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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Hi guys,
Ive tried to search for a thread about this subject but couldn't find it, so my question is;
I'm using MIUI ROM right now, And i want to go back to STOCK Gingerbread with Siyah kernel that i had.
I luckily had made a Nandroid backup before I flashed MIUI ROM.
Do i need to flash STOCK first and after that restore with Nandroid backup ?
Or can i Restore the Nandroid backup right away via CWM ?
The reason I'm asking this is because i've read things about that MIUI uses a different partition-structure ?
Could anyone help me with this please ?
You can restore your nandroid without flashing anything
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Does nandroid backup include modem and kernel as well? If I restore using nandroid backup, will it restore the modem and kernel that I had before in addition to the rom?
Yes, it does. Nandroid backups pretty much backs up everything your phone was at that state.
how do i restore a nandroid backup with Amon Ra recovery
Easiest way is to download Con's nandroid recovery helper. Flash the zip in recovery, it will run and take you to bootloader. Press power, to flash the ph98 file. It will bring you back go recovery, just choose backup/restore..then nandroid restore..finally just select the backup you want to restore..then reboot...using con's file let's you restore the entire nandroid including Kernel. Otherwise, restore nandroid then flash the right kernel in bootloader.
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thank you.
I know that cwm versions 6.0+ have a new method of backing up files. After restoring an older GB rom that has an older version of cwm, I can no longer restore these new cwm backups. I'm not aware of a cwm 6.0+ existing for GB. I tried installing siyah's GB kernel, but it only had cwm 5.5. Does a cwm version 6.0+ exist for GB roms?
Our kernels come with cwm built into them. And since gingerbread kernels aren't being developed anymore I'd say no. Good luck, happy flashing.
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I may be wrong, but as far as I am aware, CWM6 is only for JellyBean Builds. As Phalanx said, there is no V6 for GB.
Xander_25 said:
I may be wrong, but as far as I am aware, CWM6 is only for JellyBean Builds. As Phalanx said, there is no V6 for GB.
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CWM 6 is available on ICS. But i didn't think it existed for GB. Oh well, guess i'll have to start over.
To restore em just flash CM9 or 10 first and there ya go. CWM 6 is ready to restore your backups.
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Slavestate said:
To restore em just flash CM9 or 10 first and there ya go. CWM 6 is ready to restore your backups.
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Well I feel stupid..I'm not sure why I didn't think of that. I'm about to just reinstall shostock2 and then voila, cwm 6. Thank you sir!
Also, if you try to restore a cwm 6.0 backup from an earlier version of cwm, it will restore only the boot.bin, and fail on the rest of the backup. However, the phone will now have the cwm 6.0 kernel, and the next time you restore, it will work.
Here is what I do when I am wanting to restore back/forward from CWM5 saved nandroid to/from CWM6 saved nandroid.
RESTORING A CWM5 NANDROID:
1. If I am on CM Version with CWM6 and want to go back to a nandroid backup made while on CWM5 I flash this CWM5 based siyah kernel http://db.tt/owgZanij
2.Once I have installed the CWM5 Kernel I hold down volume+/- and power to restart recovery.
3. I choose the nandroid backup CWM5 based and restore it.
RESTORING A CWM6 NANDROID of Cyanogenmod firmware:
1. I flash this Siyah CWM6 Kernel http://db.tt/iHax4mvQ
2. Once I have installed the CWM6 Kernel I hold the Volume +/- and Power button until I am rebooted to recovery again
3.I choose the CWM6 (CM10 in my case) NANDROID BACKUP and restore
As long as I am on the correct version of CWM my nandroid backup will work properly. Even if the nandroid backup has a different kernel than the siyah kernel you just flashed. The nandroid restore will overwrite the kernel back to the correct kernel from the rom you were originally on.
I also use this method of flashing these kernels if I want to install a new rom based on Sammy builds or based on ASOP/CYANOGENMOD ROMs. So depending on which way I am flashing I prepare for it without having to flash a complete rom. Since flashing a kernel is much quicker. Just need to remember which way you are going and which kernel I want to get it done.
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RockRatt said:
Here is what I do when I am wanting to restore back/forward from CWM5 saved nandroid to/from CWM6 saved nandroid.
RESTORING A CWM5 NANDROID:
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Solid write uP Rock, thanks for helping him!! Good to have you around......
Hi,
following the instructions on cyanogenmod.org, I have flashed CWM (using heimdall), then made a cwm backup of the stock rom, then installed CM10.1.3 stable. Works great.
Now I'm trying to restore my stock backup temporarily because I forgot to export my address book and my text messages (stupid me, I know). Of course, I have made a cwm backup of my CM first.
I wipe everything (factory reset in cwm), then restore my stock backup in cwm, and it goes through smoothly. However, when I reboot, after the Samsung logo there's the boot sound, and the screen goes blank completely. Nothing happens after that.
I can reboot (hold down power button forever), go back to cwm, and restore my CM backup, and everything works perfectly again. But I can't get my stock backup to work.
Can anyone help? Or is there a way to find the address book or text messages in the cwm backup files manually?
Thanks!
kingstah
What firmware was you on? What's you're nandroid bkup firmware?
andrewwright said:
What firmware was you on? What's you're nandroid bkup firmware?
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You mean Android version? I believe stock was 4.04 (official OTA update quiet some time ago), the cwm Version is 6.06, I think. And CM10.1is Android 4.1.
Best thing you can to get it running is flash stock with Odin and forget about 4.0.4 nandroid. You see the 4.0.4 firmware has a bug which may brick you're phone. Don't factory reset whatever you do. Can you not mount as USB is recovery and get the data that way.?
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Best thing you can to get it running is flash stock with Odin and forget about 4.0.4 nandroid. You see the 4.0.4 firmware has a bug which may brick you're phone. Don't factory reset whatever you do. Can you not mount as USB is recovery and get the data that way.?
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Sorry, I just checked again, cwm is this, so JB 6.0.2.9:
http://cmw.cmfs.me/c1/recovery/GT-I9100_JB_ClockworkMod-Recovery_6.0.2.9.tar
Regarding Android stock version, I'm not sure if it's 4.0.4 or 4.1.
I can access the nand backup easily, it is on the external SD - is it possible to get the address book out of the nand directly?
Thanks so much...
I'd concentrate on getting the phone up and running first as once you have a working phone, the options for recovering ur data get that much easier......example....I believe you can use titanium backup to retrieve data from nandroids.......
And as @andrewwright says.....stay away from 4.0.4
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
Got it. What I did was
0) Make a complete cwm nandroid backup.
1) Restore only the /data partition of my old cwm nandroid backup using cwm, then stay in cwm recovery and copy my old contacts database to my computer:
Code:
adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db
2) Use the dump-contacts2db script from the awesome project at https://github.com/stachre/dump-contacts2db to dump a vcf file from contacts2.db.
3) Restore the cwm nandroid backup made in 0).
4) Copy the vcf file to my phone and import it in contacts.
I found awesome advice here: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7851/restore-only-part-of-nandroid-image
and here: http://www.droidwiki.de/Datenwiederherstellung#Kontakte
Nice work and great feed back. Add solved to thread title. :thumbup:
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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.