Hi all, can someone help me with a cwm backup of a sense rom? i would like to try and restore it on my htc 'cause i cannot install a rom by a normal way. thanks in advance
What do you mean when you say you cant install a rom the normal way?
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Lesicnik1 said:
What do you mean when you say you cant install a rom the normal way?
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i can't install roms via ruu nor cwm
seagerfreak said:
i can't install roms via ruu nor cwm
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now I got it: you want to try to "restore" a nandroid backup taken on someone else's phone...? I'm not sure if this will work as I know that CWM seems to be very sensitive regarding the backup files - but I'm not absolutely sure about that (and sorry: no sense ROM here to try with)
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now I got it: you want to try to "restore" a nandroid backup taken on someone else's phone...? I'm not sure if this will work as I know that CWM seems to be very sensitive regarding the backup files - but I'm not absolutely sure about that (and sorry: no sense ROM here to try with)
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even if it won't work, i want to try i tried every freakin guide, no success. so, if someone can provide me a nandroid backup of his own, i would much appreciate it. sense or no sense. i would any backup. can you help me?
I used to restore backups from my phone to my girlfriends phone all the time, it works fine but one thing I'd recommend is that if anyone is willing to do this make sure the backup is from a freshly wiped phone that hasn't been signed into a Google account or has any phone numbers saved etc etc as a nandroid contains a full snapshot of the phone including all personal details.
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I used to restore backups from my phone to my girlfriends phone all the time, it works fine but one thing I'd recommend is that if anyone is willing to do this make sure the backup is from a freshly wiped phone that hasn't been signed into a Google account or has any phone numbers saved etc etc as a nandroid contains a full snapshot of the phone including all personal details.
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ofcourse no personal data. you say in your sig that you have a wildfire for flashing. can you help me, please?
Anyone please?
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Anyone please?
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sorry, but I really don't have any time to do that as it has to be done without any personalization as scratch already mentioned (I even have no time to flash my own Willy atm)
Sure, I'll get you one.
Just give me an hour or two to do a data wipe, backup and upload to Mediafire.
Alright, here you go.
Extract it to /clockworkmod/backup/
http://www.mediafire.com/?t549nnjw31jowiw
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Anyone please?
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check your pm too.
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Thank you both. I will deal with this tonight at home and will let you know how it went.
Sorry I didn't post 'till now. The nandroid backups didn't work. MD5 missmatch!
Have u changed the backups name? Then u get a md5 mismatch. Search the web to redo the md5 code on your backups and all is good.
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Hazou said:
Have u changed the backups name? Then u get a md5 mismatch. Search the web to redo the md5 code on your backups and all is good.
Verstuurd van mijn HTC Wildfire
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yep, IIRC the backup has to reside in /clockworkmod/backups/<the-date-and-computer-time-of-the-backup> and the filenames must remain the same. Not sure about it but couldn't it also be a problem to use different versions of CWM?
i always rename my backups! by the way,he is talking about the 2 nandroids myself and lesicnik sent him from our phones respectively!!
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i always rename my backups! by the way,he is talking about the 2 nandroids myself and lesicnik sent him from our phones respectively!!
R.V.3 (MokeeOs)
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I've read somewhere about restoring problems and someone mentioned that renaming could end up in CWM not finding the backups anymore (thus this has nothing to do with the md5 sum of course). It's probably depending on the version...?
Yep i know that you two made those backups - therefore my suggestion with the cwm versions...
Perhaps the files were corrupted during download (just to make sure: did you pack them? That might give issues, too, due to different packing/compression modes).
Swyped from my HTC Wildfire (Buzz)
I've recalculated md5 and the phone started restoring. But im the middle of the restore process the phone restarts in cwm. Could the internal memory have a fault or something?
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for the nand i sent you,event may be correct regarding version issues!! i use cwm 5.0.2.0 and you need a ext partition. you already said you dont use mtds so your internal memory should be ok providing you are of course making full wipes prior to flashing?
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didn't worked with 5.0.2.0 either. tomorow i will sell it for a low price just to escape from this stress. thank you all for the help you gave.
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this a stock nandroid backup, there is no GOOGLE ACCOUNT associated with this. if you find superuser is gone you will need to get it from the market, same with rommanager.just extract and put it in >clockworkmod>backup on sd, then boot into recovery and restore backup.
if you are having problems with corrupt files on youre sd then i suggest saving clockworkmod folder and reformat sd then add the folder back with this inside the backup folder.
DOWNLOADS STOCK 2.2 RESTORE (WITH ROOT)
IF YOU ARE DOING THIS TO SEND THE PHONE BACK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND PLAN TO TURN S-ON AGAIN BE SURE TO DO IT AFTER YOU FINISH THE RESTORE
IF YOU ARE ON CM7 WITH NEW RECOVERY, YOU MUST REVERT BACK TO OLDER CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY FOR THIS TO WORK
ALSO EVEN IF YOU DONT SEE CWM RECOVERY ITS STILL THERE(TRUST ME) YOU WILL NEED TO ADD STOCK RECOVERYhere is a link for stock recovery images (before and after update) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843289
and here is a easy s-on again thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
Thanks for posting this!
It will sure help a few people!
BTW your rapidshare link is flooded and I can't download. (Might want to upload to multiupload)
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Thanks for posting this!
It will sure help a few people!
BTW your rapidshare link is flooded and I can't download. (Might want to upload to multiupload)
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thank you for telling me. new links are up and working
FYI the phone is totally usable without ANY accounts setup. After I re-flashed mine with the stock image I didn't bother to sign in or create accounts for anything and the phone worked fine except not letting me use market until I did. So you may want to re-dump a nandroid w/o even a dummy account to avoid issues of "OMG PRIVATE DATAZ" from people in PMs.
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FYI the phone is totally usable without ANY accounts setup. After I re-flashed mine with the stock image I didn't bother to sign in or create accounts for anything and the phone worked fine except not letting me use market until I did. So you may want to re-dump a nandroid w/o even a dummy account to avoid issues of "OMG PRIVATE DATAZ" from people in PMs.
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did you use my image?
I'm no longer removing links to NANDROIDS, users are aware that NANDROIDS contain private information and by uploading them and posting links to them on here you are saying you don't care. I have stickied a thread by a fellow community member as a fare warning.
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...to avoid issues of "OMG PRIVATE DATAZ" from people in PMs....
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No... people should make sure they know what they are doing before doing a backup.
For example, the stock rom on this phone "automatically" syncs some contact data with T-Mobile. Wipe the phone and make a backup, and before you get the chance to make the backup, that phone contact database has already be automatically downloaded from T-Mobile. If you don't do the wipe/backup right, you WILL end up posting your private data.
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I'm no longer removing links to NANDROIDS, users are aware that NANDROIDS contain private information and by uploading them and posting links to them on here you are saying you don't care. I have stickied a thread by a fellow community member as a fare warning.
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thanks,
i'll stop buggin you
i put up a new nandroid...it should be clean
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this a stock nandroid backup, there is no GOOGLE ACCOUNT associated with this. if you find superuser is gone you will need to get it from the market, same with rommanager.just extract and put it in >clockworkmod>backup on sd, then boot into recovery and restore backup.
if you are having problems with corrupt files on youre sd then i suggest saving clockworkmod folder and reformat sd then add the folder back with this inside the backup folder.
http://www.multiupload.com/7ZWZO5BO7Y
IF YOU ALL DONT NEED OR FIND THIS HELPFULL TELL ME AND ILL TAKE THE STUPID THING DOWN!
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Downloading NOW - THANK YOU!
Do you have an MD5 for this file? I just want to be sure I get a good clean copy of it!
does this restore file contains all the tmobil apps and stuff. like out of the box.
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thanks tiger013. I'm sure this will help quite a few people out. Sorry for being a pest, just trying to keep people safe.
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does this restore file contains all the tmobil apps and stuff. like out of the box.
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yes, everything is stock. you will still be rooted but the apps like superuser will not be there, you will need to get them from the market before you can use any root features
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thanks tiger013. I'm sure this will help quite a few people out. Sorry for being a pest, just trying to keep people safe.
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its all good and just one more thing learned. thank you
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Downloading NOW - THANK YOU!
Do you have an MD5 for this file? I just want to be sure I get a good clean copy of it!
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ill try to get it up tonight
Would i be able to unroot if i want to stay stock. Also is this file includes ota update i would say 2.2.1
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yes it includes the update. from what I understand there is no way to permanently unroot the phone until htc patches what we used to root in the first place . I maybe wrong but that's the way I understood it
Thanks for u help. I come from iphone jailbreak back ground and it seems android is little more complicated. I just need to get use to the android game.
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did you use my image?
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No, just saying from my own experience when I re-flashed with the stock 2.2 zipfile to restore some system apps I had deleted, that the phone functioned fine w/o ever setting up any accounts on it. Just skipped through all the setup screens and started using it.
edit: Which is very different from the G1 (where I came from) that only allowed 911 calls w/o a Google Account setup.
By the way, when you say "Stock", is this PRE-OTA "Stock", or Post-OTA "Stock" ?
Hi everyone,
I'm new to Android and I read everywhere about backing up with Nandroid & Clockwork.
As far I know, they both backup your whole current image to SD.
So they actually do the same thing, isn't it?
If I'm not correct, can someone please explain me, please?
Thanks in advance
You use the clockwork recovery to do a nandroid backup of your existing ROM.
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Oh ok, thanks for the explanation
Hi there!
Just to be 101% sure before flashing any Gingerbread release, because my DHD is Greek, and finding the proper image to revert device to stock can be a real pain in the arse, please acknowledge the following statement!
If I fully backup my DHD with Nandroid, which is currently stock 1.32, does this mean that after a 2.3 flash, I will be able to re-flash my DHD to previous STOCK state using ONLY the Nandroid created backup files?
Thank you very much for helping out!
Yes I believe this is correct. Mind you can also flash the radio and that is separate.
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Hi there!
Just to be 101% sure before flashing any Gingerbread release, because my DHD is Greek, and finding the proper image to revert device to stock can be a real pain in the arse, please acknowledge the following statement!
If I fully backup my DHD with Nandroid, which is currently stock 1.32, does this mean that after a 2.3 flash, I will be able to re-flash my DHD to previous STOCK state using ONLY the Nandroid created backup files?
Thank you very much for helping out!
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Yes that is the main intention of keeping a nandroid backup...so that you can always revert back to whatever ROM you were using before if something goes wrong with the newer ROM
Files list
Hello !!!
Does someone have the list of which files are created by ClockWork in order to store them elsewhere than on the SD card in case we need to format the card ?
Thx
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Hello !!!
Does someone have the list of which files are created by ClockWork in order to store them elsewhere than on the SD card in case we need to format the card ?
Thx
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They are stored on your SDCard under the folder clockworkmod > backup...so just copy the whole backup folder in your pc before you format the sdcard and place it back under the same path...
Thanks for the reply!
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You should read the last line of my sig. mate
Hey all,
I'm wondering how to read / extract a filename.ext4.win file?
Using Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit, i recently flashed AOKP's JB build 2 to my Gnex, and wiped my phone in the process (intentionally).
The phone works great with the new ROM and all. but I forgot that my data folder also got wiped, and with it all my savegames for various apps.
Before flashing I used the tool to make a nandroid ("Nandroid backup /w Custom Recovery"), and I'm guessing I can find the files I need in that backup. The tool saved the backup as [data/cache/system/recovery].ext4.win files.
I have tried using ext2explore to read the data file, but it doesn't show anything.
TL;DR
How can I read a ext4.win file in Windows?
i thought backups were saved in *.tar.
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bk201doesntexist said:
i thought backups were saved in *.tar.
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I don't know how it's usually done, but this tool saves it in 4 "ext4.win" files and a "recovery.emmc.win" file.
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I don't know how it's usually done, but this tool saves it in 4 "ext4.win" files and a "recovery.emmc.win" file.
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oh you using a toolkit? to do a backup?
nice.
ask the question in the toolkit's thread, thank you.
NEXT!
google search http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/
bk201doesntexist said:
oh you using a toolkit? to do a backup?
nice.
ask the question in the toolkit's thread, thank you.
NEXT!
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As it says in OP: yes I used the toolkit (Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit) to make a nandroid, because it makes it easier (for me) to backup, wipe and flash with a single click.
The toolkit's thread is in a dev section, which I'm not allowed to post in due my "noob" status on these forums.
So that was very helpful, thanks.
I tried Linux Reader you linked to, but still no luck.
I says that the filesystem is not supported.
Twrp also saves nandroids in this extension.
Op: use titanium backup to load up the nandroid (menu -> extract from nandroid backup).
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Twrp also saves nandroids in this extension.
Op: use titanium backup to load up the nandroid (menu -> extract from nandroid backup).
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Ah Team Win - that's right, it's what the toolkit uses for backups. Thanks.
I had to get the paid version of TB to use the extraction, extracted only data and it worked to some extend. Some of my games got their savegames restored, but e.g. TinyStation did not - Which is the game I'm most eager to restore the savegames to. I also tried to extract app+data for this one, but it didn't work.
But thanks a lot geoff! =)
Not all games work with backup programs. Which really sucks. But tb is a GREAT app to have, especially the purchased version.
BTW, was it a different ROM you flashed or was it an updated ROM you flashed? If it WS an update, you might be able to restore your nandroid and then flash the update.
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Not all games work with backup programs. Which really sucks. But tb is a GREAT app to have, especially the purchased version.
BTW, was it a different ROM you flashed or was it an updated ROM you flashed? If it WS an update, you might be able to restore your nandroid and then flash the update.
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Sucky. I emailed the developer asking where the savegames are stored, so let's see if they'll be able to help.
Yea, TB is great - definitely my backup app from now on.
It was an updated ROM. I flashed from Kang's JB build 1 to build 2.
But yea, restoring the nandroid and flashing without wiping is the next step, but it ****ed my phone last time, so I was hoping to avoid messing around with it again.
Actually I might just have realized why it didn't work the first time. =)
I'll give then app dev 'till tomorrow, and then I'll restore and reflash.
Thanks again, geoff.
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Sucky. I emailed the developer asking where the savegames are stored, so let's see if they'll be able to help.
Yea, TB is great - definitely my backup app from now on.
It was an updated ROM. I flashed from Kang's JB build 1 to build 2.
But yea, restoring the nandroid and flashing without wiping is the next step, but it ****ed my phone last time, so I was hoping to avoid messing around with it again.
Actually I might just have realized why it didn't work the first time. =)
I'll give then app dev 'till tomorrow, and then I'll restore and reflash.
Thanks again, geoff.
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Could you restore the nandroid? I made a backup using Wugfresh tool and now I can't restore the files. The files are like yours, not disc image. I hope you can help me restore the backup. Thanks.
Hey guys, just wanted to make sure everyone knew about the latest update. From the changelog:
Create your own update.zip containing apps+data!
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For all of the flash-a-holics out there, this is huge. I'm going to finally break down and buy a Titanium Backup Pro key. I've been using Ultimate Backup Pro for a while now, but screw them.
Yep. It works very well to.
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Hey guys, just wanted to make sure everyone knew about the latest update. From the changelog:
For all of the flash-a-holics out there, this is huge. I'm going to finally break down and buy a Titanium Backup Pro key. I've been using Ultimate Backup Pro for a while now, but screw them.
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props to an epic app!!
This is actually pretty awesome. It was always tedious to have to get my phone half way set up and download titanium backup pro, then install all my apps. One click zips is just too cool.
If anyone has already done this, mind posting the steps necessary to get it done?
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If anyone has already done this, mind posting the steps necessary to get it done?
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Its under batch, scroll down till you see recovery mode, only one option that says create update.zip. Correct me if i am wrong.
This is music to my ears. As a recovering flashaholic, I fully realize how much time it takes to restore 100+ apps. Plus, I always feel like my phone is so laggy during the restore, so it really does take about 15-20 minutes. This step will be a HUGE time saver.
The one question I have is does the first boot take longer? Would you almost recommend flashing the ROM and booting first, let the ROM settle and then boot to recovery and flash the TB zip?
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This is music to my ears. As a recovering flashaholic, I fully realize how much time it takes to restore 100+ apps. Plus, I always feel like my phone is so laggy during the restore, so it really does take about 15-20 minutes. This step will be a HUGE time saver.
The one question I have is does the first boot take longer? Would you almost recommend flashing the ROM and booting first, let the ROM settle and then boot to recovery and flash the TB zip?
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This is what I would probably feel more comfortable doing. I would like to make sure the actual ROM boots up first lol
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If anyone has already done this, mind posting the steps necessary to get it done?
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Its under batch, scroll down till you see recovery mode, only one option that says create update.zip. Correct me if i am wrong.
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Do you need to sign the update.zip before flashing? If so, what is everyone using to sign the file?
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Do you need to sign the update.zip before flashing? If so, what is everyone using to sign the file?
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I actually didn't try flashing the zip yet, just did a backup for next time i flash a rom, so i don't know if it needs to be signed sorry. Maybe someone else can answer the question?
I flashed it no problem. Do not use the update.zip function in recovery. Just flash like a normal zip.
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1. You need to boot up first then reboot recovery for it to flash.
2. In my case flashed correctly but all apps were FCing and a lot of lag and freezes.
3. Stick to old way till they fix the problem.
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Finally they fix it. app+data update.zip wasn't compatible with odexed systems.
New version 5.7.0.1
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I created update. Zip
But im not able to find th file... Can someone tell where th zip is located
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I created update. Zip
But im not able to find th file... Can someone tell where th zip is located
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File is located in root Internal Storage by default.
Did my restore, worked great! I was a little surprised by the fact that my phone automatically rebooted, but everything works fine.
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Do you need to sign the update.zip before flashing? If so, what is everyone using to sign the file?
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It is not necessary to sign update.zip unless you are using a stock recovery. Since most of us are rooted, I imagine we're also using a custom recovery so it won't be necessary. Like another user said, just flash it like normal.
After I create update.zip, can I edit it on my PC to add/remove items?
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It is not necessary to sign update.zip unless you are using a stock recovery. Since most of us are rooted, I imagine we're also using a custom recovery so it won't be necessary. Like another user said, just flash it like normal.
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Thank you for the clarification. This is a great feature to have and will definitely make switching ROMs a whole lot easier.
Hey XDA,
I will be receiving a new S3 from T-Mobile tomorrow and was wondering if there are any ways to transfer everything from your old device to your new as if it were the same. My phone is currently rooted and running CM10. Will this cause any problems? Looking for the most efficient and error-free way possible, thank you so much for all your help!
Nandroid.
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Nandroid.
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Meaning the full backups I would do in TWRP right?
Would this cause a problem though if I did this backup and used the exact same file to restore onto a new device? I heard it didnt.
Thanks!
eddylee09 said:
Meaning the full backups I would do in TWRP right?
Would this cause a problem though if I did this backup and used the exact same file to restore onto a new device? I heard it didnt.
Thanks!
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Is your current phone the same as the phone you're getting tomorrow? If they are exactly the same, nandroid is the best way.
+Cool story, bro!
+The "Thanks" you get from me is not just thanks, but can be laughing, props, +1, and so on
Just to be clear, only restore the data portion of the nandroid.
And this is only because you are going to remain on cm10.
If you are going to a different version, or different base, you're best off only restoring certain items, such as contacts.
Titanium backup is also highly recommended.
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Presuming you know what nandroid and titanium back up do and also both require you to be rooted.
I would suggest nandroid if your old and new phones are of the same make.
Else use titanium backup back up only the "user" apps and transfer the Titanium Backup folder into your new phone and then restore.
I do the same and frankly for me it is trouble free.
Hope this helps. :thumbup:
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Thanks for all the help!
Yeah, I will be getting the exact same phone. I just need to flash and root it up once I get it. Will different basebands cause a problem or does that need to be the same as well?
Baseband is your modem which is separate from everything else. It is generally not backed up and you dont have to worry about it.
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