So this is the situation,
I have SPH-l710 Rooted with CWM, I THOUGHT I made a backup of my stock system.....It made a image.zip and an image directory. SOOOO I flashed the phone with CM121...........In light of all the issues I could not get my camera to work with any app, them CM121 updated, Google play got stuck in a error force close loop that could only be avoided by logging into a separate user account on lollipop. Which is where the camera began to work oddly enough. Anyways I use my camera constantly and wanted to revert back to my 4.4.2 kitkat. SOOOO I booted into recovery and when I selected restore it couldnt find anything. So I installed from the image.zip and everything appeared to be fine EXECPT I couldnt get passed the second samsung logo right after the animation. Just stuck........How can I restore my poor phone back to my system image I have saved?
I tried this multiple times, then just reloaded CM121. PLEASE HELP!!!!!
the wipe/factory reset
wipe cache
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You could Odin back to stock. What modem are you on? (Ex. nj3, nd8, etc)
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You could Odin back to stock. What modem are you on? (Ex. nj3, nd8, etc)
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I did find an image.zip and an image directory with my full phone backup i assume minus the damn splash screen that started this whole thing in the first place. Would I just use odin to flash the image.zip file to restore my original os or would I use CMW and install from zip and use the image.zip file?
And thank you for replying, it's hard to get anyone to help sometimes.
aanddink said:
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I did find an image.zip and an image directory with my full phone backup i assume minus the damn splash screen that started this whole thing in the first place. Would I just use odin to flash the image.zip file to restore my original os or would I use CMW and install from zip and use the image.zip file?
And thank you for replying, it's hard to get anyone to help sometimes.
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If you Odin to stock, you need a computer. You download the program (sadly Odin is leaked software so it's pretty shady; you could give Heimdall a shot but it didn't work for me, also Odin is Windows only and Heimdall is cross-platform) and then you download a .tar of a stock image and you plug your phone in in download mode and flash it.
However, there is no nj3 modem so you need to use an older one. Is your phone sprint, Virgin Mobile, boost, etc?
Edit: give this thread a look for info on stock .tars http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3121212
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Here's a good thread on instructions for flashing the ndc modem. If you use sprint, flashing nj2 should be the same process, just a different .tar. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2774333
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If you Odin to stock, you need a computer. You download the program (sadly Odin is leaked software so it's pretty shady; you could give Heimdall a shot but it didn't work for me, also Odin is Windows only and Heimdall is cross-platform) and then you download a .tar of a stock image and you plug your phone in in download mode and flash it.
However, there is no nj3 modem so you need to use an older one. Is your phone sprint, Virgin Mobile, boost, etc?
Edit: give this thread a look for info on stock .tars http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3121212
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I have Odin already from when I flashed cmw 6+ to the phone, but before I installed cm12.1 I used clockworkmod and made a backup image. It created a image.zip file, will this contain my original stock but rooted image?
aanddink said:
I have Odin already from when I flashed cmw 6+ to the phone, but before I installed cm12.1 I used clockworkmod and made a backup image. It created a image.zip file, will this contain my original stock but rooted image?
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I would assume so, however, I'm not sure. I've only used TWRP and a little Philz for recovery. Afraid I can't help you there, but someone else (or Google lol) might know
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I would assume so, however, I'm not sure. I've only used TWRP and a little Philz for recovery. Afraid I can't help you there, but someone else (or Google lol) might know
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OK I understand thanks, one more thing if I assume its a full backup of the phone would Odin be better to restore with or use whatever software created the backup?
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OK I understand thanks, one more thing if I assume its a full backup of the phone would Odin be better to restore with or use whatever software created the backup?
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I think Odin can only flash tars. Ideally, you'd want to restore the backup with the software that made it.
aanddink said:
I have Odin already from when I flashed cmw 6+ to the phone, but before I installed cm12.1 I used clockworkmod and made a backup image. It created a image.zip file, will this contain my original stock but rooted image?
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Cwm recovery does not create zip files. If you made a full backup in cwm it should contain system, data, and boot img files. Restore it in cwm recovery.
But to go back to KitKat from lollipop you must wipe internal storage in clockworkmod recovery first .(if that's the recovery you are using).
By the way cwm is pretty crappy. After you fix it, install twrp recovery.
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Cwm recovery does not create zip files. If you made a full backup in cwm it should contain system, data, and boot img files. Restore it in cwm recovery.
But to go back to KitKat from lollipop you must wipe internal storage in clockworkmod recovery first .(if that's the recovery you are using).
By the way cwm is pretty crappy. After you fix it, install twrp recovery.
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Thanks for the reply, been tryin to get help for a while. So my version of CMW has the option to create an image backup & also create the same backup in zip format. Inside the zip and inside the image directory they have the boot img files and the system data and ect. I have 2 questions, 1 is what part of the internal storage needs to be wiped? I assume you mean format the system directory? which would wipe the os out at that point? And second since I have cmw installed if I wanted to put twrp on and not wipe the system yet would I need to just use odin and flash it to overwrite cmw? I installed cmw with odin to root the phone originally, cmw is not restoring my backups at all correctly so I would love something that would really work.
aanddink said:
Thanks for the reply, been tryin to get help for a while. So my version of CMW has the option to create an image backup & also create the same backup in zip format. Inside the zip and inside the image directory they have the boot img files and the system data and ect. I have 2 questions, 1 is what part of the internal storage needs to be wiped? I assume you mean format the system directory? which would wipe the os out at that point? And second since I have cmw installed if I wanted to put twrp on and not wipe the system yet would I need to just use odin and flash it to overwrite cmw? I installed cmw with odin to root the phone originally, cmw is not restoring my backups at all correctly so I would love something that would really work.
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By wiping internal storage, I mean internal sd card (data/media) not system.
If you cannot restore your backup, and are not worried about losing your data, I would recommend using odin to flash the whole stock .tar and starting fresh from scratch. Then re root by using odin to install twrp.
If you are on boost or virgin Mobile use the ndc tar.
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By wiping internal storage, I mean internal sd card (data/media) not system.
If you cannot restore your backup, and are not worried about losing your data, I would recommend using odin to flash the whole stock .tar and starting fresh from scratch. Then re root by using odin to install twrp.
If you are on boost or virgin Mobile use the ndc tar.
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Thanks for the info, I will look into the tar I just need to make sure it's compatible with NJ3 and I am on Virgin mobile. I attached a snapshot of the file cmw created, Im pretty sure I saw a post on how to convert that into a flash-able tar file by combining them into one. That backup is clean except for a screwy boot splash screen and being rooted but besides that it was the first backup. Do you know if twrp has any issues with CM12.1? If I can flash my backup and un-root I would be able to start from scratch and do it the right way this time. I attached the snapshot just for your opinion on if I can use my backup from my phone if you dont mind, also to install twrp if I can use my backup I would need to unroot then re-root with twrp correct? Any thanks so much for the responses
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Thanks for the info, I will look into the tar I just need to make sure it's compatible with NJ3 and I am on Virgin mobile. I attached a snapshot of the file cmw created, Im pretty sure I saw a post on how to convert that into a flash-able tar file by combining them into one. That backup is clean except for a screwy boot splash screen and being rooted but besides that it was the first backup. Do you know if twrp has any issues with CM12.1? If I can flash my backup and un-root I would be able to start from scratch and do it the right way this time. I attached the snapshot just for your opinion on if I can use my backup from my phone if you dont mind, also to install twrp if I can use my backup I would need to unroot then re-root with twrp correct? Any thanks so much for the responses
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If you put that back on your phone in the clockworkmod folder just restore it? If you flash the ndc tar in odin you will be stock unrooted. Ndc is the build before nj3. There is no nj3 tar so ndc is fine. If you manage to restore your backup and get going, you can just get the app flashify from the play store to install twrp. Get the image file of twrp 2.8.7.0 for sprint (d2spr) and install in flashify. Get it from twrp website.
Your backup only has system in it, it has no data. Next time do a full backup. System, data, and boot. You're trying to go from cm12.1 lollipop to KitKat touchwiz without a data wipe and restore. Won't work.
Honestly dude, you seem to have limited knowledge on this. Don't take that the wrong way at all. To save us both some time and get your phone working, just follow this
It's fine to flash over nj3. I'm on virgin Mobile and I've done it a couple times. Also do a factory reset to wipe data. Also wipe internal storage (data/media).
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If you put that back on your phone in the clockworkmod folder just restore it? If you flash the ndc tar in odin you will be stock unrooted. Ndc is the build before nj3. There is no nj3 tar so ndc is fine. If you manage to restore your backup and get going, you can just get the app flashify from the play store to install twrp. Get the image file of twrp 2.8.7.0 for sprint (d2spr) and install in flashify. Get it from twrp website.
Your backup only has system in it, it has no data. Next time do a full backup. System, data, and boot. You're trying to go from cm12.1 lollipop to KitKat touchwiz without a data wipe and restore. Won't work.
Honestly dude, you seem to have limited knowledge on this. Don't take that the wrong way at all. To save us both some time and get your phone working, just follow this
It's fine to flash over nj3. I'm on virgin Mobile and I've done it a couple times. Also do a factory reset to wipe data. Also wipe internal storage (data/media).
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Not taken the wrong way, I am limited knowledge on the subject and that's why I ended up with problems. I appreciate the help since I could not get anyone to respond.
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If you put that back on your phone in the clockworkmod folder just restore it? If you flash the ndc tar in odin you will be stock unrooted. Ndc is the build before nj3. There is no nj3 tar so ndc is fine. If you manage to restore your backup and get going, you can just get the app flashify from the play store to install twrp. Get the image file of twrp 2.8.7.0 for sprint (d2spr) and install in flashify. Get it from twrp website.
Your backup only has system in it, it has no data. Next time do a full backup. System, data, and boot. You're trying to go from cm12.1 lollipop to KitKat touchwiz without a data wipe and restore. Won't work.
Honestly dude, you seem to have limited knowledge on this. Don't take that the wrong way at all. To save us both some time and get your phone working, just follow this
It's fine to flash over nj3. I'm on virgin Mobile and I've done it a couple times. Also do a factory reset to wipe data. Also wipe internal storage (data/media).
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I appreciate the link, understand the process. Just wondering the link to the .tar file is broken (at least for the moment) I will continue to try it, do you know if the zip file from samsung-updates " L710VPUDND8 firmware version for Galaxy S 3 LTE (Sprint) "
will work also?
aanddink said:
I appreciate the link, understand the process. Just wondering the link to the .tar file is broken (at least for the moment) I will continue to try it, do you know if the zip file from samsung-updates " L710VPUDND8 firmware version for Galaxy S 3 LTE (Sprint) "
will work also?
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Nd8 will work, however nj2 is the sprint equivalent to nj3 (latest update). It works fine. It's the last one I used. You may need to do the dialer activation code to get service working after you flash. I think it's ##72786# . I'll check.
here is nj2.
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Hello, I recently rooted my wifes Note 2 that was on the latest OTA 4.3. Was not easy BTW. I did a back up in recovery of boot, system, and data. I figured I was good to go and start trying out other roms.
The first one I flashed was Macks Allstar 5.0 rom. Everything was great. Then my wife informed me that she did not have all of her contacts backed up to google and some were only saved to her phone. So then I figure I could just restore the original backup and extract the contacts and be able to install them to any rom.
Thats when everything went wrong. Everytime I tried restoring the back up,it would crash and recovery would do like a reboot. After many attempts I figured id try another version of recovery. After flashing many earlier versions of twrp and trying to restore, I finally was able to complete a restore from version 2.6. I was ecstatic. But then my heart sank again when boot always hangs on samsung logo. And that is where I'm stuck. I am able to flash other roms no problem but cant restore my original backup.
Needless to say my wife is ready to kill me.
Please if anyone could help me I would really appreciate it. I have searched throughout this forum and internet for hours and can not seem to find any help with this issue.
I am thankful to have been able to get this far with the help from the XDA community posts I never needed direct help even with prior phone rootings but this one has got me stumped. Thanks in advance
You need to flash Phil's recovery version 6.0.7.9. If you cant restore your backup with Phil's then I'm thinking you might be sol. Make sure you know where you saved the backup to. It's either on the phone's internal sd or external sd card. Choose the correct location in Phil's recovery and if it isn't corrupt it should work. You may also want to copy your backup onto your pc just in case because that's your only backup and doing a full wipe or odin restore could permanently delete it. Good luck.
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You need to flash Phil's recovery version 6.0.7.9. If you cant restore your backup with Phil's then I'm thinking you might be sol. Make sure you know where you saved the backup to. It's either on the phone's internal sd or external sd card. Choose the correct location in Phil's recovery and if it isn't corrupt it should work. You may also want to copy your backup onto your pc just in case because that's your only backup and doing a full wipe or odin restore could permanently delete it. Good luck.
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Thank you for your reply. I am at work right now and left the phone with my wife with a working rom. I will try phils recovery when I get home. As far as backups, I have two copies. One on my SD card and the other on PC but if they're both fried I guess that negates my efforts in redundancy. It's hard to believe the backup got corrupt so quickly. I have another backup of the 2nd rom I flashed and that one wont install as well.
Is there something I am doing wrong? If the backup file is corrupt, is there a way to extract contacts seperately out of backup?
Method b.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2648855
My wife does that too. Sorry
ColeTrain! said:
Method b.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2648855
My wife does that too. Sorry
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Life of a married man. Haha!
Well, as my backup file was done with TWRP, I tried method B with TWRP recovery and it wont work so now I'm in the process of trying method A. Will update once I tried it.
I think my problem has to do with TWRP not playing friendly with 4.3 ROMS. If that is the case method A looks like it will work.:fingers-crossed:
alexandnen said:
Life of a married man. Haha!
Well, as my backup file was done with TWRP, I tried method B with TWRP recovery and it wont work so now I'm in the process of trying method A. Will update once I tried it.
I think my problem has to do with TWRP not playing friendly with 4.3 ROMS. If that is the case method A looks like it will work.:fingers-crossed:
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That's exactly right. Bootloader isn't playing well with TWRP recovery. Phil"s 6.0.7.9 seems to be compatible in most ROM vs bootloader situations. Don't use latest version of Phil's recovery as it doesn't work as well and most people recommend this as well.
If Phil's recovery won't flash your restore then Odin all the way back to stock unrooted LK8 ROM then root it with the Toolkit and flash TWRP from the toolkit at the same time. Then see if you can restore at that point.
Looks like this project has come to an end. My wife likes her new rom and doesn't want to let me work on her phone anymore. She was able to get most of her contacts back I will make sure she backs her contacts to google and I will try to convince her to install Titanium backup to backup all her app data.
Unfortunately all I have is a work issued iphone that I have no interest in jailbreaking. I really don't see the point.
I am still confident that I could have eventually restored her backup successfully with the help here.
Thank you tx_dbx_tx and coletrain for your help.
Hey everyone, I've recently backed up my stock rooted 4.4.2 TW rom (OTA) so I could flash a custom rom to check out some of the other KitKat development going on.
After fullfilling my curiosity, I wanted to restore my most recent TWRP backup, but after going through all the motions, TWRP says "restore successful in 536 seconds" which seems a little fast for a TW backup/restore. I restart the system, and my phone was stuck on the Galaxy S4 flash screen. Desperate, I then rebooted into TWRP to do a factory reset, but after trying to boot into the system after that, same results.
I have a feeling this is because I have the recent NB4 bootloader (Knox is tripped) and my backups are stored on my external SDcard.
If anyone knows any fixes for this issue, I would appreciate any input. I did search the web for any threads with anyone who is experiencing the same issue as me, but I don't think anyone was dumb enough to download the OTA, then root their phone.
I am also willing to reflash the stock firmware (4.4.2 OTA) from SamMobile website via mobile Odin. However, I'm not sure if this is a risky method to get back to stock 4.4.2.
Thanks in advance.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I would also like to mention that I have two backups, one was April 1st, and the other one was April 3rd. They both are backups of the same stock ROM, and they both won't restore in TWRP.
In ES File explorer, I can see that both backups are taking up about 4 GBs of storage, so I know the data is there.
Thanks again...
Just had the same problem with mine
paulrileysullivan said:
I would also like to mention that I have two backups, one was April 1st, and the other one was April 3rd. They both are backups of the same stock ROM, and they both won't restore in TWRP.
In ES File explorer, I can see that both backups are taking up about 4 GBs of storage, so I know the data is there.
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Just had the same problem with mine, There was something wrong with the TWRP 2.7.0.0 recovery. I could not flash any back-up I previously made, or get it to install any zip files either.
How I got around it...go to TWRP website and get the latest Odin flashable version 2.7.0.1 (Tar file) and flash it that way. From there I was able to get into recovery and my previous back-ups flashed properly.
Best of luck to you, TWRP recovery updates can be hit or miss at times (various versions). This is not the first time I have had issues from trying to update TWRP (especially when doing it VIA goo-manager... updating by Odin seems to be the better option from my experiences)
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Just had the same problem with mine, There was something wrong with the TWRP 2.7.0.0 recovery. I could not flash any back-up I previously made, or get it to install any zip files either.
How I got around it...go to TWRP website and get the latest Odin flashable version 2.7.0.1 (Tar file) and flash it that way. From there I was able to get into recovery and my previous back-ups flashed properly.
Best of luck to you, TWRP recovery updates can be hit or miss at times (various versions). This is not the first time I have had issues from trying to update TWRP (especially when doing it VIA goo-manager... updating by Odin seems to be the better option from my experiences)
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I tried 2.7.0.1 and 2.7.0.0 and they both aren't working. I used the latest version to do the backups, but it just won't restore! Its terrible. Do you think Knox has anything to do with this issue?
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I tried 2.7.0.1 and 2.7.0.0 and they both aren't working. I used the latest version to do the backups, but it just won't restore! Its terrible. Do you think Knox has anything to do with this issue?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Try TWRP 2.6.3.0 or try Philz Touch CWM. Id say one will work
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Try TWRP 2.6.3.0 or try Philz Touch CWM. Id say one will work
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Will Philz Touch CWM be able to restore a TWRP backup? I just tried TWRP 2.6.3.0, and it still didn't work.
If I were you I would try 2.6.3.1, if that doesn't work, try 2.5.0.2. For future backups, (not sure if you do this or if others do this, but I do) restore the backup you just made, so you can be 100% sure it restores correctly.
I also had problems just like that and I would point you here to see the discussion and solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2691336
Same issue here note 3 sprint tried every single twrp for 4.4.2 and neither one restores but when i back it up to internal it works ,im thinking it has something to do with sd card read on twrp side
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I just got my 64 gig sd card i doubt it can be card its brand new and also when i dload stuff it goes on my sd card and if i leave the file there for more than 10 min it goes bad . Like zip files wont open or flash and when i download it to internal it works fine.
im stock rom zva, rooted, cwm recovery
can i flash stock recovery without loosing all my data?
or does that mean i have to flash a total stock image and go back to like when it came out of the box?
i dont mind loosing root for a while with the new update, and i know you can update with the other recovery. i just went with cwm cuz im used to it from every other phone ive had
any help would be great.
thanks!
majorahole said:
im stock rom zva, rooted, cwm recovery
can i flash stock recovery without loosing all my data?
or does that mean i have to flash a total stock image and go back to like when it came out of the box?
i dont mind loosing root for a while with the new update, and i know you can update with the other recovery. i just went with cwm cuz im used to it from every other phone ive had
any help would be great.
thanks!
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You would have to flash stock recovery and unroot, but it is always recommended to do a factory reset after an OTA update anyway, as you may experience issues. The easiest way is to make a backup with titanium and copy all necessary files to your PC, then flash the ZVC tot using LG flash tools. Root after this with ioroot25 and restore your files and data with TBU. Keep that backup on your PC as you never know when you'll need it. You'll have a reliable update this way and minimize or eliminate any update problems.
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You would have to flash stock recovery and unroot, but it is always recommended to do a factory reset after an OTA update anyway, as you may experience issues. The easiest way is to make a backup with titanium and copy all necessary files to your PC, then flash the ZVC tot using LG flash tools. Root after this with ioroot25 and restore your files and data with TBU. Keep that backup on your PC as you never know when you'll need it. You'll have a reliable update this way and minimize or eliminate any update problems.
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i realize i would have to unroot.
titanium doesnt backup everything tho correct? like sms/mms?
majorahole said:
i realize i would have to unroot.
titanium doesnt backup everything tho correct? like sms/mms?
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It does, sms/mms will be in yellow and there are 2 options, select the one that says XML and you will be in business when you restore them.
Edit: By 2 options, I mean don't confuse it with "Messaging" app. Been there done that.
scottdanpor said:
It does, sms/mms will be in yellow and there are 2 options, select the one that says XML and you will be in business when you restore them.
Edit: By 2 options, I mean don't confuse it with "Messaging" app. Been there done that.
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i ended up flashing twrp and using that method of update rather ethen wiping everything and having to restore it all from titanium.
it worked great! and i still have twrp recovery and root
thanks for the info tho.
could someone post a file of their nandroid backup of the stock rom? flashable thru twrp please.
I tried flashing the OTA on a stock rooted rom with twrp installed and my phone didn't like that. (rookie mistake:silly now any restore, rom flash, wipe, ect . will not work and my phone boots straight into TWRP every time. So if you could give me your nandroid backup w/o any data, or if you have a better solution please give me that. thanks!
MixedBoy8thStreet said:
could someone post a file of their nandroid backup of the stock rom? flashable thru twrp please.
I tried flashing the OTA on a stock rooted rom with twrp installed and my phone didn't like that. (rookie mistake:silly now any restore, rom flash, wipe, ect . will not work and my phone boots straight into TWRP every time. So if you could give me your nandroid backup w/o any data, or if you have a better solution please give me that. thanks!
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We need more details really.
But if you can get into recovery, have you tried a factory reset? Then reboot.
We need to know your TWRP version, (KK or not), What ROM you were on prior, and what ROM's have you flashed since.
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engine95 said:
We need more details really.
But if you can get into recovery, have you tried a factory reset? Then reboot.
We need to know your TWRP version, (KK or not), What ROM you were on prior, and what ROM's have you flashed since.
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I was on the latest snapshot of CM11 and then i flashed LS970ZV9_DEODEX_STOCKROOT_1_13.zip
then i got the normal notification for the available OTA update (ZV9>>ZVB i believe) and i forgot that OTA's and custom recoveries don't work well together.
So I've literally wiped everything except for sd/data/media (or what ever holds all your photos and music ect) and I've tried restoring ALL my backups, nandroid wont ever work...
I believe installing a new recovery MIGHT work although I've tried two different versions of TWRP i had on my phone. (current TWRP v2.6.3.0)
Requesting:
1. Someone's NANDROID backup zip file with no data, obviously
2. CWM recovery for LS970 (lg optimus g) sprint
3. Drivers for XP PC to be able to access file system of my Optimus G
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I was on the latest snapshot of CM11 and then i flashed LS970ZV9_DEODEX_STOCKROOT_1_13.zip
then i got the normal notification for the available OTA update (ZV9>>ZVB i believe) and i forgot that OTA's and custom recoveries don't work well together.
So I've literally wiped everything except for sd/data/media (or what ever holds all your photos and music ect) and I've tried restoring ALL my backups, nandroid wont ever work...
I believe installing a new recovery MIGHT work although I've tried two different versions of TWRP i had on my phone. (current TWRP v2.6.3.0)
Requesting:
1. Someone's NANDROID backup zip file with no data, obviously
2. CWM recovery for LS970 (lg optimus g) sprint
3. Drivers for XP PC to be able to access file system of my Optimus G
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If you are on a stock rom you should be able to use freegee through the play store and it can install CWM if that's what you want.
Have you tried reflashing a stock rom? Why did you flash the zv9 when the zvc is available? I would try flashing that in recovery, twrp should flash it.
There are a few other options as well. Check the brick recovery thread and it will lead you to a teeny bin, you can use the programs that are suggested there and it will flash a recovery and unlock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230106
I think you can also use fastboot to flash a different recovery and unlock.
dopy25 said:
If you are on a stock rom you should be able to use freegee through the play store and it can install CWM if that's what you want.
Have you tried reflashing a stock rom? Why did you flash the zv9 when the zvc is available? I would try flashing that in recovery, twrp should flash it.
There are a few other options as well. Check the brick recovery thread and it will lead you to a teeny bin, you can use the programs that are suggested there and it will flash a recovery and unlock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230106
I think you can also use fastboot to flash a different recovery and unlock.
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Yeah i tried reflashing all the roms i have on my phone and i tried the ZVB/C stock (deodexed) rom and they both failed flashing.
ZV9 was the only success until i tried that OTA. I'm downloading the CWM recovery zip file right now to flash in TWRP. could you tell me how i could move that file to my phone within TWRP? I have trouble finding out how to access the file system from my computer when my phone is in TWRP
Thanks for the quick replies!:good:
MixedBoy8thStreet said:
Yeah i tried reflashing all the roms i have on my phone and i tried the ZVB/C stock (deodexed) rom and they both failed flashing.
ZV9 was the only success until i tried that OTA. I'm downloading the CWM recovery zip file right now to flash in TWRP. could you tell me how i could move that file to my phone within TWRP? I have trouble finding out how to access the file system from my computer when my phone is in TWRP
Thanks for the quick replies!:good:
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That's what we needed to know.
I think the issue is your modem. ZV9 is for ICS. ZVB/C is for JB/CM/AOSP
So if you still have your recovery or any unlocked recovery, flash the ZVC modem from the teeny bin thread. Then I would suggest a Stockish Rom. That should get you going.
Guys,
I rooted GS3 using CFroot and Odin, SuperSU is running. I have i747m Rogers canadian version. How do I backup the current ROM?
I downloaded 'stock' ROM from SamMobile I747MVLUFNF2 for backup purpose. There is so many posts and videos everywhere on how to do backup of current ROM and I am very confused, and dont want to mess this phone up. I downloaded ROM Manager but when I boot into recover mode I dont have option to backup ROM, only restore from SD, reset, restore from flash, wipe cache , there is no backup option. I pulled the battery out and tried many times it did not see backup ROM option.
This is what I want to do, what is the best aproach ?
1. How to backup current Rooted ROM to sdcard, so I can recover if required. ROM Manager I have on the phone is v5.5.3.7. I watched video on galaxys3root.com but he used 9300 GS3 from different carrier.
2. I want to try a new ROM give the phone new life, with all functions working including front camera. WHich ROM do you recommend for my phone?
I also installed ROM Manager, Titanium Backup, Terminal Emulator, Nandroid Manager, and BusyBox. Not sure if I need these apps, but they are there.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Install the latest version of Philz Touch or TWRP for the d2lte, boot into recovery, create a backup and save it to your external SD card and computer.
Thank you.
audit13 said:
Install the latest version of Philz Touch or TWRP for the d2lte, boot into recovery, create a backup and save it to your external SD card and computer.
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Thanks! Philz Rocks, it is exactly what I was looking for !
I loaded Philz Touch 6.48 for d2lte, and it worked great. Did full backup and I am ready to flash.
DO I NEED to keep ROM Manager for anything ?
PabisPL said:
Thanks! Philz Rocks, it is exactly what I was looking for !
I loaded Philz Touch 6.48 for d2lte, and it worked great. Did full backup and I am ready to flash.
DO I NEED to keep ROM Manager for anything ?
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I don't use ROM manager. I just flash a custom ROM and a quick reboot app which gives me the option to boot into download mode, power off, reboot system, or reboot into recovery.
Thanks.
audit13 said:
I don't use ROM manager. I just flash a custom ROM and a quick reboot app which gives me the option to boot into download mode, power off, reboot system, or reboot into recovery.
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Hi audit13,
1. how do I copy backup from SD to computer. These are hidden on SD card and not visible even to Android? Is there a trick to it?
2. Which ROM do you recommend for Galaxy S3 i747m (original Rogers now unlocked), so all the functions work well and stable on the phone? I was interested in CM11 Nightly.
This is ALL new to me, first time doing it.
Thanks again for you answers,
PabisPL said:
Hi audit13,
1. how do I copy backup from SD to computer. These are hidden on SD card and not visible even to Android? Is there a trick to it?
This is ALL new to me, first time doing it.
Thanks again for you answers,
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Both CWM and TWRP recoveries create a directory in /sdcard named either clockworkmod or TWRP and store the backups in a subdirectory. It is likely that PHILZ does the same. There may even be an option to store the backup to the external sdcard at the time of creation.
TWRP stores the backup in a folder called \TWRP\Backups\serial#ofphone\name of folder.
I'm not sure about CWM as I don't have a phone with CWM at the moment.
I run the Liquidsmooth milestone on a Nexus4 and Moto G because I love the dark theme.
I have a device on TWRP and another on CWM, I just didn't bother with the full path because he is on PHILZ, as you recommended, and I could not check that path.
Philz Touch to TWRP recovery migration.
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I have a device on TWRP and another on CWM, I just didn't bother with the full path because he is on PHILZ, as you recommended, and I could not check that path.
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Thanks to you guys, I have successfully converted GS3 stock Samsung 4.4.3 GS3 (rogers unlocked) to Philz Touch with CM11 rom, works great on Bell (Virgin) network.
But I have a question;
I would like to try TWRP If I want to switch from Philz to TWRP recovery instead, how much is involved to make a switch? Which recovery is more popular and better supported?
Is it as simple as flashing in Odin proper twrp .tar file for my d2lte?
Thanks.
If there is a flash able zip for twrp, you can boot into philz and flash it.
Any backups made with philz cannot be restored with twrp.
I tried twrp and switched to philz due to issues I had flashing custom roms with twrp.
I don't have my i747m because I have it to a relative in May so support has probably improved with newer versions of twrp.
Philz Touch to TWRP recovery migration.
I flashed TWRP over Philz Touch using Odin. I am going to wait until newer CM11 nightly comes out to test it, but Philz seems more intuitive to me. I can always flash back to restore backups I made with Philz Touch.
Thanks.