wiping data?

[yummylishouz]

do we *have* to wipe data every time we get an update? its extremely frustrating starting from scratch every time we get an update. and if its not necessary, id rather not....

sent from my honeycomb'd fascinate <3

 

[TAPOUT27]

do we *have* to wipe data every time we get an update? its extremely frustrating starting from scratch every time we get an update. and if its not necessary, id rather not....

sent from my honeycomb'd fascinate <3

This has always been a debate...
to avoid all issues and errors, yes, you should wipe between builds every time...framework gets changed, apps get updated, menus get modified, this may not work well with that etc....I always wipe

To make it easier on myself I purchased Titanium Backup Pro so I just restore apps with it and I run LauncherPro so my configuration can be auto restored...takes me about 10 min to flash and restore a new Rom

There are exceptions.....for instance, going from SuperClean v2.5 to SC v2.6 you can wipe cache and in advanced wipe dalvik cache and go ahead and flash....BUT you may still get errors, and if you do its a good idea to wipe data and flash again......

Words of wisdom...plus the more you do with your phone the more familiar you get with it and the faster the process gets...less errors = better experience

 

[yummylishouz]

wellll.. in that case.. id rather wipe instead of not wiping and having issues then having to wipe anyway. here i goooo.

 

[yummylishouz]

ok welllll i just wiped everything. flashed sc2.6 and honeycomb for 2.6. and i just had all kinds of issues.. launcher pro kept crashing and it kept saying "android.process.allcore" has stopped working.. or something like that.. so im just going back to what was working good for me. 2.5 it is!

 

[TAPOUT27]

ok welllll i just wiped everything. flashed sc2.6 and honeycomb for 2.6. and i just had all kinds of issues.. launcher pro kept crashing and it kept saying "android.process.allcore" has stopped working.. or something like that.. so im just going back to what was working good for me. 2.5 it is!

wipe data/cache, wipe cache partition and in advanced wipe dalvik cache....flash v2.6...reboot and sync etc....wait 10-15 min to complete sync process
reboot into recovery, wipe cache and in advanced wipe dalvik cache, flash theme of your choice, reboot

 

[yummylishouz]

omg and now i restored back to my old set up.. and my phone is having a spaz attack.. ahhhhh

 

[yummylishouz]

im gonna try again.. ill do it exactly how you said.. cause before.. after i flashed sc2.6 i rebooted.. skipped all the syncing. recovery. honeycomb. then came back and synced up.. could that be the problem?

 

[TAPOUT27]

omg and now i restored back to my old set up.. and my phone is having a spaz attack.. ahhhhh

r u running voodoo? if you are, try disable system lagfix in voodoo menu in CWMR, wipe data cache and dalvik, restore and re-enable system lagfix before rebooting

yes if you dont sync first and just flash a theme it will not take....always sync first prior to theming it

EDIT: and make sure you have the latest Honeycomb for v2.6...its been updated here

 

[yummylishouz]

not running voodoo. and i do have the latest honeycomb for 2.6. so im trying it again now!

 

[yummylishouz]

ok launcher pro is definitely the issue here. as soon as i try to restore my settings for it, it freaked out again.. and now i cant even ge tto my home screen or the market or anything at all.. its just a black screen and it keeps force closing! ahhhh wipe againnnn?

 

[TAPOUT27]

ok launcher pro is definitely the issue here. as soon as i try to restore my settings for it, it freaked out again.. and now i cant even ge tto my home screen or the market or anything at all.. its just a black screen and it keeps force closing! ahhhh wipe againnnn?

thats strange...try installing another launcher from the market on reboot so you have two options that way if LP breaks you have a backup so you can uninstall and reinstall LP

also try fixing permissions

 

[yummylishouz]

ok launcher pro is definitely the issue here. as soon as i try to restore my settings for it, it freaked out again.. and now i cant even ge tto my home screen or the market or anything at all.. its just a black screen and it keeps force closing! ahhhh wipe againnnn?

thats strange...try installing another launcher from the market on reboot so you have two options that way if LP breaks you have a backup so you can uninstall and reinstall LP

also try fixing permissions

i think ill go with ADW for a bit.. cause im afraid to even touch LP now