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(Q) How to full wipe with TWRP?

Hello!
Only one question..
Im on 4.2.2 with new baseband
When i want to wipe all my data,so i have the whole space back, what button i have to push in twrp ? Wipe data only or more?
And after that i can push my PA 3.0 via adb push on my nexus and flash it without problems ? Thank you guys and sorry for my noob english,i hope u understand what i want to do
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In TWRP, click Wipe, then Format Data. Be warned, you'll lose everything, including backups.

USSENTERNCC1701E said:
In TWRP, click Wipe, then Format Data. Be warned, you'll lose everything, including backups.
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Does it erase TWRP itself?
Does it erase EFS as well?
I assume after I press this, I will have to push a rom in via Odin for example?

the_hatrix said:
Does it erase TWRP itself?
Does it erase EFS as well?
I assume after I press this, I will have to push a rom in via Odin for example?
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Are you joking mate or just trolling. I hope so otherwise you better buy a iPhone

No not really as I never clicked Format Data before.
I assume it doesn't wipe TWRP itself... but I just want to be sure.
As for EFS I asked because I have a persistent No Service - Selected Network Unavailable showing up since a few days ago. Restore, Full Wipe, Restart, Reconnecting, nothing works. I suspect it might be the EFS partition (TWRP never backed it up as it always fails when it gets to that point, the backup works fine regardless)
So I am down to probably doing a Full Data wipe and install a fresh rom to see if it will fix it.

the_hatrix said:
No not really as I never clicked Format Data before.
I assume it doesn't wipe TWRP itself... but I just want to be sure.
As for EFS I asked because I have a persistent No Service - Selected Network Unavailable showing up since a few days ago. Restore, Full Wipe, Restart, Reconnecting, nothing works. I suspect it might be the EFS partition (TWRP never backed it up as it always fails when it gets to that point, the backup works fine regardless)
So I am down to probably doing a Full Data wipe and install a fresh rom to see if it will fix it.
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You don`t have to wipe if you flash a factory image in fastboot. Everything will be erased after the wipe. Look here for how to do it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312.

I'd like an answer to this too.
I want to nuke all data on my N4 (I've saved backups and media on my PC), so that i have a clean phone ready to flash a new ROM (copied across by USB after the wipe) so that any old program folders are gone and I've got a clean slate. But don't want to lose my TWRP recovery/root etc.
I recall that CWM had an option to wipe everything but still had the sense to avoid wiping itself! What's the point of a recovery that nukes itself in the process? That's just retarded - no offence.
Thanks.

gee2012 said:
You don`t have to wipe if you flash a factory image in fastboot. Everything will be erased after the wipe. Look here for how to do it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312.
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So thanks to this forum, I thought I bricked my phone last night (well I kinda did). I used the format option on TWRP and magic happened, I was stuck at the logo. I figured I'd just use Odin to flash my official rom, which worked fine. Now I wanna flash the rom I had before formatting but want all the space back (I dont want all of the bloatware folders and bull**** that result from the official rom, which is why I used format in the first place). My questions is: Can I use format now that I have my official rom running and then push a custom rom through Odin? Will that work or not?

Globespy said:
I'd like an answer to this too.
I want to nuke all data on my N4 (I've saved backups and media on my PC), so that i have a clean phone ready to flash a new ROM (copied across by USB after the wipe) so that any old program folders are gone and I've got a clean slate. But don't want to lose my TWRP recovery/root etc.
I recall that CWM had an option to wipe everything but still had the sense to avoid wiping itself! What's the point of a recovery that nukes itself in the process? That's just retarded - no offence.
Thanks.
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If you use twrp and factory reset it will wipe data not the sd partition if you wipe system it wipes the ROM if you wipe data it will wipe SD partition including your backups. None of those will remove your recovery. Nothing will touch efs partition this is not a Samsung device
Sent from my Nexus 4

Globespy said:
I'd like an answer to this too.
I want to nuke all data on my N4 (I've saved backups and media on my PC), so that i have a clean phone ready to flash a new ROM (copied across by USB after the wipe) so that any old program folders are gone and I've got a clean slate. But don't want to lose my TWRP recovery/root etc.
I recall that CWM had an option to wipe everything but still had the sense to avoid wiping itself! What's the point of a recovery that nukes itself in the process? That's just retarded - no offence.
Thanks.
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You are showing a complete lack of understanding on the subject. I would recommend doing more reading before you mess with your device.
It is impossible to have root when you don't have a rom on your phone. Clearing all data erases root as well. Flashing a rooted rom (nearly all are rooted) establishes root again.
Wiping data in recovery does not wipe the recovery for one extremely simple reason - recovery has its own partition on any device. The only way recovery could ever be wiped is by flashing a recovery.img file by fastboot (such as the Google factory images).
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FlashThisB said:
So thanks to this forum, I thought I bricked my phone last night (well I kinda did). I used the format option on TWRP and magic happened, I was stuck at the logo. I figured I'd just use Odin to flash my official rom, which worked fine. Now I wanna flash the rom I had before formatting but want all the space back (I dont want all of the bloatware folders and bull**** that result from the official rom, which is why I used format in the first place). My questions is: Can I use format now that I have my official rom running and then push a custom rom through Odin? Will that work or not?
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Odin?????????
Do you have a Samsung Nexus 4????
Sent from my iPad 4

For some reason in my HTC One X wipe sdcard doesn't work with twrp. I've noticed that in the hardest and surprising way once that j was trying to flash a new rom and before flash I hit the wipe sdcard button. It supposed to delete everything but I didn't. Thanks god it didn't wiped my data, but now that I am safe I want to delete all from recovery and it just don't work.
Sent from The HTC One X Mongrel Cat.

mitchdickson said:
You are showing a complete lack of understanding on the subject. I would recommend doing more reading before you mess with your device.
It is impossible to have root when you don't have a rom on your phone. Clearing all data erases root as well. Flashing a rooted rom (nearly all are rooted) establishes root again.
Wiping data in recovery does not wipe the recovery for one extremely simple reason - recovery has its own partition on any device. The only way recovery could ever be wiped is by flashing a recovery.img file by fastboot (such as the Google factory images).
Sent from my iPad 4
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Odin?????????
Do you have a Samsung Nexus 4????
Sent from my iPad 4
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lol nonono I have a samsung galaxy S4 i337M. Sorry for posting in the wrong section but this is all I found on XDA regarding TWRP formatting option.

mitchdickson said:
You are showing a complete lack of understanding on the subject. I would recommend doing more reading before you mess with your device.
It is impossible to have root when you don't have a rom on your phone. Clearing all data erases root as well. Flashing a rooted rom (nearly all are rooted) establishes root again.
Wiping data in recovery does not wipe the recovery for one extremely simple reason - recovery has its own partition on any device. The only way recovery could ever be wiped is by flashing a recovery.img file by fastboot (such as the Google factory images).
Sent from my iPad 4
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Odin?????????
Do you have a Samsung Nexus 4????
Sent from my iPad 4
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Thanks for your reply, sorry my knowledge of this subject isn't as strong as yours.
So I can choose wipe data, then copy a new ROM using USB and flash on a clear device?

Globespy said:
Thanks for your reply, sorry my knowledge of this subject isn't as strong as yours.
So I can choose wipe data, then copy a new ROM using USB and flash on a clear device?
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Yes. U will need to use adb to push the ROM after wiping data though.
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[Q] no adb or mount in terp

i was trying to flash a rom so i Wiped cache, data, system
than i tried to use adb but it didnt worked so i restarted my phone
and now it is stuck at boot loop (zv8 rooted and unlocked)
i cant connect adb or mount using twrp
guys plz help me with this
it its lg g2 spring (ls980)

blackking.akt said:
i was trying to flash a rom so i Wiped cache, data, system
than i tried to use adb but it didnt worked so i restarted my phone
and now it is stuck at boot loop (zv8 rooted and unlocked)
i cant connect adb or mount using twrp
guys plz help me with this
it its lg g2 spring (ls980)
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Did you do a backup of your stock Rom?
Sent from my LS980 running PA 4.4.4 KitKat using Tapatalk???

If you wiped out system you lose your OS, so Android will not boot up anymore. As you wiped out /data partition you lose backups if any. So you need to flash the whole ROM via download mode from PC.

GrAndAG said:
As you wiped out /data partition you lose backups if any.
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Incorrect. If you wipe data, TWRP will not wipe your SD card. Only by selecting internal SD will it then wipe your SD card. Data partition only holds your setup configs/user apps/etc.
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blackking.akt said:
i was trying to flash a rom so i Wiped cache, data, system
than i tried to use adb but it didnt worked so i restarted my phone
and now it is stuck at boot loop (zv8 rooted and unlocked)
i cant connect adb or mount using twrp
guys plz help me with this
it its lg g2 spring (ls980)
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If you have a USB OTG cable, you can load a ROM on it and connect it to your device and flash via TWRP. Make sure to mount the OTG first or it mount show up.

simon_lefisch said:
Incorrect. If you wipe data, TWRP will not wipe your SD card. Only by selecting internal SD will it then wipe your SD card. Data partition only holds your setup configs/user apps/etc.
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If you have a USB OTG cable, you can load a ROM on it and connect it to your device and flash via TWRP. Make sure to mount the OTG first or it mount show up.
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thanks guys i used OTG cable and flashed other rom with pendrive
but my sideload is still not working looks like i am going for cwm

simon_lefisch said:
Incorrect. If you wipe data, TWRP will not wipe your SD card.
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Sorry. Thought the whole /data partition was wiped, not only /data/data.

Just got RMA, can't disable force encryption

Just got my RMA, so of course I instantly unlock, root, and go to disable forced encryption and i keep getting a password error, my only pin i've ever used won't work, so I flashed factory, reset it up, made sure i didn't use a pin or anything, tried again, still asks for a password and won't accept mine. Am I missing something or is the fact they sent me a remanufactured phone screwing me because of the previous users pin?

kickenwing13 said:
Just got my RMA, so of course I instantly unlock, root, and go to disable forced encryption and i keep getting a password error, my only pin i've ever used won't work, so I flashed factory, reset it up, made sure i didn't use a pin or anything, tried again, still asks for a password and won't accept mine. Am I missing something or is the fact they sent me a remanufactured phone screwing me because of the previous users pin?
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What TWRP version are you using? Are you on the newest 3.03? If not that's more than likely your problem.

murphyjasonc said:
What TWRP version are you using? Are you on the newest 3.03? If not that's more than likely your problem.
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OMG I'm confident it's 3.02. So I need to update that before I try the decrypting thing. I need to go root, twrp 3.3 then unencrypt ?
Thanks man I wouldn't ahve thought of that .

kickenwing13 said:
OMG I'm confident it's 3.02. So I need to update that before I try the decrypting thing. I need to go root, twrp 3.3 then unencrypt ?
Thanks man I wouldn't ahve thought of that .
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Just download the updated TWRP from this link. Boot back into recovery and choose flash IMG instead of zip. Install to recovery partition and then reboot. You should be good to go.
http://dl.twrp.me/angler/

murphyjasonc said:
Just download the updated TWRP from this link. Boot back into recovery and choose flash IMG instead of zip. Install to recovery partition and then reboot. You should be good to go.
http://dl.twrp.me/angler/
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same nonsense. Went from clean, rooted, flashed TWRP 3.03, tried to flash noencrypt kernel and it's asking me for a password I don't have ... . should I try making my own password next time I reflash stock and see if it like overwrites it ?

found something on a N6 thread that says wipe user data and it should work .

kickenwing13 said:
found something on a N6 thread that says wipe user data and it should work .
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Yeah that will work and shouldn't be an issue backing up everything with a new phone. TWRP should be able to read an encrypted device though as long as you gave it permissions to change system. No kernel will decrypt a device but most do not force encrypt.
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kickenwing13 said:
same nonsense. Went from clean, rooted, flashed TWRP 3.03, tried to flash noencrypt kernel and it's asking me for a password I don't have ... . should I try making my own password next time I reflash stock and see if it like overwrites it ?
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Are you by chance trying to restore a backup on your RMA?

kickenwing13 said:
same nonsense. Went from clean, rooted, flashed TWRP 3.03, tried to flash noencrypt kernel and it's asking me for a password I don't have ... . should I try making my own password next time I reflash stock and see if it like overwrites it ?
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I had a similar problem with TWRP 3.0.3-0 when I tried to restore a backup. It asked for a password, which has never happened before. I couldn't access my backup or any of my data or boot up. I had to restore stock. Clearing user data did nothing.

murphyjasonc said:
Yeah that will work and shouldn't be an issue backing up everything with a new phone. TWRP should be able to read an encrypted device though as long as you gave it permissions to change system. No kernel will decrypt a device but most do not force encrypt.
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Are you by chance trying to restore a backup on your RMA?
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I was not . Just trying to disable force encrypt root and get PN back on it . Wiping worked for me. Also on 3.03, but that alone didn't solve, had to wipe . May be because I was using WUGS instead of manually doing it . Not sure, but it worked .

kickenwing13 said:
I was not . Just trying to disable force encrypt root and get PN back on it . Wiping worked for me. Also on 3.03, but that alone didn't solve, had to wipe . May be because I was using WUGS instead of manually doing it . Not sure, but it worked .
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Hey, I'm running into the same problem after an RMA. I'm currently on stock unrooted 7.1.1 and want to flash custom rom but want to disable encryption beforehand. Can you advise proper wipe steps, or is this correct?
- unlock bootloader
- restart phone, enable developer options for USB debugging
- fastboot twrp-3.0.3-0-angler.img
- factory reset
- wipe everything (all checkboxes) including internal? (will this format with no encryption?)
- wipe system, data, cache
- push ROM (PN), Gapps, SuperSU-v2.79-201612051815.zip to phone via ADB in TWRP
- flash ROM (PN), Gapps, SuperSU-v2.79-201612051815.zip
- restart
Or is there another way to decrypt data or is it not an issue when clean wiping a new ROM?
Thanks and appreciate any help.

martinomac said:
Hey, I'm running into the same problem after an RMA. I'm currently on stock unrooted 7.1.1 and want to flash custom rom but want to disable encryption beforehand. Can you advise proper wipe steps, or is this correct?
- unlock bootloader
- restart phone, enable developer options for USB debugging
- fastboot twrp-3.0.3-0-angler.img
- factory reset
- wipe everything (all checkboxes) including internal? (will this format with no encryption?)
- wipe system, data, cache
- push ROM (PN), Gapps, SuperSU-v2.79-201612051815.zip to phone via ADB in TWRP
- flash ROM (PN), Gapps, SuperSU-v2.79-201612051815.zip
- restart
Or is there another way to decrypt data or is it not an issue when clean wiping a new ROM?
Thanks and appreciate any help.
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You need to Format Data, Not Wipe to decrypt. It WILL wipe EVERYTHING so make sure anything in internal storage you want is backed up.

CyberpodS2 said:
You need to Format Data, Not Wipe to decrypt. It WILL wipe EVERYTHING so make sure anything in internal storage you want is backed up.
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Thanks for confirming, I wasn't aware that there's a difference between Format Data and Wipe Data. After formatting data, I should be able to sideload the ROM, gapps, etc back via TWRP right?

I always try to keep an emergency folder on the PC with the minimum needed to copy back to the phone through recovery. In my case I keep a copy of pure nexus, dynamic gapps, supersu and elementalx. That combination never fails to boot and I know it well enough to get back in business in short order if it all went to hell. Do what's best for you.
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No OS to boot

Help help help!!! I am having a strange issue since last night. Wanted to install the MIUI ROM and since I was earlier on nougat I thought I will do a clean install so installed the stock Marshmallow ROM freshly And installed the TWRP through ODIN and as usual after installing the TWRP, also flashed no decrypt thing and also did Format. Now it says there is no OS to boot. Flashed this ROM but still no luck. So basically when I do Format it's wiping out the OS as well and after that no matter what I flash its not booting up. Tried the whole process some 5 times with no luck. What on the earth could be possibly doing wrong? How is it wiping out the OS too when I do the Format? This is the first time it has happened to me. Any help is really appreciated!!!

Use Odin to flash stock rom and then start from scratch.

Did that 4 times now and the same damn thing is happening. Tried different versions of TWRP too but with no luck. This is so frutrating
finnmacool said:
Use Odin to flash stock rom and then start from scratch.
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TWRP has nothing to do with Odin. Does Odin 'pass' when you flash stock? What files are you flashing with Odin?

The phone boots up when i flash the Stock ROM through Odin, but when i install the TWRP and then do the Format option, Its wiping the OS too. Very strange. And later it doesnt boot up irrespective of what ROM i flash. Tried it so manytimes and same thing is happening.
finnmacool said:
TWRP has nothing to do with Odin. Does Odin 'pass' when you flash stock? What files are you flashing with Odin?
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Why are you wiping anything after twrp install?
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If you are going to wipe anything, only dalvik and cache.

After installing the TWRP, the internal storage shows as 0mb until i format it completely. Hence have to Format.
finnmacool said:
Why are you wiping anything after twrp install?
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If you are going to wipe anything, only dalvik and cache.
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so, odin stock, reboot...it loads, right? Odin TWRP and reboot. Shouldn't be any wiping required that way
http://www.cyanogenmods.org/forums/topic/install-twrp-recovery-samsung-android-using-odin/

Well i dont know how you did it, but it clearly says in the tutorial that after installing the TWRP the phone needs to be formatted. And if i dont, then the TWRP wouldnt recognize my internal storage. Hence i have to format it completely. The strange thing is, i have done it in the past and it would never wipe the OS but for some reason its doung now.
finnmacool said:
so, odin stock, reboot...it loads, right? Odin TWRP and reboot. Shouldn't be any wiping required that way
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Nowhere in that tutorial did it even mention the word 'format'

Well the problem at the moment is, if i dont wipe it completely after installing TWRP, the internal storage shows as 0 mb. Doesnt this happen to all? And the internal storage shows up only after i do a complete wipe. What could be possibly wrong? And is full wipe supposed to wipe the OS as well?
finnmacool said:
Nowhere in that tutorial did it even mention the word 'format'
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Why don't you just install twrp and reboot to see what happens.

Let me give that a try. I am sure it reboots normally. But for installing a custom ROM i need to wipe it completely and thats when the OS is getting wiped too.
finnmacool said:
Why don't you just install twrp and reboot to see what happens.
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Thats a totally different issue. To install a new rom, put it on your sd card, fully wipe device then install new rom. After you make a twrp backup of course.

Well thats when i am facing this issue. After installing the twrp i tried installing a custom ROM and it says cant mount storage. And when i wipe it completely and flash a ROM,it doesnt boot up. Have been flashing for years now, this had never happened. What i am not able to understand is, hows it wiping the OS too. Bluddy frutrating.
finnmacool said:
Thats a totally different issue. To install a new rom, put it on your sd card, fully wipe device then install new rom. After you make a twrp backup of course.
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Use the FORMAT DATA button. It's right there under the WIPE options next to the ADVANCED WIPE button. That should solve your problems.

Well now i have installed the twrp and it did boot normally, but again in TWRP the internal storage is showing as 0mb. And FORMAT DATA is what i have been doing each time and its formatting the OS too.
finnmacool said:
Use the FORMAT DATA button. It's right there under the WIPE options next to the ADVANCED WIPE button. That should solve your problems.
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Read through this and see if you find a solution: https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/twrp-mount-data-unable-to-crypto-footer-t3360331

Thanks for the link, had seen it before. Dint help much either. Just flashed the Stock rom and i think i will stick to this s***
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Read through this and see if you find a solution: https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/twrp-mount-data-unable-to-crypto-footer-t3360331
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Stuck on 'To start android, enter your password'

I have the latest twrp, formated data and everything, still appears,
the only rom that succeeds in installing without that appearing is pure nexus
tried supersu, magisk, no-verity-opt-encrypt patch

Gaby_64 said:
I have the latest twrp, formated data and everything, still appears,
the only rom that succeeds in installing without that appearing is pure nexus
tried supersu, magisk, no-verity-opt-encrypt patch
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Does TWRP print anything about "successfully decrypting /data with default password" in the console when it starts?
Go WIPE > ADVANCED WIPE > check the box next to "Data" > REPAIR OR CHANGE FILE SYSTEM. What does it say the file system of /data is?
Edit: Did you format /data before or after the issue happened? Never mind, you have to have formated /data afterwords if you were trying different ROMs.

ext4
i dont see the console

Gaby_64 said:
ext4
i dont see the console
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Im having the same problem when i try install RR. It keeps saying "To Start Android, enter your password". im on twrp 3.0.4-1 . Anybody know whats wrong?
EDIT: Nevermind, ext4 data was f2fs for some reason

troy5890 said:
Im having the same problem when i try install RR. It keeps saying "To Start Android, enter your password". im on twrp 3.0.4-1 . Anybody know whats wrong?
EDIT: Nevermind, ext4 data was f2fs for some reason
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i tried as both f2fs(performance is worth it) and ext4

Gaby_64 said:
ext4
i dont see the console
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Hit the menu button (on the nav bar) after TWRP boots.
I dunno man. I've had this happen to me twice and the same thing worked for me both times:
* TWRP reports /data as ext4 (expected because that's what I use)
format /data (returns error 255 and various other errors)
reboot TWRP
* TWRP reports /data as f2fs
change /data back to f2fs
Worst case scenario, I think an EDL flash that wipes /data would fix it.
When you say format data do you mean using the "format data" option in the wipe menu (as opposed to a regular wipe)?
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Now that I think about it there might not be anything wrong with your data partition. You might have changed ROMs without removing your PIN first.
Use TWRP's file manager to delete the following files:
/data/system/gatekeeper.password.key
/data/system/gatekeeper.patern.key
/data/system/locksettings.db
/data/system/locksettings.db-shm
/data/system/locksettings.db-wal
You should boot into Android and unlock without a PIN. If it does ask try the last PIN you used.

Doc Ames said:
Hit the menu button (on the nav bar) after TWRP boots.
I dunno man. I've had this happen to me twice and the same thing worked for me both times:
* TWRP reports /data as ext4 (expected because that's what I use)
format /data (returns error 255 and various other errors)
reboot TWRP
* TWRP reports /data as f2fs
change /data back to f2fs
Worst case scenario, I think an EDL flash that wipes /data would fix it.
When you say format data do you mean using the "format data" option in the wipe menu (as opposed to a regular wipe)?
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Now that I think about it there might not be anything wrong with your data partition. You might have changed ROMs without removing your PIN first.
Use TWRP's file manager to delete the following files:
/data/system/gatekeeper.password.key
/data/system/gatekeeper.patern.key
/data/system/locksettings.db
/data/system/locksettings.db-shm
/data/system/locksettings.db-wal
You should boot into Android and unlock without a PIN. If it does ask try the last PIN you used.
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I noticed on twrp 3.0.4-1, when i format data, the file system turns i to f2fs and i have to keep turning it back to ext4. ive been trying to go back to stock, but when i do, i check the status bar to see if everything is alright because i normally see old setting from a custom rom on there. this indicates that my data was not wiped properly. i was wondering if anyone has been having this issue?

troy5890 said:
I noticed on twrp 3.0.4-1, when i format data, the file system turns i to f2fs and i have to keep turning it back to ext4. ive been trying to go back to stock, but when i do, i check the status bar to see if everything is alright because i normally see old setting from a custom rom on there. this indicates that my data was not wiped properly. i was wondering if anyone has been having this issue?
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May I ask, why are you using that version of TWRP?

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May I ask, why are you using that version of TWRP?
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It's the only version that will boot up successfully when flashed through fastboot.
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troy5890 said:
It's the only version that will boot up successfully when flashed through fastboot.
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but can't you download the 3.1 img and flash it on twrp itself with the flash image option?

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but can't you download the 3.1 img and flash it on twrp itself with the flash image option?
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I tried but it ended up not flashing successfully
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I tried but it ended up not flashing successfully
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all hail axon7tool then :v

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all hail axon7tool then :v
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Looks like I'll give that a try, thank you
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