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[Q] COMPLETE wipe not using CWM / .md5 ROM files

I have figured out that there is something wrong with my phone only when I have CWM5/6 flashed. So this leads me to believe that I need to clean out anything at all that is being left behind after certain flashes. (I get past my unbootable pixelated screen with one ROM that uses the original recovery)
So my question is how can I totally obliterate any and all files left behind or that were damaged by something from a custom flashed ROM?
On top of this question, I am wondering what ROMs are out there in the .tar.md5 file format so that I could use Download Mode to flash another ROM and at least have a working phone??
I find all the ROMs available but only in .zip format.

Sammy firmwares and use Odin.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
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Return phone to LITERAL factory state
I guess I should have been more clear.
What I mean that I would like to do, is to wipe out ANYTHING on the phone. Completely blank it as if it just rolled off the line. Then install the entire hidden partitions that samsung would do plus then add a new firmware.
The reason is that I cannot use CWM6 and my phone is an expensive paper weight right now. The problem arises from the fact that there has only been one ROM that actually worked for me from the beginning. That is the Bio360, and well originally the factory setup. Since I cannot use CWM and cannot flash a zip which Bio360 comes in. I have no way to enjoy the ROM or my phone for that matter. I have spent about a 100 hours flashing in all sorts of order and arrangements of kernels, ROMS and recovery files using every odin program I could find. Plus I have done about an equal amount of searching in between trying to figure out what has caused the issue. However, since my issue is localized then I would like to return my phone to LITERAL factory state.
Is it possible to format EVERYTHING and rewrite all of the necessary files? THAT would be a complete wipe by my definition.
Thanks for any help people.

I repeat Sammy firmwares had the stock files for you to flash via Odin. It is what you are asking for. Flash one of those roms then do a factory reset or format all partitions. Should be all nice and clean.
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dudejb said:
I repeat Sammy firmwares had the stock files for you to flash via Odin. It is what you are asking for. Flash one of those roms then do a factory reset or format all partitions. Should be all nice and clean.
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Take a backup of \efs before attempting to format everything.

dudejb said:
I repeat Sammy firmwares had the stock files for you to flash via Odin. It is what you are asking for. Flash one of those roms then do a factory reset or format all partitions. Should be all nice and clean.
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Thanks for the reply. I already have all of the stock firmwares, but the thing is that that only flashes the actual software that a user uses daily. There is still boot software, recovery files and others within the hidden partition. A bit like a laptop keeps a partition or seperate small hard drive specifically just for a recovery and wipe clean of everything.
I was hoping that perhaps there is a possibility of startin with a clean slate, then re-writing all pertinent information back into the device, then putting the stock ROM etc back.
Again, the reason that I was thinking this would be my last hope is that everytime I use the CWM or anything other than a single ICS with a particular order of flashing the Cranium kernel without Auto-Reboot and then using the NAND Erase All and the other two checked can I get a ROM to work. The challenge is that now after I have got the phone back up and running without the CWM and with ICS is that it will not read a SIM card. I was thinking it was a hardware issue until after another 10 hours of trying various arrangements of flashable files, I finally got the device to not only boot into ICS, but after leaving it for 6 hours I 'awoke' it and it had loaded all the files and I got past the, black screen with pull down menu. I finally had a ROM that worked again even after my green and red pixelated screen issue. That leads me to believe again that it must be a software issue again. Not a hardware.
Thus leading me to think about any other options to literally start the device from scratch. Boot loading files, hidden files, etc etc. Literally EVERYTHING.

Excuse me, this might be a silly question, but as I've read no mention of it: Have you tried KIES?
Many a borked phone has been saved by an emergency recovery through KIES, or so I've been lead to believe. Perhaps it can help you in some way?
Seeing how you're the only one reporting this problem it seems far more likely to be a hardware issue. Maybe your internal drive is damaged? But I do hope I'm wrong in that regard. Anyway, if you haven't already, give KIES a try. It seems impossible to make things worse than they already are.
Good luck!
PS: You could also try the ICS-Leak, as it's a one-click executable containing bootloaders. Might fix whatever's messed up...?
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Evil Alex said:
Excuse me, this might be a silly question, but as I've read no mention of it: Have you tried KIES? ...
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I borked my Glide trying different ROMs a little while back and Kies is what brought it back to life. There is an option for firmware updates right below the emergency recovery option that asks you for the model and serial number of your phone. Takes a while but I watched it repartition and flash the hidden partition during the process. Brought the software back to out of the box. HTH.

EaglesIII said:
Thanks for the reply. I already have all of the stock firmwares, but the thing is that that only flashes the actual software that a user uses daily. There is still boot software, recovery files and others within the hidden partition. A bit like a laptop keeps a partition or seperate small hard drive specifically just for a recovery and wipe clean of everything.
I was hoping that perhaps there is a possibility of startin with a clean slate, then re-writing all pertinent information back into the device, then putting the stock ROM etc back.
Again, the reason that I was thinking this would be my last hope is that everytime I use the CWM or anything other than a single ICS with a particular order of flashing the Cranium kernel without Auto-Reboot and then using the NAND Erase All and the other two checked can I get a ROM to work. The challenge is that now after I have got the phone back up and running without the CWM and with ICS is that it will not read a SIM card. I was thinking it was a hardware issue until after another 10 hours of trying various arrangements of flashable files, I finally got the device to not only boot into ICS, but after leaving it for 6 hours I 'awoke' it and it had loaded all the files and I got past the, black screen with pull down menu. I finally had a ROM that worked again even after my green and red pixelated screen issue. That leads me to believe again that it must be a software issue again. Not a hardware.
Thus leading me to think about any other options to literally start the device from scratch. Boot loading files, hidden files, etc etc. Literally EVERYTHING.
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I have faced the same problem.. after trying to update to ICS my sim is not recognized, even in GB.. It recognizes a new sim but stops working after 20-30 mins in GB... let me know if Kies sorted this out for u.

mrigancb said:
I have faced the same problem.. after trying to update to ICS my sim is not recognized, even in GB.. It recognizes a new sim but stops working after 20-30 mins in GB... let me know if Kies sorted this out for u.
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I have the freeze problem, i try a lot of think (kies doesnt even start to flash), maybe is because the storage from rogers is only 4gb and the rom try to access like a 8gb storage, i dont know, when i flash GB, in the recovery menu, i see a meesage that cant access something. I hope someone can help us. Only ICS works, but, without root or any custom recovery.
I think that it need a clean install, atotal wipe.
THe Kies Give me this error, so i cant try if that can fix the problems
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/411/errorkies.jpg/

[Q] Flashed a 4.2.1 ROM from a 4.1.2... Don't know what to do with '0' File... help.

Hi, its my first time posting, I figured I wanted to sign up to XDA eventually so why not when I feel like I've completely ruined my phone... or at least internal sd card...
Basically I rooted my phone and was flashing the Jellybam rom, and everything was going smoothly until I got to the bootloader and my phone started bootlooping. My first thought was 'Oh but I have a backup'. So I went to my backup in CWM and to my dismay I got an error saying "No files were found."
I could clearly see my files from exploring around on my sd card however they were now in a file called '0' and CWM could not read them from there. Without a working ROM I started to panic. However I had a zip of CM10 still on my internal sd card so I flashed that and (luckily) it worked.
Not really being too competent with flashing new ROMs yet I was quite happy that I had anything. So I used titanium backup to reinstall my old apps and data. However once they were installed I now get an error with 'the process android.process.media has stopped'.
I'm guessing this has do do with the fact that I have all my files still on the '0' folder. All the other folders from the '0' folder were the same except they were all empty, soooooo I decided to delete them. At this point I'm guessing that was a really bad idea because my initial plan of moving all the files from '0' to my pc then back to my phone, I did not think about the fact that I would be moving 14 Gb of data...
So basically now I'm hoping if someone knows a way to revert my phone to 4.1.2 by somehow moving all the files from '0' back onto the internal storage (basically getting rid of this '0') folder. The CM10 ROM is a 4.1.2 ROM so its not like I'm fudging up my phone further (I hope).
If you could be as detailed as possible as to what to do that would be great, because I'm really really new to this....
From what I've read I've heard a couple of suggestions:
1. updating the recovery.img of CWM will work? How exactly do I do this?
2. opening abd shell recovery and moving the files like that (however I deleted all the other files in the internal storage apart from '0' because that was where all the data was stored and everything else was empty...'
help. :crying:

0Capita said:
Hi, its my first time posting, I figured I wanted to sign up to XDA eventually so why not when I feel like I've completely ruined my phone... or at least internal sd card...
Basically I rooted my phone and was flashing the Jellybam rom, and everything was going smoothly until I got to the bootloader and my phone started bootlooping. My first thought was 'Oh but I have a backup'. So I went to my backup in CWM and to my dismay I got an error saying "No files were found."
I could clearly see my files from exploring around on my sd card however they were now in a file called '0' and CWM could not read them from there. Without a working ROM I started to panic. However I had a zip of CM10 still on my internal sd card so I flashed that and (luckily) it worked.
Not really being too competent with flashing new ROMs yet I was quite happy that I had anything. So I used titanium backup to reinstall my old apps and data. However once they were installed I now get an error with 'the process android.process.media has stopped'.
I'm guessing this has do do with the fact that I have all my files still on the '0' folder. All the other folders from the '0' folder were the same except they were all empty, soooooo I decided to delete them. At this point I'm guessing that was a really bad idea because my initial plan of moving all the files from '0' to my pc then back to my phone, I did not think about the fact that I would be moving 14 Gb of data...
So basically now I'm hoping if someone knows a way to revert my phone to 4.1.2 by somehow moving all the files from '0' back onto the internal storage (basically getting rid of this '0') folder. The CM10 ROM is a 4.1.2 ROM so its not like I'm fudging up my phone further (I hope).
If you could be as detailed as possible as to what to do that would be great, because I'm really really new to this....
From what I've read I've heard a couple of suggestions:
1. updating the recovery.img of CWM will work? How exactly do I do this?
2. opening abd shell recovery and moving the files like that (however I deleted all the other files in the internal storage apart from '0' because that was where all the data was stored and everything else was empty...'
help. :crying:
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1- Your solution
2- Was quite the bad idea to delete it all so this solution won't work now.
clockwordmod.com is where you'll find the latest recovery.

BWolf56 said:
1- Your solution
2- Was quite the bad idea to delete it all so this solution won't work now.
clockwordmod.com is where you'll find the latest recovery.
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So how exactly do I do that? I just download the the latest clockwork mod and flash it? Why can't it be updated via an automatic updater? And what will it do to the file or will it change clockwork mod so that it will scan the entire sd card?
Also if I just remade folders identical to the ones I deleted, will that still work?
I'm just trying to get my phone to be as functional as it was before this all started.
Thanks for replying btw!

0Capita said:
So how exactly do I do that? I just download the the latest clockwork mod and flash it? Why can't it be updated via an automatic updater? And what will it do to the file or will it change clockwork mod so that it will scan the entire sd card?
Also if I just remade folders identical to the ones I deleted, will that still work?
I'm just trying to get my phone to be as functional as it was before this all started.
Thanks for replying btw!
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That's a lot of question for the simple fix I gave you.. I haven't used cwm in a while so Idk what changed in the update but if people said it fixed it, then it did..
0, 1, 2, etc.. Is something that came with JB, it's for the different users. Not much can be done about it.
About how you should do that: Go on their website, FOLLOW their instructions to a T, Enjoy.
As for why it can be updated via an automatic updater.. Well I'm not the person you should ask.

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Wolf56;371questions it's a lot of question for the simple fix I gave you.. I haven't used cwm in a while so Idk what changed in the update but if people said it fixed it, then it did..
0, 1, 2, etc.. Is something that came with JB, it's for the different users. Not much can be done about it.
About how you should do that: Go on their website, FOLLOW their instructions to a T, Enjoy.
As for why it can be updated via an automatic updater.. Well I'm not the person you should ask.
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Sorry for all the questions, I'm just worried that I messed up my phone. Would you know if I were able to be able to access my old clockwork mod backups and used one of them, would it put my 0 files back into the internal storage like they used to? Or would it only revert the settings and I would still be SOL.

0Capita said:
Sorry for all the questions, I'm just worried that I messed up my phone. Would you know if I were able to be able to access my old clockwork mod backups and used one of them, would it put my 0 files back into the internal storage like they used to? Or would it only revert the settings and I would still be SOL.
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Yes, that's the whole point of the cwm update. Now to flash it!

Or, go digg through the cm nightly thread. They had a flash able zip that would restore your internal sd after downgrading Android versions.

BWolf56 said:
Yes, that's the whole point of the cwm update. Now to flash it!
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Well here's my latest problem... I tried to update CWM with an .img however when I tried to run it in the terminal it said there was not enough space... I don't know what to do... there is definitely a couple gigs free so I don't know what is wrong...

mrhaley30705 said:
Or, go digg through the cm nightly thread. They had a flash able zip that would restore your internal sd after downgrading Android versions.
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the cm nightly thread? So theres a zip that would make 4.2 go back to 4.1?
Okay update:
I managed to flash update the new version of CWM... still can't use backup... I get a /system fail

It doesn't downgrade you're ROM. It fixes the 0 folder issue

mrhaley30705 said:
It doesn't downgrade you're ROM. It fixes the 0 folder issue
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Ugh Okay I've given up... I dont know what else to try. Now that I've updated my CWM I cant flash the old CM10 because it reads it as a 4.1 and uncompatable... FML.
Can anyone point me to where I can find the Odin stock factory? I guess I'll just start from scratch...

http://db.tt/rWFbAFiF
Link to restore files from /0 directory
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Helloworld294 said:
http://db.tt/rWFbAFiF
Link to restore files from /0 directory
Credits go to madmack
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OOOMMMMMGggg ahhhhhh, that would have been so helpful but I've already started to factory reset it. Thanks though!
ahhhhhhhhh

Forget cwm it sucks use twrp and be done with all the problems
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[Q] CyanogenMod 10.1.3 on Rogers not showing internal SDcard files?

Ok, so I'm attempting to go from stock to CM 10.1.3, but I'm running into an odd issue. Note - I'm not a newbie to installing ROMS, having done so with my old Captivate quite regularly, but I *am* a newbie to installing them on my S3.
So, the issue is this: I am rooted, CWM (6.0.3.7) is installed, I have everything backed up with the latest version of TitaniumBackup Pro, and had it create a zip file so I could install it from CWM after doing the CM install (and I do a Nandroid backup as well). I install CM 10.1.3, install GAPPS, and install TitaniumBackup from CWM. I boot up CM, load up TitaniumBackup (sometimes I have to boot into CM first, go through setup, and THEN reboot to Recovery in order to get TitaniumBackup installed properly), and TitaniumBackup can't see *any* of the files in my internal SD card. Then I check with the file browser, and sure enough, it can't see *any* of my pre-CM files either. All of the folders are there, (not just stock file folders, but ones that I've created) but it can't see any files within those folders. I also can't see any of the files when I browse through USB on my computer, but all the folders are there. Has anybody experienced something like this? Is there something really simple and stupid that I'm missing/should be checking for?
Here's my setup, pre-CM install:
Rogers Galaxy S3 (i747M)
Android 4.1.2
Baseband I747MVLDMF1
Build number JZO54K.I747MVLDMF1
I rooted and installed CWM via the method in this thread (though I got the AT&T s3 version of CWM directly from the CWM page instead of using either of the ones linked in that thread).
Any help here would be greatly appreciated. I'm tired of the stock JB that Rogers provides, and wanted to give CM a chance, but not being able to see any of the files on my SD card is frustrating me, and making me leery of keeping the install there. Worst case scenario, I can install it, format the internal SD card, and then copy everything back over from my computer via USB, but that is a REAL hassle and I'd still be left wondering if there was something else broken.
Thanks!

Also: I do a standard wipe/factory reset before installing CM. When I restore my Nandroid backup, all is back to normal. I *did* google to see if anybody else had the same problem, but my google fu has failed me. Umm, I can't think of any other pertinent information I could offer.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274218
Try this...:good:

DMF1977 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274218
Try this...:good:
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Perfect! I'll try that tonight. Thanks muchly! :good:

Upon further messing about, I've found that it's still a bit flaky/unreliable. Apps randomly crashing, files and folders inaccessible and/or not visible despite being in /data/media/0, etc etc. Decided just to go back to stock for now, I'll take another stab at it some other time.

need help asap, no data!!

Hello everyone,
I think I've screwed up my gf s3, royally.
What I have done.
Goo's aosp kit at and gapps.
Flashed both*I don't think gapps flashed however.
I got the ROM, but no gapps.
What is messing me up royally, is I can't access my twrp backup.
Its like it rewrote the internal memory or something, I just want to try kitkat and be able to just restore my nandroid.
Since I don't have data, I want to nandroid restore but can't.
Help is much appreciated!!
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I can make calls but no data.
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I thought this wouldn't touch back up made with twrp??
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I've looked everywhere in twrp recovery to restore the back up.
Also to note I have no SD card

What ROM were you running before you flashed? Are your APN settings correct?

audit13 said:
What ROM were you running before you flashed? Are your APN settings correct?
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Also, your backups are likely still there, just hidden. AOSP Roms tend to work from the /sdcard/0/ directory, while your backups are likely in the /sdcard/TWRP/ directory, which is outside of what AOSP Roms see. You might need to flash a non-AOSP ROM so that it restores the path to your backups.

Thanks for the suggestions!!
Well I got the data situated.
What I did:*the gf did*
Apparently she had the no 4g issue with the ROM previously used, she called her carrier and in the networks settings she had to get the correct thing for it.
There was two choices, 1. Cingular and the other for something else, and for the third part she called her carrier again and she got it fixed.*whew*
So data works, ROM is pretty good, for her anyways.
Now its the data for the internal storage, I am hoping its saved still.
I know about the /0 part but to have it not anywhere to be found even in es file explore has gone completly .
Well when we're near a PC I'll transfer the nandroid to it.
This ROM is pretty nice, Idk what it is exactly but its in goomanager the first "aokp" section, when it boots its like a unicorn or something,
Battery life though could be better.

v1ral said:
Thanks for the suggestions!!
Well I got the data situated.
What I did:*the gf did*
Apparently she had the no 4g issue with the ROM previously used, she called her carrier and in the networks settings she had to get the correct thing for it.
There was two choices, 1. Cingular and the other for something else, and for the third part she called her carrier again and she got it fixed.*whew*
So data works, ROM is pretty good, for her anyways.
Now its the data for the internal storage, I am hoping its saved still.
I know about the /0 part but to have it not anywhere to be found even in es file explore has gone completly .
Well when we're near a PC I'll transfer the nandroid to it.
This ROM is pretty nice, Idk what it is exactly but its in goomanager the first "aokp" section, when it boots its like a unicorn or something,
Battery life though could be better.
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You can try to improve battery life by playing with the performance settings. I find I get good battery life by using ondemand for CPU and noop.for I/O.

Well, I'm glad you worked the data part out. Unfortunately, the kernel I believe for AOSP Roms also hides everything outside of that /0/ folder from computers, so your nandroid will be invisible on a computer as well. That's one reason why I always use an external SDcard for backups.
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[Q] TWRP trouble

Hi. I managed to root my S3 and remove Knox. At first, TWRP was working fine, but after a few unsuccessful attempts to flash CM, I think i screwed it up. My backup files are gone, and it won't make a new one as it "cannot access storage." It also takes up about 6 gigs of storage on the phone per applications manager, which seems like a lot.
Is there a way to delete it and do a fresh install? now that I am rooted, would another backup/recovery be better?
I have tried searches, nothing seems to be on oint. Perhaps I was casting my net too wide or too narrow.
THANKS

Probably has to do with the /0/0/0 folders. Every time you flashed something, itd create a new /0 directory. Your stuff is still there but the path is messed up so it doesn't know where to look. In twrp file manager look for /storage/0/0/0 or something/somewhere like that. (It's been a while so I may not be remembering exactly right) this is a well documented issue though, so if im wrong just Google it and you're sure to find the right info. I believe it may be covered in one of the sticky threads too.
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Idk if this is your issue or not but I had a problem where recovery couldn't find the files or access storage I had the wrong version of recovery flashed and it wouldn't read anything I originally had the right one but somehow I lost recovery and ended up flashing the wrong one and it did what you are describing I'm on cwm so I'm not sure which is the right twrp but I'd just make sure you have the right one for your model. Good luck figuring it out though I know you will if you do your homework you will get it.

I went in and looked at the files, I had several named backups. I deleted all but one.
Goo Manager wouldn't load the newest TWRP, so I went to the app store and downloaded the app.
Now it takes far less space and recognizes the one backup.
THANKS for bearing with me.
I put a copy of the backup on my computer, just in case. Going to try flashing CM again, hope I can get it to work.