i dont know if its just me, but everytime i restore a nandroid backup + ext, it never works the way it did before. Like it often freezes up and then goes into a bootloop when i turn it back on. It doesnt always go into a bootloop tho. I usually have to take out the battery and then restart a couple times for it to boot normally again. Im using the latest version of recovery-RA-hero-v1.7.0.1-update.zip file after having v1.6.2 before.
I have never had the problem you are facing, though I also am still running 1.6.2. Sorry. Could it be that 1.7.0.1 backups are different and you are restoring ROMs that were backed up with 1.6.2?
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The update notice came through on my phone yesterday afternoon. From reading on here I knew that a number of people were having problems with it. Like a meth addicted crackwhore I couldn't say no.
Before saying yes, I did make a backup.
Here's what I had on my phone beforehand:
Modified swype overlay
Modified battery icon
OCLF 2.1+
GPS fix update
I'd renamed the startup video so it wouldn't show
I'd replaced the startup sound with my own
I think that's all.
I did a nandroid backup before applying the update and even made a copy of the backup just in case.
I undid the lagfix but - perhaps stupidly - left all the other updates in place.
After applying the update my phone was stuck at the vibrant screen right after boot. No amount of waiting - 30 minutes the first time - did any good.
I've been through several rounds of flashing using the second round of steps in this thread but the best that happens is when the phone boots I see the stock home and the media,calendar,(+a few others I can't recall) FC continuously and the home shows a bunch of missing widget boxes.
If I do a nandroid restore I strangely end up with the hung vibrant screen again. It's like it's automatically applying the update or something other odd like that.
I can repartition and flash stock or the updated rom and things are working fine but I'd really rather not lose my data.
It occurred to me this morning that I might have done the backup before removing the lag fix. I'm guessing the backup won't recreate the ext2 partition and that's why things are FC'ing like mad?
I'm going to - probably pointlessly - try to re-flash, install the lag fix and do a restore to see if anything different happens.
If anyone else has a suggestion while I wait for my phone to charge enough to do the lag fix .... little tiny voice... <help?>
Well, re-installing oclf 2.1 didnt change the behavior. I've still got a brick after restoring my nandroid backup.
I've gone back to a clean ji6 install and I'm trying a titanium restore. I'll be a week out of date if this works but won't lose anything critical. If this works. I hope, I hope, I hope.
That happen to me too, had to odin back to stock then flash bionix 1.7. lost all my data
How about flashing JI6, applying OCLF, booting into clockwork recovery and selecting Nandroid-> Advanced-> (Your restore file)-> Data-> Yes.
This will reflash all your data on top of the new rom. The reason for reapplying the OCLF is because you backed up BEFORE undoing OCLF, so all your data is still in a .EXT2 file, so we have to have it expecting that before restoring.
Only thing left to do at this point is redo any themes you had installed, and your phone should be back to normal + the update.
I must have backed up after removing OCLF because I ended up flashing stock and restoring just the data. Unfortunately while the data was there, none of my apps were so the fact that the data was there was moot since I couldn't get at a lot of it.
I followed up by flashing just system and now I've got my full functionality back just without ji6.
I'll probably try again after rolling back a few more changes -such as removing the rom manager update.zip - and making another backup or three.
I wonder if the people who've rooted - like me - are having problems because of updated versions of busybox that clockworkmod installs.
Also, the titanium restore worked on stock. I haven't tried it on ji6. yet.
After all the forced learning by doing where flashing roms is concerned I decided to skip the tmo update since they can't be bothered to provide a full list of fixes. I've installed the latest bionix and couldn't be happier.
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That happen to me too, had to odin back to stock then flash bionix 1.7. lost all my data
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I've found that a Titanium backup is enough to use when flashing a new rom. Do a full backup. Flash the new rom. Restore apps+data. Selectively restore the green system items (so you get all your sms msgs and contacts). Enjoy. Worked for me on Sunday as I flashed various versions of bionix to try.
So today I was trying out a Sense version of froyo on my hero, didn't like it as im way too used to launcherPro now anyway I made a Nandroid backup yesterday, did a restore using amonRa recovery, it said the restore was successful... but
At first it didn't want to boot, just completely froze on bootscreen, then after a batt pull i loaded up recov again, wipes everything and then restored...
This time I actually fell asleep while waiting for the phone to boot, in the middle of the day actually , after I woke up the phone looked like the one i used to have but, nothing worked none of the apps that i had worked, half of them were actually completely gone, keyboard didn't work (scandinavian), only the stock ADW launcher worked...
Also when the phone booted it ran the setup wizard, just as if I would have done a fresh ROM install??? I had no contacts, no SMS, no pics, nothing
ISN'T NANDROID SUPPOSED TO BACKUP EVERYTHING and not just the core ROM files?
also if I remove my SD card I find my phone rebooting in matter of seconds :S
I really need help with this, I absolutely dont want to download all my ~100 Apps from the market, setup all of my 5 homescreen and ask all of my friends for their number again that would take weeks!
Try a full wipe, then restore the previous Rom
but that means that i'll have to install all my apps again, reset all my setting, everything... Its my last resort but I'd like to atleast know why this got so ****ed up? isn't nandroid supposed to create an exact image of the phone, and even be transferable to other phones of the same model ?
I'm really pissed of atm, I have put so much into personalizing my phone and now I have to go trough this all again maybe just wait for another ROM I'd like to use and just start over
If you did a nandroid your apps should be restored too : )
A full wipe doesn't touch SD, the SD contains the nandroid so it all should be there. The nandroid you restored sounds like it corrupted the Rom on the phone you didn't wipe. Always wipe before : )
I did a complete wipe and after that a nandroid restore, still nothing
Okay I finally got around to putting some new ROMs on my 3D. I tried Supra 2.2 then Olympus Trinity Titan HD then Wtsb 2.0. Well I decided I wanted to go back to supra. Now I did nandroid backups of the system before I did anything, I also did one after trying the supra. Nothing will restore. When I try, a couple lines of green text flash too quickly to read then the screen goes blank and never comes back. I have to pull the battery to reboot. I have tried complete wipe and re-installing supra, but the market keeps FC right away. So i can't even get titanium backup on there.
Please help.
Follow up, I have market running on supra now and will probably stick with it for a while, but I am afraid to do anymore messing around because I don't trust nandriod now.
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Okay I finally got around to putting some new ROMs on my 3D. I tried Supra 2.2 then Olympus Trinity Titan HD then Wtsb 2.0. Well I decided I wanted to go back to supra. Now I did nandroid backups of the system before I did anything, I also did one after trying the supra. Nothing will restore. When I try, a couple lines of green text flash too quickly to read then the screen goes blank and never comes back. I have to pull the battery to reboot. I have tried complete wipe and re-installing supra, but the market keeps FC right away. So i can't even get titanium backup on there.
Please help.
Follow up, I have market running on supra now and will probably stick with it for a while, but I am afraid to do anymore messing around because I don't trust nandriod now.
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sounds like a bad flash or bad d/l. I would re-d/l the recovery and try one of your previous backups. (ofcourse same recovery as previous) or might not work)
If that doesn't work, since a bad load/flash went through your nan could have been goofed up as well. I would try not really another rom, but make a back up of the one that you have now, then wait about 10 min and do somn diff, then restore the one from 10 min ago... Not sure what else to say unless we knew all..
what hboot, backup, etc... anything else that can help...
Just to clarify, nandriod does not copy the kernal. So if you restore an older backup after loading a rom with a different kernel, you might have to re-install the old kernal too. right?
By default I am pretty sure it backs up the boot partition which has the kernel in it
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By default I am pretty sure it backs up the boot partition which has the kernel in it
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even with hboot 1.5?
Maybe that is why my restores kept crashing... I was using recovery, but had not launched recovery from fastboot, whish as I understand is how you flash kernels if you are not using flash image.
Searched, but found nothing specifically related to this. I was on CM10 and flashed back to stock until they get the bugs worked out. Flashed back to stock via Odin with Samsung toolkit v. 2.1. I had backups for TB so I decided to restore missing apps with data and system data, however whenever I did, the device would get stuck at the samsung logo. I suppose this is due to conflicting system files, so the device doesnt know what to boot from, but how can i avoid this in the future? I thought TB was the ultimate answer when switching roms to transfer data, this is the first time I've had trouble with boot issues with TB.
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Searched, but found nothing specifically related to this. I was on CM10 and flashed back to stock until they get the bugs worked out. Flashed back to stock via Odin with Samsung toolkit v. 2.1. I had backups for TB so I decided to restore missing apps with data and system data, however whenever I did, the device would get stuck at the samsung logo. I suppose this is due to conflicting system files, so the device doesnt know what to boot from, but how can i avoid this in the future? I thought TB was the ultimate answer when switching roms to transfer data, this is the first time I've had trouble with boot issues with TB.
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You're getting boot loops from restoring system data, thats a big no, no. Missing apps and data, I usually dont have any problems with that. The only "ultimate" is do a nandroid backup in CWM
True, but nandroid replaces system so it wouldn't be best when switching roms, correct?
Randomly last night my phone froze and when I finally got it to turn back on (various recovery restore attempts) its stuck in airplane mode. I'm currently using GB MeanRom, the last version and whenever I turn airplane mode off (from holding start menu or settings) it doesn't ever really turn off. Anyone come across this situation or know of a remedy?
anyone?
That's a first. Did you make a nandroid it before it got corrupted?
I'd try dirty flashing the ROM again so you don't have to reinstall everything. If that doesn't work, then I'd backup my apps and do a clean flash.
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I tried flashing a nandroid and the rom/new rom (meanrom ics) and still nothing. I'm beginning to think its a hardware issue
Backup all your apps with Titanium Backup then try doing a fresh install! Use superwipe to format your phone then install a fresh rom and see if the problems still persist.
Any luck with this?