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So I've made a couple Nandroid Backups and I am unable to find them in any of my directories. The reason I ask is because I'd like to rename a couple of them before I forget what I was running. I usually use ROM Manager (i know.. this is the only thing i use it for) to rename my backup files. It's just easy that way. RM isn't seeing my recent backups.. I dl'd CWM Manager app and it sees the backups if I go into "restore".. but there is no way to rename them. Also.. when i go into my phones files and into clockworkmod folder.. i still only see a couple old backups.. none of my new ones are anywhere to be found.
So i guess I'm wondering wtf the backups went to, and how do i find them in my directory? Thanks, appreciate any info I get
also if someone has a good alternative to ROM Manager for renaming backup files.. I would appreciate that as well, thanks guys!
I get the option of backing up to either sd or ex_sd. I don't suppose that gotcha?
As far as renaming, I use the ancient method of keeping a separate .txt file with the nandroid name appended with ROM and kernel. I have to edit the text file when I change ROMs or kernels, but all un-appended backups subsequent to the last appended ROM/kernel are still from that preceding combination.
Capiche?
geomax45 said:
I get the option of backing up to either sd or ex_sd. I don't suppose that gotcha?
As far as renaming, I use the ancient method of keeping a separate .txt file with the nandroid name appended with ROM and kernel. I have to edit the text file when I change ROMs or kernels, but all un-appended backups subsequent to the last appended ROM/kernel are still from that preceding combination.
Capiche?
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I've haven't gotten the option to where my backups are kept. Regardless I'm still unable to find the backups anywhere I'm my directory.
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Backups are in clockworkMod folder. in /sdcard or sdcard/external_sd/ depending on your kernal. the newer kernals have external sdcard as an option.
Strange that you cant find them. Delete the CWM folder and take another backup?
Maybe sdcard is full and backups arent getting saved?
MotoMudder77 said:
Backups are in clockworkMod folder. in /sdcard or sdcard/external_sd/ depending on your kernal. the newer kernals have external sdcard as an option.
Strange that you cant find them. Delete the CWM folder and take another backup?
Maybe sdcard is full and backups arent getting saved?
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It is strange. Both my SD cards have plenty of space. The part that bugs me is that the app CWM Manager see's the backups if I choose restore, but yet I cannot find those files ANYWHERE in my phone. Believe me I've opened my clockworkmod folder countless times hoping to see them. When I boot into recovery and choose restore.. I only see the two new ones... then to get the old backups in recovery I have to choose restore from external SD. So My backups are there on the phone. They are just hiding somewhere and I have no idea where else to look. I'm really just trying to rename them. I know where to find em in recovery if I need to.. but it's bugging me I don't know where to find em in my phone directory.
Have you tried another file manager?
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geomax45 said:
Have you tried another file manager?
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I've tried using RootExploer as well as the stock file manager app. Even when I plug the phone into my PC via USB and search that way I cannot find the backups. Its driving me mad LOL
Not sure it should make too much of a difference but 1 of the two "missing" backups was taken with stock illusion kernel, the other backup I'm missing was taken with the new Siyah kernel 2.6.11.
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Backups SHOULD be in:
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
or
/emmcs/clockworkmod/backup (which is /sdcard/external_sd/clockworkmod/backup on Samsung firmwares - when in CWM itself it's /emmc, same for CM7)
So.. after days of confusion I found the files.. thanks to everyone for replying. There was another "clockworkmod" folder in my external SD card. I didn't realize that as I kept opening up the first clockworkmod folder I saw... at the very bottom. Below my music, with a couple other zips, was the other clockworkmod folder... same as the one on my SD card- clockworkmod> backup> ..zips!
FINALLY!
thank for all the replies!
So I was bored at work and did something stupid. Now I'm wondering if there is some way to fix it without having to flash my entire phone.
Is there someway a single file can be deleted using a CWM update zip. The file is the ported version of google now and having installed it using root explorer it is stopping my phone from booting entirely.
The file is "system/app/velvet.apk".
If anyone is experienced at CWM and knows how this can be achieved then I would be extremely grateful.
SOLUTION: Flashed a stock nandroid backup of the system, managing not to lose my data.
jcspecs said:
So I was bored at work and did something stupid. Now I'm wondering if there is some way to fix it without having to flash my entire phone.
Is there someway a single file can be deleted using a CWM update zip. The file is the ported version of google now and having installed it using root explorer it is stopping my phone from booting entirely.
The file is "system/app/velvet.apk".
If anyone is experienced at CWM and knows how this can be achieved then I would be extremely grateful.
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I would imagine you could use adb to delete the file. Install the Android SDK on your computer and use adb shell to delete the offending file from bootloader mode. Havent tried it before myself, but I believe that's what adb is for amongst other things?
p.s. You should post this in Q&A forum and you might get a better response. This is not dev related.
salada2k said:
I would imagine you could use adb to delete the file. Install the Android SDK on your computer and use adb shell to delete the offending file from bootloader mode. Havent tried it before myself, but I believe that's what adb is for amongst other things?
p.s. You should post this in Q&A forum and you might get a better response. This is not dev related.
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Ok will try it at work, or at home. Thanks for the suggestion. Will post in the Q&A forum as well.
Velvet.apk isn't that the voice reg. From jellybean,that shouldn't stop your phone from booting.the app would only FC.
Adb or reflash as suggested above
Tell someone to make it cwm flashable. Boot to recovery and flash. Make a new thread or ask for this a mod to rename it.
Something like this " make velvet.apk cwm flashable".
Cheers
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So I was going to root my galaxy s2 and first went into the recovery mode.
I went to locate the zip file to update through and I couldn't find it, I put the two zips needed in the main directory and when I go to recovery mode I can see my folders but not the zip files, I've checked twice.
Any help?
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Sorry, I placed my two zips the internal sd but recovery was looking at external card.
My bad.
wmichael10 said:
Sorry, I placed my two zips the internal sd but recovery was looking at external card.
My bad.
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hey dude, at least dont be a noob when ur posting.
when u have new issue's please use the same thread u have created, by just editing ur thread title, rather than creating a new thread for each of ur issue's
u know what i am trying to tell u right.
so please see to it in the future, else people who really want to help will ignore u for the same.
because creating new threads unneccessarily and spamming is against XDA rules.
I understand, Its just I found I had a diffrent issue regarding SuperSU and not finding a zip file.
But I see what you mean and will do in the future.
Hello to all, i came from Malaysia and i just got my GT-P7500, done fashing to ICS 4.0.4 running XXLQ8 stock ICS with Kernel 3.1.10..
I tried rebooting into stock recovery mode, when i choose to update flash from external storage, the system is telling me that E:/ volume not found,
/sdcard notfound.. Can somebody or anybody explain this and explain to me how to flash update..
Do i need another recovery mod or can i do it with the original stock recovery mod??
how come my post is not replied?
Someone pliss help me..
dauzcroz93 said:
how come my post is not replied?
Someone pliss help me..
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I think the reason your post has not been answered is because we don't know exactly what you're asking. Also most answers are already posted. You just have to search and read them.
I'm not sure what you're doing myself, but I think you need to use Odin to flash CWM recovery and then use that recovery to flash ROMs, kernels, etc...
Since I really don't know what you're trying to do, you need to make sure what I said is REALLY what you need to do. By searching and reading you will find your answer.
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Benzoman said:
I think the reason your post has not been answered is because we don't know exactly what you're asking. Also most answers are already posted. You just have to search and read them.
I'm not sure what you're doing myself, but I think you need to use Odin to flash CWM recovery and then use that recovery to flash ROMs, kernels, etc...
Since I really don't know what you're trying to do, you need to make sure what I said is REALLY what you need to do. By searching and reading you will find your answer.
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tq very much.. right now, i'm trying to do just like u say, if it works, i'm in your debt..
what i meant was, that my android recovery system cannot detect the path to SD card, since the gt-p7500 did not have any SD Card slots, so i can't flash any .zip files from my tab.. Thanks so much..
dauzcroz93 said:
tq very much.. right now, i'm trying to do just like u say, if it works, i'm in your debt..
what i meant was, that my android recovery system cannot detect the path to SD card, since the gt-p7500 did not have any SD Card slots, so i can't flash any .zip files from my tab.. Thanks so much..
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One of the partitions on your tablet is mounted as /mnt/sdcard (or /sdcard). You normally push files there using USB from your computer, either using "adb push" or mounting the sdcard as a media device on the computer.
Stock recovery does not let you choose a file from the /sdcard directory. I think the errors you're seeing is that the stock recovery isn't finding the files it's looking for.
You'll need to install Clockwork Mod recovery if you want to flash custom ROMs.
Galaxy Tab doesn't have an SD Card slot, so anything with external storage/mounting USB/ etc won't work in recovery. Flashing a ROM is possible because the data partition is read and treated as SD Card. If you need to add something to your tab via USB while it's in recovery, you'll need to use the Android Debug Bridge and type adb push, then the file, then the destination.
Example:
Code:
adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
I apologize if this question has been asked before; I have done some digging through the forums but I have been unable to find a complete solution/explanation for this problem. Essentially, I cannot copy NANDROID backups created through twrp recovery to my computer. I am using an HTC one AT&T version and a win7 computer. Obviously I have no sd card so I need to copy the backups from the internal storage. I find the backup folder just fine along with the backups I want (upwards of 3gb in size). However, when I try to copy them via USB or network transfer through an android file browser on the phone, only a few mb of files are copied, and no errors are generated. Other forum posts indicate that a simple copy and paste should work. While others indicate some sort of vague copy permissions setting preventing this action. The only solution that I've not tried is using "adb pull". I have no idea how to do that as I have zero experience playing with adb. Before digging into that and trying to figure out how to set up adb and find the relevant commands to do what I want, I would like to know if there is a simpler method of accomplishing copying my NANDROID backups. Any help would be appreciated, sorry if this is a noob question.