Hi, I just flashed DN3 ROM to my note 2, before flashing I get a copy of my working EFS folder as a zip. but now i can't find a way to flash it back. noone tells how can u make your efs.zip usable for restoring.
* i know there are better back up ways, I will use them later, but this time i need a way to use my efs.zip as a back up.
TWRP
use TWRP recovery to Flash or restore your backup
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1938733
I already have it as my recovery tool. But it asks for md5 file when I want to flash my zip. So it seems I need to back up my efs with recovery tool next time.
but for this time,I need to find a way to use my zip as EFS back up.
or how can I convert my efs.zip into something usable?
can fastboot or odin solve my problem? how can I flash my efs.zip file to my phone. (no MD5, no tar. i only got a efs folder zip back up)
noone knows how to use my efs folder's zip file to recover my IMEI?
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Hi
I took and backup of my rom to try a new one but wanted to go back to the old one. When I try to restore the backup through ClockWorkMod Recovery, it restores the system but when restoring data and PDU, ClockWorkMod Recovery restarts.
When I get to my desktop, all my icons are there but the apps themselves are missing along with a lot of other stuff.
Any idea why this might be happening and what I can do to restore my backup??
Thanks
I could give you a solution, but whatever happens, its not my fault!! , because maybe CWM recovery did that for a reason.
But anyway...
Take the data.img file from your sdcard(in clockworkMod folder) and extract it (many programs out there that extract .img files, i use 'ext2explore')
Then make a flashable .zip file and flash it (make sure its signed, and has the right folder structure and updater-script code).
I've never dont this, but theoretically it should work.
Or, You could flash it via fastboot.
Place the same data.img in your SDK/tools folder, boot into fastboot & fire up your cmd window
Code:
fastboot flash data data.img
Again the same disclaimer applies, use at your own risk.
I'm having the same problem and I tried to flash data.img,
"fastboot flash userdata data.img" ,
But it said my back was too large.
I'm gonna try the ext2explorer and see if that works.
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@Andyharney post: yea, you could do it that way!, i forgot all about that method
Thanks for your help.
You must be right. There must be something wrong with the backup and that's why it isn't restoring and dont wanna risk breaking anything more.
Again, thanks for helping.
ext2explorer says somthing about the masterblock not being found. Im not sure what to do, just gnna use the titanium backups frm a couple days back
Hi,
I need to restore the sense rom that I backed up with Clockworkmod GUI. Normally I'd boot into CWMRecovery and select it, but what I have backed up is a folder, not a zip. It has the boot.img inside. How do I restore this without using the GUI (in android)? Do I need to zip the folder up? I can't use the GUI in android because when it tries to download the CWMrecovery the app crashes. So I need to do it when I boot up if possible?
I hope someone can help?
there is no need for zip. you hav to do through recovery
Boot into recovery, select "backup/restore", then "restore", then select your backup. The same way you always would (cwm backups are never zips).
Note: recovery won't restore the boot.img, so you'll need to flash this manually via fastboot. Copy the boot.img from the backup folder to your PC before you start.
Hi
Would it be possible for me to do the above without having to connect my phone to my laptop every time?
I know I have would have to load the boot.img first from a cmd window whenever i wanted to try a new rom, but was just wondering if I'd have to do that with it already on the internal sd card.
Any help would be appreciated.
Wiggo
Unless the backup you're restoring uses the same boot.img as the one you're using you will need to flash the one from your backup (using fastboot) when you restore it.
Recovery doesn't have permission to write to the boot partition; this means whether you're flashing a ROM or a backup from recovery the boot.img won't be written and you'll have to do it manually.
hopscotchjunkie said:
Unless the backup you're restoring uses the same boot.img as the one you're using you will need to flash the one from your backup (using fastboot) when you restore it.
Recovery doesn't have permission to write to the boot partition; this means whether you're flashing a ROM or a backup from recovery the boot.img won't be written and you'll have to do it manually.
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That makes sense. Thanks very much for your help
Hi guys,
It seems I have no clue what I'm doing and am very desparate (almost threw phone out the window).
Right now I have CWM recovery but no zip on the card. The phone won't boot any further so I can't upload anything to the SD card. I used this guide as a tip from another forum member > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140&highlight=clockworkmod+recovery
But I do not understand the guide. It does not tell me how I should get a nandroid backup onto the phone, it merely tells me to put the backup on the sd card and use cwm to install it. It also constantly refers to .zip backup files while the nandroid comes in .rar and .tar. So I'm probably missing something, but i've been at it for hours and the more time I spend on this the more lost I get.
Can anybody tell me how I can install a rom through cwm without being able to boot into anything but cwm or flashboot? And if you would be so kind, please explain it to me step by step.. all the guides have thrown me into mazes I can't get out of...
Thanks alot!
Wisse
extreemwisse said:
Hi guys,
It seems I have no clue what I'm doing and am very desparate (almost threw phone out the window).
Right now I have CWM recovery but no zip on the card. The phone won't boot any further so I can't upload anything to the SD card. I used this guide as a tip from another forum member > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140&highlight=clockworkmod+recovery
But I do not understand the guide. It does not tell me how I should get a nandroid backup onto the phone, it merely tells me to put the backup on the sd card and use cwm to install it. It also constantly refers to .zip backup files while the nandroid comes in .rar and .tar. So I'm probably missing something, but i've been at it for hours and the more time I spend on this the more lost I get.
Can anybody tell me how I can install a rom through cwm without being able to boot into anything but cwm or flashboot? And if you would be so kind, please explain it to me step by step.. all the guides have thrown me into mazes I can't get out of...
Thanks alot!
Wisse
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mate mount the sd card. there is an option in cwm to mount sd card.
then tranfer the rom.zip to the sd card
take boot.img from rom.zip and put it in fastboot folder.
now install the rom through cwm
boot into fastboot and flash the boot.img
erase cache
your phone should boot fine.
1. Download the latest official CWM recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594819 and extract it.
2. Connect your phone to your computer, hold the power+volume down button for 10 seconds. Go to fastboot. Open a cmd windows to the path where your recovery file is. Flash the recovery by typing "fastboot flash recovery <name of recovery file>"
3. Download the ROM you want to flash and extract the boot image from the RAR file. Also, place the ROM on the root of your SD card. Open up a cmd window where you extracted the boot image, and then flash it by typing "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
4. Hit hboot. And then hit recovery. You will now go to CWM.
5. Wipe data partition, wipe cache partition and go to advanced and wipe Dalvik cache.
6. Choose install zip from SD card, choose zip from SD card.
7. Choose the RAR file of the ROM.
8. When it flashes it, reboot system. And you're done
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I'm sorry bro, after you flash boot.img. Head to recovery > mounts and storage > mount USB > and then move the ROM to your SD card. And then flash the ROM.
Hi there,
Thanks alot!
Next issue; md5 mismatch.
Im following these steps to fix the issue:
type in teminal:
Code:
adb shell
# cd /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/Name_of_the_nandbackup_folder
# rm nandroid.md5
# md5sum *img > nandroid.md5
But it doesnt work. The guidelines ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140&highlight=clockworkmod+recovery ) state that I should remove nandroid.md5 but that doesn't exsist. When I do LS I see:
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/XDABackup # ls
Stock backup XDA HTC__E11 - Android 4.0.4 sense 4.1 - 2.17.401.2.rar
Stock backup XDA HTC__E11 - Android 4.0.4 sense 4.1 - 2.17.401.2.rar.checksum
I do see that rar checksum thingy, which I can't remove because there are spaces between the words in the filename. The shell tries to remove each individual word as if it were an individual file.
So is it me, or is the ''guide'' wrong? I'm desparate once again.. please help me
Thanks,
Wisse
faiz02 said:
mate mount the sd card. there is an option in cwm to mount sd card.
then tranfer the rom.zip to the sd card
take boot.img from rom.zip and put it in fastboot folder.
now install the rom through cwm
boot into fastboot and flash the boot.img
erase cache
your phone should boot fine.
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Ok i'm alittle further,
When I remove the MD5 and create a new one, it keeps saying MD5 mismatch when I try to run the restore from cwm. Anyone have a clue why?
Thanks!
extreemwisse said:
Ok i'm alittle further,
When I remove the MD5 and create a new one, it keeps saying MD5 mismatch when I try to run the restore from cwm. Anyone have a clue why?
Thanks!
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why are you restoring nandroid backup?
do you want to go back to stock?
why don't you just flash any ICS based rom or cm10/AOKP roms?
All you have to do is download the rom and flash..
and i am sorry i can't help with the nandroid error, I got no idea about it.. wait for some one else to answer.
Hi faiz02,
Thanks for your reply.
I need to revert to stock as it has another issue and requires warranty.
Thank you for your help, but I need to revert stock using nandroid
Cheers
faiz02 said:
why are you restoring nandroid backup?
do you want to go back to stock?
why don't you just flash any ICS based rom or cm10/AOKP roms?
All you have to do is download the rom and flash..
and i am sorry i can't help with the nandroid error, I got no idea about it.. wait for some one else to answer.
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okay then try this link http://htcruu.com/?dir=Endeavor
search for your country specific ruu.
since you trying to restore the nandroid backup of 2.17.401.2
I see there is a ruu available with the same version. 2.17.401.2
download and run the ruu. It will automatically restore your phone to stock.
extreemwisse said:
Ok i'm alittle further,
When I remove the MD5 and create a new one, it keeps saying MD5 mismatch when I try to run the restore from cwm. Anyone have a clue why?
Thanks!
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You've got spaces in the file name. Rename your backup to something sensible (i.e. without spaces) and it should work.
Hello, I flashed PA 4.4.4 on my i9250 and now I wanted to go back to 4.3. Unfortunately I have a problem because my 4.3 backup isn't visible anymore, directories are messed up by 4.4.4. Found a way to make it visible (had to put an old backup to /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/) but I get an error while trying to restore it. I even flashed my previous cwm and installed cm 10 (the one that I've got my last backup from) but now all i get is a bootloop... I think it's caused by messed directories. How to get rid of those f***ing 0 emulated location?
1. Download JB factory image for your NExus from here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
2. In the recovery make swipe data/factory reset
3. power off and boot into fastboot mode...
3. Flash system partition through fastboot. (You need Fastboot drivers for Windows..) (system.img):
fastboot flash system system.img
and flash boot.img :
fastboot flash boot boot.img
4. Boot.
Nb. You have to extract the img files from the zip package.. if you want you can use flash all batch file (.bat) or script file (.sh) (depends of the OS...) but if you use it, then it'll flash everything automatically and wipes everything from the phone.
Hm I hoped that will do without going back to stock. I suppose this operation will relock my bootloader?
casioman1 said:
Hm I hoped that will do without going back to stock. I suppose this operation will relock my bootloader?
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Only fastboot oem lock command locks your nexus's boot loader.
About "0" and some other directories, these are new on JB 4.2 or 4.3... you can remove them but it's useless... so I recommend to keep them.. 0 is like the current user,, for e.g 3 is the second user (multi user)...
CWM backups: I am not really sure... you can remove md5 stuff and maybe recovery lets you flash the files.. Also use the recovery with what you made the backup if newer CWM recoveries won't flash it
Hell yeah! Finally got it done. This it how:
1. flashed an old recovery (the one that I've got my last backup from) but still got a bootloop with an old cm10.
2. installed the newest working wersion of CM just to put my backup into different directory and make it visible (make sure you copy both folders with a date of your backup AND blobs because without the latter one it won't restore giving you an error)
3. voila, you've got a fully restored system
Thanks Carlos_Manuel for your help