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Coming from Captivate, flashing questions

Sorry if this should be in a different thread. Not trying to get flamed. So I am coming from a captivate and am just wondering how is flashing stuff on the inspire different from the captivate? Typically most of my flashing was just done thru CWM on the captivate itself or thru ODIN. I know ODIN doesnt exist for the inspire, but what differences can I expect coming into? how do I get to recovery or download? Any answers on how the flashing experience is different would be much appreciated

Once you've rooted it's pretty much the same as captivate install rom manager and install Rom with cwm recovery. There isn't a need to flash back to stock. Just clear data and cache.
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yup, clockwork mod makes life a hell of a lot easier.

And this restore a heck of a lot better than the captivate did. I don't even use titanium backup anymore. All my txt messages and apps automatically restores including wallpaper
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Thanks guys, my only question is how to get CWM on this phone after root. Im assuming its thru a kernel?

same way you do it on the captivate get rom manager from the market. Install CWM Recovery.
There's no need for special recoveries like on the captivate as there's no lagfix craziness to deal with. HTC uses Android/Linux standard file systems

gunnyman said:
same way you do it on the captivate get rom manager from the market. Install CWM Recovery.
There's no need for special recoveries like on the captivate as there's no lagfix craziness to deal with. HTC uses Android/Linux standard file systems
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Lol, kinda forgot thats all that needed to be done to get CWM. Too much stress with the captivate.

Yeah I had to retrain my brain as well.

p4ranoid4ndroid said:
Lol, kinda forgot thats all that needed to be done to get CWM. Too much stress with the captivate.
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Totally agree, ill never get samsung again. I would probably flash a different rom on my captivate every other day to find out which one had what bugs and what didnt work correctly, lol. The Inspire is a lot harder to root then the captivate, but is well worth it when you do, for one roms are higher quality and all 100% working, even cm7 rc1. There is no download mode for inspire, you can manually boot into bootloader mode and from there you can enter CWM Recovery.

So i looked at the HTC hack kit, are there any better instructions for rooting? just didnt see anything laid out in that thread.
Another question for yall: On the captivate when wifi was active the 3g symbol would disappear. This doesnt happen on my inspire. Does that mean hspa is still running while im connected to wifi? Battery drain is my issue with this

there's a readme in the hack kit. Very easy to follow

There is youtube two part video walkthrough, thats what i used. I learn easier if i can see it happening.
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On the vibrant (captivate) a bad kernel or Rom could mean boot loop and no hope of getting into clockwork and we would have to use odin. This doesn't happen on the inspire?
Sent from my Inspire '4g'.

ive had boot loop happen twice so far and both times i manually went into boot loader and went to CWM recovery and wiped data and reflashed then everything was fine. The one time i reflashed and still got boot loop i just restored back up and then flashed and was good to go. I made a backup right after i rooted so i wouldnt have to do it again, i suggest you do the same just to be safe.

bkeaver said:
And this restore a heck of a lot better than the captivate did. I don't even use titanium backup anymore. All my txt messages and apps automatically restores including wallpaper
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Not to hijack, but what do you mean? How do you restore all your apps etc without titanium?

Corriewf said:
Not to hijack, but what do you mean? How do you restore all your apps etc without titanium?
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lol dont mind the hijacking. the more questions asked the better.

the market auto restores your apps when you sign in with your google account, i cant really explain how it does this, but it sure is nice.

when you check back up my settings when you sign into google for teh first time, it starts keeping a list of market apps you've installed and restores them if you do a factory reset. doesn't seem to catch all of mine all the time though.

still have some questions regarding Flash
I read the rooting thread as well as saw the video, what I could understand is that in captivate we were rooting and then upgrading the ROM.
But here we are rooting and the downgrading.. Are we loosing any functionality? Its little difficult to understand..
can someone pls help?

You are actually downgrading the ROM then rooting THAT. After you have root, and have clockwork mod recovery installed you can install any rooted rom you like. There are a few to choose from in the Dev section.
The current Android release on the Inspire hasn't been "cracked" yet so you need to downgrade to get root.

[Q] stuck on splash screen, please help!

im new at this please bear with me.
i rooted my shift last week. everything was fine, im not ready to get too crazy into flashing stuff yet (since the risk for bricking is higher with android). i like to take my time read, study, test small things here and there.
today i was browsing the forums and came across the battery icon mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892297
so i downloaded it, i had rom manager installed, and installed the battery icon manager.
i chose the icon i wanted rebooted, it looked ok, so i wanted to try the other icon and loaded that one, phone rebooted and got stuck on the sprint splash screen.
i can boot into the bootloader, not sure what steps i need to take next to restore my os.

BiffTirkle said:
im new at this please bear with me.
i rooted my shift last week. everything was fine, im not ready to get too crazy into flashing stuff yet (since the risk for bricking is higher with android). i like to take my time read, study, test small things here and there.
today i was browsing the forums and came across the battery icon mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892297
so i downloaded it, i had rom manager installed, and installed the battery icon manager.
i chose the icon i wanted rebooted, it looked ok, so i wanted to try the other icon and loaded that one, phone rebooted and got stuck on the sprint splash screen.
i can boot into the bootloader, not sure what steps i need to take next to restore my os.
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once you're in bootloader, select recovery, then backup restore. Then restore. Then restore your backup that we're all sure you made before you made those mods right? RIIIIIGHT?????

You have to get to boot loader to get to recovery to wipe and flash your rom... (hold vol down and press power) in case you didn't know..you should being that its rooted..I dunno
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RyteSyde said:
once you're in bootloader, select recovery, then backup restore. Then restore. Then restore your backup that we're all sure you made before you made those mods right? RIIIIIGHT?????
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if you still have problems, come hit us up in irc:
Server: irc.freenode.net
Channel: #HTC_EVO_Shift
Port: 6667
Site: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=HTC_EVO_Shift

RyteSyde said:
once you're in bootloader, select recovery, then backup restore. Then restore. Then restore your backup that we're all sure you made before you made those mods right? RIIIIIGHT?????
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hahaha, why would i create a backup!? that would make sense. i have not created a back up. i had not gotten around to doing it yet. it was on my list of things to do.

BiffTirkle said:
im new at this please bear with me.
i rooted my shift last week. everything was fine, im not ready to get too crazy into flashing stuff yet (since the risk for bricking is higher with android). i like to take my time read, study, test small things here and there.
today i was browsing the forums and came across the battery icon mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892297
so i downloaded it, i had rom manager installed, and installed the battery icon manager.
i chose the icon i wanted rebooted, it looked ok, so i wanted to try the other icon and loaded that one, phone rebooted and got stuck on the sprint splash screen.
i can boot into the bootloader, not sure what steps i need to take next to restore my os.
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Boot in to CWM Recovery go to backup/restore /advanced restore, select restore /system only. Once that is complete clear the cache, reboot. you can then delete your dalvik cache (note: clearing the dalvik cache doesn't work via CWM currently). That's it.

If you didn't make a back up, just re flash the rom. If you were still stock, just flash preludedrew's or nfinitefx's base. You can even still keep your data. Just make sure from now on to back up before doing any mods.
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he's squared away now. Make your backups y'all.

RyteSyde said:
he's squared away now. Make your backups y'all.
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thank you again for taking the time to help me out. it would have been a much longer night had you not offered.

BiffTirkle said:
thank you again for taking the time to help me out. it would have been a much longer night had you not offered.
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You're lucky. Usually when RyteSyde helps people, he helps them to pricking their device. Glad it worked out for you in the end.....
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riggsandroid said:
You're lucky. Usually when RyteSyde helps people, he helps them to pricking their device. Glad it worked out for you in the end.....
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That's a little f'ed up callin someone out like that no? I'm not a mod by far but I'm pretty sure the forums aren't for childish behavior as such..
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JKILO said:
That's a little f'ed up callin someone out like that no? I'm not a mod by far but I'm pretty sure the forums aren't for childish behavior as such..
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They're friends.
^ Shift Faced

jesusice said:
They're friends.
^ Shift Faced
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Touchè lol apologies to you two
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We take turns bricking phones in the IRC!
I guess I should've put an indication that I'm just trying to piss him off, but I know I pissed someone else off....

riggsandroid said:
We take turns bricking phones in the IRC!
I guess I should've put an indication that I'm just trying to piss him off, but I know I pissed someone else off....
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you're such an idiot
love you mean it

[ROM][ODIN][LEAK] T959VUVKF2 - Galaxy S 4G Bootloaders Removed

This is a re-post from Krylon360 @ his new site
Disable Voodoo before flashing this!
This is a new leak for the Galaxy S 4G. Krylon has removed the bootloaders for safety. Flash at your own risk and REMEMBER this is a LEAK so dont expect a PERFECT ROM!
Use ODIN or Heimdal to flash
Thanks Chainfire for decrypting for me.
ro.build.version.release=2.3.3
ro.build.date=Thu Jun 9 21:48:25 KST 2011
ro.build.fingerprint=samsung/SGH-T959V/SGH-T959V:2.3.3/GINGERBREAD/VUVKF2:user/release-keys
# Samsung Specific Properties
ro.build.PDA=T959VUVKF2
INFO:
"voodoo will not convert /data back to rfs when you try to disable lagfix. /data will stay as ext4, you need to ODIN back to rfs or use rfs_format.zip ... until we have that fixed." -Dr. Honk
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Download
CREDITS
Krylon360
Dr. Honk

you beat me to it! lol..

Here we go again! Proceed with caution--but this might be very good news.
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I learned my lesson last time. I'll wait until someone needs me for testing or a good rom comes up.

haha Chadster
I just tried this right now, there is an ISSUE. When it boots up right after splash screen looks live a video driver issue. gets to t-mo jingle then freezes then shutsdown. SO YES, FLASH WITH CAUTION

KF2 Modem
I extracted the KF2 Modem and made flashable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15045570&postcount=196

fknfocused said:
haha Chadster
I just tried this right now, there is an ISSUE. When it boots up right after splash screen looks live a video driver issue. gets to t-mo jingle then freezes then shutsdown. SO YES, FLASH WITH CAUTION
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its because you where Voodoo'd.
Disable voodoo before ODINing this.

krylon360 said:
its because you where Voodoo'd.
Disable voodoo before ODINing this.
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Thanks for the tip, will restore then try again.
OP Updated

fknfocused said:
Thanks for the tip, will restore then try again.
OP Updated
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so did you get any luck with that rom?

how come when unzipping it the file name is kf1?

outgoing call log works thank god and wifi bars are strong a little diffrent than the first release

This is great news. Means that they are actively working on 2.3 and that the KF1 leak wasn't just an isolated thing.
Will flashing this (without the .pit) cause a data wipe? Anyway to load this up without losing data?
This isn't rooted and there's no super simple way to root it, right?

dsexton702 said:
so did you get any luck with that rom?
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i had some technical difficulties but am on my way back to flashing this again.

seems to be working fine. Still get weird pixels at opening boot but then boots into fine. No FC as of yet, everything is looking pretty good.
when i flashed there was no data wipe. Everything was still on there!

kkoshko1 said:
seems to be working fine. Still get weird pixels at opening boot but then boots into fine. No FC as of yet, everything is looking pretty good.
when i flashed there was no data wipe. Everything was still on there!
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The pixel issue with the original GB release?

SMASHERSONLY said:
outgoing call log works thank god and wifi bars are strong a little diffrent than the first release
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So you loaded it up fine? Im on my way back to trying this again.
lexluthor said:
This is great news. Means that they are actively working on 2.3 and that the KF1 leak wasn't just an isolated thing.
Will flashing this (without the .pit) cause a data wipe? Anyway to load this up without losing data?
This isn't rooted and there's no super simple way to root it, right?
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there is only one file within the zip. It will wipe the device, thats what backups are for.

Im glad to see that even though krylon360 switched sites its great to see he'll still let his workbe shared with us. Thanks fknfocused and krylon360.
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kkoshko1 said:
seems to be working fine. Still get weird pixels at opening boot but then boots into fine. No FC as of yet, everything is looking pretty good.
when i flashed there was no data wipe. Everything was still on there!
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fknfocused said:
So you loaded it up fine? Im on my way back to trying this again.
there is only one file within the zip. It will wipe the device, thats what backups are for.
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Ok. So which one of you is correct?
And what good is a backup without root ability to restore the backup?
Last time I asked about the wipe, a couple of people confidently said that using ODIN ALWAYS wipes data. I am pretty sure that I upgraded to the current stock ROM using ODIN without a wipe, plus have updated my Vibrant a few times via ODIN without a wipe.
So what's really correct here?

lexluthor said:
Ok. So which one of you is correct?
And what good is a backup without root ability to restore the backup?
Last time I asked about the wipe, a couple of people confidently said that using ODIN ALWAYS wipes data. I am pretty sure that I upgraded to the current stock ROM using ODIN without a wipe, plus have updated my Vibrant a few times via ODIN without a wipe.
So what's really correct here?
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I have not loaded this successfully yet. I had some issues and am doing it again right now. I hear yah on the backup, you can download appsaver from market and install apps from SD WITHOUT root.

fknfocused said:
I have not loaded this successfully yet. I had some issues and am doing it again right now. I hear yah on the backup, you can download appsaver from market and install apps from SD WITHOUT root.
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if we can root the kf1 then there is no stopping us from rooting the kf2
surprise surprise if you wanna kf2 root use the same method that was used when rooting kf1
there is a guide on it

Custom Full wipe script

thederekjay; recognized dev from over in the T-Mobile forum (and many other places), has posted a custom full wipe script to be flashed each time before flashing a new rom. PLEASE READ HIS THREAD for full details...link below...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477955
I have flashed this wipe twice already with no problems.

Cool! this will be really useful

"After it is complete with format and erase, it will align all disks partitions properly"
I don't doubt it works great, but partition stuff makes me nervous.

It doesnt touch any internal or external memory.
orlandoxpolice said:
"After it is complete with format and erase, it will align all disks partitions properly"
I don't doubt it works great, but partition stuff makes me nervous.
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Message relayed from the dark side.

Samsungs get finicky when you start messing with the partitions. I don't think Orlando was referring to the internal/next memory more so the boot and system partitions etc
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It doesnt touch any internal or external memory.
Message relayed from the dark side.
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Well, i've used it 3 times now with no issue yet. No problems...what do you think 'wipe data/cache/dalvik' boils down too?
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Dude . If you are a skeptic then check out darksides thread and ask him for more details after reading the thread.
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Samsungs get finicky when you start messing with the partitions. I don't think Orlando was referring to the internal/next memory more so the boot and system partitions etc
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Message relayed from the dark side.

I'm not knocking it, just voiced a concern. if it has worked for you multiple times i dont doubt it validity. i will most likely use it next time i flash a new rom.

My skyrocket has only had crazy fc's once but seems like some are more susceptible to the fc's more than others. Wgich leads back to a subpar version of cwm...if running this script before flashing prevents crazy fc's, then it's a pretty big deal for our device. Mostly as a supplement to a cwm that requires wiping all partitions 3 times each in HOPES of a clean wipe.
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bacheezy said:
My skyrocket has only had crazy fc's once but seems like some are more susceptible to the fc's more than others. Wgich leads back to a subpar version of cwm...if running this script before flashing prevents crazy fc's, then it's a pretty big deal for our device. Mostly as a supplement to a cwm that requires wiping all partitions 3 times each in HOPES of a clean wipe.
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Yeah I have wondered why no one had written a script to do this sooner.
I like darksides work...haven't had any issues with anything he has produced so far.

00mred00 said:
Yeah I have wondered why no one had written a script to do this sooner.
I like darksides work...haven't had any issues with anything he has produced so far.
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Can this script be added to the CWM touch version that was created. It seems that the CWM touch still has the same problem of not completely wiping data from the SkyRocket. If this script were to be incorporated into it, it might solve the CWM "wipe" problem?

wow thank you for the link. total time saver.

Its a cwm flashable zip...it should work I would think.
scott14719 said:
Can this script be added to the CWM touch version that was created. It seems that the CWM touch still has the same problem of not completely wiping data from the SkyRocket. If this script were to be incorporated into it, it might solve the CWM "wipe" problem?
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Works perfect on Skyrocket.
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So far it is working really well for me too
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Works perfect on Skyrocket.
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so much better than having to flash back to odin

CWM backups show wrong date

Does anyone know why? Its done this since I first rooted and did my first back up.
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same here. i think thats just how CWM works.

ddurandSGS3 said:
same here. i think thats just how CWM works.
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Hmmm. Its only ever done it on my s III. Never did it on my og evo or HTC sensation. Maybe its the version of cwm. Is there an updated one? I have version 6.0.1.2 I know there's a touch version but I heard it was buggy.
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There is a bug in the RTC software for this phone. Until that but gets fixed (would have to be by Samsung or VZW) this isnt going to change.

Yeah it sucks but just rename your backups after they are done
Hit me up on Gtalk if u need help @musclehead84

musclehead84 said:
Yeah it sucks but just rename your backups after they are done
Hit me up on Gtalk if u need help @musclehead84
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I believe if you rename the backup then you will have to remake the MD5 for that backup, which isnt really a big deal. Just wanted to toss that out there.

apacseven said:
I believe if you rename the backup then you will have to remake the MD5 for that backup, which isnt really a big deal. Just wanted to toss that out there.
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i keep 2 renamed nandroids that i restore regularly and run them without any issues.

apacseven said:
I believe if you rename the backup then you will have to remake the MD5 for that backup, which isnt really a big deal. Just wanted to toss that out there.
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U can rename them as long as u don't use special characters.
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Install rom manager from the market and flash the latest recovery through that. Walla, they're back to normal. Only fixable by Samsung or vzw? Wtf do people get this stuff? This question gets asked every other day and there are STILL people who think its some unsolvable bug.

Imatoasta said:
Install rom manager from the market and flash the latest recovery through that. Walla, they're back to normal. Only fixable by Samsung or vzw? Wtf do people get this stuff? This question gets asked every other day and there are STILL people who think its some unsolvable bug.
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That's the first I've heard this. I have the latest cwm touch and wrong dates show. Actually I keep seeing people use RM and the recovery isn't flashing right.
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same me
Same me as well,:crying:

I thought that was normal since those numbers are no where near a type of date, I just rename it once booted into ROM.
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i suffering same issue too

Imatoasta said:
Install rom manager from the market and flash the latest recovery through that. Walla, they're back to normal. Only fixable by Samsung or vzw? Wtf do people get this stuff? This question gets asked every other day and there are STILL people who think its some unsolvable bug.
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This is not true. I dl'd my CWM thru RM and my dates are still wrong. Where do u get this stuff?

Imatoasta said:
Install rom manager from the market and flash the latest recovery through that. Walla, they're back to normal. Only fixable by Samsung or vzw? Wtf do people get this stuff? This question gets asked every other day and there are STILL people who think its some unsolvable bug.
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That's incorrect. The date issue is still there regardless of how it's flashed in. Some people have reported issues with restoring after renaming. Consensus seams to be if you keep the default cwm assigned name and add your own to the end of it without any spaces, any reported issues dissappear.
Boom! Jellybomb biatch!

annoying for sure. I just rename the moment I am done and booted back up.

TWRP date is also wrong but you can rename them anything you want at time backup. :laugh:

The guy meant backup FROM RM, it allows you to rename the backup file before it gets created, then reboots into recovery and creates the backup.
please try to search for your problem before posting... I'm typically the last to complain about that, but geez us...

Seirÿu said:
The guy meant backup FROM RM, it allows you to rename the backup file before it gets created, then reboots into recovery and creates the backup.
please try to search for your problem before posting... I'm typically the last to complain about that, but geez us...
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TWRP does everything rom manager does except download roms which have been seen to cause bricks. Backups are named before creation also but already booted into recovery. One stop shop. Easier wipe.

prdog1 said:
TWRP does everything rom manager does except download roms which have been seen to cause bricks. Backups are named before creation also but already booted into recovery. One stop shop. Easier wipe.
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I got to jump on that one of these days to see what all the fuss is about, I'm just loving cwm touch too much! I assume when changing, your existing nandroids will become useless, so would make sense to copy onto your cpu incase they are needed down the road...?
Boom! Jellybomb biatch!