Hi guys,
When updating a current rom from one build (8/20) to the next (8/25), will I have to do a full wipe/factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache, or is it possible to just flash the newest update for this rom?
Thanks!
Kinrit said:
Hi guys,
When updating a current rom from one build (8/20) to the next (8/25), will I have to do a full wipe/factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache, or is it possible to just flash the newest update for this rom?
Thanks!
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Its always the best to do a clean wipe so the new rom doesn't co-exist with the old bugs
Thank you!
One more question, when restoring a previous build, like a stock build or something, is it safe to go ahead and restore that rom, or do you also recommend wiping and going back to stock ICS and then restoring?
Or does wipe/factory reset basically put you back at un-root and stock ICS?
Still trying to understand all the lingo, thanks for the help.
Kinrit said:
Thank you!
One more question, when restoring a previous build, like a stock build or something, is it safe to go ahead and restore that rom, or do you also recommend wiping and going back to stock ICS and then restoring?
Or does wipe/factory reset basically put you back at un-root and stock ICS?
Still trying to understand all the lingo, thanks for the help.
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If you are updating the same rom you don't have to do a full wipe. Just wipe cache and dalvik. AOKP --> AOKP is fine. CM10 nightly --> CM10 nightly is also fine.
If you are talking about a nandroid, you can restore those whenever you so choose. No prerequisite necessary.
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I'm contemplating flashing the latest CM7 build.
At the moment I am running CyanogenMod-7.2.0-RC1-marvel-KANG on my Wildfire S
Does anyone know if I have to factory reset, wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache as if I was flashing an entirely different ROM? And will I have to reflash gapps as well?
I'd appreciate any advice on this.
king_lud said:
I'm contemplating flashing the latest CM7 build.
At the moment I am running CyanogenMod-7.2.0-RC1-marvel-KANG on my Wildfire S
Does anyone know if I have to factory reset, wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache as if I was flashing an entirely different ROM? And will I have to reflash gapps as well?
I'd appreciate any advice on this.
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I think you don't need to wipe anything bcos you are going to flash CM7 again, just newer version.
Gapps, I think you will have to reflash them
Go in cwm and install from zip. Or open the cyanogenmod zip with rom manager.
I flashed from 7.2rc1 to 7.2final a few days ago without reflashing gapps or wiping anything
Don't wipe anything. In cwm you will see it only updates your existing system.
But make an nandroid backup for sure
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Many thanks. Did as you advised. and it went perfectly!
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Hi!
I installed CM10, but I don't like it yet.
How do I go back to CM9? Just flashing the older ROM again doesn't work (it was stuck in a boot animation loop), although I didn't wipe.
Please help.
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Prysewhert said:
Hi!
I installed CM10, but I don't like it yet.
How do I go back to CM9? Just flashing the older ROM again doesn't work (it was stuck in a boot animation loop), although I didn't wipe.
Please help.
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Well, back up, then wipe
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iok1 said:
Well, back up, then wipe
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Are you sure that's gonna work? I don't wanna wipe for nothing.
/Oh with backup you mean the things I would wipe? or some thing in CWM?
i am not entirely stupid, but i am kinda new to this.
Prysewhert said:
Are you sure that's gonna work? I don't wanna wipe for nothing.
/Oh with backup you mean the things I would wipe? or some thing in CWM?
i am not entirely stupid, but i am kinda new to this.
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I mean with titanium, go backup, app2zip etc...... anything that can backup your apps and data
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Make a backup of you apps with Titanium Backup (not the system apps!), reboot in recovery, make a backup if you want, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache, install rom, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache again. Then it should work.
LordJeremy said:
Make a backup of you apps with Titanium Backup (not the system apps!), reboot in recovery, make a backup if you want, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache, install rom, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache again. Then it should work.
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thank you, that did it.
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I want to update my Unofficial CM10 +3.x Kernel to the latest update from Hashcode.
UNOFFICIAL CM10 + 3.x Kernel for Kindle Fire [09/16 CHARGING+]
When you do an update like this, do you wipe everything like I did when I first flashed the ROM? I mean, when I installed, I wiped system, factory reset, cache and dalvik cache. Then I flashed the ROM and then I flashed gapps.
So now I just want to update the OS, what do I need to wipe? And will I need to flash gapps again?
CAn't ask this in the development thread 'cause my n00b hat it still too shiney.
Thanks!
A question like this doesn't belong in the development thread because it isn't development related.
If you're going from one ROM to a different one, you need to wipe System and Factory Reset (data and cache).
If the ROM is simply an update of an existing ROM, generally all you need to wipe is data and cache. There are always exceptions to this so it's always a good idea to make a backup in case things turn sour.
After installation of the ROM you have the option to wipe cache and dalvik. It isn't required but not wiping them has been known to cause some bugginess.
soupmagnet said:
A question like this doesn't belong in the development thread because it isn't development related.
If you're going from one ROM to a different one, you need to wipe System and Factory Reset (data and cache).
If the ROM is simply an update of an existing ROM, generally all you need to wipe is data and cache. There are always exceptions to this so it's always a good idea to make a backup in case things turn sour.
After installation of the ROM you have the option to wipe cache and dalvik. It isn't required but not wiping them has been known to cause some bugginess.
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Thank you once again, soupmagnet. Yeah this is just an update to my current ROM. So .... I won't need to flash gapps again?
I'm slowly figuring this stuff out. hehehe... When I was 30 I picked this stuff up quick. Turning 60 on Thursday and stuff tends to need a little more pondering lately. hahaha
Anywho.... thanks
Oh, yeah. You need to flash Gapps if you wipe system.
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Oh, yeah. You need to flash Gapps if you wipe system.
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OK, see, now you're messin' with the old man here... hehehe
On one hand I'm hearing if I am only updating my current ROM, I just wipe data and cache.
Then you tell me I have to flash gapps if I wipe System.
But prior you said I only need to wipe system if I'm going from one ROM to a different ROM.
So.... I'm just updating my current ROM. I wipe data and cache, flash the updated ROM, wipe dalvik.... done...
no flash gapps, right?
I need to look at TWRP again to see exactly how it presents the choices. Don't be hatin' on the old guy for bein' dumb now.
OK, booted to TWRP. When I select Wipe my choices are : Cache, Dalvik Cache, Factory Reset, System and then External Storage. So... in your first answer to me when you said to go to a different ROM I should wipe "System and Factory Reset (data and cache)" it appears you are telling me that "System and Factory Reset" is another way of referring to "data and cache". Is that correct?
Gapps go in the /system/app folder so if you wipe the system partition, Gapps will go along with it.
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Gapps go in the /system/app folder so if you wipe the system partition, Gapps will go along with it.
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GAaaahhh..... I just wiped System and watched as it processed /system
and then I wiped Factory Reset and watched as it processed /data and /cache
So I guess that answers my confusion.
Hey guys,
I always have to pull my battery out multiple times on reboots, or after flashing a rom.
When I change roms, I do a fact. reset and wipe cache/dalvik, on updates of same rom I only do a wipe of cache/dalvik. I tried fixing permissions.
How is this caused ? It eventually boot up every time, just very annoying.
Does wiping system help ? I've read that most rom dev's include it anyway in flashing rom.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Rom: AOSP Paranoid Android 2.99 beta 5
Recovery: TWRP 2.3.2.1
Thnx for your help!
Firewalker1980 said:
Hey guys,
I always have to pull my battery out multiple times on reboots, or after flashing a rom.
When I change roms, I do a fact. reset and wipe cache/dalvik, on updates of same rom I only do a wipe of cache/dalvik. I tried fixing permissions.
How is this caused ? It eventually boot up every time, just very annoying.
Does wiping system help ? I've read that most rom dev's include it anyway in flashing rom.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Rom: AOSP Paranoid Android 2.99 beta 5
Recovery: TWRP 2.3.2.1
Thnx for your help!
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I haven't encountered this but I sometimes get bootloop when I flash Gapps without wiping cache and dalvik. Whenever I flash a new ROM, I do factory reset, wipe system, cache, and dalvik. So you may try wiping all of them and make a fresh install of the ROM then see if this problem keeps affecting you. Just make a nandroid backup in case this does not help so you restore your whole data easily
ahmadallica said:
I haven't encountered this but I sometimes get bootloop when I flash Gapps without wiping cache and dalvik. Whenever I flash a new ROM, I do factory reset, wipe system, cache, and dalvik. So you may try wiping all of them and make a fresh install of the ROM then see if this problem keeps affecting you. Just make a nandroid backup in case this does not help so you restore your whole data easily
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Hey thx for your suggestions!
I always flash a "new" rom that way though. But an update of the same rom, I "dirty" flash, which should be fine according to everyone.
No matter what Rom/Kernel I use, I still frequently have to pull the battery out.
It's never from locking up within Android. It just freezes/loops on the Google bootlogo.
I once wiped everything, even the storage space, and it helped for a little while, but did not make it go away for good.
Could it be related to certain apps ? Maybe PGM or Seeder or smth ?
All input welcome
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Phone: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Maguro
Rom: AOSPA 2.99 latest
Kernel: AK Purity v20
Recovery: TWRP 2.3.3.0
How do you flash back to a previous nightly? What are the steps I know I have to make sure I have the nightly I want to flash to on my SD card, but before I can do that what caches do I need to wipe?
Current: D2att cyangogen nightly12/28/12
to --> nightly12/27/12
khep24 said:
How do you flash back to a previous nightly? What are the steps I know I have to make sure I have the nightly I want to flash to on my SD card, but before I can do that what caches do I need to wipe?
Current: D2att cyangogen nightly12/28/12
to --> nightly12/27/12
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Wipe cache and dalvik. If you have any problems that weren't there before a full wipe might be needed.
Also for future reference you should use a more descriptive title when posting questions.
Not sure what you mean by flash to a previously nightly, I am guessing you would like to restore your phone to a previous backup?
If so you need to use something like ROM manager and grant superuser permissions to it. From there you can create backups and restore points from your custom ROM`s. You can either restore from inside the phone or from CWM recovery mode.
Personally for me everytime I flash a new ROM on my phone I hop into CWM recovery and do a factory wipe and reset, wipe cache, and then go to advanced and wipe dalvik.
If I have been messing around with the same Custom ROM, changing widgets, apps etc, I back up using ROM Manager and just restore back to something if I don`t like the changes I have made.
Hope that helps.
jefferson9 said:
Wipe cache and dalvik. If you have any problems that weren't there before a full wipe might be needed.
Also for future reference you should use a more descriptive title when posting questions.
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Thank you very much, and will do I'm pretty new to this I'm just trying to figure out all the correct steps so I won't brick.