I have a stock kernel, so it itself does not have recovery, I rooted and got recovery by installing cwm.. Now if I flash a custom kernel, it would bring recovery with it, and not the one I had installed.. Than can I restore the backup I have done with the older cwm ??
Yes.
K900 said:
Yes.
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Thanks for the quick reply.. So flashing custom kernel would not erase data i have already backed up using CWM right ??
Harsh7689 said:
Thanks for the quick reply.. So flashing custom kernel would not erase data i have already backed up using CWM right ??
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Flashing a kernel won't, unlocking bootloader will. Back up /sdcard/clockworkmod before unlock.
K900 said:
Flashing a kernel won't, unlocking bootloader will. Back up /sdcard/clockworkmod before unlock.
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Okay so I copied the backups from my cwm folder to my pc, now if I unlock the bootloader, flash a kernel and then place them back there, and recover, would I get the same phone as I have now?? (i mean all the apps and stuff)
I have Romtoolbox pro installed
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Okay so I copied the backups from my cwm folder to my pc, now if I unlock the bootloader, flash a kernel and then place them back there, and recover, would I get the same phone as I have now?? (i mean all the apps and stuff)
I have Romtoolbox pro installed
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Thats the theory - if its a Nandroid backup :good:
Rom Toolbox Pro makes backups of your apps and if you are referring to that you will end up with a phone you will have to setup again.
When I unlocked my bootloader I just started from fresh...but I tend to do that rather than keep rehashing old problems
Yea I too love that, I only backup my contacts, and media is always synced with my laptop, asking for knowledge
And yea I backed up using cwm recovery (is it called nandroid?? )
Use the thank button, it's there for a reason
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Go backup pro is a good alternative for backing up apps, settings, and even the home launcher settings, but since wednesday they made it a paid app. If you exceed to 200mb they will not allow you to restore your backup if you don't have the premium version.
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Hi, I'm currently using the latest ClockworkMod as my recovery. I've never had any problem with it (had it on my og evo as well), but I'm hearing a lot of great things about twrp recovery, so I'd like to make the switch. I'm all clear on most of the process, but is it correct that I'll need to make new nandroid backups? If so, should I delete my cwm nands? How would I go about doing that? And am I correct that I'd need to revert to my stock (first) nandroid, flash the new recovery from there, make a new twrp nandroid, and then go back to cm7? Just want to be sure, as I know that nandroids are a lifeline and I don't want to screw anything up. Thanks in advance!
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Hi, I'm currently using the latest ClockworkMod as my recovery. I've never had any problem with it (had it on my og evo as well), but I'm hearing a lot of great things about twrp recovery, so I'd like to make the switch. I'm all clear on most of the process, but is it correct that I'll need to make new nandroid backups?
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yes
If so, should I delete my cwm nands? How would I go about doing that?
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yes, on your sdcard/clockworkmod/backups
And am I correct that I'd need to revert to my stock (first) nandroid, flash the new recovery from there, make a new twrp nandroid, and then go back to cm7?
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no, you can just make a nand with the new recovery of your current setup, no need to revert
Just want to be sure, as I know that nandroids are a lifeline and I don't want to screw anything up. Thanks in advance!
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Sounds good. What to do though if I need to ever go back to stock rom? (Unlikely anyhow). Will I be able to find a stock rooted rom in the dev forums?
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Update: flashed twrp, made a nandroid without a hitch. Thanks so much! Will hit thanks button when I get to a PC.
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jsc15 said:
Sounds good. What to do though if I need to ever go back to stock rom? (Unlikely anyhow). Will I be able to find a stock rooted rom in the dev forums?
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If u want to go back to cwm to restore an old nandroid just dl rom manager from market and reflash cwm it will flash over Twrp and then u can use your cwm nandroids.
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Hi guys!
Sorry if this already has posted but i couldnt find.
We just love to flash, update roms but sometimes we forget the essential and wanna go back.
So my question is: is there a way to backup and save from a original stock Atrix, things like pds, kernel, webtop, do a whole full backup of everything?
You mean like a Nandroid backup?...
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if you do a nandroid backup from cwm or rom manager it will back up everything on your current rom.
Thanks a lot for your attentio guys!
Doing these backup, even system unique files like pds, kernel, webtop, boot?
yes, its kinda like a ghost backup for a pc. it takes an image more or less.
xpc21 said:
Thanks a lot for your attentio guys!
Doing these backup, even system unique files like pds, kernel, webtop, boot?
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It makes an image of your current phone setup that you can come back to like if you get stuck, or if you want to come back from another ROM...
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Thanks a lot guys! But to use CWM or Rom manager i will have to unlock my boot, so i was wondering if there is a way to do this keeping Atrix untouchable and with this backup?
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Thanks a lot guys! But to use CWM or Rom manager i will have to unlock my boot, so i was wondering if there is a way to do this keeping Atrix untouchable and with this backup?
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I think nandroid backup requires root and if you want to flash another rom you'll have to unlock the phone.
AizenSousuke92 said:
I think nandroid backup requires root and if you want to flash another rom you'll have to unlock the phone.
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Hum, thanks but to flash another rom i dont need to. I can enter in RSD and flash it without doind anything. Only if i had to flash in fastboot prompt i will need to.
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I was on GingerReal1.4, and wanted to try out overclocking on CM7. Made a backup on CWM and then installed CM7, tried, happy and decided to go back.
Now when I try to restore the backup, most of my apps arent being detected and the launcher is back to touchwiz and I can't seem to find superuser also. I assumed this maybe because sd-ext is not being detected. So I tried installing a2sd-gui from my titanium backup, that seems to work and isn't showing me any problem. I also tried reinstalling the kernel, didn't work.
And Ive tried restoring about 5 times till now, same result.
Am I doing something wrong?? Any help would be rly rly awesome...
Thanks
easswar said:
Hey
I was on GingerReal1.4, and wanted to try out overclocking on CM7. Made a backup on CWM and then installed CM7, tried, happy and decided to go back.
Now when I try to restore the backup, most of my apps arent being detected and the launcher is back to touchwiz and I can't seem to find superuser also. I assumed this maybe because sd-ext is not being detected. So I tried installing a2sd-gui from my titanium backup, that seems to work and isn't showing me any problem. I also tried reinstalling the kernel, didn't work.
And Ive tried restoring about 5 times till now, same result.
Am I doing something wrong?? Any help would be rly rly awesome...
Thanks
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Did you format all partitions in CWM before restoring ?
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I think flashing the darktremor script may work.
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Did you format all partitions in CWM before restoring ?
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Tried it, didn't work.. I formatted everything everything except the sdcard(i did format sd-ext)..
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I think flashing the darktremor script may work.
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You mean the script given here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158197 ?
Tried that, didn't work.
Even apps that were preinstalled on the ROM like ext4manager and Gmail are missing!!!
Thanks a lot guys
Then logically the problem is in that backup.
yea, that's what I'm thinking, though I did not get any errors while doing the backup.
I read about someone else having a similar issue a long tym back in the galaxy s forum, and i dont see any suggestions or solutions there.
Anyway, given up for now, will take care of it some other tym...
Backing up all i got and switching to CM now.
Do let me know if something pop's up and you remember this issue of mine.
Thanks again
No.. The backup is not the problem. I have read somewhere that the problem lies with the bootloader.
When you upgrade to CM 7, it uses the 2.3.7 bootloader. And now you are trying to restore a backup associated with a 2.3.4 bootloader. The restore does not contain the bootloader. Thus you may experience a bootloop.
The only get around is to flash via odin.
Hit thanks if i helped.
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No.. The backup is not the problem. I have read somewhere that the problem lies with the bootloader.
When you upgrade to CM 7, it uses the 2.3.7 bootloader. And now you are trying to restore a backup associated with a 2.3.4 bootloader. The restore does not contain the bootloader. Thus you may experience a bootloop.
The only get around is to flash via odin.
Hit thanks if i helped.
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The restore does restore boot .
It erases boot before restore and will restore .
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EmoBoiix3 said:
The restore does restore boot .
It erases boot before restore and will restore .
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Oh. Okay.
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I have a bit different problem but how they always say.. dont start a new thread. So.. I want to have the newest official FW and my data. heres the problem: if I want to backup my data with Titainum Backup I need root, bur when I already have CWM, I cant root anymore.. So do you guys think theres some way out of it..? I already have my official fw and odin on my PC so thats not a problem..
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I have a bit different problem but how they always say.. dont start a new thread. So.. I want to have the newest official FW and my data. heres the problem: if I want to backup my data with Titainum Backup I need root, bur when I already have CWM, I cant root anymore.. So do you guys think theres some way out of it..? I already have my official fw and odin on my PC so thats not a problem..
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What do you mean when you say you cant root anymore because you have CWM? Rooting and CWM are on separate tracks in this case, CWM does not stop you from rooting your phone. Are you saying you dont want to root?
Also, rooting is very simple, just change your kernel to cf-root(to be flashed via CWM, check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158197 ) and you get added advantages like ext4, BLN, a2sd support etc.
PS: Read all you can before doing anything
I am running Jokers CM10 right now, if I restore one of my backups when I was rooted and locked and then restore a backup of my CM10 with bootstrap will I be unlocked again ? I hope that makes sense
Nope.
Ok, thanks for the reply :good:
But I could send you zip, that you can flash before cm10 restore and you will be unlocked after reboot. Maybe pulling battery after flashing will be needed.
After restoring stock (you would have to restore stock boot.img and recovery too), you could flash lock zip I can provide, to be locked.
But I am not sure, if you could restore cm10 with bootstrap.
Maybe that unlocking zip would have to flash cwm recovery too. And restore cm10 from that.
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But I could send you zip, that you can flash before cm10 and you will be unlocked after reboot. Maybe pulling battery after flashing will be needed.
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Woah, really? Did you make this zip yourself Peetr? I would be interested in that. It could be useful to refer to people.
And nimzp, thanks for the 'thanks'. You just put me at my first 100 :good:
I will post the link here, when I get home. It was tested by one person.
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I will post the link here, when I get home. It was tested by one person.
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I would be interested too....
You are welcome Acvice :highfive:
http://d-h.st/aVy - just flash with bootstrap recovery and reboot (maybe power off or battery pull will be needed
http://d-h.st/LWb - this is the locked one from 198_7
One question. If i try to restore my old backup when phone was unlocked i get error while restoring boot image. Is it normal or is there any way to restore a backup (taken using custom recovery) when phone was locked. Now phone is unlocked and using CWM recovery.
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I made a backup of my HTC EVO LTE Stock ROM in TWRP, I flashed CMX, now I want to go back to Stock, so I went to TWRP>Install, I can see my backup folder under /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/name of backup.. but I when I select the folder it does not give me the option to Install it. It just opens as an empty folder. I did notice the folder is not in a .zip format. Is this the reason why? Did I miss something during the back up process? And if so, how can I fix it? Is it as easy as just converting the regular folder into a .zip folder then try to install it this way?.. Please tell me not everything is lost, lol.. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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I made a backup of my HTC EVO LTE Stock ROM in TWRP, I flashed CMX, now I want to go back to Stock, so I went to TWRP>Install, I can see my backup folder under /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/name of backup.. but I when I select the folder it does not give me the option to Install it. It just opens as an empty folder. I did notice the folder is not in a .zip format. Is this the reason why? Did I miss something during the back up process? And if so, how can I fix it? Is it as easy as just converting the regular folder into a .zip folder then try to install it this way?.. Please tell me not everything is lost, lol.. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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There should be a restore option on the main screen in twrp recovery. If you hit that it will allow you to choose what file you want to restore
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Seconded. Choose "restore" to restore nandroid backups.
krobinso2295 said:
There should be a restore option on the main screen in twrp recovery. If you hit that it will allow you to choose what file you want to restore
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I see that now!. I can see what the difference is now. THANKS SO MUCH! :laugh:
Hello I'm coming from clockwork mod and now using Twrp. I renamed my backup and when I go to restore my backup I do not see it in tarp>backups? Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
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Hello I'm coming from clockwork mod and now using Twrp. I renamed my backup and when I go to restore my backup I do not see it in tarp>backups? Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
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You can't restore back up made in clockwork mod using twrp recovery.
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Need to Restore But Getting Black Screen
Okay so my situation is similiar to the OP.
I was running CM10 then a custom sense Rom.
I made an original backup, but when I restore it I get a black screen at boot.
Typically when I flash a Rom I have to fastboot flash the boot.img which is no biggie, but there's no boot.img that I can find in the twrp backup.
Might be just as easy to flash a stock Rom, but not sure exactly where to find one. Everything I've found is rooted or custom in some way.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
tankerkevo said:
Okay so my situation is similiar to the OP.
I was running CM10 then a custom sense Rom.
I made an original backup, but when I restore it I get a black screen at boot.
Typically when I flash a Rom I have to fastboot flash the boot.img which is no biggie, but there's no boot.img that I can find in the twrp backup.
Might be just as easy to flash a stock Rom, but not sure exactly where to find one. Everything I've found is rooted or custom in some way.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
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Download the rom you are trying to restore, and fast boot that bootimg.
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thicklizard said:
Download the rom you are trying to restore, and fast boot that bootimg.
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The ROM I'm trying to restore is the original state of my phone. Would this be a stock ROM with a versioning date of October 28th(the day I got my phone and made the backup), current stock ROMs, or launch stock ROMs. Basically will any boot.img work from a stock ROM?
I do see the boot sector being written during the restore process. There is a boot.something.win file in the backup folder for the backup. Can this be fastbooted? I'm a bit timid to try that, but thinking it may be worth a shot...
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The ROM I'm trying to restore is the original state of my phone. Would this be a stock ROM with a versioning date of October 28th(the day I got my phone and made the backup), current stock ROMs, or launch stock ROMs. Basically will any boot.img work from a stock ROM?
I do see the boot sector being written during the restore process. There is a boot.something.win file in the backup folder for the backup. Can this be fastbooted? I'm a bit timid to try that, but thinking it may be worth a shot...
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I think this is what you would need
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php...oted-Based-on-Latest-OTA-(Odexed-and-Deodexed)
Just download the kernel/bootimg and fast boot it and you should be good to go
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clockwork recovery f's up your misc partition on this phone.. DO NOT use clockwork mod recovery on this phone! it f ed up mine.. mines fixed now but it was a pain to fix
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I think this is what you would need
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Just download the kernel/bootimg and fast boot it and you should be good to go
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Thanks for the quick reply, QuickWizard is very fitting. I actually got it after I finished going my own route though.
I grew a pair and went with my got and I went ahead and flashed the boot.emmc.win from the twrp backup in flashboot. It successfully got me booted and logged into the phone. That said the stock rom is so crappy...
But, I was having issues on CM10 with MHL, on a "stock rom with goodies" I was having radio issues with the latest firmawares, so now it's back to my rooted stock backup and I'm doing the HTC System OTA update... Should be interesting what happens next...
Again thank you all with the quick replies!