first thing is i hope this is in the right forum? before i do a backup of my stock rooted unlocked phone, i was wondering if i could change the backup store location to external storage, and if i should select to backup cache and recovery along with the 4 items that are checked when i open up backup? if i dont check recovery will i have a problem when i go to restore that backup without recovery? thank you for any advice
Yep right spot. When you go to the recovery tab there is an option for external sd card. I don't worry about recovery. For my stock rooted I did system, data, boot, efs and you could they're in modern. This way you could almost save restore out of any thing
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So MIUI is available and I want to try it.
But I will likely want to revert to my phone as it is now.
Right now, I am running 2.3.4, baseband I9100XXKI1, kernel 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKI4, build XWKI4. It is rooted, has Superuser and ClockWorkMod, no Root Manager. I have no physical SD card.
How do I get MIUI on to my phone?
What, if anything, will that process delete?
What should I backup and how to restore?
ie. If I do a backup in ClockworkMod, is that effectively backing up the whole phone or just the kernel and ROM? ie. Is restoring a ClockworkMod backup enough to restore the phone to its pre-MIUI state?
Install rom manager
Backup your current rom. It backs up everything
Download miui from the miui website. You can also download it directly from rom manager.
Boot into recovery using vol up, home and pwr button and flash the rom. You will have to reinstall rom manager in miui.
Play with miui
Restore your previous rom from rom manager.
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Just make backup and if you don't like miui, then you just restore. And everything will be back as you had before miui. Don't forget to wipe data and cache before flashing miui. Clear Dalviks cache aswell!
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I recall being told on this forum that ROM Manager doesn't work on this handset.
can I clarify...ROM Manager basically just invokes the clockwork mod recovery, right?
So a backup in this way would backup absolutely everything, including the contents of the internal sd card?
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Where should I be placing the MIUI .zip? On /sdcard?
Similar question re: backup - does ClockworkMod backup include the contents of /sdcard? Or is that not included because, technically, that is regarded a physical SD card?
robertandrews said:
Where should I be placing the MIUI .zip? On /sdcard?
Similar question re: backup - does ClockworkMod backup include the contents of /sdcard? Or is that not included because, technically, that is regarded a physical SD card?
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Only backup your system, app and setting. Don't backup all your data on sd card
You can copy zip file to sd, go to CWM recovery menu, wipe all then choose flash zip file from sd card
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langthang said:
Only backup your system, app and setting. Don't backup all your data on sd card
You can copy zip file to sd, go to CWM recovery menu, wipe all then choose flash zip file from sd card
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I think what he might be getting at is can he place the zip on the internal storage of the device, and flash it? As it seems he doesn't own a SD card.
Just a heads-up: I tested MIUI on Friday, after making a full Nandroid backup of my VR3.0 with CMW.
When I did a restore of my VR backup afterwards, a lot of apps were force-closing, and even fixing permissions or wiping cache and Dalvik cache did not help.
What did work was a flash of CM7, allowing it to boot once, and then restore VR again (with a full wipe of course). Everything is running fine again now. I suppose this has something to do with the CWM recovery version included in the kernels (my VR had a 4.x version, CM was 5.x).
Well I'm using the twrp rec like most people are..
New to its layout compared to CWM.
I have a few questions?
Before a back up it has an X spot options for check marking certain permissions
Also ,where is the standard dalvic wipe option that's normally under advanced tab?
@ Most importantly does this back.up the nand to the internal phones mem, or external sd?
Is there a option to be able to swap the backup or install Rom from the external sd..
Just unfamiliar with this twrp layout ....
I def want to secure a correct backup before I even try to flash a Rom
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The dalvik is labeled as dalvik cache and its been moved to the main wipe page. All the major recoveries except for cwm have it there.
It backs it up to internal memory
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lojak29 said:
Well I'm using the twrp rec like most people are..
New to its layout compared to CWM.
I have a few questions?
Before a back up it has an X spot options for check marking certain permissions
Also ,where is the standard dalvic wipe option that's normally under advanced tab?
@ Most importantly does this back.up the nand to the internal phones mem, or external sd?
Is there a option to be able to swap the backup or install Rom from the external sd..
Just unfamiliar with this twrp layout ....
I def want to secure a correct backup before I even try to flash a Rom
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You can mount your external sd card and backup there or use internal, its your choice.
I put the chip v1.5.1 zip on my internal SD card and used CWM to install it
after install is complete and I reobot, the samsung screen comes on and then the screen is on, but all black
I restored my device with CWM and is working fine on stock ROM, but can someone help me properly install the ROM. I do not have access to an external SD card so I would really appreciate it if someone could wal me through step b step on how to flash this .zip I would seriously appreciate it
in cwm
1. wipe data
2. wipe catch
3. advanced -> wipe dalvik catch
then flash yr rom
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in cwm
1. Wipe data
2. Wipe catch
3. Advanced -> wipe dalvik catch
then flash yr rom
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thank you so much
Wait so all of my old apps/music are gone now? Do I have to redownload or is there a way to get this stuff back (bear with me, first time)
Actually Music is still there, no apps though
Wipe data will delete all your user apps. Yr music isn't deleted because it is in yr usb storage.
Use something like titanium backup or rom toolbox to back up yr apps before u flash. Then in the new rom, just download titanium backup and restore. U will be able to restore because the backups are in the USB storage
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Remember to always factory reset when installing a rom, otherwise this will probably happen.
There is some way you can get your google play apps back i think .
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Helped a friend to root and install custom rom.
Basically the step i used
1) Root it with odin and cf-root
2) Root working, so i get titanium backup and run the backup
3) Factory reset and install Omega rom v37
4) failed to install, seem like i get the older version of cf-root. So i re install the cf-root
5) Install omega rom v37 and it worked
6) Install titanium backup. However, when i want to restore, seem all file missing. I scanned through whole device, cant find it too. The sdcard/titaniumbackup is an empty folder
Question
1) Could the backup file in sdcard0/titaniumbackup?
2) Why the backup will disappear by itself?
3) Factory reset/wipe cache/wipe ...cache will delete the backup, right?
4) Watapps backup disappear too?
5) Instagram pictures folder disappear too?
5) Any idea to get the backup back? Feel really sorry as lost my friend's data, please help me if there is a way to get the data back.
Thank you.
how did you do the factory reset? from the settings menu?
Yes, from the cwm menu.
And i did it just like what i did for the last 50 times
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check sdcard0/ and extSdCard/
you didn't wipe the internal sd, did you?
No /sdcard0, only /sdcard
Dint wipe that one.
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So any cluel?
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Yes, you factory reset, which wiped your internal sd, and you really should set titanium to save to external sd if you have one to avoid this happening again, and backup to pc before you start messing around
I never understand making backup on internal sd - think it would be good to advise user of TB after installing to change the folder at first. (If ext SD is present)
Do anybody backup PC on c:\ ??? Must be more complicated on a phone...
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Yes, you factory reset, which wiped your internal sd, and you really should set titanium to save to external sd if you have one to avoid this happening again, and backup to pc before you start messing around
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So no chances to get the lost data back?
Ok. so i was thinking about installing some custom roms and using them for a few days weeks to see how they perform but i was wondering what the best way to back up my apps/data and contacts would be so they can easily be restored after i have installed a new rom.
I dont have a memory card for my phone so i just have the 16gb internal memory so if i use an app that saves the backup to my phone would i just transfer the backup data from my phone to pc then after i have factory reset/wiped the cache and dalvik and intalled the rom put the backup file back on?
Also is there anything i NEED to back up on the phone or is it just the stuff i want like app data and contacts?
Thanks.
titanium backup
thank you.
Because i will be factory reseting the phone before i install the new rom will i need to move the titanium backup from my phone to computer?
will the reset and wipe delete the backup?
Use as said titanium for data and apps and gmail for contacts sync. You can copy the titanium files to your computer just in caseto be safe.
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Just remember that if you wipe sd and you don't have external, then you won't have a Rom to flash to so you will be left with choice of either pushing the zip to sd with ADB, or flashing stock/rerooting/cwm/etc
R: Best way to backup?
Yeah man try to keep it simple...
just make a full backup with titanium backup pro (set backup folser to external sd card or just move the backup to the sd card when its done) it will require a lot of space if u had a lot of apps...
Flash all you want and put the new rom on the phone.
Then remember to have the titanium backup apk ready on your sdcard to be installed when ure done setting up the new rom(or go get it back off the play store if you wish), then install titanium and restore from the backup folder...simple
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1. Titanium Backup
2.Carbon
3.My Backup Pro
4.Nandroid backup from recovery if you ever want to go back to an old rom.