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How to get boot manager working??

Hi, I'm going mad because I can't get boot manager to work with the roms I want! I want to run virtuous quattro ics beta as my phone rom and smartdroid 3.1 T in slot 1. I've done everything but everytime I install smartdroid to slot 1 it hangs on the HTC white splash screen. I installed blackice and it worked just fine. I have forced large .imgs but it wont work. I think it may work through restoring nandroid but I don't get how I would do that?? Any help would be nice, spent the last 2 days trying to work it
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Some ROMs have things in the updater-script that won't work correctly when flashing them to a Boot Manager slot.
What I do is this:
1) Make a nandroid backup of my main ROM.
2) Fully wipe the phone and install the new ROM.
3) Make a nandroid backup of the new ROM.
4) Restore the first backup of my main ROM.
5) Go into Boot Manager and install using the nandroid of the new ROM to one of the slots.
There are also some pre-made nandroid backups in this great thread by SmokeyMcBong. In the last few pages there are also some good tips on how to get around various problems:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257450
Hope that helps!

So basically I'm on rcmix 4.0 right now and have a nandroid backup already
I should wipe and flash smartdroid
Make a nandroid backup of it through recovery
Restore my backup of rcmix
Go into boot manager and restore nandroid of smatrdroid to one if the slots??
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Yep, that's how I've done it in the past - use the Install Zip option then Restore Nandroid. There's also some stuff in the thread about problems when using wifi and things working better using mobile data.

when u say use the install zip option and restore nandroid....isn't there a seperate option which is restore nandroid?? Shouldn't i do that instead....screenshot attached of what i mean
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And i read about data but I'm on pay as you go and not with any contracts so i can't use that much data at once otherwise i will run out of credit
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Yep, the screenshot shows the option I mean - it's the restore nandroid option on the install zip menu.

how do i root and flash cm10 rom ?

Hello. i came from a Tmobile G2, i knew how to root and flash and all that jazz, but then i got the Galaxy s3, and i kept hearing about bricking your phone, losing your imei, tripping flash counter and stuff. Can someone tell me how how to root the galaxy s3 and install the cm10 rom without bricking, losing imei, and tripping flash counter ? thanks.

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fail dude , I wuz going to help you . For real, but then I saw that you can't be bothered with searching lol. Well search for someone else's to help lol fail post
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
thank me if I helped

There's a couple of how to root threads in the development section. Flashing is the same process as your gs2.
As far as the imei issue goes , it seems random. The best advice I can give you is to make sure you flash a stock based ROM first that includes busy box , and backup your imei with one of the tutorials as well.
Good luck !
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hmm.. so first i should do
1) SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 QCOM TOOLKIT V2.3 to get rooted and flash cmw recovery, do full nandroid backup or just download stock restore rom
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727120
2) then use the IMEI backup & restore by geeks to backup IMEI, - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804123
3) then flash CM10 Rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778217
4) then use triangle away to reset flash counter ?
OR
1) use odin stock rom w/ injected root + cmw rocvery
2) use tookit to nandroid backup
3) backup imei with tool

alright nvm. got it rooted and flashed cmw. just need to know how to flash a kernal like trinity's. idk if its the same for this phone, but do i just name the kernal file pcimg10.zip and put it in the root of sd and go into cwm recovery ?

root done
i have rooted my phone. thanks

[Q] Rooting problems

Hello i've some problem with my T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2.
Last week i updated my phone on Android 4.3 version.
Unfortunelly i had a wifi bug and I couldn't connect to internet, so I decided to downgrade it to 4.1.2. I've flashed my stock ROM with the newest one. (thanks to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102380 )
Afterward, i would rooting my phone and install custom binary CWM by this thread, option 2.
However i can't modifiy system files. I consequently would verify my status root by Titanium Backup. And that's really strange because it is already rooted.
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So i'd like to know how to resolve my problem, i how to modify system files?
(PS: sorry for my bad English!)
PS2: That's the same thing if i connect it on SSH/FTP protocols, unable to modify too.

I have T889 version and I just updated today with 4.3 with no problem.
I would say the best thing is just start from scratch and reinstall your app.
I don't even use TB anymore, I used to but I just happen to run into problem a lot.
I decided to just reinstall apps everytime I flash rom.

DLinkwit said:
I have T889 version and I just updated today with 4.3 with no problem.
I would say the best thing is just start from scratch and reinstall your app.
I don't even use TB anymore, I used to but I just happen to run into problem a lot.
I decided to just reinstall apps everytime I flash rom.
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So, do you advise me to re-install the 4.1.2 version and re-root again?
update: I've re-installed and re-rooting my stock rom and nothing has changed. Can you help me please?

Zebra_Cat said:
So, do you advise me to re-install the 4.1.2 version and re-root again?
update: I've re-installed and re-rooting my stock rom and nothing has changed. Can you help me please?
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Try using the Odin again and when you full wipe don't even do anything just update to the original 4.3 via Tmobile.
After that install CWM or TWRP, Like I said I never had any issues installing Rom back and forth.
Just don't skip a step and never rush things.

DLinkwit said:
Try using the Odin again and when you full wipe don't even do anything just update to the original 4.3 via Tmobile.
After that install CWM or TWRP, Like I said I never had any issues installing Rom back and forth.
Just don't skip a step and never rush things.
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I didin't understood that happened to me,
After several minutes and after downloading an alternative file explorer, SU granted to me to modify system files.

Android OS using lots of data

Noticed my Android OS is using almost 1gb of which doesn't seem right.
https://m.imgur.com/p1bAilv,XvmBuaw
Any ideas?

Edit 3: Updating will fix this properly.
Edit 2: That didn't fix it...
Edit: I've seemed to "fix" it. From my reading it is a background service trying to do a seamless update in the background. I disabled "com.qti.service.colorservice" using titanium backup and restore and it seems my background data usage has stopped. No negative consequences so far but it may prevent seamless updates. Another fix would probably be updating to the latest patch version...
Idk but I hope you get an answer... Been killing my battery.
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Also seems to hit Wi-Fi...

for me the issue did not go away until I did a factory reset

danw_oz said:
for me the issue did not go away until I did a factory reset
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That would make sense if he was on stock but if he's using Titanium Backup his phone is rooted and might have other modifications. Flashing the latest factory image or if he's on a custom ROM doing a clean flash of the ROM would probably be the best idea under the circumstances.

jhs39 said:
That would make sense if he was on stock but if he's using Titanium Backup his phone is rooted and might have other modifications. Flashing the latest factory image or if he's on a custom ROM doing a clean flash of the ROM would probably be the best idea under the circumstances.
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It has been a while but I'll reply so anyone else who comes will know. My state before and after was the same. All that changed was my OS version. Flashed the flash-all.sh after removing the -w, flashed the April bootloader (so no boot signing stuff, not the safest or recommended thing), booted TWRP, flashed twrp, flashed supersu, and then rebooted. No other mods besides adaway.

Are you on stock, rooted or unlocked bootloader? I had the same issue on stock (unlocked bootloader) where it was trying download an update repeatedly. I had to actually flash a custom rom to make it stop. Verizon did credit me back for the data it used.
Feel free to read my forum post there and try those steps. - https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/1500910#1500910

Don't ask me how I know but this is a backdoor to access your device. Be careful!

paulJW said:
Don't ask me how I know but this is a backdoor to access your device. Be careful!
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downloading the security update(s) is a backdoor in?
Riiiight

y2grae said:
downloading the security update(s) is a backdoor in?
Riiiight
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he said dont ask him how lol

I had to factory reset before this stopped

Question why can't backup applications in MIUI backup?

Hello.
Why is no applications backed up when backing up in miui backup?
What good is such an application if it can't back up any one application?

In Settings>Xiaomi account>Xiaomi Cloud u can make a back up that include all/most of ur apps. It's useful when u flash stock ROM only.

You didn't understand me at all.
I have a stock rom.
When backing up, every application is not backed up, only an exclamation mark appears next to them and that's it.
The backup should be 1.5 gb, but only 34 mb will be saved.

I just showed u another way to do a back up (which will restore most of ur apps) instead using miui backup (which is an app, I guess). If doesn't suit u, no problem Btw, I can do nothing to change what miui backup does, so that's why i suggested another way.

Don't bother with miui app backups, they'll just break everything if you restore them after flashing a ROM.
Use google cloud backups for settings and some app data for restoring stuff after a flash or reset.

Hi, just an additional question: does this MIUI backup works with weekly developer eu ROM ?
Thanks

jkmaxfli said:
You didn't understand me at all.
I have a stock rom.
When backing up, every application is not backed up, only an exclamation mark appears next to them and that's it.
The backup should be 1.5 gb, but only 34 mb will be saved.
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....same to me ....did you find a solution?

Same here. totally frustrating. All my themes are gone

jkmaxfli said:
Hello.
Why is no applications backed up when backing up in miui backup?
What good is such an application if it can't back up any one application?
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It doesn't work because Miui is a real s h i t

MyPhoneExplorer works fine backing up apps at once. To restore then we need to restore one by one by using myphoneexplorer "Aplications" or copy the all directory to the phone and then install one by one.

Swish is suppose to do this but I do believe you must be rooted for a full backup

Same here. totally frustrating. Why " Not supported" ?
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with xiaomi.eu ROM 12.5.9 the Backup works.
I think higher versions are buggy