Hi, i have a Wolder Mitab Boston tablet, have a recovery (Android system recovery <3e>) without backup options. First of all i want to make a full backup of the whole firmware, with adb i only can backup apks, shared, i put adb backup -all -system -shared -apk and i only have a small backup of 200mb, no system files included so i have to make a full backup and i need your help for that. I tried online nandroid backup but i dont have cwm so this not worked for me, i tried romdump but when i have installed i run it and this error happened:
CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE: romdump invalid R_ARM_COPY relocation against DT_SYMBOLIC shared library libc.so (built with -Bsymbolic?)
No idea what this means but this method dont worked for me, so i need an alternative method. Its very important to make the full backup before installing a better recovery. Thanks.
PD: If it helps the tablet it's rooted.
elasca said:
Hi, i have a Wolder Mitab Boston tablet, have a recovery (Android system recovery <3e>) without backup options. First of all i want to make a full backup of the whole firmware, with adb i only can backup apks, shared, i put adb backup -all -system -shared -apk and i only have a small backup of 200mb, no system files included so i have to make a full backup and i need your help for that. I tried online nandroid backup but i dont have cwm so this not worked for me, i tried romdump but when i have installed i run it and this error happened:
CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE: romdump invalid R_ARM_COPY relocation against DT_SYMBOLIC shared library libc.so (built with -Bsymbolic?)
No idea what this means but this method dont worked for me, so i need an alternative method. Its very important to make the full backup before installing a better recovery. Thanks.
PD: If it helps the tablet it's rooted.
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use online nandroid app - search here in XDA. It will create a backup for you and saves to your microSD card or internal card (make sure you have plenty of space).
jazzespresso said:
use online nandroid app - search here in XDA. It will create a backup for you and saves to your microSD card or internal card (make sure you have plenty of space).
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Thank you, i done this but i dont know why there's not boot nor recovery backup, any idea? Nandroid log attached.
elasca said:
Thank you, i done this but i dont know why there's not boot nor recovery backup, any idea? Nandroid log attached.
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install busybox (free edition would work from playstore), once installed, run the busybox, so it will install busybox...once done, reboot your tablet and come back to online nandroid backup app and run it again
jazzespresso said:
install busybox (free edition would work from playstore), once installed, run the busybox, so it will install busybox...once done, reboot your tablet and come back to online nandroid backup app and run it again
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Still not working to backup boot and recovery, my tablet's profile dont exists in nandroid, but i see nandc (boot partition) and nandg(recovery partition) in /dev/block
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I'm curious about this. Maybe someone can enlighten me.
Lets say that I'm on stock 2.2, rooted. I do a nandroid backup. Then I allow the upgrade for 2.2.2. Of course I lose root.
Will a nandroid restore, restore root, or will I have to root again?
A full nandroid restore will restore everything - the system and data - and you will be right back where you were, on 2.2 and rooted.
maltloaf said:
A full nandroid restore will restore everything - the system and data - and you will be right back where you were, on 2.2 and rooted.
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Ahh, okay.
So to confirm that I understand you correctly...
...the 2.2.2 update won't hold after the nandroid restore? I'll be back to 2.2, as it was before the (2.2.2) update?
If you just wanna backup and restore your apps, use Titanium Backup (it's free on the Market).
Nandroid backs up your entire phone. When you restore a nandroid backup your phone will be exactly like it was when you made the backup. Restoring a nandroid backup is used to recover from a crash or to revert to a previous ROM.
After a ROM change I will set up my accounts, root if needed and do any other basic setup stuff and then, before installing any apps, do a nandroid backup. I can then go back to a "fresh install" if I want to. I also do a nandroid each weekly to capture the state of my phone.
Backing up apps and restoring them across different ROMs may or may not work for you. When I have tried this with Titanium Backup I had many force closes and ended up reinstalling everything from the market. Others have had success. I have read the MyBackup pro does better, but most suggest that you just backup and restore data not the app itself.
I have not tried backing up my apps to Google, which you can do in later versions of Android. Go to Privacy in the setting menu and then to Backup and restore. There are boxes for data backup and automatic restore you can check. maybe someone who has used this can comment on how well it works.
If your nandroid backups hang up at "backing up firstboot" get the latest version of StreakMod Recovery.
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Backing up apps and restoring them across different ROMs may or may not work for you. When I have tried this with Titanium Backup I had many force closes and ended up reinstalling everything from the market. Others have had success. I have read the MyBackup pro does better, but most suggest that you just backup and restore data not the app itself.
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After installing a fresh ROM and rooting my device, the first thing I do is install Busybox. Then, with Titanium Backup I do Restore Apps Only, then reboot my device. I never get any FC's with this restore process.
Thanks!
Thank you everyone. I appreciate the info.
I've used Titanium BU, and have busybox installed too.
It was just a matter of if after an update (OTA), and restore with Nandroid, would root still be in place.
I totally understand what you guys are saying now.
I've also been using MyBackup to see how it compares to Titanium. So far so good.
~X
I prefer mybackup root to titanium. It's far more user friendly and more automated (in the free version). As for nandroids, I always take a backup before doing any system changes (hacks or rom updates) so I can roll back to a known good system if needs be.
BTW - it is a good idea to copy your ROM backups to another device, just in case your SD card dies. I copy mine to one of my desktop computers and to a USB drive. I usually back up my entire SD card, except my music folders, every couple of weeks.
Where does Nandroid put the backups so I can rename them and save off phone?
mine (from Streakmod recovery) are in /sdcard/rom_backup
StreakMod recovery puts the backups on the SD Card in a folder named rom_backup.
Each backup is in a sub-folder of it's own and uses a date-time format for the folder name. I rename the folders with a meaningful name by just pre-pending to the name. So my last backup is named BB351-2011-06-18-02.41.04. The following files are created:
.android_secure.img
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
firstboot.img
recovery.img
system.img
nandroid.md5
the md5 file is a text file that contains the md5 sums for the other files. This file is used to verify the other files when they are restored.
Hi, all.
I've been reading and searching, but haven't found any info related to my problem.
Prior to upgrading to 4.2.1, I made a NANDROID backup of my Nexus 7 (4.1.2) using mskip's toolkit. The restoration method copies the backup folder to the device (/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/), then boots it into custom recovery. At first I was using TWRP 2, but I think I need to be using CWM, so I flashed CWM Touch. I actually went through the motions again of copying the backup over to the Nexus 7, but CWM Touch doesn't see the backup folder. It returns two messages when attempting to Restore:
1. Couldn't open directory
2. No files found
Same with Advanced Restore.
The folder containing the NANDROID backup and all parent folders are readable/writable/NOT Hidden, according to ES File Explorer, but I wonder about ownership.
I'm rooted with SuperSU 0.99.
Anyone have any suggestions about how to make CWM Touch, TWRP 2 or some manual method recognize and restore a NANDROID backup?
I know I could just flash stock 4.1.2 and start from scratch (I have apps + data backed up), and if it comes to it, I'll do that, but while I have some time, I thought I'd make this a learning experience.
Thanks.
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Same problem here, any solutions?
xXSturmiXx said:
Same problem here, any solutions?
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I posted this a few minutes ago. It may be TL;DR, but it's got all the gory details.
I'm not sure exactly what's going on, but in essence, you can use adb to push the NANDROID backup folder to /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/, then boot into recovery and CWM will see it.
The weird thing is, after I restored the 4.1.2 factory ROM, rooted, flashed CWM Touch, and then ran a backup from within CWM to create /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/ ... /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ was also created. I guess it's a symlink...? Haven't explored that yet, but I seriously doubt the backup data is being duplicated.
Anyway, after pushing my original backup folder to /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/, it's also listed under /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ That's why I say symlink.
I was able to restore while still running 4.2.1, but /sdcard/0 still had all apps and data there, which is why I decided to just go back to stock 4.1.2 before restoring my 4.1.2 NANDROID backup. Maybe I did something wrong, but I don't think so.
So yeah, the new CWM Touch Recovery is backward compatible. My 4.1.2 backup did NOT use CWM, so no "blobs" and all that. Good news there.
I suppose if you're restoring a 4.2.x backup over a custom ROM based on 4.2.x, but CWM can't see the backup folder under /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ just push it to /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/ and you should be good to go.
Anyone know if a 4.1.2 NANDROID backup can/should be restored over a 4.2..x install? Is the /sdcard/0 problem really a problem. NANDROID doesn't back up /sdcard, correct? I'm guessing it does not.
Boot into recovery w/your tablet plugged into your computer
Code:
adb devices
adb remount
abd pull ./where/your/backup/is/located
adb push ./yourbackup /where/it/needs/tobe
or if you have a jacked rom and cant do anything, you can do what I did
Code:
adb devices
adb remount
adb push ./newrom /sdcard
adb reboot recovery
then wipe and flash your new rom
i want to root my desire X, i want to know what all i need to do in order to take a full system backup to restore it again (if ever required for updates etc.), & also which Recovery is best for JB, i don't want to install any custom rom, i need root to run some apps....
RishiChhikkara said:
i want to root my desire X, i want to know what all i need to do in order to take a full system backup to restore it again (if ever required for updates etc.), & also which Recovery is best for JB, i don't want to install any custom rom, i need root to run some apps....
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1. Sync your Account to Google.
2. Install the 30 days trial of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup&hl=en then after Rooting you can use Titanium Backup Free or Pro.
TWRP is good for JB.
Droid.Anoop said:
1. Sync your Account to Google.
2. Install the 30 days trial of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup&hl=en then after Rooting you can use Titanium Backup Free or Pro.
TWRP is good for JB.
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thanks for helping, it worked, one more question, do I need to take a complete backup (data+ system+ boot) everytime I flash a zip so that if anything goes wrong, I can restore, & also how can I remove a zip which I flashed, for eg. I flashed Xperia launcher, but its buggy, how can I remove it? I tried uninstalling it with Titanium backup but it shows up again after restart..
RishiChhikkara said:
thanks for helping, it worked, one more question, do I need to take a complete backup (data+ system+ boot) everytime I flash a zip so that if anything goes wrong, I can restore, & also how can I remove a zip which I flashed, for eg. I flashed Xperia launcher, but its buggy, how can I remove it? I tried uninstalling it with Titanium backup but it shows up again after restart..
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Its good to take Backups!
To remove Flashed Zips, Edit the Updater Script in the zip file and add the rm or rmdir command for the files that were added.
Check which all files were added and where. Remove them manually or use the updater script method I said above.
I've been using onandroid to make CWM backups of my device for a while now.
It does work really well and I want to take the time to congratulate onandroid developer, congratulations Ameer!
Anyway, I recently got a TWRP image that supports my device and was very pleased with it as it has neat features compared to CWM (which is still awesome and flawless). So, I flashed TWRP recovery image and the next thing I did was create a typical TWRP backup with onandroid (v9.51).
Now, the thing is that I cannot properly restore the backup from TWRP. The system/kernel/recovery images seem to be recovered correctly because the system boots fine after a complete wipe, but the data is just not there. Instead I'm greeted with the typical brand new Android OS language selection, bla, bla. Everything is missing.
In an attempt to understand why I also backed-up my tablet's system and data partitions with TWRP (from recovery), this is what I ended up with both method:
TWRP
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system.ext4.win (508 MB)
data.ext4.win000 (1.47 GB)
data.ext4.win001 (805 MB)
Onandroid v9.51
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system.ext4.win (507 MB)
data.ext4.win000 (1.02 GB)
data.ext4.win001 (1.16 GB)
data.ext4.win002 (30.0 MB)
TWRPs backed-up data partition is correctly restored while onandroid isn't. Also, the contents of those archives are totally different. TWRP creates a data.ext4.winXXX structure with AndroidManifest.xml, resources.arsc file, res and META-INF folder, etc... while onandroid structure is the raw folder/file structure from the partition. I also need to mention that onandroid doesn't log any error during the process which takes around 10 minutes.
Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong?
I also tried using onandroid through Online Android Backup and I had the exact same result/problem.
PS: FYI my data partition is >2GB
Thanks for the help.
I am having the same problem. Restoring from onandroid backup restores everything but the data for me. I have tried multiple different ways to restore the data but no luck.
Teleshot said:
I am having the same problem. Restoring from onandroid backup restores everything but the data for me. I have tried multiple different ways to restore the data but no luck.
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Sorry about this but... FINALLY!
I thought nobody else had this damn problem.
I concluded onandroid is the problem because the backups do not follow the norm in comparison to the ones made by TWRP recovery.
I'm not sure if TWRP backups were officially made differently in previous versions. This is the single thing keeping me from using TWRP as a whole.
I even posted this issue on onandroid Github but so far I had no reply from the developer. Fortunately I have a choice between TWRP and CWM, unfortunately not everyone has both compatible custom recovery roms.
I have the same problem with a CWM based recovery. Everything is restoring fine but when It comes to the data it stops with an error
DirkStorck said:
I have the same problem with a CWM based recovery. Everything is restoring fine but when It comes to the data it stops with an error
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That is a very different issue and I don't get errors restoring TWRP backups, it just doesn't restore the data.
Anyway, what error(s) do you get while restoring your CWM backup?
Is your data partition over 2GB?
What CWM backup method do you use (default, split, incremental)?
What is your CWM rom version?
hi guys i'm trying to install twrp 3.0.0 on the watch but i also want to backup stock unrooted system andd boot img's for future system updates....so can somebody help me on how to backup please????
Jairsantana said:
hi guys i'm trying to install twrp 3.0.0 on the watch but i also want to backup stock unrooted system andd boot img's for future system updates....so can somebody help me on how to backup please????
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once you have twrp flashed or side loaded, click the backup button. Then backup what you need. I believe the system partition is all that needs to be restored to get OTAs, but I'd backup the boot img anyways (especially if you are going to flash custom kernel).
The easiest way to get the backup off your watch is via ADB. But i believe you can use an app from playstore to copy from watch to your phone if you dont have ADB setup on a computer. Backups are saved to /sdcard/TWRP
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once you have twrp flashed or side loaded, click the backup button. Then backup what you need. I believe the system partition is all that needs to be restored to get OTAs, but I'd backup the boot img anyways (especially if you are going to flash custom kernel).
The easiest way to get the backup off your watch is via ADB. But i believe you can use an app from playstore to copy from watch to your phone if you dont have ADB setup on a computer. Backups are saved to /sdcard/TWRP
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thanks man just did the backup after installing twrp and everything is good.