[Q] How to start fresh? - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, I'd like to know how to completely start 100% fresh on my Evo. Will that require me unrooting and rerooting? I'm looking to switch to CM7 from CM6 and keep it that way, I messed around with a ton of different roms and have folders all over the place, a lot of which are named oddly and I'm not sure if they're important system folders. How can I basically get my phone back to a fresh state?
Also, when doing wipes/backups, what should you be selecting? For instance you can backup the "defaults" selected for you or check them all. What situations would you want to have everything backed up? And same goes for wiping?

First, delete any folders on your sd card you don't need anymore, then copy the rest to your desktop computer and reformat the card.
If you rooted with unrevoked, use the unrevoked s-on tool tool, then flash the RUU for your phone, and you'll be back to stock, out of the box. It's just that simple. Then you can copy the folders/files back to your sd card that you know you're gonna need
There are plenty of guides with links to the files you need on here, just do a search.

Edit: nvm
But, would formatting the SD card do the same thing as deleting all the folders? (I don't need anything on it)
And one last thing. Should I do every update to my phone that I can before rerooting? Or leave it at pure stock before rooting again?
Looking to get the most updated files that I can and not have to overwrite CM a million times.

c1o5ry1991 said:
Hi, I'd like to know how to completely start 100% fresh on my Evo. Will that require me unrooting and rerooting?
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That depends. Do you want it like it was when you initially purchased it and want to return it to Sprint or just wiped clean? If it's the former, then yes.
I'm looking to switch to CM7 from CM6 and keep it that way, I messed around with a ton of different roms and have folders all over the place, a lot of which are named oddly and I'm not sure if they're important system folders. How can I basically get my phone back to a fresh state?
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Oh, I see. You will NOT have to lose root to do this. I suggest the following:
1. As already suggested, copy the contents of your SD card to a computer or external drive
2. Backup any of your 3rd party apps, if you haven't already.
3. Reboot into recovery and, if you're using amon RA v2.3, go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING in it, including the SD card.
4. Connect your device to your computer and then select the MS-USB option from within recovery. Afterwards, transfer CM7 and the associated gapps.zip to your SD card.
5. Flash the rom. NOTE: some people flash the gapps.zip immediately. I don't. After flashing the rom, I reboot to my homescreen. After a successful boot, I then reboot into recovery, wipe cache & dalvik and then flash the gapps.zip. After that, I reboot and sign in with my Google credentials.
6. Be patient during the initial boot process. You will appear to hang at the initial boot screen. Be patient.
Also, when doing wipes/backups, what should you be selecting? For instance you can backup the "defaults" selected for you or check them all. What situations would you want to have everything backed up? And same goes for wiping?
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THE GOLDEN RULES:
If you make any changes to your current setup, go into recovery and make a nandroid backup and yes, you can use the default settings.
It is also good to have at least 1 backup of just your wimax keys saved to both your SD card and on a computer or external drive.
A. If you change roms, wipe everything except the SD card.
B. If you're updating a rom with a nightly build, wipe cache & dalvik.
C. If you're changing kernels, wipe cache, dalvik and battery stats.
D. If you flash anything else, wipe cache & dalvik.
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wiping everything will get rid of all of the extra folders and what not that other roms have created and what not?
As for battery stats what is the "real" way to do that correctly?

c1o5ry1991 said:
wiping everything will get rid of all of the extra folders and what not that other roms have created and what not?
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YES...The SD card will be formatted.
As for battery stats what is the "real" way to do that correctly?
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I use amon RA v2.3 as my recovery and the option to wipe the battery stats is in the wipe menu near the bottom.
UPDATE: You can download amon RA's PC36IMG.zip from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
Place the file on the root of your SD card and then shut down your device. Simultaneously press the DOWN volume button and the power button until your device starts. After a short pause, a few lines of text will flash across the screen. Afterwards, the bootloader will automatically detect the PC36IMG.zip file and prompt you to install. Follow the easy prompt to install. Installation takes less than 10 seconds. Afterwards, reboot into your new recovery. Go to the wipe menu and wipe everything except the SD CARD, if you haven't already done so.
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c1o5ry1991 said:
As for battery stats what is the "real" way to do that correctly?
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Make sure you are fully charged when you wipe battery stats. Also when you get everything setup here is a great app to calibrate battery,
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration
*Cm7 Nook*

I see, thank you.

Got CM7 installed perfectly clean, love having a fresh setup. Anyway, I'll have to un-root in a few weeks for a bit.
When I re-root again, if I wipe everything out can I literally just copy/paste my current setup (the one with CM7 before un-rooting from above) back into the memory after i re-root/re-wipe again?

c1o5ry1991 said:
Got CM7 installed perfectly clean, love having a fresh setup. Anyway, I'll have to un-root in a few weeks for a bit.
When I re-root again, if I wipe everything out can I literally just copy/paste my current setup (the one with CM7 before un-rooting from above) back into the memory after i re-root/re-wipe again?
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Just go into recovery BEFORE you unroot and make a nandroid backup of your current setup.
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Alright, would doing what i stated have the same effect though, out of curiosity?

Oh, and also I am having a problem I just came across now. "Attention: A server error has occurred. Retry, or cancel and return to the previous screen." often getting this when trying to search the market. Spamming retry works though sometimes, common issue?

c1o5ry1991 said:
Alright, would doing what i stated have the same effect though, out of curiosity?
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If you mean can you copy your backup to a computer, wipe everything, etcetera before unrooting and copying the backup back to your SD card after you've re-rooted, then yes.
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c1o5ry1991 said:
Oh, and also I am having a problem I just came across now. "Attention: A server error has occurred. Retry, or cancel and return to the previous screen." often getting this when trying to search the market. Spamming retry works though sometimes, common issue?
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The server error *shouldn't* have anything to do with your device. The error is more than likely on Google's end.
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I see, and no i meant literally copying the entire drive when attaching it as USB. Lastly, will the powersaver governer kill performance?

c1o5ry1991 said:
I see, and no i meant literally copying the entire drive when attaching it as USB. Lastly, will the powersaver governer kill performance?
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Yes, you can copy the entire contents of the SD card onto a computer and vice versa via a USB connection. As for the powersaver thing, the decrease in performance should not be that noticeable, however, it is designed to conserve power.
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I see, thank you for the boatloads of information.

You're very welcome. Sorry for the delayed replies. I'm doing multiple things.......Take care.
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[Q] i rooted my phone EVO and have cm6 but cant customize it etc help?

i have read most of the threads and even though they make sense my phone is is worse then before i rooted it..somehow my contacts saved to my sd card but not my apps (they have folders but no info) plus somehow i got 40 phone #s once i booted up cm6... i know its crazy...the rom mangager fc a lot...and my backup on the computer is only contacts and pics for sum reason also i treid transferring the PC36IMG which shows up in the files but doesnt respond...this is not fun ...plsease help
I'm confused a little by your post. Why not just restore from your nandroid backup? Or flash a different rom?
Are you saying that Titanium Backup failed to restore your apps? Cyanogenmod is not Sense, which came with your phone. TB cannot restore apps from Sense.
If you want Sense, use a Sense ROM like Myn's... or Sprint Lovers if you like stock.
bootny said:
i have read most of the threads and even though they make sense my phone is is worse then before i rooted it..somehow my contacts saved to my sd card but not my apps (they have folders but no info) plus somehow i got 40 phone #s once i booted up cm6... i know its crazy...the rom mangager fc a lot...and my backup on the computer is only contacts and pics for sum reason also i treid transferring the PC36IMG which shows up in the files but doesnt respond...this is not fun ...plsease help
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Make sure you are rooted with S-OFF displayed in the bootloader. To do this, turn off your EVO. Now press the down volume button while also pressing the power button until your device starts. You will enter the bootloader screen. You should see either S-ON or S-OFF at the top. If it is S-ON, you need to re-root your device. if it is S-ON, you *should* be good to go. I suggest you start over and follow the below instructions to the letter.
I would redo EVERYTHING from scratch. EVERYTHING meaning the following:
1. Copy the contents of your SD card and place them on your PC/Mac or independent external hard drive.
2. (DISREGARD) Format and re-partition your SD card (Disregard)
3. Place only a newly downloaded rom zip that you plan to flash, amon RA recovery (zip or img), Radio, Wimax, PRI & NV updates on the root of your SD card. The files can be downloaded from the links below:
Odexed Stock Rom -- http://goo.gl/uFdtB
amon RA -- http://goo.gl/cgh5e
Radio Update -- http://goo.gl/PmfKu
PRI Update -- http://goo.gl/A3NE3
NV Update -- http://goo.gl/h8JYf
WiMax Update -- http://goo.gl/qFwCt
4. Shut down your EVO and then press & hold the volume down button while pressing the power button. When your EVO starts, you will be directed to the Hboot screen where amon RA zip file will be automatically detected and you will be prompted to install it. Follow the prompts to install. Installation will take less than 10 seconds to complete. Afterwards, reboot into recovery.
5. Go to the WIPE menu and wipe EVERYTHING except the SD card.
6. Go to the FLASH menu and flash rom but DO NOT REBOOT!
7. Flash the Radio update. You will see a screen with a device & green arrows. Be patient because you will appear to stall. BE PATIENT and DO NOT PULL THE BATTERY!!!!!!!!!!!After some time has passed, you will automatically be reboot into the recovery screen.
8. Flash the PRI. What I stated in #7 applies here, as well
9. Flash the NV. What I stated in #7 applies here, too.
10. Flash the WiMax. #7 applies here also.
11. Reboot. you WILL APPEAR TO HANG at the white HTC screen. Do not be alarmed. Be patient and DO NOT PULL THE BATTERY. After some time has passed, you will then see the rom's splash screen and appear to hang and afterwards, you will see your home screen.
12. After you've signed in with your Google credentials, go to menu-settings-System Updates and then select Update profile.
You should be good to go afterwards. Enjoy!...
painjane; the problem im running into is that i cant pull anything off the card... should i get a new card? doug; it says s-off i dont care if i lost info so i will try and get back....your thoughts on why unrevoked is down?
ok ..im not computer savvy but i dl evo wimax but my sd card doesnt register w my computer through a card reader...keeps telling me insert disk...do i need to replace the card or reader?
bootny said:
painjane; the problem im running into is that i cant pull anything off the card... should i get a new card? doug; it says s-off i dont care if i lost info so i will try and get back....your thoughts on why unrevoked is down?
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Sorry for the absence. I had errands to run. Anyway, displaying S-OFF is a good thing. Now let's see if you can get into recovery. You mentioned Unrevoked, so I'm assuming Clockworkmod is your recovery. You also mentioned that you can't pull anything off the card. Can you get into recovery? If so, there should be a mount menu or MS-USB or something to that effect. Select it and your computer *should* recognize your SD Card. Give it a try.
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bootny said:
ok ..im not computer savvy but i dl evo wimax but my sd card doesnt register w my computer through a card reader...keeps telling me insert disk...do i need to replace the card or reader?
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No. Can you boot into either recovery or your homescreen? If so, you *should* be able to mount and format your SD card using your EVO 4G.
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im at the menu with the hat and the arrow tried to mount everything and still no reponse...is it becuase i did the cm6 mod or did the mod thru rom manager premium which is no longer on my phone so i can upgrade
bootny said:
im at the menu with the hat and the arrow tried to mount everything and still no reponse...is it becuase i did the cm7 mod or did the mod thru rom manager premium which is no longer on my phone so i can upgrade
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It is possible. I'm not a fan of ROM Manager. It is far too easy to do it manually from within recovery. Menu with the hat? I'm assuming that's Clockworkmod recovery. I highly recommend that you flash amon RA recovery. It'll only take mere seconds to flash and it will not interfere with your system. Try this...Turn off your device and take out the SD card briefly and then reinsert it. Boot up all the way to your homescreen. Afterwards, go to your file manager and see if you can see the contents of your card. If so, that is a good thing.
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ive tried that 3 times and i got nothing...
I really recommend that you start over from scratch.
1. Flash amon RA recovery v2.3
2. After the recovery has been flashed, reboot into recovery, go to the WIPE menu and wipe EVERYTHING including the SD card.
3. Attach the device to your computer via USB, then from within recovery, go to the MS-USB menu and select it. A drive should appear on your computer's desktop or explorer window.
4. Copy the rom zip file you used to install the rom you were using to the SD card.
5. If you were using CyanogenMod, also copy the latest gapps zip to the SD card.
6. Unmount the SD card first from your computer and then from within recovery by clicking the power button on your device.
7. Go into the Flash menu and flash the rom. Do not reboot afterwards if you're going to also flash the gapps zip.
8. Aftervyoure done flashing your rom and gapps, if necessary, reboot your device.
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bootny said:
ive tried that 3 times and i got nothing...
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It is possible thar your SD card is fried. Do you have a spare? Do you have a card reader or another device capable of reading the card? Anyway, if you deem the card to be ruined then purchase another one and then start over with a fresh install per the instructions from my recent reply.
Anyway, I've gotta go. I'll check back on you a little later.
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im gonna get a new card... i cant even delete the mod... also when i loaded my contacts it gave pnone numbers of 40 people i dont know???

[Q] Please help: Force close on everything, apps off SD not registering.

I currently have SyndicateRom Frozen 1.1.0 installed on my Epic.
Today, the phone seemed to start repeatedly rebooting.
I pulled the battery and restarted the phone.
After it booted up, all of my apps that are on the SD card don't register as installed.
Most of the apps on the phone force close as soon as I try to boot them up. Including Gmail and Maps. The Market seems to be one of the few things I can actually get into. My Gmail account is still active on the phone after looking in the account list under the phone settings.
It also seems as if my Keyboard no longer has it's dictionary up to date with the things I've added. When I tried to swype in my email address, it doesn't register and I had to type it in again.
Not exactly sure what happened here, but my phone doesn't seem to do much of anything right now. I can get text messages and phone calls at least.
Anyone have any idea what may have happened or how to fix it?
Shinomitsu said:
I currently have SyndicateRom Frozen 1.1.0 installed on my Epic.
Today, the phone seemed to start repeatedly rebooting.
I pulled the battery and restarted the phone.
After it booted up, all of my apps that are on the SD card don't register as installed.
Most of the apps on the phone force close as soon as I try to boot them up. Including Gmail and Maps. The Market seems to be one of the few things I can actually get into. My Gmail account is still active on the phone after looking in the account list under the phone settings.
It also seems as if my Keyboard no longer has it's dictionary up to date with the things I've added. When I tried to swype in my email address, it doesn't register and I had to type it in again.
Not exactly sure what happened here, but my phone doesn't seem to do much of anything right now. I can get text messages and phone calls at least.
Anyone have any idea what may have happened or how to fix it?
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That is what happens when the phone gets improperly shut down with journaling off.
I'd say download 1.1.1 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091680, put it on your sd card (hopefully you have a way to get it on there... if not just wipe data cache and dalvik 3X and flash 1.1.0, put 1.1.1 on your sd card, wipe data cache and dalvik 3X and flash 1.1.1.) If you can put 1.1.1 on your sd, just wipe everything 3X and flash it through clockwork.
qbking77 said:
That is what happens when the phone gets improperly shut down with journaling off.
I'd say download 1.1.1 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091680, put it on your sd card (hopefully you have a way to get it on there... if not just wipe data cache and dalvik 3X and flash 1.1.0, put 1.1.1 on your sd card, wipe data cache and dalvik 3X and flash 1.1.1.) If you can put 1.1.1 on your sd, just wipe everything 3X and flash it through clockwork.
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Thanks for the info qb. The phone is definitely registering that the SD card is there. I can still browse my picture gallery and stuff like that.
Will flashing 1.1.1 restore the phone to the way it was or will I have to reinstall all of my stuff and restore all my data?
I can get 1.1.1 on the SD card I'm sure. Since it's reading the SD card, hopefully it will read it when I connect the phone to my PC. If not, I have a microSD -> USB drive that I can use.
You will need to restore your last known good data from a backup.
Do you BONSAI?
Shinomitsu said:
Thanks for the info qb. The phone is definitely registering that the SD card is there. I can still browse my picture gallery and stuff like that.
Will flashing 1.1.1 restore the phone to the way it was or will I have to reinstall all of my stuff and restore all my data?
I can get 1.1.1 on the SD card I'm sure. Since it's reading the SD card, hopefully it will read it when I connect the phone to my PC. If not, I have a microSD -> USB drive that I can use.
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If you have made a nandroid backup since flashing this rom you can just restore that. If not, then you will have to restore everything after wiping everything 3X and flashing the rom again. I'd recommend going to the 1.1.1 thread and look in the first or second post there is a way to turn on journaling and that wil eliminate this problem from happening again.
Well after wiping everything and installing 1.1.1, now it won't connect to my Wireless network.
keeps saying "connecting..." then goes right to "disconnected."
This really sucks.
Edit... wait.. that was my network being a little *****. No problems.
qbking77 said:
If you have made a nandroid backup since flashing this rom you can just restore that. If not, then you will have to restore everything after wiping everything 3X and flashing the rom again. I'd recommend going to the 1.1.1 thread and look in the first or second post there is a way to turn on journaling and that wil eliminate this problem from happening again.
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Wiped everything and installed 1.1.1 and all is well now. I actually didn't have a recent back up (shame on me) so I'm starting fresh again.
Thanks for the info.

[Q] The process.android.XXXX has quit...

Hi
this is my first post, apologies if I'm going about things the wrong way. I've searched the forum and Google for the problem I'm experiencing but the hits I get back are for specific error and processes. My problem is this:
Flashing to Aurora or Runnymede results in my phone throwing up "the process android com.process.xxxx has stopped unexpectedly, please try again", they vary with HTC and Google errors. I get a lot of these errors (phone, camera, media etc) and then a blank HTC whitescreen. I get signal, however if I unlock my screen the errors pop up - I cannot do anything on my phone at all.
My device is S-OFF. I've successfully flashed MIUI and Cyanogenmod many times without error, and they work without a hitch. I've a feeling that with these Sense roms I'm missing some pre-installation procedure of which I simply cannot find what. What do i need to do to get either of these ROMS working?
Thanks for the help!
Edit: I have installed an app that moved certain items to the SD card that were taking up space on the internal memory. Not sure if this has anything to do with it?
DeciMA said:
Edit: I have installed an app that moved certain items to the SD card that were taking up space on the internal memory. Not sure if this has anything to do with it?
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It probably is your problem. The roms you tried has some kind of apps2sd implementation already check the rom thread. Technically you don't have to use any app that move your apps to SD.
I will try that out tomorrow when I have some time.
NOw that I've restored my miui backup, I have noticed that same error pops up when the phone loads and I have to run the App, then the errors disappear. I'll post back tomorrow with my efforts!
Out of curiosity, what's the name of that app you are using to move apps to sd?
Root All to Data2SD (cant post links). I'm finding it difficult to move all the items back to the internal memory.
Just from the description of the app, it seems that it will screw up the set up.
Start fresh. Backup all your apps using Titanium Backup. Copy and save all the contents of your sd to a computer. I suggest you zip the titanium backup folder on your sd before transferring it to your computer, I often get errors about the filenames inside the folder being too long with Windows7 if they are unzipped.
Repartition your sd card with fat32 and ext4 or ext3 (depending on the rom requirement)
Put your files back to the SD card and unzip the titanium backup folder as well.
Flash the rom and restore your apps using titanium backup. Do the app restore by batches. The apps should be moved to the ext partition automatically. Check the rom thread for details on the apps2sd implementation they used. Some require to flash another zip after the initial boot. Just check the thread.
DeciMA said:
I've a feeling that with these Sense roms I'm missing some pre-installation procedure of which I simply cannot find what. What do i need to do to get either of these ROMS working?
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Just curious, did you perform full wipe before flashing your new ROM/s??
777ace said:
Just curious, did you perform full wipe before flashing your new ROM/s??
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Pretty sure I did, which is why this is baffling me. I would've thought that flashing a new rom would replace all pre-existing required applications
To confirm, in Recovery its Wipe Data/Factory Reset?
Performing a full wipe before flashing has worked! I can get into these ROMs now finally! Thanks for the help!
I feel like an idiot
Nice.
I had the same issues many months back. I was going from LeeDROiD Froyo ROM to InsertCoin GB. No matter how many times I flashed, I got same results as you. Then someone aksed "did you full wipe"?
After that, no more problems!!

[Q] GNex stuck at bootup screen - how to recover files?

After a dead battery earlier today, my phone is stuck at the 'X' bootup screen. The phone is rooted and has a custom ROM on it that I did not do myself, someone else did it over a year ago.
I got into recovery mode and clockworkmod recovery v6.0.0.5. I tried wipe cache which did not fix the problem. I assume that I have to do the wipe data/factory reset option, is that right?
If so, how can I get my pictures and videos off the phone first? A fuller backup with SMS and so on would be nice as well.
I did a 'Nandroid' backup just now in CWM and it completed successfully, but I don't know where it went, it talked about an sd card but of course there is none. I would think whatever backup I made will be wiped away if I do the factory reset option.
When I plug in the USB in this recovery mode, my PC says it could not install the drivers correctly. I tried installing the drivers from samsung's website and it did not help.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Ok, I have made a little progress I think. I got drivers and fastboot and adb files. I can now connect over fastboot in the bootloader and adb in clockworkmod. Now I am trying to figure out how to get my files.
Also I'm not clear on what is next. Can I just use the factory reset option in CWM and then everything will be fine?
Success! I used adb pull and got my entire sdcard directory which at least includes pics and vids.
Now what about SMS and MMS? And is there any chance of restoring all my apps and settings and everything? I assume that replicating everything would run the risk of just having another boot loop error! Not sure what to do or if I need to figure out how to flash a new ROM or what.
thor_ said:
I assume that replicating everything would increase the risk of just having another boot loop error!
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Correct.
a maguro wrote this.
thor_ said:
Success! I used adb pull and got my entire sdcard directory which at least includes pics and vids.
Now what about SMS and MMS? And is there any chance of restoring all my apps and settings and everything? I assume that replicating everything would run the risk of just having another boot loop error! Not sure what to do or if I need to figure out how to flash a new ROM or what.
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A factory reset erases everything on your phone EXCEPT nandroid backups and pics, music, etc on your sd card. You say you have no sd card but it is probably just not removable on your phone. Nandroid backups are saved on the sd card where they wont be erased. Texts, call history, etc are gone...just let them go, nbd. For future reference there are tons of apps that back up everything you want and you can set them to back up your stuff every day (titanium backup, eg).
sd0070 said:
A factory reset erases everything on your phone EXCEPT nandroid backups and pics, music, etc on your sd card. You say you have no sd card but it is probably just not removable on your phone. Nandroid backups are saved on the sd card where they wont be erased. Texts, call history, etc are gone...just let them go, nbd. For future reference there are tons of apps that back up everything you want and you can set them to back up your stuff every day (titanium backup, eg).
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Thank you so much for the replies.
To confirm: I now have to adb push a rom file to my sdcard and then install from CWM.
What I have been trying to figure out is whether there is a stock ROM I can flash using this method? If not some other rom will be fine.
sd0070 said:
A factory reset erases everything on your phone EXCEPT nandroid backups and pics, music, etc on your sd card.
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not true.
a factory reset in a custom recovery leaves these items, if you had stock recovery, it would wipe the device.
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thor_ said:
Thank you so much for the replies.
To confirm: I now have to adb push a rom file to my sdcard and then install from CWM.
What I have been trying to figure out is whether there is a stock ROM I can flash using this method? If not some other rom will be fine.
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if you want to flash the stock rom, use fastboot and the factory google images
you can adb push a custom rom over and flash it that way.

[Q] Hard to find stable ROMs...

Good morning. I registered in this forum some months back (don't remember when) when I was searching for some good ROMs for my GIO S5660.
I ultimately gave up because I couldn't find enough information about flashing (I think it was because the threads gave bad links to odin, or I could only find that specific odin version if I googled because the link's version were outdated/updated). Either way I gave up because smartphones and flashing were (and are) very new to me and I didn't want to risk bricking the phone (although I'm finishing my degree in Computer Science, so some concepts aren't alien to me).
I came back now, decided to find a STABLE and GOOD ROM, with the best battery life I can get. I usually check the screenshots thread and choose the ones that I like the most, normally CM9 or better. Problem is, I spent these past few hours on several of GIO sub-forums (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1404), searching and scavenging for something I could use or like. It's been very hard, almost all of them have some kind of major problem, like in-call microphone, wireless, deep sleep, something like that.
Am I chasing wild gooses here? Should I be looking instead at CM7 and earlier versions?
On a closing note, I still have 2.3.3 Portuguese version that came with the phone. Can I update safely through the phone's preferences? Main reason I am looking to flash is because of its battery life: if i charge it to 100%, then proceed to use any kind of program/game with the lowest light settings, it can drop to 50% in a matter of minutes. Its speed isn't that great as well.
Thank you for your time, would be great if anyone could help me.
Flame86 said:
Good morning. I registered in this forum some months back (don't remember when) when I was searching for some good ROMs for my GIO S5660.
I ultimately gave up because I couldn't find enough information about flashing (I think it was because the threads gave bad links to odin, or I could only find that specific odin version if I googled because the link's version were outdated/updated). Either way I gave up because smartphones and flashing were (and are) very new to me and I didn't want to risk bricking the phone (although I'm finishing my degree in Computer Science, so some concepts aren't alien to me).
I came back now, decided to find a STABLE and GOOD ROM, with the best battery life I can get. I usually check the screenshots thread and choose the ones that I like the most, normally CM9 or better. Problem is, I spent these past few hours on several of GIO sub-forums (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1404), searching and scavenging for something I could use or like. It's been very hard, almost all of them have some kind of major problem, like in-call microphone, wireless, deep sleep, something like that.
Am I chasing wild gooses here? Should I be looking instead at CM7 and earlier versions?
On a closing note, I still have 2.3.3 Portuguese version that came with the phone. Can I update safely through the phone's preferences? Main reason I am looking to flash is because of its battery life: if i charge it to 100%, then proceed to use any kind of program/game with the lowest light settings, it can drop to 50% in a matter of minutes. Its speed isn't that great as well.
Thank you for your time, would be great if anyone could help me.
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Buy a new battery and try AOSP GINGERBREAD 2.3.7 :highfive:
Flame86 said:
Good morning. I registered in this forum some months back (don't remember when) when I was searching for some good ROMs for my GIO S5660.
I ultimately gave up because I couldn't find enough information about flashing (I think it was because the threads gave bad links to odin, or I could only find that specific odin version if I googled because the link's version were outdated/updated). Either way I gave up because smartphones and flashing were (and are) very new to me and I didn't want to risk bricking the phone (although I'm finishing my degree in Computer Science, so some concepts aren't alien to me).
I came back now, decided to find a STABLE and GOOD ROM, with the best battery life I can get. I usually check the screenshots thread and choose the ones that I like the most, normally CM9 or better. Problem is, I spent these past few hours on several of GIO sub-forums (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1404), searching and scavenging for something I could use or like. It's been very hard, almost all of them have some kind of major problem, like in-call microphone, wireless, deep sleep, something like that.
Am I chasing wild gooses here? Should I be looking instead at CM7 and earlier versions?
On a closing note, I still have 2.3.3 Portuguese version that came with the phone. Can I update safely through the phone's preferences? Main reason I am looking to flash is because of its battery life: if i charge it to 100%, then proceed to use any kind of program/game with the lowest light settings, it can drop to 50% in a matter of minutes. Its speed isn't that great as well.
Thank you for your time, would be great if anyone could help me.
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The most stable rom currently for our gio is the Enhanced236. I really recommend you reading as much as you can before doing anything, both about android and flashing, but also basic XDA stuff. Read these "threads", and you're good to go! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Phuuu.. All done? Let's flash that ROM! Wohoooooo.. :victory:
Wait! You need a backup before continuing. :good: Since you doesn't have root or custom recovery, you can't use CWM to make a nandroid. One way to backup your stuff is to use a program called Ultimate Backup Tool. This program doesn't need root or custom recovery. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux. :highfive:
Now we can flash the custom rom! :laugh:
If you wanna install Enhanced236 (the most bugfree one), you need to install install cwm, Clock Work Mod, first. How to:
1. Make sure that you have fully charged your battery.
2. You need to download the ext4only 5.0.2.7 cwm version, here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421650.
3. After you have downloaded the zip, you go into recovery mode, in this case stock recovering. You do that by holding The Home Button + Power Button until the recovery gets visible.
4. Then you do click on the Apply update from sdcard, and select the cwm zip.
5. After you have flashed the zip, you should reboot your device. Here's a YouTube video on the installation process: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxjxB8P9rSU
6. After you have done that, I recommend you to take a nandroid backup. The backup will be stored on your sdcard, so you can copy the backup to your computer if you want to, just in case.
Now you have installed CWM. Let's install the ROM!
7. Download the enhanced236 from this thread. Copy the zip to the root of your sd-card, and then go into CWM. Wipe data/factory reset. After that, wipe the cache partition. NOTE! This will erase everything you have done on your phone, so make sure that you have a backup ready! After that, click on the install zip from sd-card, choose the enhanced236_06.08.2012.zip and flash it. Just follow the instructions that pops up, and then restart your phone. Leave it booting/waiting for like 5 min, and then start touching/configure the device. After doing the necessary configuring, wait another minute. And reboot. And then it's done! :victory:
And if you have any questions, just ask! I'm glad to help! :laugh:
Regards,
X-Zone
Thank you guys! At the moment I can't, but later at home I will pay closer attention to X-zone's post (I'm @ work).
From what I've read, I'll need the USB cable, or some kind of microSD USB drive, right? I actually rooted the phone almost a year ago, since I found very good info in its thread
@PanDeGengibre
Do I really need a new battery? ;n;
Flame86 said:
Thank you guys! At the moment I can't, but later at home I will pay closer attention to X-zone's post (I'm @ work).
From what I've read, I'll need the USB cable, or some kind of microSD USB drive, right? I actually rooted the phone almost a year ago, since I found very good info in its thread
@PanDeGengibre
Do I really need a new battery? ;n;
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I think yeah your battery drains very fast!
Flame86 said:
Thank you guys! At the moment I can't, but later at home I will pay closer attention to X-zone's post (I'm @ work).
From what I've read, I'll need the USB cable, or some kind of microSD USB drive, right? I actually rooted the phone almost a year ago, since I found very good info in its thread
@PanDeGengibre
Do I really need a new battery? ;n;
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You need a usb cable to transfer the roms and that kind of stuff. You can also use a micro SD reader if you want.
BTW I don't think you need to buy a new battery, you must calibrate it once a month or so. Calibrate it and see if that works!
Sent from my GT-S5660
X-zone said:
The most stable rom currently for our gio is the Enhanced236. I really recommend you reading as much as you can before doing anything, both about android and flashing, but also basic XDA stuff. Read these "threads", and you're good to go! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Phuuu.. All done? Let's flash that ROM! Wohoooooo.. :victory:
Wait! You need a backup before continuing. :good: Since you doesn't have root or custom recovery, you can't use CWM to make a nandroid. One way to backup your stuff is to use a program called Ultimate Backup Tool. This program doesn't need root or custom recovery. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux. :highfive:
Now we can flash the custom rom! :laugh:
If you wanna install Enhanced236 (the most bugfree one), you need to install install cwm, Clock Work Mod, first. How to:
1. Make sure that you have fully charged your battery.
2. You need to download the ext4only 5.0.2.0 cwm version, here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421650.
3. After you have downloaded the zip, you go into recovery mode, in this case stock recovering. You do that by holding The Home Button + Power Button until the recovery gets visible.
4. Then you do click on the Apply update from sdcard, and select the cwm zip.
5. After you have flashed the zip, you should reboot your device. Here's a YouTube video on the installation process: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxjxB8P9rSU
6. After you have done that, I recommend you to take a nandroid backup. The backup will be stored on your sdcard, so you can copy the backup to your computer if you want to, just in case.
Now you have installed CWM. Let's install the ROM!
7. Download the enhanced236 from this thread. Copy the zip to the root of your sd-card, and then go into CWM. Wipe data/factory reset. After that, wipe the cache partition. NOTE! This will erase everything you have done on your phone, so make sure that you have a backup ready! After that, click on the install zip from sd-card, choose the enhanced236_06.08.2012.zip and flash it. Just follow the instructions that pops up, and then restart your phone. Leave it booting/waiting for like 5 min, and then start touching/configure the device. After doing the necessary configuring, wait another minute. And reboot. And then it's done! :victory:
And if you have any questions, just ask! I'm glad to help! :laugh:
Regards,
X-Zone
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Great tutorial,
Followed but flashed 5.0.2.7 (didn't find 5.0.2.0), and now the recovery seems to be only partially working.
I can boot to it, but if I press "flash zip" it only appears the cwm logo, any idea?
skinniezinho said:
Great tutorial,
Followed but flashed 5.0.2.7 (didn't find 5.0.2.0), and now the recovery seems to be only partially working.
I can boot to it, but if I press "flash zip" it only appears the cwm logo, any idea?
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Tap the menu button on gio
skinniezinho said:
Great tutorial,
Followed but flashed 5.0.2.7 (didn't find 5.0.2.0), and now the recovery seems to be only partially working.
I can boot to it, but if I press "flash zip" it only appears the cwm logo, any idea?
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Sorry, typo. Meant 5.0.2.7. Fixed that now. When you click on something in cwm, like flash a zip, press the home button. Navigate up and down with the volume buttons.
Finally have the time to check it out.
X-zone said:
Wait! You need a backup before continuing. :good: Since you doesn't have root or custom recovery, you can't use CWM to make a nandroid. One way to backup your stuff is to use a program called Ultimate Backup Tool. This program doesn't need root or custom recovery. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux. :highfive:
Regards,
X-Zone
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I have it rooted, but I don't have my USB cable, just a microSD adapter. Any other way to do the backup? maybe some application in Play Store that backups into the sdCard?
Flame86 said:
Finally have the time to check it out.
I have it rooted, but I don't have my USB cable, just a microSD adapter. Any other way to do the backup? maybe some application in Play Store that backups into the sdCard?
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Titanium backup is a very powerful program on the google play store. The pro version (I recommend you buying it, it's worth it) backup things like your apps + data + Market links. This includes all protected apps & system apps, plus external data on your SD card.
After you have installed CWM you can do a nandroid on your untouched system. You can always restore the nandroid if you don't like your new costum rom or if the installation crashes and "lite" bricks your phone.
X-zone said:
Titanium backup is a very powerful program on the google play store. The pro version (I recommend you buying it, it's worth it) backup things like your apps + data + Market links. This includes all protected apps & system apps, plus external data on your SD card.
After you have installed CWM you can do a nandroid on your untouched system. You can always restore the nandroid if you don't like your new costum rom or if the installation crashes and "lite" bricks your phone.
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Let me see if I understood:
1) Backup
This can be made before everything else, through Titanium backup (backs up my data into the sd card (probably in just one file that can be read after)), Ultimate Backup Tool (is installed in the computer, needs USB cable) or other similar programs
OR
Can also be made after CWM is installed, through something called "nandroid" <-(I read the pages you linked in this thread and didn't notice this name/concept, so I was confused)
2) Download ext4only 5.0.2.7 Clock Work Mod that is on page 1
3) Reach recovery mode, select apply update from sdcard, select the cwm.zip. This is "flashing" the phone
This here is where it started to get confusing to me; until I read several times your post, I thought that "apply update from sdcard" would actively install that zip, erasing everything else. What must happen instead is that, that zip installs the app inside, that will allow me to backup and format next.
4) Restart phone, run cwm.
This is where I can make the nandroid backup (as said previously, this got me confused because I thought that at this point the phone was already "empty", formatted)
5) Download the ROM I need/want/wtv, go to CWM then:
a) Wipe data/factory reset.
b) Wipe the cache partition. (note: this is the actual format)
c) Install zip from sd-card, choosing the ROM. (This is also flashing)
*easy part:*
6) Follow the instructions on screen and then restart phone
7) Wait some time for the boot then configure it. After that, wait a minute more then restart again. DONE!
Did I miss anything? If not and this is it, where is the risk in softbricking or hardbricking the phone? (yes, I'm actually scared, since this is my first time and I'm a noob at it, and I can't really risk screwing my smartphone, only in three months will I be able to replace it if anything happens)
Thank you for helping a (scared) noob!
Flame86 said:
Let me see if I understood:
1) Backup
This can be made before everything else, through Titanium backup (backs up my data into the sd card (probably in just one file that can be read after)), Ultimate Backup Tool (is installed in the computer, needs USB cable) or other similar programs
OR
Can also be made after CWM is installed, through something called "nandroid" <-(I read the pages you linked in this thread and didn't notice this name/concept, so I was confused)
2) Download ext4only 5.0.2.7 Clock Work Mod that is on page 1
3) Reach recovery mode, select apply update from sdcard, select the cwm.zip. This is "flashing" the phone
This here is where it started to get confusing to me; until I read several times your post, I thought that "apply update from sdcard" would actively install that zip, erasing everything else. What must happen instead is that, that zip installs the app inside, that will allow me to backup and format next.
4) Restart phone, run cwm.
This is where I can make the nandroid backup (as said previously, this got me confused because I thought that at this point the phone was already "empty", formatted)
5) Download the ROM I need/want/wtv, go to CWM then:
a) Wipe data/factory reset.
b) Wipe the cache partition. (note: this is the actual format)
c) Install zip from sd-card, choosing the ROM. (This is also flashing)
*easy part:*
6) Follow the instructions on screen and then restart phone
7) Wait some time for the boot then configure it. After that, wait a minute more then restart again. DONE!
Did I miss anything? If not and this is it, where is the risk in softbricking or hardbricking the phone? (yes, I'm actually scared, since this is my first time and I'm a noob at it, and I can't really risk screwing my smartphone, only in three months will I be able to replace it if anything happens)
Thank you for helping a (scared) noob!
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When you install CWM your phone will not be completely wiped. Only the recovery "partition" will be replaced with CWM instead of the almost useless stock recovery. Here's some info about nandroid. 1.. The Ultimate Backup Tool/Titanium backup was just if the cwm installation goes wrong and and "soft" bricks your phone. This will most likely not happen. Note that there is several methods to unbrick the gio if this happens, so be calm! lol
X-zone said:
When you install CWM your phone will not be completely wiped. Only the recovery "partition" will be replaced with CWM instead of the almost useless stock recovery. Here's some info about nandroid. 1.. The Ultimate Backup Tool/Titanium backup was just if the cwm installation goes wrong and and "soft" bricks your phone. This will most likely not happen. Note that there is several methods to unbrick the gio if this happens, so be calm! lol
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Yeah, hehe.
About titanium backup, how does it work exactly? Does it need a working ROM (preferably the same type as the backup was made on) so it can restore what was previously backed up? Or is like nandroid, it can be restored via CWM?
I read your link about nandroid; it seems pretty easy to grasp: recovery mode and restore backup. What about Titanium backup? It seems to me it is unable to backup the entire phone (it would also make sense since it runs on Android)
I've read about Titanium backup here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-use-titanium-backup-for-android-complete-guide/
Flame86 said:
Yeah, hehe.
About titanium backup, it is the same as nandroid?
I read the link and it turns out I understand very well the concept; my question here, is then, what is the difference between the two? How can I use Titanium backup in case something goes wrong?
Nandroid seems pretty easy to grasp: recovery mode and restore backup. What about Titanium backup? It seems to me it is unable to backup the entire phone (it would also make sense since it runs on Android)
I've read about Titanium backup here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-use-titanium-backup-for-android-complete-guide/
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Titanium backup only backups your user-data, which means that it doesn't backup your kernel, libs and stuff like that. If something happens while you install cwm (you accidentally drops your phone and the battery flies away and soft bricks your phone) you still have your contacts, levels cleard on angrybrids and stuff like that.
CWM nandroid it is then
So, while trying to make a nandroid, CWM "backup" option gives this error:
SD Card space free: 1707 MB
Backing up boot image...
Backing up recovery image...
Backing up system...
Can't mount /system!
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
Is this normal? :|
Erase cache partition? Or unselect cache in advanced?
Flame86 said:
So, while trying to make a nandroid, CWM "backup" option gives this error:
SD Card space free: 1707 MB
Backing up boot image...
Backing up recovery image...
Backing up system...
Can't mount /system!
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
Is this normal? :|
Erase cache partition? Or unselect cache in advanced?
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Ohh... Sorry. You have installed the ext4only version. The stock rom uses rfs. Try install CWM signed_cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4+rfs.zip and then do a bakcup and then install ext4only, the costum rom uses ext4. And no, ext4 + rfs doesn't work that good with ext4.
X-zone said:
Ohh... Sorry. You have installed the ext4only version. The stock rom uses rfs. Try install CWM signed_cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4+rfs.zip and then do a bakcup and then install ext4only, the costum rom uses ext4. And no, ext4 + rfs doesn't work that good with ext4.
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So... when I'm at the cwm ext4only recovery mode and select apply update from the sdcard, it shows me a buttload of "no" options and only one "Yes - Install /sdcard/update.zip."
Like this
confirm install?
THIS CAN NOT BE UNDONE.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes - Install /sdcard/update.zip.
No
No
No
What the hell do I do?
Flame86 said:
So... when I'm at the cwm ext4only recovery mode and select apply update from the sdcard, it shows me a buttload of "no" options and only one "Yes - Install /sdcard/update.zip."
Like this
confirm install?
THIS CAN NOT BE UNDONE.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes - Install /sdcard/update.zip.
No
No
No
What the hell do I do?
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Navigate with your volume buttons down to Yes - Install Bla bla and press the home button to confirm.

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