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Hi.
I notice some roms/mod mention radio S-OFF, well I've got my phone rooted and have S-OFF, so does this mean the radio is S-OFF? If not how do I do it?
Thanks.
Try searching mate....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178143
I've already use a file called PG58IMG.zip so I can't do Radio S-OFF due to already using the file?
I don't understand this.
Which bit you struggling with mate?
You need to download the radio you want then re-name it to PG58IMG.zip.
Well tbh I prefer the look of the radio that's already on :s, but apparently like some of the roms NEED a new radio.
Does anything I flash need to be under that file name?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
It says Radio S-OFF in order to flash new radio.
All i did to flash Revolution HD was to S-OFF and Perm Root, then Used Super Wipe as it says, got Super CID (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300)
Then flashed the Rom and No-Sense Rom (Optional).
I haven't flashed any other radio and the Rom is running superbly.
I've not done Super CID I didn't think I had to.
When I flash I'm going to loose everything like my contacts and messages right? I would use HTC Sync to back em up but It won't let me sync contacts to my PC.
Yeah do the Super CID, it's pretty easy.
To back everything up, download Titanium Backup from the market, go to back up/restore, press menu, batch, then run all user apps and system data.
This will backup all of your data up to your SD card, and won't be erased on the wipe.
Then after the flash all you have to do is re-download titanium backup and run the restore.
Also your contacts should be saved to your googlemail account, and I always do a copy of my SD card to my computer just in case
If I were you i'd wait until later to flash Revolution HD as mike1986 is bringing out an update later today.
Ok I'll wait untill later today.
I have backed my contacts up to my PC, I don't know how to add all my contacts to googlemail?
When I create a contact, do I select my googlemail account under "Contact type"
Is the no-sense version better of revolution?
Yeah when you add a contact,it should pop up then when you restore your phone you can grab all the contacts back from googlemail.
Let me know how you get on!
EDIT: Yeah, no-sense is faster and uses GoLauncher which is alot more customizable. Its just a matter of choice really!
Will do.
I'm going to try no-sense first, but I might try the one with sense after. I do like HTC Widgets if I could get em separately.
I understand with the rom if I want to change the theme, I have to re flash compared to just putting a new theme like go launcher on the stock rom?
I really want better battery life though.
You can still get widgets via, the market, with apps like beautiful widgets, fancy widgets etc.
Not neccesairly, you can download themes from the forum or market for most of the launchers.
My battery life has improved since i satrted using Revolution HD, just make sure you reset your battery stats like he tells you at the bottom of the first post. Also I purchased an Anker 1900aH battery from amazon which is ALOT better than the stock one.
If I boot into my recovery(teamwin), and do a nandroid backup, what exactly is backed up, what is not? I am on MIUI-1120901 and would like to try a new ICS rom, maybe something with beats audio since I'm a huge music guy. If I nandroid back up with MIUI rom, then wipe, and flash a different rom, can I restore that MIUI backup, or not? I don't want to lose my messages, contacts, Gmail sync, apps, settings...what is the best way to switch roms and retain all data/apps?
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When you back up it keeps your apps, settings, data, contacts, messages. everything that you have at the time you backup. But only up to that point. What I mean by that is it does not keep apps and messages you may accumulate in your next Rom
Once you get into flashing different things you should backup every week or so especially if you want to be up to date if you ever need to restore. Just my thinking
You do not keep your radio and hboot version however keep that in mind.
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What do you mean by it doesn't keep my radio and hboot? And, my main question is, can I restore a backup made on MIUI to a different ROM, like CM7 or Revolution or something?
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Also, there are 3 options unchecked:
Recovery, Cache, and .android_secure sd-ext. Should I check those also?
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restoring isnt a form of flashing. so yes you can restore over anything, no need for a superwipe or anything like that if thats what you were thinking.
hboot and radio have nothing to do with the rom software, so for instance if you flashed a rom that recommended a different radio and you went ahead and flashed it to do what the rom suggest.
then you went ahead and restored your backup, you wouldnt have the radio you had when you backed up. does that make sense?
the radio is what is used to grab your signal from your carrier and some builds of roms suggest or even semi require different radios in order to function in a stable manner.
for instance arhd 4.1.9 (2.3.5 gingerbread) reccomend radio 10.15 while 5.0.2 (4.0.1 ice cream sandwhich) now reccomends radio 11.16, if i wanted to restore my 4.1.9 it would be recommended to flash 10.15 radio with it.
but if your just doing some a back up of you miui so you dont lose it if something goes wrong on your new rom. you shouldnt have an issue just backing it up flashing new rom and restoring if need be.
think of a backup as a check point for yourself so if anything goes wrong in the futrue you can start at that check point rather starting from the beginning and finding all your settings and apps ect...
_DavidWebb said:
What do you mean by it doesn't keep my radio and hboot? And, my main question is, can I restore a backup made on MIUI to a different ROM, like CM7 or Revolution or something?
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He means it only backs up the ROM itself and the radio and hboot are always outside the backup or rom. The radio and hboot are static until you fastboot and flash a new one.
Also keep in mind to check the ril and test out different ril/radio combos that fit your area.
what you mean they are checked? what is it asking you to do with those?
They are UNchecked(recovery, cache, android secure) but I just read I don't need to check those. I understand the radio/hboot now. What I don't understand - if I nandroid b/u right now, while on MIUI, then wipe, and flash a new ROM, lets say Revolution, and then restore that backup, does it put me back on MIUI, OR leave me on Rev, with all my data(texts, contacts, settings, etc.) and apps I had on MIUI?
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_DavidWebb said:
They are UNchecked(recovery, cache, android secure) but I just read I don't need to check those. I understand the radio/hboot now. What I don't understand - if I nandroid b/u right now, while on MIUI, then wipe, and flash a new ROM, lets say Revolution, and then restore that backup, does it put me back on MIUI, OR leave me on Rev, with all my data(texts, contacts, settings, etc.) and apps I had on MIUI?
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Ok here
You back up on miui it creates a folder with you miui Rom and set up. Then you flash revolution. If restore it puts the miui back on and won't effect anything.but if you do not backup rev before restoring you will not have your rev Rom saved and will.need to superwipe and reflash rev
Restoreing will erase anything you have and replace what you had when you backed up
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Edit: you can use sms back up and titanium back up (free from the market) as well to keep your apps and messages as you flash over
Google account will sync your contacts and email so no need to worry about that. Sorry I didn't comment on that question at first.
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Specific Restore question
Hi everyone,
I have been using Nandroid and TiBackup for a while, but this thread was the closest I could find to my question, so here goes. I figure the answer will be yes (as it's a NAND backup), but I want to confirm since I have a build/configuration that I like and want to come back to exactly as is.
Does Nandroid restore everything, such as my icon placement on the homescreen, application data, everything?
Thanks!
SkydiverChris said:
Hi everyone,
I have been using Nandroid and TiBackup for a while, but this thread was the closest I could find to my question, so here goes. I figure the answer will be yes (as it's a NAND backup), but I want to confirm since I have a build/configuration that I like and want to come back to exactly as is.
Does Nandroid restore everything, such as my icon placement on the homescreen, application data, everything?
Thanks!
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Yes all of the above. It will restore to the last backup. But it does not replace/restore the Hboot and radio.
Thanks for the quick reply. That's what I suspected.
Hey everyone, I've just got Sense 3.0 and I don't like it (bah humbug), is it possible to revert back to 2.1 easily? I've not rooted, modded, or S-OFF'd my phone at all. Would a factory reset do it? Obviously I'd have to back up and restore everything which is a pain. Is there an easier way?
Many thanks!
Downgrade HBOOT 2.00.0002 to 0.98.00000
Backup;
contacts and calendar on Google
search Market for sms backup
for apps Astro manager I think, but not sure
Hi
I recently installed a custom ROM (CM9) on my htc sensation and I backed up most things. Thing is when I backed up my SMS I did it through the stock HTC sms app and Im trying to restore it but no apps read the file
Any ideas on what to do?
would be greatly appreciated!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5yaXRlc2hzYWh1LlNNU0JhY2t1cFJlc3RvcmUiXQ..
try this. if it doesnt work make a new backup, then reflash your old backup from your other rom. then use the app. then flash forward to your new one and then restore
this app only reads xml files. the one htc did was just a file without any extensions so it cant be read by this
but if this has something to do with flashing the old one could you please elaborate lol, im still new to this stuff
Assuming you still have a backup of your original ROM that your messages are stored in, give this a try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handyandy.appextractor&feature=nav_result#?t=W10.
It should let you extract the SMS files from your backupROM.zip file and let you restore them to your current app. If all else fails you can manually go into the backupROM.zip file and pull the SMS database file out yourself. You can copy the .zip to your computer and just root through the .zip and pull out the part you want, copy it to your phone and BOOYA!
Try the free app first though.
aliali99 said:
this app only reads xml files. the one htc did was just a file without any extensions so it cant be read by this
but if this has something to do with flashing the old one could you please elaborate lol, im still new to this stuff
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OK if you still have your rom that has the the sms then you can flash it back again. Using the correct firmware of course. Then back up the SMS with the app in my post above. Then reflash your current rom again (the one that needs the SMS) then run the app again and choose restore
or, use the method above
Both should work
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ok i think ive messed up. basically i tried flashing the stock kernel so i can go back to the original rom. but when i reboot it just sticks on the htc boot screen (not the one where it says quietly brilliant, just htc) i tried flashing the other kernel back but still nothing. im actually stressing out here cant believe ive messed this up.
ok ive managed to get it back to the old ROM and im backing up my sms right now. damn that scared the crap outta me. but this whole flashing roms and such has been fun and ive learnt a lot. thank you all of the help
aliali99 said:
ok i think ive messed up. basically i tried flashing the stock kernel so i can go back to the original rom. but when i reboot it just sticks on the htc boot screen (not the one where it says quietly brilliant, just htc) i tried flashing the other kernel back but still nothing. im actually stressing out here cant believe ive messed this up.
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I know you've got your old ROM running fine now, but for future reference don't bother flashing the kernel for a backup. When you make a nandoid backup the kernel is included with it, so when you restore it the kernel is restored automatically.
Now in case you meant that you flashed firmware so you could go back to your old rom, then yeah...you may have to do that if you're switching between Gingerbread and ICS roms. But if you're switching between two ICS roms then odds are that your firmware is already 3.32 or 3.33 for both and you don't have to switch it.
My cousin was playing with the phone and now it's locked because of too many failed unlock attempts. I can't sign into my google account because I can't turn wifi on. I'm on JB and rooted, but I don't want to do a restore just yet since there's some data I need.
Is there a work around for this?
Edit: Fixed, Titanium Backup has an extract feature.
Use mobile data? This does sound a bit shady, you know?
Make a backup, flash new ROM, extract back to find the data you want
Use titanium backup. Backup user apps with data and system data. Then reflash your rom en do a restore of apps and system data. If that doent help i dont know what will.
HTC Sensation z710e
ICS 4.0.4
Sense version 4.1
Software Sense-o-maniac v1.0.4
Kernel. Bricked v1.4
Radio 11.68.3504
OllieArmageddon said:
Make a backup, flash new ROM, extract back to find the data you want
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How do I extract? All I need are some stuff I wrote down in Color Notes.