Hi all!
I have a HTC Desire and lately I've been switching a lot between the a Beta ICS ROM and a stable GB ROM (MildWild). Every time I switch I make a backup in Clockwork Recovery, which works fine.
However, I now have about 6 backups and no easy way to tell which one is ICS and which one is the GB one, the only way I can do this is to connect my Phone to my PC and look at the filesizes of the different partitions.
I want to be able to give all backups a name, so I don't have to connect my phone to my computer to tell them apart. However if I change the name of a folder, backup won't be succesful. (MD5 sum will not be correct or something)
Anyone an idea?
zxzyzd said:
Hi all!
I have a HTC Desire and lately I've been switching a lot between the a Beta ICS ROM and a stable GB ROM (MildWild). Every time I switch I make a backup in Clockwork Recovery, which works fine.
However, I now have about 6 backups and no easy way to tell which one is ICS and which one is the GB one, the only way I can do this is to connect my Phone to my PC and look at the filesizes of the different partitions.
I want to be able to give all backups a name, so I don't have to connect my phone to my computer to tell them apart. However if I change the name of a folder, backup won't be succesful. (MD5 sum will not be correct or something)
Anyone an idea?
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You can use rom manager when making your backups. It let's you rename them before it starts.
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Waddle said:
You can use rom manager when making your backups. It let's you rename them before it starts.
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I use Rom Manager as well and i can confirm. it is the best to customize your backup (the name at least)
same here - i use rom manager and it can name your backups - go for it ...
If when you connect your phone to your PC you can just rename the backups to whatever you want
Or you can make a simple txt file where you put the date+the contents of the backup.
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If when you connect your phone to your PC you can just rename the backups to whatever you want
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I tried that but when I would restore the backup it wouldn't work.
I'm now using ROM manager like suggested by other users, thank you very much!
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hello everyone I have a question, when I made my nandroid backup of my stock rom and the one i'm using now before applying a patch and one after the patch but made the first 2 by mistake to the internal memory of the phone now I want to move them to my PC but i can't find them with root browser(or explorer ) I can see them in CWM when I go in to recovery but I'm not sure were there getting store also being that I made the backups so close together the time stamps on them are really similar and I can't tell which one is the stock and the backup of the new rom is there a way to find out which one is the stock one without having to do a restore
thank you in advances for the help
gozes said:
hello everyone I have a question, when I made my nandroid backup of my stock rom and the one i'm using now before applying a patch and one after the patch but made the first 2 by mistake to the internal memory of the phone now I want to move them to my PC but i can't find them with root browser(or explorer ) I can see them in CWM when I go in to recovery but I'm not sure were there getting store also being that I made the backups so close together the time stamps on them are really similar and I can't tell which one is the stock and the backup of the new rom is there a way to find out which one is the stock one without having to do a restore
thank you in advances for the help
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Your nandroid backups should be located under... clockworkmod/backup/"YYYY-MM-DD.HH.MM.SS"
Your backup(s) should be in a folder with the format above as in date and time.
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Newer one is on the bottom and older over on top.
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Merio90 said:
Your nandroid backups should be located under... clockworkmod/backup/"YYYY-MM-DD.HH.MM.SS"
Your backup(s) should be in a folder with the format above as in date and time.
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thank you for your quike replay, I only see 2 of them and when i go in to CWM if go to restro from internal memory it show 2 but if I go to the sd card it show 1 all with difrent time stamps did I do sometiing wrong?
gozes said:
thank you for your quike replay, I only see 2 of them and when i go in to CWM if go to restro from internal memory it show 2 but if I go to the sd card it show 1 all with difrent time stamps did I do sometiing wrong?
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If there are multipe folders under "backups" with different time and dates then those will be all the nandroid backups you have made so far with the most recent one being the one with the newest date and time while the old backups are the ones with the older dates. What do you plan on doing? are you trying to restore to stock 2.1?
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If there are multipe folders under "backups" with different time and dates then those will be all the nandroid backups you have made so far with the most recent one being the one with the newest date and time while the old backups are the ones with the older dates. What do you plan on doing? are you trying to restore to stock 2.1?
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I just want to have them in hand because I'm going to work on my gf phone(also a t959) in case anything goes wrong(I'm not expecting any issue but one never knows) I can send here back to 2.1 while I look for solution
gozes said:
I just want to have them in hand because I'm going to work on my gf phone(also a t959) in case anything goes wrong(I'm not expecting any issue but one never knows) I can send here back to 2.1 while I look for solution
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Not exactly sure if your phones nandroids will work with your gf's phone. I recommend you create a seperate nandroid on her device just to be safe. Thats if that phone is rooted otherwise disregard what i have said.
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Not exactly sure if your phones nandroids will work with your gf's phone. I recommend you create a seperate nandroid on her device just to be safe. Thats if that phone is rooted otherwise disregard what i have said.
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I will do that but what difference does it make that fact that is root it or not?
gozes said:
I will do that but what difference does it make that fact that is root it or not?
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Well if her phone is not rooted there is no way to create or restore the nandroid backup since you do not have CWM installed. Unless you know of some other way to create and restore the backups.
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Well if her phone is not rooted there is no way to create or restore the nandroid backup since you do not have CWM installed. Unless you know of some other way to create and restore the backups.
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well on mine(that was not root it) I just use CWM zip that was rename to update.zip boot in to recovery reinstall packeges and that will take me in to CWM but it will no be install on the phone but you can still backup and flash from it with out the need for root there a video about it if you whant to see it
gozes said:
well on mine(that was not root it) I just use CWM zip that was rename to update.zip boot in to recovery reinstall packeges and that will take me in to CWM but it will no be install on the phone but you can still backup and flash from it with out the need for root there a video about it if you whant to see it
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Oh i see now. I Forgot about that. Excellent point but technically you are rooted. That update.zip you flashed in stock recovery (reinstall packages) edited some of the system files on your phone in the process and gave you superuser rights or "root" access. So you are rooted just so you know.
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Oh i see now. I Forgot about that. Excellent point but technically you are rooted. That update.zip you flashed in stock recovery (reinstall packages) edited some of the system files on your phone in the process and gave you superuser rights or "root" access. So you are rooted just so you know.
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that good to know but the funny part is that it maybe root it but does not show on the phone no ninja or paired android. Btw will superoneclick(i know other ways to get root but that is by far the fastest and I just one to get that part done quick so I can move to backup and flash ) work on 2.2... I told her not to upgrade but she did not lisen to me :-(
I have a Wind Amaze with Ruby installed. S-Off, unlocked, the whole shabang. I have been trouble free for months with this install...
Until yesterday when I installed BusyBox to adjust some Facebook permissions using the Permissions App. All I wanted was the Permissions App, but I needed BB to install it, so I did it without knowing really what it was. What is it exactly?
Now my phone will boot but after I unlock the screen, it will just freeze and reboot like 10 mins later. Sometimes I can get further but within a minute or so, it freezes once again.
Yesterday, I also installed a new 32GB SD card but I don't think that's the problem, as I've tried my old card. I'm considering just reflashing the device with a new ROM but I don't want to have to go through the trouble of reconfiguring everything.
If anyone has a fix or suggestion, it would be greatly appreciated.
never mind sorry ...
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Spastic909 said:
never mind sorry ...
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You never made a backup huh?
Dark Nightmare said:
You never made a backup huh?
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I have Titanium Backup installed on the phone and I'm fairly sure it was backing up regularly. But how would I use that when I can't even boot the phone? I tried booting into custom recovery and recovering but no files were present.
Signed, Noob
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I have Titanium Backup installed on the phone and I'm fairly sure it was backing up regularly. But how would I use that when I can't even boot the phone? I tried booting into custom recovery and recovering but no files were present.
Signed, Noob
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Lol accidentally given a thanks but eh, doesn't matter.
You'll need to reinstall, since you have no backup to work with and we don't have a flashable zip of the WIND system files for ya, sorry.
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Lol accidentally given a thanks but eh, doesn't matter.
You'll need to reinstall, since you have no backup to work with and we don't have a flashable zip of the WIND system files for ya, sorry.
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Thanks for the thanks. Have one yourself
How is it that I can't use a Titanium backup?
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Thanks for the thanks. Have one yourself
How is it that I can't use a Titanium backup?
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Titanium backup makes backups of apps/app data, a system backup via recovery makes a backup of the entire system including all files/apps, etc in the the system partition, that's why you should always make a backup in recovery and keep it on your sd card just in case this happens, busybox and the likes change system files/permissions etc, just in case it doesn't work well, you can use a system backup to restore the system files it modified.
Two totally backups, get the idea?
Ah ha, makes sense. I wish I had known this earlier but I suppose this is how you learn.
Could it be possible to grab the titanium backup files if I attach my phone to my computer in disk mode then transfer them when I install the new ROM?
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Ah ha, makes sense. I wish I had known this earlier but I suppose this is how you learn.
Could it be possible to grab the titanium backup files if I attach my phone to my computer in disk mode then transfer them when I install the new ROM?
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Should be possible, if you can't get it done in the android interface, reboot into 4EXT recovery and choose the mount USB storage option, should make your memory card pop up like it would on the phone for you to copy your files to your pc.
Hello All,
I have a Rooted VZW GN2 running Scott's CleanROM with the Perseus kernel with TWRP as the recovery tool. I screwed up royally a few days ago and bricked my phone (dicking around with the Google Wallet mod, which failed I might add) but was able to fix it and get all my settings back the right way. Well given that it took nearly 3 days, I'd like to save a backup of everything how it is.
How do I accomplish this task? I read on xda that a lot of people use "nandroid" so I downloaded it, did the backup using the "online version" that lets you do a nandroid backup while the phone is running (not in Recovery mode) and it saved the copy to a "clockworkmod" folder. Now I know that clockwork recovery is an option besides TWRP, but since I have TWRP does it make this backup useless? Or can I do a full TWRP backup (everything selected) and will it serve the exact same purpose?
Thanks for the help everyone!!!
-Taxmaster
Taxmaster said:
Hello All,
I have a Rooted VZW GN2 running Scott's CleanROM with the Perseus kernel with TWRP as the recovery tool. I screwed up royally a few days ago and bricked my phone (dicking around with the Google Wallet mod, which failed I might add) but was able to fix it and get all my settings back the right way. Well given that it took nearly 3 days, I'd like to save a backup of everything how it is.
How do I accomplish this task? I read on xda that a lot of people use "nandroid" so I downloaded it, did the backup using the "online version" that lets you do a nandroid backup while the phone is running (not in Recovery mode) and it saved the copy to a "clockworkmod" folder. Now I know that clockwork recovery is an option besides TWRP, but since I have TWRP does it make this backup useless? Or can I do a full TWRP backup (everything selected) and will it serve the exact same purpose?
Thanks for the help everyone!!!
-Taxmaster
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OK. First i would ALWAYS backup via recovery. So go in TWRP and back it up. However you could try to restore it and if it didn't work it would say MD5 mismatch.
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weeo said:
OK. First i would ALWAYS backup via recovery. So go in TWRP and back it up. However you could try to restore it and if it didn't work it would say MD5 mismatch.
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1. Okay so are you saying that a full TWRP backup (all options selected) = nandroid backup?
2. Does this mean that restoring the back-up TWRP file would restore everything as it is now (down to the last detail) or what could I expect of a restore?
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1. Okay so are you saying that a full TWRP backup (all options selected) = nandroid backup?
2. Does this mean that restoring the back-up TWRP file would restore everything as it is now (down to the last detail) or what could I expect of a restore?
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Yes. Every last detail would he saved. All save games and even draft messaging... The whole lot. I believe it is correct as they both output the same back up. However i prefer CWM
Good luck
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weeo said:
Yes. Every last detail would he saved. All save games and even draft messaging... The whole lot. I believe it is correct as they both output the same back up. However i prefer CWM
Good luck
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Thank you! Well now I'm trying to save my files to my Dropbox but Dropbox doesn't let me upload the entire folder for the Backup. If I use RootExplorer and convert it to a zip, would that be okay? Will TWRP allow a zip for restoring or would I have to do an extraction first?
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Thank you! Well now I'm trying to save my files to my Dropbox but Dropbox doesn't let me upload the entire folder for the Backup. If I use RootExplorer and convert it to a zip, would that be okay? Will TWRP allow a zip for restoring or would I have to do an extraction first?
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TWRP will make its own back up and save it in a selected folder. Are you talking about uploading the backup already made from TWRP
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Also look at Orange back up. Just came in the portal. It puts Nandroids on the cloud. Talk about timing
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I'd just like to be efficient with what memory I do have at the moment. I know that TWRP saves the file in its own folder, but it's actually a large collection of files. My plan was to zip them and upload the zip file to Dropbox and delete the "on-phone" copies. Then if worst came to worst, I would just download the zip back on there via my USB cable (I could extract if it necessary) and then I'd restore it. I just want to know if that would work and whether or not TWRP would be able to use a .ZIP file or if it would need all of the files individually.
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I'd just like to be efficient with what memory I do have at the moment. I know that TWRP saves the file in its own folder, but it's actually a large collection of files. My plan was to zip them and upload the zip file to Dropbox and delete the "on-phone" copies. Then if worst came to worst, I would just download the zip back on there via my USB cable (I could extract if it necessary) and then I'd restore it. I just want to know if that would work and whether or not TWRP would be able to use a .ZIP file or if it would need all of the files individually.
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No. It would need to be in the folder format... Have you looked at Orange Back Up?
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No. It would need to be in the folder format... Have you looked at Orange Back Up?
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Link ==> http://www.xda-developers.com/android/orange-backup-sends-a-nandroid-to-the-cloud-with-one-click/
Okay, I just did some light reading on Orange Back Up but I'm unsure how it works. Does it replace TWRP / Clockwork? Does it require one or the other for reflashing it's nandroid backup? I really like TWRP's setup and would be reluctant to change from it (although I would do it if the advantages stack up).
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Link ==> http://www.xda-developers.com/android/orange-backup-sends-a-nandroid-to-the-cloud-with-one-click/
Okay, I just did some light reading on Orange Back Up but I'm unsure how it works. Does it replace TWRP / Clockwork? Does it require one or the other for reflashing it's nandroid backup? I really like TWRP's setup and would be reluctant to change from it (although I would do it if the advantages stack up).
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Hmmm. If you want it simple just zip the backup and dropbox it... Then unzip when you need it
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Hmmm. If you want it simple just zip the backup and dropbox it... Then unzip when you need it
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I'm confused, isn't that what I've been saying the last several posts? What I plan on doing is zipping up my TWRP files, DropBoxing them, and if I need them I'll just hardload them onto my SD card (extracted into the folder or as a zip file depending on what TWRP needs) and then I'd restore that way.
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I'm confused, isn't that what I've been saying the last several posts? What I plan on doing is zipping up my TWRP files, DropBoxing them, and if I need them I'll just hardload them onto my SD card (extracted into the folder or as a zip file depending on what TWRP needs) and then I'd restore that way.
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Yes. I though the Orange back up would be easier. So just do it your way. It will work
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Just make sure to not compress the zip. Not sure that TWRP will be able to restore a compressed backup (probably won't).
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I understand you're concerned about saving as much memory as you can. This is something the rest of us face as well, but quit trying to cut corners and simply do a backup the way you're supposed to and move on with your life instead of trying to invent a shortcut. The tried and true methods used within these forums have worked for years the way they're supposed to.
Either use CWM or TWRP to make your backup. I always keep one active backup and delete older ones. It's easy and almost impossible to screw up.
After I soft bricked my device, I found myself making several types of backups after reading on the forums many different ways of backing up. It appears that my efforts are superfluous and that only one backup is necessary. For this reason, I was trying to figure out the best way to store the backup files. I was zipping the file not to save space as much as I was to have only one file to export to Dropbox, as Dropbox only allows files to be imported instead of entire backup folders.
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I'm using GoogyMax (have also used Siyah) and running Purelook HD Rom along with Slimbean as 2nd ROM. Right now I have my phone exactly how I like it but I also like trying new versions. It gets confusing doing Nandroid in each ROM and running backups from both using TB (Titanium) or MBR (My Backup Root) and recently I managed to stuff things up and had to rebuild from scratch.
Is there a way to do a Nandroid and get the entire package backed up? I am presuming in Slimbean backup I get only that ROM (it's around 1.1GB) and the same for Purelook (it's around 2.17GB) It would be good if I could simply boot to recovery and run one Restore and be back to my full setup.
Or am I mistaken in the idea Purelook, based on 4.1.2 stock, would be 2 times the size of Slimbean?
Shouldn't nandroid in CWM backup both Roms as the second is a kind of subset of the first regarding folder structure?
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Shouldn't nandroid in CWM backup both Roms as the second is a kind of subset of the first regarding folder structure?
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No, 2nd ROM is:
/sdcard/.secondrom
This is why it's best to use Siyah recovery to manage nandroid backups for 2nd ROM. However, since /sdcard/.secondrom should contain all the ROM stuff (including data) IIRC, shouldn't you just be able to rename that to /sdcard/.secondrom_OLD and reformat a new /sdcard/.secondrom?
Thanks for the replies.
I am unable to locate the /secondrom using ES File Explorer. Going to / and searching for 'secondrom' gives me no result. secondrom is deinitely there though - I just booted into it. Either it's a setting in ES that I need to change so I can see it (I'm using ES File in the 1st ROM) or I am not understanding how the folder set up works with dual boot. (or possibly, at all )
I guess, unless there is something more specific to find on here, I will have to backup everything then try a restore of each nandroid and see what it gives me.
Its .secondrom, meaning hidden file. Have you enabled hidden files?
On 4.1, /sdcard is /data/media but on 4.2, its /data/media/0 so you'll need to use root explorer permissions to browse and check /data/media if you're on 4.2 as it may appear "missing" as per link in my signature
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Hey all, I'll break into the thread xP
So simply ANY nandroid backup I count on does not seem to satisfy me
I've been fooled by my device like 3 or 4 times and lost a lot of pretty customizations that were on it
My problem is that I can't seem to take a working backup.. I always have the MD5 checksum error and stuff
I tried 2 kernels so far and the last one was Apollo which I BELIEVE is tested and is working for a lot of users.
Could it be because I move the backup to my PC until needed?? Should it be on the SD card all the time? :/
Try backup to internal sd card. There may be a problem wth your sd card?
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Try backup to internal sd card. There may be a problem wth your sd card?
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I backed up to internal in the first place
Hmm.. Try philz recovery if you are cwm, or vice versa then? Is there a problem when you are recording videos and such?
Edit: HD videos
I have had those aswell, i found a guide(workaround, whatever) on youtube. Just open your cwm backup folder and look for the nandroid.md5 file. Open it with an editor and delete all and leave it empty. This way it wont check the md5 sum and just restore. However if your backup is damaged it might not work or cause troubles. You can also use nandroid restore app from play to restore data and apps. Good luck.
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The advice I was given at a very early stage in my android modifying was to zip the backup prior to moving it to a PC........ then when it was going to be used, move the zip back 'in phone' and use the phone to unzip it.....apparently this minimises the risk of corruption......
Whether this is true or not, I haven't investigated, but it *sounds* reasonable.......
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screamwork said:
Hey all, I'll break into the thread xP
So simply ANY nandroid backup I count on does not seem to satisfy me
I've been fooled by my device like 3 or 4 times and lost a lot of pretty customizations that were on it
My problem is that I can't seem to take a working backup.. I always have the MD5 checksum error and stuff
I tried 2 kernels so far and the last one was Apollo which I BELIEVE is tested and is working for a lot of users.
Could it be because I move the backup to my PC until needed?? Should it be on the SD card all the time? :/
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I had the same problem, solution for me was to rename the entire backup, don't know why ....
But it's important that the new name doesn't has space or strange signs inside ...
You could use: mybackup
As example
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Nice tips from all of you, thanks for the workaround pargas ;D