[Q] how to transfer clockworkmod recoveries to amonra? - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So...I'm planning on converting to amonra 1.8 (hopefully it's the latest version) and I was wondering about the nandroids that I made on clockwork. How do I move my recoveries from clockwork to amonra? Or how would I backup and restore my old nandroids with amonra? Thanks.

I believe you'd have to switch back to clockwork to flash those nandroids. They won't transfer over.
evo4gfan said:
So...I'm planning on converting to amonra 1.8 (hopefully it's the latest version) and I was wondering about the nandroids that I made on clockwork. How do I move my recoveries from clockwork to amonra? Or how would I backup and restore my old nandroids with amonra? Thanks.
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wuclan48 said:
I believe you'd have to switch back to clockwork to flash those nandroids. They won't transfer over.
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Can someone confirm this? I read from somewhere that you can take the recovery in your SD card and rename and put it into amonra backup folder....

evo4gfan said:
Can someone confirm this? I read from somewhere that you can take the recovery in your SD card and rename and put it into amonra backup folder....
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yes, i can confirm this. its quite a well known fact.

t3project said:
yes, i can confirm this. its quite a well known fact.
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yes but how would I be ABLE to restore old nandroids with amonRA without having to keep flashing the recovery images each time?
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you would have to restore the back up then flash the alternate recovery and back up

Simple idea:
1) Restore Nandroid via Clockwork.
2) Use ROM Manager to flash Amon_RA.
3) Take Nandroid backup via Amon_RA.
4) Repeat as needed.
However, if you do something stupid which causes you to screw everything up (like using a Nandroid backup from another device), you're on your own.

drmacinyasha said:
Simple idea:
1) Restore Nandroid via Clockwork.
2) Use ROM Manager to flash Amon_RA.
3) Take Nandroid backup via Amon_RA.
4) Repeat as needed.
However, if you do something stupid which causes you to screw everything up (like using a Nandroid backup from another device), you're on your own.
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I figure, thanks. I hate flashing all the time . I feel like my evo gets slower and slower each day. SMDH...

evo4gfan said:
Can someone confirm this? I read from somewhere that you can take the recovery in your SD card and rename and put it into amonra backup folder....
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What do have to rename the Clockworkmod?
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[Q] A Question About Nandroid!

Hi all .. i did a nandroid backup, 3 times, whenever i would restore it, it would show me 3 options, and then i changed to RA recovery from clockwork. now i see only one backup file the one i did before changing that. and then i changed back to clockwork and i still dont see anything..
i did search, and what i found was that how to unlock nandroid, so im sorry if i missed it in search.
any help?
chubaan said:
Hi all .. i did a nandroid backup, 3 times, whenever i would restore it, it would show me 3 options, and then i changed to RA recovery from clockwork. now i see only one backup file the one i did before changing that. and then i changed back to clockwork and i still dont see anything..
i did search, and what i found was that how to unlock nandroid, so im sorry if i missed it in search.
any help?
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backup with RA restore with RA, backup with clockwork, restore with clockwork. They're not interchangable, and may not recognize each others backups.
Correct, but I should still be able to see the files in my memory card right? Because in nandroid folder I just see only one file..
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What are you looking for the folders with? You may not be able to see the ra backups with clockwork, but if you use astro (or something similar) and look in the nandroid folder on the sdcard you should see a folder. Inside that folder are other folders with dates and times as the folder names. Each of those subfolders are ra backups.
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chubaan said:
Correct, but I should still be able to see the files in my memory card right? Because in nandroid folder I just see only one file..
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Clockwork stores Nandroid backups in /sdcard/clockworkmod
Amon_RA stores Nandroid backups in /sdcard/nandroid
You can not restore a clockwork backup with Amon_RA. Or the other way.
Amon_RA wont recognize clockworks Nandroids.
Hopefully that answers your question.
Thank you very much everybody.. I was actually looking for clockwork backups in sdcard/nandroids thats why I couldn't see it.. Now I do see backups in clockwork folder.. My question is answered.. Thanks again everybody..
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related question here:
are nandroid backups interchangable between devices(same model dif device: like two evos)?
example: can i AmonRa nandroid an Evo and then restore the other evo with that same nandroid? pretty much like trying to clone a device.
omgz said:
related question here:
are nandroid backups interchangable between devices(same model dif device: like two evos)?
example: can i AmonRa nandroid an Evo and then restore the other evo with that same nandroid? pretty much like trying to clone a device.
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im not 100% sure but i think it should work, you can nand back the other device, then backup your memory card on your computer and transfer the backup file from your evo and give it a try, if it doesnt work for some reason then just copy files back from your computer,,

Help with Amon Ra please

Ok so I've been using clockwork since I rooted but now I want to switch to Amon Ra cause I hear its better. The recovery works because I can back up and flash stuff, but for some reason I can't restore, it always says something went wrong, check the recovery log. Is it because I rename the backups?
guih said:
Ok so I've been using clockwork since I rooted but now I want to switch to Amon Ra cause I hear its better. The recovery works because I can back up and flash stuff, but for some reason I can't restore, it always says something went wrong, check the recovery log. Is it because I rename the backups?
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It could be. If you rename a backup, it cannot have any spaces in the name, or any odd characters. I suggest renaming it to something simple, with no punctuation, and no spaces. Try that, and see if it'll restore.
didnt work :/
you arent trying to recover CWM backups with RA are you?
No, these are backups done through Amon Ra
guih said:
No, these are backups done through Amon Ra
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What options did you select when creating the backup? You may want to try re flashing your recovery, and see if it works after that. Sometimes reflashing the recovery can clear up a bunch of odd recovery related issues.
k2buckley said:
What options did you select when creating the backup? You may want to try re flashing your recovery, and see if it works after that. Sometimes reflashing the recovery can clear up a bunch of odd recovery related issues.
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For one of them I backed up all of it (clicked every check) and for another I only backed up the original 3 it selects for you; neither of them worked... Ok I'll try that
When you make a backup using amon RA, the name of the nandroid appears as such: BDAS-20110509-0440. The prefix tells you what was backed up. For instance, the BDAS in the above example tells me that I made a backup of the boot, data, android.secure and system. Because I flash a lot of roms, I rename my backups in this manner: BDAS-SALVAGEMOD-0440. If you don't add any special characters, your backup should restore if you've renamed it. If your renamed backup is similar to mine and it still fails to restore then I recommend that you re-flash amon RA as suggested by my good friend k2buckley. Specifically, v2.3. You can download it from the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
posting & replying via the XDA Premium app.
Alright thanks a lot guys it worked when I re-flashed the recovery through bootloader. For some reason, ROM manager isn't flashing recoveries for me anymore.
guih said:
Alright thanks a lot guys it worked when I re-flashed the recovery through bootloader. For some reason, ROM manager isn't flashing recoveries for me anymore.
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Some users have had issues with rom manager "not flashing correct," but I've never had a problem with it. Glad its working though.

[Q] Restoring AR-Recovery backup with CWM?

Hi Guys,
I Rooted my HTC Desire using Unrevoked Here
http://androidforums.com/desire-all...nrevoked-windows-updated-20th-may-2011-a.html
after that I saw AR-Recovery (via recovery-RA-desire-v2.0.1.img) and there I created a Nandroid Backup. After creating a backup I saw Nandroid folder made in my SD card with backup inside.
Last night I S-OFF my HTC desire using AphaRev 1.08 and when it asked to isntall CWM Recovery during process, I replied YES..
Now I have CWM Recovery, when I go to it to restore my ROM, it cant locate and use my Previouis backups created with AR-Recovery.
Any Way I can restore those backups since I had lots of applications and settings done with that and I cant go through the whole process from Zero again....
And If I restore the backups when I created before S-OFF, will that turn my Phone S-ON again?
Well, you can flash AmonRa via Fastboot Commander.
Or with unrevoked V3.21
Pipusz said:
Well, you can flash AmonRa via Fastboot Commander.
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I dont know why ppl are mad about CWM Recovery?
I would love to flash AmonRA Recovery.. its just amazing... creates and restores backup so quick.. CWM takes so much time... But still I will install CWM recovery because it ahs become universal recovery
Is there any way I can one time Restore my backup restored with AmonRA recov ery without flashing it? Like some Fastboot stuff..?
jjdoctor said:
I dont know why ppl are mad about CWM Recovery?
I would love to flash AmonRA Recovery.. its just amazing... creates and restores backup so quick.. CWM takes so much time... But still I will install CWM recovery because it ahs become universal recovery
Is there any way I can one time Restore my backup restored with AmonRA recov ery without flashing it? Like some Fastboot stuff..?
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This issue is intimately tied to the inner workings of the recoveries which are obviously different. I don't believe that it's a good idea to restore backups made with a different recovery.
If you restore an amonra backup with clockworkmod or reverse, you will get an usb brick.
Swyped from my HTC Desire using XDA App
ok I might just flash AmonRa recovery.. can anyone give me a link on how to do that?
EDIT: Found it on youtube.. Thanks all..
Here it is... very good and simple instructions using only Terminal Emulator..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dHVdAtG1Ew
jjdoctor said:
ok I might just flash AmonRa recovery.. can anyone give me a link on how to do that?
EDIT: Found it on youtube.. Thanks all..
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You should have posted the youtube link for others.
Swyped from Oxygen
Here it is... very good and simple instructions using only Terminal Emulator..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dHVdAtG1Ew
I' m lost. Is it OK ?

[Q] when restoring nandroid back ups does it have to be with same recovery version

when restoring nandroid back ups does it have to be with same recovery version i made back up with? i had to unroot my evo from cyanogen mod 7 to take it to sprint. now im trying to restore my evo back to how it was. the nandroid restoring keeps failing. this is the log
clockworkmod recovery v2.6.0.1
checking MD5 sums...
erasing boot image...
restoring boot image...
error while flashing boot image!
i dont remember which version of clockwork i had when i made the back up. what can i do fix this?
Yes, you need to restore the backup with same recovery you used to make it.
teh roxxorz said:
Yes, you need to restore the backup with same recovery you used to make it.
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thanks for fast reply..
that sucks, is there anyway i can figure out which one i used to make it?
hotboyray said:
thanks for fast reply..
that sucks, is there anyway i can figure out which one i used to make it?
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On your sd card you will see the folder:
clockwork if cwm recovery was used
and
nandroid if amon_ra recovery was used
teh roxxorz said:
On your sd card you will see the folder:
clockwork if cwm recovery was used
and
nandroid if amon_ra recovery was used
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i know i used clockwork mod to make the backup. i just dont know which version of clockwork i used to make the back up.
hotboyray said:
i know i used clockwork mod to make the backup. i just dont know which version of clockwork i used to make the back up.
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Any version of clockwork will be okay.
teh roxxorz said:
Any version of clockwork will be okay.
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are u sure? why isnt the back up restoring than?
hotboyray said:
i know i used clockwork mod to make the backup. i just dont know which version of clockwork i used to make the back up.
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maybe you didnt use clockwork.. flash amon_ra recovery and try restore
Only recovery I used for my evo has always been clock work recovery. I used it with rom manager. This sucks.. I had alot of settings I don't want to reconfigure and apps I don't remember.
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hotboyray said:
when restoring nandroid back ups does it have to be with same recovery version i made back up with? i had to unroot my evo from cyanogen mod 7 to take it to sprint. now im trying to restore my evo back to how it was. the nandroid restoring keeps failing. this is the log
clockworkmod recovery v2.6.0.1
checking MD5 sums...
erasing boot image...
restoring boot image...
error while flashing boot image!
i dont remember which version of clockwork i had when i made the back up. what can i do fix this?
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Not the case for me, I made a backup with the backup/restore feature running ClockWorkMod 2.6.0.1 (somewhere around that version ) and was successfully able to restore it using ClockWorkMod 3.0.0.1.
hotboyray said:
are u sure? why isnt the back up restoring than?
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1. Has the backup somehow become corrupt?
2. Are you restoring it from a different evo?
Lacedaemon said:
Not the case for me, I made a backup with the backup/restore feature running ClockWorkMod 2.6.0.1 (somewhere around that version ) and was successfully able to restore it using ClockWorkMod 3.0.0.1.
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any ideas why mine isnt working?
Restoring backup has nothing to do with unrooting anyway. When you run the ruu, its going to wipe everything. And next time, use amon ra
Deck's + SZ + SuperCharger script + ViperMod script.
can you restore a nandroid to a different evo?
lamarcusoliver said:
can you restore a nandroid to a different evo?
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Technically, yes, but I wouldn't recommend doing so.
teh roxxorz said:
Technically, yes, but I wouldn't recommend doing so.
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why? they are both the same hardware number.
lamarcusoliver said:
why? they are both the same hardware number.
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Because the system data will be different, and can and most likely will cause problems.
The best thing too do is backup your launcher settings and apps via titanium, then restore them on the new evo, though when restoring the app, ONLY do apps+data, NOT system settings.
The problem lies within your first post you cannot wipe boot with clockwork. You need to download and flash vrsuperwipe or calkulins format all. Then restore your backup because it is failing to flash your boot.img on top of an unwiped boot.
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I'm going to repeat what I just said; it doesn't matter. When you unropot, everything will be wiped anyway. You will loose your data and have no way of getting it back unless you back up apps and texts before running ruu
Deck's + SZ + SuperCharger script + ViperMod script.
Khilbron said:
The problem lies within your first post you cannot wipe boot with clockwork. You need to download and flash vrsuperwipe or calkulins format all. Then restore your backup because it is failing to flash your boot.img on top of an unwiped boot.
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super wipe failed.. can someone provide link for formatall that works with 2.3 evo

custom recovery

when i rooted my evo about a week ago i followed instructions to the t for the ENERGY sense rom. i use revolution-0.4 i think that included clockwork mod for the custom recovery. i was thinking of switching to amon ra recovery. can i jsut download and flash it or will that cause problems? if so what do i need to do prior to switching recovery tools?
All you need to do to switch recoveries is download Amon Ra. Rename it to PC36IMG.zip. Then put it on the root of your sdcard. Boot into bootloader and it will ask you to update, press volume up for "yes" and bam your done. Then delete the PC36IMG.zip. (if it doesn't ask you to update when you boot into the bootloader, start your phone back up and remove the ".zip" from the recovery you renamed.
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dbenney said:
when i rooted my evo about a week ago i followed instructions to the t for the ENERGY sense rom. i use revolution-0.4 i think that included clockwork mod for the custom recovery. i was thinking of switching to amon ra recovery. can i jsut download and flash it or will that cause problems? if so what do i need to do prior to switching recovery tools?
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Remember that if you have any backups with your current recovery,theres a chance the new one will not be able to verify the MD5SUM and restore your current backups.
Diablo67 said:
Remember that if you have any backups with your current recovery,theres a chance the new one will not be able to verify the MD5SUM and restore your current backups.
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even if i copy the backups to my pc then into the amon ra back up location?
dbenney said:
even if i copy the backups to my pc then into the amon ra back up location?
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Theres a strong possibility,they are 2 different recoveries.I know from experience a few times,but then again weirder things have happened,all i can say is you can try.

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