Okay this is very frustrating for me, and I need some help. Every time I download a ROM from somewhere onto my phone, before installing it I have to wipe device using twrp. But when I do that I LOSE EVERYTHING. even the rom that I just downloaded. So afterwards the only way I can get the rom into my phone is to push it from pc into phone, using CMD. Is there a way I don't have to use pc? Can I install just using phone without deleting the the rom file that I just downloaded? Help would be much ppreciated.
Edit: I guess the other way I can put it is: where do I place the rom.zip file so that a wipe in twrp recovery wouldn't delete the rom.zip too with it.
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zabih107 said:
Okay this is very frustrating for me, and I need some help. Every time I download a ROM from somewhere onto my phone, before installing it I have to wipe device using twrp. But when I do that I LOSE EVERYTHING. even the rom that I just downloaded. So afterwards the only way I can get the rom into my phone is to push it from pc into phone, using CMD. Is there a way I don't have to use pc? Can I install just using phone without deleting the the rom file that I just downloaded? Help would be much ppreciated.
Edit: I guess the other way I can put it is: where do I place the rom.zip file so that a wipe in twrp recovery wouldn't delete the rom.zip too with it.
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Where on earth does it say to wipe your internal storage? You don't need to do that, only wipe cache/dalvik cache/data/System. Leave internal storage alone, you never wipe that.
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Where on earth does it say to wipe your internal storage? You don't need to do that, only wipe cache/dalvik cache/data/System. Leave internal storage alone, you never wipe that.
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LOL. Oops... Thnx for the help.
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No problem.
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Where on earth does it say to wipe your internal storage? You don't need to do that, only wipe cache/dalvik cache/data/System. Leave internal storage alone, you never wipe that.
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What our mate said.
I'd add to wipe boot too, expecially if you have installed a custom kernel before flashing your phone!
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
I was flashing over clean rom from my old paranoid android and I was stupid and formated my sd card from the fastboot screen on the phone. I read on XDA that the thing to do is mount, format on computer, place rom on sdcard and install.
The rom is currently on my sd card after I formatted from computer. I am in TWRP and was under install and found the rom zip but it tells me "This operation may install incompatible software and render your device unuseable"
I stopped to ask before I make an expensive paperweight. How do I proceed?
I've never seen twrp say that... I wiped my SD card back in the day and can't remember anything like that. Are you on 1.14 Hboot? Maybe you need to adb boot.IMG first? As long as your sure its Evita ROM should be ok
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KungPow90 said:
The rom is currently on my sd card after I formatted from computer. I am in TWRP and was under install and found the rom zip but it tells me "This operation may install incompatible software and render your device unuseable"
I stopped to ask before I make an expensive paperweight. How do I proceed?
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This is normal. In the last 3 days I've flashed Roms back and forth and twrp WILL list this but only as a warning. It's perfectly fine. It's like a condition to cover everyone's butt except yours, since you (the owner) have taken the opportunity to change software on your phone.
If you've gotten to that screen that means you got the Rom on your sd card. Don't forget to wipe all data and a reset ALL inside of twrp. Flash away!
Jon
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ToxicWaste said:
This is normal. In the last 3 days I've flashed Roms back and forth and twrp WILL list this but only as a warning. It's perfectly fine. It's like a condition to cover everyone's butt except yours, since you (the owner) have taken the opportunity to change software on your phone.
If you've gotten to that screen that means you got the Rom on your sd card. Don't forget to wipe all data and a reset ALL inside of twrp. Flash away!
Jon
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So I should install and then wipe cache, factory, system... etc ? Everything wiped?
KungPow90 said:
So I should install and then wipe cache, factory, system... etc ? Everything wiped?
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Reverse the order you typed in your last post. Some Roms give that option before its flashed. However, just do it yourself. Clear cache, dalvick cache, wipe system and then factory reset ALL INSIDE twrp. Don't factory reset outside of twrp.
THEN install Rom from twrp. Notice the warning you mentioned and simply follow the install directions.
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Good lord this is terrifying. haha so I installed it and now its bootlooping. I wiped in that order and everything.
NVM. Got it!! My heart stopped lol. Thanks guys.
I have flashed ROMs a few times before on a couple different devices, but I have a couple questions.
1. When I try to flash a OnePlus One CM11 Nightly through TWRP, it always says "Failed". Is there some simple thing that I am forgetting to do?
2. Will it erase anything that is currently on my phone by flashing a nightly? (I don't care if I have to re-root, but I don't want it to erase anything)
Thanks!
ecrab1 said:
I have flashed ROMs a few times before on a couple different devices, but I have a couple questions.
1. When I try to flash a OnePlus One CM11 Nightly through TWRP, it always says "Failed". Is there some simple thing that I am forgetting to do?
2. Will it erase anything that is currently on my phone by flashing a nightly? (I don't care if I have to re-root, but I don't want it to erase anything)
Thanks!
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It won't erase anything from your virtual sd card. Of course you should wipe system/data/cache/dalvik cache when installing a ROM. Did you check the md5 of the ROM zip after downloading it? What's the full filename of the ROM zip?
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It won't erase anything from your virtual sd card. Of course you should wipe system/data/cache/dalvik cache when installing a ROM. Did you check the md5 of the ROM zip after downloading it? What's the full filename of the ROM zip?
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Have you unlocked the bootloader?
Yup!
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How to see if i have a locked bootloader?
Okay, thanks. And what is the point of wiping the system/data if it is essentially the same ROM?
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Enea307 said:
How to see if i have a locked bootloader?
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fastboot oem device-info
But wouldn't you be aware if you unlocked it?
ecrab1 said:
Okay, thanks. And what is the point of wiping the system/data if it is essentially the same ROM?
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Because it isn't the same ROM. CM11S and CM11 are similar but not identical.
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I have flashed ROMs a few times before on a couple different devices, but I have a couple questions.
1. When I try to flash a OnePlus One CM11 Nightly through TWRP, it always says "Failed". Is there some simple thing that I am forgetting to do?
2. Will it erase anything that is currently on my phone by flashing a nightly? (I don't care if I have to re-root, but I don't want it to erase anything)
Thanks!
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If you don't wipe your device it will fail on installing the zip. I am using TWRP and it failed no matter what unless I wiped first. You do not have to wipe you "sdcard" but you will lose your apps. I tried doing a data restore through TWRP and no matter what it would just hang on boot after. I ended up doing a backup through titanium backup and then restored after and it brought pretty much everything over including game data.
There might be a way around this in CWM, but I can say with some confidence there is not using TWRP. It's kind of a bad idea not to do a wipe before flashing a different rom anyways.
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If you don't wipe your device it will fail on installing the zip. I am using TWRP and it failed no matter what unless I wiped first. You do not have to wipe you "sdcard" but you will lose your apps. I tried doing a data restore through TWRP and no matter what it would just hang on boot after. I ended up doing a backup through titanium backup and then restored after and it brought pretty much everything over including game data.
There might be a way around this in CWM, but I can say with some confidence there is not using TWRP. It's kind of a bad idea not to do a wipe before flashing a different rom anyways.
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Well, I may try with Titanium later. Thank you!!
timmaaa said:
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But wouldn't you be aware if you unlocked it?
Because it isn't the same ROM. CM11S and CM11 are similar but not identical.
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He may not know if he was successful in unlocking it.
And that makes sense about them being different. I just wish there was a way around it. They are more similar than the next OTA probably.
I wish I could just do a NANDROID backup and try it, but oh well.
Hello everyone. I want to flash the 38R OTA update which our devices are getting. But it seems I have made some changes in my system because of which I am thinking of clean flashing 33R zip through twrp first amd then the 38R. So my doubt is regarding the various wipe options in twrp. What does each wipe option do (specifically on our device)? Or else if you bored to answer that questiom then just tell me what does /data wipe? Does it include internal sd too? I read on galaxy nexus forum that it wipes internal and there are mixed answers everywhere so I am confused.
I'm on an earlier version of TWRP but I'm assuming that the options in the advanced wipe menu are the same:
Cache
Dalvik Cache
System
Data
Internal Storage
Wiping data only wipes the system data partition, not the internal storage.
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I'm on an earlier version of TWRP but I'm assuming that the options in the advanced wipe menu are the same:
Cache
Dalvik Cache
System
Data
Internal Storage
Wiping data only wipes the system data partition, not the internal storage.
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I beg to differ. I was unlocking rooting and installing new twrp for my cousin's phone, when I wiped everything except internal storage in twrp ( that includes the data) it I think wiped the CyanogenMod too. Because after wiping and rebooting, there was no ROM to load, only oneplus logo and that's it. So I think the data option wipes ROM too.
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zabih107 said:
I beg to differ. I was unlocking rooting and installing new twrp for my cousin's phone, when I wiped everything except internal storage in twrp ( that includes the data) it I think wiped the CyanogenMod too. Because after wiping and rebooting, there was no ROM to load, only oneplus logo and that's it. So I think the data option wipes ROM too.
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When you wiped everything except internal storage, you wiped system too which wiped the rom part. Secondly, unlocking bootloader deletes your data from internal sd.
Daedulus Minion said:
When you wiped everything except internal storage, you wiped system too which wiped the rom part. Secondly, unlocking bootloader deletes your data from internal sd.
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timmaaa said:
I'm on an earlier version of TWRP but I'm assuming that the options in the advanced wipe menu are the same:
Cache
Dalvik Cache
System
Data
Internal Storage
Wiping data only wipes the system data partition, not the internal storage.
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Okay thanks. Thats exactly what I wanted to know. Btw do you have any other thread of your own like some guide or something because I think I have seen you in some other thread too which I had liked a lot
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What? Why?
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What? Why?
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Uh idk....
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zabih107 said:
I beg to differ. I was unlocking rooting and installing new twrp for my cousin's phone, when I wiped everything except internal storage in twrp ( that includes the data) it I think wiped the CyanogenMod too. Because after wiping and rebooting, there was no ROM to load, only oneplus logo and that's it. So I think the data option wipes ROM too.
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Lol. Dude, you're the one that messed up. You wiped /system, of course there's no CM left after that. We're talking about internal storage, not /system. Maybe you need to do a bit more research before you attempt anything else on your phone, just to make sure you're confident with what you're doing.
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Daedulus Minion said:
Okay thanks. Thats exactly what I wanted to know. Btw do you have any other thread of your own like some guide or something because I think I have seen you in some other thread too which I had liked a lot
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Yep, my threads are all linked in my signature.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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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