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Installing custom roms and "low on memory" warning

I decided to try my first custom ROM... (installing virtous) and have a few questions/issues:
1) I started with a Nandroid backup.
2) I did a full titanium backup
3) I used ROM manager to install Virtous (did a full system swipe)...
Ok.. here is where I am having my issues
After the install, I went back to the marketplace and installed titanium backup.
What option should I restore? I would like to get all the widgets and data restored. I tried restore all apps+system data but I am wondering if that is reinstalling the bloatware that virtous removed. If so, what are the correct options in Titanium backup I should use?
Next, I tried to reinstall everything but I got that dreaded low on storage and then out of storage space error. My phone has lots of storage both internal and on the SD card - so the restore (I am guessing) failed at some indeterminate point. Most of my widgets were not loading properly (beautiful widget, pure calendar, multi-icon etc) after the attempted restore.
Regardless, even if I clean-up the widgets, the low memory message persisted so I was left with no choice but to revert to my previous nandroid backup .
So... how do you install a custom rom and easily reestablish your previous state/settings without getting the low/ out of storage warning?
Also, one of my goals is to get a deodexed rom so I can install custom themes (e.g., battery mods, etc). Can I just flash the deodexed stock rom over my current rom (I did not understand deodexed when I first upgraded to froyo) without having to do a swipe? Will I run into any issues?
Thanks

I tried again with less apps/ data and still have no luck.
I did a restore all apps and system data from titanium, got a low storage than out of storage error (the phone has over 60% of its storage available so I know I am nowhere near close to actually using all the storage).
When titanium completed, most apps forced close (gmail, rom manager, etc) so I assume the storage error is impacting the restore.
Back to my nandroid backup again.
If I am running stock Froyo, can I just flash a new sense based froyo without wiping? (trying to find a way to experiment and really want to get a deodexed rom installed)

When new ROM is flashed, in TB, try reinstalling only user apps, not system apps.
Why?
The new ROM you flash and the ROM you are coming from should both have system apps already in them, so why reinstall system apps from the old ROM that most likely exist in the new ROM?

But how do I reestablish the previous settings? Or do I have to reconfigure all my accounts, etc each time I install a new rom.
Thanks

Me too. How to correct?
uncommon 1.1 on my phone is doing same thing. 1.0 had no problem.

Just a theory as I haven't tried to install another ROM...
I noticed the touchdown data file on my phone was quite big (>70mb) - it appears that when touchdown's data file gets very large, the message appears more often (looks likes there is a bug in Android with large data-sets). I cleared touchdown's data and resynced which shrunk the data file to ~12mb. I reinstalled all the apps I removed to try and eliminate the memory error and so far have been running smoothly.
When I have some time, I am going to try another ROM and see if I can restore without any storage issues. I still am curious how everyone resets their settings from ROM to ROM (or do they manually configure everything each time)

After poking around in astro file manager, contacts(cross-linked mess), and uninstalling some rarely used programs all to no avail......
I fixed my "low on program memory" notification by emptying my deleted items in the mail app- a hotmail account that is rarely used.
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siteexperts said:
But how do I reestablish the previous settings? Or do I have to reconfigure all my accounts, etc each time I install a new rom.
Thanks
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To be on the safe side, just reinstall only apps, with or without data. There is no real point in wiping days, and yet reinstalling system apps and data. Kind of defeats the purpose. And yes, manually add accounts. Takes more time, but minimizes conflicts. Shouldn't take more than 30 minutes, which is a small price to pay to eliminate potential headaches.
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I've run into this as well. In fact it was the original reason I decided to move forward with rooting my phone since I had to wipe it anyway. Has anyone looked into what program monitors this and flags the error? Is memory not being reported correctly, or is there a tolerance that maybe we need to tweak in the code somewhere?

[Q] Backing up programs on SD card

If I use titanium backup to back up programs that are on the SD card, then flash a new rom, and reinstall the apps, will they work properly still?
Since only minimal data is on the phone, does titanium backup put it back the way it was, or do I have to move them back to SD card again?
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Apps working fine!
okay i had a lot to do with titanum backup recently. with the user apps there was never a problem, they were restored just as they were before and to their original location, this works for different roms. also app data was no problem( so all your configurations are fine, too). only the widgeds on the homescreen didnt load properly but readding them solved this.
but you should be careful restoring system data when you are using different roms.
not all roms have the same versions. you might get a lot of fc's... for an example i used CM 7 flashed ICS when restoring the "Contacts" storage i got some mysterious bugs concerning the contact data.
I hope this was useful for you

Oh I don't backup system data. I leave that for a recovery backup. The only program I have that is on system data is FPSE, and it's own backup feature.
Thanks

[Q] Need a Titanium Backup expert

Running MikG v3.11 - I ended up doing a full wipe as my Evo kept freezing and wouldn't let me past the lockscreen; market updates and app installs were frequently failing (invalid package file errors), so I knew it was time to wipe it and start over; I also had no good backup which wasn't an issue because I never wiped sd-ext partition so it maintained my apps and titanium restored the data.
This time aroundI wiped sd-ext, system, boot, data, etc.... I had current backups for all of my user apps before doing this and thought that I could restore everything with Titanium but it appears this isn't so. I started titanium and it gave a warning message about my Android Device ID changing. I ignored the message and no longer see the 150 apps that were backed up in the apps list on Titanium. When i make it search the backup directory, it comes back and says it finds a folder with 150 app backups but it will not restore anything from the backup directory. Is there a way to fix this as I had alot of apps and custom settings; especially my EQ settings in PowerAmp :-(
....or am I stuck and should I just wipe out the backup directory (/mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup)?

lostsoul77 said:
Running MikG v3.11 - I ended up doing a full wipe as my Evo kept freezing and wouldn't let me past the lockscreen; market updates and app installs were frequently failing (invalid package file errors), so I knew it was time to wipe it and start over; I also had no good backup which wasn't an issue because I never wiped sd-ext partition so it maintained my apps and titanium restored the data.
This time aroundI wiped sd-ext, system, boot, data, etc.... I had current backups for all of my user apps before doing this and thought that I could restore everything with Titanium but it appears this isn't so. I started titanium and it gave a warning message about my Android Device ID changing. I ignored the message and no longer see the 150 apps that were backed up in the apps list on Titanium. When i make it search the backup directory, it comes back and says it finds a folder with 150 app backups but it will not restore anything from the backup directory. Is there a way to fix this as I had alot of apps and custom settings; especially my EQ settings in PowerAmp :-(
....or am I stuck and should I just wipe out the backup directory (/mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup)?
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Check your filters. Make sure everything is set to all and then clear the box at top

And don't wipe the directory. If they are in there something weird is going on. If filters look fine I would uninstall titanium, delete the sdcard/data/com.kermidas.titaniumbackup folder, reboot to recovery, clear cache+dalvik, fix permissions, reboot, reinstall titanium+the license from market.

fitz420 said:
Check your filters. Make sure everything is set to all and then clear the box at top
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You are the MAN!!! It was the filters! Never thought to check that as I never modify the filters. Restoring all of my apps.....Thank you very much!!!

lostsoul77 said:
You are the MAN!!! It was the filters! Never thought to check that as I never modify the filters. Restoring all of my apps.....Thank you very much!!!
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No problem. Glad to help another pittsburgher.

I must be doing it wrong - Titanium Backup Pro

I am having fits trying to use Titanium Backup Pro (TBP) on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (i747). After installing a new ROM and preforming a TBP restore I always have two problems. First my wifi and 4G(LTE) fail to connect. Second, I can no longer install apps in Google Play store from my desktop PC. Before I do a TBP restore both these problem do not exist. What am I doing wrong?
First I will walk through my process of installing a new ROM.
Place ROMS & GAPPS in the root directory. I put them there because it is quick and easy to find.
Backup my current ROM using ROM Manager Premium v5.0.3.1.
Backup all my apps, folders, and settings with TBP...I think. I choose the Backup all user apps + system data option.
Here is where some of the confusion is for me. Which backup option should I chose in TBP?
I have tried both Backup all user apps and Backup all user apps + system data.
Or should I choose another option?
Does TBP backup all my folders I created on my homescreen and other screens?
Does TBP backup all my WiFi connections and passwords?
Does TBP backup information pertaining to Google Play?
Does TBP backup all my widgets on my homescreens?
Does TBP backup the wallpaper currently in use on the phone?
After all the backups I boot into Recovery mode using ClockworkMod 6.0.1.2.
Once inside CwM Recovery I select wipe data/factory reset, wipe partition cache, wipe dalvik cache, and wipe battery stats.
Next I install the ROM and GAPPS. After they both successfully install I reboot the phone.
Finally I go through the setup process to complete the new ROM install.
I have tried both letting Google Play restore all my apps and stopped Google Play from restoring my apps.
At this point my WiFi and 4G(LTE) are working fine. Plus I able able to install appsin Google Play from my desktop PC.
Now I preform a TBP restore. I have tried both Restore all apps with data and Restore missing apps + all system data.
Once the restore is done TBP recommends I reboot, which I do.
Sometimes the phone will get stuck in a boot loop. So I have to pull the battery and reboot. Sometime the phone will get stuck in boot loop and the only way to get out of it is to reinstall the ROM and GAPPS.
After the TBP reboot I notice my WiFi and 4G(LTE) are not working as well as installing apps from my desktop PC.
I hope you guys can help figure out what is going on.
Thanks,
-Sonny

Only thing I can say is never restore system apps. I always use TB and have never had an issue.

jasvncnt1 said:
Only thing I can say is never restore system apps. I always use TB and have never had an issue.
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+1 to this. Never restore any system apps.
The only system data I restore is clock and contacts storage.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III

[Q] Restoring System Files with Tibu

I'm having some android.process.acore problems after flashing this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031726
restoring things with sms backup, and Tibu.
It (android.process.acore) would crash when I delete or edit contacts, and sometime when I add contacts/syncing.
I wiped everything, and restored system settings and it seemed to have worked fine.
My question is can I back up certain files from the wiped/restored version and tibu it onto my recovery image?
I tried contacts, contact store, phone, phone util, google contact sync etc.
can anybody that really is familiar with system files help?
thanks!!

Short Rule: Never, NEVER, restore systems apps. This never bodes well.
Only system data I ever found with no issues: Contacts Storage, and Clock.

mikoal said:
I'm having some android.process.acore problems after flashing this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031726
restoring things with sms backup, and Tibu.
It (android.process.acore) would crash when I delete or edit contacts, and sometime when I add contacts/syncing.
I wiped everything, and restored system settings and it seemed to have worked fine.
My question is can I back up certain files from the wiped/restored version and tibu it onto my recovery image?
I tried contacts, contact store, phone, phone util, google contact sync etc.
can anybody that really is familiar with system files help?
thanks!!
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I just save APK's I need to push to system in a folder and do it all that way.