Hi,
I probably have a stupid question for you guys, but I gotta ask it.
So, I currently have the latest ClockworkMod Recovery and a custom ROM. And I want to flash a new recovery. It's 4EXT recovery, to be more specific.
So my questions are following:
1. Will I mess up my ROM by flashing a new recovery? Do I have to do a Nandroid before flashing new recovery?
2. If 1. is correct, and I do backup, will a normal restore do the trick in order to run my ROM properly, after I already flashed a new recovery?
3. If I wanna go back to ClockworkMod recovery, will a normal flash via ROM Manager be enough to perform that?
Many thanks.
No, your backup will be gone, you should not have to do a wipe or flash another rom. Yes, you can just flash it back threw rom manager.
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techno-update said:
No, your backup will be gone, you should not have to do a wipe or flash another rom. Yes, you can just flash it back threw rom manager.
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how can it be gone if nandroid saves in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ ???
Because another recovery does not use the same folder.
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techno-update said:
No, your backup will be gone, you should not have to do a wipe or flash another rom. Yes, you can just flash it back threw rom manager.
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Okay, thanks, but you didn't answer on my first question.
Will I mess up my current ROM after flashing a new recovery?
Thanks
I dont think it will. I am 99% sure it wont, but since i dont know about the other recovery, i cant say with full certainty. But most dont so i would not worry about it.
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saitek1911 said:
Hi!
I rooted my Galaxy S3.
Using this method: http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s3/
It all went fine, but then i wanted to try using other ROM's, but i wanted to make a backup first, however i cannot find the backup button in the ClockWorkRecovery..
it only shows whipe data, clear cache and such but no back up OR Restore.
I also tried RE rooting it but no luck.
What do i do here?
Can i install ROM Manager Premium and flash recovery from there even though i installed this cwm? ( http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s3/)
Please help me out!
One does not simply install custom ROMS without Backing Up First!
Thank you very much!
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better enter download mode and flash recovery by Odin
are you sure that CWM is for your phone ?
better wait wait wait..
I can help you with one thing:be careful
i got into the ClockworkMod, and try to flash another New rom on my device,
and i formatted the sys directory...
can anyone tell me the solution?
i know this is a stupid as using CMD to format C:\ in Windows... but .. can anyone help?:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
BunThomas said:
i got into the ClockworkMod, and try to flash another New rom on my device,
and i formatted the sys directory...
can anyone tell me the solution?
i know this is a stupid as using CMD to format C:\ in Windows... but .. can anyone help?:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
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what phone model/ can you enter recovery/download again/ do you have a rom/stock for you phone ?
well you have to reflash it
Hi,
If you want to flash a new rom, you should do a factory reset first. Here your /system gets formatted anyway, as far as I know. So don't worry.
Just go back to recovery and flash your rom.
If you don't like it, you can always restore your backup, that you have made.
Cheers!
Sent by my SGS i9000 running CM10 ;->
thanks
l4m3 said:
Hi,
If you want to flash a new rom, you should do a factory reset first. Here your /system gets formatted anyway, as far as I know. So don't worry.
Just go back to recovery and flash your rom.
If you don't like it, you can always restore your backup, that you have made.
Cheers!
Sent by my SGS i9000 running CM10 ;->
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i was a rookie~ so i know nothing about rom-
after reading some resources like books or xda etc,
i have futher knowledge of flashing rom.
thanks a lot for all your help.
Now you have two options go to clockwork mod and flash your custom Rom or you can flash n n nandroid backup if you have or using odin restore stock Rom..
we all should be polite enough to press thanks for anyone who helped US.
AJ88 said:
Now you have two options go to clockwork mod and flash your custom Rom or you can flash n n nandroid backup if you have or using odin restore stock Rom..
we all should be polite enough to press thanks for anyone who helped US.
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ya u are correct, thanks them!
You may have noticed from my post count that I am indeed, a noob.
I have just rooted my gt p5100 using cf autoroot, and am wondering what to do next in order to flash Cyanogen Mod 10.1.
I presumed that I must flash cwm recovery and then flash cm image using cwm, could anyone please confirm?
Yes. Next order of business is to install cwm. Make a nandroid backup, and follow the roms instructions (as in deleting cache, formatting data, etc..)
FluffyMittens said:
Yes. Next order of business is to install cwm. Make a nandroid backup, and follow the roms instructions (as in deleting cache, formatting data, etc..)
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Thanks for the quick reply, but how do I make a nandroid backup?
Its in cwm boot. Youll find it. Always make backups before trying a new rom or make a substantial change.
panda00 said:
You may have noticed from my post count that I am indeed, a noob.
I have just rooted my gt p5100 using cf autoroot, and am wondering what to do next in order to flash Cyanogen Mod 10.1.
I presumed that I must flash cwm recovery and then flash cm image using cwm, could anyone please confirm?
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Follow this link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722063
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noahthedominator said:
Follow this link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722063
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Yeah so everything went pretty smoothly, no problems, except for a few bugs here and there... Might consider flashing BAKED Blackbean.
Thanks for the help everyone.
hi everyone,
i have just rooted my lava iris 454(ICS 4.0.4). i am very happy with my engineering (thanks to those members who helped me).
now before going to try custom ROM's i want to make a back up of company provided ROM.
SO, somebody please give me step by step instructions :
1) how can i backup my ROM.
2) After installing custom ROM how can i restore my backup ROM.
please somebody help me. i will be grateful.
aakashing said:
hi everyone,
i have just rooted my lava iris 454(ICS 4.0.4). i am very happy with my engineering (thanks to those members who helped me).
now before going to try custom ROM's i want to make a back up of company provided ROM.
SO, somebody please give me step by step instructions :
1) how can i backup my ROM.
2) After installing custom ROM how can i restore my backup ROM.
please somebody help me. i will be grateful.
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You can install ROM Manager from PlayStore and use Clockworkmod to backup your ROM. Or you could also backup your rom by entering your device's recovery. You can trigger it by pressing a specific combination (Volume Up, Volume Down or both alternatively - depends on your device) of buttons while the device is switching on.
You can find elaborate explanations here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587607
Hope I helped.
In a nutshell, what you are looking for is called a making nandroid backup. There are many programs which can accomplish this. My favorite is 4EXT recovery, which you can download from the play store. It does require you have root to install 4EXT! After you have a program such as 4EXT or ClockworkMod which can make nandroid backups, then you can save them and restore them in the future. This is how you can return your phone to the exact way it was when you make the backup.
thank you for advising me 4EXT recovery and ROM Manager.
What about titanium backup?
i made a backup(i hope so) by Titanium backup, by selecting the option "Backup all user apps and system data".
my questions are:
1) is that enough for back up?
2) how can i restore it after installing a new rom?
3) in between the process of installing if my phone become dead or blank how it will possible to access titanium backup?
oh its so much complicated. plz any developer help me.
thanks in advance.
installed ROM Manager Premium v5.0.2.7
if select
1) "Flash CWM Recovery"
asks to confirm ph model-> select iris 454 -> says "it does not have an official supported CWM yet. Have u installed a cwm based recovery manually?" -> if i select "yes," 2 option comes for confirm version cmw 2.x and cmw 3.x -> after selecting one of those nothing happen.
2) Backup current ROM
displays "new backup name..." -> if i click OK the system reboot. -> in reboot process an android symbol comes and suddenly it lay down like a wounded man. -> system hangs ->only removing battery makes it solve.
Yes, that's enough backup. You have backed up all your system data and applications. So you can restore your phone's last known working state.
After installing a new ROM, you can download Titanium Backup from PlayStore and use it to restore everything.
Note: Some ROM's don't have PlayStore available in their package in which case you'd have to download the gapps package separately and flash it too while flashing the ROM.
You cannot use Titanium Backup if your phone doesn't come alive. You'd have to restore the stock ROM or flash some other known-to-be-working ROM. You can then restore your stuff.
Sent from my LiveWithWalkman
I've never used a nandroid backup, I usually do a backup with go backup (sms,phone log,wifi passwords and apps with preferences) which is an easy and intuitive app. If something fails i have a tested rom which i flash before do anything else.
Why it's better to do a nandroid backup and not just this??
Voldizard said:
Yes, that's enough backup. You have backed up all your system data and applications. So you can restore your phone's last known working state.
After installing a new ROM, you can download Titanium Backup from PlayStore and use it to restore everything.
Note: Some ROM's don't have PlayStore available in their package in which case you'd have to download the gapps package separately and flash it too while flashing the ROM.
You cannot use Titanium Backup if your phone doesn't come alive. You'd have to restore the stock ROM or flash some other known-to-be-working ROM. You can then restore your stuff.
Sent from my LiveWithWalkman
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thnx dear.
titanium backup is enough for me.
but now what about" if your phone doesn't come alive"? how should i restore the stock ROM if it is unavailable?
can i make stock rom or make a back up of stock rom? how?
Sewrizer said:
this means that your device is not supported by CWM recovery so there is not much to do, unless your stock recovery can perform the same tasks as CWM. for instance sgs2 recovery mode only allows you to install zip and to wipe cache and factory reset.
On the other hand there is a risky method you may try but i am not sure whether it would work. Install odin on your PC or mobile odin on your device and look for a kernel which has CWM recovery in it. THIS IS A RISKY OPERATION SO THINK BEFORE YOU DO THIS. I'm saying this because i bricked my sgs2 and the only way i could make it work was to restore, but again, you need CWM to restore. good luck.
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"for instance sgs2 recovery mode only allows you to install zip and to wipe cache and factory reset"
unable to understand this.
i want to try with other rom (because custom rom unavailable for my device); if it fails how should i make alive my phone?
is it possible to recover the company provided rom?
plz response.
thanks in adv.
aakashing said:
thnx dear.
titanium backup is enough for me.
but now what about" if your phone doesn't come alive"? how should i restore the stock ROM if it is unavailable?
can i make stock rom or make a back up of stock rom? how?
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You can find the entire procedure for backing up your Stock ROM here: http://androidadvices.com/backup-stock-rom-clockworkmod-rom-manager/
In order to restore Stock ROM, turn off your phone, boot your phone into recovery and use the restore option in the screen you see.
Sewrizer said:
Can you put your phone in recovery mode? I if so, take a picture of it and post it in a reply.
Sent from Area 51 using my Samsung Galaxy i9100p
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when i press power+ vol down key in booting time it displays Factory mode.
Under this heading the sub menus come like this (i dont know whether it is recovery mode or not.)
Full test
Item test
Test Report
Clear eMMC
Version
Reboot
is it enough info? otherwise ill shoot a photo.
plz make some way-out bro.
it sounds like you need to flash a custom recovery on your thing first
tsomclovin said:
it sounds like you need to flash a custom recovery on your thing first
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whats that man?
whats d process?
i badly need to solve that.
thanks in advance.
Hi
I know it's in the words. So that I can recover my phone to where it was, if something fails while flashing.
But if I don't got "much" on the phone, does it matter then? Can't I just recover it back to factory?
All Roms to say how important it is and you need to do it and so on.
Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance
Faspaiso said:
Hi
I know it's in the words. So that I can recover my phone to where it was, if something fails while flashing.
But if I don't got "much" on the phone, does it matter then? Can't I just recover it back to factory?
All Roms to say how important it is and you need to do it and so on.
Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance
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Yes custom recovery is probably the most important thing to install onto the phone as it is what ALLOWS you to flash a custom ROM to your device, also the recovery doesn't just backup your data it backups the entire device with a nandroid backup, that means if everything thing goes wrong but you can still get to custom recovery you can restore the device to a usable.
So you NEED a custom recovery to install a custom ROM
TechMinerUK said:
Yes custom recovery is probably the most important thing to install onto the phone as it is what ALLOWS you to flash a custom ROM to your device, also the recovery doesn't just backup your data it backups the entire device with a nandroid backup, that means if everything thing goes wrong but you can still get to custom recovery you can restore the device to a usable.
So you NEED a custom recovery to install a custom ROM
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I downloaded Nandroid and did a recovery. Is that enough or do I need to do it from the computer?
Thanks
Faspaiso said:
I downloaded Nandroid and did a recovery. Is that enough or do I need to do it from the computer?
Thanks
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Copy it to the PC just incase something goes wrong, other than that it's fine