Is this possible? Basically What I did was in this order
1. Install XXKH3 via Odin
2. Flashed [CF-Root v4.1] KH3 - su+bb+CWM4 via Odin
3. Flashed XXKH3 Stock Kernel via Odin
4. Flashed [CF-Root v4.1] KH3 - su+bb+CWM4 via CWM
5. Wiped Cache/Factory Restore via CWM
6. Imediately after Step 5 Backed Up via CWM
Will It now be possible to revert to KH3 Base via CWM from any rom that has CWM?
I probably missed a step by forgetting to wipe battery stats and Dalvik before Backup, would it make any difference?
Why do you even bother doing that?
You can easily download a stock rom from samsung kies.
http://fus.nanzen.se/
Download either the Windows GUI or command line (non-gui) version of fus downloader. Then download the ROM that you want. It is the same as the one downloaded using KIES directly.
You can restore any backup providing you have the backup on the phone and the rom has CWM .
In this case you restore what you backed up .
Personal preference to wipe cache dalvik cache then Factory reset before a restore just to clear any rubbish .
jje
When you flash one of the rooted kernels, they also install CWM app which is in the system partition. Which is part of the rom.
Backing up the phone when part of the rom is still modified can't be called stock.
Clockwork recovery also backs up the cache and userdata partition. Really depends on how picky you are.
Just restore your stock rom backup thru cwm and it goes stock one assuming you have a backup..
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Hi,
Currently using latest firmware KI3 with root.
I'm able to use CWM, backup, install zips, everything.
However, if i install a ROM trough a ZIP, i get a boot loop.
Only way to get back the phone, it's to install via ODIN with latest KI3.
Even tried with Litening Rom, and got the boot loop.
Any ideas ?
I was very keen to return to CM7.
Tx in advance.
Did you exactly what's mentioned here?
Install via ClockworkMod (do not use ROMManager for initial install):
Make sure you're running a rooted device.
Root your device and install ClockworkMod Recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1118693)
Do a Nandroid backup!
WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition) - do it for real.
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery.
Do not reboot! We mean it - do nothing except choose zip and continue next step (if you come back to us with permission issues in install, we will know you did not read the directions and will call you an idiot). If it just plain hangs, reboot directly back into ClockworkMod recovery and continue at the next step.
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery, again (due to a bug in the install).
Reboot
Install the Google Addon through ROMManager which is easiest, but you can
download the gapps.zip and install via ClockworkMod recovery instead.
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Did you try flashing a old stock ROM like KH3, root it then try from this base?
I went from Villain ROM 2.3.5 to CyanogenMOD without any problems.
It's essential that you flash CyanogenMOD !TWICE! in a row when you're coming from a stock ROM.
Thanks.
Gonna check, as soon as i'm @ 127.0.0.1
Same behaviour, back to boot loop.
Tanx anyway!
I had a similar problem so here goes my help.
Cf root kernel uses a modified version of CWM that isn't compatible with CM7 or something like that. So what I did was flash this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693. Get the kernel with CWM 5.x.y.z With that I got a compatible version of CWM and from there I flashed CM7. It is important that you do a full wipe, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, format \system, everything so you don't get any trouble. THen you flash the CM7 zip file, when tha t is done, flash the zip again for a second time (don't reboot just do it after the first flash). After that reboot. That worked for me at least.
A tip: If you can't reboot your phone and you have no ROM zip file to flash via CWM you can mount usb storage from CWM for putting the ROM in sd card and flash with CWM. That way you don't have to use ODIN to recover.
Tanx Tomas.
Tried with CWM 5.x.y.z and upon "WIPE" always got an error for mounting partitions.
Could't mount CACHE, SDCARD .....
Tx anyway.
Back to ODIN, back to stock 2.3.5
PS : I have to get a JIG to reset ...
Last night, I installed TW 4.5/TW Manager. I did a ClockworkMod backup first. I decided to restore it.
However, after restoration, the phone is in a factory state. Save for my lock pattern, which it remembered, the phone is in first-run setup mode, all my home screen layouts are gone, all my apps are not in the aop drawer except those the G2 ships with. Contents of the virtual SD card like photos are still there.
I tried restoring my only other CWM backup (a November backup that previously *restored ok* to undo a MIUI test, for example), but this, too, now boots in to the same state.
What has gone wrong here?
And is there any way of getting back the system that I assume/d is/was in the CWM backup files?
If I can't guarantee I can restore a CWM backup, it makes the world a very scary place to be.
Did you wipe before restoring? Sound to me you did not.
1. Full wipe
2. Restore again.
If that does not work, wipe again and use advanced restore.
Don't use rom manager but do everything manually from the recovery.
Wipe what?
You mean, choose Wipe Data and/or Wipe Cache?
Lennyz1988 said:
Did you wipe before restoring? Sound to me you did not.
1. Full wipe
2. Restore again.
If that does not work, wipe again and use advanced restore.
Don't use rom manager but do everything manually from the recovery.
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Wiped data, Wiped cache, Restored backup - still doesn't retrieve the actual backup.
Now wiped again. In Advanced Restore, what should I do?
Lennyz1988 said:
Did you wipe before restoring? Sound to me you did not.
1. Full wipe
2. Restore again.
If that does not work, wipe again and use advanced restore.
Don't use rom manager but do everything manually from the recovery.
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Restore the boot, system, data.
Lennyz1988 said:
Restore the boot, system, data.
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This doesn't work either.
I had the same trouble early last month; even after a restore it was pretty much factory settings and I had to put everything back myself.
It was very irritating as I'd taken the precaution of making a backup but it still didn't work. I've pretty much recovered everything I needed to since then, though.
What excactly did you do prior to the restoring? Did you flash a new rom? If yes, what was your previous rom? Or is TW4.5 an app of some kind?
Lennyz1988 said:
What excactly did you do prior to the restoring? Did you flash a new rom? If yes, what was your previous rom? Or is TW4.5 an app of some kind?
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I did this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365605
That is...
Installed TouchWiz 4.5, a modified TouchWiz launcher (left it alongside TouchWiz, set no default - home button press asked for confirmation of home screen each time)
TW4.5 comes with the TW4Manager app for controlling settings.
I downloaded the Suava theme for use with TW 4.5.
Before any of that, I made a CWM backup. Then I did the above. Now the backup (and even a backup which restored perfectly a month ago) will not restore to anything but factory new state.
And you are not getting an error message of any kind? How long does it take to restore? What is the size of the backup?
Lennyz1988 said:
And you are not getting an error message of any kind?
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None.
Lennyz1988 said:
How long does it take to restore?
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Seven minutes
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What is the size of the backup?
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972Mb
The last thing I can think of is flashing an old stock rom and then rooting it with CF-Root. Then you have an older version of CWM.
A stock rom like KE2. Then try to restore.
If that does not work find a rom which has the latest CMW. Version 5 I believe. Then try restoring it.
Lennyz1988 said:
The last thing I can think of is flashing an old stock rom and then rooting it with CF-Root. Then you have an older version of CWM.
A stock rom like KE2. Then try to restore.
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Hmm, are you talking about kernel?
If I'm correctly reading my rough notes from my rooting and tinkering, then my original kernel was KF3, I rooted in mid-October with an insecure equivalent (KF3) (CF-Root method), but quickly upgraded through Kies... I now have kernel XWKI4 (baseband XXKI1, build KI4).
So I moved from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4.
BUT - the backup and restore I did with CWM under the current system as recently as two weeks ago in November worked fine.
Lennyz1988 said:
If that does not work find a rom which has the latest CMW. Version 5 I believe. Then try restoring it.
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So, you're saying there - you think a newer version of CWM might have eliminated a bug or something?
Might I find any FURTHER problems by changing the ROM and trying to restore?
Thanks for your help.
ClockworkMod - merry effing Christmas.
I really don't know. But I think it's worth the effort determining of your CWM is still functioning properly.
You can also try just flashing the KI4 CF-root kernel, then boot in recovery and then try to restore.
Make sure you have important stuff backuped of course
If you can boot to working phone backup data and copy clockwork mod folder to PC .
Then try posted below . boots to working phone root it with CWM and root copy clockwork folder back then try restore nandroid backup .#
Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
JJElgan, thanks,
So let me clarify what you're essentially suggesting...
Store my ClockworkMod safely on the PC
Wipe cache, data, system and SD card in Recovery Mode
"Install correct firmware"
Then put the backup file back and try restoring
What do you mean by "correct firmware"?...
I currently have Baseband XXKI1, Kernel XWKI4, Build XWKI4. That is the firmware with which I made the backup. (I guess that's KI4?)
But the firmware I originally rooted with CWM was PDA: KF3, PHONE: KE7, CSC: KD1 (XEU). (I guess that was KF3?)
What's the aim of this here and what's the source of the info?
Thanks very much.
JJEgan said:
If you can boot to working phone backup data and copy clockwork mod folder to PC .
Then try posted below . boots to working phone root it with CWM and root copy clockwork folder back then try restore nandroid backup .#
Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
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You dont need to wipe before restoring. Just a quick note
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CdTDroiD said:
You dont need to wipe before restoring. Just a quick note
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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Ever?
How about after?
And how about in the advice the previous correspondent gave, to reinstall kernel/firmware?
Hi guys,
First, let me start off with some information about my setup:
Phone: Galaxy S3 i9300
Rom: Omega v5.0 AOPK (No modded kernel, modem or anything; "stock" Omega 5.0 AOPK)
I downloaded and flashed (via CWM) this camera which I downloaded via Omega Files. I then went on to boot and got stuck on bootanimation. I took out my battery, reinserted, booted in recovery and cleared /data, /cache and dalvik cache. Rebooted the phone, and yet again it's stuck on boot animation.
Any tips on what I might've done wrong / what I can do to fix it?
Restore the nandroid you made just before you flashed the mod, if you didn't then do a super wipe and flash your whole ROM again - pray that your efs folder and partition is still intact.
boomboomer said:
Restore the nandroid you made just before you flashed the mod, if you didn't then do a super wipe and flash your whole ROM again - pray that your efs folder and partition is still intact.
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How do I do a super-wipe? I have an EFS-backup so I guess that part should be safe.
Could I reflash the rom through recovery (which still works)?
If you have Philz recovery then that option is built in, otherwise format system, data, cache, preload and delete the android folder of your internal sd card.
Flash the ROM either through recovery or Odin.
boomboomer said:
If you have Philz recovery then that option is built in, otherwise format system, data, cache, preload and delete the android folder of your internal sd card.
Flash the ROM either through recovery or Odin.
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Reflashing through recovery worked. Great! Thank you so much
I suppose a nandroid backup is in order. Is there any particular way that's best for such a task, or can I simply do it from CWM?
Get the ROM back to how you like it, make a nandroid in CWM then repeat regularly - simple.
I've just flashed the stock XXEMD2 via Odin 3.04, i got bootloop so i wiped cache and data from recovery and restarted, but i still got bootloop. Any advice? Every guides I've seen doesn't mention this situation
try these...
1.wipe data and cache from cwm and reflash rom
2. try wiping data cache and system from cwm and reflash
3. make sure that you enter the files in correct field in odin and flash is successful.
4. use a different stock rom package.
5. use a different odin version
hope this helps
I've got stock recovery and a zip backup of my efs folder, when i boot in recovery it says it can't mount the efs partitions. I tried to repartition a lot of times, but still no success.
hi
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41593409#post41593409
already did and no success
Hmmmm, can you get into recovery? Would you care to try 3rd part ROM to see if any lucky?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197515
this worked like a charm
Instructions
Make sure that your SM-G850W has the Lollipop bootloader and modem (The last installed stock ROM must be 5.0.2).
Flash TWRP recovery via Odin.
Boot to TWRP recovery (Vol UP + Home + Power).
Optional: Do nandroid backup
Wipe data / Factory Reset
Install the ROM (CM zip).
Install the Google Apps.
After you wipe the data
how exactly do you install the ROM (CM zip))
Do i do it via Odin?
Just need clarification on that step...
After you install twrp, you can make backups and also install software.
As suggested you better make a backup in TWRP it's called a nandroid backup. After that you have to do a factory reset, thats the wipe in TWRP. Then you can go to the install button, and choose the rom.zip. For Cyanogenmod you also need to install Gapps, because its not included in ROM.
But to be clear: everything is in TWRP.