Hello,
I inturrepted encryption process and now regardless what I do I can not put any ICS ROM on a phone.
I flashed back to stock with Odin and Gingerbread works fine.
If I flash ICS then it loads with "Encryption failed", please reset device, resetting device does not help, it just loops again with the same error message.
What do I need to wipe for phone to forget that it had failed encryption at some point?
In all likelihood you will need to download a stock tar and use Odin to get everything back to normal. can you boot into recovery? I has this issue with my NS4G and ended up being able to get back into cwm and ended up reformatting each mount point. after that I was able to flash another ROM but sadly all of my data was lost (I trust that you made a NANDroid backup, right?)
artisticcheese said:
Hello,
I inturrepted encryption process and now regardless what I do I can not put any ICS ROM on a phone.
I flashed back to stock with Odin and Gingerbread works fine.
If I flash ICS then it loads with "Encryption failed", please reset device, resetting device does not help, it just loops again with the same error message.
What do I need to wipe for phone to forget that it had failed encryption at some point?
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Wipe everything and format
Odin stock
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xcrazydx said:
Wipe everything and format
Odin stock
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That's what I did, still same error message.
Odin back to stock, wipe everything, format system etc did not help. Format sd card did not help either. I have full access to everything, download mode, cwm etc. There is no problem with phone at all while on Gingerbread, but anytime I try to install any flavor of ICS I immeditially brought to this error message about failed encryption. What else I need to wipe for it to forget about failed encryption?
Did you try darkside super wipe?
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artisticcheese said:
That's what I did, still same error message.
Odin back to stock, wipe everything, format system etc did not help. Format sd card did not help either. I have full access to everything, download mode, cwm etc. There is no problem with phone at all while on Gingerbread, but anytime I try to install any flavor of ICS I immeditially brought to this error message about failed encryption. What else I need to wipe for it to forget about failed encryption?
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By sd card do you mean emmc?
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Try darkside
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I don't think this is quite the same issue, but you may be able to find some useful info here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447303
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xcrazydx said:
By sd card do you mean emmc?
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I mean internal SD card. Darkside wipe did not do it either. After wiping everything it still comes up with failed encryption.
artisticcheese said:
I mean internal SD card. Darkside wipe did not do it either. After wiping everything it still comes up with failed encryption.
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So you can't format the emmc in cwm and darkside doesn't wipe it either?
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xcrazydx said:
So you can't format the emmc in cwm and darkside doesn't wipe it either?
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I can. I can format EMMC inside CWM and Darkside formatting it fine as well. I formatted EMMC in Windows as well. Nothing fixing it.
artisticcheese said:
I can. I can format EMMC inside CWM and Darkside formatting it fine as well. I formatted EMMC in Windows as well. Nothing fixing it.
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i dunno man, I'm out of ideas. Hope you figure out. Never tried encrypting anything. Glad i didn't.
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Please let us know if you figure this out. I am having the same issue and would like to find my way back to ICS somehow.
My guess is that an encryption key is being stored into one of the other partitions, like efs1, efs2, params.lfs, etc. These partitions aren't accessible from cwm or dark side wipe, which is why wiping cache or data doesn't fix it.
Will need to look more into how ics encryption is implemented and see what we can do.
It's probably a stupid question, but why would you bother to encrypt the data on your phone?
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shaggyskunk said:
It's probably a stupid question, but why would you bother to encrypt the data on your phone?
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IF a user uses the phone for work e-mails, it is most likely a policy to enforce data encryption.
example, using mobileiron app with ICS forces encryption.
Encryption is a must nowadays. I did the following:
1) Go to Fastboot and flash stock Samsung. I used a JIG for that
2) Go to stock recovery and do a factory reset
3) Load the android and format internal sdcard from notifications menu
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I have P6120, using garyd9's GT-P6210 kernel (p6210_Kernel_20120123.zip)
Everything was working fine, had no problems until this morning. Woke up and discovered my tab had restarted, and was stuck at the boot screen. Tried to reboot, same thing. Went into CWM to restore, and received an error saying it could not mount /cache and /efs.
Tried:
-reinstalling firmware from zip
-restoring through Kies (could not get it connect)
-restoring using Odin (was able to restore stock firmware/bootloader, but encounter same problem when trying to boot/load recovery.
Any ideas?
http ://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/aj4761/20120222_144305.jpg
(remove space after http since I'm a noobie)
have you tried factory rest in recovery?
I'd hit it a few times.
garyd would prob be the best to help here.
chrisrotolo said:
have you tried factory rest in recovery?
I'd hit it a few times.
garyd would prob be the best to help here.
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Yea tried that, just get "format_volume: make_ext4f4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk..." when it tries to format /data and /cache.
shiftit said:
Yea tried that, just get "format_volume: make_ext4f4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk..." when it tries to format /data and /cache.
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Try manually mounting cache and data first
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ringnutz said:
Try manually mounting cache and data first
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Not sure how to do that. I'll post back when I figure it out.
Mine did the same thing and I ended up having to return it. It would odin just fine but fail to boot and couldn't manually mount data or cache. I had a few sod's but no real issues with it until then.
Same here for me. I tried everything but nothing worked. I had to send it to Samsung to get it fixed.
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Not sure how to do that. I'll post back when I figure it out.
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In clockwork, go to mounts and storage
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ringnutz said:
In clockwork, go to mounts and storage
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Ah. I don't have CWM on it anymore. I restored the stock rom with Odin and haven't been able to change it back.
shiftit said:
Ah. I don't have CWM on it anymore. I restored the stock rom with Odin and haven't been able to change it back.
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Put the CWM zip on you external SD card and install it through stock recovery.
My 6210 did the same thing.
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You'll need to Odin. If it happens again, you might have bad flash memory in the tab.
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Same thing happened to me.
My GT7 Plus have rebooted randomly. One day, it was stuck at boot screen (Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Logo).
I tried to reset, factory reset, delete everything, odin, re-install original rom, etc...
Nothing worked. So, call to Samsung and send it to repair center or whatever.
Took me one and half week to get back my GT Plus. It works fine, but still reboot randomly.
Probably need a full firmware with pit to fix.
I already tried odin, restored with stock rom. Ended up exchanging it. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
Surely this question has been asked dozens of times, but given the brickbug I'm not sure if there's a better way for our skyrockets.
I'd like to try out the new Chimera, coming from SkyICS. Would it be best to format everything and do factory reset, inside CWM or to restore my backup right after originally flashing CWM with stock 2.3.6?
Thanks
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Either lol just don't do any wipes in an ics rom
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nrm5110 said:
Either lol just don't do any wipes in an ics rom
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Went with the restore, no problems. I'm oblivious as to how to wipe the actual data which includes all the prior apps. Wipe Data/Factory reset didn't work. Do I need to just format SDCard in CWM to get rid of everything? Or is the main mount the /emmc?
Only thing I found with looking around was just deleting everything while mounting to PC. Went with that but it only deleted about 700mb. I know I had a couple games installed that took up ~1.5gb total, so I must assume 1 was deleted at some other point.
Usually I just wipe data, cache, and dalvik. Today though I did this plus formated data, cache, and system. I never do this but the JellyWiz rom I was flashing said to do so. Since I did this the rom will not flash.
E: Can't open /external_sd_Root/Incubus26jc_JellyWiz_VZW_9_14_12_RLS3.zip (bad)
Installation aborted.
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When I tried restoring the old JB version I was updating from it gave me a MD5 mismatch error. When I tried to restore my original stock root which I have restored from several times without issue it just gave me "Error while restoring /system."
Need help! Stuck in recovery with no idea what to do
Try flashing a firmware through odin: 0
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i9100g user said:
Try flashing a firmware through odin: 0
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Not really sure what this means to be honest. I rooted using odin but what do you mean by flashing a firmware?
josbor11 said:
Not really sure what this means to be honest. I rooted using odin but what do you mean by flashing a firmware?
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Yes, do that again. Boot into Download mode(Batt pull to turn the phone off) then hold vol down+home+power till the prompt comes up.
Flash the root66 image using Odin from there.
Brian Gove said:
Yes, do that again. Boot into Download mode(Batt pull to turn the phone off) then hold vol down+home+power till the prompt comes up.
Flash the root66 image using Odin from there.
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I can just flash 66 as is? Don't have to flash a stock unrooted version first like you do when you brick?
Do you have any idea why this could have happened? I did everything it said on the page and even watched an installation video for the ROM following every step by step instruction. What the hell does formatting system, data, and cache do in recovery? Never had done it before and as soon as I did my phone just messed up. Also, if I flash 66 using odin will my old backups work again?
josbor11 said:
I can just flash 66 as is? Don't have to flash a stock unrooted version first like you do when you brick?
Do you have any idea why this could have happened? I did everything it said on the page and even watched an installation video for the ROM following every step by step instruction. What the hell does formatting system, data, and cache do in recovery? Never had done it before and as soon as I did my phone just messed up. Also, if I flash 66 using odin will my old backups work again?
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I'm guessing there was a bad download and sadly your nandroid might have been corrupted.
Yes if you flash root66 hopefully your backups will work if they aren't corrupted.
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voodoomanx said:
I'm guessing there was a bad download and sadly your nandroid might have been corrupted.
Yes if you flash root66 hopefully your backups will work if they aren't corrupted.
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Cool thanks. Flashing 66 now through odin. My backups have worked fine before (the exact same ones that just failed). Once this is finished and I test out my backups (assuming they work) how should I go about reflashing JellyWiz? Should I format the system, data, cache again or just do the normal wipes? I'm afraid formatting will mess it up again. Is CWM inferior to TWRP? Thinking about using a different recovery after all of this.
josbor11 said:
Cool thanks. Flashing 66 now through odin. My backups have worked fine before (the exact same ones that just failed). Once this is finished and I test out my backups (assuming they work) how should I go about reflashing JellyWiz? Should I format the system, data, cache again or just do the normal wipes? I'm afraid formatting will mess it up again. Is CWM inferior to TWRP? Thinking about using a different recovery after all of this.
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I personally use cwm and to me it's more a matter of preference. I too have had a error restoring backups once and it was after a system wipe. A word of advice, because this saved me, keep a ROM on your SD card at all times to be able to just flash in an emergency.
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kintwofan said:
I personally use cwm and to me it's more a matter of preference. I too have had a error restoring backups once and it was after a system wipe. A word of advice, because this saved me, keep a ROM on your SD card at all times to be able to just flash in an emergency.
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A rom of Root 66?
Is it cwm flashable? I keep synergy as an emergency backup.
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A rom of Root 66?
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dont listen to him...flash root66 thru odin as already mentioned and go from there...use my guide if need be.
droidstyle said:
dont listen to him...flash root66 thru odin as already mentioned and go from there...use my guide if need be.
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I think you missed my point, at this point he needs Odin. However, if you keep a zip on your SD card then if your backups gasp like his situation he can just fish that zip. It was simply some advice for future reference, were not all next to a computer ask the time. For people like me that just get an urge to flash it helps to have backups like this.
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No one is addressing the format question originally asked. Why is formatting being requested on yhe newer jb rom's, and what (in detail) does it do?
Many posts that people are soft bricking thier devices because of formatting instead of just wiping.
What's the deal, want some real answers here, and I think many others do too.
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annoyingduck said:
No one is addressing the format question originally asked. Why is formatting being requested on yhe newer jb rom's, and what (in detail) does it do?
Many posts that people are soft bricking thier devices because of formatting instead of just wiping.
What's the deal, want some real answers here, and I think many others do too.
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in order to flash jellywiz i had to do the following or else i bootlooped:
wipe data/factory reset
wipe dalvik cache
format system
flash rom
booted up flawless.
i also used this methid for paranoid android...i will probably update my guide with this. unfortunately i cant give any info on what formatting system is actually doing. never had to do this before??
annoyingduck said:
No one is addressing the format question originally asked. Why is formatting being requested on yhe newer jb rom's, and what (in detail) does it do?
Many posts that people are soft bricking thier devices because of formatting instead of just wiping.
What's the deal, want some real answers here, and I think many others do too.
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I don't know why they are suggesting it but it doesn't do anything beyond the normal factory reset and then the zip formatting system itself.
Its just the manual way of doing what a clean flash does.
Why are people having issues restoring nandroids after doing this? Apparently bootlooping occurs after format/jb install/restore previous nandroid.
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Brian Gove said:
I don't know why they are suggesting it but it doesn't do anything beyond the normal factory reset and then the zip formatting system itself.
Its just the manual way of doing what a clean flash does.
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if im not mistaken formatting the system deletes the rom/kernel itself...normal factory reset from cwm recovery only deletes rom data/cache.
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annoyingduck said:
Why are people having issues restoring nandroids after doing this? Apparently bootlooping occurs after format/jb install/restore previous nandroid.
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edit* good question!
droidstyle said:
if im not mistaken formatting the system deletes the rom/kernel itself...normal factory reset from cwm recovery only deletes rom data/cache.
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Yeah you're right but the zip of the ROM 99% of the time formats system also.
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Yeah you're right but the zip of the ROM 99% of the time formats system also.
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i wonder why i had to format system to get the latest jellywiz rom to not hang on galaxy s splash screen? it makes no sense.
Also, how does a format not erase your nandroids? It should also wipe titanium backups if they are not on your external. Am I wrong on that? Could formatting lose certain bits of info that the nandroid may not have partitioned, and that's why the restores are not working correctly?
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Add on: good info guys
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I'm thinking of selling my phone and want to make sure that it's been cleaned of all personal data. My phone is rooted and on CM 10.0
Do I just do the following:
>>Reflash latest clockworkmod recovery, boot into recovery and wipe data + cache + dalvik<<
Is it preferable to sell the phone with the stock ROM? If so how can I do that (assuming it's possible).
Thanks.
I would probably do a full wipe and flash the factory images thru fastboot and lock the bootloader. This will return it to brand new out of the box software.
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p1gp3n said:
I would probably do a full wipe and flash the factory images thru fastboot and lock the bootloader. This will return it to brand new out of the box software.
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This but format SD through the computer first. This will wipe everything and make it "Zip" again.
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jayjay3333 said:
This but format SD through the computer first. This will wipe everything and make it "Zip" again.
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I completely forgot that step, and it is most definitely important.
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The best way would be to flash the factory image, which will return everything stock and new. I have a guide here for it.
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This but format SD through the computer first. This will wipe everything and make it "Zip" again.
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I've been formatting the SD through CWM.
What is the difference between formatting in CWM or a computer? CWM sees to wipe it clean, or am I missing something?
billford said:
I've been formatting the SD through CWM.
What is the difference between formatting in CWM or a computer? CWM sees to wipe it clean, or am I missing something?
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Formating through the computer will wipe and defragment it as well. It is a 'true" format than with CWM. CWM just wipes but not like through the computer.
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jayjay3333 said:
Formating through the computer will wipe and defragment it as well. It is a 'true" format than with CWM. CWM just wipes but not like through the computer.
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i gotta question im selling my nexus s 4g rooted i want to keep the root on it but i want to wipe everything from it...should i just go into cwm and wipe factory reset and all that happy stuff? will this wipe everything?
subnoize soulja said:
i gotta question im selling my nexus s 4g rooted i want to keep the root on it but i want to wipe everything from it...should i just go into cwm and wipe factory reset and all that happy stuff? will this wipe everything?
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I would format SD card through the computer than flash factory image from Google than root again by fastboot flash CWM and flash SU. This will ensure all is wiped and it will amaze the new user how fast it is. :thumbup:
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DJBhardwaj said:
The best way would be to flash the factory image, which will return everything stock and new. I have a guide here for it.
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does that guide you have the the nexus s 4g as well?
What way is the fastest and most secure to flash back to the stock samsung 4.1.2 image? Is there anyway I can use fastboot to format my entire phone and then push the stock image to it? I think there is an easy way to skip the flashcounter and ODIN. I am on CM10.2.1 (stable) and after countless ROM flashes and going back between 4.3 and 4.4 I have so many folders and directories and partitions it is crazy. How can I wipe the entire phone so nothing at all is on it and go back to TW 4.1.2.
A link to a guide would be helpful also. I can't seem to find one.
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With what you are asking for, you want Odin. Odin flash this file and it will wipe your phone clean and restore you to stock, unrooted VRBMF1 4.1.2. You will want to root and unlock. Do not take any OTAs when your phone boots up. Follow section 5 of Droidstyle's guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Just use the tar file I linked below in Odin:
Only flash if it ends in .tar or .tar.md5, here is the VRBMF1 tar:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254196
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Thank you so much man. Trying it tonight.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
With what you are asking for, you want Odin. Odin flash this file and it will wipe your phone clean and restore you to stock, unrooted VRBMF1 4.1.2. You will want to root and unlock. Do not take any OTAs when your phone boots up. Follow section 5 of Droidstyle's guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Just use the tar file I linked below in Odin:
Only flash if it ends in .tar or .tar.md5, here is the VRBMF1 tar:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254196
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It doesn't mention it anywhere. Do I need to worry about triangle away coming from CM10 back to TW4.1?
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ErikFry said:
It doesn't mention it anywhere. Do I need to worry about triangle away coming from CM10 back to TW4.1?
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Depends if you have any ticks on the counter if you do you should triangle away before you odin. Are you planing on staying on touchwiz or will you be rooting unlocking and flashing a new rom? because if that is the case you could just wipe internal sd in twrp or clockwork mod then flash your desired rom on a nice clean internal sd.
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Depends if you have any ticks on the counter if you do you should triangle away before you odin. Are you planing on staying on touchwiz or will you be rooting unlocking and flashing a new rom? because if that is the case you could just wipe internal sd in twrp or clockwork mod then flash your desired rom on a nice clean internal sd.
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I plan on flashing cleanrom8.1
If I wipe internal SD in recovery will it fix all extra file paths and partition problems I had before? And does wiping internal SD wipe the recovery?
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I plan on flashing cleanrom8.1
If I wipe internal SD in recovery will it fix all extra file paths and partition problems I had before? And does wiping internal SD wipe the recovery?
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It will do a format so as long as the partitions are the correct size it should fix any problems. Recovery will stay just as it was before the wipe. When you go to do the wipe just click on everything but external sd. I cant remember if it says format or wipe but do it a few times before you flash cleanrom and you should be on empty canvas to write your rom to. Just be warned that there is a format data option in twrp I believe (been a long time since I have seen a unmodified version) that will erase everything including external sd so don't use that. Also dont forget to have clean rom on your external before you start!
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ooooohhhhh I hope you see this! If it only has sd card as a option in the wipe menu that is probably your external sd.
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If it only has sd card as a option in the wipe menu that is probably your external sd.
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So make sure I'm just wiping internal SD right?
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So make sure I'm just wiping internal SD right?
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correct. I am a worry wart and remove my sd before I wipe. not necessary but i cant format it if its not inserted.
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correct. I am a worry wart and remove my sd before I wipe. not necessary but i cant format it if its not inserted.
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Hopefully you are still awake. I wiped internal memory and did a factory reset for safety (don't worry I removed my SD card haha) And I flashed CleanRom8.1 zip and it said it was successfully flashed. When I rebooted the device I got the "please enter pin or password for this encrypted device" message with an area to type in. This phone has never been encrypted. What do I do? If I wiped internal why would anything other than what I flash be on the phone.
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Hopefully you are still awake. I wiped internal memory and did a factory reset for safety (don't worry I removed my SD card haha) And I flashed CleanRom8.1 zip and it said it was successfully flashed. When I rebooted the device I got the "please enter pin or password for this encrypted device" message with an area to type in. This phone has never been encrypted. What do I do? If I wiped internal why would anything other than what I flash be on the phone.
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Never heard of that happening. Is it before it starts to boot?
SlimSnoopOS said:
With what you are asking for, you want Odin. Odin flash this file and it will wipe your phone clean and restore you to stock, unrooted VRBMF1 4.1.2. You will want to root and unlock. Do not take any OTAs when your phone boots up. Follow section 5 of Droidstyle's guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Just use the tar file I linked below in Odin:
Only flash if it ends in .tar or .tar.md5, here is the VRBMF1 tar:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254196
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SlimSnoop I'm wondering if you have any suggestions for my most recent conundrum. Thank you for your help!
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Never heard of that happening. Is it before it starts to boot?
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I wiped Internal memory, wiped data&cache, reboot....bootscreen.....la la la la...."Enter PIN or Password" screen appears. For a brief moment my statusbar is shown. The phone appears to be in airplane mode. It does not show the proper time either.
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I wiped Internal memory, wiped data&cache, reboot....bootscreen.....la la la la...."Enter PIN or Password" screen appears. For a brief moment my statusbar is shown. The phone appears to be in airplane mode. It does not show the proper time either.
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I did a quick Google and it looks like for some reason or another that rom installed encrypted. A factory reset should fix your problem.
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I did a quick Google and it looks like for some reason or another that rom installed encrypted. A factory reset should fix your problem.
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Did not work, still there. But Im trying kitkat again. Quantum seems very stable. The wiping internal drive helped with my other issues though.
ErikFry said:
SlimSnoop I'm wondering if you have any suggestions for my most recent conundrum. Thank you for your help!
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I have seen this issue before but mostly that encyption popup is displayed in TWRP. I don't recall seeing any one method that ultimately worked for people. If you search for "encrypt" in this Q/A forum, there are 7 pages of results with a lot of inconclusive results or workarounds. I've skimmed the first 3 pages and haven't seen anything that stands out but I've seen similar issue reported by a few others.
SlimSnoopOS said:
I have seen this issue before but mostly that encyption popup is displayed in TWRP. I don't recall seeing any one method that ultimately worked for people. If you search for "encrypt" in this Q/A forum, there are 7 pages of results with a lot of inconclusive results or workarounds. I've skimmed the first 3 pages and haven't seen anything that stands out but I've seen similar issue reported by a few others.
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Thank you for looking. You would think with an internal memory wipe, factory reset and system wipe it wouldn't be encrypted. Funny thing is...I've never encrypted it either, maybe touchwiz is not for me. Life is telling me something haha.
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ThePagel said:
I did a quick Google and it looks like for some reason or another that rom installed encrypted. A factory reset should fix your problem.
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Thank you for your help Pagel!
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Erik, did you have any luck going from 4.3 back to 4.1? I'm getting the firmware upgrade error.
Any thoughts?