[Q] - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

can do a mega wipe on my phone and then directly restore my nandroid backup or do i need to boot up a rom first and only then do a restore???

galaxys3lover said:
can do a mega wipe on my phone and then directly restore my nandroid backup or do i need to boot up a rom first and only then do a restore???
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if you do a mega wipe, there is no rom to boot up to...

chrismast said:
if you do a mega wipe, there is no rom to boot up to...
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so i cant restore after a mega wipe yea?

galaxys3lover said:
so i cant restore after a mega wipe yea?
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after a mega wipe you will stay in recovery and you will be able to flash a rom or nandroid, but it has to be on external SD as internal will be wiped!

chrismast said:
after a mega wipe you will stay in recovery and you will be able to flash a rom or nandroid, but it has to be on external SD as internal will be wiped!
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yeah ok .. thank you ..

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[Q]Simple question about flash a ROM.

Hi guys
My Galaxy S 2 is running on 4.0.3 newest firmware,XXLPQ,and I want to flash a ROM.
my question is:Can I flash this LP4 ROM on my XXLPQ ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582217 here is the link for the ROM
mysska said:
Hi guys
My Galaxy S 2 is running on 4.0.3 newest firmware,XXLPQ,and I want to flash a ROM.
my question is:Can I flash this LP4 ROM on my XXLPQ ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582217 here is the link for the ROM
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Yes you can but your phone must be Rooted and a Clockworkmode installed
and to install as mentioned in that site :
- Download ROM and put it on your S2
- Format System / Factory Data Wipe
- Wipe cache and also wipe dalvik cache
- Install the zip file and you will get the CWM install completed message.
- Select Reboot Now and let the phone boot up to an Android setup screen.
zaheedahmed said:
Yes you can but your phone must be Rooted and a Clockworkmode installed
and to install as mentioned in that site :
- Download ROM and put it on your S2
- Format System / Factory Data Wipe
- Wipe cache and also wipe dalvik cache
- Install the zip file and you will get the CWM install completed message.
- Select Reboot Now and let the phone boot up to an Android setup screen.
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I have to backup EFS? or its not needed?
it is always a good idea to backup it before playing with phone......
there are some tools to back up your EFS, and also some Kernel like Siyah kernel automaticaly backs up EFS to your SD Card.
mysska said:
I have to backup EFS? or its not needed?
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Trouble follows hard on the heels of those that dont backup EFS .
jje
JJEgan said:
Trouble follows hard on the heels of those that dont backup EFS .
jje
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Which is the most easy way to backup EFS? I'm newbie in these things.
mysska said:
Which is the most easy way to backup EFS? I'm newbie in these things.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
or
nitrality from market
jje
JJEgan said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
or
nitrality from market
jje
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Nitrality is really easy to use my last question is,the backup of EFS is only 2MB its ok or ? Thanks a lot for your time

[Q]

Hi! How do you wipe your phone completley? Not only factory reset, but wiping the phone totally clean.
Regards
Using this tool.flash from cwm.remember it will wipe your internal sd-card aswell,so u need an external sd-card to flash new rom or flash with odin.
Happy flashing
zodiaxe66 said:
Using this tool.flash from cwm.remember it will wipe your internal sd-card aswell,so u need an external sd-card to flash new rom or flash with odin.
Happy flashing
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Thanks! Will i still be able to boot in to CWM recovery and install from external SD?
ZixX63 said:
Thanks! Will i still be able to boot in to CWM recovery and install from external SD?
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Yes ofcause
Just remember that it will wipe your system partition completely..so you will not have a rom to boot into..keep a ROM in hand to flash after you flash this zip..
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

[Q] Stuck on boot

I used CF auto root and then installed CWM 6.0.2.7 to install the CM10.1 rom. I copied gapps and cm10.1 on my external sd card but when I tried to install it I got an error, and now my phone is stuck on boot.
Please Help!!!
clear data
Glebun said:
clear data
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I did a wipe data/factory reset from CWM but it didn't work
I guess reflash the old rom
Did you format data and system before flashing?
Glebun said:
I guess reflash the old rom
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Thanks, now its not stuck on boot, but I still would like to get cm10.1. Any ideas on why it didn't work?

Where are my restore files? URGENT

Hey guys.
Basically I put on CM10.1 and then MIUI, but I read that when you upgrade to CM10.1 your files go into a folder called 0?
Well basically I wanna go back to standard by doing a restore, but I go onto CWM and it says after I click "restore" - "no files found"
So where have my restore files gone?
Or how can I get it back to standard? Will I be able to do it on mobile ODIN at all?
Thanks in advance.
Oli
If it helps guys
I have gone through file explorer
0\clockwordmod\backup\ has my restore in it, just how can I restore it in CWM?
oli3107 said:
If it helps guys
I have gone through file explorer
0\clockwordmod\backup\ has my restore in it, just how can I restore it in CWM?
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Copy that folder to the root of your sdcard then CWM should be able to see it.
mikep99 said:
Copy that folder to the root of your sdcard then CWM should be able to see it.
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cheers man - all done, just restoring now, but what if it fails and it bricks it, how can i get it back to standard
clear data and reflash the rom
Nope, just said "error restoring /data"... Then rebooted and it wouldn't boot...
So, what next?
Glebun said:
clear data and reflash the rom
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I don't have odin, will heimdall work?
if the restore of system worked, just wipe data/cache/dalvik in recovery and reboot your phone
mikep99 said:
if the restore of system worked, just wipe data/cache/dalvik in recovery and reboot your phone
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nope it didn't, it failed to copy the files over a couple times, did it in the end but it keeps failing to restore...
You'll have to do a full wipe and flash a rom again then I think.
mikep99 said:
You'll have to do a full wipe and flash a rom again then I think.
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correct
nandroid backup if you created one
nhariamine said:
nandroid backup if you created one
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you didn't read the thread at all, did you
Glebun said:
you didn't read the thread at all, did you
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Hahahahaha that was the whole point of the thread.
Anyway, flashed MIUI again from my brothers SD.
But I wanna go back to XXELLA standard 4.1.2, how do I do this on heimdall, as it asks for a PIT file?

[Q] JellyBean Update on a Custom Rom

Hey, I use a custom rom on my HTC Desire X (SkyDragon v2.0) and there is no way to go back to stock..
But is there a way to update to JB (Hboot25)?
xTechnoStar said:
Hey, I use a custom rom on my HTC Desire X (SkyDragon v2.0) and there is no way to go back to stock..
But is there a way to update to JB (Hboot25)?
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Restore the stock rom from your cid (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2210619)
or follow this tutorial if your cid supports it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2212067
GtrCraft said:
Restore the stock rom from your cid (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2210619)
or follow this tutorial if your cid supports it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2212067
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I tried the first option but, the TWRP can't find the backup folder on my sd card..
My cid is [CID VODAP120]
Is there any other way to update to JB?
xTechnoStar said:
I tried the first option but, the TWRP can't find the backup folder on my sd card..
My cid is [CID VODAP120]
Is there any other way to update to JB?
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You put the backup inside your TWRP --> BACKUPS --> ''YOURSERIALNUMBER'' folder?
Because it's the only way to update for you
GtrCraft said:
You put the backup inside your TWRP --> BACKUPS --> ''YOURSERIALNUMBER'' folder?
Because it's the only way to update for you
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Okay and what is my serial number?
xTechnoStar said:
Okay and what is my serial number?
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Settings --> Phone ID (or something like that) --> Serial number
Make a folder named TWRP in your sd card then in that folder make one named BACKUP and in that one a folder with your serial number as the name. Then place the backup in there
GtrCraft said:
Settings --> Phone ID (or something like that) --> Serial number
Make a folder named TWRP in your sd card then in that folder make one named BACKUP and in that one a folder with your serial number as the name. Then place the backup in there
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okay thank you and before restore wipe all?
xTechnoStar said:
okay thank you and before restore wipe all?
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That's never a bad idea to do
GtrCraft said:
That's never a bad idea to do
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I tried restore without wipe all..
And it failed..
i am scared that when all my files deleted that the restore also fails
xTechnoStar said:
I tried restore without wipe all..
And it failed..
i am scared that when all my files deleted that the restore also fails
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Did you try to restore only system and data?
You don't have wipe, but make a backup beforehand
GtrCraft said:
Did you try to restore only system and data?
You don't have wipe, but make a backup beforehand
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also fail without wipe before
xTechnoStar said:
also fail without wipe before
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Which version of TWRP are you using?
GtrCraft said:
Which version of TWRP are you using?
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v2.6.3.0
xTechnoStar said:
v2.6.3.0
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That's the problem, you need a ICS TWRP because you have ICS hboot (I assume because you want to update to JB)
Use this one: http://d-h.st/eCC
GtrCraft said:
That's the problem, you need a ICS TWRP because you have ICS hboot (I assume because you want to update to JB)
Use this one: http://d-h.st/eCC
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Thank you Failed without wipe..
xTechnoStar said:
Thank you Failed without wipe..
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Can you send me the recovery log then?
GtrCraft said:
Can you send me the recovery log then?
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Log copy failed xD WTF
I tried yet restore without wipe.. should i do factory wipe and full wipe?
xTechnoStar said:
Log copy failed xD WTF
I tried yet restore without wipe.. should i do factory wipe and full wipe?
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How did you flash recovery? with fastboot flash recovery recovery.img?
GtrCraft said:
How did you flash recovery? with fastboot flash recovery recovery.img?
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Yes of course
xTechnoStar said:
Yes of course
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try to do fastboot erase cache
And try to restore again

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