I am going to install AOSP R5 Jelly Bean 4.2 JOP40C + Kernel v3.0.51 Linaro on my phone. i will be coming from 4.12 and doing a Titanium backup of the apps. I know now that data gets moved to the sdcard/0 folder. After initial setup how would I go about restoring all the apps. Would it just be a case of moving the bacup folder to the root of the sd card and then would it be seen by TB?
Thanks
Basically you need to first backup on Titanium (which you did already). then format and flash the new rom. The files will still be on the storage partition. So now in the new rom open play store and download the app titanium backup again, and choose batch restore. it will install the apps from yoru backup one by one. Also make sure you have check in security to install 3rd party apps.
This method only works if your current 4.12 is already bootloader unlocked. if you are unlocking bootloader for the first time it erases your storage. in that case i dont know what to do
Thanks for the quick reply,I am on unlocked bootloader so all should be fine after I flash.
Cheers
potsykate said:
I am going to install AOSP R5 Jelly Bean 4.2 JOP40C + Kernel v3.0.51 Linaro on my phone. i will be coming from 4.12 and doing a Titanium backup of the apps. I know now that data gets moved to the sdcard/0 folder. After initial setup how would I go about restoring all the apps. Would it just be a case of moving the bacup folder to the root of the sd card and then would it be seen by TB?
Thanks
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Right now Titanium Backup doesn't work on 4.2, so you might want to wait until the devs update it.
Sleepydude said:
Right now Titanium Backup doesn't work on 4.2, so you might want to wait until the devs update it.
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Thanks for the tip,I was in the process of preparing everything,I'll wait untill the update now.
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Right now Titanium Backup doesn't work on 4.2, so you might want to wait until the devs update it.
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For me it worked without problems.
rulerofkaos said:
For me it worked without problems.
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Yeah it seems they just updated it, disregard my other post.
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hello,
I rooted back in 1/2011 using Unrevoked3.
From there I changed from clockwork to amon-ra, installed busybox v1.17.1, as well as ROM Manager
v3.0.0.7. At that time I did a Nandroid backup (selected: boot, system, data, recovery, wimax, & android_secure )
From there I left it as a stock ROM with the following:
Hboot 0.97.0000, Build # 3.29.651.5,
Android 2.2
Baseband Version: 2.15.00.09.01,
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.15-ge2fb08e [email protected] #11,
Software : 3.29.651.5,
Hardware Version 3,
pri version: 1.77_003
prl version: 60671
Now I haven't really followed all of the ROM tweaks, variants, and developments over the past year. The evo is starting to get a bit sluggish...so I figured an update and a change would be good...I plan on going from STOCK to current stable cyanogen.
I think that I could restore the apps and such with titanium (if I ensure that 'system data migration' is enabled) however I would think that it would be best to start off fresh....
I would like to keep my text messages.
I have been scouring cyanogen forums, xda, and such... there is alot of conflicting/not updated information. I am probably over analyzing, just being cautions.
Question 1: should I have to update ROM Manager, Busybox, or AmonRa? (they are same version from when I rooted) <my guess is no, but I am unsure if there is some major bug that was fixed, especially with respect to AmonRa>
General Order:
1) follow instructions per
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...ated-07-august-2011-now-kernel-info-included/
(perform another nandroid backup, wimax keys backup > and make a full SDCARD backup to the PC > Flash Cyanogen > flash GAPPS > flash GPS fix > flash latest radio/wimax/pri/prls)
I have titanium pro, but there settings seem a bit overwhelming.
Once I flash cyanogen & radios...
Question 2: what is the best way to restore my texts?
I was thinking the following:
- First - delete all folders on sdcard except nandroid / TitaniumBackup
- Second - sync google contacts/calendar
- third - go to the market and install appbrain to re-sync applications that I like
- fourth- use titanium to restore text messages com.android.mms-FILENAME.properties (and .tar.gz)
Question 3: I am assuming that this is the only file required to restore my SMS/Text messages, am I correct?
or does cyanogen use a different application?
Question 4: is there anything critical that I am missing?
Thanks for your time
Qu1nn
I think that I could restore the apps and such with titanium (if I ensure that 'system data migration' is enabled) however I would think that it would be best to start off fresh....
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Apps are fine to be restored with Titanium, that's what it was made for. System data, no. NEVER backup and restore system data between different roms.
I would like to keep my text messages.
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SMS Backup and Restore from the market.
Question 1: should I have to update ROM Manager, Busybox, or AmonRa? (they are same version from when I rooted) <my guess is no, but I am unsure if there is some major bug that was fixed, especially with respect to AmonRa>
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Always update is there are updates available. 99% of the time, updates only make things better.
(perform another nandroid backup, wimax keys backup > and make a full SDCARD backup to the PC > Flash Cyanogen > flash GAPPS > flash GPS fix > flash latest radio/wimax/pri/prls)
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Pretty much. Put rom zip on root of sd card, boot into recovery, make a Nandroid Backup, wipe data/cache/dalvik, flash new rom, reboot. I'm almost positive the cm7 zip comes with gapps, you shouldnt have to flash those separately. Radios can be flashed anytime.
Question 2: what is the best way to restore my texts?
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Again, SMS Backup and Restore. Simple app, one click to backup and one click to restore.
- First - delete all folders on sdcard except nandroid / TitaniumBackup
- Second - sync google contacts/calendar
- third - go to the market and install appbrain to re-sync applications that I like
- fourth- use titanium to restore text messages com.android.mms-FILENAME.properties (and .tar.gz)
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You dont need to delete things off the sd card unless you need the space. And you can use Titanium to backup and restore texts, but not if you are switching from a Sense rom to an AOSP rom.
Just start off fresh and forget the messages. Latest amon-ra is 2.3 and get rid of rom manager
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sitlet said:
Apps are fine to be restored with Titanium, that's what it was made for. System data, no. NEVER backup and restore system data between different roms.
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sitlet said:
SMS Backup and Restore from the market.
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sitlet said:
Always update is there are updates available. 99% of the time, updates only make things better.
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sitlet said:
Pretty much. Put rom zip on root of sd card, boot into recovery, make a Nandroid Backup, wipe data/cache/dalvik, flash new rom, reboot. I'm almost positive the cm7 zip comes with gapps, you shouldnt have to flash those separately. Radios can be flashed anytime.
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None of the CM zip files, atleast none that I have ever flashed, come with gapps already bundled together. I've always had to flash them separately. Also, reflash your kernel after flashing your radio. Some people say this is a must and some people say its all hoopla. I always do it just to be on the safe side.
sitlet said:
Again, SMS Backup and Restore. Simple app, one click to backup and one click to restore.
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sitlet said:
You dont need to delete things off the sd card unless you need the space. And you can use Titanium to backup and restore texts, but not if you are switching from a Sense rom to an AOSP rom.
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You don't need to delete anything off of the SD card but you do need to make a backup of your SD card beforehand. The very first time I rooted and flashed a custom ROM my entire SD card got wiped out somehow. I'm still not sure why since flashing a ROM doesnt write to the SD card. Either way, I lost everything that I had on there before. I've been doing incremental backups of my SD card ever since. Again, better safe than sorry.
I am running CM10 STABLE 4.1.2
I want to update to the latest nightly 4.2.2
Question. Do I just put the nightly on my SD and boot into recovery and flash it ? Is that it ?
will I lose all my apps and stuff ? pics / music ?
Funkadelick said:
I am running CM10 STABLE 4.1.2
I want to update to the latest nightly 4.2.2
Question. Do I just put the nightly on my SD and boot into recovery and flash it ? Is that it ?
will I lose all my apps and stuff ? pics / music ?
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If you're transitioning versions of android you need to do a full wipe...so yes, you will be starting over again. You'll need to make the appropriate backups and download the 4.2 gapps
If you're unfamiliar or rusty on the backup and proper flash techniques, check out steps 5 and 6 on this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179330
Funkadelick said:
I am running CM10 STABLE 4.1.2
I want to update to the latest nightly 4.2.2
Question. Do I just put the nightly on my SD and boot into recovery and flash it ? Is that it ?
will I lose all my apps and stuff ? pics / music ?
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First thing i would tell you not to update to latest nightly because of new 3.4 kernal not working good. if you flash top of your cm10 rom you will not lose any thing but it always good idea to install fresh. when you install fresh make app backup and Nandroid backup. your pics/music will be fine because they are in your sd card but make backup to be safe.
monda420 said:
if you flash top of your cm10 rom you will not lose any thing but it always good idea to install fresh.
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he is not coming from the current 4.2 cyanogenmod. he is coming from 4.1. that is a completely separate release and requires a full wipe to function properly.
Funkadelick said:
will I lose all my apps and stuff ? pics / music ?
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There are a few ways to avoid losing data. Pics and music are moved easily to /mnt/extsdcard with a file explorer or if they're on internal sd just wipe system and factory reset, that will wipe data without wiping int/ext sd. Second thing is to make a nandroid of current rom before wiping and flashing, then if you are moving from one aosp rom to another (same with moving from touchwiz to touchwiz) you can do a restore after flashing new Rom and make sure only data is checked for the restore. Then all your apps and stuff should be brought back. There are also apps like sms backup+restore or titanium, but be careful with titanium and system apps, quite often they don't play well with other roms.
Please don't forget to thank me if I've been helpful.
get.cm -> d2att->download latest->put on phone(or download using phone)->reboot to recovery->wipe->flash rom->flash gapps->reboot.
have google restore contacts and apps, TiB to restore app datas.
done.
Hello there, I have a HTC Wildfire S I bought last week, I've already unlocked the bootloader, installed the CWM recovery and rooted the phone but I wanted to try new roms but at the same time I do not want to reinstall all my apps from my stock rom so I wanted to know a way of making a backup of the actual rom while keeping the installed apps so I wouldn't have to reinstall them, like going back time.
Yes I've made a backup of the stock rom after I rooted it and yes it is on some place safe.
Thanks.
Yepi69 said:
Hello there, I have a HTC Wildfire S I bought last week, I've already unlocked the bootloader, installed the CWM recovery and rooted the phone but I wanted to try new roms but at the same time I do not want to reinstall all my apps from my stock rom so I wanted to know a way of making a backup of the actual rom while keeping the installed apps so I wouldn't have to reinstall them, like going back time.
Yes I've made a backup of the stock rom after I rooted it and yes it is on some place safe.
Thanks.
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Use Titanium Backup app to backup all the apps and their data and keep the TitaniumBackup folder from SD card in a safe place and after installing a new ROM, transfer the TitaniumBackup folder into the root of your SD card, install Titanium backup app and then restore apps.
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Cwm backups all data in their current state, including applications.
If you're talking about bringing your already installed apps to another Rom,I wouldn't recommend doing it.
It worked as you guys said, thank you so much now I can enjoy CM10 and rollback to my stock rom with my apps already installed
Need some help moving forward with rom installation. Have been reading and playingback guides and articles in the last few days on rooting and roms. Just rooted AT&T S3 I747 ver. 4.1.2 and have access to SU. Installed Revovery Tools from DsLNeXuS and Titanium Backup Pro. Made a backup with Recovery Tools and stopped.
I'm going back and forth between guides noticing some of them were written over a year ago. Have been using these guides below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802160
Questions. Are Recovery Tools and Titanium Backup Pro used for the same purpose? Is the toolkit below an alternative to both these tools, RT and TBP?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
Do I need to run RUU flashing?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Recovery backups are for if something happens to your phone you can restore phone its original sate by choosing backup from recovery.
With Titanium Backup you can backup your applications and data. Tomorrow if you install a new ROM you can just restore applications along with data from Titanium Backup.
When you flash anew ROM you will loose all your current apps and Titanium Backup is used to restore them.
Thanks. Sounds like I don't need to have both recovery programs but Titanium Backup will do.
When backing up apps is it necessary to back up all the at&t apps?
I am still at a lost with RUU. Do I still need to Flash RUU?
thanks.
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camb003 said:
Thanks. Sounds like I don't need to have both recovery programs but Titanium Backup will do.
When backing up apps is it necessary to back up all the at&t apps?
I am still at a lost with RUU. Do I still need to Flash RUU?
thanks.
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You use titanium backup for backing up apps and the associated data (logins, settings, game progress, etc). For installing custom ROM you need a custom recovery such as CWM or TWRP. Samsung stock firmware uses ODIN vice RUU.
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aybarrap1 said:
You use titanium backup for backing up apps and the associated data (logins, settings, game progress, etc). For installing custom ROM you need a custom recovery such as CWM or TWRP. Samsung stock firmware uses ODIN vice RUU.
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So I'm hearing "restoring data from one rom to another can cause problems". This will be my first rom install. I've already backed up all apps and data. Do I have to pick and choose which apps I want to restore after flashing a new rom?
Thanks in advance.
camb003 said:
So I'm hearing "restoring data from one rom to another can cause problems". This will be my first rom install. I've already backed up all apps and data. Do I have to pick and choose which apps I want to restore after flashing a new rom?
Thanks in advance.
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It could cause problems. If it occurs, it is usually when switching from a Touchwiz ROM to an AOSP ROM and vice versa. If you are going from stock TW to a custom ROM based off stock (or AOSP to AOSP), you will likely have few to no issues. App compatibility with a new android version is another matter (I.e. ICS to JB 4.2). It could happen over changes in android versions but it is not likely and even less so over minor variations (4.2 to 4.3 for example).
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camb003 said:
So I'm hearing "restoring data from one rom to another can cause problems". This will be my first rom install. I've already backed up all apps and data. Do I have to pick and choose which apps I want to restore after flashing a new rom?
Thanks in advance.
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Restoring "System" data from another ROM will usually give you problems.
Also, it might be a good idea to copy your EFS folder from the root of your phone, using a file explorer program, to your SD card or computer before you start flashing ROMs, as most people who later had data connection problems (lost their IMEI numbers) never got around to doing it.
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Restoring "System" data from another ROM will usually give you problems.
Also, it might be a good idea to copy your EFS folder from the root of your phone, using a file explorer program, to your SD card or computer before you start flashing ROMs, as most people who later had data connection problems (lost their IMEI numbers) never got around to doing it.
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Any file explorer program recommendations to copy EFS folder?
Are "custom ROM based off stock" and "Samsung based ROM" the same thing?
I am currently running AT&T Android Version 4.1.2, Baseband I747UCDMG2. Can you recommend a couple of known stable Samsung based ROMs?
On backing up apps and data. When preparing for the very fist ROM flash, does it make sense to not backup all the bloatware apps AT&T has in 4,1,2.?
Thanks in advance.
camb003 said:
Any file explorer program recommendations to copy EFS folder?
Are "custom ROM based off stock" and "Samsung based ROM" the same thing?
I am currently running AT&T Android Version 4.1.2, Baseband I747UCDMG2. Can you recommend a couple of known stable Samsung based ROMs?
On backing up apps and data. When preparing for the very fist ROM flash, does it make sense to not backup all the bloatware apps AT&T has in 4,1,2.?
Thanks in advance.
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1. Root explorer is good. But it's a paid app.
2.Yes
3. S3Rx, Dandroid, Intergalactic, and Graviton are some excellent touchwiz ROMs.
4. Do not restore system apps!!
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DMF1977 said:
1. Root explorer is good. But it's a paid app.
2.Yes
3. S3Rx, Dandroid, Intergalactic, and Graviton are some excellent touchwiz ROMs.
4. Do not restore system apps!!
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Thanks.
I currently have Recovery Tools, Titanium Backup and ROM Manager installed.
Do Recovery Tools ans ROM Manager do the pretty much the same thing? I see a lot of info for ROM manager. Will I be able to do everything by keeping only one(ROM Manager?)?
Is it better to always flash from external SD card instead of internal?
Slim Bean
Figured it out. Running Slim Bean 4.2.2.build.8-OFFICIAL. Don't think I can ever go back. Well worth contribution to developer.
In anticipation of the upcoming 5.1 release, is there an easy way to restore system apps I might have deleted without losing data? I just want to make sure I can flash it the moment it comes out. Thank you.
Ntrasme said:
In anticipation of the upcoming 5.1 release, is there an easy way to restore system apps I might have deleted without losing data? I just want to make sure I can flash it the moment it comes out. Thank you.
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Best way to restore the system apps correctly is to flash the pre-rooted system.img for your device and build number. For the future, freeze apps in TI backup instead of uninstalling
cmendonc2 said:
Best way to restore the system apps correctly is to flash the pre-rooted system.img for your device and build number. For the future, freeze apps in TI backup instead of uninstalling
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Thanks, Can I also restore them by dumping the files in the backup zip to my system folder? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61071722&postcount=3
Ntrasme said:
Thanks, Can I also restore them by dumping the files in the backup zip to my system folder? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61071722&postcount=3
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Yes, but make sure you are putting the apps in the correct folders
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Yes, but make sure you are putting the apps in the correct folders
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Thank you very much! Very excited to see the phone getting better and better everyday. Can't wait for CM/Paranoid and making the best use of our massive battery!