Hello,
I have my DHD only with two months of use. Now i decide to perform a Nandroid Backup, of the original rom.
I already have installed "rom manager", "visionary+", but when i go into recovery mode the DHD shows this message:
Can't open /cache/recovery/command
And don´t shows the backup option.
What can i do? I want to make a backup of my DHD before flashing it with custom roms.
you must perform temp root + perm root first..
after that , open rom manager , and click "flash clorkworkmod" ..
after that, you can use the recovery
Installing Visonary and ROM Manager isn't enough to have ClockworkMod flashed. You need to Permroot with Visonary first then you need to have Eng-S-OFF to flash CWM and then you can make a nandroid backup.
But why would you want a nandroid back up? Just use something like My Backup/Titanium Backup to backup everything. People make nandroids because they're doing things that could possible harm their devices, if you don't plan on doing this then simple backups are best. then again I could be wrong, you might want to root and play around with roms. either way read the guides in developer forum
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Hey guys, this is a really simple question, but was not able to find a simple answer for this.
I'm running stock rooted and am thinking about trying a new ROM, the question is:
1) when I do a backup of current ROM through clockworkmod recovery, does this back up all my apps? or do I need to use mybackup pro or titanium to backup my apps as well as the clockwork backup?
2) if I decide that I do not like the new ROM, can I just go restore from clockworkmod and recover my old ROM (stock) or will I need to flash the RUU file to get back to stock?
Sorry for the noob type questions, just wanna make sure I am squared away to get into these custom ROMs
bretweb24 said:
Hey guys, this is a really simple question, but was not able to find a simple answer for this.
I'm running stock rooted and am thinking about trying a new ROM, the question is:
1) when I do a backup of current ROM through clockworkmod recovery, does this back up all my apps? or do I need to use mybackup pro or titanium to backup my apps as well as the clockwork backup?
2) if I decide that I do not like the new ROM, can I just go restore from clockworkmod and recover my old ROM (stock) or will I need to flash the RUU file to get back to stock?
Sorry for the noob type questions, just wanna make sure I am squared away to get into these custom ROMs
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1) Your apps are backuped, it creates an exact image of your phone at that point. If you do a full wipe then thats when Titanium backup comes in handy.
2) Restoring a nand backup as long is the stock rom backup you want will get you back up and running.
You will need Titanium backup or mybackup if ur gonna flash a new ROM. The nandroid will backup apps, but only useful when you restore back to that nandroid. To restore ur apps after flashing a new ROM, you will need titanium.
Hey... I think this thing makes phone calls too!
Hi all,
Sorry if this has been posted before... I have a desire still running on stock 2.1 (unrooted with launcherpro) which is perfect imho but I want to upgrade to 2.2 just to be "up to date".
Now I would like to take a FULL backup (rom, settings, apps, ...) before I execute the upgrade so I can go back if I want to.
What is the best/easiest way to do this and how can I restore my backup if needed?
*EDIT* Used unrevoked3 to root and backup my 2.1 install but now the OTA fails (see next page). Please help!
Thanks
B
U need to root first
Not true, both mybackup and titanium work without requiring root, you do however need paid versions of either app to make 'an at once backup' then restore the same way. Then the OP needs do create a Goldcard to be able to flash any generic wwe 2.2 ROM.
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They don't back up the system partition, though. You need root access to be able to copy those otherwise people wouldn't say do a nandroid before flashing any new ROM
ok so I need to find a root version of my original ROM right? But when I flash this ROM I will lose all my settings and apps I assume?
No
If you root your phone now you won't lose any settings as it just adds root access. You can then backup your phone as it is. You can then do the OTA update to 2.2 (I assume you will update using the prompted OTA, correct??) and your settings will still be intact
great, can you point me in the right direction on how to root my phone? Thx!
EddyOS said:
No
If you root your phone now you won't lose any settings as it just adds root access. You can then backup your phone as it is. You can then do the OTA update to 2.2 (I assume you will update using the prompted OTA, correct??) and your settings will still be intact
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If he's just going to OTA there's no need of backing anything up, nothing is lost!
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settings and preferences are indeed kept with an OTA upgrade but I want to backup my full 2.1 system before upgrading to 2.2 so I can restore exactly (apps, settings, preferences,...) the way it was
Can someone point me in the direction on how to root my stock phone please? I did this before on my HTC Magic but this involved flashing a rooted ROM which erased all my apps and settings
cheers
B
cheers
B
If you install the OTA update you will loose root and wont be able to restore your backup unless you root 2.2 again.
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If you install the OTA update you will loose root and wont be able to restore your backup unless you root 2.2 again.
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yep I would imagine this is the case... any pointers on how to root my 2.1 (and the 2.2) so I don't lose all my apps and settings?
So far what I can find on the web is flashing new superuser rom's... this will erase my apps and settings so not really what I'm looking for.
Thx
B
root with unrevoked 3.21 is very easy..it root ur phone and install a custom recovery..u dont lost anything..
-with the custom recovery u can make a nandroid backup of ur 2.1
-then u can update the OTA 2.2
-if u dont like it and want come back, root again with unrevoked
-make an other nandroid backup, just in case
-restore the first backup u did (2.1)
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root with unrevoked 3.21 is very easy..it root ur phone and install a custom recovery..u dont lost anything..
-with the custom recovery u can make a nandroid backup of ur 2.1
-then u can update the OTA 2.2
-if u dont like it and want come back, root again with unrevoked
-make an other nandroid backup, just in case
-restore the first backup u did (2.1)
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thanks I was just running the unrevoked3 while you posted (looking past the first couple of google hits sometimes helps)
My desire is now rooted so going for a nandroid backup now
thx!!
just an extra question: a nandroid backup is really a full backup of everything (applications, application preferences, settings, ...) right? Or should I take additional backups?
additional question: I can't seem to find my nandroid backup on my SD card? Normally this should be in the "nandroid" folder right? But I don't have this folder
*edit*
never mind, I found it, it's under /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/<timestamp>
I was confused about this one because timestamp is always 1 hour off
cheers
B
ok bad news... I started my OTA upgrade and at about 25% progress I get a picture of a droid and a triangle with exclamation mark.
When I press "menu" I get the Clockworkmod recovery menu and following info:
Clockworkmod recovery v2.5.0.7
Finding update package
Opening update package
Verifying update package
E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted
I reboot my phone but am still @ 2.1
Any idea's, does this have anything to do with the unrevoked thing?
Thx!
B
ok got it solved, here's what I did
1) I disabled signature verification in the Clockworkmod menu
2) launched the OTA file (which was saved in the "download" directory) from sd card via the Clockworkmod menu
3) after rebooting I got a message that I only had 20Mb available (needed 25) so I deleted angry birds and re-executed the steps 1 & 2
I got a message that the upgrade is successful, my settings seem to be back (launcherpro and stuff) so looking good...
pfieeuw
Now off to downloading angry birds again
PS Looks like I'm still root btw
Sorry if this sounds stupid, but I'm a little confused. I'm aware of all the S-OFF, permarooting etc and the necessary ways to get them. Before I go through with these guides however, I'd like a backup of some sort.
I know ClockworkMod is a custom recovery and you can perform nandroid backups with it, but I also understand there is a default recovery mode you can access from the bootloader that can also do that. Obviously I'd like to make a full nandroid backup before I make any permanent changes.
However, when I select 'Recovery' from the bootloader, my phone goes to a black screen with a generic phone icon and a red ! in a triangle. Why could this be? It is a standard UK T-Mobile Desire Z with no modifications aside from a Gfree S-OFF that was reversed again by copying the backup partition back.
That is the splashscreen of the stock recovery. Press Vol-Up and Power to get past that screen - but you won't be able to do a nandroid unless you have a custom recovery installed - sorry!
Thanks very much for that info. So there's no way of making a nandroid backup before I do things like permarooting? Will the unroot option in Visionary reverse that?
Presumably there's a way of reverting from ClockworkMod to the stock recovery?
the only time you will be able to make a backup is when you install clockwork. No clockwork no backup.
Use titanium backup for the settings and apps and then install clockwork and then do nandroid. if that doesnt work you have your TB to restore.
You can also try to "adb pull /system" and pull everything to your desktop.,... but pushging it back will require skillz.
If you want to revert from clockwork to stock recovery you need to flash stock recovery but do not do it with an incompatible rom.
Thank you, oh wise one!
Don't worry about the fact you can't do a nandroid backup before you root the phone, because it's easy enough to un-root.
You can do the nandroid backup as soon as you've got root/S-OFF, installed ROM Manager and flashed Clockwork recovery. It's very important to do this before you flash any sort of custom ROM. I am amazed by the number of people who seem to flash a custom ROM straight away with no backup whatsoever !
Hey, this may seem like a silly question but i would rather ask it than brick my device.
I have rooted and s-off my stock rom, i have installed all my apps and settings and ive got it just the way i like it. i have created a nandroid backup using clockwork mod.
I now want to try Gingervillian rom, ive got titanium backup to install all the apps back and that but what i want to know is:
Will i be able to restore my stock rom from the nandroid backup with all my apps and setting in tact, even though s-off is set and its rooted. i know a read somewhere that flashing a stock rom on a phone with s-off can semi-brick it... so will clockwork recovery do the same?
When you make a 'nandroid' backup via ROM manager/CWM Recovery, it makes essentially a carbon copy of the current setup of your ROM (not your radio, S-Off status, etc.). Literally everything is perfectly as you have it now. It just like doing a full HDD backup of your computer.
When you restore this backup, it simply brings back your ROM from exactly how it was. There is no effect on your root or S-off, or your radio.
So, if you do a nandroid backup, then wipe the device and flash another ROM i.e. Gingervillain, and make a nandroid of that, you can then freely switch back and forth between the 2 (or more) recoveries via ROM manager/CWM Recovery, with no issues.
The issues with bricking as you're referring to are if you for some reason try to somehow flash a non-rooted ROM, which would most definitely cause issues. In order to get back your phone to stock-stock-stock-stock (unroot and S-on), you will need to follow unroot instructions and flash an official unrooted RUU/PC10IMG.zip to get back to everything as it came out of the box.
Hope this helps, let me know if I need to clarify.
thank you very much matey much appreciated!!
Hey guys, so I'm a noob and need a little bit of help. I just downloaded this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219407
Now, what do I do with it? Also, will I lose all of my data by flashing this onto my phone? (ie: my texts and my homescreens, etc?)
Thanks!
are you rooted? if not...
http://www.jonamerica.com/technology/updated-root-the-htc-droid-incredible/
once you have clockwork recovery and all that, boot into recovery, 'flash rom from sd card' (after putting the zip file on ur sd) and ur good.
If you dont want to lose everything, after root, download titanium backup and run that. you will be able to apply most of your stuff back on once you flash a new rom.
howbout some thnx -.-'
I'll give you some thanks for that succinct explanation of steps to take.
I'm ready to root with unrevoked - guessing I should use the "flash and recover" version instead of their "forever" one?
I installed Titanium backup, which I'll use after rooting to backup pretty much everything that it can grab.
Then, I'll use the SD card-based install that you mentioned.
I've read that I should do a full wipe before installing the OTA ROMs being offered - is another tool needed for that, please?
- ooofest
You've got it. The newest version of Unrevoked has made the "forever" one obsolete.
You will be able to perform all the wipes required from within Clockwork Recovery.
Also, make a clockwork backup (nandroid) as soon as you have root, so if you run into any problems flashing roms you have something to restore.