Using Amon RA recovery which options do I need to select in nandroid backup..
I currently select all except cash and my backup is around 700-800 mg..can I not select some and save some space..
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You only NEED the first 3 items [system, data, boot] to getting a booting recovery. If you backup your apps using titanium backup, no need to backup android secure [all your apps]. Also, extract the wimax.img from one of your previous backups and copy it to your pc for save keeping, for whatever random reason you were to lose your wimax keys, you can restore them later.
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Where are the Nandroid backup files stored?
Is there a way to delete some of the older backups? I thought maybe it automatically kept X number of backups, but I'm up to 11 now.
I'm running ClockWorkMod 2.5.0.1.
sdcard/clockworkmod/backup. They are all located in the backup folder. I wouldn't delete them if I were u, just back them up on it computer...just in case.
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I realized recently that my nandroid backups were not completing correctly (see pic). I noticed this because I have done numerous nandroid backups and there is only one backup showing in the nandroid folder. It always says "backup complete" but above that it looks like it might not be completing correctly? Is there a way to reinstall nandroid backup?
this is normal...
I've experienced problems with backups in Amon Ra as well. I've had a lot more success backing up via Rom Manager through Clockwork. Just an FYI for the future.
tyrnight, what is normal? and how come when I just ran this Nand backup, I have no new backups in the nandroid folder?
MSmith1, I thought Clockwork isnt a complete backup like Nandroid?
ryan2202 said:
tyrnight, what is normal? and how come when I just ran this Nand backup, I have no new backups in the nandroid folder?
MSmith1, I thought Clockwork isnt a complete backup like Nandroid?
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clockwork is a recovery just like amon is a recovery -
THEY BOTH have nandroid backup feature... its just as easy if not easier in clockwork and yes it is a complete nandroid backup
ryan2202 said:
tyrnight, what is normal? and how come when I just ran this Nand backup, I have no new backups in the nandroid folder?
MSmith1, I thought Clockwork isnt a complete backup like Nandroid?
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Clockwork & Nandroid are two different things. Amon RA & Clockwork are two different recoveries, & the nandroid backups can be performed by both of them.
I'm personally using Amon RA's recovery because i heard Clockwork doesn't wipe data as it's supposed to.
In the image you posted you are using clockworkmod backup/recovery. Therefore your back up images are in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup, not nandroid.
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In the image you posted you are using clockworkmod backup/recovery. Therefore your back up images are in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup, not nandroid.
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exactly...
OK I think I got it now. I thought Nandroid backed up differently than the Clockwork or Amon tools. I didnt realize the Clockwork (which I have been using) is a COMPLETE back up of the phone. I thought it was only backing up the ROM and not the data and apps, etc.
So since I have Clockwork/Amon through ROM Manager I can just use that to run my complete backups instead of going into Nandroid through recovery mode?
You can only use Clockwork to backup via ROM Manager. If you use Amon RA you'll have to manually boot into Recovery & backup from there.
Clockwork is not working properly. It is not backing up sdcard's and is not wiping all data. I recommend just using nand and quickboot however the new clockwork flashed over nand had to reinstall Nand Recovery via adb etc..
I'm new to this all myself but I think the reason it won't back up the SD card is because it would have to backup the entire card and where would it put the file? I'm guessing your SD card would have to be large enough and partitioned for it to write the backup to. That is total speculation of course...
First of all, according to the pic, your sdcard is pretty critically low on space so a nand backup probably won't complete fully. Second, the message about android.secure is a directory reference that occurs if you have transferred your apps to your sdcard. Since it can't find the directory, I'm assuming you aren't using apps2sd. The second message about the sd-ext directory only applies if you've actually created a secondary partition on your sdcard. So just because it skips those two areas doesn't mean that the remainder of your data has not been backed up.
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I was wiping my phone with RA Recovery when I accidentally wiped my SD card clean. I have a Nandroid backup on my laptop which I was able to get my SD Card but it was backed up using clockworkmod. I flashed the updated RA Recovery 3.07 which should allow me to restore a clockworkmod backup but when I got to restore, I get "E: No clockworkmod nandroid-backup files found." When I go into "Nand Restore" it shows the nandroid backup which is labeled "2011-10-29.15.59.35". After I select it, it shows me all the files inside that folder. Can anyone help me figure out how to get this restore working?
I have a feeling the folder isn't labeled correctly for the RA Recovery to notice the Clockworkmod nandroid. I have it located in a folder titled, "nandroid" which is what RA puts them in.
Its either that, or perhaps that version of clockworkmod isn't compatible, because I know that they started saving as .tgz in CWM and older backups weren't compatible...so you may have to revert to that old version of CWM, restore, update to the lastest CWM and then back it up again.
I just figured it out. I needed to put a folder titled "Clockworkmod" and a folder inside that labeled "backup" so that ra would see that backup. Phone is fixed and running again.
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Alright, my stats:
Sprint's network
HTC EVO 4G rooted (I think using unrevoked, awhile ago)
Live in edmond/Tulsa OK
was running cyanogenmod 7
Here's the problem:
1. I tried to make a nandroid backup with ROM manager premium
Got stuck at HTC EVO splash screen on reboot
2. tried to make a backup manually.
Got to bootloader screen, then went to recovery. Stuck on splash screen
3. Found a thread telling me my recovery didn't flash, and it gave me a link to a zip file with a copy of clockwork recovery, I think it was version 3.
The suspicious thing is, ROM manager still thinks i'm running clockworkmod recovery v5, but it clearly says i'm running 3. something when i'm actually in recovery.
4. flashed above mentioned recovery, made nandroid backup, flashed to stock HTC evo rom to use the ##GPSCLRX# thing which did not help. It wouldn't even bring up an MSL password box. (I am having numerous bugs with cyanogenmod, including GPS)
5. Now i'm trying to restore back to my nandroid backup since the GPSCLRX thing did not work. thing is, it doesn't have the same sort of file structure as the stock evo rom. My phone doesn't think it's a nandroid backup.
The backup i'm trying to restore to is not compressed at all, actually. there are 8 files in the folder:
.android_secure Disk image file
boot Disk image file
cache Disk image file
data Disk image file
nandroid MD5 file
recovery disc image file
system disc image file
wimax.HT0AEHL07834 Disc image file
Which is totaly different from the HTC evo stock rom folder structure, which is a compressed folder and has META-INF folder, a system folder and a boot.img file
What I'm thinking is that i'm trying to flash a backup from a different recovery version.
Anyway, Expert thoughts on the subject would be much appreciated on any part of the matter. I would mostly like to get all my settings back though. After I find a way to get cyanogenmod back, i'm planning on using this thread to get my gps to work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239713
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Give Amon Ra 3.08 a try. One of it's key features is that it can restore CWM backups AND it's native Amon Ra backups. I have it installed, and I have the same problem w/ ROM Manager--it says I still have CWM, which is false. So I just uninstalled it, which you can do since Amon Ra isn't compatible with it's features. You can find it in my signature, just click on "Amon Ra 3.08".
Don't use ROM Manager. That's just a fact. It doesn't do anything but create problems.
Don't use CWM. People have had problems with CWM Nandroids
When you restore a backup u do it through the backup option. You don't flash it like a normal rom which from your post is what I'm understanding you are trying to do. In the backup option or nandroid or whatever its called on cwm there should be an option labeled restore, select it, locate your backup, select it and then select restore and let it run, first make sure you flash a format all zip or wipe all the options except battery stats and SD card, included wipes should be factory reset/data, boot, data, system, .SD_secure, sd-ext and any other options aside from SD card and battery stats
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And I agree to get rid of rom manager and cwm I personally use the amon RA style supersonic recovery v3.08 which I would recommend for you coming from cwm as this version will allow you to still use your backups made with cwm although I would recommend restoring what ever backups you want to keep after you change and making fresh copies with amon RA and then deleting the cwm counter part, also you should make a backup of just the wimax option in amon and then save it in dropbox or attach and email it to yourself and save the email if you don't have dropbox just keep it somewhere safe besides just your phone and PC incase you have a loss of data
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amon ra is the way to go.
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it's never failed me, and the full backups are quick.
Apparently TWRP saves its backups in a different format. it's a collection of files instead of one. I don't know how to extract data from these backups using TBP. Can someone link me to a guide or give advice? Thanks friends.
Go into the menu with titanium backup and will be able to extract app data (special backup / restore). Don't think you have an option for any files but it's easier then restoring a nandroid.
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