What are the files I need to back up before rooting my phone? And how to do it? thanks.
nicoE. said:
What are the files I need to back up before rooting my phone? And how to do it? thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would flash twrp first, backup modem and boot.img. infact if i was you i would make a full nandroid backup with twrp. This will backup absolutely everything just incase.
Related
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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!
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.....
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
adb shell?
rootSU said:
adb shell?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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 have searched the forums a good while and could not find anything pertaining to my question. My question is, can you copy the backup file for a custom ROM, flash a kernel of the stock rom with CWM, and paste the backup file so you can recover the custom rom, or does flashing stock via odin keep the backup file?
Thanks.
I don't really understand your question, or what you are trying to do exactly, but let me try to answer at least partially.
azeem40 said:
can you copy the backup file for a custom ROM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
...
flash a kernel of the stock rom with CWM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm not aware of any stock distribution available in CWM flashable zip files. These are provided by Samsung, and are in Odin flashable tar files.
and paste the backup file so you can recover the custom rom
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can not restore a backup with the stock kernel, you must have a custom kernel for this.
does flashing stock via odin keep the backup file?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Flashing stock, or any firmware for that matter, will not touch the sd card where backup files are located, so you will still have the backup file after a flash.
creepyncrawly said:
I don't really understand your question, or what you are trying to do exactly, but let me try to answer at least partially.
...
I'm not aware of any stock distribution available in CWM flashable zip files. These are provided by Samsung, and are in Odin flashable tar files.
You can not restore a backup with the stock kernel, you must have a custom kernel for this.
Flashing stock, or any firmware for that matter, will not touch the sd card where backup files are located, so you will still have the backup file after a flash.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks man. So my backup is recoverable whenever I get a CWM again?
hello, I made a sauvgarde cwm with my phone, I have a file type userdata_xxxx_xxxx.backup and I want to restore my phone back to the original, how I can do this, thank you for your help
Is restoring your backup through CWM not working? Or you are wanting to rid the phone completely of CWM and any modifications?
es0tericcha0s said:
Is restoring your backup through CWM not working? Or you are wanting to rid the phone completely of CWM and any modifications?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
have but fies for flashtool, I can not post link.sorry
Hello, I need to flash another custom ROM to my phone but also I want to revert back to the current installation if I need to. Is TWRP backup "Boot","System","Data" only what I need to backup?
If I restore this kind of backup will my apps,settings,call log,messages be restored?
TWRP I use is 3.1.0-0
lepidas said:
Hello, I need to flash another custom ROM to my phone but also I want to revert back to the current installation if I need to. Is TWRP backup "Boot","System","Data" only what I need to backup?
If I restore this kind of backup will my apps,settings,call log,messages be restored?
TWRP I use is 3.1.0-0
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, exactly.
You need to Tick "everything" In TWRP.In case Things Get broken.And yes It will backup Everything.Check the term Nandroid Backups.
Sent from my GT-I9060I using Tapatalk
Atifbaig786 said:
You need to Tick "everything" In TWRP.In case Things Get broken.And yes It will backup Everything.Check the term Nandroid Backups.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Since a new custom rom only rewrites the boot, system and data partition there's no need to backup anything more if you want to try out a new custom rom.