[Help] Nandroid backup - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi! I accidentally replaced nandroid with TeamWin Recovery Project. The problem is that TWRP wont let me flash anything as it always gives an error saying no md5 file found or something on the lines of that. So I was just wondering if theres any way I can go back to nandroid or reinstall it.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!

Do you have CWM recovery installed? If so, boot into CWM and choose restore from backup...
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Apex_Strider said:
Do you have CWM recovery installed? If so, boot into CWM and choose restore from backup...
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I can't use CWM anymore because i accidentally installed TWRP. When I boot into recovery it goes to TWRP and not CWM.

darkfx23 said:
I can't use CWM anymore because i accidentally installed TWRP. When I boot into recovery it goes to TWRP and not CWM.
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Go to the Play Store, download Rom Manager. Open it up, it will prompt you through reflashing CWM Recovery again. It will basically do it for you.

Install the rom manager, reboot the phone in recovery mod and select backup and restore, go vth advance restore, and more over don't rename or move the folder to different directory , make sure u keep the backup in ur PC ...

gbkanju said:
Install the rom manager, reboot the phone in recovery mod and select backup and restore, go vth advance restore, and more over don't rename or move the folder to different directory , make sure u keep the backup in ur PC ...
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He can't do that till he installs CWM. Which is what he must do if he wants to use a Nandroid Backup he did in CWM Recovery. He currently has TWRP Recovery installed. The Backups made on one Recovery, or the other are not interchangable. So if you made a Nand while having CWM Recovery installed, it will not work with TWRP Recovery. Or vise versa.
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Can't do a Nandroid backup.

I cannot use ROM Manager to preform a backup. When I select "Backup Current ROM" it reboots, goes to recovery starts "backing up" and doesn't do anything. I waited there for 20 minutes and it didn't move. Took out the battery and tried again. Same deal.
Any help?
SamVib said:
I cannot use ROM Manager to preform a backup. When I select "Backup Current ROM" it reboots, goes to recovery starts "backing up" and doesn't do anything. I waited there for 20 minutes and it didn't move. Took out the battery and tried again. Same deal.
Any help?
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I dont use that menu, whenever I make a nandroid backup, I go into clockwork recovery, select nandroid, then select backup.
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wildklymr said:
I dont use that menu, whenever I make a nandroid backup, I go into clockwork recovery, select nandroid, then select backup.
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Odd. I don't see an actual "nandroid" to select. Can you elaborate?
SamVib said:
Odd. I don't see an actual "nandroid" to select. Can you elaborate?
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Yep, rom manager and clockwork recovery are 2 different things packaged together. Look at the top 2 options in rom manager. First, click flash clockworkmod recovery and choose vibrant. Once done click reboot into recovery. If you see your normal recovery screen thats ok. Click reinstall packages and you will be taken to clockwork recovery and see the nandroid menu. Volume keys for up and down. Power key to select.
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Also, one thing to keep in mind, this puts an update.zip in the root of your sdcard.(internal) keep it there. Never remove it. If you need to flash a different zip file like you may have done to root it, use clockwork recovery. There is an option to choose the zip you want to flash without renaming the file to update.zip. The reason being is if you move or delete the update.zip from your root, if something does go wrong you will not be able to get to clockwork recovery by reinstalling packages in your normal recovery screen to restore the backup you will have made.
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ok si i have a similar issue, i rooted fine, i installed rom manager i did the clowork download for the vibrant but when i click boot into recovery it says installing package or whatever but then it says it couldnt verify signature and then yeah it fails and reboots. its never happened to me before, i tried to factory reset, unroot and try from fresh but still no go

[Q] TWRP & CWM dual boot? Is it possible?

I made a stock recovery on CWM...then later I got TWRP and I like it, but if I want my old recoveries I can't get to them. How can I create an option to boot one or the other when booting into recovery?
You will have to install CWM recovery back on the phone to install the CWM backups. Just keep the install file handy.
Can he get to CWM Recovery install from his new TWRP that comes up now when he boots into recovery??
I ask this, because I have(had) CWM and used it.. Then I went and installed TWRP.... and now it works.....
BUT my backup(nandroid) is CWM.....
and while using TWRP..I want to goto CWM and press install... and cannot find the CWM.zip (within TWRP)....
Do I have to goback to Odin and reinstall the CWM??? Where would it go??
Put the CWM install zip the same place you would place any *.zip files to install. TWRP should have no issue installing CWM.
thanks Ray... I did do this.. but TWRP doesn't recognize it.. Could it be because there is only the .tar inside the zip?? it's the zip I used for Odin... maybe I should use a different CWM zip.. I know there's quite a few.. thanks....
Yes... Odin files are not usable in recovery.
You need a zip made to use in recovery.
You will find a zip recovery here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526431
Agoattamer said:
You will find a zip recovery here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526431
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thanks! now im back to cwm touch

Special Problem with restoring cwm backup

Hi guys. I wanted to go back from cm10.1 to stock 4.1.2 and did a nandroid backup with cwm 6.0.2.7 touch and saved my data also with titanium backup.
After flashing stock JB I couldnt find the titanium backups anymore which I realized are stored on internal card so after wiping everything my data is gone. Ja I know my fault. But then I thought I can just restore the nandroid backup I just made to have everything how it was before, but after doing it my screen stopped at the samsung galaxy s3 screen and didnt boot anymore.
Of course I made the backup with 6.0.2.7 and restored it with th same version, but I dont get why its not booting correctly :S
After that I thought I just root the stock phone and flash cm10.1 and try to restore again but it also didnt help.
thax in advance
galaxy s3 gt I9300
clown85 said:
Hi guys. I wanted to go back from cm10.1 to stock 4.1.2 and did a nandroid backup with cwm 6.0.2.7 touch and saved my data also with titanium backup.
After flashing stock JB I couldnt find the titanium backups anymore which I realized are stored on internal card so after wiping everything my data is gone. Ja I know my fault. But then I thought I can just restore the nandroid backup I just made to have everything how it was before, but after doing it my screen stopped at the samsung galaxy s3 screen and didnt boot anymore.
Of course I made the backup with 6.0.2.7 and restored it with th same version, but I dont get why its not booting correctly :S
After that I thought I just root the stock phone and flash cm10.1 and try to restore again but it also didnt help.
thax in advance
galaxy s3 gt I9300
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try philz recovery.
sriram231092 said:
try philz recovery.
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It says in all the steps E:failed archive external sd
is it a problem to rstore from external sd card? so shall I just try to put it on internal?
Worth trying if you have no backup of it .
jje
Just to make it sure. I root my s3 installing stock jb, then I flash cwm with odin and install su.zip from sd card. always get root access. is it a problem for cwm to flash it first before having root access to the phone???
clown85 said:
Just to make it sure. I root my s3 installing stock jb, then I flash cwm with odin and install su.zip from sd card. always get root access. is it a problem for cwm to flash it first before having root access to the phone???
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CWM doesn't work without root access. Have you tried to install a complete new stock ROM from Sammobile.com? Even though this doesn't recover your data, your phone might work again.
Endiej said:
CWM doesn't work without root access. Have you tried to install a complete new stock ROM from Sammobile.com? Even though this doesn't recover your data, your phone might work again.
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My phone works just fine. The problem is to flash the cm10.1 nandroid backup successful to get my internal sd memory back.
btw I tried to copy the backup to internal sd but then it says md5 sum mismatch god damn it..... I just wanna have my internal sd card files back. grrrrrrrr
If you have Phil's recovery use the aroma file manager to find and move the back up so it can be seen as I'm guessing you are suffering the sd/0/0 etc problem
slaphead20 said:
If you have Phil's recovery use the aroma file manager to find and move the back up so it can be seen as I'm guessing you are suffering the sd/0/0 etc problem
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I guess Im just ****ed... I tried moving it with aroma and then it says error again. its just possible for me to restore the nandroid with cwm which I originally had and just from external sd and even then the logfile says everything is fine just restoring system is an error. that sucks cuz I cant boot the phone then to get access to my internal space via usb
or is there another possibility to restore internal card to get access????
Have you changed recovery versions between creating the backup and trying to restore it?
slaphead20 said:
Have you changed recovery versions between creating the backup and trying to restore it?
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of course not.
its just weird that I can restore everything exept for this cm10.1 backup. I made already a stock jb backup and I could easily restore this one :S but it doesnt help me anymore.....
Endiej said:
CWM doesn't work without root access
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Yes it does. Recovery and root are completely unrelated. Read the root guides.
Step 1 - flash recovery via odin
Step 2 - flash su zip via recovery
CWM can flash zips, backup and restore without root access to android. Root access is within android only
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rootSU said:
Yes it does. Recovery and root are completely unrelated. Read the root guides.
Step 1 - flash recovery via odin
Step 2 - flash su zip via recovery
CWM can flash zips, backup and restore without root access to android. Root access is within android only
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Okay thats what I was thinking before hand... I got another idea. can I flash a working ROM like 10.1 and then go to cwm advanced recovery and restore data instead of the whole nandoid system???
clown85 said:
Okay thats what I was thinking before hand... I got another idea. can I flash a working ROM like 10.1 and then go to cwm advanced recovery and restore data instead of the whole nandoid system???
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You can try.
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I have the feeling that my cwm 6.0.2.7 version creates corrupt backups al the time. I just set my phone up with cm10.1 and immediately did a backup on it. I tried to restore it and while restoring it says
Erasing boot before restore...
restoring boot image...
restoring system...
restoring data...
.android_secure.img not found skipping restore of /sdcard..............
restore complete funny funny
please tell me that there is a way to rescue this
clown85 said:
I have the feeling that my cwm 6.0.2.7 version creates corrupt backups al the time. I just set my phone up with cm10.1 and immediately did a backup on it. I tried to restore it and while restoring it says
Erasing boot before restore...
restoring boot image...
restoring system...
restoring data...
.android_secure.img not found skipping restore of /sdcard..............
restore complete funny funny
please tell me that there is a way to rescue this
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What's up? Does it not boot? Everything you posted above looks normal so can't advise.
I would recommend updating to latest anyway as 6.0.2.7 hasnt got SDS fix.
rootSU said:
What's up? Does it not boot? Everything you posted above looks normal so can't advise.
I would recommend updating to latest anyway as 6.0.2.7 hasnt got SDS fix.
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No it doesnt boot if I try ro restore the backup I end up seeing Samsung Galaxy S3 screen and thats it....
I just updated to cwm 6.0.3.2 and made a backup and it also showed the above problem but this one restores and boots correctly :S
Another idea is. When I made the first backup with 6.0.2.7 I was also running on yank555 1.6c kernel. Is that important to set up the restore with a running system and this exact kernel? Please tell me what to do if so.
clown85 said:
I just updated to cwm 6.0.3.2 and made a backup and it also showed the above problem but this one restores and boots correctly :S
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What is "The above problem"? If it restores and boots, its fine.
clown85 said:
Another idea is. When I made the first backup with 6.0.2.7 I was also running on yank555 1.6c kernel. Is that important to set up the restore with a running system and this exact kernel? Please tell me what to do if so.
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Nandroid backup takes
boot.img (kernel)
system.img (ROM)
userdata.img (Your stuff)
Its okay. Somehow I got the data restored with advanced restoring which didnt work with 6.0.2.7 but with 3.2.
close here.
thanx for your help

[Q] Factory built-in firmware backup

Hello,
is there any easy way to backup my original factory firmware so after I flash a new ROM and I won't like it I can revert back to what factory gave me?
Best you can do is root your phone, and do a nandroid backup in CWRecovery before doing anything else to the phone (flashing a custom rom/kernel/etc). This will give you a 'snapshot' of your stock setup only with root, and all you'd need to do to unroot is flash a stock kernel.
Or you can simply flash a stock rom with Odin over whatever you have at the time.
There's no way to do what you're asking with a stock/unrooted phone.
As mentioned above u can't do it with out rooting. First root your phone without flashing any custom rom or kernel by pasting the zip file in ext sd and apply update using stock recovery. Then download recovery tools from play store and get your temporary cwm touch recovery. After this go to stock recovery and apply this zip. Then do a nandroid backup and reboot after it finishes. You'll have the exact stock rom, kernel and recovery. :good:
santhosh502 said:
First root your phone without flashing any custom rom or kernel by pasting the zip file in ext sd and apply update using stock recovery. Then download recovery tools from play store and get your temporary cwm touch recovery. After this go to stock recovery and apply this zip. Then do a nandroid backup and reboot after it finishes. You'll have the exact stock rom, kernel and recovery. :good:
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I know you guys here don't like such questions, but can I ask for links to that tools? I got S2 Root file but it has to be flashed via Odin. What recovery tools from Play Store? You mean this?: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mkrtchyan.recoverytools&hl=pl
How can I get "my temporary CWM touch recovery"? What ZIP to apply then? Geez! Am I that stupid or it is just language issue? Hahaha
blackfire74 said:
I know you guys here don't like such questions, but can I ask for links to that tools? I got S2 Root file but it has to be flashed via Odin. What recovery tools from Play Store? You mean this?: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mkrtchyan.recoverytools&hl=pl
How can I get "my temporary CWM touch recovery"? What ZIP to apply then? Geez! Am I that stupid or it is just language issue? Hahaha
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Dont worry dude. i'll try and explain as much as i can.
1. Go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794 and choose the Root_SuperSU.0.96.Only-signed.zip or Root_SuperSU.0.98.Only-signed.zip from the attachments.
2. Paste it in your ext sd card and power off.
3. Reboot into recovery mode and choose apply update from sdcard and select the SuperSU file.
4. Now reboot your device and it will be successfully rooted and SuperSU will be installed.
5. Download temporary cwm recovery from their website or get it via recovery tools in play store. (link provided by you is correct except for different language i think )
6. Paste cwm.zip it in ext sd and reboot into recovery mode. apply update and you will get temporary cwm recovery.
7. Now you can take backup from it. it will backup all your data and both rom, kernel and even recovery will be stock.
Be careful while flashing roms or kernels though. :good:

[RECOVERY][GT-I9300] TWRP Flashing using Odin for GT-i9300

READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS.
DON'T FORGET TO BACKUP YOUR EFS FILES AND NANDROID BACKUP
WARRNING : YOUR ARE DOING THIS ON YOUR OWN RISK !
instructions to Flash TWRP on your GT-i9300 using Odin:
1- download the latest Odin ver. ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1738841 )
Or download Odin Via mobile.
2- download the latest .tar of TWRP ( http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/i9300 )
3- put your device in download ( home + power + Down )
4- open Odin as administrator
5- check Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time ONLY !
6- put your .tar File in PDA part only.
7- dont unplug your device till you see the Blue sign of DONE!
Volla now you're on TWRP latest version
( FOR MORE INFO : http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/114 )
darki0xox said:
can anyone provide me with link for 2.7.0.0 of TWRP for GT-i9300
and i have CWM already , does it affect anything when i flash the TWRP ?
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You could try the zip in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-2-6-3-0-touch-recovery-t1943592/post50943534
Then you could just flash that using CWM. And yes it does affect things when you flash it as it changes your recovery from CWM to TWRP which is more touch screen based, easier to use as well as being a lot more powerful than a basic CWM. Having changed you may find TWRP doesn't find your previous backups. This is usually as both of those recoveries tend to save them in different places and it's just looking in the wrong place for the files. You can either change the settings to a CWM style restore or just run a new backup through TWRP and delete the old CWM one.
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You could try the zip in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-2-6-3-0-touch-recovery-t1943592/post50943534
Then you could just flash that using CWM. And yes it does affect things when you flash it as it changes your recovery from CWM to TWRP which is more touch screen based, easier to use as well as being a lot more powerful than a basic CWM. Having changed you may find TWRP doesn't find your previous backups. This is usually as both of those recoveries tend to save them in different places and it's just looking in the wrong place for the files. You can either change the settings to a CWM style restore or just run a new backup through TWRP and delete the old CWM one.
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thanks , and i made this post like a tutorial ^_^ <3
Guys, everytime I flash twrp using ODIN it goes down as a success. And it reboots the phone. But then I shut down the phone and reboot to recovery its once again the default Samsung Recovery. The phone is not rooted. How do I prevent the original recovery from overwriting the TWRP recovery?
lurker316 said:
Guys, everytime I flash twrp using ODIN it goes down as a success. And it reboots the phone. But then I shut down the phone and reboot to recovery its once again the default Samsung Recovery. The phone is not rooted. How do I prevent the original recovery from overwriting the TWRP recovery?
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Just use the TWRP Manager from the Play Store. Root the phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33305792&postcount=3 and install the manager.
@lurker316: forget TWRP-manager. The only extra step, you need, is a factory reset. So backup all your data before. To avoid reboot after flashing TWRP, either uncheck reboot in Odin or pull out battery after succeeded flash.
Hi guys, i have a problem with my phone, I tryed to re-root it after upgrading to android 4.3, now the only response i get from the phone is download mode and that happens only when it's plugged in, I applied this TWRP but i still have the same problem. please if anyone has an idea, help!
here's my post if you need more details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/s3-boot-plug-computer-to-download-mode-t3380912
a reply from a dear xda person
lurker316 said:
Guys, everytime I flash twrp using ODIN it goes down as a success. And it reboots the phone. But then I shut down the phone and reboot to recovery its once again the default Samsung Recovery. The phone is not rooted. How do I prevent the original recovery from overwriting the TWRP recovery?
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try turning off auto reboot sometimes samsung reverts itsel to the stock recovery
cuz samsung knows evrything

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