Hey.
If I flash custom rom and then decide to go back to stock rom, do I just run the nandroid backup on top of the custom rom, or I have to wipe or something to make it run smooth and fast?
Thanks.
I just restore. But if u feel a lil frantic about issues do the normal wipe process
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SAme here, never wiped, always worked great.
It wont hurt, but it wont change anything either, because restoring the nandroid rom actually does that for you automatically
Hi,
Soooo.. I flashed CM7 for the first time ever..... woo hoo. but now all my apps, and everything from the stock are gone. Is there a way to load everything from stock onto the CM7? I tried doing a restore from NVFLASH but that just brought back the stock so how do I just keep everything the same but running the CM7.
Thanks guys
johnnyp500 said:
Hi,
Soooo.. I flashed CM7 for the first time ever..... woo hoo. but now all my apps, and everything from the stock are gone. Is there a way to load everything from stock onto the CM7? I tried doing a restore from NVFLASH but that just brought back the stock so how do I just keep everything the same but running the CM7.
Thanks guys
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Well, if you had made a nandroid before you flashed, and could restore it (not sure when you did with NVflash), you would have everything back on your last ROM (you did not specify what ROM you were on).
You could then try just wiping dalvek and cache and formatting /system and flashing the ROM over it. That works OK most of the time. as you are clearing out the System partition but retaining your date (make sure you flash gapps also).
Another option is to wipe everything, and then flash the ROM, gapps, and then date only with advanced recovery.
Depending on what ROM you are coming from, that could carryover some issues - but most of the time it works OK.
If you did not have a backup of your data, then you will have to rebuild it from scratch in any case, so you might just as well do it on a clean install of CM7.
Well I did make a backup but when I restore its not cm 7 anymore so using nv flash how can I restore all the apps and messages, etc onto the cm7?
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johnnyp500 said:
Well I did make a backup but when I restore its not cm 7 anymore so using nv flash how can I restore all the apps and messages, etc onto the cm7?
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Have you tried titanium backup? Restore your old Rom with the apps. Back them up using TI to the external sd card. Do the usual stuff to load a new rom and restore your apps using TI. That's how I do it.
Some also like google restore, but I like having a hard copy for myself.
jcbofkc said:
Have you tried titanium backup? Restore your old Rom with the apps. Back them up using TI to the external sd card. Do the usual stuff to load a new rom and restore your apps using TI. That's how I do it.
Some also like google restore, but I like having a hard copy for myself.
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I downloaded titanium backup but it says the device is not rooted. I have the nvflash CWM on there but I assume its still not rooted. Now that I have the NVFLASH CWM and i can boot into recovery how do I root the G2X with the latest gingerbread update?
johnnyp500 said:
I downloaded titanium backup but it says the device is not rooted. I have the nvflash CWM on there but I assume its still not rooted. Now that I have the NVFLASH CWM and i can boot into recovery how do I root the G2X with the latest gingerbread update?
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Restore your original stock rom with all the apps. Root using the one-click-method. Install TI. Backup your apps to the sd card. Now flash your favorite rom. Install TI on the new rom. Restore your apps from the TI backup you made on your sd card.
It should work.
Although on CM7 I had a couple of issues restoring certain apps. I think it has something to do with how CM7 names different partitions.
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Restore your original stock rom with all the apps. Root using the one-click-method. Install TI. Backup your apps to the sd card. Now flash your favorite rom. Install TI on the new rom. Restore your apps from the TI backup you made on your sd card.
It should work.
Although on CM7 I had a couple of issues restoring certain apps. I think it has something to do with how CM7 names different partitions.
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The problem is one-click method doesnt work on 2.3.3.
johnnyp500 said:
The problem is one-click method doesnt work on 2.3.3.
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Install a rooted version of 2.3.3 from the dev section.
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Install a rooted version of 2.3.3 from the dev section.
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Yea but then I have to wipe the device before I install it which brings me back to how not having all my apps backed up on titanium
Sounds like your options are wipe or stay stock.
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I might have an idea but you'll have to do the research.
Boot into CWM and connect USB to your computer. You may be able to copy your /data/app folder to your computer using ADB commands, then restore them the same way. Might work, might not. Never done it that way. And this will probably only backup the apps, not the data (savegames, etc.).
As I said earlier, you can restore data only with recovery/advanced restore.
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gaww said:
As I said earlier, you can restore data only with recovery/advanced restore.
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Yes, restoring /data only from the advanced restore menu in CWM may work. But I think that will restore all system data as well which may cause FC frenzy. Definitely worth a shot!
r4d14n7 said:
I might have an idea but you'll have to do the research.
Boot into CWM and connect USB to your computer. You may be able to copy your /data/app folder to your computer using ADB commands, then restore them the same way. Might work, might not. Never done it that way. And this will probably only backup the apps, not the data (savegames, etc.).
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I think ill just wait until gingerbreak or superoneclick are available on the update then I'll root it, back up with titanium, and restore after i flash cm7.
btw. If I do a wipe, and then go d/l the apps i paid for again will it recognize that ive already paid for em or would i have to pay again?
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Yes, restoring /data only from the advanced restore menu in CWM may work. But I think that will restore all system data as well which may cause FC frenzy. Definitely worth a shot!
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So far only issue is turning it off. Everything else works.
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johnnyp500 said:
I think ill just wait until gingerbreak or superoneclick are available on the update then I'll root it, back up with titanium, and restore after i flash cm7.
btw. If I do a wipe, and then go d/l the apps i paid for again will it recognize that ive already paid for em or would i have to pay again?
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All of your purchases are remembered. As long as you sign in with the same google account you bought them with you can download them again for free.
G2X CM7
Well so I took screen shots of all my screens and app drawer and just downloaded all my apps again. Then I restored the SMS from the SMS Backup and now everything is the same just running CM7. First time Ive flashed a rom woo hoo.
us my backup from the market. back up everything, then wipe, flash new rom, then download my backup from market, then restore your stuff.
This is the 2nd time I've run into a problem with CWM (first time was a checksum error but found a fix for it.)
Was running a rom (eagleblood) and decided to do a backup in clockwork before flashing a different rom (bionix.) Backup completed, factory reset/wiped everything, flashed rom, and after booting in realized I had google auth and another authenticator app set up on the old rom. Went back into CWM to restore what I just backed up and account info/apps/media files are gone. Luckily, I have an older backup from September that I can use to get to my authenticator apps but unfortunately still have lost what was added to my phone recently.
Question: Is my backup completely fubar? Has anyone run into something similar that could point me to a fix? I still have access to the backups.
g0dsgreen said:
This is the 2nd time I've run into a problem with CWM (first time was a checksum error but found a fix for it.)
Was running a rom (eagleblood) and decided to do a backup in clockwork before flashing a different rom (bionix.) Backup completed, factory reset/wiped everything, flashed rom, and after booting in realized I had google auth and another authenticator app set up on the old rom. Went back into CWM to restore what I just backed up and account info/apps/media files are gone. Luckily, I have an older backup from September that I can use to get to my authenticator apps but unfortunately still have lost what was added to my phone recently.
Question: Is my backup completely fubar? Has anyone run into something similar that could point me to a fix? I still have access to the backups.
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Are you using Titanium Backup for backing up your apps/data? You might wanna look into that, its an easy great app.
I have no recent titanium backups. This is a nandroid backup that didn't backup. First I've ever seen.
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That sucks man, I always batch a Titanium Backup to dropbox before thinking about a nand backup. It is a great precaution for the amount of tinkering we all do.
Titanium backup does boot/system/cache/etc. ?
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g0dsgreen said:
Titanium backup does boot/system/cache/etc. ?
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No, it does user apps, system apps, and all their data. Titanium Backup is a must have app for rom flashers. A nandroid is okay to keep for emergencies, but for your apps and data, Titanium Backup is a must.
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so do I just have to accept that bad nandroid backups happen?
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Hi.
I want to know if i need to wipe things in CWM before restoring a backup previously made ? Or I can directly restore a backup ?!
Thanks !
When you restore a backup is for a few reasons. When an upgrade has not gone well, a bad root has not gone well for you. Have lost major stuff. So no need for a wipe the restore wipe and set back.
Okay thanks, Because i just tried ICS and HTC Sense 4 on my Desire, but i want to recover all my files. So i backuped. That's why i ask this question.
Did u restore!?
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you dont need to wipe things in order to restore form CWM. It will restore your previous version of rom including your files.
Hey guys restoring from a NANDroid backup using TWRP won't don't anything bad to the system right ? I want to try an other rom but if i don't like it i don't wanna instal back my rom and then do all the settings and instal all the app again ..
Restoring a nandroid will restore the rom you backed up and all the data
A nandroid is like a snapshot of what you're running. It'll restore back to exactly what it was, when you backed up
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CRIME INC. said:
A nandroid is like a snapshot of what you're running. It'll restore back to exactly what it was, when you backed up
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So there is no side effect after restore a backup ?
Nope
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tlf55 said:
So there is no side effect after restore a backup ?
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Just make sure that you keep your backups up to date. Otherwise, when you restore, it won't have your latest mods, tweaks, apps, settings, etc. (anything you changed since the last backup). You can use Online Nandroid Backup to schedule daily automatic backups.
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