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Hey all,
I'm wondering how to read / extract a filename.ext4.win file?
Using Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit, i recently flashed AOKP's JB build 2 to my Gnex, and wiped my phone in the process (intentionally).
The phone works great with the new ROM and all. but I forgot that my data folder also got wiped, and with it all my savegames for various apps.
Before flashing I used the tool to make a nandroid ("Nandroid backup /w Custom Recovery"), and I'm guessing I can find the files I need in that backup. The tool saved the backup as [data/cache/system/recovery].ext4.win files.
I have tried using ext2explore to read the data file, but it doesn't show anything.
TL;DR
How can I read a ext4.win file in Windows?
i thought backups were saved in *.tar.
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bk201doesntexist said:
i thought backups were saved in *.tar.
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I don't know how it's usually done, but this tool saves it in 4 "ext4.win" files and a "recovery.emmc.win" file.
BetaLyte said:
I don't know how it's usually done, but this tool saves it in 4 "ext4.win" files and a "recovery.emmc.win" file.
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oh you using a toolkit? to do a backup?
nice.
ask the question in the toolkit's thread, thank you.
NEXT!
google search http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/
bk201doesntexist said:
oh you using a toolkit? to do a backup?
nice.
ask the question in the toolkit's thread, thank you.
NEXT!
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As it says in OP: yes I used the toolkit (Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit) to make a nandroid, because it makes it easier (for me) to backup, wipe and flash with a single click.
The toolkit's thread is in a dev section, which I'm not allowed to post in due my "noob" status on these forums.
So that was very helpful, thanks.
I tried Linux Reader you linked to, but still no luck.
I says that the filesystem is not supported.
Twrp also saves nandroids in this extension.
Op: use titanium backup to load up the nandroid (menu -> extract from nandroid backup).
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geoffcorey said:
Twrp also saves nandroids in this extension.
Op: use titanium backup to load up the nandroid (menu -> extract from nandroid backup).
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Ah Team Win - that's right, it's what the toolkit uses for backups. Thanks.
I had to get the paid version of TB to use the extraction, extracted only data and it worked to some extend. Some of my games got their savegames restored, but e.g. TinyStation did not - Which is the game I'm most eager to restore the savegames to. I also tried to extract app+data for this one, but it didn't work.
But thanks a lot geoff! =)
Not all games work with backup programs. Which really sucks. But tb is a GREAT app to have, especially the purchased version.
BTW, was it a different ROM you flashed or was it an updated ROM you flashed? If it WS an update, you might be able to restore your nandroid and then flash the update.
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geoffcorey said:
Not all games work with backup programs. Which really sucks. But tb is a GREAT app to have, especially the purchased version.
BTW, was it a different ROM you flashed or was it an updated ROM you flashed? If it WS an update, you might be able to restore your nandroid and then flash the update.
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Sucky. I emailed the developer asking where the savegames are stored, so let's see if they'll be able to help.
Yea, TB is great - definitely my backup app from now on.
It was an updated ROM. I flashed from Kang's JB build 1 to build 2.
But yea, restoring the nandroid and flashing without wiping is the next step, but it ****ed my phone last time, so I was hoping to avoid messing around with it again.
Actually I might just have realized why it didn't work the first time. =)
I'll give then app dev 'till tomorrow, and then I'll restore and reflash.
Thanks again, geoff.
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Sucky. I emailed the developer asking where the savegames are stored, so let's see if they'll be able to help.
Yea, TB is great - definitely my backup app from now on.
It was an updated ROM. I flashed from Kang's JB build 1 to build 2.
But yea, restoring the nandroid and flashing without wiping is the next step, but it ****ed my phone last time, so I was hoping to avoid messing around with it again.
Actually I might just have realized why it didn't work the first time. =)
I'll give then app dev 'till tomorrow, and then I'll restore and reflash.
Thanks again, geoff.
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Could you restore the nandroid? I made a backup using Wugfresh tool and now I can't restore the files. The files are like yours, not disc image. I hope you can help me restore the backup. Thanks.
Hi guys,
So ice just updated to JB 4.2 and when I use a file manager on my phone, it's seeing 4 local storage devices for some reason.. has anyone else seen this?
Yea I'm pissed can't find my backups for cwm
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nucleor1989 said:
Yea I'm pissed can't find my backups for cwm
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Okay well at least it's not just me then..I copied my CWM backups to my PC before doing anything though because I had to restore to a takju version of JB before I could install the update so I knew everything would be wiped..just thought I had messed something up because of the 4 storage devices
Any solutions? Should wait for GOOGLE to add kind setting that allows to use multiple storages...if we are the only users of our devices, well there's no need to have more than 1 storage...
I have the same problem... now i also had to make a new backup, because CWM didn't find my other backup's..
are there any solutions yet?
Update to CWM recovery 6.0.1.9 and try the same. It could be because of the directory/file structure new in JB 4.2. The latest CWM .9 handles this
If you want to restore a backup, you have to copy it to your PC first, flash Android 4.1.2 and then restore the backup.
d_wings said:
If you want to restore a backup, you have to copy it to your PC first, flash Android 4.1.2 and then restore the backup.
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no to restore he has to take his backup out of the 4 folders put it in data/media and then restore using cwm
Mathieu.L said:
I have the same problem... now i also had to make a new backup, because CWM didn't find my other backup's..
are there any solutions yet?
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update to the latest cwm/twrp and use this guide if you want to keep sdcard format same as before
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1999214
Hi guys.
I flashed over the new cm 10.1 and made a nandroid backup of my old cm10.0
but then when restoring i get the error that /system could not be restored.
I have searched over many threads on xda and androidcentral for people who experienced similiar problems but to no avail
Changing cwm recovery version doesn't seem to help at all.
Any one have any suggestions please help me out.. I'm pretty lost now spending the last 3 hours trying to recover it..
Thanks in advance!
thunderskain said:
Hi guys.
I flashed over the new cm 10.1 and made a nandroid backup of my old cm10.0
but then when restoring i get the error that /system could not be restored.
I have searched over many threads on xda and androidcentral for people who experienced similiar problems but to no avail
Changing cwm recovery version doesn't seem to help at all.
Any one have any suggestions please help me out.. I'm pretty lost now spending the last 3 hours trying to recover it..
Thanks in advance!
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Use version 5 working
When you upgrade to 4.2 all of the sdcard content is moved from /data/media to /data/media/0
So, the location of your clockworkmod backup is now /data/media/0/clockworkmod
If, you are using an older version of clockworkmod recovery, it will not automatically find the new backup location.
There are two solutions:
1. Flash the latest clockworkmod recovery
2. Manually copy content from /data/media/0 to /data/media using adb
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thunderskain said:
Hi guys.
I flashed over the new cm 10.1 and made a nandroid backup of my old cm10.0
but then when restoring i get the error that /system could not be restored.
I have searched over many threads on xda and androidcentral for people who experienced similiar problems but to no avail
Changing cwm recovery version doesn't seem to help at all.
Any one have any suggestions please help me out.. I'm pretty lost now spending the last 3 hours trying to recover it..
Thanks in advance!
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Hi thanks for the help guys but here's my situation:
mikrotik said:
Use version 5 working
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Which version 5 you mean? CWM version 5? I tried that and it said that system.img is not found. The backup folder doesnt have the system.img file at all so i guess it woudnt work...
DZYR said:
When you upgrade to 4.2 all of the sdcard content is moved from /data/media to /data/media/0
So, the location of your clockworkmod backup is now /data/media/0/clockworkmod
If, you are using an older version of clockworkmod recovery, it will not automatically find the new backup location.
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I searched the previous threads and did move it to the /data/media and it could find the backup. However halfway during the restoring, the error came out saying "error while restoring /system"
Any hope?... or is my backup ruined?... Thanks...
thunderskain said:
Hi thanks for the help guys but here's my situation:
Which version 5 you mean? CWM version 5? I tried that and it said that system.img is not found. The backup folder doesnt have the system.img file at all so i guess it woudnt work...
I searched the previous threads and did move it to the /data/media and it could find the backup. However halfway during the restoring, the error came out saying "error while restoring /system"
Any hope?... or is my backup ruined?... Thanks...
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Yeah use cwm version 5
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mikrotik said:
Yeah use cwm version 5
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Which version 5? I tried 5.8 but then it said the system.img is not found?
Which version should i use?
Thanks!
Hi, use this clockworkmod ... http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-6.0.2.3-maguro.img
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DZYR said:
Hi, use this clockworkmod ... http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-6.0.2.3-maguro.img
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Hi, tried this but the /system error is still there any possibilities?
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I'm having the same problem. I made a nandroid with CM10.0 and then did a clean wipe, updated the rom to CM10.1, and I've been annoyed by certain things ever since, such as the new file structure.
So I've tried to restore my nandroid of CM10.0 only to find that CWM Recovery can't find it, so I managed to find the backup myself and move it to where CWM stores new nandroid backups, and then I get the same message: "Error while restoring /system!". I updated CWM to 6.0.2.3, the current version, and I still get the same error.
Does anyone know the best way to restore my phone to CM10.0 with my data in the nandroid backup?
MY situation is similar but not quite the same. i did the nandroid backup in clockworkmod. i flashed 10.1. i noticed it moved it to the "zero" folder. so i moved it back. i go back to restore, and here is where things are different. it says its not there. says it can't find a backup.
so i do a backup on 10.1. it creates the backup properly. i check in ES Explorer, both files are there. i go into recovery, it only finds the new one i just created. not the old one.
*sigh*
Since the move to 4.2.x all user data has been moved to /0/data instead of just being in /data
Now, backups shouldn't be any different UNLESS you had the one you want on your SD card before updating. CWM is looking on the original position of the backup but it's probably in the /0/ folder. Move it back to /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/<date of backup> and it should find it when you go back to CWM
EddyOS said:
*sigh*
Since the move to 4.2.x all user data has been moved to /0/data instead of just being in /data
Now, backups shouldn't be any different UNLESS you had the one you want on your SD card before updating. CWM is looking on the original position of the backup but it's probably in the /0/ folder. Move it back to /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/<date of backup> and it should find it when you go back to CWM
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I tried placing it in the /sdcard/clockworkmod but then cwm wouldn't find the backup, it would just say backup not found. Only after moving it to /data/media then the backup can be seen, but it still gives the error that I'm currently having.
Thanks
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thunderskain said:
I tried placing it in the /sdcard/clockworkmod but then cwm wouldn't find the backup, it would just say backup not found. Only after moving it to /data/media then the backup can be seen, but it still gives the error that I'm currently having.
Thanks
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I have the same problem.
CWM 6.0.2.3
saves new backups to data/media/clockworkmod but you cant see it when connected to a computer.
move the backup in the above directory to data/media/0/clockworkmod, this is the new sd card directory.
"Im guessing" that if you want to restore an old nandroid, you will have to adb push it to data/media/clockworkmod/backup.
"also guessing" you have to push the blobs folder as well or it wont restore.
you will see other 0 folders and emulated folders in the root directory,I tried to delete these but it deletes folders in the data/media/0 folder.
these other 0 and emulated folders do not seem to contain actual data files, but are more of a link to the actual data files, the new system type i beleive.
I have a Gnex with JBSourcery v4.3
I recently browsed the forums and saw there was a new version(v5). I downloaded the rom and GAPPS for it. Plugged my Gnex into my computer via USB and transferred the files to the root directory.
I went to recovery to wipe/flash but NONE of the roms on my phone(even the v4.3 JBSourcery I had from earlier this year) were no where to be found. I loaded my phone back up(after restoring of course) and connected USB again, all of the files are there(even the new ones).
What's the deal? I don't see ANYTHING when I go to apply update from SD card except default folders(android, DCIM, etc). not one single file is to be found.
ANy idea?
update your recovery.
Zepius said:
update your recovery.
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why would that matter? i installed several different roms a month ago without any problems.
about to update CWM and try
thx
just updated. same problem still. god damn it, i don't understand.
blackinches said:
just updated. same problem still. god damn it, i don't understand.
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Did you turn on encryption? Because cwm is not able to list encrypted partitions.I prefer to use twrp recovery.
Edit: if you can list other folders this is not related to encryption. I would suggest to check that there really exists zip files in your update folder or permissions are ok for your files.
Btw are you aware of 0 folders in your path listing?
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standa75 said:
Did you turn on encryption? Because cwm is not able to list encrypted partitions.I prefer to use twrp recovery.
Edit: if you can list other folders this is not related to encryption. I would suggest to check that there really exists zip files in your update folder or permissions are ok for your files.
Btw are you aware of 0 folders in your path listing?
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i don't know what encryption is or really any of the stuff you mentioned. i've had this phone since the fall and have had 0 problems flashing roms(cm10, jbsourcery, etc). this is the first time i've not been able to see any zip files in recovery.
can any one help me?
Have you trotted pointing your recovery to the proper folder? It seems that you may have an issue with nested directories.
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najaboy said:
Have you trotted pointing your recovery to the proper folder? It seems that you may have an issue with nested directories.
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well any time i've flashed any other roms once i went to the option to pick which zip i want to install/update it has never done this. the files have always showed at the root directory(where i keep my rom files) of the gnex itself.
blackinches said:
well any time i've flashed any other roms once i went to the option to pick which zip i want to install/update it has never done this. the files have always showed at the root directory(where i keep my rom files) of the gnex itself.
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did you go from a 4.1.x based rom to a 4.2.x based rom?
Hi,
It's my third day with this the new HTC One, and when I was trying to disable system write protection, I think I did something wrong and all I can do now is boot into bootloader and twrp. I just got this phone and my parents are going to kill me if they find out I screw it up
Can you restore a backup?
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marcoxx626 said:
Can you restore a backup?
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If you can get in TWRP then you can either restore a backup (if you have one) or push a ROM to internal storage (or an external SD) and install from there. You're not bricked
marcoxx626 said:
Can you restore a backup?
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Sadly I didn't back it up, I realised after factory reseting, which didn't work.
cheeseometer said:
Sadly I didn't back it up, I realised after factory reseting, which didn't work.
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Download a custom rom from here, connect to PC through usb port in TWRP, copy rom into sdcard, flash it.
That should work
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If you can get in TWRP then you can either restore a backup (if you have one) or push a ROM to internal storage (or an external SD) and install from there. You're not bricked
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I've downloaded the GPe rom and flashed it, thank god it's worked. But on another note why can't I do anything on my external sd card on my computer? I'm using a microsd to sdcard converter (I also made sure the lock wasn't on) and the I can't make a new folder, or delete anything? I'm on Windows 7.