Hey guys,
I'm going to flash a custom rom for the first time. I read, that doing a full wipe or running the super wipe script will erase the recovery partition.
My question is, for what this partition is needed? Maybe for a hard reset?
Will this partition be "refilled", if a ruu will be flashed?
Thank you in advance
@@RON
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No recovery partition won't be touched
Any custom rom/mod/kernel you want
To install you do it from recovery (typical custom recovery like cwm/4EXT/TWRP) . And to have a custom recovery you need recovery partition.
And yes by flashing ruu .. The recovery partition will be filled with stock recovery.
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@@RON said:
Hey guys,
I'm going to flash a custom rom for the first time. I read, that doing a full wipe or running the super wipe script will erase the recovery partition.
My question is, for what this partition is needed? Maybe for a hard reset?
Will this partition be "refilled", if a ruu will be flashed?
Thank you in advance
@@RON
Sent from my HTC Sensation z710a
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You basically perform a full wipe from therecovery itself. This means that it won't touch anything in recovery.
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hi there, I have used alpharevx on my phone and now is s off.. when it ask to install recovery I said yes. so the question is, how can I use that 4ext recovery ... and what's the benefits with this 4est recovery, I heard many people recommend that but I don't know the differences.. and if i want to use it, how do I get rid of the one the alpharevx install for me ? thanks a lot, please help ...
AlphaRevX tool downloads CWM recovery. 4EXT recovery is based on CWM but has a lot of different improvements, with most important being it's ability to convert partitions fs from ext3 to ext4 and vice versa, it also preserves ext4 partitions after restoring from recovery. Interface is greatly improved too.
nodeffect said:
if i want to use it, how do I get rid of the one the alpharevx install for me ? thanks a lot, please help ...
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there is no need get rid of the previous CWM install as flashing the new one will achieve this.
1) download EXT4 to SD card
2) restart into recovery
3) flash the ZIP from SD
bingo!
thanks for the replies guys, if I'm about to flash LBC custom ROM, what should I do first?
flash to ext4, then use LBC script for full wipe then flash ROM ?
nodeffect said:
thanks for the replies guys, if I'm about to flash LBC custom ROM, what should I do first?
flash to ext4, then use LBC script for full wipe then flash ROM ?
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Yes
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nodeffect said:
thanks for the replies guys, if I'm about to flash LBC custom ROM, what should I do first?
flash to ext4, then use LBC script for full wipe then flash ROM ?
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Hey bro it's me from LYN lol.
Yeah just follow the steps on LBC website.
Wipe using the script given there. It will wipe everything to ext4 automatically.
Then install LBC right after that.
amonrei said:
Hey bro it's me from LYN lol.
Yeah just follow the steps on LBC website.
Wipe using the script given there. It will wipe everything to ext4 automatically.
Then install LBC right after that.
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Thanks for the info man! Glad to see you here too!
Although it's also worth installing the ext4 recovery at the start as if you do it just before running the wipe script and LBC ROM it will save you over a dozen clicks and will be useful for the future.
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I've heard peeps talk about doing a super wipe b4 flashing roms. How is this done?
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You would just flash the super wipe zip file in recovery mode before you flash the rom
Superwipe is a script in a .zip container. This script will erase and format your data, system and cache partition. Flash as a rom.
edit: too late
khakiman said:
You would just flash the super wipe zip file in recovery mode before you flash the rom
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Where can I find the zip file matey?
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Android revolution has a download link. Check the first post.
DiZzle. said:
Android revolution has a download link. Check the first post.
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Ok, thanx pal
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I've never been fully clear as to how Super Wipe is preferable to the similar option in ClockworkMod Recovery. Is it that much more thorough? Does it wipe important areas that aren't covered by the recovery menu option?
I believe cwm wipes data and system partition, and you can separately wipe the cache partition.
This Superwipe will erase and format your data, system and cache partition.
So i think it's more thorough.
thanks for the explanation
Hi
I just bought my first android phone which is a Google Nexus S, and I guess flashing/installing (I never know which is the correct term to describe this action!) a kernel from XDA can give better performance or some extra features, e.g. BLN
However, I don't seem to be able to find a complete tutorial of how to flash/install a kernel, can anyone help me with this please?
Thanks in advance
First you need root.
Reboot into recovery and wipe Dalvik cache maybe twice.
Then find the kernal in your SD and install
Reboot
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wipe dalvik cache once. then proceed to flash kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1229794
[ACS] [HOW TO] Root, Unroot, Flash Roms/Kernels/Themes, and CWM! (17 videos) 12/16/11
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Is this the same guy that made multiple accounts just to make it seem like his thread was very active? If so your bad.
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wipe dalvik cache??
Does it mean I will lose all my data please?
double Wipe
weylon said:
double Wipe
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Does it mean I will lose all my data please?
Wiping cache does not delete your data.
Unlocking the bootloader to get a custom recovery will wipe everything.
albundy2010 said:
Wiping cache does not delete your data.
Unlocking the bootloader to get a custom recovery will wipe everything.
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so in this case, flashing a kernel will NOT delete my data, correct? since I don need custom recovery, and I have already rooted
U dont need to wipe cache. Simply wipe delvik cash then flash your kernel on your sensation.
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luckyvictor said:
so in this case, flashing a kernel will NOT delete my data, correct? since I don need custom recovery, and I have already rooted
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You don't have a custom recovery? I suppose you could use Flash Image GUI but you're really gonna wanna get a custom recovery. Especially since you want to make a backup before you flash in case something goes awry.
*if you didn't wipe /system and /boot it is NOT A FULL WIPE*
Doesnt matter just wipe dalvik cache and ur good. Through custom recovery
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clockwork recovery is the base for flashing anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782
use this guide to install CWM(See Part 3 of the Guide)
once done just wipe dalvik cache in CWM and flash any kernel .zip file
you dont need to wipe dalvik cache, cache, or anything else. as these dont have anything to do with the kernel. you can flash kernels via recovery(in .zip form), or with fastboot/terminal emulator(in boot.img form).
Hello , i have a HTC ONE S
- I unlocked it
- I flashed CWM Recovery v5.8.1.5
I and then i did a wipe data / factory reset
wipe cache partition
then i a system format
i flashed the cm-10-20121223-NIGHTLY-ville
i restarted the phone and i waited a little and it was just the logo spinning
and also i cant mount USB storange
i made two pictures down
please help me
vetonahmetaj said:
Hello , i have a HTC ONE S
- I unlocked it
- I flashed CWM Recovery v5.8.1.5
I and then i did a wipe data / factory reset
wipe cache partition
then i a system format
i flashed the cm-10-20121223-NIGHTLY-ville
i restarted the phone and i waited a little and it was just the logo spinning
and also i cant mount USB storange
i made two pictures down
please help me
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Have you flashed the boot.img?
diggerbucket said:
Have you flashed the boot.img?
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No i did just like in the list what i wrote ... i dont know for other things :S
vetonahmetaj said:
No i did just like in the list what i wrote ... i dont know for other things :S
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Use the All-In-One Toolkit to flash the boot.img thats in the rom zip. Also flash TWRP as recovery then you should be able to mount sd.
Know exactly what your doing before you flash a custom ROM..HTC one s is a little tricky
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Did you solve this issue or do you need more help...
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Hi there,
I am currently installing Cyanogenmod 10.1 for my HTC Sensation. I'm stuck in the blue circle loading screen. (image below)
I don't know what should I do.
Help will be highly appriciated.
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idomohr25 said:
Hi there,
I am currently installing Cyanogenmod 10.1 for my HTC Sensation. I'm stuck in the blue circle loading screen. (image below)
I don't know what should I do.
Help will be highly appriciated.
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probably you are on S-ON am i right?
if yes use 4ext recovery
enable smatflash from it
flash the rom
done
otherwise flash the boot.img of the rom via fastboot command
My device is S-OFF.
I am trying to flash firmware again, and clear cache and dalvik.
idomohr25 said:
My device is S-OFF.
I am trying to flash firmware again, and clear cache and dalvik.
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Most of the time there is no need to re-flash firmware. Did you wipe data beforehand? maybe you can try another build (the from an earlier/later date). This might help.
Sometimes a complete wipe is needed...
Hi,
Sometimes when moving from one ROM to another a complete wipe and format of all partitions (except sdcard) is needed in order for it to work. Have you wiped and formatted all your partitions before flashing the ROM? I use Titanium pro to backup my apps before doing this.
You should be able to do this with any of the recovery programs. 4EXT is really good and easy to use for this. Also, if you don't already know this, you should flash the correct GAPPS for your ROM after you install the update. That way you will have everything you need on your first boot after your flash.
Good luck!
when i updated my firmware from 3.32 to 3.33 i got stuck at the same screen. Just booted to recovery and used 4EXT Recovery touch to wipe cache and dalvik, after that everything was fine