Some questions before I pull the trigger on cyanogen - Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I am seriously considering Cyanogen once CM7 comes out with gingerbread, but before I do, I have a few questions that have been bugging me, that I can't seem to find answers to...
Can I ever get back to stock Sense if I don't like CM, and if so, how difficult is it? This is perhaps my largest question.
Does Cyanogen Mod update itself, or will I have to flash it everytime a new version is released?
Will all apps install normally, or do some have issues on CM?
Is there any way to get my contacts to only display people with phone numbers, like on sense?
is there any way to get Facebook integration into my contacts like on sense?
Sorry for the newb questions

1. Yup, just flash any Sense ROM (or the stock RUU) as you normally would. There are plenty of guides for going back to stock, to include the stock ROM, unrooting, and S-On.
2. You flash, but you don't have to wipe data (and really shouldn't). Just wipe cache and Dalvik, and it will perform like a clean install, but retain your apps, data, and settings.
3. I haven't seen any apps perform differently on CM 6.1.0 than on any Sens eROM I've used (Redemption, Skyraider, Virtuous, stock).
4. Not sure, haven't messed with this.
5. Yes. The FB app gives you the option to sync contacts. I don't use this feature, so I can't tell you how well it works.

4. Yes
There is an option to only display contacts w/ phone numbers.
The CM Nightlies are going on now, but you don't need every version due to there only being a few changes for each (some none at all). Stick with a version that works (i'm on #10) and wait for a major change.
I loved Sense, until i tried CM

Thanks for the response!
Yes. The FB app gives you the option to sync contacts. I don't use this feature, so I can't tell you how well it works.
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Actually, I was referring to how Sense will update existing contact info with information from their fb profile (images, birthdays, email, etc).

hybrid86 said:
Thanks for the response!
Actually, I was referring to how Sense will update existing contact info with information from their fb profile (images, birthdays, email, etc).
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In this case I am uncertain, as I do not use the feature.

jaykresge said:
1. Yup, just flash any Sense ROM (or the stock RUU) as you normally would. There are plenty of guides for going back to stock, to include the stock ROM, unrooting, and S-On.
2. You flash, but you don't have to wipe data (and really shouldn't). Just wipe cache and Dalvik, and it will perform like a clean install, but retain your apps, data, and settings.
3. I haven't seen any apps perform differently on CM 6.1.0 than on any Sens eROM I've used (Redemption, Skyraider, Virtuous, stock).
4. Not sure, haven't messed with this.
5. Yes. The FB app gives you the option to sync contacts. I don't use this feature, so I can't tell you how well it works.
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You should always wipe everything and perform a truly clean install. If you ever have a problem with a rom, and haven't done this, it's the first thing you will be told to do.

g00s3y said:
You should always wipe everything and perform a truly clean install. If you ever have a problem with a rom, and haven't done this, it's the first thing you will be told to do.
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Not according to the Cyanogen team. When you're upgrading within the same ROM family, this is absolutely not needed. Same as going from Virtuous 3.1 to 3.2, for example.
In rare cases, a ROM developer will usually tell you to wipe data for a specific upgrade, or will have the ROM install do it as part of the installation process.

hybrid86 said:
Thanks for the response!
Actually, I was referring to how Sense will update existing contact info with information from their fb profile (images, birthdays, email, etc).
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Either the Facebook App or CyanogenMod does this on my phone.

if you use vlingo, it still has force close issues with cm7.

g00s3y said:
You should always wipe everything and perform a truly clean install. If you ever have a problem with a rom, and haven't done this, it's the first thing you will be told to do.
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I agree with you. It only takes seconds to do. I really don't care if someone tells me that I don't have to wipe everything before I flash... I do it EVERY time.

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Contacts and Titanium Backup

Ok so I rooted my phone full unlock.
So I get titanium backup (running ROM baked the latest 9.6 i think?)
Install it it says it does not see root? or busy box? it says it cannot acquire root privileges.
So I dl busy box install it and it still says it does not see root?
Am I dumb why wont this work?
Also all my contacts should be synced to my gmail right?
I tried to resync to get my contacts back and I have no contacts lol so what did I do wrong?
Thanks
What root method did you use?
The idiot proof guide.
Toasts I think it was.
Can you boot into recovery? power off phone then hold the vol down and power button. Select recovery and hit the power button. It should give you a list of options one being install zip from sd card
Yeah I can install from sdcard
Im running Baked ROM 9.6
I downloaded the titanium backup from the market though.
Is that how I am supposed to install it?
I would do a full wipe and flash the ROM again. It doesnt seem like it is giving you superuser access.
If that does not work I would try a new ROM and test for the same issue
trentlythp said:
I would do a full wipe and flash the ROM again. It doesnt seem like it is giving you superuser access.
If that does not work I would try a new ROM and test for the same issue
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Ok thanks
You know anything about the contacts?
Also to do a full wipe do I just go to rom manager restore my old one (the one I saved before flashing this rom) then wipe the cache and user data then flash the baked rom again?
Sorry still learning thanks for the help btw
I would do another backup just in case. You don't need to worry about restoring your old one. just do a full wipe and flash the ROM again.
The contacts should auto sync. The way it sounds you are not doing anything wrong.
If neither of your problems are resolved after the wipe. I would try to completely different ROM to see if you can duplicate the results
trentlythp said:
I would do another backup just in case. You don't need to worry about restoring your old one. just do a full wipe and flash the ROM again.
The contacts should auto sync. The way it sounds you are not doing anything wrong.
If neither of your problems are resolved after the wipe. I would try to completely different ROM to see if you can duplicate the results
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Ok well guess my contacts are SOL LOL
Also how do I do a full wipe I am kinda lost by what you mean....
Also what is a good ROM you would recommend? I just rooted today
JustHereTryingtoLearn said:
Ok well guess my contacts are SOL LOL
Also how do I do a full wipe I am kinda lost by what you mean....
Also what is a good ROM you would recommend? I just rooted today
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Your contacts should not be SOL. We will get them to work
Whenever you boot into recovery you should see an option that says wipe. select that and select wipe. Inside there you need to select wipe user data, cache, and dalvik cache. Then go ahead and flash the ROM.
I personally use Damage Control, but there are a lot of good ROM's out there just pick one that you like the best.
BakedSnack v9.6 is a good ROM but you might be a little disoriented especially with today being your first day which is FINE, trust me we have all been there. I will try to help you out as much as possible. Currently you are having a hard time with Titanium Backup, etc.
Contacts: Where do you currently have them stored, phone?
trentlythp said:
Your contacts should not be SOL. We will get them to work
Whenever you boot into recovery you should see an option that says wipe. select that and select wipe. Inside there you need to select wipe user data, cache, and dalvik cache. Then go ahead and flash the ROM.
I personally use Damage Control, but there are a lot of good ROM's out there just pick one that you like the best.
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O I tried that with my last phone and I was told to flash the baked rom with ROM Manager from marketplace but Ill try that!! It cant mess anything up right?
huoter said:
BakedSnack v9.6 is a good ROM but you might be a little disoriented especially with today being your first day which is FINE, trust me we have all been there. I will try to help you out as much as possible. Currently you are having a hard time with Titanium Backup, etc.
Contacts: Where do you currently have them stored, phone?
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Thanks to both of you. First this is my 2nd rooting, my first phone messed up so I know some but not much.
Anyway Im having trouble with titanium backup yes.
Also no I think my contacts are gone I *thought* I synced them through my google. I clicked sync in the accounts and stuff for my contacts but when I try to import them it says they are not there lol.
If they are its not that big of a deal lol
Yes baked snack is a good ROM I didn't mean to imply that it wasnt. Sorry if it did. I have used it myself.
The reason I said try another ROM is strictly for troubleshooting.
You can log into you gmail account to check to see if your contacts are there. If they are we need to figure out why they are not syncing. If they are not then that's why they are not syncing. I hope that helps
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no contacts in Gmail UGH
o well got titanium backup working!
Just checking, go to contacts hit menu and click view. make sure google is checked. it probably is but just making sure.
sign into gmail and click contacts. do you see your contacts there? you may have saved them to phone without even knowing it. you can set it to default save contacts to google instead of phone.
if your contacts are in gmail contacts and still wont sync with the phone, disable google sync for everything and make it sync with exchange activesync, it should be able to sync your contacts that way then.
Its checked but no contacts are in gmail =(
JustHereTryingtoLearn said:
Its checked but no contacts are in gmail =(
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That's why your contacts won't sync unfortunately. I'm not aware of a way to restore those. Hopefully you didn't have too many.
I'm glad you got titanium backup running but would you mind if I asked how that way if someone else has that problem they know how you fixed it?
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Yeah I did a complete wipe and just flashed the rom again I did it in rom manager though

Nandroid backup on one device and restore on another?

My friend bought the EVO recently so I walked him through the process of rooting and installing a new rom (DC3.2.3). He's enjoying every bit of it until I showed him the new CM6 ROM.
He uses most of the same applications I do so I had a theoretical question:
Would it be possible to perform a nandroid backup of my phone and restore it on his phone? Obviously I would have to completely wipe but can anyone think of any conflicts that may occur?
initial said:
My friend bought the EVO recently so I walked him through the process of rooting and installing a new rom (DC3.2.3). He's enjoying every bit of it until I showed him the new CM6 ROM.
He uses most of the same applications I do so I had a theoretical question:
Would it be possible to perform a nandroid backup of my phone and restore it on his phone? Obviously I would have to completely wipe but can anyone think of any conflicts that may occur?
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Yes it does work. (I know because I've done it!) He'll get all your contacts, emails, settings, etc..
SteelH said:
Yes it does work. (I know because I've done it!) He'll get all your contacts, emails, settings, etc..
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I don't have any contacts stored on my phone, they're all linked to my gmail. as far as settings and emails and what not, wouldn't the wipes take care of that so he can set his own?
initial said:
I don't have any contacts stored on my phone, they're all linked to my gmail. as far as settings and emails and what not, wouldn't the wipes take care of that so he can set his own?
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Yea .

[HELP!!!] CyanogenMod need data back.

Ok, so I'm new to the Evo and I rooted my phone. I still don't know all about all the terms. My problem is is that I flashed CyanogenMod with Rom Manager and I had a boot loop. I looked online and I saw that a full wipe would do the trick. So I did a full wipe and yay! It works! Except... no data. No contacts no nothing. No preferences. I have already reflashed the ROM and it still does nothing. How do I get my data back? HELP!!
Did you do a backup
HTC Incredible OMFGB 2.3.1
jaysckap said:
Did you do a backup
HTC Incredible OMFGB 2.3.1
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Thanks for replying so fast, I hate this anti-spam thing
Yes, I did. But I'm afraid If i restore it I'll lose the mod.
Stupid question but I've never done ROM MANAGER but does it do gapps separetely? Like are you missing the key Google function
Edit; think I read that wrong. Restore, start anew. No access to a pc?
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What Google Functions?
like voice search or something?
Yeah sorry about that, totally got the wrong impression from the posts.
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conqu1stador said:
Yeah sorry about that, totally got the wrong impression from the posts.
SWYPED from my SUPASONIC
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woah woah wait, so what do I do?
Sorry, you mean data like connection? Guess I thought you meant data like ... gapps.
You have the market and such, right?
Not sure how you'd lose data "data" so I just assumed ... like I said, never used ROM Manager so not familiar. You mean cell data, right?
Edit: and restoring is safe and easy .. for situations just lime this. You don't really "lose" the mod ... you just revert back and then reflash the Rom / mod as normal.
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conqu1stador said:
Sorry, you mean data like connection? Guess I thought you meant data like ... gapps.
You have the market and such, right?
Not sure how you'd lose data "data" so I just assumed ... like I said, never used ROM Manager so not familiar. You mean cell data, right?
Edit: and restoring is safe and easy .. for situations just lime this. You don't really "lose" the mod ... you just revert back and then reflash the Rom / mod as normal.
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Like I said, contacts and no market, no voice search, none of my user preferences before I flashed the ROM.
Well, I'm drunk , but sounds lime gapps. Gapps are NOT included with aosp ROMS which is what ya got. Look in ROM Manager ... Google apps listed? Sounds like the case.
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Then you'd go through and do it again, redownload apps with titanium backup or such, restore contacts with Google sync .... etc. Like i said,never used, but can't see how it'd be included in rom manager if not elsewhere so there must be an option ... ill link gapps in seconds.....
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Sorry, can you please explain what you're saying? I don't get any of these terms.
Ok, for whatever reason you want to flash CM6, which is here;
http://goo-inside.me/cm/supersonic/
Then, you'd want to "optionally" install the "gapps" (Google proprietary applications) which include Gmail, Talk, Market etc etc etc etc etc all the jazz you need.
Sounds like you don't have the "gapps" as they call em, here;
http://goo-inside.me/gapps/
Like I said, I have NEVER used ROM Manager to download ROMs ... I get em at the computer and transfer them.
Thus, if you could this; you'd download both "latest" CM6 and GApps and flash them both. AFTER you wipe, AND AFTER YOU HAVE MADE A BACKUP.
That sounds like the issue.
Once again, not sure how this is handled with ROM Manager ... gotta figure they have it set up for easy use.
edit: honestly hope that helps, I"m drunk ... but gapps 11/14 is golden.
You should be good.
I know this **** can be sort of "intimidating." Depending on how you want to use the word. It's not the end of the world, that's why backups are SERIOUSLY AND HONESTLY IMPORTANT.
Thanks, but I still don't get it. ARGH! Only if they had TeamViewer on Android lol.
Which gapp should I use
Ok, I mean, this will be a waste of a post ... but have you NEVER seen some sort of GOOGLE APPS listed in ROM Mangager?
ROM Manager is NOT necessary ...
If you have a computer, download these files and place them on the "ROOT" of the SD Card ... That's the BASE of the SD CARD - NO FOLDERS.
Can you do this?
If you used Titanium Backup before switching to CyanogenMod, you could have copied over your user-installed (downloaded) apps, preferences, etc. However, you didn't, so you're S.O.L. Your only choice now is to download the gapps package, flash it from recovery, and then you'll have the Market and other proprietary Google applications. Then you can start reinstalling your apps manually, and changing all your settings.
Trust me, Titanium Backup Pro is worth every penny.
Shoot for 11/14 (of 2010 - obviously ) for the gapps.
If you can download them with your phone and bump to your SD card .... that's good too.
Don't make it harder than it has to be! hah and here I am, drunk, saying that ... we can do this, we can get this done in 5 minutes.
Basically, SENSE based ROMs have all the jazz included ... AOSP (Android Open Source Project) comes with GApps separate ... legal ****. It's simple. You wipe and flash as normal, and after flashing the ROM (CM6 - .1.1 or .1.2) you then flash the "Google Apps." You NEED the Google Apps ... that's the icing on the cake. Without that .... I mean, dunno how else to say it, but you need it.
Ok, so instead of installing all the apps and stuff, should I just restore my backup and then buy Titanium Backup pro?
Wait, actually, i have a backup of my phone BEFORE I downloaded CyanogenMod
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If you used Titanium Backup before switching to CyanogenMod, you could have copied over your user-installed (downloaded) apps, preferences, etc. However, you didn't, so you're S.O.L. Your only choice now is to download the gapps package, flash it from recovery, and then you'll have the Market and other proprietary Google applications. Then you can start reinstalling your apps manually, and changing all your settings.
Trust me, Titanium Backup Pro is worth every penny.
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This is what they say. Word of warning. Backing up user data can be "troublesome." But apps themselves and such, yes - this!
It's not "necessary," but something you might be interested in.
BUT SHOULD I RESTORE MY OLD ONE? WILL IT BE EASIER

Step by step to flash CM7 from stock without losing data

I did a lot of reading before I did this to be sure I wouldn't lose anything. Here's the step by step for others, since I was unable to find it all in one place. This is for the MT4G/Glacier, no idea if the process is similar on other phones. You should probably still read, but I couldn't find any of this all in one place:
If you flash, here's what you need:
- Rooted phone (if you need to root, search for the gfree method, it's the easiest)
- ROM Manager from the Market. Get the premium version.
- TitaniumBackup from the Market.
- Sync turned on for your contacts and calendars in your google account.
1. Go into TitaniumBackup, set the option to store the settings on the SDCard. Go into Backup/Restore, hit menu, and run the batch to do a full backup of system and user apps/data.
2. Go into ROM Manager. At the top, click the option to install ClockworkRecovery. Make sure it installs version 3.0.0.5. Then click the option to reboot into recovery mode. In recovery, make a ROM backup of your existing ROM. It will store on the SD card. Reboot back into the OS.
3. Go back into ROM Manager, scroll down to Download ROM's. You should see CM7 Nightlies in there. Download the latest build. It will ask you if you want to also download the GAPPS package, grab that also. When it's done, it will ask you what you want to do... just cancel. Go to reboot in recovery mode.
4. In recovery:
- Wipe/Factory Reset
- Clear cache partition
- Advanced -> clear Dalvik cache
- On main screen, install ZIP from SD
- Navigate to sdcard->clockworkmod->downloads->teamdouche and select the CM7 zip for your phone that was downloaded
- When that is done, install another zip from sd, go into the goo.inside.me directory and install GAPPS zip
- Reboot phone from main menu
5. Enter your gmail creds that you used for your primary account from before
6. Cancel the additional downloads thing when it pops up, this will pop up again later after you enable wireless
7. Go into ROM Manager, Select the Fix Permissions option, reboot (wifi won't work unless you do this)
8. Enable wifi and join to your network
9. Eventually you will get the popup again. Select the stuff that you want installed.
It will pull down all of your apps from the market and install them. If you want to restore user data for the apps, you can go into titanium and click on the app, and restore it with the data. Don't do this until it's done updating from the market. Do NOT restore system level stuff. You will cause problems if you restore system level stuff from 2.2 or earlier on 2.3.x.
You should also install SetCPU from the market, set to start on boot, set conservative mode, and create a screen off profile that limits to 368mhz/conservative. In advanced, leave the defaults, except change the cpu up threshold to 75, and the scaling percent to 11 or 12. Massive battery improvements. You can overclock with this also, mine is only overclocked to around 1100mhz. Some people are running 1800mhz. I heard smartass mode instead of conservative is also good, but haven't tried it.
Keep in mind that if you have an HTC phone with the Sense Framework, you won't have that anymore. So if you liked the Sense dialer (which I did), you can't get it. The stock dialer is functional, but not the best. DialerOne and Dialer2 look the most interesting, but they still aren't as good. If you have CSipSimple installed, remove it. CM7 has SIP built into it, and CSipSimple confuses the phone when trying to make calls. If you liked the Sense clock widget, you can get a replacement, search for Beautiful Widgets on the market. The built in camera app is not Sense either, but does all the same things. The Gallery is awesome, best gallery I've ever seen (stacks that you can pull apart and flip through, very cool).
If GPS doesn't work, download GPS Status from the market and use it to clear the A-GPS data and cache. It's the only app that can do it. It's free.
Also, if you want to go back to your previous ROM, you can flash back with the ROM Manager backup that you made. The only thing is, you'll have to downgrade the clockwork recovery bootloader to 2.5.1.2 first. You can do this by flashing a zip from your SD card. The zip is available somewhere on these forums. I don't have a link, but you can find it by searching a bit. The 3.0.0.5 version cannot flash a Froyo or earlier ROM for some reason. I'm not going back, so I haven't done this.
My TitaniumBackup realized somehow that I installed fresh, and it automatically restored my apps and data. It did NOT on my friend's phone. But, he has the free version and I have the paid one. If it doesn't restore your app settings, you can manually go in and do it. One thing that I've never been able to restore is Good corporate email. It restores, but it won't send or receive. If anyone has ideas on this, post them.
Note that I flashed with build 35, and it's been rock solid. Your mileage may vary. If you already have the software noted above, the whole process only takes about 5-10 mins.
Edit: Recovery 3.0.0.6 was released, and works with 2.2 and 2.3. So you wouldn't have to downgrade the recovery to go back a version. As of this edit, you can grab it here if it's not showing up in ROM Manager yet: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952433
Something to add... if you are using ADW or LPP do a backup if those also. I find that if you install it fresh from the market and not TB then press restore settings in their preferences it will load all the custom icons and custom dock. It saves alot of time. Nice writup for the peeps that need the pointers for a fresh and fast install of a nightly
FYI, Titanium backup works great at restoring apps. I would be weary of restoring data between android versions however, because some of the data will be of a different type and could cause lots of issues. Thats the reason for the full data wipe before flashing in the first place.
option94 said:
FYI, Titanium backup works great at restoring apps. I would be weary of restoring data between android versions however, because some of the data will be of a different type and could cause lots of issues. Thats the reason for the full data wipe before flashing in the first place.
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I thought that was mostly because of system. The apps themselves still store their data in sqlite databases, and their schema should not change between versions of the actual OS. I might be wrong.
app data is fine, system data is what causes issues. I should have been more specific.
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app data is fine, system data is what causes issues. I should have been more specific.
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The only system stuff I install is the accounts back up, email data, wifi access points, and account and sync settings. I usually dont have a problem installing this kind of stuff. I had a few problems in the past restoring some system stuff and it made things not work, a lot of force closes. etc.. I would open up say the sound settings in settings and it would never open it would fc 100% of the time. You know I bet a lot of the issues people have with stuff not working when other's have no problems are due to bad restores. I have not once in any of the builds(since 26 when I started flashing CM 7) had an issue with wifi or gps(knock on wood)
option94 said:
FYI, Titanium backup works great at restoring apps. I would be weary of restoring data between android versions however, because some of the data will be of a different type and could cause lots of issues. Thats the reason for the full data wipe before flashing in the first place.
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But the market automatically downloads all your apps for you. last time i did a full wipe i only used TB to restore data only, since the apps had been installed automatically from market.
You can use My Backup Pro to back up your SMS and MMS, plus bookmarks and a few other things. Very useful if you want to wipe and save your text.
speoples20 said:
You can use My Backup Pro to back up your SMS and MMS, plus bookmarks and a few other things. Very useful if you want to wipe and save your text.
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Checkout sms backup+
It backs up all texts to your gmail account automatically.
speoples20 said:
You can use My Backup Pro to back up your SMS and MMS, plus bookmarks and a few other things. Very useful if you want to wipe and save your text.
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You can also use My Backup Root (free in market) It is the same as My Backup pro but it is free.
Ok so I just barely rooted and flashed cm7 #40 to my glacier. Everthing is great. I love the rom. I just need help on 2 things. First, how do I get my contacts to sync back to my phone? I had done a factory reset twice before and they always synced back after I logged in my gmail account but not this time. I did sync my gmail before rooting and flashing and I also backed everything up with titanium backup but nothing. Second, when I first flashed the cm7 #40 rom I liked how when I locked the screen it shut off like if you were turning off a tv. I don't know what I did that it does not do it anymore. If anyone knows hows to fix my 2 problems I greatly appriciate it. Thanx.
EDIT: I figured out how to get the screen off animation back but I still have problems getting my contacts to push back to my phone. If anyone knows how to get them to sync it would be helpful.
EDIT#2: Figured out how to get contacts back. Was not able to sync them but just went to the tmo website, wrote them down and re-added them to my phone.
issues after upgrade to gb
I have rooted and upgraded to cm7. I have followed all directions, however, i do not have android market or any google apps reinstalled on the phone. Something got messed up during the upgrade, anyone got any ideas how i can install android market back on my phone? This is a big issue for me, i can not even get back into my titanium backup. How do i recover it from sd card? PLEASE HELP!!!! Stressing big time over this!! Also, when i try to set up my account to sync the contacts its asking for a domain name, i assume its for gmail, how do i find it? Any examples or ideas? I lost a grip of contacts, over 200! Please help!!! Thank you!
RusRap said:
I have rooted and upgraded to cm7. I have followed all directions, however, i do not have android market or any google apps reinstalled on the phone. Something got messed up during the upgrade, anyone got any ideas how i can install android market back on my phone? This is a big issue for me, i can not even get back into my titanium backup. How do i recover it from sd card? PLEASE HELP!!!! Stressing big time over this!! Also, when i try to set up my account to sync the contacts its asking for a domain name, i assume its for gmail, how do i find it? Any examples or ideas? I lost a grip of contacts, over 200! Please help!!! Thank you!
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Did you install the GAPPS zip that came with the rom? if you didn't, do. Its the google apps file. That will load the market and apps.
coupetastic-droid said:
Ok so I just barely rooted and flashed cm7 #40 to my glacier. Everthing is great. I love the rom. I just need help on 2 things. First, how do I get my contacts to sync back to my phone? I had done a factory reset twice before and they always synced back after I logged in my gmail account but not this time. I did sync my gmail before rooting and flashing and I also backed everything up with titanium backup but nothing. Second, when I first flashed the cm7 #40 rom I liked how when I locked the screen it shut off like if you were turning off a tv. I don't know what I did that it does not do it anymore. If anyone knows hows to fix my 2 problems I greatly appriciate it. Thanx.
EDIT: I figured out how to get the screen off animation back but I still have problems getting my contacts to push back to my phone. If anyone knows how to get them to sync it would be helpful.
EDIT#2: Figured out how to get contacts back. Was not able to sync them but just went to the tmo website, wrote them down and re-added them to my phone.
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howd you get the animations back?
mbernusg said:
howd you get the animations back?
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wiped, re-flashed the rom and re-boot. it was the only way i was able to get the animation back.
I'm curious if there's a way to batch-restore data only in Titanium Backup? Only way I can see is to do it app by app.
Likewise, any way to batch-backup data only?

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Hello guys. One year ago i installed skydragon ROM and everything was ok. But now id like to reinstall my Rom to newer one. But i dont remember how i did it so could anyone help me? I actualy started to have some problems. My screen turns itself on randomly, pages refreshes or falls to main desktop randomly. If i use safe mode it is ok so its probably some of my applications. But i want to reinstall my phone so its like a new one(its ok with a custom rom ,i just need some recommended roms) so please if anyone could help me, i would be so happy.
FTWDiesel said:
Hello guys. One year ago i installed skydragon ROM and everything was ok. But now id like to reinstall my Rom to newer one. But i dont remember how i did it so could anyone help me? I actualy started to have some problems. My screen turns itself on randomly, pages refreshes or falls to main desktop randomly. If i use safe mode it is ok so its probably some of my applications. But i want to reinstall my phone so its like a new one(its ok with a custom rom ,i just need some recommended roms) so please if anyone could help me, i would be so happy.
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Backup all of your data, whether it be twrp or titanium
download the rom of your choice, id suggest leedroid or android revolution for you as they are close to stock
copy to phone, wipe data and flash in twrp recovery (im assuming you have it as you have skydragon installed)
then restore your data through titanium.
You may have issues if your firmware is out of date, however I have not updated mine for a long period and it is still working fine. There are plenty of threads that can direct you through the process.
Thanks alot. And what types of custom roms exist? I mean how do are they different? And i read on other forum that i have to do something with kernel? But i totaly forgot what is that
And id like to ask, if i can somehow backup my apps settings and saves from games for example?
FTWDiesel said:
Thanks alot. And what types of custom roms exist? I mean how do are they different? :
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Some ROMs are GPE (Google Play Edition) or AOSP; both mean no Sense. Others are Sense based, but with various tweaks, customization options, etc. But you need to read the ROM threads to see the differences; and how they relate to your needs and preferences.
FTWDiesel said:
And i read on other forum that i have to do something with kernel? But i totaly forgot what is that
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Unless you have the Sprint or Verizon M8, you don't need to do anything with the kernel. The kernel installs automatically when you flash a ROM.
What does no Sense mean?
FTWDiesel said:
What does no Sense mean?
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Sense is HTC's "skinning" or customization of the Android OS. They add their own version of some apps, modified the launcher, icons, etc. as a means to differentiate their devices from the competition.
Not everyone likes that, so there is also a Google Play Edition of the M8, which is an Android version close to "pure" Android such as on Nexus devices. GPE ROMs are based on the official HTC released GPE version OS (although custom GPE ROMs may have tweaks and customizations of their own).
While AOSP ROMs such as Cyanogenmod and others are compiled from source code, and constitute "original work". But again, they don't have Sense customizations, and are close to "pure" Android.
Okay, thanks alot
So i flashed the newest skydragon ROM but after i installed it and used recovery(from twrp or what is the name) i recovered my data (apps etc) but my notification bar and home button wasnt there. I tried to flash it many times but it was the same.
FTWDiesel said:
So i flashed the newest skydragon ROM but after i installed it and used recovery(from twrp or what is the name) i recovered my data (apps etc) but my notification bar and home button wasnt there. I tried to flash it many times but it was the same.
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Did you check the Skydragon thread to see if its a reported issue (and if so, there may be a fix posted)? That should always be the first thing to check when encountering issues after a ROM flash.
It sounds like you migrated user data using TWRP? I don't personally recommend it, as it often leads to issues, especially if the ROM is significantly different/updated than what you were using before.
Does the issue occur if you clean flash the ROM (default wipe in TWRP, then flash the ROM) and do not restore user data?
Ye the error isnt there if i dont recover my data. But i want to have apps etc there. So is there some way to backup them? Also sms, phone calls etc.
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Ye the error isnt there if i dont recover my data. But i want to have apps etc there. So is there some way to backup them? Also sms, phone calls etc.
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I always use the app Titanium Backup to migrate my app data. IMO its also well worth the few $ for the paid pro key, to enable the batch functions (you can backup/restore all your user apps with just a few taps). Titanium is a very useful and reliable tool for ROM flashers.
Restore the data with TWRP, then back up your user apps and app data with Titanium. Wipe in TWRP. Then reboot and restore the apps in Titanium, and all should be good.
You can also use Titanium to backup and restore your SMS (backup app data "Dialer Storage") and call log ("Contacts Storage"). But be careful about restore any system data, since that is usually when the bugs pop up.
Okey, thanks alot. I'll try it today.
Hello, i tried the titanium backup but i have many many apps there and it wanted me to confrim every one one by one when installing which is pretty annoying while i have many apps. Also i thought about other roms, but i cant find here on xda developers any "comparing stats" or something. And mostly i cant find where are some cons and pros of the roms. Only last update notes... im really dumb or idk, cant really find anything.
Also i want to ask if its possible to remove car mode somehow? Cause my phones somehow sometimes thinks that im in a fckin car and uses car mode which interrups my app or refreshes page or light my screen..

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