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Need cache and dalvik format.zip

Lately having trouble flashing kernels is there a .zip I can download that delete cache and dalvik. Make sure its deleted.
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id like this as well

Is it that hard to just wipe both in recovery? It's like 2-3 extra steps.

Not if you have my problem with bootloop and both recoverys don't seem to the trick.
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culua said:
Not if you have my problem with bootloop and both recoverys don't seem to the trick.
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Have you tried wipe-flash-wipe. Someone else suggested it and it may help you out.

culua said:
Not if you have my problem with bootloop and both recoverys don't seem to the trick.
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Both the format all zip and wipe in recovery perform the exact same function using the same commands. Only difference once formats all 3 or 4 items at once, while in recovery you need to do each individually.
What is the output from the /tmp/recovery.log after you performed said wipes?

Download Kernel Manager Free from the Market. You'll have a choice of kernels to choose from and it will wipe your cache/dalvik automatically and flash your kernel. If you get the Pro version, it will allow you to flash directly from the SD Card if the kernel you want isn't listed in the app. It's been a great app for me and hasn't failed me once.

[MOD]**WIPE ALL** Clean Installs For ROMs

WARNING!!! THIS WILL WIPE EVERYTHING
Found this over at the evo forum by evokings so i took it and made it work for us.
This will most likely prevent problems with install ROMS. Please Wipe before reporting bugs caused by the User(This means us!)
It will wipe:
Boot
Data (Dalvik-cache is included in Data)
System
Cache
You choose what you want to wipe......
This is great for flashing ROMS. If you are using a custom recovery and it has an "update.zip" option, for quicker access just rename the zip to "update.zip"
Downloads:
WIPE--ALL.zip--> Wipes Boot, System, Cache, & Data
WIPE--System_Data_Cache.zip--> Wipes System, Data, Cache
WIPE--Cache_Dalvik-cache.zip--> Wipes Cache & Dalvik-cache
Thank to evokings from evo

snandlal said:
Found this over at the evo forum by kings so i took it and made it work for us.
http://db.tt/G3Vu978
Thanks king
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You should really write that the people shouldn't test that zip, because if they don't have NAND backup - it wipes everything!

brainmaster said:
You should really write that the people shouldn't test that zip, because if they don't have NAND backup - it wipes everything!
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Well isn't that the point?

derekwilkinson said:
Well isn't that the point?
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Well if you want to test it, you're welcome.

does what it says.. very nice! makes wiping all faster lol. Used on CWM 4.0.1.4

brainmaster said:
Well if you want to test it, you're welcome.
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Why would anyone run something that says "wipe all" without backing up?
Oh wait.. people would do that. Nevermind.

Ooh this is Kewl its like cal's format all zip from my evo days.
Ty
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Nice, thanks for the info.
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info[]box1 said:
Ooh this is Kewl its like cal's format all zip from my evo days.
Ty
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Exactly. One of my favorite zips

Do you just flash this zip and then install rom zip? Should you flash it more than once to make sure that everything is wiped properly?

It for sure wipes everything. Yes you would flash this before you flash a rom. Once will do

snandlal said:
It for sure wipes everything. Yes you would flash this before you flash a rom. Once will do
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thanks. this will make things so much quicker

is wiping boot necessary? i remember on another device i had, wiping boot caused things to break.

Interesting!?
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I don't think wiping boot hurts as long as your flashing a new ROM or restoring a NAND Backup with a boot.img after deleting boot.img

fergie716 said:
I don't think wiping boot hurts as long as your flashing a new ROM or restoring a NAND Backup with a boot.img after deleting boot.img
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Fair enough.. that makes a lot sense.
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If you watch recovery during nandroid restore, boot is wiped before it's restored.

snandlal said:
If you watch recovery during nandroid restore, boot is wiped before it's restored.
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Thanks for clearing that up
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OP updated with zip to wipe ONLY system, data & cache.

snandlal said:
OP updated with zip to wipe ONLY system, data & cache.
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thanks snandlal this zip is a major tool for the daily flasher like me.

[Q]Dalvik Cache Wiped error msg

I have CWM touch 6.0.2.8. when i am doing Dalvik cache wipe, it tells me
E:unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]
Dalvik Cache Wiped
Does that mean i did not perform Dalvik cache successfully? is there anything i could do to fix it?
Rogers i747m 16GB SDcard inside
thanx in advance.

h3nyr said:
I have CWM touch 6.0.2.8. when i am doing Dalvik cache wipe, it tells me
E:unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]
Dalvik Cache Wiped
Does that mean i did not perform Dalvik cache successfully? is there anything i could do to fix it?
Rogers i747m 16GB SDcard inside
thanx in advance.
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When you boot into the phone, does it start initializing all your apps? If so, dalvik is being wiped

h3nyr said:
I have CWM touch 6.0.2.8. when i am doing Dalvik cache wipe, it tells me
E:unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]
Dalvik Cache Wiped
Does that mean i did not perform Dalvik cache successfully? is there anything i could do to fix it?
Rogers i747m 16GB SDcard inside
thanx in advance.
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Happened to me as well. And no if its Giving you a error no matter what it says afterwards isn't actually done. I switched fro CWM to TWRP. Much better ui for a recovery, and it fixed it for me, if you really love CWm im guessing reflash and also reflash cwm as well.

xBeerdroiDx said:
When you boot into the phone, does it start initializing all your apps? If so, dalvik is being wiped
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After reboot it doesn't initializing all my apps ..... Uh oh
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h3nyr said:
After reboot it doesn't initializing all my apps ..... Uh oh
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Try reflashing 6.0.2.8 again or download and flash 6.0.2.3. Might clear the issue

amzi said:
Happened to me as well. And no if its Giving you a error no matter what it says afterwards isn't actually done. I switched fro CWM to TWRP. Much better ui for a recovery, and it fixed it for me, if you really love CWm im guessing reflash and also reflash cwm as well.
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Is there any compatibility issues with certain ROMs ? I am using task650.
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h3nyr said:
Is there any compatibility issues with certain ROMs ? I am using task650.
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No. The only compatability issue you would see would be if your recovery wasn't up to date. Then you would get a status 7 error and it wouldn't flash a rom.
I would reflash recovery within recovery, reboot into recovery and try wiping dalvik again

[Q] E:unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]

I change rom, in time to give the error gave Dalvik wipe sd-ext, I've tried many things but could not fix, you know something about it?
Thanks

Its a non issue....I believe it just means your not using your SD card to increase your dalvik cache therefore its impossible to clear it because you weren't using the feature in the first place
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Hutch89 said:
Its a non issue....I believe it just means your not using your SD card to increase your dalvik cache therefore its impossible to clear it because you weren't using the feature in the first place
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I 2nd that if I am not mistaken that is a feature that became obsolete with either Froyo or Gingerbread.
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How can I fix this? Already tried to recreate the ext Partition in recovery, but it does not work, please help me

I can not change rom with this error, I'm stuck in GB , help me!

Sywars said:
I can not change rom with this error, I'm stuck in GB , help me!
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Sywars said:
How can I fix this? Already tried to recreate the ext Partition in recovery, but it does not work, please help me
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Please don't double post.. There's an edit button.
As for your question:
How can you fix it if it isn't broken. Just ignore it. Its irrelevant.. This has absolutely nothing to do with being able or not able to flash ROMs. It's much more likely you've flashed the official ICS ROM, or bought it pre-installed which has locked your bootloader. Follow the unbrick guide for your model if that's the case.. However, if you're unfamiliar with ROMs, or even just this model of phone as it sounds, it's probably a good idea to post your current rom, and more details if this is the case before doing so.
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Sywars said:
I can not change rom with this error, I'm stuck in GB , help me!
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your error has nothing to do with the ext partition. I think your issue has a simple fix download the sd formater app for windows (google it) format your sd card using the default settings (do a backup first) and put your card back in your phone after you have restored your backup. You should be good to go. The format that LG uses on the stock sd card is incompatible with CWM.
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I changed my sd card, did the unbricking guide and I'm gb, however the error remains the same! what do I do?
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Sywars said:
I changed my sd card, did the unbricking guide and I'm gb, however the error remains the same! what do I do?
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Did you reformat your card like I suggested?
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Swetnes said:
Did you reformat your card like I suggested?
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Hello again, I downloaded the program and SDFormatter formatted my sd card, however still the same error, unknown volume for path [sd-ext]

Sywars said:
Hello again, I downloaded the program and SDFormatter formatted my sd card, however still the same error, unknown volume for path [sd-ext]
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As has already been mentioned, the Nitro/SU640 etc doesn't use sd-ext for its dalvik cache. As it's not used, you are going to get an error because your recovery is trying to wipe a path that doesn't exist. There is no need for it to exist in the first place, so the error really isn't anything to be worried about.
You say you cannot change ROMs with the sd-ext error... what exactly does it tell you when you try to flash a different ROM without trying to wipe dalvik?

When you change rom wipe dalvik without making the rom works with some problems, I have done tests but always gets something without working
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Sywars said:
When you change rom wipe dalvik without making the rom works with some problems, I have done tests but always gets something without working
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What things aren't working? Just about all the ROMs have things that aren't 100% working correctly, random reboots (no matter how infrequent) etc. Are you sure you aren't mistaking the already existing bugs in each ROM for an error related to wiping dalvik? Just trying to cover all possibilities because dalvik is, if I'm not mistaken, on the system partition and gets wiped when performing a system wipe.
I just ask because I never even wipe dalvik...

lordcheeto03 said:
What things aren't working? Just about all the ROMs have things that aren't 100% working correctly, random reboots (no matter how infrequent) etc. Are you sure you aren't mistaking the already existing bugs in each ROM for an error related to wiping dalvik? Just trying to cover all possibilities because dalvik is, if I'm not mistaken, on the system partition and gets wiped when performing a system wipe.
I just ask because I never even wipe dalvik...
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an example of a simple mistake was that I downloaded the rom jellybam, when I put the phone to charge with the power off, the battery percentage is not only a spot appears.

Sywars said:
an example of a simple mistake was that I downloaded the rom jellybam, when I put the phone to charge with the power off, the battery percentage is not only a spot appears.
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Do all ROMs now do that or is it just JellyBam?

E : unknown volume for path [/sd - ext]
im trying to install beats on my phone samsung galaxy note GT-N7000, i installed this from recovery JellyBeanBeatsAudio5.zip. but then my phone has no sounds at all, i already volmue up my phone but still no sound, please help me ;'(, i've tried ti wipe dalvik cache, but then i it says errors, E : unknown volume for path [/sd - ext] what does that mean?

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im trying to install beats on my phone samsung galaxy note GT-N7000, i installed this from recovery JellyBeanBeatsAudio5.zip. but then my phone has no sounds at all, i already volmue up my phone but still no sound, please help me ;'(, i've tried ti wipe dalvik cache, but then i it says errors, E : unknown volume for path [/sd - ext] what does that mean?
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This is an LG NITRO forum so you might check on the Galaxy Note forum but on the Nitro you will have to reformat your SD card on a computer using the SD formater app for windows google it.
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(Q) wiping and recovery

When I wipe system cache and dalvik and then format system... I still have the previous wallpaper I had from the previous rom.... is there something im doing wrong? I also get a (e) unknown path for volume when I select to wipe dalvik?
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cryptic3 said:
When I wipe system cache and dalvik and then format system... I still have the previous wallpaper I had from the previous rom.... is there something im doing wrong? I also get a (e) unknown path for volume when I select to wipe dalvik?
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What is the entire process you are doing?
Are you wiping the system partition then installing a different ROm, without wiping data?
If so that explains it. The wallpaper is user data. So if you, for example, wipe the system parition of CM10 and install SlimBean which is based on CM10, the system will still look for the wallpaper in the same place. It will find your previous user data, and the wallpaper you had before will show up again.
However...don't do that. You're begging for problems. Not 'bricked phone' problems. But force closes and other settings conflicts from where the 2 roms arent' perfectly compatible.

This is my process for flashing a new rom
Step 1 reboot into recovery
Step 2 wipe system data
Step 3 wipe cache
Step 4 wipe dalvik
Step 5 format system
Step 6 flash rom
Am I doing it all wrong?
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Perhaps the default wallpaper is the same on both roms lol?
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dynospectrum said:
Perhaps the default wallpaper is the same on both roms lol?
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From GE clean rom to Alpha 10 R2?
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I also formatted my internal sd card if that matters
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That's pretty strange. What recovery? Maybe try a different recovery or ODIN back to stock and start "fresh".
Not GS4 related but on my old GS2, TWRP would not wipe no matter what I did till I use a Superwipe script.

If you formatted your internal SD card, you shouldn't have any problems. What is the wallpaper that you see on both ROMs? Is it a wallpaper you downloaded? If so, where is it located? What recovery are you using? All this information should have been mentioned in your original post.

dynospectrum said:
If you formatted your internal SD card, you shouldn't have any problems. What is the wallpaper that you see on both ROMs? Is it a wallpaper you downloaded? If so, where is it located? What recovery are you using? All this information should have been mentioned in your original post.
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Sorry I know better and should have posted in my op I was on the latest cwm then I went to the latest twrp to see if that changed anything and I downloaded the wallpaper off of zedge and set it as my home screen through zedge... im not sure where the wallpaper will be located perhaps my extsd
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Does google backup and restore service also wrap in wallpapers?

baseballfanz said:
That's I've never had ANY issues with flashing my roms . Never had residual files or wallpaper left over. I use cwm touch recovery as I seemed to have Some issues with Twrp. Here are the EXACT steps I take EVERY time I flash a rom. First in recovery I wipe data factory reset, then I wipe cash and dalvik cash, then I install rom from external sd card. After those steps I reboot and I've ALWAYS been good to go. These are the ONLY steps I take when flashing my roms. Ive had several different rooted devices and have ALWAYS followed these simple steps. I have a 64 gig sd card and everything is perfect with it. Only time I formatted it was at first instalation. Never had any issues. I've been doing it this way for years. Wipe data factory reset,wipe cash and dalvik, install from external sd card, reboot. I know some might have different ways but ive ALWAYS been successful with this method. You might want to try just these four steps and see if your issue still persists. This way has ALWAYS worked perfectly for me. It wouldn't hurt to give it a try. So only wipe data factory reset then wipe cash then wipe dalvik cash then install zip from external sd card and reboot. See how that works out for you. It should solve your issue. I really hope this helps. Best wishes. World's perfectly for me EVERY time.
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cryptic3 said:
Sorry I know better and should have posted in my op I was on the latest cwm then I went to the latest twrp to see if that changed anything and I downloaded the wallpaper off of zedge and set it as my home screen through zedge... im not sure where the wallpaper will be located perhaps my extsd
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Zedge saves to /sdcard/zedge. Backup your wallpaper to external, then (using CWM or Philz)
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache
format system
format sd card
wipe dalvik cache
Then flash your ROM. Backup anything you want to save on internal SD to external SD prior to formatting sdcard.

cryptic3 said:
This is my process for flashing a new rom
Step 1 reboot into recovery
Step 2 wipe system data
Step 3 wipe cache
Step 4 wipe dalvik
Step 5 format system
Step 6 flash rom
Am I doing it all wrong?
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I'm not seeing you wipe user data at any point in this process.
Unless you mean the data partition when you say 'system data'.
Do this...
reboot to recovery
wipe and/or format...in one single step...system, data, dalvik, cache
flash new rom and any add ons (kernel, gapps, etc)
reboot
If the old wallpaper is sitll there then you've got a phone that's possessed by a poltergeist. Call the Ghostbusters.
Even with that Zedge app that you used to install your wallpaper, that shouldn't be showing up on first boot of a new ROM becaus ethe new ROM won't be looking for the Zedge app data until you install that app.

Skipjacks said:
If the old wallpaper is sitll there then you've got a phone that's possessed by a poltergeist. Call the Ghostbusters.
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Now I really want to see this wallpaper.

Skipjacks said:
I'm not seeing you wipe user data at any point in this process.
Unless you mean the data partition when you say 'system data'.
Do this...
reboot to recovery
wipe and/or format...in one single step...system, data, dalvik, cache
flash new rom and any add ons (kernel, gapps, etc)
reboot
If the old wallpaper is sitll there then you've got a phone that's possessed by a poltergeist. Call the Ghostbusters.
Even with that Zedge app that you used to install your wallpaper, that shouldn't be showing up on first boot of a new ROM becaus ethe new ROM won't be looking for the Zedge app data until you install that app.
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Going to do exactly as you say and then Im going to screen shot it with a completely different rom
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Ok so I realized whats giving me the same wallpaper.... I feel so stupid but I figured it out....... google backup. When I didnt sign in no punisher re-wiped then flashed. Then sign in... punisher shows up
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cryptic3 said:
Ok so I realized whats giving me the same wallpaper.... I feel so stupid but I figured it out....... google backup. When I didnt sign in no punisher re-wiped then flashed. Then sign in... punisher shows up
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No worries at all. We have all done something like that...most of us have been bewildered by something simple like that many many times.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.