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[Q] Restoring from CWM 3.1.0.1 not working

I created a backup using CWM 3.1.0.1 (from rooted EC05). I then flashed one of the new roms, and today wanted to go back, so i booted into 3.1.0.1 and did the restore (from cw). Now the phone boots up to the Samsung screen and sits there. What am I doing wrong? Sorry if this has already been asked, I did a search but couldn't find this particular issue. Thanks for any and all help.

both backups were made using 3.1.0.1? and were both made in 3finger recovery? and when you restored you were in 3 finger recovery, not reboot recovery?

chris41g said:
both backups were made using 3.1.0.1? and were both made in 3finger recovery? and when you restored you were in 3 finger recovery, not reboot recovery?
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I only did 1 backup, not sure what you mean by 3 finger recovery? I booted in CWM (purple) and did the back-up. I then put on the "Bamboozle" rom (and yes, I wiped everything 3x like qb shows in the vid) then installed the rom. I ran it for the past week (loved the rom, but it was eating my battery really bad) so wanted to try a different rom. I thought the easiest way to start was to restore the backup I made, so I booted back into cwm and selected Backup/Restore, Restore, Yes and it ran and said it restored fine. I reboot, but all I get to now is the Samsung screen, no further.

libracolo said:
I only did 1 backup, not sure what you mean by 3 finger recovery? I booted in CWM (purple) and did the back-up. I then put on the "Bamboozle" rom (and yes, I wiped everything 3x like qb shows in the vid) then installed the rom. I ran it for the past week (loved the rom, but it was eating my battery really bad) so wanted to try a different rom. I thought the easiest way to start was to restore the backup I made, so I booted back into cwm and selected Backup/Restore, Restore, Yes and it ran and said it restored fine. I reboot, but all I get to now is the Samsung screen, no further.
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Let me just say, I think I f'ked my phone up. So I gave up trying to restore, just odin'd back to stock (ec 05). Which I then re-rooted and re-installed CWM 3.1.0.1 (I have titanium backups as well). However, now the phone runs really, really slow and when I try to restore apps from titanium it just sits there (in batch mode). Sorry, for being a noob; hey, if nothing else, maybe I'm making someone smile at my dumb a$$. But now, if I can be even more stupid, is there a way to just "reset" the phone, by that I mean put it back to a "true stock" form so I can start over? And then, can I just delete these backups, and roms from the sd card (just hookup to laptop and delete from the sd-card)? I think maybe it'd be easier to just start from scratch again...thanks for the help, I try to keep up with the forums, but so many posts....

What he means by 3 finger is the ONLY way to get into recovery for proper operation. With power off press and hold camera, volume down, and power. Holding all 3 until you see the recovery menu. If you use any other method such as ROM Manager or Quick Boot you will more than likely screw up your phone. Neither application is recommended for recovery operations.
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I believe clockwork does not backup the kernel. You may need to install a kernel.
Just a thought...

libracolo said:
I created a backup using CWM 3.1.0.1 (from rooted EC05). I then flashed one of the new roms, and today wanted to go back, so i booted into 3.1.0.1 and did the restore (from cw). Now the phone boots up to the Samsung screen and sits there. What am I doing wrong? Sorry if this has already been asked, I did a search but couldn't find this particular issue. Thanks for any and all help.
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If you backed up on ec05 and installed a gingerbread rom you need to odin back to ec05 and then do the restore. It won't work if you are on different os versions. At least it never has for me.
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crawrj said:
If you backed up on ec05 and installed a gingerbread rom you need to odin back to ec05 and then do the restore. It won't work if you are on different os versions. At least it never has for me.
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Thanks, that must have been it. I was on Bamboozle, which is based on Gingerbread.

libracolo said:
Thanks, that must have been it. I was on Bamboozle, which is based on Gingerbread.
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Wait, did you wipe data/system,cache, and Dalvik Cache then restore your nandroid? I have a SRF 1.2, an Urban Regeneration, and a CM7 nandroid. As long as I wipe everything then restore I have no problems. I have bounced between all three today with no issues
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JohnCorleone said:
Wait, did you wipe data/system,cache, and Dalvik Cache then restore your nandroid? I have a SRF 1.2, an Urban Regeneration, and a CM7 nandroid. As long as I wipe everything then restore I have no problems. I have bounced between all three today with no issues
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Yeah, the issue was I was running bamboozle (GB leaked rom), so once I odin'd back to EC05, I was able to run the restore without problem. I am now running SRF 1.2 (awesome rom btw) and I was able to restore when trying to install that rom (and the genocide kernel). Thanks for all the helpful answers.

crawrj said:
If you backed up on ec05 and installed a gingerbread rom you need to odin back to ec05 and then do the restore. It won't work if you are on different os versions. At least it never has for me.
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I would have thought the same thing. However, I simply restored my SFR 1.2 nandroid right over the gingerbread rom. With a few glitches smoothed out I am running fine again with no Odin involved.
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mjben said:
I would have thought the same thing. However, I simply restored my SFR 1.2 nandroid right over the gingerbread rom. With a few glitches smoothed out I am running fine again with no Odin involved.
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Yeah, I have gotten the dreaded Google Services Framework FC's a couple of times but for the most part I can wipe everything and restore a Froyo setup even when on a Gingerbread ROM. The purp recovery is good like that.
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JohnCorleone said:
Yeah, I have gotten the dreaded Google Services Framework FC's a couple of times but for the most part I can wipe everything and restore a Froyo setup even when on a Gingerbread ROM. The purp recovery is good like that.
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Thanks for the info. I will have to remember that and try it out in the future.

crawrj said:
Thanks for the info. I will have to remember that and try it out in the future.
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Hey, no problem crawrj. It definately comes in handy with all of the testing I do for sure.
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When restoring across different OS versions it is handy to do a Restore>Advanced Restore Data from the Nand backup. There may be the occasional FC if the data format has changed but that usually can be fixed by clearing data of the offending app, especially for Google sevice framework.

kennyglass123 said:
When restoring across different OS versions it is handy to do a Restore>Advanced Restore Data from the Nand backup. There may be the occasional FC if the data format has changed but that usually can be fixed by clearing data of the offending app, especially for Google sevice framework.
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Kenny - I did try that as well. I tried everything, I did the "Restore" option like 4 separate times, I wiped data, cache, dalvik cache 3 x, even did the Advanced option and went down the list. None of that helped. Now it may be that I just didn't wait long enough, but I figured 4-6 minutes of the "Samsung" screen meant it had stopped responding (I see that all that time in MS apps). I finally odin'd back to stock ec05, re-rooted (and updated back to cwm 3.1.0.1), then I ran the restore (not advanced), and it worked like a charm. Thanks for all the suggestions on this.

libracolo said:
Kenny - I did try that as well. I tried everything, I did the "Restore" option like 4 separate times, I wiped data, cache, dalvik cache 3 x, even did the Advanced option and went down the list. None of that helped. Now it may be that I just didn't wait long enough, but I figured 4-6 minutes of the "Samsung" screen meant it had stopped responding (I see that all that time in MS apps). I finally odin'd back to stock ec05, re-rooted (and updated back to cwm 3.1.0.1), then I ran the restore (not advanced), and it worked like a charm. Thanks for all the suggestions on this.
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Sometimes our phones can be so finicky. Glad you got it working. Usually when Dalvik is rebuilding it takes awhile at the S screen, so you are correct that 4-6 minutes at Samsung is a cry for help from your phone.

crawrj said:
If you backed up on ec05 and installed a gingerbread rom you need to odin back to ec05 and then do the restore. It won't work if you are on different os versions. At least it never has for me.
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Not true. I always go from froyo to gingerbread with backups. What he Did wrong was not wipe when he tried to restore his back up that's why he got stuck on the Sammy screen. Also if he tried to restore a rfs froyo rom it could've gotten stuck there also since bammbozle was ext4.
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Esteway.619 said:
Not true. I always go from froyo to gingerbread with backups. What he Did wrong was not wipe when he tried to restore his back up that's why he got stuck on the Sammy screen. Also if he tried to restore a rfs froyo rom it could've gotten stuck there also since bammbozle was ext4.
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You can restore from EXT4 to RFS with advanced restore data nand. He said he tried all of this and still got stuck. But I think you are correct and the first restore attempt borked everything. From there a reflash then advanced restore data should have worked.

kennyglass123 said:
You can restore from EXT4 to RFS with advanced restore data nand. He said he tried all of this and still got stuck. But I think you are correct and the first restore attempt borked everything. From there a reflash then advanced restore data should have worked.
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So if I understand what you guys said, I should have wiped first (before the initial restore), which I didn't do. When the first restore didn't work, then I did the wipe x3, but it sounds like by that point it was already too late. So should you always wipe before restoring? I only ask, because once I got everything back to a good place I flashed the sfr 1.2. The first attempt caused the phone to boot up with that annoying "Android" screen, so I just booted into CWM and restored. That time I just restored (no wipes, no advanced) and it restored fine. I then re-flashed and all was good. So it seems like you don't always have to wipe x3 before restoring? Thanks btw, all good info for future ref.

Unsure of answer to this question...

I have Clockwordmod Recovery installed on my GSII (T989). If I do a full backup, and then flash a custom ROM/Kernel...can I just do a complete full restore if I don't like it (from the backup I made)?
Thanks!

Well there is no cyanogen recovery so that's probably why no one is replying fyi.
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nuggstein said:
I have Cyanogenmod Recovery installed on my GSII (T989). If I do a full backup, and then flash a custom ROM/Kernel...can I just do a complete full restore if I don't like it (from the backup I made)?
Thanks!
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I hope you mean clockworkmod and yes.
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xsteven77x said:
Well there is no cyanogen recovery so that's probably why no one is replying fyi.
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Big typo haha.
Exodian said:
I hope you mean clockworkmod and yes.
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So I don't have to worry about losing anything? Once I restore, it will be like I never changed anything? (Almost like an image backup of a computer)?

nuggstein said:
Big typo haha.
So I don't have to worry about losing anything? Once I restore, it will be like I never changed anything? (Almost like an image backup of a computer)?
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Make a backup im cwm recovery and you can flash back to it and all will be as it was.
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nuggstein said:
I have Clockwordmod Recovery installed on my GSII (T989). If I do a full backup, and then flash a custom ROM/Kernel...can I just do a complete full restore if I don't like it (from the backup I made)?
Thanks!
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Exodian said:
Make a backup im cwm recovery and you can flash back to it and all will be as it was.
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No i wouldnt suggest doing that when u make a back up in cwm you making a backup of that rom! If your worried about your data use either
Titanium backup or
MyBackup Pro
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umm...I thought CWM recovery backed up everything...including data (excluding microSD card).
So, if I restore it, it restores the original Kernel and ROM? Is that correct?
If something goes wrong, while flashing new kernels/ROMS, I can boot into recovery and just restore?
I'm already rooted, I just want to be sure before I start messing with my device.
Thaks!

nuggstein said:
umm...I thought CWM recovery backed up everything...including data (excluding microSD card).
So, if I restore it, it restores the original Kernel and ROM? Is that correct?
If something goes wrong, while flashing new kernels/ROMS, I can boot into recovery and just restore?
I'm already rooted, I just want to be sure before I start messing with my device.
Thaks!
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you are correct the Nandroid backup built into the CWM recovery will back up everything on your phone as it is. including any ext partition on your external SD card. (will not backup your FAT partition where your normal downloads and pictures go, as this is where the backups are stored) but your ROM, all apps and their data and anything on your EXT partition (if you have one) will be backed up.
i suggest copying the clockworkmod backup folder to your computer before flashing anything else. just in case it messes up your SD card somehow.
doing the full restore will automatically restore ROM apps and data as they were when you backed up. feel free to flash as many roms as you want, just make sure to keep your backup safe. and to wipe all data in between roms as usual.
although titanium backup is amazing. and will backup apps and their data while booted inside your rom. its amazing, check it out.

Cwm backs up everthing including rom, kernel, and data. When you restore your backup it will restore your phone the way it was the moment that you backed it up.
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malaeus said:
you are correct the Nandroid backup built into the CWM recovery will back up everything on your phone as it is. including any ext partition on your external SD card. (will not backup your FAT partition where your normal downloads and pictures go, as this is where the backups are stored) but your ROM, all apps and their data and anything on your EXT partition (if you have one) will be backed up.
i suggest copying the clockworkmod backup folder to your computer before flashing anything else. just in case it messes up your SD card somehow.
doing the full restore will automatically restore ROM apps and data as they were when you backed up. feel free to flash as many roms as you want, just make sure to keep your backup safe. and to wipe all data in between roms as usual.
although titanium backup is amazing. and will backup apps and their data while booted inside your rom. its amazing, check it out.
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I have TB Pro...are you saying it will back all of my apps/data up, and I can just restore it from within my new ROM?

Correct. Just use caution when trying to restore system apps.
Good.Luck!
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Dude don't sorry so much!!! Super Noob!!! JK! Well not really you are never going to want stock again...just carefully flash your desired ROM.. use TB to restore all of your apps and their data. Do a nandroid back up of your current rom then one of your favorite roms after you set it up to you liking.
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[Q] Having problems with Nandroid restore

Alright guys, this thing is driving me nuts. I've been using Fresh EVO 4.3.3 for a while now and I've been backing up and restoring since I first got my EVO so I've done this countless times. For whatever reason, as of late, when I restore a Nandroid backup using Amon RA 2.3 the recovery completes, I reboot back into the ROM and I'm missing all sorts of elements. I'm in the habit of creating a baseline Nandroid of my freshly installed rom and a few updates so i don't have to update the living hell out of all my apps. Lately, however, I get back into the ROM after Nandroid and I'm missing apps namely the Market app as well as titanium backup and a few other no name apps.
It wouldn't be a big deal except that well I have to run around installing random APK's to get a complete recovery state essentially putting myself back to a baseline image. I have to reinstall the vending.apk back into the system/app folder then it FC's a bunch of times before it behaves, then I have to do a full titanium backup cause all my other apps are still missing.
I've done a complete RUU back to 4.54, wiped all caches, reinstalled amon ra, reinstall fresh from base, can't quite figure this one out. I usually restore any nandroid backups I make right after backing one up to ensure the backup is good. The FIRST backup I restore works like a charm....after that it never restores correctly. I backup the default options plus wimax and have even added the android secure data to see if that fixes it, but no go. Any one have any ideas?

Do you back up sd-ext?
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I normally don't, because I normally don't move any apps 2 SD till AFTER I come back from a recovery. So essentially everything is ON the phone, then I nandroid backup...then when I recover it...I move everything that can be put on the SD card over there to free up space.
I thought of this, but then realized that the MARKET can't be put on the SD card...so why would IT not be there?

But more and more time have it baked in. Is your card partitioned, if so you rom might utilize the ext.
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You know, now that you mention it I did partition my SD card using hipkats guide for synergy roms. I wonder if that has something to do with it. So what do you recommend? for me to backup my SD-EXT along with the defaults and wimax for my nandroid backups?

Yes that should take care of it.
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right on, I'll give that a shot right now. I was bored waiting for responses earlier so I'm going through a complete restore, wipe, and recover of all data then I'll give what you mentioned a shot. Thanks headed your way! I appreciate it!

Just to maintain some level of closure here...I went ahead and included the sd-ext in my nandroid backup on Amon-Ra...and it appears to be back to normal. haha never thought of that but thanks again for the help ThickLizard...I appreciate it!

Why cant I ever seem to restore my backups?

For the life of me, I cant figure out why I can never restore my back ups after testing out various roms and kernels. I know it has something to do with the kernels and/or recoveries that are used when backing up and restoring but I cant seem to figure it out. Every time I try to restore a backup I usually get an MD5 mismatch and it fails. I THOUGHT that if I did the backup and restore using the SAME kernel/recovery versions that it would work, but that doesnt seem to be working. Is there something I am missing? Ill give you an example in case you have any tips.
I was running Calks v1.5 for awhile, then decided I wanted to try the AOKP rom. As noted in the AOKP thread, to restore, Odin the EL26 CWM kernel/recovery and run a back up. So I Odin the kernel/recovery, ran the backup, then attempted a restore just to see if it worked. Successfully able to restore from within that same CWM session. So I Odin EL26 CWM again, and this time flashed the AOKP and gapps and rebooted into AOKP. No problem there. Messed around with AOKP (which is awesome) but wanted my daily back so I Odin the EL26 CWM again, and tried to restore the Calk 1.5 and got the MD5 mismatch.
What am I doing wrong?

Are you renaming them? They can't have any spaces in the name, must be something like aokp_may10 instead of aokp may 10
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Son of a *****!!! lol I definitely renamed the backups after they completed so I would know which one was which. And definitely had spaces in the names. So thats screwing up the MD5 hash? If I rename them back to what they were will they work?

I used to get that all the time if I copied the nandroid off to the pc and back.
Anyway, if that's not the case for you, I think it's because you are on a totally different version of recovery.
Wipe the phone using Calk's Format All, install Calkulin's v1.5 rom from scratch, boot into recovery and THEN do your restore.
Edit: Well, I saw you beat me to it on the post. LOL
I'll be your Plan B then.

tdunham said:
I used to get that all the time if I copied the nandroid off to the pc and back.
Anyway, if that's not the case for you, I think it's because you are on a totally different version of recovery.
Wipe the phone using Calk's Format All, install Calkulin's v1.5 rom from scratch, boot into recovery and THEN do your restore.
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Nah I did the backup and attempted restore from EL26 CWM (so I could flash the ICS rom "safely"). I also didnt copy them from the SD card so hopefully thats one less reason for the failure. Thanks

ryan2202 said:
Son of a *****!!! lol I definitely renamed the backups after they completed so I would know which one was which. And definitely had spaces in the names. So thats screwing up the MD5 hash? If I rename them back to what they were will they work?
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That im not sure of, but try to rename with no spaces and report back
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!!! It f*cking worked lol. Many many thanks!! And to think of all the time I have wasted reloading roms from scratch... :beer:

Glad that worked! The bright side is your an expert at flashing roms now!
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ryan2202 said:
!!! It f*cking worked lol. Many many thanks!! And to think of all the time I have wasted reloading roms from scratch... :beer:
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Lol I remember having this problems back in the days of the galaxy s, I've spent so many hours setting everything up all the time more than testing the roms itself, until I asked this same question.
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Fail to nandroid backup in TWRP version 2.7.0.1

For some odd reason, when I tried to make a nandroid backup yesterday, TWRP was only able to backup the boot and the system and when it tries to backup the data part, it will show up a big red "FAIL" at the top.
I've had success in restoring and backing up nandroids before with this version of TWRP, but for some reason...it just wouldn't let me go through with the backup now. The only thing that changed between the time when nandroid backups were no problem and now is that I flashed one of the compatible boot animation for the GoldenEye ROM. I doubt it...but could that be the problem?
I also delete previous nandroid backups to make room for the new ones...just trying to give as much information as I can hahaha
Thanks in advance!

I'd try clockwork.
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Yeah after trying to find the solution online with no luck, I finally flashed CWM. Thanks anyway though!