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ok guys, here we are again.. you're wanting to backup your phone for if you want to try a test rom, or just to have a backup in case something goes wrong. this tut will show you how! I will also explain how to restore your phone to a backup you've previously made. it is also possible to backup/restore using rom manager but this is the harder way.. not too hard once you figure it out, but thats all opinion
Pre Requirements:
1.) be rooted
2.) have clockwork recovery installed
3.) not a necessity, but it DEFINITELY helps to have the engineering build installed at least once
BACKUP STEPS:
1.) boot into clockwork recovery mode
2.) scroll down to nandroid and select
3.) click backup
4.) it will now automatically backup your ENTIRE PHONE.. this includes your contacts, messages, emails, everything you have on the phone prior to booting into recovery. you will see a yellow bar at the bottom that shows progress
5.) REBOOT!
6.) there is no step 6... you're done
RESTORE STEPS:
1.)boot into clockwork recovery mode
2.) scroll down to nandroid and select
3.) scroll down to restore and select
4.) scroll to your desired restore nandroid and select
5.) scroll to yes and select
6.) it will now auto restore your backup and everything in it. when done it will tell you DONE!
7.) reboot and you're done!
well there ya go guys, one (two?) more tut(s) done and have fun be safe and remember to wipe if you're ever scared you have a boot loop
I actually do have a specific question about these nandroid backups. If I backup, then flash a "updated" ROM (update to an existing one already installed), and THEN do a restore, does the restore take me back to the previous version of the ROM? I've never used the nandroid backups as I usually never have a need to.
the restore takes your phone back to exactly how it was when you performed the backup
Gotcha, so if you backup, wipe, and then update a ROM, you cannot expect to be able to use your nandroid backup to restore anything you had previously, unless you wanted to go back to the ROMs previous version... gotcha.
where are these backups stored?
I think it's /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/[BackupDate]/
is it safe to remove them from the sdcard & store for safekeeping until needed & replace in same location?
yep, sure is!
Is it necessary to perform a wipe before restoring, if you currently have a different ROM than what is being restored? Or does nandroid wipe for you?
romis138 said:
Is it necessary to perform a wipe before restoring, if you currently have a different ROM than what is being restored? Or does nandroid wipe for you?
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no, nandroid doesnt wipe for you. i suggest always wiping if you're changing roms
hi im kinda new to this, but I rooted my slide using the tuts from droiddog.com and here. Got mostly everything working but when I try to backup my current rom clockwork crashes and it doesn't take me to recovery and just reboots the phone. Ive tried clearing the download cashe and downloading an older recovery but nothing seems to work. I basically cant boot into recovery to make backups or flash any roms. any suggestions on what else I could try.
I gave this explination of a nandroid to a friend of mine today. It will act like a time machine and put your device back exactly as it was when you did the backup. Now if you need an explination like that, you realy should not be messing with your phone that way.
freeze
hi
i have a problem. when i try to restore my backup. everything looks fine. but when restoring finish and reboot my phone screen is freezing on htc logo. what can i do?
sorry for my bad english!
Just wait it takes a while to boot sometimes, treat it like you would treat a new ROM being flashed.
i need to wipe data/factory reset or?
ok
i wipe data.. restore backup from nandroid.. reboot phone and i waiting almost 30 min and screen still show only htc logo..
I have copied the nandroid backups on my SD card
but in recovery mode, it is not showing any nandroid backup file ?
warewolf4586 said:
I have copied the nandroid backups on my SD card
but in recovery mode, it is not showing any nandroid backup file ?
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is it in the sd\clockworkmod\backup folder??
Hello,
I have a question about Nandroid backups using CWM...I read on some forum that...the backup and the installed version of CWM recovery should match to make it work..I.e If I took the backup using CWM version 5.0.0.0 I have to use the same CWM recovery version to restore the ROM and I can not restore nandroid backup using the later version lets say 5.0.1.5 of CWM...is it true?
Thanks..
I kinda doubt that. Itd be much more likely that a nandroid created by 5.0 couldnt be used by an earlier version. I doubt that is true either, just more likely than the other way around.
Nothing wrong with waiting for better confirmation than mine, but if it were an issue I think wed have heard a lot more about it by now.
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Hi,
Is there a way to Uninstall a custom zip package that was installed with xRecovery?
I installed a custom zip package, and my phone cannot boot...
Thanks
MagicHunta said:
Hi,
Is there a way to Uninstall a custom zip package that was installed with xRecovery?
I installed a custom zip package, and my phone cannot boot...
Thanks
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The only option you have is to boot back into recovery and restore your last backup. If recovery is unavailable you'll have to use flashtool to flash a complete firmware package, root, install XRecovery and then restore your backup. If it's a 2.3 backup make sure that you're running baseband .71.
GreatBigDog said:
The only option you have is to boot back into recovery and restore your last backup. If recovery is unavailable you'll have to use flashtool to flash a complete firmware package, root, install XRecovery and then restore your backup. If it's a 2.3 backup make sure that you're running baseband .71.
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Thanks for the quick reply!
What if I do not have a backup inside recovery..
Does that mean I have to Repair my phone using SEUS and lose everything?~~
PS. I am running 2.3.3 Stock FW
MagicHunta said:
Thanks for the quick reply!
What if I do not have a backup inside recovery..
Does that mean I have to Repair my phone using SEUS and lose everything?~~
PS. I am running 2.3.3 Stock FW
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If you can get into recovery try this..... Do a backup first and then do a reinstall your current ROM. After you've done that do an advanced restore of your data and cache partitions from the backup you just made.
This should get you back to your ROM's basic system partition with your current data and cache. If everything works OK, you shouldn't even see any differences.
GreatBigDog said:
If you can get into recovery try this..... Do a backup first and then do a reinstall your current ROM. After you've done that do an advanced restore of your data and cache partitions from the backup you just made.
This should get you back to your ROM's basic system partition with your current data and cache. If everything works OK, you shouldn't even see any differences.
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By "reinstall your current ROM", you mean reinstalling the stock SEUS ROM right?
I just made a backup inside recovery, I will go ahead and reinstall my phone now.
When I restore, are the texts, phonebook etc... being restored from recovery's backup? =) or will i lose those?~
MagicHunta said:
By "reinstall your current ROM", you mean reinstalling the stock SEUS ROM right?
I just made a backup inside recovery, I will go ahead and reinstall my phone now.
When I restore, are the texts, phonebook etc... being restored from recovery's backup? =) or will i lose those?~
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I mean whatever rom you were using when you installed that zip that caused the problem. It actually should still be on your SD card as a Zip unless you removed it after you flashed it.
When you restore data you'll get everything back apps, texts, contacts, history etc.....
GreatBigDog said:
I mean whatever rom you were using when you installed that zip that caused the problem. It actually should still be on your SD card as a Zip unless you removed it after you flashed it.
When you restore data you'll get everything back apps, texts, contacts, history etc.....
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Oh, I wasn't trying to install a rom, i was trying to install this on a SE stock 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194266
After trying to install that zip, my phone cannot boot anymore~
I think I am left with reinstalling my whole phone?
Just thought i ask first,
in the Advanced Restore there are
Restore boot, Restore system, Restore data, Restore cache, and Restore sd-ext
I know for sure that i will not need to restore boot... lol, what else do i not need?
MagicHunta said:
Oh, I wasn't trying to install a rom, i was trying to install this on a SE stock 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194266
After trying to install that zip, my phone cannot boot anymore~
I think I am left with reinstalling my whole phone?
Just thought i ask first,
in the Advanced Restore there are
Restore boot, Restore system, Restore data, Restore cache, and Restore sd-ext
I know for sure that i will not need to restore boot... lol, what else do i not need?
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After you get back to your stock Rom and have root / XRecovery, just restore data and cache. Whatever you do, don't restore system or you'll have to start over
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GreatBigDog said:
After you get back to your stock Rom and have root / XRecovery, just restore data and cache. Whatever you do, don't restore system or you'll have to start over
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Thank you very much for your help!!
Learned a few things here and there hehe
Just one last quick question. Is there a difference between recovery backup & titanium backup?
Thank you!!!
MagicHunta said:
Thank you very much for your help!!
Learned a few things here and there hehe
Just one last quick question. Is there a difference between recovery backup & titanium backup?
Thank you!!!
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There are some big differences - But what exactly do you mean ? (In which way?)
Last night, I installed TW 4.5/TW Manager. I did a ClockworkMod backup first. I decided to restore it.
However, after restoration, the phone is in a factory state. Save for my lock pattern, which it remembered, the phone is in first-run setup mode, all my home screen layouts are gone, all my apps are not in the aop drawer except those the G2 ships with. Contents of the virtual SD card like photos are still there.
I tried restoring my only other CWM backup (a November backup that previously *restored ok* to undo a MIUI test, for example), but this, too, now boots in to the same state.
What has gone wrong here?
And is there any way of getting back the system that I assume/d is/was in the CWM backup files?
If I can't guarantee I can restore a CWM backup, it makes the world a very scary place to be.
Did you wipe before restoring? Sound to me you did not.
1. Full wipe
2. Restore again.
If that does not work, wipe again and use advanced restore.
Don't use rom manager but do everything manually from the recovery.
Wipe what?
You mean, choose Wipe Data and/or Wipe Cache?
Lennyz1988 said:
Did you wipe before restoring? Sound to me you did not.
1. Full wipe
2. Restore again.
If that does not work, wipe again and use advanced restore.
Don't use rom manager but do everything manually from the recovery.
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Wiped data, Wiped cache, Restored backup - still doesn't retrieve the actual backup.
Now wiped again. In Advanced Restore, what should I do?
Lennyz1988 said:
Did you wipe before restoring? Sound to me you did not.
1. Full wipe
2. Restore again.
If that does not work, wipe again and use advanced restore.
Don't use rom manager but do everything manually from the recovery.
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Restore the boot, system, data.
Lennyz1988 said:
Restore the boot, system, data.
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This doesn't work either.
I had the same trouble early last month; even after a restore it was pretty much factory settings and I had to put everything back myself.
It was very irritating as I'd taken the precaution of making a backup but it still didn't work. I've pretty much recovered everything I needed to since then, though.
What excactly did you do prior to the restoring? Did you flash a new rom? If yes, what was your previous rom? Or is TW4.5 an app of some kind?
Lennyz1988 said:
What excactly did you do prior to the restoring? Did you flash a new rom? If yes, what was your previous rom? Or is TW4.5 an app of some kind?
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I did this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365605
That is...
Installed TouchWiz 4.5, a modified TouchWiz launcher (left it alongside TouchWiz, set no default - home button press asked for confirmation of home screen each time)
TW4.5 comes with the TW4Manager app for controlling settings.
I downloaded the Suava theme for use with TW 4.5.
Before any of that, I made a CWM backup. Then I did the above. Now the backup (and even a backup which restored perfectly a month ago) will not restore to anything but factory new state.
And you are not getting an error message of any kind? How long does it take to restore? What is the size of the backup?
Lennyz1988 said:
And you are not getting an error message of any kind?
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None.
Lennyz1988 said:
How long does it take to restore?
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Seven minutes
Lennyz1988 said:
What is the size of the backup?
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972Mb
The last thing I can think of is flashing an old stock rom and then rooting it with CF-Root. Then you have an older version of CWM.
A stock rom like KE2. Then try to restore.
If that does not work find a rom which has the latest CMW. Version 5 I believe. Then try restoring it.
Lennyz1988 said:
The last thing I can think of is flashing an old stock rom and then rooting it with CF-Root. Then you have an older version of CWM.
A stock rom like KE2. Then try to restore.
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Hmm, are you talking about kernel?
If I'm correctly reading my rough notes from my rooting and tinkering, then my original kernel was KF3, I rooted in mid-October with an insecure equivalent (KF3) (CF-Root method), but quickly upgraded through Kies... I now have kernel XWKI4 (baseband XXKI1, build KI4).
So I moved from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4.
BUT - the backup and restore I did with CWM under the current system as recently as two weeks ago in November worked fine.
Lennyz1988 said:
If that does not work find a rom which has the latest CMW. Version 5 I believe. Then try restoring it.
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So, you're saying there - you think a newer version of CWM might have eliminated a bug or something?
Might I find any FURTHER problems by changing the ROM and trying to restore?
Thanks for your help.
ClockworkMod - merry effing Christmas.
I really don't know. But I think it's worth the effort determining of your CWM is still functioning properly.
You can also try just flashing the KI4 CF-root kernel, then boot in recovery and then try to restore.
Make sure you have important stuff backuped of course
If you can boot to working phone backup data and copy clockwork mod folder to PC .
Then try posted below . boots to working phone root it with CWM and root copy clockwork folder back then try restore nandroid backup .#
Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
JJElgan, thanks,
So let me clarify what you're essentially suggesting...
Store my ClockworkMod safely on the PC
Wipe cache, data, system and SD card in Recovery Mode
"Install correct firmware"
Then put the backup file back and try restoring
What do you mean by "correct firmware"?...
I currently have Baseband XXKI1, Kernel XWKI4, Build XWKI4. That is the firmware with which I made the backup. (I guess that's KI4?)
But the firmware I originally rooted with CWM was PDA: KF3, PHONE: KE7, CSC: KD1 (XEU). (I guess that was KF3?)
What's the aim of this here and what's the source of the info?
Thanks very much.
JJEgan said:
If you can boot to working phone backup data and copy clockwork mod folder to PC .
Then try posted below . boots to working phone root it with CWM and root copy clockwork folder back then try restore nandroid backup .#
Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
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You dont need to wipe before restoring. Just a quick note
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CdTDroiD said:
You dont need to wipe before restoring. Just a quick note
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Ever?
How about after?
And how about in the advice the previous correspondent gave, to reinstall kernel/firmware?
I flashed Pacman ROM but before i did i made i made a nandroid backup of my current ROM jellybam 6.6.0 with CWM touch. The ROM did not work so i decided to restore with the backup. However it always gets stuck at data and then says cant restore /data. Please Help
Hassaan.W said:
I flashed Pacman ROM but before i did i made i made a nandroid backup of my current ROM jellybam 6.6.0 with CWM touch. The ROM did not work so i decided to restore with the backup. However it always gets stuck at data and then says cant restore /data. Please Help
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Restore without data first .
jje
R: [Q] Can't restore /data
Maybe ure using an olther recovery version. i remember i had a restore always go wrong cause something was a bit off in md5 checksum or something was keeping it from restoring anyway, as soon as i updated thru rom manager (or you can get philz recovery) i discovered recovery was theN capable of ignoring error and complete restore.
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guys im trying to fix my friends phone whici is samsung galaxy s2, heres what he did, he was on cynogen mod and then directly went to another rom without changing the bootloader and then he change it again to kitkat rom hoping it would fix things now what i did was first fix the bootloader cause im trying to restore its backup which is the original os 4.1.2 i was able to enter cwm which is 6.0.2.7 now i was able to restore the backup but still on bootloop. any tips?
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guys im trying to fix my friends phone whici is samsung galaxy s2, heres what he did, he was on cynogen mod and then directly went to another rom without changing the bootloader and then he change it again to kitkat rom hoping it would fix things now what i did was first fix the bootloader cause im trying to restore its backup which is the original os 4.1.2 i was able to enter cwm which is 6.0.2.7 now i was able to restore the backup but still on bootloop. any tips?
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Wipe data
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Flash stock sammy rom with odin.
If wiping data doesnt work, try flashing kernel. If that doesn't work, flash stock 4.1.2 via odin
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i just installed the stock firmware which is 4.1.2 and then tried wipe but theres a message in the system recovery says failed to mount /efs? any clue? thanks in advance.
flash latest philz kernel from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270 ,boot to recovery,then restore your efs backup from there(you should have one in your external sd)
Sent from my blazing fast Note 2, running MIUI 5x and pleasantly surprised by it.
just installed philz kernel and went to recovery im searching for restoring the efs but cant find it though. still on bootloop.
i think this phone has other problem already tried 3 different stock firmware for this phone and then go to recovery wipe still on bootloop. tried installing kernel from philz its desame but only thing i noticed is every time i installed a new rom and go to recovery is says failed to mount efs. can it be one of the reason why its on boot loop? and also my friend didnt back up his efs thats why i think this is happening.
do you have a nandroid backup of any previous rom?
yup he has nandroid backup which has on the stock rom but i doubt cause when i installed the stocked rom then installed philz cwm which was 6.0.2.7 i was able to restore the back up but its still on bootloop so i dont know if the cwm is the ones not compatible or the rom.
after you restore your backup do a factory reset in cwm.
now i tried what you said and its showing md5 mismatch when i try to restore.
could be a corrupted backup.did you tried factory reset on your current rom?
argghh im on the blink on giving up on this phone already tried different methods.............
assuming you're now on stock 4.1.2,i suggest you to flash dorimanx 8.43 kernel,,if it doesnt boot,reboot to recovery,do a factory reset.If that doesnt help,try to restore nandroid from this cwm.Of course before restoring do a factory reset and format system and preload partitions.
ayt will try this now!!!
still no luck not working T_T..
you mean you can't restore your backup?And dont forget to wipe cache and dalvik cache when doing factory reset.As for efs,did you looked for it in internal sd too,in clockwork folder?It can be either in tar.gz,img.gz or zip formats.It's stuck at boot probably because of corrupted efs partition.If I remember well,you can restore efs partition from nandroid backup in philz touch cwm.
Have you done a stock samsung rom install usin odin? That should get you back to sqaure 1. If your backup is currupt it will never work.
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