[Q] TWRP Question - Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Just a quick one, does doing a factory reset in TWRP wipe the system 'partition'? The ROM I am trying to install says not to wipe the system
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5210

Factory reset wipes the Data,Cache and Dalvik cache and not the Partition.
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deadphone99 said:
Just a quick one, does doing a factory reset in TWRP wipe the system 'partition'? The ROM I am trying to install says not to wipe the system
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5210
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No, a factory reset does not wipe "system". It typically will wipe data (excluding data/media), cache, and dalvik cache.

thanks for your help, just needed to clear that up

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Having a huge problem with my phone not wiping.

Okay, I was on AOKP M4 and I wanted to upgrade to M5.
So I backup everything and make a backup of my ROM. I wipe the phone and caches and flash M5 with the GAPPS, with the latest CWM touch recovery. When my phone reboots I notice I have the same wallpaper as before and when I unlock my phone my pin is still requested and all of my apps and settings stayed exactly the same. I was never asked to sign into my Google account and the start up/set up screen never came up. I checked to see if I even updated and yes I was on M5. Now the ROM isn't very fast or smooth and I get a lot of force closes and things not working properly.
I tried the whole process again with the CWM non-touch recovery, and again my phone did not fully wipe and all my apps and setting remained exactly the same.
I tried it again with the TWRP touch recovery, and again my phone did not fully wipe and everything was the same and my phone remains kind of slow and I'm getting a lot of force closes.
Why is my phone not fully wiping? What can I do to fix this?
I would really appreciate some help!
you need to wipe factory / data.
wiping cache and dalvik doesn't wipe "/system/etc etc etc"
1. Wipe Factory
2. Wipe Data
3. Wipe Dalvik
4. Flash ROM
5. Flash Gapps.
6. Flash Kernel
for full wipe.
zephiK said:
you need to wipe factory / data.
wiping cache and dalvik doesn't wipe "/system/etc etc etc"
1. Wipe Factory
2. Wipe Data
3. Wipe Dalvik
4. Flash ROM
5. Flash Gapps.
6. Flash Kernel
for full wipe.
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Yes, that is what I'm doing. I'm wiping factory/data and I'm still having the same problem
Like with the TWRP recovery, I went to wipe, I hit factory reset, then cache, then dalvik cache and then flashed the ROM and GAPPS and all my apps and settings stayed the same. It was like if I had dirty flashed it. I don't understand what's going on.
zephiK said:
you need to wipe factory / data.
wiping cache and dalvik doesn't wipe "/system/etc etc etc"
1. Wipe Factory
2. Wipe Data
3. Wipe Dalvik
***FORMAT /SYSTEM*** (under mount in CWM I believe)
4. Flash ROM
5. Flash Gapps.
6. Flash Kernel
for full wipe.
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Try that additional step too. May or may not help
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killyouridols said:
Try that additional step too. May or may not help
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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What does that do exactly? Would I have to worry about my media and sd card being wiped?
SubyWill said:
What does that do exactly? Would I have to worry about my media and sd card being wiped?
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No, all music, pictures ect will still be in place.
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Okay thank you, I guess this time in TWRP I'll do factory reset, cache, dalvik cache, and system and see if it works out
Okay, so I did factory reset, cache, dalvik cache, and format system.
I flashed M5 and GAPPS, rebooted and everything was still the same. My phone did not fully wipe.
I don't understand what's going. I'm so frustrated right now
SubyWill said:
Okay, so I did factory reset, cache, dalvik cache, and format system.
I flashed M5 and GAPPS, rebooted and everything was still the same. My phone did not fully wipe.
I don't understand what's going. I'm so frustrated right now
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I would do a factory reset, if that doesn`t help flash a stock rom and root your phone again. BTW don`t you have a nandroid backup to revert to
gee2012 said:
I would do a factory reset, if that doesn`t help flash a stock rom and root your phone again. BTW don`t you have a nandroid backup to revert to
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I have a nandroid backup, but that doesn't solve the problem of my phone not wiping.
I guess I'll unroot my phone and lock the bootloader and re-do everything to see. I don't understand why my phone isn't wiping correctly.
sometimes cwm just doesnt work with factory wipe. i've used it a few times now and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt. i have no idea why. you can try doing a factory wipe from the phone settings>backup and reset. ive only done that twice but it worked both times. if that still doesnt work just go with a fresh flash of google images using fastboot.
SubyWill said:
I have a nandroid backup, but that doesn't solve the problem of my phone not wiping.
I guess I'll unroot my phone and lock the bootloader and re-do everything to see. I don't understand why my phone isn't wiping correctly.
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Init.d folders can only be wiped with a factory reset afaik, or manualy off course. By locking and unlocking the phone you perform a factory reset anyway, so i would flash a stock rom and start fresh. No chance on left files or scripts. You can do it with GNex Toolkit, option 8. Put the downloaded and not extracted .tgz file here C:\Galaxy Nexus ToolKit\put_google_factory_image_here and flash.
Thanks guys, I'll try that!

Upgrading CM9 alpha -> beta, factory reset required?

I'm running TeamNDVRu's CM9 α7 and I want to upgrade to β2. The beta 2 changelog says:
No wipe needed, only go into Manage Apps/All/Camera and wipe camera app data.
Boot.img didnt change from alpha-12/beta-1, no need to fastboot flash if upgrading from those.
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Since I'm only on alpha 7 I presume I'll need to flash boot.img again and also delete the camera app. data. as it says. I'm guessing when in recovery I should wipe the Dalvik VM cache and the cache partition as well.
The one thing I'm not sure on is whether or not I'll need to wipe the data (factory reset) as well?
Bump.
Xavura said:
Since I'm only on alpha 7 I presume I'll need to flash boot.img again and also delete the camera app. data. as it says. I'm guessing when in recovery I should wipe the Dalvik VM cache and the cache partition as well.
The one thing I'm not sure on is whether or not I'll need to wipe the data (factory reset) as well?
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There's been a few versions between m8, I would imagine full wipe is best. But you can always try with just wiping Dalvik and the cache partition. If you get any problems then full wipe (factory reset)

wipe all zip?

I was wondering if anyone knows of a wipe all flashable zip?
To, like, wipe everything?
If so, what's wrong with the options in recovery?
On my last phone I had a wipe cache and dalvik cache one and a wipe all which is factory data reset, cache, and dalvik cache. It just makes it quicker to flash a rom.
dakota.breeden said:
On my last phone I had a wipe cache and dalvik cache one and a wipe all which is factory data reset, cache, and dalvik cache. It just makes it quicker to flash a rom.
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factory reset will wipe /cache and /data
a rom install will wipe dalvik and /system
you dont need a script to run to do all that for you
run factory reset in CWM/TWRP and install rom
Pirateghost said:
factory reset will wipe /cache and /data
a rom install will wipe dalvik and /system
you dont need a script to run to do all that for you
run factory reset in CWM/TWRP and install rom
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What happened to doing a factory reset and then wipe cache and then wipe dalvik cache and then flash rom?
dakota.breeden said:
What happened to doing a factory reset and then wipe cache and then wipe dalvik cache and then flash rom?
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cache wipe is included in the factory reset....watch when you do it, it says
FORMATTING CACHE
just looking at a few of the updater-scripts in some of the roms available right now (it appears some people put it in their script and some dont....love the consistency):
Code:
delete_recursive("/data/dalvik-cache");
delete_recursive("/data/resource-cache");
which is odd considering all the devices I have ever worked on include the dalvik wipe (i have always included a cache wipe as well by default)...it makes for a quicker flash when the user doesnt have to go through 100 steps to install a rom....

[Q] REINCARNATION V.1.1 not booting!

So i just got that custom rom (thread title) and when i boot on my lil Galaxy Gio, it stays where it says ANDROID. Help needed so i could use my phone. ROM located at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2396690
PS. Forgot to
2. Wipe Data
3. Wipe Cache Partitions
4. Wipe Dalvik Cache
Christian101 said:
So i just got that custom rom (thread title) and when i boot on my lil Galaxy Gio, it stays where it says ANDROID. Help needed so i could use my phone. ROM located at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2396690
PS. Forgot to
2. Wipe Data
3. Wipe Cache Partitions
4. Wipe Dalvik Cache
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Wipe data/factory reset, wype cache partitions, wipe dalvik cache, install rom. It should work in this way
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jkoetsier said:
Wipe data/factory reset, wype cache partitions, wipe dalvik cache, install rom. It should work in this way
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Dont have ''wipe dalvik cache'' , trying to find reason why, maybe because i dont have cwm recovery?
Christian101 said:
Dont have ''wipe dalvik cache'' , trying to find reason why, maybe because i dont have cwm recovery?
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It is under "advanced" and click on "Wipe Dalvik Cache" then "Yes - Wipe Dalvik Cache"

Wipe Dalvik cache without root on android 6?

Hi,
is there a way to wipe dalvik cache without root (maybe via adb) ? I always wiped cache+dalvik after flashing a rom or update on my Nexus 4. Is that still neccessary with android 6?
I am using the stock rom without any modifications. I usually install updates with fastboot+factory image.
You can wipe cache in stock recovery
Yeah but you can not wipe dalvik cache in stock recovery. I tried to wipe Dalvik cache with TWRP (via fastboot boot TRWP. img) but I only get the response that wiping failed.

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