Looking to sell my 7.7 to a mate. It's currently running CM9. Not bothered with CM10 for now as, for my usage, everything works perfectly in 9.
I'd like to leave CM9 on there for my mate (his preference), but I'm unsure what (preferably simplest) process I need to follow to reset it to something approximating factory settings, but with a fresh CM9 installed on it. Suggestions? I'm not the savviest when it comes to custom roms & android, but I've always been fine following step by step guides etc.
This question may have a trivially easy answer like "go to settings-reset" or something, but the reason I ask is related to whether there'll be any issues related to the kernel bug, and whether restoring it in that manner will just restore cm9 or some stock Samsung build I've forgotten about. Not been paying much attention since getting cm9 on it, been completely satisfied.
Reboot into cwm then
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache
Go to advanced>wipe dalvik cache
The tab will be factory reset in CM however anything on your internal sdcard will remain.
To clear internal sdcard you can wipe sdcard in mounts and storage>format sdcard
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Thanks a lot, much appreciated.
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I am relatively new to flashing ROMs & kernels for Android. Currently I'm using MIUI 1.5.6 and would like to upgrade to the newest version of 1.5.13.
My question is, do I have to wipe data if I'm just upgrading to the same ROM or would wiping cahce & Dalvik cache be sufficient?
Before anyone flaming me I have searched the forum prior to posting and surprisingly didn't find anything useful as I thought this would be a frequently asked question.
Thanks in advance!
I never clear if i'm gonna do the same rom and it seems to work perfect. So I'd say dont it takes less time but if your worried do it. clearing that stuff wont really loose anything so its your choice really
I think you ALWAYS should do a backup, just in case something goes wrong.
You have the device at the Computer, you have the cable hooked up.
What would it take... about 5 minutes to do the backup up ??
oddball69 is right. You should always do a wipe.
Just to avoid problems
Most of the Devs will specify for each version if a full wipe is not required. If you can't find anything about it then do a full wipe.
If they directly say a wipe is not required then it's probably just some small fixes.
Thanks for all the responses.
I was going to do a backup for sure I just wanted to avoid having to wipe everything and then reinstalling and re-setting up all my apps which could be quite a pain
Depends on the ROMs used, usually the developers state if this is necessary.
It wont hurt if you try without wiping, if it makes problem just wipe and do it again.
What is there to loose?
hi,
I am trying to install multiple ROMs on my inspire and see which one is better so far I have installed CM7 and CoreDriod 6.7; I felt CM7 is good and faster however when I stalled CoreDriod 6.7, I am noticing very slow response and my inspire is responding very slowly if I do anything, just wondering if others also noticed samething, ...would appreciate your feedback.
Thanks.
kalva7 said:
hi,
I am trying to install multiple ROMs on my inspire and see how which one is better so far I have installed CM7 and CoreDriod 6.7; I felt CM7 is good and faster however when I stalled CoreDriod 6.7, I am noticing very slow response and my inspire is responding very slowly if I do anything, just wondering if others also noticed something, ...would appreciate your feedback.
Thanks.
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CoreDroid and CM7 are apples and oranges, however you shouldn't be having any slowdown issues in CoreDroid. The times I've used it, it has been just as responsive as any other ROM. Sounds like you may have a bad flash - be sure to do a full wipe before installing any ROM (in CWR it is the "wipe data/factory reset" option). Personally I also like to manually format the /system partition since the wipe data option doesn't do this (in CWR the format /system option is under "mounts and storage"). I think during installation many ROMs already format /system anyway though before it starts writing files to this partition.
If you keep having problems with CD after reflashing, just build your post count up to 10 and then you can post in the support thread in the dev section. It is a nice ROM worth checking out.
It is also very important to wipe dalvik-cache by going into (from recovery) advanced- wipe dalvik-cache.
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I had to flash and wipe coredroid twice to get ride of leftover cm7
Try leedroid its the most stable for me
Mr.Nun.Ya
Keep in mind that Sense ROMs (coredroid) do a lot of restoring on your first reboot. A lot of your apps are being restored, as well as a lot of your settings. It's usually a little slow at the beginning, but if you give it some time it should stabilize itself. If not, then the other guys are right, it was a bad flash or you didn't wipe correctly.
ThEiiNoCeNT said:
It is also very important to wipe dalvik-cache by going into (from recovery) advanced- wipe dalvik-cache.
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True, however that is a redundant step. The dalvik cache is automatically wiped when you run "wipe data/factory reset" in CWR (dalvik cache is stored on the /data partition and the /cache partition, both of which get wiped by this command).
After doing a proper wipe and flash to a new Rom I have found it best to do a full restart a few minutes after after the Rom settles down after the first boot-up.
My GF has the NS4G, and currently she's using CM9 4.0, the latest listed on XDA, but I want to get her on the nightlies route, but I really don't want to wipe her phone if I don't have to. I was planning the following, and was wondering if someone could verify that it will or won't work for me.
USB latest nightly to her phone
Boot in to CWM, to a full backup
Wipe dalvik
Flash nightly.
I'm hoping that CM9 4.0 is new enough that I won't have to wipe anything else & all her apps & whatnot will stay. Am I missing something, or should I be good? Thanks!
Oh, I was also thinking of going the ROM Manager Premium route, but I've never had much luck with it. Mostly just looking for advice. Thanks again!
I've had problems in the past with trying to do something regarding from manager and CMR. Most of the times things work correctly though . I have the premium version. I'm not sure, you can take a risk if you want and wipe dalvik cache and flash a nightly but its best to make a nandroid backup of her current rom before you do so. To be honest i don't know if you can do that and not have an issue. Titanium Backup Pro(I don't know if free version can do this) can pull data settings and apps from another nandroid and restore them to the newer build(if you wipe everything after you backup her rom.) So that's another option
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Hi!
I installed the latest SlimBean on my i9000, I came from CM10.0. It all went smooth, but when the OS started, I was quite surprised: all my old apps from CM10.0 were still installed!
I'm not sure whether this is a bad thing or that a complete clean install is more preferable? I think it was kind of handy, but maybe other things remain as well and make the system go slower?
I followed the official steps exactly:
From another JB or ICS Rom to SlimBean
Download device_x.x.zip, slim_gapps.zip.
Enter CWM, wipe data, format system ( in mounts and storage)
Flash Device_x.x.zip***, then MUST flash slim_gapps.zip (other files optional)
*** - If the flash is too quick ( < 5 seconds or so), reflash device before flashing common or other zip files.
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Furthermore: do you guys think there is a lot of battery life gain with this SlimBean OS?
Thanks.
You should always wipe data when switching ROMs
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Wizzie86 said:
Hi!
I installed the latest SlimBean on my i9000, I came from CM10.0. It all went smooth, but when the OS started, I was quite surprised: all my old apps from CM10.0 were still installed!
I'm not sure whether this is a bad thing or that a complete clean install is more preferable? I think it was kind of handy, but maybe other things remain as well and make the system go slower?
I followed the official steps exactly:
Furthermore: do you guys think there is a lot of battery life gain with this SlimBean OS?
Thanks.
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I think you forgot to wipe data which is a "dirty install" and sometimes everything will work with no problems and sometimes you can end up with countless little problems. The more closely related the two ROMs are, the more likely a dirty install will be head ache free. Just remember if you do a dirty install and end up with problems, that you shouldn't report them as bugs until you have tried a clean install (wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache).
Changes in battery life will depend a lot on how you use your device, so it is best for you to test it yourself. I noticed that you mentioned that you have a i9000, the best place to get questions answered about that device is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=748
I am quite ashamed of myself, sorry guys. The "problem" was that Google Market automatically downloaded the apps that I had installed on a previous installation because they were "my apps" and somehow Market thought I wanted them in my fresh install :S Thanks...
Problem solved - Thread Closed!
Had a bit of trouble trying to do this last night, which resulted in a few hours lost sleep. I went formatting everything in CWM and realized after the fact, I also formatted the internal SD card. Luckily ADB worked in transferring the zip (learn something new every day).
Anyway, after all said and done, all my apps were still on the phone. This is after formatting and new ROM...
How can I truly start from scratch to make sure this new ROM is 100% fresh and free of any unnecessary apps from previous ROMs?
Also, what would be the best current radio and link to said radio?
TIA
EDIT: I had just realized the issue with Factory Reset/Wipe Data. This one I had forgot to mention as I could never use it as all options said no and the menu was not scrollable. Just decided to try and use the volume buttons and sure enough there was more to scoll to.
That said, would the following be a proper procedure to follow;
Wipe Data/Factory reset
Wipe Cache
Format: System, Data, Cache, Boot
Wipe: Dalvik then Fix Permissions
Install order: Rom first, Gapps second, Kernel last
Reboot
???
nimrod.sixty9 said:
Had a bit of trouble trying to do this last night, which resulted in a few hours lost sleep. I went formatting everything in CWM and realized after the fact, I also formatted the internal SD card. Luckily ADB worked in transferring the zip (learn something new every day).
Anyway, after all said and done, all my apps were still on the phone. This is after formatting and new ROM...
How can I truly start from scratch to make sure this new ROM is 100% fresh and free of any unnecessary apps from previous ROMs?
Also, what would be the best current radio and link to said radio?
TIA
EDIT: I had just realized the issue with Factory Reset/Wipe Data. This one I had forgot to mention as I could never use it as all options said no and the menu was not scrollable. Just decided to try and use the volume buttons and sure enough there was more to scoll to.
That said, would the following be a proper procedure to follow;
Wipe Data/Factory reset
Wipe Cache
Format: System, Data, Cache, Boot
Wipe: Dalvik then Fix Permissions
Install order: Rom first, Gapps second, Kernel last
Reboot
???
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The method I follow is
1. Wipe Data/Factory Reset (this takes away all your downloaded apps?
2. Wipe system/cache/dalvik (this wipes everything else)
3. Flash ROM, Gapps, Kernel
The thing with android is, even if there are some files left over from the previous ROM, they'll get overwritten with the ones from my new ROM, taking them away regardless. The reason you wipe everything to make sure there aren't any files that won't get overwritten. So basically, wipe everything and flash, and you'll have a fresh new ROM also you don't need to fix permissions after you wipe everything because they'll be no permissions to fix! Lol
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beneath-a-burning-turtle said:
The method I follow is
1. Wipe Data/Factory Reset (this takes away all your downloaded apps?
2. Wipe system/cache/dalvik (this wipes everything else)
3. Flash ROM, Gapps, Kernel
The thing with android is, even if there are some files left over from the previous ROM, they'll get overwritten with the ones from my new ROM, taking them away regardless. The reason you wipe everything to make sure there aren't any files that won't get overwritten. So basically, wipe everything and flash, and you'll have a fresh new ROM also you don't need to fix permissions after you wipe everything because they'll be no permissions to fix! Lol
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Thank you, good sir! Now running nice and clean!
Still need that newest radio if ya know it.
nimrod.sixty9 said:
Thank you, good sir! Now running nice and clean!
Still need that newest radio if ya know it.
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I don't know it offhand but its probably somewhere on the development forums. I just noticed I said "my new rom" in my original post, I meant "the new rom" just in case you were a little confused (probably not but that would've annoyed me if I didn't address it)
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beneath-a-burning-turtle said:
I don't know it offhand but its probably somewhere on the development forums. I just noticed I said "my new rom" in my original post, I meant "the new rom" just in case you were a little confused (probably not but that would've annoyed me if I didn't address it)
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Newest radio I can find is from last year. Maybe that the newest. I know for certain signal and data is a million times better. However, I still have no 4g
And Im having an issue I ned to report about the ROM but XDA wont let me post... :crying: