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I installed ROM Manager Premium v5.5.1.5 and had it update CWM. Now when I do a backup, the backup is hidden, although ROM Manager can see it and I can download it to a .zip file using the browser. I know i should be able to pull the backup from my phone using ADB - only i don't know where the file(s) are located? Can anyone fill me in here? Thanks

dcipher said:
I installed ROM Manager Premium v5.5.1.5 and had it update CWM. Now when I do a backup, the backup is hidden, although ROM Manager can see it and I can download it to a .zip file using the browser. I know i should be able to pull the backup from my phone using ADB - only i don't know where the file(s) are located? Can anyone fill me in here? Thanks
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Please don"t use rom manager, twrp is way better and when you do a backup backup to sd card just in case phone gets stuck in a bootloop and you have to erase data to get it to work. To get twrp download goo manager off google play, after you install it open it and select flash rom and it will ask you if you have a recovery or not select yes and proceed with the download.

I happen to like cwm.
Just wondering why ROM manager makes the backups hidden now and where they are? I am able to download via the built in server, but would be nice to know where they are.

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adfree on my phone

so i installed oxygen gingerbread so it means it doesnt have build in adfree
so i downloaded it manually and installed it
but its not working
i mean theres still ads on my apps and games
can somebody tell me how to get it work?
Install the host files and reboot. If you are still S-on make sure you system link.
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great thx
it works
Try to instal it via recovery (use flashable zip with host files), it worked for me.
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its not working again
the ads came back
can u give me a zip file like u used maybe it will work
btw i use the same rom as u do
plz can somebody help me?
It will only work if:
1. You're S-OFF, or;
2. The ROM you're using has a symlink from /system/etc/hosts to /data/data/hosts
Check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741435
ok so can somebody tell me whats the upside and whats the downside of doing s-off??
cuz im not really familiar with that thing
When you s-off you don't have to reboot into recovery to change /system files. And that's all. Except posibility to repartition your phone's storage.
if i do s-off then i will have to do wipe to everything again like u do when u install new rom
btw installed the adfree enabler that u gave me from that link,now it just suppose to work???
You should wipe but then you can restore from nandroid backup.
If you s-off you can just put hosts file in /system/etc
but when i do wipe and then i will restore with the nandroid backup then.
does the nandroid backup backups the data of the games i have on my phone???
Nandroid backup backups everything!
It's complete backup of all your data on phone. You can backup, when install any other rom, play with it and finally restore previous state.
Do nandroid backup from recovery every time you flash somthing from recovery.
and where does it save the file after i do the nandroid backup??
If you have clockwork recovery it store backup on SD/clockworkmod/backup/
Since S-off raises way to much questions for you, first try this.
Download and install the host files again.
Then locate them with a file explorer, either in "/data/data/com.bigtincan.android.adfree" or "/mnt/sdcard/hosts"
Then open a terminal emulator or adb shell.
Type su (just to be sure)
Then "cat /data/data/com.bigtincan.android.adfree/hosts > /system/etc/hosts" or "cat /mnt/sdcard/hosts > /system/etc/hosts" depending on where the host file is.
Reboot.
This worked in the oxygen thread when adfree was messed up for some reason.
sorry for the ignorance but can u tell me how to open the terminal or that adb shell??????
and can someone give a tutorial on how to do s-off???
Download and install this.
from the recovery or normal??

[Q] Apps backup via Rom Toolbox Pro

hey!
I have been unable to find a solution to my problem by search. Please help me or link me to the solution, if its been answered.
My brother has Gnex and is on 4.2.1. He has rom toolbox pro installed and used it to backup apps (his device is also rooted). Now from the root browser in the app, there is App Manager folder and inside the apps are backed up in a folder. Now, when I plug the phone in, the folder is not visible at all. How do I transfer those apps to the computer? Do I really need to transfer them because my bro wants to flash CM 10.0.0 instead of using pure android 4.2.1 .
Thanks for your help.
If you are changing the ROM then I recommend a full-wipe so Yes you need to backup your apps in order to restore them later. If this is all you need then use Titanium Backup instead. It will make a folder on /sdcard/ which you can easily transfer to your PC afterwards.
I haven't used ROM Toolbox at all but if you can determine the location of the "App Manager" folder you are talking about then probably you will get some help on how to transfer it to PC although I suggest using Titanium Backup to backup your apps
LimitsX said:
hey!
I have been unable to find a solution to my problem by search. Please help me or link me to the solution, if its been answered.
My brother has Gnex and is on 4.2.1. He has rom toolbox pro installed and used it to backup apps (his device is also rooted). Now from the root browser in the app, there is App Manager folder and inside the apps are backed up in a folder. Now, when I plug the phone in, the folder is not visible at all. How do I transfer those apps to the computer? Do I really need to transfer them because my bro wants to flash CM 10.0.0 instead of using pure android 4.2.1 .
Thanks for your help.
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That is a problem with Windows and MTP I believe. I've had the same problem with other folders on my 'sdcard' and windows now showing them. You can use adb to pull them from your device. I actually like that a lot better and use it to transfer my sdcard contents to/from my computer. Also, there is no reason to worry about getting them on your pc just to flash a different rom. With any custom rom, your sdcard will not be wiped unless you do so yourself in recovery. Just do a factory reset from within recovery before installing a different rom like CM10.

[Q] Why cant I restore my Nandroid Backup from CWM?

Hi all,
I have had my Note II for a day now and I love it but I seem to have an issue. I rooted and installed CWM 6.0.1.5 (modified version by Phil I believe) using Odin and I of course made a backup of my stock rooted ROM before I started flashing anything but when I tried to restore my Nand it says that it cant find the files and cant open the location. The CWM backup file IS there cause I can see it when I plug my phone into my computer but it wont restore and yes... I've tried EVERY restore option there is in CWM - Restore, Advanced Restore, Restore from External, Advanced Restore from External, so on and so on...
Can anyone tell my why I cant restore my Nandroid? This concerns me as well should I ever need to restore my backed up EFS as again, it just wont restore anything from CWM.
Anyone else with this issue or know what to do about it?
Also,
When I choose to flash anything from Internal SD it is now taking me to a list that shows /0, /obb and /legacy (or something like that) and then I have to choose /0 in order to gain access to my actual Internal files.
I actually have 2 of these sets of folders some how after flashing so now when I try and flash from Internal SD I have to choose /0 AND THEN ANOTHER /0 to access the internal card from CWM. This is quite weird and annoying to say the least. This behavior is also shown when searching my device using ANY file explorer and when I connect my phone to my computer as well - IE. I have all of these extra folders showing.
Can ANYONE explain why this is happening and how to avoid it if at all possible? Is this just something new in 4.2? I am currently running Jellybam 3.52 - 4.2.1 ROM.
Thanks,
Is your Nandroid backup from CWM or TWRP?
I've seen articles regarding the backup function of CWM, the backup files have to be in the following path on either the Internal or External SD Card. I'll use the below path as an example for an external SD card.
externalsdcard/clockworkmod/backup/[What ever you want the backup to be]
When you use the restore function from CWM and navigate to Restore from External/Internal SD Card. It should come up with the name of the folder you chose in [What ever you want the backup to be] and be able to restore your Nandroid backup.
Jonnit said:
Is your Nandroid backup from CWM or TWRP?
I've seen articles regarding the backup function of CWM, the backup files have to be in the following path on either the Internal or External SD Card. I'll use the below path as an example for an external SD card.
externalsdcard/clockworkmod/backup/[What ever you want the backup to be]
When you use the restore function from CWM and navigate to Restore from External/Internal SD Card. It should come up with the name of the folder you chose in [What ever you want the backup to be] and be able to restore your Nandroid backup.
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My Nand is in CWM. I dont use TWRP.
As I said... My backup is on my internal sd card in the exact same format as you described but when I go to CWM and try to restore it first says "cannot open directory" and then immediately says "no files found"
Ive been using CWM since my original SGS and I have never seen this happen before. I can see it in my File Explorer, I can see it on my computer when I plug in the device but I cant get CWM to find the file to restore it.
Im about as confused as it gets...
Im testing something right now... I am making a new backup of my Jellybeer ROM to my External SD card to see what happens. IF it will find the files after its done I will advise but I still dont get why it wont restore from my internal card...?
*EDIT* So it seems to have backed up to the ext. sd card and I can see this file when I choose to restore from ext. sd but... it was the FASTEST backup Ive ever seen. It literally took like 45 seconds if that so I hope its a full back up!
IF my memory serves me correctly... When I backed up my stock ROM (my initial back up), I checked for the restore when it was done and it was there but then I flashed Hyperdroid and then I flashed PACman and then tried to restore my original Nand and it wouldn't let me so I wonder if I flash something else (which i don't want to do right now cause Jellybeer is serving me well at the moment) am I going to lose the ability to flash my Nand again?
Small bump...
yiannisthegreek said:
Small bump...
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Ok so... NEW ISSUE!!!
I tried to restore the nand I made yesterday to my ext sd card (as I mentioned 2 posts back) and it said MD5 mismatch?! WTF?! How is that even possible? Can anyone please advise why my CWM is acting so weird?! Is there another version I can download perhaps? I am at a complete loss...
yiannisthegreek said:
Ok so... NEW ISSUE!!!
I tried to restore the nand I made yesterday to my ext sd card (as I mentioned 2 posts back) and it said MD5 mismatch?! WTF?! How is that even possible? Can anyone please advise why my CWM is acting so weird?! Is there another version I can download perhaps? I am at a complete loss...
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Is there really no one who can help me with on this or give me some advice?
Md5 corrupted. ..
I.e your backup are corrupted.
Do factory reset then flash stock rom
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UtkarshGupta said:
Md5 corrupted. ..
I.e your backup are corrupted.
Do factory reset then flash stock rom
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for the reply but... What would cause this to happen? Did you read my post where I backed up to my external sd card? Like I said... The backup literally only took like 45 seconds to complete which is weird unto itself.
What will flashing a stock ROM do to fix this? And when you say "stock" do you mean like "stock - unrooted"?
did u install cm 10. just read it propyl with cm 10.1 ie jb 4.2 creates a 0 folder all ur files get put in there
put anither rom on card delete the 0 folder then go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
every thing there you need to flash another rom or recovery
try chenglu recovery
dr ketan has done a very good usefull thread
hope it helps,,sounds like your backup is corrupt
sloppy1 said:
did u install cm 10. just read it propyl with cm 10.1 ie jb 4.2 creates a 0 folder all ur files get put in there
put anither rom on card delete the 0 folder then go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
every thing there you need to flash another rom or recovery
try chenglu recovery
dr ketan has done a very good usefull thread
hope it helps,,sounds like your backup is corrupt
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Chenglu is the one I used when I rooted my device by using Dr. Ketans guide and now I cant get ANY of my NAND backups to restore...
With regard to the /0 file issue - Yes... I am running a 4.2.+ CM10.1 based ROM so I understand that it creates those /0 files but it just keeps on creating them after flashing anything new!!!
Your issue is related to the new JB 4.2 and multi-user feature. CWM cannot find backups since they are moved to a different folder
The day you need your backup, just install a JB 4.1.2, move your /0 folder to root of sdcard and run your nandroid
Phil3759 said:
Your issue is related to the new JB 4.2 and multi-user feature. CWM cannot find backups since they are moved to a different folder
The day you need your backup, just install a JB 4.1.2, move your /0 folder to root of sdcard and run your nandroid
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Hi Phil,
Thanks for the reply my friend! So...you're saying that IF and when I need to restore my nand that I will have to install a 4.1.2 ROM first and then follow your instructions to move the /0 folder to the root of my sd card (i assume by using a file explorer of some kind in the 4.1.2 ROM itself?) and then flash my nand? Is that correct? Should I keep just any old 4.1.2 ROM on my device at all times for this purpose?
If so then what if I have multiple /0 files created as I do now? Currently I have 2 /0 folders and this seems to grow as I flash anything new. Do I then move ALL of the /0 folders to the root of my sd card before I can restore my nandroid backup?
Also... Why was I not able to restore from my external sd card using the option in your recovery either? I made a simple backup of my current 4.2.+ ROM to my external card and when I tried to restore it last night to test it said MD5 mismatch. Is this related to the 4.2 ROM issue as well?
yiannisthegreek said:
Chenglu is the one I used when I rooted my device by using Dr. Ketans guide and now I cant get ANY of my NAND backups to restore...
With regard to the /0 file issue - Yes... I am running a 4.2.+ CM10.1 based ROM so I understand that it creates those /0 files but it just keeps on creating them after flashing anything new!!!
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delete 0 folder
flash cwm recovery with odin go into mounts
wipe caches and format system when done
power down then go into download mode
then flash stock img
that worked for me
sloppy1 said:
delete 0 folder
flash cwm recovery with odin go into mounts
wipe caches and format system when done
power down then go into download mode
then flash stock img
that worked for me
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Im sorry but I dont know if I understand you completely...
Flash CWM with odin and then go into mounts? Firstly, what version of CWM are you saying to flash and then I assume you mean once thats done that I should then boot into recovery and then go into mounts? And then wipe caches, format system?
Can you clarify?
yiannisthegreek said:
Im sorry but I dont know if I understand you completely...
Flash CWM with odin and then go into mounts? Firstly, what version of CWM are you saying to flash and then I assume you mean once thats done that I should then boot into recovery and then go into mounts? And then wipe caches, format system?
Can you clarify?
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re-dload chenglu recovery
when in recovery wipe data n dalvik then go into mounts then format system
then power down,
then download mode,
use odin to flash stock img
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try this 1st
connect fone to pc,
open up 0 folder inside 0 fokder will be clockwork folder, drag it to root of sd card,
try restore it from there that might work
sloppy1 said:
re-dload chenglu recovery
when in recovery wipe data n dalvik then go into mounts then format system
then power down,
then download mode,
use odin to flash stock img
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try this 1st
connect fone to pc,
open up 0 folder inside 0 fokder will be clockwork folder, drag it to root of sd card,
try restore it from there that might work
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What I did was... I flashed v6.0.2.7 via ODIN (which has 4.2.+ ROM support) and I am now FINALLY able to restore my Nand back ups!!! The only thing now is that I apparently have 3 /0 folders on my device and I REALLY just want to know how to get rid of the extra folders and to know how to keep them from being created altogether!!!
I have one that has ALL of the original .zip files, gapps, etc that I installed on my device, then I have one that has an efs backup on it somehow and has a couple of application folders in it and then I have one that is like stock.
Why are these being created and how can I get rid of them? This is driving me CRAZY!!!
I had the same issue this morning.
I fixed it by installing the aroma file manager addon in Phil's CWM recovery and using aroma to copy the clockworkmod folder out of the /0 folder and back to the root of the sd card.
Then when I went into backup and restore the backup was visible again.
Once you have a rom installed you shoudl just be able to plug in via usb and just browse the sd card on your computer to move everything back out of the /0 folder
yiannisthegreek said:
Ok so... NEW ISSUE!!!
I tried to restore the nand I made yesterday to my ext sd card (as I mentioned 2 posts back) and it said MD5 mismatch?! WTF?! How is that even possible? Can anyone please advise why my CWM is acting so weird?! Is there another version I can download perhaps? I am at a complete loss...
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You can install nandroid manager from playstore and you can fix nandroid md5 mismatch there or you can use terminal emulator to generate new md5 file in your nandroid (google it because i cant remember the command)
yiannisthegreek said:
Hi all,
I have had my Note II for a day now and I love it but I seem to have an issue. I rooted and installed CWM 6.0.1.5 (modified version by Phil I believe) using Odin and I of course made a backup of my stock rooted ROM before I started flashing anything but when I tried to restore my Nand it says that it cant find the files and cant open the location. The CWM backup file IS there cause I can see it when I plug my phone into my computer but it wont restore and yes... I've tried EVERY restore option there is in CWM - Restore, Advanced Restore, Restore from External, Advanced Restore from External, so on and so on...
Can anyone tell my why I cant restore my Nandroid? This concerns me as well should I ever need to restore my backed up EFS as again, it just wont restore anything from CWM.
Anyone else with this issue or know what to do about it?
Also,
When I choose to flash anything from Internal SD it is now taking me to a list that shows /0, /obb and /legacy (or something like that) and then I have to choose /0 in order to gain access to my actual Internal files.
I actually have 2 of these sets of folders some how after flashing so now when I try and flash from Internal SD I have to choose /0 AND THEN ANOTHER /0 to access the internal card from CWM. This is quite weird and annoying to say the least. This behavior is also shown when searching my device using ANY file explorer and when I connect my phone to my computer as well - IE. I have all of these extra folders showing.
Can ANYONE explain why this is happening and how to avoid it if at all possible? Is this just something new in 4.2? I am currently running Jellybam 3.52 - 4.2.1 ROM.
Thanks,
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Is that cwm recovery on sdcard??? Please move it on your ext card and recover .
Or you got an md5 mismatch ? Use mismatch fixer or see my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681072
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[Q] Where is the backup

Where is the backup file for CWM?
Normally I would find it on the SD card/clockworkmod/backup. It might be there but I do not see it. Is it hidden?
How do I get to see hidden files on a rooted tabelt?
Still have not been able to locate it on the Nexus itself even using X-plore, so is there a way to find on the unit?
I did find the backups using ROM Manager and was able to download them to my PC doing the following:
The ROM Manager app has an option in the Manage and Restore Backups to Download Backups. You might want to try using it to create backups and download those backups to your computer.
Choose Download Backups and you will see:
Provided your phone and your computer are logged into the same network you can point your browser to the address shown on the screen and choose which of the backups you would like to transfer to your computer.
It will take a while depending on the size of the backup. It is downloaded as a zip file.
This may be a feature of the Pro Version, which I have, but the Pro version is worth every penny.

[Q] How to restore backup nandroid upload as zip from Clockworkmod?

Hi,
Yesterday I made a new nandroid backup and uploaded it using clockworkmod, which created an zip file, my problem is, how upload it to android to restore again using clockworkmod?
Thanks in advanced
There should be an option to restore and let you choose the backup under "Backup and Restore" in recovery.
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sklks said:
Hi,
Yesterday I made a new nandroid backup and uploaded it using clockworkmod, which created an zip file, my problem is, how upload it to android to restore again using clockworkmod?
Thanks in advanced
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You made a nandroid while in custom recovery right ? The confusing part is you say then you uploaded it . If its on your phone then it should be in your clockworkmod backup directory .
SuperGoober said:
You made a nandroid while in custom recovery right ? The confusing part is you say then you uploaded it . If its on your phone then it should be in your clockworkmod backup directory .
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The problem was, I made an nandroid backup and uploaded it to my computer, and to save space deleted from my GNex. I installed a new rom (4.4) and because I didn't like it wanted to return to my backup. I couldn't find a way to upload it to my GNex using Rom Manager/Clockworkmod Recovery, then I tried to copy to "sdcard" then to /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup, but using root explorer applications I couldn't, finally I used an terminal application to move/copy using comand lines as su/sudo (can't remember which), after this I finally restore the backup.
What's strange is, with Rom Manager I can upload the backup to my computer using http://192.168.43.1:4000, has an zip file, but to restore from my computer to GNex there isnt any option, either to extract the folder with date and time to the correct folder, in this case /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup.
that sound like u already wipe data partition.. just make any fake flash zip to mount up the partition.
then restore the recovery from your sd (if any)..
or can push that recovery data...
1. using correct path - /data/media/0/twrp/backup/folder_name.. or any ( can found this path in nandroid recovery log)
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