I just got custom recovery done. Now some doubts
1)I tried to take a NAND backup but get a "Run nandroid-mobile.sh via adb!" error. I do see that a nandroid folder with the image files are created, so is it partial and whether the error is common, or is it something I have to take care about. I have a 2GB SD card.
Update: I did a backup again and got the same error. Checked the SD card and the new backup is also the same size i.e abt 298MB with the following(boot.img, cache.img, data.img and system.img)
2)Once i have the backup, if i need to revert back incase i upgraded my current firmware to a newer one, i just need to restore the backup via custom recovery ..rite?
3)In most of the forums its written that we have to copy the flash_image and the recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0 files which is a zip file and its also said not to unzip it to the SD card and copy it as it is(zip files), if so the commands doesnt work cos they are file specific and not zip specific, which gave me an error telling such files are not there. So i extracted the img and put in the SD card and executed the commands and i got into Custom recovery and i can still do. So can i remove those files or is it still needed??
4)I have downloaded my stock ROM incase anything happens. Now if i have flashed my phone with a custom-ROM, will it delete the contacts, messages, installed apps?
5) If 4), then which is the safest way to back them up so that when i flash another ROM i just need to restore them ?
6) Basically what is the diff between flashing my stock rom and a restore from custom recovery(which would be my stock settings i believe)?
Thanks in advance guys. You're doing a great job.
1. Don't know. It seems to have no effect on restore.
2. You will have recovery intact after u flash a custom ROM. so u need to boot into the recovery via the home+voldown+power trigger, and restore it.
3.You should have
a. flash_image with NO extension (i.e. not zip. unzip the zip to get flash_image)
b. the custom recovery.img (i.e. unzip the custom recovery.zip. dont change name.)
c. the custom ROM.zip (this one, don't unzip.)
4. Remember : When u flash, everything gets wiped (mine had some exceptions, but ignore it. Just pretend it is a factory reset.)
5. Titanium Backup FTW
6. Not sure, but i guess you keep all the settings/apps when u do a NAND restore. a flash will nuke the memory.
dongimin2 said:
1. Don't know. It seems to have no effect on restore.
5. Titanium Backup FTW
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Can you tell me how to do a complete backup with titanium and then how to restore it? The only way i could was to schedule one which created individual files inside the titanium directory. So you're telling that i can copy this backup to PC and later copy to SD when i want to restore and it will restore the whole thing?
2. You will have recovery intact after u flash a custom ROM. so u need to boot into the recovery via the home+voldown+power trigger, and restore it.
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Ok so how do i get this recovery? this is the NAND backup one rite, i am getting confused to which recovery i sud go abt. Sorry Noob here
3.You should have
a. flash_image with NO extension (i.e. not zip. unzip the zip to get flash_image)
b. the custom recovery.img (i.e. unzip the custom recovery.zip. dont change name.)
c. the custom ROM.zip (this one, don't unzip.)
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Awesome, just as i thought it would be.
4. Remember : When u flash, everything gets wiped (mine had some exceptions, but ignore it. Just pretend it is a factory reset.)
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Ok so i backup the whole thing before i flash. So which backup should i do, the titanium one or the custom recovery one? what do u suggest? (this answer will clear my doubts regarding the backup thingy)
6. Not sure, but i guess you keep all the settings/apps when u do a NAND restore. a flash will nuke the memory.
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Oh ok, gotcha
Thanks a lot for being patient enuf .
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I wanted to install the newest modoaco rom. for that i wanted to maka a backup. but it says cant perform backup. backup not created. even after i wiped and reinstalling the patched recovery image it did not work. And now i guess it wont perform the update correctly as well. Im a newbie in android. so be nice. do u have any idea? plz
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I wanted to install the newest modoaco rom. for that i wanted to maka a backup. but it says cant perform backup. backup not created. even after i wiped and reinstalling the patched recovery image it did not work. And now i guess it wont perform the update correctly as well. Im a newbie in android. so be nice. do u have any idea? plz
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Check that you have enough space on your SD card.
Have you got debugging checked?
thank you for your quick answer. everything worked perferctly. but i kinda have another question. . how do i install a new radio. do i have to do it like i would install a new rom: So Rename the downloaded .zip to "update.zip" and copy it to my sd card. and then use the patched recovery thing to load it ?? or do i have to go another way.
prophhH said:
thank you for your quick answer. everything worked perferctly. but i kinda have another question. . how do i install a new radio. do i have to do it like i would install a new rom: So Rename the downloaded .zip to "update.zip" and copy it to my sd card. and then use the patched recovery thing to load it ?? or do i have to go another way.
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You're right, you install exactly the same way. Just follow the instructions carefully.
what instructions?
i renamed it to update.zip but it says cant find such file or smth.
for what els do i need to take care of?
now it seeemed to work out. but after installing radio and rebooting im back on the recovery screen. it says formatting cache for some minutes now. is it right?
this can take a while...
FYI, if ur flashing from SD via the recovery image you dont need to rename to update zip, just select the option from any zip file..
I was in Clockwork Recovery after backing up my stock system (this is my first time) it gave me the options in green text: Reboot, reinstall update.zip, etc.
I chose reboot and everything loaded up fine and after checking in Rom Manager I have a backup of my system. I just want to know if that was the right choice. or should I have reinstalled update.zip
I guess my question revolves around update.zip.
What is that file? I know I originally used it to gain root access but do I need to reinstall it from clockwork recovery everytime before rebooting? and when should I delete it? and are there any negative consequences for not doing either?
As you can tell I'm a noob....but hey I can't believe I'm rooted and backed up at the moment. I'm gonna stop here before flashing any custonm roms and get this question answered first.
I think you are fine. I would not worry so much, i have deleted the update.zip, but since you booted up into ClockWork Recovery you are most likely fine.
I am booted back up completely and the stock os is running and I'm still rooted. I just want to know what that option inside of clockwork recovery means. What is the reason to reinstall update.zip from clockwork recovery and what is the reason to reboot? And once I'm booted back up and running when/why do I go into my files and delete update.zip?
It's not that I'm worried...I just want to know why I'm doing what I'm doing.
I would keep the file. Less chance of failure.
You are only going to use cwr for this:
Backup/restore system
Wipe cache, factory wipe, etc
Flashing rom's (install from sd card)
Don't worry about the other stuff.
I'm confused by the op, not sure how you made a backup from how it reads.
I think I made the backup by flashing into clockwork recovery from rom manager. It started with the purple text recovery mode and I hit reinstall packets. Then it went into the green text clockwork recovery....I think. I've only done it once.
So in clockwork recovery I choose the backup/restore option and then the backup option. So then the phone I assume began the backup process and displayed many lines of white text. At the very end it said something about not being able to mount my ext sd card (which) had me worried.....but then it brought up the menu again. The top option was reboot, the second was reinstall update.zip and I didn't pay attention to the rest because I was pretty sure I needed one of the first two....I just didn't know which one. I selected reboot and the phone then booted into the stock os and was still rooted. Is the fact that it wasn't able to mount my ext sd card at the end of the backup process an issue? I'm able to find a backup in rom manager. Also, if the backup process works correctly should the phone reboot by itself?
What I'm asking is what am I booting from when I choose "reboot" from clockwork recovery and what does it mean to choose "reinstall (packet?) update.zip"? I thought update.zip was what I needed to root.
This last step wasn't in your tutorial (purple text menu) so maybe something didn't go as it should have.
I'm not sure.
Thanks s15274n for the tutorial btw. Its by far the most helpful concise instructions I've found and is really appreciated.
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The update.zip in the root of the internal SD card is clockwork recovery (CR). When you install CR it does not overwrite your phone's recovery. What it does is install that update.zip in the root of the SD card. When you want to use CR, you need to "update packages" which will flash that update.zip which contains the CR package. That will load CR into memory only and still does not overwrite the original recovery on the phone. When you reboot into recovery from ROM Manager, it automatically reboots and applies the update.zip and places you into CR. If you enter recovery manually (via buttons on boot), you will need to "re-install packages" from the stock recovery to get CR.
So if you want to use CR, keep that update.zip in the root of the SD card. If you erase it, you will need to re-install it (using ROM Manager) before you can use CR instead of the stock recovery. I hope that makes sense. If not, here is the explanation straight from Koush on how it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734164&highlight=clockwork
^^ You are all good then.
The SD-EXT is not going to backup, because you do not have a partiotion on your external SD card (no need for one, like some other phones require). This is normal from what you described.
You will never use the apply update.zip option in CWR... just dont pay any mind to it.
When you select reboot system now, that is all it is.... you are basically saying "Cool, I did everything I needed to do (backup/flash a rom/wipe, etc)... and now I am ready to reboot my phone... ie, you are basically cutting your phone on.
Positive you did, but you can open rom manager, click on manage backups and you should see a file there that has a format kinda like YYYYMMDDTIME, that is the backup you made... no action needed, just an easy way to verify you made a backup of your system.
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I would keep the file. Less chance of failure.
You are only going to use cwr for this:
Backup/restore system
Wipe cache, factory wipe, etc
Flashing rom's (install from sd card)
Don't worry about the other stuff.
I'm confused by the op, not sure how you made a backup from how it reads.
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Thanks s15274n
i have been wondering the same thing about the update.zip file whether to keep it or not.
Thanks s15274n for the tutorial btw. Its by far the most helpful concise instructions I've found and is really appreciated.
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Also wanted to say i feel the same way. Appreciate the guide so much!
Thanks guys. I'm glad to have that cleared up so I understand it. Gives me more confidence to do the other things I want to do.
I got confused with the fact that I need to delete the update.zip file after rooting and the fact thats its there again after flashing cw and backing up.
Sometimes I need things spelled out for me. Makes complete sense now.
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Hi after spending a huge time I finally did it and got into recovery and made backup.
Of also made a titanium backup.
Obviously my mem card has backup folders should I save them?
How I mean is there any particular way?
After the answer to above then comes the next problem.
I just need to download the zip file of the custom rom and then just flash directly.
then one more thing
assuming that now I'm in a custom firmware and wanna switch back to the default is it easy?
How do I do the custom recovery? Of the default obviously.:-D
Thanks in advance.
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Really guys everybody says this and that can someone give at least a proper that gives method to get back to original.
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Since ur done with recovery n backup,make sure u have the thunderg Custom recovery,clockwork isn't supported my majority of the roms u find here
Save the backup files from the sdcard to ur PC to be safe
Next just download a custom rom that suits ur need,copy it ur sdcard,boot into the recovery with the 3 button combo and just flash the zip from there
All instruction can be found in individual rom threads
Now,going back to the stock rom,its simple and easy
Just download the LG original firware and flash it with KDZ Updater
No warranty will be void so just chill play arnd with ur phone....
Thanks dude +1 for you.
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And what about the titanium backup? Any use to store it?
I mean I thought that I could go back to the same state using all these and I mean the exact state as now.
if I have to flash with a new rom even if its default only then what it the use of back up that I just did if I won't be using it at all.?
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divyanshu308 said:
Hi after spending a huge time I finally did it and got into recovery and made backup.
Of also made a titanium backup.
Obviously my mem card has backup folders should I save them?
How I mean is there any particular way?
After the answer to above then comes the next problem.
I just need to download the zip file of the custom rom and then just flash directly.
then one more thing
assuming that now I'm in a custom firmware and wanna switch back to the default is it easy?
How do I do the custom recovery? Of the default obviously.:-D
Thanks in advance.
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truely make a backup in recovery its worth mentioning which recovery u r using as thunderg 1.2.1 cannot restore so use 1.2 or lower-clockwork is better but it doesnt support installing all rom at this point of time but its better than thunderg.once u get support from all rom its worth installing clockwork.
now the main part
boot into recovery
make a backup of current rom and transfer it to pc
Wipe data/factory reset.
3. Wipe Cache.
4. Wipe sd-ext.
5. Format /system.
6.make partition swap 0 ,ext 512(convert ext 2 to ext 3 ,ext 3 to ext 4- class 4 sd card minimum required for ext4)
7.Select usb ms-toogle |copy the rom image to sd card
6. Intall zip from sd card.|Flash CM7.(if using cm7)
7. Reboot.
8. Done.
hope it was helpful.more tweaks and market zip is provided in differnt rom thread choose accordingly whatever u need.
ENJOY
if u get a bootloop just flash the zip file provided in mik rom for bootloop and then wipe again and flash the rom
AS FAR AS TITANIUM BACKUP IS CONCERNED ONCE U INSTALL THAT IN UR NEW ROM U GET TO RESTORE ALL APLLICATION U HAVE BACKUP EARLIER.JUST MAKE SURE U HAVE SAVED THE BACKUP FILE IN PC AND TRANSFER IT BACK AGAIN.AND IF U WANT TO GET BACK TO ORIGINAL JUST RESTORE THE BACKUP U CREATED EARLIER BEFORE FLASHING NEW ROM.
U CAN CHECK OUT THE THREAD IT MENTION A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT CLOCKWORK AND A2SD AND STUFF http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038338
shhbz said:
truely make a backup in recovery its worth mentioning which recovery u r using as thunderg 1.2.1 cannot restore so use 1.2 or lower-clockwork is better but it doesnt support installing all rom at this point of time but its better than thunderg.once u get support from all rom its worth installing clockwork.
now the main part
boot into recovery
make a backup of current rom and transfer it to pc
Wipe data/factory reset.
3. Wipe Cache.
4. Wipe sd-ext.
5. Format /system.
6.make partition swap 0 ,ext 512(convert ext 2 to ext 3 ,ext 3 to ext 4- class 4 sd card minimum required for ext4)
7.Select usb ms-toogle |copy the rom image to sd card
6. Intall zip from sd card.|Flash CM7.(if using cm7)
7. Reboot.
8. Done.
hope it was helpful.more tweaks and market zip is provided in differnt rom thread choose accordingly whatever u need.
ENJOY
if u get a bootloop just flash the zip file provided in mik rom for bootloop and then wipe again and flash the rom
AS FAR AS TITANIUM BACKUP IS CONCERNED ONCE U INSTALL THAT IN UR NEW ROM U GET TO RESTORE ALL APLLICATION U HAVE BACKUP EARLIER.JUST MAKE SURE U HAVE SAVED THE BACKUP FILE IN PC AND TRANSFER IT BACK AGAIN.AND IF U WANT TO GET BACK TO ORIGINAL JUST RESTORE THE BACKUP U CREATED EARLIER BEFORE FLASHING NEW ROM.
U CAN CHECK OUT THE THREAD IT MENTION A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT CLOCKWORK AND A2SD AND STUFF http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038338
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i'm sorry to say as that as it did took a lot of time for me to finally got to recovery i cant remember which one i used.
I guess it was the one from android forums . com.
shhbz said:
truely make a backup in recovery its worth mentioning which recovery u r using as thunderg 1.2.1 cannot restore so use 1.2 or lower-clockwork is better but it doesnt support installing all rom at this point of time but its better than thunderg.once u get support from all rom its worth installing clockwork.
now the main part
boot into recovery
make a backup of current rom and transfer it to pc
Wipe data/factory reset.
3. Wipe Cache.
4. Wipe sd-ext.
5. Format /system.
6.make partition swap 0 ,ext 512(convert ext 2 to ext 3 ,ext 3 to ext 4- class 4 sd card minimum required for ext4)
7.Select usb ms-toogle |copy the rom image to sd card
6. Intall zip from sd card.|Flash CM7.(if using cm7)
7. Reboot.
8. Done.
hope it was helpful.more tweaks and market zip is provided in differnt rom thread choose accordingly whatever u need.
ENJOY
if u get a bootloop just flash the zip file provided in mik rom for bootloop and then wipe again and flash the rom
AS FAR AS TITANIUM BACKUP IS CONCERNED ONCE U INSTALL THAT IN UR NEW ROM U GET TO RESTORE ALL APLLICATION U HAVE BACKUP EARLIER.JUST MAKE SURE U HAVE SAVED THE BACKUP FILE IN PC AND TRANSFER IT BACK AGAIN.AND IF U WANT TO GET BACK TO ORIGINAL JUST RESTORE THE BACKUP U CREATED EARLIER BEFORE FLASHING NEW ROM.
U CAN CHECK OUT THE THREAD IT MENTION A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT CLOCKWORK AND A2SD AND STUFF http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038338
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Can u tell me what is the difference between both the recovery? Why is clockwork worth it? And does it support CM7?
divyanshu308 said:
i'm sorry to say as that as it did took a lot of time for me to finally got to recovery i cant remember which one i used.
I guess it was the one from android forums . com.
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just chk the file name u have in ur pc and u will come to know as 1.2.1 will land u in problem later
sweettaniyaa said:
Can u tell me what is the difference between both the recovery? Why is clockwork worth it? And does it support CM7?
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thunderg recovery is the old preocess of flashing file which sometimes leads to bootloop or unsupportive to some tweaks and add on as it is unable to run the scrip porperly hence clockwork is considered better which handles everything smoothly as it the latest way of flashing zip and files.
But i would suggest to use thunderg as for now as all rom developed here are not suppoting clockwork so once it gets updated u can flash the clockworkmode and yeah finally it does support cm7.
i just hope that clockwork gets some updates like it is in hd2 forum solving some minor issue
Clockworkmod doesnt support many ROMs because the ROMs are using the old Amend scripts. Even google has stopped supporting Amend from Android 1.6.
If you want the old roms to work with clockworkmod, you can use the amed to edify tool to make it compatible with clockworkmod.
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Clockworkmod doesnt support many ROMs because the ROMs are using the old Amend scripts. Even google has stopped supporting Amend from Android 1.6.
If you want the old roms to work with clockworkmod, you can use the amed to edify tool to make it compatible with clockworkmod.
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So r u saying that all the new ROMS will be compatible with Clockworkmod?
just successfully installed custom recovery, can i now delete the img and flash_image from my sd root?, and also the zip file used in flashing new kernel can i delete that as well?
hi i used thunderg recovery 1.1.
i asked a question about how to recovery with 1.2.
basically when i follow the lin k with 1.2 it ends up with recovery image only.
there is no flash iamge attached with it.
so should i use the flash image of 1.1 to do recovery again.?
or what?
anybody here knows the answer ??
divyanshu308 said:
hi i used thunderg recovery 1.1.
i asked a question about how to recovery with 1.2.
basically when i follow the lin k with 1.2 it ends up with recovery image only.
there is no flash iamge attached with it.
so should i use the flash image of 1.1 to do recovery again.?
or what?
anybody here knows the answer ??
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Yes.you need to use the same flash image file to install v1.2 or v1.2.1.
I suggest that you follow the instructions given in the following thread -
[HOWTO] Rooting, Installing -Android SDK, Custom Recovery, Custom ROM's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007244
divyanshu308 said:
hi i used thunderg recovery 1.1.
i asked a question about how to recovery with 1.2.
basically when i follow the lin k with 1.2 it ends up with recovery image only.
there is no flash iamge attached with it.
so should i use the flash image of 1.1 to do recovery again.?
or what?
anybody here knows the answer ??
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just place 1.1 with 1.2 in ur sd card along with the same flash image
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038338
this might help u to use adb properly
Thanks
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On my phone SDCard, (not the external) I have a folder, \clockworkmod\blobs that is 1.3GB big and has 2300+ folders in it. I went looking for what blobs are & they seem to be code parts. I have used CF-Root from Chainfire and I think that installed a CWM - are these files related to that or can I delete them?
I'm running the latest JB leak DLI5 and CF-Root, other than that, there's ROM TOolbox Pro but I don't see why that would have cwm files. I did have another clockworkmod (it gave a better Recovery menu so if anyone knows which it was I'd like to know ) a while back but have reset/wiped prior to flashing JB.
Those blobs are your nandroid backup, if you delete them your backup will be gone.
"It's all in the game yo, all in the game..." - Omar Little
The blobs method is the newer way in which cwm makes the backups.. The backup folder contains the links to the actual files in the blobs folder.. So only the files which have changed between two backups are saved in the blobs folder.. It is the smarter and efficient way of backing up..
However if don't want this to happen.. You can change the backup type to tar from blob before making the backups.. If you are using touch recovery..
Cwm automatically frees up space or deletes the redundant/unnecessary files before every backup..
Moral of the story.. Don't touch the blobs..
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Sankuverrymuchness... Didn't want to clean them before knowing and they have survived 3 different JB installs so figured I'd ask.
Touch Recovery - is that the one in ROM Manager? I located the download I had used before - it was RM and has the CWM Touch flash option so I figure it was that I used before.
Back on subject, now that I have changed by phone, I plan to do another Nandroid. From the replies, if I don't care to keep the old BU, I can remove these ones and run the nandroid BU and it will re-create the blobs with all my new system/apps/etc?
(I'm trying to keep the phone as clean as possible so I figure I might need to remove the old Nandroid files before making one that backs up my current setup?)
You will find the touch recovery 6.0.1.2 in the original development section . You will have to flash the recovery via odin. Don't delete the blobs.. Just go boot into recovery and go to backup and restore.. From there delete the backup your want to remove.. Cwm will free up the unused space on next backup.. Or I believe the is also an option to free up space there..
But if you had made the earlier backup using non touch recovery 5.x..You will have to use this recovery to delete your backup.. As touch version will not see this backup..
Don't delete the backups manually.. Or if you want to really do it just delete the backup folder from clockworkmod/backup.. Don't ever touch the blobs..
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Again, thanks Zoot... I did as you suggested and now the Blobs in the SDCard are gone and I have a fresh set over on the external card. I also made a zip of my system which I presume means I now have a ROM file that can be flashed at a later time to put things back to how they are now?
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Again, thanks Zoot... I did as you suggested and now the Blobs in the SDCard are gone and I have a fresh set over on the external card. I also made a zip of my system which I presume means I now have a ROM file that can be flashed at a later time to put things back to how they are now?
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yes you can flash that zip as any custom ROM..
I'll appreciate if someone could help me here as I'm new to ROM flashing etc.
I have the stock ROM atm and want to install CyanogenMod 10.1.
I have read the guide but there are a few points that I'd like to clarify,which are not really explained in the guide.
I understand that I have to wipe everything to install the new ROM.
I have TWRP and have just made a full backup, after installing the new ROM,can I get all my stuff back, eg. messages,contacts,apps settings and messages(e.g viber messages) and so on?
if yes, how do I do so?
Thanks
cpu2007 said:
I'll appreciate if someone could help me here as I'm new to ROM flashing etc.
I have the stock ROM atm and want to install CyanogenMod 10.1.
I have read the guide but there are a few points that I'd like to clarify,which are not really explained in the guide.
I understand that I have to wipe everything to install the new ROM.
I have TWRP and have just made a full backup, after installing the new ROM,can I get all my stuff back, eg. messages,contacts,apps settings and messages(e.g viber messages) and so on?
if yes, how do I do so?
Thanks
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You should use your applications to backup your messages / settings etc. if it is supported.
You need to create a folder named 0 in root of the virtual SD card and move all your contents under 0 folder.
Of course you need to flash the ROM with a compatible kernel..
After installing the new ROM, I've tried to restore the data that I backed up using TWRP but it didn't work.
Now I want to go back to the stock rom and I tried to restore my last backup but it's stuck on the htc splash screen.
I believe I need to fastboot the stock boot.img file but I don't have anywhere, where can I get it from?
Now I'm in a very desperate situation. I've been searching for a stock boot.img file so I could restore back everything.
I thought I found one, I used fastboot to flash the recovery.img file and then went to recovery to restore my backup
now all the data has disappeared ! no restore files etc !
what shall I do?
cpu2007 said:
Now I'm in a very desperate situation. I've been searching for a stock boot.img file so I could restore back everything.
I thought I found one, I used fastboot to flash the recovery.img file and then went to recovery to restore my backup
now all the data has disappeared ! no restore files etc !
what shall I do?
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recovery.img is not kernel (boot.img).
Flash TWRP recovery image again and hopefully you will find your backups... Never tried such funny things, so not sure ...
Addicted2xda said:
recovery.img is not kernel (boot.img).
Flash TWRP recovery image again and hopefully you will find your backups... Never tried such funny things, so not sure ...
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can you please tell me where I can find both the kernel(boot.img) and twrp.img ?
and do I use the same process to flash the twrp.img file?(e,g fastboot boot twrp.img)?
Thanks
ps: I found the twrp img file, I used the latest version 2.5.0 and flashed it using fastboot but it didn't work:/
cpu2007 said:
can you please tell me where I can find both the kernel(boot.img) and twrp.img ?
and do I use the same process to flash the twrp.img file?(e,g fastboot boot twrp.img)?
Thanks
ps: I found the twrp img file, I used the latest version 2.5.0 and flashed it using fastboot but it didn't work:/
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If you did not format /data partition in recovery, your data should still be there, but it sounds like there's something messed up with the /0 folder on your virtual sdcard, created due to multi user feature of android 4.2.
I suggest you chose a rom you'd like to try, flash the correct boot.img (kernel) for this rom, and then install rom using "adb sideload" command.
You should then be able to find your previous sdcard content on your phone using a root explorer and if necessary move it to the right sdcard folder for your android version:
Android 4.1: /data/media/
Android 4.2: /data/media/0/
if it's in the right place you should be able to backup your data to your computer, where it is safe while you can try whatever rom pleases you.
reaper90 said:
If you did not format /data partition in recovery, your data should still be there, but it sounds like there's something messed up with the /0 folder on your virtual sdcard, created due to multi user feature of android 4.2.
I suggest you chose a rom you'd like to try, flash the correct boot.img (kernel) for this rom, and then install rom using "adb sideload" command.
You should then be able to find your previous sdcard content on your phone using a root explorer and if necessary move it to the right sdcard folder for your android version:
Android 4.1: /data/media/
Android 4.2: /data/media/0/
if it's in the right place you should be able to backup your data to your computer, where it is safe while you can try whatever rom pleases you.
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Thank you
I already made a full backup before trying cyanmod and just to be sure I saved the folder of the backup inside my pc; however I can't fiind the stoch boot.img file that I need to flash it back to stock rom.
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put the cm 10.1 in your phone. your bootloader has to be unlocked, you must be rooted, and have a custom recovery, everything so far ? next what i do is i go into bootloader flash the boot.img then go into recovery and flash the rom and gapps.Use hassons toolkit to flash the cm 10.1 boot.img.
SomebodyEpic said:
put the cm 10.1 in your phone. your bootloader has to be unlocked, you must be rooted, and have a custom recovery, everything so far ? next what i do is i go into bootloader flash the boot.img then go into recovery and flash the rom and gapps.Use hassons toolkit to flash the cm 10.1 boot.img.
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I can't push my files using adb sideload
fastboot devices works in bootloader
but when in twrp I activate sideload and then from the pc I try to use adb sideload to push files ,it says no device found
adb devices shows an empty list.
It worked only once at the beginning but not anymore
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I can connect now; I am using the following command
adb sideload nameOfTheFile
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is this how is done? it goes through but on the phone is says failed.
Ok, I managed to isntall cyanmod again but I can't find my previous data, all pics,music and everything is gone.
I didn't format the data so it must be somewhere but can't find it.
I can see any folder called 0 or 1 in the data folder
PS: FINALLy I managed to restore my last backup, all the settings and apps seems to be fine the backup retained all the settings, apps,messages etc.
however I lost all the music, pics etc.
I didn't format and I remember someone mentioned that they might be somewhere else, where can they be? as I can't see any path called data/media
there's a "data" folder in the device but is empty
Thanks
It should be on the root of your Virtual SD card - as it was...
However if you backup normally - music etc are not backed up.
If there is a 0 named folder in root of your VSD - check there...
Addicted2xda said:
It should be on the root of your Virtual SD card - as it was...
However if you backup normally - music etc are not backed up.
If there is a 0 named folder in root of your VSD - check there...
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yes there is a folder called "0" in the following path /sdcard/0
but is empty . I mean it has all the folder names (e.g music,dcim) but all are empty.
in Addition: If I check how much free space I have in my phone ,it says 55.6GB ,so its sort of emtpy :/
cpu2007 said:
yes there is a folder called "0" in the following path /sdcard/0
but is empty . I mean it has all the folder names (e.g music,dcim) but all are empty.
in Addition: If I check how much free space I have in my phone ,it says 55.6GB ,so its sort of emtpy :/
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So,
Unfortunately evverything is deleted....
cpu2007 said:
PS: FINALLy I managed to restore my last backup, all the settings and apps seems to be fine the backup retained all the settings, apps,messages etc.
however I lost all the music, pics etc.
I didn't format and I remember someone mentioned that they might be somewhere else, where can they be? as I can't see any path called data/media
there's a "data" folder in the device but is empty
Thanks
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You must use a file explorer with root function and you actually have to grant superuser access for it, otherwise /data folder will be displayed as empty. As i said if you did not format /data partition in TWRP, your data should still be there.
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cpu2007 said:
in Addition: If I check how much free space I have in my phone ,it says 55.6GB ,so its sort of emtpy :/
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ah sry, didn't read that. then it's most probably deleted... you can still check your /data/media/ folder with a root explorer, but it seem your data is gone...
I can't believe it, I didn't even format or anyting like that.
I had some important stuff in it and it's all gone now :/
Can someone tell me if there's a way to do a complete backup that includes media as well?
I'd like to try to cyanmod because ive lost all my data anyway, so what is the best way to restore all my apps,messages,contacts etc. once I've installed cyanmod?
THanks
change the cm10.1 name to just rom.zip then push
SomebodyEpic said:
change the cm10.1 name to just rom.zip then push
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I'm not sure what your talking about.
cpu2007 said:
I can't believe it, I didn't even format or anyting like that.
I had some important stuff in it and it's all gone now :/
Can someone tell me if there's a way to do a complete backup that includes media as well?
I'd like to try to cyanmod because ive lost all my data anyway, so what is the best way to restore all my apps,messages,contacts etc. once I've installed cyanmod?
THanks
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The only way to backup your virtual sdcard is copying the content to your computer.
So you're now back on stock rom or any rooted rom?
If you're rooted you can backup your apps and app settings with Titanium Backup, without root you should try Helium - App Sync and Backup. For messages you can use SMS Backup & Restore and the Contacts app has an export function.
After you made all these backups, copy all the content of your phones internal memory to your computer, so these backups are safe.
Then you can try any rom you want, copy back the sdcard contents and restore your backups.
reaper90 said:
The only way to backup your virtual sdcard is copying the content to your computer.
So you're now back on stock rom or any rooted rom?
If you're rooted you can backup your apps and app settings with Titanium Backup, without root you should try Helium - App Sync and Backup. For messages you can use SMS Backup & Restore and the Contacts app has an export function.
After you made all these backups, copy all the content of your phones internal memory to your computer, so these backups are safe.
Then you can try any rom you want, copy back the sdcard contents and restore your backups.
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These sort of backups seem to be a headache. The only good one seem titanium backup ,which I believe has the batch option but you have to pay for it; i heard is worth it.
I am back to my original rom,which isn't stock(i forgot that I had a custom rom lol) but revolution.
The app that you've suggested are very specific, for example I have kik,viber etc and these don't have a backup functionality-will I be using titanium for them too? does titanium do a full backup of contacts and messages as well?