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So I'm running PnP and wanna run cyanogenmod 6 that got ported. If i make a backup and decide i don't like cyanogen (which i doubt) then i can just do a restore and everything will be there? In the thread about cyanogen it says wipe data.. so i just wanna make sure that i can get everthing back if i dont like it. And is there a way to just wipe data other than wipe data/ factory reset?

Yes, everything will still be there when you restore a backup. Just make sure to reflash whatever kernel you had been using on PnP if you restore your backup.
No, wipe data and factory reset from recovery are one in the same and can't be done separately.

So reflash the kernel before I do the restore?
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Correct sir.

Alright thanks.
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[Q] HTC evo 4g stuck in bootloop (I know)

Ok first of all, this is my dad's phone he wanted rooted with a custom ROM. I'm not new at all to flashing but I have the Droid X and Droid Bionic so I only know MOto. SO I performed the root (*****) and installed CM7 build on his Evo. A week later he was experiencing ploblems with gmail and GPS and not wanting to constantly hear complaining, I opted to install a new ROM that had an RC build . I chose Synergy with god mode (wanting to wipe it twice) and proceeded with the dalvik and cahce wipes only. I didn't format sys because the op didn't state that I had to.....well I left his house letting the ROM settle and now its in a bootloop. He's telling me via gtalk that it trys to come on but says "storage is full" and "android.acor" has stopped. Any solutions that I can give him to get him back up and running?

Did you nandroid...if so just restore that
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You'll have to flash a new rom or restore a previous backup (if any was made).

jboyer0000 said:
Did you nandroid...if so just restore that
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I made a CWM back-up but how do I get back into CWM recoovery to flash?
Theonew said:
You'll have to flash a new rom or restore a previous backup (if any was made).
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How do I flash the new ROM? It's bootlooped and I have no idea how to get to his CWM recovery from a bootloop.

jkoldha said:
How do I flash the new ROM? It's bootlooped and I have no idea how to get to his CWM recovery from a bootloop.
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Turn off the device, hold down the volume button and then the power button.

make sure you follow the 3 main steps before flashing/ restoring any rom or backup
1. wipe data/factory reset
2. wipe cache
3. go to advance->wipe dalvik
then proceed, and even though your motorola, it's the same through out all the phones
(have a photon and an evo3d)

A2CKilla said:
make sure you follow the 3 main steps before flashing/ restoring any rom or backup
1. wipe data/factory reset
2. wipe cache
3. go to advance->wipe dalvik
then proceed, and even though your motorola, it's the same through out all the phones
(have a photon and an evo3d)
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Yea I should've data wiped but it said it would....

I always just restore to my previous rom the when I go to flash a new one I use amon ra recovery and wipe everything 3X before flashing.
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Very quick rom question

Hey,
I've flashed hydro 4 in the past but my wifi didnt work, so I used CWM to restore ICS.
I now wish to flash cm10;
do I just boot into cwm, do wipe data, dalvik, factory reset etc
then flash cm10zip?
Is that all; I just dont wanna brick
One other thing, could I make a backup of the actual ROM once installed so I can go back and forth two restores without having to use titanium backup to reinstall everything?
Thanks a lot, reply greatly appreciated (and thanked )

chaza01 said:
Hey,
I've flashed hydro 4 in the past but my wifi didnt work, so I used CWM to restore ICS.
I now wish to flash cm10;
do I just boot into cwm, do wipe data, dalvik, factory reset etc
then flash cm10zip?
Is that all; I just dont wanna brick
One other thing, could I make a backup of the actual ROM once installed so I can go back and forth two restores without having to use titanium backup to reinstall everything?
Thanks a lot, reply greatly appreciated (and thanked )
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BUMP

1) Always use titanium to backup your app data before flashing new rom.
2) Download and save to internal sd CM10 and gapps.zip.
3) boot into recovery. (I use cwm as I'm used to it)
4) under backup and restore, backup your current ROM. Just in case you know.
5) wipe, wipe, wipe.
6) install CM10.zip
7) install gapps.zip
8) reboot and enjoy.
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[Q] a couple questions regarding audio level and app back up.

So I just bought this used and I know the volume is a bit low. Is there a way to make the max volume higher? also since I'm rooted but on stock rom what's the best way to back up all my apps so i don't have to redownload them if i decide to flash a newer rom? thanks in advance

This is the best Audio booster
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841851
Titanium Backup app will backup all your apps
Also a good idea to make a full Nandroid backup from recovery too, that way you always have a way to recover to how you were before flashing any ROMs
But when you flash ROMs, you don't need to 100% wipe the tablet, just wipe SYSTEM and CACHE and DALVIK CACHE before flashing the new ROM, and your apps will remain installed
User data / apps etc is in DATA partition, ROM is on SYSTEM and think of CACHE and DALVIK CACHE as temp folders, always best to wipe them before and after flashing or restoring

*Detection* said:
This is the best Audio booster
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841851
Titanium Backup app will backup all your apps
Also a good idea to make a full Nandroid backup from recovery too, that way you always have a way to recover to how you were before flashing any ROMs
But when you flash ROMs, you don't need to 100% wipe the tablet, just wipe SYSTEM and CACHE and DALVIK CACHE before flashing the new ROM, and your apps will remain installed
User data / apps etc is in DATA partition, ROM is on SYSTEM and think of CACHE and DALVIK CACHE as temp folders, always best to wipe them before and after flashing or restoring
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Oh, that's great thank you ^_^
So if I wanna flash the latest eos nightly I don't have to do a full wipe?

patrickjaden said:
Oh, that's great thank you ^_^
So if I wanna flash the latest eos nightly I don't have to do a full wipe?
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Nope, just wipe the old ROM from SYSTEM and the 2 Caches

patrickjaden said:
Oh, that's great thank you ^_^
So if I wanna flash the latest eos nightly I don't have to do a full wipe?
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Beauty of EOS is easy update ( wipe dalvik and cache before update) but once in a while do a complete wipe reinstall/update so that the ROM is stable ( personally it helped me). Don't always believe in app back up, I learnt hard way abt it. So my method is update once in 4 revised EOS updates, and flash the ROM after cleaning dalvik n cache. I do not touch apps as they never gave any issues as long as I restore them from titanium back up..
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so the kat app isn't working as my speakers don't seem louder...

[Q] TWRP restore help!!!

Thanks in advance for any help, I'm a noob to rooting and flashing. I installed franco kernel, but it was not for me. So I decided to restore my twrp nandroid backup. Should I have factory reset phone before restore? will there be files from previous version left over? Many thanks, any help will be much appreciated.

Tonyafv said:
Thanks in advance for any help, I'm a noob to rooting and flashing. I installed franco kernel, but it was not for me. So I decided to restore my twrp nandroid backup. Should I have factory reset phone before restore? will there be files from previous version left over? Many thanks, any help will be much appreciated.
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Which phone / firmware / android version / twrp version ?

LS.xD said:
Which phone / firmware / android version / twrp version ?
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Nexus 5, stock with xposed, 4.4.2, twrp v6.9

Tonyafv said:
Nexus 5, stock with xposed, 4.4.2, twrp v6.9
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TWRP 6.9 CANT be as the latest release is 2.7.0.x And which kernel did you flash? Franco is availabe for Nexus 5 ...

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LS.xD said:
TWRP 6.9 CANT be as the latest release is 2.7.0.x And which kernel did you flash? Franco is availabe for Nexus 5 ...
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Twrp is the latest update from play store not sure which number. I tried Franco but seemed slightly unstable so tried elementalx, but no improvement on battery so decided to go back to stock kernel for now, but I was curious, should I have wiped the entire phone before I restored?every time I restore is it creating multiple partitions or files? still getting to grips with the beautiful world of android coming from the jail of Apple.

Perform a wipe And then restore the Backup. It will be fine When you open TWRP the Version is shown up in the headline
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Is a twrp factory reset sufficent?or a bootloader factory reset data system everything ? Thank you
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Tonyafv said:
Is a twrp factory reset sufficent?or a bootloader factory reset data system everything ? Thank you
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NOT in bootloader as you modified the system and probably will get a brick or crashing the phone. Format all partitions except EFS and SD storage in TWRP. Then restore the backup

LS.xD said:
NOT in bootloader as you modified the system and probably will get a brick or crashing the phone. Format all partitions except EFS and SD storage in TWRP. Then restore the backup
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Im in twrp as we speak and I'm only getting the option format data, which is saying it will wipe everything including the back up or advanced wipe which says select partition to wipe.
Dalvik cache
System
Data
Internal storage
Cache

Tonyafv said:
Im in twrp as we speak and I'm only getting the option format data, which is saying it will wipe everything including the back up or advanced wipe which says select partition to wipe.
Dalvik cache
System
Data
Internal storage
Cache
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YES! advanced for sure...
-system, data, cache, dalvik

LS.xD said:
YES! advanced for sure...
-system, data, cache, dalvik
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Thanks for taking the time to help me, your a legend! enjoy the rest of your day.