Hello!
I read this posting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1014335&postcount=1
I wonder if this is a good way to make an upgrade safe. Does it realy backup everything?
I should buy me a small miniSD-card, make a backup first and put this miniSD-card somewhere save. If I flash a new ROM and run into troubles some day, I could just take the sd-card and get back to the current state. Is that right? Does this backup includes ROM, ExROM, IPL/SPL, splashscreens and everything? Will it be CID locked again?
If this is true, this information should be added to all flashing tutorials.
Yes, I tried to get this information by seaching. Maybe I am just to stupid?!
Thank you very much!
Cyberdyne
Does realy noone knows what the SD backup realy does?
I saw the hint that people should get an SD backup from someone if the bricked their telephone. If it does not restore the whole thing you would get a mixture of your old ROM and the one from your friend. OK, it is better than a bricked one and you can flash now (hopefully).
Any information would be great. I would spend the money for an extra miniSD card if it would get me on the safe side.
Cyberdyne
As my personal exp.
The answer is No,
The stroyline is like this,
I got mess up with my sound driver, so i do hard reset and before that i backup everything.
After i restore i get back my sound driver and all my S/W, all cracked, so i think personally it DIND'T backup the ROM(my case my bad ROM)
There is a large section of my phone digitizer that no longer recognizes being touched. I am going to try to get a replacement under my warranty, but I need to know a few things before hand.
1. Will having CyanogenMod installed cause me any issues getting this replaced?
1a. If yes, what's the best way to go back to stock?
2. What's the best way to do a full backup, including root if possible.
3. How would I restore this backup? (I will be getting back a stock, unrooted, S-ON phone.)
EDIT- JK FOR SOME REASON THE CHARGER I WAS USING WAS MAKING THE DIGITIZER NOT WORK PROPERLY HOWEVER I AM GOING TO LEAVE THIS POST HERE INCASE ANYONE ELSE NEEDS TO KNOW. Best day ever.
Hi,
i'm starting to play with a few different themes for my phone.
as much as i like the stock look for the phone, i fancy a bit more of a flourish!
now, i've found a couple to try, but i have a question.
can i just flash one theme on top or another theme, or do i need to do something else first (flash the rom back to stock, or somehow delete the theme first)
thanks
Assuming you have root and custom recovery, the best thing to do is boot into recovery and do a nandroid back-up before you starting changing anything.
Then you can test any theme you want, restoring your nandroid back-up between each one. This way you will always be flashing the theme over an untouched ROM, rather than flashing one theme over another which may cause problems.
If you decide you don't like any of them or have problems then you will always have your back-up to reply on. On the other hand, if you decide on one you really like then just stick with that, no need to go back.
Easy
How imporant is it? ive been flashing roms back and forth aosp and touchwiz jb and i havent lost my imei should i back it up and if its actully necessary can someone kinda dumb it down a little so i could understand easily
Thank you!!
I would say.. if you can then you should back it up. Reason being.. it seems to be a lot easier than going through the process of putting it back onto your phone when it's missing. That being said, I have done the same thing and have not lost my imei. At the same time, I also know that there's a way to get it back so I do not worry about it. But, you could go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997and back it up. to me, it's only as important as you see fit. meaning.. if you think it's more work to fix it after it's gone then back it up now. if not then dont worry about it.
It's like insurance, you only miss it when you need it. It costs nothing to do it and is obnoxiously easy to do so.
wujiku said:
I would say.. if you can then you should back it up. Reason being.. it seems to be a lot easier than going through the process of putting it back onto your phone when it's missing. That being said, I have done the same thing and have not lost my imei. At the same time, I also know that there's a way to get it back so I do not worry about it. But, you could go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997and back it up. to me, it's only as important as you see fit. meaning.. if you think it's more work to fix it after it's gone then back it up now. if not then dont worry about it.
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how easy is it.. i dont wanna mess up my phone just trying to backup my imei? could you tell me what to download and how exactly to do it. I know i can read the posts but it seems kind of confusing. But i do want to be safe and back it up..
gunnyman said:
It's like insurance, you only miss it when you need it. It costs nothing to do it and is obnoxiously easy to do so.
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like im on AOKP 4.1.2 rom and on his kernel and the post says something different about each rom/ kernel so how would you recommend me doing it?
amzi said:
like im on AOKP 4.1.2 rom and on his kernel and the post says something different about each rom/ kernel so how would you recommend me doing it?
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I backed mine up right after rooting before I started flashing roms. It only took a few minutes and I've had to restore it once since then, and it was very easy. Back it up and keep it in a couple of places. I have a copy on my laptop and on a usb stick.
Look here for info on backing up and restoring...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
[FIX/TOOL] Backup/Restore/Fix IMEI & Data Restore Tool v3.0 - Updated 11/01/2012!!!
r_scotter said:
I backed mine up right after rooting before I started flashing roms. It only took a few minutes and I've had to restore it once since then, and it was very easy. Back it up and keep it in a couple of places. I have a copy on my laptop and on a usb stick.
Look here for info on backing up and restoring...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
[FIX/TOOL] Backup/Restore/Fix IMEI & Data Restore Tool v3.0 - Updated 11/01/2012!!!
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Thanks for responding were you as well on aokp 4.1.2 and on ktoonsez kernel while backing it up? do i just download the software and say backup easy as that?
Thank you!
Edit: downloaded software now i need to know how to get on diag mode do i just copy and paste it to a script runner on my phone??
Yes, when I lost it I was on AOKP. Instead of messing with dialog mode to get into the hidden menu, I restored a nandroid of stock that I made right after I rooted. If you have a stock backup, back up your current rom, restore your stock backup and do it that way if you're not comfortable with the dialog. You can then restore your current backup after you get your imei backed up or restored. Hopefully someone can help you out if you don't have a stock backup because I'm not familiar with the other way. Just read through the thread and look for the info you need.
First thing I did after rooting, restored imei twice now. There are a couple or roms that eat imei's and gps.
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all went well except that im not sure if i backed up right because the picture isnt a phone and the backups name by default was 00000000_0 cqn i finished at 100 percent and im able to find the backup in the bin folder but i just wanna know if i did it right. can any one confirm i have a screenshot as well
Thank you!
What should everyone back up before flashing new roms?
I think the most important one would be IMEI but i dont know how to back it up since EFS backup isnt enough according to a lot of people
so my question is how can i backup imei correctly and what other things should i have backed up in case something goes wrong