Hey guys,
I think I already know the answer to this, but wanted to double check before proceeding.
At the moment I'm actually still rocking Calk's 3.0. I wanted to play around with some of the new JB roms, but I want to back up my phone with CWM so that I can downgrade back to GB (Calk 3.0) if I ever wanted to come back.
It's completely possible for me to jump back to my backed up GB after upgrading to JB, right? I can just hop into CWM and restore back to my Calk 3.0 backup.
Thanks,
Gods
Godswrath said:
Hey guys,
I think I already know the answer to this, but wanted to double check before proceeding.
At the moment I'm actually still rocking Calk's 3.0. I wanted to play around with some of the new JB roms, but I want to back up my phone with CWM so that I can downgrade back to GB (Calk 3.0) if I ever wanted to come back.
It's completely possible for me to jump back to my backed up GB after upgrading to JB, right? I can just hop into CWM and restore back to my Calk 3.0 backup.
Thanks,
Gods
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Yes. Very simple too, actually.
Download the EL29Directboot kernel.
Flash the kernel with Mobile Odin.
Nandroid backup in recovery.
reflash calk's GB
Now follow the OP for whatever jellybean rom you want to flash. Whenever you want to come back to GB (which I doubt you will), just flash the EL29 directboot kernel with Mobile Odin, and restore the backup in recovery.
when going back to gingerbeead from jelly bean its best to do a stock one click gingerbread rom first. That way all partitions are set up like they need to be. Then you flash the el26 kernel and restore your nandroid thats gingerbread.
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I have rooted, installed Amon Ra flash recovery, and currently using CM6.
I forgot to do the backup flash when I had my stock rom, so I went ahead and backed up the CM6. Is that okay?
SHicks18 said:
I have rooted, installed Amon Ra flash recovery, and currently using CM6.
I forgot to do the backup flash when I had my stock rom, so I went ahead and backed up the CM6. Is that okay?
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uhhh well, if you didn't need you're old stock rom or ever wanted to flash back to it you needed to back that up aswell, im guessing you atleast backedup your data and apps using mybackuppro or titanum?
From my research so far...and I have yet to actually commit to first root...you could just load the rooted 1.47...set it up...and back up that.
But...if I have the terminology right (please experts chime in as it will help me too)...titanium or whatever only backs up stuff...not the rom.
Nandroid back up is everything....
Which did you do? If you back up all the apps and whatever settings with titanium or my backup...then you should be ok regardless of rom.
If you are talking nandroid backup....then CM6 is now your fall back for everything.
So...my plan is to do my first nandroid with rooted 1.47. (Well it is at this moment in time.)
ps...is it nand or nandroid...oh well.
I could always download the stock rom, flash it as my backup, and go from there... correct?
SHicks18 said:
I could always download the stock rom, flash it as my backup, and go from there... correct?
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yes, that's an possible option.
youngdhillon said:
yes, that's an possible option.
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But...remember difference between stock Rom and rooted stock Rom...at least that is what I am reading. If you want to keep root...use a rooted version of that stock Rom.
(I have seen one thread saying could be issues.)
ps...again more experienced please chime in.
if you want to be safe dl rooted stock rom, flash radio then wimax then rom, once thats done do a nandroid backup of that then a nandriod restore of cm6 presto all warm and fuzzy with backups.
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..you could just load the rooted 1.47...set it up...and back up that.
But...if I have the terminology right (please experts chime in as it will help me too)...titanium or whatever only backs up stuff...not the rom.
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This is correct you can always just re flash a rooted stock rom to get back to the ... rooted stock rom. since CM6 nightly is still a bit touch and go and probably not ready to be most peoples daily driver i would suggest doing this sooner rather then later so you have a fall back.
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Nandroid back up is everything....
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This isnt exactly true. It does not back up radios, hboot, recovery. This usually isnt a big deal unless you are switching between roms using 1.47 and the older radios.
What i personally do is keep a fall back nandroid (or nand both same) of the stock rom as well as one for each rom i tend to play with (right now i have a cm6, dc3.5, and dc 3.2.3) this way i can easily restore to the roms i am playing with (cm6 dc 3.5) or back to my daily driver (dc 3,2,3) with out having to much of an issue.
Hey all,
Is there anyway to get a version of cwm that can:
A) backup and restore nandroids on ics safely, ie, backup cm9, and restore a backup of fc15.
B) safely do all of this without bricking.
If not, do you guys think this ice, cwm, and bricking will ever be fixed? Thanks in advance!.
P.s., tired of having to Odin back to el29 to flash new roms from ics...........
Thanks!
mick3444 said:
Hey all,
Is there anyway to get a version of cwm that can:
A) backup and restore nandroids on ics safely, ie, backup cm9, and restore a backup of fc15.
B) safely do all of this without bricking.
If not, do you guys think this ice, cwm, and bricking will ever be fixed? Thanks in advance!.
P.s., tired of having to Odin back to el29 to flash new roms from ics...........
Thanks!
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Yes it will be fixed when they get source code and see just what scamsung changed ...but not yet keep Odin handy if your not a Mason.....
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Thanx, this is the answer I was looking for!
mick3444 said:
Hey all,
Is there anyway to get a version of cwm that can:
A) backup and restore nandroids on ics safely, ie, backup cm9, and restore a backup of fc15.
B) safely do all of this without bricking.
If not, do you guys think this ice, cwm, and bricking will ever be fixed? Thanks in advance!.
P.s., tired of having to Odin back to el29 to flash new roms from ics...........
Thanks!
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I use mobile Odin for replacing stock kernels with repacks then use ROM manager to boot into cwm recovery and flash away. Never wipe data in cwm or use reset as partitions changed. Calks format all
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I know a lot of people are coming from the EVO 3D...
Anyway i have a few question becuase im reading stuff about flashing issues...
I was about to flash a ICS ROM(Paranoid or CM9) and i read that i have to be carefull beacuse if i want to go back Nandroids will not work?
Well how do i make a Nandroid that works? I read that the only way to go back is flashing Stock via Odin(Im i wrong?)
I just finish the rooting process and im ready to install ICS ROM.
In the evo way, only thing i need it to do was nandroid, wipe, install from zip, DONE.
Thanks guys!
rockypr said:
I know a lot of people are coming from the EVO 3D...
Anyway i have a few question becuase im reading stuff about flashing issues...
I was about to flash a ICS ROM(Paranoid or CM9) and i read that i have to be carefull beacuse if i want to go back Nandroids will not work?
Well how do i make a Nandroid that works? I read that the only way to go back is flashing Stock via Odin(Im i wrong?)
I just finish the rooting process and im ready to install ICS ROM.
In the evo way, only thing i need it to do was nandroid, wipe, install from zip, DONE.
Thanks guys!
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Basically make a nandroid with GB recovery the flash ics. If you want to restore Odin GB rom then nandroid restore.
Every rom should have instructions and as long as they are followed you should be safe.
Look up sfhub (I think) and agats custom recovery threads for more info.
Happy independence day!
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rockypr said:
I know a lot of people are coming from the EVO 3D...
Anyway i have a few question becuase im reading stuff about flashing issues...
I was about to flash a ICS ROM(Paranoid or CM9) and i read that i have to be carefull beacuse if i want to go back Nandroids will not work?
Well how do i make a Nandroid that works? I read that the only way to go back is flashing Stock via Odin(Im i wrong?)
I just finish the rooting process and im ready to install ICS ROM.
In the evo way, only thing i need it to do was nandroid, wipe, install from zip, DONE.
Thanks guys!
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Nandroids are perfectly safe, the only time when they're not safe, is when you make/restore from one on ICS.
The problem with all these ICS leaks, is a bug plaguing the emmc, which I believe that some methods of using ICS recoveries makes it wipe or something. Point is, it causes a brick. Here is the method that I use when flashing ICS, which works for most ICS ROMs, as most ICS ROMs need an EL26/EL29 framework. Pretty sure Paranoidandroid recommends this method, too.
Download these drivers
Download this: OC ODIN File for EL26 and this: E4GT Root Utility
Using Titanium Backup, make a backup of all your stuff, or use your preferred back-upper, just not nandroid. I recommend buying the Pro version, because it will save you so many times, and the dev is great. It's a little expensive though for an app.
OC Odin back to EL26. The good thing about this is, the process is straight forward, and doesn't add to your flash counter, and does not yellow triangle either.
Open up e4gtauto-sfx.exe, option C, then I. This gives you CWM, And just in case, I do not recommend using other than standard CWM to flash ICS roms. but that's me.
When your phone reboots, it should have CWM, and be rooted, just load up the flashing files onto your sd card, load up CWM, do 1 system data wipe, and flash the files in the order they have to be flashed.
Also, really important, DO NOT DIRECTLY RESTORE FROM A NANDROID You will most likely cause a brick if you do.
If you want to go back to GB, you have to Odin back to GB, and THEN you can perform the Nandroid Restore.
F3L1XZS said:
Nandroids are perfectly safe, the only time when they're not safe, is when you make/restore from one on ICS.
The problem with all these ICS leaks, is a bug plaguing the emmc, which I believe that some methods of using ICS recoveries makes it wipe or something. Point is, it causes a brick. Here is the method that I use when flashing ICS, which works for most ICS ROMs, as most ICS ROMs need an EL26/EL29 framework. Pretty sure Paranoidandroid recommends this method, too.
Download these drivers
Download this: OC ODIN File for EL26 and this: E4GT Root Utility
Using Titanium Backup, make a backup of all your stuff, or use your preferred back-upper, just not nandroid. I recommend buying the Pro version, because it will save you so many times, and the dev is great. It's a little expensive though for an app.
OC Odin back to EL26. The good thing about this is, the process is straight forward, and doesn't add to your flash counter, and does not yellow triangle either.
Open up e4gtauto-sfx.exe, option C, then I. This gives you CWM, And just in case, I do not recommend using other than standard CWM to flash ICS roms. but that's me.
When your phone reboots, it should have CWM, and be rooted, just load up the flashing files onto your sd card, load up CWM, do 1 system data wipe, and flash the files in the order they have to be flashed.
Also, really important, DO NOT DIRECTLY RESTORE FROM A NANDROID You will most likely cause a brick if you do.
If you want to go back to GB, you have to Odin back to GB, and THEN you can perform the Nandroid Restore.
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Great info THANKS!!!!...
Also there is no problem to flash that EL26 file? when my stock is el29?
rockypr said:
Great info THANKS!!!!...
Also there is no problem to flash that EL26 file? when my stock is el29?
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For OC ODIN, you don't have to worry about flashing, just plug your phone into the computer once you have the program running, an the drivers, and you'll be fine.
And yeah, you can go back using ODIN.
You just shouldn't use CWM to flash an older version of something if you're on the newer version.
So if install ICS and I want to return to GB the safe thing to do is run Odin back to stock rooted then Nandroid Restore?
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rockypr said:
So if install ICS and I want to return to GB the safe thing to do is run Odin back to stock rooted then Nandroid Restore?
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That is correct.
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I have tried and tried to flash stock EL29 with Mobile Odin on Alpha5 of AOSP JB, and it doesn't work. Can I just flash an EL29 rom in CWM? I want to go back to GB.
P.S. I'm on a Mac
When I go back to GB, I Odin back to the EL26 recovery that I installed JB from, and then restore the nandroid backup I made of my original GB ROM. Then I'm back to what I had before I started; Calk's 3.0 GB ROM and Rogue kernel and CWM recovery in my case.
JimSmith94 said:
When I go back to GB, I Odin back to the EL26 recovery that I installed JB from, and then restore the nandroid backup I made of my original GB ROM. Then I'm back to what I had before I started; Calk's 3.0 GB ROM and Rogue kernel and CWM recovery in my case.
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Ok dont have all the info on what you are doing but going to assume that your trying to put a jb rom on and there's only a couple. The assuming part is which one your trying to do. You can flash your gb kernel back thru cwm. As for the back up depending on what your choosing to restore meaning if you do a full restore it will put your old rom back on that you previously had. I have put the jb rom on my phone and left it the way it came with out changing the kernel and have no issues I do have my phone flashed to another carrier so I do have to figure out how to get data working on it. But other than that it works flawlessly.
Hi all,
I'm having trouble restoring backups when I go between GB and JB. Sbrissen's lastest Alpha build is the JB I'm using. Everything goes fine with the restore until "Data". Then the restore fails. I mobile odin the EL29 with autoboot into recovery, install the ROM (JB in this example) . I then try to restore a backup I made with the same exact version of CWM from the same exact ROM that I used to create the back up. Maybe a better question is How can I create a JB backup, go back to GB, and return to JB and restore that backup. Cause what I'm doing isn't working.
Thanks
Which GB ROM are you coming from? GB recoveries should be safe so you shouldn't have to Odin to EL29, unless you're on a stock ROM without a custom recovery. Also are you wiping system, data, cache, and dalvik cache prior to restoring your backup?
mwcarnage said:
Which GB ROM are you coming from? GB recoveries should be safe so you shouldn't have to Odin to EL29, unless you're on a stock ROM without a custom recovery. Also are you wiping system, data, cache, and dalvik cache prior to restoring your backup?
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I'm using the latest Blazer GB Rom. I'm wiping everything also,factory reset,cache,dalvik cache, etc. I have to flash back to GB to update an app that requires my correct serial number to work, JB Roms do not do this at the moment so the app wont work. That is the reason for flashing back to GB (didn't want to mess with ICS for obvious reasons). I'm coming from HTC Evo 4g so things are a little different. On the Epic 4G, I was under the impression you had to use the same recovery to restore that was used to create the backup. Can I just jump back and forth between GB and JB using the nand backup with each others recovery? GB's CWM is 5 and JB's CWM is 6. I didn't think you could because if the backup won't restore with the same CWM is was created with, how would it restore with another version? Still a little foggy on the process E4GT uses.
Thanks
dal320driver said:
I'm using the latest Blazer GB Rom. I'm wiping everything also,factory reset,cache,dalvik cache, etc. I have to flash back to GB to update an app that requires my correct serial number to work, JB Roms do not do this at the moment so the app wont work. That is the reason for flashing back to GB (didn't want to mess with ICS for obvious reasons). I'm coming from HTC Evo 4g so things are a little different. On the Epic 4G, I was under the impression you had to use the same recovery to restore that was used to create the backup. Can I just jump back and forth between GB and JB using the nand backup with each others recovery? GB's CWM is 5 and JB's CWM is 6. I didn't think you could because if the backup won't restore with the same CWM is was created with, how would it restore with another version? Still a little foggy on the process E4GT uses.
Thanks
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dal320driver said:
Hi all,
I'm having trouble restoring backups when I go between GB and JB. Sbrissen's lastest Alpha build is the JB I'm using. Everything goes fine with the restore until "Data". Then the restore fails. I mobile odin the EL29 with autoboot into recovery, install the ROM (JB in this example) . I then try to restore a backup I made with the same exact version of CWM from the same exact ROM that I used to create the back up. Maybe a better question is How can I create a JB backup, go back to GB, and return to JB and restore that backup. Cause what I'm doing isn't working.
Thanks
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I've gone from rooted EL29 back to a a JB ROM and restored with no issues. The ROM I use is Paranoid Android. I usually allow my phone to boot then reboot into recovery before restoring. Hopefully this isn't a stupid question, but sometimes things get forgotten/overlooked when flashing ROMs. Anyways, did you flash the JB gapps after flashing the ROM? Just asking since this step was not in your posts.
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Which GB ROM are you coming from? GB recoveries should be safe so you shouldn't have to Odin to EL29, unless you're on a stock ROM without a custom recovery. Also are you wiping system, data, cache, and dalvik cache prior to restoring your backup?
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kmok said:
I've gone from rooted EL29 back to a a JB ROM and restored with no issues. The ROM I use is Paranoid Android. I usually allow my phone to boot then reboot into recovery before restoring. Hopefully this isn't a stupid question, but sometimes things get forgotten/overlooked when flashing ROMs. Anyways, did you flash the JB gapps after flashing the ROM? Just asking since this step was not in your posts.
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Yes, I flashed JB gapps also. I'm not having trouble re-flashing the ROM's back and forth. . This part is successful. The problem is when I go back into recovery and try to restore a backup (of either ROM just flashed) it isn't working. Sorry for the confusion.
Thanks
dal320driver said:
Yes, I flashed JB gapps also. I'm not having trouble re-flashing the ROM's back and forth. . This part is successful. The problem is when I go back into recovery and try to restore a backup (of either ROM just flashed) it isn't working. Sorry for the confusion.
Thanks
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Okay, I was just making sure something wasn't forgotten when you were going back to JB this time around. I figured you were able to get the different ROMs working since you were able to make a backup of the JB ROM you were using. AFAIK the different versions of CWM (5 vs 6) shouldn't matter in this situation. Hopefully someone else has had the same problem and will be able to chime in.
CWM6 creates backups differently than CWM5 or most other recoveries. Instead of putting the entire backup in one folder, it has a separate Blobs folder that contains a lot of the data. If the folders get separated, the backup won't get restored correctly. Did you by any chance move the main folder or delete the blobs folder?