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Hi,
I'm helping out a friend with his WFS to unlock, install clockwork and root the phone, so far i've done this successfully which isn't to bad for me!!! I've now come to flashing a custom rom and what i want to know is how do i get a fresh install from rom to rom as i try them?
I've read about a superwipe then flash a rom so everything is clean but after doing a seach on here i can't find a wipe zip file for the WFS?
Also when i install a custom rom i seem to have a very low internal memory left, as low as 35mb?!!
can anyone assist please?
Thanks
You just have to remember 3 wipes in clockwork mod (CWM) before flashing a new rom.
1.data/factory reset
2.cache partition
3.dalvik (in advance)
Thanks for that, found them all in CWM.
I've re flashed this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432259
After i do the initial set up of the phone im only getting 48mb of internal storage free, is this normal or a bit low? I've partitioned the sd card and running link2sd so overall space will be ok, but just think the internal is a little low?
Thanks
The link is not working for some reason.
If its a sense based rom I have read many people having the same issue.
Why not try cm7.2 cyanogen by alquez.
I've been using it for months now and find it by far the best.
Its fast, stable and good on battery too.
No going back to sense for me.
I've been rooted for a long time now, but in the last 4 months have not been following xda as closely as usual.
I am running Synergy RLS1 with custom themes and additions (have flashed god mode in the past but didn't work very well).
I've flashed other rom's since then and the front camera still doesn't work. Is this because of some kernel or something?
Do I need to unroot and go to sprint? if this is the case, how do I do that (what pc36img do I need to download)? I have s-off right now with hboot 76.something.. I have all the new radios as well...
I am looking to get 1) my front camera working and 2) speed up my phone, synergy seems to be slow, my camera takes so long to load...
lastly, any roms out there use the volume button(s) to take pictures?
TIA!
did you make a nandroid of your stock rom before flashing any other roms? if so, try restoring to that, then partition your sd card. make sure you move the files you want to keep to your computer first or you will lose them.
if going to stock doesn't fix the front camera, try a different kernel. And partitioning the sd card would help speed up your sense roms.
sorry if i'm making myself look dumb, just trying to help... lol
AFschizoid said:
did you make a nandroid of your stock rom before flashing any other roms? if so, try restoring to that, then partition your sd card. make sure you move the files you want to keep to your computer first or you will lose them.
if going to stock doesn't fix the front camera, try a different kernel. And partitioning the sd card would help speed up your sense roms.
sorry if i'm making myself look dumb, just trying to help... lol
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I did not make a nandroid directly after rooting, just flashed a rom right away (I was a n00b at the time)... sd card is already partitioned..
AFschizoid said:
did you make a nandroid of your stock rom before flashing any other roms? if so, try restoring to that, then partition your sd card. make sure you move the files you want to keep to your computer first or you will lose them.
if going to stock doesn't fix the front camera, try a different kernel. And partitioning the sd card would help speed up your sense roms.
sorry if i'm making myself look dumb, just trying to help... lol
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and if the different kernel or going to stock doesn't work then it is probably a hardware problem and you will have to unroot and take it to sprint if you want it fixed
well there are plenty of stock "barebones" roms, from 4.54 to 4.67 and before, download and flash one of them. do you know if you were 4.54 when you flashed the rom?
AFschizoid said:
well there are plenty of stock "barebones" roms, from 4.54 to 4.67 and before, download and flash one of them. do you know if you were 4.54 when you flashed the rom?
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I do not know if I was 4.54 when I flashed Synergy...
start off flashing the stock 4.54 rom here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319881
see if that works. make sure you manually wipe everything except sd card as well, just to be sure
Hi, I just flashed my Galaxy S3 with FrostyJB ROM v11.2.2. After the flash, SD card cannot be mounted anymore. I have a 64GB SD card in there. I then flash the kernel with stock kernel, and SD card can be mounted again.
Since this ROM is built using a custom kernel, I'm assuming the optimization is build around that kernel. So is it better to revert back to a previous version of the ROM altogether, or format the SD card with FAT32 and see if it works with the custom kernel, or it doesn't really matter having the stock kernel with this particular ROM?
Thank you for your help.
munchee said:
Hi, I just flashed my Galaxy S3 with FrostyJB ROM v11.2.2. After the flash, SD card cannot be mounted anymore. I have a 64GB SD card in there. I then flash the kernel with stock kernel, and SD card can be mounted again.
Since this ROM is built using a custom kernel, I'm assuming the optimization is build around that kernel. So is it better to revert back to a previous version of the ROM altogether, or format the SD card with FAT32 and see if it works with the custom kernel, or it doesn't really matter having the stock kernel with this particular ROM?
Thank you for your help.
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Mine is working... I suggest re-formatting your SD card from within Frosty.
tvinhas said:
Mine is working... I suggest re-formatting your SD card from within Frosty.
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Thanks tvinhas, but that's not the issue.
I played around more on it yesterday, and here's what I have:
FrostyJB v11.2.2 uses ktoonsez kernel, which seemed to incompatible with exFAT greater than 32GB (or perhaps just incompatible with exFAT altogether, not sure). I tried different combination and this works:
* FrostyJB ROM V11.2.2, with stock kernel
* FrostyJB ROM V11.2.2 with ktoonsez kernel, but must format SD card with FAT32
But regardless, I found another issue with this ROM version, so I decided to revert back to V11.2.1. I found that this ROM for some reason broke my USB connection. ADB and KIES won't work anymore, though windows recognizes the phone when I plugged it in and was able to read the storage. I uses KIES to sync my calendar with outlook, and I disable my KIES air. Rather than mocking around with it more, I decided to restore my nandroid.
Thanks for the help
Frosty V11.2.1 is my favorite and most stable ROM to date. I had issues with my 8gb FAT32 SD card on V11.2.2 so I went back. I was having some other issues as well but they might not have been due to the new version. I can't express enough how much I appreciate you developers taking the time to do this for the community.
UALPOW said:
Frosty V11.2.1 is my favorite and most stable ROM to date. I had issues with my 8gb FAT32 SD card on V11.2.2 so I went back. I was having some other issues as well but they might not have been due to the new version. I can't express enough how much I appreciate you developers taking the time to do this for the community.
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Totally agree, this is my favorite ROM, and it is amazing. Can't thank all the people enough in spending time developing and debugging this.
Hey guys, I'll cut to the chase.
My girlfriend's HTC Wildfire S is a nightmare to work with! I have tried many different ROMs, including Marvel 4.2.1 CM10.1, Jelly King and CM10 and I simply screw up the phone every single time!
I have attempted to partition the SD Card using MiniTool Partition (it is a 2GB card), into 2, 1GB partitions, and then installed INT2EXT4+, but I'm always confused about the settings in Recovery. Selecting advanced->Partition SD Card is always a guess and check method. Do I even need to do this? I usually never get the space in my internal the way I expect it. Its literally random on whether I get proper internal space. Sometimes, the second partition disappears and the ROM doesn't even know it exists!
I usually follow the instructions found on CM10 thread:
Download INT2EXT4+
Put the zip into the root of your SD Card: /storage/sdcard0
Flash the ROM
Flash the INT2EX4+.zip file
Reboot
Boot into Recovery again
Flash the GApps
Reboot again
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The main problem is, GApps never flashes properly, meaning it flashes, but never appears in the ROM! The only way I can get GApps to work is if I flash the Cache version of the GApps, which causes huge problems with apps, and internal space, and not only that, every time I flash the GApps on the Cache Partition, I lose all my settings.
I ask that someone give me an exact method to properly partition, flash the ROM and flash GApps, such that I can always update the ROM without having to lose all my settings/apps every time. I would also like to know how I can back up my settings (including app placements in the Launcher, such that I can restore the backup).
Odp: Flashing the WildfireS is a nightmare!
BuffMcBigHuge said:
Hey guys, I'll cut to the chase.
My girlfriend's HTC Wildfire S is a nightmare to work with! I have tried many different ROMs, including Marvel 4.2.1 CM10.1, Jelly King and CM10 and I simply screw up the phone every single time!
I have attempted to partition the SD Card using MiniTool Partition (it is a 2GB card), into 2, 1GB partitions, and then installed INT2EXT4+, but I'm always confused about the settings in Recovery. Selecting advanced->Partition SD Card is always a guess and check method. Do I even need to do this? I usually never get the space in my internal the way I expect it. Its literally random on whether I get proper internal space. Sometimes, the second partition disappears and the ROM doesn't even know it exists!
I usually follow the instructions found on CM10 thread:
The main problem is, GApps never flashes properly, meaning it flashes, but never appears in the ROM! The only way I can get GApps to work is if I flash the Cache version of the GApps, which causes huge problems with apps, and internal space, and not only that, every time I flash the GApps on the Cache Partition, I lose all my settings.
I ask that someone give me an exact method to properly partition, flash the ROM and flash GApps, such that I can always update the ROM without having to lose all my settings/apps every time. I would also like to know how I can back up my settings (including app placements in the Launcher, such that I can restore the backup).
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Did you make total wipe and format? Try the gaps from jellyking thread. It works 100% and try the script from that its better and faster then int2ext
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using xda app-developers app
lokocool said:
Did you make total wipe and format? Try the gaps from jellyking thread. It works 100% and try the script from that its better and faster then int2ext
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using xda app-developers app
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Just an update, I preformed the following tasks in this order:
1 Using CWM, I factory wiped everything
2 Parittioned the SDcard to 1GB and 256MB swap
2 Mounted the SDcard in CWM and transferred over JellyKing 1.3 and a2sdx
3 Flashed JellyKing, then a2sdx
4 Booted the phone, and restored the google account
5 Checked the internal memory, made sure it was what I expected, then install my old apps in Google Play.
Seems to work quite well, I posted a few issues I had with Jelly King in particular in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37512166#post37512166
BuffMcBigHuge said:
Hey guys, I'll cut to the chase.
My girlfriend's HTC Wildfire S is a nightmare to work with! I have tried many different ROMs, including Marvel 4.2.1 CM10.1, Jelly King and CM10 and I simply screw up the phone every single time!
I have attempted to partition the SD Card using MiniTool Partition (it is a 2GB card), into 2, 1GB partitions, and then installed INT2EXT4+, but I'm always confused about the settings in Recovery. Selecting advanced->Partition SD Card is always a guess and check method. Do I even need to do this? I usually never get the space in my internal the way I expect it. Its literally random on whether I get proper internal space. Sometimes, the second partition disappears and the ROM doesn't even know it exists!
I usually follow the instructions found on CM10 thread:
The main problem is, GApps never flashes properly, meaning it flashes, but never appears in the ROM! The only way I can get GApps to work is if I flash the Cache version of the GApps, which causes huge problems with apps, and internal space, and not only that, every time I flash the GApps on the Cache Partition, I lose all my settings.
I ask that someone give me an exact method to properly partition, flash the ROM and flash GApps, such that I can always update the ROM without having to lose all my settings/apps every time. I would also like to know how I can back up my settings (including app placements in the Launcher, such that I can restore the backup).
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You can use Titanium Backup from Play Store for your backups.
I never had any problem with cache gapps ... working like a charm... But I really advice you not to update your ROM by flashing the zip over the ROM : personally I prefer making a full backup and restoring after the flash it is really safer and cleaner !
Envoyé depuis mon Wildfire S A510e
izi501 said:
You can use Titanium Backup from Play Store for your backups.
I never had any problem with cache gapps ... working like a charm... But I really advice you not to update your ROM by flashing the zip over the ROM : personally I prefer making a full backup and restoring after the flash it is really safer and cleaner !
Envoyé depuis mon Wildfire S A510e
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Titanium Backup files get wiped when I format my SD card. There is no point. I simply use the Google recovery to get my apps and data back... its substantial enough.
BuffMcBigHuge said:
Titanium Backup files get wiped when I format my SD card. There is no point. I simply use the Google recovery to get my apps and data back... its substantial enough.
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If you read carefully the tutorials about how to format your SD card, they all tell you that this process erases the SD card, and all advice you to make a full backup before formatting. After that, if you don't follow the instructions...
Envoyé depuis mon Wildfire S A510e
i am using m8(int version) with sense based different roms nicely with s-on.
but when i want to switch to cm based roms , all is fine but no file manager seeing my sd card, setting/storage/mount sd card nothing happens after click.
seems may be kernel related?, but i dont change kernels, i just keep same and flash rom and gapps. please anybody help