Restore from Nandroid from any ROM? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

Hate to ask a dumb question but..
if I was to try a different ICS ROM say going from SHOstock's ICS ROM to task's AOKP 4.0.4 can I use the back up from SHOstock's and restore to AOKP?
Sent from my SGH-I777 using XDA

Captpt said:
Hate to ask a dumb question but..
if I was to try a different ICS ROM say going from SHOstock's ICS ROM to task's AOKP 4.0.4 can I use the back up from SHOstock's and restore to AOKP?
Sent from my SGH-I777 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i think you mean from aokp back to show stock right? If so yes.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk

TOA Duck said:
i think you mean from aokp back to show stock right? If so yes.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No actually the other way around, I have SHOstock 1.1 ICS now and want to try task's AOKP ICS... Just not sure if I could or should use the backup from SHOstock as a restore after flashing AOKP??

Captpt said:
No actually the other way around, I have SHOstock 1.1 ICS now and want to try task's AOKP ICS... Just not sure if I could or should use the backup from SHOstock as a restore after flashing AOKP??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
define what you are trying to restore?
you do know how a nandroid works right?

Pirateghost said:
define what you are trying to restore?
you do know how a nandroid works right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Everything backed up by the Nandroid back up, apps, settings, layout, system files ect...
I'm Running Nandroid backup right now and realizing what I am asking is probably not doable seeing the two ROMs will have different launchers and such..
I take it that if I flash task's AOKP and decide to go back to SHOstock THEN I can use the backup I'm running now to restore... Correct??
you do know how a nandroid works right?
Not exactly, I always used TiPro to restore apps&data but never used Nandroid for a restore.. That's why I'm asking, just not quite sure what its limits are..

Captpt said:
Everything backed up by the Nandroid back up, apps, settings, layout, system files ect...
I'm Running Nandroid backup right now and realizing what I am asking is probably not doable seeing the two ROMs will have different launchers and such..
I take it that if I flash task's AOKP and decide to go back to SHOstock THEN I can use the backup I'm running now to restore... Correct??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
if you restore a complete nandroid, you are restoring the COMPLETE rom....wiping out the new rom.
you should never restore /system anything when going from one rom to another.
a nandroid is a complete system image. like a snapshot of your entire phone

Pirateghost said:
if you restore a complete nandroid, you are restoring the COMPLETE rom....wiping out the new rom.
you should never restore /system anything when going from one rom to another.
a nandroid is a complete system image. like a snapshot of your entire phone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Got it, kinda like the old Nortons Ghost Win. backup..
Thank you so much Pirate!!

Captpt said:
Got it, kinda like the old Nortons Ghost Win. backup..
Thank you so much Pirate!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
exactly
just keep on using TiBu

Related

[Q] Help please

hello there
i am a bit worried about an upgrade to ics from gingerbread...
anybody please tell me if i do a full wipe after a CWM backup will it install all my apps or i have to install them seperately one by one....
my current rom is litening rom 6.1
and i am willing to upgrade to ressurection remix ics rom.......
any suggestions plz i should do this or should i wait for any other ics rom....
thanxx.....
asim_mahmood007` said:
hello there
i am a bit worried about an upgrade to ics from gingerbread...
anybody please tell me if i do a full wipe after a CWM backup will it install all my apps or i have to install them seperately one by one....
my current rom is litening rom 6.1
and i am willing to upgrade to ressurection remix ics rom.......
any suggestions plz i should do this or should i wait for any other ics rom....
thanxx.....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Um. What? If you do a full wipe, what magic process do you expect to install your apps for you?
then what's the point in backing up the data
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
asim_mahmood007` said:
then what's the point in backing up the data
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can back up all you apps with TB, flash new rom, restore you apps with TB. Good luck
asim_mahmood007` said:
then what's the point in backing up the data
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not sure you understand... if you do a CWM backup, that is basically taking a snapshot of your entire phone image. Firmware, apps and their data, contacts, the whole kit and kaboodle. From there, you can restore the backup if you bork your phone provided you can still get to CWM recovery.
Your Google account will track what apps you have installed officially through the Play Store (formerly known as the Android Market), and it might even re-install some or all of them for you (depending on the version of market/play store you have after your full wipe), but it won't retain your app data. So if you do this, you'll lose all your Angry Birds high scores, in other words. That may or may not be a big deal to you.
As 078gregory said, you can use TB (Titanium Backup) to back up and restore app data.
just want to add.. CWM backup does not backup kernel or modem... it does backup the gps patch and other patches tho...
Yes. It does backup kernel. I restored my GM/Siyah CWM backup on Sunday after trying CM9 for a few days and my kernel was most definitely restored. You are correct about the modem tho.
warrez said:
just want to add.. CWM backup does not backup kernel or modem... it does backup the gps patch and other patches tho...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

[Q] Downgrade from an ICS Rom to a 2.3.6 ROM

I upgraded my sgs2 from unnamed 2.2.1 to SHOStock 2.1 and I was wondering how I could go back to UnNamed 2.2.1? I tried looking around, but I couldn't find a definite answer. Should I just boot into recovery and flash the unnamed zip? Or what should I do?
Thanks
Just do a full wipe and flash whatever ROM you want. I don't think it matters if you're coming from ICS.
AraboDroid said:
Just do a full wipe and flash whatever ROM you want. I don't think it matters if you're coming from ICS.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that's right, but make sure the modem flashes as well.
You could just restore the nandroid backup, which you saved right before you flashed...
Scrambo said:
that's right, but make sure the modem flashes as well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
All modems that work with this device are interoperable. I'm still on UCKH7 with ICS.
Just restore your nandroid, that's all.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
Like the others said, if you don't have a nandroid backup, just do a full wipe & flash unnamed. I'm pretty sure it will flash the modem that unnamed comes with, but you wouldn't have to worry about modems anyway.
further to add I think unNamed comes with KH6
Nosferatu. said:
further to add I think unNamed comes with KH6
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
KK6. No such thing as KH6.
mattdm said:
KK6. No such thing as KH6.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
typo
Good

How to install ROMS on UCLE5 Stock ICS Root w/ Siyah v4.3.3 w/o mic swap

After reading over lots and lots of threads, I finally got up the courage to root my phone.
I followed these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181
I flashed the "Kernel + Modem + Cache + Rooted UCLE5 System Package" using Odin, downloaded Mobile Odin, and then flashed the safe Siyah 4.3.3 kernel w/o mic swap to avoid bricking due to the eMMc bug. Everything seems to be working fine. I have Superuser, Mobile Odin, and CWM Recovery.
My question is what are my ROM choices and how do I go about installing them?
I'f I'm reading the instructions correctly in the thread with the rooting instructions, I only have the three options for kernels in that thread and I MUST use a w/o mic swap version.
On the Siyah thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592228, the only ROMs listed that work with w/o mic swap Siyah are Criskelo and UCLD3. Are these my only choices for ROM?
Are these the proper files for Criskelo?
Criskelo: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500891&highlight=criskelo
I can't seem to find the files for UCLD3.
To be clear, I was coming from a stock i777 with stock ICS and UCLE5. I'm now running 4.0.3, I777UCLE5, 3.1.0-rc8-Siyah-v4.3.3-nomswap ([email protected]).
Thanks for any help. I've searched and read a ton, but I just can't make sense of it all.
You can use any rom you want. It will come with its own kernel and overwrite the one you have
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
eerssco action-ev
Pirateghost said:
You can use any rom you want. It will come with its own kernel and overwrite the one you have
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So this from the the first thread isn't true?
"You must use an ICS kernel, and it must work with Samsung firmware, and be the no-mic-swap version. If you install a Gingerbread kernel the phone will not boot."
Sorry, it's all a bit confusing to me.
dillon_b12 said:
So this from the the first thread isn't true?
"You must use an ICS kernel, and it must work with Samsung firmware, and be the no-mic-swap version. If you install a Gingerbread kernel the phone will not boot."
Sorry, it's all a bit confusing to me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then don't go and mess with your phone if you don't understand what you're doing. The information is not that complicated.
dillon_b12 said:
So this from the the first thread isn't true?
"You must use an ICS kernel, and it must work with Samsung firmware, and be the no-mic-swap version. If you install a Gingerbread kernel the phone will not boot."
Sorry, it's all a bit confusing to me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just do as Pirate says and you will be fine. Dont worry about the kernel because the rom you want will have the appropriate kernel packaged in
dillon_b12 said:
So this from the the first thread isn't true?
"You must use an ICS kernel, and it must work with Samsung firmware, and be the no-mic-swap version. If you install a Gingerbread kernel the phone will not boot."
Sorry, it's all a bit confusing to me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it means that if you use an ALTERNATE kernel, which a lot of people like to do, then you must abide by those guidelines. all roms come packaged with a 'recommended' kernel....just flash one and you will see.
Pirateghost said:
it means that if you use an ALTERNATE kernel, which a lot of people like to do, then you must abide by those guidelines. all roms come packaged with a 'recommended' kernel....just flash one and you will see.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, that makes much more sense.
Ok, so for this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005266
How do I do an EFS backup? I have searched this, but haven't found anything specific to this phone. Just want to make sure I am doing it correctly.
The next step is to do a FULL BACKUP. I did a backup in CWM Recovery. Does that work?
When I move the ROM to my phone, do I take the whole zip file? Is there any particular file(zImage?) I point to when flashing through CWM or is it the whole zip file?
Thanks again for all the help.
I successfully flashed SHOStock2.
Thanks for the help guys.
dillon_b12 said:
Thanks, that makes much more sense.
Ok, so for this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005266
How do I do an EFS backup? I have searched this, but haven't found anything specific to this phone. Just want to make sure I am doing it correctly.
Use any EFS Backup App
The next step is to do a FULL BACKUP. I did a backup in CWM Recovery. Does that work?
Yepp that is a Nandroid backup
When I move the ROM to my phone, do I take the whole zip file? Is there any particular file(zImage?) I point to when flashing through CWM or is it the whole zip file?
Nope just keep the whole zip and select it in CWM
Thanks again for all the help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
See my replies in bold
dillon_b12 said:
I successfully flashed SHOStock2.
Thanks for the help guys.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good choice for a first ROM. When you get bored with that Shostock3 is really nice but wait until 1.5 comes out. It has some fixes that will polish it up nicely.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
attsw said:
Good choice for a first ROM. When you get bored with that Shostock3 is really nice but wait until 1.5 comes out. It has some fixes that will polish it up nicely.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Would going to SHOStock3 require a wipe? I understand that upgrading to new versions of an existing ROM usually does not, but since this is a different ROM it seems like it would require the full wipe.
What is the easiest way to retain as many of my settings, etc... as possible when doing full wipes? I have Titanium Backup already. Is there another program that will help me retain more?
dillon_b12 said:
Would going to SHOStock3 require a wipe? I understand that upgrading to new versions of an existing ROM usually does not, but since this is a different ROM it seems like it would require the full wipe.
What is the easiest way to retain as many of my settings, etc... as possible when doing full wipes? I have Titanium Backup already. Is there another program that will help me retain more?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes on the full wipe before flashing the new ROM.
What else are u trying to retain besides apps and their data? If that's all TiBu is fine
brandonarev said:
Yes on the full wipe before flashing the new ROM.
What else are u trying to retain besides apps and their data? If that's all TiBu is fine
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It would be nice if I didn't have setup e-mail everytime, but if I can keep my apps and their data with TiBu, that should be fine.
dillon_b12 said:
It would be nice if I didn't have setup e-mail everytime, but if I can keep my apps and their data with TiBu, that should be fine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Once you get accustomed to it, flashing with a full wipe isn't too bad. Make a nandroid backup in case you decide to go back. And I would recommend you buy the full version of titanium back up to get the batch features, and support the developer. It is probably the most important app for those that flash regularly.
I can fully wipe and flash and have everything back up and running the exact same way it was in like 10 minutes. But I like the chance to start fresh

Best Way to Install ShoStock3

Hi
I am using Shostock 2 v6.2, i used CWM for install it, but now i wanna try Shostock3, which one is the best way for installed, i dont wanna lose my apps and my personal settings, i just wanna upgrade my shostock 2 to Shostock 3
another question
Do i need to install a new kernel?
Thanks in advance for your answers
Excuse my english.
adge24 said:
Hi
I am using Shostock 2 v6.2, i used CWM for install it, but now i wanna try Shostock3, which one is the best way for installed, i dont wanna lose my apps and my personal settings, i just wanna upgrade my shostock 2 to Shostock 3
another question
Do i need to install a new kernel?
Thanks in advance for your answers
Excuse my english.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
U need to perform a full wipe and flash the ROM. Don't worry about the kernel because each ROM cones packaged with a kernel.
adge24 said:
Hi
I am using Shostock 2 v6.2, i used CWM for install it, but now i wanna try Shostock3, which one is the best way for installed, i dont wanna lose my apps and my personal settings, i just wanna upgrade my shostock 2 to Shostock 3
another question
Do i need to install a new kernel?
Thanks in advance for your answers
Excuse my english.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You will lose all your apps and personal settings because you need to do a full wipe. You have to back up your apps with titanium backup and restore them after you install shostock3.
adge24 said:
Hi
I am using Shostock 2 v6.2, i used CWM for install it, but now i wanna try Shostock3, which one is the best way for installed, i dont wanna lose my apps and my personal settings, i just wanna upgrade my shostock 2 to Shostock 3
another question
Do i need to install a new kernel?
Thanks in advance for your answers
Excuse my english.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
the others have covered the method. just wanted to add that if you restore from Titanium Backup and have issues with the ROM, the restored apps may be why. If you like what it has to offer, try a full wipe and reinstall apps from scratch before giving up.
Nandroid backup first!!
smsbackup + Titanium Backup = win.
Backup your launcher too if you can.
nizbot said:
Nandroid backup first!!
smsbackup + Titanium Backup = win.
Backup your launcher too if you can.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I like to use the old version of GO Backup. It's perfect and handles everything nicely.
Mobilemodz said:
I like to use the old version of GO Backup. It's perfect and handles everything nicely.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same here till tibu added update.zip
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane

Aosp!!

My Titanium Backup wont work with any aosp or aokp roms. What is the reason??
Any way to use it in aosp??
I need my backups!
Rahulrao said:
My Titanium Backup wont work with any aosp or aokp roms. What is the reason??
Any way to use it in aosp??
I need my backups!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i do not know the answer but i suggest you to change the title a little bit describing the problem so that someone can help you.
Rahulrao said:
My Titanium Backup wont work with any aosp or aokp roms. What is the reason??
Any way to use it in aosp??
I need my backups!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
A few questions;
1. What happens when you try to restore the backup?
2.What ROM are you using now?
3.What ROM were you using when you made the backup?
4.Have you performed a complete wipe since making the backup?
After you answer these i might be able to help you.
tomosh22 said:
A few questions;
1. What happens when you try to restore the backup?
2.What ROM are you using now?
3.What ROM were you using when you made the backup?
4.Have you performed a complete wipe since making the backup?
After you answer these i might be able to help you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1. First i found the directory and pressed backup. It din begin only stuck at 0/56 (apps)..
2. Im currently using omega rom
3. Had flashed fusion rom.
4. No wipes.Im a regular flasher and im good at making things work. I tried everything, changed kernel, made a super wipe and installed rom again..still no luck..This happens everytime i install a aosp,aokp rom
Rahulrao said:
made a super wipe and installed rom again
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry, I'm confused, you said you didn't make a wipe, but then you said you did. Please try to be clearer. Also, Ive never used either of those ROMs so it may be that their file systems are incompatible, see if the backup works on the Fusion ROM. If it does, then they probably are, if it doesn't then the backup may be corrupt.

Categories

Resources