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Or maybe it did, but not the way I expected.
So, I've had my Vibrant for about 4 days. Day 1, I rooted it and installed Titanium Backup, which I used to delete a bunch of Bloatware.
Today, I decided to try something different, and wanted to totally wipe the phone clean, restored back to "out of the box" condition. So, I did a Factory Data Reset, via Menu>Settings>Privacy>Factory Data Reset. First I tried the Power Button/Volumn Buttons, but that wouldn't work for me.
Anyway, I finished with the Factory Data Reset and noticed that all of my Market Apps are gone, including Titanium Backup. Funny thing is, I believe the phone is still Rooted, because I still have the Superuser Permission icon. However, none of the Bloatware that I'd deleted, is back on the phone. Of course, since I deleted Titanium Backup, with the reset, I can't access my Titanium Backup that I'd made...lol.
I still want to reset this phone to "out of box" condition, but can't figure out how. I want to delete EVERYTHING, including contacts, music on SD card, and I want everything reinstalled, that came with the phone. At that point, I'm going to do more research, before deleting bloatware. I don't even care if I lose my "ROOT." If needed, I can re-root it.
So, is it possible, to get this phone back to factory condition? First off, this is my first Android and I'm completely an idiot, when it comes to androids...lol. I have no idea what SDK, ADB, or any of those other initials mean, or how to use them. So, unfortunately, I'm going to need to be able to read very detailed, step by step, idiot like, instructions.
Okay, I hope what I just did wasn't an even bigger mistake...lol.
After reading through a couple of threads, I found and tried this hidden code.
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That's the one!! Also, there is a thread that tells you what bloatware apps are safe to remove, after you do a back-up, search for that thread and read through it.
On a side note, if you're still learning or never used odin to flash a rom before; there is also a hidden code that is used for factory format. It'll remove all files and settings including the internal memory storage and reformats it. It'll also reinstall the phone firmware from when you took it out of the box. Just go to your dialer and put *2767*3855# and it will perform the factory format for you.
Hope this helps.
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Nope, didn't make any difference. Seemed to do the same thing as a Factory Data Reset.
So, now I'll await advice...lol.
Far as I know a factory reset won't restore deleted system .apk's which is what you did by removing the bloatware. Only way is to either restore the .apk's you deleted from a backup manually in which you need root to do this, or via complete restore with ODIN and the tarball. If you don't know what either of this means then I would suggest you read a little more on the forum so you don't wind up with a paperweight. Titanium Backup is great at removing the bloatware but it's not meant to restore rom .apk's which is why they don't get backed up (for safety's sake). It'll backup their settings however. Good luck.
returnofsid said:
Or maybe it did, but not the way I expected.
So, I've had my Vibrant for about 4 days. Day 1, I rooted it and installed Titanium Backup, which I used to delete a bunch of Bloatware.
Today, I decided to try something different, and wanted to totally wipe the phone clean, restored back to "out of the box" condition. So, I did a Factory Data Reset, via Menu>Settings>Privacy>Factory Data Reset. First I tried the Power Button/Volumn Buttons, but that wouldn't work for me.
Anyway, I finished with the Factory Data Reset and noticed that all of my Market Apps are gone, including Titanium Backup. Funny thing is, I believe the phone is still Rooted, because I still have the Superuser Permission icon. However, none of the Bloatware that I'd deleted, is back on the phone. Of course, since I deleted Titanium Backup, with the reset, I can't access my Titanium Backup that I'd made...lol.
I still want to reset this phone to "out of box" condition, but can't figure out how. I want to delete EVERYTHING, including contacts, music on SD card, and I want everything reinstalled, that came with the phone. At that point, I'm going to do more research, before deleting bloatware. I don't even care if I lose my "ROOT." If needed, I can re-root it.
So, is it possible, to get this phone back to factory condition? First off, this is my first Android and I'm completely an idiot, when it comes to androids...lol. I have no idea what SDK, ADB, or any of those other initials mean, or how to use them. So, unfortunately, I'm going to need to be able to read very detailed, step by step, idiot like, instructions.
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did you make a nandroid backup of your system before you made changes.
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Far as I know a factory reset won't restore deleted system .apk's which is what you did by removing the bloatware. Only way is to either restore the .apk's you deleted from a backup manually in which you need root to do this, or via complete restore with ODIN and the tarball. If you don't know what either of this means then I would suggest you read a little more on the forum so you don't wind up with a paperweight. Titanium Backup is great at removing the bloatware but it's not meant to restore rom .apk's which is why they don't get backed up (for safety's sake). It'll backup their settings however. Good luck.
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Okay, so it sounds like I need to learn how to use ODIN and "tarball?" Not only do I NOT know how to use either, I don't even know what they are! lol. Can anyone point me to a good, idiot proof guide on both of these programs?
Another possible option, maybe. My girlfriend also has a Vibrant, we purchased both at the same time. At this point, her Vibrant is totally "out of box" original. Is there a way that this could help me? Would it be possible to do a Nandroid back up of her phone, and use that back up to restore my phone?
geocepe said:
did you make a nandroid backup of your system before you made changes.
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At the time, I hadn't even heard of Nandroid, so no. I figured the Titanium Backup would do what I needed. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Since then, I've heard of Nandroid, but that's about it.
Okay, so I called my local T-Mo store and spoke with a salesman about this issue. Believe it or not, he actually recommended that I call Customer Support and get a warranty replacement, telling them that my volumn buttons aren't working. Honestly, I don't feel right doing this and would like to fix it on my own, errrr, with lots of help from here...lol. The bonus of fixing it myself would be that I'd also be learning how!! As I said, I know next to nothing about Android phones, so would like to learn.
At this point, I want the phone totally back to factory settings, and then I plan to do a lot more research, before making any changes.
Oh and in case it needs to be mentioned again, my phone is still Rooted.
if you download clockwork there are recoveries that will take you back to factory default. if you look in the devs part of the vibrant forum. then look in the Vibrant directory. there are stock backups in there.
did you install any roms? like eugenes or what ever after you rooted?
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if you download clockwork there are recoveries that will take you back to factory default. if you look in the devs part of the vibrant forum. then look in the Vibrant directory. there are stock backups in there.
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Okay, so Rom Manager includes Clockwork right? I have installed Rom Manager. In the Market, I see Clockwork, but it doesn't look like a US version, as the price isn't in $s.
As for a stock back up, couldn't I just back up my girlfriend's Vibrant, which is in stock condition, and use that back up, to restore my phone? If so, what steps would I need to take, to do so?
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did you install any roms? like eugenes or what ever after you rooted?
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No, I wouldn't even know where to begin, in installing different ROMS...lol.
in vibrant general if you go to tips and tricks you can download the app there. it will tell you step by step what to do. so download it on the good vibrant and make the backup. then download the app on the bad one. take the backup from the good one and put it on the bad ones internal sd card. follow the steps to restore the backup. this may fix your problem
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in vibrant general if you go to tips and tricks you can download the app there. it will tell you step by step what to do. so download it on the good vibrant and make the backup. then download the app on the bad one. take the backup from the good one and put it on the bad ones internal sd card. follow the steps to restore the backup. this may fix your problem
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Ummm, in your quote, I made something bold. Which "the app" are you referring to?
Also, once I've made a backup of the "GOOD" Vibrant, how do I move that Good Backup to the internal SD Card of the "BAD" Vibrant?
this is for the app.
How it works: The recovery is packaged as an update.zip that you run from STOCK recovery. The update.zip unpacks Clockwork Recovery onto the ramdisk and restarts recovery. When you reboot, it reverts back to the original, unmodified, stock recovery. So, you will need to keep the recovery on the root of your SD card as an update.zip, and apply the zip every time you want to start Clockwork.
HOWEVER, if you use ROM Manager, all of the recovery installation and management instructions are done for you!
Installation instructions:
Download ROM Manager from the Market.
Flash Recovery.
Choose Vibrant as your phone.
Accept the Superuser prompt.
On the very FIRST boot of Clockwork, you may need to manually select "reinstall packages" if Clockwork does not start. You should only ever have to do this once. It will be automatic from then on.
Watch the backup go!
That's it! This is completely painless and safe! There is no need for Odin anymore to replace the recovery or flash updates!
If you appreciate my work, please buy the Premium version of ROM Manager!
To transfer the recovery over transfer it to the external sd card of the good unit. then take that card and put it in the bad unit. then transfer it to the internal sd card.
Ive been spending way to much time researching my problem and my wife is really mad at me. Basically at this point i would be happy to just manually extract data for about 10 apps from a nandroid that wont restore. Can someone point me in the right direction please?
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Ok, now that I am at computer, heres my story. Prior to flashing the gingerbread leak, I backed up using Titanium Backup and made a Nandroid backup. Somehow, all the files backed up in my PREVIOUS 2 backups on titanium backup where all 0kb-10kb, so they were completely borked for some reason. Some old backups of apps that I have since uninstalled still remained and those seem ok.
Prior to reading about the SD card failures with the gingerbread leak, I backed up my SD card to my computer. Only 1 error came up during the backup about a file with a name that was too long. I clicked on ignore and finished the backup. About 1 hour later my SD card fried.
I used a spare sd card, and transfered my clockwork mod folder and a few other folders to it. I then ODIN a DL09 stock image, flashed the newest Clockword mod 3.xx via odin, flashed UKB 2.0, then flashed PBJ -50 recovery/kernel (which was what I had when I made the backup) and tried to restore it. When I try to restore it hangs somewhere in the data restore portion saying CACHE. I saw it flash cache a few times during the restore, so I am not sure why it hangs on that one in particular. I know that the cache image file is only 16.5kb so I dont know if that has something to do with it.
I then installed the newest IMNUTS recovery since I heard there were problems restoring the the PBJ recovery, and it seems to hang in the same spot.
At this point, I have a few of my old programs back, but most force close.
My main goal here is to just extract some gamesave progress and a few other pieces of data (I can redownload basically all the apps I need), run clean until a better gingerbread leak comes along, then use titanium backup to backup what I have (and verify the backups and make backups of the backups )and install a better gingerbread rom.
So anyway, If i can figure out how to go into the datadata.img files, I guess I can extract the data I need and push it through ADB or ROOT EXPLORER? Should that work?
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There are computer applications that can read and explore image files, or .img files, and the file systems within image files. Your best bet would be software like that, that could open, edit, and explore image files. I dont know the names of any software like that, even though I have come across some before, but im sure you could turn up some results with the query "image file editor," or ".img file editor." From there you're just have to feel your way through.. Try similar queries if those don't turn up what you need, etc. If you got an app that could explore image files, then you could get your .apk files from /data/app folder, and any other data you might need from /data/data, if its just user apps you're wanting to restore.
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ssmaster said:
Ive been spending way to much time researching my problem and my wife is really mad at me. Basically at this point i would be happy to just manually extract data for about 10 apps from a nandroid that wont restore. Can someone point me in the right direction please?
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Ok, now that I am at computer, heres my story. Prior to flashing the gingerbread leak, I backed up using Titanium Backup and made a Nandroid backup. Somehow, all the files backed up in my PREVIOUS 2 backups on titanium backup where all 0kb-10kb, so they were completely borked for some reason. Some old backups of apps that I have since uninstalled still remained and those seem ok.
Prior to reading about the SD card failures with the gingerbread leak, I backed up my SD card to my computer. Only 1 error came up during the backup about a file with a name that was too long. I clicked on ignore and finished the backup. About 1 hour later my SD card fried.
I used a spare sd card, and transfered my clockwork mod folder and a few other folders to it. I then ODIN a DL09 stock image, flashed the newest Clockword mod 3.xx via odin, flashed UKB 2.0, then flashed PBJ -50 recovery/kernel (which was what I had when I made the backup) and tried to restore it. When I try to restore it hangs somewhere in the data restore portion saying CACHE. I saw it flash cache a few times during the restore, so I am not sure why it hangs on that one in particular. I know that the cache image file is only 16.5kb so I dont know if that has something to do with it.
I then installed the newest IMNUTS recovery since I heard there were problems restoring the the PBJ recovery, and it seems to hang in the same spot.
At this point, I have a few of my old programs back, but most force close.
My main goal here is to just extract some gamesave progress and a few other pieces of data (I can redownload basically all the apps I need), run clean until a better gingerbread leak comes along, then use titanium backup to backup what I have (and verify the backups and make backups of the backups )and install a better gingerbread rom.
So anyway, If i can figure out how to go into the datadata.img files, I guess I can extract the data I need and push it through ADB or ROOT EXPLORER? Should that work?
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unfortunately, you won't likely receive much sympathy posting a question in the development section. Please post your question in the Q & A section and you'll get some help. Just a friendly heads up.
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Well I'll go ahead and point you to the right direction, or what I'd imagine should work for your needs. You'll need unyaffs, I'm assuming you're on windows so this here would be the right one for you http://www.box.net/shared/1eighqsh4s. Now take the data.img from your clockwork backup on your sdcard, drag and drop it onto the unyaffs.exe, it should unpack right there into a crapload of files. Navigate to the /data folder and find the ones you want to keep (they should be listed by the package name for the apps, "com.blah.asfkje.etc" rather than the name of the app so keep that in mind when looking for what you want), then adb push (root explorer would be fine too) the folders into your phone where they should be.
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unfortunately, you won't likely receive much sympathy posting a question in the development section. Please post your question in the Q & A section and you'll get some help. Just a friendly heads up.
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Sorry I posted this in the wrong forum, I was waiting for the train when I posted and wasn't thinking too straight. How can I move it?
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Sorry I posted this in the wrong forum, I was waiting for the train when I posted and wasn't thinking too straight. How can I move it?
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The mods will move it once they notice.
Another Fascinating post by my XDA app...
Just curious because of my personal interest...
Did you happen to try the nandroid Advanced Restore option, and select Data only? If not, it might be worth a shot. If it gets far enough, you might try wiping after the restore, and before booting up.
I always wipe my cache/Dalvik before I backup, to try to avoid conflicts with possible future ROMs. Something to think about, anyway.
Sorry about the trouble.
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Sorry I posted this in the wrong forum, I was waiting for the train when I posted and wasn't thinking too straight. How can I move it?
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Report your post stating that it should be moved, and the mods will notice right away.
Robtao said:
Just curious because of my personal interest...
Did you happen to try the nandroid Advanced Restore option, and select Data only? If not, it might be worth a shot. If it gets far enough, you might try wiping after the restore, and before booting up.
I always wipe my cache/Dalvik before I backup, to try to avoid conflicts with possible future ROMs. Something to think about, anyway.
Sorry about the trouble.
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i did try the nandroid advanced data only option and it hung at what seemed to be the exact same point.
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I am experiencing the same issues. I assume you have this problem with ICS roms, because that's where I get those problems. I am currently running WEUI and half my apps are not at all working. I have also flashed back to stock, tried ICS Slim and MIUI v4, but no luck. I am also getting issues, while listening to music, where the song will keep on playing, but the app will ask me if I want to FC or wait. This has only happened recently. I really do not feel like going back to 2.2 or 2.3. Any help is greatly appreciated
Have you guys tried fixing the permissions?
That usually fixes most force close problems.
Xenoism said:
Have you guys tried fixing the permissions?
That usually fixes most force close problems.
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Tried it, but no luck. Only option now is to flash a different ics rom, and see if that works. If all else fails I can always go back to bionix.
2 questions:
1 Can you see your internalSD with a file explorer?
2 Did you try wiping /cache and /dalvik-cache and rebooting?
I find a good wipe cure many things wrong (with my phone too )
Woodrube said:
2 questions:
1 Can you see your internalSD with a file explorer?
2 Did you try wiping /cache and /dalvik-cache and rebooting?
I find a good wipe cure many things wrong (with my phone too )
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1. Yes
2. Yes, usually before I flash a different rom/reflash rom to try and fix this I wipe data and wipe cache patition and dalvik cache.
OK. The first question was to make sure you still had access to your internal and not sole sort of veiled encryption error.
Let me think about somethings and ill get back to you. I am wondering if it wouldn't be a bad idea to format /data and /system to make sure that you don't have any ghosts lurking. If you do, make sure you back up SDs contents to PC just in case.
Woodrube said:
OK. The first question was to make sure you still had access to your internal and not sole sort of veiled encryption error.
Let me think about somethings and ill get back to you. I am wondering if it wouldn't be a bad idea to format /data and /system to make sure that you don't have any ghosts lurking. If you do, make sure you back up SDs contents to PC just in case.
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All those apps are still force closing on 2.2. Could it be, because I'm restoring them from titanium backup?
I'll try to backup SD onto my Computer and then format sd. It's probably some ghost file that is causing my phone to have errors. It probably is a file that has to do with MIUI since I flashed that as it happened.
Btw thanks for trying to help
Edit: I formatted sd card, put all the files back onto sd card, restored apps with tiatnium backup, but still no luck. I even factory reset,wiped cache and dalvik cache after formatting sd, but still no luck.
Thanks everyone for trying to help. I figued out the problem. Titanium backup was causing all those apps to have issues. I uninstalled all user apps via tb and download them from the market. I am getting no force close what so ever, with dl apps from market.
Usually when that happens from TB, it is from restoring system files (they show in red in the TB list of apps).
I use it to restore user apps + data every time I flash a new ROM, but I never use it to restore system apps, and I don't have any problems with it.
Since you've already restored from the market, you could try running TB and deleting it's backup data and then running a new batch backup of user apps (and no system apps) to have the freshest copy of your apps from a working system. That should allow you to restore in the future, hopefully without issue.
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This could be a problem with using TB. TB gives you the option of restoring apps+data. If you're coming from a 2.2 rom to 4.0, you don't want to keep the data from a 2.2 rom. What you can do is restore apps without the data. That should solve your problem.
I use the clipboard constantly, but suddenly a couple days ago, when ever I click COPY (whether I'm in a memo, a browser, an ebook, ANYTHING), my tablet freezes, and I'm forced to reboot, to get it to work again. I tried a cleaning app to clear my cache, and it cleared cache in everything, but when I got to point of clearing the cache in the clipboard, that crashed the app. I contacted samsung tech support, and their only answer was to reset to factory default. Well, I'm a noob, and I had a very hard time rooting my tablet. 1. I don't want to undo that, and HOPE that I'm able to get it to root again. 2. I don't want to lose all my apps, photos, ebooks, videos, etc. The tech agent showed me how I could back up my videos and picture files to a computer. Well, I don't have a working computer right now. And if I did, isn't there a way, you can back up your apps, and app shortcuts and everything else, as well?
Even if I can back up everything, does anyone have any other ideas on how to maybe get my clipboard to work again, without starting over? I can't live without my copy and paste.
Thanks in advance.
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I use the clipboard constantly, but suddenly a couple days ago, when ever I click COPY (whether I'm in a memo, a browser, an ebook, ANYTHING), my tablet freezes, and I'm forced to reboot, to get it to work again. I tried a cleaning app to clear my cache, and it cleared cache in everything, but when I got to point of clearing the cache in the clipboard, that crashed the app. I contacted samsung tech support, and their only answer was to reset to factory default. Well, I'm a noob, and I had a very hard time rooting my tablet. 1. I don't want to undo that, and HOPE that I'm able to get it to root again. 2. I don't want to lose all my apps, photos, ebooks, videos, etc. The tech agent showed me how I could back up my videos and picture files to a computer. Well, I don't have a working computer right now. And if I did, isn't there a way, you can back up your apps, and app shortcuts and everything else, as well?
Even if I can back up everything, does anyone have any other ideas on how to maybe get my clipboard to work again, without starting over? I can't live without my copy and paste.
Thanks in advance.
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Boot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache ( dalvik is under advanced settings ) ... Reboot.. Should be good to go. If that doesn't work let me know.. I know another way but its a little more involved.. As far as backups go Titanium Backup is the best..
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Gil81 said:
Boot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache ( dalvik is under advanced settings ) ... Reboot.. Should be good to go. If that doesn't work let me know.. I know another way but its a little more involved.. As far as backups go Titanium Backup is the best..
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Thanks so much for the reply. I wiped the cache in recovery mode, but I can't find any advanced setting when in recovery mode, to wipe the dalvik cache.
vickstix said:
Thanks so much for the reply. I wiped the cache in recovery mode, but I can't find any advanced setting when in recovery mode, to wipe the dalvik cache.
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In cwm its close to the bottom ( last or one up ) use youre volume keys to scroll down... In twrp its in under wipe, then click advanced.. Then click dalvik...
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Gil81 said:
In cwm its close to the bottom ( last or one up ) use you're volume keys to scroll down... In twrp its in under wipe, then click advanced.. Then click dalvik...
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Thanks so much. I wiped the cache again, and also wiped the dalvik cache. Also did a full back-up while I was there. When it rebooted, it said Andriod was upgrading, and then it optimized all my applications. The bad news is, that the copy feature still doesn't work.
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Did I mention I'm a newbie? LOL I guess this might all be over my head. Because I don't have icons for CWM or TWRP in my apps, nor do I know how to install them. I see them both in Rom Manager, but I don't have a clue how to use that very well either. When I first rooted my device, I even paid for something to get CWM to work (I think that was what I paid for), but never could get it to work. Kept getting some kind of permissions error. Sorry, I'm really not that tech stupid, but when it comes to android, I guess I am, because I seem to be clueless to all this. Been reading the forums for hours and hours trying to learn more, but it seems to confuse me more, the more I read. *sigh* I looked for CWM in the app store, but can't find it. I changed my backup in rom manager back and forth from cwm to twrp, but I still can't figure out HOW to open either of those. Thanks for the help. I apologize for not knowing how to use either of those. Is there a place I can download and install either of them outside the play store maybe?
Anyone know of any classes one can take for android tablets?
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Do Not... I Repeat... Do Not Use ROM Manager For This Device.... Its cool.. I'll help ya out. Cwm/twrp are custom Recovery's for many devices. These custom Recovery's replace our stock Recovery's. They are not Apps.. To get to recovery you can hold down you're power button until the power off window pops up. Then select reboot.. Then select recovery.. Or it might say recovery on the first screen. If you don't have this option..go to developer options in settings and click, power menu or advanced reboot. Then check recovery to show up. If you're stock rooted you will need to power off the device... Then hold the power button and volume down button..( simultaneously ). Wait until the Android screen comes up..it will show the galaxy animation then go black..just keep holding and then a new screen will popup. Use the volume down key( only ) to switch between download mode( on the right ) and recovery ( on the left ). Select recovery by moving to it and the volume up button as the select button... This will take you too custom recovery if you have it( it wil say the version of cwm/twrp at the top of the page. If not than you have no custom rec. We will have to flash one...
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Gil81 said:
Do Not... I Repeat... Do Not Use ROM Manager For This Device.... Its cool.. I'll help ya out. Cwm/twrp are custom Recovery's for many devices. These custom Recovery's replace our stock Recovery's. They are not Apps.. To get to recovery you can hold down you're power button until the power off window pops up. Then select reboot.. Then select recovery.. Or it might say recovery on the first screen. If you don't have this option..go to developer options in settings and click, power menu or advanced reboot. Then check recovery to show up. If you're stock rooted you will need to power off the device... Then hold the power button and volume down button..( simultaneously ). Wait until the Android screen comes up..it will show the galaxy animation then go black..just keep holding and then a new screen will popup. Use the volume down key( only ) to switch between download mode( on the right ) and recovery ( on the left ). Select recovery by moving to it and the volume up button as the select button... This will take you too custom recovery if you have it( it wil say the version of cwm/twrp at the top of the page. If not than you have no custom rec. We will have to flash one...
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So sorry, after I left my long reply, I was playing with rom manager, and I somehow got into the clockworkmod recovery mode. I have never seen that mode before, by rebooting into recovery mode the regular way. Anyway, I did what you said, and when I came back, I did NOT see your reply yet, so I edited my reply. LOL Then I saw that I had a notification, and when I clicked on it, I was able to see your reply. I'm going to see if I get into cwm by doing what you said above. Then I'll be back to see if you have any other ideas. Oh, and the good news is, even though I still can't copy, yet, now it doesn't freeze the whole tablet. It just froze the browser I was in, when I was testing to see if the copy feature would work. So, that might be a step in the right direction, at least.
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So sorry, after I left my long reply, I was playing with rom manager, and I somehow got into the clockworkmod recovery mode. I have never seen that mode before, by rebooting into recovery mode the regular way. Anyway, I did what you said, and when I came back, I did NOT see your reply yet, so I edited my reply. LOL Then I saw that I had a notification, and when I clicked on it, I was able to see your reply. I'm going to see if I get into cwm by doing what you said above. Then I'll be back to see if you have any other ideas. Oh, and the good news is, even though I still can't copy, yet, now it doesn't freeze the whole tablet. It just froze the browser I was in, when I was testing to see if the copy feature would work. So, that might be a step in the right direction, at least.
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You could use ROM manager to just boot to recovery,but nothing else.. I don't use it because I've had it freeze up my device.. As I've read others have had this happen as well... Once you get to rec..remember what version it is...this is important for many things..after you get a feel for it just wipe the cache and dalvik cache as I stated before and you should be good to go..if not.. I'll track down what apk clipboard is part of and we'll wipe that apk's cache..
cwn recovery mode works now
Oh cool, that worked now. Just as an FYI when I held down the power key, the only options I have are power off, airplane mode, or restart. I chose restart, and it just restarted. So I powered off, and then held down the power and volume down buttons. Before, when I did that, it just went to stock recovery. It changed after I played around in rom manager. It said there was an upgrade for cwm so I upgraded it. Then I went into recovery mode from there. But I just tried going there, the way you said, and that worked too, NOW. YAY! So, you don't think I should ever use rom manager then?
Oh, and it said it was upgrading my android, after I rebooted, but I still have android 4.04 so I'm not sure what it upgrade, exactly. LOL I've been wanting to upgrade to something better. (custom rom) But still trying to learn more, before I do that. So for right now, I just wish I could get my clipboard working again. Arghhh..
Thanks so much for all your help. I REALLY appreciate it. Oh, and also thanks for pointing out that it's NOT an app. That makes so much more sense now. :good:
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Gil81 said:
You could use ROM manager to just boot to recovery,but nothing else.. I don't use it because I've had it freeze up my device.. As I've read others have had this happen as well... Once you get to rec..remember what version it is...this is important for many things..after you get a feel for it just wipe the cache and dalvik cache as I stated before and you should be good to go..if not.. I'll track down what apk clipboard is part of and we'll wipe that apk's cache..
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OK thanks, I won't use that anymore then. Especially, now that I can get to it, just by rebooting into it.
Anyway, when I said I did what you said, I should have been more clear. I did wipe the cache again, and also the dalvik cache. Clipboard still not working. But it's not as bad as it was. Before when I clicked on copy, it would freeze the whole tablet. Now it just freezes whatever app I'm in. Also, before I stopped getting the paste button. Now it shows up again, but if I use it, then it also freezes the app. So, I guess we're making progress, huh?
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OK thanks, I won't use that anymore then. Especially, now that I can get to it, just by rebooting into it.
Anyway, when I said I did what you said, I should have been more clear. I did wipe the cache again, and also the dalvik cache. Clipboard still not working. But it's not as bad as it was. Before when I clicked on copy, it would freeze the whole tablet. Now it just freezes whatever app I'm in. Also, before I stopped getting the paste button. Now it shows up again, but if I use it, then it also freezes the app. So, I guess we're making progress, huh?
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OK.. I've read up on this issue and it seems a factory reset is the only way to fix it. But first I would wipe the browser data and cache to see if that works. If not.. You will need to backup you're apps/with data using titanium backup and also make a backup in recovery.. Then do the wipe data in recovery and reboot. You will loose anything not saved....
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Gil81 said:
OK.. I've read up on this issue and it seems a factory reset is the only way to fix it. But first I would wipe the browser data and cache to see if that works. If not.. You will need to backup you're apps/with data using titanium backup and also make a backup in recovery.. Then do the wipe data in recovery and reboot. You will loose anything not saved....
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Oh crap, I was hoping I could avoid that. So, even if I do a back-up using tatanium, does that mean I have to download all the apps again, or can I just restore a back-up and get everything back again? I have so many apps, I'd hate to have to download them all again. Also, it took me forever to get this thing rooted. Ugh...
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Oh crap, I was hoping I could avoid that. So, even if I do a back-up using tatanium, does that mean I have to download all the apps again, or can I just restore a back-up and get everything back again? I have so many apps, I'd hate to have to download them all again. Also, it took me forever to get this thing rooted. Ugh...
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Titanium will back up all you're apps and their data...awesome right.. Don't forget to make a nandroid back up in recovery...This is something you should always have.. Once you get this fixed..you can use you're file manager to delete the nandroid and then go make another one.. This way if this happens again you can just restore you're nandroid from recovery..All you would have to do after that would be to add the apps you download in the future.. When you make a nandroid back up in recovery.. You can only restore it with the same recovery you used to make it..just a heads up. And for restoring the apps in the future...just always have a current titanium back up.. You get all this...lol I know it sounds redundant.. But this is really easy. Just sounds involved. If you need a step by step, just ask and I'll whip one up..
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Gil81 said:
Titanium will back up all you're apps and there data...awesome right.. Don't forget to make a nandroid back up in recovery...This is something you should always have.. Once you get this fixed..you can use you're file manager to delete the nandroid and then go make another one.. This way if this happens again you can just restore you're nandroid from recovery..All you would have to do after that would be to add the apps you download in the future.. When you make a nandroid back up in recovery.. You can only restore it with the same recovery you used to make it..just a heads up. And for restoring the apps in the future...just always have a current titanium back up.. You get all this...lol I know it sounds redundant.. But this is really easy. Just sounds involved. If you need a step by step, just ask and I'll whip one up..
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Oh cool, as long as I can get it all back, then I'm OK with doing a factory reset. When I first spoke to a Samsung tech support agent, he said I would have to download all the apps again. Ugh...
And YES PLEASE, a step by step would be most appreciated, because I've never backed up and restored anything on Android before. I have no idea what I'm doing on this thing YET. LOL But hey, once I get that mastered, maybe I can even try and figure out how to upgrade to a custom ROM.... MAYBE! LOL
Thank you again, for all your help. I really appreciate it.
vickstix said:
Oh cool, as long as I can get it all back, then I'm OK with doing a factory reset. When I first spoke to a Samsung tech support agent, he said I would have to download all the apps again. Ugh...
And YES PLEASE, a step by step would be most appreciated, because I've never backed up and restored anything on Android before. I have no idea what I'm doing on this thing YET. LOL But hey, once I get that mastered, maybe I can even try and figure out how to upgrade to a custom ROM.... MAYBE! LOL
Thank you again, for all your help. I really appreciate it.
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OK.. First let's make a nandroid backup( usually refered to as a nan/nano/nandroid )..
1..First..Make sure you're phone has a 50 or more percent charge..
2..Now..boot into recovery..
3..Now scroll down to ( backup/restore ) and pick it
4..Now pick ( backup ) and let it do its thing...This can take a bit of time depending on the recovery and the amount of data/apps being backed up.
Once this is done.. Reboot..how easy was that..
OK.. Now let's make a titanium back up..
1..Go to play store and install titanium backup. ( the paid version is worth the money ) But the free version will work.
2..Open Titanium Backup
3..Give it root permission
4..Now pick backup/restore in header
5..Now pick the check mark in top right corner
6..Under the heading..backup. Pick backup all user apps.. Push the check mark on next page. Let it do its thing...
How easy was that... You could also backup apps and system data... Just remember when restoring a titanium backup,that if the backup has system data in it... it will not work right on a different ROM...( when you start flashing ROMs ) Let me know how it goes..
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Gil81 said:
OK.. First let's make a nandroid backup( usually refered to as a nan/nano/nandroid )..
1..First..Make sure you're phone has a 50 or more percent charge..
2..Now..boot into recovery..
3..Now scroll down to ( backup/restore ) and pick it
4..Now pick ( backup ) and let it do its thing...This can take a bit of time depending on the recovery and the amount of data/apps being backed up.
Once this is done.. Reboot..how easy was that..
OK.. Now let's make a titanium back up..
1..Go to play store and install titanium backup. ( the paid version is worth the money ) But the free version will work.
2..Open Titanium Backup
3..Give it root permission
4..Now pick backup/restore in header
5..Now pick the check mark in top right corner
6..Under the heading..backup. Pick backup all user apps.. Push the check mark on next page. Let it do its thing...
How easy was that... You could also backup apps and system data... Just remember when restoring a titanium backup,that if the backup has system data in it... it will not work right on a different ROM...( when you start flashing ROMs ) Let me know how it goes..
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OK thank you. I did already do a full back-up when I wiped the cache. So I just have to do the Titanium backup, now. I think I'll probably get the paid version, if you say it's worth it. Battery is almost dead though, so I'll need to let it charge first. Seems easy enough, but where I get confused, is how do I restore everything, once I do a factory reset? Won't the reset erase titanium and all the backup files along with everything else? Oh, and will the restore also put all my bookmarks back in my browsers, too? Or will I lose all my bookmarks?
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OK thank you. I did already do a full back-up when I wiped the cache. So I just have to do the Titanium backup, now. I think I'll probably get the paid version, if you say it's worth it. Battery is almost dead though, so I'll need to let it charge first. Seems easy enough, but where I get confused, is how do I restore everything, once I do a factory reset? Won't the reset erase titanium and all the backup files along with everything else? Oh, and will the restore also put all my bookmarks back in my browsers, too? Or will I lose all my bookmarks?
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The restore will put everything back, but you want to make one after the factory reset and you titanium backup restore.( this one will be a safe one..no bugs ) if you need to wipe again.. You will have to re-download titanium backup or do like I do and make a copy of the apk and keep it on you're sdcard( internal for me..that way I can always get to it ) I use ex file explorer to make apk backups.. I actually use it for all my file manager needs on all my devices..
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The restore will put everything back, but you want to make one after the factory reset and you titanium backup restore.( this one will be a safe one..no bugs ) if you need to wipe again.. You will have to re-download titanium backup or do like I do and make a copy of the apk and keep it on you're sdcard( internal for me..that way I can always get to it ) I use ex file explorer to make apk backups.. I actually use it for all my file manager needs on all my devices..
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So, when I wipe it all out, this time, I will then need to go download titanium again, then do the restore? And my restore file will STILL be there, even though I wiped it all out? That's where I'm confused. It seems as though, factory reset will erase my restore file TOO! Or am I missing something?
Oh, and I have ES File Explorer, is ex file explorer better? Or, is that the same thing? LOL
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So, when I wipe it all out, this time, I will then need to go download titanium again, then do the restore? And my restore file will STILL be there, even though I wiped it all out? That's where I'm confused. It seems as though, factory reset will erase my restore file TOO! Or am I missing something?
Oh, and I have ES File Explorer, is ex file explorer better? Or, is that the same thing? LOL
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Lol..no its es....long day.. When you do the wipe.you are just going to pick wipe data/factory reset..it will not touch you're sdcard..( internal or external ).. Don't go formatting anything.... Just pick wipe data/factory reset off the first page of you're custom recovery..
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Lol..no its es....long day.. When you do the wipe.you are just going to pick wipe data/factory reset..it will not touch you're sdcard..( internal or external ).. Don't go formatting anything.... Just pick wipe data/factory reset off the first page of you're custom recovery..
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Oh, OK I get it now. I guess I was thinking it would wipe the sdcard TOO! LOL Sorry for being so clueless. You taught me a LOT today. And I really appreciate it. So, I guess that titanium put's it's backups on the sdcard, as well, then. I went into ES File Explorer to try and put titanium apk on SD card but I couldn't figure out how to do that, so I'll just re-download that, after I wipe it out. LOL Letting the battery charge, and then I'll be back later to let you know how it went.
THANKS AGAIN!
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I downloaded the Disable Service app
and i disabled some service
Under System UI, I disabled a running service with 'wallpaper' in its name, since i use no wallpaper. and the phone shut down immediately and i cant open it since then (it stuck on the rom loading animation(
what can I do ?
Boot to recovery and flash again whatever rom/kernel you were running but might have to wipe data for fixing the issue.
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what can I do ?
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Learn not to mess with things you don't understand (I'm tipping you don't).
I sure wo'nt mess with these things anymore...
I just thought that if this option is available in a play store app, whats the worst thing that can happen ?
maybe some features wont work. but I didnt thought that it can ruin it. its really a cr**py app for this reason
Now,
Is there any option to save some files ?
I have some really important information in the Jorte app and i need them
oh, and i can access the internal sd card from the recovery menu (from mount usb storage) - but i cant see the disable service app in order to delete it, no the jorte files - in order the back them up
I also tried the fix premission in the recovery (because the app needed root), but it didnt work
thanks in advance
Well, things are more complicated than i thought.
I tried to reinstall the rom that was allready in my SD card without wipe - and nothing happened
I dont wanna wipe first because i dont wanna loose all my data...
any help ?
Make a nandroid backup (yes I do mean backup that busted ROM).
Then full wipe and reinstall the fresh ROM.....then when you have a working phone, download something like titanium backup and extract the data you need from your nandroid........
Edit.....try this......
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...dvZGRjaGVuLmFuZHJvaWQubmFuZHJvaWRicm93c2VyIl0
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
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Make a nandroid backup (yes I do mean backup that busted ROM).
Then full wipe and reinstall the fresh ROM.....then when you have a working phone, download something like titanium backup and extract the data you need from your nandroid........
Edit.....try this......
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...dvZGRjaGVuLmFuZHJvaWQubmFuZHJvaWRicm93c2VyIl0
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
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I can confirm that this works. Had to do it myself once, after having the same problem.
I used that app though:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore
and for some reason it doesn't restore apps in .androidsecure folder (mostly paid apps.)