[Q] TWRP restore help!!! - General Questions and Answers

Thanks in advance for any help, I'm a noob to rooting and flashing. I installed franco kernel, but it was not for me. So I decided to restore my twrp nandroid backup. Should I have factory reset phone before restore? will there be files from previous version left over? Many thanks, any help will be much appreciated.

Tonyafv said:
Thanks in advance for any help, I'm a noob to rooting and flashing. I installed franco kernel, but it was not for me. So I decided to restore my twrp nandroid backup. Should I have factory reset phone before restore? will there be files from previous version left over? Many thanks, any help will be much appreciated.
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Which phone / firmware / android version / twrp version ?

LS.xD said:
Which phone / firmware / android version / twrp version ?
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Nexus 5, stock with xposed, 4.4.2, twrp v6.9

Tonyafv said:
Nexus 5, stock with xposed, 4.4.2, twrp v6.9
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TWRP 6.9 CANT be as the latest release is 2.7.0.x And which kernel did you flash? Franco is availabe for Nexus 5 ...

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LS.xD said:
TWRP 6.9 CANT be as the latest release is 2.7.0.x And which kernel did you flash? Franco is availabe for Nexus 5 ...
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Twrp is the latest update from play store not sure which number. I tried Franco but seemed slightly unstable so tried elementalx, but no improvement on battery so decided to go back to stock kernel for now, but I was curious, should I have wiped the entire phone before I restored?every time I restore is it creating multiple partitions or files? still getting to grips with the beautiful world of android coming from the jail of Apple.

Perform a wipe And then restore the Backup. It will be fine When you open TWRP the Version is shown up in the headline
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Is a twrp factory reset sufficent?or a bootloader factory reset data system everything ? Thank you
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Tonyafv said:
Is a twrp factory reset sufficent?or a bootloader factory reset data system everything ? Thank you
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NOT in bootloader as you modified the system and probably will get a brick or crashing the phone. Format all partitions except EFS and SD storage in TWRP. Then restore the backup

LS.xD said:
NOT in bootloader as you modified the system and probably will get a brick or crashing the phone. Format all partitions except EFS and SD storage in TWRP. Then restore the backup
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Im in twrp as we speak and I'm only getting the option format data, which is saying it will wipe everything including the back up or advanced wipe which says select partition to wipe.
Dalvik cache
System
Data
Internal storage
Cache

Tonyafv said:
Im in twrp as we speak and I'm only getting the option format data, which is saying it will wipe everything including the back up or advanced wipe which says select partition to wipe.
Dalvik cache
System
Data
Internal storage
Cache
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YES! advanced for sure...
-system, data, cache, dalvik

LS.xD said:
YES! advanced for sure...
-system, data, cache, dalvik
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Thanks for taking the time to help me, your a legend! enjoy the rest of your day.

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clockwork + ics?

Hi, i read that when you flash an ics rom, there are problems going back to a gingerbread one...Is it possible to try ics, and then restore a backup? which version of clockwork is needed? is another recovery needed? thanks in advance!
I installed ICS and then restored my Gingerbread backup with no problems using CWM.
So I can just flash for example the newest NexusBeam (4.1.0) with CWM and Im still able restore my old CM7 Backup?
All this threads about bricks with bootloader etc. made me unsure :S
Lxus said:
So I can just flash for example the newest NexusBeam (4.1.0) with CWM and Im still able restore my old CM7 Backup?
All this threads about bricks with bootloader etc. made me unsure :S
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Yes. Im always doing this step before recovering backups
1 wipe data factory reset
2 wipe cache partition
3 wipe dalvik cache
4 restore backup
5 fix permissions
100% recovered.
Nexus S + CM9 kangs = Awesomeness
mixtapes08 said:
Yes. Im always doing this step before recovering backups
1 wipe data factory reset
2 wipe cache partition
3 wipe dalvik cache
4 restore backup
5 fix permissions
100% recovered.
Nexus S + CM9 kangs = Awesomeness
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Thanks. Then there is nothing holding me back to flash it

[REQ]FlashableWipe zips

can someone make some wipe.zips
so we don't have to do factory reset so when can keep internal storage intact
while chasing roms
Karl said:
can someone make some wipe.zips
so we don't have to do factory reset so when can keep internal storage intact
while chasing roms
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Wipe data from cwm
I remember using VR Superwipe on my last phone. I would flash it just before I flashed a new Rom. Would it have any use for us on our SGS3?
I'm sure Scott will port some that he made for the rezound. Just give him time.
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droidstyle said:
Wipe data from cwm
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its alot easy to flash a zip to wipe cache and data and system all at once
Karl said:
its alot easy to flash a zip to wipe cache and data and system all at once
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You realize a factory reset in CWM wipes the data and cache right? After that you just proceed to install the rom, why do you need a zip?
Neverendingxsin said:
You realize a factory reset in CWM wipes the data and cache right? After that you just proceed to install the rom, why do you need a zip?
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I use TWRP and I'm sure it wipes internal too
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So good
Neverendingxsin said:
You realize a factory reset in CWM wipes the data and cache right? After that you just proceed to install the rom, why do you need a zip?
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Exactly why I posted what I did....
so use recovery to wipe with 4 actions
or use zip and wipe with 1 action
every other device has wipe.zips why not the S3
and not the be a **** this was a request thread not a tell me why its a stupid idea thread or hey you can wipe using recovery blah blah
why its so hard for some of you to keep stuff on topic, will never know
Karl said:
so use recovery to wipe with 4 actions
or use zip and wipe with 1 action
every other device has wipe.zips why not the S3
and not the be a **** this was a request thread not a tell me why its a stupid idea thread or hey you can wipe using recovery blah blah
why its so hard for some of you to keep stuff on topic, will never know
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Using the "date wipe/factory reset" option wipes everything in /data (this includes dalvik cache) and /cache. Then when you flash a Rom it will format /boot and /system.
I'm just trying to understand why there needs to be a zip for it or what benefits that would possibly have? I can use recovery and wipe data/factory reset with 2 finger touches on my phone, and then use a few more (depending on where you store your rom zips) to install the rom of my choice that will format /boot and /system. Even if you use a zip to wipe, you'll still have to install a rom, and it sounds like the zip method would require more actions.
I'm not trying to be a ****, just trying to understand because i've never used a zip to do my wiping. It was never taken off topic by me.
does data wipe/factory on CWM wipe internal storage
Karl said:
does data wipe/factory on CWM wipe internal storage
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Nope. Anything on the internel sd card is safe as far as i know. I've never lost anything on it when wiping my data, and ive done that quite a lot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832326
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ok, all i can say really is that i have become a accustomed to using them
with every fone ive had
evo,evo 3d,sensation, touch epic 4g,nexus s,nexus
spydersilk said:
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you test on our S3?
I just downloaded it about an hour ago, so no, I haven't
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thanks for the find :good:
its makes flashing easy for us fat lazy people
No wonder there's an increase in bricks....
PJnc284 said:
No wonder there's an increase in bricks....
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do tell

[Q] Reboot after custom rom update

ok i will start by saying i have searched everything in forums and could not find this problem
my goal is to install CM 10.1 i have followed the official guide on the forums but after it is installed it boots to image that shows CM booting but it takes about 10 min before it just resets and continues this cycle and only way to fix is to do stock firmware via odin after which it works fine i can even flash via CWM but only official firmware will work without this problem can someone help me with this if more info is needed plz tell me i am rather new to forums
Are you wiping everything before you flash?
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spitfire2425 said:
Are you wiping everything before you flash?
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yes i have wiped cache and dalvik and system
crashburn833 said:
ok i will start by saying i have searched everything in forums and could not find this problem
my goal is to install CM 10.1 i have followed the official guide on the forums but after it is installed it boots to image that shows CM booting but it takes about 10 min before it just resets and continues this cycle and only way to fix is to do stock firmware via odin after which it works fine i can even flash via CWM but only official firmware will work without this problem can someone help me with this if more info is needed plz tell me i am rather new to forums
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Did you check MD5 before flashing? Could be a bad download.
Usually boot loop issues are due to left overs from your previous rom so,
If you're on CWM recovery , use this ORDER :
1.Reset user data/factory reset
2.Format System
3.Format Data
4.Format Cache
5.Format SD card (back up your important files first)..
Then flash the rom ... Don't wipe dalvik it's already in /data
This applies not just to CM10 , use this procedure to any rom flash or any nandroid restore ...
mahanddeem said:
Usually boot loop issues are due to left overs from your previous rom so,
If you're on CWM recovery , use this ORDER :
1.Reset user data/factory reset
2.Format System
3.Format Data
4.Format Cache
5.Format SD card (back up your important files first)..
Then flash the rom ... Don't wipe dalvik it's already in /data
This applies not just to CM10 , use this procedure to any rom flash or any nandroid restore ...
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still did not work
You don't have to wipe sdcard
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crashburn833 said:
still did not work
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In such case,you have a problem somewhere else...Redownload the rom check its md5 and try again...Make sure you're downloading the correct rom for your device...

[Q] Bootloop for unknown reason after install CM11 M3 :/

Hi, I'm using Google Nexus 5 from LG Electronics.
Model number in box says it's LG-D821.
Anyway, I'm having trouble with installing CyanogenMod11 on my Nexus 5.
It's not the fist time I installing after-market firmwares in Android device.
I unlocked bootloader via fastboot, installed latest ClockWorkMod non-touch recovery.
Then I installed CyanogenMod11 with ADB sideload, wiped out my data(a factory reset) just for sure.
Also, Installed Google Apps from goo.im/gapps.
I thought it was done, so I rebooted my phone. But it bootloops for 10 minutes.
Checked MD5...nothing is wrong. Downloaded the latest CM11 nightly...bootloop!
What should I do?
I think the order is:
- factory reset
- flash cm
- flash gapps
- reboot
just make sure you have everything backed up (especially EFS backup off the phone - read about it). you could then go back to stock (by flashing factory image), do a full stock boot, copy the CM nighly zip, go back to boot loader flash the recovery of your choice, and follow the cm flashing guide from the internal memory.
YB EDISON said:
Hi,
Then I installed CyanogenMod11 with ADB sideload, wiped out my data(a factory reset) just for sure.
Also, Installed Google Apps from goo.
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Try to install with zip "choose zip from sd card" it may be solved....and again wipe data-cache-dalvic-cache
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OK, I'll try that
rahil3108 said:
Try to install with zip "choose zip from sd card" it may be solved....and again wipe data-cache-dalvic-cache
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I tried wiping data, cache.
Dalvik-cache is included in data, (/data/dalivk-cache).
You don't have to wipe it manually if you wiped data partition.
I'll try installing CM11 using choose zip from sd card.
Thanks!
YB EDISON said:
I tried wiping data, cache.
Dalvik-cache is included in data, (/data/dalivk-cache).
You don't have to wipe it manually if you wiped data partition.
I'll try installing CM11 using choose zip from sd card.
Thanks!
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I know that when u wipe data/factory reset automatically cache and dalvic cache got wiped but most of devs suggest to wipe them manually cause u dont know whether recovery is stable or not ...so i wipe my data-cache-dalvic cache manually and it works with me every time
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If your using a custom kernel make sure its caf I had the same issue didn't know
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Also ensure you're flashing the correct version of gapps
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(TWRP) Swipe to factory reset or even wipe dalvik cache always failed, reads 0MB

Good day,
as i mentioned above, can someone help me please. im planning to update the new version and to flash it since it requires to do so. i can do wipe cache
but when i try to wipe Dalvik cache and even data, it says FAILED. says unable to mount storage,data. most of all my internal memory reads 0mb
would like to know how to fix this and what's causing this thanks!
Flashed boot image without decryption / formatted data already?
1), 2)
Pfeffernuss said:
Flashed boot image without decryption / formatted data already?
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I'm trying to save my files, but if there's no any other choice then I'll have to format it. I don't have any choice right?
link77kz said:
1), 2)
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Thank you so much, your instructions are very clear.
I liked how you help by having images attached on it. Keep up the good work. Thanks!
Don't panic,...Change your TWRP with early versions (2.8.x), I tought you already using newest versions of TWRP (3.x.x) which only working if you already in marshmallow.
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Reflash it.
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jabo9379 said:
Don't panic,...Change your TWRP with early versions (2.8.x), I tought you already using newest versions of TWRP (3.x.x) which only working if you already in marshmallow.
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I'm using twrp v 2.8.7.0 is this ok?
If possible I want to save all files and applications, to have less hassle on downloading them again.
If not possible then, I don't have any choice to format the data.
Kramned015 said:
I'm using twrp v 2.8.7.0 is this ok?
If possible I want to save all files and applications, to have less hassle on downloading them again.
If not possible then, I don't have any choice to format the data.
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Kramned015 said:
I'm using twrp v 2.8.7.0 is this ok?
If possible I want to save all files and applications, to have less hassle on downloading them again.
If not possible then, I don't have any choice to format the data.
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