I am in the process of flashing a rom, so I'm on stock SBF 2.3.4. If I created a nandroid backup right now, when I (in the future) need to SBF to 2.3.4, would restoring my 2.3..4 nandroid backup be the same thing?
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I don't think so, but then again I am not so sure. You can always test it though. I mean If it doesn't work just sbf anyways right?
DX2-CM7
It will work for all roms based off the 2.3.4 kernel. Once you move to a new kernel, say 2.3.5 you will need to sbf back to 2.3.4 to use that nandroid.
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jeremy46er said:
It will work for all roms based off the 2.3.4 kernel. Once you move to a new kernel, say 2.3.5 you will need to sbf back to 2.3.4 to use that nandroid.
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This is correct. To further explain, nandroiding doesn't replace the kernel. So, if you go to 2.3.5 and try to nandroid back to 2.3.4, you will NOT replace the kernel. The kernel would still be 2.3.5, but you would have a lot of other system files that are 2.3.4, probably resulting in a lot of FCs.
Nandroiding backs up your system files as well as user files. It does not touch the kernel in any fashion.
My feeling is, when in doubt, SBF.
jeremy46er said:
It will work for all roms based off the 2.3.4 kernel. Once you move to a new kernel, say 2.3.5 you will need to sbf back to 2.3.4 to use that nandroid.
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iBolski said:
This is correct. To further explain, nandroiding doesn't replace the kernel. So, if you go to 2.3.5 and try to nandroid back to 2.3.4, you will NOT replace the kernel. The kernel would still be 2.3.5, but you would have a lot of other system files that are 2.3.4, probably resulting in a lot of FCs.
Nandroiding backs up your system files as well as user files. It does not touch the kernel in any fashion.
My feeling is, when in doubt, SBF.
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Thanks guys, that's good to know about the kernel. I was under the impression that nandroid would backup kernel as well. Thanks for the info!
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Nevermind used Odin was simple.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
snorge said:
I am running Bionix 1.6 w/Jacs OC/UV kernel, say I want to go back to stock for the update I thought I could use the Nandroid backup found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
But then I read that Nandroid doesn't backup/restore the kernal so do I actually have to use the Odin method? Was hoping to avoid that.
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If you want to Nandroid back to a JFD-based backup:
1.) Disable Voodoo
2.) Download and flash the Stock-Kernel-Vibrant.zip from the Frankin-Twiz thread
3.) Nandroid your backup
snorge said:
I am running Bionix 1.6 w/Jacs OC/UV kernel, say I want to go back to stock for the update I thought I could use the Nandroid backup found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
But then I read that Nandroid doesn't backup/restore the kernal so do I actually have to use the Odin method? Was hoping to avoid that.
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AFAIK Jac's kernel is still compatible with JFD. Making it compatible with JIx builds is something we owe to eugene373 in the first place as this used to be an issue.
I switched from rooted stock, to bionix w/stock kernel. Do I need to Odin back to stock or can I just nandroid?
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Only Loki said:
I switched from rooted stock, to bionix w/stock kernel. Do I need to Odin back to stock or can I just nandroid?
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Nandroid will get you back to stock but will not put you back to stock baseline JFD. Odin is the only way back to true stock.
Only Loki said:
I switched from rooted stock, to bionix w/stock kernel. Do I need to Odin back to stock or can I just nandroid?
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Depends on which version of Bionix. Bionix 1.4 and below are based off JFD so you can Nandroid a stock backup safely. Otherwise you can flash the JFD kernel and Nandroid a stock backup, however this will not flash your baseband (modem.bin) back to JFD (but should still work I believe).
Thanks guys. I'm a linux user and don't want to deal with wine. So just wondering if I flash 1.4 or earlier then nandroid. Will that get me back to stock base band?
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Just in case you haven't read this yet...
If you wind up using Odin - find a windows PC - don't take chances with Wine + Odin - Odin is bad enough as it is.
Also, make sure your phone isn't hardware locked if you haven't already. If it IS hardware locked and Odin fails, (as is very common), you'll brick your phone.
Yeah that is why I was trying to avoid using it. If I don't get an answer by morning, I will just try to flash down and report back here so hopefully people will have something to reference. I searched but couldn't find a definite answer.
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Only Loki said:
Yeah that is why I was trying to avoid using it. If I don't get an answer by morning, I will just try to flash down and report back here so hopefully people will have something to reference. I searched but couldn't find a definite answer.
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I haven't tried it but flashing down should work.
Also if you are unable to get into recovery using the volume and power buttons you should return your phone for an exchange. This is consider a defect and you'll likely be unable to consistently get into download mode - not a good thing when experimentally flashing ROMS and kernels.
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Why would you want to switch from Bionix?
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i'm running P3's rooted gingerbread. it's not running as flawlessly as rooted froyo (HDMI doesn't work, cloud version google music doesn't work). i have a nandroid backup of froyo. can i just flash the backup froyo rom or do i need to sbf? i don't mind sbf'ing but i would like to avoid the hassle of having to sbf, reinstall everything, re root, re debloat, etc.
has anyone successfully flashed a backup froyo from gingerbread?
thanks.
I have considered rolling back to my 2.2 nandoid backup myself. I have both 2.3 and 2.2 set up the same (supercharged, debloated, sd speed increas, vold.file to switch sd external read as internal) and honestely 2.2 was faster and less glichy than 2.3 has been. I "think" you shoul be OK to flash your 2.2 backup from 2.3, but I am not positive about this so wait until others have chimed in to this thread.
google didn't find many results so i read the droidx forum. there are several threads in that forum stating that the X could NOT flash a backup of froyo when on gingerbread. boot up gets stuck at M.
i would assume that it's the same w/ the X2. i think the gb upgrade installed a new bootloader and this is the reason why you can't simply flash a backup froyo rom.
awaiting confirmation.
You can't load backups cross versions. You would need to sbf to froyo first, root and bootstrap, then load your backup. Like wise if you wanted to load a gingerbread backup you'd have to be currently on gingerbread.
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I flashed a backup a back up to froyo from gingerbread, it was messed up successfully booted but screen was so slow to the touch. End result SBF
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teegunn said:
I have considered rolling back to my 2.2 nandoid backup myself. I have both 2.3 and 2.2 set up the same (supercharged, debloated, sd speed increas, vold.file to switch sd external read as internal) and honestely 2.2 was faster and less glichy than 2.3 has been. I "think" you shoul be OK to flash your 2.2 backup from 2.3, but I am not positive about this so wait until others have chimed in to this thread.
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Unsupercharge and see how 2.3.3 runs for you. Kills froyo IMO
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2.3.3 had bad music skipping and pausing w/out supercharger. supercharger addressed the lag, for the most part. no way i could use 2.3.3 w/out supercharger.
anyway, i sbf'ed back to froyo, rerooted, loaded custom recovery, debloated, supercharged. i like it better than froyo. my hdmi out works. my cloud google music works. the music does not skip or pause. the only complaint is the screen lag coming out of sleep. i had forgotten about that.
now that i've tried 2.3.3, i'm staying w/ froyo.
h_10 said:
i'm running P3's rooted gingerbread. it's not running as flawlessly as rooted froyo (HDMI doesn't work, cloud version google music doesn't work). i have a nandroid backup of froyo. can i just flash the backup froyo rom or do i need to sbf? i don't mind sbf'ing but i would like to avoid the hassle of having to sbf, reinstall everything, re root, re debloat, etc.
has anyone successfully flashed a backup froyo from gingerbread?
thanks.
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Could you not sbf back to froyo, root and install bootstrap, then restore your nandroid backup?
definitely i could've. but i wanted to start from scratch and refreeze crApss and install supercharger. i like fresh starts.
For a sec I thought that said fresh farts HaHa
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Steroid Droid said:
For a sec I thought that said fresh farts HaHa
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The guy above you did mention crApps on his phone
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mistawolfe said:
Unsupercharge and see how 2.3.3 runs for you. Kills froyo IMO
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I've tried lots of variations. Supercharged is the best IMO.
I upgraded my sgs2 from unnamed 2.2.1 to SHOStock 2.1 and I was wondering how I could go back to UnNamed 2.2.1? I tried looking around, but I couldn't find a definite answer. Should I just boot into recovery and flash the unnamed zip? Or what should I do?
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Just do a full wipe and flash whatever ROM you want. I don't think it matters if you're coming from ICS.
AraboDroid said:
Just do a full wipe and flash whatever ROM you want. I don't think it matters if you're coming from ICS.
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that's right, but make sure the modem flashes as well.
You could just restore the nandroid backup, which you saved right before you flashed...
Scrambo said:
that's right, but make sure the modem flashes as well.
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All modems that work with this device are interoperable. I'm still on UCKH7 with ICS.
Just restore your nandroid, that's all.
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Like the others said, if you don't have a nandroid backup, just do a full wipe & flash unnamed. I'm pretty sure it will flash the modem that unnamed comes with, but you wouldn't have to worry about modems anyway.
further to add I think unNamed comes with KH6
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further to add I think unNamed comes with KH6
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KK6. No such thing as KH6.
mattdm said:
KK6. No such thing as KH6.
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typo
Good
if I restore my phone back to stock via my nandroid backup, will it go back to 2.3.4? knowing this would greatly help me, because I'd like to flash the newest CM7 RC1, right now I have RC0
A nandroid does not change the kernal.
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fuzzfaceJ said:
if I restore my phone back to stock via my nandroid backup, will it go back to 2.3.4? knowing this would greatly help me, because I'd like to flash the newest CM7 RC1, right now I have RC0
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As I recall if you are on cm7 rc0 you can flash cm7 rc1 over it, just as you can flash cm9 over cm7 rc1. And all btw are based on the 2.3.4 kernel. Now if you flash a rom that uses the 2.3.5 kernel and you want to get back to the 2.3.4 or vice-a-versa it's sbf time.
And if I got it wrong its because of old age or medication or something...lol as with any major changes your planning for your phone educate yourself first.
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hmm, it says 2.3.7 in "about phone"
however, it was 2.3.4 before I got cm7
is it 2.3.7? or is that just what it says?
thanks for any help you all can provide
If your on cm7dx2 rc0 you can flash cm7dx2 rc1 over it with no problems. Just make sure to reflash gapps and your good. Also the 2.3.7 thing is just from the build prop edit if you are on cm7dx2 you are on actual 2.3.4 kernel.
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thanks everyone, I was able to update it with no problem
I just rooted my DX2, i intended to use rom manager to flash/backup my roms but that was not working. So i downloaded bootstrap (the little green arrow icon) and used that to make a backup of my stock system and then used titanium backup to backup all my apps.
What i wanted to know is when i finally install a new rom and do a data wipe how do i recover everything if it starts me with a clean phone? do i just reinstall titanium and bootstrap and will SU still be installed?
Also can you point me to a good guide on installing CM9 to my DX2?
Thank you,
Jake
A couple of things. What system version are you on? 2.3.4 or 2.3.5? Also Rom Manager doesnt work for us (as you know now.) Are you using the BSR from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318083 ?
When you install a ROM yes you reinstall the BSR (but if you are going on CM7-9-10 then you need the CM7 patched BSR once on the ROM.) and then Redownload Titanium Backup. All your backups are stored on your external card so a wipe doesnt get rid of them. Once titanium is loaded back up it will find them.
A rom comes rooted so SU and everything is part of the package. Install instructions for ROMS are on the original page of the ROMS. Just note that if you are on 2.3.5 the only ROM that will work for you is Eclipse. All the other ROMs are 2.3.4 based.
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A couple of things. What system version are you on? 2.3.4 or 2.3.5? Also Rom Manager doesnt work for us (as you know now.) Are you using the BSR from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318083 ?
When you install a ROM yes you reinstall the BSR (but if you are going on CM7-9-10 then you need the CM7 patched BSR once on the ROM.) and then Redownload Titanium Backup. All your backups are stored on your external card so a wipe doesnt get rid of them. Once titanium is loaded back up it will find them.
A rom comes rooted so SU and everything is part of the package. Install instructions for ROMS are on the original page of the ROMS. Just note that if you are on 2.3.5 the only ROM that will work for you is Eclipse. All the other ROMs are 2.3.4 based.
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I got BSR from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169677
I am on 2.3.5, is eclipse a good rom?
Thanks,
Jake
Eclipse is a very stable and clean ROM. I used it for a long time. CM7 is also stable and a.lot.more customizable but you will need to SBF to 2.3.4 to get on it. Both eclipse and CM7 are gingerbread roms. Cm9, MIUI, AOKP Paranoid Android are ICS and CM10 is jellybean.
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Eclipse is a very stable and clean ROM. I used it for a long time. CM7 is also stable and a.lot.more customizable but you will need to SBF to 2.3.4 to get on it. Both eclipse and CM7 are gingerbread roms. Cm9, MIUI, AOKP Paranoid Android are ICS and CM10 is jellybean.
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I also just rooted my DX2 running 2.3.5. Do i have to SBF to 2.3.4 to run CM10?, or can i flash CM10 from 2.3.5?
You'll have to SBF to 2.3.4 and reroot.
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GoClifGo05 said:
Eclipse is a very stable and clean ROM. I used it for a long time. CM7 is also stable and a.lot.more customizable but you will need to SBF to 2.3.4 to get on it. Both eclipse and CM7 are gingerbread roms. Cm9, MIUI, AOKP Paranoid Android are ICS and CM10 is jellybean.
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Thanks for recommending Eclipse, its a really awesome ROM. At some point i plan to SBF to 2.3.4 for CM10, but for now Eclipse is better than stock.
Thank you,
Jake
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Eclipse is rock solid. CM10 will get more stable eventually.
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CM7 ROCKS `
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