How to take nandroid backups on devices that are not supported by ClockWorkMod Recovery?
If it is not supported by clockwork then you can't.
zelendel said:
If it is not supported by clockwork then you can't.
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Then any way to make a complete backup like Nandroid? to reset the phone incase of problems when Flashing ROMs?
How are you Finns flash a rom without a custom recovery? Stock recovery doesn't allow for custom rom flashing
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Is it recommended to create a new Nandroid backup after flashing a ROM and setting up the phone again?
MustangDan74 said:
Is it recommended to create a new Nandroid backup after flashing a ROM and setting up the phone again?
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Yes, that way if something is wrong with the rom or you don't like something when you flash it you can easily revert back. Grab Con's Flashable recovery helper, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547496 . Make a backup, and when you want to restore it flash the recovery helper first. It will take you to bootloader with a newly created ph98img, let it update and reboot . Now, you will be in recovery again . Just select backup/restore..select restore and then the nandroid you just made . This time it will restore the nandroid including the kernel.
Otherwise, when you restore a nandroid you still have to remember to flash the same kernel that was in the nandroid because with S-On our backups can't restore the kernel.
P.S. just remember to remove the PH98IMG zip from the SD card afterwards or you will have trouble booting back into recovery if you don't.
If on the .22 firmware, dont backup android secure. Also if restoring an ICS nandroid while currently on ICS no need to flash a kernel.
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Is there any CWM.zip for the galaxy s3 ??
I want to keep my stock recovery and use CWM abilities like backup
Can any one find a similar thing ??:fingers-crossed:
I mean that I want it to be like my galaxy mini GT-S5570I
I had a CWM recovery . zip
If I want to use it I go to my stock recovery and select " install update from sdcard" and choose the CWM recovery . That make me boot into CWM recovery mod
yousefageaz said:
I mean that I want it to be like my galaxy mini GT-S5570I
I had a CWM recovery . zip
If I want to use it I go to my stock recovery and select " install update from sdcard" and choose the CWM recovery . That make me boot into CWM recovery mod
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Stock recovery DOES NOT include flashing through zips so even if you in fact can flash stock recovery through CWM you CAN NOT flash CWM through stock one.
And to be honest I can't see any reason why you'd like to do so.
yousefageaz said:
Is there any CWM.zip for the galaxy s3 ??
I want to keep my stock recovery and use CWM abilities like backup
Can any one find a similar thing ??:fingers-crossed:
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i don't think that is possible! how could you enter a custom recovery through a stock ones?!
Its called fake flash and was invented by koushik Dutta and Paul O'Brien. I used it on my HTC desire for a while. You essentially flashed it into memory and was gone on a reboot. This method is pretty old hat now. Im not convinced anyone uses this anymore. It's certainly not available on the S3.
Actually earlier rooting methods of desire gave you a leaked engineering version of the recovery that had no signature verification. That's the only reason it was possible
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you could try something similiar, for example mobile odin, there you can flash update.zips and keep your stock recovery. (but it has no other cwm abilities)
or you use syah or googy-max kernel, where you can boot from stweaks into 2nd rom utilities which is a full working cwm and disappeares after reboot. there you can keep as well your stock recovery (but you have to flash a custom kernel )
Can mskip's toolbox do backups?
rootSU said:
Can mskip's toolbox do backups?
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Yes, full nandroid including efs, but needs a rooted phone -and it can provide root.
boomboomer said:
Yes, full nandroid including efs, but needs a rooted phone -and it can provide root.
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Thanks. I guess that is the OP's solution then!
maybe anpother suggestion, which i often use could be the app online nandroid backup (its on the market), which can perform nandroid backups whithout going into recovery.
So there is no need of a custom recovery as long as you do not want to restore your backup.
and in combination with mobile odin you can flash update.zips. so the basic cwm abilities are covered (as long you have root)
I'm still on stock I'd like to flash one of 4.4.2 ROMs. However, most of them have line in instructions that latest CWM is required. Since CF-Auto-Root does not contain it, I was wondering if anything can go wrong if I use that root method? Should I proceed with any other root method instead?
krneki10 said:
I'm still on stock I'd like to flash one of 4.4.2 ROMs. However, most of them have line in instructions that latest CWM is required. Since CF-Auto-Root does not contain it, I was wondering if anything can go wrong if I use that root method? Should I proceed with any other root method instead?
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If your planning to flash a custom rom straight away you do not need to root (custom roms are already rooted) Flash cwm with odin and well you know the rest about what to do
tallman43 said:
If your planning to flash a custom rom straight away you do not need to root (custom roms are already rooted) Flash cwm with odin and well you know the rest about what to do
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Could you please give me a link for tutorial for flashing CWM with Odin?
krneki10 said:
Could you please give me a link for tutorial for flashing CWM with Odin?
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Hi,
You can use these steps to flash CWM or a recovery of your choice via Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39433857&postcount=4
In addition, I personally prefer [i93xx][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch.
Hope this helps.
oreo27 said:
Hi,
You can use these steps to flash CWM or a recovery of your choice via Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39433857&postcount=4
In addition, I personally prefer [i93xx][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch.
Hope this helps.
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When should I backup EFS? Just after I flash CWM, so before flashing another ROM?
krneki10 said:
When should I backup EFS? Just after I flash CWM, so before flashing another ROM?
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ASAP as far the threads here stipulate. I did 2 backups of my EFS the moment i got my SGS3. I was however, only able to accomplish this by first flashing a custom recovery. Once the custom recovery was installed, (I was and still am using Philz Touch) the first thing I did was backup my EFS folder.
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When should I backup EFS? Just after I flash CWM, so before flashing another ROM?
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Yep like oreo27 said before flashing any custom roms backup your EFS preferably while you are still on your original rom that your phone came with and make a couple of backups and keep copies on computer.
You will also find that some roms have options to backup your EFS before flashing that particular rom you can never have too many backups ...
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When should I backup EFS? Just after I flash CWM, so before flashing another ROM?
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The ROM I installed (NeatROM S3) included the option to backup EFS during the Aroma install process, and it's ticked by default. I'm not sure if all ROMs are this good at reminding you
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Seems most flash instructions use TWRP or CW. The one I am looking at calls for doing a Nandroid backup, which as I understand, is done via stock recovery. Right? Well how do I install TWRP without messing up my stock recovery?
A nandroid is just a back up done with twrp ....really u may think hard about doing this with your phone because you will be asking us how to fix your brick soon
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sansari123 said:
Greetings-
Seems most flash instructions use TWRP or CW. The one I am looking at calls for doing a Nandroid backup, which as I understand, is done via stock recovery. Right? Well how do I install TWRP without messing up my stock recovery?
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From what I understand and have experienced, you can't create or restore a nandroid backup with the stock recovery. That's one of the main reasons I rooted and installed TWRP.
sansari123 said:
Greetings-
Seems most flash instructions use TWRP or CW. The one I am looking at calls for doing a Nandroid backup, which as I understand, is done via stock recovery. Right? Well how do I install TWRP without messing up my stock recovery?
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You don't...cfautoroot, install twrp, install Su, nandroid.
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Hello, I need to flash another custom ROM to my phone but also I want to revert back to the current installation if I need to. Is TWRP backup "Boot","System","Data" only what I need to backup?
If I restore this kind of backup will my apps,settings,call log,messages be restored?
TWRP I use is 3.1.0-0
lepidas said:
Hello, I need to flash another custom ROM to my phone but also I want to revert back to the current installation if I need to. Is TWRP backup "Boot","System","Data" only what I need to backup?
If I restore this kind of backup will my apps,settings,call log,messages be restored?
TWRP I use is 3.1.0-0
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Yes, exactly.
You need to Tick "everything" In TWRP.In case Things Get broken.And yes It will backup Everything.Check the term Nandroid Backups.
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Atifbaig786 said:
You need to Tick "everything" In TWRP.In case Things Get broken.And yes It will backup Everything.Check the term Nandroid Backups.
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Since a new custom rom only rewrites the boot, system and data partition there's no need to backup anything more if you want to try out a new custom rom.