Just 2 simple questions
When do i loose my apps? If i wipe data? Factory Reset? New ROM? New Theme? If i have lets say 20 apps on my phone now and i want to change ROM how do i transfer them?
Also, does modaco rom provide multitouch? And which ROM is the fastest?
Merry Christmas to all and a Happy new year
uhm wiping/factory reset erases everything youve ever done (except stuff on sd card:])
new roms usually erase almost everything but depending on what rom you have a new rom might not (read the post with the rom file to find out), i know modaco 3.0 wont erase anything at all if you've got the ruu update from the htc site. (didnt erase anything for me anyways + it said it wouldnt)
modaco 3.0 has multi touch, and is faster than stock, although if you dont wipe before installing modaco 3.0 some people said that it was slow...(i didnt wipe and im still fassst)
there ya go! haha happy new yearss
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and new themes wont erase stuff (usually) some people who dont have a clue might upload a theme inside a rom (never seen it but possible), in which case the new rom might erase everything (doubt that this would happen...not from this site anyways)
xsirhc6x said:
uhm wiping/factory reset erases everything youve ever done (except stuff on sd card:])
new roms usually erase almost everything but depending on what rom you have a new rom might not (read the post with the rom file to find out), i know modaco 3.0 wont erase anything at all if you've got the ruu update from the htc site. (didnt erase anything for me anyways + it said it wouldnt)
modaco 3.0 has multi touch, and is faster than stock, although if you dont wipe before installing modaco 3.0 some people said that it was slow...(i didnt wipe and im still fassst)
there ya go! haha happy new yearss
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and new themes wont erase stuff (usually) some people who dont have a clue might upload a theme inside a rom (never seen it but possible), in which case the new rom might erase everything (doubt that this would happen...not from this site anyways)
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ah thx :>
if i factory reset will it erase the apps i have on my SD?
and btw i installed a theme yesterday and when i started up my phone it stuck on HTC logo for more than 20minutes.. I removed the battery and restarted the phone and it was all ok, theme was applied but i lost 3-4 apps :S any idea why?
and something last, do u know where to find the default fonts of HTC hero? Some1 posted them somewhere but when i try to install that package it stops at Package (8) and then installation aborted
Happy new year
im not sure about that as i dont use apps to sd.. i dont think it would considering the factory reset does stuff on the internal memory not the sd card!
not sure why you would loose apps... all i can think of is that you might loose settings in some apps that are changed.. like if the theme changed stuff in an app that you had settings in.. you would loose those settings
i dont no anything about fonts sorry havnt looked into itt!
happy new year to you too!
any1 knows if installing 2.0 will erase my current apps/loose root/loose anything at all?
and should i install it?
thx!
Shei77 said:
any1 knows if installing 2.0 will erase my current apps/loose root/loose anything at all?
and should i install it?
thx!
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Yes & Yes lol
meh, i have hard time accessing Market so if i loose all my apps = not worth it at ALL
btw, i tried installing a theme 2 days ago and i backed up before i installed it.. i installed the theme, DIDNT like it so i restored.. some apps were missing, i had the shortcuts on my home screen though, but whenever i try to reinstall them it says -App- Could not be installed on this phone, any idea why? I've lost contact and sms applications aswell-.-'
also, if i backup, copy the file to my pc, factory reset and restore EVERYTHING will be back to normal and perhaps some problems will be fixed?
when you say backup your referring to a nandroid backup right?
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Yes, ofc
Since the theme install my apps are no longer installed in SD and am running low on space now and i cant uninstall the broken apps since i cant find them on Manage applications/Quick uninstaller
ohh.. i dont use apps2sd and my nandroid backups have been 100% the same as when i originally copied them :|
so i guess if it were me id manually backup everything, like contacts and apps to your sd card.. then factory reset (themes wont be back to normal)...
for contacts iv never had an app that correctly backed them up so use sync from htc and sync to microsoft outlook or something like that.
sorry!, i know how loong it takes to install so many apps at once! (very annoying) but thats really the only bad part!
and yea so your theme will still be changed so, install a new theme i guess! or there might be a revert back to normal sense on here for that theme so use that just like a theme to get back to normal!
if you wanna go back to normal and you used one of my themes i can send you a revert back..
double post :/
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ohh.. i dont use apps2sd and my nandroid backups have been 100% the same as when i originally copied them :|
so i guess if it were me id manually backup everything, like contacts and apps to your sd card.. then factory reset (themes wont be back to normal)...
for contacts iv never had an app that correctly backed them up so use sync from htc and sync to microsoft outlook or something like that.
sorry!, i know how loong it takes to install so many apps at once! (very annoying) but thats really the only bad part!
and yea so your theme will still be changed so, install a new theme i guess! or there might be a revert back to normal sense on here for that theme so use that just like a theme to get back to normal!
if you wanna go back to normal and you used one of my themes i can send you a revert back..
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manually backup? Full backup from nandroid and copy SDcard folders?:S or?
have never done a sync tbh
i dont care how long it takes, i just dont have interent access all the time, i dont have a wifi router in my house at all tbh... is there anyway to extract my current apps as apks?
dont care about the theme tbh
wait im kinda lost just explain what you have right now and what you want plz? aha
well il try.. but dont do anything yet unless your sure about it there might be an easier way i dont think i even know what exactly happened so...
if you just want to get rid of the broken app links then all i can think of is start over with a backup of your working apps and contacts ..
install ASTRO file manager if you can get it, i use it and its perfect for backing up apps..
so open it, hit menu, tools, app manager, hit the top empty checkmark box to select all your apps..then hit backup... now all the apk's are on your sd card
*make sure they all showed up when you selected them all.. i dont know what will happen because you use appstosd! (maybe there are apk files already on your sd? look through i guess)
for contacts
uh go to htc site and go to support, click hero then downlaod HTC Sync if you dont have it already...
make sure sync is open and plug your hero in
then in htc sync hit sync and follow through that, i used outlook because i had it and no problems for me, make sure all goes well too! like if you used outlook, after it finishes, go to outlook and go to contacts to make sure there in there!
now get the ruu from htc site if you want to start fresh orr to keep your root/custum recovery get any rom like modaco 3.0???
then boot into recovery, wipe your hero, then install modaco 3.0...
now your back to the start so get the app "ASTRO"
and follow the back up steps above except when you get into app manager, hit the tab on the right, and this is the part where you hold your finger on an app, install, ok for everyy app :\
then with htc sync open plug your phone in, hit sync
your contacts should now be on your phone...
if you had facebook links they should automatically link (they did for me at least) i can easily see this not happening though...
so now all you gota do is redo all your app settings!
i have no idea about apps2sd though, i think it takes for eveer to install modaco 3.0 if youv got apps on your sd card in the right formatted partition so DONT pull the battery! i think thats why you lost apps in the first place!
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i uploaded astro for ya
http://www.4shared.com/file/188345514/7fe3f26e/commetagoastro.html
i have Astro but it was already installed and now its broken inside.. so i cant reinstall it
is there any other program i am allowed to use rather than outlook?
if i wipe my hero, i wont loose anything on SD?
also when i wipe do i loose contacts?
i knew that it takes a lot to install modaco 3.0 as i had installed 2.1, 2.8, 2.9 but the THEME i installed was JUST a notification bar (not even the drag-down notification) and it took MORE than 20 minutes...
thx for astro btw
Shei77 said:
i have Astro but it was already installed and now its broken inside.. so i cant reinstall it
is there any other program i am allowed to use rather than outlook?
if i wipe my hero, i wont loose anything on SD?
also when i wipe do i loose contacts?
i knew that it takes a lot to install modaco 3.0 as i had installed 2.1, 2.8, 2.9 but the THEME i installed was JUST a notification bar (not even the drag-down notification) and it took MORE than 20 minutes...
thx for astro btw
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wait so you got astro installed now?...
i think so.. it gave me at least 2 options i just chose outlook.. it cant hurt (i cant get to that screen since iv already done it)
a wipe should not touch the sd card.. to be safe unplug the sd card! haha
yes with a wipe im pretty sure you loose contacts (unless contacts are on ur sim card im not sure about this)
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ohh i see my mistake, you cant install astro without astro lol my bad... let me check for somethin else
hmm so if you can get internet, download astro (even though the app button link wont work)
you will be able to get to the program through the notification once, so i think thats your only bet to backup apps,
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wait so you got astro installed now?...
i think so.. it gave me at least 2 options i just chose outlook.. it cant hurt (i cant get to that screen since iv already done it)
a wipe should not touch the sd card.. to be safe unplug the sd card! haha
yes with a wipe im pretty sure you loose contacts (unless contacts are on ur sim card im not sure about this)
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ohh i see my mistake, you cant install astro without astro lol my bad... let me check for somethin else
hmm so if you can get internet, download astro (even though the app button link wont work)
you will be able to get to the program through the notification once, so i think thats your only bet to backup apps,
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i replied before, asking you what should i do but i got an error 502 gateway and tried it out anw >.>
I installed a 3.0 theme (AWESOME! ) , wiped, modaco 3.0 blah blah blah and i found all the apps i used to have before but bugged out ^^
thing is, i cant find some of them as apks since they were faulty :/
i know this is a lot to ask but can you help me by uploading
Spark, Digital Clock
also, if you have internet access could you "find" if there is a version of Raging Thunder (racing game) that is not a demo?
thx in regards and appreciate A LOT all your help!
hm, well i remember reading that modaco should work with apps2sd automatically.. is this where you pulled the battery?
i can upload those sure... no problem.. rageing thunder is is a demo becuase you have to pay for the full game, so i dont have it and cannot upload it anyways (warez not allowed on this site).
give me 5 min
nvm there both private so i cant back them up.. or at least i dont no how lol sorry! (the demo for raging thunder is also private so i also cant get that)
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hm, well i remember reading that modaco should work with apps2sd automatically.. is this where you pulled the battery?
i can upload those sure... no problem.. rageing thunder is is a demo becuase you have to pay for the full game, so i dont have it and cannot upload it anyways (warez not allowed on this site).
give me 5 min
nvm there both private so i cant back them up.. or at least i dont no how lol sorry! (the demo for raging thunder is also private so i also cant get that)
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I didnt pull my battery when i installed Modaco...ONLY when i installed my previous theme...anw i wiped and re-installed along with a new theme and on a new SD card..its ok now
i have the demo of raging thunder, had spark, doesnt matter spark isnt so important anw xD thx a lot anw!
np! cheers
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Hey guys.. after like 2 months i still havent figured out what to do after following thousands of guides..
I've tried rooting my hero but it stucks on downloading .boot.img = FAILED (remote:no access) or sth like that.. i have followed every step in like 20+ guides?and i always get the same error no matter what i do.. also the one-click flash rooting fails because from what i've been told i have an updated kernel (or how its called) version and it is fixed :/
any info u might want i am open to tell you (like my kernel version etc) i just dont know what u need to "solve" my problem ;d just ask!
i just want to root it so i can have apps on my sd, bluetooth and nothing else
Dont worry, you havent bricked your Hero yet!
GO TO THIS>>>>>>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543571
and read 3rd post first and first thenafter and read on. Ypu should find everything you need. Be patient.
And also this thread>>>>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559613
thx A LOT for the replies! one of the few i got so far in multiple forums..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543571 this is the guide i had followed and it failed ;/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559613 i have a newer version of hero and i've been told that the flashrec is patched on mine ;/ is it possible or? i couldnt do the guide (some options werent there atleast)
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so i somehow managed to downgrade my hero, flash it through recovery and i can access the new menu from home + power button but it still says am not rooted... any ideas?:/
You have achieved major hurdles.
To get root you have to flash rooted rom like Mocado's. I have v2.8 which I think has everything I wanted. You can have your own choice>>>
http://www.thei.tguy.co.uk/hero/Older 'Updates'/
if i flash a rom do i loose my messages/contacts if i DONT backup?also can i partition my SD without rooting? and i have already tried Amon Ra with better terminal emulator but it fails ;d btw if possible try pm me
f--k this-.-
after all the good progress i've had..
i managed to root it, partition my SD and when i tried to move my apps it, midway, it asked me to restart my device..so i did.. and now all my apps are gone, factory reset has been made, contacts are lost, messages are lost..almost EVERYTHING is lost apart from application shortucts-.- :S i have made a backup but i dont know how to use it (lol-.-) pls reply
freaking p----ed...
sry for all the bumpness.. really in need of help
whenever i try to fastboot it says not allowed..and am about to cry..
stupid nandroid backup cant get it to work! pls help!
You flashed Amons recovery... With it you can format and partition sd card, and flash rom of your choice.
Yes you loose everything when flashing rom. You could have copied your contact on sim or sd, same for applications. You can reinstall but a word of advice,
Do your wipes first, I mean to ensure smooth running of rom. Hope it helps.
And when not sure please read, read and read, we are all here to help one another. Regards.
how can i do a backup for my contacts and messages? i have the .img files ;/
when i fastboot it says remote: not allow
also htc sync doesnt work now
and when i restore from recovery boot it says nandroid mobile sh failed run via console ;/
No dont flash .img.
Re- restoring contacts, I dont know any easy way but all your sim contacts can be copied. All phone contacts will have been wiped ,that swhat happenes when we install new os.
i thought it was the other way around and i copied everything on my mobile.. lol..
anw doesnt matter ;d just had 40 contacts anw ;d
can i restore messages, application saves and application folders at least? btw my phone aint working on htc sync now ROMS are still on btw
and how can i correctly partition my SD so any application i add it is saved on SD?thx ;d
Just one thing. Refrain from using foul languages as this forum is open to all ages of members and it will also reflect bad on you.
Install something like Astro, open it ,click menu and go from there to back up all your installed apps.
yeah sry forgot :/
will edit it right away
also thats what i mean, all my apps and their saves/settings are on backup.imgs :/ my hero is like a brand new one with modaco installed and nothing else... and htc sync doesnt load it, although i can use mass storage
Back up images are actually of rom itself. Sorry I dont know how to reinstate sms messages. This questiones was asked by a friend about his iPhone and again I couldnt answer as I never owned iPhone.
Anybody out there to answer question raised in above post?
meh doesnt matter i guess
i'll just "rebuild" it from scratch ;/
just wanna know what to do now so i get a partition on my SD.. i have a 2gb card which was partitioned before but i restored it.. i want 2 things
1) howto partition it for automatic saving apps on SD! and not having to move them everytime
2) how to make HTC sync works -.- i think i "broke" it:S i reinstalled it 4 times so far..nothing..
1) Format and partition feature s in your recovery. Format the whole card as fat32 and next make partition but again you will loose everything on card! After that you will need to mount your sd card ( option in recovery) so that you can put copy back everything on it. But why do you want to do it if everything is working?
2) Do you see ADB in system properties? If yes, drivers are installed correctly.
It is worth browsing Dream forums as Dream was first Android phone hence more to read and almost all can be related to Magic and Hero units operational practices except rooting and flashing bits.
one last thing man
atm i am looking for another application to connect to my hero to install other apks :/ currently i have apps2sd on hero although and i was wondering if all i have to do is Copy apps to SD and thats all? (whats dalvik cache that asks me to copy btw?)
i asked about formating and partitioning cause i am getting an 8gb in a few days and i was wondering if i should do it like that
and no i cant see ADB in system properties ;o how can i install the drivers ;/
1) i've read that modaco doesnt work with HTC sync anymore sometimes.. so i was wondering if there is anyway i can install apk without htc sync?
(tried with adb had 2 different errors)
2)is there anyway to like load 2-3 roms and swap between them without loosing anything? (if yes, how)
thx
edit: i reinstall htc sync and my drivers are gone! cant get them back..my pc doesnt even load APK files! :S
Hello guys, first I will like to thank all of you for supporting the forum and for helping me a lot. I been trying by far do the list below and I cant get it to work correctly in more then 20 attempts and Im afraid I will totally brick my vibrant.
Done Procedures;
I have ROOTed the Phone
BackUp all my files using Titanium
Flashed ClockWorkMod with Rom Manager
Flashed with ROM Bionix V 1.3.1
Delete Cache and Dalvik...
Rebooted system
At that point everything is good but once I install a kernel I start having problems with the SD recognition by PC and Installing or un-installing apps to device
Any tips or step by step how should do to install Bionix 1.3.1 with kernel Tigers Blood with Voodoo sound and colors without a problem?
or maybe to install Axura with out been so lagging.
Any reason for not testing Trigger, with OverStock 2.2?
Try trigger, or a 2.2.1 port. Pne of those may work faster.
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Any reason for not testing Trigger, with OverStock 2.2?
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I will try this mate and report back. I just did an back up and now lets just see how this setup does it for me. All I want is a good theme ROM, fast and stable, Honestly I loved the Axura ROM but is to lagging for me for some reason.
Bionix is great but I have the same problem with all the roms I install. When the USB is not detected then is the apps cant be install or un-install.
Will try this one as I havent yet and besides it gives me more experience nothing to loose.
Thanks mate
Feel free to shoot me a pm if needed. Just be sure you've read the noob guide.
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Feel free to shoot me a pm if needed. Just be sure you've read the noob guide.
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OMG here we go again, I think Im doing something wrong. I have the same issue as the more same I do like the How to's state I have the problem with installing and un-installing soft. When i even try to restore my back up for apps from Titanium it wont let me since all the apps stay like computing. I think is something wrong with the apps system or something.
I havent flashed yet the kernel.
I will try to install the ROM again
Not to sound rude, but did you follow the instructions in the noob guide on the proper way to backup, flash and restore?
Perhaps you should just ODIN back to stock and start over if you have.
Let me know if I can help, try and be detailed in your posts though... that last one, I really have no clue what you were trying to say.
Odin root cwm flash...... I hope your only flashing one thing at a time... Not rom+kernel+theme+ boot animation or somthing wildly stupid
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s15274n said:
Not to sound rude, but did you follow the instructions in the noob guide on the proper way to backup, flash and restore?
Perhaps you should just ODIN back to stock and start over if you have.
Let me know if I can help, try and be detailed in your posts though... that last one, I really have no clue what you were trying to say.
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I really love this ROM looks great and very smooth. I will use ODIN and go back to stock then I will root and then will flash with CWM and comeback here for some tips. I want to get this right for the first time at least.
TY so much mate
Ok, Im done, I have installed the ROM and let it sit for 10 mins at least then rebooted. What step should I do now to flash a kernel like Tiger blood or OverStock.
Or what will be the next step other then configuring the login for google?
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Odin root cwm flash...... I hope your only flashing one thing at a time... Not rom+kernel+theme+ boot animation or somthing wildly stupid
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I did used the ODIN to Stock Flash my phone and then one out a time after reboot ect...
you may want to stay stock trigger for awhile and test it out.
when ready, download overstock 2.2, move it to sdcard/, reboot to CWR, install from zip (like a rom), after you flash it, reboot.... you'll notice a new splash screen for overstock, all done.
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you may want to stay stock trigger for awhile and test it out.
when ready, download overstock 2.2, move it to sdcard/, reboot to CWR, install from zip (like a rom), after you flash it, reboot.... you'll notice a new splash screen for overstock, all done.
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Ok, I have seen enough of this. lol I so sad to see how easy this is but frustrated when I get problems like the one I still have. Everything was great until I started installing the apps from the Titanium back up i made. It did installed about 15 apps but after those been installed successfully it just got stocked loading and it wont install any more apps or even un-install. Cant even install apps from the market.
What is wrong with this thing, is very stressful try and try and get the same result on 4 different ROMS I have tested already. I really hate to ask for help as I like to read and try it for myself so I can about a new hobby.
But this one is biting my hand very hard. Can you please tell me ehat can I do in this case mate to trouble shoot this?
Thank you for your time friend
Something I have done a bit different is that I have put the files in separate folders for more organize.
Like for sample; at sd_root/ I have a folder name Download which it have sub-folders that look like this tree below
Download
//
-Kernels/
-Metamorhp Mods/
-Misc Mods/Apps
-Modems
-Mods
-Roms
-Themes
Do you think that will be a problem by not having the Files at the root location at SD?
When you are restoring your titanium back ups, are you only restoring apps? I mean, are you restoring system data too? You don't want to restore system data, and only restore apps. Sometimes restoring system data from previous roms can cause problems.
If this still doesn't help, you might just want to redownload all your apps, and then make a backup. Sounds like your issue is linked to titanium back up.
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When you are restoring your titanium back ups, are you only restoring apps? I mean, are you restoring system data too? You don't want to restore system data, and only restore apps. Sometimes restoring system data from previous roms can cause problems.
If this still doesn't help, you might just want to redownload all your apps, and then make a backup. Sounds like your issue is linked to titanium back up.
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That makes sence!! I will load the ROM again and start over and see how it goes installing just the apps. I was restoring the apps and data
If it doenst help I will continue your suggestion to install the apps one by one NOT from the Titanium as it was back up from a different ROM.
thanks i will let know how it goes.
stay away from restoring system data when flashing roms. Just the apps with the app data. Hope this helps man. If not, let's go over the entire order of what you are doing and we will figure out what is going on.
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Ok here goes to nothing. I have dont everything correctly like the Guide's stating and everything works great at first but them it just stop working the whole file system apparently. Is just works great and after few app installs it just fail. When I go to check the files from the File management it just say Computing instead of loading and give the file size info ect....
What can it be I dont have a clue as I have search the whole forum and I dont see this problem posted by any other. Its just wont install, un-install or even cant stop any app from working.
What else can i do?
When backing up with Titanium, its okay to back up user apps and their data. As far as system data, Titanium has it sorted by what is and isn't safe to restore. Green entries are all good, don't back up any entries with red text.
This is how I've been backing up stuff since before 2.2 dropped, and I've never run into any strange issues.
Just a shot in the dark, but it might be a bad sd card, or just needing a format. Try backing up all your sd files on your computer, and format your sd card and see if that helps. I had some funky stuff going on with my phone, and it went away after I did that.
Pretty simple question, i want to upgrade to the latest build by mik. Will this basically wipe everything that isnt on my SD card ? i.e. everything on my desktop, all my settings, all my apps etc.
thanks.
Yes, you will have to wipe everything...
If you want, you can backup your data with apps like "Titanium Backup" or something like those...
U will lost all ur settings,sms,contacts,apps..nd u will lost ur data in sd bcoz u hv to do partition for aps2sd..Its recommrnded to do backup of all ur apps,contacts,sms,nandroid before flashing
oh ok. so ill install apps2sd, move all my apps across, backup contacts and what i can with titanium , flash.
what is this google sync business with contacts ??
so i just flashed to the latest, and its booted back in, and everything is still on my desktop ? like nothing got erased.
i did a full batch titanium backup. did it automatically restore everthing ? even my desktop settings ?? im lost
thedawg said:
Pretty simple question, i want to upgrade to the latest build by mik. Will this basically wipe everything that isnt on my SD card ? i.e. everything on my desktop, all my settings, all my apps etc.
thanks.
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Haha so luckily you got me and my patience on your thread lol and you questions are simple yeah but not short to answer!
For your question, yes! flashing any rom will exactly wipe EVERYTHING on your phone.
BUT IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM OLDER VERSIONS OF MIK'S 2.3 ROM, it will NOT wipe anything except your google/facebook accounts information.
By the way, for the manual action of "wiping", it depends what android version you are at.
If you are using Froyo 2.2 NOW, yes wipe everything on the list of your custom recovery.
If you are using Gingerbread 2.3 NOW, then you dont have to wipe anything except [cache] and [dalvik cache]. <- You must wipe these two!
thedawg said:
oh ok. so ill install apps2sd, move all my apps across, backup contacts and what i can with titanium , flash.
what is this google sync business with contacts ??
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I dont get what you mean by "install apps2sd". But whatever you shouldn't do that before flashing a rom. If you mean the Non-froyo App2SD+ (What the hell is non-froyo a2sd?), you should flash it AFTER you have flashed the rom in order to let it activate in the new rom.
Yes. backup all the things with titanium is necessary.
For the google contacts syncing. It is a service provided by Google and it is for you to sync the contacts between your Gmail and your phone. So you can view all your contacts anywhere. You can sync your contacts to gmail and then after rom flashing, the contacts are gone. Simply login back to gmail with the newly flashed rom and then click auto-sync. All of your contacts will be back after a couple of minutes.
But remember one extra point, its sort of a new feature in gingerbread but BE SURE TO UNTICK THE OPTION OF "BACKUP MY DATA ETC TO MY GOOGLE ACCOUNT" after you login your gmail with android 2.3. Why? It actually doesn't backup your data (well for me, i couldnt see it anywhere) but DUPLICATES YOUR MESSAGES WITH NO REASON!
thedawg said:
so i just flashed to the latest, and its booted back in, and everything is still on my desktop ? like nothing got erased.
i did a full batch titanium backup. did it automatically restore everthing ? even my desktop settings ?? im lost
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IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM ANDROID 2.2 FROYO
NO. After you flash, every single thing will be GONE COMPLETELY. You will have to perform a titanium batch restore to get everything back in order.
IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM ANDROID 2.3 GINGERBREAD (older versions of mik's rom)
Then Yes everything is still on your "desktop" (I think you meant launcher) and ALL SETTINGS WILL REMAIN. However in some cases, home screen widgets will have problems and you will have to place them again. Information in widgets (such as your city for weather widgets, your to-do-list widgets) are NOT BE ABLE TO BACK UP USING TITANIUM OR ANY OTHER METHODS. So make sure you have written down what you have wrote in your widgets!
And finally if you have missed or made mistakes in any step, dont panic! You can always restore your phone back with KDZ UPDATER (Picture guide in this link)!
And when you are using mik's rom, and you would like to have a try on franco.Kernel which provides excellent performance, dont forget to discuss them in the thread The fantastic combination of mik_os' CM7 and franco.Kernel!!
Hope I was clear enough and if any parts of my post have helped you, dont forget to hit the thanks button at the bottom of my post
Good luck! Happy playing with mik's roms!
Thanks alot, makes it clearer.
I will definitely put francos kernel on, the phone still could do with some imporvement in performance.
next thing i need to learn about is the launcher. is it essentially just the UI ?
thedawg said:
Thanks alot, makes it clearer.
I will definitely put francos kernel on, the phone still could do with some imporvement in performance.
next thing i need to learn about is the launcher. is it essentially just the UI ?
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erm for the launcher its totally simple - ur phone can have multiple launchers, but you usually only use one. and they gives you the app drawer and some screens for you to place your shortcuts and widgets. how are they? what are their performances? differ on different launchers. they all can simple be found on the market, and after installation you will be able to choose the one you want to use, by clicking the home button.
ADW launcher and Launcher Pro being the most famous ones and you may try GO Launcher as some people are using and appreciating it too.
new users if i have given some help you know what to do and happy androiding.
To put it simply when I boot up my vibrant, it switches to the galaxy s GT-19000 screen then fully boots into what seems like a completely different phone. My contacts were still there until I factory reset, but none of my apps or anything. I also believe that my calls and messaging do not work. I just recently rooted my phone but where things went bad is when I tried installing voodoo lagfix. I tried adding the link where I got the dl for voodoo lagfix but because I am a new user I can not add links, but i got it from the project voodoo website and it was the second link in their dl section, the one for froyo installable with clockworkmod recovery and rom manager. When I try and go into recovery mode ClockwordMod Recovery v2.5.1.3 - Voodoo lagfix is what comes up and is completely different from what the recovery was before. I just want to get rid of voodoo and get my phone back to how it was before. Im sorry for the terrible description, if there is anything else I need to add just let me know, but please, what can I do to fix my phone? any help would be greatly appreciated.
Can you get into download mode?
If so, ODIN to stock JFD.
you may need to use Vol Up + Power, unlike the normal way which is both volume buttons pressed in.
thank you! I used your guide in your sig, which was very helpful, phone is back to normal, however, all of my apps and what not are gone. I am an idiot and forgot to backup before I made changes, is there any other way that I can get back to the way my phone was before? And after going back to the stock JFD using odin, will I still have voodoo on my phone?
If you used titanium backup, your folder of backups should still be on your internal.
If you did not backup, sorry... hope you have them backed up.
No, you do not have voodoo now.
I did back up all of my app with titanium back up, so do I just have to re-dl titanium back up in the market and then just go from there?
^ Ti Backup needs root, so grab the update.zip from my guide and root (incredibly easy), move it to internal, go to stock recovery, install, reboot, you are rooted.
At this point, before you restore, you need to update to a more recent version of Android. you do NOT want to be stuck on JFD (2.1). I'd suggest a ROM like Trigger... crazy stable, faster and themed (I like it).
THEN you can restore your apps after downloading titanium backup (assuming you have them backed up on your internal already).
also, when I connect to my pc and look at my internal sd, the voodoo folder is still there
sorry Im a complete noob to this stuff
Sounds like somebodies got a lot of apps to download againlol. Now you'll remember to get TB and make a backup, heheh, but oh well its a learning experience really! If you have any apps that you paid forl at least gmail will remember that and you will see them as purchased, but unfortunately you'll still have to search for them individually.
cmrn89 said:
also, when I connect to my pc and look at my internal sd, the voodoo folder is still there
sorry Im a complete noob to this stuff
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whats in it?
- prob just a bunch of logz(lol) just ignore it
^^ the voodoo folder is there b/c you did not format your card *no reason to*
when/if you flash trigger, it will convert you to EXT4 file system (voodoo). This IS okay and not a big deal. Not sure what site you went to, but I have 190% faith in the Trigger ROM and voodoo.. both have very talented people supporting it.
^ Paid apps do not need to be searched for. Look in My Apps, they are all there. He also apparently DID make a backup at some point so lets not go bashing the guy.
I do agree to backup often.
I don't think theyre on my internal anymore, I did a clear cache, factory reset when my phone was initially messed up and I think thats where my problem lies. and as for the rom, what are your thoughts on the TW bionix rom? I initially was trying to root and install this rom
kawika said:
whats in it?
- prob just a bunch of logz(lol) just ignore it
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It is a bunch of logs, can I just delete this altogether?
Your call man. I made my suggestion for speed/stability/appearance. Don't delete the voodoo folder, even if you did, it will be there after you flash your rom.
- - No intent to flame just my bad humor, sorry.
cmrn89 said:
It is a bunch of logs, can I just delete this altogether?
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You can do whatever you want with it if ur just gonna ODIN and re-flash. I just thought this was funny my bad. I wouldn't be too concerned with it really. Just leave it alone.
- If in fact you made a backup with TB and moved it to ur PC you could replace that back into the /sdcard/ and when you re-download TB just run the restore batch. BOOM! good to go. If not then oh well.
- The "myapps" will show you all your purchased ROMs so you will not need to research for them, just need to re-download them but any "free" apps will need to be researched and redownloaded.
- My friend has a Nexus S and she says that when she does an initial setup after flashing any ROM the gmail sync automatically downloads all her purchased apps. Thats what I was refering to cuz that would be friggin titz!
- Team Whiskey ROMs are proven and stable Bionix is a great choice to flash.
Good luck!
^ GB restores automatically, while good for some.. I hate it. Takes longer to download/install than restoring AND it doesn't restore the data (boo)
Hi
I downloaded the Disable Service app
and i disabled some service
Under System UI, I disabled a running service with 'wallpaper' in its name, since i use no wallpaper. and the phone shut down immediately and i cant open it since then (it stuck on the rom loading animation(
what can I do ?
Boot to recovery and flash again whatever rom/kernel you were running but might have to wipe data for fixing the issue.
maorwtf said:
what can I do ?
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Learn not to mess with things you don't understand (I'm tipping you don't).
I sure wo'nt mess with these things anymore...
I just thought that if this option is available in a play store app, whats the worst thing that can happen ?
maybe some features wont work. but I didnt thought that it can ruin it. its really a cr**py app for this reason
Now,
Is there any option to save some files ?
I have some really important information in the Jorte app and i need them
oh, and i can access the internal sd card from the recovery menu (from mount usb storage) - but i cant see the disable service app in order to delete it, no the jorte files - in order the back them up
I also tried the fix premission in the recovery (because the app needed root), but it didnt work
thanks in advance
Well, things are more complicated than i thought.
I tried to reinstall the rom that was allready in my SD card without wipe - and nothing happened
I dont wanna wipe first because i dont wanna loose all my data...
any help ?
Make a nandroid backup (yes I do mean backup that busted ROM).
Then full wipe and reinstall the fresh ROM.....then when you have a working phone, download something like titanium backup and extract the data you need from your nandroid........
Edit.....try this......
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...dvZGRjaGVuLmFuZHJvaWQubmFuZHJvaWRicm93c2VyIl0
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
keithross39 said:
Make a nandroid backup (yes I do mean backup that busted ROM).
Then full wipe and reinstall the fresh ROM.....then when you have a working phone, download something like titanium backup and extract the data you need from your nandroid........
Edit.....try this......
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...dvZGRjaGVuLmFuZHJvaWQubmFuZHJvaWRicm93c2VyIl0
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
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I can confirm that this works. Had to do it myself once, after having the same problem.
I used that app though:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore
and for some reason it doesn't restore apps in .androidsecure folder (mostly paid apps.)