I'm helping a friend put CM7 on his Incredible, but he is rather partial to HTC Sense. Is it possible to backup sense on the stock ROM and then restore it on CM7?
So your asking if you can put sense on a aosp rom? I don't think you can do that. Best you could do is theme it to look like sense.
I could be totally wrong about this though.
If he likes sense, why not just put a better sense ROM on it?
sense is built into the framework of an aosp rom.
Cellulah said:
If he likes sense, why not just put a better sense ROM on it?
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I think a large part of it is that he doesn't want to have to redo his screens and such. I was basically looking for a way to restore his current setup on whatever ROM we install.
Would this be possible on a sense ROM?
Titanium backup is the closest thing. You can't really mix sense and AOSP
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Well it looks like what we will probably do is flash back to stock GB and then restore data only from Titanium backup for HTC sense.
Should work in theory right?
Cubanluke88 said:
Well it looks like what we will probably do is flash back to stock GB and then restore data only from Titanium backup for HTC sense.
Should work in theory right?
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If you flash back to GB stock then all the sense stuff is already there. TB will restore your apps that you had previously. Whenever I restore from TB I usually do Restore missing apps and data. I have never had any problems when doing that.
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Any chance we will see the switchROM script work for the EVO? I absolutely loved the convenience on my G1 and this would be awesome for the EVO. Especially with number of Devs who are likely to make the jump to the EVO.
I believe it is Devsk who first put this together. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541183
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Any chance we will see the switchROM script work for the EVO? I absolutely loved the convenience on my G1 and this would be awesome for the EVO. Especially with number of Devs who are likely to make the jump to the EVO.
I believe it is Devsk who first put this together. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541183
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We use a app 'rom manager' here, i'm not a fan of it but everyone seems to love it.
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We use a app 'rom manager' here, i'm not a fan of it but everyone seems to love it.
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Clockwork? Does that essentially do the same thing as switchrom? I used it to backup OMJ, the first Rom I flashed, but hadn't tried to restore.
I'd be cool with using it if it will let me:
restore it like I had it
switch back and forth between complete rom setups like switchrom
switch seamlessly without wipe, nandroid, hassle
Do you know if that is the case?
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Clockwork? Does that essentially do the same thing as switchrom? I used it to backup OMJ, the first Rom I flashed, but hadn't tried to restore.
I'd be cool with using it if it will let me:
restore it like I had it
switch back and forth between complete rom setups like switchrom
switch seamlessly without wipe, nandroid, hassle
Do you know if that is the case?
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It gives you a gui interface for recovery, so you don't have to deal with the text menu
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It gives you a gui interface for recovery, so you don't have to deal with the text menu
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I guess I'm not sure if that is the same thing, but I'm going to give it a whirl and see how easy/fast it is.
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Clockwork? Does that essentially do the same thing as switchrom? I used it to backup OMJ, the first Rom I flashed, but hadn't tried to restore.
I'd be cool with using it if it will let me:
restore it like I had it
switch back and forth between complete rom setups like switchrom
switch seamlessly without wipe, nandroid, hassle
Do you know if that is the case?
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yes
yes and yes
i do it all the time..very easy!
So... lets say i download a rom from here or on the rom manager, i can then install it via the clockmod recovery and it will work?
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So... lets say i download a rom from here or on the rom manager, i can then install it via the clockmod recovery and it will work?
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Yes, that you can certainly do. Easiest is to install right from Rom Manager.
What I'm not 100% on yet is if a backup and restore on ROM Mgr is more like a nandroid backup or more like a switchrom backup. I loved switchrom because it basically put your entire rom back exactly as it was previously with every facet saved. Not sure how that is different from a nandroid, but it somehow felt more complete and identical than when I restored a nandroid backup.
Plus it was incredibly easy to switch back and forth between completely customized roms as easy as switching themes. I could run a different rom each hour if I was that neurotic
So far it looks like my ROM Mgr backup is just like a switchrom and even easier to flash, but I am still testing it out.
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yes
yes and yes
i do it all the time..very easy!
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looks like you are right. So far so good
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Yes, that you can certainly do. Easiest is to install right from Rom Manager.
What I'm not 100% on yet is if a backup and restore on ROM Mgr is more like a nandroid backup or more like a switchrom backup. I loved switchrom because it basically put your entire rom back exactly as it was previously with every facet saved. Not sure how that is different from a nandroid, but it somehow felt more complete and identical than when I restored a nandroid backup.
Plus it was incredibly easy to switch back and forth between completely customized roms as easy as switching themes. I could run a different rom each hour if I was that neurotic
So far it looks like my ROM Mgr backup is just like a switchrom and even easier to flash, but I am still testing it out.
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Any ROM I restore with ROM Manager is EXACTLY like I backed it up with all my txt messages and everything. I mean I literally just load it and im DONE!!
This app is incredible!!
What is the point of a nandroid backup?
Ive flashed many roms since coming here, and have backed up my Nandroid a few times, but I have no clue what the backups are to be used for.
Am I right in assuming that its a backup of all the internal memory? Such that say I was on Rom Y, I nandroid backup, then full wipe and flash Rom Z, if Z sucks I can just flash Y, and restore the backup and my phone is completely back to where it was before the process? Is that the purpose?
Ive finally gotten tired of setting up my homescreens/widgets/programs everytime I flash a new rom. So I wondered if Nandroid backups could help alleviate some of that.
Thanks.
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What is the point of a nandroid backup?
Ive flashed many roms since coming here, and have backed up my Nandroid a few times, but I have no clue what the backups are to be used for.
Am I right in assuming that its a backup of all the internal memory? Such that say I was on Rom Y, I nandroid backup, then full wipe and flash Rom Z, if Z sucks I can just flash Y, and restore the backup and my phone is completely back to where it was before the process? Is that the purpose?
Ive finally gotten tired of setting up my homescreens/widgets/programs everytime I flash a new rom. So I wondered if Nandroid backups could help alleviate some of that.
Thanks.
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with the current lack of brain power to make a good joke at your topic line about young attractive nandroid backups, ill give you a straight answer.
Yes. your assumption on what they do is correct. however you cant use them to backup homescreen stuffs and move them to a new rom.
im not sure what you can use for that but theres probably something out there for that.
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with the current lack of brain power to make a good joke at your topic line about young attractive nandroid backups, ill give you a straight answer.
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Thats why I post my grammatically terrible questions in the mornings!
Thanks for the response, I assumed a backup for Y wouldnt work for Z, but if it at least can get me back to Y seamlessly, thats something.
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im not sure what you can use for that but theres probably something out there for that.
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I use LauncherPro, which has a backup, titanium for programs, and apps organizer to make it as painless as possible, but theres still some annoyance in getting it all perfect (Widgets for instance dont really back up with Launcher Pro).
the other purpose is as a fail safe. if something goes majorly wrong. you have a stable safe back up that will get you running again.
MyBackup from the market has the ability to save home screen settings. Combined with Titanium Backup, it is a great way to move apps and data to new ROMs. Just be sure to not restore system settings as that will screw up your new ROM.
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Alright, here we go...brace yourselves:
I have the stock ROM, rooted (duh), but running Launcher Pro, not Sense. Am I still restricted to the Sense-only kernels, or can I use the AOSP kernels now? I'm guessing that I can't, since the ROM is still Sense-based even if my launcher is not. Just want to make sure before I really eff things up
Sense only, man on a Sense ROM
Bah, I thought so. I've spent so much time tweaking the stock ROM to where I like it, I'd hate to start over again with CM or some other ROM. I'll give it a go one rainy Saturday, though.
Followup - Is there a download anywhere for the stock kernel? I did a nandroid backup before flashing my current kernel (ChopSuey) about a month ago, but lots have changed on my handset since then and I'd rather not lose those changes by reflashing the backup.
If you can wait a few hours, I have the stock kernel at home I can attach here fore you. It's the Wireless-N kernel, so your WiFi will work with it.
Titanium Backup is your friend if you're going to need to restore your customization and settings for LauncherPro. LP also has a built in backup/restore function.
Here's the link to that file
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hl3oe6e6cy614ae
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Titanium Backup is your friend if you're going to need to restore your customization and settings for LauncherPro. LP also has a built in backup/restore function.
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I use titanium, but that's for apps, not the kernel...
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Here's the link to that file
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hl3oe6e6cy614ae
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SWEET..thanks
NP. ! Let me know if you need anything else. I keep a lot of this stuff around
I am currently on Calkulin's rom and wanted to give blazer rom a try. The only thing holding me back is that i have a ton of programs and settings that I really don't feel like restoring and redoing. Is there a way to switch roms and then restore backed up programs or something? I tried doing a search, but I couldn't find an answer. I am imagining there may be considering how many people try different roms so freely.
Thanks
Ymmv, but what I do is a nand bu in recovery,.then.install new rom, once installed and booted,.return.to.recovery, then restore, advance restore, restore only data. Its pretty safe doing this on like OS's like gb to.gb, or ics to ics, not ics to cm9, or gb to aokp.
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Just use the batch function in Titanium Backup. The pro key was probably the best $7 I've spent on the market, it automates the restore.
I like to use My Backup. It has a free thirty day trial version and a pro version for like five bucks. I couldn't survive without it!
I use Titanium Backup, you can backup all of your apps and settings, but you'll have to manually install the apps unless you have the pro version.
Titanium Backup will almost always work
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Ymmv, but what I do is a nand bu in recovery,.then.install new rom, once installed and booted,.return.to.recovery, then restore, advance restore, restore only data. Its pretty safe doing this on like OS's like gb to.gb, or ics to ics, not ics to cm9, or gb to aokp.
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I would definitely go this persons route it is the one I always use and it works allot better than titanium backup in my opinion. When I use titanium backup 50% of the time half my apps get corrupted.
Thanks for the tips. Seems I have 2 options. I may try the free route then try tb I needed.
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I would definitely go this persons route it is the one I always use and it works allot better than titanium backup in my opinion. When I use titanium backup 50% of the time half my apps get corrupted.
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Works great titanium backup is garbage.
is there a way to flash rom's but still have all the apps and screen icons in the same place? I like flashing but hate setting up all the apps and screens to the way i like it..
No your going to lose your apps and placement. If you use Titanium Backup or my backup root you can at least restore your apps. I would not recommend restoring data though it usually causes issues. I just like a fresh install so that I do not have to worry about issues anyway.
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is there a way to flash rom's but still have all the apps and screen icons in the same place? I like flashing but hate setting up all the apps and screens to the way i like it..
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If you're going between GB and ICS then you do want to do a fresh install of everything. Same if you're going from a custom ROM to a different ROM. Just about the only time it's really safe to keep the apps and settings is when you're updating to a newer version of the ROM you have. Titanium Backup is what you want to use to back-up your apps and system settings.
Some ROM's have a No-Data version you can flash also. Sfhub's usually do. The No-Data version will keep the apps and everything how they were.
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is there a way to flash rom's but still have all the apps and screen icons in the same place? I like flashing but hate setting up all the apps and screens to the way i like it..
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Yes there is. Make a nandroid of your rom setup the way you like it. Then, whenever you want to switch to a new rom, flash that rom, boot, go back into recovery, then go to restore, advanced restore, advanced restore of data from nandroid. I do this all the time and it works very well. This will only work when going from gb rom to gb rom or ics to ics rom though. Going from gb to ics data restore causes issues.
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Yes there is. Make a nandroid of your rom setup the way you like it. Then, whenever you want to switch to a new rom, flash that rom, boot, go back into recovery, then go to restore, advanced restore, advanced restore of data from nandroid. I do this all the time and it works very well. This will only work when going from gb rom to gb rom or ics to ics rom though. Going from gb to ics data restore causes issues.
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You can still run into problems with restoring that way. You really do want to do a fresh install most of the time. It's kind of a crap shoot as to whether or not it will get buggy from restoring apps like that.
If you're using a custom launcher like Nova or ADW, you can back it up with titanium backup then restore it with data once you've got your new ROM installed and it will still have your screens set up. You'll still need to restore/redownload all your apps though.
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Most custom launchers have a backup/restore preferences setting also. Go launcher saves to sd so it doesn't delete its settings between flashing.
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Most custom launchers have a backup/restore preferences setting also. Go launcher saves to sd so it doesn't delete its settings between flashing.
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On gingerbread I always used the No Data format all between roms. It was usually from stock to Calks though and never had any issues. But these days going from ICS to ICS i just use Titanium Backup and depending on what launcher I am using just lose widgets and maybe 5 minutes total time out my day.