Here's the guide for rooting by rivera82falcon:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219246
Guide for installing ROMs by me:
Before installing the ROM...
1, Download Titanium Backup from the market, allow superuser permissions, then click menu>batch>backup all user apps.
2. Make sure fastboot is off in settings>power.
3. Put the ROM zip on the root of your SD Card
4. Download SMS Backup and Restore, and backup your SMS.
5. Back up your contacts by checking "back up my data" or something like that under settings/privacy
How to install the ROM...
1. Turn off phone, and hold power and volume down until you get a white screen that says Hboot.
2.Volume down/up is for scrolling; power is for selecting.
3. Scroll down and select RECOVERY.
4. Scroll down and selected BACKUP AND RESTORE.
5. Select BACKUP and wait for it to finish.
6. Hit the back button to go back to the main menu.
7. Scroll down and select WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET.
8. Scroll down and select WIPE CACHE PARTITION.
9.Hit the back button to go back to the main menu.
10. Scroll down and select ADVANCED, then WIPE DALVIK CACHE.
11. Hit the back button.
12. Select mounts and storage and select FORMAT SYSTEM.
13. Hit the back button to go back to the main menu.
14. Scroll down and select INSTALL ZIP FROM SD CARD, then CHOOSE ZIP FROM SD CARD, then whatever the ROM zip is.
15. Let it do its thing. This may take 5-10 minutes. DON'T PULL THE BATTERY.
16. When it is finished, hit the back button to go back to the main menu.
17. Select REBOOT SYSTEM NOW. This boot may take up to 15-20 minutes so be patient. Once again, do not pull the battery!
18. Run the initial setup. When you're setting up your google account, make sure the "keep data backed up" or whatever box is checked. This will make sure to restore your/keep your contacts backed up.
19. Redownload Titanium Backup. Hit menu/batch/restore missing apps with data.
20. Redownload SMS B+R. Restore your SMS.
21. Enjoy your new ROM!
Nice guide for those not wanting to use a ROM manager.
When I restore the user apps will that also restore the app settings and gamesaves?
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klabit87 said:
When I restore the user apps will that also restore the app settings and gamesaves?
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I would recommend restoring the app only, and then go back and restore the data. You will then have whatever settings you had as well as game scores, levels etc after doing this. Just make sure that before you flash a new rom, to make a new backup, or at least a backup of the apps or games that may have had the settings, scores or levels changed. I have gotten into the habit of backing up my games after I get done playing. Nothing worse than flashing a new rom, and have to go back a few levels and start over
Just wondering - what exactly does formatting do? I've always done a system wipe, cache wipe, and dalvik wipe before flashing but I've never formatted. I've flashed a good half dozen ROMs without issue, so I was just wondering what the deal was with formatting.
I also haven't been wiping battery stats when flashing. That one makes sense to me though.
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Just wondering - what exactly does formatting do? I've always done a system wipe, cache wipe, and dalvik wipe before flashing but I've never formatted. I've flashed a good half dozen ROMs without issue, so I was just wondering what the deal was with formatting.
I also haven't been wiping battery stats when flashing. That one makes sense to me though.
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I wouldn't wipe batt stats unless your flashing on a full battery. Really just a full data wipe and dalvik cache wipe will do it.... Then mount system and fix permissions if you're having trouble with rom after install/reboot. Can't hurt to follow above procedures, minus a battery stat wipe every time. That will reduce your battery's life over time...
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Formatting is generally used to erase the SD Card, such as if your were going to partion the SD Card, or change the File System IE Ext 3 to Ext 4.
Guys, I updated the OP, based on feedback.
And I think the reason that I did all that extra wiping was from back in the droid incredible 1 forums. When gingersense roms came out, the op's of every thread said to wipe EVERYTHING like 3 times. I just did everything once, but still. I probably didn't need to wipe all that stuff.
Maybe change the title to "Noob's Guide to Flashing ROMs Manually"? The noob way to flash a ROM (or managing/creating backups) is definitely using Rom Manager.
Done. Good point, although ROM manager is known to mess things up.
Yeah what's now in the OP is the exact procedure I've been using, it's been working great so far.
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I've never wiped battery stats, not really sure what the benefit is. Used multiple batteries and ROMs on my previous phone.
If you do a factory reset it wipes your data and cache. I generally just do a factory reset/dalvik wipe on new ROMs. When flashing over a ROM, just format cache and dalvik.
If you are really picky you can go into advanced and wipe each partition there manually.
thanks for the great write up. i hope this isn't a stupid question, but when you're switching roms and doing all this formatting do you lose your pictures, text messages, contacts, etc.???
wiping cache and dalvik is redundant after doing a data wipe/ factory reset. dalvik cache lives on the data partition. and the factory reset wipes cache already anyway.
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shoman24v said:
I've never wiped battery stats, not really sure what the benefit is. Used multiple batteries and ROMs on my previous phone.
If you do a factory reset it wipes your data and cache. I generally just do a factory reset/dalvik wipe on new ROMs. When flashing over a ROM, just format cache and dalvik.
If you are really picky you can go into advanced and wipe each partition there manually.
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I wipe battery stats now, but not through recovery. I download battery calibration from the market, and follow the instructions in the app. Major increase in battery life.
lddrew said:
thanks for the great write up. i hope this isn't a stupid question, but when you're switching roms and doing all this formatting do you lose your pictures, text messages, contacts, etc.???
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If you wipe cache and/or dalvik cache only, no. If you wipe data/factory reset, you will lose any of the above on PHONE STORAGE. You can save pics to the SD card, so they won't be deleted, you can download SMS Backup and Restore from the market for texts. For contacts, some ROMs have backup assistant. For those that don't, make sure you check "backup my settings" under settings/privacy on your current ROM. This will back up your contacts to you google account. After you flash a new ROM, just check the "backup my settings" box when setting up your google account. Also, just redownload SMS B+R, and restore your SMS. If your pics are on the SD, they will still be there, you don't have to do anything. Hope this helps.
Lots of edits in the OP.
AgalychnisCallidryas said:
I wipe battery stats now, but not through recovery. I download battery calibration from the market, and follow the instructions in the app. Major increase in battery life.
If you wipe cache and/or dalvik cache only, no. If you wipe data/factory reset, you will lose any of the above on PHONE STORAGE. You can save pics to the SD card, so they won't be deleted, you can download SMS Backup and Restore from the market for texts. For contacts, some ROMs have backup assistant. For those that don't, make sure you check "backup my settings" under settings/privacy on your current ROM. This will back up your contacts to you google account. After you flash a new ROM, just check the "backup my settings" box when setting up your google account. Also, just redownload SMS B+R, and restore your SMS. If your pics are on the SD, they will still be there, you don't have to do anything. Hope this helps.
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thank you so much, i've been doing a lot of reading but this has all the answers i was looking for in one place. i really appreciate it. thanks!!
This is the only guide I've managed to find that gives simple and concise instructions. Many other guides leave out steps, use different names for things, or use abstract terminology.
Very well done and a HUGE thank you! I'm new to rooting and I've been trying different roms like I've been doing it for years.
I'm glad I helped. I flashed my first ROM with my friend giving step-by-step instructions over the phone lol.
This is exactly what I do for ALL of my android devices.
However...especially when going from aosp to sense...or vice versa...system, data and cache should really be formatted.
This is really a solid habit to get into...as I do this with every ROM. This way I can accurately find bugs if applicable and helps me determine if the ROM quality is up to snuff.
Kinda like hand tightening lugs on wheels and torquing them.
Great writeup. Thanks!
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Hi,
I have searched around not found clear answer about this. I've been having Virtuous Sense w/Fixes & Enhancements : DZ Base 1.85.72.2 (v1.0.2) ROM -installed for a little while with stock kernel working fine. It was getting so slow, so yesterday I decided to try out Virtuous Unity Sense 3.0 based on Pyramid with Streamline SenSe Test Kernel v2 2.6.35.13 for Virtuous Unity Sense 3.0 because someone recommended it.
So I did full backup with Clockwork Mod recovery (the same as nandroid?), did full wipe and tried it out. Did not like it and thought too much work with starting everything all over again. So I went to clockworkmod recovery and restored backup I took earlier. After it I had an idea, I could install Virtuous kernel to make things run smoother. So I installed Virtuous Advanced 1.1.2 kernel which is recommended for Virtuous 0.9.5 or newer. Since I have 1.0.2 it was ok.
When starting system, my wallpaper and almost every app data was gone. Home screens were empty. I thought it should have restored my earlier settings completely? Does new kernel cause this? But I could have lived with it. Except
Virtual keyboard did not have finnish laoyout, no ä's and ö's. Neither there were international layout in settings. Outer keyboard works though.
HTC Clock/weather cannot find my city. In weather app when you search manually, there is about only 5 cities from Finland. Why?
Screen flickers sometimes and won't turn on if I dont' rape it on.
There is nothing in SMS, my messages are lost! I thought they were supposed to be synced in from Google like usually?
EDIT: Oh and yeah, Android Market website says "No devices detected"
Only good thing is this runs smooth and fast unlike any kernel I've used before. The problem is I want it to work without problems, like before. Did I install wrong kernel? What is good kernel for virtuous, with finnish weather and layout? How to fix these things?
How I can restore the kernel I had before? How can I fully reset the phone like how it was when I bought it?
I would really appreciate the help! Thanks in advance!
From what you are describing it looks like you're data partition was not restored, you can reboot in clockworkmod and format data and cache, afther that from the advanced restore menu you can restore only the data partition, that way you will have the new system with the advanced kernel, and you old data.
If you want to completely restore the old system you have to format data and cache, from the "mounts and storage" menu format /system and from advanced format dalvik cache, after that you can restore you're backup.
When I flash a new rom after all my settings I always do a nandroid backup, that way in case of something goes wrong or the rom becomes laggy, I restore the nandroid backup and I don't have to go thru all the pain of customizing the phone again.
Just wanna make sure I'm understanding correctly..
All your data was fine after you restored your nandroid; it wasn't until you flashed the advanced kernel that things went wrong?
tun4f1sh said:
Just wanna make sure I'm understanding correctly..
All your data was fine after you restored your nandroid; it wasn't until you flashed the advanced kernel that things went wrong?
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Thanks for the answers!
Sorry for being unclear. No, the first time I restored nandroid I didn't see my wallpaper and all my app data seemed to be lost. I thought it was because of I tried Unity with different kernel, but of course it could not have been, because nanroid should restore everything as it was, right?
I have now installed Unity again to test, but I don't like it, some bugs and so much to do all over again, so I'm going to try to restore the earlier virtuous 1.0.2 backup again, will report here how it goes...
The thing is, I'm not sure if the backup went right, because when I backuped it I didn't check the output message. The backup size is 1,3 gigs so I guess it went right... but i'm officially f*cked if the space ran out during the backup or something like that... but tryin to restore it again now...
So what I did now again (this is what I also did before) in this particular order:
CWM Recovery:
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Advanced -> Wipe Dalvik Cache
Backup and restore -> Restore -> 2011-07-03.18.40.43/
Reboot
(took about 15 minutes)
The result: "Loading... this could take few minutes." everything seems to look fine, but there is default wallpaper and empty home screen with home button and long press -tutorials. It is syncinc, so some credentials are there, but for example foursquare app asks for accounts... the app info are mostly not there. This is what my problem was in the first place when restoring. Could Unity installation somehow affect my files, or something?
If you want to completely restore the old system you have to format data and cache, from the "mounts and storage" menu format /system and from advanced format dalvik cache, after that you can restore you're backup.
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Trying this now. Just made the point out what was my problem. Thanks! Will report, if it's okay to you.
ionut.micu said:
If you want to completely restore the old system you have to format data and cache, from the "mounts and storage" menu format /system and from advanced format dalvik cache, after that you can restore you're backup.
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Now I tried it like this:
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
mounts and storage -> format /cache
mounts and storage -> format /data
mounts and storage -> format /system
advanced -> wipe dalvik cache
backup and restore -> restore -> 2011-07-03.18.40.43/
reboot
...and the result is the same stated in first message. Things buggy / missing.
ionut.micu said:
When I flash a new rom after all my settings I always do a nandroid backup, that way in case of something goes wrong or the rom becomes laggy, I restore the nandroid backup and I don't have to go thru all the pain of customizing the phone again.
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Yeah I always nandroid backup also, but this time it did not restore as expected.
Use a file manager and go into sdcard - clockworkmod - backup - 2011-07-03.18.40.43, can you confirm that you got data.img in that folder, if not then your data wasn't backed up (in my backups data.img is about 150mb).
If data.img was backed up
Reboot into clockworkmod
backup and restore
Advanced Restore
2011-07-03.18.40.43
Restore data
If that doesn't help your data partition was not backed-up correctly and I think there is nothing you can do.
ionut.micu said:
If that doesn't help your data partition was not backed-up correctly and I think there is nothing you can do.
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It seems to be the case that it did not backup the whole thing, space run out or something. I did not double check the backup result, my bad... This is confirmed because I just restored the 2011-04-28.09.01.03 backup and it took about half an hour, a lot more than the most recent backup which was supposed to be bigger.
I will remember from now on, double check backup every time before full wipe!
ok if and when i do flash my Dinc to a new rom i have read that it is good and i guess necessary to do a factory wipe and some other wipes that i dont understand yet.. (that i guess i will find out later)
How do i get my info (contacts, and other stuff) back on to the phone..
i dont have to re-enter each contact by hand again do i?
thank you again..
marsgrafx09 said:
ok if and when i do flash my Dinc to a new rom i have read that it is good and i guess necessary to do a factory wipe and some other wipes that i dont understand yet.. (that i guess i will find out later)
How do i get my info (contacts, and other stuff) back on to the phone..
i dont have to re-enter each contact by hand again do i?
thank you again..
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The single easiest way to handle contacts is through your Google account. Assuming you're signed onto the phone (Gmail), your contacts should sync online automatically. Sometimes this doesn't work as well as it should. You can go online and look at your Gmail address book. All that stuff should sync up with what's on your device. If not, edit it there, then sync it up with your device.
When you flash a new ROM, sign on with your Gmail account and your entire address book will re-sync with your device. It's just that simple. And it kicks ass!
sweet thanks
sweet thanks!!! i was thinkin it was something like that .. my phone before this was a Blackberry Storm.. and backing up info was easy on that..
one more question..
Select wipe factory/data reset.
Now, wipe cache and dalvick cache. ?
is this pretty much self explanatory when i get into this..
i am just trying to think of all questions before i do this .. was thinkin of doing this tonight.. and i really dont want to mess up my phone..
thank you again!
marsgrafx09 said:
sweet thanks!!! i was thinkin it was something like that .. my phone before this was a Blackberry Storm.. and backing up info was easy on that..
one more question..
Select wipe factory/data reset.
Now, wipe cache and dalvick cache. ?
is this pretty much self explanatory when i get into this..
i am just trying to think of all questions before i do this .. was thinkin of doing this tonight.. and i really dont want to mess up my phone..
thank you again!
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God... I HATED the S2....
No need to really wipe the cache. That's usually included in the factory reset/data wipe. Dalvik cache is good to wipe though. And if you wanna be EXTRA thorough, go down to "mounts and storage" and format /system.
Also, feel free to ignore any recommendations that you wipe 3 times. It doesn't do anything except put wear and tear on a type of memory that's already got a limited life span. The more you do it, the slower NAND tends to get.
these are some instructions i got for one sens rom..
Instructions:
Begin by copying the ROM and you downloaded from the link above, to the root of your SD card.
Once the file is copied, reboot your device into recovery mode.
Once in the recovery, make a Nandroid backup.
Select wipe factory/data reset.
Now, wipe cache and dalvick cache.
Select install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard.
Select the ROM you copied to your SD card and let it install.
That is it, once the ROM is installed, reboot the phone. For updates and queries, vi
and this is another one..
1. Put Rom on the root of your SD Card
2. Compare MD5 Sum
3. Reboot to Recovery
4. Wiping these:
Main Screen:
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
Advanced:
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Wipe Battery Stats
Mounts and Storage:
Format-
/boot
/system
/datadata
/data
/cache
5. Install Rom from SD Card
6. Reboot and enjoy!
Note: First boot is really long!
since i have not done this yet .. i dont know what some of this stuff is..
I tried searching didnt get specific answer I am needing. I have been flashing roms for about 1 year. Its possible I have been messing it up, although my phone has always worked correctly (CM of different flavors). I usually use the following:
hboot/recovery
wipe dav/factory reset/wipe battery stats
install rom
now I am trying very hard not to make things more difficult for another user. I am trying to flash a sense rom Stock Plus v2.1.
In the install instructions it states:
Full Wipe and Flash Instructions:
Make a Nandroid Backup of your current rom
Reboot into ClockworkMod
Choose "wipe data/factory reset"
Go into "mounts and storage" menu and choose "format /boot" and confirm
Choose "format /system" and confirm
Go back to main menu and choose "install zip from sdcard"
Browse your sdcard for the rom zip and flash!
**Note: I know there are a million methods that folks say to follow for a full wipe, including: wiping dalvik, wiping cache, etc. Let me explain why that's unnecessary. The "wipe data/factory reset" option erases your /data, /cache and /data/data partitions, so doing the "wipe cache" option would be redundant. Dalvik-cache is just a folder that resides on the /data partition (Already cleared, remember, so redundant again). The ONLY 2 partitions, that effect the wipe, and were not already cleared are /boot and /system. I've changed roms quite a bit and this method is fast and works everytime.
I read the note but am confused. I have not heard of the things in red above. Could someone explain what I have been doing wrong, or why that would need to be done for rom to function properly? Thanks
Aerysana said:
I tried searching didnt get specific answer I am needing. I have been flashing roms for about 1 year. Its possible I have been messing it up, although my phone has always worked correctly (CM of different flavors). I usually use the following:
hboot/recovery
wipe dav/factory reset/wipe battery stats
install rom
now I am trying very hard not to make things more difficult for another user. I am trying to flash a sense rom Stock Plus v2.1.
In the install instructions it states:
Full Wipe and Flash Instructions:
Make a Nandroid Backup of your current rom
Reboot into ClockworkMod
Choose "wipe data/factory reset"
Go into "mounts and storage" menu and choose "format /boot" and confirm
Choose "format /system" and confirm
Go back to main menu and choose "install zip from sdcard"
Browse your sdcard for the rom zip and flash!
**Note: I know there are a million methods that folks say to follow for a full wipe, including: wiping dalvik, wiping cache, etc. Let me explain why that's unnecessary. The "wipe data/factory reset" option erases your /data, /cache and /data/data partitions, so doing the "wipe cache" option would be redundant. Dalvik-cache is just a folder that resides on the /data partition (Already cleared, remember, so redundant again). The ONLY 2 partitions, that effect the wipe, and were not already cleared are /boot and /system. I've changed roms quite a bit and this method is fast and works everytime.
I read the note but am confused. I have not heard of the things in red above. Could someone explain what I have been doing wrong, or why that would need to be done for rom to function properly? Thanks
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Assuming you are talking about formatting system and boot? If so, cm is different than sense roms, and this data needs to be wiped. The fact that you have been using cm for so long, explains why you haven't had issues with your wipe method. The data has just been overwriting itself, which doesn't work when going from aosp to sense, or vice versa.
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actually I have 2 different phones. both are htc inc orig, 2 different users. my personal phone has cm. I do not format boot or system and never have. however, when reading about flashing stock plus v2.1 on the other dinc that is freshly rooted with nothing ever having been flashed, it said to do what was highlighted in red (format boot and system). I had never heard of that.
okay, so format boot and system are needed if you are going from asop to sense (did not know that guess I got lucky). So is it still necessary to format boot and system before flashing on a dinc that was just rooted last night and nothing has been done other than rooting? stock is sense, the rom i would like to flash to the newly rooted phone is sense, so it is or is not needed?
I guess it comes down to what is exactly being wiped/formatted in the following:
data wipe/factory reset
format boot
format system
Yeah I guess thats what im trying to ask. Maybe if I understand what those areas are, then I can better understand why they would need to be wiped/formatted.
Oh and thank you for your reply, I do appreciate the help, and maybe im a bit slow in my thinking today. So please bear with me.
The boot and system files/data take on different characteristics and can be stored differently, depending on the base of the Rom. Base being froyo, gingerbread, Dinc2, Evo, aosp, etc. Things are stored in different places, which means new roms need these areas cleared before flashing in order to work properly.
Edit: Most of these roms have been ported from other devices. If flash instructions are provided, it is best to follow them for best results.
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okay i think i understand. will do it. thanks for taking the time to help. sometimes it takes me a few to get it sorted out.
What do you do to make your roms run great everytime. Wipe data 1x, 2x, 3x. Etc. I get force closes and wondering if I didn't wipe right. I also got boot manager with miui stable as rom 1. It's been acting wierd lately. Hoping Simone can give me tips on flashing through clockwork and installing through boot manager for best results.
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I don't use boot manager, but for a clean install of a ROM, format boot and system, and wipe data/Factory Reset, all just once.
cvpcs.org/blog/2011-06-05/time_to_wipe_data/cache
Boot to cwm recovery.
Go to mounts and storrage menu.
Format every option available except emmc and sdcard.
Flash rom of your choosing.
PonsAsinorem said:
I don't use boot manager, but for a clean install of a ROM, format boot and system, and wipe data/Factory Reset, all just once.
cvpcs.org/blog/2011-06-05/time_to_wipe_data/cache
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Exactly what this guy said. Wipe data/factory reset takes care of /data, /datadata, and /cache all in one stroke. All that's left is /boot and /system
Also, with MIUI you may need to clear out your app cache regularly. Use this App Cache Cleaner, it's super simple. That should help your fc problems.
These are the steps I follow when flashing ROMs. Seems to work well for me:
Reboot your phone into Bootloader Mode. (You can do that by pressing and holding the Volume Down and Power buttons until HBOOT boots.)
Using the Volume keys, highlight Recovery and select it by tapping the Power button. Your phone will now boot to Recovery Mode.
Create a NANDroid backup of your current ROM. Go to Backup and Restoreand select Backupon the next screen. Wait until recovery finishes backing up your ROM.
Once done, go back to the main menu and perform a full wipe:
[*] ----> Select Wipe data/factory resetand confirm the action on the next screen.
[*] ----> Select Wipe cache partition and confirm the action on the next screen.
[*] ----> Go back to the main menu and select Advanced.From there, select Wipe Dalvik Cache and confirm the action on the next screen.
Select Install ZIP from SD card.
Select Choose ZIP from SD cardand locate the ROM.zip file. Confirm the action on the next screen to flash the ROM to your mobile phone.
Go back to the main menu and flash GoogleApps.zip in the same manner as in steps 6 and 7.
Go back to the main menu and select Reboot system now. This will reboot your phone with the new ROM.
What I normally do is boot into cwm and just do the factory reset/data wipe and that makes everything run nice and smooth whenever i flash a new rom.
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Exactly what this guy said. Wipe data/factory reset takes care of /data, /datadata, and /cache all in one stroke. All that's left is /boot and /system
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Yes. I find that if you don't also do /boot and /system some things linger that can cause problems. I did not do this recently and it still remembered Wifi locations, brought up an old wallpaper and sounds choices via music and ringtones were severely limited. Don't be afraid, do what the man says!!
CyanoLou said:
Yes. I find that if you don't also do /boot and /system some things linger that can cause problems. I did not do this recently and it still remembered Wifi locations, brought up an old wallpaper and sounds choices via music and ringtones were severely limited. Don't be afraid, do what the man says!!
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No need to format boot. Some devices don't even support that option. Plus flashing a new ROM always flashes a new boot.img in its place which overwrites the old one. System is OK but then you have to flash gapps with updates where before its optional. Wiping system isn't a bad idea on sense ROMs as it doesn't always get wiped by the script. On aosp it does and on cm it wipes system after backing up gapps.
Also WiFi and wallpaper choices are stored in datadata not system. If wallpapers come back after a factory reset that is due to Google restore. Sound choices are stored in a database that needs to rebuild after a wipe.
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And in swoops tiny wielding the clue-by-four.
Normally I'll only wipe /system if I'm switching ROMs. Updating dailies doesn't require it.
So I apologize if Im posting in the wrong spot but I noticed yall are still working on the F6...so I figured this made sense...
I thought I knew exactly what I wasdoing but did not....I was lucky enough to find patience enough to read up before flashing...I see the threads posted on how to root, backup, and restore this phone...but all those threads explain it using so0ftware other than I have... Since I made some moves before truly knowing what I was doing...I'd like to just stick wiith what i got for the moment and see if yall, as the experts can guide me down the runway...
Heres What I have so far:
1. I DO have root access
2. I DO have SuperSU and it seems to be working in the sense that it keeps logs...but sometimes it gives me a binary error. (I have NOT et converted SuperSU into a system app...bc im unclear if its necessary after reading a few different threads)
3. I DO have Root Browser' which I use to shuffle things around. (I DO have the /system and /data folders relocated on my external SD)
4. I DO have Titanium Backup which I used to BU my USER APPS/SYSTEM DATA.
5. I DO have Flashify which I also used to BU my STOCK RECOVERY/KERNEL (I cant seem to figure out where that recovery is being default stored though...Ive been searching high and low.
NOTE: Although im happy I have made it this far...I dont wanna go any further until I know exactly what im doing. I fear that I have missed something small. Something that would be a no brainer to you experts.
I'm unclear of storage requirements...I BELIEVE that I must store all my rooted tools on the external bc the goal is to wipe everything NOT on ext SD.
What I THINK I know is that hypothetically since im backed up...or when im 100% certain everything is....I can just click REBOOT TO RECOVERY MODE under the menu using Titanium.
IF I happen to be correct up to that point....I think my next move is using Titanium to put back the things ive stored on my SD.
In my mind that leaves me with the same ROM...but without the fluff...and now the ability to save to ext SD.....
If I underestand right....currently there are no MOD upgrades available due to difficulty of unlocking the bootlag....or something that sounds likethat...
I have ZERO experience with any of this....I hope what I just shared is at least in the ballpark of the right direction..
THANK YOU for any and all help!
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On a mission to take my LGF6 and make a man outta it!
firstly go into recovery (cwm or twrp) and go to "back up" and make a back up. second go to wipe and wipe cache then wipe dalvic cache (if your using cmw you will have to go to advanced on the home screen to wipe dalvic cache)
third go back to wipe and wipe system, after that wipe the cache and dalvic cache just like before
And for the final stage go to install, find the rom you want (will be a zip file) and then flash it, when done wipe cache and dalvic cache one more time then reboot
And bam you should have you new custom rom (you dont have to keep wiping the cache and dalvic cache but its recomended)