I'm currently on omega 43.3 based on xxemc3 with modem DDDLJ1. Planning to move to a sammy based 4.3 rom. Are the following steps ok? Or do I need to add more
1. Backup up data + EFS
2. wipe internal sd
3. boot into cwm
4. install.
A little confused about the modem. Which one should I install ?
Also once I've moved on to 4.3 in case I need to come back to 4.1.2 what are the steps I need to follow?
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pulley06 said:
I'm currently on omega 43.3 based on xxemc3 with modem DDDLJ1. Planning to move to a sammy based 4.3 rom. Are the following steps ok? Or do I need to add more
1. Backup up data + EFS
2. wipe internal sd
3. boot into cwm
4. install.
A little confused about the modem. Which one should I install ?
Also once I've moved on to 4.3 in case I need to come back to 4.1.2 what are the steps I need to follow?
Sent from a galaxy far away
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Nandroid backup + EFS backup + titanium backup + whatever you back up your sms with if applicable
Wipe data / factory reset from recovery
Flash ROM
Use whatever modem you want, it's not relevant.
rootSU said:
Nandroid backup + EFS backup + titanium backup + whatever you back up your sms with if applicable
Wipe data / factory reset from recovery
Flash ROM
Use whatever modem you want, it's not relevant.
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the modem being compatible with efs v1/v2 will not cause any issues?
pulley06 said:
the modem being compatible with efs v1/v2 will not cause any issues?
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Well yes, that's a given. The modem that comes with the rom will work, or reflash the modem you have now. Obviously without an EFS v1 backup, you cannot use an EFS v1 modem. This hasn't changed. But why anyone would need an EFS v1 modem nowadays is beyond me.
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Well yes, that's a given. The modem that comes with the rom will work, or reflash the modem you have now. Obviously without an EFS v1 backup, you cannot use an EFS v1 modem. This hasn't changed. But why anyone would need an EFS v1 modem nowadays is beyond me.
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Reason why I asked about the efs v1 modems was that I still haven't moved on to the newer modem versions. Have'nt updated since omega v43.3. Guess it's time to change
Thanks for this usefull post
pulley06 said:
Reason why I asked about the efs v1 modems was that I still haven't moved on to the newer modem versions. Have'nt updated since omega v43.3. Guess it's time to change
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Well hopefully, you should be able to restore EFS v1 backup after flash and use an older modem. But before flashign latest rom, you could try and flash just one of the latest modems and see how they work for you.
But while flashing the new ROM, you'll get a new modem so you don't need to bother you with a EFS backup. The backup is only here in case of troubles.
pulley06 said:
I'm currently on omega 43.3 based on xxemc3 with modem DDDLJ1. Planning to move to a sammy based 4.3 rom. Are the following steps ok? Or do I need to add more
1. Backup up data + EFS
2. wipe internal sd
3. boot into cwm
4. install.
A little confused about the modem. Which one should I install ?
Also once I've moved on to 4.3 in case I need to come back to 4.1.2 what are the steps I need to follow?
Sent from a galaxy far away
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Read also this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512848
Radder124 said:
But while flashing the new ROM, you'll get a new modem so you don't need to bother you with a EFS backup. The backup is only here in case of troubles.
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Always best to backup EFS. You cant have too many
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I was on the stock ROM + Siyah kern and I made a backup of the same.
Now I have the ICS port, if i want to return to the backup stock.
Only Full Wipe and then make a restore from bakup CWM?
Thanks
Banx4you said:
I was on the stock ROM + Siyah kern and I made a backup of the same.
Now I have the ICS port, if i want to return to the backup stock.
Only Full Wipe and then make a restore from bakup CWM?
Thanks
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Yeah, just restore you cwm backup. That'll be it ... its an image.
Right
Yeah thats right!!!
ITRC said:
Yeah, just restore you cwm backup. That'll be it ... its an image.
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You might have to flash your old modem since the CWM backup does not contain the modem and most ICS ROM's come with non-compatible modems.
Cheers!
Hello,
when my S3 was on Android ICS 4.0.4 I made a nandroid backup with CWM. Now my phone is on Jellybean 4.1.1.
Now I have 3 questions:
1) Can I restore that nandroid backup without running into any issues (as it is a different android version now)?
2) will that get me back completely to ICS / 4.0.4?
3) can I restore the backup with some app (since CWM is no longer working on JB when using CF-Root from what I read)?
Landorin said:
Hello,
when my S3 was on Android ICS 4.0.4 I made a nandroid backup with CWM. Now my phone is on Jellybean 4.1.1.
Now I have 3 questions:
1) Can I restore that nandroid backup without running into any issues (as it is a different android version now)?
Yes
2) will that get me back completely to ICS / 4.0.4?
No you will not have the old modem but whatever modem included with JB .
3) can I restore the backup with some app (since CWM is no longer working on JB when using CF-Root from what I read)
Standard method is to boot into recovery .
Basics .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
jje
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What is the modem? What if I do a factory reset & then do a nandroid restore will everything be the same?
SmithO77 said:
What is the modem? What if I do a factory reset & then do a nandroid restore will everything be the same?
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Modem is your baseband.. The part which interacts with your kernel and the cell towers to give mobile signal..if you want your previous modem..flash the modem seperately via cwm..
sent from here, there, somewhere!!
OK I own a GT-I9300 I believe it's from Europe. So the correct modem for me to flash would be the BULG2? Here's the link forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740061
It's a Quad Core.
Anyone?
As long as you can boot in recovery you can restore your phone safely. Also CWM doesn't backup modem etc. so restoration process will not touch your existing modem.
hi,
after reading & talking to people regarding changing ROM most of the people recomended backing up the EFS partition (the IMEI)
i have read many tutorials some of them with weird hidden manus that dint match mine #*7284# and actually im getting kind of lost...
can anyone please help me find a guide with an updated on how backup my EFS/IMEI before im trying to mess with my phone?
thanks in advance,
ER
It's just a folder in the root of the device. You can copy it manually using any file manager with root access. Some recoveries such as philz, have an option to backup. There are efs backup apps on play.....
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rootSU said:
It's just a folder in the root of the device. You can copy it manually using any file manager with root access. Some recoveries such as philz, have an option to backup. There are efs backup apps on play.....
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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so i have to root my samsung before rom massing to backup IMEI in the EFS?
Yes, but if you want to stay stock no need to back up efs there is slim to nothing chances you will lose imei
Hi, if you want backup /efs folder, don't do a copy folder with root explorer.
Use this app play.google com /store/apps/details?id=net.hellcat.droiddev.ktool
errdos said:
so i have to root my samsung before rom massing to backup IMEI in the EFS?
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Well if you want to flash custom ROMs you are going to need Root anyway except if you just want to update your current Samsung Firmware. In this case you can just flash via Odin of course without Rooting your device.
Maybe you can backup the EFS Folder via ADB but I never tried that so just pulling it from the system folder via a root explorer is easier, at least for me.
Scarface1991 said:
Well if you want to flash custom ROMs you are going to need Root anyway except if you just want to update your current Samsung Firmware. In this case you can just flash via Odin of course without Rooting your device.
Maybe you can backup the EFS Folder via ADB but I never tried that so just pulling it from the system folder via a root explorer is easier, at least for me.
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if i understood correctly you flash CWM trough odin and then you can just flash your new rom. am i worng?
and it seems that that guy above you mentioned that copying isn't enough...
so root --> back up all EFS folder (which contains IME) --> flash CWM trough odin --> use CWM to install new rom?
ER
errdos said:
if i understood correctly you flash CWM trough odin and then you can just flash your new rom. am i worng?
and it seems that that guy above you mentioned that copying isn't enough...
so root --> back up all EFS folder (which contains IME) --> flash CWM trough odin --> use CWM to install new rom?
ER
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The guy above said that a manual restoring of EFS isn't possible when the phone won't boot into the ROM, well that`s correct but the point of a EFS backup is to restore it when you have a working ROM but without a EFS Folder (happened for some reason more than once here at XDA).
Yes if you have Root, backup your EFS Folder, then you can flash a CWM Recovery through Odin and then after wiping data/cache you can flash a new custom ROM.
first of all thanks for all the help. now at least i can start
so ill just look for goot root tutorial
more of a opinion questions:
so you recommend on using Odin to get CWM? or RomManager ( i heard it can do it)
do you have any rom you can reommend on? or another restore program other then clockwork?
errdos said:
first of all thanks for all the help. now at least i can start
so ill just look for goot root tutorial
more of a opinion questions:
so you recommend on using Odin to get CWM? or RomManager ( i heard it can do it)
do you have any rom you can reommend on? or another restore program other then clockwork?
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Well it shouldn't really matter but one time I tried to flash CWM through ROM Manager and it failed for some reason leaving me with a bootloop. I don't now what went wrong there but since then I either use Odin to flash CWM or the last time I did it by flashing the Siyah Kernel. It gives you Root and you can flash the CWM Siyah Touch Recovery straight from the S-Tweaks App but it`s really your decision.
About the ROM, there are ROMs that are based on Samsung`s TouchWiz Firmware and ROMs that are based on AOSP / CyanogenMod. There is no such thing as a best ROM, so you are going to have to figure this out yourself since it depends on your personal taste. I use Temasek`s build of CyanogenMod with his Kernel and it gives me the right amount of customization and can be used as a daily driver.
Scarface1991 said:
The guy above said that a manual restoring of EFS isn't possible when the phone won't boot into the ROM
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adb shell?
rootSU said:
adb shell?
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I don't have much ADB experience. So it is possible without actually booting into the ROM to push the EFS Folder into the /system folder?
yes
Scarface1991 said:
I don't have much ADB experience. So it is possible without actually booting into the ROM to push the EFS Folder into the /system folder?
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So long as your recovery supports it (custom recovery) then yep.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
Flashing and Rootins
Thealshear said:
Yes, but if you want to stay stock no need to back up efs there is slim to nothing chances you will lose imei
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Unless u want a $400 MP3 player make many and various types of backups.
For ten days i was without a cool phone cuz i rushed ahead and didnt read the guides in their entirety esp the parts on backup-i was so keen to flash a rom and i wrecked my phone and it wasnt easy also worth a read is the pages on how to decypher the code eg where that firmware is from and what modem or csc it has with it
Hello.
I'd like to give MIUI a try, but, of course, I'd also like to switch back to my stock ROM if things go wrong or if I don't like MIUI.
How can I backup my entire phone (rooting, Recovery Mode capability and other on-power key-combination-activated features etc etc) and 100% failsafe restore it at any time?
Thanks in advance.
Rooted stock = do a nandroid (CWM) backup which is essentially an 'image' of the phone at the time you make the backup. Try MIUI; don't like it ? Restore the nandroid you took of your rooted stock setup. Sorted (You will need to ensure you backup the contents of your external SD card separately if you have one).
Be careful you don't 'overthink' this, it's really very simple both ways (backup/restore).
My Recovery Mode doesn't have a backup option
MistahBungle said:
Rooted stock = do a nandroid (CWM) backup which is essentially an 'image' of the phone at the time you make the backup. Try MIUI; don't like it ? Restore the nandroid you took of your rooted stock setup. Sorted (You will need to ensure you backup the contents of your external SD card separately if you have one).
Be careful you don't 'overthink' this, it's really very simple both ways (backup/restore).
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Thanks for prompt response. I took a look at current Recovery Mode menu and it doesn't include a backup/restore option like in http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery. It shows only the above:
Code:
Android system recovery <3e>
Volume up/down to move highlight;
power button to select.
reboot system now
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
test redbend fota[FS]
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# MANUAL MODE #
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code : ZVV
Successfully applied multi-CSC.
I've already downloaded Recovery from clockworkmod.com but didn't do anything with it yet.
Sorry if it has already been detailed in another thread, but I didn't find it and I don't know how to make such nandroid backup.
Thanks.
OBackup
I've just downloaded OBackup app from Play store and am doing my backup.
My question is: after I flash MIUI, what are the tools/steps I'll need to restore my backup?
Thank you very much.
That's the stock Android recovery.
OK...
What you need to do is not install CWM separately. That will only persist until you reboot & is designed to allow you to flash whatever rom/kernel you want which will have it's own version of CWM baked into the kernel.
That backup program you're using; no idea as I've never used it.
What I recommend you do is find a custom kernel you like (actually, any custom kernel will do given you're going to flash Miui) which will have CWM. Flash that into your stock setup, then make a nandroid (CWM) backup of your stock setup so you can go back to it if you don't like Miui/whatever else you try (If you restored this & wanted to go back completely stock/unrooted/etc, all you'd need to do is flash a stock kernel). This is what you asked for in your OP. I warned you not to start overcomplicating things, and this is exactly what you're doing.
The kernel supplied with Miui should have CWM, so if you find you don't like it, you should be able to simply restore the backup you made of your stock setup in CWRecovery.
I also very strongly recommend you learn 'the basics' as you seem to be lacking in this knowledge. Flashing stuff/etc without knowing these things leads to busted phones. Read the tutorials/guides stickied near the top of the General section; there's a wealth of information in those.
Hi!
I've a similiar problem with my GT-i9100!
Can I do a restore of my stock ROM (that have android 4.1) if I've install a costum ROM like RootBox that have a different version of android (4.2.2)?
Can my phone brick because there are a differents kernel?
Tnx you all! ^^
Rox666 said:
Hi!
I've a similiar problem with my GT-i9100!
Can I do a restore of my stock ROM (that have android 4.1) if I've install a costum ROM like RootBox that have a different version of android (4.2.2)?
Can my phone brick because there are a differents kernel?
Tnx you all! ^^
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No it won't brick.
sadekmefti said:
No it won't brick.
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Hi and tnx for reply!
I've try to do a restore of my sock rom from recovery but it's says to me that there is an error on md5 check sum...
I've install the RootBox ROM in my gt-i9100...but I can't come back to sock from recovery because the stock kernel dosen't work with RootBox's Kernel...
so I've to use odin to flash the stock firmware.......at the origin, my idea didn't comprised use odin because of download mode counter (so that why I did a backup!)...but now I don't have any other way...!
...what a sad story.. XD
Rox666 said:
Hi and tnx for reply!
I've try to do a restore of my sock rom from recovery but it's says to me that there is an error on md5 check sum...
I've install the RootBox ROM in my gt-i9100...but I can't come back to sock from recovery because the stock kernel dosen't work with RootBox's Kernel...
so I've to use odin to flash the stock firmware.......at the origin, my idea didn't comprised use odin because of download mode counter (so that why I did a backup!)...but now I don't have any other way...!
...what a sad story.. XD
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You can't restore your backup because of a different MD5 SUM which means that your backup has been corrupted.
Flashing a stock ROM or Kernel via ODIN will not increase your flash counter.
Flash NeatROM Lite, this is the best ROM ever, it like stock with additional things.
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sadekmefti said:
You can't restore your backmyf a different MD5 SUM which means that your backup has been corrupted.
Flashing a stock ROM or Kernel via ODIN will not increase your flash counter.
Flash NeatROM Lite, this is the best ROM ever, it like stock with additional things.
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DIO *******************
I will cry...... :'( so the recovery hadn't save well my backup..I read about similar error and I hoped that was thet...
My last chance is use Odin..
Only a question: can I flash the stock rom from recovery renaming the file .tar.md5 in .zip?
Tnx for you for the counsel! I will try thet rom after solving this problem! For now I have changed rom and I'm using MIUI and it works really well!!
Rox666 said:
DIO *******************
I will cry...... :'( so the recovery hadn't save well my backup..I read about similar error and I hoped that was thet...
My last chance is use Odin..
Only a question: can I flash the stock rom from recovery renaming the file .tar.md5 in .zip?
Tnx for you for the counsel! I will try thet rom after solving this problem! For now I have changed rom and I'm using MIUI and it works really well!!
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You can't flash a stock ROM from recovery by changing .tar.md5 to .zip .
You want to change ROM to Stock, use Mobile Odin to flash a Stock ROM or Flash NeatROM v4.8 Lite.
sadekmefti said:
You can't flash a stock ROM from recovery by changing .tar.md5 to .zip .
You want to change ROM to Stock, use Mobile Odin to flash a Stock ROM or Flash NeatROM v4.8 Lite.
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Tnx you! I understand what I have to do! I'll try your rom today
Tnx again!!!
I'm still on stock I'd like to flash one of 4.4.2 ROMs. However, most of them have line in instructions that latest CWM is required. Since CF-Auto-Root does not contain it, I was wondering if anything can go wrong if I use that root method? Should I proceed with any other root method instead?
krneki10 said:
I'm still on stock I'd like to flash one of 4.4.2 ROMs. However, most of them have line in instructions that latest CWM is required. Since CF-Auto-Root does not contain it, I was wondering if anything can go wrong if I use that root method? Should I proceed with any other root method instead?
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If your planning to flash a custom rom straight away you do not need to root (custom roms are already rooted) Flash cwm with odin and well you know the rest about what to do
tallman43 said:
If your planning to flash a custom rom straight away you do not need to root (custom roms are already rooted) Flash cwm with odin and well you know the rest about what to do
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Could you please give me a link for tutorial for flashing CWM with Odin?
krneki10 said:
Could you please give me a link for tutorial for flashing CWM with Odin?
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Hi,
You can use these steps to flash CWM or a recovery of your choice via Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39433857&postcount=4
In addition, I personally prefer [i93xx][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch.
Hope this helps.
oreo27 said:
Hi,
You can use these steps to flash CWM or a recovery of your choice via Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39433857&postcount=4
In addition, I personally prefer [i93xx][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch.
Hope this helps.
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When should I backup EFS? Just after I flash CWM, so before flashing another ROM?
krneki10 said:
When should I backup EFS? Just after I flash CWM, so before flashing another ROM?
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ASAP as far the threads here stipulate. I did 2 backups of my EFS the moment i got my SGS3. I was however, only able to accomplish this by first flashing a custom recovery. Once the custom recovery was installed, (I was and still am using Philz Touch) the first thing I did was backup my EFS folder.
krneki10 said:
When should I backup EFS? Just after I flash CWM, so before flashing another ROM?
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Yep like oreo27 said before flashing any custom roms backup your EFS preferably while you are still on your original rom that your phone came with and make a couple of backups and keep copies on computer.
You will also find that some roms have options to backup your EFS before flashing that particular rom you can never have too many backups ...
krneki10 said:
When should I backup EFS? Just after I flash CWM, so before flashing another ROM?
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The ROM I installed (NeatROM S3) included the option to backup EFS during the Aroma install process, and it's ticked by default. I'm not sure if all ROMs are this good at reminding you