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Dumping ROM/creating flashable file

How do you dump an image of the phone's ROM to a file, and is it flashable via Odin when you dump it? If it is not Odin flashable, how do you make it so it can be flashed with Odin?

99% sure this isn't possible.
Closest you will get is doing a backup with ClockWork and then you can restore it to bring the phone back to the identical state it was when you made the backup.
You could probably dump the /system and make a .zip to get a flashable zip file but that's about it.

TheDub said:
99% sure this isn't possible.
Closest you will get is doing a backup with ClockWork and then you can restore it to bring the phone back to the identical state it was when you made the backup.
You could probably dump the /system and make a .zip to get a flashable zip file but that's about it.
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So how do we get the flashable files, such as "SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar" that we can flash via Odin? My main issue with CWM is for when I'm messing with other ROMS. To date, despite clearing all caches and data multiple times, I've never been able to do a CWM restore without first Odin flashing the base system (Stock DI18 or DK28). Every time I've backed up (say DI18) with CWM, flashed DK28, decided to go back to my original DI18, it would never restore right. It would only do so if I first Odin'ed the stock DI18, then restored the backup.
I'd love to be able to dump my own Odin flashable backup for these purposes.
Now if CWM was a full Nandroid backup that completely re-flashed the ROM top to bottom, that would be different.

SubnetMask said:
So how do we get the flashable files, such as "SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar" that we can flash via Odin? My main issue with CWM is for when I'm messing with other ROMS. To date, despite clearing all caches and data multiple times, I've never been able to do a CWM restore without first Odin flashing the base system (Stock DI18 or DK28). Every time I've backed up (say DI18) with CWM, flashed DK28, decided to go back to my original DI18, it would never restore right. It would only do so if I first Odin'ed the stock DI18, then restored the backup.
I'd love to be able to dump my own Odin flashable backup for these purposes.
Now if CWM was a full Nandroid backup that completely re-flashed the ROM top to bottom, that would be different.
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Were you making sure to flash a kernel when restoring your backup? Nandroid doesn't backup or restore your kernel. So if you updated to dk28 and then tried to restore back to di18, you would still have the dk28 kernel and would have problems. If you flash a di18 based kernel after restoring your di18 backup, you should be fine. I've found the easiest way to restore a backup is just to reflash the rom and then advanced restore /data. Your data partition is where your apps and settings will be.

How to flash Syndicate Frozen

I am currently on EC05 using the prerooted CWM 2.5.
I want to get the syndicate rom on my phone. I know I need CWM 3.0. How do I get CWM 3.0 on my phone?
What steps do I need to take to get CWM 3.0 and the newest EC05 based Syndicate ROM flashed?
Sorry I'm a newbie and have never done any of this to my phone. I know how to use ODIN but have never used CWM.
Thanks for your time.

1.Put the Rom on your SD Card
2.Follow this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897612
3.Boot into recovery it will be backing up and restoring
then just wipe x3 and Flash the rom BEFORE YOU BOOT UP.
DO NOT BOOT UP W/O FLASHING AN EXT4 Rom or Kernel

Okay thanks for that thread. However I have never used CWM before. I understand placing the ROM on my SD card.
I see that it references EB13, since I'm on EC05 does it make a difference?
1) So I'll download the one-click root zip file. (Even though I'm already rooted does it matter?)
2) I click run.bat and wait for it to finish, then I do the "Three button method" to get into CWM 3. What is the three button method? (Is it the volume up + camera + power button?) It says to wait for everything to happen then do the three button method then wait again? How will I know when I can do the three button method? I assume the run.bat finishes then I do the three button method and CWM does something?
It says to NOT reboot. How do I then flash Syndicate? The thread references flashing an EB13 kernel? Do I simply just replace the EB13 kernel listed with the Syndicate zipped rom? What steps in CWM do I actually do to flash the ROM?
Sorry for the seemingly stupid questions. Just want to make sure I understand what I"m doing before I dive in.

No just put the rom on your SD Card
since you are on EC05 you don't need to bother with switching builds
you just need cwm3 to flash it
so put it on your sd card and run the one click cwm3
then when you boot into recovery
USE THE VOLUME ROCKER TO MOVE UP/DOWN
AND THE CAMERA BUTTON TO SELECT....
Select "Wipe Data/Factory Reset"
do that 3 times...
Then select " Wipe Cache Partition"
do that three times....
Then go into "Advanced" and select "Wipe Dalvik Cache"
do that three times....
Then go to "Install zip from sdcard"
and select the ACS ROM....
After its done select "Reboot phone now"
then enjoy...

Yes after the one click has finished
1. POWER OFF YOUR PHONE
2. HOLD DOWN THE CAMERA+POWER+VOLUME DOWN
when it loads into recovery do this....
USE THE VOLUME ROCKER TO MOVE UP/DOWN
AND THE CAMERA BUTTON TO SELECT....
Select "Wipe Data/Factory Reset"
do that 3 times...
Then select " Wipe Cache Partition"
do that three times....
Then go into "Advanced" and select "Wipe Dalvik Cache"
do that three times....
Then go to "Install zip from sdcard"
and select the ACS ROM....
After its done select "Reboot phone now"

Wonderful thanks for the help.
Any thoughts on whether I should choose the journaling or non-journaling ROM?
Also what about backing up my apps and data? I have titanium backup but have never used it before. I know CWM backs up data as well. When I flash the new ROM is there any settings I need to be aware of to make sure my data is intact? Or is a full wipe my only option?

Instead of starting a new thread could I get nice directions like this?
I am on EB13 using Bonsai 3.0.1. I have clockworks 3.0.6 instead already

Atlienzz said:
Wonderful thanks for the help.
Any thoughts on whether I should choose the journaling or non-journaling ROM?
Also what about backing up my apps and data? I have titanium backup but have never used it before. I know CWM backs up data as well. When I flash the new ROM is there any settings I need to be aware of to make sure my data is intact? Or is a full wipe my only option?
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The non-journalizing roms are the only ones working right now .... so not much of a choice

badbeats said:
Instead of starting a new thread could I get nice directions like this?
I am on EB13 using Bonsai 3.0.1. I have clockworks 3.0.6 instead already
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Thanks for not making a new thread
Here are the steps
Flash the EC05 modem in Odin (UNCHECK EVERYTHING EXCEPT "AUTO REBOOT"), then flash the ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976194
The link to the modem and odin are under "Installation Notes"
use this thread to learn more bout Odin and how to set it up
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032

iSaint said:
Thanks for not making a new thread
Here are the steps
Flash the EC05 modem in Odin (UNCHECK EVERYTHING EXCEPT "AUTO REBOOT"), then flash the ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976194
The link to the modem and odin are under "Installation Notes"
use this thread to learn more bout Odin and how to set it up
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
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I read a lot of threads today, but I am confused. I have odin up and I just need to know where to put the modem. Is it in pit, or pda or somewhere else?
Oh I just found your other post isaint... I got it now... thanks!

badbeats said:
I read a lot of threads today, but I am confused. I have odin up and I just need to know where to put the modem. Is it in pit, or pda or somewhere else?
Thanks
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Put the modem file in the "PDA" Section
No PIT (Makes it simpler)
check Auto Reboot ONLY
then connect your phone in download mode and run it.

Okay just got home to try this and am having an issue.
I followed the steps and I got to the part where syndicate is installing, the phone rebooted on it's own then was caught in a boot loop. I had to pull the battery to get it to stop. I was able to get CWM 3.0 started so I know I'm not bricked. What should I try next?

Okay never mind, I believe all issues have been solved.
I went back into clockwork and installed the ROM again and it worked this time.
Thanks for your help!!

Atlienzz said:
Okay just got home to try this and am having an issue.
I followed the steps and I got to the part where syndicate is installing, the phone rebooted on it's own then was caught in a boot loop. I had to pull the battery to get it to stop. I was able to get CWM 3.0 started so I know I'm not bricked. What should I try next?
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Did you try reflashing the rom??
Also u are using the orange colored clockwork mod right?

Okay I do have a question after all.
I don't have any contacts or any of my apps. I know clockwork did a backup, how do I import them?
I also did a titanium backup but I have no idea if I did that right or where it is stored.
Thanks for any help....

davidrules7778 said:
Did you try reflashing the rom??
Also u are using the orange colored clockwork mod right?
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Yes I reflashed the rom and all is good. Yes I was in the orange clockwork mod.
Any idea on my latest question about my apps and contacts?

Atlienzz said:
Okay I do have a question after all.
I don't have any contacts or any of my apps. I know clockwork did a backup, how do I import them?
I also did a titanium backup but I have no idea if I did that right or where it is stored.
Thanks for any help....
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what rom did u come from?
Also to restore data from clockwork goto: Backup/restore/advanced restore and restore data only.
i do think the rom automatically backs up and restores for you unless you came from a non syndicate rom or a old version of syndicate.
For titanium back up: go into the root of your sd card and see if there is a folder called titatanium back up and see if it backed up, if so just in titatanium back up click menu/batch restore all apps and system data

I came from rooted stock EC05.
I will try the titanium thing first and if that doesn't work I'll post back.
Edit:
I do have a folder called titanium backup with everything in it hopefully. I will redownload the app from the market and attempt to backup.

Atlienzz said:
I came from rooted stock EC05.
I will try the titanium thing first and if that doesn't work I'll post back.
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well if not then use the nandroid backup and only backup apps and data in titatnanium, no system data, i have mine scheduled everyday at 3am to backup my stuff just in case something gets crapped on, i love titananium, it did take a an hour or 2 to know what to backup and scroll through all my stuff and make a custom filter but it was worth it

Atlienzz said:
I came from rooted stock EC05.
I will try the titanium thing first and if that doesn't work I'll post back.
Edit:
I do have a folder called titanium backup with everything in it hopefully. I will redownload the app from the market and attempt to backup.
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u mean restore and also only restore apps with data in the batch mode

[Q] CWM 3 Backup?

I flashed the new ACS 1.1 from the 1.02 version but am getting stuck in boot loop. If I do a back up with CWM then odin and reflash back to the new rom can I do a restore and get my apps and data back?

TechSr06 said:
I flashed the new ACS 1.1 from the 1.02 version but am getting stuck in boot loop. If I do a back up with CWM then odin and reflash back to the new rom can I do a restore and get my apps and data back?
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You can use advanced restore to pull data and apps from the backup.
Here is a nice guide on ClockworksMod
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...-and-how-to-use-it-on-android-complete-guide/
Good luck

[Q] Cannot Get Past ClockworkMod Recovery

I am hoping someone can help me with a problem I'm having with my Epic 4G...
Problem:
I am in a bit of a pickle at the moment as everytime I reboot my phone it goes directly to ClockWorkMod (CWM). I was previously on Syndicate Frozen ROM (SFR) 1.0.2 with CWM 3.0.0.x (orange) and attempting to upgrade to SFR 1.2.
Background:
I booted into CWM and made a back up, then loaded SFR 1.2. I got a bunch of FCs, so I reverted back to my back up. I then upgraded to CWM 3.1 (purple) and tried to flash to SFR 1.2 again. This worked, but none of my data was saved.
I decided that I would restore my backup, save my data another way and then re-import it once I had reloaded SFR 1.2. Unfortunately, it looks like trying to load a CWM Orange backup in CWM Purple will result in a failed MD5 checksum.
I reloaded CWM Orange and tried to load my backup and I still get a checksum error. At this point I don't know what else to try.
Anyone have any ideas/sugestions?

Odin back to stock EC05 and try it again from the beginning; that's what I did when I had this issue.
You will loose any apps not on an SD card i believe.

Yep. I had a buddy who is familiar with flashing come by and that is exactly what he did. What a waste of an afternoon! :\
I kept getting the error message: "Error while flashing boot image" until I reinstalled CWM 3.0.0.5. Only then was I able to restore my backup.
Just out of curiosity: if I now upgrade to CWM Purple and then back up will I be able to backup and restore my current version?

TetterkeT said:
Yep. I had a buddy who is familiar with flashing come by and that is exactly what he did. What a waste of an afternoon! :\
I kept getting the error message: "Error while flashing boot image" until I reinstalled CWM 3.0.0.5. Only then was I able to restore my backup.
Just out of curiosity: if I now upgrade to CWM Purple and then back up will I be able to backup and restore my current version?
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I believe nandroid backups from 3.0.0.5/6 will not work with 3.0.2.5 but 3.0.2.5 nandroids will restore on purple 3.1.0.1. It is best to do a clean install. There are framework changes on 1.2 including the 6 lock mod baked in so restoring data will most likely corrupt your ROM. Best bet is to flash 1.2, then a kernel then install all apps fresh. I use Appbak app to store a list of all installed apps. Then I can fire down the list and install them fresh.
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[solved] Help! cannot restore stock rom!

few days ago I just flashed cwm recovery and made a backup for every partition, after that I flashed the cm7.2.
but now when I want to go back to stock, I cannot restore the backup. it seemed that the recovery cannot format the partitions into rfs. (even I used the rfs+ext4 recovery)
anyone has any ideas?

Did you have an ext4 partition when you did the backup? I've experienced problems with the CWM backup a couple of times because it's not getting along well with ext4 partitions so I had to go from scratch a couple of times because I couldn't do a restore. For Galaxy Gio, I would recommend you to use Titanium Backup instead of CWM Recovery from now on if don't want to get into trouble with backups and stuff.

Just flash a new firmware via ODIN.

LegoGabi said:
Just flash a new firmware via ODIN.
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thanks for replies but my original firmware contains chinese which cannot available here

Try this:
1) flash some stock multi-package firmware (that would format your FS to rfs from ext4); shouldn't matter much what firmware you flash, just something Gingerbread-ish to allow CWM to work, as you only need it to format partitions
2) flash CWM (or install via update.zip method from recovery) that works with stock firmware (I believe it's the one with rfs+ext4 support but you better check in CWM thread)
3) restore your stock ROM backup

Have you checked Samsung firmware websites like samfirmware to see if they had yours?
If not, there are instructions here on creating an Odin flashable backup, which you could do if you have access to another, unmodified Gio.
Otherwise, look into the workings of CWM. You may be capable of DD'ing the nandroid files manually, but don't take my word for it.

thanks everyone who replied, i finally figured out what's wrong.
It turned out to be the problem that no CWM for gio could format the partitions into rfs therefore they kept giving me errors when i tried to restore.
and after some trials, I found that the CWM for CM7 (cwm-v2.zip) can actually restore my backup, but with the system, data, cache formated in ext3. Therefore with the stock kernel, it won't boot.
Final remedy: use CWM for CM7 to restore the backup, then flash a custom kernel for stock rom.

crescal said:
thanks everyone who replied, i finally figured out what's wrong.
It turned out to be the problem that no CWM for gio could format the partitions into rfs therefore they kept giving me errors when i tried to restore.
and after some trials, I found that the CWM for CM7 (cwm-v2.zip) can actually restore my backup, but with the system, data, cache formated in ext3. Therefore with the stock kernel, it won't boot.
Final remedy: use CWM for CM7 to restore the backup, then flash a custom kernel for stock rom.
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Which kernel? Im in your exact situation, i got the cwm you mention and it restored the back up and flashing the kernel for stock rom with lots of options claiming to support ext4 i get boot loops. If you can tell me what kernel you booted with i will be very grateful. Tomorrow is my daughters bday and i need my korean gio with different wifi hardware to tether to my tablet for ideo chat, which only works with stock. Thank you.