Could use some help... I've flashed many roms before but this is my first doing so to a device without sd card storage (i9023). How would I go about flashing a rom to my phone? and how can i nandroid backup without it being deleted when I wipe the device?
Don't worry bro... Wiping Data(factory reset), Dalvik, and Cache, won't also wipe your /sdcard partition.
/sdcard can be wiped out with "format" which can be found on "mounts and storage" section.
OK, thanks. just to confirm, when you say /sdcard, you refer to the internal storage correct?
syntax_gosong said:
Don't worry bro... Wiping Data(factory reset), Dalvik, and Cache, won't also wipe your /sdcard partition.
/sdcard can be wiped out with "format" which can be found on "mounts and storage" section.
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wethead4 said:
OK, thanks. just to confirm, when you say /sdcard, you refer to the internal storage correct?
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Yes, that's correct.
"/sdcard" won't be formated if you do wiping for other partition.
furthermore, even you wiped sdcard, you can also mount usb to your PC and transfer file after you wipef.
one more thing, there is one thing called "Odin" can allow you flash without sdcard
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i got virtuous unity 2.37 and want to install 2.39. its suggested i do a ext4 wipe before nstalling 2.39. i want to make sure i'm doing this right.
so, to do a full ext4 wipe, i must boot into recovery and then wipe all data, cache, then go to advance and wipe dalvik? is this correct?
Maybe you must go in Wipe / Format menu,then format sd-ext.
Go to mount and storage, click format sd-ext and click yes. Your ext4 partition is now wiped.
itachi1706 said:
Go to mount and storage, click format sd-ext and click yes. Your ext4 partition is now wiped.
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hi itachi.. does your advice regard wiping the sd card?
also, someone suggested that an ext4 wipe involves going to Wipe/Format and selecting wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, format system, format data, format cache and format boot. is this true?
trapzz said:
hi itachi.. does your advice regard wiping the sd card?
also, someone suggested that an ext4 wipe involves going to Wipe/Format and selecting wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, format system, format data, format cache and format boot. is this true?
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It does not affect the FAT partition of the SD card. Only the Ext partition. And by wiping data, dalvik, formating system, data, cache and boot, you are literally doing a full wipe of the phone which people normally do when they change from 1 Rom to another.
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It does not affect the FAT partition of the SD card. Only the Ext partition. And by wiping data, dalvik, formating system, data, cache and boot, you are literally doing a full wipe of the phone which people normally do when they change from 1 Rom to another.
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thats exactly why im doing a full wipe.. to upgrade my rom to a higher version. but your way of wiping data seems like it involves wiping data from the sd card, which is risky and unnecessary when installing/upgrading a rom. and it can wipe out the rom on the sd card that you want to install anyway. so then whats the point'?
trapzz said:
thats exactly why im doing a full wipe.. to upgrade my rom to a higher version. but your way of wiping data seems like it involves wiping data from the sd card, which is risky and unnecessary when installing/upgrading a rom. and it can wipe out the rom on the sd card that you want to install anyway. so then whats the point'?
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I don't mean changing to a higher version, I mean changing Rom (like from cyanogen to miui) . If you are upgrading to a higher version you do not need to wipe data. All you need to do is just wipe cache and dalvik, boot and system too if you want. This way you will get updated to the latest version while still retaining your application data.
And yes, technically you do wipe the sdcard, but only the EXT partition, which is where your apps are placed in if you use A2SD+. Your FAT partition, which is the one recognised by the computer and where you put all your data in, is not affected. Hence it will not wipe out the Rom you are trying to install on the sdcard.
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Simple as that. When i try to format data im TWRP it says ''failed''. It's the latest version. Also, isto the wipe data option same as factory reset?
I believe that Wipe Data wipes the /data/ partition with the exeption of the /data/media/ partition.
/data/media/ is basically the internal storage (/sdcard/) directory.
Not sure why it failed. What ROM did you previously have installed?
What method did you use to install TWRP?
frederuco said:
I believe that Wipe Data wipes the /data/ partition with the exeption of the /data/media/ partition.
/data/media/ is basically the internal storage (/sdcard/) directory.
Not sure why it failed. What ROM did you previously have installed?
What method did you use to install TWRP?
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I was transfering from stock rooted to aokp i think it was, but iz doesn't work on any other ROM.. i installed it using your guide from transformerforums. So it could be said that they are similar?
matejilic said:
I was transfering from stock rooted to aokp i think it was, but iz doesn't work on any other ROM.. i installed it using your guide from transformerforums. So it could be said that they are similar?
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Hmm, not sure why it is giving you that error.
IMO, you should not need to format the DATA partition very often. I would try flashing your new ROM after wiping Cache, Davlik, System and Factory Reset.
frederuco said:
Hmm, not sure why it is giving you that error.
IMO, you should not need to format the DATA partition very often. I would try flashing your new ROM after wiping Cache, Davlik, System and Factory Reset.
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Thanks manje!
Before I installed CM10.1 my phone was a stock Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII with JellyBean 4.1.1 on it. I had all of my apps, pictures, etc. on it. (I also have no External SD card). I ended up rooting the phone and installed ClockWorkMod I pushed wipe/factory reset within the ClockWorkMod menu (up/power/home). I also wiped the caches and Dalvik cache. I then installed CM10.1. Once CM10.1 was installed I went to settings > backup & reset and then did a Factory data rest. This did yet again another factory reset with CM10.1.
I am wondering how in the world I still have all of my 500 images / videos in my Gallery that were on my original stock JellyBean 4.1.1. Could someone please tell me. Also, please tell me what I should have done to get a completely fresh installation without a single thing from the past. The only thing I guess I could have done was a factory reset when I was on JellyBean 4.1.1 to wipe everything, then install CM10.1.
(BY THE WAY I always have Back up my data, backup account, Automatic restore all UNCHECKED)
The factory data reset doesn't wipe the InternalSD, it just removes apps and settings and puts the phone back to how it came out of the box (settings wise). To delete all the data on your internal SD card, go to Mounts and Storage and you'll see an option for "format /data and /data/media (/sdcard)". That will delete everything on your internalSD.
Here's the catch, though. If you don't have an EXTERNAL SD with the rom you want to flash on it, you'll wipe off whatever rom you were going to flash, leaving you with a phone that has nothing to "boot up".
If you want to start clean, wipe /system, /data, /cache, and dalvik cache, flash your rom, then format the internal SD, don't do it the other way around.
I think that'll work....someone else chime in if I'm wrong about wiping sd after rom intall (that'll get rid of the /0 folder...could cause a problem booting up...)
The easiest way is to just buy an external sd card....doesn't have to be big (2 gig), put your flashable zip on it, wipe /system, /data, /cache, internal sd, and dalvik cache, then flash the zip on the external.
letinsh said:
The factory data reset doesn't wipe the InternalSD, it just removes apps and settings and puts the phone back to how it came out of the box (settings wise). To delete all the data on your internal SD card, go to Mounts and Storage and you'll see an option for "format /data and /data/media (/sdcard)". That will delete everything on your internalSD.
Here's the catch, though. If you don't have an EXTERNAL SD with the rom you want to flash on it, you'll wipe off whatever rom you were going to flash, leaving you with a phone that has nothing to "boot up".
If you want to start clean, wipe /system, /data, /cache, and dalvik cache, flash your rom, then format the internal SD, don't do it the other way around.
I think that'll work....someone else chime in if I'm wrong about wiping sd after rom intall (that'll get rid of the /0 folder...could cause a problem booting up...)
The easiest way is to just buy an external sd card....doesn't have to be big (2 gig), put your flashable zip on it, wipe /system, /data, /cache, internal sd, and dalvik cache, then flash the zip on the external.
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I actually have an external SD card where I keep CM10.1 and gapps for JellyBean 2.4.1. So I can just go into mount and storage and click every single format option there except for the external SD one right. Then I can install CM10.1 and gapps. Right?
HunterT said:
I actually have an external SD card where I keep CM10.1 and gapps for JellyBean 2.4.1. So I can just go into mount and storage and click every single format option there except for the external SD one right. Then I can install CM10.1 and gapps. Right?
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yeppers. That's the best way to make sure you're starting so fresh and so clean, clean.
I've been using custom roms for some time now; generally when I install new roms, I do the following:
1. Nandroid backup
2. wipe data/factory reset
3. wipe cache
4. wipe dalvik (although i get an error that the SD ext partition not found)
5. flash rom
The installation instructions for Slim Bean suggests that I do "Full wipe, and manual format /system".
My question is twofold: (1) what is "manual format /system" and (2) is there anything in addition to the above that I should do to fully clean out the phone? I have not formatted the SD card, but I guess I can and just leave the data from there on my PC.
Any help is appreciated - thank you!
kujorulez said:
I've been using custom roms for some time now; generally when I install new roms, I do the following:
1. Nandroid backup
2. wipe data/factory reset
3. wipe cache
4. wipe dalvik (although i get an error that the SD ext partition not found)
5. flash rom
The installation instructions for Slim Bean suggests that I do "Full wipe, and manual format /system".
My question is twofold: (1) what is "manual format /system" and (2) is there anything in addition to the above that I should do to fully clean out the phone? I have not formatted the SD card, but I guess I can and just leave the data from there on my PC.
Be sure you back up all data from SDcard to PC, and then format sdcard.
Any help is appreciated - thank you!
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1) In CWM, Mount and Storage-> format System, format Cache, format data..:highfive:
2) If you want to fully clean out your phone than do all formats including wipes, format sdcard, do not mess with other things.
_hito_ said:
1) In CWM, Mount and Storage-> format System, format Cache, format data..:highfive:
2) If you want to fully clean out your phone than do all formats including wipes, format sdcard, do not mess with other things.
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Thank you - if I do that first step ("In CWM, Mount and Storage-> format System, format Cache, format data"), do I need to back up my SD card first?
kujorulez said:
Thank you - if I do that first step ("In CWM, Mount and Storage-> format System, format Cache, format data"), do I need to back up my SD card first?
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No, in that case you don't need to backup your SD card.:highfive:
_hito_ said:
1) In CWM, Mount and Storage-> format System, format Cache, format data..:highfive:
2) If you want to fully clean out your phone than do all formats including wipes, format sdcard, do not mess with other things.
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Just make sure u back up the SD card on computer so u have it. Plus be careful because there have been issue with phone not communicating with PC after SD card formating since ur also deleting those files too. So only do if really necessary.
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I would NOT format the SD card unless ur having issues.
Just do factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik more than once. There is also a zip file called "format all" that will do all three at once with a simple click. You can find it on XDA
Good luck
Vs Nexus S4G using tapatalk2
I would like to format my /dat/media.. and then I would like to re-flash the ROM I am using. Since we all know the Note 5 does not have a sdCard port/reader
I can not figure out were to put my ROM that I will be flashing. There is no safe place to store it is there if I do a full FORMAT of /data/media. If I
format /data/media wont that wipe everything ?? even my image file of my ROM. Normally I would store it on an external sdCard then format /data/media..
and then copy the ROM image file back from the sdCard to the phones internal sdcard.
Bottom line .... I want to WIPE my entire phone EVEN /data/media then re-flash my ROM.
Thank you for any tips help.
My phone currently is Rooted and running [MULTI-LANG-6.0.1] TEKXodus HYBRID N5/S7Edge URv7.5E 5/04/16 N920X/G928X
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Thibor69 said:
I would like to format my /dat/media.. and then I would like to re-flash the ROM I am using. Since we all know the Note 5 does not have a sdCard port/reader
I can not figure out were to put my ROM that I will be flashing. There is no safe place to store it is there if I do a full FORMAT of /data/media. If I
format /data/media wont that wipe everything ?? even my image file of my ROM. Normally I would store it on an external sdCard then format /data/media..
and then copy the ROM image file back from the sdCard to the phones internal sdcard.
Bottom line .... I want to WIPE my entire phone EVEN /data/media then re-flash my ROM.
Thank you for any tips help.
My phone currently is Rooted and running [MULTI-LANG-6.0.1] TEKXodus HYBRID N5/S7Edge URv7.5E 5/04/16 N920X/G928X
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If you have twrp recovery, it will not touch your internal sdcard or any of it's contents unless
you purposely click on the advanced wipe option indicating that you actually want to format it.
By default the internal sdcard in twrp is not check marked.
Simply doing a "Wipe" and a "Factory Reset" in twrp will not format, wipe or delete anything
located in your internal sdcard.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
Misterjunky said:
If you have twrp recovery, it will not touch your internal sdcard or any of it's contents unless
you purposely click on the advanced wipe option indicating that you actually want to format it.
By default the internal sdcard in twrp is not check marked.
Simply doing a "Wipe" and a "Factory Reset" in twrp will not format, wipe or delete anything
located in your internal sdcard.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
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Yes BUT you missunderstand what I am trying to do. I want to WIPE internal memory. I want to wipe all traces of old programs located both on the internal SD and also located in data/media
Make sense ??
If I do it your way it will still leave all the stuff in the internal area and without doing a format DATA ( YES ) the stuff in /data/media will also still be untouched.. I want all traces of old user installed programs gone.
Help ?
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Thibor69 said:
Yes BUT you missunderstand what I am trying to do. I want to WIPE internal memory. I want to wipe all traces of old programs located both on the internal SD and also located in data/media
Make sense ??
If I do it your way it will still leave all the stuff in the internal area and without doing a format DATA ( YES ) the stuff in /data/media will also still be untouched.. I want all traces of old user installed programs gone.
Help ?
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With twrp thats easy too, simply click Wipe and then click "advanced wipe" and there you will see options
for each individual type of wipe, Wipe Data, System, Cache, Dalvik and "Wipe Internal SDCARD".
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With twrp thats easy too, simply click Wipe and then click "advanced wipe" and there you will see options
for each individual type of wipe, Wipe Data, System, Cache, Dalvik and "Wipe Internal SDCARD".
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My friend -
I am so sorry, but I am still confused. So were would I put my image file (my new ROM) so it is safe from a wipe since you are saying it is ok to do this:
Wipe: cache devcache data internal system and then FORMAT DATA ( data/media )
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To me this seems like it will wipe the ENTIRE PHONE ... were would a safe place to put the ROM be so I can flash it after ..??
Thibor69 said:
My friend -
I am so sorry, but I am still confused. So were would I put my image file (my new ROM) so it is safe from a wipe since you are saying it is ok to do this:
Wipe: cache devcache data internal system and then FORMAT DATA ( data/media )
??
To me this seems like it will wipe the ENTIRE PHONE ... were would a safe place to put the ROM be so I can flash it after ..??
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Copy the image file into your computer then after the wipe copy it back into the phone while the phone is still in the twrp screen.
The new twrp 3.0.2 allows USB file transfers while twrp is running.
Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk
Misterjunky said:
Copy the image file into your computer then after the wipe copy it back into the phone while the phone is still in the twrp screen.
The new twrp 3.0.2 allows USB file transfers while twrp is running.
Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk
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Ok I need to upgrade TWRP I guess. I am running v2.8.7.1 !! and I can not get files to my phone from the pc. I think ... unless I am doing it wrong ???
Please could someone help me. I need to know how to get TWRP 3.0.2 onto my phone. Do I need to odin it ?? I am trying to get a working kernel onto my phone.... Please help me ...
I thank you
John
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I am sorry for posting 2 posts in the forum. The 2 posts sort of run together now
and are messy, so If you can help me with my boot/loop/freeze issue, please
just go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-note5/help/off-phone-t3375446
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Thank you all !!