So After I Installed CM10 My Transformer Got Crazy
Somehow The mnt/sdcard Now Called mnt/sdcard1
I Cant Play Games Or Download Apps
Oh And A New Folder Created "storage" And Removable Now Contain MicroSD , SD .USBDisk1 , USBDisk2
I Got Only MicroSD And Yes I Tried To Install Backup It Wont Work
Help
eazyscript said:
So After I Installed CM10 My Transformer Got Crazy
Somehow The mnt/sdcard Now Called mnt/sdcard1
I Cant Play Games Or Download Apps
Oh And A New Folder Created "storage" And Removable Now Contain MicroSD , SD .USBDisk1 , USBDisk2
I Got Only MicroSD And Yes I Tried To Install Backup It Wont Work
Help
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Are you asking how to get CM10 working correctly? Or just how to get your TF101 working fine again? If the former, I can't really help you there, and that's just going to be difficult because CM10 is still in development, so there could be a host of problems. If you just want to get it working again, I would suggest finding a different (preferably STABLE) ROM and flashing it onto your device. That should work.
Also, if you're flashing a completely different ROM onto your device (not an upgrade or root, or whatever else,) I would go by the general rule of ALWAYS wipe your system, dalvik cache, normal cache, and if you're flashing files from an SD card, be sure to wipe your internal memory too. This will ensure that none of your previous files conflict with the new ones.
This happened to me when i ran one of the JB roms and then tried to nandroid back to revolver. By default the mounting for /data/media/ which is the internal memory is supposed to be at /sdcard/, but for some reason it got switched to /storage/sdcard0/. Nandroiding back to Revolver didn't help as the change was to something before the rom, so even twrp was acting funny because the mountings were present there also.
After some confusion i flashed superwipe lite and all was well. I ran lite since its supposed to leave /data/media/ alone, while reparitioning the rest of the system, so i thought that at some point its got to change the mountings back to the way it was supposed to be in HC and ICS.
Now if i could only remember where those mountings were originally saved i can just go in there and edit the file directly if this happens again.
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But If I Super Wip My File Will Be Gone No?
And Im Trying To Get My TF101 Back To Work In ICS Rom Too
By The Sorry For My English
eazyscript said:
But If I Super Wip My File Will Be Gone No?
And Im Trying To Get My TF101 Back To Work In ICS Rom Too
By The Sorry For My English
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What recovery manager are you using? And are you loading your flash packages on a MicroSD or the internal memory?
If you are on jb and want to restore an ics rom you cant...from jb to ics yoj couldnt... but from ics to jb yes
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I'm Using Clockwork
I Restored To My Old Mega-tron ICS Rom And Nothing Changed
I'm Loading Form Internal Memory
Help I Need To Finish School Project But I Cant Access To The Files
eazyscript said:
I'm Using Clockwork
I Restored To My Old Mega-tron ICS Rom And Nothing Changed
I'm Loading Form Internal Memory
Help I Need To Finish School Project But I Cant Access To The Files
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Here's what I would suggest (assuming you have a microSD card):
Load your ROM of choice onto a microSD card and Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) to your internal memory. Reboot into recovery and flash the TWRP .zip to install it, and then reboot back into recovery. After that, go to "Wipe" and run Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik Cache, Factory Reset, and System, and DO NOT REBOOT Then go back and choose "Install" from the menu and make sure you're viewing "using external SD," and there should be your ROM .zip. Flash it and reboot.
Let me know what happens or if you have any questions.
In TWRP My Touch Want Work
eazyscript said:
In TWRP My Touch Want Work
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This is a TF101 we're talking about, right? You didn't just flash that onto a different model of Transformer?
Yes a TF101
eazyscript said:
Yes a TF101
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Alright, well, I'm not sure why your touch would't be working if you're using a TF101, but here's my last idea: Go here and do this. Make sure to read it carefully, as that basically just wipes your drive COMPLETELY and reinstalls the STOCK firmware. If you can't figure out how to do that, then I have no idea how else I can help you. I'm sorry.
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Alright, well, I'm not sure why your touch would't be working if you're using a TF101, but here's my last idea: Go here and do this. Make sure to read it carefully, as that basically just wipes your drive COMPLETELY and reinstall the STOCK firmware. If you can't figure out how to do that, then I have no idea how else I can help you. I'm sorry.
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I Got Him Working The Problem Was With My Fingers I Just Ate Potato
I Wipped And Installed ICS Rom(Megatron) From External But I Got No File Manger And My Cable Kind Of Broken How Can I See If Some Think Changed
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I Got Him Working The Problem Was With My Fingers I Just Ate Potato
I Wipped And Installed ICS Rom(Megatron) From External But I Got No File Manger And My Cable Kind Of Broken How Can I See If Some Think Changed
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Can you not just download a file manager app from the Play Store? There's several out there...
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Hello XDA Developers,
First off let me say thank you for all the information always found on your forums, however I've run into a snag with my phone (HTC EVO Shift 4g) and need some help. I was doing a factory reset of my device using the tool in the Clockwork Mod Recovery (v5.0.2.0) and I went to wipe some additional data off my SD card, and inadvertently chose to format the /system, and pretty much every directory in the storage menu, which I later realized I probably shouldn't have done as now I can't get my phone to boot. Where the snag falls into here, I had made a backup of all my data on my SD card but have misplaced my full backup made through the clockwork mod. When I try booting my phone it simply comes up with the white boot screen with the "htc" logo in green. I have tried about everything I could possibly think of to get my shift working again, since it won't fully boot, the only option I've been able to try have been trying to get a ROM to install from a .zip, but I keep running into errors, did I manage to wipe out some sort of critical data when I did those formats?? Any help you guys can offer me will be GREATLY appreciated!!! Thank you in advance for your expertise and input on this.
NOTE: I have tried to download one of the STOCK RUU's that you guys have posted, I have yet to find one that will actually download or resolve my issue!
Sounds like you wiped and formatted everything.. Including your sd card.
Download a ROM to your pc - In clockwork go to mounts and storage - plug your phone into your pc and select mount usb. Transfer the ROM onto your sd card, unmounted your sd, wipe then flash.
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Alright man all that happened was when you hit format system, you wiped the ROM from the phone, so download any ROM of choice go into recovery then mount as a storage device and transfer the ROM to the SD card, unmount then format system,data,cache and dalvik cache and flash the ROM and you will be fine
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Ok but does anyone have a stock RUU Rom I can download to do this? I'd kind of like to revert to stock in this process and I can't find one that works properly, thanks!
Khaezarn said:
Ok but does anyone have a stock RUU Rom I can download to do this? I'd kind of like to revert to stock in this process and I can't find one that works properly, thanks!
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Can you boot into clock work recovery? That's all you need.
I'm new to flashing ROMs on the EEE Pad, but not new to flashing ROMs in general...have a Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket that I have flashed probably 50 times alrerady. That being said...I'm confused. I rooted my tab and flashed a ROM. It looks like the flash worked because checking the version in "about" shows the new rom. The strange thing is that all the apps I had installed prior to flashing are still installed. I followed the normal steps...factory wipe, format cache, data, system. Does this make sense to anyone? It feels as if some of the rom flashed and some didn't. Any help would be appreciated.
PS...I would have posted this unter the ROM's thread but since I am new to the forum I can't until I have 10 posts.
Examples of this are pandora (including my login info)...email accounts, facebook accounts, etc
are you positive you wiped your data? if you did, everything should be gone.
Well...I ran a super wipe script that was part of the rom download now that you mention it. I'll give it another go but wipe by hand and see what happens.
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Well...I ran a super wipe script that was part of the rom download now that you mention it. I'll give it another go but wipe by hand and see what happens.
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aha! I bet that is it, I have heard people saying not to use the super wipe scripts. I don't know much about it but I'm nearly positive that's the problem.
it may also depend on if you are using the full wipe which does internal memory or the light which i believe leaves your apps untouched
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aha! I bet that is it, I have heard people saying not to use the super wipe scripts. I don't know much about it but I'm nearly positive that's the problem.
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You cant use superwipe if you got a recovery that only reads from internal memory (/mnt/sdcard/), as superwipe will also wipe your rom file, leaving you with nothing to flash.
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You cant use superwipe if you got a recovery that only reads from internal memory (/mnt/sdcard/), as superwipe will also wipe your rom file, leaving you with nothing to flash.
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oh so that's the only reason? not because it doesn't work right or something?
Btw does the Rogue CWM let you backup/restore from a USB External Drive? or just /Remoable/MicroSD/ ?
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oh so that's the only reason? not because it doesn't work right or something?
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As far as I know, yes thats the only reason.
The version Im using only allows internal (/mnt/sdcard/) and external (/removable/microsd), there might be some version that allows USB as well, but I doubt it tbh.
Thanks for the responses...I figured I would skip the superwipe and just do it all by hand. All good, but ran into a new problem. Apparently I don't have the option for mounting an external SD card. It's installed and when booted into the OS I can see it and everything, but the mount option is missing from clockwork recovery. This is both with the touch version (5.8.1.8) and the non-touch version (5.5.0.4). Luckily the manual wiping didn't clear out the internal SD card so I was able to just restore my nandroid backup.
A - anyone have issues with the "mount sd-card" missing in CWR?
B - Apparently the tablet version of ICS installs apps to the internal SD card so doing a wipe doesn't really clear out all the apps. Does that sound right?
Both those CWM versions does not support external SD card afaik. Only internal.
That would be why then I guess. Doh! I'll check around but I didn't see newer versions that worked with the tf 101. Thanks for the reply!
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I use cwm 5.0.2.7 [via RecoveryInstaller.apk], and I have had no problems, I can mount my MicroSD
Fat fingers the touch recovery......I just killed the internal SD,
Can I just reinstall ROM ? or do I need to do something else, first...
I tried to reinstall rom from external but stuck on boot animation, but not boot looping.
Thanks
Ignore!
Its almost like it cant find the internal card.
I tried to instal from internal SD...just to see if I can see any directories
and say no files found, and kicks me out.
When I do mount USB storage, only my EXT shows up, no internal no longer pops up.....am I screwed ?
How can I confirm my internal SD card is mounted/unmounted properly.
Thanks for any help
Can you get into recovery or download mode?
If you can get into download mode I would probably just reflash stock firmware and start over.
I tried that, I did ODIN to stock, it loaded the bootloader, but was stuck on boot loops again.
As far as I can tell, phone isnt seeing the internal SD card. Or I am missing the steps to make the phone see it via clock work.
I can access CWM, and DL mode.... in CWM, I can do mount USB, only my EXT shows up.
I format the internal sd(emmc) before every rom flash. Just install rom from external sd card. There is nothing left on the emmc, you wiped it
I think I m hosed....
I think something went wrong with format.
I tried to reinstall ROM, and during install
error: cant mount csdard.adnoird.secure etc...
what version of cwm?
It touch clock work mod recovery. v.5.8.1.3
Error message is
Formatting /sdcard/.andoird_secure...
Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
Question, are able to mount and see internal SD, after the format emmc via usb storage on PC ? Right now only the EXT shows up for me if I USB mount
Ptrout said:
It touch clock work mod recovery. v.5.8.1.3
Error message is
Formatting /sdcard/.andoird_secure...
Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
Question, are able to mount and see internal SD, after the format emmc via usb storage on PC ? Right now only the EXT shows up for me if I USB mount
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I don't use that recovery. I use 5.8. I don't use internal to do anything, I always use external to flash from and store my important stuff. After a while of flashing things the emmc gets jammed up with nonsense.
Just use 5.8 touch, the have to mount and put hidden process folders in that version you have sucks.
Any chance you can link me to the recovery you use, I want to make sure I have the same one.
Thanks you again for the help. Its very appriciated
Ptrout said:
Any chance you can link me to the recovery you use, I want to make sure I have the same one.
Thanks you again for the help. Its very appriciated
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I'll give you a direct download of the one I personally use...Hold on a second
Ok here it is, flash it in odin. Put it in pda and make sure repartition IS NOT checked
http://d-h.st/Rxr
You rock....
Im back up, wow guess CWM makes a difference
Ptrout said:
You rock....
Im back up, wow guess CWM makes a difference
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Theres a bit of messing around you have to do with that version you had. I don't use it, but there are instructions in his thread for getting it to work. I just don't like messing with all that dumb ****.
xcrazydx said:
Theres a bit of messing around you have to do with that version you had. I don't use it, but there are instructions in his thread for getting it to work. I just don't like messing with all that dumb ****.
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Awesome job xcrazydx, helping this guy out!!
Good to see a potential train wreck that I'm not part of, get fixed so quickly & expertly!!
Just curious, what's the difference between the two versions of CWM Touch, I'm wondering because I am also using 5.1.8.3? Is it the recovery image, or is this Touch the one developed on xda?
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shaggyskunk said:
Awesome job xcrazydx, helping this guy out!!
Good to see a potential train wreck that I'm not part of, get fixed so quickly & expertly!!
Just curious, what's the difference between the two versions of CWM Touch, I'm wondering because I am also using 5.1.8.3? Is it the recovery image, or is this Touch the one developed on xda?
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The 5.8 is actually a hercules version for the tmo variant. The sk8er 5.5 or whatever it is, is a version adapted specifically for the rocket, and supposedly it performs the wipe and fix functions correctly. As long as you set it up right and put the hiddenprocess folder and mount sd every time you use it. Last I knew it still won't see both sd cards at the same time. I just don't like dicking around with all that stuff.
Sk8er could probably give you a better explanation of them, I think it even mentions it throughout his thread. I have no problems with the 5.8 version and I couldn't recommend the OP on how to navigate the version he had because I don't use it. So I just moved him to the version I use. Lol
i used 5.8.1.3 and have never had any problems.... i even wipe emmc between flashes. should i not be using this one? how can i get the other?
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i used 5.8.1.3 and have never had any problems.... i even wipe emmc between flashes. should i not be using this one? how can i get the other?
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I use the same one you have, it's fine.
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Since he had his problem solved, and I see xcrazydx here, I want to ask how is the lte in Hammond? I've been working in Texas plus I got throttled for the month. I heard it doesn't reach Amite yet.
jeff210 said:
Since he had his problem solved, and I see xcrazydx here, I want to ask how is the lte in Hammond? I've been working in Texas plus I got throttled for the month. I heard it doesn't reach Amite yet.
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It's decent. I get around 30mb/s most of the time
I have seemingly successfully installed CM10. However, all of the internal SD folders from my prior stock 4.0.4 install are still there. I want a nice, clean and fresh install and want all junk from the previous stock version gone, but I don't know what's new and what's old. If there is a way to formate/wipe everything, then it seems that that would also delete the new system files as well as as the CM10 Rom zip, thereby making it impossible to reinstall.
Insights and suggestions on this matter greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Make sure you format /system as well as cache and factory reset. Do it twice if it will make you feel better.
You most likely just did a factory reset which leaves a bunch of trash behind.
Format all of that
Flash cm10
Flash gapps
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I have seemingly successfully installed CM10. However, all of the internal SD folders from my prior stock 4.0.4 install are still there. I want a nice, clean and fresh install and want all junk from the previous stock version gone, but I don't know what's new and what's old. If there is a way to formate/wipe everything, then it seems that that would also delete the new system files as well as as the CM10 Rom zip, thereby making it impossible to reinstall.
Insights and suggestions on this matter greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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:crying:
I seem to have answered the last part of my of my inquiry. In CWM 5.5.0.4, I formatted data, system, cache, emmc, sd card. I can now only access recovery mode or download mode. In recovery mode, I obviously can't flash CM10 from the internal SD because I formatted/deleted it! When I get home, I'll try flashing CWM 6.0.1.0 in Odin and then flashing CM10 through the external SD card. If that doesn't work, then I'll have to flash the stock ROM.
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I seem to have answered the last part of my of my inquiry. In CWM 5.5.0.4, I formatted data, system, cache, emmc, sd card. I can now only access recovery mode or download mode. In recovery mode, I obviously can't flash CM10 from the internal SD because I formatted/deleted it! When I get home, I'll try flashing CWM 6.0.1.0 in Odin and then flashing CM10 through the external SD card. If that doesn't work, then I'll have to flash the stock ROM.
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Tried it the way outlined above and I now have a nice, clean install CM10!
Next time don't format emmc and sdcard.
For me i delete the files manually using Astro file manager or using a computer and use free app called (sd maid) in google play to remove more and do more cleaning of internal sd card it searches for app remains and empty directories etc all that after flashing the rom immediately before restoring my apps
Not bad but if anybody could find a better solution post it
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Hello all,
I would like to reflash CROMi-X and the MAX kernel but this time I want to do it as cleanly as possible. What are the steps to do this. I see it referenced all over that it is best to do a clean install but I can't find out exactly how to do it.
Sorry if this is a stupid question or if it is detailed somewhere that I could not find it but I want a good procedure that I can use whenever flashing new ROMS and kernels to be sure there is nothing hanging around that would cause variability in the install.
Thanks in advance for any help
Jeff
gixxer340 said:
Hello all,
I would like to reflash CROMi-X and the MAX kernel but this time I want to do it as cleanly as possible. What are the steps to do this. I see it referenced all over that it is best to do a clean install but I can't find out exactly how to do it.
Sorry if this is a stupid question or if it is detailed somewhere that I could not find it but I want a good procedure that I can use whenever flashing new ROMS and kernels to be sure there is nothing hanging around that would cause variability in the install.
Thanks in advance for any help
Jeff
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Depends on which recovery you have installed -- the most often recommended sequence seems to be "wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe Dalvik cache, reinstall". Obviously, you may need to remove some apps' data folders from /sdcard by hand.
The opinions are divided as far as wiping the caches is concerned -- some do, some don't.
MartyHulskemper said:
Depends on which recovery you have installed -- the most often recommended sequence seems to be "wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe Dalvik cache, reinstall". Obviously, you may need to remove some apps' data folders from /sdcard by hand.
The opinions are divided as far as wiping the caches is concerned -- some do, some don't.
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I have TWRP 2.5 installed. Is the above the process for TWRP
Thanks
Jeff
gixxer340 said:
I have TWRP 2.5 installed. Is the above the process for TWRP
Thanks
Jeff
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In TWRP select 'Wipe > Advanced' and then select everything except the external microSD. That'll give you a nice and clean installation.
Just make sure you have the Rom you want to flash afterwards on that microSD, not on the internal where it may get wiped
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[Q=berndblb;43602193]In TWRP MI lect 'Wipe > Advanced' and then select everything except the external microSD. That'll give you a nice and clean installation.
Just make sure you have the Rom you want to flash afterwards on that microSD, not on the internal where it may get wiped
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I dont seem to be able to see my microSD card from TWRP. It is formatted as ntfs, I wonder if that is the issue. What should it be formatted as?
Thanks
Jeff
gixxer340 said:
[Q=berndblb;43602193]In TWRP MI lect 'Wipe > Advanced' and then select everything except the external microSD. That'll give you a nice and clean installation.
Just make sure you have the Rom you want to flash afterwards on that microSD, not on the internal where it may get wiped
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I dont seem to be able to see my microSD card from TWRP. It is formatted as ntfs, I wonder if that is the issue. What should it be formatted as?
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Yeah, it has to be FAT32. Actually exFAT seems to work too. Just tried it, and TWRP sees the nandroid on a 8gb exFAT fine. Didn't try to restore though...
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I dont seem to be able to see my microSD card from TWRP. It is formatted as ntfs, I wonder if that is the issue. What should it be formatted as?
Thanks
Jeff
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Yeah, it has to be FAT32. Actually exFAT seems to work too. Just tried it, and TWRP sees the nandroid on a 8gb exFAT fine. Didn't try to restore though...
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Reformatting exFAT right now. Hopefully that will work.
Thanks again,
Jeff
berndblb said:
In TWRP select 'Wipe > Advanced' and then select everything except the external microSD. That'll give you a nice and clean installation.
Just make sure you have the Rom you want to flash afterwards on that microSD, not on the internal where it may get wiped
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Hi, without hijacking this thread - i've installed Cromix and everything is running great, but i can still see folders and files i had created when my 700 was stock. Am i doing something wrong here? I would have thought that wiping everything except for the microsd card would have given me a blank slate to start with but it seems there is a fair amount of data left over after the ROM flash.
Actually as i'm typing this i've just had a thought, is it a case that the documents, pics, wallpapers etc are on a separate partition (for want of a better definition) and they're just visible after the installation?
thanks,
sean
2Droidswalking said:
Hi, without hijacking this thread - i've installed Cromix and everything is running great, but i can still see folders and files i had created when my 700 was stock. Am i doing something wrong here? I would have thought that wiping everything except for the microsd card would have given me a blank slate to start with but it seems there is a fair amount of data left over after the ROM flash.
Actually as i'm typing this i've just had a thought, is it a case that the documents, pics, wallpapers etc are on a separate partition (for want of a better definition) and they're just visible after the installation?
thanks,
sean
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I have noticed that problems a while back when I am using TWRP 2.5.0.0. Therefore, I always prefer to use Format instead of Wipe.
2Droidswalking said:
Hi, without hijacking this thread - i've installed Cromix and everything is running great, but i can still see folders and files i had created when my 700 was stock. Am i doing something wrong here? I would have thought that wiping everything except for the microsd card would have given me a blank slate to start with but it seems there is a fair amount of data left over after the ROM flash.
Actually as i'm typing this i've just had a thought, is it a case that the documents, pics, wallpapers etc are on a separate partition (for want of a better definition) and they're just visible after the installation?
thanks,
sean
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If you wipe or factory reset in TWRP, it erases everything except the /data/media folder, and that is where your data lives.... You have to manually erase those files if you want to get rid of them.
Interestingly, you'll find symlinks to the contents of /data/media in 4!! locations:
/sdcard
/storage/sdcard0
/storage /emulated/0
/storage /emulated /legacy
This crazy structure is due to the multi user support in JB 4.2. I still have a hard time to get my head around it....
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berndblb said:
If you wipe or factory reset in TWRP, it erases everything except the /data/media folder, and that is where your data lives.... You have to manually erase those files if you want to get rid of them.
Interestingly, you'll find symlinks to the contents of /data/media in 4!! locations:
/sdcard
/storage/sdcard0
/storage /emulated/0
/storage /emulated /legacy
This crazy structure is due to the multi user support in JB 4.2. I still have a hard time to get my head around it....
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:good: Thanks, it is good to know.
berndblb said:
If you wipe or factory reset in TWRP, it erases everything except the /data/media folder, and that is where your data lives.... You have to manually erase those files if you want to get rid of them.
Interestingly, you'll find symlinks to the contents of /data/media in 4!! locations:
/sdcard
/storage/sdcard0
/storage /emulated/0
/storage /emulated /legacy
This crazy structure is due to the multi user support in JB 4.2. I still have a hard time to get my head around it....
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How incredibly bizarre....but interesting nonetheless. 23 years in IT and it's time to start learning again. I kept going back to Settings>About and could see that the ROM was flashed, but the sight of the old files was making me think 'maybe it just reinstalled over the top of the stock ROM without deleting any data'....sort of like when windoze does a repair and keeps the data. Now that i understand user data is stored in a separate place away from the ROM itself, it makes it easier to upgrade and mess around. Backups are important, but it's nice to know you don't have to constantly relocate data and files when you're doing an upgrade.
Thanks for the info.....these forums are an absolute boon for people willing to ask questions and i'm amazed at the knowledge base that's been accumulated and is being shared - for the first time in a long time, tech toys are fun again. Now to choose a Kernel!!!!
The rom gets flashed to it's own partition: /system/...
If you watch the script when flashing CromiX, the installer formats the system partition automatically before flashing the rom. So you did not install over the old rom. The Data partition is different.
I'm now backing up data/media and then I will use the "Format Data" option in TWRP. Wanna know what exactly happens
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Just an update...i haven't changed kernels at all and i'm not going to be. This thing is faster and more stable than i could have wished for. Since the ROM was flashed i've stopped messing around with it and it just runs like a dream. It never reboots unless i tell it to, doesn't hang when i have multiple apps open and the battery life is fantastic.
Thanks for the advice berndblb :good:
2Droidswalking said:
Just an update...i haven't changed kernels at all and i'm not going to be. This thing is faster and more stable than i could have wished for. Since the ROM was flashed i've stopped messing around with it and it just runs like a dream. It never reboots unless i tell it to, doesn't hang when i have multiple apps open and the battery life is fantastic.
Thanks for the advice berndblb :good:
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Glad I could help.
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