I am new to rooting, mods etc. I have managed to get the Cyanogen 10 onto my Sprint Galaxy S3 and put the voicemail app. I find that the phone loses it's data connection intermittently and also sometimes the phone wont turn on and I have to hit the power button for a reboot.
I have searched these forums and the cyanogen ones and there is loose mention of this in posts dated back to August but nothing more recent.
1.) Is this a known bug and/or has it been fixed?
2) Is there a ROM that doesnt suffer from these bugs?
Thanks
BDO
Wrong area to post my friend!
I have SENSATIONS and its WICKED!!
These are questions to be asked in the cm threads
Where is the correct place to post?
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Where is the correct place to post?
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Where you downloaded the rom bro
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Where is the correct place to post?
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Where you downloaded the rom bro
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While the response given to you is usually correct, you do not meet the requirements to post in a development section. So I have moved your question to the correct section. (Q&A section)
If you have a question about a particular rom that you downloaded, then you will post the question in that particular rom's thread. If it is just a general question, then you post the question in here. (Q&A section).
Development section is strictly reserved for development related items. No question threads should be started in there.
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I am new to rooting, mods etc. I have managed to get the Cyanogen 10 onto my Sprint Galaxy S3 and put the voicemail app. I find that the phone loses it's data connection intermittently and also sometimes the phone wont turn on and I have to hit the power button for a reboot.
I have searched these forums and the cyanogen ones and there is loose mention of this in posts dated back to August but nothing more recent.
1.) Is this a known bug and/or has it been fixed?
2) Is there a ROM that doesnt suffer from these bugs?
Thanks
BDO
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What voicemail app are you using? I'm just curious, I don't think it's related to your issues. I am using Google Voice, but I'd like to know what else is available.
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I'm very new to all this and really needed help...
1 - I am rooted and looking to run cyanogenmod and a kernel that supports over and under clocking...I have gaaps zip and the stable cyanogenmod zip on my phone. I did a nandroid backup, a titanium backup and backed up by contacts to Google.
2 - Should I do another nandroid backup when I do a factory reset (before flashing rom) that way I have a backup of the phone completely stock?
3 - After flashing I can reinstall my apps with the free version of titanium backup correct? And will the backup be wiped if it's on internal storage during factory reset?
4 - And do I do a nandroid restore after flashing rom or is that just in case something goes wrong or I don't like the rom?
5 - If I want to over and under clock I still need as kernel right? Basically I just want better battery life...does cyanogenmod generally improve battery life?
Sorry for all the questions I've been doing alot of reading and just not started watching YouTube videos...just wanna be cautious
...thank you
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beyeond said:
I'm very new to all this and really needed help...
1 - I am rooted and looking to run cyanogenmod and a kernel that supports over and under clocking...I have gaaps zip and the stable cyanogenmod zip on my phone. I did a nandroid backup, a titanium backup and backed up by contacts to Google.
2 - Should I do another nandroid backup when I do a factory reset (before flashing rom) that way I have a backup of the phone completely stock?
3 - After flashing I can reinstall my apps with the free version of titanium backup correct? And will the backup be wiped if it's on internal storage during factory reset?
4 - And do I do a nandroid restore after flashing rom or is that just in case something goes wrong or I don't like the rom?
5 - If I want to over and under clock I still need as kernel right? Basically I just want better battery life...does cyanogenmod generally improve battery life?
Sorry for all the questions I've been doing alot of reading and just not started watching YouTube videos...just wanna be cautious
...thank you
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I always do a nandroid right before a ROM flash. Then delete any older nandroids I have. You just want to be able to restore your device to it's state immediately before the flash if anything goes wrong.
Your backups will not be wiped. You will be able to restore them, but I seriously suggest purchasing the full version of TB.
Restoring the nandroid will give you exactly what you made the nandroid of. Its a back up if you do want to go back, or if something goes wrong. Only restore it when you want to return to it. I.e. if you don't like CM or if it's not working right.
You need the kernel to oc. The stock CM kernel doesn't do it. Make sure the kernel that you are flashing is meant for the ROM. Otherwise you're in for trouble.
Good questions for a beginner. Good luck.
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Thanks so much for the help. If I have a problem with cm10 I can just restore the nandroid, I don't have to un flash it or anything? Just boot to recovery and restore and that's it?
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Thanks so much for the help. If I have a problem with cm10 I can just restore the nandroid, I don't have to un flash it out anything? Just not to recovery and restore and that's it?
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That's right. You can just restore it through recovery.
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That's right. You can just restore it through recovery.
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Thanks. One more question. I downloaded the stable version. Its that what I want? If they have a stable one then why do the nightlies.keep getting made? Are they just basically daily beta versions? If I get the latest nightly would I have to do this whole flashing and restoring my apps every time I want the new nightly? Thanks for helping me guys.
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I usually stick with the stable release. Not that I know of anything specifically wrong with any nightly; I also haven't read any of the change logs to see what the differences are. I would assume, like you seem to, that the team would be working on improvements.
When I have flashed nightlies, I didn't wipe data and restore apps. Just flashes the nightly, gapps, then clean caches.
BTW, a lot of people do say that restoring apps and their data with TB to a new ROM causes problems. I believe this could be true, but I do it anyway. If any app does give me trouble after a restore I deal with it individually.
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I usually stick with the stable release. Not that I know of anything specifically wrong with any nightly; I also haven't read any of the change logs to see what the differences are. I would assume, like you seem to, that the team would be working on improvements.
When I have flashed nightlies, I didn't wipe data and restore apps. Just flashes the nightly, gapps, then clean caches.
BTW, a lot of people do say that restoring apps and their data with TB to a new ROM causes problems. I believe this could be true, but I do it anyway. If any app does give me trouble after a restore I deal with it individually.
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Can anyone else confirm issues with using titanium backup on a newly flashed rom? That would seem like a pain for those that mod their phone almost daily..
Sprint Galaxy S3 - JB/Stock ROM rooted
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I am a proud owner of a GS3 running Task's AOKP ROM which is awesome and runs perfect. One gripe I have with flashing updates every 4-7 days is rebuilding my home screens just the way I like them. My question is, is there anyway to back up my homescreen arrangement? I use titanium backup paid. Thanks.
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I am a proud owner of a GS3 running Task's AOKP ROM which is awesome and runs perfect. One gripe I have with flashing updates every 4-7 days is rebuilding my home screens just the way I like them. My question is, is there anyway to back up my homescreen arrangement? I use titanium backup paid. Thanks.
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What launcher are you using? I believe there is a setting for ADW Launcher to backup your home screens.
Use this guide
There is a wonderful guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766443&highlight=backup
written up by PeterGuru which saves you alot of time in backing up and restoring all of your apps and settings, including how all of your screens are arranged regardless of what launcher you're using. It uses the nandroid backups you can make in cwm or twrp recovery. You just have to make sure that the new rom you flash is similar to the one that you have a nandroid for (i.e. doesn't work very well if you're going back and forth between the stock touchwiz based roms and AOSP/AOKP roms). Hope this helps.
You dont have to wipe data when you flash an update of the same ROM.
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You dont have to wipe data when you flash an update of the same ROM.
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While that's true, its always recomended to do so. In any case, using an advanced nandroid restore will infact bring back all your settings and home screen configuration.
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While that's true, its always recomended to do so. In any case, using an advanced nandroid restore will infact bring back all your settings and home screen configuration.
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True, but using an Advanced Nandroid to restore system settings somewhat defeats the purpose of a clean wipe.
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True, but using an Advanced Nandroid to restore system settings somewhat defeats the purpose of a clean wipe.
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If you read this post by Peter in the same thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29688892&postcount=50
it will give you a better understanding of how this restore method works. basically the advanced restore only brings back installed apps and settings from the data partition. The system partition is where all the rom information is which is reset when doing the factory restore so there still is merit to doing it this way. But take of it what you will.
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If you read this post by Peter in the same thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29688892&postcount=50
it will give you a better understanding of how this restore method works. basically the advanced restore only brings back installed apps and settings from the data partition. The system partition is where all the rom information is which is reset when doing the factory restore so there still is merit to doing it this way. But take of it what you will.
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Thanks for the link, it's an interesting read.
The way I was looking at it though was that since the settings and configuration options available on these very new ROMs like AOKP and CM10 are still very much evolving from build to build that restoring any system settings (not app settings) risks causing some issues.
Just a thought, I really have no idea.
Just wipe system then install the ROM. The end result is exactly the same thing.
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Im new all this rooting and rom stuff and yesterday morning i successfully rooted and inststalled the jellybomb 14.0.0 jelly bean rom thanks to qbking77's on point videos. so the question is... how can i switch which rom im running? i like the jellybeen roms and im looking to explore more to see which better suits my needs. ive heard of doing clean/dirtry instals or something of the sort but i want the best and safest way possible so i dont run into any bricking trouble. please help?
Ok, read up on how to flash a recovery
Download the rom of your choice and place it.on your sdcard. Once you do that you can install roms by booting into recovery and finding the zip for the rom you want to flash and selecting it through the "install zip from sdcard" option
Now a clean install is whenyou wipe all partitions, aka blocks of your phones memory, (details farther down) and then install the rom zip. This method minimizes the chances for problems to occur after installing
A clean flash involves:
Formatting system
Formatting / Clearing data (also known as a factory reset)
Wiping cache
Wiping / Clearing dalvik cache
Now a dirty flash is when you just flash the new rom zip over whatever you're currently rumning, without clearing anything. This method is only recommended when flashing an updated version of the same rom, and even then, the nature of some updates can require you to do a clean flash.
One more thing, DO NOT flash any roms, mods, or zips for the international version. That usa surefire way to brick your debice because the partitions are completely different.
To learn more about how android and this.stuff works, I would suggest heading over to xda,university.com
Thanks for the info. What is the best way to back everything up? I backed everything up wen I installed th jb. Rom and went to restore and couldnt find anythingband had to start from scratch.
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Thanks for the info. What is the best way to back everything up? I backed everything up wen I installed th jb. Rom and went to restore and couldnt find anythingband had to start from scratch.
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Backup via CWM (RECOVERY) is mainly for restoring the same rom or going back to the rom you were running if experimenting, Now, can use apps such as Titanium backup to save all the other settings, apps and things. Once you flash your new rom, download it, open program and can restore your stuff that way. Personally, I'll wipe, start from scratch, sometimes i'll download an app i never use, and it just allows me to clear out the useless ones.. Happy flashing!
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Thanks for the info. What is the best way to back everything up? I backed everything up wen I installed th jb. Rom and went to restore and couldnt find anythingband had to start from scratch.
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Yes as said above, a backup through recovery (also called a "nandroid" ) stores an EXACT image of the current state of your device. Meaning all data, all system files, all apps, radios, etc. Backing up through an app, like Titanium Backup, only backs up certain things like apps and app data
Basically, if you're trying any experimental stuff that may break your system (for example, flashing a new modem or testing to see if a certain kernel works), then a nandroid is the way to go because you can restore to an exact image of a state when everything was working
Yea I did that the 1st time and couldnt recover anything. Is there a certain way I should recover or maybe I did something wrong? Im not sure. Sorry if im sounding stupid but I cant return my phone if I screw it up so im tryin to be as safe as possible. Hopefully thats understandable
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Press volume up home button and then power button don't let go till Samsung screen comes up bought 10 ish sec. Once let go phone should go into cwm, clock work mod recovery. See if you have that first
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Yea I did that the 1st time and couldnt recover anything. Is there a certain way I should recover or maybe I did something wrong? Im not sure. Sorry if im sounding stupid but I cant return my phone if I screw it up so im tryin to be as safe as possible. Hopefully thats understandable
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No no, its recovery
The recovery is basically something that allows you to install zips, it doesnt actually have much to do with recovering anything lol
But first do what was suggested right above me to check to see if you have a recovery installed
To get a more detailed description of what a recovery is and what it does, you can get over to xda-university and read through the "as user" section on recoveries
Think cwm has saved a few phones on here. Me I don't use a pc. Easy just with phone. If he's deleted his folder should he recoveR then it would bring that folder bk?
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Well yea I kno I have a recovery I use cwm... I jus need to kno how I can actually save my phones content... I dont wanna start fresh everytime I decide to flash a new rom
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OK titanium bkup. But don't restore all things if your backing up at lot as will save 4.1.2 4.2.1 and 4.2 2 and so on. Don't want to mix as fc will happen
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friends - so i know there is a 4.1.2 rom but if you flash this using Odin, you will lose all of your data. so i'm asking if there's one that you can flash on top of your rooted 4.1.1 using CWM. if you know there is one available, please direct me to it. many thanks
note: i'm running stock rom; rooted with the aroma bloatware removal. thanks again
Yes. Look in the development section.
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Yes. Look in the development section.
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you don't mean this do you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2388065
Yes. That's the one I was referring to.
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Yes. That's the one I was referring to.
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i think this one delete your data. have you used it?
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i think this one delete your data. have you used it?
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No I haven't, but it's a zip so it should delete you data. You could always download it and look at the installer script to verify it doesn't.
anyone else have any other suggestion?
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anyone else have any other suggestion?
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Since I knew you weren't going to do it, I took the 5 minutes to download the zip and look at the installer script for you. It does not wipe data. It only wipes system.
It's fun to figure out how to do things on your own.
If you're going to flash a stock rom , you might as well flash S3Rx...it's AT&T stock 4.1.2 based with a lot of enhancements.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252932
@d3athsd00r - thanks for the clarification. i asked the question in that thread but didn't get a clear answer. and yes i wasn't aware you can tell by looking at the install script.
@EzEddie - have you used this rom? How stable is it? I looked at the change log and it seems more than what i want.
general question to everyone who's reading this thread - do you have any other suggestion for stock rom that's either 4.2 or 4.3 based? i want to have the most stable rom that doesn't burn up my battery life and snappy at the same time.
thanks all
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@d3athsd00r - thanks for the clarification. i asked the question in that thread but didn't get a clear answer. and yes i wasn't aware you can tell by looking at the install script.
@EzEddie - have you used this rom? How stable is it? I looked at the change log and it seems more than what i want.
general question to everyone who's reading this thread - do you have any other suggestion for stock rom that's either 4.2 or 4.3 based? i want to have the most stable rom that doesn't burn up my battery life and snappy at the same time.
thanks all
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Yes I am using this ROM and have been using ROMs by this developer since getting this phone. It is completely stable and runs better than straight stock. Yes it has a ton of features, but you don't need to use all of them. My battery life has also been great on this ROM. Read through that thread, you will see everybody agrees. Just flash it and try it. If you don't like it then flash something else.
There is no stock AT&T ROM with 4.2 or 4.3 for this phone. Your only option is an AOSP variety (cyanogenmod, aokp, etc..) Where you will lose some functionality.
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hey thanks - i'm assuming this rom will wipe my internal data. does this rom has the multi window feature? i really don't want to lose my internal data.
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hey thanks - i'm assuming this rom will wipe my internal data. does this rom has the multi window feature? i really don't want to lose my internal data.
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Nothing will wipe you storage unless you make it. S3rX runs in Aroma which gives you the option to wipe Application data but won't erase the rest of your internal storage.
It is highly customizable and and includes multi window, just read the thread thoroughly and you will see what you can do.
I love S3rX and all the options it ships with by default.
i guess i wasn't clear - i meant my phone data (phone log, mms, picture, s-memo, etc...) I think when you flash rom, all of those data will be wiped. unless of course you back them up to restore later.
i will re-read the S3rX rom again. thanks
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i guess i wasn't clear - i meant my phone data (phone log, mms, picture, s-memo, etc...) I think when you flash rom, all of those data will be wiped. unless of course you back them up to restore later.
i will re-read the S3rX rom again. thanks
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Again, ROMs won't wipe your data unless you specify it during the install. No one is going to do that because the backlash on them would be awful. You will either get the option in Aroma, or you have to manually do it in your recovery.
ok - thanks
I use SMS Backup+ to back up my phone logs and SMS/MMS to my Gmail account. Works great. Pictures are stored on your SD card and typically isn't wiped, even if you choose factory reset.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync
If you just want a quick SMS (no MMS) backup then look at SMS Backup & Restore. Saves SMS to .xml file.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore
Running AOKP KK 4.4.2, I made a full backup of my system using CWM Recovery 6.0.4.7. I reinstalled stock ROM 4.2.2 10.3.1.A.2.67 to check for upgrades. (Sony removed all 4.3 upgrades for the C6506.
After that, I reflashed the boot.img, and restored my backup. On boot, the cell signal was "No Service". Looking at status, no Baseband, No IMEI, and no service.
Only way around it was to restore the stock ROM and then do a clean install of AOKP. I have been unable to restore a CWM backup.
I had my charger plugged in during both backup and restore. While I did read there was a bug with CWM and chargers, before I try this again, does anyone here have a suggestion or workaround? Be a shame not to be able to use Backup/Restore.
Thank you.
I have same issue after restoring back obtained by CWM for AOKP ROM 4.4 kitkat network is lost......best way is to restore the backup first and get all the data and apps in place .....................
And then dirty flash the AOKP ROM zip and gapps you will get the network back.
This will get you all your apps and data back ...some of the data is lost like progress in temple run so also back up all apps and data by Titanium backup. Apps can also be restored with data if something is missing.
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I have same issue after restoring back obtained by CWM for AOKP ROM 4.4 kitkat network is lost......best way is to restore the backup first and get all the data and apps in place .....................
And then dirty flash the AOKP ROM zip and gapps you will get the network back.
This will get you all your apps and data back ...some of the data is lost like progress in temple run so also back up all apps and data by Titanium backup. Apps can also be restored with data if something is missing.
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Seems awful kludgy. I am glad to know there is a problem, but this workaround is good to know. I still think the bug portends something more serious. For example, I lose my home screen settings (I only backup user apps). Oh well.
Thanks and keep posted if you learn more.
So, which baseband worked fine, and what do you currently have installed on your phone?
Btw, you you can flash the baseband only part of the ftf...
And I hate that my 6506 reports that it's a 6503... I should do something about that.
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So, which baseband worked fine, and what do you currently have installed on your phone?
Btw, you you can flash the baseband only part of the ftf...
And I hate that my 6506 reports that it's a 6503... I should do something about that.
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Sony only publishes open source AOSP for the 6XX3 models. The 6502, 6503, and 6506 have identical hardware except for radio frequencies supported. So any AOSP flavor will cause slight loss of functionality in terms of frequencies covered.
I tried reflashing just the baseband after this issue. It did not help. For me (although I did not try the dirty flashing method yet), the only thing that worked was to reinstall clean AOKP on top of clean Sony Firmware. Anything with a backup and restore resulted in no baseband/IMEI.
When I do a restore I always do a full wipe first, then install system (+ gapps if wanted), then restore data only. Maybe this would work?!
THAT is a good suggestion
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When I do a restore I always do a full wipe first, then install system (+ gapps if wanted), then restore data only. Maybe this would work?!
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Now, have you experienced the problem we are describing here? Have you tried the dirty install method proposed? Curious now. I like the idea of installing data only. Will try. Thx
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Now, have you experienced the problem we are describing here? Have you tried the dirty install method proposed? Curious now. I like the idea of installing data only. Will try. Thx
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No, I didn't have that particular problem. But I often had problems with restores when coming from other ROMs/kernels. This always worked for me...
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No, I didn't have that particular problem. But I often had problems with restores when coming from other ROMs/kernels. This always worked for me...
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I will give it a try. Will report next time I revert to stock.
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I will give it a try. Will report next time I revert to stock.
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Yeah, I hope it helps. Please tell me here!
[SOLVED] [C6506] [CWM 6.0.4.7] Restore - Baseband/IMEI Unknown
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Yeah, I hope it helps. Please tell me here!
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Kudos for your suggestion. I went from stock --> unloick bootloader --> install boot.img --> install custom ROM zips and Gapps --> restore DATA only using CWM Recovery. On first boot, everything is fine. Baseband, IMEI shows fine.
Thank you again. this is a terrific solution and should be pinned. (@MOD). Cheers.:cyclops:
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Kudos for your suggestion. I went from stock --> unloick bootloader --> install boot.img --> install custom ROM zips and Gapps --> restore DATA only using CWM Recovery. On first boot, everything is fine. Baseband, IMEI shows fine.
Thank you again. this is a terrific solution and should be pinned. (@MOD). Cheers.:cyclops:
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Wow, great. Glad, I could help you!
Thankyou
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I have same issue after restoring back obtained by CWM for AOKP ROM 4.4 kitkat network is lost......best way is to restore the backup first and get all the data and apps in place .....................
And then dirty flash the AOKP ROM zip and gapps you will get the network back.
This will get you all your apps and data back ...some of the data is lost like progress in temple run so also back up all apps and data by Titanium backup. Apps can also be restored with data if something is missing.
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Thankyou
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Brilliant Thankyou!!!!!!!
help me please
hi can i ask if that your c6506 compatible to my c6502?..same here lost imei and base band can you give me the backup you have?...im just newbie..please help me:crying::crying::crying::crying:
Good day everyone.
I have successfully rooted my S3 1747.
I have done a backup after installing Rom manager. I also have a nandroid and titanium backup completed.
I would like to install cyanogen mod but its very important that I am able to get my contacts back.
I plan to install through the so called easy method in rom manager.
Am I able to get my stuff back after the install?
Thanks in advance
Most system app data will not be compatible. I don't know about CM, but in TW there's an option to export contacts to SD. It'll save them in a .CSV file. Maybe you can import them to CM contacts like this. Might want to confirm that first though.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm going to do this later. Does cyanogen live up to the hype?
Everyone has their own preference. I personally like touchwiz better. There are plenty who would agree and disagree.
If you've got a nandroid backup of your current set up, its pretty easy to flash a bunch of different ones to see what you like, and then go back if none keep your interest.
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Thanks again for the response and sorry for my late thanks. I was busy at work and overlooked the post.
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You can use google to back up all contacts and restore them on any android with your google account on it....as for the install I believe our s3 is compatible with the cm installer
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You can use google to back up all contacts and restore them on any android with your google account on it....as for the install I believe our s3 is compatible with the cm installer
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When you say cm installer. I assumes you are talking about the app and pc program that does everything automatically. It says my phone is compatible however wouldn't work originally. I had to root and use twrp. Can I use that to update from now on or should I continue to use twrp?
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Well for me cwm is the easiest to use as you just wipe and flash.....its purely up to you, if your gunna use twrp just download the zip boot recovery wipe system, cache, dalvik cache, data (factory reset), and hit install zip and bam you got cyanogen
I wouldn't wipe /system before a flash. If the rom fails to flash youll have no OS to boot into, and it can be a huge pain to get it back. If the rom does flash, its first step will be to format /system, so it gets done anyway.
I think this may be one of those things people used to have to do on some older devices, and was carried on to newer ones. I just think its an unneeded extra step, and more than a few times ended up taking a day or two to help people get their device working right again.
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DocHoliday77 said:
I wouldn't wipe /system before a flash. If the rom fails to flash youll have no OS to boot into, and it can be a huge pain to get it back. If the rom does flash, its first step will be to format /system, so it gets done anyway.
I think this may be one of those things people used to have to do on some older devices, and was carried on to newer ones. I just think its an unneeded extra step, and more than a few times ended up taking a day or two to help people get their device working right again.
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That's good advice that would have helped me a lot. All the instructions I followed online said to wipe/format everytime.
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Yeah, its extremely common advice. I see it all the time. There are rare times when it is necessary to format system, but I dont feel a rom flash is one of them.
Its still possible to end up with no OS after a failed flash, but the chances are greatly decreased by eliminating that one step!
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