OK so I have some doubts on whether to flash the leaked update and whether or not it is a TRUE update, or like a reflash where all my info/apps/settings would get reset.
Any light that you guys can flash on this for me would be great.
Thanks
4 Door Skyline said:
OK so I have some doubts on whether to flash the leaked update and whether or not it is a TRUE update, or like a reflash where all my info/apps/settings would get reset.
Any light that you guys can flash on this for me would be great.
Thanks
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You would have to wipe your cache before you flash. I tried it to see what would happen and the keyboard didn't install. Just back up your apps/contacts/calendar and you'll be fine.
i'm not sure if it wipes everything. you can always do a nandroid before..
titanium backup + google concacts sync and you wont even notice that you wiped, takes you 15 minutes to set everything back up, instead of a few hours.
forgot to mention that Im only partially rooted via the unrevoked3 method, been waiting on the official release of froyo before jumping in to a custom rom.
davebu said:
titanium backup + google concacts sync and you wont even notice that you wiped, takes you 15 minutes to set everything back up, instead of a few hours.
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Check and check, I do regular backups of both. Hell I might just dive in head first, I could always flash a stock RUU if I screw up right?
Another question, does titanium also back up call logs/text messages?
The update doesn't require a wipe, but its always a good idea. I did it without wiping and everything pretty much worked, but I wanted to make sure nothing would go wrong later, so I did a factory reset afterwards. If anything goes wrong, just do a factory reset.
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Another question, does titanium also back up call logs/text messages?
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It should, but you need to back up a specific thing in Titanium Backup. It's a green entry that says (I think) Email & Messaging.
Saturn2K said:
It should, but you need to back up a specific thing in Titanium Backup. It's a green entry that says (I think) Email & Messaging.
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didnt find it, but used mybackup to back it up just in case, if worse comes to worse all I have is a double backup, nbd
Thanks for the helps guys
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I'm not sure why it's rebooting. I've tried battery pull, factory reset, etc. NOTHING! Any other ideas?
Did you try to flash a rom? If you don;t have nand unlock, some (pretty sure it's mainly with kernel replacements) will put you in a boot loop.
Course, you said reboots...maybe you mean random and not constant.
yea it would start up...sometimes it would just restart itself as soon as it loaded up...other times it would work for alil while...then reboot itself...well i just tried completely restoring it. everything went back to stock. even went back to S-ON. i just rooted it again but used simple root this time. made sure all the drivers were installed right on my pc. so far so good. no random reboot yet. i'll flash a rom and see what happens.
update: nope...i installed fresh rom and it's rebooting...rebooted 4 times now.
snrbobo said:
update: nope...i installed fresh rom and it's rebooting...rebooted 4 times now.
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Unrevoked3 doesn't unlock Nand, which some roms require. You can either use Toasts root method #2 or just flash Unrevoked Forever, which I did, and you should be good to go after that.
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update: nope...i installed fresh rom and it's rebooting...rebooted 4 times now.
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Did you wipe?
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A full data wipe is required. I recommend doing a full data wipe, then flashing the rom, then flashing the radio, then flashing the wimax radio (if you don’t already have the updated radios). I’ve also had the best luck with Facebook syncing properly by setting up my gmail account during the inital setup screen but not setting up Facebook until you have booted in to the OS.
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i'm sorry, i did unrevoked forever afterwards too. but i just installed cm6 rc2. so far so good! whats weird is...it hasn't rebooted ever since i swamped sd cards. i even rebooted it myself and still no reboot. hopefully it stays this way
Am trying to do a nandroid backup using Amon-Ra 2.3, and it just keeps laying down line after line of dots, taking much longer than I would expect, and never finishes. I've tried the suggestions in this thread on the issue, and I'm still having no luck.
Anyone have any suggestions/wisdom to offer? I've let it go for 20-30 minutes on a couple of occasions, and it's still not working -- I just end up with a screen full of dots.
Part of the reason I'm doing this is that I've been having issues with my wireless, data, etc toggling on and off on its own lately, so I thought a fresh start with a new ROM might be worth a go. Doubt that's related, but who knows, so I'm throwing that out there in case it matters.
Thanks!
PS Currently running VirusROM Airborne RC 6, to the extent it makes a difference.
What rom are you trying to restore?
If you wanted to start fresh, than you can install your new rom fresh, then restore all your apps+data, just not system settings.
I wasn't trying to restore anything, I was just trying to do a nandroid backup so I could flash another ROM. With that said, I've tried to restore an older backup to make sure I had one that worked, and that isn't working, either -- just an endless stream of dots. If I pull the battery in the midst of a restore, will I screw anything up?
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I wasn't trying to restore anything, I was just trying to do a nandroid backup so I could flash another ROM. With that said, I've tried to restore an older backup to make sure I had one that worked, and that isn't working, either -- just an endless stream of dots. If I pull the battery in the midst of a restore, will I screw anything up?
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No it shouldn't.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19699565/PC36IMG.zip Place that on your sdcard, and flash it in the bootloader, that'll re-flash amon_ra 2.3; hopefully that should fix it.
thanks man, I'll give it a try.
Aye aye, and I shall be around if it doesn't work.
well, I'm stuck in the back end of the boot animation now. Hmmm, very frustrating. How horrible would it be to just do a factory reset of the phone? Would I have to re-root?
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well, I'm stuck in the back end of the boot animation now. Hmmm, very frustrating. How horrible would it be to just do a factory reset of the phone? Would I have to re-root?
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If you do a factory reset, that just erases all data. You should always wipe the factory/data, cache, and dalvik cache in recovery before flashing a rom for the first time. You don't have to re-root, just restore your apps from titanium backup.
OK, so here's where I'm at:
1. I can't perform a nandroid backup
2. I can't restore any of my previous backups
3. I can't boot the phone to allow me to flash the new Amon-Ra you provided.
With all of that being the case, I feel like I'm sort of out of options at this point -- maybe just wipe it and flash the new ROM, hope for the best, and perform a nandroid after the flash? Can't really get any more screwed than I am now, right?
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OK, so here's where I'm at:
1. I can't perform a nandroid backup
2. I can't restore any of my previous backups
3. I can't boot the phone to allow me to flash the new Amon-Ra you provided.
With all of that being the case, I feel like I'm sort of out of options at this point -- maybe just wipe it and flash the new ROM, hope for the best, and perform a nandroid after the flash? Can't really get any more screwed than I am now, right?
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What do you mean you can't get to the bootloader?
Power the phone off/battery pull, upon turning on, hold vol+down till you see the white android screen, then it'll scan for the PC36IMG, which you apply update, then reboot. And it can still be saved.
I guess the question was how do I get the file onto my phone when I can't get the phone to boot up, but it occurs to me that I can pull the card out and load it on there that way, so let me give that a go and follow those steps. Now, I've just got to find that little card adapter thingy...
Thanks again, appreciate the assistance
Ah yes...the adapter...tis why I just always leave it in my laptop. But that will work, and you're welcome.
that did the trick, back up and running. Whew!
Much appreciated!
Glad that it worked.
I want to be sure to mention that prior to this incident phoenix was working flawlessly and I was loving it. Ok, so I put the Phoenix rom on my phone last week after a 3x3 wipe. I then changed some preferences and settings and synced contacts and then I saved a back up.
Today, I took the battery out of my phone to recharge it and I think that I didnt shut the phone down before I took the battery out so I am not sure if this is what caused the problem. So after I did that and rebooted, the phone function stopped working as I get the message "the application phone has stopped unexpectedly." I am also getting the same message when I click on the email as well.
So after this problem arised, I proceeded to go to cwm and wiped my phone 3x3 and then restored it to the state that I previously did a back up on when it was working good. However, after I did the restore I am still getting the same messages when i perform the email and phone functions.
I thought that the restore would have solved this problem. Why didnt it? How do i solve this problem and could taking the battery out without powering down the phone first cause this?
Ok, hopefully you had a nandroid made. If you did, wipe everything 3x, fresh install Phoenix, reboot, log in, power down, reboot recovery, wipe 3x and restore nandroid. Fresh installing a ROM gets rid of those errors that restoring a nandroid doesnt
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i didnt have a nandroid made. I ddidnt even know what a nandroid was tbh.
Nothing is working on my phone.....
I even click on contacts and i get "the process android.process acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
Can someone help me?......please dont tell me this is bricked.
2nice79 said:
Nothing is working on my phone.....
I even click on contacts and i get "the process android.process acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
Can someone help me?......please dont tell me this is bricked.
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Nope, not bricked. There are stages of fixes to try. First, boot to recovery and wipe cache and Dalvik 3x and reboot. If that doesn't work you will have to wipe everything and reflash the ROM. You will lose your setup unfortunately. That's why its crucial to make a nandroid when you have your setup all dialed in. To make a nandroid just boot to recovery, scroll to "Backup and restore" and select "Backup"
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well,i made a back up in recovery (cwm) if that is what you meant. I already tried to 3x wipe everything that then restore the back up that i made at the time that I first flashed the phoenix rom. And when it booted i was getting the same fc messages.
I guess, i will try and follow the step by step you mentioned above and try and use my back up one last time. I am corrrect right?....you are talking about the back up that i use in cwm3.1 right?
My apologies for the misunderstanding on the def of nandroid. I thought that that was a "special" kind of back up you were referring to. Anyway, I did everything you said in terms of installing the fresh rom first and WALA-WORX! I will give ya a thanx. YOU DA MAN!
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My apologies for the misunderstanding on the def of nandroid. I thought that that was a "special" kind of back up you were referring to. Anyway, I did everything you said in terms of installing the fresh rom first and WALA-WORX! I will give ya a thanx. YOU DA MAN!
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No problem. Its a good way to get back to where you were before...wipe everything, re-flash ROM, wipe everything and restore nandroid...done deal. Glad you are all fixed.
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I attempted my first rooting and install of darthstalkers rom last night. the step by step instructions were well laid out, and the process was pretty smooth. however after completing the rom install, and began getting various errors such as 'gallery not responding', 'omacp has stopped working',etc. over a dozen different errors in total. kies wouldnt connect to restore my settings,etc.
i decided to flash back to stock, and followed the instructions perfectly, which again were very easy. kies connected instantly on stock, and everything seemed ok. however im still getting the same errors as i was with the darthstalker rom. now i bought my s3 outright (its not part of any package), so i have no warranty issues, however my phone is completely hosed now. i cant send texts, cant view email, nothing. i'm honestly regretting ever doing this.
any help/tips/suggestions so that i can go back to the way i was? ive tried everything that my googlefu has led me to, and nothing has worked.
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I attempted my first rooting and install of darthstalkers rom last night. the step by step instructions were well laid out, and the process was pretty smooth. however after completing the rom install, and began getting various errors such as 'gallery not responding', 'omacp has stopped working',etc. over a dozen different errors in total. kies wouldnt connect to restore my settings,etc.
i decided to flash back to stock, and followed the instructions perfectly, which again were very easy. kies connected instantly on stock, and everything seemed ok. however im still getting the same errors as i was with the darthstalker rom. now i bought my s3 outright (its not part of any package), so i have no warranty issues, however my phone is completely hosed now. i cant send texts, cant view email, nothing. i'm honestly regretting ever doing this.
any help/tips/suggestions so that i can go back to the way i was? ive tried everything that my googlefu has led me to, and nothing has worked.
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have you tried booting into stock recovery, wiping data and cache?
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have you tried booting into stock recovery, wiping data and cache?
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I did it last night, but in my tired confusion, i may have fudged it up. going to do it now and ill update in a few minutes. Thanks for the help thus far.
when flashing to stock through Odin you retain the same cache and therefore you can have some issues of force closes..which is why a factory reset is always best....and mandatory when going from 4.1.1 to 4.0.4
That's a very stable ROM and I'm surprised at the issues you had. I have a feeling it wasn't the ROM or anything you did persay but bad flashes happen which it why most of us have a nandroid to fall back on just in case. Sometimes a re-flash does the trick to fix problems.
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when flashing to stock through Odin you retain the same cache and therefore you can have some issues of force closes..which is why a factory reset is always best....and mandatory when going from 4.1.1 to 4.0.4
That's a very stable ROM and I'm surprised at the issues you had. I have a feeling it wasn't the ROM or anything you did persay but bad flashes happen which it why most of us have a nandroid to fall back on just in case. Sometimes a re-flash does the trick to fix problems.
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Ok well i wiped cache/data in recovery mode and all seemed ok (not sure if its worth noting, but the recovery menu/screen was totally different from last night - the one last night was touch screen with ++++ before and after each menu choice, and the one today has me using the volume keys to move and power to select).
i went to do kies restore and it went smoothly, but is now sitting on the last option, 'restoring call log', for quite a while. So i guess ill update this again when kies finishes up.
10 minutes later and its still sitting at restoring call log. should i abort this?
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10 minutes later and its still sitting at restoring call log. should i abort this?
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you can if you want
since call logs aren't important as long as your contact list is restored
pcshano said:
you can if you want
since call logs aren't important as long as your contact list is restored
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seems to have worked. all my contacts are there, and i can send/receive texts. only issue is, none of my apps, settings, layout, wifi,etc transferred over for some reason. so i guess im stuck manually entering in all of this data. what a ****ing hassle this was.
do any of you trusted members do this for a fee? i really liked what i saw with darthstalkers, but cannot be bothered to go through this again.
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seems to have worked. all my contacts are there, and i can send/receive texts. only issue is, none of my apps, settings, layout, wifi,etc transferred over for some reason. so i guess im stuck manually entering in all of this data. what a ****ing hassle this was.
do any of you trusted members do this for a fee? i really liked what i saw with darthstalkers, but cannot be bothered to go through this again.
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Settings, not much can be done about that. It's needed to wipe them when going to a custom ROM (same goes when updating to avoid issues).
Titanium Backup can save your Wifi, apps and apps data (requires root). Also can save your texts and call logs with it.
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Ok well i wiped cache/data in recovery mode and all seemed ok (not sure if its worth noting, but the recovery menu/screen was totally different from last night - the one last night was touch screen with ++++ before and after each menu choice, and the one today has me using the volume keys to move and power to select).
i went to do kies restore and it went smoothly, but is now sitting on the last option, 'restoring call log', for quite a while. So i guess ill update this again when kies finishes up.
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Sounds like you booted into stock recovery which is what you wanted.
I used to think it was a pain restoring settings all the time but after 100 or so ROM's over various devices its takes 10-15 minutes to do that and install my apps form the market (I only use maybe 20 or so and maybe are one I have apk for already.
Everyone's first time is a bit awkward and messy... gets fun after you do it enough
So its possible it was just a bad install? This isnt a very technical or tough thing to do, but becomes a serious pain int he ass when things go awry. Would love to have the darthstalkers setup, though. I just hate to do it and have it all be FUBAR'd again.
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Everyone's first time is a bit awkward and messy... gets fun after you do it enough
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This line is awesome!
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Rawt said:
So its possible it was just a bad install? This isnt a very technical or tough thing to do, but becomes a serious pain int he ass when things go awry. Would love to have the darthstalkers setup, though. I just hate to do it and have it all be FUBAR'd again.
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Keep in mind that flashing a custom ROM also means flashing the updates (as it can always get better and there are bugs to fix), meaning that you will have to factory reset every time (which resets your settings, cleans your apps and such). So it's something you kinda have to get used to when flashing.
That's also why I suggested Titanium Backup, it saves a lot of time when it comes to apps, wifi, call logs, texts, etc. You'll still have to go through your settings, emails and accounts though.
If you wanna go ahead and give Darthstarkers another try, re-download it and make sure you follow their full instructions.
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Everyone's first time is a bit awkward and messy... gets fun after you do it enough
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its true. the first time around is always a little bumpy. as long as you are doing things correctly and installing the correct files, things will only go smoother with time.
this is just my preference, but once i've transcended stock (to aosp), i dont mess around with kies anymore. i know you had your things backed up via that route but ask around and you'll see, there are a lot of useful apps out there that can backup and seamlessly restore everything you want after flashing.
dont give up. everyone deserves the performance and style they want on their device. next time you're ready, let us know. between myself, hednik and a few others, we can get you the best way to do this right here in one thread versus 20 different sites/threads/opinions. cheers
I didnt think about the future and rom updates, etc. I think ill pass for now, my time for this is limited. I'd love to have something like darthstalker working, but i cannot afford to spend the time if it all goes to hell again.I do sincerely appreciate the help, and if theres some way i can say thanks other than clicking thanks for each of you (already done), please let me know.
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I didnt think about the future and rom updates, etc. I think ill pass for now, my time for this is limited. I'd love to have something like darthstalker working, but i cannot afford to spend the time if it all goes to hell again.I do sincerely appreciate the help, and if theres some way i can say thanks other than clicking thanks for each of you (already done), please let me know.
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It's basically the way to show your gratitude, you've said thanks and pressed the button, can't ask for much more :highfive: Especially from a new user.
I hope you find the time to enjoy one of those custom ROM at some point and we'll be here if you need help again. Good luck!
Im stumped on this one. My t989 will boot normally all the way up till it show (towards the bottom of screen) Sup**User has granted........AdFree permissions.... or whatever it always says and right before that msg fades out itll stop, freeze, go black, vibrate, then loop the same thing over and over. If I deny permission for AdFree before it gets to it, itll work just fine. Any suggestions?
Now im soo broke, I cant even pay attention!
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Im stumped on this one. My t989 will boot normally all the way up till it show (towards the bottom of screen) Sup**User has granted........AdFree permissions.... or whatever it always says and right before that msg fades out itll stop, freeze, go black, vibrate, then loop the same thing over and over. If I deny permission for AdFree before it gets to it, itll work just fine. Any suggestions?
Now im soo broke, I cant even pay attention!
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AdAway did that to me earlier. I at least had made a nandroid backup first, so I was able to restore that. If you didn't make a backup, you will probably have to re-flash the ROM.
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jrc2 said:
AdAway did that to me earlier. I at least had made a nandroid backup first, so I was able to restore that. If you didn't make a backup, you will probably have to re-flash the ROM.
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Nandroid backup, I was never able to figure those out. In fact, when I tried the twrp backup right after rooting, I didnt know what boxes to check and uncheck and this n that so I just never did it. I searched and browsed for hours and never got the same answer twice, every post on the internet about how to backup is different, no two on earth are the same so I just unplugged my computer from the wall without even shutting it down 1st (it never hurts anything anyways. Everything is always still there. Just a myth). Well, I guess im starting clean from a fresh odin visit tonight, gotta have my AdFree, GOTS TO. Thanks bud.
Now im soo broke, I cant even pay attention!
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Nandroid backup, I was never able to figure those out. In fact, when I tried the twrp backup right after rooting, I didnt know what boxes to check and uncheck and this n that so I just never did it. I searched and browsed for hours and never got the same answer twice, every post on the internet about how to backup is different, no two on earth are the same so I just unplugged my computer from the wall without even shutting it down 1st (it never hurts anything anyways. Everything is always still there. Just a myth). Well, I guess im starting clean from a fresh odin visit tonight, gotta have my AdFree, GOTS TO. Thanks bud.
Now im soo broke, I cant even pay attention!
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You might just be able to re flash your ROM in TWRP. Basically, before you flash anything backup system, data, android secure (if it's an option), efs, and boot. That way if anything goes wrong, you can restore your system.
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As said, flash rom again, no ad away....tho I've never had an issue with it.
If its still rebooting, you have a sticky power button. Search on that here....many threads about it and tips to fix.
And ALWAYS have a good nandroid backup to fall back on. Always!!!
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As said, flash rom again, no ad away....tho I've never had an issue with it.
If its still rebooting, you have a sticky power button. Search on that here....many threads about it and tips to fix.
And ALWAYS have a good nandroid backup to fall back on. Always!!!
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Power button is 100% fine, the nandroid backup is still something that I can figure out how to properly set up with what boxes to check and uncheck and the options to select and deselect. Its confusing to me.
Now im soo broke, I cant even pay attention!
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the nandroid backup is still something that I can figure out how to properly set up with what boxes to check and uncheck and the options to select and deselect.
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↓↓↓↓↓What to backup in TWRP↓↓↓↓↓
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before you flash anything backup system, data, android secure (if it's an option), efs, and boot.
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jrc2 said:
↓↓↓↓↓What to backup in TWRP↓↓↓↓↓
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This ^^