Flashed several ROMS in my life and have not always wiped all data. Mainly i do dalvik and cache. My phones have always work. Now i have a Razr HD with an unlocked BL with TWRP loaded. I cant seem to get past the initial bootup screen no matter what ROM i flash. What am i missing here guys? Do i need to check the "factory reset" in TWRP along with Dalvik, system and cache?
famac! said:
Flashed several ROMS in my life and have not always wiped all data. Mainly i do dalvik and cache. My phones have always work. Now i have a Razr HD with an unlocked BL with TWRP loaded. I cant seem to get past the initial bootup screen no matter what ROM i flash. What am i missing here guys? Do i need to check the "factory reset" in TWRP along with Dalvik, system and cache?
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answered here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465695
bweN diorD said:
answered here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465695
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Not really. The majority of ROMS in question have been 4.2.2 based....
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Not really. The majority of ROMS in question have been 4.2.2 based....
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"By golly that worked! It booted up fast as well. It must lie with the formatting your internal storage before flashing the 4.3 rom. I tried something similiar to this but I was already on a 4.3 rom that wouldn't boot and I formatted the sd card then tried flashing it again and it booted again for the first time but wouldn't the second. So if your having trouble do this:
Restored stock 4.1.2 using Matt's utility
Rooted with Matt's utility
Put 4.3 rom and GAPPS on external SD
Fastboot flash CWM 6.0.3.5 (or install via Matt's utility if you like)
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe Cache/Dalvik
Go to mounts/storage and format /data and /data/media (/sdcard) **Back up anything in your internal SD you want to keep before doing this!**
Flash 4.3 rom
Wipe Cache/dalvik
Flash GAPPS
Wipe Cache/dalvik
Boot up and setup rom
Reboot"
bweN diorD said:
quote from post 11
"By golly that worked! It booted up fast as well. It must lie with the formatting your internal storage before flashing the 4.3 rom. I tried something similiar to this but I was already on a 4.3 rom that wouldn't boot and I formatted the sd card then tried flashing it again and it booted again for the first time but wouldn't the second. So if your having trouble do this:
Restored stock 4.1.2 using Matt's utility
Rooted with Matt's utility
Put 4.3 rom and GAPPS on external SD
Fastboot flash CWM 6.0.3.5 (or install via Matt's utility if you like)
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe Cache/Dalvik
Go to mounts/storage and format /data and /data/media (/sdcard) **Back up anything in your internal SD you want to keep before doing this!**
Flash 4.3 rom
Wipe Cache/dalvik
Flash GAPPS
Wipe Cache/dalvik
Boot up and setup rom
Reboot"
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Please explain this further to me. My problem is with 4.2.2 ROMS. The fix above is for folks having issues with 4.3 ROMS. Are you suggesting that doing this will also fix my 4.2.2 problems? This is also CWM while i run TWRP. I did a quick look and the two are setup a little difference. I played around with those highlighted instructions and almost accidentally wiped my only backup of my previous state. I actually thought i was toast but somehow i reloaded and went back to my old backup state.
famac! said:
Please explain this further to me. My problem is with 4.2.2 ROMS. The fix above is for folks having issues with 4.3 ROMS. Are you suggesting that doing this will also fix my 4.2.2 problems? This is also CWM while i run TWRP. I did a quick look and the two are setup a little difference. I played around with those highlighted instructions and almost accidentally wiped my only backup of my previous state. I actually thought i was toast but somehow i reloaded and went back to my old backup state.
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i could be wrong, but in my opinion having the exact same issue even though its a different version, one of the 2 fixes in that thread should work.
the first fix likely doesn't directly apply although i suggest you ensure you have the latest version of your recovery of choice found here http://www.mediafire.com/download/tt7cwwua49n24uv/Razr_HD_Recovery_Flasher_V7.rar
second fix (backup ALL data you don't want to loose first as noted above), then do a full wipe as listed above, not just a fdr that doesn't wipe everything on the internal card.
the problem at this point is, you are assuming it wont work because of version differences, i am assuming it will. until you try it, i don't see any point in exploring other options, if there are any.
Dirty flashing when you go to different ROMs is generally not a good idea. Even on 4.2.2, it leaves residual data behind. There's a reason that the devs talk about doing complete wipes in their ROM threads, and there's a reason that they tell you not to talk about bugs unless you use their install directions.
RikRong said:
Dirty flashing when you go to different ROMs is generally not a good idea. Even on 4.2.2, it leaves residual data behind. There's a reason that the devs talk about doing complete wipes in their ROM threads, and there's a reason that they tell you not to talk about bugs unless you use their install directions.
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Yeah, i am straight now. Did a full wipe and sailed right past the startup animation. Thanks all.
famac! said:
Yeah, i am straight now. Did a full wipe and sailed right past the startup animation. Thanks all.
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Nice! Glad to see you got it working.
Related
To Flash****UPDATED******
- Boot into safestrap
-Select safe system
-toggle safe system on
(It seems we have an issue wiping the safe strap /data and /cache so these additional steps are needed for now)
-quick toggle safe system off *****MUST BE A QUICK TOGGLE*****
-wipe data/factory reset
(To be safe wipe the following)
-Wipe Cache partition
-format /system
-wipe dalvik cache (Found a bug in safestrap that prevents us from wiping dalvik cache see thread)
-quick toggle safe system on *****MUST BE A QUICK TOGGLE*****
Now, flash the rom. (Selecting external Sdcard)
Safestrap works alot like a dual boot, so you can always return to your stock system by simply disabling safestrap in the safe boot menu.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425026
This is ics for the droid 3 by hashcode, same guy that gave us permission to unofficially port and support safestrap. It does boot and work on our phones.
This is what i know for sure right now
-Wifi works
-Most tasks and apps work
-market is broken
-calling/texting is broken, looks like its stuck on cdma?
-accelerometer is broken
What I'd like to see from here is some one willing to take over my project on this rom. I have a few of my own flash able zips complied with various tweaks to hopefully be able to make and receive calls, no success yet. I will keep trying but this is a project better suited for some one who is not so new to the linux environment. (I just got my first linux box 2 weeks ago)
Please enjoy and the thanks button is below the download link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425026
Proof It works! http://youtu.be/B_J3fs80dV0
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I have decided to take on this project. I will post a more "ported" version as I progress on it, These things take time so please be patient. The information contained above should only be used as a "prof of concept" sort of thing. Anyone willing to help may do so here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1428117
Great work !!! Thank you very much!!! Waiting the update!!
Don't we need the source code for the Atrix 2 to make this work?
I've followed all the steps in safestrap, got it working, except mounting SD (is that expected?), but after I flash the CM9 zip while in safe mode, I reboot and get stuck with a black screen. Anyone else get this working? It seems to flash rather fast which seems abnormal to me.
I agree that this Alpha 4 is stuck on CDMA. If anyone has gotten 3g to work, please let me know how you did it. I tried entering their little trick *#*#4636#*#*, rebooted, wiped cache and dalvik like they said and still nothing.
lfaber06 said:
Flash this using safestrap only.
To Flash
Boot into safestrap
Select safe system
toggle safe system on
wipe data/factory reset
(To be safe wipe the following)
Wipe Cache partition
format /system
wipe dalvik cache
Now, flash the rom. (Selecting external Sdcard)
Safestrap works alot like a dual boot, so you can always return to your stock system by simply disabling safestrap in the safe boot menu.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425026
This is ics for the droid 3 by hashcode, same guy that gave us permission to unofficially port and support safestrap. It does boot and work on our phones.
This is what i know for sure right now
-Wifi works
-Most areas of the phone work
-phone is broken, looks like its stuck on cdma?
What I'd like to see from here is some one willing to take over my project on this rom. I have a few of my own flash able zips complied with various tweaks to hopefully be able to make and receive calls, no success yet. I will keep trying but this is a project better suited for some one who is not so new to the linux environment. (I just got my first linux box 2 weeks ago)
Please enjoy and the thanks button is below the download link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425026
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Have you tried replacing /system/lib/hw, /system/etc/bluetooth, /system/etc/firmware, and /system/etc/ppp, and /system/etc/wifi, with the directories from our ROM, also try replacing /system/app/TelephonyProviders.apk, with the one from our ROM?
That might actually work. That is what I have done for the one I am working on, we shall see how far that gets me..... I had read someplace, that those are very important, right after the radio image, for proper hardware operation on a phone with another ROM.
Jim
Why can't I get this to boot? I go into safestrap, put it on safemode, wipe all the necessary things, flash the zip, reboot, and I get a black screen. If I take it off safe mode it goes back to my stock ROM successfully.
Calundle said:
Why can't I get this to boot? I go into safestrap, put it on safemode, wipe all the necessary things, flash the zip, reboot, and I get a black screen. If I take it off safe mode it goes back to my stock ROM successfully.
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Try this. Using safestrap, make a Full backup Including webtop to be safe. then disable safe mode and factory reset, then wipe dalvik cache, then format /system, then wipe /data, enable safe mode, flash it, and let me know.
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Try this. Using safestrap, make a Full backup Including webtop to be safe. then disable safe mode and factory reset, then wipe dalvik cache, then format /system, then wipe /data, enable safe mode, flash it, and let me know.
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Alright I'm trying it as we speak. So is the SD card currently unmountable in safestrap? If I do a backup while in safemode, won't that backup the safemode ROM, which is the CM9 one I can't get to work? I don't really understand how the safemode/no safemode works. I was under the impression that my stock ROM is under no safemode so anything I do with safemode off will effect that (meaning when I do the format and wipes you're talking about it would do that to my stock ROM), then when I turn safemode on everything I do effects the other ROM. Can you clarify for me?
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Alright I'm trying it as we speak. So is the SD card currently unmountable in safestrap? If I do a backup while in safemode, won't that backup the safemode ROM, which is the CM9 one I can't get to work? I don't really understand how the safemode/no safemode works. I was under the impression that my stock ROM is under no safemode so anything I do with safemode off will effect that (meaning when I do the format and wipes you're talking about it would do that to my stock ROM), then when I turn safemode on everything I do effects the other ROM. Can you clarify for me?
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Not exactly..... safestrap knows which ROM is your stock system, and which one is the "safestrap". It calls your stock rom /systemorig or something similar, and then when in safe mode, it will mount the stock system to /systemorig and back that up as well as /system, which will be the CM9 rom, that is why you had to partition your card a certain way, to make this work right.
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Not exactly..... safestrap knows which ROM is your stock system, and which one is the "safestrap". It calls your stock rom /systemorig or something similar, and then when in safe mode, it will mount the stock system to /systemorig and back that up as well as /system, which will be the CM9 rom, that is why you had to partition your card a certain way, to make this work right.
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Ah thanks for the explanation. So, when you backup it does a backup of both system and systemorig, both roms, how do you go about wiping one rom and not the other? Am I correct in saying if you have safemode off and do wipes/restores it will do that to your stock rom, but if it's on it will do it to the systemorig one, then backing up with it off does a backup of stock rom, and when it's on it backs up both?
Calundle said:
Ah thanks for the explanation. So, when you backup it does a backup of both system and systemorig, both roms, how do you go about wiping one rom and not the other?
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Safestrap will only allow you to wipe your non safe data. it will not let you wipe your safe system aka "stock rom".
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Safestrap will only allow you to wipe your non safe data. it will not let you wipe your safe system aka "stock rom".
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Awesome. Sorry for all of the questions, I'm familiar with CWM, but this is new territory for me. I really appreciate it. I'm doing the steps you provided. Am I basically doing a complete backup, complete wipe of both ROMs, then trying to install CM9 on the safe partition?
EDIT: I don't want to clutter this thread with questions about safestrap so I'll take any further questions to it's thread. Thanks again.
Calundle said:
Awesome. Sorry for all of the questions, I'm familiar with CWM, but this is new territory for me. I really appreciate it. I'm doing the steps you provided. Am I basically doing a complete backup, complete wipe of both ROMs, then trying to install CM9 on the safe partition?
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No, you will only be making changes to the safestrap ROM, not the system ROM.... The backup will currently only be the stock ROM. now if when you enable safestrap do a backup, then disable safestrap, while in safestrap and taking a backup, you can backup the "safetrap" ROM, not the system ROM....
Now if you follow the directions in the original post, you will end up with two bootable ROMs on your phone. you really are only interested in the safestrap one right now, so doing the backup before flashing will ONLY backup the stock ROM. and you will not wipe the stock ROM either so to speak, because you can "dual" boot both ROMs by enabling and disabling the safestrap.
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No, you will only be making changes to the safestrap ROM, not the system ROM.... The backup will currently only be the stock ROM. now if when you enable safestrap do a backup, then disable safestrap, while in safestrap and taking a backup, you can backup the "safetrap" ROM, not the system ROM....
Now if you follow the directions in the original post, you will end up with two bootable ROMs on your phone. you really are only interested in the safestrap one right now, so doing the backup before flashing will ONLY backup the stock ROM. and you will not wipe the stock ROM either so to speak, because you can "dual" boot both ROMs by enabling and disabling the safestrap.
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Ah okay okay, I think I understand how it works now. I've tried the steps in the OP and the ones faber mentioned and I'm still getting a blank black screen after reboot. How long should it take to flash the CM9 zip? It takes like 6-10 seconds for me and from my experience that's rather short for a ROM. Could the zip have gotten corrupted?
jimbridgman said:
Have you tried replacing /system/lib/hw, /system/etc/bluetooth, /system/etc/firmware, and /system/etc/ppp, and /system/etc/wifi, with the directories from our ROM, also try replacing /system/app/TelephonyProviders.apk, with the one from our ROM?
That might actually work. That is what I have done for the one I am working on, we shall see how far that gets me..... I had read someplace, that those are very important, right after the radio image, for proper hardware operation on a phone with another ROM.
Jim
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Yup just tried it, I get "Unfortunately, phone has stopped" over and over so i guess its force closing.
So, without phone or 3g capabilities, this port is basically just pretty window dressing for our Atrix 2 right?
jimbridgman said:
Have you tried replacing /system/lib/hw, /system/etc/bluetooth, /system/etc/firmware, and /system/etc/ppp, and /system/etc/wifi, with the directories from our ROM, also try replacing /system/app/TelephonyProviders.apk, with the one from our ROM?
That might actually work. That is what I have done for the one I am working on, we shall see how far that gets me..... I had read someplace, that those are very important, right after the radio image, for proper hardware operation on a phone with another ROM.
Jim
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Has anyone tried this yet? If not I will mess with it and let you know what happens.
lfaber06 said:
Yup just tried it, I get "Unfortunately, phone has stopped" over and over so i guess its force closing.
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Has anyone tried this yet? If not I will mess with it and let you know what happens.
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Yep lfaber06 tried it, and if you read his reply noted in the top quote here in my reply it keeps force closing..... To bad, I am guessing because it is ICS and not GB, like out phone is currently.
jimbridgman said:
Yep lfaber06 tried it, and if you read his reply noted in the top quote here in my reply it keeps force closing..... To bad, I am guessing because it is ICS and not GB, like out phone is currently.
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Sorry about that, I guess i overlooked that one.
Hey!
First let me say that I know all about flashing SGS and SGS2. Im a proud owner of SGS1 from day 1.
Last week I decided to finally flash my brothers i9023 so I flashed stock 4.0.3 with stock recovery. Then we wanted to flash some XDA stuff and I don't understand these guides...
I found one guide where you get superuser access with one click and usb cable, I did that, then I flashed CWM through Rom manager and flashed 4.0.4 from evilisto (v1.1) and it worked. Now I'm trying to flash some others, like nuhetri reloaded or pixel rom and I'm always getting stuck at boot animation. It just keeps "working" and nothing happens for 5+ minutes.
What am I doing wrong? Please help!
Best Regards
Luka
(in general)in recovery wipe data factory reset, format cache, davlik cache, system, boot. then flash new rom.
with nuhetri i think there is a bug where your not supposed to wipe data coming from another rom only davlik cache and cache then flash nuhetri
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(in general)in recovery wipe data factory reset, format cache, davlik cache, system, boot. then flash new rom.
with nuhetri i think there is a bug where your not supposed to wipe data coming from another rom only davlik cache and cache then flash nuhetri
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Hey and thanks for such quick reply!
I did all these now, rebooted to recovery (from CWM) and flashed this Fully Touched:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411734
Its stuck at boot image for 5 minutes now.
What now?
your using updated version of cwm? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22044793&postcount=82
steps
put rom on sd card
reboot into cwm recovery
wipe data, cache, davlik cahe, and format system and boot
install zip from sd card
choose rom you put on sd card
should say install from sd complete or something like that
reboot system now
let it boot into new rom (should not take more than 3-5 min)
edit: just seen this post in the rom thread your trying to flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23255456&postcount=389 try redownloading again
sean1984 said:
your using updated version of cwm? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22044793&postcount=82
steps
put rom on sd card
reboot into cwm recovery
wipe data, cache, davlik cahe, and format system and boot
install zip from sd card
choose rom you put on sd card
should say install from sd complete or something like that
reboot system now
let it boot into new rom (should not take more than 3-5 min)
edit: just seen this post in the rom thread your trying to flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23255456&postcount=389 try redownloading again
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I did all that before... Im going to redownload, maybe its corrupted but I doubt it. Is it maybe because I have locked bootloader or something? Beacause I didnt use that long guide with "android SDK" in General, but some other very quick guide. Just plug USB, enable debugging and run some script and thats it.
devianceluka said:
I did all that before... Im going to redownload, maybe its corrupted but I doubt it. Is it maybe because I have locked bootloader or something? Beacause I didnt use that long guide with "android SDK" in General, but some other very quick guide. Just plug USB, enable debugging and run some script and thats it.
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do yourself a favor, do it the right way the first time and save yourself headaches in the future. its not hard. fastboot oem unlock(bootloader), flash a custom recovery, flash a custom rom(and gapps) via the recovery, then boot up. thats it.
If you are more of a visual type of guy I suggest going on YouTube and search "zedomax". He has some really simple videos on how to root your nexus s, he has a couple videos on how to root but make sure its for a GSM nexus.
Simms got all in a simply way.
Unlock boot loader
Install or flash cwm
install the new stuff from SD card
reboot
Can anyone tell me or please provide a link to what unlocking bootloader does please.
Best Regards
Excuse my ignorance, I'm pretty new to this and I might not be of any help at all... but is it even possible to flash a custom recovery without unlocking the bootloader on the Nexus S?
I followed the instructions found on the NexusShacks.com website (How to root Nexus S or Nexus S 4G on ICS or Gingerbread) without any issues at all (sorry, can't post links due to low postcount :/)
No problems for me, I had zero experience with this sort of stuff but I have flashed a new ROM a every few days now without any issues whatsoever.
devianceluka said:
Can anyone tell me or please provide a link to what unlocking bootloader does please.
Best Regards
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use this link: http://nexusshacks.com/
its complete with the files, pictures, video and some ics roms that you can try. let me know if you have any other question
I searched quite a bit but was left unsatisfied with the answers provided.
1. How to fresh install roms (cleanrom in my case)? Just factory reset in recovery before flashing (TWRP 2.4)? Wipe Cache, dalvik before or after?
2. What's the proper order for wipe cache\dalvik\data? Is it before rom installation, after or both ?
Lets say im using stock rom and want to do a clean install. I just want what comes with clean rom. No leftovers from the old installation. What steps should i take?
Thanks guys
pedrad said:
I searched quite a bit but was left unsatisfied with the answers provided.
1. How to fresh install roms (cleanrom in my case)? Just factory reset in recovery before flashing (TWRP 2.4)? Wipe Cache, dalvik before or after?
2. What's the proper order for wipe cache\dalvik\data? Is it before rom installation, after or both ?
Lets say im using stock rom and want to do a clean install. I just want what comes with clean rom. No leftovers from the old rom. What steps should i take?
Thanks guys
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I consider what I want and what is suggested as the proper install for the particular rom (see the op as roms vary).
You don't want anything left so I'd do spring cleaning. In twrp ( update your twrp to 2.4.1.0 ) if I wanted clean as you say I'd wipe cache, dalvik, data, and system (no formatting just wipe). Before you do this make sure you have one known good backup on your internal sdcard and on your external sdcard. You should also have a flashable zip on each. Insure you can see these files on both cards (with twrp) before you wipe. If you practice this method you will always have an out if there is a problem. If you don't then with what has been wiped you are assured a brick at sometime in the future. I do this before to clear my unit; when you are told to do some wipes afterwards this is to clear something in the rom you are flashing.
Sorry but I was required to say that as you never know who might see this in the future and not know to protect themselves.
Make sure you are unlocked. Install TWRP 2.4.1.0 over fast boot from a PC or too manager if you are already rooted.
You can install CROMI straight over stock with a dalvik cache and cache wipe but if you want a clean system just wipe data via the factory reset option inside TWRP (not the boot loader) and then flash the CROMI file. Recommend odex if you are just starting out.
tobdaryl said:
I consider what I want and what is suggested as the proper install for the particular rom (see the op as roms vary).
You don't want anything left so I'd do spring cleaning. In twrp ( update your twrp to 2.4.1.0 ) if I wanted clean as you say I'd wipe cache, dalvik, data, and system (no formatting just wipe).]
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thanks. thats pretty much what i did the second time. after failing to do a clean install i went back and almost used format which i guess is bad for those who dont know what the hell it does.. but the red letters in twrp swayed me away from that option
@sbdags
yep i chose odex
not sure if/how i can mark this thread as resolved
anyway.. thanks
Sd card wiped
BY MISTAKE I WIPED OF SD CARD FROM RECOVERY AND NOW ONLY samsung galaxy tab 10.1 come on the screen, can you tell me how to do a fresh install of the rom....
bksinha4497 said:
BY MISTAKE I WIPED OF SD CARD FROM RECOVERY AND NOW ONLY samsung galaxy tab 10.1 come on the screen, can you tell me how to do a fresh install of the rom....
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This is an Asus Transformer forum. Are you in the right thread?
bksinha4497 said:
BY MISTAKE I WIPED OF SD CARD FROM RECOVERY AND NOW ONLY samsung galaxy tab 10.1 come on the screen, can you tell me how to do a fresh install of the rom....
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That sucks. There's software out there that can probably help you recover what was on your card.
As for a clean install, you'll probably want to throw a ROM image/zip onto another SD (if you plan on recovering from your current one) and then get into recovery to flash it.
It's a pretty general set of instructions, but as sbdags said though, you may find better advice in the right forum.
Hello,
my tf700 doesn't finish the boot after I've installed CM.
Before flashing a new rom I've tried to make a system back-up from GooManager.
I don't know if the back-up is fully functional because in the "Breaking back-up in multiple archives" it has remained stuck at 100% (or complete progress bar) for like an hour.
After an hour or so I've interrupted the back-up process and entered the TWRP Recovery v2.5 (which I'm still able to access at the moment) and tried to flash a ROM downloaded by GooManager (cm-10.0.0-tf700t.zip). I've wiped the Dalvik cache and Cache in the process.
The flash seemed to be successful but the reboot doesn't finish, even though I've let it for two hours or so.
After that I've reentered the TWRP and tried a different rom cm-10.1-20130513-NIGHTLY-tf700t.zip, but with similar result, after installation it doesn't finish the boot.
I've reentered the TWRP and tried restoring the back-up. It did restored the system, passed the "configuring application" stage and gave the message "Finishing boot" and nothing afterwards, it just stuck in the process.
Right now I'm still able to enter TWRP, and navigate through the folders on the tablet, but I don't have a functional rom.
Can you please help me with some advices?
Thank you.
Which ROM did you have before, and which bootloader version?
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Which ROM did you have before, and which bootloader version?
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Before that I had the stock ROM with the latest OTA firmware from Asus.
I don't know what was the initial version of the bootloader.
I've unlocked the device using Asus apk
I've pushed the TWRP on the tablet using the TF700T-ADB- Tool v3
I've granted super user rights from TWRP, I think using SuperUser application.
Ive installed from market GooManager and after that I've done what I've described in the previous message.
Thanks for your prompt answer.
Maybe CM is confused by existing data - did you wipe data (factory reset) as written in the CM instructions?
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Maybe CM is confused by existing data - did you wipe data (factory reset) as written in the CM instructions?
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No, I didn't. I've just wiped the Dalvik cache and Cache.
If I do wipe data, I will still have user data, like downloaded ZIP ROMs or GAPPS zip?
I mean, at the moment I'm still able to try different ROMs and kind of operate the tablet. If I do wipe the data and is something wrong with the flash will I be able the try something else? Before I wipe existing data should I take other precautions?
Mihai_Preda said:
No, I didn't. I've just wiped the Dalvik cache and Cache.
If I do wipe data, I will still have user data, like downloaded ZIP ROMs or GAPPS zip?
I mean, at the moment I'm still able to try different ROMs and kind of operate the tablet. If I do wipe the data and is something wrong with the flash will I be able the try something else? Before I wipe existing data should I take other precautions?
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From what I've read (but never tried myself), a "Factory Reset" is supposed to delete all your apps, app data and system-specific data, but not the contents of your internal emulated SD card. Your ROM and recovery are definitely not affected. But I'd wait until someone else can confirm.
It seems strange that the back-up isn't fully working either, it gets stuck after "Finishing boot".
I've noticed somtheing while flashing the two CM ROMs. On the instalation, of each of the two, it was a message that the MD5 is being checked, and after that that MD5 is missing and the check is being skipped. The instalation did continued and the message "Instalation succesful" was given.
But I don't know if it's alright not findind the MD5.
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From what I've read (but never tried myself), a "Factory Reset" is supposed to delete all your apps, app data and system-specific data, but not the contents of your internal emulated SD card. Your ROM and recovery are definitely not affected. But I'd wait until someone else can confirm.
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I've checked on other sources and the wipe data seems to leave intact the user data.
But I'm still wondering at what state the tablet will be reseted since I've tried flashing to different ROMs and the back-up restore didn't work quite properly.
The last functioning ROM is still available from other means that restore back-up (which doesn't work) even though I've tried flashing new ROMs over it?
Mihai_Preda said:
On the instalation, of each of the two, it was a message that the MD5 is being checked, and after that that MD5 is missing and the check is being skipped. The instalation did continued and the message "Instalation succesful" was given.
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The missing MD5 file is not a problem. If it says "installation successful", you can assume that it is.
Mihai_Preda said:
I've checked on other sources and the wipe data seems to leave intact the user data.
But I'm still wondering at what state the tablet will be reseted since I've tried flashing to different ROMs and the back-up restore didn't work quite properly.
The last functioning ROM is still available from other means that restore back-up (which doesn't work) even though I've tried flashing new ROMs over it?
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Your backups not working is somewhat strange, but that's another area where I have very limited experience.
You said you were on the "latest OTA" stock ROM. Was that 10.4.4.25 (Android 4.1) or 10.6.1.14.4 (Android 4.2)? Also check the bootloader version - boot into the bootloader menu with holding volume-left, then read the tiny text near the top of the screen. It should contain the build number of your bootloader, which is identical to the build number of the stock ROM until you flash one of them separately.
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You said you were on the "latest OTA" stock ROM. Was that 10.4.4.25 (Android 4.1) or 10.6.1.14.4 (Android 4.2)? Also check the bootloader version - boot into the bootloader menu with holding volume-left, then read the tiny text near the top of the screen. It should contain the build number of your bootloader, which is identical to the build number of the stock ROM until you flash one of them separately.
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It's Android 4.2.1: "Android cardhu-user bootloader <1.00 e> released by "WW_epad-10.6.1.14.4-20130329" A03"
Right now the tablet is left with the attempted back-up recovery. Should I enter TWRP and do the wipe data or wipe data from the bootloader menu?
Or is something else that I should do first?
Ok, I did wipe the data, and even though it erased the user data too (media, docs, zip files etc) it restore the tablet to cyanogen mode not the original stock ROM. It finished the boot restore my gmail account. SuperUser is updated. And it seems the overall responsiveness is better.
Thank you for your time and advice!
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It's Android 4.2.1: "Android cardhu-user bootloader <1.00 e> released by "WW_epad-10.6.1.14.4-20130329" A03"
Right now the tablet is left with the attempted back-up recovery. Should I enter TWRP and do the wipe data or wipe data from the bootloader menu?
Or is something else that I should do first?
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OK, your bootloader is the latest one, and it works with Android 4.1 and 4.2 ROMs. There have been several reports of unrecoverable bricks after using "wipe data" from the bootloader menu with a broken or incompatible recovery - so even if your recovery works fine, I would not recommend to take any unnecessary risk.
If you have any important data on your device it would be a good idea to store a backup on an external microSD card, just in case you do wipe all data by accident or something unexpected happens.
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OK, your bootloader is the latest one, and it works with Android 4.1 and 4.2 ROMs. There have been several reports of unrecoverable bricks after using "wipe data" from the bootloader menu with a broken or incompatible recovery - so even if your recovery works fine, I would not recommend to take any unnecessary risk.
If you have any important data on your device it would be a good idea to store a backup on an external microSD card, just in case you do wipe all data by accident or something unexpected happens.
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I'm surprised that after wipe data procedure it restored the system to a cyanogen mode not the original rom. I'm surprised by this because the last functional ROM was the stock one and because after flashing the last zip with CM ROM I've tried to restore the back-up ROM. Even though it didn't finish the boot, this back-up seemed to be installed over the previous CM ROMs. I'm not sure what happened, why I do have a CM ROM functioning, even though I did tried to install it I don't know why it managed to be installed.
If you have little more time and you know what happened here please let me know.
Thank you again!
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I'm surprised that after wipe data procedure it restored the system to a cyanogen mode not the original rom. I'm surprised by this because the last functional ROM was the stock one and because after flashing the last zip with CM ROM I've tried to restore the back-up ROM. Even though it didn't finish the boot, this back-up seemed to be installed over the previous CM ROMs. I'm not sure what happened, why I do have a CM ROM functioning, even though I did tried to install it I don't know why it managed to be installed.
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The ROM and your data are completely separate. If you install a ROM and it says "install successful", the ROM is installed. "Wipe data" does not touch the ROM. However your data can prevent the ROM from starting up correctly. Apparently the restore fixed something in your data partition so that the last ROM that you installed can now boot.
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The ROM and your data are completely separate. If you install a ROM and it says "install successful", the ROM is installed. "Wipe data" does not touch the ROM. However your data can prevent the ROM from starting up correctly. Apparently the restore fixed something in your data partition so that the last ROM that you installed can now boot.
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That means the TWRP didn't actually restore the ROM from back-up even if it did say the restore was successful...The last installed ROM was a CM one.
Thanks for the help!
I used to flash things like Liquidsmooth and my phone would fly. Now when I flash GPE or a CM based ROM, it hangs and lags sometimes. Anyone have any similar problems?
Would also be a good time to ask, will wiping internal storage in TWRP delete recovery so I can't flash ROMs?
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I used to flash things like Liquidsmooth and my phone would fly. Now when I flash GPE or a CM based ROM, it hangs and lags sometimes. Anyone have any similar problems?
Would also be a good time to ask, will wiping internal storage in TWRP delete recovery so I can't flash ROMs?
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No issues here... To answer your question... no It will remove your backups if you stored any there. Once you have installed twrp it will always be there unless you change it.
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Would also be a good time to ask, will wiping internal storage in TWRP delete recovery so I can't flash ROMs?
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That's your whole problem right there.
You are reluctant to wipe /data? You HAVE to do it if you go from one rom to another. Also called a clean install.
If you go to the Wipe menu in TWRP and just swipe the button it will wipe cache, Dalvik and /data except /data/media/ which is where your personal files live. It will wipe you apps and their settings, but you can backup those in TiBu and restore them afterwards. Do not restore system settings from TiBu though!
Give your phone a break. Do that factory wipe I described above, then re-flash your current rom and I can pretty much guarantee it'll be night and day.
This phone is so fast - a shame to gum it up