Hi there,
I'm coming from the HTC HD2 i used to wipe my device using Task29, just wondering if there's a Task29 for the Gnex, i always liked to have a clean device before flashing a ROM.
Thanks for your help in advance
CWM:
Mounts>Format System. (Rom.zip's do this themselves...)
Wipe data/cache.
Advanced>wipe dalvik (this is wiped with the data/cache option...but some users are OCD)
Wipe cache. (This too is wiped in data/cache wipe...)
That's as clean as it gets.
Jubakuba said:
CWM:
Mounts>Format System. (Rom.zip's do this themselves...)
Wipe data/cache.
Advanced>wipe dalvik (this is wiped with the data/cache option...but some users are OCD)
Wipe cache. (This too is wiped in data/cache wipe...)
That's as clean as it gets.
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Oh... i remenber doing that when sometimes i used to update my HD2 at work and couldn't Task29, so i am familiar with that process, thought using a native Android device was different
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction
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flashed SRF 1.1.0 a couple days ago (first time rooting and all -- yeehaw!), so this is a n00b question
i know that for that, i had to data data, cache, and dalvik cache
i've also flashed the Vision kernel, which ... seemed like it didn't require wiping data or cache or dalvik cache
i've also flashed an impaled keyboard tweak and that one seemed to require wiping just cache and dalvik cache, but not data (as i recall)
so... i'm just confused, and wondering... when do i know if i need to wipe data, or just cache/dalvik, or none at all?
i just flashed the AOSP screen lock zip .. didn't see any instructions, so i figure wipe cache and dalvik, but not data (didn't want to lose my texts was my thinking)... and i just made that up. and that seemed to work. but i figure if i knew the rules of thumb, i'd feel better like i knew what i was doing
any clues / insights would be super appreciated!!
The only time u wipe:
1.
Data/Cache/Dalvik
For a rom flash that says on the rom thread wipe wipe wipe
2.
Cache/Dalvik
Is mainly when u flash themes its reccomended
3.
As for kernals and other mods unless it says to wipe then you dont need to...
Nice info so far.
After you have done this a while you can start drawing from your brain through osmosis and you will understand: if it doesn't work the way you want....EXPERIMENT.
Sent from Bonsai 7.0.3
the above post is correct, sorta.
anytime u flash something that mods /system its good practice to wipe cache and dalvik cache.
flashing a kernel, u will want to wipe cache/dalvik cache just to be safe. it prevents any sort of incompatibility between kernels.
my 2 cents
When people say full wipe before changing roms what exactly are the steps. Can we compile a how to here for new folks
In CWR there are 2 wipe options. One of them is effectively a factory reset and the other is a cache wipe. Performing both is a full wipe.
I also wipe dalvik.
Sent from my finally rooted Dinc 2
^agreed. Wipe dalvik cache under advanced in CWM. This wipes the cache of your dalvik virtual machine.
I wipe my own... ;-)
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There is a "wipe all function in the newest 4.0.1.4 recovery made it's the best recovery, I'd give it a shot.
beenz said:
I also wipe dalvik.
Sent from my finally rooted Dinc 2
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There are two cache wipe options under advanced. They are separated if you want to wipe only one of them. Wiping the entire cache (formatting that volume) should hit the dalvik cache as well.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a wipe all flashable zip?
To, like, wipe everything?
If so, what's wrong with the options in recovery?
On my last phone I had a wipe cache and dalvik cache one and a wipe all which is factory data reset, cache, and dalvik cache. It just makes it quicker to flash a rom.
dakota.breeden said:
On my last phone I had a wipe cache and dalvik cache one and a wipe all which is factory data reset, cache, and dalvik cache. It just makes it quicker to flash a rom.
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factory reset will wipe /cache and /data
a rom install will wipe dalvik and /system
you dont need a script to run to do all that for you
run factory reset in CWM/TWRP and install rom
Pirateghost said:
factory reset will wipe /cache and /data
a rom install will wipe dalvik and /system
you dont need a script to run to do all that for you
run factory reset in CWM/TWRP and install rom
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What happened to doing a factory reset and then wipe cache and then wipe dalvik cache and then flash rom?
dakota.breeden said:
What happened to doing a factory reset and then wipe cache and then wipe dalvik cache and then flash rom?
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cache wipe is included in the factory reset....watch when you do it, it says
FORMATTING CACHE
just looking at a few of the updater-scripts in some of the roms available right now (it appears some people put it in their script and some dont....love the consistency):
Code:
delete_recursive("/data/dalvik-cache");
delete_recursive("/data/resource-cache");
which is odd considering all the devices I have ever worked on include the dalvik wipe (i have always included a cache wipe as well by default)...it makes for a quicker flash when the user doesnt have to go through 100 steps to install a rom....
Ok experts.
First of all, thank you for reading this post. This shows me you read the subject line and in your heart, you are willing to help others ( in this case, me ). And for that i thank you.
So...i have flashed roms before on samsung and htc devices. Why is it so hard on LG?
I downloaded a rom and gapps, opened twrp and did wipe cache, dalvik cache, system but not the data because if i do i loose everything including the rom and gapps i downloaded. Then i fashed rom wiped cache and dalvik cach, flashed gapps wipe cache and dalvik cache then fix permission then reboot and it stays stuck on bootloading screen.
Please point out to me what im doing wrong or what am i missing. I have tried flashing this rom 10 times.
Again thanks.
Sent from my Sprint LGOG
miguelberrios said:
Ok experts.
First of all, thank you for reading this post. This shows me you read the subject line and in your heart, you are willing to help others ( in this case, me ). And for that i thank you.
So...i have flashed roms before on samsung and htc devices. Why is it so hard on LG?
I downloaded a rom and gapps, opened twrp and did wipe cache, dalvik cache, system but not the data because if i do i loose everything including the rom and gapps i downloaded. Then i fashed rom wiped cache and dalvik cach, flashed gapps wipe cache and dalvik cache then fix permission then reboot and it stays stuck on bootloading screen.
Please point out to me what im doing wrong or what am i missing. I have tried flashing this rom 10 times.
Again thanks.
Sent from my Sprint LGOG
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It looks like you're doing it right, but there's a couple things that might be missing.
You should be wiping data also. So in TWRP 2.5.0.0, select the Wipe tab, Factory Reset, then Advanced tab, and select all 4. /system, /data, /cache, /dalvik. This way you have a clean slate. DO NOT HIT THE FORMAT DATA!!! It erases /data/media.
If you're flashing CM for the first time, you need to either use teeny bins, or (I think this still works) flash the CM 10.1 ROM by Shelnutt2. This updates your partitions needed to run CM based ROM's.
Wow. It worked. I failed to notice that reseting the phone was not formating the data...so it worked.
Big thank you.
Issue solved.
Sent from my Sprint LGOG
Hi all,
I have installed cm-11-20140726-NIGHTLY-marvel and CronMod-INT2EXT+ on HTC Wildfire S.
Everything works fine.
After trying to use the Cron's Dalvik-Cache Wipe Tool (zip install from Clockwork mod recovery) CM 11 gets stuck on boot animation after restart.
Only factory reset/wipe helps to make it work again.
As I undertood that Dalvik Cache should also be wiped by this tool due to INT2EXT+ and as the built-in Dalvik Cache wipe clears the different location, I am puzzled how to make this work after installing e.g. Google apps package - gapps.
Any ideas?
angelico_payne said:
Hi all,
I have installed cm-11-20140726-NIGHTLY-marvel and CronMod-INT2EXT+ on HTC Wildfire S.
Everything works fine.
After trying to use the Cron's Dalvik-Cache Wipe Tool (zip install from Clockwork mod recovery) CM 11 gets stuck on boot animation after restart.
Only factory reset/wipe helps to make it work again.
As I undertood that Dalvik Cache should also be wiped by this tool due to INT2EXT+ and as the built-in Dalvik Cache wipe clears the different location, I am puzzled how to make this work after installing e.g. Google apps package - gapps.
Any ideas?
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No need to wipe dalvik-cache I have INT2EXT and I NEVER cleared dalvik-cache
Press Thanks if I helped