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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] demiipoet:
I've tried that (by hooking up my phone to my pc and deleting everything) :/ Just performed another factory data reset and Rom Manager still says I have CWM and TWRP already installed.

I've tried returning to stock, both with the Odin method and the flash-only method :\
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] imaconeheadXD:
I have a " RESET_LJ7.zip" that will delete everything including recovery and reset flash counter, but it's a huge file, I'm not home, and I haven't uploaded it anywhere. You can search for that zip file name because I can't remember where I originally found it, or I can upload it tonight for you, it's just a flashable zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] demiipoet:
Where are custom recoveries stored? And is there some way for me to access it? I would think right clicking "Phone" from Explorer and hitting "Format" would delete everything, but apparently it doesn't.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] imaconeheadXD:
No I'm not sure where the recovery is restored, I didn't make the zip I just have a copy of it because I needed it when I returned 2 phones to Sprint :p Like I said search that name for the zip, and if you still don't find it I'll upload it when home, that could be VERY late though
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] porshce2:
Here's stock LJ7. I assume you know how to use Odin so here's the file as posted by Skunk Ape1. All credit goes to him.

http://d-h.st/GVs

Oh and also, the files you delete while "formatting" the phone on the computer are only the extra app data (like back-ups and such) and other extra files. Things like recovery are in hidden system files that I believe can only be deleted through a specific clear (like system/data clear in TWRP) or by flashing a complete stock tar through Odin. Well you can also manually delete them but that takes a while.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] demiipoet:
I couldn't find the .zip via Google nor xda, but don't worry about it. My phone works perfectly fine and I can return to stock well enough. It just bothers me that there seems to be some secret folder/residual data that I can't seem to get rid of ><

I've already returned my phone to stock (several times) via the directions in the [HOW TO] Root, Unroot, Hotspot, Roms, Tips and more! 10/5/12 thread (I'm assuming both .tar would work the same way), but thank you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
That is correct, the recovery is stored on a separate partition from the OS, so you cant clear that just by formatting system and such. Its also best to simply replace it and not clear it, because if you clear it you are completely removing everything from the recovery partition and that may or may not cause issues

@OP, One way you can remove your custom recovery (and replace it with the stock recovery) is by flashing a full stock tar. In the general section there is a thread titled "MA6 OTA!!!", read through there because some people posted links to how to get the stock recovery back on without having to ODIN a full stock tar (they needed to flash the LJ7 to MA6 OTA through the stock recovery)

Sent from my PG06100
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] demiipoet:
Ah, thank you so much. The main thing that was bugging me was that I couldn't seem to get rid of CWM and TWRP, but now I know they're hidden.

But I've flashed CWM, TWRP, then went back to CWM and whenever I open Recovery Setup in Rom Manager, it says that both CWM and TWRP are already installed, which is what's bugging me. Rom Manager works just fine and all, but I'm just really curious about why/how I can have two recoveries installed at the same time (I thought flashing one would delete the other).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] The Root:
This is why I hate the dependence that people have built on touch recoveries and recovery controlling apps. It makes people forget that the recovery works like a computer bios. It's not hidden. It's just on its own partition. When you fire it up, it's essentially booting a separate partition so that you can control everything on the main partition and nothing from your rom or kernel are in use at the time.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ariftwister:
Hey guys..my aroma is only taking up half the size of screen... I tried many different rom and kernal still same... I cant fix it... Please tel me how to change it to fullscreen

.

Thanks in advance

Arif
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Abhinav1997:
Some kernels like panic kernel have this bug which shows aroma half and it's normal ;)

Press THANKS if I helped,

Best Regards,

AJ
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] abcdjdj:
Actually it is not a problem in the kernel. The half screen problem is a bug in CWM 6. ( No offense meant to alokbina) :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Abhinav1997:
Ohh!! I didn't really knew that.... thnx a lot for telling me :D

So it's like all the kernels which use this cwm(6) will have this bug and it can be fixed if we change the recovery :confused:

Best Regards,

AJ
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] abcdjdj:
But this CWM 6 bug must be only for Xperia 2011 MDPI, because I haven't heard of this bug for Xperia S or any other device.:confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Abhinav1997:
So xperia s supports official cwm or we have to use x-parts or apps like that in it?:confused:

Best Regards,

AJ
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] abcdjdj:
Dude no Xperia device is officially supported. At least the official website's list doesn't have any Xperia device.:(

On Xperia S we have to either flash a custom kernel or there are a few runme.bat scripts for installing CWM.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] eswawan:
You should ask an0nym0us_ he can fix this on his mesa kernel
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] alund:
Im facing this problem too,

but i still could install any ROM :D

be careful when you select the device model :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ajay74:
Dude I've faced same problem in using aroma in twrp recovery of lupus kernel the half size of aroma installer,
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SS-4050:
This problem happened because CWM 6, Just use a kernel with CWM 5 so you won't get any half screen bug
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ariftwister:
Thanks.. but I'm using radeon kernal which has dual boot... in twrp also same problem.:confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SS-4050:
Because it paired with CWM 6, use the single CWM 5 recovery, oh and this half screen bug only existed on ICS As far as I know
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mdfzhi:
nope. its because both cwm 6 and twrp 3.x uses buffer alignment by default which should be supported by kernel 3.x which is ics default kernel on all other oem stock rom, thats why we dont hear the half screen problem on other phone. they got kernel 3.x which works perfectly fine with cmw and twp buffer alignment.

we on the other hand stuck with kernel 2.6.32 which originally for froyo, doesnt have proper buffer alignment by default, thus causing the problem.

fxp got a workaround by disabling buffer alignment when loading cwm and twrp thus eliminating the buffer bug which causing the half aroma screen.

and i did the same thing to my kernel, add fxp patch and disabling buffer alignment in cwm and twrp.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hermanj:
how to downgrade to cwm 5

I wanted to downgrade from CMW 6.x (that comes with KernelPanic) to CWM 5.x. Tried various methods like x-part, copying files to /system/bin and /system/xbin and one-click-installs using adb, but it will not replace the CWM 6.x. Is that because it's somehow build in with the kernel (in KernelPanic)? Or am I missing something?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] arif41:
It's only bug on CWM 6 , but it also half screen on TWRP
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SdtBarbarossa:
anyone remember how the fix worked?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
OLD VERSIONS

COOK'S ROM WIPE

This one formats system, preload, data, and cache. For a FRESH install.

YOU MUST FLASH A NEW ROM, or RESTORE A BACKUP AFTER USING THIS.

DOWNLOAD- COOK'S ROM WIPE

(WARNING! Backups of Samsung based JellyBean MUST include "preload". If not you will need to flash the ROM first then restore your backup.)

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COOK'S PRELOAD SAFE ROM WIPE

This one formats system, data, and cache. For a FRESH install (But leaves Preload to be able to restore Samsung based backups that didn't include Preload).

YOU MUST FLASH A NEW ROM, or RESTORE A BACKUP AFTER USING THIS.

DOWNLOAD- COOK'S PRELOAD SAFE ROM WIPE

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COOK'S FACTORY RESET & CACHE WIPE

This one does a Basic Factory Reset, and Wipes Caches.

DOWNLOAD- COOK'S FACTORY RESET & CACHE WIPE

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COOK'S CACHE WIPE

This one only Wipes Cache, and Dalvik Cache.

DOWNLOAD- COOK'S CACHE WIPE

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Warning! Currently some ROMs need the cache wiped manually. If you get stuck at the boot animation- wipe cache from the CWM menu
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Xander_25:
Nice work.... Less stuff to do. I'll try it out later when I flash the Captivating rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
Works great. Very convinient as well. I give ye props, sir.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SteveMurphy:
Re: [cwm flashable] Factory Reset & Cache Wipe

Works great, love the all-inclusive script, thanks for sharing this.

Sent from the i777
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Re: [cwm flashable] Factory Reset & Cache Wipe

Awesome. Thanks.

I will be adding a ROM wipe real soon. It will do a full format for a FRESH install.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
OP updated, added COOK'S ROM WIPE. Check it out.

Thread renamed to include addition.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Xander_25:
I tried the cache wipe, but I encountered an issue where the phone refused to move past the boot ani. It just stuck for for all of 10 minutes. I eventually rebooted into recovery and did the cache wipe manually, after which it booted successfully. Maybe I did something wrong?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
What ROM are you using?

I have used all of these with SHOstock3, and Slim Bean with no issue. I actually just used the cache wipe without issue. So I'm going to need more information.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Xander_25:
Right now I'm using Sephi's Captivating Rom. I think it's based off of HellyBean
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Why were you clearing your cache? Were you having an issue with the ROM?

I'm "trying" to download it to test, goo.im is super slow.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Confirmed it hangs at the boot animation after using the cache wipe. This is ROM related, and likely to happen with all CyanogenMod 10.1 based ROMs. For now the only way around it is to wipe the cache from the CWM menu on these ROMs. I will look for a work around, but likely there may not be any way to fix this on my end.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Xander_25:
Ahh.. Understood. It's no big deal. Thanks for looking into it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Going to try out cooks favtory reset and wipe tonight. Been having some wonkiness outta my rom and i eant to see if a fresh install will help. Thanks Mr Cook.

SGH_S959G

SHOstock3 2.5.6

AJK 1.25
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Zip worked great. Happy to report :)

SGH_S959G

SHOstock3 2.5.6

AJK 1.25
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
I'm curious, what exactly does this script wipe that cannot be wiped from CWM Recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Preload.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
Huh. I've always been able to wipe format Preload from Recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
I believe there's only one kernel with that option

in CWM. Which makes this a valuable tool, besides being easier and faster when flashing a new ROM.

This ^ is quoted directly from the OP.

Any more sarcasm, or flaming will be reported!

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
Easy there, my posts weren't sarcasm, and I haven't flamed you. I was just trying to find out if there really was something the script could do that I couldn't do. Purely academic.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
New version added to the OP. Preload safe ROM wipe.

It formats system, data, and cache. For a FRESH install (But leaves Preload to be able to restore Samsung based backups that didn't include Preload).

YOU MUST FLASH A NEW ROM, or RESTORE A BACKUP AFTER USING THIS.

COOK'S PRELOAD SAFE ROM WIPE DOWNLOAD- COOK'S PRELOAD SAFE ROM WIPE

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
You should link to this in the 959 thread

SGH_S959G

SHOstock3 2.5.9

AJK 1.25
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
You must not have looked at the OP over there in awhile. Link is at the bottom.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Ah... No i only go as far as the apn settings anymore. Sorry.

SGH_S959G

SHOstock3 2.5.9

AJK 1.25
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mrdead72:
ive never been able to go back to HC after upgradeing to ics have been trying to get back to shostock2 i cant seem to down grade would this clear that up havent tryed but sounds great
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
What? Absolutely nothing in your post makes any sense and absolutely none of it is correct.

Sent from my Zanpakuto using Getsuga Tensho!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SteveMurphy:
I'm necro-ing this because I had forgotten how convenient it is to have something like this; was recently perusing the 9100 forums and people are always talking about hawkerpaul's wipe scripts.

Well, we have our OWN scripts, thanks to mr-cook, and there may be many who aren't familiar with these scripts.

Just used the full rom wipe script a few minutes ago (found it buried among a million other things on my SD card), and wanted to give some more thanks for providing this to us. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Mr-cook, could you make a zip that will wipe cache, dalvik and fix permissions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
I was looking into the fixing permissions thing today. I still don't know if I will actually pursue it or not yet.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sharonbw:
Ok, I read this whole thread and I don't understand what "preload" is. If I have this/these files on my phone, is it just taking up space or affecting my phone's performance?

Sent from my GT-p511x
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
My understanding of preload-

With the update to JellyBean, Samsungs TouchWiz interface had grown to large to fit into the "factoryfs" (system) partition on the s2. Their workaround to this was to move the system apps to a previously unused partition "hidden" now dubbed "preload". To still be able to use the apps that are now located in preload, symlinks are created in the system partition. Symlinks are basically the equivalent of a shortcut in Windows. They only take up a very small amount of physical space in the system partition, but can be used to access the apps located in preload.

If you're running a Samsung based ROM you need your preload. That's where your system apps are located.

If you're running an AOSP based ROM you don't need anything in preload. If you have previously been on a Samsung based JB ROM and switched to AOSP all of the system apps from the Samsung ROM are still just sitting in preload. Hence the reason to wipe it.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SteveMurphy:
Yes sir, that sounds right.

And just to reiterate what you wrote in the OP:

(WARNING! Backups of Samsung based JellyBean MUST include "preload". If not you will need to flash the ROM first then restore your backup.)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sharonbw:
Thanks for the explanation. [Q] Once the preload section is wiped is it available for other apps/data? Where does it show up??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes it "could" be used again, but it's not practical. Any apps that you or there would need to be symlinked to be able to access them. The reason to wipe preload while on an AOSP Rom is to make sure that there is no interference between the your new ROM and the leftover apps from your old ROM.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
OP updated with New Scripts

The OP has been updated. There are a few new flashable scripts, and the current ones have been updated.

The new scripts include

- COOK'S KERNEL CLEANER which performs all the needed steps for a clean install of AJK Kernel.

- COOK'S PRELOAD WIPE it formats just the preload (incase you forgot before switching ROMs)

- COOK'S CACHE WIPE + FIX PERMISSIONS good for regular cleanings to keep things running at peak performance

- COOK'S FIX PERMISSIONS for those of you who no longer have the option in your Recovery

- COOK'S CREATE PRELOAD SYMLINKS

- COOK'S CREATE PRELOAD SYMLINKS + FIX PERMISSIONS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Has the rom wipe been changed at all?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes, but only very minor. Nothing that changes the performance of it.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Jadefalkon:
I tried to find a good 4.3 Rom to last until the end of my contract in November but each one I tried would have random reboots, black screens and major freezing. I was about to load stock until the end of my contract in November but decided to use your cleaners after hearing about them. It's been a week and I've been running Aocp 6.2 with AJK Kernel flawlessly. I'm not new to flashing and have always done complete wipes but your cleaner with the preload wipe worked great for me. Thanks for your work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] samprocat:
Thanks. ...your dedicated work make all of I777 users much faster :cool::thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ksaul:
this might be common sense but I just want to be sure, I want to do a complete fresh install (remove AJK kernel, and Cyanogen - then - reinstall AJK & Cyanogen), which scripts do I use and in what order?

Do I wipe the rom then kernel, or vise versa?

does the first wipe script remove the kernel & settings too, or just rom? it says "fresh install"?

---------- Post added at 12:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:14 AM ----------

also: the preload wipe script, will that remove the preload partition table thus giving me more internal storage?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RenderBroken:
Thanks Cook, for your contribution. This is great!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] desteele:
nevermind...simultaneous d/l's. grrrrr...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AdvaitT17:
Guys im getting error E/Unable to mount preload..........in TWRP, Pls suggest what to do.

I will be thankful if anyone helps.

---------- Post added at 05:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:20 PM ----------

i had used preload wipe.zip and now im not able to boot samsung logo
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
First, make sure you are using a version of TWRP built specifically for your device. Since your device is actually running TWRP then chances are you are good.

You can format /preload through TWRP and it should become mountable again. Obviously, this will erase all data on the /preload partition (which is not important if you are using cyanogenmod). Start TWRP, click "Wipe", click "Advanced Wipe", make sure only Preload is checked, click "Repair or Change File System", click "Change File System", click EXT4, and then "Swipe to Change".

Reboot TWRP and it should be mountable.
[HTC One X] mrpooooon:
My WIFI has a different problem.

Usually it would get low signals unless pressed at the back, as many users experienced.

But now it just shows there error.

Is my phone spoilt? Or may it be caused by the new boot.img I just flashed?

Thanks.
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
as i told you in the viper x thread where you posted this question also, flash back the stock rom and modules (or a whole different kernel) and check if the problem persists !
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyrictenor1:
I'm trying to set up the Keyboard Swap plugin with Tasker; I've installed the plugin, but since I'm a Tasker newb, could some please walk me through the process as to how to set this up? I've searched online, and while there are some help pages for tasker, they all assume that the user have some prior knowledge about some of this automation. I'm technically literate, but I do find myself lost with this!

Your help in setting up the Keyboard Swap would be greatly appreciated!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyrictenor1:
Bump. Anyone?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archmag3:
Every time i have to shoot a particular video I have to focus an object in camera mode and then switch to camcorder/video recorder.While recording the camcorder doesnt autofocus :( nor is there any option for manual focusing.

I'm running PA 3.15th feb build + franco r83 kernel.

Thanks,
[General Questions and Answers] k19wm:
So here is the thing that i want to do.

I want to build android powered tablet(?) based on pandaboard for car audio system.

I would like to connect my phone to it for:

Phone calls, basically receive and place calls from the pandaboard via Bluetooth using my phone. (panda has mic in and line out...)

share phone interent connection (not a problem i can do it via wifi or bluetooth)

Share GPS coordinates with the panda board (for nav software)

would be nice if it would read incoming text messages from the phone , and if i could dictate outgoing messages.

..... something else probly.

right now i want to solve the phone calls issue , is it possible?

I used my friends xoom and my note for a quick test and after i connected them via blue tooth , the only thing was available is tethering, no other options .... could not even play audio.

any one have any ideas ?
[General Questions and Answers] k19wm:
No one ?!
[General Questions and Answers] bbrad:
You can't build a tablet especially on a car system lol
[General Questions and Answers] k19wm:
Any reason as to why not ?
[General Questions and Answers] bbrad:
Because you don't have the skills you would need crazy program skills and have to go to colledge just to get a prototype lol
[General Questions and Answers] k19wm:
have you read what i asked in the first post ?

pretty much the only problem i have is to use tablet as a headset for the phone.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] MCM4u:
I use LwW JellyVanilla 5.2 (CM10)

i loved the rom, but the only problem is it keeps displaying mobile broadcast notification which gets very annoying.

i tried to deactivate all the mobile broadcast notifications in the settings but it still displays every 2-5 min.

Another problem is that Wifi does not work

Due to these reasons i now use FXP207 from FreeXperia.

I would still use JellyVanilla if there are no more mobile broadcast notifications and if Wifi is fixed

:)