I have a vibrant with the newest Revamped rooted on it (XX-2)
This started last week when my phone randomly turned off while I wasn't using it.
I thought it was because I backed up apps without installing them from the market
so I did a factory reset and flashed without backing up anything.
However it stills turns off randomly.
Can anyone help me on this?
I used titanium backup to backup apps After I downloaded them from the market.
Would this have anything to do with my phone turning off randomly?
Thank you
Titanium Backup probably was NOT the problem.
In titanium backup did you backup any system files (shown by a red text on the app) and restore the app along with data? If yes, thats it, bingo.
DO NOT backup/restore system apps its very unstable.
If not, Do a ODIN start back up from fresh, and see if it still does that after you ODIN - if you decide to flash the same ROM - and it starts again , maybe its the ROM? try another ROM?
revamped is built for overclocking/undervolting. are you doing either? If so check your settings and tweak them as sometimes this can cause your device to crash/reboot at what seems like random intervals.
If you are not Overclocking/Undervolting..... then switch to stock Miui
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123922
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I've always used MyBackup Root to backup and restore my apps when going from ROM to ROM and never had a problem. Recently I backed up my apps (NOTE: I NEVER backup system apps, just user/third-party apps and the only system data I back up is calendar data) in a 2.2 ROM (Trigger) in order to flash a 2.2.1 one (Bi-Winning) without issues. I flashed the new ROM and proceeded to restore the apps using MyBackup, again with virtually no problems, everything went smoothly and the market apps had their links restored, etc.
However when I started using my apps, most of them had weird problems. Some were force closing, others had missing data or no data at all, and some were simply broken. I instantly lost track of what worked and what didn't. I assumed this was caused by a bad flash so I re-downloaded the ROM and flashed it again making sure I followed all the instructions to the letter. Then I restored everything again and all of my apps were behaving the same way. This isn't the case if I delete then reinstall an app using Market or another source that is not MyBackup.
After freaking out/****ting bricks/etc, I started looking for ways to deal with the problem. This is what I've done so far:
- Used a 1-week old MyBackup folder that had worked before when I went from Bionix to Trigger. (Failed: Similar, if not the same, results)
- Flashed Trigger again and both folders failed.
- Flashed a different ROM (phiremod) and tried both folders. Fail again.
I'm about to delete my folders, start from scratch with no app data, and use Titanium Backup from now on. Has anyone had similar problems?
Just thought I'd give an update since this has gotten over 90 views.
I started from scratch ever since and have been using Titanium Backup Pro. I've switched to many 2.2.1 and 2.2 ROMs so far without issues and all of the restores have been flawless.
I'm running streakdroid 1.9 but I would like to do some experimentation with my streak. If I flash a new rom what will I lose? How do you backup your data so you can flash to your hearts content?
Thanks
if u flash stock roms, they do a factory reset during first start up.
So u end up loosing everything.
However if u flash .zip version of the stock roms using CWM or streak recovery , u will retain almost everything but may loose somethings like root and so on.
Remember stock roms will flash its default recovery everytime it boots up
Ok thanks. Is it wise to do a factory reset anyway?
What tools can I use to backup messages, apps, photos, etc?
I use titanium backup.
If you do a nandroid backup, when you restore it, everything will be just as it was before you flashed another ROM...
As far as using Titanium... it has never worked for me completely, nor has MyBackUp Pro, they cause me more headache than being useful...
I have gotten to the point to when I flash a new ROM, I just manually install everything, I know it sounds like some hassle, but you end up with a much smoother operating phone.
I even do a nandroid backup first, then go into my ROM and manually uninstall everything, so that when I boot up my new ROM and setup my market account, it doesn't try to install everything on its own and bog down my phone at first, I install everything manually in the order I want and set them up as I go.
I know this sounds cumbersome, but I have found it creates a cleaner environment and practically eliminated force closes
That is the way I like to do things also but what about the things that you can't just re-install e.g. sms, application specific data?
Advice
I was having a sim card and constant restart issue after updating to streakroid 2.4.4, and even after flashing dsc, the problem persisted. After I reviewed the steps I had taken I realized that I never did a factory resest (fearing I would forever lose my precious app data, which I did -_-). It turned out that was the fix, after doing the factory reset, my sim card was recognized immediately and a couple of the text I had missed showed up. However, I fixed one fixed problem and developed another.
Even though I restored a MyBackup and Titanium backup I did right before resetting I recovered my several apps without their precious data (setting, notes, bookmarks). I tried doing internal backups within the apps, some conveniently had syncs to a cloud yet I missed doing that with a few apps because I have over 100+ and I use more than half on a regular basis (even if for 5 minutes). All my apps are on my device, which is a good thing but I cant appreciate that given the missing data.
So my advice is:
Use apps that have can automatically backup or sync data -- there are enough apps with similiar utility that you can avoid ones without that function.
Do a manual backup within your important apps. -- Some apps backup files to locations that may be wiped during update, doesn't have auto backup or the last backup is months old.
Pics, texts, call logs are easily backed up -- Backup programs will explicitly state or ask what to back up in that regard.
Do a nandroid backup -- I believe this only restores rom and apps but someone can correct me.
Caveat
Through all the research done before actually need to restore a backup I missed the fact when restore apps depending on the restore program every app has to be reinstalled individually. If you have more than 25 apps then #$#@!, also for some reason when restoring with titanium if during a batch restore you come across an app if you hit cancel during one of the install prompts because you actually don't want to restore that app the batch will freeze and you'll have to force close titanium and start the restore all over. Go through the list of restore options and choose each app one by one, save yourself the time.
Lastly, to piggy back off what was said before, a factory reset( FR) after updating rom is always recommended but its not always needed. Most roms will update without causing you to lose any data but like I said previously I had sim card issues when I updated without a FR. YMMV
At this point I don't know if this helps the OP but maybe it will benefit someone else who reads this thread.
This guide by _n0p_ tells how to do an upgrade and minimize the re-installation of apps.
Key items:
Use the backup function of any apps that have it
Don't count on restoring data with TB or My Backup
Make a nandroid - just in case
I have found TB and My Backup to be useful for things like browser bookmarks.
The post linked to discussed going from Froyo to Gingerbread but the same techniques apply for moving to any other ROM.
Last time i changed roms, i used the Dell backup utility for evertyhing but the apps, which can be backed up together with their data with QtADB which creates a backup folder on your SD. After installing the new rom, i chose advanced recovery from the Dell Utility and set it to recover everything but the apps, which i recovered with QtADB. However, I also strongly recommend nandroid, in case the steak doesn't boot after the install.
So I installed the latest MIUI ROM on my I9000 Galaxy S, and everything worked fine for a bit. Then I wanted to retrieve my contacts I had from my previous ROM (Froyo, Darky's ROM) with Titanium backup. I found a file called something like "[contacts(...)]", which seemed like the right one. When I selected it it told me the backup was Contacts 2.2, my current version was Contacts 2.3.(1 or 5?). By accident I restored the app instead of the data.
Now my phone can't load the launcher because I have to force close android.process.acore every time. If I do this it just comes back before the launcher is loaded. I also have to force close Application Launcher. So basically I can't get into any app or menu.
I can still get into download mode or Clockwork Recovery.
So, two questions:
1) Is there a way for me to fix this without losing any data? I suppose I could reflash MIUI, but I'm not sure what would happen to my data and settings.
2) What would be the proper way to restore my contacts, without breaking my system?
Thanks!
Okay, I fixed the loop by going to the app manger via my home button and deleting the contacts data. Still looking for a way to fix the backup though.
I have tested at least 5 ICS roms (including the latest XXLPB) and have had problems with them all. The main problem being that the phone goes into a deep sleep that it can't wake up from, or it simply resets itself.
Now I never had these problems with GB roms, but I never uses titanium backup PRO with GB either.
Last night I installed XXLPB and used it for about an hour or so, installed titanium and went to bed.
Went to use it this morning and it's turned off and I have to pull the battery.
Are other people using titanium with ICS roms with no problems?
Maybe the problem u have its the apk (titanium)
I been used ics rom (xxlp6) and i used titanium last night to reduce the unused apk andits working good. Good lock and try another version of titanium i use v.3.6.7
Never had any issues until XXLPB.
Now apps wont restore to the sdcard and apps fail to install from the market when they try to install to sdcard. All previous restores to lp2/lp6 worked fine.
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i did have the same issue, somebody on other thead mentioned and i did try it and worked.
the other bug I found with TB was that when you unfreeze a system app it doesn't restore it. You have to back it up, uninstall and reinstall.
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I do not have any issues like sleep of death or reboots with Titanium Pro installed, I just couldnt restore my apps. It worked in CM9 but in XXLPB it freezes (titanium, not the phone) restoring most of apps. I did have this issues with setcpu in CM9.
Edit: Found a workaround.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22126005&postcount=74
I restore from TB often while testing different roms, and on LPB just 3 of my backed up apps freeze the process of restore, even if i restore it just them, on gingerbread or past ics versions no problem at all (i'm using the pro version)
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I restore from TB often while testing different roms, and on LPB just 3 of my backed up apps freeze the process of restore, even if i restore it just them, on gingerbread or past ics versions no problem at all (i'm using the pro version)
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Same here, it was 3-4 apps out of around 50 I have that made TB pause. I simply installed them from the market again and restored the data only.
I had no problems until XXLPB when some apps wouldn't restore. I set the restore backups to option to internal storage and they restored.
restore to internal memory worked fine with respect to titanium.
But i still have the installation from market error.
Ok, so I have a Sprint Evo 3D with S-Off and the SmoothCriminal rom and 4ext touch recovery (stuck on RC3 because there is no way to install a recovery image anymore without having the device working in the first place).
Last night for no reason the UI started endlessly rebooting, so I decided to just reboot...... and my phone kept boot-looping from then on.
Not wanting to lose all of my data I perform an advanced nandroid backup of all of the partitions separately so I could take a closer look and see what might cause it to boot properly again.
Turns out for some reason the /data/system/sync folder was the problem, removing this causes the phone too boot again after wiping and restoring the data partition with that folder removed from the nandroid backup.
Problem is, I seem to have lost permissions or whatever the term would be for ANY app that didn't come with the rom or had been updated since, I have to delete my account, then re-add it, then uninstall and reinstall EVERY app.
First of all, isn't the sync folder just a temporary cache for data to sync to your accounts? Why would that cause a bootloop and it's removal fix it? And second, why would removing it make me lose all of the equivalent of my "licenses" for every app? Is there any easy way to fix this?
Sorry I don't have an answer to your main question, but do you not have your apps backed up with titanium (or another) that you can easily restore from?
I didn't have a backup from before it started bootlooping, no. Plus its not like I can run Titanium if all I can access are the bootloader and recovery, not the main OS.
And also, I have another problem now. All the system apps I cannot update because of the license conflict thing, and unlike the other apps I cannot just uninstall and reinstall them to fix it, since they are system apps. Just updating doesn't work either.