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Well, I have to ask this Question...Creating a New Slot

Started by The Persuader , Jul 02 2013 03:20 PM

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#1 The Persuader

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 03:20 PM

Okay,

With New ROM Installs, Updates, ROMs going to Hell in a Hand-Bags for Not Cleaning prior Data...Here it is:

We

Create a New Slot
Than we do all these Wipes after its Created
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
Wipe Factory
Wipe System
Than Install a Downloaded ROM
Or, Flashing to Restore a ROM

The part that confuses me is...

After its Created Why do we...
Wipe everything that is Created in this Slot to Flash a New ROM or Restore maybe with just Wipes of Caches...
If you Wipe everything that is Created...doesn't it Void the Whole reason for Creating a New Slot

Asking just so I understand this piece...Wiping Everything after the Slot is Created doesn't make sense to me, but most things don't anyways...

Thanks...

I know, Numb question but, had to ask

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Its Bubba...."Stubborn In Your Bones"

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#2 Guest_BDH_*

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 04:19 PM

Well when you create a new ROM slot, Safestrap will put a "filler system" and "filler data" so to speak, on that ROM slot. It has to create a fake system of sorts. This is why you have to wipe everything after creating one.

Deleting then recreating the ROM slot should be a last resort, it's not a requirement to flash a ROM. All you should have to do is always do your wipes, then flash. Then if that doesn't work, that's when you should try deleting and recreating the ROM slot.

Lastly, none of the wipes are required if the developer of the ROM adds them in the "updater-script" prior o packaging the ROM. For instance on my Rage Rom build, none of my users have to wipe anything. When flashing Rage Rom, the updater-script provided in my ROM will wipe cache and dalvik cache for them. All they have to do is flash.

The updater-script is what shows on your screen when flashing a ROM.

Hope all this helps!

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#3 The Persuader

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 05:20 PM

Well when you create a new ROM slot, Safestrap will put a "filler system" and "filler data" so to speak, on that ROM slot. It has to create a fake system of sorts. This is why you have to wipe everything after creating one.

Deleting then recreating the ROM slot should be a last resort, it's not a requirement to flash a ROM. All you should have to do is always do your wipes, then flash. Then if that doesn't work, that's when you should try deleting and recreating the ROM slot.

Lastly, none of the wipes are required if the developer of the ROM adds them in the "updater-script" prior o packaging the ROM. For instance on my Rage Rom build, none of my users have to wipe anything. When flashing Rage Rom, the updater-script provided in my ROM will wipe cache and dalvik cache for them. All they have to do is flash.

The updater-script is what shows on your screen when flashing a ROM.

Hope all this helps!

The Scary part is...I Now Understand this process and Learned that Believing is not always Creating...Hahaha

Love Bubba

Its Bubba...."Stubborn In Your Bones"