So I was trying to backup a nandroid of the beta official tmous 2.2. I have two phones, one has the beta official 2.2 and the other stock 2.1. I rooted both, did a titanium backup of both, installed system recovery and ran backup of both. Then I went and loaded the 2.2 backup sd card onto the 2.1 phone and ran system backup and restored the backup. You are probably cringing by now...so it installed the backup and rebooted, and , is now in bootloop on the M logo. Can I somehow restore using the backups, or do I have to flash using rsdlite and use one of the roms on here?
Thanks in advance to any that can help!!! My wife just said she will not buy another phone for me, on my 4th phone within the last year...bricking it is a first though
So that's what you did...
To fix the 2.1 phone you bricked, try restoring the 2.1 nandroid you made.
If I'm correct, Moto's locked bootloader saved you and stopped Recovery from loading the new kernel that's used by FroYo. Which is why you're bootlooping...
If I'm wrong, you'll have to flash the leaked FroYo SBF and restore the FroYo Nandroid you made onto it...
yea, as you know I was trying to make a 2.2 tmous nandroid backup to post on here, but since I'm a noob at this I didn't want to post a possible corrupt nandroid, so I wanted to make sure it was good by trying it out. I couldn't restore the 2.1 nandroid, so I went ahead and flashed the UK 2.34. Thank goodness it worked.
So, now how can I flash the 2.2 nandroid backup onto this UK 2.34 to verify that I made a correct nandroid backup? Is it possible? I am thinking that it would have worked if I wiped data and cashe, wich I forgot to do that the first time...
well, just figured out that wiping didn't have anything to do with it...as I'm back to bootloop. Flashing the 2.34 again
The way you can test your nandroid backup is by booting into recovery, make a backup, wiping the phone, making another backup, and then booting the phone. This will allow you to see what is actually on the backup. Yes you will have to reboot and play around a bit to check, but it should be free and clear of things, at that point reboot into recovery, and restore your rom. That will mean that the second backup you made will be exactly what you just experienced. Hope that helps.
thanks. On a side note, last night when I was researching how to recover, I could have sworn I came across nandroid backups of the tmous 2.2 in the development section...Beach Head...have you looked in there (I think I saw it posted in the thread about the tmous 2.2 OTA update, thought I saw several people post a nandroid backup in the thread). Anyway, I still plan on getting this uploaded as soon as possible, but thought you might want to check in that thread...
You can restore nandroid backup of 2.2 when you are on 2.1. But you will have bootloop. It's beacause you have new kernel (from 2.2) that is not compatibile with bootloader. After restoring nandroid you should try flashing a 2.2tmo_boot only .sbf http://www.mediafire.com/?pkjkk75emk6x83f . Maybe that help. But i really not tested this with tmobile roms. With jboogie mods its working fine. Also remember about gsm fix if you use phone not in US. All 3g fixeS are in this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944258 . You should use the file with the frequencies of your country. If somethings go wrong you should flash 2.1 rom sbf (version that you are using now).
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Sorry for sounding like a noob….because I am … lol
I couple weeks ago I rooted Evo using the
SimpleRoot OTA 1.47.651.1 method
Then Installed Fully rooted stock 1.47.651.1 in one shot (no adb!)
Did nandroid backup
Then I installed Sprint Lovers ROM (including 2.05.00.06.01 wimax/baseband radios)
Been enjoying, installing apps, customizing.
Use Titanium Backup to backup regularly
Now I want to try some other ROMs like CyanogenMod-6!
I now have installed Rom Manager
Flashed ClokWorkMod Recovery (2.5.0.1)
And did another nandroid backup
So now can I just flash a different ROM, use Titanium restore to restore applications such as K-9 Mail and all my settings/accounts/etc and these will work on the new ROM?
Then if I want, I just use nandriod restore and Evo will be exactly where I am today (with Sprint Lovers)?
If so, does restoring applications/data also work backing up on a 2.1 ROM and restoring on 2.2 ROM?
For the most part, yes. But there may be some issues restoring EVERYTHING from Ti back to a different ROM. Start with just apps you need, then accounts, see how that goes. I haven't had issues, but it might just be cleaner that way, and if it's not that difficult to just set up your accounts again, you could avoid potential issues that way.
But, yes, Ti should give everything back to you after the flash. Even scenes!
Also don't forget to wipe before flashing!
Guys, I had been rocking it with an Unrevoked S-OFF root + OTA update. Everything was great. Then I got careless and tried to flash some mod .zip files today and got caught in a splash screen loop. All I could do was nandroid restore from Clockwork. It got me out of the loop, but my phone is now back to 2.1 and all my apps are gone etc etc. But I'm almost certain that I did the backup AFTER I applied the OTA, so I don't understand why I reverted.
The good news is that I'm still S-OFF and I should have Titanium backups on my SD card. The bad news is two fold.
A) I'm not sure the proper steps to take to get back to OTA w/o any issue.
B) when I go to Market, I can't install any apps (getting a download error failure everytime)
Please help! Thanks!
EDIT: RESOLVED!
flash the 2.2 update.zip again
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flash the 2.2 update.zip again
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Hey thx for responding. Not sure what you mean - I used the OTA to get to 2.2 last time. Since I'm still S-OFF, do you think it's safe to take the update again?
These are the instructions I followed the first time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755035
Other note: The only apps I still have installed are the stock apps AND Superuser. Not sure how/why SU survived while the others did not, but it's there.
If your already rooted, which there's no reason you shouldn't be, grab a 2.2 ROM and flash it. Even a stock rooted 2.2 ROM.
Occum's Razor says you didn't back up after the update and restored with a 2.1 backup.
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Occum's Razor says you didn't back up after the update and restored with a 2.1 backup.
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... well I know someone that is damn sure making a 2.2 backup when I get this issue resolved!
I think I found the solution (using OTA).
First I had to data wipe my hard drive, because until I did that i could not access any market downloads and basically the OS was behaving like it was crapped up. Data wipe fixed all that and put me back to stock 2.1. Of course then I couldn't apply the OTA because i was rooted. So I moved the OTA zip to SD card and renamed it update.zip, and launched it from Clockwork. Looks like it worked
PS. No offense to the ROM guys on here, but I'm just not really into custom ROM's. Mostly b/c I don't understand them. But in any event, I just like having the "official" ROM, and then tweaking it to the Nth degree.
Flashed jboogie3's rom with froyo
Ran custom recovery to restore nandroid backup, now I'm in a constant bootloop.
If my battery is below 70% does this cause bootloop upon restore?
Not sure how to rectify this, I followed the instructions as described in these forums.
I can reflash but everytime i try to restore it goes into bootloop.
I need help as my earpiece failed & need to return for warranty, if someone has a solution it would make my day.
Well man join the club haha (not at all saying this only happens with the Jboogie nandroid back Up) but I tried to do it as well and got into the same position your in my only solution wasbto flash the sogned leaked 2.51 froyo us sfb. Non downgradeable so basically its the "beta"for the motorola defy froyo, that was my only solution
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Well man join the club haha (not at all saying this only happens with the Jboogie nandroid back Up) but I tried to do it as well and got into the same position your in my only solution wasbto flash the sogned leaked 2.51 froyo us sfb. Non downgradeable so basically its the "beta"for the motorola defy froyo, that was my only solution
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Shouldn't you have installed 2.21 instead of 2.51?
I was told to flash uk sbf 2.21 then restore. I'm just about to do it once the sbf downloads.
Not sure if the correct firmware will be displayed once i restore, well if it even restores without the bootloop
I had the same problem i cant tresore my own backup i have the boogie release :-(
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dumrul said:
I had the same problem i cant tresore my own backup i have the boogie release :-(
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flashed 2.21 uk as described in higgsy how to recover thread. Search the version he has listed as i couldn't get them off the link from moto (google found it, ~130mb)
Once you have done so, root then restore nandroid backup you created or simply use the Telstra Factory Reset ZIP found in these forums.
Presto.
I know that I have seen this question asked before but I can't find the post. I broke my evo (let's call it #1) and I am trying to restore evo#1 CWM backup onto evo #2 the new phone that I just got. I have put the sdcard from evo#1 with its latest backup into evo#2 and have booted into recovery.
I remember seeing that you can't do a full restore but rather to use Advance Restore but I don't remember which components to restore and which not. I think that I restore all but WIMAX bacause WIMAX is different for each phone.
Anyone know ??
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I know that I have seen this question asked before but I can't find the post. I broke my evo (let's call it #1) and I am trying to restore evo#1 CWM backup onto evo #2 the new phone that I just got. I have put the sdcard from evo#1 with its latest backup into evo#2 and have booted into recovery.
I remember seeing that you can't do a full restore but rather to use Advance Restore but I don't remember which components to restore and which not. I think that I restore all but WIMAX bacause WIMAX is different for each phone.
Anyone know ??
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Generally, I don't believe it's recommended to restore a backup from one phone to another. However, I've seen reports that it it can be done. As you assumed, you are correct by NOT restoring the wimax. If you were to do that, it would restore the RSA keys of your old phone, overwriting your NEW RSA keys. You don't want to do that. So remove the wimax.img from your nandroid backup before you restore.
Also, I'm not positive on this, but I do believe that if your old backup was made on a certain hboot version, that you need to be on the same hboot version when restoring that backup. (lets say you when you created the backup, your hboot version was 2.10, then when you restore your backup, be sure the hboot version on the new phone is also 2.10). The reason I believe taht to be true, is because I had always had hboot .93 on my phone, and all backups I had ever made were when I was running .93 hboot. I then downgraded to the ENG .76 hboot, (to use fastboot), and I tried to restore a backup that had been created when I was on .93 hboot, and it did not go well. After the backup restored and I rebooted, it booted straight to fastboot, and that was the only place I could get. None of my old backups would restore. I then switched back to hboot .93, and my backups restore perfectly fine. So that is what led me to my conclusion. Good luck with your quest. ( i personally recommend just starting fresh, and not restoring an old backup, just to be safe)
k2buckley got you covered, but restoring a backup from an old phone to a new one WILL cause you problems, and the easiest way to avoid it is to not do it.
The best you can do is backup your apps via titanium backup and your launcher settings, transfer those folders to your new phone. When restoring the apps, do only app and data, NOT system settings.
Thank you both for the reply. Based upon your feedback I decided to do a clean install of everything.
You're welcome; just trying to make it smooth as possible.
Hi all.
I am going to experiment with a few roms today. Despite Motorolas best efforts to screw the phone with there locked bootloader policy at the moment i have my phone functioning just about perfectly mainly thanks to the super work of the hackers and modders on here. I have a couple of camera hacks allowing me to use the search button to take pics and the 848 wide video mode enabled. I also have the cpu overclocked at 1100 and it runs super stable and gives me the best battery life i have ever had on an android handset. Basically as it is now it works like a dream (how it should have come out of the box some may say) and therefore before i flash anything else i would just like clarification on a couple of points.
So anyways to get where i am at the moment i flashed the full sbf of 3.4.2.117 which i believe is the uk leak of froyo. Now if i start to flash other sbfs and nandroids but want to revert back to my phone state as it is now is it simply a case of going into recovery and restoring the nandroid or will i also have to flash once again the sbf of 3.4.2.117 and then restore the nandroid?
I am just a little unsure and would like to know before i start messing around with it so if you know the answer please let me know.
Thanks
ok now here comes the concept of fixed sbf.....(without cg31 & 39),
root your phone install 2nd int....(..its safer than a condom ...)
wipe data and cache via 2nd int, nandroid and fixed sbf...and voila you are on a new version.
...procedures on various pages...i would recommend the FAQ on CM7...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798
yes...you can always flash the full sbf files on froyo...just dont go full flash on gingerbread 2.3.4 leak...you cannot revert back to froyo.....
...check out the version for various cg in your sbf and if they are same as yours original sbf then you can easily downgrade to your original sbf .http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11195138&postcount=3
hi thanks for your reply. While there was a lot of useful information there i dont think you actually answered my question. I have already lost downgrade ability to 2.1 have no intention of flashing 2.3 and am running 2.2 using the uk rom listed above. I simply want to know what the procedure is for being able to install my nandroid back up of the phone exactly as it is now.
Ok now if you want the phone as it is now you have to go to recovery restore your nandroid and then flash fixed sbf of your current nandroid if your upgrading to another rom do the same thing install the nandroid and fixed sbf so you don't lose downgrade ability
hi as i said i have already lost the ability to downgrade so does that still apply?
please forgive my ignorance but did you actually answer my question and the answer has flown over my head?
i just want the simplest way to get back to where i am at the moment after i start flashing different sbfs and nandroids.
please understand i wont be flashing any 2.3 roms only 2.2 and all i want to do is be able to retsire my current nandroid backup if i choose to
have to say as much as i love the defy if motorola continue with there locked boot loader then i wont be buying another of there handsets which is a great shame as they do make some really good phones. have never known such a complicated system just to flash a few roms. even using a gold card on my old hero and desire was simpler.
with nandroid + fixed sbf , you can even go to 2.1, 2.2 , 2.3 and back to any whr....i was on 2.3 came back on 2.2 again gone to 2.3
wow. it is quite hard to get a straight answer on these forums even though it seems some of you are trying which i do appreciate. There is some real good information in this threasd but unless i am being extremely dim i dont think any of it has actually given me the answer i need.
i have already said i have lost the ablity to downgrade from 2.2 to 2.1 becuase i flashed a full 2.2 sbf. When i did try to go back to 2.1 i bricked the phone.
All i want to know is the process for restoring my nandroid.
do i have to flash the same sbf i am using now and then restore the nandroid or can i simply flash any 2.2 sbf and it will still work.
If anyone knows then please just let me know
If you re read my post carefully you will understand its not magic to restore your nandroid go to custom recovery and click restore and then flash the fixed sbf of the current Rom finished
i'm very confused either, after all those reading here and also on other threads
flashing & restoring, seams to be real pain
i'm on new 2.2 CEE stock firmware, i want to flash CM7 or Barebones for example, but i need to have the ability to return back to where i am now (2.2 stock)
so, to summarize everything:
1) root current firmware, install 2ndintdefy, reboot & nandroid backup my current state
2) wipe everything & install new rom (CM7 or other)
3) wipe everything again & what now......flash fixed sbf of my initial firmware, or no need?
for the restore operation:
1) wipe everything & restore my stock firmware nandroid backup (?)
2) flash fixed sbf after restoring nandroid backup? or no need
any help would be greatly appreciated
Quick question 2
Hi guys, I just one to know this:
I'm on CM7 (one nightly before RC0), and I want to flash nordic sbf before updating to RC0, so can you tell me if this will work (?):
- Nandroid backup
- Flash nordic sbf
- Nandroid Restore
- Flash RC0 update
Will it work? I just want the easy way to keep my apps and configs..
Thank's in advance =)
i think, the only way to go back to eclair is flash using nandroid backup and fixed sbf.
if u want to go back to froyo, u can flash with full sbf
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Hi guys, I just one to know this:
I'm on CM7 (one nightly before RC0), and I want to flash nordic sbf before updating to RC0, so can you tell me if this will work (?):
- Nandroid backup
- Flash nordic sbf
- Nandroid Restore
- Flash RC0 update
Will it work? I just want the easy way to keep my apps and configs..
Thank's in advance =)
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Restore Nandroid of Nordic
Flash fixed sbf Nordic
Install CM7 rc0
Install Gapps