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[Q] Rom toolbox apps dont appear after restoring them

hi i backed up all my apps today with rom toolbox and then i switch the roms. but when i restore it says its installing it but after it finishes i cant find them wtf. i also backed up my rom before i switch them and i did it succesfully but i went to restore/manage backup rom or whatever and nothing is there. it says i dint do the nandroid backup. im using a huawei 8150

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hi iim baby jesus,
Why not backup your apps using Titanium backup?
I prefered/trusted this app to backup my device, works great
Btw, try re-check your sdcard, make sure that Backup apps folder still exist.
maybe u accidntly delete or format ur sdcard.
Do full nandroid backup is recommended before switching ROM!
Easy to restore your previous ROM and avoid from ur data or bla bla bla lose accdntly.
Here tutorial do Nandroid backup post by XDA Member : Nandroid Backup Video Tutorial
Hope it'll help you a bit.

Fast changing ROMs !

Alright, I have no declaration for it, but I found out, how to change quick between Creeds ROM1.5 and CM7.2 [port]
The Procedure is always the same, anyways if you installed CM7.2 first or Creeds ROM1.5 (if you already have a backup of both ROMs)
- Reboot to Recovery Mode
- Select Wipe data and cache , and also format /system
- Select restore (from backup and restore menu)
- Select according backup from sd card
- Wait till the recovery is finished
- reboot system
There you are.

Rodsengard said:
Alright, I have no declaration for it, but I found out, how to change quick between Creeds ROM1.5 and CM7.2 [port]
The Procedure is always the same, anyways if you installed CM7.2 first or Creeds ROM1.5 (if you already have a backup of both ROMs)
- Reboot to Recovery Mode
- Select Wipe data and cache , and also format /system
- Select restore (from backup and restore menu)
- Select according backup from sd card
- Wait till the recovery is finished
- reboot system
There you are.
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We all know that

johnlobo789 said:
We all know that
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dude there was no need for this stupid comment of yours.he is just trying to help and besides that most people dont kno bout this thing so just ****le up.

Well I am pretty new here and been playing allot with different ROM's since Christmas so it's good to know that this way works without problems, so thank you and ignore the idiot John above.

All right when we have backed up the Rom, and we are restoring from CWM what all do we need to flash? Just system or the others too

Rodsengard said:
Alright, I have no declaration for it, but I found out, how to change quick between Creeds ROM1.5 and CM7.2 [port]
The Procedure is always the same, anyways if you installed CM7.2 first or Creeds ROM1.5 (if you already have a backup of both ROMs)
- Reboot to Recovery Mode
- Select Wipe data and cache , and also format /system
- Select restore (from backup and restore menu)
- Select according backup from sd card
- Wait till the recovery is finished
- reboot system
There you are.
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good one... a needed thread for newbies

Thanks bro does the cwm also backup the firmware too ? Sorry for the noob question
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sedhasukhdeep said:
All right when we have backed up the Rom, and we are restoring from CWM what all do we need to flash? Just system or the others too
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nope, no need to flash it... just go to CWM and open backup and restore and chose either to restore or do an advance restore where you can choose which part of the backup you'd want to restore...
hope this helps...

hey, i have most noobish question ever, but when u say back up rom, i do that with for example titanium backup root? and then when i want to restore my current rom setings i just restore it from files on titanium backup, witch i need to transfer to pc before i format sd, rite?

djozaa said:
hey, i have most noobish question ever, but when u say back up rom, i do that with for example titanium backup root? and then when i want to restore my current rom setings i just restore it from files on titanium backup, witch i need to transfer to pc before i format sd, rite?
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I don´t exactly what Titanium Backup does, but I think it is more for the apps only. I think most use CWM recovery, which is flashed to Recovery of the ROM (no app). This backups EVERYTHING. Apps, System, preferences and data.

hey, got problem with latest cwm recovery, i instaled it from instructions from author, flashed with odin etc, entered cwm recovery afther boot, and went to backup, it fails at cant mount /system

djozaa said:
hey, got problem with latest cwm recovery, i instaled it from instructions from author, flashed with odin etc, entered cwm recovery afther boot, and went to backup, it fails at cant mount /system
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should not be, but just for information, try mount manually (mounts and storage ---> mount /system)

Another question. My bro has a Fit running 2.2 Froyo my questions are these
1. What is the upgrade path. Flash stock 2.3(DDKT1 or DXKT4)
2. Flash CWM (4 or 5)?
3. Restore with .zip from CWM?
PS: I own a Galaxy 551 its mostly OnePackage for that
Thanks

Hmmm yep thts currect

installing rom question

Do you have to backup to stock rom or can you just install a rom on top on another without backing or w/e?

rasdabess said:
Do you have to backup to stock rom or can you just install a rom on top on another without backing or w/e?
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You should backup your rom before flashing, this way if anything goes wrong you can go back.
You should always wipe, wipe, wipe.
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Go to Advanced and wipe Dalvik Cache
After the wipe go back and Install zip from sdcard. After install I do another wipe on the Dalvik Cache then fix permissions. Remember Wipe, Wipe, Wipe.

so as long as I do that then I can install a rom over another and delete the previous one while doing so?

rasdabess said:
Do you have to backup to stock rom or can you just install a rom on top on another without backing or w/e?
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I recommend making several backups.
First, make sure you have Clockworkmod installed via nvflash. Then make a backup. Download the backup to your pc for safe keeping (just in case things go wrong).
Use Titanium Backup (free version works, but buy the full one if you like it). Use the batch feature to back up all user apps. Do not back up system apps.
When installing a new rom, especially roms that use different versions of android, you should wipe everything you can except the external sd card (where you keep your backups). Wiping "system" is important.
If you need help, shout out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847

[Q] How to use Nandroid backup and what exactly it does restore?

Hello,
I have problems restoring from nandroid backup.
Here what I did"
1) Flashed ROM1 and Flashed Kernel1.
2) Installed all My apps which I use.
3) Took Nandroid back-up.
4) Flashed ROM2. Flashed Kernel1.
5) Installed all apps.
6) After 1 days reflashed ROM1 and Kernel1.
7) Tried restoring Nandroid back-up I created 1 day back.
AND IT FAILS!!
Everytime I did a complete wipe of all data and catch and dalvik.
Same happened with CWM and AmonRa
CWM: md5 sums mismatch!!
AmonRa: Oops! Something went wrong!!
Am I mistaken about Nandroid back-up? Am I doing something wrong?
Actually I wanted to restore all my apps and data related to apps. I took whole system and data and everything backed up in the option.

1 Nandroid backup means it reflashes your backed up system with all your installed apps i.e if you have gb rom and do nandroid backup it will backup your current system( in this case gb) with all installed apps at the time you did backup.
2 You said it failed did it display any error while backing your nandroid backup.
3 Never heard of a backup being failed, you must have messed up something.
4 Md5 checksum mismatch means you either had a bad flash or if you moved or replaced some file also backup from different recovery will not work if you backed up from cmw then you cannot restore from amonra recovery, did you change recovery after backing up if you did then it wont work.
5. If you want to backup your apps and data next time try backing it with titanium backup root.Open titanium backup and press batch and then press backup all apps + data.
6. After flashimg new rom install titanium backup root from google play and press restore all app+data this will restore your apps with data.
7. If you use nandroid backup then your rom also changes to the rom that you had while backing up.
hope this helps

Go to your SDcard.. search and go to clockworkmod folder.. go to backup.. now whichever file you see.. Rename it xyz or anything WITHOUT any space!!
Try restoring then!!

hsingh1993 said:
1 Nandroid backup means it reflashes your backed up system with all your installed apps i.e if you have gb rom and do nandroid backup it will backup your current system( in this case gb) with all installed apps at the time you did backup.
2 You said it failed did it display any error while backing your nandroid backup.
3 Never heard of a backup being failed, you must have messed up something.
4 Md5 checksum mismatch means you either had a bad flash or if you moved or replaced some file also backup from different recovery will not work if you backed up from cmw then you cannot restore from amonra recovery, did you change recovery after backing up if you did then it wont work.
5. If you want to backup your apps and data next time try backing it with titanium backup root.Open titanium backup and press batch and then press backup all apps + data.
6. After flashimg new rom install titanium backup root from google play and press restore all app+data this will restore your apps with data.
7. If you use nandroid backup then your rom also changes to the rom that you had while backing up.
hope this helps
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I hadn't change anything but the name of the folder with some appropriate name like "CM-9.1.1 Final + CandiedIce Kernel + Apps", so that I can recognize it when I need it. No changes in the 5-6 files of recovery.
Didn't try restoring CWM back-up with AmonRa. Tried Amonra to Amonra and CWM to CWM. Failed all times (almost 5 to 6 times).
Does making folder name without any spaces in between work? If it's so, it's weird!! Is it that way? Should the folder name has to have NO SPACE?
"clockworkmode > backup > CM-9.1.1 + CandiedIce Kernel + Apps" - won't work.
But "clockworkmode > backup > CM-9.1.1+CandiedIce_Kernel+Apps" - will work??
Also, as known CWM couldn't back-up sdext. But otherwise No Error. While AmonRa did all back-up without any sort of error.

Dude.. just do it. WITHOUT ANY SPACE.. if you want to restore!!
And keep a small name!!
Eg: cm9.1.1.candied.ice
Dont use any special characters like $ & #

Thanks
rr0yy said:
Dude.. just do it. WITHOUT ANY SPACE.. if you want to restore!!
And keep a small name!!
Eg: cm9.1.1.candied.ice
Dont use any special characters like $ & #
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Thanks for the betterment of my knowledge. I shall keep this in mind for future use!! Recently I am stable with CM 9.1.1 without Gapps.

rr0yy said:
Dude.. just do it. WITHOUT ANY SPACE.. if you want to restore!!
And keep a small name!!
Eg: cm9.1.1.candied.ice
Dont use any special characters like $ & #
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Thanks man for the tip! :good:
I usually put spaces in my backup though i have'nt encountered that problem.

wyndcryst25 said:
Thanks man for the tip! :good:
I usually put spaces in my backup though i have'nt encountered that problem.
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So keeping a small name and without spaces is important??

sn809 said:
So keeping a small name and without spaces is important??
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yes, this is Linux, means no spaces.

i have a question about this subject,
if i want to backup my rom my stock 4.1.1 on my galaxy nexus how can i do that so that when and if i choose to return or sell the phone i would like to load up the stock Rom back on the phone in case the person isnt tech friendly.
does a Nandroid back up Rom files and kernel as well ???
thanks for any help guys

fariswheel said:
i have a question about this subject,
if i want to backup my rom my stock 4.1.1 on my galaxy nexus how can i do that so that when and if i choose to return or sell the phone i would like to load up the stock Rom back on the phone in case the person isnt tech friendly.
does a Nandroid back up Rom files and kernel as well ???
thanks for any help guys
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Use a custom recovery to backup. You can find them at galaxy nexus forum on xda
Yes, it restores everything. Nandroid backup is 1:1 copy of your entire phone memory. It will even restore your messages, call logs, accounts etc

sarus_b said:
Use a custom recovery to backup. You can find them at galaxy nexus forum on xda
Yes, it restores everything. Nandroid backup is 1:1 copy of your entire phone memory. It will even restore your messages, call logs, accounts etc
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So any NANDroid backup is 1:1?
Does that mean that NANDroid also wipes all data?

Searz said:
So any NANDroid backup is 1:1?
Does that mean that NANDroid also wipes all data?
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yes, is 1:1; if you restore a nandroid it will take the same space as the rom you backed up, and no, if you make a nandroid backup, you won't loose any data whatsoever, you still can continue using the rom you backed up, but if you are going to restore a nandroid it's better to make a full wipe, like if you are installing a rom, that's the way i do it...

gabo_lope said:
yes, is 1:1; if you restore a nandroid it will take the same space as the rom you backed up, and no, if you make a nandroid backup, you won't loose any data whatsoever, you still can continue using the rom you backed up, but if you are going to restore a nandroid it's better to make a full wipe, like if you are installing a rom, that's the way i do it...
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No, I didn't mean that you'd lose data when making a backup. That defeats the point of making a backup in the first place, lol.
I was talking about when you restore it. And from what you just wrote I assume that files that aren't overwritten when restoring remain. Similar to how you can flash a ROM "dirty".

Searz said:
No, I didn't mean that you'd lose data when making a backup. That defeats the point of making a backup in the first place, lol.
I was talking about when you restore it. And from what you just wrote I assume that files that aren't overwritten when restoring remain. Similar to how you can flash a ROM "dirty".
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Files will be overwritten. For example, if you make a nandroid, then update an app, when you restore that nandroid, you will restore the previous version of that app.
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upconvert said:
Files will be overwritten. For example, if you make a nandroid, then update an app, when you restore that nandroid, you will restore the previous version of that app.
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Yea, exactly how I thought it worked. Thanks for confirming that for me.

guys i have some questions.........
1) nanadroid backs up all system apps and saved data like messages, phonelogs, contacts, saved settings right ??
2) if I flash a new ROM and then want to go back to the previous state by flashing nandroid backup, does it unroot my device?
3) I backup system apps + data by nandroid backup and SD card apps by Titanium Backup. Is this right ??
Searz said:
No, I didn't mean that you'd lose data when making a backup. That defeats the point of making a backup in the first place, lol.
I was talking about when you restore it. And from what you just wrote I assume that files that aren't overwritten when restoring remain. Similar to how you can flash a ROM "dirty".
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4) If I have a backup of stock ROM then flash a custom ROM like CM, system files will be different in CM. SO when I restore the stock ROM, files that are new to CM will still remain right?
sorry for asking noob questions..........I'll really appreciate it if u guys answer this

Hmm
mike_24_11 said:
Hello,
I have problems restoring from nandroid backup.
Here what I did"
1) Flashed ROM1 and Flashed Kernel1.
2) Installed all My apps which I use.
3) Took Nandroid back-up.
4) Flashed ROM2. Flashed Kernel1.
5) Installed all apps.
6) After 1 days reflashed ROM1 and Kernel1.
7) Tried restoring Nandroid back-up I created 1 day back.
AND IT FAILS!!
Everytime I did a complete wipe of all data and catch and dalvik.
Same happened with CWM and AmonRa
CWM: md5 sums mismatch!!
AmonRa: Oops! Something went wrong!!
Am I mistaken about Nandroid back-up? Am I doing something wrong?
Actually I wanted to restore all my apps and data related to apps. I took whole system and data and everything backed up in the option.
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do you use cwm recovery or twrp idk about twrp but if you are using cwm go to the cwm recovery go down to backup and restore now backup it to sdcard1 (sometimes its shown as backup to external sd card depends on your phone what u use) or just press backup it backups your current rom and your files and now press restore and chose your restore file or if you backup it to your sd card you can do the same thing just chose restore from external sd card and chose your restore file :good: done :good:

[Completed] CWM recovery question (?)

I want to update my phones firmware but in order to do that i have to wipe data and cache. The user data is what concerns me. I made a backup with CWM so I can restore later. My question is : Is the firmware gonna restore aswell or just the data? THX ​

Usually a NANDROID backup (a backup from recovery) includes user data as well (like apps/games/settings) but NOT sdcard content (like music/pictures/videos)

Well... gee thanks. But can saomeone answer MY question? "Will the firmware revert back when I do a CWM backup restore?"

oh sorry, i didn't notice the question was that.
Yes it'll restore the firmware as well.