Is there an easy way to switch between roms on my evo? There is two roms I like and would like to hop back and fourth between them...but I may can only flash one at a time...any ideas? I think I saw a program called rom manager? Maybe that will allow me to do that?
Thanks!
ROM Manager, it is. A blessing.
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You could use rom manager. Backup the roms you want to use and when you want to switch use the restore option in rom manager.
yes. use nandroid back-up and easily flash between whatever it is you wish.
wether it be clockwork mod or amon ra!
K this might be a stupid question, but with Rom manager you can easily switch back and forth between roms, i understand that fact, but can you flash files with Rom manager? I usually have to reboot into recovery and then flash a certain file and reboot.
I just bought clockwork premium! WOOHOO!
Right now I am running a sense rom...lets say I get rom manager to install Cyanogen rom...will it erase all my apps ect? Or when I switch between the roms will it save everything as is?
THANKS!
You wouldn't want to just keep flashing the ROMs over and over, you would want to create nandroid backups of each and then just restore which ever one you are in the mood for. You can do this with Rom Manager or Amon Ra. That way, when you switch, it will restore with all your apps and data that were on the phone when you created the backup.
you can use rom manager to do all that stuff, but i definitly reccommend booting into recovery, doing a backup of the roms you like, then when you want to switch roms, boot into recovery again, and just use the restore feature, this way u can switch between to two roms without have to reflash and reset them up, all ur doing is restoring the backup
Use Titanium back up for ur apps then back up ur ROM via ROM Manager which will bring you into recovery and do the rest. So now u got ur apps backed up for any ROM u decide to use.
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I have some general questions about what to do after a flash, in case any kind soul "in the know" would care to reply:
1) Every instruction set says to make a Nandroid backup. I assume this is in case something goes wrong with the flash. If you have a bad flash, or don't like the new rom, do you just restore your nandroid and you are done; or do you ALSO need to reflash your prior ROM first, and then restore your nandroid.
2) I have nandroid backups, titantium backups ("all data and all apps" natch), mybackup pro ("apps and their data") ... once you flash a new ROM, what is the best way to put all your apps back and get up to speed? I have to assume you DONT want to restore settings from one ROM to another.
3) Very similar to #1, if you like your stock and you flash a ROM and configure it too and take a nandroid backup (so you have different ROM's nandroided), do you simply restore the nandroid to switch between the two, or do you have to re-apply the dev's ROM first.
Thanks!
U can be on any ROM at anytime and restore a Nandroid backup with no real flashing of any ROM or data wipe or anything, i.e. u backup CM6 and install the new froyo with sense and if u want to go back to CM6 just restore ur nandroid backup, done. Sorry so short. Battery is dying
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Also u can only restore titanium backups from one froyo rom to another. Or 1 eclair to another. 2.1 and 2.2 dont mixx unless its an app only as far as i know. Cud b wrong
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Just two quick questions...
1. I'm running stock 2.2, rooted. Best kernel for battery life is..?
2. If I don't like the kernels I flash, how easy is it to go back to stock kernel?
Thanks.
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nanroid before..and if you don't like a kernel. flash the old nanroid. Done. ALWAYS NANDROID.
ROM Manager
There are stock kernels available for d/l in ROM Manager.
Recommend d/l one (or several you want to try) into a folder on SD, flash them to test drive until you find one you like.
Backup current (working) setup in event you run aground.
Thanks! I figured nandroid, but didn't know if it would totally revert back to old everything. Appreciation!
Im currently using RCMix ROM but want to try out MIUI.
If I dont like MIUI I want to be able to revert to RCMix exacatly how i have it on my phone atm (Apps, Settings, Msgs etc)
Im guessing that if I do a backup using CWM that will save everything exactly how it is now?
Then I can install MIUI and if I dont like it, I can just restore using CWM and not have to worry about kernels, radios, apps, settings etc?
Correct. Just use the Backup Current ROM in ROM Manager (or use Recovery) and everything is saved.
I recommend you do this every time you change (or even upgrade) a ROM as it makes it easy to go back.
Evostance said:
Im currently using RCMix ROM but want to try out MIUI.
If I dont like MIUI I want to be able to revert to RCMix exacatly how i have it on my phone atm (Apps, Settings, Msgs etc)
Im guessing that if I do a backup using CWM that will save everything exactly how it is now?
Then I can install MIUI and if I dont like it, I can just restore using CWM and not have to worry about kernels, radios, apps, settings etc?
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yeah just do a backup using rom manager.. backup will be saved to ur sdcard.. when u want to go back to ur backup.. do a full wipe 1st( always full wipe if ur flashing diff roms) and then restore backup through recovery
I'm currently using 4.22.651.2 Rooted & Odexed - updated 06/05/11 on my Evo and wanted to know how I can have the Sense Rom installed along with [6-21-11][ROM] gingerbread-evo-deck [1.2][2.3.4 Stable] while using Rom Manager to swap back and forth?
I'm not asking if I should use Rom Manager either so don't come in here and say Rom Manager is crap, as that's not what I'm asking 'tough guys'...
There is no dual boot that does this quickly. You would need to back up one then restore the other to switch between ROMs. I never used ROM manager, but backups should work the same way. The backing up and restoring takes a while though so it may be a pain in the ass.
Fazulka said:
There is no dual boot that does this quickly. You would need to back up one then restore the other to switch between ROMs. I never used ROM manager, but backups should work the same way. The backing up and restoring takes a while though so it may be a pain in the ass.
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Can you explain the process please?
Fujiwara420 said:
Can you explain the process please?
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go into rom manager/ backup and restore/ create a back up of one, then flash the other and do the same. write down the names of the backups so you can tell which one is which, backup first one go into restore and see the name of that backup, same with second one.
i use amon ra, but it works the same. then when ever you want to switch to the sense rom from decks just restore that backup, or vice versa.
before doing the backups make sure you have it all setup with apps you want and all, so that you dont have to setup the phone everytime you restore a backup.
if it helps thanks button
life_420 said:
go into rom manager/ backup and restore/ create a back up of one, then flash the other and do the same. write down the names of the backups so you can tell which one is which, backup first one go into restore and see the name of that backup, same with second one.
i use amon ra, but it works the same. then when ever you want to switch to the sense rom from decks just restore that backup, or vice versa.
before doing the backups make sure you have it all setup with apps you want and all, so that you dont have to setup the phone everytime you restore a backup.
if it helps thanks button
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Just to clear this up, I keep my current rom, use rom manager and make a backup and name it 'stock' or something similar. Then flash my phone with rom X and once that is up and running I then make that backup, then I can go into rom manager and switch from the stock and the X one?
X being whatever rom I install.
Fujiwara420 said:
Just to clear this up, I keep my current rom, use rom manager and make a backup and name it 'stock' or something similar. Then flash my phone with rom X and once that is up and running I then make that backup, then I can go into rom manager and switch from the stock and the X one?
X being whatever rom I install.
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yes but you wont be able to re-name it, what i do is document last 4 digits in the name and write down what rom that is for example: 0713 is my kings 7.4 rom
0109 is my synergy rom and so on. but other than that yes exactly, make sure you install all the apps you use when installing the (x) rom so that when you restore you wont have to re-install them everytime.
sorry it took so long to reply, lost internet in the middle of typing this out.
and remember thanks button if this helps
Contrary to what I said above, I just saw this on the XDA portal:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/boot-up-to-4-different-roms-with-dualromx2/
Anyone know if it works on the EVO? The EVO is very similar to the incredible, I would think it would work.
Fazulka said:
Contrary to what I said above, I just saw this on the XDA portal:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/boot-up-to-4-different-roms-with-dualromx2/
Anyone know if it works on the EVO? The EVO is very similar to the incredible, I would think it would work.
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hmmm interesting, sounds like a great way to switch between roms, but not sure or brave enough to try on my evo....
A couple of things. I've been reading xda for a while but am by no means anything other than a "noob" I know just enough to be dangerous to my phone, but so far only soft bricked my old cappy once. So a very grateful thank you to all the hard work you guys put in to pushing the development.
As a somewhat experienced noob I can say first hand that reading through all these threads and posts that lead in a thousand directions is pretty hard and time consuming. That's why all the "what ROM is best" threads. I sounds kind of selfish coming from someone who has contributed nothing other than traffic to xda, but a section for comparing different ROMs would stop most of those posts.
Now for the questions. Is there a way to put a .zip of the stock ROM on my sd card so I can go back to stock anytime I want? I know I can flash back to stock with odin, but can it be done thru the recovery console? I would like to be able to have several ROMs saved on sd and use recovery to flash between them. I'm not real happy with ROMManager... is freezes all the time, and I've not one time been able to flash with it.
Thanks
Make a backup! Install cwm on your device ...boot into recovery> create backup....
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k.zacher said:
A couple of things. I've been reading xda for a while but am by no means anything other than a "noob" I know just enough to be dangerous to my phone, but so far only soft bricked my old cappy once. So a very grateful thank you to all the hard work you guys put in to pushing the development.
As a somewhat experienced noob I can say first hand that reading through all these threads and posts that lead in a thousand directions is pretty hard and time consuming. That's why all the "what ROM is best" threads. I sounds kind of selfish coming from someone who has contributed nothing other than traffic to xda, but a section for comparing different ROMs would stop most of those posts.
Now for the questions. Is there a way to put a .zip of the stock ROM on my sd card so I can go back to stock anytime I want? I know I can flash back to stock with odin, but can it be done thru the recovery console? I would like to be able to have several ROMs saved on sd and use recovery to flash between them. I'm not real happy with ROMManager... is freezes all the time, and I've not one time been able to flash with it.
Thanks
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WOW one of the most brutally honest statements I've seen here in a while. That's good. And yes it's all very confusing at times, even for non-noobs lol.
Answer-->once you have rooted and cwm or twrp installed make a nandroid of your system, you can restore this at any time. Once you install a rom and get it running how you want and want to try another rom make a nandroid of that one in recovery, you can go back by restoring it. You can do this in this way until your happy with what your running or you run out of storage.
One word of advice...nandroids are snapshots of how your phone is at that moment...any apps, texts, modifications after the nandroid wont be in it....but...a nandroid combined with my back up or titanium backup is great, nandroid for the system and my back up or titanium backup for texts, apps, call logs and such and you can switch back and forth or install a new rom and restore user apps and call logs, texts, ect without losing those. Remember don't back up system apps or system settings as those may mess up on a different rom, only back up user apps(those you've installed).
Hope this helps a little
BTW--> don't use ROM manager to flash anything other than the recovery. Boot into recovery and flash stuff manually. Also, I would suggest twrp recovery as both have issues with auto naming backups, but at least with twrp you can name it whatever you want before you make it.
Just be careful. I remember a Nandroid not flashing the radio but they may have fixed that. Other than that you should loose nothing other than whatever apps you may have installed on the ROM your tinkering with.
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I was hoping to make a backup of my non rooted completely stock ROM. I don't see how to do that if first I have to root and flash CWM or another recovery to do the backup. I didn't see any way to do it from the stock recovery. I have looked to see if anyone has posted an zip image of stock non rooted but the only way I've seen to go back to stock is odin3. Is that correct and am I just wasting my time? I wanted that image so I could go back and update to the new stock ROMs as they come out to test drive and see if I want to use them. Just seems easier that way.
Thanks for your responses
I THINK someone posted a zip format of stock but your best bet would be Odin since you didn't make a backup before. I was wondering this a while back too.. Kinda surprised its not in such high demand..
Edit: are nandroid backups device specific? Can one nandroid backup be used for multiple phones? If it can, I'll flash Odin and post nandroid of stock later tonight
jethro650 said:
WOW one of the most brutally honest statements I've seen here in a while. That's good. And yes it's all very confusing at times, even for non-noobs lol.
Answer-->once you have rooted and cwm or twrp installed make a nandroid of your system, you can restore this at any time. Once you install a rom and get it running how you want and want to try another rom make a nandroid of that one in recovery, you can go back by restoring it. You can do this in this way until your happy with what your running or you run out of storage.
One word of advice...nandroids are snapshots of how your phone is at that moment...any apps, texts, modifications after the nandroid wont be in it....but...a nandroid combined with my back up or titanium backup is great, nandroid for the system and my back up or titanium backup for texts, apps, call logs and such and you can switch back and forth or install a new rom and restore user apps and call logs, texts, ect without losing those. Remember don't back up system apps or system settings as those may mess up on a different rom, only back up user apps(those you've installed).
Hope this helps a little
BTW--> don't use ROM manager to flash anything other than the recovery. Boot into recovery and flash stuff manually. Also, I would suggest twrp recovery as both have issues with auto naming backups, but at least with twrp you can name it whatever you want before you make it.
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Titanium backup is a must. And pay for the app, its cheap and you support the developer.
Also, I've had better results with cwm. As soon as I make a backup to my SD card I boot into the ROM and change the filename.
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g2tegg said:
Titanium backup is a must. And pay for the app, its cheap and you support the developer.
Also, I've had better results with cwm. As soon as I make a backup to my SD card I boot into the ROM and change the filename.
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I guess we will have to agree to disagree titanium is not a "must" I've been using my backup pro for years without problems to make my backups. In my opinion its has a better more user friendly user interface with the same freeze/uninstall options. Also as a recovery twrp is gaining ground on cwm for its better options, one of which is renaming backups on the spot when you make it. Add in a file manger, terminal window, multiple flashes at once and many more options many think it is a better recovery. The way the newer cwm makes nandroids makes it very hard to delete individual nandroids, search cwm blobs for more info.
Also, check our mskips toolkit stickied in the dev section for a backup. You will need to be rooted but not to sure about the recovery. You may be able to do it with the stock recovery as I think it uses adb for pretty much everything it can. There is a way to make a backup on stock recovery through adb but you will need to be rooted, his toolkit will do that also.