Has anybody made an attempt to identify what stock apps can be safely removed from the phone? I currently have 43 items frozen in TB and haven't had any problems yet. I do have TouchWiz frozen because I use ADW and it's working well. I'm sure that a zillion items could be removed but I'm not accomplished enough to go too deep into it.
Another question. When I installed ROM Manager and updated CWM Recovery, it went to version 6.XX. I used the Team Epic root zip and when I installed CWM Recovery, it was version 5.XX. Is this a problem and do I need to start over?
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Okay so i had CM6.1.1 flashed onto my evo and everything was working fine. i installed the new version of clockwork mod on my phone and i found something else i wanted to flash. i tried to reboot my phone and now everything force closes. and i mean EVERYTHING! i tried to restore all of my backups and none are working. can anyone help?
dude what i just did was go to rom manager and scroll all the way down flash alternate recovery and after its installed go and tap om clockworkmod recoveries and install the 2.5.0.1 and your good to go !!
JJS714 said:
Okay so i had CM6.1.1 flashed onto my evo and everything was working fine. i installed the new version of clockwork mod on my phone and i found something else i wanted to flash. i tried to reboot my phone and now everything force closes. and i mean EVERYTHING! i tried to restore all of my backups and none are working. can anyone help?
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I doubt *flashing* clockwork would cause force closes. But you can always revert back to 2.5.0.1 or AmonRa and restore a backup. Check the "Legacy" area of ROM Manager.
I also had this problem as ROM manager kept informing me that a new version of clockwork mod was available. after "updgrading" I couldn't flash any new ROMs and got a truncated message that during the process that 3.0 series clockwork mod needed to have some files deleted due to changes with Gingerbread and something about google.... (sorry about the lack of good definition on this, but the text was truncated and I was freaking out at the time since I started getting stuck at the white HTC boot screen.) Eventually I was able to perform a recovery and finally flash back to clockwork 2.5 and everything is OK now.
Strangely, after doing this ROM Manager indicated that 2.5 CW was the current version... However, after a few hours I started getting the message to "upgrade" to 3.0 again. I'll just ignore that for now.
Does anyone know why 3.0 is not working for everyone?
I got this also, but i wasnt using CM...i was on a sense mod and was able to restore a different rom and went to the new amon-RA instead.
Maybe its something with CM specifically
It has to do with the scripts used in the update.zips. Most people are still using the olds version used in 1.5... Net said that he had to change it to the new scripts used in gingerbread which makes it not work with any updates or backups made prior. There is a topic on it in here where he explains it. He says to flash the 2.5 if it's not letting you update something.
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I also had this problem as ROM manager kept informing me that a new version of clockwork mod was available. after "updgrading" I couldn't flash any new ROMs and got a truncated message that during the process that 3.0 series clockwork mod needed to have some files deleted due to changes with Gingerbread and something about google.... (sorry about the lack of good definition on this, but the text was truncated and I was freaking out at the time since I started getting stuck at the white HTC boot screen.) Eventually I was able to perform a recovery and finally flash back to clockwork 2.5 and everything is OK now.
Strangely, after doing this ROM Manager indicated that 2.5 CW was the current version... However, after a few hours I started getting the message to "upgrade" to 3.0 again. I'll just ignore that for now.
Does anyone know why 3.0 is not working for everyone?
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They put up a new version of Clockworkmod recovery 2.6.0.1. This will work for all that had problems with the 3.0.XXX versions of the recovery. All the goodies of the 3.0XXX but with amend support so it will work with all roms.
All I can say is that Amon has never let me down. May want to check it out if you haven't already. Even their recent update was smooth as silk. No problems for me.
I had this happen to me too with a flash resulting in the white evo screen loop. I was able to flash to the amon ra 1.8 but I couldn't flash anything. So I upgarded to the new version of RA but am still not able to flash anything. I go into the white evo screen loop and then I have to pull the battery and nand a restore. Not sure what I need to do now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ok so for some reason. When I try to backup my ROM. it just goes to clockwork recovery. And sits there! any ideas? Was working great before! Thanks
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How do you backup your rom? I'm going to guess you're using rom manager, based on the very little information you gave in the OP.
If you're in clockworkmod already, all you need to do is go down to the backup/restore, then backup.
If you normally used rom manager, and it used to backup automatically for you once rebooted into cwm, then it's a rom manager problem most likely. Did you just update it or something? (I never use rom manager, while it's a nice interface, it causes problems too often for my taste. I've tried it across a wide range of devices too.)
If none of these are the answers you were looking for, a bit more information would help. (Again, these are all guesses based on what you gave me to work with )
Yea I was using clockwork mod to make a backup of my Rom but now it won't work.just boost me into the recovery screen. So Im going to just use that to make a backup from now on! Only used it because you can name it! Easy to keep track of the backups that way!
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Any news on what's up with Rom Manager/clockwork mod recovery? Still not backing up roms. Just boots into the recovery menu but won't start backing up for some reason.yes I know I can just use recovery to back up my rom.but I already paid for the pro version so I want to use it.any ideas? Thanks!!
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reinstall clockwork recovery
This is also happening to me. I try to back up my current ROM and it just reboots, starts CWM recovery mode, then does nothing.
i was having a similar problem before, but then i went into recovery mode and backed it up there instead, worked flawlessly.
Glad im not tge only one that noticed. I like using it because you can name your back ups before they happen. I get lost trhing to find backups with their default names.
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My problem its the opposite,I was able to make to nand backups just before changing the stock rom, installed Juggs and then wanted to go back to stock and both my backups failed in the mdsum.
I have the same issue but its not that serious once in recovery just manually do it the old fashion way .
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same issue on skyrocket...
I have been experiencing the same issue on my skyrocket for about 5-6 days I would guess.
Same issue for me. Won't even bring up my old backups but I see them with root explorer. Any help on resolving this issue would be appreciated....
UPDATE- Seems to be an app issue - look at the feedback left. Hopefully they will fix it soon. In the meantime, I am just doing it the old fashioned way as someone posted earlier.
a lot of people are mixing up clockworkmod recovery with rom manager...
your "RECOVERY" IS CWM, so yeah do your backups and restores in CWM not rom manager. rom manager doesn't work right...
you can always rename the folder for your backups.
Just a quick question regarding ROM Manager and the Gnex. Coming from the Atrix, there seemed to be a conflict between ROM Manager and CWM. My question is, i've already got CWM installed, but according to ROM Manager, I need to install it again. Will these 2 CWM's interfere with each other, or am I safe to install it thru ROM Manager and be able to do back ups, and installs thru RM?
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Just a quick question regarding ROM Manager and the Gnex. Coming from the Atrix, there seemed to be a conflict between ROM Manager and CWM. My question is, i've already got CWM installed, but according to ROM Manager, I need to install it again. Will these 2 CWM's interfere with each other, or am I safe to install it thru ROM Manager and be able to do back ups, and installs thru RM?
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it will replace your current recovery with the latest version. There will be no conflict.
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Thanks! Will my prior Nandroids still be accessible? Or should I just back them up on my PC just in case?
So I took the dive on donate version of ROM Manager, but I can't do anything with it because it doesn't recognize that I've already got CWM 5.0.2.7 installed. I don't want to use it to push another phone's 5.0.2.7 CWM image, right? Trying to go from Osimood to Inc3ption ROM, really want to do a good solid ROM backup before going through all that pain...
Thanks in advance
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>_> ROM Manager isn't compatible with our phones iirc. It's not even compatible with Cappy Gingerbread update..
just use the back up in CWM... hasnt failed me yet and have been doin it just testing everything out
For the last 3 years I've had an iPhone 3Gs and just upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S3 yesterday. I have the Bell Mobility S3, which is the SGH-I747m.
So last night I rooted the phone using Odin and the stock OS. I then installed clockworkmod and tried out Cyanogen Mod 10.
First I tried the latest nightly build and it worked fairly well until I released that GPS and network data didn't work.
So after that I tried the latest stable build and that worked for a while, but eventually it got to the point where data no longer worked. Also I wasn't getting any alerts for texts or e-mails.
So after this I went back to my stock ROM (just used Odin and did essentially what I did to root the phone).
Then I realized that I couldn't uninstall all these ridiculous apps, and am getting annoyed by some of the features.
Am I doing something wrong with Cyanogen?
I'd like to try ROMs again, but I'd like to save my current setup.
If I reboot into restore mode, and use clockwork mod to backup, will I be able to restore all my settings and everything later, or is there more steps?
Is there a cm build where everything works? So no issues with data, notifications, GPS, or anything else?
When I re ran odin, my clockwork mod seems to have disappeared. Can someone explain to me exactly what clockwork mod does?
I tried flashing multiple times before with both the latest nightly build and the most recent stable build. Both of them had their issues.
When u install cwm and reboot it wipes out cwm and reverts to stock. When u Odin cwm uncheck auto reboot and then manually boot into recovery
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Also for a good ROM i suggest 4.1.2 builds of aokp by task. Very stable. Search for it. Welcome to the android community
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I had an issue today where maps and navigation refused to work. I had network data and GPS was working (it was able to find my location), but I couldn't navigate anywhere. When I typed in a destination it just infinitely loaded.
Also facebook timeline refused to refresh, kept saying network error, but I was able to use the browser.
All on CM10 stable build.
Any help?
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Then I realized that I couldn't uninstall all these ridiculous apps, and am getting annoyed by some of the features.
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To uninstall system apps, you need a root enabled file explorer (I use Root Explorer) to delete them from the /system/app folder. The other option is to download a system app remover from the Play Store. Be cautious when removing system apps though, as if you remove the wrong ones it can cause your system to be unstable/unbootable. Stick to the bloatware that you know shouldn't affect the rest of the ROM (AT&T apps, ect.)
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If I reboot into restore mode, and use clockwork mod to backup, will I be able to restore all my settings and everything later, or is there more steps?
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Yes, that is called a nandroid backup, and it will be a complete system image. Once you restore it, your system will be exactly the same as it was when you did the backup.
As far as CM 10 stable goes, I have only had one real hiccup. When I open Maps, sometimes the GPS doesn't want to engage. Not sure why and haven't had time to troubleshoot. My favorite ROMs have always been CM though. Make sure when you flash, that you wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe the divalk cache (advanced menu) from recovery before flashing to ensure a clean flash.
Welcome to Android, and happy flashing!
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For the last 3 years I've had an iPhone 3Gs and just upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S3 yesterday. I have the Bell Mobility S3, which is the SGH-I747m.
So last night I rooted the phone using Odin and the stock OS. I then installed clockworkmod and tried out Cyanogen Mod 10.
First I tried the latest nightly build and it worked fairly well until I released that GPS and network data didn't work.
So after that I tried the latest stable build and that worked for a while, but eventually it got to the point where data no longer worked. Also I wasn't getting any alerts for texts or e-mails.
So after this I went back to my stock ROM (just used Odin and did essentially what I did to root the phone).
Then I realized that I couldn't uninstall all these ridiculous apps, and am getting annoyed by some of the features.
Am I doing something wrong with Cyanogen?
I'd like to try ROMs again, but I'd like to save my current setup.
If I reboot into restore mode, and use clockwork mod to backup, will I be able to restore all my settings and everything later, or is there more steps?
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To uninstall system apps, you need a root enabled file explorer (I use Root Explorer) to delete them from the /system/app folder. The other option is to download a system app remover from the Play Store. Be cautious when removing system apps though, as if you remove the wrong ones it can cause your system to be unstable/unbootable. Stick to the bloatware that you know shouldn't affect the rest of the ROM (AT&T apps, ect.)
Yes, that is called a nandroid backup, and it will be a complete system image. Once you restore it, your system will be exactly the same as it was when you did the backup.
Welcome to Android, and happy flashing!
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In my opinion making a nandroid backup of your stable stock rom is extremely important. This will allow you to restore back to a stable build should a ROM installation not work. Aside from that it gives you the ability to try different ROMS without having to redo the entire process should you go back to try one you have already installed.
There are a lot of options for removing "bloatware" out there. I have tried several but stick with Titanium Backup only because I like the layout and the option to backup apps and data (this can create its own issues of course). I can't stress enough on suprtrukr425's comment regarding removal of system apps from a ROM. Read, read, and read some more to ensure that you are removing apps that will not cause problems. If you are unsure leave it be. Generally speaking, I found that most of the carrier specific software is safe to remove.
Aside from that, good luck and have fun.
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What I usually try to do is this:
1. set up one ROM just how I like it with all the apps and settings
2. than do a FULL backup (backup with Titanium and backup thru clockwork)
3. load up a second ROM and get all the apps restored and settings how u like it
4. do a FULL backup.
Now you can switch from one to the other on daily basis to test one versus the other and which one you like better.
I recommend MIUI. I been a MIUI user for 3 years and i love their work.