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[Q] Nightlie help?

Alright guys so forgive me if this is a double post but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere. I've been looking into Nightly roms and I've found that I really like the concept. However, I've been flashing these Nightlies as if I've been flashing an entirely new Rom. What I mean is I've been doing full titanium backups then boot to cwm and wipe data factory reset and wipe dalvik and finally flash new nightly and reboot. I hate having to wait for titanium to reinstall all my apps and data though. I mean titanium is a neat idea but not as a nightly restorer as it just takes way too long. So I feel like I might be missing something but my general question here is can I get away without doing a full data wipe when moving to a new nightly? And will this ultimately save all of my apps and data? Thanks for any help guys
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If it helps at all I'm using the warm z twopointtwo nightlies
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elixir911911 said:
Alright guys so forgive me if this is a double post but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere. I've been looking into Nightly roms and I've found that I really like the concept. However, I've been flashing these Nightlies as if I've been flashing an entirely new Rom. What I mean is I've been doing full titanium backups then boot to cwm and wipe data factory reset and wipe dalvik and finally flash new nightly and reboot. I hate having to wait for titanium to reinstall all my apps and data though. I mean titanium is a neat idea but not as a nightly restorer as it just takes way too long. So I feel like I might be missing something but my general question here is can I get away without doing a full data wipe when moving to a new nightly? And will this ultimately save all of my apps and data? Thanks for any help guys
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If its same rom just an update, as in nightlies, u just wipe cache + dalvic. Full wipe not necessary. All ur data will b there. I never fully wipe unless it's a new Rom.
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Cool thanks man. I've never wiped a cache before at all though....what's the point?
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[Q] cyanogeon7 nightly build problem

i find that the nightly build is cool and is awesome. the problem is when i use system panel task manager, the phone reboots. i dont know why and its more laggy than the cm7 mod please tell me its me doing something wrong not my phone's or the mod's fault.

and it svery irritating that it keeps hanging. please someone help me with the nightly mod thing i want to use.

Go for nightly#205. And do a full wipe including data,cache,dalvic cache, and perform a factory resetting from cwm before you flash the nightly. Also use latest buzz kernal so that you can overclock your phone.
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I know how to clear data and cache from clockwork mod. How to clear devik. Ache and factory reset from clockwork mod. And the kernel from where? Can please tell me and post link for kernel?

ongtengjun said:
I know how to clear data and cache from clockwork mod. How to clear devik. Ache and factory reset from clockwork mod. And the kernel from where? Can please tell me and post link for kernel?
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i had problem with my previous nightly # 177 when i used darktremor APP2SD script .. even when i re flashed nightly #205 .. things were the same (Talking about random reboots upon opening task manager / and installing apps etc. ) ..
then i repartitioned my SD and didn't flashed the script... now its fine .. ..

so how did you install it? how to repartition sd card and not flash the script? how to install?

V0odo0 said:
i had problem with my previous nightly # 177 when i used darktremor APP2SD script .. even when i re flashed nightly #205 .. things were the same (Talking about random reboots upon opening task manager / and installing apps etc. ) ..
then i repartitioned my SD and didn't flashed the script... now its fine .. ..
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Lol you may have used beta 4 script, try beta 3, need to use atleast ext3 as your secondary partition. Try it with latest original cwm recovery. 5.xxx to partition. Do a clean install after partition.
And a personal suggestion. S2e app in market is good than dta2sd, though it have not much functions, but what it have, it does its best. I use it.
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ongtengjun said:
I know how to clear data and cache from clockwork mod. How to clear devik. Ache and factory reset from clockwork mod. And the kernel from where? Can please tell me and post link for kernel?
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Dude, explore options in cwm, don't do formatting boot, system, data, unless you learn what it does.
Options may vary from version to versions of cwm. So you have to say which cwm version you have. Mine is latest 5.xxx.
In it, data- factory format( user data or wipe user data, which ever it is called) is in main menu. And dalvic cache wipe is in advanced menu.
Lol you must carefully read topic named" complete wildfire index, then ask doubts, after all you can learn new things from every topic.
Your kernal will be in that topic. Check it out.
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another problem
now i got another problem. my wildfire will hang every now and then and i have to pluck out the battery and switch it back on. its very irritating and having to keep doing that will kill my bat very quickly so could anyone tell me any solutions?

To solve your problem, you must say. Your current configuration, rom, kernal, radio, tweeks, and what have you done just before you got the error
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well i am using the cm7 nightly build #205. kernel is buzz-kernel-2.6.35. i just downloaded some apps that were in my phone when i was using cm7 stable. and there wasnt a problem. do i have to upgrade to latest build and kernel? oh and just a question. if i want to upgrade from #205 to #208, do i have have to like wipe my data and cache and dalvik cache? i wouldnt wanna redownload and change everythin again

You can install the nightlies on top of one another without wiping anything, sometimes it seems better to wipe the cache to me but not always necessary, leave data alone.
Word of warning though, always make a nandroid backup before installing a new rom, although they're stable they are still called experimental for a reason, and sometimes (not very often) things can still go wrong.
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i wiped both the dalvik and partition cache and installed the #208 nightly build and the latest kernel but then the phone would just restart automatically. do i have to wipe data as well?

Yes do a "Wipe Data / Factory Reset" in Clockworkmod if it is giving you issues. Then try a fresh install and check again for instability.
Note - Performing a Wipe Data / Factory Reset will erase all data (Except SD Card)

well i not sure but i think the problem still occurs.. yes it does. i wiped data, cache and dalvik cache, did a install using cwm and it still reboots WHAT TO DO NOW

showlyshah said:
Lol you may have used beta 4 script, try beta 3, need to use atleast ext3 as your secondary partition. Try it with latest original cwm recovery. 5.xxx to partition. Do a clean install after partition.
And a personal suggestion. S2e app in market is good than dta2sd, though it have not much functions, but what it have, it does its best. I use it.
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Hey thanks dude .. yup i was using beta 3 last time.. beta 4 was a disaster to CM7.. .. i tried that too ..
but i think my partition was ext2 coz i am using CWM 3 .. will try with CWM 5 .. and sure... S2e too ...

Do you let it boot up before flashing the kernel?
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For i always keep a backup of my contacts in sd. Also apps using titanium backup, i had never used a nandroid backup till now, i alwayz do fresh installs, wiping every thing but not fat32. And always keep things updated.
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ok now i have another problem. my phone will just reboot after hanging when i open system panel task manager. please some one help me

ongtengjun said:
ok now i have another problem. my phone will just reboot after hanging when i open system panel task manager. please some one help me
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dude is it the same one you had before? thats why we mention to give your current spec. with out it we cant do any thing or we cant help you.

[Q]I was just thinking

Useing CWM wiping everything clean to install a rom. At this point back up useing CWM. Now if I just restored that backup before every rom would that be like wiping everything for it?

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If you don't perform the wipe before installing a different rom, all you are doing is installing over top of, and you can run into problems that way. The exception would be that some of the developers start the installation by formatting.

Omnicide said:
Useing CWM wiping everything clean to install a rom. At this point back up useing CWM. Now if I just restored that backup before every rom would that be like wiping everything for it?
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I get what your saying and its an interesting question..
RESTATED: WIPE EVERYTHING AND BACKUP THE WIPAGE....lol
So that if) t were restored, it would restore a blank...tricky to explain
Ok so imo, i dont think it works...i have zero base for my opinion. But even if it does work why? Wiping is faster than restoring anyway. Flashing TDJ's superwipe is even better and still faster than restoring.
Interesting question nonetheless
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Omnicide said:
Useing CWM wiping everything clean to install a rom. At this point back up useing CWM. Now if I just restored that backup before every rom would that be like wiping everything for it?
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You want to backup before you wipe because if you backup afterwards you would be backing up either a blank ROM or by a small chance a wiped version of your current one.
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Master&Slave™ said:
You want to backup before you wipe because if you backup afterwards you would be backing up either a blank ROM or by a small chance a wiped version of your current one.
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Thanks yeah i learned why backup are so inportent so i have tons of backups all labeled.
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[Q] Is it ok to reinstall a rom without clearing anything?

I flashed Sandvold's ICS 0.8.1 yesterday, but after reading a few threads today I saw that it's better to do the custom install instead of the typical one. I did a nandroid and decided to simply flash the rom again without clearing anything.
It seems fine so far, but I'm wondering if this can lead to any problems?
Also, do I need to reinstall a2sd after re-flashing?

I think that if you downgrade from ics to gb than you need to make a full wipe but if you upgrade than I think it's ok
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thedancingbear said:
I flashed Sandvold's ICS 0.8.1 yesterday, but after reading a few threads today I saw that it's better to do the custom install instead of the typical one. I did a nandroid and decided to simply flash the rom again without clearing anything.
It seems fine so far, but I'm wondering if this can lead to any problems?
Also, do I need to reinstall a2sd after re-flashing?
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Yes, always wipe.
xdevilium said:
I think that if you downgrade from ics to gb than you need to make a full wipe but if you upgrade than I think it's ok
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If you are with the exact same rom then a wipe shouldn't be needed and a2sd should stay if you don't wipe.

Try it and if it doesn't work do a full wipe I've never seen anyone say you'll break your phone if you don't wipe. Someone on Sandvold's thread recommended app extractor from play store as an easy way to restore after a full wipe. Didn't work for me but I only tried it once so you could check that out. It just restores everything from your nandroid
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greenie25 said:
If you are with the exact same rom then a wipe shouldn't be needed and a2sd should stay if you don't wipe.
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If u are flashing the same rom (newer version) u still have to wipe dalvik. Its better anyway just to do a backup then full wipe and flash the rom then restore
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Always wipe Dalvik, sometimes, the rom setup menu does it automaticly.

Noobish question

This is a very noobish question that I couldn't even find a post about it on the forums. Here's the situation: I'm running ics by Lord Clockan on my phone. I'm going to make a backup of it and then flash jellytime by randomblame today. I know I need to do a full wipe before I flash jellytime. If I want to switch back to ics tomorrow, do I need to do a full wipe again before flashing my backup? I don't flash roms very often, and never backups, so, someone please guide me!

When you restore a nandroid backup from recovery you don't need to perform a wipe, only when flashing a new rom

wtr_dhd said:
When you restore a nandroid backup from recovery you don't need to perform a wipe, only when flashing a new rom
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Thank you (I'm out of 'thank you's for the day). So after I flash jellytime, I can constantly switch between ics and jt without wiping anything, since they're both nandroids?

alexsouthmayd said:
Thank you (I'm out of 'thank you's for the day). So after I flash jellytime, I can constantly switch between ics and jt without wiping anything, since they're both nandroids?
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I wouldn't do that if I were you, it's always best to full wipe when changing stuff...

uros0104 said:
I wouldn't do that if I were you, it's always best to full wipe when changing stuff...
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I have to agree, keep a current nandroid of your daily rom and if you want to play with JB do a Full wipe install as it is progressing quite quick.

I tought I need wipe after retore.
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oli.98 said:
I tought I need wipe after retore.
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Well if you wiped after restore, you wouldn't have anything on your phone, wouldn't you? The best rule of thumb to go by is this: Whenever you're flashing a kernel/gapps/whatever that doesn't change your ROM, wipe cache and Dalvik. If you are flashing a new ROM or restoring a nandroid, do a full wipe (system, data, cache, Dalvik).

Good information from all of you since I also thought about these questions.
Will a backup from clockworkmod also backup apps and settings aswell or is titanbackup needed here?
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It backups everything, so no need for Titanium when you are restoring a nandroid, you only need it when you are switching between ROMs.
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alexsouthmayd said:
This is a very noobish question that I couldn't even find a post about it on the forums. Here's the situation: I'm running ics by Lord Clockan on my phone. I'm going to make a backup of it and then flash jellytime by randomblame today. I know I need to do a full wipe before I flash jellytime. If I want to switch back to ics tomorrow, do I need to do a full wipe again before flashing my backup? I don't flash roms very often, and never backups, so, someone please guide me!
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I am not a pro so please correct me if i am wrong and thank me if i am correct XD
here the step normall i do before flash another rom
>Backup alll Apps (i am using Titanium Backup)
>Flash Full Wipe ZIP ( find at ARHD page )
>FLash ROM ( what ever you wanted )
if you wanted to flash back to another rom then do back again from step 1 .