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[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] Help Flashing Custom ROM

Hi had the official 2.3 RUU installed on my Desire, I have used Reveloutinary.io to S off my phone, i have now r0oted my phone.
I have created an ext 3 partition on the SD card and took a nandroid backup.
The info i really need is my HBOOT v is 6.93, i want to install the "[ROM][15/08][STABLE][Sense2.1+3.0 GB]InsertCoin CM7 HBOOT/STOCK 1.1.1" on my phone, the question i have is can i simply flash the ROM straight on the phone, or will i have to downgrade the ROM to an official 2.2 RUU first.....
Sorry for the noobness but this is my first post ever so please go easy on me.

If you successfully s-off'd you dont need to downgrade anything, just copy the ROM to the SD Card and for this particular ROM make sure your ext partition is atleast 1GB.
Then Full Wipe/Factory rest + Cache wipe + Dalvik Cache Wipe in recovery.
Now flash the .zip file, after turning off signature verification (should be under "install from sdcard")
Also make sure you download right version of the ROM.
Stock A2SD version if you didnt changed HBOOT, and CM7 version if you changed your HBOOT to CM7.
Also if this is your first ROM, then take a look if you have any WIFI/GSM problems after you booted up, if so it means you might need to update your radio to 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.23 (search forum for it, there are guides how to flash it too), if you dont have any issues then just ignore it.

Thank you so much for your help, will try it tomorrow and see how i get on.

I jumped the gun and tried it, i took an online backup using My backup pro and whe i have come to restore all of my apps and settings it has restored nothing.
Is there anything i have missed off this?

Sorry no idea i have no experience with My backup pro.. using Titanium Backup.

[Q] ROM Manager not working

Hi
I have a problem with rom manager where it doesn't work after rebooting into recovery. When I next start Rom manager is gives me the option of reporting an error.
Also I cant seem to install any rom other than CM7 and Leedroid on the phone manually although im assuming this is because I have made mistakes partitioning the sd card manually. (Always get stuck at white htc screen)
Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks

Just forget Rom Manager! It causes more problems than it solves!
Furthermore, all operations it does can be done with recovery or GParted (if recovery does not support the partitioning of SD card).
Which roms besides CM7 and Leedroid are you trying to install? Made sure you followed their installation guides very carefully?

The rom I'm trying to get back on is Insertcoin but I cant get it to work. Im currently using clockwork recovery but cant seem to find the option to partition using it. Is there a recovery I could switch to which saves me using gparted?
Also slightly off topic, whats the best way to backup apps? I don't want to lose whatsapp converstaions etc

Current most recommended recoveries are 4EXT and RMD. With both you can partition your SD card ready for A2SD/A2SD+.
I always backup my apps with Titanium Backup and never had any problems.

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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[Q] unable to backup system!

hi guys i recently downgraded my recovery from revolutionary to CWM v2.5.0.7.
now i can't do a backup of my CM 7.2 ROM.
backing up boot...
backing up recovery...
backing up system...
it freezes at backing up system..i waited for 20 mins but it doesn't move a inch..
some apps in my sd n some are in my internal storage.
i also tried upgrading to revolutionary and still the same problem persists..:crying:
Can you guys help me out here?
sorry for my bad english.

eddykuhan said:
hi guys i recently downgraded my recovery from revolutionary to CWM v2.5.0.7.
now i can't do a backup of my CM 7.2 ROM.
backing up boot...
backing up recovery...
backing up system...
it freezes at backing up system..i waited for 20 mins but it doesn't move a inch..
some apps in my sd n some are in my internal storage.
i also tried upgrading to revolutionary and still the same problem persists..:crying:
Can you guys help me out here?
sorry for my bad english.
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Looks like you're messing up the terms a bit...: "Revolutionary" doesn't really have to do something with your "Recovery" (Clockworkmod). Same goes for "upgrading to revolutionary" - I have no clue what you tried to do there
Let's try to get some useful information:
- If you've downgraded your recovery I assume your phone is rooted and has S-OFF and worked well before?
- for what reason did you downgrade? to flash a radio?
- if yes: did that work well?
I have suggestions what you could do but it would be better if you'd provide above information first

eddykuhan said:
hi guys i recently downgraded my recovery from revolutionary to CWM v2.5.0.7.
now i can't do a backup of my CM 7.2 ROM.
backing up boot...
backing up recovery...
backing up system...
it freezes at backing up system..i waited for 20 mins but it doesn't move a inch..
some apps in my sd n some are in my internal storage.
i also tried upgrading to revolutionary and still the same problem persists..:crying:
Can you guys help me out here?
sorry for my bad english.
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Clockwork mod and revolutionary are two different things.
Try flashing another CWM version through fastboot or pc49img.zip method. You can find the links in wildfire index thread in development section.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA

saadislam said:
Clockwork mod and revolutionary are two different things.
Try flashing another CWM version through fastboot or pc49img.zip method. You can find the links in wildfire index thread in development section.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA
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i tried the latest version of ClockWorkMod v5.0.2.0.but the same problemstill persists
eventcom said:
Looks like you're messing up the terms a bit...: "Revolutionary" doesn't really have to do something with your "Recovery" (Clockworkmod). Same goes for "upgrading to revolutionary" - I have no clue what you tried to do there
Let's try to get some useful information:
- If you've downgraded your recovery I assume your phone is rooted and has S-OFF and worked well before?
- for what reason did you downgrade? to flash a radio?
- if yes: did that work well?
I have suggestions what you could do but it would be better if you'd provide above information first
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yes, my phone is rooted and s-offed n work well before this and sorry guys previously I was using ClockWorkMod v3.2.0.0..i downgraded to ClockWorkMod v2.5.0.7 to flash radio..but it didn't succeed..So, i flashed through fastboot method and it succeeded.i was able to do a backup after flashing the radio..all went well and 1 day wen i try 2 make a backup in the same ClockWorkMod v2.5.0.7 it stucked in backing up system..

eddykuhan said:
i tried the latest version of ClockWorkMod v5.0.2.0.but the same problemstill persists
(...)
i was able to do a backup after flashing the radio..all went well
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I see. I already thought that it doesn't have to do with recovery - just wanted to make sure
I suggest you to try reflashing the ROM first - but better make sure that you avoid leftovers of your current "system":
- put the ROM and gapps (20110828) into root of your sd card
- boot into recovery
- format "system" (in "mounts and storage")
- wipe "cache"
- flash CM7
- flash gapps 20110828
- reboot
try a nandroid backup again afterwards
if this doesn't help either my suggestion would be to do a complete wipe:
- put the ROM and gapps (20110828) into root of your sd card
- boot into recovery
- wipe all / factory reset
- (I usually do an additional format "system", "data" as well - just to make sure)
- wipe "cache"
- wipe "dalvik-cache"
- flash CM7
- flash gapps 20110828
- reboot
see, if everything went ok then reboot in recovery and do a partial restore of your data (backup & restore/advanced)
reboot again (see if everything works) and reboot into recovery again to try your nandroid backup
There's another thing coming to my mind: do you have enough space left on your sdcard? I never had that problem so I'm not sure if CWM spits out an error about that...

Just for the info, Cwm doesnt give any error if low on space. It just keeps going on with backup.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA

So what you meant was .... you downgraded from revolutionarys cwm version to 2.5.0.7 ? Did you use revolutionary to do this or other method?
You couldn't backup with 2.5.0.7 cwm so upgraded back to revolutionarys version with same backup issues afterwards ?
You upgraded cwm to 5.0.2.0 and your still not able to backup ?
Can you restore a nandroid ?
Do you have custom mtd set up ?
Ive not come across the won't back up issue but have had the same issue during restores after flashing a new cwm ?
Some cwm restores are not compatible with some other cwm versions but your problem is backing up so this can't be the case lol.
Have you got the Rom up and running before trying to back it up,and your NOT wiping anything prior to attempting the back up ?
1st I would try wipe dalvik cache from advanced and format cache from mounts and storage then try a backup.
If that fails........ (your gonna lose your current Rom setup with the following but 1 of these methods should get your cwm functioning again.)
Try restoring an old backup then if that is successful try a backup again as this could just kickstart your cwm backup into gear.
Failing that.........,
then I think your gonna have to do a full wipe and reinstall Rom.
Forum fishing.... Who's biting!

Agreed. This is very strange. Have you flashed anything else we should know about that has anything to do with the system partition? Tweaks ect?
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium

slymobi said:
So what you meant was .... you downgraded from revolutionarys cwm version to 2.5.0.7 ? Did you use revolutionary to do this or other method?
You couldn't backup with 2.5.0.7 cwm so upgraded back to revolutionarys version with same backup issues afterwards ?
You upgraded cwm to 5.0.2.0 and your still not able to backup ?
Can you restore a nandroid ?
Do you have custom mtd set up ?
Ive not come across the won't back up issue but have had the same issue during restores after flashing a new cwm ?
Some cwm restores are not compatible with some other cwm versions but your problem is backing up so this can't be the case lol.
Have you got the Rom up and running before trying to back it up,and your NOT wiping anything prior to attempting the back up ?
1st I would try wipe dalvik cache from advanced and format cache from mounts and storage then try a backup.
If that fails........ (your gonna lose your current Rom setup with the following but 1 of these methods should get your cwm functioning again.)
Try restoring an old backup then if that is successful try a backup again as this could just kickstart your cwm backup into gear.
Failing that.........,
then I think your gonna have to do a full wipe and reinstall Rom.
Forum fishing.... Who's biting!
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hi,
-after upgraded cwm to 5.0.2.0 and i'm still not able to backup
-im using custom mtd
-in matter fact i can restore my old nandroid backup
the story like this after i restore my old nandroid i cannot do backup same ROM again.
and i also tried to wipe dalvik cache from advanced and format cache from mounts and storage then tried a backup and it still fails..:crying:
guys thanks for your feedback im going to do a full wipe and reinstall Rom.!!

eddykuhan said:
-im using custom mtd
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just to make sure: have you flashed the bravoboot file after the nandroid backup?
If you did, well, a full wipe might be a good idea anyway - but: have you tried my initial suggestion - to format just system? if this is the point where the nandroid backup fails this could be enough to solve your problem...
- put the ROM and gapps (20110828) into root of your sd card
- boot into recovery
- format "system" (in "mounts and storage")
- wipe "cache"
- flash CM7
- flash gapps 20110828
- flash the bravoboot file
- reboot
If everything works again you could try to do a partial restore of "data" (in CWM / Backup and Restore / Advanced Restore)
But don't forget to flash the bravoboot file after that one again - and better don't try to restore system again - just data (and sd-ext, .android-secure whatever you like)

Maybe you can try to do backup in 3.x.x.x version of cwm? I had similar problem to yours (I was on 2.5.x.x v CWM) and after it everything worked

I currently have the same problem (CWM5028) and have not solved it yet.
Interesting to note is that the time noted in the title for the stalling backup is 3 hours off. A clue to the cause?

cweijden said:
I currently have the same problem (CWM5028) and have not solved it yet.
Interesting to note is that the time noted in the title for the stalling backup is 3 hours off. A clue to the cause?
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Got it solved... I also use MTD partitioning (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233340) and probably have forgotten to flash a required zip after restoring a backup. According to the instructions this should have left me with a white screen. That didn't happen, but it left me unable backing up my system for a while. After repartitioning as suggested by eventcom I was able to make backups again.

[Q]Restore CWM Backup of StockGB over CM11?

I made that big mistake to force a great upgrade on a friends phone and as always: problems occured and he's not happy, so my last resort is to restore the backup.
The base firmware was a Gingerbread-Stock. I rooted and created a backup with CWM. After that I had to install JB Stock to be able to install CM11 and now I have to go back to that backup.
Is it possible to just restore the backup? Or if I have to repartition/reformat the filesystem, is there a recovery that has that feature?
Thanks.

i think u have to flash Stock GB with ODIN, root it, install CWM and restore ur Backup.
but im not expert !!

matthias1976 said:
i think u have to flash Stock GB with ODIN, root it, install CWM and restore ur Backup.
but im not expert !!
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Well, I'm trying to find an easier way, because I have to walk him through it by mail or skype. :/

better do a fullbackup next time over adb