I flashed a custom rom + kernal on my kindle fire it went by really smoothly and was a simple process..
Is doing it on the skyrocket different? Can flashing a rom get you a hard brick?
Also I'm thinking about a rom to flash where I can turn off LTE ( not in my area a huge battery waste ), but it sais I need to flash a new modem or radio or something.. dufuq is that?
Thanks,.
Read the forum and your questions will be answered
xcrazydx said:
Read the forum and your questions will be answered
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have and Im gonna try to do it tonight,I dont want to miss anything. Im just not the guy who has 450$ to go buy a new phone if my'n breaks
Any time you flash anything you risk a brick. It's uncommon, if you know what you're doing, but it happens. Almost Every ROM has specific instructions for flashing.
And make sure you do a nandroid backup first.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
robin48 said:
And make sure you do a nandroid backup first.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Im doing a clockwordrecovery back up as we speak, does that work?
Also, how do I flash a modem? lol
Juicy555 said:
Im doing a clockwordrecovery back up as we speak, does that work?
Also, how do I flash a modem? lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, that's what a nandroid is.
Wipe cache, wipe dalvik.
Buddy, you need to stop what you're doing and read for a few days before flashing.
xcrazydx said:
Yes, that's what a nandroid is.
Wipe cache, wipe dalvik.
Buddy, you need to stop what you're doing and read for a few days before flashing.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just made sure I did everything exactly it said and am now running a flashed rom
Do you know how warm I feel inside to see someone that actually READS?
And to clarify on ROM flashing, what happens is your internal storage is partitioned I to several parts. When you flash, you write to those partitions. For example, when you flash a recovery, it writes an image to that partition, similar to burning an ISO onto a CD. Hope that makes stuff a little clearer... so yes, if you're not careful, you're going to screw yourself over by telling your processor to do something it doesn't understand. It's like if I suddenly told you to go make me a sandwich in Chinese. Unless you understand Chinese, you would freak out and get confused.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
iandr0idos said:
Do you know how warm I feel inside to see someone that actually READS?
And to clarify on ROM flashing, what happens is your internal storage is partitioned I to several parts. When you flash, you write to those partitions. For example, when you flash a recovery, it writes an image to that partition, similar to burning an ISO onto a CD. Hope that makes stuff a little clearer... so yes, if you're not careful, you're going to screw yourself over by telling your processor to do something it doesn't understand. It's like if I suddenly told you to go make me a sandwich in Chinese. Unless you understand Chinese, you would freak out and get confused.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And might possibly turn into a brick, don't forget that part.
Related
Ok, sorry for the newb questions but this is the first time i am going to do something to any smartphone so there's somethings I don't understand.
1. Will I loose all of my data on my phone? I understand with flashing a new ROM i would but flashing a different kernel is different right? Also, what's the difference between a ROM and a kernel?
1b. If I will loose my data, is there anyway to back up some of that app data without being rooted? I know that once I am rooted I can use Titanium Backup.
2. Would you recommend using Odin to flash the Charge or something else? All of the instructions in the dev section say to use Odin but I've also seen some people say that you should use Heimdall and idk what that is. If you think I should use Odin, what version should i use?
3. Which kernel are you using and which one would you recommend.
4. If something goes wrong, you guys got my back right? lol
Thank you very much
1. No data loss.
2. Kernel is what the rom uses to operate in a sense. The kernel is what drives the phone, rom is what dresses it up.
3. I flash my kernels via cwm... but I use Odin for a lot as well. I use version 1.3 on my laptop and 1.7 on my gf's. Both do the same thing.
4. If you have problems people can help. Just read a lot before committing.
thanks for the reply.
actually, reading more into it, i think I want to flash the altered beast rom. with that there would be data loss right?
streetlightman said:
thanks for the reply.
actually, reading more into it, i think I want to flash the altered beast rom. with that there would be data loss right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
pretty sure when I flashed that it did wipe data.
I believe it doesn't touch data. It only has a system file no data or datadata
Sent from my SCH-I510 using XDA Premium App
thanks for the replies. so basically, all i have to do is hook up to Odin and flash it and I'm done? I don't have to do a manual data wipe before I flash it correct?
I'm running stock non-rooted ED2 right now if that matters.
papi92 said:
I believe it doesn't touch data. It only has a system file no data or datadata
Sent from my SCH-I510 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You may be right, I lost data once in the first couple days, but don't remember what I flashed anymore.
didn't do a data wipe for me. still have angry birds data
thanks for all your help
Hi I have flashed my phone with a few roms and now that I have flashed any new rom and even whipped out and reformatted my sd card etc. I get the screen unlock pattern all the time.... even though all I have to do is swipe anywhere and not input a pattern unlock its really annoying!
Can anyone direct me on how I should go about this?
I currently flashed :
[Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection [12/11/2011]
But I want to clean it out completely and start all over without the worry of this unlock pattern!
Lvnlegendinc said:
Hi I have flashed my phone with a few roms and now that I have flashed any new rom and even whipped out and reformatted my sd card etc. I get the screen unlock pattern all the time.... even though all I have to do is swipe anywhere and not input a pattern unlock its really annoying!
Can anyone direct me on how I should go about this?
I currently flashed :
[Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection [12/11/2011]
But I want to clean it out completely and start all over without the worry of this unlock pattern!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do a backup, perform a factory data reset, and you should be good to go. It's possible that clearing the cache & Davlik cache might work, but I'm not sure.
stephen_w said:
Do a backup, perform a factory data reset, and you should be good to go. It's possible that clearing the cache & Davlik cache might work, but I'm not sure.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks Steven.... I actually backed up everything.... performed a data reset and even reset the sd card and it still happened, I dont think I have CWM with the One-Click I installed
Lvnlegendinc said:
Thanks Steven.... I actually backed up everything.... performed a data reset and even reset the sd card and it still happened, I dont think I have CWM with the One-Click I installed
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Weird. I had an issue like that after installing the initial Octane release. I think I might've flashed chadster's KG4 via ODIN afterward to clean it out as it flashes 4 different files (PIT, PDA, CSC, Phone).
stephen_w said:
Weird. I had an issue like that after installing the initial Octane release. I think I might've flashed chadster's KG4 via ODIN afterward to clean it out as it flashes 4 different files (PIT, PDA, CSC, Phone).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
this one:
[ROM-Leak][ODIN] Gingerbread 2.3.4 T959VUVKG4
I flashed that one too the first time also... so u think I should flash that then what is the best current 2.36 rom.... or what would u do?
Lvnlegendinc said:
this one:
[ROM-Leak][ODIN] Gingerbread 2.3.4 T959VUVKG4
I flashed that one too the first time also... so u think I should flash that then what is the best current 2.36 rom.... or what would u do?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, that's the one I personally always go back to that one to get a clean start. So far it's worked well for me.
As for what ROM, man, that's subjective I just read that Whitehawkx relased Valhalla Final. As for me I currently have Octane. I'd probably go to KG4, then stock KJ6, and maybe go to something custom from there. Others may have different ideas, though.
stephen_w said:
Yeah, that's the one I personally always go back to that one to get a clean start. So far it's worked well for me.
As for what ROM, man, that's subjective I just read that Whitehawkx relased Valhalla Final. As for me I currently have Octane. I'd probably go to KG4, then stock KJ6, and maybe go to something custom from there. Others may have different ideas, though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ya thats what ill do... I like KJ6 2.3.6, I just want my phone to be bloat free and fast with no issues lol
Lvnlegendinc said:
Ya thats what ill do... I like KJ6 2.3.6, I just want my phone to be bloat free and fast with no issues lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I hear ya! Check the Dev section; I think FB just posted a debloater of some kind.
Try backing up your sd card and wiping it. Or use a different sdcard.
Everything on the phone gets reflashed. I have tested all three one clicks and have not experienced what you are saying.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
To be fair, the one clicks, nor do any other method we tried (odin flashing, cwm falshing), reset EVERYTHING. The thread regarding incorrect time zones required a "hard reset" to get everything right again. Not sure if this should apply to this thread, but worth mentioning.
bhundven said:
Try backing up your sd card and wiping it. Or use a different sdcard.
Everything on the phone gets reflashed. I have tested all three one clicks and have not experienced what you are saying.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In no way shape or form am I saying that its ur roms fault... im just trying to get an answer or hoping someone has had that happen to them... thats all.... im still going to reflash using the one-click u created it was easy and quick lol
iamperson347 said:
To be fair, the one clicks, nor do any other method we tried (odin flashing, cwm falshing), reset EVERYTHING. The thread regarding incorrect time zones required a "hard reset" to get everything right again. Not sure if this should apply to this thread, but worth mentioning.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Im not 100% on anything im doing but i have never done a Hard Reset... I have whipped and reformatted my sd card and started from fresh and still have the lock screen pop up.
Lvnlegendinc said:
Im not 100% on anything im doing but i have never done a Hard Reset... I have whipped and reformatted my sd card and started from fresh and still have the lock screen pop up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It involves downloading "GPS Aids" from the market. In that tool is a place to do a hard reset. I can't remember the exact menu option, I think it's under "Tools" or something.
stephen_w said:
It involves downloading "GPS Aids" from the market. In that tool is a place to do a hard reset. I can't remember the exact menu option, I think it's under "Tools" or something.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think ill roll back to KG4 then go from step to step there
Lvnlegendinc said:
In no way shape or form am I saying that its ur roms fault... im just trying to get an answer or hoping someone has had that happen to them... thats all.... im still going to reflash using the one-click u created it was easy and quick lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its not my ROM... they are all kj6 stock with different kernels. Read the op.
I was saying that there are files stored on your sdcard that Android uses. If you can isolate those files, it might help you figure out the problem you are having.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
bhundven said:
Its not my ROM... they are all kj6 stock with different kernels. Read the op.
I was saying that there are files stored on your sdcard that Android uses. If you can isolate those files, it might help you figure out the problem you are having.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I pretty much deleted everything on the sd card and started ur 1Click hoping the problem would go away.... no worries, im sure ill go back and figure out what may help.
Thanks!
Also, maybe I missed something.
Do you mean that you see the lockscreen when booting for the first time after oneclick? It looks like a crappy low res lockscreen? If so, just enter your old pin/password. It wont ask again... Until you setup protected lockscreen again.
If not, and what you are trying now doesnt work, then could you rephrase the problem?
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
That's what I get when accessing the "advanced" part of CWM Touch 5.8.1.3 on my skyrocket(to wipe dalvik cache). I also got something similar during a nandroid backup.
What does this mean and why am I getting this message?
Something to do with your external sd card. Might want to Odin cwm again.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
It's done this since I've had the phone.. part of me thinks it's because of all the weird partitioning i had to do when i was using this external card with my atrix and the lapdock.. trying to unlock the webtop and all that insanity. I've tried repartitioning but it doesn't do the job.. now what?
I don't think re-odining CWM will do it, I've been on 4 different CWMs since getting my skyrocket and they've all done this.
I'm also having trouble running sean's newest ICS rom(i went back to GB for a while, too many little bugs were driving me crazy) now. Phone won't boot with it installed. Could this be because the dalvik can't be wiped? where is the dalvik cache written to?
Have you tried using a different external SD card to see if it still gives you that error?
naw, i know i should. i will soon, i was just kind of looking to see if this was a common thing. just formatted the card and will try again. the issue never caused any problems until right now, i'm thinking it's part of the reason i can't boot the ROM. will try reflashing after formatting the external card, then if that doesn't work i'll try going back to the GB nandroid, if it still doesn't boot then i'll try the external card and get back.
You shouldn't need an external to boot the rom. Everything should be flashed from the internal. Just leave the external out, reflash everything, and boot up.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
yeah i figured it couldn't really be the external causing the boot failure. but would not being able to properly wipe the dalvik cause it? because it returns the error when i go to wipe the dalvik. sorry, i'm like a half-noob... got all the terms and procedures down, but the under the hood stuff is still coming slowly lol
edit: no dice. just won't boot at all. going to ODIN cwm again as suggested and try that.
now things are getting really weird. after ODINing CWM, when i go to install from the external SD it just keeps going to my internal. both "internal" and "external" sd card options go to the internal. there's a subfolder for the external_sd as it would be in root explorer, but that just loops back to the normal internal sd folder.. what the hell is going on?
stevenavm said:
now things are getting really weird. after ODINing CWM, when i go to install from the external SD it just keeps going to my internal. both "internal" and "external" sd card options go to the internal. there's a subfolder for the external_sd as it would be in root explorer, but that just loops back to the normal internal sd folder.. what the hell is going on?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your on ATT so get the odin oneclick and properly start with the leaked ICS rom.
The onclick has bootloader updates thats CWM wont give you and it also installs the most recent radio and most recent ril's.
The odin "oneclick" will wipe the entire phone and set it up stock and should correct any wierd formatting errors.
Then use the Odin "program" to flash CWM tar
Then try flashing a rom again.
Oh take that card from your atrix and format it FAT32 with a pc and only put the rom and rom updates on it to start with. If you get this far, you should be good to go.
stevenavm said:
That's what I get when accessing the "advanced" part of CWM Touch 5.8.1.3 on my skyrocket(to wipe dalvik cache). I also got something similar during a nandroid backup.
What does this mean and why am I getting this message?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well you are a noob for one but to answer your question its a file on you SD card used for the apps to SD feature the file will not exist nor will it be found if the feature is not used in the rom its not an error and its nothing to worry about your phone is fine and to all of you giving advice stop none of you know wtf your doing
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
nrm5110 said:
Well you are a noob for one but to answer your question its a file on you SD card used for the apps to SD feature the file will not exist nor will it be found if the feature is not used in the rom its not an error and its nothing to worry about your phone is fine and to all of you giving advice stop none of you know wtf your doing
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey don't be a ****, go take your disgruntled ass elsewhere. No need to be a douche when people are trying to help. This q and a. And he is having other problems too, guess you missed that part.
i727-ucle2-SkY IcS
Dirtburgler said:
Hey don't be a ****, go take your disgruntled ass elsewhere. No need to be a douche when people are trying to help. This q and a. And he is having other problems too, guess you missed that part.
i727-ucle2-SkY IcS
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey, the clueless noobs were giving incorrect answers, He answered his question with an informative answer. What more do you want.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
stevenavm said:
yeah i figured it couldn't really be the external causing the boot failure. but would not being able to properly wipe the dalvik cause it? because it returns the error when i go to wipe the dalvik. sorry, i'm like a half-noob... got all the terms and procedures down, but the under the hood stuff is still coming slowly lol
edit: no dice. just won't boot at all. going to ODIN cwm again as suggested and try that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your second issue is likely a bad download
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Dirtburgler said:
Hey don't be a ****, go take your disgruntled ass elsewhere. No need to be a douche when people are trying to help. This q and a. And he is having other problems too, guess you missed that part.
i727-ucle2-SkY IcS
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
While you are so called trying to help. Nrm actually did help. Take the attitude elsewhere.
Its not good to have a question when you all give wrong answers lol
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
nrm5110 said:
Its not good to have a question when you all give wrong answers lol
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So your just a douche then? At least people tried to help without insulting others.
i727-ucle2-SkY IcS
Yes I am when your dealing with repeat questions but I did answer no less and correctly
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Dirtburgler said:
So your just a douche then? At least people tried to help without insulting others.
i727-ucle2-SkY IcS
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They are all wrong answers.
I was going to say, I get this all the time and never worry about it. Everything runs fine.
Dirtburgler said:
So your just a douche then? At least people tried to help without insulting others.
i727-ucle2-SkY IcS
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
He didn't insult them personally. He gave constructive criticism for the noobs to build on. You are the only butt hurt noob insulting the one guy who gave correct information. If he didn't help the OP, he would have flashed his phone repeatedly with the same results. Quit trying to be a tough guy, and swallow your pride
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Hi guys, I recently downloaded the app from this XDA user that verifies if you're in danger of bricking your device.
Apparently I am, the app says 'this is a chip with KNOWN issues'. I don't really understand what causes the issue, if I'm actually in danger or I just shouldn't do XYZ. Would anyone with more knowledge please take the time to explain as best they can what the situation is?
I'm running AOKP with UCLE2, and it seems plenty of people are sticking with ICS roms so it doesn't seem to be that heavy a situation.
I'm pretty sure the brickbug is only caused from recoveries that use ICS kernels. Currently the skyrocket doesnt have any recovery available that has an ICS kernel so I'm pretty sure were in the green.
BaconStep said:
I'm pretty sure the brickbug is only caused from recoveries that use ICS kernels. Currently the skyrocket doesnt have any recovery available that has an ICS kernel so I'm pretty sure were in the green.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you, from what I was reading it had to do with a method of erasing that corrupted the eMMc, but I honestly didn't understand anything more than that and from the thread here it basically said 'if you flash a ROM, it may be your last'.
There was a lot of technical talk that I didn't quite follow.
And I am aware this isn't Q/A forum, but a possible hard brick I thought deserved more light.
whosgotlag said:
Thank you, from what I was reading it had to do with a method of erasing that corrupted the eMMc, but I honestly didn't understand anything more than that and from the thread here it basically said 'if you flash a ROM, it may be your last'.
There was a lot of technical talk that I didn't quite follow.
And I am aware this isn't Q/A forum, but a possible hard brick I thought deserved more light.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes and no, but its not by flashing rom with cwm read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621679
whosgotlag said:
Thank you, from what I was reading it had to do with a method of erasing that corrupted the eMMc, but I honestly didn't understand anything more than that and from the thread here it basically said 'if you flash a ROM, it may be your last'.
There was a lot of technical talk that I didn't quite follow.
And I am aware this isn't Q/A forum, but a possible hard brick I thought deserved more light.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I might not be %100 on the money but I remember something with ics leaks and recoveries cause super bricks.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
It's not flashing a ROM that causes bricks. It's using the wipe functions with ics kernels. Aka, if you're on ics and you have one of the chips in question, and you perform wipe functions in cwm you have a good chance of bricking at some point. Maybe not next time, maybe not in the next 30 wipes, but it will most likely happen at some point according to what's been happening with other users of the chips.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
My understanding is that if you use a gingerbread based cwm (which is any of the cwm versions posted on XDA) to wipe that you "should" be safe. It's when you use Factory Data Reset while on ics using the gui that you risk getting the bug. (ie DO NOT go into Settings/Backup and Reset/Factory Data Reset).
EDIT: Also do not go into stock 3e recovery to wipe data after flashing the one-click leaks. I'm assuming that recovery was based on an ics kernel, but I could be wrong about that. But to be safe, DON'T!
This post explains that it is because the Skyrocket and t989 have separate recovery and kernel partitions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27140915&postcount=122
I'm not completely sure now as there seems to be two differing takes on the situation. I am on AOKPs latest R4INS linaro build, using the 5.8.somethingsomething recovery from here. I've been told it's a Gingerbread Recovery. But I don't know how to actually tell or what the difference is.
If the problem is ICS recovery then I should theoretically be fine. If the problem is ICS builds in general then I'm in danger. And if the problem is ICS kernel then I'm not sure if I'm in danger, I haven't specially flashed a new kernel, but I'm not sure if they are included with the ROM.
I'm sorry for these lines of questions. Still learning the technical aspect.
Its wiping with anything using an ics kernel so either from or recovery none of our recoveries use ics so that leads us to roms atm
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Is this issue expected to persist even once official ICS is released and specifically isolated to rooted devices, or should this be solved once we have the final build?
When I had my gs2 i777 and the bug first showed up it only affected users who flashed the leaked stock ics kernel. Those on custom kernels such as cm9 or aokp were not affected. Also page 7 of the gotbug app post (linked by the op in this thread) has all of the details posted by entropy512 the Dev who discovered the bug.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
whosgotlag said:
I'm not completely sure now as there seems to be two differing takes on the situation. I am on AOKPs latest R4INS linaro build, using the 5.8.somethingsomething recovery from here. I've been told it's a Gingerbread Recovery. But I don't know how to actually tell or what the difference is.
If the problem is ICS recovery then I should theoretically be fine. If the problem is ICS builds in general then I'm in danger. And if the problem is ICS kernel then I'm not sure if I'm in danger, I haven't specially flashed a new kernel, but I'm not sure if they are included with the ROM.
I'm sorry for these lines of questions. Still learning the technical aspect.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you are on an ics ROM, you would be on an ics kernel. Therefore you would have a chance of bricking if you wipe.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
xcrazydx said:
If you are on an ics ROM, you would be on an ics kernel. Therefore you would have a chance of bricking if you wipe.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But doesn't recovery not use the same kernel as the ROM uses?
Well I'm on the leak but I'm not gonna take the chance and wipe anything. If I really needed to do a wipe or a factory reset I would just fire Odin up and flash back stock and then do a wipe. But from what I've read if I understand it right and correct me if I'm wrong it only happens when you wipe or reset using either cwm or GUI and select to format SD. If I understand it right as long as you don't format the SD when wiping or factory data reset you should be OK. So please someone if I've misunderstood please correct me... as I said if I need to wipe or reset I'll flash back to stock and do it.. your gonna lose your data either way so might as well not take the chance...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
garydv2002 said:
Well I'm on the leak but I'm not gonna take the chance and wipe anything. If I really needed to do a wipe or a factory reset I would just fire Odin up and flash back stock and then do a wipe. But from what I've read if I understand it right and correct me if I'm wrong it only happens when you wipe or reset using either cwm or GUI and select to format SD. If I understand it right as long as you don't format the SD when wiping or factory data reset you should be OK. So please someone if I've misunderstood please correct me... as I said if I need to wipe or reset I'll flash back to stock and do it.. your gonna lose your data either way so might as well not take the chance...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
as of now, all cwm recoveries on this i727 forum r based in gb, even if u flashed a rom based on the ics, cwm is never part of the rom as it is flashed seperatly, the only time that would happen is when u odin a stock firmware
garydv2002 said:
Well I'm on the leak but I'm not gonna take the chance and wipe anything. If I really needed to do a wipe or a factory reset I would just fire Odin up and flash back stock and then do a wipe. But from what I've read if I understand it right and correct me if I'm wrong it only happens when you wipe or reset using either cwm or GUI and select to format SD. If I understand it right as long as you don't format the SD when wiping or factory data reset you should be OK. So please someone if I've misunderstood please correct me... as I said if I need to wipe or reset I'll flash back to stock and do it.. your gonna lose your data either way so might as well not take the chance...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do not wipe anything on ics atm in GUI cwm is your friend
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
skrambled said:
My understanding is that if you use a gingerbread based cwm (which is any of the cwm versions posted on XDA) to wipe that you "should" be safe. It's when you use Factory Data Reset while on ics using the gui that you risk getting the bug. (ie DO NOT go into Settings/Backup and Reset/Factory Data Reset).
EDIT: Also do not go into stock 3e recovery to wipe data after flashing the one-click leaks. I'm assuming that recovery was based on an ics kernel, but I could be wrong about that. But to be safe, DON'T!
This post explains that it is because the Skyrocket and t989 have separate recovery and kernel partitions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27140915&postcount=122
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This exactly. The stock recoveries are the main dangerous part. Flash off of it before you do anything. While we have the same problem with the chip, it seems we're not likely to encounter it if you don't use the format operations while on the ics kernels. The 4 current modded recoveries we have are all based on gingerbread. (well 3 are, and the fourth is believed to be unless he has his own leaks)
nrm5110 said:
Do not wipe anything on ics atm in GUI cwm is your friend
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The bottom line is all wiping (for sd/usb cards too) should be done with a gb cwm if you're using an ics based rom. Correct?
Sorry to beat a dead horse but the amount of information and disinformation out there is staggering...
Locoman_ said:
The bottom line is all wiping (for sd/usb cards too) should be done with a gb cwm if you're using an ics based rom. Correct?
Sorry to beat a dead horse but the amount of information and disinformation out there is staggering...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Agreed. I've looked at MANY threads and everyone seems to have a different idea of what causes the brick and what steps to take to avoid it. I've read cwm wiping can cause the brick but here it says cwm is safe. Its hard to know what to think
Sent from my soon to be rooted I727
Mike on XDA said:
Agreed. I've looked at MANY threads and everyone seems to have a different idea of what causes the brick and what steps to take to avoid it. I've read cwm wiping can cause the brick but here it says cwm is safe. Its hard to know what to think
Sent from my soon to be rooted I727
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My understanding is that when on an ICS based rom wiping with a GB based recovery IS ok. Wiping with an ICS based recovery is NOT ok. Using the ICS gui to wipe is NOT ok.
Would love to have this confirmed.
I messed up bad. :crying: I have some idea what I'm doing but I just made a terrible mistake. I was running Viperxl with exernalx kernel and I wanted to try cyanogenmod 10.1. I had a back up of the factory version that was rooted and a back up of viperxl/externalx. I tried flashing the cyanogenmod rom and it was stuck in the loading screen. So I rebooted back into recovery then tried to flash the rooted factory backup I had. Same thing. It was stuck in the loading screen. Here's where I went wrong. I rebooted back into bootloader and tried factory reset without really knowing what it did. Now I have no back up. When I try to mount the sd card my computer says it has to format it first. And to format it, my computer has to clear it. And luckily I didn't just go for that. Any idea of what to do next? I'm stuck lol. Thanks for the help
Edit: Ok it's not really an sd card. All I can describe is it says drive G: and it has 10gb of internal storage(but it it has 16gb total it just says it will wipe about 10gb storage, can someone explain?) that I would have to all wipe out to format. I thought you would just call it an internal sd card but I don't think that's right. I just don't want to wipe anything important
Mr_Staples said:
I messed up bad. :crying: I have some idea what I'm doing but I just made a terrible mistake. I was running Viperxl with exernalx kernel and I wanted to try cyanogenmod 10.1. I had a back up of the factory version that was rooted and a back up of viperxl/externalx. I tried flashing the cyanogenmod rom and it was stuck in the loading screen. So I rebooted back into recovery then tried to flash the rooted factory backup I had. Same thing. It was stuck in the loading screen. Here's where I went wrong. I rebooted back into bootloader and tried factory reset without really knowing what it did. Now I have no back up. When I try to mount the sd card my computer says it has to format it first. And to format it, my computer has to clear it. And luckily I didn't just go for that. Any idea of what to do next? I'm stuck lol. Thanks for the help
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You corrupted sd card doing factory reset from bootloader.. don't ever do that on this phone. After formatting on pc copy Rom to sd and flash. If your on hboot 1.14 or higher you need to flash boot.img from rom.zip you installed. Unless your s-off
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
I made the same mistake a few months back. Just RUU back to stock and you're good.
31ken31 said:
You corrupted sd card doing factory reset from bootloader.. don't ever do that on this phone. After formatting on pc copy Rom to sd and flash. If your on hboot 1.14 or higher you need to flash boot.img from rom.zip you installed. Unless your s-off
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I learned that the hard way lol. I usually check before doing stuff like that but... no excuse, I just went stupid. I thought it would be bad to format the disk since it wipes everything off? Is the important software on the other drive and not the 10gb sd card? Noob question but I just want to make sure before I make this irreversible
Edit: Ok I put more thought into this and I don't think you would call it an sd card. Just internal storage. But I see you have the same phone so I hope your advice is good. I just need to be reassured before doing anything else
RollTribe said:
I made the same mistake a few months back. Just RUU back to stock and you're good.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can't mount the sd card though since I factory reset it. Unless I format it on my computer and doing that will wipe everything off. And I'm not sure how that will turn out. So until then I'll keep searching around or hopefully get an answer. Person above said to format it but I'm just not sure yet and would hate to brick it. I'm kinda new to this so forgive my noobish questions on this stupid mistake
Mr_Staples said:
I can't mount the sd card though since I factory reset it. Unless I format it on my computer and doing that will wipe everything off. And I'm not sure how that will turn out. So until then I'll keep searching around or hopefully get an answer. Person above said to format it but I'm just not sure yet and would hate to brick it. I'm kinda new to this so forgive my noobish questions on this stupid mistake
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It will only wipe the sd card photos, downloads, music s**t like that.if you want stock unrooted then ruu... If you want custom Rom follow my instructions..
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
31ken31 said:
It will only wipe the sd card photos, downloads, music s**t like that.if you want stock unrooted then ruu... If you want custom Rom follow my instructions..
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And chances are, since you've corrupted the memory, the data will be gone anyway unfortunately.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
And chances are, since you've corrupted the memory, the data will be gone anyway unfortunately.
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's already gone.. I did it once, just to see what it did lost everything. And has anyone noticed the newbies posting strange answers around here lol. Guess u gotta get ur ten posts somehow
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
31ken31 said:
It's already gone.. I did it once, just to see what it did lost everything. And has anyone noticed the newbies posting strange answers around here lol. Guess u gotta get ur ten posts somehow
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh yeah. My heart skips a beat when I see that lol.
Sent from my Evita
Just format it... If your that concerned you shouldn't be messing with the phone.. look at it this way it's corrupted and won't boot... No choice anymore..
You should read read read before doing stuff like this... It's easy to brick these phones. When I root and modify phones I'm prepared for something to screw up. But I personally spent days learning what to do before I started..
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
31ken31 said:
It will only wipe the sd card photos, downloads, music s**t like that.if you want stock unrooted then ruu... If you want custom Rom follow my instructions..
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the quick reply! That's what I thought. I just scared myself away from doing anything else. I don't always f up but when I do, I f up real bad lol. Most profound way to learn imo. And not to jack my own thread but can you run elementalx 6.7 with cyanogenmod 10.1? Can't seem to find answer and I'm not familiar enough with this stuff yet(obviously)
No you absolutely cannot use elemental kernel with aosp based ROMs. It's only for use with sense ROMs. It probably says that in the OP of the kernel thread. You really need to do some reading.
Sent from my Evita
Mr_Staples said:
Thanks for the quick reply! That's what I thought. I just scared myself away from doing anything else. I don't always f up but when I do, I f up real bad lol. Most profound way to learn imo. And not to jack my own thread but can you run elementalx 6.7 with cyanogenmod 10.1? Can't seem to find answer and I'm not familiar enough with this stuff yet(obviously)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Elemental x is for sense only
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
Yeah, exactly like I said, it's the first line of the kernel thread.
Sent from my Evita
31ken31 said:
Just format it... If your that concerned you shouldn't be messing with the phone.. look at it this way it's corrupted and won't boot... No choice anymore..
You should read read read before doing stuff like this... It's easy to brick these phones. When I root and modify phones I'm prepared for something to screw up. But I personally spent days learning what to do before I started..
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Didn't see this till now. Is it that easy? I thought it took something more technical and risky than this. I read into this for two days straight before doing anything and everything went smooth. And I did back it up. Not sure what went wrong there when trying to flash it because it worked earlier. There's just a few things I'm not too familiar with like the factory reset. And for some reason I tried it assuming it just reset it back to how it came out of the factory. It's all a learning process
I guess you leaned the hard way huh, just remember never to factory reset in bootloader again, only in recovery. And do some more reading, your question about elemental kernel would have answered itself if you took the time to read properly.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
No you absolutely cannot use elemental kernel with aosp based ROMs. It's only for use with sense ROMs. It probably says that in the OP of the kernel thread. You really need to do some reading.
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
31ken31 said:
Elemental x is for sense only
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok that makes sense. Idk why I didnt just check the kernel thread. I was just being lazy. Well.. you're definitely right. I got plenty of reading to do. I just always over analyze things and search stuff too specific which makes asking these questions on threads easier
There's nothing wrong with asking questions. But usually the same question has been asked and answered before, so be sure to search effectively first, it's part of xda rules.
Sent from my Evita
Yeah I understand that lol. I thought about that before asking. I was mostly just wondering if it was ok to wipe the memory to format it. And I explained everything just to check and make sure there was nothing else that could be done. Which I probably could've found the answers myself but it's a bit overwhelming making these mistakes without knowing what to do. Just want to cry out for help. Things always look so much easier retrospectively lol. And they usually are too
All in all I think you did the right thing, you have the right information we need to tackle the problem. You'll find xda to be a great place, it's full of like minded people that are willing to lend a hand when the **** hits the fan.
Sent from my Evita