Hi Guys,
I'm looking to use a different ROM, however some of the base requirements in threads say to be on baseband 2.1.54 and to have dual touch drivers on the root. Here are a few of my questions:
1. Once I get to baseband 2.1.54, will it always remain at 2.1.54, unless I update it? Do I only have to flash the baseband once without having to do for each ROM I want to test with?
2. Same question for dual touch. Do I have to install dual touch each time I want to test with a different ROM, or is applying DT a one time process regardless of how many times I change ROMs?
3. I'm trying to create the folder structure for /Xrecovery/backup but I'm not able to add a new folder. My phone is rooted according to BusyBox and Titanium. I also went ahead and ran SuperOneClick again which showed as successful.
I tried using Astro to accomplish this as well as another application, forgot the name of it.... SuperFileManager??? i think.
Thanks,
B.
Once you're in x recovery make a backup. This backup creates a folder on your sd card for your ex recovery backup. Once the backup is done it will be shown as a date which you can rename to your liking. I usually rename it to the ROM and or theme that I'm using
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michael7168 said:
Once you're in x recovery make a backup. This backup creates a folder on your sd card for your ex recovery backup. Once the backup is done it will be shown as a date which you can rename to your liking. I usually rename it to the ROM and or theme that I'm using
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Thanks. I must have misinterpret how the guide was written because it said to use Astro to create the folder structure at the root level.
From your reply it sounds like Xrecovery will create this for me. Thanks for the info.
B.
Once you are on any baseband it will not change unless you flash a new firmware with the flash tool. Dual touch already comes on the newest baseband and you can switch custom roms at your liking IF the roms all support the same baseband. You might as well stay on the newest firmware as it is becoming popular rapidly for most themes and custom roms.
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I am trying to learn how to use the backup and restore fuction of the x-recovery. Here are my questions
1. Can I have multiple backups? Or is the backup only used for my primary rom?
2. Where is this backup stored on the phone?
3. Does it go back to default settings if I switch between several roms?
Thanks,
PhyzX!
you can have as many backups as you like... just make sure you remember when as it names them by date and time.
It stores them on your sd card, it creates a folder called xrecovery, and within that a folder called backup. There you will find all of your backups.
In response to your last question, it will go back to EXACTLY what it was like when you made the xrec backup. It is an exact mirror image of what your phone is like at that time, settings, apps, everything..
...But the backups are kinda heavy, so just make sure that if you're gonna have multiple backups you have enough space in your SD card.
Xrecovery is magic, it restores your entire phone, data, settinge, contacts, all user info. as it was when you did the back up. Lets say you flash your phone with a stock SE ROM and then reinstall xrecovery, then you do a recovery of the backup you created, your phone will be restored to exactly how ot was before the flash. Im sorry of I am being confusing.
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What happens in these situation:
1. If u do the backup on 2.1 and flash to 2.2 and recover the backup?
2. If u are on diff baseband version like 2.0.0.A.0.24 then updating to 2.1.A.0.435, will it work too?
thanks
No problem, it will work
How do you delete the backups that x-recovery make?, Cause i've made 3 trying to root my phone, and get onto the new Baseband/FW Versions, so if there heavy, I'd rather get rid of them and keep my latest one?
Can i delete them through xRecovery? or?
Hey,
Use file explorer that u have(Astro etc.) to delete unwanted backup file.
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bumhole said:
What happens in these situation:
1. If u do the backup on 2.1 and flash to 2.2 and recover the backup?
2. If u are on diff baseband version like 2.0.0.A.0.24 then updating to 2.1.A.0.435, will it work too?
thanks
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nooooo don't listen to them! If the roms have different basebands and don't support other basebands, you can't just change back and forth, you will have to use flashtool to flash the baseband back ( for example if you were using freex10 beta 4 with baseband .54, and gingerbread with .46).
Xrecovery CANNOT change a baseband, only the rom itself. Some roms require certain basebands in order to work as well.
bumhole said:
What happens in these situation:
1. If u do the backup on 2.1 and flash to 2.2 and recover the backup?
2. If u are on diff baseband version like 2.0.0.A.0.24 then updating to 2.1.A.0.435, will it work too?
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Agreed.
1. Backup would be recovered but only compatible apps will work.
2. You update baseband using flash tool. xRecovery can't flash the baseband. Also for e.g. if you flash 2.2 firmware on 2.1.54 then its being reported that ppl can't switch back to 2.1 stock firmware
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I installed a custom rom and when it's on set up it say please insert a sim card..
I have try 3 different sim card and it still says that. Can any one help me cause i hate the s***y 2.1 rom
I had that issue only when i did a nandflash restore after i flashed the rom. Or u have change your wireless settings for which ever sim card u put in or search for a network of u can on the phone. I hope this helps in some way.
Tell us here your steps on how u flashed the ROM. Then i can have a idea what u did wrong.
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I downloaded the rom extracted it to my backup on xrecvoery. Then I wiped my data and the rest. I restored it to the bluespark and started up all fine but didn't read my sim card
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I downloaded the rom extracted it to my backup on xrecvoery. Then I wiped my data and the rest. I restored it to the bluespark and started up all fine but didn't read my sim card
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First off, what do you mean by extracted. I hope you left the zip file together. The zip file is flashed through the xrecovery's pick a zip file I think. That's what I do.
What rom are you flashing. Did you mention bluespark?
Second, what did you restore?
I am still new to this too, BUT I have had clean rom flashing for a while now. I haven't bricked a phone yet? Knock on wood.
I got a custom rom then unziped it in the backup folder of xrecovery(they said for me to do this on the custom rom website) after i click restore on xrecovery and restored to the cutsom rom (Blue spark) . everything worked fine but it didnt read the sim card.
rugamby said:
I got a custom rom then unziped it in the backup folder of xrecovery(they said for me to do this on the custom rom website) after i click restore on xrecovery and restored to the cutsom rom (Blue spark) . everything worked fine but it didnt read the sim card.
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Oh god that's not how you do it at all....
As said earlier, you choose install custom zip and pick the whole zip, you don't extract anything. Also why put it in the backup folder? Leave it on the root of the sd card so its easy to find.
Where ever you were reading info from gave you some horrible misinformation!
On this website about blue spark.
I have gotten free x10 working on my x10 by unziping with xrecovery but it say not signal.
Take the zipped folder from the download and put the folder directly to the sd card. Then go to xrecovery. If u do that it should work. Wats ur baseband for freex10 2.2? It should be .54. Thats the ending numbers. Baseband is very important
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I have never used a custom rom before or Xrecovery,
what i have done (the bare minimum risk free)
installed custom themes, changing the framework with the files provided in the X10MP themes section, rooted a phone
What my phone is on atm:-
Model Number: U20i
Firmware: 2.1-update1
Kernel Version: 2.6.29 [email protected] #1
Build Number: 2.0.A.0.504
Baseband Version: M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404006
also will i lose all my current app data etc? will i lose what is on my SD card? what all backups should i make etc.
How do i got about installing a custom rom basically i boot into xRecovery.... i don't know even how to do that.
I select the zip file and install?
I want this rom on my phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1051678
Also i'm trying to install xRecovery here but it just won't give me the three ticks on the interface just showing me not installed.
If you read through the page that says "read before posting" you'll learn everything and more.
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Ok, having rooted and flashed my phone yesterday, I can give you a hand.
You need to get an explorer that can access the root folders. Most widely used is Root Explorer and the instructions I know are for Root Explorer.
A. xRecovery
Install Busybox from the Market.
You'll need that and then go to this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878427
1- Download xrecovery mini and put it in your SD card.
2- Open Root Explorer, move each of those files to system/bin. To be able to edit this folder, click the button on the top. Then, in case the permissions of these new files are different from the other files in the folder, change them to 644 (just check the permissions on another file)
Now, test it. Reboot and when the white SE label shows up (not the logo), press the back button about once every second. If it doesn't work (mine didn't) go into that bin folder earlier and open chargemon (Edit with Text Editor) and change event1 to event0 and try again. If it still isn't working, refer to the xRecovery topic.
B. Flashing the ROM
Download that ROM and put the ZIP in your SD card. Reboot the phone and go into xRecovery. Make a Backup. If something goes wrong, you'd be thankful you did.
In the xRecovery main menu do a factory reset just out of carefulness.
Then choose Install Custom ZIP and select the second option. Now navigate to the ROM ZIP and choose it.
That's preeetty much all I had to do. Then reboot and your ROM should load. In case it hangs, first check the ROM topic, if nothing works, you should restore your stock ROM.
Garrr!!!! losing my mind now can't get Xrecovery to load up... i have installed it correctly... several times over tried changing event0 etc. can't just get it into Xrecovery at all
Are your permissions correct? Double check that the files really are in that folder, there was someone who had an issue that it looked like they got moved but they didn't. Normally, 3 presses are enough. 3-5 presses.
ok finally got it to work , next i install this custom rom file then how do i go about installing hotfixes?
What was wrong?
Same process, install custom zip
i put them in system bin when i was supposed to put them in Sbin, also now i have installed cyanogenmod 6 and now it is stuck in boot loop
You mean, the logo loops a lot? Just wait, mine did the same.
ahh right ok thankyou ^_^
it's the actualy sony ericsson text logo that is re-booting a lot this is normal yes?
still booting, i'm reading other topics now and some are saying about updating latest on SEUS, i am getting worried i have backed up although one can't help but feel worried lol....
am i missing anything here?
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still booting, i'm reading other topics now and some are saying about updating latest on SEUS, i am getting worried i have backed up although one can't help but feel worried lol....
am i missing anything here?
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try if it goes to xrecovery. then factory reset (full wipe) and in advanced options wipe dalvik cache.
then install costum zip
it's ok i found out that i have the wrong baseband
Slade87 said to me:
wrong baseband you need to flash to baseband xxxxx015
its in version 2.1.1.A.06
so that's what i need how do i get my phone to that lol
Isn't that on the topic?...
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it's ok i found out that i have the wrong baseband
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yes i saw your post in CM6 last sources and there u got one link i postet it for flashing
when do it get my hand back?
haha now Owain all is good thanks guys!
Hi all!
I have a HTC Desire and lately I've been switching a lot between the a Beta ICS ROM and a stable GB ROM (MildWild). Every time I switch I make a backup in Clockwork Recovery, which works fine.
However, I now have about 6 backups and no easy way to tell which one is ICS and which one is the GB one, the only way I can do this is to connect my Phone to my PC and look at the filesizes of the different partitions.
I want to be able to give all backups a name, so I don't have to connect my phone to my computer to tell them apart. However if I change the name of a folder, backup won't be succesful. (MD5 sum will not be correct or something)
Anyone an idea?
zxzyzd said:
Hi all!
I have a HTC Desire and lately I've been switching a lot between the a Beta ICS ROM and a stable GB ROM (MildWild). Every time I switch I make a backup in Clockwork Recovery, which works fine.
However, I now have about 6 backups and no easy way to tell which one is ICS and which one is the GB one, the only way I can do this is to connect my Phone to my PC and look at the filesizes of the different partitions.
I want to be able to give all backups a name, so I don't have to connect my phone to my computer to tell them apart. However if I change the name of a folder, backup won't be succesful. (MD5 sum will not be correct or something)
Anyone an idea?
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You can use rom manager when making your backups. It let's you rename them before it starts.
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Waddle said:
You can use rom manager when making your backups. It let's you rename them before it starts.
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I use Rom Manager as well and i can confirm. it is the best to customize your backup (the name at least)
same here - i use rom manager and it can name your backups - go for it ...
If when you connect your phone to your PC you can just rename the backups to whatever you want
Or you can make a simple txt file where you put the date+the contents of the backup.
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If when you connect your phone to your PC you can just rename the backups to whatever you want
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I tried that but when I would restore the backup it wouldn't work.
I'm now using ROM manager like suggested by other users, thank you very much!
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Hey Everyone. Sorry if I posted in the wrong spot, but I've watched the "noob" video, and I couldn't find anything about my phone on here. So, I've become interested in custom roms, and I'm thinking about learning how to make some. I currently own a Galaxy Proclaim, and I havent been able to create a nandroid backup. I've successfully set up the adb on my Lubuntu Netbook, and I ran adb backup, and apparently that only works for ICS. So, that leaves me with a few questions. How do I make a nandroid backup of gingerbread? What does ROM Manager, from googleplay, back up? And Is there a way I could make a backup manually? I know how to backup the files on my system, but how would I backup the bootloader and everything else? Sorry about all the questions, I'm just curious and determined to make a custom ICS rom, or compile a ROM from source, but I'm afraid to try anything because I don't want to brick my phone.
Buddy do it via cwm.download compatible cwm for ur cell to sd card to root and go stock recovery m0d install zip from sd card and select cwm then select backup restore and in that option just select backup and wait until its done.u need root for flashing cwm in recovery.
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Buddy do it via cwm.download compatible cwm for ur cell to sd card to root and go stock recovery m0d install zip from sd card and select cwm then select backup restore and in that option just select backup and wait until its done.u need root for flashing cwm in recovery.
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Rom:JellyBlast v3.0.4
Kernel:Kuro
my first custom kernel & rom
waiting 4 Nemisis One
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Clockwork Manager doesn't support my phone. The phones model number is SCH-S720C. I've tried other backup apps and they back up my apps/media just fine, but I need a full nandroid backup in case I mess up the boot loader or flash the wrong .pit file. I'm not taking any huge risks this time since I bricked my last one. Is there anyway I could make a backup manually? I currently run Lubuntu 12.10, and I've compiled adb and it works right on my computer.
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I never hear U'r device, but the important point is You have CWM for U'r device
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I wasn't aware that there was a custom ROM. When i rooted my device, i flashed it back to the stock ROM lol
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