Fresh install

[Tigrou]

Hello all,

I'd like to have a fresh start with my Prophet. I was on Gullum's Touch version (one of them) and would like to try another one.

I suspect my PDA though is a bit messy with all the other stuff I tried at the same time.

What would be the best way to have a good clean start over?

Any recommended Rom?

Many thanks for your answers!

[wanwarlock]

do a hard reset & read the new way of upgrading to wm6/6.1 & choose a rom...

[Tigrou]

Thanks for your reply.

Would that erase the previous installation or just overwrite?

As I said, I'd like to have something clean. If it does like any software reinstalled, then it's not going to be that clean.

Unless you confirm it does.

[littld]

k0rand's wm6.1 is the fatsest and most stable ive ever used. It is clean but still functional.

I've been using it since launch and no intention of changing (I used to try out new roms every few weeks).

[eucurto]

k0rand's wm6.1 is the fatsest and most stable ive ever used. It is clean but still functional.

I've been using it since launch and no intention of changing (I used to try out new roms every few weeks).

Subscribe! :)

[rondol1]

Thanks for your reply.

Would that erase the previous installation or just overwrite?

As I said, I'd like to have something clean. If it does like any software reinstalled, then it's not going to be that clean.

Unless you confirm it does.

The memory of your PPC is a little different from the hard disk of your PC.

I'm not going into every technical detail, but you could picture it divided in seperate compartments. One of them is the OS-compartment. If you flash your PPC, the whole content is replaced, no file-by-file overwrite, so no previous software remains. This content is what we call "ROM". It is shielded from the rest of the memory and can't be altered by normal usage.

But there are more comparments on you device. An other one is called "Storage". This one you ca compare with your PC's hard drive (together with an optional SD-card). In most cases when you flash your PPC, it will be erased, but don't count on it. It is this part that is reformatted when you perform a hard reset. That's the reason it is recommended to do a hard rest after flashing: just to be sure all "ancient history" is eliminated.

Then there is what is called "extROM". This is a dedicated part is the memory that can be used (but not all cooks use it) to extend the ROM. It is a bit hybrid: it behaves as shielded ROM memory but under circumstances you can write and erase files stored in this part. It is often used to store customisation files that are installed automattically after a flash/hard reset. But some cooks use it as extra storage to save capacity in the normal memory.

Resume:
After a (re)flash of your device using the new RUU method, you may assume that your device is totally REwritten, not just OVERwritten. But to be sure you better perform a hard reset afterwards.

[Tigrou]

Many thanks rondol1 for your very comprehensive answer!