[Q] what exactly is "dirty" flash

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is it not clearing cash and doing a factory wipe? does it mean just to flash the zip over the last rom flashed and doing nothing else?

Re: [Q] what exactly is "dirty" flash

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Originally Posted by stackz07

is it not clearing cash and doing a factory wipe? does it mean just to flash the zip over the last rom flashed and doing nothing else?

Yes dirty flashing means flashing without clearing anything out.

A clean wipe is wiping cache, dalvik cache, doing a factory reset and wiping system.

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I'd say this is pretty dirty!

Originally Posted by nosympathy

Yes dirty flashing means flashing without clearing anything out.

A clean wipe is wiping cache, dalvik cache, doing a factory reset and wiping system.

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Thank you. In clockworkmod recovery wiping cashe and factory reset are in the same function right? I don't have to do three different actions, just two (reset dalvik, and reset cash+factory wipe is one action that does two things) right?

Re: [Q] what exactly is "dirty" flash

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Originally Posted by stackz07

Thank you. In clockworkmod recovery wiping cashe and factory reset are in the same function right? I don't have to do three different actions, just two (reset dalvik, and reset cash+factory wipe is one action that does two things) right?

Yes and then make sure to format /system as that is where the old ROM is installed at.

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Originally Posted by nosympathy

A clean wipe is wiping cache, dalvik cache, doing a factory reset and wiping system.

Originally Posted by nosympathy

Yes and then make sure to format /system as that is where the old ROM is installed at.

Performing a factory reset wipes /cache and the dalvik cache as well, so you don't need to wipe those and then perform a factory reset, or the other way around. Doing so is really just wasting time. The same with wiping system before flashing a ROM. If the ROM isn't already doing this as part of the flash process, IMO, you shouldn't use it. If you can't setup the updater-script properly, who knows what else isn't right in the ROM.

Re: [Q] what exactly is "dirty" flash

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Originally Posted by imnuts

Performing a factory reset wipes /cache and the dalvik cache as well, so you don't need to wipe those and then perform a factory reset, or the other way around. Doing so is really just wasting time. The same with wiping system before flashing a ROM. If the ROM isn't already doing this as part of the flash process, IMO, you shouldn't use it. If you can't setup the updater-script properly, who knows what else isn't right in the ROM.

See, believe what you want, but there are still people who believe in wiping 3+ times.

Never hurts to make sure everything wipes correctly. Specially when you have recoveries that don't work right. Plus clockwork mod is well known for having issues with wiping. Maybe not on this phone, but in the past. I refuse to use it. Even TWRP for this phone the latest version is goofy.

Better to play it safe.

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Originally Posted by nosympathy

See, believe what you want, but there are still people who believe in wiping 3+ times.

Never hurts to make sure everything wipes correctly. Specially when you have recoveries that don't work right. Plus clockwork mod is well known for having issues with wiping. Maybe not on this phone, but in the past. I refuse to use it. Even TWRP for this phone the latest version is goofy.

Better to play it safe.

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I agree 100% with this.

1) You should never depend on someone else's rom doing this for you. That's not the roms job. Making sure your phone is clean and working well is YOUR job. Do it and quite being lazy.

2) While the 3+ wipe method may be overkill, most people still aren't wiping their phones properly and that's why we are seeing everyone have so many problems with 4g, gps, bootloops, etc. Just like sex, nobody wants to take the time to do it right anymore and then cry when they catch some nasty from doing it dirty.

3) I think of roms as women. If you want a flawless transition from one to another, they must never find out about each other. This means erase all proof of the previous one's existence. Everybody's 4g/gps issues would be non-existent if they would listen to what we are telling them. Going from rom to rom, always wipe internal and external storage as well as after a backup. This is because conflicting data stored on your card from the previous rom can screw with the new one.

4) I would say use common sense, but you kids these days don't seem to have any. So use mine instead. Stay away from the dirty. In life and on your phone.

Re: [Q] what exactly is "dirty" flash

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Yeah ibeoukdnt go so far as wiping internal and external storage....

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its like not wiping after ya poop.