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Urgent!! Need assistance.

Hi,
I tried to flash CyanogenMod today from JellyBellyv3.
It originally worked, but it wouldn't sync my google contacts, wouldn't let me open the play store or gmail app, so I decided to reformat.
Now nothing of mine is on the phone, play store isn't available even and it won't let me sync whatsoever.
What the hell did I do and how do I fix this? XD
-Mike

Flash GAPPS?

Sounds like you didnt flash gapps after flashing the rom.
Get it here: http://goo.im/gapps

El Daddy said:
Sounds like you didnt flash gapps after flashing the rom.
Get it here: http://goo.im/gapps
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Question is, how do I flash this without rom manager?

Aerolith514 said:
Question is, how do I flash this without rom manager?
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CWM???
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Think I got it, sorry I'm really new at this.
Hopefully I can sync all my contacts & jazz now :X

Made it worse...now i'm stuck at the "Welcome to galaxy nexus" and the wizard keeps crashing.

Aerolith514 said:
Made it worse...now i'm stuck at the "Welcome to galaxy nexus" and the wizard keeps crashing.
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Did you wipe data before flashing CM10? It's best to wipe data when changing to a different rom.
Steps are:
1) wipe data
2) Flash ROM
3) Flash Gapps
4) Reboot
EDIT: Also make sure you are flashing the 20121110 gapps if you are running CM10 with 4.1.2

Wipe all data from CWM?
Question being, if I entirely reformat, will CWM still be there?
I had downloaded the wrong gapps, I'm gonna try using the right one now.

Aerolith514 said:
Wipe all data from CWM?
Question being, if I entirely reformat, will CWM still be there?
I had downloaded the wrong gapps, I'm gonna try using the right one now.
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Just user data

Aerolith514 said:
Wipe all data from CWM?
Question being, if I entirely reformat, will CWM still be there?
I had downloaded the wrong gapps, I'm gonna try using the right one now.
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No, Wipe data will just wipe any of the ROM data
Also wipe cache then advanced/wipe davik cache
Everything will still be on your sdcard
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These are the latest JBean Gapps 10/11/2012 http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
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You rock.
Crisis averted. Running CM10. Just gotta re-download all my apps, but everything sync'd well otherwise.
Thanks a ton for helping out a noob.
-mike

Aerolith514 said:
You rock.
Crisis averted. Running CM10. Just gotta re-download all my apps, but everything sync'd well otherwise.
Thanks a ton for helping out a noob.
-mike
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whenever you change roms, you need to wipe data/cache otherwise you might up with similar problems again.

Is it necessary to wipe data when updating a you rom

Not flashing a new ROM just flashing an update of the same.
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No but you can always wipe if you end up having force closes or issues a clean install is usually recommended. I don't unless I do experience issues but that's just me.

That's good to hear cause I've been sick of restoring all my app. Thanks for the quick reply
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AWagg88 said:
That's good to hear cause I've been sick of restoring all my app. Thanks for the quick reply
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The only I time I do I full wipe within the same Rom is if the dev strongly recommends it.
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Is it necessary to wipe every time you poo? Not necessarily, but it is always a good idea to at least wipe once.

Jizzylax said:
Is it necessary to wipe every time you poo? Not necessarily, but it is always a good idea to at least wipe once.
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Lmao Well said

Totally!
Yes, you could end up with a brick if you don't, it's actually likely.

Flarbenshweezel said:
Yes, you could end up with a brick if you don't, it's actually likely.
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I wouldn't go so far as to say it's likely. Especially when flashing an update of the same rom.

Okay here i goes
Moving from ICS to Jellybean
You need format /system, /data, /cache, /dalvic cache
Same goes moving from Sense roms to AOSP.
Updating a current ROM.
Typically, I will just wipe cache and dalvic cache. unless advised by dev.
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sjpritch25 said:
Okay here i goes
Moving from ICS to Jellybean
You need format /system, /data, /cache, /dalvic cache
Same goes moving from Sense roms to AOSP.
Updating a current ROM.
Typically, I will just wipe cache and dalvic cache. unless advised by dev.
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You need to purchase Titanium backup because that's a great tool for restoring apps. However, it too has its limitations. You can't restore data from ICS to jellybean. Or Sense to AOSP. Just apps

Jizzylax said:
Is it necessary to wipe every time you poo? Not necessarily, but it is always a good idea to at least wipe once.
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Flarbenshweezel said:
Yes, you could end up with a brick if you don't, it's actually likely.
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When you see it, you'll **** bricks.

[Q] Imperium Initiative v1.0.0 Installation

I'm trying to install Imperium Initiative V1.0.0. I wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, factory reset, and reboot. How long should the phone take to reboot after following this process? I've waited 10 to 15 minutes and the phone doesn't boot.

Brick City!!
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shook187 said:
Brick City!!
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No, I'm not bricked. I can still boot into recovery (CWM) and reinstall my old rom. I'm just finding out should it take this long to install or am I just being impatient.

Well from reading the steps that you took not once did you mention you actually flash the ROM
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In recovery:
Factory reset
Wipe System
Install
Reboot
Wipe/format system is not the same as a factory reset.

Everyone keeps wiping everything except for the most important one. SYSTEM. make sure you wipe system BEFORE you flash and then you wipe the cache after you flash.
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de909 said:
I'm trying to install Imperium Initiative V1.0.0. I wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, factory reset, and reboot. How long should the phone take to reboot after following this process? I've waited 10 to 15 minutes and the phone doesn't boot.
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The phone will boot in like 30 seconds. You just gotta wipe system before you flash
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shook187 said:
Well from reading the steps that you took not once did you mention you actually flash the ROM
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I forgot to type that in there. I do that after the factory reset.

Lokifish Marz said:
In recovery:
Factory reset
Wipe System
Install
Reboot
Wipe/format system is not the same as a factory reset.
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Aw you beat me to it while I was typing lol
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Wiping system is ROM Flashing 101. I'm surprised at how many folks are skipping this.

shook187 said:
Well from reading the steps that you took not once did you mention you actually flash the ROM
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javskies said:
Everyone keeps wiping everything except for the most important one. SYSTEM. make sure you wipe system BEFORE you flash and then you wipe the cache after you flash.
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The phone will boot in like 30 seconds. You just gotta wipe system before you flash
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I'm new to this. Will wiping the system delete all of my music from my Internal SD Card? I don't see an option to wipe the system in CWM. What app can I use to complete this task?

de909 said:
I'm new to this. Will wiping the system delete all of my music from my Internal SD Card? I don't see an option to wipe the system in CWM. What app can I use to complete this task?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020299

de909 said:
I'm new to this. Will wiping the system delete all of my music from my Internal SD Card? I don't see an option to wipe the system in CWM. What app can I use to complete this task?
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nope it only wipes the /system folder. doesnt touch /sdcard. as for cwm i cant help you there. i use twrp
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020299
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i was gonna post that but i thought it was too direct lol

javskies said:
nope it only wipes the /system folder. doesnt touch /sdcard. as for cwm i cant help you there. i use twrp
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i was gonna post that but i thought it was too direct lol
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Thanks! I figured out where it was located in CWM. It's under Mount and Storage (Format/System).

de909 said:
I'm new to this. Will wiping the system delete all of my music from my Internal SD Card? I don't see an option to wipe the system in CWM. What app can I use to complete this task?
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i just watched a bunch of video about cwm and from what i can see there is no option to wipe system. i think you are gonna gave to flash twrp from Epics post.
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never mind then lol actually the very last video i watched i exited right when he started talking about going into mount because i thought there was no way it was in there

[Q] Bright problem in 4.2.1 CyanogenMod 10.1

Well look I installed that rom and after a few time of use the screen turn off for a moment and when the screen turn on again the bright turn higher and its very annoying please someone know why is it? and how can I fix it? please help me, thank you

holayoo said:
Well look I installed that rom and after a few time of use the screen turn off for a moment and when the screen turn on again the bright turn higher and its very annoying please someone know why is it? and how can I fix it? please help me, thank you
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auto brightness turned on maybe?

why do you guys make all these treads about CM 10.1 when there is a tread for general talk about this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061971

CataHd said:
why do you guys make all these treads about CM 10.1 when there is a tread for general talk about this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061971
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¬¬ Maybe because the new members (like me) we must have at least 10 threads to comment on a topic

we are noob
CataHd said:
why do you guys make all these treads about CM 10.1 when there is a tread for general talk about this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061971
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and because we have a right to post where ever we want we are just looking for some answers and suggestions for the thread that we are looking for

CM9 Final 3
holayoo said:
Well look I installed that rom and after a few time of use the screen turn off for a moment and when the screen turn on again the bright turn higher and its very annoying please someone know why is it? and how can I fix it? please help me, thank you
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why don't you try CM9 final3 by: maclaw studio?
here the link if you are interested http://galaxyics.com/

badagila said:
why don't you try CM9 final3 by: maclaw studio?
here the link if you are interested http://galaxyics.com/
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it's actually what I just did, got here because I'm having issues with the encryption unsuccessful... how'd you get around that?
I went with CWM 5 (signed version 5.0.2.7 ext4+rfs) and then proceeded to install CM9 final 3.
all went according to directions but then I got that msg and the reset button that doesn't do squat...
tried a search for the error message there but couldn't really pinpoint a working solution. so for now i just odin'd back the latest fw for the S5660 (ie S5660XXKTL_S5660XXKT7_S5660DBTKT1_HOME - Germany)
Reason i'm doing all this is because I believe the German baseband is different that the Canadian one (for Telus) since I'm not getting any reception from my provider but i'm able to get (detect) another one...
thanks for your time...

Did you wipe/factory reset?
And wipe dalvik cache?
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badagila said:
Did you wipe/factory reset?
And wipe dalvik cache?
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I did the wipe/factory reset after the flash (just following the directions)
I tried to wipe the dalvik but it would go back to the main cwm menu, not letting me select yes

Try this steps:
1. Wife/factory reset
2. Wife cache partition
3. Advance wife dalvic cache/ bat stats
4. Install from sd car
5. Choose from sd card
6. Choose the rom that you want to install wait untill its finish and reboot your phone
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Try to do that befote installation and not after installation dude
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badagila said:
Try this steps:
1. Wife/factory reset
2. Wife cache partition
3. Advance wife dalvic cache/ bat stats
4. Install from sd car
5. Choose from sd card
6. Choose the rom that you want to install wait untill its finish and reboot your phone
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Try to do that befote installation and not after installation dude
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Sorry but the real answer is that op might be coming from stock rom so he needs this file for sucessful installnation
ext4-fomatter.zip(thanks to phiexz)
http://www.mediafire.com/?8p6s9mlpqwowq51
How to install this?
1.Wipe data and cache
2.Install this ext4-formatter
3.Install ur rom
4.Reboot and no more encryption unsucessful problems!
NOTE: Dalvik cache is wiped when wiping cache so its not needed!
press thanks if it helped!

[Q] Best plan of attack here?

Some history on my device:
ATT SGH-i317
Android version: 4.1.2
Baseband Version: I317UCALJ2
Running CleanROM ACE 4.8.0
This morning when I woke up, my phone was frozen. No response at all, so I pulled the battery and rebooted it. When the device came back up, all my settings were gone, apps were failing left and right and it was almost unusable. So, I figured I'd try to flash Scott's newest ROM (previously running CleanROM 4.2.5) to see if that cleaned things up.
I was unable to wipe the caches correctly, TWRP tells me that it cannot mount /data and the davlik cache wipe fails. Doing a factory reset doesn't see to do anything either.
So, not wanting to make things worse, I'm turning to you fine folks for some guidance. What is the proper plan of attack here to get whole again?
Ultimately, I'd like to run CleanROM 4.8, be rooted, etc.
Any assistance you can provide would be appreciated.

U have a backup?
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And about the twrp thing, just get the most recent one.

What version of TWRP do you have. They are at version 2.5.0.1 now. I'd update TWRP then rewipe cache, delvic cache, factory reset and system.
If possible back up data and then wipe data as well. Wipe them three times each. Make sure your download is good with an md5 check hopefully
they have the md5 posted

twanskys204 said:
U have a backup?
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And about the twrp thing, just get the most recent one.
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+1
Just update two thru goo manger. Just as^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ stated! And hopefully you made a nandroid back. Thru TWRP, that way you could have just restored your back up!!
Just my 2¢®
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twanskys204 said:
U have a backup?
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And about the twrp thing, just get the most recent one.
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spawn50ak49 said:
What version of TWRP do you have. They are at version 2.5.0.1 now. I'd update TWRP then rewipe cache, delvic cache, factory reset and system.
If possible back up data and then wipe data as well. Wipe them three times each. Make sure your download is good with an md5 check hopefully
they have the md5 posted
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Ok, that is a solid suggestion. I am running twrp v2.3.1.1
I'll try upgrading that to see if the cache issues go away. Further, at this point I do have backups, but the ROMs creator suggests not using them. So I'm not sure if I will or not.

AtomicMoose said:
Ok, that is a solid suggestion. I am running twrp v2.3.1.1
I'll try upgrading that to see if the cache issues go away. Further, at this point I do have backups, but the ROMs creator suggests not using them. So I'm not sure if I will or not.
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Wonder why he stating not to use a back up? What Rom you running is the question?? Kinda strange your told not to use a back up!!
If you have a nandroid back up! From a previous version using TWRP. Then it won't ba problem you upgrading you recovery! To the latest version!!
Just my 2¢®
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Bajanman said:
Wonder why he stating not to use a back up? What Rom you running is the question?? Kinda strange your told not to use a back up!!
If you have a nandroid back up! From a previous version using TWRP. Then it won't ba problem you upgrading you recovery! To the latest version!!
Just my 2¢®
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Running CleanROM. He always states to run his ROMs cleanly, no backups.

Updating TWRP to the latest version has enabled me to clear everything and I am setting the phone back up now. Thank you all for your help! :good:

OP
The suggestion to not use backups is likely talking about backups from titanium backup etc.
Not about a full backup of the rom. Scott simply does not want data mixed from a previous build which can cause many issues.
A nandroid backup of your device at a time when the device is running properly, can and will save your bacon at some point in your flashing career.
The nandroid will allow restoration of the device partitions if they become corrupted as your device did.
While you may not know what caused the failure, a full wipe and restore using your clean nandroid backup would save you time and effort. Not to mention data you saved inside of the backup.
It is wise to back up everything, including the EFS folder and modem as well in TWRP.
I'm glad you are running again...and once your set up is completed....backup....IMHO.....g