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Picked up a Vibrant a few days ago, but Im having some issue restoring my apps using Titanium backup 3.3.2.
I having an issue where Titanium Backup says its restoring, but just sits there doing nothing. Somehow Ive managed to get it to restore once, but I had to wipe and now I cant get it to restore for the life of me. Tried w/ original busybox and the one that downloads inside titanium, both w/o success. Seems that titanium has some sort of issue w/ the Galaxy S.
Has anyone found a solution that allows you to restore your apps? Thanks!
EDIT: Whats really strange is if I try to hide titanium, relaunch it, and try and backup. It gives the message "backup already in progress" but for whatever reason it moves onto the next app...so strange
EDIT2: FIXED IT thanks to Joel, the awesome dev behinf titanium. Go into options and change the install method to "AUTO, Indirect" and it should work. Hope this helps others!
AWESOME!!! Thanks!
I also think Joel has one of the best apps for android. Great support and Dev.
I need a little kind help runing this.
When I press any of the batch RUNs I just go back to the previous screen.
I have the latest version, busybox install, rooted.
I can backup individual files, but nothing from the BATCH screen works.
granduke said:
I need a little kind help runing this.
When I press any of the batch RUNs I just go back to the previous screen.
I have the latest version, busybox install, rooted.
I can backup individual files, but nothing from the BATCH screen works.
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open TB and before doing anything click the menu key.
Now click Preferences, App Installer Mode and change that to Auto INDIRECT, by default it will use Auto, Direct.
Now try to run a batch restore
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open TB ....
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Still nothing, when I press RUN I just go back to the Backup/Restore screen.
Should I then be looking for a GO or LAUNCH button?
This same thing happens on my G1, so it must be an evident stupid mistake I'm making, but I can't figure out what.
granduke said:
Still nothing, when I press RUN I just go back to the Backup/Restore screen.
Should I then be looking for a GO or LAUNCH button?
This same thing happens on my G1, so it must be an evident stupid mistake I'm making, but I can't figure out what.
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If your on the Vibrant now. you would once you open TB, push the soft key all the way to the left and a menu will come up.
Go into preferences from here.
Ah. had a bad install of Ti Backup.
Reinstalled and works as ordered now.
thanks.
granduke said:
Appreciate your patience and assistance here.
Yes, I've gone to Preferences and made the change your suggested. This is not my problem.
I can not run any batch commands. I can not backup/restore/verify or any of the other choices.
When I press any of the RUN options, I drop back to the Backup/Restore screen and nothing happens.
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ah sorry I misunderstood.
Couple questions.
Does the backup/restore batch commands your running show a number to the right indicating how many apps are being restored/backed up?
TB should request Super User permissions when it first launches, but to make sure open Super User and make sure you see TB in the list of allowed applications.
Thanks for your help. Everything works fine now.
See my previous edited post.
Don't recall ever having to reinstall a faulty app before. Still it is something I should have checked earlier.
Since the OPs problem has been sorted, I hope its Ok that I post a problem.
I wanted to do a factory reset to see if it would improve some performance issues.
- DLed Ti
- menu > batch > run "backup all user apps and sys data" > select all > run (all items under backup/restore tab had check, smilie, or smilie with M)
- factory reset
- installed Ti
- menu > batch > run "restore all apps and data" > select all > run
- clicked "install" for each downloaded app (is this normal or should it be automatic?) data was reinstalled automatically
- rebooted
All downloaded apps were restored and settings were restored.
market dl history was not restored, system user data was not restored (browser bookmarks, text, call log etc)
- opened Ti
- menu > batch > run "restore missing apps and all sys data" > select all > run
- reboot
market links are now restored but still no texts, call log, browser bookmarks, wifi keys, bluetooth pairings etc.
I'm great full that Ti made restoring apps so much easier but I know it can restore all sys user data as well. What did miss or do wrong?
Ok so I have an issue where i was flashing the ROM Tranquility for my droid x and it was difficult to get it running but now it seems to be going ok. But now I'm trying to restore all my apps using Titanium and for some reason as soon as i try to restore even one, the phone quick reboots. PLEASE HELP, becuz i have a TON of apps that i just dont really wanna go reinstall every single one
ldemon360 said:
Ok so I have an issue where i was flashing the ROM Tranquility for my droid x and it was difficult to get it running but now it seems to be going ok. But now I'm trying to restore all my apps using Titanium and for some reason as soon as i try to restore even one, the phone quick reboots. PLEASE HELP, becuz i have a TON of apps that i just dont really wanna go reinstall every single one
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So why are you posting it in the vibrant subforum? I recommend posting this as a new thread in the droid x, q and a section. Since we're on the wrong carrier with a different device.
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I have a problem where I backed up all of my data, verified it successfully then installed the latest Continuum 5.5(updated from 5.4.1) and then tried to restore my system data(Contacts, SMS, etc.) but after the reboot, none of these show up?
If it verified without any errors then how could it just suddenly not show up?
Brilliant, I am glad this post is around because I was having the hardest time trying to figure this one out. Thanks for the info!!
zimphishmonger said:
Picked up a Vibrant a few days ago, but Im having some issue restoring my apps using Titanium backup 3.3.2.
I having an issue where Titanium Backup says its restoring, but just sits there doing nothing. Somehow Ive managed to get it to restore once, but I had to wipe and now I cant get it to restore for the life of me. Tried w/ original busybox and the one that downloads inside titanium, both w/o success. Seems that titanium has some sort of issue w/ the Galaxy S.
Has anyone found a solution that allows you to restore your apps? Thanks!
EDIT: Whats really strange is if I try to hide titanium, relaunch it, and try and backup. It gives the message "backup already in progress" but for whatever reason it moves onto the next app...so strange
EDIT2: FIXED IT thanks to Joel, the awesome dev behinf titanium. Go into options and change the install method to "AUTO, Indirect" and it should work. Hope this helps others!
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This just helped me with restoring my HTC Sensation! Google is awesome, lol.
"AUTO, Indirect"
didn't do any good...
I'm up to try regular android restore, but will take ages...
I don't see this option "AUTO, indirect" in TitaniumBackup 4.4.0 version, but I have same problem here.
Finally found that "indirect mode". Works great now, thanks !!!!
RaptorHawk said:
I don't see this option "AUTO, indirect" in TitaniumBackup 4.4.0 version, but I have same problem here.
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The option is in preferences>app processing mode. (the second last option)
I have a problem with some restored apps such as Gmail. If I restore app and data the app won't sync properly. It will delete the emails but they still show in unread and when I load Gmail on the PC the emails are still there.
I have found numerous apps to do this.
Has anyone encountered it and solved it? I've tried everything including indirect but all I can do is reinstall the apps and set them up again.
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I have found a couple people that have frozen or removed apps and are starting to get issues with their contacts. Not being able to remove, add, update, or anything with them. So I am posting a zip file off all of the apps for people that have removed them without backing them up. You simply need to restore the app that you removed which is most likely a yahoo contacts or email that is tied into the contacts. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2VU48HSU
Great resource this. I was going to post mine up soon, but you beat me to it. Only had my X2 for a day.
Do you restore these with titanium backup? Because I backed up the bloat ware and later tried to restore it to no luck. However the apps were frozen when backed up so perhaps that caused an issue?
I don't think titanium backup is good at restoring. I've tried it a couple times with no luck. if you place a copy of the zip file extracted on your sd card and open it with files select the application you want to install you can install it from there. I personally only like titanium backup for freezing the application I don't use and cannot remove.
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I have tried to install the apps in your list but some would not be installed. Is there another way I can force them to be installed? By putting them in a location?
The list is:
Backup Assistant
Backup Assistant Client
DLNA
DLNA System Service
Emergency Alerts
All Authenticators
Help Center
Home Screen Tips
IM 3.0.4.6
IM Presence 2.2.2
News
Pico TTS
Social Messaging
Social Messaging Service
Social Networking
Social Status
Sticky Note
Tasks
Video Editor Lite
Voice Commands
Just use root explorer and place them in system/data or push through adb.
Reboot after you place them there.
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Sorry, I'm rather new to this whole root thing. I uninstalled backupassistant with Titanium backup and my contacts got screwed. I downloaded the zip and tried to install Backupassistant.apk but it says "application was not installed". Is there a specific way that I need to reinstall? Root explorer does not allow me to change permissions from read only for "system" so I can't move the apk files in there.
ffejin123 said:
Sorry, I'm rather new to this whole root thing. I uninstalled backupassistant with Titanium backup and my contacts got screwed. I downloaded the zip and tried to install Backupassistant.apk but it says "application was not installed". Is there a specific way that I need to reinstall? Root explorer does not allow me to change permissions from read only for "system" so I can't move the apk files in there.
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Check and see if you are rooted first. You cannot install system files as a normal app. They must be pushed to system/app or placed there using root explorer. Check and see if you are rooted or that you superuser has blocked root explorer.
ffejin123 said:
Sorry, I'm rather new to this whole root thing. I uninstalled backupassistant with Titanium backup and my contacts got screwed. I downloaded the zip and tried to install Backupassistant.apk but it says "application was not installed". Is there a specific way that I need to reinstall? Root explorer does not allow me to change permissions from read only for "system" so I can't move the apk files in there.
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I think I know what your talking about, follow Nitros instructions but when you are at the starting folder in Root Explorer press the Mount R/W button, I believe as long as you stay in the program (or don't press back too many times, because if you are at the base folder and press back it will go back to R/O) any folder you go into will say "R/W" at the top. So just press the button when its available and THEN go into the folder you need to go to and the setting will stick.
Edit: actually I just was messing with my phone and the reason I saw that behavior is because I was in the SD card where its always R/W. If its not showing up then yeah I'd listen to Nitro on this one, though I have no idea how you got rid of Backup assistant without root.
So I just copied the app list you posted onto my phone and now its in a boot loop. I thought that when I copied all of them over it would let me choose to not replace files already there. Now the phone is in a boot loop.
This may sound stupid, but I am kinda hoping its reinstalling the apks, one with each boot? But I kinda have a sneaking suspicious that I just ruined my phone since there is no SBF
Also, the boot times before restarting are not consistent, does this mean anything?
ryoxsinfar said:
So I just copied the app list you posted onto my phone and now its in a boot loop. I thought that when I copied all of them over it would let me choose to not replace files already there. Now the phone is in a boot loop.
This may sound stupid, but I am kinda hoping its reinstalling the apks, one with each boot? But I kinda have a sneaking suspicious that I just ruined my phone since there is no SBF
Also, the boot times before restarting are not consistent, does this mean anything?
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If you are in a bootloop but all of your apps are still in place there is a slight chance that you could do a factory reset through recovery and the phone will boot.
nitroglycerine33 said:
Check and see if you are rooted first. You cannot install system files as a normal app. They must be pushed to system/app or placed there using root explorer. Check and see if you are rooted or that you superuser has blocked root explorer.
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Yeah I am rooted with gingerbreak 1.2. As of now Im not really concerned with the contacts anymore because I can still add and save new contacts. My concern now is that when the OTA Gingerbread update is out for the X2, will I be able to install it without the original Bloat.
nitroglycerine33 said:
If you are in a bootloop but all of your apps are still in place there is a slight chance that you could do a factory reset through recovery and the phone will boot.
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Yeah my office tech support guy took a look at it and tried it, we got an error indicator icon when we tried. I don't think it finished copying, I think everything dying killed the copy process and left something important unfinished.
Now I am a little wiser for my new phone.
ryoxsinfar said:
I have tried to install the apps in your list but some would not be installed. Is there another way I can force them to be installed? By putting them in a location?
The list is:
Backup Assistant
Backup Assistant Client
DLNA
DLNA System Service
Emergency Alerts
All Authenticators
Help Center
Home Screen Tips
IM 3.0.4.6
IM Presence 2.2.2
News
Pico TTS
Social Messaging
Social Messaging Service
Social Networking
Social Status
Sticky Note
Tasks
Video Editor Lite
Voice Commands
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So I'm guessing the only way to get these programs reinstalled is if the SBF is available for the X2, which it is not?
I just took my titanium backup from my galaxy s and loaded onto galaxy s 2. restored all apps and a few system settings, on reboot i get force close on sms system.
process com.android.mms has stopped unexpectedly.
any ideas how to fix? )
rhys100 said:
I just took my titanium backup from my galaxy s and loaded onto galaxy s 2. restored all apps and a few system settings, on reboot i get force close on sms system.
process com.android.mms has stopped unexpectedly.
any ideas how to fix? )
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Unfortunately for you, a hard reset is probably the easiest way. Then do an app/data restore from Titanium again, but DON'T restore system apps this time!
can someone please post a messaging system app from titanium on sg2 so i can restore that?
rhys100 said:
can someone please post a messaging system app from titanium on sg2 so i can restore that?
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You'll need to put this in the system/apps folder to reinstate it, but this may not fix the problem as there may be associated files that you also need. Only 1 way to find out
mmm, i sent it to myself in a email and downloaded and installed over the top, but still no good.
rhys100 said:
mmm, i sent it to myself in a email and downloaded and installed over the top, but still no good.
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You'll need to hard reset then. Since you have a backup to restore, it'll only take 5 minutes. Like I said, just don't restore system apps.
ill try one more thing, installing root explorer and see if i delete all the old stuff and install then.
rhys100 said:
ill try one more thing, installing root explorer and see if i delete all the old stuff and install then.
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You're not actually trying to install the apk by running it, are you?
tried to haha. but now i deleted the original via root explorer then uploaded the one you gave me back in there
didnt work gahh. it doesnt think the app exists now..
I hate to sound like a broken record, but do a hard reset. If you'd have done it earlier, you'd be using your phone by now
- how do i do a hard reset?
rhys100 said:
- how do i do a hard reset?
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http://www.hard-reset.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s2-hard-reset.html
I have Ultratoxic Rom installed and I want to do a back up with titanium
Click on Batch and then Back up all user apps +system data of which there are 203. It starts and then the phone reboots so no back up done.
I would like to have a back up so that If I do move to another Rom I can always revert back to this one.
Is there something I am doing wrong or how can I fix it?
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I've never heard of this ROM..anyway what i suggest trying is booting into recovery and fixing permissions and try again and see how you get on, failing that a full wipe and start again might be the only other option.
jonny68 said:
I've never heard of this ROM..anyway what i suggest trying is booting into recovery and fixing permissions and try again and see how you get on, failing that a full wipe and start again might be the only other option.
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The details of the Rom are Here
Re booted in recovery and fixed permissions and then rebooted. Tried to back up go to about 3% & phone rebooted again no back up done
Is it necessary to back up the all user apps and system data? Most of the apps I can get again from the market? Tried backing them up separately and the same thing happens when I go to backup all the system data of which there are 164. The Back up of the user apps went ok?
If I do a full wipe this would clear all the crap from the ROM and I would have to flash it again but have not back up correct?
Can anyone help me with this or offer suggestions ?
Thanks
Considering that ROM appears to come with a custom kernel, try a stock kernel.
Try to do the same backup selecting "Exclude active apps" instead of "Kill active apps". You shouldn't have any problem.
AzureusPT said:
Try to do the same backup selecting "Exclude active apps" instead of "Kill active apps". You shouldn't have any problem.
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Tried that and it same thing happened? Will try to install a stock Rom but would that have much effect?
funkyirishman said:
Tried that and it same thing happened? Will try to install a stock Rom but would that have much effect?
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Without killing them you get also a reboot? Then maybe the problem is somewhere else...
Try the following: Do the same batch backup but deselect all the items in the list that are in red, and tell us if the phone still reboots. Also, when doing a batch backup, if you look at the progress bar, you can see what app is trying to backup. Try to see in which app the phone restarts and see if its the same all the time, maybe its the apps problem and not TB.
AzureusPT said:
Without killing them you get also a reboot? Then maybe the problem is somewhere else...
Try the following: Do the same batch backup but deselect all the items in the list that are in red, and tell us if the phone still reboots. Also, when doing a batch backup, if you look at the progress bar, you can see what app is trying to backup. Try to see in which app the phone restarts and see if its the same all the time, maybe its the apps problem and not TB.
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That did the trick it was Busy box that I had to remove. What do all the items that are red mean?
funkyirishman said:
That did the trick it was Busy box that I had to remove. What do all the items that are red mean?
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How did you remove Busybox? What's that anyway? I'm experiencing the same restart as you do. Running Lite'ning ROM though.
funkyirishman said:
That did the trick it was Busy box that I had to remove. What do all the items that are red mean?
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The items in red are system services, so killing them could lead the phone to be unstable (or reboot).
JFSG said:
How did you remove Busybox? What's that anyway? I'm experiencing the same restart as you do. Running Lite'ning ROM though.
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You can find info about Busybox here: http://busybox.net/about.html
You should not remove it since many apps (such as Titanium Backup) use it. You should deselect it from the batch backup list instead.
Thanks! Deselecting system apps did the trick!
I use the clipboard constantly, but suddenly a couple days ago, when ever I click COPY (whether I'm in a memo, a browser, an ebook, ANYTHING), my tablet freezes, and I'm forced to reboot, to get it to work again. I tried a cleaning app to clear my cache, and it cleared cache in everything, but when I got to point of clearing the cache in the clipboard, that crashed the app. I contacted samsung tech support, and their only answer was to reset to factory default. Well, I'm a noob, and I had a very hard time rooting my tablet. 1. I don't want to undo that, and HOPE that I'm able to get it to root again. 2. I don't want to lose all my apps, photos, ebooks, videos, etc. The tech agent showed me how I could back up my videos and picture files to a computer. Well, I don't have a working computer right now. And if I did, isn't there a way, you can back up your apps, and app shortcuts and everything else, as well?
Even if I can back up everything, does anyone have any other ideas on how to maybe get my clipboard to work again, without starting over? I can't live without my copy and paste.
Thanks in advance.
vickstix said:
I use the clipboard constantly, but suddenly a couple days ago, when ever I click COPY (whether I'm in a memo, a browser, an ebook, ANYTHING), my tablet freezes, and I'm forced to reboot, to get it to work again. I tried a cleaning app to clear my cache, and it cleared cache in everything, but when I got to point of clearing the cache in the clipboard, that crashed the app. I contacted samsung tech support, and their only answer was to reset to factory default. Well, I'm a noob, and I had a very hard time rooting my tablet. 1. I don't want to undo that, and HOPE that I'm able to get it to root again. 2. I don't want to lose all my apps, photos, ebooks, videos, etc. The tech agent showed me how I could back up my videos and picture files to a computer. Well, I don't have a working computer right now. And if I did, isn't there a way, you can back up your apps, and app shortcuts and everything else, as well?
Even if I can back up everything, does anyone have any other ideas on how to maybe get my clipboard to work again, without starting over? I can't live without my copy and paste.
Thanks in advance.
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Boot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache ( dalvik is under advanced settings ) ... Reboot.. Should be good to go. If that doesn't work let me know.. I know another way but its a little more involved.. As far as backups go Titanium Backup is the best..
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Gil81 said:
Boot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache ( dalvik is under advanced settings ) ... Reboot.. Should be good to go. If that doesn't work let me know.. I know another way but its a little more involved.. As far as backups go Titanium Backup is the best..
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Thanks so much for the reply. I wiped the cache in recovery mode, but I can't find any advanced setting when in recovery mode, to wipe the dalvik cache.
vickstix said:
Thanks so much for the reply. I wiped the cache in recovery mode, but I can't find any advanced setting when in recovery mode, to wipe the dalvik cache.
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In cwm its close to the bottom ( last or one up ) use youre volume keys to scroll down... In twrp its in under wipe, then click advanced.. Then click dalvik...
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Gil81 said:
In cwm its close to the bottom ( last or one up ) use you're volume keys to scroll down... In twrp its in under wipe, then click advanced.. Then click dalvik...
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Thanks so much. I wiped the cache again, and also wiped the dalvik cache. Also did a full back-up while I was there. When it rebooted, it said Andriod was upgrading, and then it optimized all my applications. The bad news is, that the copy feature still doesn't work.
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Did I mention I'm a newbie? LOL I guess this might all be over my head. Because I don't have icons for CWM or TWRP in my apps, nor do I know how to install them. I see them both in Rom Manager, but I don't have a clue how to use that very well either. When I first rooted my device, I even paid for something to get CWM to work (I think that was what I paid for), but never could get it to work. Kept getting some kind of permissions error. Sorry, I'm really not that tech stupid, but when it comes to android, I guess I am, because I seem to be clueless to all this. Been reading the forums for hours and hours trying to learn more, but it seems to confuse me more, the more I read. *sigh* I looked for CWM in the app store, but can't find it. I changed my backup in rom manager back and forth from cwm to twrp, but I still can't figure out HOW to open either of those. Thanks for the help. I apologize for not knowing how to use either of those. Is there a place I can download and install either of them outside the play store maybe?
Anyone know of any classes one can take for android tablets?
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Do Not... I Repeat... Do Not Use ROM Manager For This Device.... Its cool.. I'll help ya out. Cwm/twrp are custom Recovery's for many devices. These custom Recovery's replace our stock Recovery's. They are not Apps.. To get to recovery you can hold down you're power button until the power off window pops up. Then select reboot.. Then select recovery.. Or it might say recovery on the first screen. If you don't have this option..go to developer options in settings and click, power menu or advanced reboot. Then check recovery to show up. If you're stock rooted you will need to power off the device... Then hold the power button and volume down button..( simultaneously ). Wait until the Android screen comes up..it will show the galaxy animation then go black..just keep holding and then a new screen will popup. Use the volume down key( only ) to switch between download mode( on the right ) and recovery ( on the left ). Select recovery by moving to it and the volume up button as the select button... This will take you too custom recovery if you have it( it wil say the version of cwm/twrp at the top of the page. If not than you have no custom rec. We will have to flash one...
YIKES!
Gil81 said:
Do Not... I Repeat... Do Not Use ROM Manager For This Device.... Its cool.. I'll help ya out. Cwm/twrp are custom Recovery's for many devices. These custom Recovery's replace our stock Recovery's. They are not Apps.. To get to recovery you can hold down you're power button until the power off window pops up. Then select reboot.. Then select recovery.. Or it might say recovery on the first screen. If you don't have this option..go to developer options in settings and click, power menu or advanced reboot. Then check recovery to show up. If you're stock rooted you will need to power off the device... Then hold the power button and volume down button..( simultaneously ). Wait until the Android screen comes up..it will show the galaxy animation then go black..just keep holding and then a new screen will popup. Use the volume down key( only ) to switch between download mode( on the right ) and recovery ( on the left ). Select recovery by moving to it and the volume up button as the select button... This will take you too custom recovery if you have it( it wil say the version of cwm/twrp at the top of the page. If not than you have no custom rec. We will have to flash one...
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So sorry, after I left my long reply, I was playing with rom manager, and I somehow got into the clockworkmod recovery mode. I have never seen that mode before, by rebooting into recovery mode the regular way. Anyway, I did what you said, and when I came back, I did NOT see your reply yet, so I edited my reply. LOL Then I saw that I had a notification, and when I clicked on it, I was able to see your reply. I'm going to see if I get into cwm by doing what you said above. Then I'll be back to see if you have any other ideas. Oh, and the good news is, even though I still can't copy, yet, now it doesn't freeze the whole tablet. It just froze the browser I was in, when I was testing to see if the copy feature would work. So, that might be a step in the right direction, at least.
vickstix said:
So sorry, after I left my long reply, I was playing with rom manager, and I somehow got into the clockworkmod recovery mode. I have never seen that mode before, by rebooting into recovery mode the regular way. Anyway, I did what you said, and when I came back, I did NOT see your reply yet, so I edited my reply. LOL Then I saw that I had a notification, and when I clicked on it, I was able to see your reply. I'm going to see if I get into cwm by doing what you said above. Then I'll be back to see if you have any other ideas. Oh, and the good news is, even though I still can't copy, yet, now it doesn't freeze the whole tablet. It just froze the browser I was in, when I was testing to see if the copy feature would work. So, that might be a step in the right direction, at least.
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You could use ROM manager to just boot to recovery,but nothing else.. I don't use it because I've had it freeze up my device.. As I've read others have had this happen as well... Once you get to rec..remember what version it is...this is important for many things..after you get a feel for it just wipe the cache and dalvik cache as I stated before and you should be good to go..if not.. I'll track down what apk clipboard is part of and we'll wipe that apk's cache..
cwn recovery mode works now
Oh cool, that worked now. Just as an FYI when I held down the power key, the only options I have are power off, airplane mode, or restart. I chose restart, and it just restarted. So I powered off, and then held down the power and volume down buttons. Before, when I did that, it just went to stock recovery. It changed after I played around in rom manager. It said there was an upgrade for cwm so I upgraded it. Then I went into recovery mode from there. But I just tried going there, the way you said, and that worked too, NOW. YAY! So, you don't think I should ever use rom manager then?
Oh, and it said it was upgrading my android, after I rebooted, but I still have android 4.04 so I'm not sure what it upgrade, exactly. LOL I've been wanting to upgrade to something better. (custom rom) But still trying to learn more, before I do that. So for right now, I just wish I could get my clipboard working again. Arghhh..
Thanks so much for all your help. I REALLY appreciate it. Oh, and also thanks for pointing out that it's NOT an app. That makes so much more sense now. :good:
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Gil81 said:
You could use ROM manager to just boot to recovery,but nothing else.. I don't use it because I've had it freeze up my device.. As I've read others have had this happen as well... Once you get to rec..remember what version it is...this is important for many things..after you get a feel for it just wipe the cache and dalvik cache as I stated before and you should be good to go..if not.. I'll track down what apk clipboard is part of and we'll wipe that apk's cache..
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OK thanks, I won't use that anymore then. Especially, now that I can get to it, just by rebooting into it.
Anyway, when I said I did what you said, I should have been more clear. I did wipe the cache again, and also the dalvik cache. Clipboard still not working. But it's not as bad as it was. Before when I clicked on copy, it would freeze the whole tablet. Now it just freezes whatever app I'm in. Also, before I stopped getting the paste button. Now it shows up again, but if I use it, then it also freezes the app. So, I guess we're making progress, huh?
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OK thanks, I won't use that anymore then. Especially, now that I can get to it, just by rebooting into it.
Anyway, when I said I did what you said, I should have been more clear. I did wipe the cache again, and also the dalvik cache. Clipboard still not working. But it's not as bad as it was. Before when I clicked on copy, it would freeze the whole tablet. Now it just freezes whatever app I'm in. Also, before I stopped getting the paste button. Now it shows up again, but if I use it, then it also freezes the app. So, I guess we're making progress, huh?
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OK.. I've read up on this issue and it seems a factory reset is the only way to fix it. But first I would wipe the browser data and cache to see if that works. If not.. You will need to backup you're apps/with data using titanium backup and also make a backup in recovery.. Then do the wipe data in recovery and reboot. You will loose anything not saved....
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Gil81 said:
OK.. I've read up on this issue and it seems a factory reset is the only way to fix it. But first I would wipe the browser data and cache to see if that works. If not.. You will need to backup you're apps/with data using titanium backup and also make a backup in recovery.. Then do the wipe data in recovery and reboot. You will loose anything not saved....
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Oh crap, I was hoping I could avoid that. So, even if I do a back-up using tatanium, does that mean I have to download all the apps again, or can I just restore a back-up and get everything back again? I have so many apps, I'd hate to have to download them all again. Also, it took me forever to get this thing rooted. Ugh...
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Oh crap, I was hoping I could avoid that. So, even if I do a back-up using tatanium, does that mean I have to download all the apps again, or can I just restore a back-up and get everything back again? I have so many apps, I'd hate to have to download them all again. Also, it took me forever to get this thing rooted. Ugh...
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Titanium will back up all you're apps and their data...awesome right.. Don't forget to make a nandroid back up in recovery...This is something you should always have.. Once you get this fixed..you can use you're file manager to delete the nandroid and then go make another one.. This way if this happens again you can just restore you're nandroid from recovery..All you would have to do after that would be to add the apps you download in the future.. When you make a nandroid back up in recovery.. You can only restore it with the same recovery you used to make it..just a heads up. And for restoring the apps in the future...just always have a current titanium back up.. You get all this...lol I know it sounds redundant.. But this is really easy. Just sounds involved. If you need a step by step, just ask and I'll whip one up..
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Titanium will back up all you're apps and there data...awesome right.. Don't forget to make a nandroid back up in recovery...This is something you should always have.. Once you get this fixed..you can use you're file manager to delete the nandroid and then go make another one.. This way if this happens again you can just restore you're nandroid from recovery..All you would have to do after that would be to add the apps you download in the future.. When you make a nandroid back up in recovery.. You can only restore it with the same recovery you used to make it..just a heads up. And for restoring the apps in the future...just always have a current titanium back up.. You get all this...lol I know it sounds redundant.. But this is really easy. Just sounds involved. If you need a step by step, just ask and I'll whip one up..
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Oh cool, as long as I can get it all back, then I'm OK with doing a factory reset. When I first spoke to a Samsung tech support agent, he said I would have to download all the apps again. Ugh...
And YES PLEASE, a step by step would be most appreciated, because I've never backed up and restored anything on Android before. I have no idea what I'm doing on this thing YET. LOL But hey, once I get that mastered, maybe I can even try and figure out how to upgrade to a custom ROM.... MAYBE! LOL
Thank you again, for all your help. I really appreciate it.
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Oh cool, as long as I can get it all back, then I'm OK with doing a factory reset. When I first spoke to a Samsung tech support agent, he said I would have to download all the apps again. Ugh...
And YES PLEASE, a step by step would be most appreciated, because I've never backed up and restored anything on Android before. I have no idea what I'm doing on this thing YET. LOL But hey, once I get that mastered, maybe I can even try and figure out how to upgrade to a custom ROM.... MAYBE! LOL
Thank you again, for all your help. I really appreciate it.
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OK.. First let's make a nandroid backup( usually refered to as a nan/nano/nandroid )..
1..First..Make sure you're phone has a 50 or more percent charge..
2..Now..boot into recovery..
3..Now scroll down to ( backup/restore ) and pick it
4..Now pick ( backup ) and let it do its thing...This can take a bit of time depending on the recovery and the amount of data/apps being backed up.
Once this is done.. Reboot..how easy was that..
OK.. Now let's make a titanium back up..
1..Go to play store and install titanium backup. ( the paid version is worth the money ) But the free version will work.
2..Open Titanium Backup
3..Give it root permission
4..Now pick backup/restore in header
5..Now pick the check mark in top right corner
6..Under the heading..backup. Pick backup all user apps.. Push the check mark on next page. Let it do its thing...
How easy was that... You could also backup apps and system data... Just remember when restoring a titanium backup,that if the backup has system data in it... it will not work right on a different ROM...( when you start flashing ROMs ) Let me know how it goes..
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OK.. First let's make a nandroid backup( usually refered to as a nan/nano/nandroid )..
1..First..Make sure you're phone has a 50 or more percent charge..
2..Now..boot into recovery..
3..Now scroll down to ( backup/restore ) and pick it
4..Now pick ( backup ) and let it do its thing...This can take a bit of time depending on the recovery and the amount of data/apps being backed up.
Once this is done.. Reboot..how easy was that..
OK.. Now let's make a titanium back up..
1..Go to play store and install titanium backup. ( the paid version is worth the money ) But the free version will work.
2..Open Titanium Backup
3..Give it root permission
4..Now pick backup/restore in header
5..Now pick the check mark in top right corner
6..Under the heading..backup. Pick backup all user apps.. Push the check mark on next page. Let it do its thing...
How easy was that... You could also backup apps and system data... Just remember when restoring a titanium backup,that if the backup has system data in it... it will not work right on a different ROM...( when you start flashing ROMs ) Let me know how it goes..
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OK thank you. I did already do a full back-up when I wiped the cache. So I just have to do the Titanium backup, now. I think I'll probably get the paid version, if you say it's worth it. Battery is almost dead though, so I'll need to let it charge first. Seems easy enough, but where I get confused, is how do I restore everything, once I do a factory reset? Won't the reset erase titanium and all the backup files along with everything else? Oh, and will the restore also put all my bookmarks back in my browsers, too? Or will I lose all my bookmarks?
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OK thank you. I did already do a full back-up when I wiped the cache. So I just have to do the Titanium backup, now. I think I'll probably get the paid version, if you say it's worth it. Battery is almost dead though, so I'll need to let it charge first. Seems easy enough, but where I get confused, is how do I restore everything, once I do a factory reset? Won't the reset erase titanium and all the backup files along with everything else? Oh, and will the restore also put all my bookmarks back in my browsers, too? Or will I lose all my bookmarks?
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The restore will put everything back, but you want to make one after the factory reset and you titanium backup restore.( this one will be a safe one..no bugs ) if you need to wipe again.. You will have to re-download titanium backup or do like I do and make a copy of the apk and keep it on you're sdcard( internal for me..that way I can always get to it ) I use ex file explorer to make apk backups.. I actually use it for all my file manager needs on all my devices..
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The restore will put everything back, but you want to make one after the factory reset and you titanium backup restore.( this one will be a safe one..no bugs ) if you need to wipe again.. You will have to re-download titanium backup or do like I do and make a copy of the apk and keep it on you're sdcard( internal for me..that way I can always get to it ) I use ex file explorer to make apk backups.. I actually use it for all my file manager needs on all my devices..
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So, when I wipe it all out, this time, I will then need to go download titanium again, then do the restore? And my restore file will STILL be there, even though I wiped it all out? That's where I'm confused. It seems as though, factory reset will erase my restore file TOO! Or am I missing something?
Oh, and I have ES File Explorer, is ex file explorer better? Or, is that the same thing? LOL
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So, when I wipe it all out, this time, I will then need to go download titanium again, then do the restore? And my restore file will STILL be there, even though I wiped it all out? That's where I'm confused. It seems as though, factory reset will erase my restore file TOO! Or am I missing something?
Oh, and I have ES File Explorer, is ex file explorer better? Or, is that the same thing? LOL
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Lol..no its es....long day.. When you do the wipe.you are just going to pick wipe data/factory reset..it will not touch you're sdcard..( internal or external ).. Don't go formatting anything.... Just pick wipe data/factory reset off the first page of you're custom recovery..
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Lol..no its es....long day.. When you do the wipe.you are just going to pick wipe data/factory reset..it will not touch you're sdcard..( internal or external ).. Don't go formatting anything.... Just pick wipe data/factory reset off the first page of you're custom recovery..
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Oh, OK I get it now. I guess I was thinking it would wipe the sdcard TOO! LOL Sorry for being so clueless. You taught me a LOT today. And I really appreciate it. So, I guess that titanium put's it's backups on the sdcard, as well, then. I went into ES File Explorer to try and put titanium apk on SD card but I couldn't figure out how to do that, so I'll just re-download that, after I wipe it out. LOL Letting the battery charge, and then I'll be back later to let you know how it went.
THANKS AGAIN!