Hi,
I've been trying to return to a backup i made before flashing the latest build and cwm recovery keeps spitting out errors. My backup copy is under /emmc/clockwork/backup. It shows up under cwm recovery when i go to 'backup and restore' but it won't flash. i thought maybe because its on the internal drive its not flashing and tried to move it to the /mnt/sdcard. It won't move! Its my first flash so i need some help. it seems after flashing cm7, my old data is under /emmc and my current stuff is going to /mnt/sdcard. my understanding is that restoring the backup would overwrite everything and restore the phone to stock state (partitions, data everything)...is that right???? currently i have a 14gb internal and 2gb external partititions.
There is a fix somewhere to reroute the file path back from emmc back to internal SD . You ll need Script Manager from the market and a script called ''mountshd" . Someone posted a download with some good instructions a while back I would search the forum
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Okay so I just installed CM7 which worked fined and i was reading that i should partition my sd card. So I made a copy of my sd card on my computer and continued to partition my sd card 256/64. After the partition I just moved the file back to my sd card in recovery mode. I then rebooted which worked fine and syncd my google account. I installed simple2ext so i could move my cache to my sd card because i was unable to update rom manager and su or able to install any apps bigger than simple2ext. I installed titanium backup and noticed i had nothing to restore so I was going to go back to my original rom to back everything up again. I backed up cm7 then went to restore my original rom and all my previous roms I had backed up were gone.
Is there something I did worng? and am i able to get them back.
I did some searching and looked in my sd card from my computer and looked in clockwork folder and found my backup folder. I tired to move all of them back but said insufficient space and was only able to move one.
So now my question is did all my data from sd card not transfer over?
o noo that sucks man
if you made a rom backup, it would indeed be in the clockwork folder, as the progam that makes the backup is nandroid which is intergrated in the clockwork mod. Titanium backup is only for backing up loose apps and had nothing to do with rom backups.
If you still have the clockwork folder with the backups in them on your computer you should be fine. just transfer the one you want to use (they are named with dates and times) to the SD and go back into the recovery mode and use the restore option.
if you don't have enough space on your SD card, maybe you should make some available for the rom.
bl0m5t3r said:
if you made a rom backup, it would indeed be in the clockwork folder, as the progam that makes the backup is nandroid which is intergrated in the clockwork mod. Titanium backup is only for backing up loose apps and had nothing to do with rom backups.
If you still have the clockwork folder with the backups in them on your computer you should be fine. just transfer the one you want to use (they are named with dates and times) to the SD and go back into the recovery mode and use the restore option.
if you don't have enough space on your SD card, maybe you should make some available for the rom.
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Yup found them on the sd card on computer. But how come they did not transfer after I recopied the SD card?
Had the same thing happen to me when I was on my GNEX. I now enabled dropbox to keep backup copies as well.
Something similar happened to me when I tried a ROM with 4ex recovery in lieu of clockwork. when i tried to access my backup it told me something about invalid md5 sum and backup failed. like it didn't exist. If all is still on your PC perhaps you should reformat the card then re-partition using a different source, and re-try.
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I made a previous clean backup prior to rooting the phone using the Odin method posted by Copperhed. Still running the stock at&t rom.
All was well. I moved the backup file over to my computer hd to free up space on my external sd card. I was tinkering around with different sd cards last night and accidentally formatted my main sd card that I usually use on my phone. No big deal.
I decided to try out some new roms and kernels so I wanted to make a nandroid backup. Instead of using the odin method to install cwm, I downloaded rom manager and flashed clockworkmod recovery.
I formatted the sd card to make sure space wasnt an issue. I clicked on Backup Current ROM, it was given superuser access and the phone rebooted into CWM. I thought this part was automated but it wasnt. Once the phone booted into CWM, it just sat there at the menu system.
No problems, I navigated down to backup and restore, then hit backup. I did some google searching and people have said this version (5.0.2.7) of CWM does not show a progress bar while backing up.
After clicking backup, I get the usual screen of it mounting the card and displaying how much space is free, then saying it is backing up boot image, recovery image, and system.
Takes a long while then just gives me this:
Error while making a backup image of /system!
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Any idea of why this would be happening? I searched around but did not find any solutions. The only core things I have installed on my phone currently is Titanium Backup Pro and SetCPU. The rest are just day to day apps, todolists, camera, games.
I've attached what it looked like below. In case the attachment doesnt work (http://i.imgur.com/2ZIPM.jpg)
Forgot to mention, after rebooting the phone when I get that error, I check the external sd card and see a backup folder, but there are only about 3 files in there, so it makes sense because it failed making a full backup.
I just now tried "back up to internal sd card" and it started working right away.. showing files and progress bar moving.
I guess this works too, I can still move the backup file over to my pc.. but this kind of worries me.. is CWM not seeing my sd card correctly?
Another update..
At the end of the backup run (to internal sd card) I get:
No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext.
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When I mentioned formatting the card earlier, I used the phone itself to format it.
I think it has something to do with the variance between the T-Mobile version of CWM we are using on our Skyrockets and what should actually be on the CWM version for the Skyrocket (which still doesn't exist--wtf?! )
Disregard the error message, it's looking for a folder on the T-Mobile version that isn't on the Skyrocket.
If you used the "Backup to Internal SD Card" from CWM you should be fine. I've backed up this way and restored backups without incident.
so if your phone went through a soft brick or something bad happened messing with different roms and such, youre still able to boot into cwm and restore from the backup file that is stored on your internal sd?
i just want to make sure, in the case that we cannot boot from cwm / access internal sd, that we will be able to do so from the external sd.
I don't have a whole lot of faith in our CWM (which was built for a T Mobile variant). I've had a ton of weird messages any time using it and I'm surprised there isn't more talk about it here. I've seen a lot people casually mention the error messages so I know it isn't just me.
I don't know you'd lose the backup if restoring from a soft brick where you'd have to go back to stock first to fix it (never tried it). But I can tell you that if you flash a rom you don't like or doesn't work right you should be able to successfuly restore a backup made in CWM (after wiping data, etc., of course).
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All you have to do is install the rom you had when you made the backup for the data going to the advanced options in backup recovery and restore data only and ready
understood. but in the case that the phone does mess up and for some reason it doesnt read the external sd card, would i still be able to access the internal sd card for my backup with cwm?
Just got my G2SR from ATT. Going through the motion of rooting it following instruction here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526
I also tried to do a backup to external SD and get the same "Error while making a backup image of /system"
I searched around and I tried the instruction here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472954 by adding clockworkmod/.hidenandroidprogress in both /sdcard and /sdcard/external_sd/
It's still stuck in "backing up system". I have tried reformatting the SD card and perform error checkin on Windows, but that doesn't fix it.
Has anybody back up to the external SD card with CWM successfully?
And how exactly do we back up to the internal "/sdcard". When I go backup, it would complain I don't have an sdcard if I don't have the external SD card.
[update] I am on ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.6 and I don't see any "backup to internal SD' option. Do I need to update my CWM and how do we do that?
Thanks in advance.
I am useing CWM 6.0.1 Recovery because it is kexec enabled . I am trying to do a full nandroid backup including the sd card (internal). I have tried the mount /sdcard option and i click backup and i always get. no /sdcard/.android_secure found skipping backup
My apps go on the internal sd card right?
I just restored a nandroid backup from beans rom to Stock and everything seemed right execept the boot logo still has the unlocked logo on it! Factory reset and its still there as well?
Is there anyway to back up internal SD with any recovery?
Why does it feel like nandroid isnt backing it all up and everything isnt the same on restores?
where are the programs installed to if the nandroid backup doesnt include the internal SD? the system
partiton? If so do we have 32gb for apps or just the stem partition?
THANKS
VERY NEW
Paul
I used the tutorial to root and unlock my S3 and I do have SU. I have been flashing ROMs on my Thuderbolt with never an issue. So I thought I knew what I was doing.
After creating a nadroid backup. I wiped my data and cache in CWM 6.0.1.0 I tried to install a Liquid S3 Rom but couldn't find. I then mounted my ext. SD and then I was able to locate it. I then installed the zip and it Soft Bricked my phone. So I followed the procedure to restore it and that worked.
I then tried to find my backup and nothing was there.
I then tried to create a new backup. It said it worked but then when I went right back to restore there was no backup. I then mounted my ext. sd and tired to create a back up. It ran the procedure and then said it couldn't find my card.
I am completely lost... I just want a new rom. Any help is greatly appreciated.
need help with loading Rom w/out bricking
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I used the tutorial to root and unlock my S3 and I do have SU. I have been flashing ROMs on my Thuderbolt with never an issue. So I thought I knew what I was doing.
After creating a nadroid backup. I wiped my data and cache in CWM 6.0.1.0 I tried to install a Liquid S3 Rom but couldn't find. I then mounted my ext. SD and then I was able to locate it. I then installed the zip and it Soft Bricked my phone. So I followed the procedure to restore it and that worked.
I then tried to find my backup and nothing was there.
I then tried to create a new backup. It said it worked but then when I went right back to restore there was no backup. I then mounted my ext. sd and tired to create a back up. It ran the procedure and then said it couldn't find my card.
I am completely lost... I just want a new rom. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Edit....How can I clarify my post to get some help?
So you oden back to stock then right?
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Definitely going to need to Odin to be safe.
What type of SD card is it? 32 or 64 GB? If it is and the default format for the card is ExFat, like most that size are, CWM and TWRP cannot read them. Your card needs to be formatted FAT32 or use the internal SD to flash like I do. ExFat is not supported by any recoveries but the stock.
I just copy backups to SD through a file manager or pc. I never bothered to reformat my card.
If not that. Then make sure to check your md5sum as a mismatch means it won't flash well. Usin GooManager is great as it checks by default for you when the download completes. And if it fails it deletes the failure so you don't use it by mistake
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Yes, I used Odin to get back to stock using PureMotive's guide.
Its a 32GB card. I did reformat the card using through the settings menu. Not sure if that will put it in FAT32 format?
I was just able to backup on my ext SD and it shows a 1970-02-27 date. If I can find my backup does that mean CWM is reading the ext SD now?
I am scared to try and flash again because I haven't been able to find my restore. Last time I backed up to my internal SD and then after going through the PureMotive guide the backup was no longer there. What steps should I take?
Thanks again!
I just did a nandroid backup to the internal and this is what is says:
Card Space Free: 10847MB
Backing up boot image...
Backing up recovery image...
Backing up system...
Freeing up space.
Backing up data...
No /sdcard/.android_secure found. Skipping backup of applications on external storage.
Backing up cache...
No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext
Generating md5 sum...
Backup complete!
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I just did a nandroid backup to the internal and this is what is says:
Card Space Free: 10847MB
Backing up boot image...
Backing up recovery image...
Backing up system...
Freeing up space.
Backing up data...
No /sdcard/.android_secure found. Skipping backup of applications on external storage.
Backing up cache...
No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext
Generating md5 sum...
Backup complete!
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Need to format card to fat32 or change CWM to point backup to internal card.
strawnj said:
I just did a nandroid backup to the internal and this is what is says:
Card Space Free: 10847MB
Backing up boot image...
Backing up recovery image...
Backing up system...
Freeing up space.
Backing up data...
No /sdcard/.android_secure found. Skipping backup of applications on external storage.
Backing up cache...
No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext
Generating md5 sum...
Backup complete!
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That's normal. The no sd-ext happens on this device for some reason, but your backup was made correctly and us on your internal. There is a forum on how to get them on your external here somewhere. Rom manager will not allow it to happen. I've just been using internal and making a copy on my cpu just in case.
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Need to format card to fat32 or change CWM to point backup to internal card.
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If you mount the ext-card I am backup there. Otherwise the default location is the internal card. Seems to be working on both.
First off - You have to format your card to FAT32, you cannot do this on the phone using the settings menu. Use these directions to format your card: How to format card to FAT32
If you would like to know why you are having issues with the SD card backups read this: CWM does not support the exFAT filesystem
Also, in CWM you can specify where to save your backup: Options are internal or ext. SD card.
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First off - You have to format your card to FAT32, you cannot do this on the phone using the settings menu. Use these directions to format your card: How to format card to FAT32
If you would like to know why you are having issues with the SD card backups read this: CWM does not support the exFAT filesystem
Also, in CWM you can specify where to save your backup: Options are internal or ext. SD card.
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this! everytime you odin back to stock via puremotive's guide or mine it will wipe the internal sd...so yea thats why your backups are lost. as mentioned above, format your sd to fat 32, then when you navigate to backup/restore in cwm, you will see the option "backup to external sd" . i will notate this in my guide when i get chance!
Hei guys, I own a Chinese handphone. Tweaked it so much, soft bricked it numerous times, but I got the stock rom at my disposal anyway so it doesn't matter much. It's cheap so I can actually do some experiments or tested non Play Store, or even suspicious apps on it.
However, going back and forth to stock then reconfigure everything is rather tedious task to do.
I did installed a CWM recovery and did a full nandroid backup. But it's seem that CWM backup didn't overwrite the old one so when I do a second one it failed, saying I'm out of space? I still got about 2 GB on internal storage, and 8 GB on external storage. It's said my folder (I forgot which, it's /data if I'm not mistaken) don't have space left. This is one funny thing about my phone, it doesn't use the internal storage at all. I cannot move the apps to the internal storage as well, only to the external SD card.
I'm out of space probably also because I move so many app as system. This way when I do a factory reset I got all my updated apps within, without the need to reinstall it.
So, the questions :
Is there any way to make CWM to actually update a backup, instead of creating a new one? Which partition I should wipe from CWM if I want to create an updated backup? It is convenient to do the restore directly from CWM, but I cannot update the backup, with that space problem.
How about creating a full custom ROM flashable image of my phone on which I can save to my PC instead?
How about going on fetching the nandroid backup CWM generated? Is it flashable using SP Tool? But I can't find the files anywhere in my system.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!
Found some stuffs on CWM backup.
I'll update this thread when I've worked it out.
I'm an idiot. I can actually save the CWM backup into the internal SD. It's visible on any file manager within the folder "clockworkmod".
Sorry I did have experience with CWM, but never use it for backup, only to flash patches.