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Hi all!!
I have been loving my phone after rooting and installing Insertcoin....
I only had a 4gb sd card and I wanted to have 8gb, so after reading instructions, I started to do a Nandroid back-up on my phone with old card inserted. I obviously did a nandroid before installing Insertcoin and it worked just fine. This time, it just keeps stopping at the data back up process.
Not sure what to do now???
Can anyone give me any help please?
Thank You
annaluba said:
Hi all!!
I have been loving my phone after rooting and installing Insertcoin....
I only had a 4gb sd card and I wanted to have 8gb, so after reading instructions, I started to do a Nandroid back-up on my phone with old card inserted. I obviously did a nandroid before installing Insertcoin and it worked just fine. This time, it just keeps stopping at the data back up process.
Not sure what to do now???
Can anyone give me any help please?
Thank You
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do you have enough space on the sd card for a nandroid backup.
i ask because 4gb isn't that much, don't know if it's already partitioned? then if you also have other data on there (photos/music) then there simply may not be enough space to hold a nandroid backup.
try moving non-essential stuff off the card then try again.
if there's clearly loads of space left, ignore me, it's just a thought
Hey! Thanks for reply. Yes, I had thought of that and have about 250mb available after deleting and moving bits. Does that sound enough?? This is exactly why I have bought a bigger card!!
annaluba said:
Hey! Thanks for reply. Yes, I had thought of that and have about 250mb available after deleting and moving bits. Does that sound enough?? This is exactly why I have bought a bigger card!!
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i need a lot more than 250MB, but that's because i have a stupid number of apps (should really delete some). It all depends on how many you have installed.
if you have any old nandroid backups on the sd card move them to your PC for safe keeping, can always be restored later. you can also then check how big that folder is to get an idea of how big your nandroid backup is.
so in summary, free up some more space, close to 1GB spare to be extra safe, you can always move stuff back later to your bigger card.
if it still doesnt work then we know it's not a space issue.
Oh, thanks for that. Good idea about moving old backup to PC. Will do that this afternoon and try again.
Thank You
Usually my backups are close to 900 mb when I have about 12-15 apps installed
My backups when default are typically close to 600mb. And that is after a fresh install, after restoring my apps it jumped to 1.2gb. So try to ensure you have at least 1GB on your sdcard before nandroid.
My backup is usually anywhere between 1gb and 1.4gb
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Hey all,
Well, I have fiddled about and copied bits from sd card and I have 1487mb space on my card and it is still stopping on backing up data.
This is driving me nuts!!
Any more ideas at all??
Thank you
How are you doing a backup? Through ROM manager or through recovery?
Hi!
Am doing nandroid back up through recovery.... I have clockwork mod!
If you can help I would be very grateful!
Thanks
annaluba said:
Hi!
Am doing nandroid back up through recovery.... I have clockwork mod!
If you can help I would be very grateful!
Thanks
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what exactly do you need help with? all there is too it to boot into recovery and then select backup& restore, backup.
you can either boot into recovery through ROM manager or you can power off, then hold volume down and power, and then use the volume keys to highlight RECOVERY and then press power to select.
bortak said:
what exactly do you need help with? all there is too it to boot into recovery and then select backup& restore, backup.
you can either boot into recovery through ROM manager or you can power off, then hold volume down and power, and then use the volume keys to highlight RECOVERY and then press power to select.
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Hello,
Yes I know that bit, and have tried but it backs up boot, recovery, system, then hangs on backing up data!!
I know it's frowned upon (can cause issues) but try using ROM Manager from the market, try it and report back what happens when you try to do a backup.
zedmarcus said:
I know it's frowned upon (can cause issues) but try using ROM Manager from the market, try it and report back what happens when you try to do a backup.
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Right, I have downloaded Rom Manager, and it is asking me to install ClockworkMod Recovery first. havent I got that already?? If I re-install, is it going to remove or damage my existing recovery method?
Thanks
No, just go for it. It won't do any harm.
zedmarcus said:
No, just go for it. It won't do any harm.
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OMG, its worked!!!! Thanks sooo much!
Now, when the time comes and I put my new sd card in, how do I then restore using ROM manager? Do I go into the alpharev cwm recovery bit like before, i.e. volume button and power etc, then recovery and restore, or do I do something different?
Thank you very much
annaluba said:
OMG, its worked!!!! Thanks sooo much!
Now, when the time comes and I put my new sd card in, how do I then restore using ROM manager? Do I go into the alpharev cwm recovery bit like before, i.e. volume button and power etc, then recovery and restore, or do I do something different?
Thank you very much
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If I were you I wouldn't use ROM Manager for restoring. Just do it like you said, into recovery then restore.
Glad it helped
zedmarcus said:
If I were you I wouldn't use ROM Manager for restoring. Just do it like you said, into recovery then restore.
Glad it helped
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All done!!
Thanks again for all your help!
I need an app to backup my user data, apps and setting. A friend told me to use titanium backup but is there any other apps out there for beginners like me or is there a way of backing up the entire ROM in case anything goes wrong with my new custom ROM???
Smith&Wesson said:
I need an app to backup my user data, apps and setting. A friend told me to use titanium backup but is there any other apps out there for beginners like me or is there a way of backing up the entire ROM in case anything goes wrong with my new custom ROM???
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If your using Clockword mod recovery, then u can download rom manager and make a full back up of your current rom.
I'm assuming you already have root?
I am using 4EXT recovery I am just testing out the backup and restore at the moment to make sure it works but thanks for your advice, will try that if this method doesn't work
Smith&Wesson said:
I am using 4EXT recovery I am just testing out the backup and restore at the moment to make sure it works but thanks for your advice, will try that if this method doesn't work
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4EXT is highly thought of around here, I like using CWM as it's so easy to restore backups straight through rom manager.
Happy flashing
Ok just had a great result with a 4EXT restore. It works im so happy going flash a ROM right now lol. Thanks Everyone that helped me I dont have any thanks left for today but you will surely receive them tomorrow im out PEACE
Hi I'm new to android and just bought the verizon Galaxy Nexus (came from the iPhone but regretted buying it just months after buying it) and the new terminology is really confusing. Now that I've familiarized myself with most terms, I have a couple questions about performing certain things.
My first question is: When is a nandroid backup needed, why, and how do you perform one?
second question: If I want to flash a custom ROM, what precautions should I take?
Im sorry if any of these questions have been asked but I could not find them anywhere in the development forum.
Nandroid back up is an exact copy of what ever ROM is currently running on your phone. I.e if you are still on stock ROM then you would make a Nandroid and flash back to stock if you had bugs in a custom ROM.
To make a Nandroid you must first Root the device and install ClockWorkMod (CWM), Once installed hold both volume buttons up and down at the same time an power on the device. Then using the volume keys go to Restore mode and hit the power button, Navigate to backups and restore and then hit back up, this will make a Nandroid.
Precautions to flashing a custom ROM - Make a Nandroid of the stock ROM and you can always flash back.
But i didn't understand a thing yet... If I have a Custom ROM and want to go back to the stock one, and i have a nandroid backup of the stock one, first i have to re-flash the stock rom or i can directly restore the nandroid backup when i've still installed the custom rom?
You can directly restore the nandroid backup. It will start you over at stock just how your phone was when you backed it up
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Maybe you should watch a few videos on Youtube to get a bit familiar with Android and a few basics
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Nandroid back up is an exact copy of what ever ROM is currently running on your phone. I.e if you are still on stock ROM then you would make a Nandroid and flash back to stock if you had bugs in a custom ROM.
To make a Nandroid you must first Root the device and install ClockWorkMod (CWM), Once installed hold both volume buttons up and down at the same time an power on the device. Then using the volume keys go to Restore mode and hit the power button, Navigate to backups and restore and then hit back up, this will make a Nandroid.
Precautions to flashing a custom ROM - Make a Nandroid of the stock ROM and you can always flash back.
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Thanks for the very helpful response! Does a nandroid save absolutely everything? If not, what will I have to save manually? If I do a nandroid, is a titanium backup needed? The question above about having to revert back to the ROM before flashing the backup is interesting because I've heard that you must flash back to the previous ROM or you'll end up with a bricked phone...
azn android said:
Thanks for the very helpful response! Does a nandroid save absolutely everything? If not, what will I have to save manually? If I do a nandroid, is a titanium backup needed? The question above about having to revert back to the ROM before flashing the backup is interesting because I've heard that you must flash back to the previous ROM or you'll end up with a bricked phone...
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Yes indeed a Nandroid back up saves EVERYTHING to do with apps installed + login credentials, widget layouts, notification sounds an lights, Messages, recent calls and so on. It may be a wise move to make a copy of the Internal SDcard which I do just in-case because I'm not sure if the Nandroid backup saves the Internal SDcard as it is a non removable card.
Regarding reflashing - You simply just wipe systme, data, Cache and Davlik Cache and reflash the stock Nandroid over and your device will be back to stock ROM.
The only time I would use Titanium back up is when moving from one ROM to another. Each time you flash a new ROM its basically a fresh install and will not have any of your settings saved i.e Wi-fi passwords, wallpapers, wiget layout, icons and folders, Gmail/facebook/twitter account details. Although Google offer a basic backup for your Apps none of the login credentials will be saved.
I have 2 Nandroid backups - 1 is my stock ROM, the other is my Modaco Custom ROM. Every time I flash some thing new over my Madaco ROM i.e custom Mods like new power menu or new kernel, I make a new Nandroid back up and delete the previous one. That way you will always have an exact copy of the ROM just the way you like it.
Hope this helps
Ah makes sense thank you so much! I get the overall picture but small details such as these are needed! I'm sorry if I'm annoying you with all these questions but I have a couple more: how would I make a copy of my internal sd card? My other question is that will I only need titanium backup if I plan on using more than 2 ROM's? Because I'm still a bit confused about why you would need titanium backup if nandroid does the same thing.. If there is a guide about when to delete the cache or do a wipe and stuff, sending a link or explanation would be much appreciated!
Titanium backup and nandroid
Backing up internal SD card is by simply copy pasting everything on SD to PC, Nandroid backup is complete backup of everything, ie if you restore a nandroid backup you will get everything the same before backing up, but Titanium is backup of apps, messages and call registers or contacts, you cannot restore the apps, messages and contacts from nandroid to New ROM, but you can from Titanium. Just in simple you can make titanium backup in case you want to use new ROM with all apps you previously used or use nandroid if you want just to test a new ROM and revert back to previous,
please hit thanks if it helps you or correct me if I am wrong
Hi,
excuse, my english is very rusty.
I've IceColdSandwich v 8.6-AOKP on my DHD.
Unfortunately my Camera app doesn't work.
Because of that, I would update to v.8.8, but I've configured my home screen very good for me.
Therefore I want to keep this configuration. So, I don't wanna lose this configuration of the home screens.
Is it possible to jump to v8.8 without full wipe?
If so, what steps do I have to?
Thank you.
Hans
firestone3112 said:
Hi,
excuse, my english is very rusty.
I've IceColdSandwich v 8.6-AOKP on my DHD.
Unfortunately my Camera app doesn't work.
Because of that, I would update to v.8.8, but I've configured my home screen very good for me.
Therefore I want to keep this configuration. So, I don't wanna lose this configuration of the home screens.
Is it possible to jump to v8.8 without full wipe?
If so, what steps do I have to?
Thank you.
Hans
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Yes, you can dirty flash the 8.8 ICECOLD. ("dirty" means without wipe.. so just flash.if you have a custom rom my guess is you know how to)
But I'd recommend to do a backup for any case. And than try to flash the 8.8. (again, I guess you know how, if not , ask.)
You can also perform a system backup with titanium\mybackup , but its not advices.
But again perform a NAND backup . If something will go wrong you'll have a working and configured version .
good luck
Hi tripleR,
what means NAND?
I have already made a backup with Titanium. I have backuped "save all new user- and systemfiles & new Versions".
Is this ok?
THX
A NAND backup is performed from recovery and takes a single backup of the whole system. If something goes wrong, you can restore the NAND backup and you will be back to exactly the same point you were at when you took the backup. If you try 8.8 and it doesn't work, just restore the backup and you'll be back on 8.6.
A backup with titanium backs up apps and settings but runs from the ROM itself. If you are performing system changes then titanium may not be able to restore the necessary settings, so you may be stuck with the problem.
It means, that you should do a backup in your recovery. (You should always have one, because if something goes wrong, you can always restore this backup from your recovery).
I have used Titanium backup for a complete restore aswell.
But you should make sure, that your ROM is ok with this. ( I think there are ROMS, that don´t recommend this).
If you just switch the Version of the Rom, Titanium backup should work.
I did a complete wipe and restored with TB and it worked.
ok, but how I can take a NAND backup?
Can I take this in ClockworkMOD Recovery menu -> backup and restore -> backup?
If so, what is path to the backup? sdcard root?
Backups the NAND backup all apps and settings (e.g. home screen)
Thank you very much.
firestone3112 said:
Hi tripleR,
what means NAND?
I have already made a backup with Titanium. I have backuped "save all new user- and systemfiles & new Versions".
Is this ok?
THX
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It might be, but NAND is for sure. and it brings your rom to the point as you left it.
1. go to recovery and do a backup.
2. dirty flash the 8.8 .
if everything all right your ok.
if anything going wrong at any point and you dont like it go to 3
3. flash the new rom with full wipe.
4.restore settings with titanium
everything ok ? huuura .somthing wrong ? go to 5
5.restore the back up.
Exactly.
It is saved in your Clockworkmod file on the SD.
You can simply choose it from your recovery and install it again. (You should also consider switching to 4ext recovery, but i think clockwork does the job as well)
firestone3112 said:
ok, but how I can take a NAND backup?
Can I take this in ClockworkMOD Recovery menu -> backup and restore -> backup?
If so, what is path to the backup? sdcard root?
Backups the NAND backup all apps and settings (e.g. home screen)
Thank you very much.
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yes, ClockworkMOD Recovery menu -> backup and restore -> backup?
If so, what is path to the backup? sdcard root? sdcard\clockworkmod\backup
but you dont need it. when you'll go to restore it from the same place in recovery, in any point it will show it as it is.
And it back up all the rom exactly as it is. 1 to 1.
ok, I understand.
I take it now, but I am very anxious...
In german "I shut up the ass bake"
:fingers-crossed:
I will report.
Thank you very much
ohh yes, 4ext tool, that was what I had forgotten.
I think 4ext is better then ClockworkMod Recovery. Should I rather install and use this tool?
I am interested in the path of the backup, because I want to delete the backup afterwards?
It's not a good Iidea?
THX
firestone3112 said:
ohh yes, 4ext tool, that was what I had forgotten.
I think 4ext is better then ClockworkMod Recovery. Should I rather install and use this tool?
I am interested in the path of the backup, because I want to delete the backup afterwards?
It's not a good Iidea?
THX
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I like 4ext more than CWM. You can install it by getting the app either from the 4ext site or buying it from the Play Store; the app lets you flash the recovery.
The backup is saved in the sdcard in the clockworkmod folder. I recommend, though, that you keep the backup. If you ever have problems with your current setup, you can restore it. I always back up before flashing anything.
I'm done and it all works wonderfully.
Also the camera works very well now.
I love dirty flashing!!!
The Version is IceColdSandwich v 8.8-AOKP now.
Thank you very much, all.
firestone3112 said:
I'm done and it all works wonderfully.
Also the camera works very well now.
I love dirty flashing!!!
The Version is IceColdSandwich v 8.8-AOKP now.
Thank you very much, all.
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Congratulations! Be aware that, as a courtesy to the developer, don't report bugs in a dirty flash; if you have bugs in a dirty flash, do a clean flash and see if the bug is there, and only if it is should you report the bug.
ok, I'll do that but at the moment everything is working.
THX
Hi Guys
First time poster here so hello from me, need a little advice please, I am trying to unroot my HTC One M8 (ATT) and I was going along quite nicely using the unlockr guide and then got to the "Flash the Stock Nandroid Backup" part and I am stuck big time!
Long story short I just can't find the files when I boot into recovery, I downloaded the stock stock Nandroid backup unzipped them or RAR and put it in the /TWRP/backups/ folder which I had to create the Backups sub folder. Then I boot into recovery mode and nothing, it can't see the files, I have the correct files I double checked I got the correct one but it just can't see it.
Anyone had this issue, I bet I am doing something stupid I just don't know what!
Help
Thanks
Stuart
If anyone could help me with this you would be doing me such a big favour, will be traveling tomorrow overseas and hoping to get it taken care of before I go. Thanks again
Stuart
It will be TWRP/backups/youserialnumber. Go into TWRP and make a back up of your boot partition. That should create the folder that you need to install your nandroid backup zip to.
Thank you so much for the reply, I did try earlier to try make a copy of the boot partition but I have never done it before and it didn't work out very well. Any advice or apps recommended please?
Thanks
Stuart
outatime80 said:
Thank you so much for the reply, I did try earlier to try make a copy of the boot partition but I have never done it before and it didn't work out very well. Any advice or apps recommended please?
Thanks
Stuart
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Boot into recovery
choose backup
uncheck everything except boot
backup
reboot phone
browse to where the back was made from you pc
put the nandroid you downloaded in the folder that was just created by TWRP backup.
reboot to recovery and restore the backup ... done