I couldn't find any statement that answers my question. My friend is interested in rooting his phone to backup his apps with TB. His phone is currently stock (4.5.141). Is there a root method where the phone is not reset to factory? It would defeat the point of rooting if he looses all his data.
Thanks for taking the time to read my question.
Zabalba said:
I couldn't find any statement that answers my question. My friend is interested in rooting his phone to backup his apps with TB. His phone is currently stock (4.5.141). Is there a root method where the phone is not reset to factory? It would defeat the point of rooting if he looses all his data.
Thanks for taking the time to read my question.
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If he backs it up through titanium he can use a root browser and copy the file to ext-sdcard, factory reset doesn't erase that. You could also put the backup on a computer via USB if he doesn't have an ext-sdcard. Be sure to put the file back in the proper directory after wiping.
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Sass86 said:
If he backs it up through titanium he can use a root browser and copy the file to ext-sdcard, factory reset doesn't erase that. You could also put the backup on a computer via USB if he doesn't have an ext-sdcard. Be sure to put the file back in the proper directory after wiping.
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It was my understanding TB would not be able to backup anything unless it had root access in the first place..
Zabalba said:
It was my understanding TB would not be able to backup anything unless it had root access in the first place..
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Oh sorry I misread your OP. Yes titanium needs root to perform backups. If you try the USB method you can pull files from the phone and sdcard and store them on your computer.
Edit- also just rooting shouldn't reset data, unless your unlocking the bootloader as well
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Sass86 said:
Oh sorry I misread your OP. Yes titanium needs root to perform backups. If you try the USB method you can pull files from the phone and sdcard and store them on your computer.
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I'm sorry can you point me to the thread that has this USB method? Also do you know of any method that roots without deleting his data?
Zabalba said:
I'm sorry can you point me to the thread that has this USB method? Also do you know of any method that roots without deleting his data?
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http://www.android-advice.com/2012/root-the-motorola-atrix-4g-running-4-5-141/
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http://www.android-advice.com/2012/root-the-motorola-atrix-4g-running-4-5-141/
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This won't restore the phone to factory correct?
Zabalba said:
This won't restore the phone to factory correct?
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No. Its just sideloading su.
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Thank you!
Hi folks, first time poster here...LG Optimus 2X...I ran Root Uninstaller and accidently pressed the “uninstall all pre installed apps“ button...(damn these fat fingers)...I switch on the device and it doesnt get passed the provider logo...any suggestions or should I rename my phone the LG Optimus 2X BRICK ?
Thank you in advance.
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franconeus said:
Hi folks, first time poster here...LG Optimus 2X...I ran Root Uninstaller and accidently pressed the “uninstall all pre installed apps“ button...(damn these fat fingers)...I switch on the device and it doesnt get passed the provider logo...any suggestions or should I rename my phone the LG Optimus 2X BRICK ?
Thank you in advance.
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Hi people..this post has been viewed over 150 times with no reply.
That means..A) the phone is beyond hope B)this situation is so common and easily fixed that the solution should be obvious C) I should post this under a different heading.....
regardless of which it is if you view the post I would appreciate a "sorry buddy can't help you"...thank you in advance...Frank from Montreal
Do you have a nandroid backup to restore?
If not, you need to download a ROM from your device's forum and flash in recovery.
It seems root uninstaller uninstalled something required to boot. But, those are your options.
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thanx
scottspa74 said:
Do you have a nandroid backup to restore?
If not, you need to download a ROM from your device's forum and flash in recovery.
It seems root uninstaller uninstalled something required to boot. But, those are your options.
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Much appreciated...thanx for pointing me in the right direction...I should have stopped at unlocking and rooting.
me thinks me bit off more than i could chew....
Have a look in the Root Uninstaller folder of your external SD card. The app makes auto-back ups when you install/unistall apps. There should be a zip file of your ROM there too.....Dont know how to restore this, as Iam trying to discover this myself, because I dont think my bootlooped handset(Alcatel 4030x) is compatible with CWM. Hope this is of some use to you.
Hello everyone! Noob here :victory:
I've just been opened up to the world of rooting, and I'm a bit scared to be honest
I've had my GS3 for about 4 months now? I recently started playing games on my GS3 using emulators and I was getting frustrated with the bad touch controls so I went looking for a controller of some sort. I came across the GameKlip which is exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. It requires your phone to be rooted to use an application, so I went researching and I'm kind of lost now, haha.
I vaguely understand the process after reading up a bit about it and watching a few YouTube videos. I don't really know where to start though. For example, the YouTube videos I watched are valid for GS3 v4.1.1, but not the baseband version I have (19300XXDLID). Does this matter? Or does the baseband have to match? I was taking a look at this guide, would it be a good place to start/follow? Is it current for v4.1.1, baseband 19300XXDLID? I just don't want to muck something up and end up bricking my phone somehow, heh.
Thanks for reading!
EDIT: Or would I be better using the toolkit rather than the guide?
Follow the guide you mentioned first in your post mate, using cf-root. You should be good to go then. And follow the instructions carefully. Rooting is very easy with Odin. Enjoy
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Thank you for your help and encouragement. I've successfully rooted my phone now :victory:
I'm just in the process of making a NANDroid backup now. I was wondering how long this usually takes? It's been a good 10 minutes now, maybe more and it's at 'Backing up data...' Is that normal?
DionysusDreams said:
Thank you for your help and encouragement. I've successfully rooted my phone now :victory:
I'm just in the process of making a NANDroid backup now. I was wondering how long this usually takes? It's been a good 10 minutes now, maybe more and it's at 'Backing up data...' Is that normal?
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Just wait, it backup all your ROM, apps and data
Me normally backup around 30 minutes lol
Else another option, use titanium backup
Backup system + user app data
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XeactorZ said:
Just wait, it backup all your ROM, apps and data
Me normally backup around 30 minutes lol
Else another option, use titanium backup
Backup system + user app data
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wow...backup until 30 minutes.so long.
DionysusDreams said:
Thank you for your help and encouragement. I've successfully rooted my phone now :victory:
I'm just in the process of making a NANDroid backup now. I was wondering how long this usually takes? It's been a good 10 minutes now, maybe more and it's at 'Backing up data...' Is that normal?
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Dont forget to do also an EFS backup.
Thats very very important!
It failed to backup and I think the issue is that I have too many apps. So I've backed up my system + user apps with Titanium then I'll go and delete them all and try again with the NANDroid backup. Hopefully it'll work then. (I also have to backup to the internal SD as I don't have another one, this wouldn't be causing the problem would it?)
An EFS backup? How would I go about doing that?
EDIT: I've backed up my EFS using this tool.
EDIT2: And now I've just finished backing up using NANDroid, woo
Can't seem to get the stock Camera apk back into my system folder even though I'm rooted. I place it in, reboot and it doesn't show up. Does anyone know if there is a recovery zip I can flash that has all the original L9 apps?
Thanks!!!!!
quailallstar said:
Can't seem to get the stock Camera apk back into my system folder even though I'm rooted. I place it in, reboot and it doesn't show up. Does anyone know if there is a recovery zip I can flash that has all the original L9 apps?
Thanks!!!!!
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Maybe this can help you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245208
SentryMescudi said:
Maybe this can help you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245208
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Thats where I got the camera apk from and it doesn't work for me. I need one that is flashable, but thanks!
quailallstar said:
Thats where I got the camera apk from and it doesn't work for me. I need one that is flashable, but thanks!
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If you haven't made to many changes, you can restore some ones cwm backup of just the system (select advance restore from external sd).
kuma82 said:
If you haven't made to many changes, you can restore some ones cwm backup of just the system (select advance restore from external sd).
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LOL just did this and my phone is now stuck at the LG logo upon startup.
Flash a KDZ using the online method or offline. You'll have to remove bloatware and root again.
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Ilxaot said:
Flash a KDZ using the online method or offline. You'll have to remove bloatware and root again.
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yeah lol looks like I'll be doing that again tonight. It's ok - I love messing with phones. Guess I'll get the camera app back now hahaha
quailallstar said:
yeah lol looks like I'll be doing that again tonight. It's ok - I love messing with phones. Guess I'll get the camera app back now hahaha
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Sorry I should have told you that you needed to restore a system.img of the kdz you are on. System.img and boot. img must match (from same kdz)
CM 10.1 P769
Anyone have a rooted update I can install?
Tmobile lg l9
I would also greatly appreciate a cmw .zip with update. Removed bloatware from my phone.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45841008
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Here is a 10D backup...I would trust this one more...in fact, I'm downloading now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45898049
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I thought the update was to v20h? The current was v20f...
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wing_addict_usa said:
Anyone have a rooted update I can install?
Tmobile lg l9
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I will be making one tonight/early tomorrow morning. Seems everyone needs one so, will do. Will be making a rooted/busybox/init.d nandroid.
Afterwards will try a deodex version, but sometimes(at least for this phone, it doesnt work fully)
Keep an eye out for a thread. If not a thread, i may pm it to be put in the sticky thread if its not closed.
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Thanks odex is perfect
T3HG00GLEG33K said:
I will be making one tonight/early tomorrow morning. Seems everyone needs one so, will do. Will be making a rooted/busybox/init.d nandroid.
Afterwards will try a deodex version, but sometimes(at least for this phone, it doesnt work fully)
Keep an eye out for a thread. If not a thread, i may pm it to be put in the sticky thread if its not closed.
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IMO 20H rom is crap, they removed move 2 sd (app2sd). The metroPCS rom (10D) is better. I deodex it added nexus keyboard, enabled move 2 sd, added the swap script (without init.d or an app) and removed some bloatware. You may not know but init.d doesn't not work well with artas182x 2nd init cwm recovery, they conflict with one another. It (init.d) works about 50% of the time. You mostly have problems with it (init.d) not working when going in and out of cwm. To get it working again, you have to reinstall init.d. I'll try to upload my deodex version some time later today.
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wing_addict_usa said:
Anyone have a rooted update I can install?
Tmobile lg l9
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Here you go bud.
Should work just fine, as a side note, if the SuperSU app gives you trouble, i installed it as system app, so just delete it and install from the market
Kuma82, Yes it will work just fine, yes it has advantages over tmobile, but meh, sometimes the tmobile crap is good to have around....Well not really, but they are looking for the tmobile version, so i got it covered. if they want, they can restore yours, its just a matter of preference really. No harm, no foul, different views. Thank you for some speedy input on threads though.
Awesome thanks! That's not going to overwrite my data tho is it?
Well normally you backup your data, and stuff, then factory reset, wipe cache, and dalvik before restoring a new one.
Safest route of action is to make a backup first before restoring it:
Try downloading a simple root backup app or something, backup all your appa+data as well nandroid your current setup, you can't go wrong that way around
Restore my backup, then advanced restore the apps and data in cwm or use the backup program to restore it all.
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T-mobile rooted cwm rooted zip with move2sd and swap script?
T3HG00GLEG33K, Kuma82:
I would love to get a v20h rooted cwm zip with the swap script and move2sd enabled.
I need the tmobile rom since I have a very bad signal ah home and want to use the wifi calling (uma). However, without the move2sd and the swap script, I always manage to run out of memory.
I was able to use build prop to at move2sd to v20f but was not able to get the swap script working.
Any suggestions on how to use either of your roms and get the best of both worlds - rooted, wifi calling, move2sd, and swap internal and external SD cards?
Thank you.
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T3HG00GLEG33K, Kuma82:
I would love to get a v20h rooted cwm zip with the swap script and move2sd enabled.
I need the tmobile rom since I have a very bad signal ah home and want to use the wifi calling (uma). However, without the move2sd and the swap script, I always manage to run out of memory.
I was able to use build prop to at move2sd to v20f but was not able to get the swap script working.
Any suggestions on how to use either of your roms and get the best of both worlds - rooted, wifi calling, move2sd, and swap internal and external SD cards?
Thank you.
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LOL, I told you 20H was crap and 10D is queen. Well I really didn't say all that ha. Anyways you are right, 20H (dam T-Mobile) removed enabling move 2 SD. MetroPCS 10D (jellybean) IS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, it has wifi calling, move 2 SD & all that other good stuff.
I don't know if you know this, but I'm with T-Mobile, my carrier is not MetroPCS. The metro version works fine on my T-Mobile sim.
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MetroPCS 10D sounds great!
Kuma82:
That is good news! While Tmobile 20h may work for people, I do prefer a lighter ROM and your MetroPCS 10D sounds like it has all the features I want - root/wifi-calling/move2sd/swap-sd-cards! I was on the Wind JB ROM earlier which was also pretty good, but did not have Wifi calling. I will try out your listed ROM - I assume it is similar to other rooted CWM zips and can be installed in a similar fashion.
My best-case scenario would have been a CM 10.x with wifi calling if possible, but I cannot install CM anyway since I was unable to unlock the bootloader on my P769 despite several tries.
Thanks for your help.
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LOL, I told you 20H was crap and 10D is queen. Well I really didn't say all that ha. Anyways you are right, 20H (dam T-Mobile) removed enabling move 2 SD. MetroPCS 10D (jellybean) IS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, it has wifi calling, move 2 SD & all that other good stuff.
I don't know if you know this, but I'm with T-Mobile, my carrier is not MetroPCS. The metro version works fine on my T-Mobile sim.
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heredsub great
Kuma82:
Did you already upload your latest Metropcs 10d rooted/move2sd/swapped-sd-cards cwm zip? If so, please provide a link. I found an older metro rom from you from June, but perhaps I haven't searched well enough on XDA.
Thanks a lot!
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LOL, I told you 20H was crap and 10D is queen. Well I really didn't say all that ha. Anyways you are right, 20H (dam T-Mobile) removed enabling move 2 SD. MetroPCS 10D (jellybean) IS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, it has wifi calling, move 2 SD & all that other good stuff.
I don't know if you know this, but I'm with T-Mobile, my carrier is not MetroPCS. The metro version works fine on my T-Mobile sim.
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Kuma82:
Did you already upload your latest Metropcs 10d rooted/move2sd/swapped-sd-cards cwm zip? If so, please provide a link. I found an older metro rom from you from June, but perhaps I haven't searched well enough on XDA.
Thanks a lot!
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Sorry I haven't uploaded my latest but I did upload one a week ago. I can't remember what fourm it was in. Give me a minute to find the link.
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T3HG00GLEG33K said:
Well normally you backup your data, and stuff, then factory reset, wipe cache, and dalvik before restoring a new one.
Safest route of action is to make a backup first before restoring it:
Try downloading a simple root backup app or something, backup all your appa+data as well nandroid your current setup, you can't go wrong that way around
Restore my backup, then advanced restore the apps and data in cwm or use the backup program to restore it all.
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Wait, so what you are saying is we can just
Make a nandroid
Factory reset wipe caches etc,
Restore 20h
Then restore our data from the previous backup?
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Precisely sir.
Make a full nandroid (in case you wanna full restore)
Then wipe date/factory
Wipe Cache
Wipe dalvik
Advanced restore and restore your data, all should be well.
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Kuma82:
Did you already upload your latest Metropcs 10d rooted/move2sd/swapped-sd-cards cwm zip? If so, please provide a link. I found an older metro rom from you from June, but perhaps I haven't searched well enough on XDA.
Thanks a lot!
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Here is the 10D rooted and swapped sd card cwm backup that was posted on 09/24/13 by Kuma82...running it now on T-Mobile US P769 and runs perfectly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45898049
Remember to make a backup...you know, just in case...
p.s. this rom runs fine with the black status bar mod and remove q-slide mod.
Cheers,
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T3HG00GLEG33K said:
Precisely sir.
Make a full nandroid (in case you wanna full restore)
Then wipe date/factory
Wipe Cache
Wipe dalvik
Advanced restore and restore your data, all should be well.
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Thanks!
One more question though,
Will all my data still be on the internal SD Card? Or will it get erased?
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Thanks!
One more question though,
Will all my data still be on the internal SD Card? Or will it get erased?
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Your data on the fake internal SD will be erased.
Your internal sd card data will not be erased, I just checked it out awhle ago. However, I would still backup your internal sd and place everything on your external sd. Performing a wipe data/factory reset inside artas182x cwm does not erase the internal sd. A real factory reset is suppose to wipe all of the user data.
Make a cwm backup before installing. I call the internal SD fake, because it's not separated from your data partition. The more stuff you put in internal, the less space you have for apps.
You should be able to flash my backup, and then restore your data (advance restore from external sd) without any problems. When you flash a kdz it does the same thing, changes the system and doesn't touch the data partition.
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