when i make full hard reset its loading all my local softwere and configuration
can i make full backup of my rom?
that after i make upgrade if i will wont i be able to do downgrade back
thanks
mickey.lez said:
when i make full hard reset its loading all my local softwere and configuration
can i make full backup of my rom?
that after i make upgrade if i will wont i be able to do downgrade back
thanks
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Yes, that's what I do. I use spb sprite myself but there are other good backup software. After trying a new ROM, if I decide to go back I simply flash back the previous ROM, and do a restore.
mickey.lez, as eaglesteve mentions, there are other alternatives. I use SPB Backup. It has a ROM upgrade mode. That way, when I change ROMs, which I do more often here than changing underwear , I don't have to reinstall my software and email settings. And of course, if you want to revert to a prior ROM as you ask, you can do that too.
Another program for backup is Rescobackup , a simple program that you can set your data to backup and etc... but after i install un-official ROMs on my unit , it doesn't work properly and crash on every restore ...
But with official ROM working very well
I'm going to test SPB backup
thank's you all
i'll try it away and tell you what have done
flash back to WHAT previous ROM?
eaglesteve said:
Yes, that's what I do. I use spb sprite myself but there are other good backup software. After trying a new ROM, if I decide to go back I simply flash back the previous ROM, and do a restore.
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That's good, but how can I arrange to have the 'previous ROM' available to flash back? I don't have another copy of the ROM contents that came with the machine.
Thanks for all you do!
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i have
1.35 rom
1.27 radio
1.35 extrom
if i have my friend backup with good programs games etc
but my friend phone is not the same rom like i have
he got
1.31
1.21
1.31
and i take his backup and put in my device
so its not good or my rom and every thing will stay the same (i tried and now ilook at my device info its says my friend info)
so its only write that i have other rom but i still got my???
is that ok
sorry for the question my english not that good
well, technically speaking, if you were to overwrite everything into your phone, it should work as well. What backup software is he using though?
Look My Friend Got The Same Jasjam Like Me
He Got Imate Rom I Got Htc New Rom
I Wanted The Original Language From His Original Rom So I Put Spb Back Up And Make Back Up
I Took The Back Up To My Phone And Run It
So I Got Every Thing He Got Like Vthe Original Language
But I See That My Device Info Also Change To His Info
I Thing Its Only The Info It Cant Change The Ro Or Stuff Like That?
I upgraded my device to a new ROM. I did full backup with SPB Backup when I had an old ROM. Will I still have the new ROM after restoring backup? Or it changes to old ROM?
One of the backup software can be used for ROM upgrading. Check the forum on the backup guide by Menneisyys (I think).
I have found only one backup software which have posibility restore after ROM ugrade, it was Sprite backup 5.1. I tried it. It works but very bugy... I was need reinstal all programs manualy...
dainys said:
I have found only one backup software which have posibility restore after ROM ugrade, it was Sprite backup 5.1. I tried it. It works but very bugy... I was need reinstal all programs manualy...
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did you follow the upgrade mode faq? most ppl dont thats why the restores buggy. If you follow the faq from start to finish (including backing up the oldROM without pop accounts) then the restore should be perfect after a ROM upgrade
Hi everyone. I've been reading for a while and think I've now got enough threads, tools and comments to go ahead and upgrade my Vodafone Hermes to WM6 and one of the cooked ROMs arround.
My only concern is that I still do not have a clear picture about if it's possible to have a full backup of my current ROM as is today in the event my upgrade process is not succesfull (been positive here . I thought I could just pack my current ROM into my PC so I could later restore it but not at all sure how.
Any threads, links or tools would be appreciated. Thanks to everyone for their unvaluable work in this forum... what would we do without it!!!
Jose Luis
luison said:
I still do not have a clear picture about if it's possible to have a full backup of my current ROM as is today in the event my upgrade process is not succesfull (been positive here
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Absolutely ! SPB Backup and Sprite - two packages I know off. I've being using SPB for quite a while now. It does a complete snapshot of your device an in case your new ROM installation does not go smooth or you simply are not happy with it - just reflash with the orginal base ROM and execute the backup.exe file to return to the point where you started from. So the important thing to remember - before doing anything - make sure you have the original distro base of a ROM you are running right now and if you'll be flashing your device - ensure you have Hard SPL installed.
what is distro base of current rom and also hard spl? Sorry... I am so new to this world of flash upgrades and everything... I am also unsure about the official "official" release of the ROM that was postedlast month for the 8525. First question is... If this doesnt work or I dont like it... can i reinstall the upgrade that will be coming out that is official?
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what is distro base of current rom and also hard spl? Sorry... I am so new to this world of flash upgrades and everything... I am also unsure about the official "official" release of the ROM that was postedlast month for the 8525. First question is... If this doesnt work or I dont like it... can i reinstall the upgrade that will be coming out that is official?
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it is very simple. Just do a search for hermes unlocker. The current version is v3a. Or just follow this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665&page=2
You will have to download that unlocker application and follow the instructions. After that, hard SPL and unlocker will be installed automatically. Then you need to buy Sprite Backup software for PPC (there is no good hacked version out there) and backup the phone using that ROM backup feature. After backup is done, it is safe to proceed to ROM upgrade. I would strongly recommend to do the backup before the upgrade because it's much safer. It will save you a lot of troubles if something goes wrong.
SPB Backup does full rom?
I've read some bad comments about SPB backup. I though it only performed backup of data and config and not full ROM, but Moisha's comment sounds like I am not right and is valid to restore from a faulty ROM update.
In any case I understand those are the 2 options and there is no free software available. If that is the case the Sprite Backup looks better to me so I'll have to diff into it.
If I go ahead I'll try to post something about backups as I've not found much info for newbies like me and this is probably the first thing to be done.
Thanks.
Hello,
im am using the latest official ROM by HTC (2.73.405.5).
Can i upgrade to another ROM (Modaco or smth else..) without losing all my settings, apps, messages and files?
Thank you,
m0jo.
..or can i create a nandroid backup, install a new rom, and if i dont like it, just roll back to my old rom with all my settings using nandroid restore?
*bump* sorry guys
if you have the recovery image, yes a nandroid backup will keep all your settings.
including app settings and everything, like EVERYTHING ahahah
If you read modaco's post with his rom, I think he says you dont have to "wipe" (from the recovery image) if you come from your version. (double check though).
so i think youd keep all if not then most of your settings if you dont wipe and just install the rom.
ps i thought i read somewhere that his rom might not be up to speed if you dont wipe first, but by all means, if you have a nandroid backup, then try it out!
(ps i found this out the hard way but updating back to ruu from htc website erases reovery image) not that this is even that relevent
just make a nandroid backup, then update without wiping. if it doesn't work restore the backup and find another way or fix the problem, if it works be happy...
thank you.
but next time pls tell me that all my settings ARE gone AND my phone loses a lot of features so i have to reinstall the official ROM... :/
i cant see how you lost your settings if you didnt do a wipe... but then thats why we said do a nandroid backup! so restore to that from your recovery image
all my settings are gone, i had to configure my phone like i started it the first time.. The only thing that was not lost, were my apps. But some of them are gone though.
m0jo said:
all my settings are gone, i had to configure my phone like i started it the first time.. The only thing that was not lost, were my apps. But some of them are gone though.
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then you did something wrong. if you don't wipe then your settings won't be deleted. modaco's custom rom 3.0 does NOT delete your settings during installation, i have done it like 30 times. also you were told several times to make a nandroid backup. if you did you can restore it and EVERYTHING is back like before. if you didn't do it is entirely your fault, don't blame us.
and what features exactly are you missing? mcr3.0 is full of features, you are eather dumb, blind or drunk
First time user, long time lurker...
I am new to the Android world and have had my Eris since about a month after it came out. I followed the guides and got the rooted 2.1 rom onto my phone. I figured I was fine with that and began installing all my apps again, setting my screens up, etc etc... I then read some more on these forums and decided I wanted to get the recovery partition and the 2.1 v0.3 custom rom. I lost everything (obviously).
Soo.. my question is, is there a proper way to backup all my apps before flashing custom roms in the future? Is it the NAND backup within the recovery image? Also, once the custom rom is flashed, what is the proper way to restore? Looking for a bit of guidance here. Thanks everyone!
That's a good question, I just got rooted and am about to do the rest, but don't want to lose anything
ok when u make a nandroid or BART backup it only backs up that build ur on at the time of the back up. no u cant restore the the backup after u flash a new rom and get the new rom plus ur apps. if u flash a new rom ur pretty much at a start over thing. but the market actually remembers what apps u have downloaded and will actually show them all in downloads or give u a notification that u have updates waiting.
now if u do a nandroid or BART restore it will flash ur entire backup over the new rom u installed. they way i and most others go about flashing and backing up is like this:
first: do a nandroid or BART backup of builds uve setup already and have all ur stuff setup on. sometimes ur gonna flash a builsd and run it for a few days or something and maybe decide u liked the older build better. so u got that nandroid/bart backup to always fall back on.
second: before u flash any new rom u gotta understand some builds are signed with different keys and thus will at times cause issues with apps and such. so before every new rom flash. do a wipe to both data and dalvik-cashe
third: flash the update.zip from the sdcard and enjoy. if u have issues with a build always before saying screw it and doing the nandroid. do a second wipe and see if that fixes some of the issues u may have had with that rom. if u still have issues or wanna go back to that rom u made a nandroid/bart backup of. just go into recovery and do a nandroid/Bart restore choose the one u want and restore away
Thanks for the detailed answer glad my first post was a good question lol
I'm running stock Vibrant 2.2 from mini Kies. I have rooted and installed Titanium.
What I want to do is do a backup with Titanium, reset to stock 2.2 for some GPS testing, and then restore to my current state.
How do I do the reset?
Also I'm unclear on the restore. Will I have to root it again before I restore?
hope it helps.
Well first id make sure you have the 3e recovery set up, if you do then install the app Rom Manger off the market. flash the clockwork recovery from the app. then you can do a Nandroid back up. With this back up you can then restore to the moment the back up was made when your ready to. If you reset to full stop and remove root and all that stuff, you will need to add the root and 3e recovery again before your able to do the restore.
the link is to show you how to install the 3e recovery. And you can get a one click root prgm too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925400
As for the reseting to stock, you have 2 choices i can think of. You can either odin back to 2.1 then upgrade to 2.2 again, or you can use a one click root prgm to unroot your phone, then do a factory reset to it. i normally always do the the odin to have a fresh start when i want to make sure everything is in working order but thats me.
information on odin and other basic rooting help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
The main thing to remember is to always read and reread the instructions on what your going to be doing to make sure you understand it fully.
You lost me on the "your on stock 2.2, installed titanium, and now you want to restore to stock 2.2." Your already on stock 2.2...
jmcghee1973 said:
You lost me on the "your on stock 2.2, installed titanium, and now you want to restore to stock 2.2." Your already on stock 2.2...
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What I meant by restore to stock 2.2 is put the phone back into the state it would be in if I took a phone straight from the factory and did a mini Kies to 2.2. Presumably that means deleting all apps I added and putting all settings back to the defaults. I would hope I would not have to reload the rom, since as you say I am running the stock 2.2 rom.
In this 'stock' state I can run some tests, and if necessary send it in for service.
However, I want to be able to quickly restore to the apps and setting as they are now.
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Well first id make sure you have the 3e recovery set up, if you do then install the app Rom Manger off the market. flash the clockwork recovery from the app. then you can do a Nandroid back up. With this back up you can then restore to the moment the back up was made when your ready to. If you reset to full stop and remove root and all that stuff, you will need to add the root and 3e recovery again before your able to do the restore.
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Thanks for the detailed info. It may come to that, but couldn't I get the effect I described above with a Titanium backup?
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Well with Titanium backup you can back up your apps, but thats all it saves, if you have like a lot of settings changed on your phone or ringtones set for people and stuff it doesn't help with those. But a Nandroid is a full backup of your phone down to settings phones ringtones etc. Normally i use Titanium backup when i'm going from ROM to ROM to quickly reinstall my apps, but if your doing a rest and don't want to go about re setting everything then a Nandroid is th way to go. Hopefully that clarify why i recommended it.