Hello! 2 weeks ago, i flashed CM 10.1.3 on my Galaxy S3(international) and now i am thinking of going back to the stock ROM.I have made a backup which stays in my clockworkmod folder in my file manager, and i was wondering how to return to my stock rom. As far as i know, i need to wipe the data from the phone before restoring my old backup(and the cache too, i think), but i am not sure if that would delete the backup files from my phone.And another thing i have been thinking about is,from what i remember from when i flashed my CM 10.1, the file was ZIP,but now the backup files in the folder and not in a ZIP file but seperate files, so will that be a problem?
Any help would be highly appreciated
Oh god i am so sorry for the unnamed topic, i forgot and i can't edit it for some reason >.<
[Q]Restoring the original ROM
Seventhghost said:
Hello! 2 weeks ago, i flashed CM 10.1.3 on my Galaxy S3(international) and now i am thinking of going back to the stock ROM.I have made a backup which stays in my clockworkmod folder in my file manager, and i was wondering how to return to my stock rom. As far as i know, i need to wipe the data from the phone before restoring my old backup(and the cache too, i think), but i am not sure if that would delete the backup files from my phone.And another thing i have been thinking about is,from what i remember from when i flashed my CM 10.1, the file was ZIP,but now the backup files in the folder and not in a ZIP file but seperate files, so will that be a problem?
Any help would be highly appreciated
Edit: Another problem has come up . I am absolutely sure i have the backup of the original ROM in my phone memory, when i click "restore from sdcard" in my CWM, it says there are no backups available or something of this sort. Please help me out with this
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easiest way to return to stock afaik is to use odin or kies. read stickies in general section . about returning to stock
General > sticky roll-up thread > understanding the basics before rooting
This will fill up the gaps in your knowledge
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Hello,
This is regarding the folder SDCARD on SGT10.1.
Is it safe to delete all data that reside under folder /sdcard? Reason is its too messy in there.
I am going to flash rom/kernel very soon so this is perfect time to clean up and start from scratch.
I dont want to take any backup, just want to rebuild the tablet with clean ROM installation.
Any advice/tips appreciated.
-Z-
hmmm i guess i will have to do it to find out!!!
If it's external you could do it as it is of your own (if you haven't got important stuff in there). The internal one you must not delete, because I guess it could delete some important files and might cause some problems
i achieved this by going back to stock rom - flashed it with odin and used pit file for recreating the partition so now all wiped and it is now like brand new tablet.
flashing OC2.2 tonight
Hey guys i just recently rooted my phone
Before doing so i made a back up on ClockWorkMod 5.5.0.4 however when i try to restore it, it says no files found?
I haven't changed any of the file names/moved the files and i can see the files still on my internal SD card e.g. Sdcard/0/Clockworkmod/backup
I have even updated my CWM to version 6.0.3.1 yet still does not find the files
Anyone can help?
Thank you
I'm not familiar with original cwm. When you flash 4.2 roms, /sdcard becomes /sdcard/0
I know in philz recovery based on cwm, you can change this location but cwm no idea
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Copy the backup files to /data/media/Clockworkmod/backup and see if they can be found then
mikep99 said:
Copy the backup files to /data/media/Clockworkmod/backup and see if they can be found then
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Thanks bro i appreciate it - your advice worked!
It found the backup file straight away but i havent launched it yet.
Just wondering what does the restore feature do exactly...does it reset my rom to stock and recovery to the stock android recovery?
xmatharux said:
Thanks bro i appreciate it - your advice worked!
It found the backup file straight away but i havent launched it yet.
Just wondering what does the restore feature do exactly...does it reset my rom to stock and recovery to the stock android recovery?
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No problem
Your phone will go back to how it was when you made the backup.
The recovery / modem wont be touched so you'll still have CWM.
Sorry i forgot to mention that then is when i made the backup file..while i had the stock rom
Also im guessing if you use the recovery..it does NOT un-root your phone?
If the stock ROM was rooted when you backed it up, you phone will remain rooted if you restore that backup.
Thanks guys for all your help really do appreciate it
I just have one last question to do with baseband and roms. My baseband version is i9300XXELLA however i want to try the Android Revolution HD rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334 . This would still work on my phone right?
xmatharux said:
Thanks guys for all your help really do appreciate it
I just have one last question to do with baseband and roms. My baseband version is i9300XXELLA however i want to try the Android Revolution HD rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334 . This would still work on my phone right?
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Yes. All basebands will work. Some better than others, but that is not possible to know which work best for someone without trying them all.
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Yes. All basebands will work. Some better than others, but that is not possible to know which work best for someone without trying them all.
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Thanks i tried it and worked fine. However now im trying to delete the original CWM back up file (the one in the wrong place) using File Explorer but it does not let me delete it, why is this?
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Copy the backup files to /data/media/Clockworkmod/backup and see if they can be found then
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Thanks, mate! Having the same problem and you saved my day!
and yet you didn't click thanks
Still need help
I may be an idiot but i still need help placing the backup files on my card so cwm sees it.
General > sticky roll-up thread > "flashed 4.2? Can't find /sdcard data?"
Have a read there.
Consider replacing cwm recovery with philz where you can change locations
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General > sticky roll-up thread > "flashed 4.2? Can't find /sdcard data?"
Have a read there.
Consider replacing cwm recovery with philz where you can change locations
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I just did a downgrade to stock 4.1.1 using Odin (which flashed it back to stock recovery), but before I downgraded (I was on 4.2), I did a nandroid backup in CWM.
After the downgrade to 4.1.1, I reflashed recovery with the newest version of CWM using the unified toolkit and tried to recover the nandroid backup, but it said no file found. The backup was already on my external sdcard, so then I tried moving it to another folder as mentioned in this thread, but that didn't work either. I didn't have that exact directory as it was posted, but I didn't think that would matter, so long as it was copied over from external to internal or vice versa.
Fascinationg
mikep99 said:
Copy the backup files to /data/media/Clockworkmod/backup and see if they can be found then
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Saved my day :good:
Same Problem
i coulnt find the clockwork folder as told above, yet i have clockwork 6.0.4.7 installed. help plz Using Ressurection remix 6.0 on my Note 3 SM-N900L. Root folder just shows data/media and no clockwork folder is there.
cheers guys,
my GT-I9300 broke - now i got a new one. Exact same model.
I used CWM for creating backups.
Now i read, however, that i only can use the backup if I'm actually using the same version of CWM on my new phone that i also used to create the backup.
I don't know, however, with which version of CWM i created the backups.
This results in the fact, that i cant use the old backups to flash my new phone.
Does anyone know a way to find out with which CWM the Backups were being created?
Thank u all in advance,
Regards
nxy8ZMmb said:
cheers guys,
my GT-I9300 broke - now i got a new one. Exact same model.
I used CWM for creating backups.
Now i read, however, that i only can use the backup if I'm actually using the same version of CWM on my new phone that i also used to create the backup.
I don't know, however, with which version of CWM i created the backups.
This results in the fact, that i cant use the old backups to flash my new phone.
Does anyone know a way to find out with which CWM the Backups were being created?
Thank u all in advance,
Regards
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It doesn't need to be the exact same version, but there are incompatibilities between really old and newer versions. Have you actually tried to restore a backup yet?
Also, please look at the sticky threads in this section. There is one here in capital letters saying that you cannot post questions here.
rootSU said:
It doesn't need to be the exact same version, but there are incompatibilities between really old and newer versions. Have you actually tried to restore a backup yet?
Also, please look at the sticky threads in this section. There is one here in capital letters saying that you cannot post questions here.
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Sorry for that! Ill respect it next time.
Actually i tried.... but it doesnt seem to work, as it says in CWM "No such files found" (I was trying to copy it to the right "Backup" folder in /clockworkmod/backup - but i couldnt find the folder!?) and in Mobile Odin it doesnt work either.. Tells me something about "Partition could not be found in file"...
So its.. kinda weired!
I think it might work if I were able to copy them into the right CWM folder.. but even with root in CMs file manager i cant access it.
Thanks for the help
regards
Flash a CWM recovery make backup .
Open backup folder delete contents .
Copy your backup contents to the folder .
jje
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072374
Solved!
Thanks.
A while ago I rooted my phone and I wanted to try out CM. I really liked it but since I installed a RC i thought it drained my battery. So I installed the stable version instead. Before installing the new version I made sure to backup my, at that time, current version and also backup my user data with Titanium (pro version). I made sure to wipe the cache and data and dalvik.
When it was al done I tried to restore my apps with Titanium, but all the data was gone. It doesn't detect any backed up apps. Well then I tried to restore the whole system. But this time CWM didn't detect any backups either... It's really weird, because when I use any file manager I can see the backup. I can access all the data and everything from the file manager but CWM can't detect it.
Does anyone know anything about this? Maybe I can just use file manager to fin the app data I'm looking for and just copy paste? Or is that too old school? . I tried to find Titanium data in the CWM backup but I can't restore any data from it... I don't know how it really works.
Actually it's only a few apps that I need to restore, I don't care about the rest of them.
Thanks!
BTW my CWM-based recovery version is v5.5.0.4 :: CF-v1.3
You've got a really old cwm, that's why. Read general > sticky roll-up > "flashed 4.2? Can't find your /sdcard data?"... this will explain why. Cwm doesnt support "0" (which will make sense once you read the thread).
Also titanium, you need to use preferences > backup folder location > scan entire device whenever you've done a clean install
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You've got a really old cwm, that's why. Read general > sticky roll-up > "flashed 4.2? Can't find your /sdcard data?"... this will explain why. Cwm doesnt support "0" (which will make sense once you read the thread).
Also titanium, you need to use preferences > backup folder location > scan entire device whenever you've done a clean install
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Thank you! I found the app data. And I also downloaded Rom manager and installed CWM recovery v.6.... Maybe I will need it later on.
And an off topic question. I have the latest CM (10.1.3). It was a while ago I used a rooted device. I noticed that they have added "CyanogenMod Updates" in "About Phone" menu. How does that work? Do I have to clear data, cache and dalvik every time there is an update? Or can I just update without wiping anything? Sorry for the off topic question but I just thought that I might get a quick answer.
Thanks!
It works very badly with android 4.2 /sdcard structure. Recommend avoiding all cyanogen update methods until they sort it out
Get rid of rom manager
Flash philz recovery
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It works very badly with android 4.2 /sdcard structure. Recommend avoiding all cyanogen update methods until they sort it out
Get rid of rom manager
Flash philz recovery
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Do you mean that I shouldn't use CM or just the Update method they provide? Because i like CM a lot, really satisfied with it.
How do I flash philz and what benefits comes with it?
BTW I'm not looking to install new ROMs very often I just want a very stable google ROM.
Just update cm manually. By that I mean download the zip to sdcard and boot into recovery to flash. The cm update methods aren't designed well.
Philz is an advanced cwm, fixing everything that's wrong with cwm. Read the thread
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Just update cm manually. By that I mean download the zip to sdcard and boot into recovery to flash. The cm update methods aren't designed well.
Philz is an advanced cwm, fixing everything that's wrong with cwm. Read the thread
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Thank you very much, you have been very helpful!
No probs
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I just have another question that is off topic. When I use file manager I see that my phone has so many underlying maps:
SD Card--> 0--> 0
In the second 0 map I noticed that I have all my old stuff (pictures, movies etc.) Seems like the new CM version just installed on top of the old. And I wonder is it safe to delete that underlying map? I mean the second 0 map?
Yes so long as you copy the date out first
Bug caused by cwm
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Hey,
1st post here at xda. I have a s3 running 4.12 , stock rom vodafone in ireland.
I installed CWM and rooted phone. Then done a backup with CWM.
I tried to install R5 stock rom from internal sd card, i selected the zip file and the installation started but had an error
i coulnd;t see.
At this stage i panicked a bit. I tried again but wiped internal sdcard in CWM before i started.
Now the phone wont boot to any OS (since tried to install 2 other custom roms from xda, both times screnn went blank after choosing installation options)
Cant recover backup as its no longer on internal sd card.
I can access CWM. Should I start by installing stock rom from samsung site ?
Am I doing the custom rom installation correct by using CWM to install from zip file in sd card ?
I tried to install roms with odin but its looking for tar file ?
thanks for reading,
Phil
You are heading for a hard brick by not understanding what you are doing.
Go and read all the sticky threads in general forum, then carefully follow the guide on how to return to stock.
Once you have your phone working again then install the latest recovery version (I'd suggest philz), backup your efs, then try again.
Read and understand before you hit go.
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Flash custom rom with recovery or odin?
boomboomer said:
You are heading for a hard brick by not understanding what you are doing.
Go and read all the sticky threads in general forum, then carefully follow the guide on how to return to stock.
Once you have your phone working again then install the latest recovery version (I'd suggest philz), backup your efs, then try again.
Read and understand before you hit go.
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thanks. Read the general forum, was helpful. Its a great site, but in fairness there is so much information and some of it is conflicting to me, (maby i'm losing it!)
got the phone booting up again so happy days. will take my time and do backup before trying any custom roms.
After spending days reading how to flash custom roms, i'm still not getting how to 'flash custom rom' , as per the instructions i add zip to sd card then use custom recovery to run zip file ? Other places say to use odin, but every custom rom i've downloaded doesn't contain a tar file ?
Just want to improve battery life with a better rom, phone is 2 years old and battery isn;t the best.
thanks
Do your research before attempting things like this. I'm relatively new in flashing, before I began the first time I made sure I followed and understood every steps before proceeding, go check youtube for tutorial videos if you are really not sure, sometimes it pays being paranoid
philophilo said:
thanks. Read the general forum, was helpful. Its a great site, but in fairness there is so much information and some of it is conflicting to me, (maby i'm losing it!)
got the phone booting up again so happy days. will take my time and do backup before trying any custom roms.
After spending days reading how to flash custom roms, i'm still not getting how to 'flash custom rom' , as per the instructions i add zip to sd card then use custom recovery to run zip file ? Other places say to use odin, but every custom rom i've downloaded doesn't contain a tar file ?
Just want to improve battery life with a better rom, phone is 2 years old and battery isn;t the best.
thanks
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Hi there,
you've got to understand that your first post sounded like yo did not do your research at all, which generally tons of people don't do whining about
their bricked devices afterwards in the forums. If you don't understand what you do - don't do it.
Your original mistake was probably not properly wiping and/or formatting certain partitions (e.g. one forgotten wipe of system or data partition often puts your phone into BL, all depending on what version you come from & go to etc.) before flashing the zip from CWM (which is the way you usually flash custom ROMS, you're right).
Every ROM provides installation instructions which are to be follwed exactly. Never use a file not made for your specific device. Don't do anything before you know how to revert in case of disaster. Don't do anything before you got a full Nandroid & EFS backup both transferred to your PC. And again, understand what you do.
Memory loss after installing ROM
Benko111 said:
Hi there,
you've got to understand that your first post sounded like yo did not do your research at all, which generally tons of people don't do whining about
their bricked devices afterwards in the forums. If you don't understand what you do - don't do it.
Your original mistake was probably not properly wiping and/or formatting certain partitions (e.g. one forgotten wipe of system or data partition often puts your phone into BL, all depending on what version you come from & go to etc.) before flashing the zip from CWM (which is the way you usually flash custom ROMS, you're right).
Every ROM provides installation instructions which are to be follwed exactly. Never use a file not made for your specific device. Don't do anything before you know how to revert in case of disaster. Don't do anything before you got a full Nandroid & EFS backup both transferred to your PC. And again, understand what you do.
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thanks benko.
Installed philz recovery and done backup to ext sdcard (errored out was <1 G free space on card)
Done backup to internal sdcard - had about 7GB free
Copied recovery folder back to PC.
Installed Revolution ROM and afterwards noticed internal memory only 1GB
Am now copying the blob folder to PC.
Is this the case with all of the recoveries to use so much space doing a backup ?
Where do I read up on the 0 folder here, i've searched but there is so much info its a bit confusing.
0 folder
philophilo said:
thanks benko.
Installed philz recovery and done backup to ext sdcard (errored out was <1 G free space on card)
Done backup to internal sdcard - had about 7GB free
Copied recovery folder back to PC.
Installed Revolution ROM and afterwards noticed internal memory only 1GB
Am now copying the blob folder to PC.
Is this the case with all of the recoveries to use so much space doing a backup ?
Where do I read up on the 0 folder here, i've searched but there is so much info its a bit confusing.
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I know the subject has been covered already, just looking for a thread where i can read in simply form about what to do.
I copied blob file to pc , freed up another 4 gb, OS and backups still taking up 12/16GB of internal storage without any user app or data , just not right.