If I wipe data (factory reset) in recovery, will it also wipe the internal sd card?
ololizoz said:
If I wipe data (factory reset) in recovery, will it also wipe the internal sd card?
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I know one way to find out...
Uhhh make a backup, and then do it...?
ololizoz said:
If I wipe data (factory reset) in recovery, will it also wipe the internal sd card?
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Yes it will
Just tried, it didn't!
ololizoz said:
Just tried, it didn't!
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Well now you know for yourself eh!
In recovery it won't delete it. If you do a true factory reset from within the os though it will definitely do it. Happened to me already.
Recovery just formats the data and system partitions.
Do you have to wipe the sd card on the Nexus S when redoing ROM's ?? the ics ROMs I downloaded installed correctly but on reboot will just sit on google screen. So could this be because the "SD card" needs to be reformatted?? or did i not wipe everything??
Thanks!!
Saneless One said:
In recovery it won't delete it. If you do a true factory reset from within the os though it will definitely do it. Happened to me already.
Recovery just formats the data and system partitions.
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Thanks. I hope this works. I just returned my phone to stock 2.3.7, but my sd card went untouched. Too much garbage from before, so I wanted to clean that out and start new (before I go flashing a rom or anything else). I already saved what I wanted to my pc.
** Took a few minutes, but worked great. ALL clean **
Thanks again.
(this was like cashing out my 401k.. everyone advises against it, but no one says how it's done )
Like a few others said, if you go into recovery mode and wipe it you're good to go. All of your music, backups (from Astro), and whatever else will still be there . I accidentally forgot to backup while flashing a ROM once so I was panicking then I found all of my files still there. You cannot imagine the joy I had, nor my facial expression XD
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If a install requires a FULL wipe, does that mean a factory reset/ data wipe/ a cache wipe and ext wipe?
if not, how to do a full wipe.
also, if i install a new recovery, does it overwrite my Nadroid backup? and can i still recover a backup if i have a new recovery. WIll the full wipe erase my backup?
thank you for any help!
P.S. i know this is a stupid question, im just new to phone modding.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=507
thank you!
Tigger166 said:
If a install requires a FULL wipe, does that mean a factory reset/ data wipe/ a cache wipe and ext wipe?
if not, how to do a full wipe.
also, if i install a new recovery, does it overwrite my Nadroid backup? and can i still recover a backup if i have a new recovery. WIll the full wipe erase my backup?
thank you for any help!
P.S. i know this is a stupid question, im just new to phone modding.
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since the other guy wouldnt help out. but hes right, should be asked in Q&A section.
back ur sd card up on your computer, including the nanoid backup folder, install recovery, do a fullwipe, mount your phone again and transfer the saved files back to your sd card, you will still be able to use the nanoid backup you have saved on your sd card.
as for what to wipe, im not 100% on it i just wipe all but ext3 usually.
HMS Pinnafore, a donkey, and 400lbs of butter.
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HMS Pinnafore, a donkey, and 400lbs of butter.
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LMFAO!!!!!!!
...that's how I did it >_> lol
mghtyred said:
HMS Pinnafore, a donkey, and 400lbs of butter.
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And here I thought speaking parseltongue was needed, guess not, huh?
I was flashing CM 7 nightly 49 and now my phone is stuck on the LG logo, how do I fix?
After reading all the steps req'd to "Flash a Rom" and "recovery" process, what part isn't working?
N1user said:
After reading all the steps req'd to "Flash a Rom" and "recovery" process, what part isn't working?
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After going through the NV flash process and getting to the last step that says
Keep holding them, as soon as you see "ANDROID" in Green with the new boot logo let go of the buttons.
From there it goes into boot recovery. I then choose from one of the roms I have on my SD card, it loads okay but then when I try to reboot it hangs up on the LG logo again
What am I doing wrong
we def need more info then that like what recovery how did u install the rom did u wipe data then cache then dalvik? then install rom and gapps? did u install any kernels previously? and this is probably going to get moved it should be in general
ok when u go into recovery do u wipe data factory reset, then cache, then go to advanced and wipe dalvik then install rom and gapps and it should boot up fine, did u make a backup of ur stock rom first?
sarni84 said:
ok when u go into recovery do u wipe data factory reset, then cache, then go to advanced and wipe dalvik then install rom and gapps and it should boot up fine, did u make a backup of ur stock rom first?
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Damn. for one month on XDA you sure do have a lot of posts
On topic: I'm assuming you forgot to fully wipe before flashing the new rom.
If you can get into recovery, it's not bricked.
Read the install directions, you missed a step or got a bad download.. Or a bad build, as they are nightlys...
In recovery, do factory reset, then mounts and storage, select format system. Then install the rom.
Also, get the stock nandroid and put it on your card so you can drop to a known good setup.
I had back it up using rom manager but its on another computer. I took had gotten a SD card with more storage and never transferred it.
omarsalmin said:
Damn. for one month on XDA you sure do have a lot of posts
On topic: I'm assuming you forgot to fully wipe before flashing the new rom.
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wow i do huh i cant stay away
Goldbatt said:
I had back it up using rom manager but its on another computer. I took had gotten a SD card with more storage and never transferred it.
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You could copy the backup from your computer and make a folder called clockworkmod/backup/ on your new SD and put the backup file in that folder. When you go into recovery, backup and restore. restore - it should be visible. Select it and you should be OK - IF your backup is good.
If not, download a ROM and Gapps with your computer and put them in the root of your SD. Then after a full wipe, flash them.
If you have the latest Recovery, you can mount storage and then cut and past to your device while connected. If not, or if you have any problems moving them, just take it out and do it while it is plugged in your computer.
You have several options - so one of them will work.
Want to thank all you guys. I got it working again.
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Moved to proper forum.
Flashed several ROMS in my life and have not always wiped all data. Mainly i do dalvik and cache. My phones have always work. Now i have a Razr HD with an unlocked BL with TWRP loaded. I cant seem to get past the initial bootup screen no matter what ROM i flash. What am i missing here guys? Do i need to check the "factory reset" in TWRP along with Dalvik, system and cache?
famac! said:
Flashed several ROMS in my life and have not always wiped all data. Mainly i do dalvik and cache. My phones have always work. Now i have a Razr HD with an unlocked BL with TWRP loaded. I cant seem to get past the initial bootup screen no matter what ROM i flash. What am i missing here guys? Do i need to check the "factory reset" in TWRP along with Dalvik, system and cache?
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answered here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465695
bweN diorD said:
answered here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465695
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Not really. The majority of ROMS in question have been 4.2.2 based....
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Not really. The majority of ROMS in question have been 4.2.2 based....
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"By golly that worked! It booted up fast as well. It must lie with the formatting your internal storage before flashing the 4.3 rom. I tried something similiar to this but I was already on a 4.3 rom that wouldn't boot and I formatted the sd card then tried flashing it again and it booted again for the first time but wouldn't the second. So if your having trouble do this:
Restored stock 4.1.2 using Matt's utility
Rooted with Matt's utility
Put 4.3 rom and GAPPS on external SD
Fastboot flash CWM 6.0.3.5 (or install via Matt's utility if you like)
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe Cache/Dalvik
Go to mounts/storage and format /data and /data/media (/sdcard) **Back up anything in your internal SD you want to keep before doing this!**
Flash 4.3 rom
Wipe Cache/dalvik
Flash GAPPS
Wipe Cache/dalvik
Boot up and setup rom
Reboot"
bweN diorD said:
quote from post 11
"By golly that worked! It booted up fast as well. It must lie with the formatting your internal storage before flashing the 4.3 rom. I tried something similiar to this but I was already on a 4.3 rom that wouldn't boot and I formatted the sd card then tried flashing it again and it booted again for the first time but wouldn't the second. So if your having trouble do this:
Restored stock 4.1.2 using Matt's utility
Rooted with Matt's utility
Put 4.3 rom and GAPPS on external SD
Fastboot flash CWM 6.0.3.5 (or install via Matt's utility if you like)
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe Cache/Dalvik
Go to mounts/storage and format /data and /data/media (/sdcard) **Back up anything in your internal SD you want to keep before doing this!**
Flash 4.3 rom
Wipe Cache/dalvik
Flash GAPPS
Wipe Cache/dalvik
Boot up and setup rom
Reboot"
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Please explain this further to me. My problem is with 4.2.2 ROMS. The fix above is for folks having issues with 4.3 ROMS. Are you suggesting that doing this will also fix my 4.2.2 problems? This is also CWM while i run TWRP. I did a quick look and the two are setup a little difference. I played around with those highlighted instructions and almost accidentally wiped my only backup of my previous state. I actually thought i was toast but somehow i reloaded and went back to my old backup state.
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Please explain this further to me. My problem is with 4.2.2 ROMS. The fix above is for folks having issues with 4.3 ROMS. Are you suggesting that doing this will also fix my 4.2.2 problems? This is also CWM while i run TWRP. I did a quick look and the two are setup a little difference. I played around with those highlighted instructions and almost accidentally wiped my only backup of my previous state. I actually thought i was toast but somehow i reloaded and went back to my old backup state.
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i could be wrong, but in my opinion having the exact same issue even though its a different version, one of the 2 fixes in that thread should work.
the first fix likely doesn't directly apply although i suggest you ensure you have the latest version of your recovery of choice found here http://www.mediafire.com/download/tt7cwwua49n24uv/Razr_HD_Recovery_Flasher_V7.rar
second fix (backup ALL data you don't want to loose first as noted above), then do a full wipe as listed above, not just a fdr that doesn't wipe everything on the internal card.
the problem at this point is, you are assuming it wont work because of version differences, i am assuming it will. until you try it, i don't see any point in exploring other options, if there are any.
Dirty flashing when you go to different ROMs is generally not a good idea. Even on 4.2.2, it leaves residual data behind. There's a reason that the devs talk about doing complete wipes in their ROM threads, and there's a reason that they tell you not to talk about bugs unless you use their install directions.
RikRong said:
Dirty flashing when you go to different ROMs is generally not a good idea. Even on 4.2.2, it leaves residual data behind. There's a reason that the devs talk about doing complete wipes in their ROM threads, and there's a reason that they tell you not to talk about bugs unless you use their install directions.
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Yeah, i am straight now. Did a full wipe and sailed right past the startup animation. Thanks all.
famac! said:
Yeah, i am straight now. Did a full wipe and sailed right past the startup animation. Thanks all.
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Nice! Glad to see you got it working.
Having not learnt my lesson from previous Android adventures, I decided update CyanogenMod installation from 10.1.3 to 10.2.0 on my Nexus S. I did the sideload from ClockworkMod recovery, rebooted, and got stuck on the loading screen. Having read suggestions to update GApps as well, I went back into ClockworkMod recovery, sideloaded the GApps, and, again, no joy. I understand that the next step to recover the phone is to factory reset it, but I forgot to backup everything beforehand.
I have some important information that I really don't want to lose in a factory reset. Complicating matters is that I've turned on encryption, so I can't simply use the ClockworkMod backup system and/or access the SD card. I'm running Linux with adb, so I can shell in if someone tells me how to dump the saved data off the phone. Even if I just get raw data and I have to enter it back in myself, that's better than losing it.
I know that downgrading back to 10.1 without a wipe is generally frowned upon. Is it worth gambling with the 10.3 nightlies to see if I can get a stable Android (there's an oxymoron!) boot going long enough for me to get everything off my phone before wiping it and reverting back to 10.2? If the issue is a corrupted apk, can I manually remove them to figure out what the problem is?
Borden Rhodes said:
Having not learnt my lesson from previous Android adventures, I decided update CyanogenMod installation from 10.1.3 to 10.2.0 on my Nexus S. I did the sideload from ClockworkMod recovery, rebooted, and got stuck on the loading screen. Having read suggestions to update GApps as well, I went back into ClockworkMod recovery, sideloaded the GApps, and, again, no joy. I understand that the next step to recover the phone is to factory reset it, but I forgot to backup everything beforehand.
I have some important information that I really don't want to lose in a factory reset. Complicating matters is that I've turned on encryption, so I can't simply use the ClockworkMod backup system and/or access the SD card. I'm running Linux with adb, so I can shell in if someone tells me how to dump the saved data off the phone. Even if I just get raw data and I have to enter it back in myself, that's better than losing it.
I know that downgrading back to 10.1 without a wipe is generally frowned upon. Is it worth gambling with the 10.3 nightlies to see if I can get a stable Android (there's an oxymoron!) boot going long enough for me to get everything off my phone before wiping it and reverting back to 10.2? If the issue is a corrupted apk, can I manually remove them to figure out what the problem is?
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1. why are you side loading instead of flashing normal?
2. have you tried wiping everything minus sd and data and returning to 10.1.3?
3. when jumping versions, you need a full wipe..
Setting.Out said:
1. why are you side loading instead of flashing normal?
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I sideload the update because you can't access an encrypted SD Card (which mine is) from recovery mode. I'm not aware of any other way to do upgrades.
Setting.Out said:
2. have you tried wiping everything minus sd and data and returning to 10.1.3?
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Is there a way to do this? My understanding is that a wipe will clear the data and the SD Card unless you're lucky. If I could revert back to 10.1.3 without touching the data, that would be great, but I'd want to be linked to a tutorial so I'm sure not to mess up.
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3. when jumping versions, you need a full wipe..
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Yeah, I'm an idiot. I've gotten away with sideload updates in the past, but Android caught me this time and left me in limbo.
Borden Rhodes said:
I sideload the update because you can't access an encrypted SD Card (which mine is) from recovery mode. I'm not aware of any other way to do upgrades.
Is there a way to do this? My understanding is that a wipe will clear the data and the SD Card unless you're lucky. If I could revert back to 10.1.3 without touching the data, that would be great, but I'd want to be linked to a tutorial so I'm sure not to mess up.
Yeah, I'm an idiot. I've gotten away with sideload updates in the past, but Android caught me this time and left me in limbo.
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If you boot into CWM and do a format/wipe on everything MINUS the SD and DATA, you won't lose anything, but it may not fix your issue.. If you get your phone back up and running take off the encryption and back up your files, FULL WIPE and try again..
Thank you for the quick reply.
Setting.Out said:
If you boot into CWM and do a format/wipe on everything MINUS the SD and DATA, you won't lose anything, but it may not fix your issue.. If you get your phone back up and running take off the encryption and back up your files, FULL WIPE and try again..
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When I go into ClockwordMod, version 6.0.4.3, the 'wipe data/factory reset' is the only option that I see, but it then warns me that all data will be wiped, which, I'm guessing, includes the /data partition. Is this correct or should I look some place else?
Borden Rhodes said:
Thank you for the quick reply.
When I go into ClockwordMod, version 6.0.4.3, the 'wipe data/factory reset' is the only option that I see, but it then warns me that all data will be wiped, which, I'm guessing, includes the /data partition. Is this correct or should I look some place else?
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Mounts and storage / format
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Also go to advanced / wipe dalvik... Are you sure you've flashed Roms before?
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Setting.Out said:
Mounts and storage / format
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OK, found it there, and formatted /storage, /cache, /boot, and /system. Reflashed CM 10.2 and GApps 4.3 with no success. However, I did manage to dd dump the contents of mmcblk0p2 and mmcblk0p3 to my Linux hard drive, so if I ever figure out how to mount those images in Linux, I should be able to recover everything.
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Also go to advanced / wipe dalvik
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Yep, I did that, too.
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... Are you sure you've flashed Roms before?
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I don't understand this question. How else could I have gotten CM onto my phone in the first place if I never flashed a ROM?
With few other options, I did a factory reset which, predictably, wiped everything but the SD card and put me into a fresh phone. It's also not mounting the SD. So, since all of my data on my phone is gone, I'll just have to hang onto the dumps that I have and hope and pray that someone can tell me how to mount them to get all of my files back.
Hi everyone,
today, I wanted to flash a new ROM. I've wiped the internal storage. Was this wrong?
How did you wipe the partition? TWRP?
If so, it should be akin to a factory reset. User data and apps will be gone but system should be OK.
V0latyle said:
How did you wipe the partition? TWRP?
If so, it should be akin to a factory reset. User data and apps will be gone but system should be OK.
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Yes, TWRP was used. Glad to hear I didn't bricked my device. I wanted to clean flash the ROM anyway. Thanks!
doxts said:
Yes, TWRP was used. Glad to hear I didn't bricked my device. I wanted to clean flash the ROM anyway. Thanks!
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Internal Storage in TWRP refers to the part of /data that is used specifically for "common storage" by all apps - such as media, downloads, etc.
If you want to perform a clean flash, wipe /data. This is the same as a factory reset, and if you're flashing a different ROM than what you had before, you should absolutely do this.
Thanks for the clarification. That makes sense. I must've confused Internal Storage wipe with something else.