data is fully destroyed.
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