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ok i cant make a backup anymore using rom manager or nandroid all i get is error saying cant generate recovery image or cant or something wrong with md5 sums
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Reboot into cwr and do a nandroid backup just watch out for renaming the file in root explorer you'll get a miss match
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Hi everyone,
I'm having issues with Nandroid backup and restore.
After flashing ARHD 17.1 from 17.0 without wiping, everytime I make a backup it says that there was an error backing up /system and when I you try to restore it, it says MD5 mismatch.
The latest backup that I was able to use was using the backup before I flashed 17.1.
Is there any way I could fix this without wiping? I'm on a vacation right now and don't have a computer handy.
Hope you can help me out! Thanks and advance happy new year!
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Its always advisable to wipe data and cache b4 flashing the old backup or a new rom...its always good and prevents many issues...!!
U need a computer to solve the md5 sum mismatch error....after that if your backup is genuine (without problems) then it ll surely work..just some commands to execute...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140
Scroll through the first post and you will find the proper commands..!!
Cheers..!!
Thanks! Will try that when I return home from vacation.
I just read from the ARHD forum that you can flash without wiping if coming from another version.
How about my apps and their data? I not really sure if everything's backed up. How can I make sure?
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jabr0ni said:
Thanks! Will try that when I return home from vacation.
I just read from the ARHD forum that you can flash without wiping if coming from another version.
How about my apps and their data? I not really sure if everything's backed up. How can I make sure?
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You can backup the apps and their data by using titanium backup from the playstore..! i guess thats your best bet as you dont have computer handy...!! make backup by titanium backup and then upload the backup to some good cloud sharing sites and when your problem gets solved you can restore that backup..!!
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jabr0ni said:
After flashing ARHD 17.1 from 17.0 without wiping, everytime I make a backup it says that there was an error backing up /system and when I you try to restore it, it says MD5 mismatch.
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Hmm, if you rename the backup with spaces, you'll get an md5 mismatch during restore, but no idea why you get one during backup.
BenPope said:
Hmm, if you rename the backup with spaces, you'll get an md5 mismatch during restore, but no idea why you get one during backup.
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That's what have heppened to me, MD5 mismatch, but after removing spaces from the name of the backup I was able to restore it.
Where does Nandroid save the backups? I might have to check.
Also, how do I use titanium backup? I don't know what option to select.
Hope you can help me out.
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jabr0ni said:
Where does Nandroid save the backups? I might have to check.
Also, how do I use titanium backup? I don't know what option to select.
Hope you can help me out.
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The backup location is: sd card/clockworkmod/backup
As for titanius, I don't use it before, sorry
jabr0ni said:
Also, how do I use titanium backup? I don't know what option to select.
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Just go to backup/restore (middle tab)
Then tap on the icon in upper right-hand corner, then you can select e.g. backup all user apps + system data.
Restore in the same manner. :good:
Thanks! So that's how you back things up! I was just running the 2 items under schedule and I'm not sure if that's it.
Thanks again and happy new year!
Cheers!
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hi.
will someone help me with that?? i flashed Pacman rom...and before flashing i was running darthstalker rom...ive done backup and today i wanted to go back to darth stalker rom..when i try to run restore ive got md5 mismatch..i try everything what i found on this forum but still getting error...
here is my log from cwm recovery
please help
Are you using CWM? Did you rename the backup folder? If you used spaces while renaming it will give an md5 mismatch.
meekrawb said:
Are you using CWM? Did you rename the backup folder? If you used spaces while renaming it will give an md5 mismatch.
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i didnt rename
Create a blank text and rename it to nandroid.md5, the recovery will skip it and everything will be fine
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cysiek said:
i didnt rename
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andhikafajarms said:
Create a blank text and rename it to nandroid.md5, the recovery will skip it and everything will be fine
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nope...nnot working
cysiek said:
nope...nnot working
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Try Nandroid Manager, it has a feature to Generate MD5, It's on Google Play
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i made a new backup and i figured out that i maybe missing a file cache.ext4.tar
still getting md5 mismatch
cysiek said:
i made a new backup and i figured out that i maybe missing a file cache.ext4.tar
still getting md5 mismatch
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If nandroid manager doesn't work, the only thing I can think of is to try upgrading to CWM 6 and see if it helps. Probably won't work if the backup is hosed though.
meekrawb said:
If nandroid manager doesn't work, the only thing I can think of is to try upgrading to CWM 6 and see if it helps. Probably won't work if the backup is hosed though.
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when i open nandroid.md5 file there is only 2 md5 sums...and i have 5 files in backup:/ i only have boot.img and recovery.img
cysiek said:
when i open nandroid.md5 file there is only 2 md5 sums...and i have 5 files in backup:/ i only have boot.img and recovery.img
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This is only a wild shot in the dark but have you tried renaming your nandroid.md5 to nandroid.md5.bak and then creating a new, blank nandroid.md5 like andhikafajarms said a few posts up? Other than that, I think your best bet is just to reinstall the ROM you are trying to restore. It sucks but it may be easier.
cysiek said:
when i open nandroid.md5 file there is only 2 md5 sums...and i have 5 files in backup:/ i only have boot.img and recovery.img
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that's the problem the rest are missing
can somebody tell me which file from backup is responsible for backed up apk's and is there any chance to convert it to TB backup??
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Hi, I stupidly went back to stock and lost my imei number without making a efs backup, when I used aroma it asked if I wanted to make an efs backup and I said yes.
Would that backup help me in returning fully to stock rom? If so, where would that backup be stored in my phone?
Hope someone can help
Thanks a lot
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I must add that I didnt back up on the stock rom, I was already on a custom rom, if that helps.
Many thanks
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dazza_84 said:
Hi, I stupidly went back to stock and lost my imei number without making a efs backup, when I used aroma it asked if I wanted to make an efs backup and I said yes.
Would that backup help me in returning fully to stock rom? If so, where would that backup be stored in my phone?
Hope someone can help
Thanks a lot
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The backup you made will be no good cause it will contain the efs of the new rom you installed.. you can check though. The efs backup will be on your sd card..
Sdcard/EFS
In efs theres folders inc imei wifi bluetooth etc
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Do I have to be rooted to see that folder? As its not in my sd card, the only way I can see that folder is in root explorer but im not rooted at the moment.
Can I ask one more question? If I were to put stock rom back on my phone and use newer modem, my imei and network will come back, would I be able to get ota updates? Because when ive tried to search for an update, it would just hang on searching.
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Ive had a look in the efs folder and all I have is a list of files which include nv.data.bak and nv data.bak md5? Is tjat any help? Would I need those files to restore
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dazza_84 said:
Ive had a look in the efs folder and all I have is a list of files which include nv.data.bak and nv data.bak md5? Is tjat any help? Would I need those files to restore
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Yes. Copy them to your pc under efs backup aswell for safe keeping. There are guides on here of how to restore your efs with 4.1.2 roms but you will need root.
As you have efs backup I found this for you. Make sure you read and understand before doing anything..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37816367
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right well I backed up my efs through efs pro, it saved as a tar.gz file now ive tried to restore the efs in efs pro but it doesn't show in the restore older?
is there anyway I can flash the tar.gz file of my efs backup somehow?
also the link u gave me was for a zip file but no instructions of how to do anything.
thanks for any help
dazza_84 said:
right well I backed up my efs through efs pro, it saved as a tar.gz file now ive tried to restore the efs in efs pro but it doesn't show in the restore older?
is there anyway I can flash the tar.gz file of my efs backup somehow?
also the link u gave me was for a zip file but no instructions of how to do anything.
thanks for any help
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That zip file in the link is a app. Download install.. if you backed up the efs on the stock rom before flashing the new rom it will work..
The only other thing to do is flash this modem via cwm recovery.
It says it fixes the problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42802840
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I think ive messed my phone up!!! ive somehow deleted everything in my efs folder.
I still have a back up from efs pro? can I use that to restore my efs? if so how??
please help, im screwed
You've backed up the new modified efs folder which is only compatible with the new firmwares. You can restore from that backup, in fact you need to, but there is no going back to old firmware now. You can achieve stock if you download and flash a stock rom of version DME6 or newer, but you can never use anything older again.
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dr.m0x said:
You've backed up the new modified efs folder which is only compatible with the new firmwares. You can restore from that backup, in fact you need to, but there is no going back to old firmware now. You can achieve stock if you download and flash a stock rom of version DME6 or newer, but you can never use anything older again.
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How would I go about restoring that backup from efs pro? As when I am trying to select it in the restore section of efs pro it can not be seen in drop down box?
It is in tar format, there is a pit file with it but I guess as I wiped everything out of my actual efs folder through root explorer it might not work.
Also I have a pop up on my screen with loads of different information like an error pop up? I cant screen shot it other wise I would show u
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dazza_84 said:
How would I go about restoring that backup from efs pro? As when I am trying to select it in the restore section of efs pro it can not be seen in drop down box?
It is in tar format, there is a pit file with it but I guess as I wiped everything out of my actual efs folder through root explorer it might not work.
Also I have a pop up on my screen with loads of different information like an error pop up? I cant screen shot it other wise I would show u
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You're in factory mode. I can't help you restore as I don't use efs pro.
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as its in tar format cant I just use that in odin to flash in pda bit? also would flashing a df1 modem help restore my efs? im so tired of this I was up until 6 in the morning trying to fix it :-0
Hi, ive accidently wiped my efs files through root explorer, now my phone has no imei or serial number, im in factory mode as well.
I do have a backup of my efs in tar format which I done through efs pro, but when im trying to restore it in efs pro its not locating the file?
Ive tried numerous things to rectify this, ive flashed the tar file in odin that didnt work.
I honestly dont know what to do???
I hope someone can please help me fix this as I have no phone
Thanks very much
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dazza_84 said:
Hi, ive accidently wiped my efs files through root explorer, now my phone has no imei or serial number, im in factory mode as well.
I do have a backup of my efs in tar format which I done through efs pro, but when im trying to restore it in efs pro its not locating the file?
Ive tried numerous things to rectify this, ive flashed the tar file in odin that didnt work.
I honestly dont know what to do???
I hope someone can please help me fix this as I have no phone
Thanks very much
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Try unpacking the tar.gz, copy the the efs map to the root with the original name ofcourse(With Root Explorer AND WITH READ WRITE PERMISSION!), then reboot. I've had the same situation as you do, this was the only fix for me.
Thanks for reply, I got efs pro to work in the end but my phone is still ****ed it has no imei or serial number? Ive been looking for a solution all day.
Its also still in factory mode it says h/w not active and rf cal date unknown.
I also tried what u said and it says theres not enough space in the folder when I copy it? Its an efs.img file? And its 20mb in size. I swear if I get this sorted im never rooting my phone again.
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dazza_84 said:
I also tried what u said and it says theres not enough space in the folder when I copy it? Its an efs.img file? And its 20mb in size. I swear if I get this sorted im never rooting my phone again.
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You might need to repartition the phone using a PIT file if you completely removed the folder (and not just the contents).
Reinstall your stock rom using a PIT file in ODIN and after the restoration is done try to restore your EFS again. It should work now!
Cheers!
vladeco said:
You might need to repartition the phone using a PIT file if you completely removed the folder (and not just the contents).
Reinstall your stock rom using a PIT file in ODIN and after the restoration is done try to restore your EFS again. It should work now!
Cheers!
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I tried what u said but that didn't work, my imei is still 400000? Im not sure if I fixed my serial number though cos it was 0000000 , I changed it in root explorer and it stuck! it hasnt changed back to 000000 so now I think I just need to change my imei back but how do I do that if obviously it seems like my efs backup is corrupt as well?
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Armazia said:
Try unpacking the tar.gz, copy the the efs map to the root with the original name ofcourse(With Root Explorer AND WITH READ WRITE PERMISSION!), then reboot. I've had the same situation as you do, this was the only fix for me.
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I'm having almost the exact same problem as OP. 2 questions. When you say "copy the efs map" what do you mean by that? All the contents of my unpacked efs .tar.gz backup file? Also, what do you mean by "with the original name"? Thanks!
After restoring the rom with a pit file, did you try restoring the EFS using EFSPro? You should be able to do it just using the restore option in that app, although you should be rooted to be able to restore it.
And what do you mean by "put it back using root explorer?"
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vladeco said:
After restoring the rom with a pit file, did you try restoring the EFS using EFSPro? You should be able to do it just using the restore option in that app, although you should be rooted to be able to restore it.
And what do you mean by "put it back using root explorer?"
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Yeah after flashin a stock rom with pit file I used efs pro to restore the backup but that didnt work, I can only assume that the back up is corrupt as well? Basically I deleted everything in my efs folder so that I wiped my imei and serial number, my imei is 4000000 and serial number is 0000000, so what I done was change my serial number in root explorer from 0000000 to my actual serial number which is behind my battery, ive rebooted and flashed another stock rom since then and it hasnt changed, but my imei is still ending with 400000.
So if my backup is corrupt? I have no idea what my options are? Ive had nothing but a headache the last 2 days trying to fix it.
Many thanks
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dazza_84 said:
Yeah after flashin a stock rom with pit file I used efs pro to restore the backup but that didnt work, I can only assume that the back up is corrupt as well? Basically I deleted everything in my efs folder so that I wiped my imei and serial number, my imei is 4000000 and serial number is 0000000, so what I done was change my serial number in root explorer from 0000000 to my actual serial number which is behind my battery, ive rebooted and flashed another stock rom since then and it hasnt changed, but my imei is still ending with 400000.
So if my backup is corrupt? I have no idea what my options are? Ive had nothing but a headache the last 2 days trying to fix it.
Many thanks
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Did you root after restoring the backup? And did you also enable USB debugging? As I recall, EFSPro requires those to work optimally. And one last thing: did you use the latest version?
I rooted before I restored on efs pro, also what do mean by using latest version? If u mean stock rom? I used DMC3-BTU, thats the only one I had on my computer at the time, I flashed that with a pit file dated 2/11/2012?? Then I rooted and tried to restore the phone but it didnt work? I then thought as the firmware was old I would put a DF1 modem on it but that still didnt work either? Am I doing something wrong? Im going out my mind trying to sort this out!
Thanks alot
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Oh also I restored on old version of efs pro I think it was version 1.93 or summink, as that is the only version that will locate the backup file in the drop down menu?? I just tried the version in the link u gave me but still same? It recognises my phone but when I use the restore drop down bit it is blank? I try to refresh but still blank?? I think it might have something to do with the restore file not being in tar.gz format? I somehow unzipped it and now its just a tar file? I dont know how to rezip the file? Any ideas please would be great.
Thanks
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What are the contents of the tar.gz? I mean: if you open it with winrar / 7z, etc, what do you see?
For instance, when I open my EFS tar.gz backup, I see a single file called efs.img:
If you have that as well, you could try restoring your EFS using DD by putting the EFS.img in the root of your SD card and typing the following commands on ADB Shell:
Code:
adb shell su -c "dd if=/sdcard/efs.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=4096"
Well ive repackaged the tar file to tar.gz and now efs pro has located the file but I click restore and a pop up comes onto the screen saying *you must select one partition to restore???? I dont know what that means??
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dazza_84 said:
Well ive repackaged the tar file to tar.gz and now efs pro has located the file but I click restore and a pop up comes onto the screen saying *you must select one partition to restore???? I dont know what that means??
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Just breathe and select the checkbox on the left:
Yeah mines the same in the tar file is a efs.img file, but im so close with efs pro I just dont get what *you must select at least one partition to restore* means?
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Theres nothing in that box to select and if u see on the right drop down box your file says device, mine says PC?
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dazza_84 said:
Theres nothing in that box to select and if u see on the right drop down box your file says device, mine says PC?
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That means where the backup is located. Mine is on my phone's memory, yours is in your PC's hard drive.
It worked!!! Cant thank you enough for helping me out, really appreciate it, thank you so much.
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dazza_84 said:
It worked!!! Cant thank you enough for helping me out, really appreciate it, thank you so much.
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Great! Happy for you, buddy! Cheers!
Armazia said:
Try unpacking the tar.gz, copy the the efs map to the root with the original name ofcourse(With Root Explorer AND WITH READ WRITE PERMISSION!), then reboot. I've had the same situation as you do, this was the only fix for me.
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I had the exact same problem and couldn´t get it to work.so I tried what you described and it worked.
I got my IMEI back but i couldn´t get the phone to connect to a cellular network.
So I rebooted ion to revocery and did a "fix Permissions". it took forever but after that my phone worked lika new again.
A million thanks to you.