Hi,
I root my phone and removed all bloat ware. I also did change some config files. Now I need to send my phone in to a service center because of that lame static noise you hear in the background. I need to reset it before sending it to the service to not lose warranty.
That's why I like to create a full backup, that I can restore after the phone returns. What solutions are there? I prefer simple ones of course.
Note, that I am no expert! :angel:
Thanks!
You can install CWM and then make a full backup you can get it here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvy.CWMinstaler
after you install it reboot your phone
then a blue light will light up at the sony logo press volume down
you will enter the menu scroll down with volume down and go to restore and back up
choose backup
and when it's finished reboot your phone
then find the folder clockworkmod and copy the folder from your SD to computer in any case
After the service
1. root again your phone
2. install again the cwm
3. copy the back up file (if it is erase from sd) into the folder as it was before
4. reboot your phone
5.enter in cwm menu
6 go to the back up and restore...
7.do the restore and reboot the phone
that's all.. i guess i do not forget something....
you can wait also for other members to say their opinion..
Install cmw from market and perform backup during boot..
Sent from my WT19i using xda app-developers app
you can use flash tool for flashing stock firmware (as company default)....
May be it helps.....
yeah bro, use flashtool to flash stock rom.
good luck
pipis87 said:
You can install CWM and then make a full backup you can get it here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvy.CWMinstaler
after you install it reboot your phone
then a blue light will light up at the sony logo press volume down
you will enter the menu scroll down with volume down and go to restore and back up
choose backup
and when it's finished reboot your phone
then find the folder clockworkmod and copy the folder from your SD to computer in any case
After the service
1. root again your phone
2. install again the cwm
3. copy the back up file (if it is erase from sd) into the folder as it was before
4. reboot your phone
5.enter in cwm menu
6 go to the back up and restore...
7.do the restore and reboot the phone
that's all.. i guess i do not forget something....
you can wait also for other members to say their opinion..
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Do it like pipis87 explained, if you restore your phone after getting back, everything will be as before.
But now, when you copy the backup to your computer never ever rename it. It will be named with some numbers and if you rename, sometimes the md5 sum fails and your phone can't restore. So just copy from sd card/clockworkmod/backups/ to pc.
To get stock firmware just reset phone. That's best way and it won't change your rom to something like "generic world". But not sure if root is lost that way, better check it out before taking to service. Just give it a shot
Otherwise if you are on .42/.58 check this out
and another thing, i do not know if it has happen to other member but, if you are now in 4.0.4 rooted (if you are to GB do not continue reading), if you reset your phone to GB, after the service if you root first GB and then go to 4.0.4 rooted, the restore do it after you put 4.0.4 (it has happen to me and i was stuck to sony logo because i was trying to restore the 4.0.4 when i had GB)
pipis87 said:
and another thing, i do not know if it has happen to other member but, if you are now in 4.0.4 rooted (if you are to GB do not continue reading), and after you reset your phone to GB, after the service if you root first GB and then go to 4.0.4 rooted, the restore do it after you put 4.0.4 (it has happen to me and i was stuck to sony logo because i was trying to restore the 4.0.4 when i had GB)
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I don't know exactly but it's better to be on Android 4.0.4 to restore 4.0.4 backup, not on gingerbreade...
mihahn said:
I don't know exactly but it's better to be on Android 4.0.4 to restore 4.0.4 backup, not on gingerbreade...
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that's i am saying :good:
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So I was able to get the ICS OTA update no problem and now I'd like to save the recovery from it I guess to flash through ODIN after being on a rom. Can someone direct me to a guide or tell me of a method that I can use that would be able to save the recovery?
And if possible a zip to flash in CWM or Odin to put me on stock ICS? If not then I would just make nandroid backup which is how I got on stock Honeycomb previously for the OTA update.
Bump!
My brother wants the tablet so having this as a backup incase he wants to flash new things to it would be beneficial to me.
jonnyg1097 said:
So I was able to get the ICS OTA update no problem and now I'd like to save the recovery from it I guess to flash through ODIN after being on a rom. Can someone direct me to a guide or tell me of a method that I can use that would be able to save the recovery?
And if possible a zip to flash in CWM or Odin to put me on stock ICS? If not then I would just make nandroid backup which is how I got on stock Honeycomb previously for the OTA update.
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The easiest way is called a nandroid backup, and can be made easily with CWM. You need to get CWM on your tablet via ODIN (CWM 5504 is best choice) and then boot into recovery mode (i.e. when off hold power and volume- buttons together, release power when Samsung logo comes up and release volume- when the 2 options appear), select the recovery-mode (one volume- and then volume+ to activate).
There is a backup/recover option. Select this one and create a backup. It will go into a folder clockworkmod/backup with the date-time stamp as foldername. You will then need to copy that backup off the tablet to your PC and you will have a restore point.
Just google nandroid backup or search in these forums.
Good luck!
Hey guys. I own the Samsung galaxy sIII (gt i9300) . I have very recently rooted it and installed cyanogenmod 10.1.
Now the cyanogenmod is nice but it still has a lot of bugs and it lacks in a lot of aspects in comparison to the stock rom (i.e. touchwiz) as touchwiz has a lot of nifty features like smart view, smart stay , multi window etc
Now i would like to unroot my device and go back to the stock rom which was jb 4.1.2 .
Is it possible to downgrade from 4.2 to 4.1.2 ?
if yes then a complete tutorial would be highly appreciated for my problem . Thanks in advance. :laugh:
Yes, it's possible to go back, and for ease, I recommend wiping the FULL internal storage. You can always flash a 4.1.2 rom with Odin for PC.
It's not necessary to unroot just because you want to go back to the stock firmware. Or do you want to be able to get FOTA's?
1. Go here and select your OS, phone and region and then download the corresponding firmware: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3
2. Unpack it with WinRAR, 7zip or what you use.
3. Unpack the "Odin_3.04 files.zip" or whatever zip is alongside the odin tar file.
4. Boot your phone into download mode by holding Power+Home+Down button until the download mode appears, select yes/continue to go to the actual download/ODIN mode
5. Open ODIN and check if your phone's found. There should be a blue windows with some text in it like "COM:0" and that it says "connected" or "found" in the output window.
6. Click the PDA button and add your tar file which you extracted,¨
7. Make sure that "F. Reset Time" and "Auto Reboot" both are ticked an NO OTHER BUTTON WHATSOEVER!
8. When your firmware has successfully flashed and your phone reboots, force it to reboot into recovery mode by pressing and holding power+home+volume up and in the recovery select to factory reset by formatting/wiping data. BEWARE: This will format your entire internal memory, but is actually worth it when going from 4.2 to 4.1.2 since 4.2 has a different internal structure.
Sorry for threadjack, but i posted something almost identical to this 6 min after your thread
Interested in the solution
you'll also lose root access by going back to a stock rom.
thegh0sts said:
you'll also lose root access by going back to a stock rom.
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If you had read the entire OP, you'd have seen he actually wants to unroot.
Theshawty said:
Yes, it's possible to go back, and for ease, I recommend wiping the FULL internal storage. You can always flash a 4.1.2 rom with Odin for PC.
It's not necessary to unroot just because you want to go back to the stock firmware. Or do you want to be able to get FOTA's?
1. Go here and select your OS, phone and region and then download the corresponding firmware:
2. Unpack it with WinRAR, 7zip or what you use.
3. Unpack the "Odin_3.04 files.zip" or whatever zip is alongside the odin tar file.
4. Boot your phone into download mode by holding Power+Home+Down button until the download mode appears, select yes/continue to go to the actual download/ODIN mode
5. Open ODIN and check if your phone's found. There should be a blue windows with some text in it like "COM:0" and that it says "connected" or "found" in the output window.
6. Click the PDA button and add your tar file which you extracted,¨
7. Make sure that "F. Reset Time" and "Auto Reboot" both are ticked an NO OTHER BUTTON WHATSOEVER!
8. When your firmware has successfully flashed and your phone reboots, force it to reboot into recovery mode by pressing and holding power+home+volume up and in the recovery select to factory reset by formatting/wiping data. BEWARE: This will format your entire internal memory, but is actually worth it when going from 4.2 to 4.1.2 since 4.2 has a different internal structure.
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Okay and just to double check, theres no need of using nandroid backup right? because i read it somewhere that if you downgrade from 4.2 to 4.1.2 then the phone goes into an endless bootloop
shabzee said:
Okay and just to double check, theres no need of using nandroid backup right? because i read it somewhere that if you downgrade from 4.2 to 4.1.2 then the phone goes into an endless bootloop
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and i am not really interested in unrooting, so triangle away is not necessary?
shabzee said:
and i am not really interested in unrooting, so triangle away is not necessary?
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Only use triangle away if you're gonna send the phone in for repair.
err so if you flash a stock rom via ODIN over CM10.1 that's not unrooting? when you flash a stock rom you do lose root access. i've flashed my S3 back to ICS and JB a few times to get the damn firmware changes i needed and every time i wanted to go back to CM10.1 I had to reroot the phone.
thegh0sts said:
err so if you flash a stock rom via ODIN over CM10.1 that's not unrooting? when you flash a stock rom you do lose root access. i've flashed my S3 back to ICS and JB a few times to get the damn firmware changes i needed and every time i wanted to go back to CM10.1 I had to reroot the phone.
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Durr, obviously it removes root as it overwrites the system and the stock firmware you're flashing doesn't have the root files in there. However, if you use mobile odin as I use, you have an option to let it root for you.
Theshawty said:
Yes, it's possible to go back, and for ease, I recommend wiping the FULL internal storage. You can always flash a 4.1.2 rom with Odin for PC.
It's not necessary to unroot just because you want to go back to the stock firmware. Or do you want to be able to get FOTA's?
1. Go here and select your OS, phone and region and then download the corresponding firmware: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3
2. Unpack it with WinRAR, 7zip or what you use.
3. Unpack the "Odin_3.04 files.zip" or whatever zip is alongside the odin tar file.
4. Boot your phone into download mode by holding Power+Home+Down button until the download mode appears, select yes/continue to go to the actual download/ODIN mode
5. Open ODIN and check if your phone's found. There should be a blue windows with some text in it like "COM:0" and that it says "connected" or "found" in the output window.
6. Click the PDA button and add your tar file which you extracted,¨
7. Make sure that "F. Reset Time" and "Auto Reboot" both are ticked an NO OTHER BUTTON WHATSOEVER!
8. When your firmware has successfully flashed and your phone reboots, force it to reboot into recovery mode by pressing and holding power+home+volume up and in the recovery select to factory reset by formatting/wiping data. BEWARE: This will format your entire internal memory, but is actually worth it when going from 4.2 to 4.1.2 since 4.2 has a different internal structure.
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I have CM 10.1 with CWM Recovery. How to go back to complete stock to get FOTA? What has to done for that?
Can i downgrade cyanogenmod 10.1(4.2.2) to cyanognmod 10(4.1.2) by just flashing through cwm? Been having problems with my headphones during viber,skype and phone calls woth my samsun galaxy tab 2 p3100. The person im callin cannot hear me. And after removing, the problem persist until u reboot and goes back to normal.
yes. wipe data
Wow...a bit confused here
So, if I'm running CM 10.1 and want to go back to stock rom, rooted. I can't just clear cache/dalvik and flash the CWM recovery-lte-sgs3-sprint-v5.zip then flash Galaxy-s-fre3-md4firmaremodemAIO.zip ??
[email protected] said:
So, if I'm running CM 10.1 and want to go back to stock rom, rooted. I can't just clear cache/dalvik and flash the CWM recovery-lte-sgs3-sprint-v5.zip then flash Galaxy-s-fre3-md4firmaremodemAIO.zip ??
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This is the 9300 forum. Sprint s3 is a different phone
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
I was aware but unaware
rootSU said:
This is the 9300 forum. Sprint s3 is a different phone
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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I was aware it was the I9300 forum, but I had hoped it was a basic enough question.
[email protected] said:
I was aware it was the I9300 forum, but I had hoped it was a basic enough question.
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It's not. How would we know anything about:
recovery-lte-sgs3-sprint-v5.zip
or
Galaxy-s-fre3-md4firmaremodemAIO.zip
?
Back to the basics
rootSU said:
It's not. How would we know anything about:
recovery-lte-sgs3-sprint-v5.zip
or
Galaxy-s-fre3-md4firmaremodemAIO.zip
?
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Maybe because it is the basic recovery file and firmware file.
Hi
Hello, I have a galaxy s3 (gt-i9300) and I am running aokp mr 1 milestone 1 on 4.2.2, I would like to unroot and flash back the stock rom, luckily I made a nandroid and it is on my pc, could someone please explain all the instructions and procedures to me if they could because I'm a real noob to this and still know very little about everything, thanks you so much
Regards
Nick,
read the thread
[Q] Help:"Big mistake" Bricked my XT910 after installed custom rom in stock rom slot
Hi..
I know this was really a stupid act but I did it (may be) out of frustration :crying: Actually my little cousin sister got my phone locked after she tried too many wrong attempts on my pattern locked phone. Being new to this rooting and custom rom stuff, I tried to contact my friend (X) who is good at this but couldn't reach him so finding no other way out I decided to do it myself by looking for the possible solutions on the Internet.
As my phone was already rooted (by my friend X ) I did enter into the safestrap v3.11 and tried few things (please don't ask what coz i was travelling at that time and desperately wanted my phone up and running asap).
While browsing through the files I found a cm10.1 zip file which I remember, my friend had installed in my phone few months back. Mistakenly thinking that I got the solution, I went for Install option and swiped that cm 10.1 zip file only to find the message that the phone would not boot if the custom rom is installed in any slot but slot1. With no undo option, I rebooted after which my phone is getting stucked after safestrap, in a limbo status.
Afterwards, I decided to do a factory reset to delete the custom rom from the stock rom slot and wiped the cache and dalvik, thinking i'll do a fresh installation of an old stock rom backup zip file which I found after 2 days, which my friend had saved in my laptop. But even then, my phone is getting stucked after the safestrap screen shows up.
1. Please tell me what should I do to successfully boot my stock rom back in the stock rom slot.
2. Also, for safety purpose I had taken a backup using the Backup option in the Safestrap, which contains all my info which I had, when my phone was running. But don't know how to get those data and apps back from this Safestrap backed up folder
PLEASE Help me !!! I'll never ever do such a mistake.
I'm having this exactly problem. I installed CM in slot1 using safestrap, but lost my stock ROM. Now i flashed a ROM using RSD Lite and my phone is boot loop.
Sent from my GT-N8000 using xda app-developers app
When bootlooping after rsd, go to stock recovery and do the factory reset and clear cache
For op: grab the right rsd files, charge ur razr in fastboot mode for 2 hours or more, then flash it via rsd
Tapped from my RazR
here some hints to instal and return to the 4.1.2 Jelly Beam on the razr
For flash a 4.1.2 you have to use rds lite 6.0
Also you need to install the usb drive otherways your razr will not connect perfectly
Start
Turn off (power botton and vol -)
Let it charge a little bit (half battery will be ok)
enter recovery mode (power vlo- vol+)
go in ap fastboot using vol - and power for confirm
decompress the file (called Rom) you want to flash (in a folder and rename as you like)
launch the rds (remember install mototrala driver)
search the folder where you extract the rom and double click on .xlm file
plug the phone in pc,wait few seconds (10)
click on start
wait
done
some link
rds 6.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=32900727
Motorola drivers https://motorola-global-portal.custh...81/action/auth
rom to flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2231289 Retail british work for me
Vallerino WR said:
here some hints to instal and return to the 4.1.2 Jelly Beam on the razr
For flash a 4.1.2 you have to use rds lite 6.0
Also you need to install the usb drive otherways your razr will not connect perfectly
Start
Turn off (power botton and vol -)
Let it charge a little bit (half battery will be ok)
enter recovery mode (power vlo- vol+)
go in ap fastboot using vol - and power for confirm
decompress the file (called Rom) you want to flash (in a folder and rename as you like)
launch the rds (remember install mototrala driver)
search the folder where you extract the rom and double click on .xlm file
plug the phone in pc,wait few seconds (10)
click on start
wait
done
some link
rds 6.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=32900727
Motorola drivers https://motorola-global-portal.custh...81/action/auth
rom to flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2231289 Retail british work for me
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Thanks Vallerino WR for the explanation (button already pressed )... but i still have a few doubts...
first of all.. the links are not working
moreover,
1. By motorola drivers you mean Motorola Device Manager software right ?
(which i downloaded from this link: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481/action/auth )
2. This one is a kind of stupid question but please tell me what is the relationship between RSD software and this Motorola drivers software ?
3. And the most important one (for me), actually the backup i have, is the one i had created by "Safestrap > Backup" option with the name
stock-stock-2013-11-08 and this folder contains the following 4 files:
i). data.ext3.win
ii). data.ext3.win.md5
iii). system.ext3.win
iv). system.ext3.win.md5
By fastbooting with this backup folder, will I be able to get my phone in the same fine status as it was on the creation date with all the apps PLUS data that were there in my phone ?
I got this doubt after seeing your one of the steps:
"decompress the file (called Rom) you want to flash (in a folder and rename as you like)"
bcoz my backup isn't in a zip format, as we can see it was created by Safestrap as a folder with the above mentioned 4 files. so what do we mean by decompress ? please tell..
Hailer said:
Thanks Vallerino WR for the explanation (button already pressed )... but i still have a few doubts...
first of all.. the links are not working
moreover,
1. By motorola drivers you mean Motorola Device Manager software right ?
(which i downloaded from this link: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481/action/auth )
2. This one is a kind of stupid question but please tell me what is the relationship between RSD software and this Motorola drivers software ?
3. And the most important one (for me), actually the backup i have, is the one i had created by "Safestrap > Backup" option with the name
stock-stock-2013-11-08 and this folder contains the following 4 files:
i). data.ext3.win
ii). data.ext3.win.md5
iii). system.ext3.win
iv). system.ext3.win.md5
By fastbooting with this backup folder, will I be able to get my phone in the same fine status as it was on the creation date with all the apps PLUS data that were there in my phone ?
I got this doubt after seeing your one of the steps:
"decompress the file (called Rom) you want to flash (in a folder and rename as you like)"
bcoz my backup isn't in a zip format, as we can see it was created by Safestrap as a folder with the above mentioned 4 files. so what do we mean by decompress ? please tell..
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Anyone PLEASE help me out by telling is it possible to restore the Stock rom backup made from the "Safestrap > Backup" option ???
As I have already admitted, I did the mistake of flashing custom rom cm 10.1 into the Stock rom slot. But after that I have cleared the Cache and did factory reset to !! Currently the problems are :
1. When I am going for the Safestrap > Restore option, it is not showing my backed-up folder (stock-stock-2013-11-08) containing the 4 files, there.
2. Even if I am trying to flash a few month old stock rom zip file (which i had taken by Titanium Backup pro), it is getting stuck after the Safestrap screen shows up..
PLEASE somebody help me...!! I have all my data in that backup which i don't have access to anymore... consequently i m not installing any new apps or anything hoping someone will surely show me the way...
Hailer said:
Anyone PLEASE help me out by telling is it possible to restore the Stock rom backup made from the "Safestrap > Backup" option ???
As I have already admitted, I did the mistake of flashing custom rom cm 10.1 into the Stock rom slot. But after that I have cleared the Cache and did factory reset to !! Currently the problems are :
1. When I am going for the Safestrap > Restore option, it is not showing my backed-up folder (stock-stock-2013-11-08) containing the 4 files, there.
2. Even if I am trying to flash a few month old stock rom zip file (which i had taken by Titanium Backup pro), it is getting stuck after the Safestrap screen shows up..
PLEASE somebody help me...!! I have all my data in that backup which i don't have access to anymore... consequently i m not installing any new apps or anything hoping someone will surely show me the way...
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You cannot restore backup into stock slot.
What you can do is flash the stock ROM (fastboot files) using RSDLite. After doing so, your phone will be in factory state, meaninng as you bought it new. No user apps, No Safestrap, No root etc.
You'll have to start from scratch. After successful flashing, you can restore your apps & data from Titanium Backup (a month old file).
Also, You cannot flash a Titanium Backup zip with Safestrap. And stop trying random stuff, you might brick your phone for good.
Hope its all clear now.
Hailer said:
Thanks Vallerino WR for the explanation (button already pressed )... but i still have a few doubts...
first of all.. the links are not working
moreover,
1. By motorola drivers you mean Motorola Device Manager software right ?
(which i downloaded from this link: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481/action/auth )
2. This one is a kind of stupid question but please tell me what is the relationship between RSD software and this Motorola drivers software ?
3. And the most important one (for me), actually the backup i have, is the one i had created by "Safestrap > Backup" option with the name
stock-stock-2013-11-08 and this folder contains the following 4 files:
i). data.ext3.win
ii). data.ext3.win.md5
iii). system.ext3.win
iv). system.ext3.win.md5
By fastbooting with this backup folder, will I be able to get my phone in the same fine status as it was on the creation date with all the apps PLUS data that were there in my phone ?
I got this doubt after seeing your one of the steps:
"decompress the file (called Rom) you want to flash (in a folder and rename as you like)"
bcoz my backup isn't in a zip format, as we can see it was created by Safestrap as a folder with the above mentioned 4 files. so what do we mean by decompress ? please tell..
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the relation is easy,if you don't have the motorola drivers you cannot connect the phone with rds lite and flash (install) any files
don't use the safestrap backup,you can only restore with safestrap and don't try to flash with the recovery
decompres mean extract all the files from a zip folder,in the case your rom (system) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231289
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.?
andrewwright said:
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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there`s a z ultra which is not mine
i wanted to disable its soft key,
it was unlouck bootloader and root on buil 136
i used this app:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270198
i used it a bit,then i replaced original builed prop which i had copied befor withe the new one after using this app and then i rebooted the phone but it stayed on boot, i went to recovery and did 3 wipes but no result and then i went to somewhere in recovery and did format system,but now my phone stayed on ''sony'' and i don`t know what should i do.the phone dont power off and dont pass the boot
please help me
this phone is not mine
pleaaaase
You were on the right track there for a minute. A wipe wouldn't do anything, since it couldn't know that the build.prop you put back wasn't the original one. A re-flash of the ROM would've fixed it (without wiping).
- Press and hold POWER + VOL UP until you feel three vibrations. It's now off. Power it on again and see if it goes any further than the Sony logo. If not, power it off again.
- Power it on and check if Recovery or TWRP are still there. If they are, great. Restore or re-flash the ROM if you're on a custom ROM.
- If Recovery is not there, flash a boot.img that has recovery and restore/re-flash ROM
thank you sir
your answer gaves me a hope...thanks very mush
i did what you said,after first power off and on it couldn`t go further than sony logo.
after that i reach cwm v6.0.4.4
when i want to reboot system from recovery it says:
root access is missing,root device? ''no'' or '' yes-root device (/system/xbin/su) ''
my rom was original and had updated by ota
and i dont have nandroid backup
what would i do now?
again thanks and thanks
Well, you're able to access recovery, so you'll have to re-flash a ROM. I believe you can transfer a ROM to your SD card while in recovery, but I'm not sure. Or just put your SD card into your computer, transfer a ROM to it and flash.
Go to the development section and download a ROM like Dogg ROM or something and just flash it. They are pre-rooted and everything so just flash and you'll be done.
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I believe you can transfer a ROM to your SD card while in recovery, but I'm not sure.
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