I'm sure this a noob question but doing a clean install, what should you Format when using CWM. I've not been to get a down and dirty answer to this.
And is there anywhere that explains the different things you use CWM for. ie all the different format commands.
Thanks in advance
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hwy28spur said:
I'm sure this a noob question but doing a clean install, what should you Format when using CWM. I've not been to get a down and dirty answer to this.
And is there anywhere that explains the different things you use CWM for. ie all the different format commands.
Thanks in advance
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Usually a factory reset is all you need. Note that will delete your app/app data so a backup is quite useful.
hwy28spur said:
I'm sure this a noob question but doing a clean install, what should you Format when using CWM. I've not been to get a down and dirty answer to this.
And is there anywhere that explains the different things you use CWM for. ie all the different format commands.
Thanks in advance
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try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766443 and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587607
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SOOO..
as I tried to install a rom (Tuesday). It aborted saying that the file way bad.
Any solution guys?
iSlow said:
SOOO..
as I tried to install a rom (Tuesday). It aborted saying that the file way bad.
Any solution guys?
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re download the rom
b0ricuaguerrero said:
re download the rom
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tried. but still no good. i think it maybe my phone but I wouldnt know where to start to fix it.
Did you do full wipe clear all cache b4 tyring to install?
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Yes i did
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Try flashing a diff ROM if it works then its the download if not then further troubleshooting is needed.
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definitely sounds like a bad download
This is actually the second rom I tried to flash.
First rom was miui and it said the something. I thought it was just a bad link.
Second rom was Tuesday and the problem reaccured.
I am beginning to think it's my phone.
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How are you installing on your sd?
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Wipe data then cache
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are you checking the md5? are you installing it through cwm recovery and not rom manager?
Yup through the clockworkmod
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Yup through the clockworkmod
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hmmm got me beat.
you can try tdj's super wipe and wipe everything clean
you can try flashing a new CWM
try another ROM?
another microsd?
go back to stock and flash again?
if none of those works then yeah... don't know what to say. make sure to check the md5 to save yourself a lot of time
If you don't mind explaining, what's. Md5?
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Are you installing the zip file on root your sd not in any other file?
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Are you installing the zip file on root your sd not in any other file?
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yup. not from any folders.
oh sorry didn't see this post, but basically the MD5 checksum allows us to check if the file we downloaded exactly matches the original file
example (not real obviously)
Thursday ROM has a MD5 of 1234abcde
but what you downloaded has 2234abcde
that means you have a bad download. there is probably a couple bytes different in your download.
like both files can both be 300.1MB
but they might actually be 300.12 and yours is 300.10
THATS why md5 saves us a lot of time
NOT all md5 are listed, but thats the gist of it.
oh and remember your SDCARD card is
sdcard/external_sd/
That's the thing I tried a couple of roms and they all failed. So I'm pretty sure it's my phone.
In this case scenario what should I do to re root my phone. I know there's a couple different ways such as unrooting to sell.
So which method should I approach?
Thanks for all your help btw!
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That's the thing I tried a couple of roms and they all failed. So I'm pretty sure it's my phone.
In this case scenario what should I do to re root my phone. I know there's a couple different ways such as unrooting to sell.
So which method should I approach?
Thanks for all your help btw!
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You don't need to Reroot, rooting is just superuser.. it just sounds like you need to get a new recovery that's all. You're already rooted right?
then just download Rom manager and reflash the CWM recovery in there.
Yes i am rooted. Can you link me to a site where I can dl a rom manager?
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Hello all,
So I'm running Scott's CleanROM AT&T SE 1.5. I want to install the latest version of CleanROM ACE onto my phone now.
This was my first custom ROM install, so I've never switched ROMs like this before. My question is do I need to do anything special to flash ACE, or can I just do it through TWRP like I did last time (from stock to CleanROM)?
Any help is appreciated!
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You do it through twrp like you did before. You will need to backup anything you don't wanna lose. I use titanium backup to backup my apps, apps data and texts. You will need to clean flash coming from what you are.
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Kreateablaze said:
You do it through twrp like you did before. You will need to backup anything you don't wanna lose. I use titanium backup to backup my apps, apps data and texts. You will need to clean flash coming from what you are.
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What exactly do you mean by "clean flash"?
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Gladiat0r said:
What exactly do you mean by "clean flash"?
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Read the OP (Original Post) for the directions on how you should flash the rom. Read read read.
Clean flash means clearing all data of previous rom. You wipe cache, wipe data, and wipe dalvik in recovery.
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Yes, read alot. If you are asking these kinds of questions you need to read up more. Search on here. Look on YouTube, there are plenty of videos
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Yes, read alot. If you are asking these kinds of questions you need to read up more. Search on here. Look on YouTube, there are plenty of videos
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Thank you both very much. I'll do some more research and look around.
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Download the updated cleanrom to your external sd card
Boot into recovery and do a nand backup
Wipe cache, dalvik cache, and data 3 times each (its easy if you go under "advanced" tab in wipe and it let's you select all 3 to wipe at once, then do that 3 times)
Click on install tab and navigate to the rom zip and flash away.
You shod be in familiar waters now.
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I know this shouldn't necessarily be in this section but I've already PM'd someone and asked on the original thread for help and have gotten no response yet. I understand people may be busy though too. At any rate, can anyone give and exact instructions on how to flash this ROM? They're not in the ROMs OP so...yeah, I'm lost.
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I know this shouldn't necessarily be in this section but I've already PM'd someone and asked on the original thread for help and have gotten no response yet. I understand people may be busy though too. At any rate, can anyone give and exact instructions on how to flash this ROM? They're not in the ROMs OP so...yeah, I'm lost.
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Flash exactly as u would any other ROM .... All the linaro means is it was built instead from googles build tools it was built with a different teams build tools ....
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Flash exactly as u would any other ROM .... All the linaro means is it was built instead from googles build tools it was built with a different teams build tools ....
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So, wipe cache, dalvik and flash. Flash gapps and wipe what?
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So, wipe cache, dalvik and flash. Flash gapps and wipe what?
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I would do a factory reset in TWRP then go to advanced and wipe system. Flash ROM, flash gapps wipe cache and dalvik one last time the reboot.
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Will I be able to restore my messages through titanium backup?
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Will I be able to restore my messages through titanium backup?
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Use same fresh install method listed in any of my rom threads... I'm not sure about restoring messages I never do it but system data is usually a no no if you have issues with titanium download super su update your binary with the recovery method then go into titanium preferences and click the back up folder location option and change it from sdcard0 to legacy it will ask you if you want to move your back ups say yes then restart titanium and world will be right again
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Originally Posted by _dannyboy
Will I be able to restore my messages through titanium backup?
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Use same fresh install method listed in any of my rom threads... I'm not sure about restoring messages I never do it but system data is usually a no no if you have issues with titanium download super su update your binary with the recovery method then go into titanium preferences and click the back up folder location option and change it from sdcard0 to legacy it will ask you if you want to move your back ups say yes then restart titanium and world will be right again
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I tried to flash it and it flashed fine. But then, my keyboard kept FCing and trebuchet did the same. Any fix? Or what was I doing wrong?
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_dannyboy said:
I tried to flash it and it flashed fine. But then, my keyboard kept FCing and trebuchet did the same. Any fix? Or what was I doing wrong?
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Did u factory reset in recovery at least twice ? Also it may not hurt to wipe everything twice EXCEPT INTERNAL STORAGE.... Then reinstall ROM and gapps
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Did u factory reset in recovery at least twice ? Also it may not hurt to wipe everything twice EXCEPT INTERNAL STORAGE.... Then reinstall ROM and gapps
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I'll try that
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Hello, I recently installed Cynagon Mod with the installer just to try it out and, as much as i like it, I liked Wicked more... I was wondering if someone knew the step by step on how to remove it. I looked around but it seems that there's no instructions for Tmo version of S4. I know that it might be the same as other versions but I just want to be sure and not mess up my phone again.
Thank you in advance,
Ghhostt
Wipe data and cache. Then flash wicked.
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Android_Monsters said:
Wipe data and cache. Then flash wicked.
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Just that? There's no other steps? :good:
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Just that? There's no other steps? :good:
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Yep, just do a complete wipe to make sure nothing gets screwy and flash wicked
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i want to downgrade my CM version as I've been getting problems with wifi after updating i already have the cyanogenmod.zip and gapps package can i just flash it and reboot, i don't want to wipe data because i have important messages and motes that i can't risk loosing. Thanks in advance, i can give more info if needed
No.. Back them up and restore your messages & notes
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serio22 said:
No.. Back them up and restore your messages & notes
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so backup, wipe cache and reset and flash CM10.2 then flash gapps package again?
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so backup, wipe cache and reset and flash CM10.2 then flash gapps package again?
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Backup all your apps and data you want, notes, etc and then full wipe and flash ROM and gapps
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Kriptik210 said:
Backup all your apps and data you want, notes, etc and then full wipe and flash ROM and gapps
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thanks, should i backup all system data via titanium backup or should i backup using my recovery?
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thanks, should i backup all system data via titanium backup or should i backup using my recovery?
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If it were me, I would backup the apps and data I wanted with TB
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Kriptik210 said:
If it were me, I would backup the apps and data I wanted with TB
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thanks, i already backed up with both of them to be sure lol
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thanks, i already backed up with both of them to be sure lol
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Backing up with recovery will backup allllll of the data from that ROM. It might cause some things to force close in the older version ROM but then again it may not. It will also put unneed data onto your phone if the app isnt installed
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Kriptik210 said:
Backing up with recovery will backup allllll of the data from that ROM. It might cause some things to force close in the older version ROM but then again it may not. It will also put unneed data onto your phone if the app isnt installed
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well i backed up with both and copied ALL my files to my pc so i should be pretty safe if i wanted to revert back right?
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well i backed up with both and copied ALL my files to my pc so i should be pretty safe if i wanted to revert back right?
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Yes sir. You can do a nandroid backup of everything just in case something went wrong and you wanted to go back where you started
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Wipe everything except the SD cards
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Yes sir. You can do a nandroid backup of everything just in case something went wrong and you wanted to go back where you started
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do i search for android on the play store?
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Wipe everything except the SD cards
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how would i do that? do i just remove the sd card and use a different one for the flashing process?
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do i search for android on the play store?
how would i do that? do i just remove the sd card and use a different one for the flashing process?
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nandroid is the back up you make with recovery.. and to fully wipe you format dalvik cache, cache, system, and factory reset all in recovery
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do i search for android on the play store?
how would i do that? do i just remove the sd card and use a different one for the flashing process?
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To search for what? And you dont need to take the SD card out. Just make sure the "wipe the SD card" is not checked when you go to wipe
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To search for what? And you dont need to take the SD card out. Just make sure the "wipe the SD card" is not checked when you go to wipe
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i meant, how do i do a nandroid backup
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i meant, how do i do a nandroid backup
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I answered this 2 posts above yours?
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serio22 said:
I answered this 2 posts above yours?
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oh yes my bad
serio22 said:
nandroid is the back up you make with recovery.. and to fully wipe you format dalvik cache, cache, system, and factory reset all in recovery
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oh yes my bad
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And also internal storage
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Kriptik210 said:
And also internal storage
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not necessary IMO but doesn't hurt
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not necessary IMO but doesn't hurt
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Yea I agree. I do it every once in a while to clear space up
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