Currenently running leaked JI4 ROM. Created backup thru Nandroid. System backed up. Data backed up. Then received a message that was something like "can't find sd, skipping sd". The backup completed and reboot was fine.
Heres my question... When i go to restore this backup, am i going to have any problems. I think I had a similar issue with the JI2 ROM. Restored nandroid of JI2 and it hung on vibrant screen. So I ended up restoring a bionix 1.3 backup I had and it booted fine. Do I need to take extra steps to create a "stock" nandroid backup of the JI4 ROM? Do I need to flash a Stock kernel along with the nand backup? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
ps- if you need any clarity on the situation, please ask. i'll try to clarify better!
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For some reason no matter how many times I try or how full my battery is... I can't seem to create a nandroid backup, funny thing is... I CAN create and restore the stock rom image, however, it will not work AT ALL for the Megatron rom... The error that I receive is "Error: run "nandroid-mobile.sh" via adb."
Any ideas?
Are you trying to backup ext also?
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D'oh! Does that not work? Lol.
Some people report problems with backing up ext with the 1st version of the recovery, try the latest version of the recovery.
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So I got a replacement Vibrant from T-mo. I already rooted it, and now I am trying to figure out the easiest way to trasnser everything from my old phone (running Bionix, a 2.2 rom) to the new phone which is running JI6 2.1.
I already rooted and installed clockwork on the replacement. Can I just make a nandoid backup on the old phone, running bionix, and transer that nandroid backup to the new replacement phone running stock 2.1 and do a nandroid restore?
If I remember correctly, nandroid does not backup/restore the kernel...So should I just flash a 2.2 kernel on the new phone, then while still in recovery restore the nandroid backup from the old phone?
This seems like the easiest way to get the new replacement running like the old one.
Any help is appreciated
Edit- also, if I restore the nandroid, it should do my photos and videos too?
Yes. Just move your backup folder with the saved file into your clockwork mod folder inside your phone then you can run restore your old settings.
Thanks for the response. Regarding the kernel from current 2.1 and doing a nandroid restore to 2.2, do I need to flash a 2.2 kernel before the nandroid restore?
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Nandroid does not restore your kernel. I would dl your kernel, put it in root of your sd,. Put the nandroid on the sdcard. Reboot into recovery, wipe, restore nandroid, clear cache, fix permissions, flash kernel. Reboot, let phone sit for 10mins, reboot, use as normal.
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Nandroid will only restore system, apps and app data. Pics and personal address content will not be included. For a full transfer you will need to copy your entire old sdcard to the new one... on the old phone - make Nandroid, copy entire sdcard to new phone, add kernel to the new sdcard and follow instructions above.
I tried copying my pics over and it made a folder in gallery with like 2100 thumbnails... I only have about 200 pics... its weird, looks like it just keeps repeating the pics over and over
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That is strange. Did you copy the old sdcard to your computer first, do you still have a copy there, What does the backup folder contain?
Or it might be quicker just to mount the new sdcard, nuke the thumbnails and be done with it.
I'm curious about this. Maybe someone can enlighten me.
Lets say that I'm on stock 2.2, rooted. I do a nandroid backup. Then I allow the upgrade for 2.2.2. Of course I lose root.
Will a nandroid restore, restore root, or will I have to root again?
A full nandroid restore will restore everything - the system and data - and you will be right back where you were, on 2.2 and rooted.
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A full nandroid restore will restore everything - the system and data - and you will be right back where you were, on 2.2 and rooted.
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Ahh, okay.
So to confirm that I understand you correctly...
...the 2.2.2 update won't hold after the nandroid restore? I'll be back to 2.2, as it was before the (2.2.2) update?
If you just wanna backup and restore your apps, use Titanium Backup (it's free on the Market).
Nandroid backs up your entire phone. When you restore a nandroid backup your phone will be exactly like it was when you made the backup. Restoring a nandroid backup is used to recover from a crash or to revert to a previous ROM.
After a ROM change I will set up my accounts, root if needed and do any other basic setup stuff and then, before installing any apps, do a nandroid backup. I can then go back to a "fresh install" if I want to. I also do a nandroid each weekly to capture the state of my phone.
Backing up apps and restoring them across different ROMs may or may not work for you. When I have tried this with Titanium Backup I had many force closes and ended up reinstalling everything from the market. Others have had success. I have read the MyBackup pro does better, but most suggest that you just backup and restore data not the app itself.
I have not tried backing up my apps to Google, which you can do in later versions of Android. Go to Privacy in the setting menu and then to Backup and restore. There are boxes for data backup and automatic restore you can check. maybe someone who has used this can comment on how well it works.
If your nandroid backups hang up at "backing up firstboot" get the latest version of StreakMod Recovery.
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Backing up apps and restoring them across different ROMs may or may not work for you. When I have tried this with Titanium Backup I had many force closes and ended up reinstalling everything from the market. Others have had success. I have read the MyBackup pro does better, but most suggest that you just backup and restore data not the app itself.
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After installing a fresh ROM and rooting my device, the first thing I do is install Busybox. Then, with Titanium Backup I do Restore Apps Only, then reboot my device. I never get any FC's with this restore process.
Thanks!
Thank you everyone. I appreciate the info.
I've used Titanium BU, and have busybox installed too.
It was just a matter of if after an update (OTA), and restore with Nandroid, would root still be in place.
I totally understand what you guys are saying now.
I've also been using MyBackup to see how it compares to Titanium. So far so good.
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I prefer mybackup root to titanium. It's far more user friendly and more automated (in the free version). As for nandroids, I always take a backup before doing any system changes (hacks or rom updates) so I can roll back to a known good system if needs be.
BTW - it is a good idea to copy your ROM backups to another device, just in case your SD card dies. I copy mine to one of my desktop computers and to a USB drive. I usually back up my entire SD card, except my music folders, every couple of weeks.
Where does Nandroid put the backups so I can rename them and save off phone?
mine (from Streakmod recovery) are in /sdcard/rom_backup
StreakMod recovery puts the backups on the SD Card in a folder named rom_backup.
Each backup is in a sub-folder of it's own and uses a date-time format for the folder name. I rename the folders with a meaningful name by just pre-pending to the name. So my last backup is named BB351-2011-06-18-02.41.04. The following files are created:
.android_secure.img
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
firstboot.img
recovery.img
system.img
nandroid.md5
the md5 file is a text file that contains the md5 sums for the other files. This file is used to verify the other files when they are restored.
OK, I am pretty much completely new to android and have a few questions if someone has a few minutes.
1. Ok, first is titanium backup. When you do a ti-backup, is it a complete image of how your phone was? I did a backup before perm-rooting and then did a recovery after. I did not have contacts and a few other things I did before. BUT, after a "crash" and reboot, those things re-appeared? So I am guessing it is supposed to be a complete image of the way the phone was?
2. next, can you use the same ti-backup file no matter which rom you are running? So if I backup now, flash new rom, then recover will it work? Or would it fail from trying to restore something that isn't available in the new rom?
3. Nandroid backup. Is this just a backup of the actual rom? or is this an actual image backup too?
I will stop there for now, thanks for any help.
Brew
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OK, I am pretty much completely new to android and have a few questions if someone has a few minutes.
1. Ok, first is titanium backup. When you do a ti-backup, is it a complete image of how your phone was? I did a backup before perm-rooting and then did a recovery after. I did not have contacts and a few other things I did before. BUT, after a "crash" and reboot, those things re-appeared? So I am guessing it is supposed to be a complete image of the way the phone was?
2. next, can you use the same ti-backup file no matter which rom you are running? So if I backup now, flash new rom, then recover will it work? Or would it fail from trying to restore something that isn't available in the new rom?
3. Nandroid backup. Is this just a backup of the actual rom? or is this an actual image backup too?
I will stop there for now, thanks for any help.
Brew
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1: Titanium backups only apps and the data within the apps.
2: Yes
3: A nand backup will backup everything that is in your phone.
The system, cache, dalvik cache, wimax and some other stuff. When you want to backup everything that's on your phone, you do a nand backup. If anything goes wrong with a ROM you installed. Yo do a compete wipe and flash your nand backup.
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Thanks, that helps.
Brew
Good, I actually did.
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Hi, my gs2 is rooted with CF-Root, this is the FIRST time i have done all this as im new to Android. Last night i did a nandroid backup and a titanium backup, factory/cache wipe etc before i then flashed villainrom 2.4.2 for the first time with success and now my phone is obviously like it was out of the box but on villainrom, so all my apps, contacts etc have gone.
I have a few questions:
Whats the best way to restore everything and get my contacts and apps etc back? do i have to recover with nandroid or titanium?
whats the difference between these 2 backups i made, nan/titan?
also does recovering any of these backups affect the custom rom i just flashed? ideally i would like to know for when im flashing custom roms in the future, which is the best way to back things up then recover them after i have flashed a custom rom?
One last thing is can i still use samsung kies to backup/sync things like contacts/photos with a rooted gs2 running villainrom?
Sorry for these noob questions, any help is really appreciated! THX!
Sorry to post again but can anybody adivise me on the above?
Thanks.
A nand backup = backup your current setup, like an image (including ROM)
Titanum = backup apps +/ data
Now that you flashed a new rom, you should restore with Titanium your apps.
So - If you want to go back to your earlier ROM + everything, use your nand back up. If you want to stay on this ROM and have the apps back, use Titanium.
And once you flashed a custom rom, you can't use Kies anymore to update/back up etc.
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Right i wasnt fully sure so thx for the help, time to restore some apps!
Thanks again