I am currently on AOSP omni rom 4.4.2.
I now plan to shift to official 4.4 touchwiz rom by flashing official firmware through odin.
I've tried to search for this question but cannot seem to locate the answer.
Will flashing a rom through odin erase even the media partition of internal storage or only the data partition? I will need to backup the files accordingly.
Thanks!
manekbhavin said:
I am currently on AOSP omni rom 4.4.2.
I now plan to shift to official 4.4 touchwiz rom by flashing official firmware through odin.
I've tried to search for this question but cannot seem to locate the answer.
Will flashing a rom through odin erase even the media partition of internal storage or only the data partition? I will need to backup the files accordingly.
Thanks!
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It'll flash only data partition, internel storage only formatted when you're resetting your phone by settings. Still then personal data backup (EFS must) is advised to avoid loss.
I tried to flash new rom and Kernel . I did the following.
I load Rom zip, Kernel zip, and gapps onto my SD card. I verify that it loaded correctly.
Boot to TWRP recovery and advanced wipe the following:
Davikcache,Data,System,Cache,Internal/SD card,Android Secure,Preload.
Back up to Install in recovery to flash rom and kernel and gapps but nothing there. No file.
Now I can not do anything but reboot to Recovery.
There is nothing in Restore to restore.
Please guide me to restore the OS. Thanks
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
If you want to flash the rom, just mount the partition in recocvery and send the zip via usb and install that.
Thanks @8Fishes for anwer my call for help.
I found a link to restore to Stock from hard bricked and I am able to get it back to Stock Rom.
I redo the Rom flashing again. This time I did not wipe the internal| SD card and I am able to flash the new Rom. I learn a lot from that mistake
dukkha2 said:
Thanks @8Fishes for anwer my call for help.
I found a link to restore to Stock from hard bricked and I am able to get it back to Stock Rom.
I redo the Rom flashing again. This time I did not wipe the internal| SD card and I am able to flash the new Rom. I learn a lot from that mistake
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It is OK to wipe Internal SD but if and only if your backup and ROM files are on external SD card.
Hello,
I decided to install the latest BlissPop ROM, so I went first to clean everything and by mistake I wiped my internal storage where the rom files are, and currently I have no ROM to install and TWRP doesn't see my SD card.
How can I push a flashable rom on the internal?
EDIT: Managed to fix it via this solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0pV2pSw2N0
I am on AICP Rom Decrypteder
I wanted to switch back to Oxygen OB6 but the after flash from TWRP phone gets stuck on Boot.
I also tried with Oxygen Recovery but it cant even read my Internal Storage
Is there any way around it other than wiping internal Storage again?
bhavstech said:
I am on AICP Rom Decrypteder
I wanted to switch back to Oxygen OB6 but the after flash from TWRP phone gets stuck on Boot.
I also tried with Oxygen Recovery but it cant even read my Internal Storage
Is there any way around it other than wiping internal Storage again?
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You can stay decrypted on oos . Flash rom, magisk 16.3 then no verity v2
Sometimes If it brings me back to recovery. I wipe then flash ROM. Reboot to recovery, flash magisk and no variety and twrp and reboot. I think that's how I got it work
Solved
Had to wipe internal storage
Now I am on custom rom, what to do to flash stock rom? just flash zip file in TWRP? or should I flash stock TWRP or what?
You got some options:
But first a heads-up: you will lose all your data.
Zip-flash method:
Copy the stock rom flashable zip to your micro sd. Make sure you got the flashable zip! To be flashed in twrp.!
Boot to twrp.
Factory reset
Then wipe system partition
Now flash the zip.
Wipe dalvik and cache.
Reboot
Enjoy
Fastboot method: (will surely wipe everything)
Search for team one rescue firmware on our XDA.
Download the firmware package.
Boot your phone into bootloader.
Connect your phone to your PC.
Make sure you got your backup to your PC. Or micro SD.
Extract the firmware package and start
Flash-all stock recovery.bat
Or a name similar.
Wait until the phone reboots in its own, and DO NOT , disconnect the phone while in process of flashing.
Once the the Google setup is visible, you can safely disconnect your phone.
You should be back on marshmallow stock rom.
Do some ota updates. Enjoy,
sm00th4f3 said:
You got some options:
But first a heads-up: you will lose all your data.
Zip-flash method:
Copy the stock rom flashable zip to your micro sd. Make sure you got the flashable zip! To be flashed in twrp.!
Boot to twrp.
Factory reset
Then wipe system partition
Now flash the zip.
Wipe dalvik and cache.
Reboot
Enjoy
Fastboot method: (will surely wipe everything)
Search for team one rescue firmware on our XDA.
Download the firmware package.
Boot your phone into bootloader.
Connect your phone to your PC.
Make sure you got your backup to your PC. Or micro SD.
Extract the firmware package and start
Flash-all stock recovery.bat
Or a name similar.
Wait until the phone reboots in its own, and DO NOT , disconnect the phone while in process of flashing.
Once the the Google setup is visible, you can safely disconnect your phone.
You should be back on marshmallow stock rom.
Do some ota updates. Enjoy,
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Now I have custom TWRP and a custom rom, I will choose Zip-flash method.
Can I flash stock rom with this custom TWRP? I mean can I flash stock rom like custom ones via twrp?
Can I flash custom rom later after installing stock rom?
Egyptiandroid said:
Now I have custom TWRP and a custom rom, I will choose Zip-flash method.
Can I flash stock rom with this custom TWRP? I mean can I flash stock rom like custom ones via twrp?
Can I flash custom rom later after installing stock rom?
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For starters, twrp is a custom recovery, so you don't have to put the word "custom" before twrp everytime you mention it. X)
There are flashable zips that contain the stock rom. So, in a sense, yes, but you can't do any ota updates.
Download any needed file before beginning to flash a new rom:
Custom Rom, Gapps and if you want root: Magisk or SuperSu. Put those files on your micro SD in your phone.
Create a backup in twrp. You Just have to slide from left to right, no need to select anything more than what is already selected from the start.
Before installing a custom rom, you have to always wipe system, data, dalvik and cache partition in twrp recovery.
Only then you can flash the stock rom, which can be downloaded in one of the threads here in our XDA Lenovo p2 forum.
Little need to know: before flashing any rom, do a factory reset in twrp and wipe system partition.
Be aware that by deleting the four partitions you will lose your app data, sms,call log and so on.
Internal storage however isn't affected, so your music und Pictures won't be deleted.
sm00th4f3 said:
For starters, twrp is a custom recovery, so you don't have to put the word "custom" before twrp everytime you mention it. X)
There are flashable zips that contain the stock rom. So, in a sense, yes, but you can't do any ota updates.
Download any needed file before beginning to flash a new rom:
Custom Rom, Gapps and if you want root: Magisk or SuperSu. Put those files on your micro SD in your phone.
Create a backup in twrp. You Just have to slide from left to right, no need to select anything more than what is already selected from the start.
Before installing a custom rom, you have to always wipe system, data, dalvik and cache partition in twrp recovery.
Only then you can flash the stock rom, which can be downloaded in one of the threads here in our XDA Lenovo p2 forum.
Little need to know: before flashing any rom, do a factory reset in twrp and wipe system partition.
Be aware that by deleting the four partitions you will lose your app data, sms,call log and so on.
Internal storage however isn't affected, so your music und Pictures won't be deleted.
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Thanks for your detailed answer I am now on custom rom, i will download stock rom from the sticky thread, although all links are dead but I will try to find a working link
BTW, what is the latest stock rom?
I think S251 ...i'm not sure though. It shiuld be the one with the highest number=latest version ?
I still think that custom roms are better than stock though but do what you think is right.