Is wiping really needed before installing LineageOS? - LineageOS Questions & Answers

I've been thinking about installing LineageOS on my Galaxy A5 2017 but one step that often comes on other tutorials is that you need to factory reset your device. Backing up data can be a pain in the ass especially when you have lots of files and contacts and it sometimes crashes mid-way through the operation. So do I really need to factory reset my entire device in order to install Android 10 on my phone?

m0kkori said:
I've been thinking about installing LineageOS on my Galaxy A5 2017 but one step that often comes on other tutorials is that you need to factory reset your device. Backing up data can be a pain in the ass especially when you have lots of files and contacts and it sometimes crashes mid-way through the operation. So do I really need to factory reset my entire device in order to install Android 10 on my phone?
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Yes. If you intend to install GApps, you can backup in Google cloud.
I prefer no GApps set-up. In that case most of the system has to be made new anyway.

kurtn said:
Yes. If you intend to install GApps, you can backup in Google cloud.
I prefer no GApps set-up. In that case most of the system has to be made new anyway.
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Is Smart Switch reliable for backups?

m0kkori said:
Is Smart Switch reliable for backups?
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Smart switch is for transfering to a stock rom galaxy device. Not your use case.

kurtn said:
Smart switch is for transfering to a stock rom galaxy device. Not your use case.
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Not even for transfering contacts and stuff? What program do you recommend for backing up?

m0kkori said:
Not even for transfering contacts and stuff? What program do you recommend for backing up?
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I always have a backup of contacts in a local vcf file. For every thing else i use the clean flash to let the garbage behind.

What should be checked in TWRP wipe to get a clean flash for LineageOS?

ephemunch said:
What should be checked in TWRP wipe to get a clean flash for LineageOS?
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Follow wiki.lineageos.org guide for your device. Usually system gets wiped and data formatted

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Problems With GNex

Hi all, I have some problems on my gnex.
This happens because I think I have deleted some system files.
1st problem: when I install a rom at the first boot the phone gives me this error: "the application speech engine Google has locked in an unusual way"
2nd problem: when I open camera or gallery the phone gives me this error: "no external storage available"
3rd problem: sometimes the phone gives me the error: "youtube application has locked in an unusual way"
Ok...there are too much problems...just a question now: I want to reset ALL my gnex, I want to delete ALL the files there are in it. I can't do it flashing a new rom or formatting system from recovery. How can I do?
Thanks!
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Without some more details on what ROM you are having these issues with, which recovery you're using, ... it's kind of difficult to help out... That aside, when you flash a new ROM, be sure to first do a full wipe through the recovery. I've flashed my phones numerous times over the years and every single time I had a problem at first boot it was because I didn't do the full wipe. Also, carefully read the instructions posted on the first (and second & third if any) thread, usually the dev explains carefully which steps are necessary to succeed.
Gunthy` said:
Without some more details on what ROM you are having these issues with, which recovery you're using, ... it's kind of difficult to help out... That aside, when you flash a new ROM, be sure to first do a full wipe through the recovery. I've flashed my phones numerous times over the years and every single time I had a problem at first boot it was because I didn't do the full wipe. Also, carefully read the instructions posted on the first (and second & third if any) thread, usually the dev explains carefully which steps are necessary to succeed.
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I have these problems with all roms, recovery cwm non touch and i always do a wipe before flashing roms
Now I just want to know how to delete every file in my phone and come back to original
Frenix27 said:
I have these problems with all roms, recovery cwm non touch and i always do a wipe before flashing roms
Now I just want to know how to delete every file in my phone and come back to original
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That's odd... Maybe something wrong with the device itself in that case... To go back to stock, the easiest way by far is the GNex Toolkit. It has an option to download the Google image & lets you easily flash it.
Gunthy` said:
That's odd... Maybe something wrong with the device itself in that case... To go back to stock, the easiest way by far is the GNex Toolkit. It has an option to download the Google image & lets you easily flash it.
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And via gnex toolkit, with this option, all system files will be deleted?
Frenix27 said:
And via gnex toolkit, with this option, all system files will be deleted?
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Well that depends what you mean by that... What it will do is flash the stock ROM that is made by Google onto your device. It will replace the current installed system with the stock one. It will be like when you first got the phone, with the default ICS installed. Obviously a device without a system installed on it would be useless, unless you're looking for a new expensive paper weight of course .
If you still have the same problems after that, I'd recommend returning it to the shop you got it from for a repair/refund. Don't forget to re-lock it though if you decide to go that way .
The problem is that with root explorer i see two folder about storage: sdcard and storage>sdcard0. I think i have deleted some files in these folders. Is there a way to reset their files?
/sdcard & /storage/sdcard0 both refer to the same, namely the internal memory. No way to recover deleted data though. What exactly did you delete??
Frenix27 said:
The problem is that with root explorer i see two folder about storage: sdcard and storage>sdcard0. I think i have deleted some files in these folders. Is there a way to reset their files?
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Flashing the stock image will return all your files to factory. You don't need to delete anything.
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Gunthy` said:
That's odd... Maybe something wrong with the device itself in that case... To go back to stock, the easiest way by far is the GNex Toolkit. It has an option to download the Google image & lets you easily flash it.
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Use odin or fastboot. Kits are easier but i trust fastboot above all. And do a backup before flashing anything...tag way can restore. Then factory wipe, then format cache, then go to advanced and format dalvik, THEN flash the ROM
Android is upgrading...
JediNinjafication said:
Use odin or fastboot. Kits are easier but i trust fastboot above all. And do a backup before flashing anything...tag way can restore. Then factory wipe, then format cache, then go to advanced and format dalvik, THEN flash the ROM
Android is upgrading...
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The toolkit uses fastboot... It just presents you with scripted menus and composes the correct command depending on your choices. Makes it a lot easier to get stuff done without having to remember all the different commands .
Are you sure? So i have to flash the stock image?
Without more info on what exactly you deleted it's hard to say. Flashing stock should work for restoring the phone though .
Gunthy` said:
The toolkit uses fastboot... It just presents you with scripted menus and composes the correct command depending on your choices. Makes it a lot easier to get stuff done without having to remember all the different commands .
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Ahhh. I dunno, I like it. And I usually watch a qbking77 video while I do it.
Android is upgrading...
JediNinjafication said:
Ahhh. I dunno, I like it. And I usually watch a qbking77 video while I do it.
Android is upgrading...
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Ok so the last question: i remember i had imm76i when i bought the phone. I have to flash that? Where can I find?
Just use the toolkit I linked to earlier. You can make it download the latest google stock image and flash that one.
Gunthy` said:
Just use the toolkit I linked to earlier. You can make it download the latest google stock image and flash that one.
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ok ty

Recovery/Wiping questions

RIght now I am having a issue with wiping. I do a full wipe and then use a super wipe and I try to install a new rom and I get the screen after I boot up and the old boot animation comes up from the old rom it get the android is upgrading screen it finishes and i get to the home screen without signing into my google account and then my phone reboots after a while and it gets stuck at the main boot animation. I am able to get to the bootloader and recovery. I repeat doing a full factory reset and everything I just described happens again. I can't seem to get a full wipe to work properly. Anyone have any sort of idea what might be going on?
What happens if you completely re-flash the stock images and start over? That's always a good policy if you can't get a ROM to boot.
martonikaj said:
What happens if you completely re-flash the stock images and start over? That's always a good policy if you can't get a ROM to boot.
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I haven't tried it. I don't know where I can get the stock images. Have any clue?
Also I can't get the phone to stay on long enough to mount my SD card. right now I am using Team Win Recovery Project I was able to flash a new recovery. It was on my sd card. I was using CWM.
1- you don't need super wipe, just wipe data /a cache
2- use the latest cmw http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31045760&postcount=457
3- make sure the ROM you downloaded is for your device (maguro=gsm / toro=verizon)
DynamicRam said:
1- you don't need super wipe, just wipe data /a cache
2- use the latest cmw http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31045760&postcount=457
3- make sure the ROM you downloaded is for your device (maguro=gsm / toro=verizon)
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Yeah, I've done all that. I've even tried to restore a backp and it stops at restoring data and it says error while restoring /data! I'm on clockworkmod now. It seems like I can't do a full wipe. no matter what I do.
xOneSainTx said:
Yeah, I've done all that. I've even tried to restore a backp and it stops at restoring data and it says error while restoring /data! I'm on clockworkmod now. It seems like I can't do a full wipe. no matter what I do.
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start fresh. read this.
bk201doesntexist said:
start fresh. read this.
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I'm using a Macbook.
so?
search on how to use same tools, on a mac.
i hear android-sdk is available for mac.
md5: 07dc88ba2c0817ef178a665d002831bf
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
xOneSainTx said:
I'm using a Macbook.
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There are MacOS specific instructions in that guide...
efrant said:
There are MacOS specific instructions in that guide...
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// people don't like to read these days. not even while looking at it on a computer screen. i'm not even talking about real books.
// end of rant.
Tried Charmin?
need more high def music...
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Tried Charmin?
need more high def music...
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LOL

Flashed new rom, Now won't connect to Google

So last night i flashed a rom and when it installed i tried to add a google account. I tried to add an existing account. when i added my information it says that i couldn't sign in" there was a problem communicating with google servers." this means that i can't go into the play store. so i went into the TWRP menu to reflash a rom and it doesn't recognize the .img file that is on there. so basically right now i an app-less. any help is welcomed
i still can make calls and text, and my wifi still works. just no connection to google
my device is HTC One M8 AT&T (rooted and boot loader unlocked)
and i have a Mac computer if that helps
Delet your existing Google account from your phone.
Go into Settings > Apps > All and clear cache and data on all Google services:
Play Store, Play Services, Maps, G+ - the works.
Then restart and try again to add your Google account.
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Delet your existing Google account from your phone.
Go into Settings > Apps > All and clear cache and data on all Google services:
Play Store, Play Services, Maps, G+ - the works.
Then restart and try again to add your Google account.
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I just tried that and it didn't do anything different. still can't connect to google
rps13jp said:
I just tried that and it didn't do anything different. still can't connect to google
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Which rom did you flash? Did you clean install? Does that rom require you to flash gapps?
berndblb said:
Which rom did you flash? Did you clean install? Does that rom require you to flash gapps?
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I put Android Revolution HD as the rom i tried to install. Its not the first time i installed this particular rom. I didn't have an issue last time. I'm not sure i did a clean install as I'm pretty new to this
rps13jp said:
I put Android Revolution HD as the rom i tried to install. Its not the first time i installed this particular rom. I didn't have an issue last time. I'm not sure i did a clean install as I'm pretty new to this
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That could be it then. Something left behind from another rom install.
As a general rule, if you switch between roms - even from the same base - I would always clean install. Only updates of the same rom are ok to dirty flash.
For a clean install (if you have TWRP) just choose Wipe and swipe the button, then re-flash the rom. You will have to install your apps and tweaks again, but that's a small price to pay for everything working.
berndblb said:
That could be it then. Something left behind from another rom install.
As a general rule, if you switch between roms - even from the same base - I would always clean install. Only updates of the same rom are ok to dirty flash.
For a clean install (if you have TWRP) just choose Wipe and swipe the button, then re-flash the rom. You will have to install your apps and tweaks again, but that's a small price to pay for everything working.
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if it was that simple I would have done it when I go I to twrp it doesn't recognize the .img file soit won't load ir. S o it's pretty stuck. I need to get rid of everything and start fresh
rps13jp said:
if it was that simple I would have done it when I go I to twrp it doesn't recognize the .img file soit won't load ir. S o it's pretty stuck. I need to get rid of everything and start fresh
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What are you trying to flash? As far as I know TWRP can only flash zip files....
berndblb said:
What are you trying to flash? As far as I know TWRP can only flash zip files....
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ill try re-downloading the file directly to my phone instead of transferring it from my comp to the phone. (which would automatically un zip the file.
how do i ensure a clean install
rps13jp said:
ill try re-downloading the file directly to my phone instead of transferring it from my comp to the phone. (which would automatically un zip the file.
how do i ensure a clean install
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I figured it out. Basically because I used my Mac to transfer the ROM to my phone it was unzipped and that made twrp not see it as a ROM its all fixed now

[ROM][7.1.2][OFFICIAL] LineageOS for N7105 - Help

OK, I dont want to post in the ROM area.. as far as I remember I am suppose to post here.
So I would like to install 14.1 on my note 2 I317. I did it last night.. not great results, but it was the root thing.
I am not sure the dev thread is updated on the latest way to upgrade the phone.
Anyone help? I flash the rom, then the apps (is the stock still the best option?) and then what do I do about root, because in the last few posts of the dev thread I see something about not flashing.. and flashing.
and then there is the HWC thing? am I doing this>? or no?
James
Also I am coming from way back on a rom called SLIMFAST 4.4 - If I want to carry over apps and data.. what is the best way to do that? or can I really?
James
You will carry the data (music, videos etc.), but app data no.
I don't recommend you to flash HWC as you are beginning with this and it is still test stuff.
Anyway steps:
1. Flash latest version of TWRP.
2. Backup. (In case something goes wrong)
3. Wipe dalvik, cache, system, data.
4. Install LineageOS.
5. Install Google Apps. There aren't 'the best'. It all depends on you which you want to use/how much google stuff you want on your phone.
6. Install magisk for root - http://tiny.cc/latestmagisk
7. Reboot.
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Also I am coming from way back on a rom called SLIMFAST 4.4 - If I want to carry over apps and data.. what is the best way to do that? or can I really?
James
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Option58 said:
You will carry the data (music, videos etc.), but app data no.
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Why not?!!
He can backup apps and apps' data using Titanium Backup app.
Biker1bob said:
Also I am coming from way back on a rom called SLIMFAST 4.4 - If I want to carry over apps and data.. what is the best way to do that? or can I really?
James
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Or u can just backup APKs using this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.usage.appbackup
And restore them with just one click using this :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sharon.oneclickinstaller
But if you want data too, Titanium is good
well since the install the first time did not work well I restored the backup I did.. Now tonight I was trying to use the gps, and it is now not working since I restored the backup?
Is it possible something happened there??
When you restore a backup ( I did a complete with everything) I dont have to wipe stuff out first do I?
Biker1bob said:
well since the install the first time did not work well I restored the backup I did.. Now tonight I was trying to use the gps, and it is now not working since I restored the backup?
Is it possible something happened there??
When you restore a backup ( I did a complete with everything) I dont have to wipe stuff out first do I?
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well, the partitions that is going to be restored are wiped by default before restoring the backup, so there's no need to wipe, it might be a bug in the ROM and you didn't notice it before.
anyway, you can try wiping manually then restore.
btw, your thread name is confusing, it's better not to right in that form......[ROM][7.1.2][OFF..........when it's a normal help thread.
well I am not sure it is a normal help thread.
For 2 years I have been using slimfast 4.4 no issues - and then I decided to try this rom, and it breaks my GPS.
I have restored 3 different backups I had of slimfast 4.4 dating back to January 2015. None of them does the GPS work.
Before I tried the 7.1 upgrade I was locking 22 satellites in about 45 seconds. Now I cannot lock to 1.
Is there an issue with this rom that would break the GPS to the point that no matter what rom is in it wont work?
Or can someone give me a hint on what to try next? I can try and re-do the upgrade via Option58s instructions.
James
Biker1bob said:
well I am not sure it is a normal help thread.
For 2 years I have been using slimfast 4.4 no issues - and then I decided to try this rom, and it breaks my GPS.
I have restored 3 different backups I had of slimfast 4.4 dating back to January 2015. None of them does the GPS work.
Before I tried the 7.1 upgrade I was locking 22 satellites in about 45 seconds. Now I cannot lock to 1.
Is there an issue with this rom that would break the GPS to the point that no matter what rom is in it wont work?
Or can someone give me a hint on what to try next? I can try and re-do the upgrade via Option58s instructions.
James
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yes it's a normal help thread, your thread name is more like a ROM thread name!, however...
did you try a clean install of the kitkat rom first?
maybe something is making a conflict or whatever I'm not sure..
try a clean install and see if the GPS is fixed.
clean install of 4.4 and no gps. apps that can show if the hardware is there, so it is present and available? but no app gets a lock.. on even 1 satalite.
James
Biker1bob said:
clean install of 4.4 and no gps. apps that can show if the hardware is there, so it is present and available? but no app gets a lock.. on even 1 satalite.
James
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I'm not sure, last thing to try is Flashing stock ROM, if that didn't help it, then it's a hardware damage.

Question Mi 11x (aliothin) not booting after updating xiaomi.eu rom through twrp

I was using xiaomi.eu rom V12.5.14.0.RKHCNXM on my Mi 11x (aliothin) installed using the @gogocar62 method using TWRP.
Today i downloaded xiaomi.eu_multi_HMK40_POCOF3_V12.5.18.0.RKHCNXM_v12-11.zip and installed it via permanent twrp 3.5.1 (nebrassy) which was already on my phone.
Since it was just an update, i didn't wipe data. After reboot, phone booted into recovery and there was no sign of my data neither was i being to decrypt data or mount partitions.
Steps I've already done till now -
1. Booted into fastboot, ran temporary twrp 3.5.2. it was able to decrypt data and i could take a backup.
2. Tried changing current slot to a, then to b.
3. Tried wiping data without formatting data.
@gogocar62 can you please tell what's wrong and help me boot into system without data loss?
Also, i downloaded the weekly Android 12 version of xiaomi.eu rom too but i read somewhere that flashing fastboot rom causes critical changes to some partitions and system files and changes it to chinese rom. Is fastboot rom not recommended then?
Thank you.
Try going into BOOTLOADER to use fastboot instead of fastboot(d), if at all possible.
force reboot to twrp
then wipe cache, select reboot then select system
Raunaksaha2008 said:
I was using xiaomi.eu rom V12.5.14.0.RKHCNXM on my Mi 11x (aliothin) installed using the @gogocar62 method using TWRP.
Today i downloaded xiaomi.eu_multi_HMK40_POCOF3_V12.5.18.0.RKHCNXM_v12-11.zip and installed it via permanent twrp 3.5.1 (nebrassy) which was already on my phone.
Since it was just an update, i didn't wipe data. After reboot, phone booted into recovery and there was no sign of my data neither was i being to decrypt data or mount partitions.
Steps I've already done till now -
1. Booted into fastboot, ran temporary twrp 3.5.2. it was able to decrypt data and i could take a backup.
2. Tried changing current slot to a, then to b.
3. Tried wiping data without formatting data.
@gogocar62 can you please tell what's wrong and help me boot into system without data loss?
Also, i downloaded the weekly Android 12 version of xiaomi.eu rom too but i read somewhere that flashing fastboot rom causes critical changes to some partitions and system files and changes it to chinese rom. Is fastboot rom not recommended then?
Thank you.
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I'm glad you posted this, I did the exact same thing yesterday and had the exact same problem. I'm Normally extremely experienced with this stuff I've even made custom roms. This one caught me off guard because I've only had the phone 2 weeks and this was the 2nd custom rom I flashed. Long story short nothing worked and I had to flash miflash stock firmware. Than I tried it again and it did it again. So I flashed the zip before I was already on and everything worked. I don't understand backups with this phone sometimes they backup but I don't believe they will work to restore.
I have never had to say this, there is nothing you can do. You have to flash stock and go back it sucks and I hate it but it is what it is.
hroen_al said:
force reboot to twrp
then wipe cache, select reboot then select system
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Tried, didn't work
Raunaksaha2008 said:
I was using xiaomi.eu rom V12.5.14.0.RKHCNXM on my Mi 11x (aliothin) installed using the @gogocar62 method using TWRP.
Today i downloaded xiaomi.eu_multi_HMK40_POCOF3_V12.5.18.0.RKHCNXM_v12-11.zip and installed it via permanent twrp 3.5.1 (nebrassy) which was already on my phone.
Since it was just an update, i didn't wipe data. After reboot, phone booted into recovery and there was no sign of my data neither was i being to decrypt data or mount partitions.
Steps I've already done till now -
1. Booted into fastboot, ran temporary twrp 3.5.2. it was able to decrypt data and i could take a backup.
2. Tried changing current slot to a, then to b.
3. Tried wiping data without formatting data.
@gogocar62 can you please tell what's wrong and help me boot into system without data loss?
Also, i downloaded the weekly Android 12 version of xiaomi.eu rom too but i read somewhere that flashing fastboot rom causes critical changes to some partitions and system files and changes it to chinese rom. Is fastboot rom not recommended then?
Thank you.
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now its not booting into recovery. only fastboot. run twrp bat command file is not working with it anymore.
Raunaksaha2008 said:
now its not booting into recovery. only fastboot. run twrp bat command file is not working with it anymore.
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could boot into recovery. backed up whatever i could. flashed fastboot xiaomi.eu rom without data wipe (upgrade mode). System was showing issues - permissions stopped working, couldnt find refresh rate settings, apps were misbehaving, general lag. Now trying to flash again with data wipe. If nothing else works, have to go back to original stock rom with mi flash.
Raunaksaha2008 said:
could boot into recovery. backed up whatever i could. flashed fastboot xiaomi.eu rom without data wipe (upgrade mode). System was showing issues - permissions stopped working, couldnt find refresh rate settings, apps were misbehaving, general lag. Now trying to flash again with data wipe. If nothing else works, have to go back to original stock rom with mi flash.
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Well did it work or did you have to go back to stock? I told you nothing works and I'm not lying I'm extremely experienced with this stuff. I root every device I can get my hands on. This phone is beyond difficult to flash roms with. The problem is you really need to go back to stock everytime you flash a custom rom to make sure it works.
I know when I said my first comment your hoping to god that you don't have to start from scratch but I tried a bunch of stuff to I just didn't feel like explaining it all. I flashed both twrps and tried I reflshed the rom and I did format data and still didn't work. It screws up the system partition layout and nothing reads right.
Went back to stock. Android 12 on xiaomi.eu rom doesn't have refresh rate settings and we are stuck on 60Hz. And also backing up, restoring everytime is a pain and waste of time. Will stick to stock for now.
Raunaksaha2008 said:
Went back to stock. Android 12 on xiaomi.eu rom doesn't have refresh rate settings and we are stuck on 60Hz. And also backing up, restoring everytime is a pain and waste of time. Will stick to stock for now.
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I told you, I will say it again this phone for custom roms kinda sucks. It can be done but it's always you have to start from scratch Everytime and roll the dice and hope it works. Good luck I would still root stock though
The way everything breaks made me worried that the phone would hard brick if I kept trying stuff. Either that or some how wipe out fastboot and than it would be like a hard brick because nothing would work to fix it. It's a scary phone to mess with. The problem comes from the A/B partitions because XDA developers aren't really developers their just people who read online instructions on putting source code together and don't actually know how to code or fix anything. They get way to much credit. Topjohnwu is a real developer and that's why Google bought him
Facing issues again. Netflix app not showing in Play store. Device is not play protect certified even after flashing official Rom via mi flash.
Techguy777 said:
The way everything breaks made me worried that the phone would hard brick if I kept trying stuff. Either that or some how wipe out fastboot and than it would be like a hard brick because nothing would work to fix it. It's a scary phone to mess with. The problem comes from the A/B partitions because XDA developers aren't really developers their just people who read online instructions on putting source code together and don't actually know how to code or fix anything. They get way to much credit. Topjohnwu is a real developer and that's why Google bought him
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i agree, flashing stock each time and booting once before flashing each custom rom seems the way to go. i know you're experienced - more than i - but in case you don't know... here's a couple of good apps for backing up apps etc that have worked well when moving from rom to rom (just save/copy whole swiftbackup folder with backed up apps to pc/laptop).
after moving rom, i select 'restore' from google backup but deselect apps (that's all done with seperate app below). that restores a fair bit, including some settings depending on the rom before and after flash. then install swift backup on my rooted device, copy swiftbackup folder back onto phone and restore apps with all data etc (+ anything else you have that didn't restore from google backup). swiftbackup can even backup and restore your wallpaper/screensaver, wifi passwords etc. it's so much better than the outdated titanium backup, which i find unreliable these days.
another alternative is alpha backup pro, another paid app but apparently worth it. sometimes it's on offer or free. i got it when it was free but haven't tried it as swift works well for me. alpha backup
note: i am not affiliated with either of these apps, just making you aware of a backup alternative as TWRP data backups, for me and with this phone, are a no go. also note, i don't backup system stuff when moving to a different rom, only installed apps.
like i say, no doubt you are aware of these options but thought i would post just in case.
reg66 said:
i agree, flashing stock each time and booting once before flashing each custom rom seems the way to go. i know you're experienced - more than i - but in case you don't know... here's a couple of good apps for backing up apps etc that have worked well when moving from rom to rom (just save/copy whole swiftbackup folder with backed up apps to pc/laptop).
after moving rom, i select 'restore' from google backup but deselect apps (that's all done with seperate app below). that restores a fair bit, including some settings depending on the rom before and after flash. then install swift backup on my rooted device, copy swiftbackup folder back onto phone and restore apps with all data etc (+ anything else you have that didn't restore from google backup). swiftbackup can even backup and restore your wallpaper/screensaver, wifi passwords etc. it's so much better than the outdated titanium backup, which i find unreliable these days.
another alternative is alpha backup pro, another paid app but apparently worth it. sometimes it's on offer or free. i got it when it was free but haven't tried it as swift works well for me. alpha backup
note: i am not affiliated with either of these apps, just making you aware of a backup alternative as TWRP data backups, for me and with this phone, are a no go. also note, i don't backup system stuff when moving to a different rom, only installed apps.
like i say, no doubt you are aware of these options but thought i would post just in case.
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I am using swift backup right now actually as I was reading this and yes I do the same thing copy folder to the USB C drive. It's the only app I've bought in a year. Thank you for at least making a comment of some depth. I get burned out at xda because everyone doesn't say anything they just want answers for their problems and don't contribute to xda.
I did not know about the other app so I will be looking into it. Normally I wouldn't say this but buy Swift back and you get cloud storage. I'm like you I restore apps with an app and I will be using Xiaomi cloud now but also Google. Another app is migrate it's the best for flashing roms it restores your apps and data from twrp well not quite once you reboot.
I thanl you again because maybe I didn't know about Swift back it's important people respond.
Is 120Hz working on your mi11x with xiaomi.eu? It doesn't work on mine.
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Is 120Hz working on your mi11x with xiaomi.eu? It doesn't work on mine.
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Yes it is, on the latest stable but not on the latest Android 12 beta.

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