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[RESTORE] CWM BACKUP IMAGE for ROM Devs - DEPRECATED

This is for anyone who's bricked their phone (stuck on boot loop):
I know some of you are testing our new ROMs out right now and some testers are bricking their phones, if this happens, just flash a kernel with CWM, then you need to unzip the zip file then copy the folder into clockworkmod/backup folder in your internal storage then restore in ClockworkMod Recovery and you should be at least back on Zedomax V2 kernel + stock ROM.
THIS IS NOT A ROM zip file, just a CWM backup you can restore. (don't try to install from sdcard, it won't work!!!)
Download zip file here:
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/Epic4GTouch/development/ZedomaxBackup.zip
After restoring to this stock ROM plus rooted kernel, you can do this to get it completely stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281287
Video tutorial:

Please hurry. bootloops suck That's what I get for not doing a nandroid.

If it's anything like cwm on the evo, you want to avoid restoring someone elses nandroid since it will overwrite your wimax keys...unless the wimax file is excluded.

Samsung stores their wimax keys differently.

Thanks for doing this bro

are the wimax keys included in this or not? id like to keep my 4g

Did it work
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You don't have keys on samsung.you can't lose them you never had them....samsung uses different authentication
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Epix4G said:
You don't have keys on samsung.you can't lose them you never had them....samsung uses different authentication
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This ^^^. There is no WiMax.img or anything like it that requires a discrete backup and restore.

Any confirm
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It worked! Appreciate it much!

Can someone zip up the contents of the stock, internal /sdcard memory, and upload it. I formatted mine and lost Nova HD. I dont kow what else was lost...
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coldblooded79 said:
It worked! Appreciate it much!
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Worked for me as well.
Can you upload the stock /SDCARD contents?? I formatted mine and lost Nova HD and who knows what else....

coldblooded79 said:
It worked! Appreciate it much!
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NICE guys!

Help???
Ok so I need help unbricking....Here is what I did...
Ran odin to root, no problem.
Flashed zedomax kernel, no problem..
Played with apps and settings, quadrant crashed so I went into clockwork and master resert, clear cache, and davlik, to start all over.
now my phone won't boot past bootup logo. I downloaded this recovery backup and no luck. any suggestions?

I am attempting this recovery process now. The following are the results:
ClolkworkMod Recovery v4.0.1.5
Checking MD5 sums...
Erasing boot before restore...
Restoring boot image...
Restoring system...
Restoring data...
.android_secure.img not found. Skipping restore of /sdcard/.android_secure.
Restoring cache...
Restore complete!
Then, I reboot but I am still stuck in the bootloop. Any thoughts?

While the restore works, I'm having the data connectivity issue that I wasn't before. Google talk verification failed. I'm gonna pull bubbys kernel and flash it over. I'm still wondering if clockwork isn't wiping properly and that's the reason people are having bootloops.
sent from my Epic Touch 4g

lsvtec4dr said:
Ok so I need help unbricking....Here is what I did...
Ran odin to root, no problem.
Flashed zedomax kernel, no problem..
Played with apps and settings, quadrant crashed so I went into clockwork and master resert, clear cache, and davlik, to start all over.
now my phone won't boot past bootup logo. I downloaded this recovery backup and no luck. any suggestions?
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If you havea back up restore it. It will fix it. The factory reset is what did it.
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coldblooded79 said:
While the restore works, I'm having the data connectivity issue that I wasn't before. Google talk verification failed. I'm gonna pull bubbys kernel and flash it over. I'm still wondering if clockwork isn't wiping properly and that's the reason people are having bootloops.
sent from my Epic Touch 4g
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I'm having the same verification problem with Google Talk. I was having connectivity issues initially but after performing a ##72786# reprovision it seems to be working (at least for now, will update if that proves wrong).
Initially I was able to connect to the web and browse the market but downloading any apps would loop infinitely. The reprovision fixed that as well.
Hopefully we'll see a flashable ROM soon that works as intended but for now this is certainly a good standby. Thank you!
EDIT: Reprovisioning was a panacea. It looked good but I can't maintain a 3G/4G connection for more than a few minutes. Apps will install only after queuing them in the Market then restarting. WiFi connects but I can't download anything over that either. Considering hard-bricking and playing dumb with Sprint so I can exchange it then giving up on the custom stuff until development has progressed.

I was actually thinking of the doing the same thing...if you do hard brick it and take it back, lemme know how it went for you pls,

Funkquito said:
I was actually thinking of the doing the same thing...if you do hard brick it and take it back, lemme know how it went for you pls,
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+1 Sprints gonna have a lot of paperweights
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Cannot do a nandroid backup via CWM

Is anyone else having an issue backing up via cwm? For some reason, it will go as far as backing up data then give me an error message. Sometimes it will even seem to complete a successful backup but when I try to restore, it says md5 mismatch. Is there a way to fix this or can someone point me in the direction of finding another backup app? Thanks
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I got the same issue before. Some have recommended not using Tom manager and just doing it through recovery with button combo.
Message relayed from the dark side.

Mine gow trough the whole back up and always at the end says that "it could not back up image for /data" :/

Here ya go..... This will resolve your issue. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976453
The steps involve downloading android SDK and possibly upgrading your Java but it is a one time fix issue so it's worth it. Which means you don have to do this everytime u want to do sucessful restore/backup.

anomy13 said:
Here ya go..... This will resolve your issue. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976453
The steps involve downloading android SDK and possibly upgrading your Java but it is a one time fix issue so it's worth it. Which means you don have to do this everytime u want to do sucessful restore/backup.
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Thanks for the help but it didn't work. Now it went through the process of the backup and during the restore, it failed at trying to restore system. Not sure what the problem could be. Is there an alternate backup solution?
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kkholidaze said:
Thanks for the help but it didn't work. Now it went through the process of the backup and during the restore, it failed at trying to restore system. Not sure what the problem could be. Is there an alternate backup solution?
Sent from a Sammy Galaxy far, far away..
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Did u actually try it or ud rather find a different solution? Cuz i had the exaxt same problem and this resolved my issue once and for all.
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kkholidaze said:
Is anyone else having an issue backing up via cwm? For some reason, it will go as far as backing up data then give me an error message. Sometimes it will even seem to complete a successful backup but when I try to restore, it says md5 mismatch. Is there a way to fix this or can someone point me in the direction of finding another backup app? Thanks
Sent from a Sammy Galaxy far, far away..
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Are you using rom manager? I've never encountered an issue with cwm backups made via recovery mode.
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It was happening to me regardless. Rom manager backup doesn't take you to backup anymore. It just takes you straight to recovery. Must be a bug in the new version. Three button combo also results in similar md5 mismatches. What I did was backup my SD card and reformatting it. Also I erased anything in my internal having to do with rom manager and also did a fresh install of my rom. I just tried three button combo and it backedup and restored properly. I can't pinpoint which of what I did helped but something must have been messed up
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Are you using rom manager? I've never encountered an issue with cwm backups made via recovery mode.
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Message relayed from the dark side.

I know this is super basic, but have you pulled out your sd card and done a dual check with your computer? Also, ensure you have at least a gigabyte of free space on it.
My CWM backups were failing due to these two reasons.
Hope this helps!
~~ Douglas
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chib1panda said:
It was happening to me regardless. Rom manager backup doesn't take you to backup anymore. It just takes you straight to recovery. Must be a bug in the new version. Three button combo also results in similar md5 mismatches. What I did was backup my SD card and reformatting it. Also I erased anything in my internal having to do with rom manager and also did a fresh install of my rom. I just tried three button combo and it backedup and restored properly. I can't pinpoint which of what I did helped but something must have been messed up
Message relayed from the dark side.
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This is the one. Think it's a issue with ROM manager in general. Deleted the cwm folder, wiped cache/dalvik, backup worked! Somethings up with RM
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Tried your suggestiongs but at the end still says
"Error while making a backup image of /data!"

linye said:
Tried your suggestiongs but at the end still says
"Error while making a backup image of /data!"
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Never mind. Tried a second time but as like you, got a error when it got to backing up data. Anyone know what could be causing this?

You guys ahould email koush- the developer of the app. Or follow the link posted in the first few pages as an alternative fix.
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Newest update fixed this problem... Works great now
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rpolito73 said:
Newest update fixed this problem... Works great now
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Ok, I updated the recovery to touch (paid for it instead of fastboot to support by the way) and it was still giving me errors. After some testing, I found out what my issue is. If I try to backup to my external SD, I get the errors. If I just backup to my internal SD, backup goes fine. Did the tests a few times to test theory. I have a 32g Kingston card. Not sure why that would be an issue.
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The fact that you have a 32 gb kingston card doesnt mean anything. Try it with a different card.
and what kind of errors are you getting when you try to backup with external?

anomy13 said:
The fact that you have a 32 gb kingston card doesnt mean anything. Try it with a different card.
and what kind of errors are you getting when you try to backup with external?
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Various errors at different times. Sometimes at data, sometimes at md5, sometimes at Android secure
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kkholidaze said:
Various errors at different times. Sometimes at data, sometimes at md5, sometimes at Android secure
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Do get this as well? Error while making a backup image of /data?
Also, I wanted to ask you, did you really try my suggestion earlier? I understand that solution is a bit of work to do but if you'd like I can help you step by step.

anomy13 said:
Do get this as well? Error while making a backup image of /data?
Also, I wanted to ask you, did you really try my suggestion earlier? I understand that solution is a bit of work to do but if you'd like I can help you step by step.
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I tried it but I think I did it wrong. I downloaded the necessary files, I think (NotePad ++ etc.) But if you could walk me through it, is appreciate it
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DouglasK said:
I know this is super basic, but have you pulled out your sd card and done a dual check with your computer? Also, ensure you have at least a gigabyte of free space on it.
My CWM backups were failing due to these two reasons.
Hope this helps!
~~ Douglas
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This was my issue, not enough space. cleared it and it got fixed.

Nanroid Restore Help Please?

I ALWAYS get "MD5 mismatch" when I try and do a restore?
This is so messed up! I did the nanroid backup right after I rooted and installed CWM. Also, have done a couple other backups too..
Then after flashing a couple ROMs, I tried a restore. I got the error then! Lucky I have TiBackup and havent really needed to restore a crippled flash(not sure that restore would help in that circumstance tho, but that's not the point!) so doing the restore hasn't been critical to me.
I posted about this in the "General" forum before and the Mods just deleted my post, I guess it was in the wrong place? hopefully this one is in the correct forum, you'd think it would have been moved?
I have followed every instruction to the letter, it's kind of hard to do it wrong with QBking77's wonderful videos, so I'm sure I've done it correctly? Does anyone have a suggestion as to why I'm getting this error?
The reason I was trying to perform the restore this time was trying to do the advanced restore>data function that was described in the "Best ROM Challenge" post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22570714&postcount=1 ...Is there something in my settup that I have wrong, why would I ALWAYS be getting this eror, it doesn't make any sence?
Thanks for any help?

yahknow1 said:
I ALWAYS get "MD5 mismatch" when I try and do a restore?
This is so messed up! I did the nanroid backup right after I rooted and installed CWM. Also, have done a couple other backups too..
Then after flashing a couple ROMs, I tried a restore. I got the error then! Lucky I have TiBackup and havent really needed to restore a crippled flash(not sure that restore would help in that circumstance tho, but that's not the point!) so doing the restore hasn't been critical to me.
I posted about this in the "General" forum before and the Mods just deleted my post, I guess it was in the wrong place? hopefully this one is in the correct forum, you'd think it would have been moved?
I have followed every instruction to the letter, it's kind of hard to do it wrong with QBking77's wonderful videos, so I'm sure I've done it correctly? Does anyone have a suggestion as to why I'm getting this error?
The reason I was trying to perform the restore this time was trying to do the advanced restore>data function that was described in the "Best ROM Challenge" post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22570714&postcount=1 ...Is there something in my settup that I have wrong, why would I ALWAYS be getting this eror, it doesn't make any sence?
Thanks for any help?
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Could be a different version of cwm .... You may have noticed when flashing roms that some devs use different cwm versions like acs , rouge etc ....... Did you rename them ?
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Epix4G said:
Could be a different version of cwm .... You may have noticed when flashing roms that some devs use different cwm versions like acs , rouge etc ....... Did you rename them ?
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No, I didn't rename them.
The Idea of them different CWM had occured to me and yes I think there were diff versions...That matters?

yahknow1 said:
No, I didn't rename them.
The Idea of them different CWM had occured to me and yes I think there were diff versions...That matters?
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It may some roms won't flash on certain versions....that's what I would try first flash a kernel with that cwm you made backups with
...if you ever rename them no spaces in the name ...
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Well, I just shot that theory down. I've re burnt the exact ROM that I mad the Nandroid from and then did a Advanced restore>Restore data.
Resulted in the same MD5 error?

http://www.mydroidworld.com/topic/2798-how-to-fix-md5-mismatch/
I had the same problem for a while....this works everytime
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Danial723 said:
http://www.mydroidworld.com/topic/2798-how-to-fix-md5-mismatch/
I had the same problem for a while....this works everytime
Sent from the near past
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So, that looks like it would work, but I'm confused, are you supposed to type the code wwhile in ADB Shell? not while in CWM?
AND
Can you run adb shell from CWM?

yahknow1 said:
So, that looks like it would work, but I'm confused, are you supposed to type the code wwhile in ADB Shell? not while in CWM?
AND
Can you run adb shell from CWM?
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I just run it from my phone "terminal emulator" from the market
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CWM Recovery File help

Good afternoon,
After tinkering around with my S3 a little, I decided let me root it and try something new. Well during the rooting process for some reason or another the phone got stuck in a infinite boot up screen using certain ROM's. I've since been able to correct that issue, however my question is since my CWM recovery file seem to be corrupt when used to backup, is there a way to just extract the photos I have saved from that recovery file. If I use the full file I seem to get back the infinite boot screen issue, no matter which ROM I use. Thanks in advance for the help:good:

First issue, wrong section bro. Goes in QA.
Second CWM doesn't backup or wipe /data/media which is where pics are stored.
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d3athsd00r said:
First issue, wrong section bro. Goes in QA.
Second CWM doesn't backup or wipe /data/media which is where pics are stored.
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Thanks for the info and my apologies. I don't come on here often

Questions go in Q&A
Thread moved!

mannyd21 said:
Good afternoon,
After tinkering around with my S3 a little, I decided let me root it and try something new. Well during the rooting process for some reason or another the phone got stuck in a infinite boot up screen using certain ROM's. I've since been able to correct that issue, however my question is since my CWM recovery file seem to be corrupt when used to backup, is there a way to just extract the photos I have saved from that recovery file. If I use the full file I seem to get back the infinite boot screen issue, no matter which ROM I use. Thanks in advance for the help:good:
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Well if you used TWRP then you would have three backups. Anyways, I believe the answer is that yes, you can copy the backups to windows and then mount them as ext4 partitions and then copy the files you need. But you say the backup is corrupt (?) In that case, it probably isn't recoverable, but it should have done each partition individually, so maybe the /data/ backup is ok.

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Help...unable to restore my nandroid backups?

Hello all.
Been having a little problem and hope u guys can help.
Twice now I've done nandroid backups in CWM and both times when I've tried to restore the backups, they have failed.
Both times it stopped when restoring data. It says...error unable to restore data.
I'm running stock 4.1.2 rooted.
I should also note that I renamed the backup files both times. I don't know if that could be the reason but I doubt it as I've done this dozens of times in the past on my different devices and its never been a problem.
Thanks for any help.
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yes renaming them matters if you have spaces.

Just get rid of CWm and go to TWRP, you name your nandroids right recovery, plus its about 10 times faster.

andrewjt19 said:
Just get rid of CWm and go to TWRP, you name your nandroids right recovery, plus its about 10 times faster.
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Interesting...never thought of that. I will give it a try and see.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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Zepius said:
yes renaming them matters if you have spaces.
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I never have spaces when I rename such files so i don't think its that.
But gonna try the other recovery option suggested above.
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