This morning I was restoring to a backup of Virtuous Unity 1.31 after trying out CM 7 Nightly and when I was wiping my phone thru CMR I did a full wipe, cache, and dalvik. When I wiped the cache I got an error:
E: Unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]
I never noticed this before, is there something going on I should be worried about?
VoiD_Dweller said:
This morning I was restoring to a backup of Virtuous Unity 1.31 after trying out CM 7 Nightly and when I was wiping my phone thru CMR I did a full wipe, cache, and dalvik. When I wiped the cache I got an error:
E: Unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]
I never noticed this before, is there something going on I should be worried about?
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Just means you havent partitioned your SD card. I wouldn't worry about it.
It's perfectly fine. The recovery code is designed to support other devices that use additional partition(s) on SD card as means for expanding their lacking internal memory.
Thanks guys for the info
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When I tried to wipe user data, I got error message "E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk3p2 (Invalid argument) Error mounting /data/!" and mount USB storage not working anymore. Now my gtab always in viewsonic/gtablet loop regardless which ROM I use. I was running TntLite 2.10 before crash.
In cwm, go to advanced and repartition the internal mem. That fixes the /data mount problem.
how much?
repartition it to what?
I see 6 options:
-128mb
-256mb
-512mb
-1042mb
-2048mb
-4096mb
not sure how much is needed or what the best option would be...
I ran into this problem as well. After going from stock to ZPad 2.2 then to TnT Lite 2.2.0. TnT Lite 2.2.0 was giving me problems so I decided to do a nandroid restore of my stock backup and got the same error you are getting.
Tried a bunch of different stuff, and nothing worked, so I "threw a hail mary", I had CM 6.1 RC4 on my external SD so I installed that from ClockworkMod, let it boot fully, then I shut it down and booted back into recovery and did a nandroid restore of my stock backup, this time the restore was successful.
Note: I am using ClockworkMod v2.5.1.2
Life in LA said:
repartition it to what?
I see 6 options:
-128mb
-256mb
-512mb
-1042mb
-2048mb
-4096mb
not sure how much is needed or what the best option would be...
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I chose 4096 and then 64. No problems so far after the re-part. Hopefully you back up before doing this.
Thanks guys. Just to +1 this solution.
I recently had my DX replaced with a new one, and this one seems different, both hardware-wise and software-wise. It is rooted, has CWM and I can back up / restore from cwm fine.
However, when I try to set a smaller screen size (so more shows up on screen), I then cannot use the phone app. It simply exits. Also, I am not able to install any custom roms - just bootloops.
Any help is appreciated.
I recall issues with the blur phone when changing the lcd density.
You can solve this by either not changing the density, or replacing the blur phone with something else.
I'm not sure if you can just pull an aosp phone app from another rom, or if you have to use another rom without the blur phone
Hate to ask what is sometimes the obvious, but when you flash a custom rom, did you format Data and Cache?
canyoufindben said:
Hate to ask what is sometimes the obvious, but when you flash a custom rom, did you format Data and Cache?
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Its always good to format Dalvik Cache. I always format System/Data and Dalvik Cache before installing any ROM's.
bigshotrob22 said:
Its always good to format Dalvik Cache. I always format System/Data and Dalvik Cache before installing any ROM's.
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Am I wrong is saying that if you formated /data, then you already wiped Dalvik cache since it's located in /data/dalvik-cache?
I don't want to start an argument. I'm just wondering about the benefits of wiping the Dalvik Cache after you already wiped/formated /data.
When switching ROMs, I've always just wiped /system, /data, /cache and never had any problems arise.
i wanna download some cool roms and it ask me to wipe data, cache and dalvick. when i do this.... will it erase all of my music, vids, and pics off my sd card? i have the phone plugged in boot mode... all i have to do is cleck yes to wipe data. i hope this doesnt make me lose everything
I'm no expert but have flashed a few roms. You shouldn't lose what's on your SD. I wipe cache and dalvik all the time even when not flashing a ROM. I've never lost anything. You would if you were partitioning your SD.
Hope it helps, good luck and have fun.
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No when you wipe dalvick cache and cache you won't lose anything on your SD card just make sure you fully understand how to flash a rom first time I did it I messed my phone up do a lot of research first lol and good luck
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MPH33 said:
i wanna download some cool roms and it ask me to wipe data, cache and dalvick. when i do this.... will it erase all of my music, vids, and pics off my sd card? i have the phone plugged in boot mode... all i have to do is cleck yes to wipe data. i hope this doesnt make me lose everything
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Before you start wiping and what not make sure to do a backup. Also use Titanium Backup to back all your apps you downloaded the paid ones's or all the ones you downloaded. For contacts make sure to export them to your sdcard just in case. what recovery do you have? Should use Amon RA the best one for the EVO
Now when you're installing a new rom This for the Amon ra recovery but its almost the same for clockworkmod.
Wipe all user data/system
Wipe cache
wipe Dalvik cache
Wipe android secure (optional)
Wipe system
Wipe data
Wipe boot
Wipe rotate settings
BUT DO NOT WIPE SDCARD goodluck with your new root
Have a question here that's semi-related. I have been playing around with some different ROM's here the past few days. I noticed some of them are utilizing my SD card. When I do my usual wipe, it's leaving a few Widgets, etc in place. I know it's the SD card, because when I repartition the SD card, I finally got rid of everything that wouldn't wipe. What wipe/clear was I missing here, or is the only way to clear these apps/widges from the previous ROM is to do a SD card repartition each time?
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Just to be clear on the wipes/clears I've been doing :
wipe data/factory reset (Doesn't this cover most everything?)
wipe cache
wipe Dalvik cache
I also tried Clear Storage from hboot, but that didn't seem to help either...
jreed012 said:
Have a question here that's semi-related. I have been playing around with some different ROM's here the past few days. I noticed some of them are utilizing my SD card. When I do my usual wipe, it's leaving a few Widgets, etc in place. I know it's the SD card, because when I repartition the SD card, I finally got rid of everything that wouldn't wipe. What wipe/clear was I missing here, or is the only way to clear these apps/widges from the previous ROM is to do a SD card repartition each time?
Edit :
Just to be clear on the wipes/clears I've been doing :
wipe data/factory reset (Doesn't this cover most everything?)
wipe cache
wipe Dalvik cache
I also tried Clear Storage from hboot, but that didn't seem to help either...
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Wipe in this order and I can assure things will work for you
Factory wipe(data-cache),wipe dalvik, wipe boot, and wipe system
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...So, what ROM are we developing here? ...I'm not good at flaming...
@MPH33, you want to make sure and post questions in the Q&A section in the future.
My two cents here, is:
I always wipe my sdcard as well as what the others have said. I know you don't want to "lose" all your stuff on there, but really all you have to do is create a folder on your computer with the important stuff, like pics, music, backups. I use recovery to partition the sdcard, much faster than formatting on the PC.
The phone creates other temp folders on the sdcard that I am not sure what impact they will have on another ROM but I like to get rid of them.
jreed012 said:
Have a question here that's semi-related. I have been playing around with some different ROM's here the past few days. I noticed some of them are utilizing my SD card. When I do my usual wipe, it's leaving a few Widgets, etc in place. I know it's the SD card, because when I repartition the SD card, I finally got rid of everything that wouldn't wipe. What wipe/clear was I missing here, or is the only way to clear these apps/widges from the previous ROM is to do a SD card repartition each time?
Edit :
Just to be clear on the wipes/clears I've been doing :
wipe data/factory reset (Doesn't this cover most everything?)
wipe cache
wipe Dalvik cache
I also tried Clear Storage from hboot, but that didn't seem to help either...
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the fact that you say you get rid of the left over bits when you repartition tells me that it's an apps2sd issue. Some roms use the sd-ext and some don't. In both CWM and Amon-ra you will find options to wipe the sd-ext. Add that into what you're already wiping and you shouldn't be troubled with leftover bits anymore. (and just to be sure, also add in .android-secure to the list of what gets wiped)
Wiping data/factory reset will wipe android secure and sd extension. So id just do what jaredthegreat said and run vr_superwipe script also.
It works same way as when your done using the toilet.
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After installing Quarx's CM 10.2 october 30th nightly (defy, not plus) the device seemed to be working normal but I then soon noticed that no internal storage is detected. (meaning I also could not install apps from the play store) Upon restarting, I go through the entire 'first time' sequence again and any thing I did before I restarted was not saved. I think this is because, when entering TWRP and going to mount, data is the only partition that it will not allow me to mount. Attempting to wipe the data partition yields the result 'unable to mount /data'. Is it possible to mount somehow in adb or terminal? Is anyone else having this issue? And is there any known fix?
InhibitorIota said:
After installing Quarx's CM 10.2 october 30th nightly (defy, not plus) the device seemed to be working normal but I then soon noticed that no internal storage is detected. Upon restarting, I go through the entire 'first time' sequence again and any thing I did before I restarted was not saved. I think this is because, when entering TWRP and going to mount, data is the only partition that it will not allow me to mount. Attempting to wipe the data partition yeilds the result 'unable to mount /data'. Is it possible to mount somehow in adb or terminal? Is anyone else having this issue? And is there any known fix?
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Well , I had this problem too , but not with this ROM , enter in Motorola stock recovery , and make a wipe , after that , you should flash again a SBF , and put it again.. , or if you can still flash something , try to flash the 10.2 CM again.
Danarkin22 said:
Well , I had this problem too , but not with this ROM , enter in Motorola stock recovery , and make a wipe , after that , you should flash again a SBF , and put it again.. , or if you can still flash something , try to flash the 10.2 CM again.
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But it won't let me. :/ Like I said before, attempting to wipe the data partition just gives me 'Unable to mount /data'. Does that mean the partition is corrupted, or can it be mounted somehow in the terminal? This has really become a headache...
As an update, I actually was able to wipe in the stock recovery, but going back to TWRP now shows that both my data and cache partitions cannot be mounted (or still corrupted). Would flashing a new sbf fix that? I can still access cyanogen if I boot normally but it is the same as before, no internal storage and nothing is saved after reboot.
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But it won't let me. :/ Like I said before, attempting to wipe the data partition just gives me 'Unable to mount /data'. Does that mean the partition is corrupted, or can it be mounted somehow in the terminal? This has really become a headache...
As an update, I actually was able to wipe in the stock recovery, but going back to TWRP now shows that both my data and cache partitions cannot be mounted (or still corrupted). Would flashing a new sbf fix that? I can still access cyanogen if I boot normally but it is the same as before, no internal storage and nothing is saved after reboot.
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Did you try to wipe data and cache in stock recovery ? I don't know if you will flash a SBF will fix that , try to wipe data and cache too , and after that if you can't boot , flash a SBF.
I had 4.02 rom. I wanted to flash [ROM][27.04.2014] Unofficial Cyanogenmod 11.0 [4.4.2].
I wiped data, cache and dalvik cache. Then with cwm 6.0.2.8 i flashed but error:
cant open sdcard cm....zip (bad )installation aborted.
What can be reason?
I installed gaps but there is no playstore. With titanum backpro, i try to restore playstore but it fails. Also i restore calendar and sms, but after seconds they disappear.
Cursed Chico said:
I had 4.02 rom. I wanted to flash [ROM][27.04.2014] Unofficial Cyanogenmod 11.0 [4.4.2].
I wiped data, cache and dalvik cache. Then with cwm 6.0.2.8 i flashed but error:
cant open sdcard cm....zip (bad )installation aborted.
What can be reason?
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I'm not sure but i think that you haven't installed Ble-Part partion
Hope that helps