before you flash a new ROM?
where is this done from?
TIA
judging by your question, I guess you don't have ext partition.
Otherwise you would know it can be done through recovery
As said in recovery. Wipe --> Wipe Ext
thats the thing i cant find it in ClockworkMod Recovery
I dont see a Wipe menu
when it starts i see
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sdcard
nandroid
partitions menu
advanced
if i goto advanced i see
reboot recovery
wipe dalvic cache
Wipe Battery Stsas
Reports Error
Key Test
Under Partitions menu
there is a format sd-ext, is it this??????????
dougsdir said:
thats the thing i cant find it in ClockworkMod Recovery
I dont see a Wipe menu
when it starts i see
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sdcard
nandroid
partitions menu
advanced
if i goto advanced i see
reboot recovery
wipe dalvic cache
Wipe Battery Stsas
Reports Error
Key Test
Under Partitions menu
there is a format sd-ext, is it this??????????
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yes choose format sd ext
thanks..........
So this is what I have done so far:
Rooted using unrevoked
S-off using revolutionary.io
Flashed Ra Desire recovery image (Build: RA-desire-v2.0.0)
partitioned the sd card with gparted (1GB ext4 partition, and 7GB fat32 partiton) - SD card is class 6
So, I watched this guide:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yurhQ5Xhi0
And when he gets to the part where he boots into recovery and wipes data, he only wipes:
Userdata
Cache
Dalvik-cache
When im in the recovery, I have following options:
- Wipe ALL userdata
- Wipe only /data
- Wipe only /sd-ext
- Wipe only /sdcard/.android_secure
- Wipe only /cache
- Wipe only Dalvik-cache
- Wipe only battery stats
- Wipe only rotate settings
This is where i get confused, do have to wipe: ALL userdata AND /cache AND Dalvik-cache? Or do i have to wipe all 8 options?
Thank you
you have a different recovery. Just select "Wipe ALL userdata" and then flash CM
All userdata is enough, this wipes everything except the rom and recovery.
wipe dalvik cache and cache if your upgrading rom and have problems, wipe all userdata when changing roms or want to restore a roms initial state.
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Edit, beat me to it, took me 5 minutes to write that post, and the missus says I can't multitask.
Hi All,
I did some mess i guess.
Whenever i try to Wipe Dalvik Cache. i get the following error
Formatting /cache....
Cache wipe complete.
E:failed to find "userdata" partition to mount at "/data"
now i m unable to flash even official firmware.
even tried to format /data.
formatting /data
E:format_volume: no MTD partition "userdata"
Error formatting /data!
now i aint got nay clue to fix this plz Help
vitaminme said:
Hi All,
I did some mess i guess.
Whenever i try to Wipe Dalvik Cache. i get the following error
Formatting /cache....
Cache wipe complete.
E:failed to find "userdata" partition to mount at "/data"
now i m unable to flash even official firmware.
even tried to format /data.
formatting /data
E:format_volume: no MTD partition "userdata"
Error formatting /data!
now i aint got nay clue to fix this plz Help
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Dev thread not [email protected]
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Seems like you got the partition tables messed up.
I'm no pro so I don't know what could be done.
Hey All, Thanks.
Fixed it some how.
First downloaded FOTA bricked. followed the steps.
Then tried to flash latest GB with his latest/old flash tool (linux). but that didn't work
tried older Flashtool windows Version 0.2.9.1 with firmware 4.0.A.2.368 (This was my rescue)
Finally phone booted
I was setting my overclock with setcpu and it shut down my galaxy gio, and when it rebooted it just kept on the blue circle of cyanogen mod.
I already flashed stock and it would keep on something like the blue circle of cyanogen mod. I flashed cyanogenmod a couple of times too. Already partitioned my sd card again and i already wiped everything a couple of times too...
Someone help, i have readed like hundreds of posts and nothing seems to work
When i flashed stock i used a flashable cwm recovery, because odin dont detect my gio.
Flash stock rom and than go into stock recovery and wipe everything.
Hit thanks if I help
Sent from cooperve.
Raxit k. Tandel said:
Flash stock rom and than go into stock recovery and wipe everything.
Hit thanks if I help
Sent from cooperve.
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I already flashed, like i said in my thread and nothing happened, the problem seems to have no fix
taximo ben-hur
I have a similar problem or the same problem.
And solve it installing a new CWM only with 4ext.
Try that. Wpe everithing includind Dalvik cache.
And it should work.
__GOLD_ said:
I have a similar problem or the same problem.
And solve it installing a new CWM only with 4ext.
Try that. Wpe everithing includind Dalvik cache.
And it should work.
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how do I install only with 4ext?
WtvWhoCares said:
I already flashed, like i said in my thread and nothing happened, the problem seems to have no fix
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Try to flash the stock rom with odin, and when the infinite boot starts, enter in the recovery and wipe everything!
This should solve your problem :victory:
eskorpiao112 said:
Try to flash the stock rom with odin, and when the infinite boot starts, enter in the recovery and wipe everything!
This should solve your problem :victory:
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Just yesterday i did that, but i cant wipe dalvik cache, when i select '' wipe dalvik cache'' it just pings for less than 1 sec and does nothing i dont know if that is the problem that doesnt let it work.
WtvWhoCares said:
how do I install only with 4ext?
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your problem is really like I have before.
the only way is install with only ext4. The CWM is in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421650
This file: signed_cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4only.zip (Flash from Recovery)
Select the one that have only ext4 reinstall the CWM and clean all again and wipe all including dalvik... will work after that.
Hope have help.
__GOLD_ said:
your problem is really like I have before.
the only way is install with only ext4. The CWM is in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421650
This file: signed_cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4only.zip (Flash from Recovery)
Select the one that have only ext4 reinstall the CWM and clean all again and wipe all including dalvik... will work after that.
Hope have help.
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Already had done that too...
zedbers delivery
WtvWhoCares said:
Already had done that too...
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Strange, I have really the same problema.
Did you format the system?
With this CWM I can wipe dalvik with the other version 4ext +rfs I have that isue...
Sorry but my experience is only with one device and I have solvet in this way.
Good luck
_GOLD_
__GOLD_ said:
Strange, I have really the same problema.
Did you format the system?
With this CWM I can wipe dalvik with the other version 4ext +rfs I have that isue...
Sorry but my experience is only with one device and I have solvet in this way.
Good luck
_GOLD_
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Friend, my problem is that i can't format /data or mount or nothing that involves /data like wiping dalvik cache and it makes my phone to dont boot
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I'm also having the same issue
(Also im a newbie this was my first attempt at any flashing etc.)
installed signed_cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4only.zip
then installed Jelly Bread v5.0
was ok for a while and working but then i wanted to play with other ROMS (in this case i now wanted to try cm-10.1.4-GT-S5660-gio++.zip)
I enter recovery, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, wipe batt stats
Then install cm-10.1.4-GT-S5660-gio++.zip
Then it hung for 35mins at loading blue circle screen.
I then took battery out and enter recovery, and attempt to wipe data/fatory reset and it says:
--Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/stl13
Formatting /Cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /sdcard/ .android secure...
Data wipe complete
Also i cant wipe dalvik cache it just does nothing blinks 1 second then back to menu.
Anyone know what i can do to fix this please?
Thanks for any help in advance.
sevrennn said:
I'm also having the same issue
(Also im a newbie this was my first attempt at any flashing etc.)
installed signed_cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4only.zip
then installed Jelly Bread v5.0
was ok for a while and working but then i wanted to play with other ROMS (in this case i now wanted to try cm-10.1.4-GT-S5660-gio++.zip)
I enter recovery, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, wipe batt stats
Then install cm-10.1.4-GT-S5660-gio++.zip
Then it hung for 35mins at loading blue circle screen.
I then took battery out and enter recovery, and attempt to wipe data/fatory reset and it says:
--Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/stl13
Formatting /Cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /sdcard/ .android secure...
Data wipe complete
Also i cant wipe dalvik cache it just does nothing blinks 1 second then back to menu.
Anyone know what i can do to fix this please?
Thanks for any help in advance.
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YOu have the right CWM (cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4only.zip)
Make wipe, and format system wipe dalvik cache.
And try again.
__GOLD_ said:
YOu have the right CWM (cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4only.zip)
Make wipe, and format system wipe dalvik cache.
And try again.
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Cheers for reply, i cannot wipe date/factory reset nor wipe dalvik cache with any recovery.
when i try to wipe dalvik cache it just goes straight back to main menu
And when i try to wipe data it gives me the error:
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/stl13
I have started my own thread as not to highjack this one but im pretty sure we have the same problem.
Thanks again
sevrennn said:
Cheers for reply, i cannot wipe date/factory reset nor wipe dalvik cache with any recovery.
when i try to wipe dalvik cache it just goes straight back to main menu
And when i try to wipe data it gives me the error:
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/stl13
I have started my own thread as not to highjack this one but im pretty sure we have the same problem.
Thanks again
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Is strange because I have the same problem and solve with CWM only ext4. Try with the rfs r something like that.
Did you make all the steps right?
I really can't help any more I'm new in this too.
And I use a Nexus 4, the Gio is the girfriend phone and I start to change something there becsause is too slow and break all the time.
Now I install there the Light Orange V7 and it's really good...
__GOLD_ said:
Is strange because I have the same problem and solve with CWM only ext4. Try with the rfs r something like that.
Did you make all the steps right?
I really can't help any more I'm new in this too.
And I use a Nexus 4, the Gio is the girfriend phone and I start to change something there becsause is too slow and break all the time.
Now I install there the Light Orange V7 and it's really good...
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i have tried flashing stock roms+recovery then go to CWM rfs and wipe and still get same errors
did you use cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4only?
Do you think its possible my /dev/block/stl13 could be physically damaged?
sevrennn said:
i have tried flashing stock roms+recovery then go to CWM rfs and wipe and still get same errors
did you use cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4only?
Do you think its possible my /dev/block/stl13 could be physically damaged?
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Yes I only use that CWM nothing more.
Maybe is damage. Becqau format he system I can do with any CWM onçy wipe the dalvik cache isn't possible.
So if you can do nothing for sure you have a hardware problema.
That happen's when your try put a custom ROM or the phone broken and after you try to solve it.
After flashing the original SW 5.02 ( without rezeize option) the /date partitontion was corrupt.
I have repair the partition and in the forst momentall things looks like ok.
If I want to wipe (Select Dalvik and cache) TWRP 3.2.2.0 show mie the erroe message, that TWRP can not mount the Dalvik partition.
In this moment there is only a direktory under /data/dalvik.cache.
The direktiory is not empty.
Is the Dalvik - cache an own partition?
How looks like the partition table on th eDevice P905?
Or is the error message normal ???
Thaks a lot for your help
For everyone who has the same issue:
Please ensure that /system is mounted in TWRP.
After mount the partition the wipe of the Dalvik/Art cache works without any errors