Hey guys, I am pretty new when it comes to rooting/installing ROMs but I flashed Tommy's Classic Evo ROM. Everything was working fine. I ran my Titanium backup for my apps+system data overnight and this morning it asked me to reboot. I did, but this time, the phone would not get past the black loading screen where the HTC symbol is animated. I tried flashing the ROM again and I am faced with the same issue.
I really liked the speed of the ROM so I was wondering if anyone could perchance help me out. Thank you very much.
Maybe a bad download. Check the md5 sum if you can
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bennyboy78 said:
Maybe a bad download. Check the md5 sum if you can
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Sorry for the basic question, but how exactly would I do that? What information would that reveal?
Thanks for your help.
johngrues said:
Sorry for the basic question, but how exactly would I do that? What information would that reveal?
Thanks for your help.
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Well I don't know if the classic Rom shows md5. When you download the Rom, look for something that says "MD5" or MD5 sum. Then copy that string of characters and get a program called winmd5. Install and tell it to put it in the right click menu or something similar. Then once you have classic downloaded and md5 copied, right click on the file go to send to, and look for winmd5. It will calculate the md5, so just paste the copied md5 into the second box and click compare.
It shows if you have a bad download.
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Well I don't know if the classic Rom shows md5. When you download the Rom, look for something that says "MD5" or MD5 sum. Then copy that string of characters and get a program called winmd5. Install and tell it to put it in the right click menu or something similar. Then once you have classic downloaded and md5 copied, right click on the file go to send to, and look for winmd5. It will calculate the md5, so just paste the copied md5 into the second box and click compare.
It shows if you have a bad download.
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Thanks for the info, I'll try it out.
When u restore from TiBu don't restore system data it will cause errors, just like you're seeing. Only restore missing apps, then after the apps are restored restore data only for user apps that u absolutely don't wanna lose data for like games, anything else just redo the settings or you'll end up in a situation like you're in now
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Yep, it was indeed the system data recovery that was messing it up. Thanks for the advice.
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I was just wondering if it was possible to rename the backups in root explorer without messing up the md5 sum? I did it a while ago with no issues, but recently did it again, and had md5 mismatch errors. Not sure if it was the rename, or something else? I would like to get some order to my backups, so I know what it's what. Thanks for any info.
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countryfolk07 said:
I was just wondering if it was possible to rename the backups in root explorer without messing up the md5 sum? I did it a while ago with no issues, but recently did it again, and had md5 mismatch errors. Not sure if it was the rename, or something else? I would like to get some order to my backups, so I know what it's what. Thanks for any info.
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I always rename all my backup with no issue. I use the date and what Rom it is to name them. I've done this with a few diff CWM versions and have never had an issue restoring them.
I just use rom manager to rename, never tried through a file program
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Thanks guys! Not sure what happened last time.
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Yep you can rename with a file manager, just make sure there are no spaces in the name of your backup.
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Thanks guys! Not sure what happened last time.
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Check for inadvertant spaces in the new name. That WILL cause an issue. Look after any punctuation you might have used.
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Check for inadvertant spaces in the new name. That WILL cause an issue. Look after any punctuation you might have used.
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I have a feeling that's what I did. Thanks.
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Why not use Rom Manager, under Manage and Restore Backups?
First off, Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but i dont think that the Q&A section would be a better place to put this.
So i flashed a bunch of different roms and set them all up exactly the way i want them and did a nandroid backup. Then i went on to the sdcard and (stupid move, i know) changed the names of the folders from the default nandroid name to the name of the rom without backing up the file. Now when i try to do a restore, it says md5 mismatch. I went back into the sdcard to try and go throguh the nandroid md5 file to find what to change the name back to, but there is nothing there (Itried it with a restore that i did not change the name of so i would be able to match some numbers, but couldnt find any that matched) I know that the name is probably the date and time, but i cant remember the time that i did the restore.
Anyone know what to do (besides flash the rom again, restore all my apps, put widgets back into place, change settings, and etc, etc)????
I change the name of the file but I leave it in the same folder. Never had a problem with the md5 at restoring.
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Sigh.....knows hes posting in the wrong section. Doesn't search. Where are the XDA memes lol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309703
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114
I can't even nandroid for some reason lol
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Sigh.....knows hes posting in the wrong section. Doesn't search. Where are the XDA memes lol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309703
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114
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LOL sorry about that. I tried the links and i can now get to the restore thing, but it gets stuck at checking md5 sum...
Are you backing up with rom manager? You shouldn't because that apparently doesn't work for some
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Rename folder back to numbers only such as 2012.02.19
That should work
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tq745 said:
Rename folder back to numbers only such as 2012.02.19
That should work
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Ill try when I get home. Sounds like it might work.
Thanks
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kkg720 said:
First off, Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but i dont think that the Q&A section would be a better place to put this.
So i flashed a bunch of different roms and set them all up exactly the way i want them and did a nandroid backup. Then i went on to the sdcard and (stupid move, i know) changed the names of the folders from the default nandroid name to the name of the rom without backing up the file. Now when i try to do a restore, it says md5 mismatch. I went back into the sdcard to try and go throguh the nandroid md5 file to find what to change the name back to, but there is nothing there (Itried it with a restore that i did not change the name of so i would be able to match some numbers, but couldnt find any that matched) I know that the name is probably the date and time, but i cant remember the time that i did the restore.
Anyone know what to do (besides flash the rom again, restore all my apps, put widgets back into place, change settings, and etc, etc)????
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I had this issue too. The problem comes when you rename a file and include spaces in the name. Nandroid backups don't work if there are any spaces in the name, dashes or underscores only. The suggestion above should solve the issue but if you want to keep the labels so you know which backup is your juggernaut ROM and which backup is your darkside ROM, you can rename them, just no spaces and use dashes instead.
i wanted to use an old rom ...i made a back up through recovery and when i went to restore it it says MD5 error what do i do to get my old rom that i backed up to work again
Did you use any weird things in the name or spaces it has to look something like this to work. cm9stable or 22912 or don't name it period. Been here several times tool I fig it out.
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sway40 said:
Did you use any weird things in the name or spaces it has to look something like this to work. cm9stable or 22912 or don't name it period. Been here several times tool I fig it out.
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**** i did so i could remember it i put dewizz 2-25 so i could remember what date it was and the name of the rom...
you can't have spaces. delete the space and try it. if it still doesn't work you can manually create a new MD5 for it
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you can't have spaces. delete the space and try it. if it still doesn't work you can manually create a new MD5 for it
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so would dewizz2-25 work?
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so would dewizz2-25 work?
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Prolly not, I've never tried renaming it either. Idk why it's sensitive like that but it is
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I was having that problem with cwm touch, went back to cwm that uses hard keys and it works, but all backups made with touch recovery are shot.
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Same thing happened to me. I am still looking for the solution. How to I manually create an md5?
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Flash the old recovery
M&S
Yeah, I pretty much lost intrest in CWM touch when it kept restarting and wouldn't finish a dang thing without restarting randomly. Sometimes its best not to fix something that isn't broken...if you really can't handle using the volume rocker and power button you shouldn't be in there anyway...
but i digress...i remember I had a bit of a hard time getting it to recognize the device but if you get this string of commands to run it will fix it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114
I am still using the old recovery (every time I reboot, touch recovery goes away) and I tried restoring after changing the name and I got md5 error. Then I changed it to all numbers and it gets stuck at checking md5 anyone have an idea?
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I rename my backup folder by ES Explorer and that become bad file
I can confirm this works 100%, I had a copy of Juggs 5.0 and did TDJs superwipe and my backup was coming up as MD5 mismatched. Ran the commands from the guide and violla it worked !
Let me ask all the ones who has got this error. Did you try to restore data that you saved from gingerbread to ics? If so that maybe where the problem is coming. I did some playing around with this and got the same results over 6 times. When ever i was running a gingerbread ROM i would backup with nadriod and titanium backup. Than i would flash a ics ROM and restore data bam md5 mismatch. Go back to gingerbread the back up would not restore for reason unknown same error. But if i backup from a ics ROM go back to gingerbread and restore back to ics ROM no error would happen. Also if i would restore data that i backed up on ics from titanium onto gingerbread everything would force close. So in short if you nadroid on gingerbread don't expect that data to restore on ics. So if your running ics and need to go back to gingerbread you can restore your apps from titanium but restoring data will cause problems. But nadroid is not an option if your needing to restore on ics from gingerbread. So let me know if your having the problem. Right now there is no known confirm fix. It could be that data gingerbread just don't work on ics because its still currently a leaked ROM. Lets work together to find a solution for this annoying problem.
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Why start a new thread?
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Somairotevoli said:
Why start a new thread?
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Because no one knows how to search? And it's easier to find on the OP.
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This is the OP's second thread same topic. There really is no need to search on this one.
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Mattix724 said:
Because no one knows how to search? And it's easier to find on the OP.
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Its not that no one know how to search. I want us to identify this problem and find away around it.
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I made this second post to try and isolate what's really causing this md5 mismatch problem. I spent half the weekend experimanting with what could be causing this. So far it has nothing to do with the name changing of the backup or spaces being in the name of the back up. So please no more smart comments lets try and solve this problem the developers here have enough work on there hands as it is. So lets us take one for the team and solve this issue .
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I made this second post to try and isolate what's really causing this md5 mismatch problem. I spent half the weekend experimanting with what could be causing this. So far it has nothing to do with the name changing of the backup or spaces being in the name of the back up. So please no more smart comments lets try and solve this problem the developers here have enough work on there hands as it is. So lets us take one for the team and solve this issue .
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What causing it is the file containing the MD5 is missing or you've deleted/changed nandroid attached to that MD5. Simple fix? Get a new check file which can easily be done through terminal.
There's no magic or 'ICS f'd up my previously created nandroid' going on here. Why? Because flashing a rom doesn't effect the sdcard - never has.
I'll add that the recovery for one of them might not be reading the MD5 correctly but that has nothing to do with ICS or GB. Not even the kernel. It has to do with the recoveries. In which case you need to let the dev know.
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What causing it is the file containing the MD5 is missing or you've deleted/changed nandroid attached to that MD5. Simple fix? Get a new check file which can easily be done through terminal.
There's no magic or 'ICS f'd up my previously created nandroid' going on here. Why? Because flashing a rom doesn't effect the sdcard - never has.
I'll add that the recovery for one of them might not be reading the MD5 correctly but that has nothing to do with ICS or GB. Not even the kernel. It has to do with the recoveries. In which case you need to let the dev know.
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That make sense. I've tried letting some of the developers know but they never respond to anyone.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114
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I seen that thread before . No explanation on how be did the fix
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I have a few Nandroid backups and I was wondering if there was a way to see what ROM it's from without actually restoring from it.
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I have a few Nandroid backups and I was wondering if there was a way to see what ROM it's from without actually restoring from it.
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Unfortunately there's not that I know of, I always label nandroid as soon as I make them to keep from forgetting. If you do start renaming them, make sure there are no spaces in the name otherwise you will get an md5 mismatch error (assuming you are on cwm, TWRP does not have this problem)
You just have to rename your nandroid backups on your computer. It's in your sd folder when you connect your phone under clockworkmod. I have 3 backups, and I name them after the rom /theme that they are.
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Unfortunately there's not that I know of, I always label nandroid as soon as I make them to keep from forgetting. If you do start renaming them, make sure there are no spaces in the name otherwise you will get an md5 mismatch error (assuming you are on cwm, TWRP does not have this problem)
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I am starting to do that, but like the ones from when I began flashing (about a month ago) I have like 5 nandroid right now. I think thats a bit excessive considering that I only used AOKP, Jugg and Stock. And thanks for the heads up about the md5 thingy. I don't rename them on my computer, I upload to box.net and add it in the description. That way I can keep my cluttered computer a bit cleaner. And I have 50GB so it doesn't really matter.
Use ROM Manager for backups as it gives you the option of naming the backup before hand. Personally I'm very specific on the names. I include the ROM, date, and other things like any mods or stuff like that
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Use ROM Manager for backups as it gives you the option of naming the backup before hand. Personally I'm very specific on the names. I include the ROM, date, and other things like any mods or stuff like that
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I use rom manager also... So it's safe when backing up to add the name of the rom at the end of the date that it automatically designates for us? Thanks
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I use rom manager also... So it's safe when backing up to add the name of the rom at the end of the date that it automatically designates for us? Thanks
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Yep. Name it whatever you wish
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