I have been wanting for a while to go back to my stock international GB but i am unable to do that. When i try to restore that backup, i get the error which says that i don't have enough space on the system partition.
Recently this post appeared in the development thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2599365
I tried to do this by myself by looking in the threads around here, but i only got to the point where i managed to install ubuntu and android dev kit.
Is it possible for someone to point me to the right resources in regard to patching a kernel and compiling it?
I think it would probably be much simpler and safer to try and figure out why does your backup not fit on the phone anymore. Did you wipe /system before restoring?
ravilov said:
I think it would probably be much simpler and safer to try and figure out why does your backup not fit on the phone anymore. Did you wipe /system before restoring?
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I have tried everything on this forum.My guess is that probably, in order to restore the system, cwm needs a little more space to do it's thing.(my version seems to be a little bigger then other ones)
So, this is my last chance to restore my GB backup. Unfortunately i haven't found a fruitcake for my version of the phone.
Tracu said:
I have tried everything on this forum.My guess is that probably, in order to restore the system, cwm needs a little more space to do it's thing.(my version seems to be a little bigger then other ones)
So, this is my last chance to restore my GB backup. Unfortunately i haven't found a fruitcake for my version of the phone.
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what version do you have? have you checked www.das8nt.com/downloads ?
palmbeach05 said:
what version do you have? have you checked www.das8nt.com/downloads ?
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2.3.4-4.5.2A-74_OLE-31.20
As i already said before, i tried everything available on this forum except for partition resize and flashing the stock image
You can shrink the backup's system to fit your actual partition. To do so, open it wuth 7zip and delete apks, media and all you see is safe to remove. After that, and once you are ready, get the md5sum of the new backup file and replace the one in the txt with it. That way, cwm won't abort on mismaching sums
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andresrivas said:
You can shrink the backup's system to fit your actual partition. To do so, open it wuth 7zip and delete apks, media and all you see is safe to remove. After that, and once you are ready, get the md5sum of the new backup file and replace the one in the txt with it. That way, cwm won't abort on mismaching sums
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I tried to do something like this a long time ago but it didn't work, but....
THIS ACTUALLY WORKS HAHA!! Thanks for the advice! If you come in Bucharest, give me a message and i'll treat you a beer
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I've tried over and over to update this thing. I've searched around, tried to do the undo webtop mod with no luck. Factory reset it twice. I'm still on the original software that came on it and want to update really bad.
It gets about 1/5 through and goes to the ! android guy. When I pull up the recovery menu after the ! guy it gives an error with AppandSyncsettings.apk...any help would be greatly appreciated.
So I guess my question is has anyone else experienced this/know the solution?
Thanks
You need to sbf first.
Thanks! Do you have a link to that file? And is there anyway to back up my info?
Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
Found in the dev forum.
I use Titanium Backup. Make sure you transfer the backup files to your ext or comp or dropbox, that way you can always get it back.
omnxbeast said:
I've tried over and over to update this thing. I've searched around, tried to do the undo webtop mod with no luck. Factory reset it twice. I'm still on the original software that came on it and want to update really bad.
It gets about 1/5 through and goes to the ! android guy. When I pull up the recovery menu after the ! guy it gives an error with AppandSyncsettings.apk...any help would be greatly appreciated.
So I guess my question is has anyone else experienced this/know the solution?
Thanks
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The most likely reason you can't get through the update is because you have either frozen or deleted one of the original Motorola apps. This will always stop future updates. If you did freeze any apps, unfreezing/thawing prior to updating will allow you to update without flashing a sbf. If you deleted files/apps, then you definitely have to flash sbf as was stated by WiredPirate.
WiredPirate said:
Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
Found in the dev forum.
I use Titanium Backup. Make sure you transfer the backup files to your ext or comp or dropbox, that way you can always get it back.
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Thanks guys! All updated. Last question. So I used titanium backup..i copied the backup folder to my computer and now copied it back, but TB wont recognize that backup?
CaelanT said:
The most likely reason you can't get through the update is because you have either frozen or deleted one of the original Motorola apps. This will always stop future updates. If you did freeze any apps, unfreezing/thawing prior to updating will allow you to update without flashing a sbf. If you deleted files/apps, then you definitely have to flash sbf as was stated by WiredPirate.
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+1 for freezing/deleting will fail the update.
I havnt done the webtop mod but I was assuming that was what was causing the moto check to fail. Do you know if that is a fair assumption or if anyone has reported succesfully updating with that mod enabled?
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Thanks guys! All updated. Last question. So I used titanium backup..i copied the backup folder to my computer and now copied it back, but TB wont recognize that backup?
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Have you checked that the folder you placed the backups matches TiBU> preferences> backup folder location ?
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I havnt done the webtop mod but I was assuming that was what was causing the moto check to fail.
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Another +1.
I do believe that will cause a fail also.
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Have you checked that the folder you placed the backups matches TiBU> preferences> backup folder location ?
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Yes I did, it's the same. Which is what's weird.
I have a Wind Amaze with Ruby installed. S-Off, unlocked, the whole shabang. I have been trouble free for months with this install...
Until yesterday when I installed BusyBox to adjust some Facebook permissions using the Permissions App. All I wanted was the Permissions App, but I needed BB to install it, so I did it without knowing really what it was. What is it exactly?
Now my phone will boot but after I unlock the screen, it will just freeze and reboot like 10 mins later. Sometimes I can get further but within a minute or so, it freezes once again.
Yesterday, I also installed a new 32GB SD card but I don't think that's the problem, as I've tried my old card. I'm considering just reflashing the device with a new ROM but I don't want to have to go through the trouble of reconfiguring everything.
If anyone has a fix or suggestion, it would be greatly appreciated.
never mind sorry ...
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Spastic909 said:
never mind sorry ...
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You never made a backup huh?
Dark Nightmare said:
You never made a backup huh?
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I have Titanium Backup installed on the phone and I'm fairly sure it was backing up regularly. But how would I use that when I can't even boot the phone? I tried booting into custom recovery and recovering but no files were present.
Signed, Noob
kspence said:
I have Titanium Backup installed on the phone and I'm fairly sure it was backing up regularly. But how would I use that when I can't even boot the phone? I tried booting into custom recovery and recovering but no files were present.
Signed, Noob
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Lol accidentally given a thanks but eh, doesn't matter.
You'll need to reinstall, since you have no backup to work with and we don't have a flashable zip of the WIND system files for ya, sorry.
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Lol accidentally given a thanks but eh, doesn't matter.
You'll need to reinstall, since you have no backup to work with and we don't have a flashable zip of the WIND system files for ya, sorry.
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Thanks for the thanks. Have one yourself
How is it that I can't use a Titanium backup?
kspence said:
Thanks for the thanks. Have one yourself
How is it that I can't use a Titanium backup?
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Titanium backup makes backups of apps/app data, a system backup via recovery makes a backup of the entire system including all files/apps, etc in the the system partition, that's why you should always make a backup in recovery and keep it on your sd card just in case this happens, busybox and the likes change system files/permissions etc, just in case it doesn't work well, you can use a system backup to restore the system files it modified.
Two totally backups, get the idea?
Ah ha, makes sense. I wish I had known this earlier but I suppose this is how you learn.
Could it be possible to grab the titanium backup files if I attach my phone to my computer in disk mode then transfer them when I install the new ROM?
kspence said:
Ah ha, makes sense. I wish I had known this earlier but I suppose this is how you learn.
Could it be possible to grab the titanium backup files if I attach my phone to my computer in disk mode then transfer them when I install the new ROM?
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Should be possible, if you can't get it done in the android interface, reboot into 4EXT recovery and choose the mount USB storage option, should make your memory card pop up like it would on the phone for you to copy your files to your pc.
hi guys,i have a simple question,afte searching of xda,i couldn't get a proper answer so i wish to start a topic.
i have blobs folder in CWM folder,it took about 1 Gig of space.if i delete this folder,does it make or damage the CWM?or the backups will be corrupt?kindly answer.thanks.
I believe they are part of a new CWM incremental backup method and should not be deleted. I did my first backup under that method today and you will notice if you look that the old locations of the backup is less then 20 mb.
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I believe they are part of a new CWM incremental backup method and should not be deleted. I did my first backup under that method today and you will notice if you look that the old locations of the backup is less then 20 mb.
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but i have deleted the backup.i dont need any backup.so keeping them is still must?
If the backup is gone then I doubt you need them.
shadowofdarkness said:
If the backup is gone then I doubt you need them.
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is there any son of a human who can reply this threat?
adilliano said:
is there any son of a human who can reply this threat?
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All that a 'Son/son's of a human' can do is ask why u messed up with that blob folder in the first place.
if u really see that its aint needed for u any more, then its quite obvious that u arnt into restoring the old backup
In recovery there is an option to free unused backup data, which will detect back up data that isn't needed for old backups anymore. Personally though, I just changed the default backup type back to tar.
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Hello Everyone,
I have not play with any android devices since android 2.0 and even back then found self rooting tools. I got my Kid Nabi2 tablet. Runs Android 4.0.4 currently. Nice little tablet. Problem is only have 8GB or storage. About 4gb after all system partitions and recoveries. So my question is can I safely back up my recovery partition to external source to free up some space? I assume recovery partition has complete recovery files when I do restore to factory option. I I remember correctly android has few partitions. /boot, /system, /recovery, /sd. is there a way just to have your operating system and whatever apps. Have recovery mode but have files on like sd card. If I decide to root this device dose that changes anything in my recovery partition. If device is rooted can I just go back to completely stock by doing factory reset? I just want to make sure that if I root it and want to go back to complete stock for any reason I can do that.
You can restore from your backup that gets made after you flash the custom recovery.
Here is the original script for using on Windows:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32207344
Though you should use the gapps package from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35888524 as it gets rid of the 'android upgrading' messages on every boot.
If you want a more manual method, or are on linux, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016463
t499user said:
You can restore from your backup that gets made after you flash the custom recovery.
Here is the original script for using on Windows:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32207344
Though you should use the gapps package from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35888524 as it gets rid of the 'android upgrading' messages on every boot.
If you want a more manual method, or are on linux, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016463
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T499user, thank you for replaying. I do run windows. I did look at the section you direct me to me before. What I don't understand is when you root with his program do I use option 1 or 2. Where dose the back up go and how do I restore it later? when I restore dose that bring it back completely to stock, meaning just like it was when i got it? I'm currently running new nabi software do I have to worry about losing wifi?
Also is there a way of freeing up space on my nabi 2 by keeping a back up somewhere else. I think now there is recovery/back up partition. that works when I do factory reset. is that is how that works?
By installing new custom recovery would other recovery still be there?
Sorry trying to get back after many Apple years..
skull791 said:
T499user, thank you for replaying. I do run windows. I did look at the section you direct me to me before. What I don't understand is when you root with his program do I use option 1 or 2. Where dose the back up go and how do I restore it later? when I restore dose that bring it back completely to stock, meaning just like it was when i got it? I'm currently running new nabi software do I have to worry about losing wifi?
Also is there a way of freeing up space on my nabi 2 by keeping a back up somewhere else. I think now there is recovery/back up partition. that works when I do factory reset. is that is how that works?
By installing new custom recovery would other recovery still be there?
Sorry trying to get back after many Apple years..
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I prefer to do it manually, but if you are going to use the script, use option 2. Then you can install gapps from TWRP using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2065878.
The backup that gets created is of the current system state. It is stored in /sdcard/TWRP/backups/*serialnumber*/backupname
No worries about wifi as long as you did all of the OTA updates.
t499user said:
I prefer to do it manually, but if you are going to use the script, use option 2. Then you can install gapps from TWRP using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2065878.
The backup that gets created is of the current system state. It is stored in /sdcard/TWRP/backups/*serialnumber*/backupname
No worries about wifi as long as you did all of the OTA updates.
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Now do I have to install TWRP or when i root it will do it for me?
It will be done with the script.
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It will be done with the script.
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What dose exactly gets back up?
also do you know why nabi2 only has about 4.45gb of free storage when total is 8gb? 3.55gb seems a lot for system files???
skull791 said:
What dose exactly gets back up?
also do you know why nabi2 only has about 4.45gb of free storage when total is 8gb? 3.55gb seems a lot for system files???
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The system, boot, and data partitions get backed up. That is the way they set it up for the partitions.
All of your questions have already been answered in the other threads, might want to do a search for 'Nabi' and have a read.
t499user said:
The system, boot, and data partitions get backed up. That is the way they set it up for the partitions.
All of your questions have already been answered in the other threads, might want to do a search for 'Nabi' and have a read.
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T499user trust me I been reading crazy and still cant find an answer. Want to point me to the right place ?
No problem, I would start with the following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1905674
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016463
t499user said:
No problem, I would start with the following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1905674
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016463
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Thank you. I did read all of them. Do you know where I can find something about android system file. Mostly why I have only 4.45gb out of 8. Is thereba way to move back up patition? To external source to free up some space?
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.