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Can't NAND Restore

I NAND backed up my fresh Rom so I could get the PRI 1.40 update, and after the update I tried to restore back and when I click on my restore file I get the error something like " run nandroid-mobile.sh restore via adb"
I've backed up and restore plenty of roms, but for some reason this is the first error like this I've gotten.
I've been using and currently am using Amon RA 1.7 recovery.
I wiped/factory reset twice, data twice, and dalvic twice. Tried several times and even tried retoring another ROM from a few days ago and getting the same error.
I tried the command in adb, but that just doesn't seem right, I don't get a list of all my backup points, it just says "using a G1 keyboard, enter a directory name or substring and then <cr> to find matches or to accept defaults."
any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

first thing i would do is try a different recovery, RA 1.8 or clockwork. also, make sure that the md5 isnt corrupted. otherwise i would have no idea, i probably would just titanium my apps back and manually reset all my settings.

davebu said:
first thing i would do is try a different recovery, RA 1.8 or clockwork. also, make sure that the md5 isnt corrupted. otherwise i would have no idea, i probably would just titanium my apps back and manually reset all my settings.
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I could do that, and I would, but I'd like to figure out the root cause of the problem so as not to have to do it in the future. I'd like to know I can Nand backup and Nand restore if and when I need to.
If I flash RA 1.8, i assume all my restore points show up the same?
Thanks

I've run into that problem for two different reason:
1. First, I had renamed my NAND backup files. I think if you place decimals within the file name (I.e "8.31.2010") it will give you that error
2. If you do not have a sufficient battery level it will not allow you to do a restore

astro004 said:
I've run into that problem for two different reason:
1. First, I had renamed my NAND backup files. I think if you place decimals within the file name (I.e "8.31.2010") it will give you that error
2. If you do not have a sufficient battery level it will not allow you to do a restore
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I didn't rename the files, so that can't be it, but I just barely thought of the battery thing about 2 minutes ago. I actually got this error a couple days ago at night and gave up trying, the next morning (after charging the phone all night) I tried again, and it worked right off the bat.
I never thought it was because of the battery, but I do recall reading to make sure you have plenty battery left when flashing roms. I never knew that it was because it wouldn't physically let you flash. I thought it was more so your phone doesn't run out of juice while flashing.
I guess I'll try in the morning with a full battery and post back. I think I'm currently at 20% or so.
Thanks for the feedback.

Nandroid failure help!!!!!

when i try to restore my nandroid it says error flashing boot image please help

That happened to me once. I think the actual file was corrupt because I was able to restore from a different nandroid. Do you have any others saved that you can try?

I don't remember that exact error message (I actually think it might have been different), but a very similar (or identical) error can occur of on backup/restore you have a low battery, low disk space or have renamed the directories.

What recovery are you using?
Do you have other backupsyou can try?

Are you trying to restore a clockwork backup with ra, or an ra backup with clockwork?
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Once you get through this (best option, use one of the other Nandroid backups if you have them), download and install Titanium Backup, I trust it more than Nandroid's backup. Heck use both before you install ROMS and make any major changes. Just a thought...

rcbarr said:
Once you get through this (best option, use one of the other Nandroid backups if you have them), download and install Titanium Backup, I trust it more than Nandroid's backup. Heck use both before you install ROMS and make any major changes. Just a thought...
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Wait, what?
It's not like you have a choice to do one or the other, nand and titanium do totally different things. You should always do a nand backup before flashing anything, regardless if you use tb...unless I misunderstood what you're saying...
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I am having this same problem. i switched from the regular sense rom to CM 6 rs2. i can load cm6 backups all day long but my sense rom gives me an error when i try to load it saying "clockwork mod error while flashing boot image!". Both nandroid backups were made with clockworkmod. I had to downgrade my version of hboot to install cm6. I am wondering if i need to upgrade it again to load my original sense rom or am i wrong in thinking this?

DaKlown said:
I am having this same problem. i switched from the regular sense rom to CM 6 rs2. i can load cm6 backups all day long but my sense rom gives me an error when i try to load it saying "clockwork mod error while flashing boot image!". Both nandroid backups were made with clockworkmod. I had to downgrade my version of hboot to install cm6. I am wondering if i need to upgrade it again to load my original sense rom or am i wrong in thinking this?
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OP didn't give as much detail as you - good example of how details help.
You can only restore backups you made with the same version of hrboot. You can't restore a .79 backup while running .76 (which I'm pretty sure is what you downgraded to in order to load cm6).

Now I need to find flashable zips of both hboots so I can switch between cm6 and sense. I so miss my 4g lol. Thanks for your help!

I upgraded hboot to .79 and still got the same error. Funny thing is that my cm6 loaded fine and my hboot is still reading .79 anyone have any clue as to why sense wont load and why cm6 loaded on a different hboot?

did you ever get this figured out? i am in the exact same boat.
i rooted with unrevoked 3.21, this went well
i backed up oem sense in recovery via nandroid, this worked, i wiped and restored from this backup just to test, again the restore worked just fine.
later i tried to flash cm6 but all arrows pointing towards not having the right hboot. i dont remmeber what i had but i needed to got to eng boot .76.2000, which i finaly got figured out and was able to flash to cm6.
at this point cm6 loads and runs juts fine, i decided to boot to recovery and do a backup via nandroid, infact i did two of these back ups. i wiped my phone and did a restore just to test these back ups.
heres my problem: just for the fun of it i thought i would try to use the first nadroid back up to restore (that had stock sense installed at the time) and it wont flash. it says something about:
"Checking MD5 sums…
Erasing boot before restore…
Restoring boot image…
Error while flashing boot image!"
i thought i found a fix: i need to "Switch .76 with .79", this still did not allow me to restore from my oem sense backup, i get the exact same error.
i found another potential fix pertaining to going back to .93.
i feel like i dont know enough about what i am doing and im abit scared to try this as i dont see much info on this method.
basicaly i'd lile to be able to go back and forth between stock and custom for a while and also i'd like to be able to use nandroid backups to quickly do this.
am i approaching my problem correctly pertaining to the hboot thing? and can i just drop the .76,.79, 93. images in and out of the pc36image.zip file that i will place on root on my sd card with out anything else in this zip and expect it to just work?

i was able to achieve my objective and then some. now i can restore to a cm6 or a oem rom in a matter of maybe 5 or ten minutes.
maybe it wasn't directly the way i wanted to do it but i think it was similar enough that it worked without me understanding what i was doing therefore keeping me out of the mix which is why it probably worked.
what ui did was i found a ruu.exe for 3.29, i downloaded it and ran it
once it was done i ran unrevoked to get root again and the boot loader installed, i think the .97 boot loader was key here, but i dont know.
then i booted to recovery and did a nandbackup
then i did a nand recovery to my older backups of cm6-success
then i did a nand recovery of a older oem 3.29 sense rom- success
im sure that i rambled on here and i never really knew what i was doing but i was able to do what i set out to do and then some. if only we could dual boot roms.....

potna said:
i was able to achieve my objective and then some. now i can restore to a cm6 or a oem rom in a matter of maybe 5 or ten minutes.
maybe it wasn't directly the way i wanted to do it but i think it was similar enough that it worked without me understanding what i was doing therefore keeping me out of the mix which is why it probably worked.
what ui did was i found a ruu.exe for 3.29, i downloaded it and ran it
once it was done i ran unrevoked to get root again and the boot loader installed, i think the .97 boot loader was key here, but i dont know.
then i booted to recovery and did a nandbackup
then i did a nand recovery to my older backups of cm6-success
then i did a nand recovery of a older oem 3.29 sense rom- success
im sure that i rambled on here and i never really knew what i was doing but i was able to do what i set out to do and then some. if only we could dual boot roms.....
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You are doing exactly what I am trying to do, and ran into the same trouble.
Seems like having to run unrevoked again is unnecessary. There must be a way to switch the boot loader without it ? Did you ever find a quicker way?
I feel pretty comfortable messing with this stuff, even though I am new to the EVO. That said, I really do not want to brick it doing something stupid. Messing with these boot loaders does scare me a bit.

potna said:
did you ever get this figured out? i am in the exact same boat.
i rooted with unrevoked 3.21, this went well
i backed up oem sense in recovery via nandroid, this worked, i wiped and restored from this backup just to test, again the restore worked just fine.
later i tried to flash cm6 but all arrows pointing towards not having the right hboot. i dont remmeber what i had but i needed to got to eng boot .76.2000, which i finaly got figured out and was able to flash to cm6.
at this point cm6 loads and runs juts fine, i decided to boot to recovery and do a backup via nandroid, infact i did two of these back ups. i wiped my phone and did a restore just to test these back ups.
heres my problem: just for the fun of it i thought i would try to use the first nadroid back up to restore (that had stock sense installed at the time) and it wont flash. it says something about:
"Checking MD5 sums…
Erasing boot before restore…
Restoring boot image…
Error while flashing boot image!"
i thought i found a fix: i need to "Switch .76 with .79", this still did not allow me to restore from my oem sense backup, i get the exact same error.
i found another potential fix pertaining to going back to .93.
i feel like i dont know enough about what i am doing and im abit scared to try this as i dont see much info on this method.
basicaly i'd lile to be able to go back and forth between stock and custom for a while and also i'd like to be able to use nandroid backups to quickly do this.
am i approaching my problem correctly pertaining to the hboot thing? and can i just drop the .76,.79, 93. images in and out of the pc36image.zip file that i will place on root on my sd card with out anything else in this zip and expect it to just work?
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I'm having the same problem, but I don't have the luxury of either Sense or Cyanogen working--I'm just permanently stuck inside the ClockworkMod Recovery and can't get back to a nandroid restore point I've verified in the past as working.
Is there something I can do to remove the pc36img.zip file? How?!

I have amon_ra and I ran into this issue a while back too. You most likely got this error due to your battery level being too low. Turn your phone off, charge the battery for a while and try again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026&highlight=%5Brecovery%5D
Near the top of his post it states your battery must be atleast 30%, in red text.
Sent from my HTC Evo 4g

Are there any "Android for Dummies" manuals or write ups??

Seriously, lol..
I am coming from a CE device and going to android is a little bit of a learning curve.. Not that its harder but its different obviously.
What I am asking basically.. All these guides that are written out talk about things as if we already know them..
Don't get me wrong, they are written great, but I don't know certain lingo.. For example I am really wanting to install a ROM.. Just got my evo a few weeks ago, Rooted it and thats it.. Looking into Roms and reading the instructions, its like "WHATTT??"
Sure they explain how to do it, but they don't explain in detail certain steps.. It happens as many people assume they should know..
For example (and they are all like this)
I am looking at the FRESH'S rom.. Seems like a good Rom from what I read, but looking at the instructions for just the Radio
http://geekfor.me/faq/flash-radio/
2) Boot in to RA and pick “Flash zip from sdcard”
RA?? What is RA??
Before these instructions it says "Don’t flash this unless you have a CDMA Evo 4g"
I am sure most people know what CDMA is, but I don't.. Have no Idea, lol
I am basically hoping there is a guide "FOR IDIOTS"
Thanks all

ra is a recovery, you can have either clockworkmod or amon_ra, they both do the same so its personal choice.
cdma is type of network, ie sprint, verizon, cricket. gsm is the other, ie att etc.
now that your phone is rooted, make a backup before anything else. you boot into recovery by turning the phone off, then give it 5 secs then hold Volume down button and then pressing the power button, when it responds you can let go. wait for img file checks to finish then press volume down once to highlight recovery and press power to select. you will now be in recovery. go into nandroid and make a backup.
you can use rom manager from the market to flash many roms however the fresh and damagecontrol links are currently erroring.
before flashing any roms be sure to wipe data and cache either in recovery if done manually or by checking the box in rom manager

Anyone wanna help a fellow brotha out and make a quick 10 bucks.. Lunch money at least.. Just to call me and maybe walk me through some of it, or atleast verbally explain some things
Paypal will be done right away..
Id really appreciate it..

install rom manager, you can make a backup through it. its an automated app, tell it what to do and it will boot into recovery and do it then reboot again

Have Rom manager.. I just did a "boot into Recovery" I then did a nandroid backup.. But why? I did this with Titanum.. How many back ups do I need? This is where I get confused..
I did a couple things with Titanuim and it took like 600 megs of space, now I am doing what seems like the same thing with nandiod back up?
Now, do I just unzip both the fresh rom and the radio, put it in a folder on my Sdisk, open rom manager, choose manually install or whatever it says, and point it to the unzipped Fresh Rom??
If yes, then how do I do the radio?
THANKS

Also, I know my apps will be gone by doing a root, and I could just download then again,,, (correct??)
What about my contacts and pictures and videos??
THanks

you don't unzip the rom, and you shouldnt need the new radio, put the fresh zip on your sd card and in rom manage tell it to flash it and check wipe data and cache.
you can always redownload your apps from the market, purchased ones stay purchased
no loss of pics or vids. sd card isnt wiped
you can check your current baseband version and if its the same then your already set

fastfed said:
Have Rom manager.. I just did a "boot into Recovery" I then did a nandroid backup.. But why? I did this with Titanum.. How many back ups do I need? This is where I get confused..
I did a couple things with Titanuim and it took like 600 megs of space, now I am doing what seems like the same thing with nandiod back up?
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Titanium will backup your apps and app data too if you want. When flashing a new ROM you can download titanium from the market and then restore all of your apps.
Doing a nandroid backup in essence takes a snapshot of what your phone looks like at that point in time (apps, user preferences, theme, etc) and saves it. At any point later on, after trying different ROMs, changing settings, etc you can revert to that nandroid backup and restore it. Doing so will bring your phone back to that exact state when you performed the nandroid as if you never did any of the changes afterward.

And a lot of your questions can probably be answered in the post linked in my sig.

m4rk0358 said:
Titanium will backup your apps and app data too if you want. When flashing a new ROM you can download titanium from the market and then restore all of your apps.
Doing a nandroid backup in essence takes a snapshot of what your phone looks like at that point in time (apps, user preferences, theme, etc) and saves it. At any point later on, after trying different ROMs, changing settings, etc you can revert to that nandroid backup and restore it. Doing so will bring your phone back to that exact state when you performed the nandroid as if you never did any of the changes afterward.
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Thank you for explaining that.. MAkes sense now..
Also.. You say I don't need a new radio, but the main Fresh Rom post, says I "SHOULD " get the new radio, (which he posted) and install that before or after..

fastfed said:
Also.. You say I don't need a new radio,
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I did?

you would install the radio after, manually in recovery. leave it zipped too, put it in an easy place to get, like the root of the card.

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I did?
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I said it mark, I was assuming OP had all current updates which include the radio

m4rk0358 said:
And a lot of your questions can probably be answered in the post linked in my sig.
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Did you write that? its really the best I have come across.. Thanks!! I am on my way.. Its in the middle of the rom install..
Wish me luck
I still need to find out if I should install the "Recommended" Radio or not..
THANKS GUYS!!

NewZJ said:
I said it mark, I was assuming OP had all current updates which include the radio
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Well.. I have all the current (Sprint/Evo) updates.. But nothing from aftermarket..
Phone just rebooted.. Here we go
Oh one more thing..
If I feel to revert back to stock and use the "nandroid" back up, will it back up the radio I had then too??

Looks Like I am done... That was nice and easy (thanks to Rom manager)
I am now going to install the radio that was recommended.. Can I use Rom manager for that too??

in TitaniumBackup (tiB) ... go to Batch .. Backup all user apps
(i would suggest purchasing tiB. the paid version is MUCH faster and you won't have to click on each app to restore it. i also like that you can create a flashable zip file for your backup. ie: an update.zip file. it's under the the "More" section.)
i would suggest using Amon_RA as your loader. here is the thread to review it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026&highlight=amon_ra
do a nandroid. (don't forget to copy a nandroid onto your computer once in a while...having ur nandroid exist only on ur sdcard sux if you lose ur phone or ur card melts)
- between ROMs..do a full wipe. (ie: From Fresh to BakedSnack or CM6) just do it. it will save you stress and irritation. it will also help you streamline your recovery process and develop overall familiarity with the system.
- when upgrading a ROM (ie: Fresh 3.1 to Fresh 3.1.1 or 3.2) usually you can just wipe your Cache and DalvikCache (always read the FirstPost of your ROM ... some times you need to full wipe)
- Flashing a kernel can have significant impacts on your device. always flash Cache and DalvickCache. always have a good nandriod ready. always be plugged in or have >50% battery. always in this case means...not technically "Required", but don't cry to me if something goes awry.
the tiB will restore your applications but not settings. some apps like launcherPRO OR adw.Launcher or SMSbacup+ etc will allow you to export your settings. then you simply import your settings when needed. usually works quite well.
the nandroid is more like a 'Ghost Image' we use on computers. it will allow you to recover your devices almost 100% to the point it was when the image was taken. similar to tiB but diferent. tiB backups up the apps. nandroid backs up the whole system.
check this thread for Radios... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
yes, you will flash the radio zips in the recovery console as well
this is a combo zip and should work fine http://www.mediafire.com/file/ry3k8....00.09.01_WiMAX_26023_R01_PRI_NV_1.77_003.zip

OK.. Now that I have FRESH ROM.. I would like to get a theme.. Right? Isn't this what most people do after a Root,Rom,Radio, Theme??
Thanks

Umm this is not good.. where are all my contacts? I was under the impression they would stay.. How do I get them back? I did a nandroid back up and a Titanium too.. Where did they go? Or should I just sync to my computer again?
Thanks

if your contacts are synced to gmail they will appear shortly after sync, if you have them on your computer you can sync them that way
once the radio is current you don't have to update it again, it won't be downgraded with flashing roms

[Q] Nandroid Backup -- Lots and Lots of Dots

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?

jrtoastyman said:
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?

jrtoastyman said:
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.

[Q] rom manager issue

i havent been able to restore any backups for a while now, not an issue since im not as bad with the crackflashing addiction lol
well went to try a restore, didnt work-error while flashing boot img
tried advanced restore and got the same messge.
how do i check to see why it isnt working properly?
ive never been able to get an answer for this issue before so a little help would be awesome
reason i tried a backup, i did a flashover on cm7, and lost some(quite a few) of my pictures...so i tried the backup and got that crap again
so ya...not sure whats up

OMG_VTEC said:
i havent been able to restore any backups for a while now, not an issue since im not as bad with the crackflashing addiction lol
well went to try a restore, didnt work-error while flashing boot img
tried advanced restore and got the same messge.
how do i check to see why it isnt working properly?
ive never been able to get an answer for this issue before so a little help would be awesome
reason i tried a backup, i did a flashover on cm7, and lost some(quite a few) of my pictures...so i tried the backup and got that crap again
so ya...not sure whats up
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shouldn't your pictures have been on your sd card?
anyways, you didnt really give any helpful information as to what your problem is, but maybe you could try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114

yes they were on my sd card, thats what doesnt make a lot of sense about it
and its not say md5 mismatch, i told you everything my phone said...all it says is "error flashing boot img"
if i had helpful info pertaining to this issue id be a lot closer to solving it...

Yeah, There shouldn't be an MD5 mismatch when your phone generated the MD5 to begin with.
I would suggest reflashing clockwork a few times from within ROM manager. It is the first option on the app which says "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
If that doesn't help your problem:
It shouldn't make a difference because ROM Manager is made by the CWM team but I would suggest trying to create a backup from within Clockwork and see if you can then restore the backup or even to just try restoring the backup you already made from within CWM rather than trying to use ROM manager. I've heard a lot about ROM manager having problems, so even though it takes a little more work you might want to take that route from now on.
In case you don't know how, all you need to do to get to clockwork is hold down the power button on your phone and then select reboot into recovery.
Once you're in recovery mode you need to select backup/restore using the optical joystick at the bottom of the phone to make your selections. When you make a backup from within clockwork you are unable to change the name before the backup is created but when you boot your phone up you can use any file manager to navigate to the clockwork/backup folder on your SD card and the bottom one should be the most recent because they are listed by date and then time that they were created.
I know it is a little redundant but it is always worth trying the easiest thing first before trying to overhaul your phone.

i dont use rom manager for anything...
i think im gonna try to complete reflash and re root and see what happens...kinda pissed i lost a lot of my pictures though
really confuses me...

try checking the internal flash memory, for some reason some of my pictures wind up there on accident sometimes. When you connect to your PC it is the third mass storage that shows up usually. I don't know how to access it from within the phone. and I apologize for the confusion but the title of the thread is "ROM manager issue" so that's what i thought you meant.

i tend to mistakenly call cwm rom manager since thats where i got it from