OS X Hidden Files. Are they a problem?

[Guest LargePig]

Hello.

Super n00b question, but I can't find anything and don't want to screw up my Blade on the first flash.

OS X has a tendency to litter folders with hidden files for metadata (.DS_Store etc.), do I need to worry about these sitting in my image directory, or should I delete them before flashing?

Thanks

LP

[Guest hugobosslives]

nah. the image will wipe the partition anyway

EDIT: linux FTW

Edited November 13, 2011 by hugobosslives

[Guest LargePig]

nah. the image will wipe the partition anyway

EDIT: linux FTW

Cheers hugo, I was more thinking that the image folder in the SD card should *only* contain the files from the ROM zip, although I can't see that it would be a problem. I have prepared the SD card image folder without any hidden files anyway, just in case :)

LP

[Guest hugobosslives]

Cheers hugo, I was more thinking that the image folder in the SD card should *only* contain the files from the ROM zip, although I can't see that it would be a problem. I have prepared the SD card image folder without any hidden files anyway, just in case :)

LP

oh fair play.

i just assumed you were using clockwork not a tpt.

i recommend clockwork for just putting roms on. as you can't brick a phone from clockwork whereas tpts can be alot more dangerous if you screw up some of the other partitions.

when you flash in clockwork you would wipe the user partition and caches. you do not need to format the system partition as the rom instal script will do it for you (but no real harm in doing yourself i guess).

tpt is another ball game. what type of tpt are you doing? just a normal rom image folder?

[Guest unrandomsam]

You cannot mess it up with tpt very easily (You cannot change partition.mbn and there is two copies of oemsbl)

You don't even need to include the bootloader stuff and then its impossible to break it (Leave out appsboot if you don't need to repartition).

Its more convenient.

(Just partition.mbn / partition_zte.mbn / system.img / boot.img) at least with the gen1 style is totally safe.

gen2 style is a bit weird doesn't seem to like you including your own userdata.img - That might be just when you use the system update function from inside the rom though.