Hey guys I couldn't find this answer anywhere. My question is when you back up your old 2.1.1 firmware and then flash a new rom like the froyo Tom can u just wipe your data then press restore in xrecovery to get your 2.1.1 firmware back
Yep..its really that easy. I have a few backups of different roms now
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Wow thanks man
I'm testing out the new gingerbread rom today and I'm not gonna be around a computer. That's awesome
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Yo I tested this out and all it did was put my 2.1 apps on group. It didn't flash back to 2.1? Did I do something? And when I used the flash tool to go back to 2.1 and restored group I was able to do that no problem. What's up with that?
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Yo I tested this out and all it did was put my 2.1 apps on group. It didn't flash back to 2.1? Did I do something? And when I used the flash tool to go back to 2.1 and restored group I was able to do that no problem. What's up with that?
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When you boot into xrecovery go to backup & restore. Click on backup....of course while your already running 2.1.
Xrecovery will make a folder with the date and time....do not ever rename it.
The backup file can be found by going to sdcard/xrecovery/backup.
Download any new rom you want to test out. Flash it using xrecovery. After you use the rom and wanna go back to 2.1....reboot phone, boot into xrecovery, go to backup/restore....click on restore...and choose the appropiate file you wish to restore.
Thats all there is to it man....nothing more nothing less.
Did i answer your question properly?
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When you boot into xrecovery go to backup & restore. Click on backup....of course while your already running 2.1.
Xrecovery will make a folder with the date and time....do not ever rename it.
The backup file can be found by going to sdcard/xrecovery/backup.
Download any new rom you want to test out. Flash it using xrecovery. After you use the rom and wanna go back to 2.1....reboot phone, boot into xrecovery, go to backup/restore....click on restore...and choose the appropiate file you wish to restore.
Thats all there is to it man....nothing more nothing less.
Did i answer your question properly?
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Well said, Patch!
Though I might add, you could go into the xRecovery backup folder using Root Explorer or some other file manager and rename the files so you can keep them straight easier rather than trying to remember dates and timestamps for when you backed up your phone.
I have them named like this:
2.1stock
2.1JIT
FreeX10
FreeX10XHC
FreeX10Slimer
and so on and so forth. I rename the new file every time after I make the backup so it's easier to keep track of these things. Just a suggestion anyway.
Ok. Because I had to use the flash tool to go to it. Maybe that's why it didn't work because I renamed the 2.1 backup when I had froyo. Well lol thanks again ill let u know how it goes
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I backed up my stock os with clockwork recovery, and backed up my apps with titanium, I read that I shouldn't back up user data other than wifi and bookmarks due to possible problems. Do I need to do anything else as far as backing up goes? Will I have to reconfigure my apn and network settings to be able to make calls and use data service, or will bionix v include that when I flash?
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It all stays....just be sure your backup is a 2.2 cause your gonna have problem if you run a 2.2 rom and try to restore a 2.1 rom
Well....I'm glad I asked. My plan was to go to bionix v from 2.1 stock rooted. So I'll just be better off downloading them again after flashing? Is there a full list somewhere of all the apps bionix comes with?
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Restoring your apps from to 2.1 to 2.2 shouldn't give you a problem. I did this many times and never had any issues. Its only the system data you need to worry about giving you issues.
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the apps, it will never give you a problem.
but restoring the whole system like a nandbackup will if you go from 1 firmware to another.
Other backups like launcher pro backups will not do anything either, they're all in your SD Card.
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the apps, it will never give you a problem.
but restoring the whole system like a nandbackup will if you go from 1 firmware to another.
Other backups like launcher pro backups will not do anything either, they're all in your SD Card.
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What he said....thats what I was getting at
Thanks guys...one last question before I flash.
Will I be ok to backup and then restore on bionix v system (bloatware) like "thinkfree office" and "avatar" and "the sims" and "daily briefing"?
I ask because titanium doesnt back them up when I batch them as user apps so I have to back them up manually.
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Thanks guys...one last question before I flash.
Will I be ok to backup and then restore on bionix v system (bloatware) like "thinkfree office" and "avatar" and "the sims" and "daily briefing"?
I ask because titanium doesnt back them up when I batch them as user apps so I have to back them up manually.
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Hey.."there's an app for that".... yep in the DEV section is an easy tool called Android Customization Suite or you can put them back on manually
I may have to check that out. I think I'm going to go a different route with the applications.
One final question before I flash. I'm just about ready.
In titanium backup.....will I be ok to backup (in 2.1 stock) and restore (in 2.2 bionix) just the green text system data such a MMS settings and Voicemail dialer and my apn settings (only the stuff in green text) our does all of that need put in manually? I've read that its ok to restore green text system data such as bookmarks and wifi but wanted to know if the other green text stuff was ok as well.
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The ROM DEV recommends not to install any system data or system apps from a TB...So I would say, if you went through all of this hard work to get yourself a custom ROM just to have to re-do it because of an incompatible file or data problem..then that would be on you..
If it were me I would not bring anything over from a 2.1 to 2.2 system. I would just put it back in manually
Right on man....thats what I'm gonna do then.
I checked out that customization suite and I'm think that will be able to help me get the system apps back on here that I want. I won't really know if I can get it to work til after I take a leap of faith and just flash the rom. With what everybody else has said about how badass team whiskey's bionix v is, I guess I should probably trust the overwhelming opinion and flash it. Then worry about how to correctly get the bloatware back on here that I want. Im pretty sure I know what I'm doing at this point. Just have to do it.
Thanks a lot for your help man.... I appreciate the time you took to give me advice....as well as everyone else.
I'll let everyone know how it goes.
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It seems like every time I get ready to flash I come up with another question.
Do I need to copy the nandroid backup of my current stock 2.1 to the external sd or to my pc before flashing? I know bionix wipes the system automatically when flashing so won't it remove the nandroid backup?
** Nevermind....found the answer. Leave nandroid backups where cwr places them. If this is incorrect...someone let me know please**
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sounds right to me...only way its gonna come up missing is if you format or delete the cwm folder yourself
Thanks for your help jmcghee. Finally took the plunge and Im rocking bionix with most of my apps and loving it. This thing is now a rocket ship. It blows my mind how fast it is. Its like going from a dell to an alienware. All I reccommend for you guys that haven't flashed yet but are thinking about it...read, read, read, ask questions and go for it. Its not as hard as it seems at first. And the noob guide is invaluable.
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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?
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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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Hi all,
This is my first post and my first thread, so please don't flame at me.
Well I want to run FreeX10 BETA 4 and the Android Generic FW 2.1 at the same time. I have had a look around, and it seems like that it is possible but I'm having trouble.
If anyone wants to help me, please PM me for my MSN, or post below.
Thanks.
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Big thanks to Z for this and Doom for pointing it out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107111
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Hello -
Did you figure out how to do this?
Thanks.
What you would do is make a backup of both roms in xrecovery, and then you would just restore whichever backup you wanted to use at that time!
So can I say -
1) Root my current 2.1 Eclair
2) Install XRecovery
3) Backup current 2.1 via XRecovery
4) Install Custom ROM 2.2
5) Backup 2.2 via XRecovery
Now you have two backups and you can switch between 2.1 and 2.2 via XRecovery Restore option. Is this correct?
Thanks.
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So can I say -
1) Root my current 2.1 Eclair
2) Install XRecovery
3) Backup current 2.1 via XRecovery
4) Install Custom ROM 2.2
5) Backup 2.2 via XRecovery
Now you have two backups and you can switch between 2.1 and 2.2 via XRecovery Restore option. Is this correct?
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Yes.
Thank you!
Yes, you can switch between them.. But it's not really dual boot.. Wouldn't it be a bit time consuming to do the reinstall of the fw each time you want to switch?
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Yes, you can switch between them.. But it's not really dual boot.. Wouldn't it be a bit time consuming to do the reinstall of the fw each time you want to switch?
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If if and only if 5 minutes is time consuming. Cause that's seriously about how long it takes to switch.
And also to the OP. Remember that you want both of them set up exactly how you want them and don't change it because unless you make a new backup, what you add or change in between wont stay when you restore.
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Guys I need some help hopefully you can clear some questions I got.
If I do a a full system wipe with xrecovery, dalvik cache and battery stats.
Is it going to delete a previously saved backup?
cause Im trying to install froyo on my x10 and already got a full system backup of my 2.1 using xrecovery but im not sure if I got the correct steps to do it.
What Im trying to do basically is get 2 backups to switch between em when needed.
when you do a backup its storred in sdcard under /sdcard/xrecovery(recovery)/backup/<date based name>
also wiping all stat and /data /cache will clear all your ROM related data from your phone.
So basically wich steps would be the correct ones to follow in order to get 2 backups so I can switch between when needed,without bricking my phone?
you won't brick your phone
i don't know why you bother, its gonna take 5 min for each changeover, and assuming you'll make no progress in between each change, but then, no you don't need to wipe anything. Sigh, here are the steps: Just back up and then install, then back up that one, and then restore which ever you need. Also, just to make sure, your backups are located under sdcard/xrecovery/backup . So you don't screw up the md5 check, if your gonna rename it, don't put any spaces.
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why dont u try this?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107111
Woah, nice! Thanks Doom. Saw your thread on Dual/Multi-Booting, but I missed this one. +1
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why dont u try this?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107111
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Thanks a lot
Thank you~~
i used to have a bookmark to a thread about how to remove it. but i seem to have lost it
anyone wanna help me please ?
thanks
Hey man I'm not one hundred percent sure about this but I don't think you can. You probably need to restore an old rom with xrecovery then reflash your current rom without it
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Delete or Rename the file "data.img" located in "sdcarcd/xrecovery"
im almost sure there was a way. u have to rename some file on the sdcard i think.
thanks tho. yea i thought about that but dont really feel like it lol
Or just wipe factory data in xrecovery and wipe cache then reflash your current rom but before that make a backup using titanium backup then once you reflash your rom download titanium and press restore missing apps with data and your good to go
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DynamicRam said:
Delete or Rename the file "data.img" located in "sdcarcd/xrecovery"
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thank you !!
hello to everybody
i was searching the original rom of android 2.1 from the sony ericson xperia x10 mini pro, but wasn't able to find it. Do you know if it is possible to download it from the official website of SE and where?
If not is there any other method the get the official rom?
Pc companion on sues then repair the phone. Back to 2.1 (im assuming you have a custom rom)
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Pc companion on sues then repair the phone. Back to 2.1 (im assuming you have a custom rom)
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No, i have a stock rom (2.1 through update via SEUS).
I wanted do download it for making a custom rom (using dsixda's Android Kitchen)...or isn't it possible? Through SEUS i can't manipulate the rom...
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No, i have a stock rom (2.1 through update via SEUS).
I wanted do download it for making a custom rom (using dsixda's Android Kitchen)...or isn't it possible? Through SEUS i can't manipulate the rom...
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Flash fresh your phone with SEUS. Root it with FlashTool, ask Root Permissions with FlashTool, install xRecovery with FlashTool, backup your phone with xRecovery, go to 'xrecovery' folder, find your backup folder, take the 'system.img' file from it and put it in dsixda's kitchen folder ('original_update' folder). The kitchen recognizes this. Use it to make YOUR ROM! ;-)
Thank me, if you want! xP
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Flash fresh your phone with SEUS. Root it with FlashTool, ask Root Permissions with FlashTool, install xRecovery with FlashTool, backup your phone with xRecovery, go to 'xrecovery' folder, find your backup folder, take the 'system.img' file from it and put it in dsixda's kitchen folder ('original_update' folder). The kitchen recognizes this. Use it to make YOUR ROM! ;-)
Thank me, if you want! xP
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Thank you.
If i do a backup with xrecovery, modify the rom (want to remove some programs and so on), and flash it on my phone, will it have xrecovery installed or do I have to install it again?
fedesco said:
Thank you.
If i do a backup with xrecovery, modify the rom (want to remove some programs and so on), and flash it on my phone, will it have xrecovery installed or do I have to install it again?
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Actually, I meant press Thanks button! xP
Yes, xRecovery will be already installed and your ROM will be pre-rooted since all those were done before you backed up your system. xRecovery is installed under system folder, as well as root. So, the answer is yes. ;-)
IMPORTANT!
Use update-script (Amend), which means your ROM will be installed with xRecovery or you will be in stuck in bootloop. But, if you are advanced cooker, use updater-script (Edify), which is used by ClockWorkMod Recovery and edit the script manually, because kitchen cannot convert the script properly.
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leajian said:
Actually, I meant press Thanks button! xP
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Yes, I know, I did it, but I wanted to answer also to thank you in the 'normal way'
Yes, xRecovery will be already installed and your ROM will be pre-rooted since all those were done before you backed up your system. xRecovery is installed under system folder, as well as root. So, the answer is yes. ;-)
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IMPORTANT!
Use update-script (Amend), which means your ROM will be installed with xRecovery or you will be in stuck in bootloop. But, if you are advanced cooker, use updater-script (Edify), which is used by ClockWorkMod Recovery and edit the script manually, because kitchen cannot convert the script properly.
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Thank you again, I'm not at all advanced, I'm trying to get all the necessary information, this will be my first attempt.
But i do not use clockworkmod recovery (I have installed xrecovery, do you think the cwm is better?) and I noticed that the dsixda's Android Kitchen has a 'Check update-script for errors' but I do not think that it is what you are meaning...
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You are welcome! xD
No, that's not what I meant. This check won't be 100% perfect. Kitchen says this check, won't prevent all errors. Also, xRecovery is more lightweight, but CWM is only to extend some features (such as ext3 backup, mounts, encryption and multiboot) and give more style to installtion. That's it. Since I am not advanced too, I use xRecovery for my personal ROMs. Later, when I get advanced, I'll think of learning updater-script. Now I am trying porting, but I still fail... I need more testings... You can be really helped from google or by the masters (developers), but don't piss them off! xP
Warning!
If you are cooking the original SE rom, do not remove 'backup and restore' at all costs. If you do, you won't be able to unlock your sim card. And also, don't remove gapps (google.apps.apk) or you won't be able to download from market. I did those mistakes, that's why I warn you. Have fun! ;-)
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If you are cooking the original SE rom, do not remove 'backup and restore' at all costs.
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Strange, on my phone I have removed hi apk from /system/app and I'm still able to unlock my SIM (phone asks me for pin during the boot and basta)...