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Wipe data and cache

Hi there.
You know.. when we trying to flash ROMs using ROM Manager, they will pop-up whether we want to wipe data and cache and/or back-up the current ROM? Lol.
I am trying to manually flash ROMs and need to full wipe and cache.
But which option is that in the recovery mode that represent this "wipe data and cache"? There are few "wipe"s in the recovery mode which is:
1) wipe data/factory reset
2) wipe cache partition
3) wipe dalvik cache
Which one is that? Thanks ya. x)

Wipe data and cache will be options 1 & 2 but you should always do all three (IIRC Dalvik Cache is the sd-ext partition) whenever you change ROM's and sometimes upgrading (but check with ROM creator on this each time).

Hi Mr_JMM, we meet again. xD
Ok, so basically it is all the three options I have to do in order to "full" wipe data and cache. THanks again Mr_JMM. =)

Check your other thread for full wipe & easy upgrade tools. Are flashable zips that do the lot for you.
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UpInTheAir said:
Check your other thread for full wipe & easy upgrade tools. Are flashable zips that do the lot for you.
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Yes but since all major ROM flashes should be proceeded by a Nand Backup and the OP states this is being done from recovery, I would say it's better (easier) and more confidence inspiring to just do the lot from Recovery in one go.

Sorry, post was directed for superstick1.
Obviously .... as it is a flashable zip........ it will be done in recovery prior to ROM.
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Yes, I know who you (UpInTheAir) were directing the post at. I was just adding my 2c.
My bad, was just my opinion and personal preference. As with many things, I say try all options and see what works best.

Try to download the file FULLWIPE 1.3.zip.
Copy and paste it in the SD root.
Open Rom Manager and enter in recovery mode. CWM.
Than choose instal zip from SD card and install it.
After that it will full wipe your phone and in the same screen tap on reboot now.
Just all. Nothing difficult. It too simple..

Err, check a few posts above buddy. ;-)
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sgroimax said:
Try to download the file FULLWIPE 1.3.zip.
Copy and paste it in the SD root
Open Rom Manager and enter in recovery mode. CWM.
Than choose instal zip from SD card and install it.
After that it will full wipe your phone and in the same screen tap on reboot now.
Just all. Nothing difficult. It too simple..
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but, i believe that it´s not necessary to flash anything... simply do the wipes that the CWM has... and in adition if you want do the "formats" (in mounts and storage paragraph if i don´t forgot the location....)..
PD: i like your avatar sgroimax hahahha (written by a linux lover)....

SERGI.3210 said:
but, i believe that it´s not necessary to flash anything... simply do the wipes that the CWM has... and in adition if you want do the "formats" (in mounts and storage paragraph if i don´t forgot the location....)..
PD: i like your avatar sgroimax hahahha (written by a linux lover)....
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No its not necessary to use the zip........ only easier. You only have to install zip from sdcard, that's it. Once you have it on there, much FASTER and convienent, particularly if you flash regularly. Don't have to format each partition manually.
I'm all for easier, faster, convienent. ;-)
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@upintheair
So the flashed zip does everything automatically, you don't have to tell it what to wipe?
How does it know when to wipe data and more importantly, when NOT to wipe data?
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Mr_JMM said:
@upintheair
So the flashed zip does everything automatically, you don't have to tell it what to wipe?
How does it know when to wipe data and more importantly, when NOT to wipe data?
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I only highlighted the Pros & how it could be useful if your flashing alot. Just keep them on your sdcard, and select which one you need
From Thread: [TOOL][RECOVERY-APP]FULL WIPE-CWM 2&3-WIPE.zip -UPDATED 12/04/2011- DHD/DZ/G2/Vision
ClockWorkMod 2 & 3 - ( Edify Script )
FULL-WIPE-1.3.zip
Will format(wipe) the following:
* SYSTEM
* DATA
* CACHE
EASY-UPGRADE-WIPE-1.3.zip
Use if you DON'T want your data removed! Use full for ROM upgrades ie. From CM7 Nightlys #1 to CM7 Nightlys #2 .
You WILL need to reinstall gapps
Will format(wipe) the following:
* BOOT
* SYSTEM
* CACHE
* DALVIK-CACHE
ClockWorkMod 2 ( Amend Script )
FULL-WIPE.zip
Will Format(wipe) the following
* BOOT
* SYSTEM
* DATA
* CACHE
* DALVIK-CACHE
Easy-Upgrade-Wipe.zip
Use if you DON'T want your data removed! Use full for ROM upgrades ie. From Leedroid 1.4 to Leedroid 1.4.1 .
Will format(wipe) the following:
* BOOT
* SYSTEM
* CACHE

That's fine for you to point out pros but I believe people should know both sides.
Having to flash a file from SD card everytime I want to change from full wipe to partial or vice versa is a pain in the a**e.
For me personally it is quicker and easier to select 2 options that takes seconds to do instead of the chore of flashing a file everytime.
Also, that thread has to be the worst one I've ever seen for people not bothering to read before posting!
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ok!!! thank's for tus information buddy!
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Mr_JMM said:
That's fine for you to point out pros but I believe people should know both sides.
Having to flash a file from SD card everytime I want to change from full wipe to partial or vice versa is a pain in the a**e.
For me personally it is quicker and easier to select 2 options that takes seconds to do instead of the chore of flashing a file everytime.
Also, that thread has to be the worst one I've ever seen for people not bothering to read before posting!
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Getting a little off topic here:
If you read my first post in this thread, I had directed the OP to another of his threads where I had posted the link (or information on how to find it), so by doing so provided all information, so he could make his own mind up.
FACT: Flashing those partitions requires more steps (ie.button pressing etc) than doing it manually (within cwm 2.5.1.3), I just checked , also there is no delay between formatting the partitions, so it is fasterrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Anyway, we are all entitled to our opinionn, and it does foster better ideas and ways of doing things. The OP has stated to me he ended up using the zip and has his preferred ROM flashed again with no issues. So this method worked for him. Cheers

wow did not check my post for few days and have loads of replies.
Erm.. it is just another way of doing the wiping those data and cache. So I guess it is just based on personal preferences. Lol. If you're a frequent flasher, you can use the tool, else might just do it manually.

[Q] Ill pay some one to put JB on my Lte gnex

OK so I've been trying everything and I'm tired of not been able to
Get pass the booting animation
all my other ics roms work perfect
If anyone lives near Van Nuys CA pls let me know I'll pay you to put a working JB ROM

kingviper10 said:
OK so I've been trying everything and I'm tired of not been able to
Get pass the booting animation
all my other ics roms work perfect
If anyone lives near Van Nuys CA pls let me know I'll pay you to put a working JB ROM
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You've tried literally everything? First and foremost you Wiped Data/Cache/Dalvik and then also Formatted System and Data manually before flashing? Formatting system and data is under "Mounts and Storage." I know a lot of people wouldn't get past the boot screen because they didn't do that...

anton2009 said:
You've tried literally everything? First and foremost you Wiped Data/Cache/Dalvik and then also Formatted System and Data manually before flashing? Formatting system and data is under "Mounts and Storage." I know a lot of people wouldn't get past the boot screen because they didn't do that...
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Ok so I wipe all 3 then I should go to mounts and mount and unmount what? Then install JB v3 ones it's done what should be mounted or unmount ?then after that just reboot system?
I'm pretty sure my problem has to do with mounting and unmount ing

kingviper10 said:
Ok so I wipe all 3 then I should go to mounts and mount and unmount what? Then install JB v3 ones it's done what should be mounted or unmount ?then after that just reboot system?
I'm pretty sure my problem has to do with mounting and unmount ing
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Don't unmount anything.. just format /system under "Mounts and Storage"

joshnichols189 said:
Don't unmount anything.. just format /system under "Mounts and Storage"
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I only format /system or /data (if need be) before flashing a rom, never cache or dalvik, which are hash signed. A new rom, a new flash, a new /system, has different hash, which leads to cache and dalvik being rebuilt on first boot after a flash.
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Okay let me simplify everything for you and you will not need to pay anyone for assistance. All you have to do is initially erase all data and factory reset, then install the new JellyBean ROM using clockworkmod recovery and after that wipe cache and dalvik cache..you can run fix permissions (i did but not sure if it matters.) If it still is stuck on the boot screen then wipe data again, reinstall JB rom, wipe cache and dalvik cache and wipe anything else you can wipe. After all that mine started working normally. If you are still stuck sent me a PM and I can assist you from Atlanta GA and for free!

bradleyyy said:
Okay let me simplify everything for you and you will not need to pay anyone for assistance. All you have to do is initially erase all data and factory reset, then install the new JellyBean ROM using clockworkmod recovery and after that wipe cache and dalvik cache..you can run fix permissions (i did but not sure if it matters.) If it still is stuck on the boot screen then wipe data again, reinstall JB rom, wipe cache and dalvik cache and wipe anything else you can wipe. After all that mine started working normally. If you are still stuck sent me a PM and I can assist you from Atlanta GA and for free!
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OK thanks I'm going to give it a try again were due I get the fix permission?

kingviper10 said:
OK thanks I'm going to give it a try again were due I get the fix permission?
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Its gonna be a long proccess if you don't where to "get" fix permissions... lol
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kingviper10 said:
OK thanks I'm going to give it a try again were due I get the fix permission?
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IIRC it's under advanced in CWM
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3rdstring said:
IIRC it's under advanced in CWM
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I guess the other member was right I'm on my s3 searching and can't seem to find it ? Can u pls get me a link sorry but im new to the forum really appreciate all the help

kingviper10 said:
I guess the other member was right I'm on my s3 searching and can't seem to find it ? Can u pls get me a link sorry but im new to the forum really appreciate all the help
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Go into ClockworkMod Recovery, then Advanced, then Fix Permissions

I had a very hard time doing it too. The first time I did it I, when I setup the phone, it kept having every app crash, one after another. Managed to get back into CWM and try to restore my ICS and it kept giving me errors. I finally read something about a super wipe, but it didn't say it worked for the GNex, so I just did a cache wipe, and did the data wipe 4 times, and then installed JB one more time, and it finally worked. I never had to fix permissions or anything like that. Perhaps your phone just needs some extra wipes like mine.

harveydent said:
Go into ClockworkMod Recovery, then Advanced, then Fix Permissions
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Ok so I did everything u said I'm passed the Google screen and now on the X screen crossing my fingers that this works

[HOW-TO] Proper method to flash a ROM

First off if you're on ANY recovery that isn't CWM 5.0.2.7 you DO NOT NEED TDJS SUPER WIPE OR CACHE WIPE SCRIPTS!!!! Seriously stop flashing these people you're filling up threads with problems caused by both of these scripts and bad flashing methods. Here's how to PROPERLY flash a ROM..
If on CWM 6.0.x.x
1. Wipe factory data/reset
2. Wipe cache
3. Go into mounts and storage
4. Format /system
5. Format /data
6. Format /cache
7. Enter advanced
8. Wipe dalvik
9. Flash ROM then gapps
10. Reboot and let the ROM settle for 5-10 minutes if flashing TW ROMs, this step is unnecessary for AOSP based ROMs.
11. (Optional) if flashing a new radio flash AFTER the ROM has been initially booted for the first time. No wipes are necessary when flashing a new radio but it HAS to be flashed after the ROM is loaded and settled in. Flashing a radio first and then a ROM has caused issues like the phone not even recognizing there is a network for it. ( phone remains in emergency mode )
If you're on a Cyanogenmod nightly a full wipe IS NOT REQUIRED. The proper method of dirty flashing is just wiping cache, ( NOT FORMAT CACHE IN MOUNTS & STORAGE )
wiping dalvik and flashing your ROM. Simple as that.
If using TWRP 2.2+ the steps are essentially the same or use TDJs wipe scripts. They work perfectly fine with TWRP. Feel free to wipe 2x or even 3x if it makes you feel safer about your installation.
And THAT'S IT. People are cluttering up threads with issues than can totally be avoided by flashing the right way. I hope this helps some of you iron out these insane tiny quirks I keep reading about.
Happy flashing folks.
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I forgot to note.. if you're still using one of TDJs roms or any other rom that automatically wipes with TDJs SUPER CACHE WIPE, do NOT use any other recoveries other than CWM 5.0.2.7 or TWRP 2.2+. With any other recovery such as CWM 6.0.x.x+, the wipe script breaks the roms ability to reboot properly and the only way to solve this is to use TDJs CACHE WIPE which in turn breaks your recoveries ability to work properly.
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Thanks man this was needed. Yes threads get filled with this so often. I dirty flash like you mentioned accept I format system first. I also clean flash like you mentioned but never formatted cache and dalvik just system. That's good to know. Thanks
But I will add those new steps. I format system when dirty flashing because on the cm10 Site they mentioned that.
Again thanks
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I edited OP with a little bit more information for safer flashing.
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Sad we need to keep telling people how to flash. If you are not sure what you are doing I think you should be very careful before you destroy your expensive toy. Everyone should have an idea on how to flash and restore from a bad flash before they even root. Also as my sig says let Google be your friend people if you run into issues instead of running to a thread and clogging it up...
Thanks for post and this is a bump to keep it on page 1 and hopefully more people will notice it.

So I messed up and used the darkside scripts with 6.0.1.4 and I can't get my phone to boot, like you mentioned. It also destroyed the recovery, does nothing at all. What can I do, if anything, to fix?

Goofy317 said:
So I messed up and used the darkside scripts with 6.0.1.4 and I can't get my phone to boot, like you mentioned. It also destroyed the recovery, does nothing at all. What can I do, if anything, to fix?
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Can you boot into recovery at all? If you can.. download the TWRP 2.2.2.0 zip in its thread and flash it. Its going to hang in the install process but should say twrp has been installed. At that point reset your phone by holding the power button. As soon as you feel the phone vibrate hold down both volume buttons and you should boot into TWRP recovery.
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I have been using the darkside wipe! It has been working great. I don't think that it will brick my phone or anything.....

tickerman said:
I have been using the darkside wipe! It has been working great. I don't think that it will brick my phone or anything.....
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Darkside superwipe will only mess your ROMs ability to reboot on touchwiz ROMs. The only way to fix this is flashing the darkside cache wipe which WILL break clockwork mod 6.0.1.4 like the user above. Point is.. don't use either scripts at all on CWM. Wipe the old fashioned way.
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tickerman said:
I have been using the darkside wipe! It has been working great. I don't think that it will brick my phone or anything.....
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I agree. even after switching to twrp I still find the script useful. But op warning about using script with cwm version 6xxx might be true. I have issue with boot when i was on cwm 6 and i had to Odin cwm 5.0.2.7 again to get into recovery menu.
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Thanks, always forgot the formatting steps

ultratt said:
Thanks, always forgot the formatting steps
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Never forget those! Those completely format your partitions.. like formatting a hard drive before you install Windows.
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RushAOZ said:
Never forget those! Those completely format your partitions.. like formatting a hard drive before you install Windows.
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Thanks for the guide. One question, how do you format partitions on TWRP? Do you need to?

Davy Jones said:
Thanks for the guide. One question, how do you format partitions on TWRP? Do you need to?
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Luckily enough, TWRP does this in the wipe section already when you hit system, cache and dalvik. Its an awesome and well thought out recovery!
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RushAOZ said:
Luckily enough, TWRP does this in the wipe section already when you hit system, cache and dalvik. Its an awesome and well thought out recovery!
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Oh cool, I was already really liking TWRP and this makes it even better.

This thread should be a sticky.

Khameleon said:
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Agree.
Sub'n.
I just followed this and it answers many questions. I have great luck with CWR 5.0.2.7 and the darkside scripts. Everytime I had an issue, I would run the darkside cache script and all was fixed.
Now, since I upgraded CWR, I have had issues installing ROMS, bad recovery installs, etc. Just as you mentioned.
Got a new phone today. Flashed an odin CWR (didn't know the version). It turned out to be an older touch version. I CWR flashed the latest Sk8's recovery. I then followed your instructions. Installed JB ROM and Gapps and it was a success. Not boot loop.
Questions: What do I do if I want to wipe cache and dalvik or fix permissions in the future? What radio is recommended with the latest JB nightly?

apicia said:
Agree.
Sub'n.
I just followed this and it answers many questions. I have great luck with CWR 5.0.2.7 and the darkside scripts. Everytime I had an issue, I would run the darkside cache script and all was fixed.
Now, since I upgraded CWR, I have had issues installing ROMS, bad recovery installs, etc. Just as you mentioned.
Got a new phone today. Flashed an odin CWR (didn't know the version). It turned out to be an older touch version. I CWR flashed the latest Sk8's recovery. I then followed your instructions. Installed JB ROM and Gapps and it was a success. Not boot loop.
Questions: What do I do if I want to wipe cache and dalvik or fix permissions in the future? What radio is recommended with the latest JB nightly?
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Just go into CWM and wipe cache in the main menu and dalvik in the advanced menu. To be honest though you don't need to do this whatsoever. Only when dirty flashing a new nightly. In my experience atleast lol as far as gapps go..
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
These should work just fine
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Bump fer new users yo
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Bump for new users
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Flashing CM10 S-ON Amon-ra recovery v2.3

i got the links from this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2078193&page=1 for CM10 and GAPPs. it says something about A2SD but i'm not really sure what that does. Do I need it, as in the instructions it just says to get both CM10 and the gapps. Also, I already tried installing the programs and then rebooting into the bootloader screen and then recovery. When I wipe data/factory reset and then try to flash the cm10 from the sd card it aborts halfway through. What am I doing wrong?
edit : i have s-on and hboot 2.18.0001

You need to wipe everything, not just data. As in data, cache, and dalvik cache. Then try flashing your rom again
Also, A2SD stands for "Apps2SD(card)". If the rom has it enabled, then you wont be able to use it properly without having a partitioned sdcard (that means without having setup your sd with a portion of it for apps)
But you can flash any rom with *-on, the only thing that you cant do (this part is specific to the supersonic evo, its different for other htc phones) is flash radios
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gooeymonster said:
i got the links from this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2078193&page=1 for CM10 and GAPPs. it says something about A2SD but i'm not really sure what that does. Do I need it, as in the instructions it just says to get both CM10 and the gapps. Also, I already tried installing the programs and then rebooting into the bootloader screen and then recovery. When I wipe data/factory reset and then try to flash the cm10 from the sd card it aborts halfway through. What am I doing wrong?
edit : i have s-on and hboot 2.18.0001
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If your using amon ra 2.3, then you should wipe everything EXCEPT SDCARD before flashing the rom of your choice, not just factory reset. Some ppl go as far as to wipe everything three times. If that doesn't work you should try to download again to make sure you don't have a bad download.
Edit: dangit CNexus beat me lol
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CRIME INC. said:
If your using amon ra 2.3, then you should wipe everything EXCEPT SDCARD before flashing the rom of your choice, not just factory reset. Some ppl go as far as to wipe everything three times. If that doesn't work you should try to download again to make sure you don't have a bad download.
Edit: dangit CNexus beat me lol
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CNexus said:
You need to wipe everything, not just data. As in data, cache, and dalvik cache. Then try flashing your rom again
Also, A2SD stands for "Apps2SD(card)". If the rom has it enabled, then you wont be able to use it properly without having a partitioned sdcard (that means without having setup your sd with a portion of it for apps)
But you can flash any rom with *-on, the only thing that you cant do (this part is specific to the supersonic evo, its different for other htc phones) is flash radios
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i just pressed "Wipe ALL userdata/factory reset" "Wipe CACHE:" "wipe Dalvik-cache:" and wipe "DATA:" but theres still stuff like "BOOT" "SYSTEM" "SDEXT" and "DATA:Battery settings" and Data:rotate settings (the last two i'm going to assume aren't important). But it still aborted the installation... Maybe it might be a corrupt file? Because I didn't actually try the files from the other thread yet, but from another video which was for the LTE...

gooeymonster said:
i just pressed "Wipe ALL userdata/factory reset" "Wipe CACHE:" "wipe Dalvik-cache:" and wipe "DATA:" but theres still stuff like "BOOT" "SYSTEM" "SDEXT" and "DATA:Battery settings" and Data:rotate settings (the last two i'm going to assume aren't important). But it still aborted the installation... Maybe it might be a corrupt file? Because I didn't actually try the files from the other thread yet, but from another video which was for the LTE...
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If you downloaded the files from the lte thread then that's your problem. Although cm10 is cm10 on any phone, the links are device specific. Download from the evo 4g thread and try again
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CRIME INC. said:
If you downloaded the files from the lte thread then that's your problem. Although cm10 is cm10 on any phone, the links are device specific. Download from the evo 4g thread and try again
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ok thanks bro i already downloaded stuff from the evo thread so ill just send it to my phone and then try again

Yeah thats the next thing I was gonna suggest....most ROMs do device checking, but it can get dangerous if you flash a rom thats not for your phone, even if its similar.
For example, over at the Sprint Samsung S3 forums, I've seen some people end up with bricked phones when they accidentally flash roms made for the international S3, just because the misc partition on the international version just happens to be in the same place as the boot partition on the Sprint version. Very dangerous sometimes so be careful what you flash, this goes for ANY flashable zip, whether it be a mod, theme, app, rom, etc. Just my 2 cents
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everything went great, thank you Cnexus and crime inc.
another question though, in the app store it says that my evo still isn't compatible with games like modern combat 4. anyway around that?

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[Tool][Aroma][All-in-One]-Mega Wipe-Super Wipe-Factory Reset-Simple Wipe

I've been seeing all of these post saying "Start with a full wipe". I've used this same script for the longest and it works perfecrtly. Just flash the Aroma zip and go at it.
I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS AMAZING SCRIPT BY zoot1 I am merely reposting this so as to save the trouble of Googling it or search through countless threads. Please support zoot1 and all his findings.
Here is a link to the file
zoot1's Wipe Scripts
& here's a link to his original thread
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DatBoiJeremy said:
I've been seeing all of these post saying "Start with a full wipe". I've used this same script for the longest and it works perfecrtly. Just flash the Aroma zip and go at it.
I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS AMAZING SCRIPT BY zoot1 I am merely reposting this so as to save the trouble of Googling it or search through countless threads. Please support zoot1 and all his findings.
Here is a link to the file
zoot1's Wipe Scripts
& here's a link to his original thread
Click Here
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I looked the script over and it does nothing more than wipe data cache preload and system. It does not touch internal sdcard (data/media) which is the major part when a dev says do a FULL WIPE.
Not saying this is a bad choice for users just that it is still not considered a full wipe.
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jlmancuso said:
I looked the script over and it does nothing more than wipe data cache preload and system. It does not touch internal sdcard (data/media) which is the major part when a dev says do a FULL WIPE.
Not saying this is a bad choice for users just that it is still not considered a full wipe.
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Any time I've ran the "Mega Wipe" function, it does the trick for me when needed to. Removes any problems when I've had a bad flash.
But......if someone is skeptical of the script, then they shouldn't flash it. Just posting someone else's findings and making them more available to anyone who might want to use it.

DatBoiJeremy said:
Any time I've ran the "Mega Wipe" function, it does the trick for me when needed to. Removes any problems when I've had a bad flash.
But......if someone is skeptical of the script, then they shouldn't flash it. Just posting someone else's findings and making them more available to anyone who might want to use it.
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As i stated i looked it all over and the scripts are fine. I just wanted anyone who uses it to know it does not wipe /data/media
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Ive seen that the full wipe of going into the mount options and wiping something in there is recommend for some roms, I'm curious to why it's necessary because i've just stuck with the wiping regular and havent encountered problems or force closes yet? Is it a speed issue or something else?
Just curious if its something I should look into figuring out and what exactly it is and wipes different.
Thanks

N3Ph1L1M said:
Ive seen that the full wipe of going into the mount options and wiping something in there is recommend for some roms, I'm curious to why it's necessary because i've just stuck with the wiping regular and havent encountered problems or force closes yet? Is it a speed issue or something else?
Just curious if its something I should look into figuring out and what exactly it is and wipes different.
Thanks
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Its just an easy "all in one" wipe instead of doing it one by one, the zip does it for you. I use the Mega wipe option on it and it cleans the system, data, cache, and dalvik cache of your phone.

Yeah I've used it before but what I was curious about was the wipe method that jlmancuso was referring to, I've heard it mentioned on a few other posts, but I tend to not mess around with formatting my SD if I don't have to unless I know what I'm doing, but I've never messed around with the formatting options on PHiLZ Recovery enough to know what they're talking about when they say to go in there and do that, plus I've never needed to.
I figured that i'm not the only one who like you just does the regular system, data, cache and dalvik cache wipes before flashes and that's it.
From what I've read it seems like some people with certain larger SD cards have to format their cards or something with certain roms... I dunno, i'll just do what I always do and make a nandroid and go screw around until I figure it out, its always worked in the past.
Thanks for the wipe script though, as I use to use one with the e4gt all the time and it's deff a faster way getting through the process when your like me and flash new roms every other day.
DatBoiJeremy said:
Its just an easy "all in one" wipe instead of doing it one by one, the zip does it for you. I use the Mega wipe option on it and it cleans the system, data, cache, and dalvik cache of your phone.
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N3Ph1L1M said:
Yeah I've used it before but what I was curious about was the wipe method that jlmancuso was referring to, I've heard it mentioned on a few other posts, but I tend to not mess around with formatting my SD if I don't have to unless I know what I'm doing, but I've never messed around with the formatting options on PHiLZ Recovery enough to know what they're talking about when they say to go in there and do that, plus I've never needed to.
I figured that i'm not the only one who like you just does the regular system, data, cache and dalvik cache wipes before flashes and that's it.
From what I've read it seems like some people with certain larger SD cards have to format their cards or something with certain roms... I dunno, i'll just do what I always do and make a nandroid and go screw around until I figure it out, its always worked in the past.
Thanks for the wipe script though, as I use to use one with the e4gt all the time and it's deff a faster way getting through the process when your like me and flash new roms every other day.
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1. Sdcard format... this is only a problem with 64gig cards. They are normally formated as exfat which is mainly supported by touchwiz roms (some aosp rons do support it). Most aosp roms dont support that format so the card needs to be formatted as fat/fat32.
2. The issue with internal sdcard is due to changes in android. The older versions use /data/media/1 as your internal while newer versions use /data/media as your internal. So then you have two different sets of data filling up your internal space.
3. The other issue with internal sdcard is that there can be data left over from other roms that can cause issues (fc's and random reboots).
To fix both 2 and there you need to format the internal sdcard but remember to back that up to pc first (mostly it will be your downloads, pictures, and music). The under mounts you will format /data /data/media and reboot into recovery. If you are not having issues than dont worry about formatting internal sdcard. Yet if you are having fc's and random reboots this can fix most of those issues.
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