Long story short:
I'm a purist of the 'clean flash'...making sure my phone has NO leftover data from my last flash cycle.
Thing is, I've been wondering what the fastest and easiest way to get the cleanest flash is.
I've usually ended up flashing the pudding preroot SBF then clearing user data-y things through the recovery afterwards.
Is there a fastboot command that will completely wipe my phones data? And SBF?
Thanks for the input.
+1 i am wondering the same thing, i cant make my mind up with roms and have a new one on every hour haha
Fastboot -w
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Fastboot -w
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I've tried that.
When I...first time after booting up...checked the file manager...I still found remnant folders from dropbox and swiftkey keyboard.
Thoughts?
boot to recovery
Wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
factory reset/data
boot into fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot
flash ROM in recovery
wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
reboot
CaelanT said:
boot to recovery
Wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
factory reset/data
boot into fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot
flash ROM in recovery
wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
reboot
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xyrovice said:
I've tried that.
When I...first time after booting up...checked the file manager...I still found remnant folders from dropbox and swiftkey keyboard.
Thoughts?
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Do what CaelanT said, for sure. That's the most full wipe you can do.
But those "leftover" files you're talking about are a product of not formatting your SD card(s) however. After you wipe and everything and boot into recovery, go to Mounts and Storage (I think...) and format your SD cards. Make SURE you have backed up all of this data, first.
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boot to recovery
Wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
factory reset/data
boot into fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot
flash ROM in recovery
wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
reboot
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Thanks. Quote for later use as well.
Can this be done to do a clean install of the stock rom?? as if its a yes, is it the same process??
The process listed above, which if you do a search anywhere you'll come up with multiple times on this site, should be done to every new ROM you flash.
Fastboot -w only wipes /system and /cache. When you flash a new ROM, make sure to backup your internal storage to external SD card if there's anything you wanna keep and then wipe it using the command in the android operating system in Settings--storage--internal SD card. Just format it from within android, there's less of a chance of erasing the wrong one. For example, in Rom Racer's recovery, if you go to mounts and storage and Format SDcard, which you would think would format the internal sd card since there is a seperate SD-ext format, it doesn't. It will format your EXTERNAL sd card instead. To wipe internal you would have to wipe the EMMC, that's just how he has it set up. Which is why I say just use the format that is within android.
Just be sure you don't wipe you ROM .zip off the SD card if you use cwm to flash... nothing like erasing everything then having to sbf flash because the zip is gone... oh and cm7 doesn't erase SD cards properly, so don't use it, otherwise you can't format the SD card.
I piss excellence
CaelanT said:
boot to recovery
Wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
factory reset/data
boot into fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot
flash ROM in recovery
wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
reboot
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Really quickly:
So after fastboot reboot I would then be back to the stock moto ROM or...?
Saying I'm back on the stock moto ROM (basically pudding?), I take it the BL is still unlocked, but I don't have root, right?
All I do is root, install recovery (I always DL rom manager then flash romracer's rec.) then flash ROM correct?
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Really quickly:
So after fastboot reboot I would then be back to the stock moto ROM or...?
Saying I'm back on the stock moto ROM (basically pudding?), I take it the BL is still unlocked, but I don't have root, right?
All I do is root, install recovery (I always DL rom manager then flash romracer's rec.) then flash ROM correct?
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This deletes everything, you won't be able to use your phone until you flash a new ROM with cwm recovery.
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This deletes everything, you won't be able to use your phone until you flash a new ROM with cwm recovery.
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Okay, so it WON'T delete my current recovery (being romracer's)? Or do I have to somehow install CWM recovery?
And then, at that point, it's just a matter of having the rom.zip on my external/removable SD card and flashing it?
Do I have to worry about root if, for example, I wanted to flash Nottach's Darkside 2.0? Is it prerooted? Do I just 1-click root once I boot into it?
Thanks everybody for the info and patience.
I posted in the noob but didn't get replies so I'll try here since it is related to the question I have
Whenever I flash a blur-based rom -custom or stock (not cm7), it still has some reminiscence of previous setting - most obvious is the main screen.
For example, a quick note widget with content and a whatsapp app shortcut show up on the Home screen even though they should be wiped from system/cache/davik wipe before flashing a rom
My procedure:
Wipe Dalvik Cache (under advanced in CWM)
Wipe Cache Partition
Wipe data/factory reset
fastboot -w
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase user data
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot
Install ZIP
Is it normal that some of the previous settings are retained?
is probably not but yea any advice would be useful.
I have a feeling my screen issue is related to this.
beely said:
I posted in the noob but didn't get replies so I'll try here since it is related to the question I have
Whenever I flash a blur-based rom -custom or stock (not cm7), it still has some reminiscence of previous setting - most obvious is the main screen.
For example, a quick note widget with content and a whatsapp app shortcut show up on the Home screen even though they should be wiped from system/cache/davik wipe before flashing a rom
My procedure:
Wipe Dalvik Cache (under advanced in CWM)
Wipe Cache Partition
Wipe data/factory reset
fastboot -w
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase user data
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot
Install ZIP
Is it normal that some of the previous settings are retained?
is probably not but yea any advice would be useful.
I have a feeling my screen issue is related to this.
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Well, that is probably because you setup your blur account everytime.
Right?
The blur setup restores the icons on the home screens, whichever are installed at the time of the setup.
So probably that's the case with the icons etc coming back.
So what do you recommend as the best way way to wipe clean the internal sd before flashing.? Do it from the pc? or from CWM? or some other way?
Actually I am on cm7 and about to restore my cwm backup of Froyo on Telstra Atrix so that I can OTA Gingerbread. So obviously I want it as clean as possible.
Is this correct way?
Any help would be appreciated
Please Help - Can't get to recovery
Not sure what I have done wrong - I have read everything I can on this and still seem to have wrecked it.
I have done all the fastboot erases as per previous posts in this thread and formatted internal sd card. I have clockworkmod backup on external sd card.
Vol up + power gives me RSD protocol support
Vol down + power gives me fastboot.
Have I done something wrong? How do I boot to cwm recovery?
Edit: Ahhhh search was my friend. I found the answer here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1228633
It is funny that I have never seen a reference to "vol down" after getting to fastboot. Went into a complete panic.
Ok I have managed to restore Telstra 2.2 Froyo and am now doing ota gingerbread update for a look at that. Bit of a worry as it now tells me my 32gig sd card is faulty or damaged.
Thanks
CaelanT said:
boot to recovery
Wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
factory reset/data
boot into fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot
flash ROM in recovery
wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
reboot
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Hello, I recently unlocked the boot of my mb860, and I installed a MROM gingerbread, I have some problems with wifi and I was advised to do a hard reset (the first installation I did a cleaning Wipe Dalvik
wipe cache and factory reset / data.
But I have problems wifi etc.
I would like to follow your procedure
Once you have completed cleaning everything what are the flash to be done in sequence
ps elsewhere (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314607) I found:
- Erase / boot
- Erase / radio
- Erase / system
- Erase / userdata
- Erase / cache
- Erase / webtop
- Erase / preinstall
- Erase / sdcard
- Flash pds image from Atrix devkit
- Flash Romracer's Recovery (6 color options)
But I see him quite dangerous! is that right?
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Hi All,
From long time, I have data connexion problem : It work well during 30 sec and stop for 30 sec then restart... It's very annoying.
I have an AT&T phone that I use in France (Orange).
Radio : N_01.100.00R
I'm now under CM7 but yesterday I have flash the clean stock ROM (Fruitcake) then re-install CM7 to be clean.
Before each install, I do :
boot to recovery
Wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
factory reset/data
boot into fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot
flash ROM in recovery
wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
reboot
Now, I'm with the standard APN from CM7 :
One APN is : "orange" and the second is : "orange.fr" all other settings are the same.
With the first APN, I have a good data speed (D:8Mbps; U:1.5Mbps) the it loss the data every 30 sec (as I explain above).
With the second APN, I have a very slow data speed in download (D:0.3Mbps) but very good Upload (U:3Mbps).
Did someone know I can solve my problem ?
Thank you in advance.
Im having a problem with my rom. It isn't letting me add my fb account and it also isn't letting me modify my homescreens, add Widgets, remove them, add shortcuts, etc... does anybody know why and how to fix this problem without having to change roms?
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1) Install facebook app on Market
2) ??? Just long press on your screen and add stuff or whatever
This was quoted from another member(Caelan something) and should be practiced always when doing ROM swaps:
boot to recovery
Wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
factory reset/data
boot into fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot
flash ROM in recovery
wipe Dalvik
wipe cache
reboot
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I went that route and have had 0 issues with CM7. Literally, 0 issues. I had previously flashed R9 by Ronaldo (basic blur with tweaks and such) and that caused odd battery issues. When moving to CM7 I wanted to be sure that I was at ground 0. I used the SEARCH FUNCTION and found that above method for the "most complete wipe". Hope it helps
Hey guys. My Wi-Fi doesn't work on my phone and it just says error and my phone crashes and restarts. The last time I ever used it was when I used the hotspots feature but now it doesn't work I've flashed different kernels and Rome and made sure I wiped everything (data,delvik cache and partition cache and still nothing I was on alien#4 with faux123 enhanced 1ghz kernel and that seemed to work fine. Butitd be cool if someone could help me on this. It's not that big of a deal but its nice to have a faster interwebz haha thanks in advance if anyone's able to help me out. I'm on bell carrier an on cynanogen mod and faux123 1.45 kernel atm
try not using the faux 1.45 kernel and try the stock cm7 one maybe....
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try not using the faux 1.45 kernel and try the stock cm7 one maybe....
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I did and that didn't work. Like the kernel that cm7 comes with? It still showed error so i tried the 1.30 ghz and got into a bootloop then 1.45ghz and my phone occasionally shuts off which I think that's the reason but i have it uc'd to 800 mhz...if it isn't one thing it's another with this phone lol
Ive got a simlar problem with wifi disconnecting. ive tried cm7 stable and nigthlies im too using faux123 1.45, but just downgraded to 1.0 and still no luck
mine also..tried every current cm release as well as every kernal..literally..i dont know wut to try now but i need it working!
Start over doing a complete wipe as follows:
reboot to recovery
wipe dalvik
wipe cache
reboot to fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot (to recovery)
flash ROM
wipe cache
reboot
Make sure you wait and give the phone time to boot into the OS properly. Many problems are caused by thinking you have waited too long and pulling the battery before the initial boot is complete. (This can take 10-15 minutes). After the phone has booted to the OS let it sit for 10 minutes to build system files, then reboot again.
Sometimes you just have to go back to the beginning and do it all over.
CaelanT said:
Start over doing a complete wipe as follows:
reboot to recovery
wipe dalvik
wipe cache
reboot to fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot (to recovery)
flash ROM
wipe cache
reboot
Make sure you wait and give the phone time to boot into the OS properly. Many problems are caused by thinking you have waited too long and pulling the battery before the initial boot is complete. (This can take 10-15 minutes). After the phone has booted to the OS let it sit for 10 minutes to build system files, then reboot again.
Sometimes you just have to go back to the beginning and do it all over.
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Followed this step by step and still my Atrix WiFi will not turn on.
duplicate post.. check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205775
Figured out that I posted in the wrong section(mods please remove that thread)
Ok guys..... newbie here .... literally I'm new to Boot unlocking, root, Flashing etc.
Anyway I have followed this forum for so long that I decided to take plunge yesterday and get my hands dirty.
Here is what I did:
Unlock bootloader, root and install recovery on my Atrix 4G. Atrix was @ 2.3.4 and 4.5.91 during unlocking & root(rooting & unlock from this thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871)
Rebooted the phone and everything seems to be in place. Atrix loaded like the way I bought it 7 months back. No problem until now.
Also created a restore folder on my external SD. Worked fine and was successful in creating backup with time stamp
Now here are my steps and subsequent issues that I'm facing:
1. Downloaded CM9 zip file from this thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500535) along with Gapps to my external SD
2.Entered recovery mode during bootup and tried to flash CM9 and Gapps. Flashing seem to have gone well and completed (note I did not do clear data, clear cache or clear dalvik cache under advanced options being a newbie)
3. Reboot the phone and can only see red Moto logo and unlocked on top. Left for about 5 minutes and nothing happened.
4.Did a battery pull and entered recovery mode. wiped data, cache & cleared dalvik cache
5.Went to Install zip from sdcard option and tried to reflash CM9. Flashing seems to have gone well and completed
6. Reboot phone and again can only see Moto Red logo with unlock on top and nothing more.
7.Battery pull followed by recovery. But This time I tried to restore from my external SD. also wiped data, cache & dalvik cache
8.Restore took about 3 minutes and completed.
9.Reboot the phone. Now the phone boots and goes to Rethink possible screen and get sstuck.
10. Left it for 1 hr....nothing.
11.tried steps 7-9 again and still stuck in "Rethink possible" screen during boot.
12.Entered Recovery mode to try stable Nutrino ROM, same problem (stuck @ M logo screen which says unlocked)
13. Cleared data, cache and tried restore and now my phone boots up with flashing M screen.
What did I do wrong? Did I soft brick the phone? I can still enter recovery mode and read my internal and external SD and can see all files. i hope I didn't brick my phone doing this. If I did, I would regret!
Here are my options:
1.I know there is a way to hide 'unlock' during boot up (if someone can point to it obviously). Hide the 'unlock' and return the phone to ATT and tell them that phone would not boot after 2.3.6 update and get a refurbished one
Please let me know what your thoughts are. I'm currently crapping on my pants
Hmm... I would "fastboot -w", wipe cache/dalvik/data again, and try restoring your nandroid backup. (Or was that your Neutrino attempt?)
OR, do the wipe again and flash a 2.3.6 fruitcake to see if it boots normally. Just to see if there's some issue with your rom download or if it's really the phone.
The only way to hide the unlocked text is to flash an SBF using RSD Lite, which runs the risk of bricking your phone if you flash the wrong version.
Download a Fruitcake from here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163009 and put it on your sdcard.
reboot to recovery
wipe dalvik
wipe cache
reboot to fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot (to recovery)
flash ROM
reboot
Let your phone sit until it boots up completely, then let it sit for another 10 minutes. Remember, your phone can take 15 minutes to boot up the first time after flashing a ROM, especially if a new kernel was flashed with it.
Yeah I would try a fast boot wipe the whole shabang fastboot -w and then fastboot erase preinstall
Then also erase boot
System
Cache
Userdata
Web top
Then go into cwm and do the wipes you've been doing then flash the rom
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jonnyboyC13 said:
Yeah I would try a fast boot wipe the whole shabang fastboot -w and then fastboot erase preinstall
Then also erase boot
System
Cache
Userdata
Web top
Then go into cwm and do the wipes you've been doing then flash the rom
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Think I covered all that already, and fastboot -w just wipes cache and userdata anyway, so no need to do a fastboot -w. What I have in the post before you is the cleanest way to wipe and flash a new ROM.
Thank you....I haven't tried the soft brick fix yet.
But from reading one other thread which had similar problem, it looks like after installing romracer's CWM, things got fixed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527453
Will be trying this tomorrow.
Hmm.. this thread seems to be dead..
This treads seems to be dead... I was hoping to get some help with some soft bricked atrix HD... any suggestions?
Pharawer said:
This treads seems to be dead... I was hoping to get some help with some soft bricked atrix HD... any suggestions?
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This is the Atrix 4G board, not Atrix HD.
ravilov said:
This is the Atrix 4G board, not Atrix HD.
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Yeah i know, but what i want to know if this method is compatible with a soft bricked atrix HD becaused there isn't much info about this particular phone on the web.
Pharawer said:
Yeah i know, but what i want to know if this method is compatible with a soft bricked atrix HD becaused there isn't much info about this particular phone on the web.
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No. Totally unreleated hardware. There's an Atrix HD section you can ask in over here, which you clearly already knew about because you've already asked your question in it. Why spam over here? I'm sure somebody who actually knows the device you have will answer your question, but this is not the place to ask it.
Edit: But feel free to flash an Atrix SBF/Fruitcake on your Atrix HD if you'd like to actually brick it.
Pharawer said:
Yeah i know, but what i want to know if this method is compatible with a soft bricked atrix HD becaused there isn't much info about this particular phone on the web.
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You should take your question back to the HD Thread, a discussion at this one is TOTALLY off topic for this thread due to the entire device being different.
Thanks!
P.S. Closing thread
I've recently flash Aura ROM, and it was successful. Now I want to try the Neutrino build. Do I have to flash back to my Stock Gingerbread 4.5.91.img and then flash Neutrino?
Or do I simply go ahead and flash Neutrino with these steps.
-boot to recovery
-wipe dalvik&wipe cache
-factor reset/data
-flash ROM in recovery
-wipe dalvik&wipe cache again
-reboot
Sadly I did not do a backup on CWM(Using Rom Racer's).
You don't uninstall a rom. You wipe and flash another.
Each rom's thread will give the wiping instructions that work best; I've only stuck with blur roms and have had luck with -- AFTER backing up -- booting into fastboot and issuing "fastboot -w", then reboot to recovery, wipe data, cache, & dalvik, and then flashing the rom.
Others recommend first wiping everything separately using fastboot (and someone will likely chime in here). If you want Neutrino, head over there and see what wipe procedures users have found the most success with.
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You don't uninstall a rom. You wipe and flash another.
Each rom's thread will give the wiping instructions that work best; I've only stuck with blur roms and have had luck with -- AFTER backing up -- booting into fastboot and issuing "fastboot -w", then reboot to recovery, wipe data, cache, & dalvik, and then flashing the rom.
Others recommend first wiping everything separately using fastboot (and someone will likely chime in here). If you want Neutrino, head over there and see what wipe procedures users have found the most success with.
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After all this time! I've always thought you'd have to go back to your stock ROM. Thanks a bunch sheeparecurious! Neurtion seems to want you to wipe everything.
Do I need to wipe dalvik and cache everytime I flash a simple mod or add on?
Depends on the rom. Does the OP in the Neutrino thread say anything specific?
I've been able to flash mods without clearing any caches. I've seen two themes "not play nicely" when flashing one after another, and others were fine to go from theme to theme.
"Wiping data may not be necessary with every update, but it's best to flash clean. However, if you regularly flash the updates, you'll most likely need to wipe data at some stage anyway."
It says to wipe when you flash updates. Does he mean updates to Neutrion updates?
Here's thread link. If you'd like to look for yourself. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398819
Thanks in advanced. I'm headed to bed now. Very pleased as to how things went today on my phone.
Yeah, he probably means "updates to neutrino." I'd say if you successfully flashed the rom and any additional mods you wanted, and the phone is working well, make a nandroid backup so you have a good restore point.
Whenever it comes around, try the next update without wiping - either it'll work fine & life is great, or something will be screwy & you'll need to wipe clean and flash from a fresh state anyway (or restore your backup state).
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booting into fastboot and issuing "fastboot -w", then reboot to recovery, wipe data, cache, & dalvik, and then flashing the rom.
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fastboot -w does the same as wiping data and cache in recovery.
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For the best results, when you want to flash a new ROM you should always perform a full wipe in fastboot per the following to make sure you will avoid any unforeseen complications:
reboot to recovery
wipe Dalvik
reboot to fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot (to recovery)
flash ROM
reboot
If you are updating an exisiting ROM, then you would normally just reboot to recovery, wipe Dalvik and cache, then flash the update unless the dev has instructed otherwise in the ROM's thread.
You should ALWAYS do a nandroid backup of your current ROM through recovery prior to wiping and flashing anything. Much easier to restore to a previous state than have to set-up completely from scratch again if something goes wrong.
See? Told ya someone would chime in.
and I knew "fastboot -w" did the same data/cache wipe as in CWM, something something placebo effect can never be too sure. Wouldn't feel right if I didn't do it anyway.
Now, I never erased the webtop when I started flashing roms -- I only did the 2.3.6 webtop fruitcake because it was an update compared to my original one. Granted, I stuck with blur roms but it didn't seem to cause any issues. I assume if I were to switch to a CM-based rom, it could cause glitches if I don't erase the webtop partition?
You guys are awesome thanks! I copied down the procedure you recommended CaelanT. This will help me a ton.
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Thanks for that CaelanT thats also useful to know, I have only just entered the world of different roms.
I always do a CWM backup and then a factory reset, wipe the dalvik cache and then flash the new ROM and any add-ons or kernels. Don't forget to wipe your battery stats/calibrate your battery. (I turn off my phone, charge it to 100%, wait about 15 minutes to be sure and boot into recovery to wipe the battery stats)
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