I'll go ahead and apologize for the length of this, I just want to provide as much information as possible.
I have a rooted Thunderbolt. My original issue was that I was having numerous restarts daily, and I would drop the mobile network all the time and thus couldn't send/receive texts or calls. I posted on AndroidForums and it was suggested to me to flash the rom and update the radio. My previous phone was a rooted incredible, but this was my very first time messing with the radio and/or rom. I did a nandroid backup and followed the guides to do both. I flashed the das bamf 2.1 rom with mr2.5 radio. Everything seemed to be ok, I didn't have any weird issues, but since I am new at this, I'm not completely sure if something went wrong or not. Here is the current problem I am now having...
I can no longer sync my google calendar, I keep getting the com.google.process.gapps force close error. And I get the com.android.phone force close error as well and will loose connection with the mobile network for a few minutes. Also I cannot get any pic messages to send/receive. And I just noticed that when someone calls me, my screen turns on, but it doesn't come up with the answer call screen it just lights up, and I can't answer the call.
I have tried searching for solutions but haven't found anything to work. I fixed permissions with rom manager, and have tried toggling sync on and off on the calendar and cleared data under manage applications with no success. Is there maybe something that I missed along the way or maybe some other solution to try that anyone can suggest? Or is there any additional information that I need to provide? Thanks!
Did you use Titanium Backup to restore apps? Also did you use ROM Manager to flash ROM or did you do it directly from Recovery? Also did you wipe before flashing the ROM?
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Did you use Titanium Backup to restore apps? Also did you use ROM Manager to flash ROM or did you do it directly from Recovery? Also did you wipe before flashing the ROM?
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I followed the guide on that site.... I did use titanium backup to restore the apps. I used rom manager to flash, but I did wipe before flashing (I think!). I have the new rom manager so what I did was download the zip files for the rom, move them to sd card and use rom manager's install rom from sd card, and selected backup, wipe data & cache and dalvik when prompted.
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I followed the guide on that site.... I did use titanium backup to restore the apps. I used rom manager to flash, but I did wipe before flashing (I think!). I have the new rom manager so what I did was download the zip files for the rom, move them to sd card and use rom manager's install rom from sd card, and selected backup, wipe data & cache and dalvik when prompted.
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Don't flash from ROM Manager. It seems to cause problems with some phones. Flash the ROM directly from Recovery (Make sure you wipe). Also when you successfully do that and everything is working, download the latest version of Titanium Backup from the market. The Titanium Backup included in the ROM caused problems for me as well. Just to be safe, download the ROM again.
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Don't flash from ROM Manager. It seems to cause problems with some phones. Flash the ROM directly from Recovery (Make sure you wipe). Also when you successfully do that and everything is working, download the latest version of Titanium Backup from the market. The Titanium Backup included in the ROM caused problems for me as well. Just to be safe, download the ROM again.
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Thanks, I'll give that a shot later tonight and see if it fixes everything!
Haven't personally had any problems with RM on the Tbolt yet. Performs each function just fine. Since he said he wiped, sounds like he's restoring something from TiBu that's causing problems.
If it's lots of things with FC's:
Wipe and don't restore using TiBu. If you still get FC's then that's not the problem and you may want to reflash the rom.
If it's only a few things, you can wipe the data for those particular apps in Settings->Applications->Manage Applications
This might be off topic, but you mentioned Titanium backup. I had my first major issue with Titanium backup last night. I too am on MR2.5 and everything went fine when I flashed the ROM but after I ran Titanium backup my phone kept going to the HTC screen as if it was doing a fast boot. I ended up having to clear out all my Titanium backups and restoring my applications directly from market to get my phone back to par. I hope that helps someone.
Things that were mentioned and things to add.
*Always flash roms from CWM (Clockwork Recovery Manager) not ROM Manager
*Always do a full wipe before flashing any new ROM. That means, go into CWM, Wipe Cache Partition/ Factory reset, Wipe Data, go to advanced and select wipe davlik.
*Run the ROM for a couple minutes to test if it's running smoothly and can connect to Google market.
*If it's running well, then proceed to titanium backup.
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Hi all.
I'm looking to update my version of xtrSENSE from 4.6.5 to the newest 5.0.1 version. My issue is that I have enabled apps2sd on my current version, and have far more apps installed than available stock app memory on the phone. Titanium Backup is up to date, as is a complete Nandroid+ext backup. The install instructions for the rom suggest wiping factory/data reset, dalvik cache, and ext partition. So my question is, will wiping the ext partition on my sd card cause me to lose all my apps/data? What sort of order should I follow in terms of booting, wiping, restoring, etc.
Thanks for any help in advance.
There is no reason to wipe if you are installing over another version of xtrSENSE.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12129548&postcount=1764
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Hi all.
I'm looking to update my version of xtrSENSE from 4.6.5 to the newest 5.0.1 version. My issue is that I have enabled apps2sd on my current version, and have far more apps installed than available stock app memory on the phone. Titanium Backup is up to date, as is a complete Nandroid+ext backup. The install instructions for the rom suggest wiping factory/data reset, dalvik cache, and ext partition. So my question is, will wiping the ext partition on my sd card cause me to lose all my apps/data? What sort of order should I follow in terms of booting, wiping, restoring, etc.
Thanks for any help in advance.
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If you pay for Titanium Backup, use the Batch option to backup all your User Apps and Data, but NOT System Data.
From recovery, wipe Factory/Data/Dalvik and flash the new xtrSENSE.
Set up the ROM with at least the basics including running the Apps2SD Gscript and so on. Reboot if necessary (don't recall if it is needed for Apps2SD but can't hurt).
Install Titanium Backup and Batch restore User Apps and Data.
Reboot again if necessary and should be 'voila!
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There is no reason to wipe if you are installing over another version of xtrSENSE.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12129548&postcount=1764
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I saw that, but I know the instructions have also said that it's always best to wipe for best results. The fact that I'm skipping a version also makes me weary of not wiping. I suppose I could try and always restore the nandroid...
Still, if I were to go about it the OCD way.. My apps are still intact in the Titanium Backup, correct? Just wipe factory/dalvik/ext, flash the new rom, set up my partition and apps2sd, then restore them all via TiB?
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I saw that, but I know the instructions have also said that it's always best to wipe for best results. The fact that I'm skipping a version also makes me weary of not wiping. I suppose I could try and always restore the nandroid...
Still, if I were to go about it the OCD way.. My apps are still intact in the Titanium Backup, correct? Just wipe factory/dalvik/ext, flash the new rom, set up my partition and apps2sd, then restore them all via TiB?
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Yes, but I would still recommend (since you have a Nandroid and a TiBu backup) to just flash over. If it's messed up, you can just go back and do a full wipe instead.
I've flashed xtrSENSE over stock and it worked just fine.
Definitely do a nandroid before whatever you try. Easiest way to get back. Otherwise, yes at least if you use Titanium Backup to backup your apps and data if you want it...
Hello all.
I had Litening ROM 4.2 installed on my SGS2, then I wanted to try Cyanogen Mod, and first made backup with CWM. Now when I try to restore backup, it restores it, but when I boot phone, everything is messed up, apps that I installed dont work, etc... It even shows me that first-time screen, to set up connections, time etc. Can anyone give me some hints what am I doing wrong please ? Thanks.
I even tried to install Litening ROM from scratch, deleted cache & davlik cache, and installed it with Odin, but when I try to install any application, after install it works fine for couple seconds then it shows me error and that "force close" dialog... And it happens with every app I try to install.
I have also tried to install Frankesteins Stock ROM that I found here, then install Litening ROM, but got same errors again...
Same problem here. After a restore, I get the first time screen. No apps, no data, default settings. Please help!
This just happened to me as well.....
Version of can? There's deffo something odd with some of the cwm versions going about. Also I notice that v5 doesn't like yo restore v4 backups. And vice versa
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Backup created with ver 4.x.
Both ver 5.x & 4.x failed to restore system data. Tried installing ROM and wiping everything, reflashing CWM, but still the same problem.....
CWM4 and CWM5 use different formats for the backups. That's why backups of those are not interchangable, you have to restore with the CWM you made the backup with.
Also, don't change the dir names of the backups, I did it once and the backup woudln't restore anymore, changed name back to original one and it worked again.
The OP also sounds like only the /system partition was restored for some reason.
Try a clean format of /system, /data and /cache before the restore.
Were apps installed to sdcard?
Just to be sure, you can try advanced restore, and restore *.img one by one.
Just posting to point out that it seems to have affected me too. I made a backup, but restoring just restores the ROM without my data.
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Also, don't change the dir names of the backups, I did it once and the backup woudln't restore anymore, changed name back to original one and it worked again.
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thanx man thats my problem
CWM is great for restoring the actual rom. But I have found with a large app load (I have 3-400 at any given point) it struggles.
Reconfiguring is common place, personally I use CWM for roms and titanium for apps these days.
You can coax CWM by restoring bits at a time rebooting then doing the next piece.
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Hi,
I accidently posted this question in the general section, but i think it is more appropriate here. I am running the 07/18 cm7 rom, and after a seemingly random amount of time (anywhere from instantly to 24 hours) after a reflash, or nandroid restore all my apps begin to force close, generally starting with gapps. once the apps start FC there is really no recourse but to restore the phone or try to reflash. i have tried wiping the cache and dalvik, both individually and together, as well as fixing permissions, but none of these options resolves the problem. I have also tried installing all my apps via the market to see if it was titanium backup corrupting backups, but again the phone started crashing. For the life of me i cannot figure this out and i was hoping that someone smarter than i could lend some insight.
Thanks
Same here
I'm actually getting the same problem! I have no idea what the problem is. At first it started with Gapps FC-ing, and now pretty much no apps I have work. Even my Gizmodo app, which is really just a link to the Gizmodo website.
Any ideas?
I tried rebooting .. It works for a little while then the problem continues.
Not sure if your cases are similar to mine.
I made nandroid backup for CM7 and flashed Vanilla GB with wiping dalvik/cache, but without wiping data.
Without wiping data, VGB showed continuous error messages related to foce closing...
Again wiping all three fixed that issue. So wiping data may be necessary.
After restoring my old data with nandroid (data only), it happened again.
I reallized that nandroid restoring was really painful with CM7 or VGB.
My final solution which worked fine was Titanium Backup for restoring old data rather than nandroid.
Nandroid backup is working fine when converting all system, for instance, from CM7 to VGB or vice versa, with wiping data.
Even in this case, you have to restore contacts and calendar separately to SD card using export option.
Nandroid or even Titanium Backup didn't recover my contacts under CM7 or VGB environments.
Hope to help you.
You should always, always wipe data, cache, and dalvik vm cache between flashes, especially if going between roms that utilize different file systems. Otherwise it will be fc city. To fix yours, back up your apps with Titanium, boot into CWM and wipe data/cache/dalvik, reflash ROM and gapps, then boot up and restore only user apps
(not system apps).
Hi guys, I'm in awkward situation. I'd appreciate any tip what to do.
Intro: I might have got some (small) amount of water into the phone, so I removed the battery, dried it for some time and then started it. Everything was OK, but anyway I decided to get it cleaned in service to be sure no corrosion appears later. I wanted to give them phone without any private data, so I decided to root, backup, wipe, give it to them and restore afterwards.
So I rooted with Odin and cf-root-sgs2_xw_clk_kf3-v4-0-cwm4 (I have XWKI4 firmware and this was mentioned as the right one for KI4), everything went fine. The phone was working afterwards. So I booted into recovery and backed it up with nandroid, copied the backups and the content of external storage to the computer, wiped the phone in recovery mode and gave it to the service. They cleaned it.
Today, I wanted to restore the backup, but here came the problem. Everything seems to be running, the backup restore took up to 10 minutes, it showed restoring system, data, displayed file names looked real, etc. No error, so I restarted.
However, after restart, the Android intro wizard was shown, I was asked to enter google login and only standard applications were shown. But wifi got connected, flight-mode was restored upon first launch (I used it for backup), wallpaper was restored. In Titanium Backup, I can see the list of all previously installed applications, but in grey and crossed. I reinstalled some of them, but most of them were crashing. For some of them, backing them up, uninstalling, reinstalling them back and restoring only the data (in Titanium) helps. The rest is not crashing at least, but the data are gone. I also tried Titanium to open the CWM backup, but that works for CWM v5 AFAIK, so no luck here either.
What could have happened? Is there any way how to solve this or is it simply lost?
Some background: Bad things happen together as you might know, one of my SoDIMM modules in laptop failed during this operation. system.img was damaged as a consequence (MD5 hash showed this). I found this when I tried to restore the backup for the first time. So I made a wipe, then made another backup, compared the system.img. I saw the MD5 hash for the new system.img is the same as for the old backup so I took the system.img from there. I was lucky this was not data.img. I'm certain I'm restoring with the correct files now - MD5 hash check runs just fine in total commander and nandroid before restore.
I also remember that my first try was without restored external storage, I did put there only the clockworkmod backup. But I believe this would not cause such situation. To have as much information as possible, I did this - wipe data, restore backup, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache - start. Problem - wizard appearing. Restore the external storage, get into recovery, wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, restore, reboot. Wizard again
Thanks for any tip. I'm slowly getting accustomed to installing and setting up everything from scratch. I might install custom ROM finally. But lost data and settings are painful.
Aleq
Did you use CWM to backup and restore? I've had problems restoring when I backed up on CWM5 and tried to restore on CWM4. It looks like it copies fine but doesn't. Even if you're sure you have the same version, if you use CWM5 app and click restore in there, it reverts to CWM4 for restore (for some reason...) so you have to reboot into CWM mode from the app to get CWM5 to 'work'.
For both backup and restore I rebooted to CWM Recovery and navigated using volume up/down to "backup and restore". By the way ClockworkMod Recovery is v.4.0.0.2
Anybody, no ideas?
Is it common that nandroid is unreliable?
Aleq said:
Anybody, no ideas?
Is it common that nandroid is unreliable?
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No, I had to use nandroid backup several times and every time everything worked fine for me.
First I thought that you forgot to wipe cache partition, but you wrote that you have done it.
Did you tried to wipe cache (and Dalvik cache) before restoring the CWM backup?
If that does not help, try to fix permissions.
If that does not help either, try to flash a stock ROM, then flash CF-Root kernel (or similar with CWM included), then try again to restore your system backup.
As all your apps are still in Titanium Backup, you can uninstall all corrupt apps after restoring your system backup and restore all user apps (+app data) using Titanium Backup.
Maybe you have to reboot your phone twice after restoring the system backup.
And only after the second boot, you will see all your restored apps.
It is just a guess.
Good luck !
Thanks all. I have no idea what was wrong, of course I tried everything - multiple restores, reboots, wiping cache/Dalvik cache, etc. CF kernel failed on me. Luckily not completely, as the data were there, only the apps did not restore. So I installed the apps using Market. They crashed upon start, but I found that if I back them up with Titanium, uninstall them and then restore, it works. Using these steps, I was able to recovery almost everything.
I have used other Kernels since then and never had that issue anymore.
Did you try using advanced restore from within CWM?
If I am not mistaken and that's that functionality that allows you to restore only particular part of backup, then I believe I tried (even though I'm not 100 % sure). I did try fix permissions also.
I'm blaming incorrect / faulty CWM recovery. It just puts some uncertainty into the process in my eyes.
You are the seccond person I've come across with that problem. It's a really strange issue you are facing.
When you tried to restore, did you have the same firmware and cf-root on your phone as when you made the backup?
Yes. I did backup, then wipe/factory reset and gave the phone to service shop (for cleaning after some possible moisture exposure). I have received it in the same state, so I restored - but the apps were missing. I should have tried a different kernel with slightly different CWM recovery.
in my case, this was caused by nandroid getting out of free space when restoring .android_secure...you know what to do
hello
how can I clean my SGSII ,phone SD, and external SD card from old installation files, folders,. Bla bla bla
now I have my ideal settings , ROM , everything ,
is there any way to format everything then restore CWM backup ?
thx
Backup everything (Ti, Nandroid, calls, sms, etc). Format cache, data, system & internal sd card in CWM. Flash stock rom in Odin, CFRoot to get CWM, flash rom/kernel of your choice. Then clean install your apps from Google Play/wherever you got them from (preferable) & restore calendar/contacts from Google, & restore call/sms log with whatever app you used to back them up (provided this app only backs up/restores the logs/sms themselves & not the apk like some of these apps do). You could also restore your apps with Ti (not system apps) but if you do, don't restore data.
That will give you a clean start.
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Backup everything (Ti, Nandroid, calls, sms, etc). Format cache, data, system & internal sd card in CWM. Flash stock rom in Odin, CFRoot to get CWM, flash rom/kernel of your choice. Then clean install your apps from Google Play/wherever you got them from (preferable) & restore calendar/contacts from Google, & restore call/sms log with whatever app you used to back them up (provided this app only backs up/restores the logs/sms themselves & not the apk like some of these apps do). You could also restore your apps with Ti (not system apps) but if you do, don't restore data.
That will give you a clean start.
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can I transfer the CWM backup to PC , then transfer it again to SD card after installing ROM, and restore the CWM backup ?
btw I have two CWM backups and I'm unable to restore one of them ,.it stock on " checking MD5 sums" for a while then phone boots without restoring anything
Of course you can. But what's the point of doing a clean install if you're going to restore a Nandroid which is a copy of your setup at the time you took the backup ? Kinda defeats the purpose. If you're having problems which you think are as a result of having a lot of crap on your phone; easy to happen if you haven't done a wipe for a while/have flashed a lot, if you restore a Nandroid you're going to have the same problems.
Personally, I do the steps I suggested every 4-6 weeks (instead of flashing stock after I wipe everything I normally flash CM9 Resurrection via Odin & go from there). I find it's an hour or two well spent. Phone runs much better after.
Up to you which way you want to go tho.
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can I transfer the CWM backup to PC , then transfer it again to SD card after installing ROM, and restore the CWM backup ?
btw I have two CWM backups and I'm unable to restore one of them ,.it stock on " checking MD5 sums" for a while then phone boots without restoring anything
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Of course you can. But what's the point of doing a clean install if you're going to restore a Nandroid which is a copy of your setup at the time you took the backup ? Kinda defeats the purpose. If you're having problems which you think are as a result of having a lot of crap on your phone; easy to happen if you haven't done a wipe for a while/have flashed a lot, if you restore a Nandroid you're going to have the same problems.
Personally, I do the steps I suggested every 4-6 weeks (instead of flashing stock after I wipe everything I normally flash CM9 Resurrection via Odin & go from there). I find it's an hour or two well spent. Phone runs much better after.
Up to you which way you want to go tho.
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Thx , any idea why CWM gives this message" MD5 mismatch ! "
Lots of threads on here about that (understatement); search.
gitan_reel said:
Thx , any idea why CWM gives this message" MD5 mismatch ! "
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