So I updated my SII to ICS using Kies and after that I pushed TWRP and made my usual backup. My question, like the title states, if I flash a 4.2.2 ROM like Slimbean will I be able to restore my backup with no issues? or will I need to Odin back to stock?
Chronos300 said:
So I updated my SII to ICS using Kies and after that I pushed TWRP and made my usual backup. My question, like the title states, if I flash a 4.2.2 ROM like Slimbean will I be able to restore my backup with no issues? or will I need to Odin back to stock?
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You should be able to restore your backup with no issues. A nandroid backup will return you to exactly where you were when you did the backup.
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I made a nandroid backup in clockwork of the stock rom. Since then I went to a custom rom. I was wondering if I could restore the backup while on a custom rom or if I have to go back to stock and then restore it.
2. How would I get back to stock if I needed to?
Thanks
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You can boot into cwm from your custom rom and use it to restore the nandroid backup which will take you back into the rom as it was when you backed it up.
I suggest you make a nandroid of your current setup before hand - one can never have too many backups!
Hi, maybe a stupid question.. If I update my phone to 4.2 and then I want to come back, is restoring a CWM backup after a full wipe enough? Or do I need to flash a Google image from scratch?
Thank you for your time.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Jar3112 said:
Hi, maybe a stupid question.. If I update my phone to 4.2 and then I want to come back, is restoring a CWM backup after a full wipe enough? Or do I need to flash a Google image from scratch?
Thank you for your time.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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Are you on the latest version of CWM? The reason I ask is because the earlier versions are incompatible with Android 4.2.
Anyways, you should be able to restore a nandroid backup of 4.1.2 (or earlier version) after wiping your system/data/cache.
DZYR said:
Are you on the latest version of CWM? The reason I ask is because the earlier versions are incompatible with Android 4.2.
Anyways, you should be able to restore a nandroid backup of 4.1.2 (or earlier version) after wiping your system/data/cache.
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I suppose yes, I flashed cwm6 using the galaxy nexus toolkit!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Jar3112 said:
I suppose yes, I flashed cwm6 using the galaxy nexus toolkit!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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I recommend that you switch from CWM to the latest TWRP because when I upgraded to 4.2 with CWM I faced the sdcard/0/ issue so CWM could no longer find the nandroid backup to restore it. I have no idea if this has been fixed in CWM but it is working fine in the latest TWRP recovery which I am using now.
Take note that CWM backup is not compatible with TWRP backup so you have to make a TWRP backup to restore it later.
If you would like to have TWRP then you have to do the following assuming you are already rooted:
1- Download GooManager from the Play Store
2- Open it then install the TWRP recovery
3- Switch off the phone then go into TWRP recovery
4- Make a backup using TWRP
5- Do whatever you want now but remember that if you are wiping everything then you will have to install TWRP recovery again (either via fastboot or by rooting then downloading GooManager to install it) after starting the new ROM in order to restore your nandroid backup because wiping everything will wipe the recovery as well.
I hope that is clear
I am running a 4.2.2 LiquidSmooth. I want to test something with my Stock Based ROM I was on before doing the 4.2.2 upgrade.
Can I do a wipe, and format, etc, then restore the Nandroid of 4.1.2, or do I need to do the ODIN restore of original factory ROM first?
I had thought that Nandroid was an 'Image', but I'm getting the feeling it is not really an image, and that if I do a Nandroid restore of it back to 4.1 it will cause problems.
Is your nandroid on your internal or external sd?
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I am running a 4.2.2 LiquidSmooth. I want to test something with my Stock Based ROM I was on before doing the 4.2.2 upgrade.
Can I do a wipe, and format, etc, then restore the Nandroid of 4.1.2, or do I need to do the ODIN restore of original factory ROM first?
I had thought that Nandroid was an 'Image', but I'm getting the feeling it is not really an image, and that if I do a Nandroid restore of it back to 4.1 it will cause problems.
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The safe way is to use Odin. But a Nandroid should work. Either way, you'll have to clear your device.
xBeerdroiDx said:
Is your nandroid on your internal or external sd?
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It is on external.
BWolf56 said:
The safe way is to use Odin. But a Nandroid should work. Either way, you'll have to clear your device.
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Ok. Thanks. I guess I'll give it a try.
I strongly suspect I'll just come back to the LiquidSmooth.
Since it's on your external you're all set. You'll have to wipe everything in order for this to work successfully. That includes formatting /system and /data.
Thanks, makes sense.
I might be asking too many questions here, but these all are actually banging my head as off now and just want to double sure the impact -
History -
Used to have stock rom (4.1.x)
Rooted and Flashed to CM 10.1 (4.2.2) [Have a nandroid backup of my rooted stock rom]
Now I want to go back to the rooted stock - Questions
#1 - Is it possible to go back to 4.1 from 4.2.x ?
#2 - Can the nandroid backup be used to do the flashing (means wipe CM and use the backup to restore to earlier state). if yes, pls give me the procedure to do that.
# If #2 not possible, what are my options ?
neawasthi said:
I might be asking too many questions here, but these all are actually banging my head as off now and just want to double sure the impact -
History -
Used to have stock rom (4.1.x)
Rooted and Flashed to CM 10.1 (4.2.2) [Have a nandroid backup of my rooted stock rom]
Now I want to go back to the rooted stock - Questions
#1 - Is it possible to go back to 4.1 from 4.2.x ?
#2 - Can the nandroid backup be used to do the flashing (means wipe CM and use the backup to restore to earlier state). if yes, pls give me the procedure to do that.
# If #2 not possible, what are my options ?
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If you are using cm 10.1 means,, your base rom is 4.1
Flash with your sock rom 4.1 and make a backup
Flash wiith cm 10.1 and make a backup
You can restore both backups with your requirments but remember full wipe data and davik cache
Secondly You can't restore stock roms backups of 4.1 on 4.2 OR 4.2 on:good: 4.1( it gives us a bootloap)
=mukeshpacheria;45180593]If you are using cm 10.1 means,, your base rom is 4.1
Flash with your sock rom 4.1 and make a backup
Flash wiith cm 10.1 and make a backup
You can restore both backups with your requirments but remember full wipe data and davik cache
Secondly You can't restore stock roms backups of 4.1 on 4.2 OR 4.2 on:good: 4.1( it gives us a bootloap)
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Thx for reply... What do u mean when u say my base rom is 4.1..i see in phone settings and it shows 4.2.2
I dont have the stock rom just the nandroid backup.. Will it give different results ?
Any place whr i can get the stock rom ?
neawasthi said:
Thx for reply... What do u mean when u say my base rom is 4.1..i see in phone settings and it shows 4.2.2
I dont have the stock rom just the nandroid backup.. Will it give different results ?
Any place whr i can get the stock rom ?
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Get any stock 4.1.2 rom from sammobile.com then flash using odin. Then flash CWM. After that you will be able to restore your nandroid backup.
You cannot restore your nandroid 4.1.2 backup if you are on 4.2.2
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Get any stock 4.1.2 rom from sammobile.com then flash using odin. Then flash CWM. After that you will be able to restore your nandroid backup.
You cannot restore your nandroid 4.1.2 backup if you are on 4.2.2
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exactly what i want to say
muntinlupa said:
Get any stock 4.1.2 rom from sammobile.com then flash using odin. Then flash CWM. After that you will be able to restore your nandroid backup.
You cannot restore your nandroid 4.1.2 backup if you are on 4.2.2
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I see what you are tellin me.. One more question - can i flash any other 4.2.x based rom (gennext rom) to replace cm 10.1 ?
Went the other way around - Installed the 4.2.2 stock removing the CM 10.1.
Details here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45340455&postcount=3
Thanks to all that helped !
muntinlupa said:
Get any stock 4.1.2 rom from sammobile.com then flash using odin. Then flash CWM. After that you will be able to restore your nandroid backup.
You cannot restore your nandroid 4.1.2 backup if you are on 4.2.2
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But can titanium backup help or there will be perission errors creating fc's everytime?
I want to Nandroid backup the new EZkat ROM and restore another nandroid backup of a different ROM. But I am wondering if it will "keep" root in the EZ Kat Nandroid? If I restore this EZ KAT Nandroid, would i have to reroot the Note 2?
I'm not real sure because this is the first ROM that I have had to re root. I don't really want to go through it again.
The other ROM is a nandroid of IOAP Kitkat 4.4.2 (AOSP ROM)
I use PhilzTouch CWM recovery.
A nandroid is an image of your system, and not just a copy of the files, so yes, when you restore, it will be as it was before.
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A nandroid is an image of your system, and not just a copy of the files, so yes, when you restore, it will be as it was before.
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Thanks Ranger. I was unsure. I've rooted many and this is a great ROM.
Sadly, I am a flashaholic.
I like to bounce back and forth between 2 ROMs:laugh:
Only two? You're not a flashaholic yet, but possibly mildly addicted.