idk what happend i did same thing yesterday and it worked fine. i was running CM7 and then i wanted to try paranoid android build 8, now my problem is i wanna get back onto CM7 to use titanium back up to back up all my apps. i used rom manager and clicked back up rom and copied it to my laptop now to restore it i put it back onto the root of my SD card and in CWM when i click restore it doesnt show up anymore, i cleared all the data and everything before as well any suggestions?
Not at root. It's somewhere like clockwork mod/backup. Look for the clockwork mod folder in your root directory.
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Not at root. It's somewhere like clockwork mod/backup. Look for the clockwork mod folder in your root directory.
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i found the clockworkmod folder but theres nothing else in there should i create my own named backup? i put the update.zip in there and now when im in recovery>backup and restore>restore it says "no files found"
Lol... well first off you should never use ROM manager to do anything except RENAME your backups. Don't use it to flash anything or backup anything.
If you did a proper backup it would be under sdcard/clockworkmod/backup and it won't be a zip file. It'll be a folder of the date and time you backed up, and inside will have about 5 files some ending in .ext3 or .ext4.
Reboot into recovery manually next time, never use ROM manager for our phone.
I'm sure you lost all your stuff from your old ROM... don't know what that update.zip could be. If anything you can try backing up your current ROM the RIGHT way then in recovery, after you back up, just go to flash zip>and flash whatever the update.zip is... maybe it's a ROM? I don't know.
buru898 said:
Lol... well first off you should never use ROM manager to do anything except RENAME your backups. Don't use it to flash anything or backup anything.
If you did a proper backup it would be under sdcard/clockworkmod/backup and it won't be a zip file. It'll be a folder of the date and time you backed up, and inside will have about 5 files some ending in .ext3 or .ext4.
Reboot into recovery manually next time, never use ROM manager for our phone.
I'm sure you lost all your stuff from your old ROM... don't know what that update.zip could be. If anything you can try backing up your current ROM the RIGHT way then in recovery, after you back up, just go to flash zip>and flash whatever the update.zip is... maybe it's a ROM? I don't know.
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well i guess i lost my CM7 :/ everything on my SD card is gone now guess im sticking with paranoid android 8 thanks for the tip though ill keep that in mind next time. and where does it say flash zip? o.o in CWM?
clicked install zip from sd card and picked update.zip and it said it installed and then when i run it it just goes too the same rom i was on but everythings erased(i cleared everything before flashing it)
If the update.zip were a ROM it'd be about 85 MBs... yeah guess it's all lost :/.
If you have the March V21Y baseband installed, try this:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028
That's a hyperlink to a pdf from LG which contains a hyperlink to its V21Y Gingerbread update utility which works with Windows 7. I tested it and it works.
1. When you run it, after the update window appears, open Windows Task Manager with Ctrl-Alt-Delete and locate the program named "Download Window" and right-click on it and click on "Go To Process".
2. Right-click on the "SmartFlashTool.exe" process and click on "Open File Location". That will open the folder "All-in-On" where all of the files for the V21Y Gingerbread update are located.
3. In that folder there's an application named "LGUnitedMobileDriver...". Run that program to install the drivers then, after the drivers are installed, close the "Download Window" which first appeared on your computer's desktop.
4. Run the "SmartFlashTool.exe" program located in the "All-in-On" folder you previously located and opened through using Windows Task Manager.
5. Follow the instructions in the pdf file you accessed when you first started this process ( http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028 ).
Good luck.
Core Memory said:
If you have the March V21Y baseband installed, try this:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028
That's a hyperlink to a pdf from LG which contains a hyperlink to its V21Y Gingerbread update utility which works with Windows 7. I tested it and it works.
1. When you run it, after the update window appears, open Windows Task Manager with Ctrl-Alt-Delete and locate the program named "Download Window" and right-click on it and click on "Go To Process".
2. Right-click on the "SmartFlashTool.exe" process and click on "Open File Location". That will open the folder "All-in-On" where all of the files for the V21Y Gingerbread update are located.
3. In that folder there's an application named "LGUnitedMobileDriver...". Run that program to install the drivers then, after the drivers are installed, close the "Download Window" which first appeared on your computer's desktop.
4. Run the "SmartFlashTool.exe" program located in the "All-in-On" folder you previously located and opened through using Windows Task Manager.
5. Follow the instructions in the pdf file you accessed when you first started this process ( http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028 ).
Good luck.
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So if I did this and used titanium back up and backed up ans restored my apps on my ics rom would they have all my progress saved? Such as game levels and settings etc
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Laxshanth said:
So if I did this and used titanium back up and backed up ans restored my apps on my ics rom would they have all my progress saved? Such as game levels and settings etc
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It will wipe CWM and unroot. I first used Titanium backup, etc. to reinstall my apps but I wasn't using an ICS ROM, I was and still am using Gingerbread with Faux kernel and some tweaks. After you run the update utility, you will have to root your phone, reinstall CWM, reinstall your ICS ROM, reinstall your apps with Titanium backup.
I've attached the pdf file from LG which is referred to in my previous post. The pdf file is what the hyperlink in my previous post is supposed to open in your browser but, if it doesn't, it is attached here. Just follow my instructions in my previous post with those in the pdf file which includes the internet address where the update utility is located.
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It will wipe CWM and unroot. I first used Titanium backup, etc. to reinstall my apps but I wasn't using an ICS ROM, I was and still am using Gingerbread with Faux kernel and some tweaks. After you run the update utility, you will have to root your phone, reinstall CWM, reinstall your ICS ROM, reinstall your apps with Titanium backup.
I've attached the pdf file from LG which is referred to in my previous post. The pdf file is what the hyperlink in my previous post is supposed to open in your browser but, if it doesn't, it is attached here. Just follow my instructions in my previous post with those in the pdf file which includes the internet address where the update utility is located.
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Well I've come to the decision that. Gonna leave it all to disappear aha stick with my ics rom thanks a lot though!
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Laxshanth said:
idk what happend i did same thing yesterday and it worked fine. i was running CM7 and then i wanted to try paranoid android build 8, now my problem is i wanna get back onto CM7 to use titanium back up to back up all my apps. i used rom manager and clicked back up rom and copied it to my laptop now to restore it i put it back onto the root of my SD card and in CWM when i click restore it doesnt show up anymore, i cleared all the data and everything before as well any suggestions?
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Its not on the root of the sd card. It should be on clockworkmod/backup folder on your sd card
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Ooops. I uninstalled a system program by mistake using Titanium backup - "Accounts and synch settinngs". In order to fix it, I extracted the apk file from the system Captivate ROM, put it it back on my Captivate but am unable to install it. It says "install unsuccesful". Anybody know a trick to get that program back on my Captivate or do I have to flash again?
GermanGuy said:
Ooops. I uninstalled a system program by mistake using Titanium backup - "Accounts and synch settinngs". In order to fix it, I extracted the apk file from the system Captivate ROM, put it it back on my Captivate but am unable to install it. It says "install unsuccesful". Anybody know a trick to get that program back on my Captivate or do I have to flash again?
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How did you pull the APK out of the ROM?
As for installing, did you enable sideloading?
Yes, sideloading is enabled. There is a link on this forum to the System ROM for Captivate. Just unrar it and you find the system apps in the "apps folder"
GermanGuy said:
Yes, sideloading is enabled. There is a link on this forum to the System ROM for Captivate. Just unrar it and you find the system apps in the "apps folder"
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Thanks,
I unzipped some other roms and didn't find the whole OS ..... just a big BIN file. I guess that is the difference between flashing a ROM/PIT versus the one click restore.
I'm running into this issue and don't know what I'm doing wrong. When I download things they automatically go into my sdcard/download folder. I downloaded a theme for the Xoom and I verified it was on my SD card by going into Root Explorer and looking for it.
When I reboot into recovery and go to install the .zip the file doesn't who up at all. Also if my card is corrupted is there a way to wipe from the Xoom itself?
It needs to go in the external folder within your sdcard.
So I have to make a folder called external and move the things? Is there a way to have the browser through downloads to a particular folder instead of me having to do it manually? I prefer to browse XDA from the browser and I like to download things from XDA. I will try that now and see if that works. Thanks I'll post back if it works out for me.
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It won't work
You can't just make a file called external. I assumed that you had installed one of BRD's custom kernel's. This is the only way you can use the external SDcard. I assumed since you had cwm recovery working that you had done this.
Start with this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978013
You need to be updated to 3.1 to use the latest kernel.
I also don't know of away to (easily) change the download location with the stock browser. An aftermarket browser may let you change the download location.
Awesome. It worked when I moved it into the extracted folder. I was able to flash the theme.
I was wondering if there was a way to change download path by editing something in root explorer.. Most if not all the things I download are from XDA and are flashable.
ok, guess you got it working
I rooted my phone (nexus s i9020a at&t) and have superuser and downloaded rom manager. I had no idea how to figure out how to flash a rom onto my device on my mac so I downloaded one of the many cyanogen mod 9's directly in rom manager. The rom loaded up perfectly and runs smoothly except there is no app market. When I try to go back into rom manager it force quits out.
I am very new to rooting and hacking into my phone and tried searching for hours and can't figure out what to do. If anyone knows how I can just flash a new updated version of cyanogen mod 9 without using rom manager that would be awesome. I really just need a step by step way to do it on the mac because every time someone posts a rom .zip file it downloads as a folder with random stuff in it and in recovery mode in my phone I don't know how to go about flashing it. So confused. Any help would be so appreciated.
Jess
Check your PM. I couldn't post links as it would have been my first post.
cm9 issue
thanks did you get my replies to your pm? i can't figure this out haha
download cm9 and the gapps add-on(with your phone) in the first post of the cm9 thread. boot into recovery, fimd your rom and gapps files, flash cm9 there, then flash the gapps(google apps), then reboot. you do not need rom manager.
Hmm cm9 does not come pre loaded with android app market so u will have to download the latest gapps from other posts in this forum... then copy it into ur phone from ur computer...then after going to cwm recovery use the volume up down buttons to scroll and the power button to choose...u will have to remember where u pasted the gapps file and u will have to navigate to it ...choose the gapps file and scroll down to yes to flash it then go back and reboot...that's it u will now have google apps in ur nexus s...Remember u do not need to open the downloaded gapps zip file as there is nothing u can do by opening it...good luck and happy flashing...
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Must not of searched that much if you overlooked that. Gapps is separate. Read the post fully, please.
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okay so i downloaded the g apps file and its a folder on my desktop with a few other folders within with random files. i go to recovery on my phone mount my phone drag this folder to my mounted phone. then i go back and do i do instal zip from sdcard? or do i do apply update from sd card? this is where I'm stuck idk where to go from here. if i click install zip from sdcard it makes me navigate and i find the name of the folder but it just brings me to the smaller folders and little individual files it's not just one big file but a bunch of little ones so i can't choose the whole thing.
so im confused
edit: so i guess on my mac when i download the zip file it must unzip it during download and becomes a folder. so i tried compressing the folder back into zip format and go back into recovery and load it but it says installation aborted.
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okay so i downloaded the g apps file and its a folder on my desktop with a few other folders within with random files. i go to recovery on my phone mount my phone drag this folder to my mounted phone. then i go back and do i do instal zip from sdcard? or do i do apply update from sd card? this is where I'm stuck idk where to go from here. if i click install zip from sdcard it makes me navigate and i find the name of the folder but it just brings me to the smaller folders and little individual files it's not just one big file but a bunch of little ones so i can't choose the whole thing.
so im confused
edit: so i guess on my mac when i download the zip file it must unzip it during download and becomes a folder. so i tried compressing the folder back into zip format and go back into recovery and load it but it says installation aborted.
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use google chrome browser on your mac and it wont unzip your files
latest gapps http://t.co/LssQaFMj
alright it went through and it's rebooting now..... it worked. thanks everyone for all your help!! im such a noob but i'm learning.
Jess
Jessicaa39 said:
alright it went through and it's rebooting now..... it worked. thanks everyone for all your help!! im such a noob but i'm learning.
Jess
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we were all noobs before. most important is the learning part.
Hey all. I did something silly and deleted a file in system/bin folder while troubleshooting a problem. I made a backup of the file before deleting it in sdcard/download but my phone wont boot so I can copy the backup file back to system/bin. I am able to get my phone into download mode and I believe I could copy the file via adb. However I do not know how to get adb to recognize the phone in download mode. I type...
adb devices
and it states "List of devices attached" and there is nothing under the list but when I plug my phone via USB it shows "SAMSUNG Mobile USB CDC Composite Device" in device manager so I know my pc is recognizing it. I have used adb before with batch files like 1click root and things like that so I know its just me not knowing the right commands to get my device recognized.
Any and all help is appreciated! I just need to copy 1 file from sdcard/download to system/bin and I would assume it would boot back up with no problem!
Thanks!
do u have cwm installed?
I just installed CWM v5.5.0.4 via download mode using this method. http://www.theandroidsoul.com/skyrocket-root-clockworkmod-cwm-recovery/
So now that I am in CWM I am trying to mount things like /system and it shows an error mounting /sdcard and I get that error messaging for mounting all except mount usb storage which works great. I was however able to get the file off my phone but now how do I get the file back to system/bin?
Yes.. you can (and really should) flash CWM from download mode via your PC/laptop. A few weeks ago I did something very similar and soft-bricked my SR by renaming an in-use file (framework-res.apk)... I also only had 3e, so couldn't just restore a nandroid or flash a rom zip. Go to the Dev section and find the thread by Copperhed ("Root the ATT SGH-I727 Skyrocket..."). read through the OP and follow instruction exactly. You will be Odin3 flashing just the CWM recovery partition... this will NOT trip your flash counter. If you are already rooted, you should retain root... if not, you can root via his OP. After you have CWM recovery, there's a way you can mount the sdcard so you can transfer files between your PC and SR... then, you can put the sbin file back and see if it reboots fine... if not, with CWM installed, you can flash (via zip.. not Odin) any rom/kernel/modem zip package you want.
Even though I installed CWM from a different source I thanked you anyways DoctorQMM! Now that I have CWM installed how to I transfer the file from my pc to the system/bin directory? I have been able to mount usb storage and it show up as a drive on my pc but when I mount /system nothing shows up. What am I missing?
Thanks for all your help! I am almost there! ^_^
hey, I recommended it first . Seriously though, download a kernel from the dev section, any kernel. Open it up in winrar, winzip, etc... and delete everything except the system folder. Now take the bin file u copied to ur computer and put it in a folder called bin. Put this bin in the kernel zip inside the system folder. Now delete everything else in the system folder. Put this file on a microsd, slip it in ur phone and flash it through cwm. this will put the bin back, and allow u to reboot phone
JDub... PM cdshepherd.... he's the one who shared with me you can use the mounts and storage option in cwm (then click "mount USB storage")... then you can copy files between your sd and computer without having to do what I did (which was pull external sd out of SR, mount in micro adapter, plugged into laptop and loaded files on the sd... then put sd back in phone.. booted into CWM and flashed the rom zip I put on there). Yes.. you are close! If you can't get that one file back to sbin on root, you could try to flash a stock rom/kernel zip (KK1 or LA3)... you only need to put that rom/kernel zip on your sd or external sd so CWM will see it.
icenight89 your right you provided the inspiration so I thanked you as well and appreciate the explanation. I will perform it now and see where I get. Let me understand this correctly in steps..
1. Download a kernel, any kernel.
2. Open it up, delete everything except the system folder.
3. Create a folder named bin and put the backed up file in the bin folder.
4. Delete everything else within the system folder except the bin file and bin folder. So it should be /system/bin/xxx.file
5. Put this on a microsd card and flash it through cwm. I assume I do this by selecting "install zip from sdcard?"
Thanks for the continual help! ^_^
I am having trouble with the kernel part. I downloaded a i727 kernel from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340114&page=2. Opened it up and it has boot.img in it. Am I missing something?
Alright. I downloaded the kernel from here http://www.mediafire.com/?85g701ate11zdc9. The kernel contained a folder named system and deleted everything else. I then added the folder bin and added the backed up file I deleted to the system/bin/ directory. I then mounted usb storage via CWM and put the new .zip in there. I then selected "install zip from sdcard", "choose zip from internal sd card" located the zip file and selected "yes." I then get the following read outs...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
--Installing: /emmc/sgh-1727-skyrocket-att-original-kernel_2.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
So it looks like it is not installing. Am I doing something wrong?
wrong kernel, download this one:
http://faux.androidro.ms/sky-kernel-010b1.zip
delete everything from in there except system folder, including boot.img, and follow instructions again, should work
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icenight89 your right you provided the inspiration so I thanked you as well and appreciate the explanation. I will perform it now and see where I get. Let me understand this correctly in steps..
1. Download a kernel, any kernel.
2. Open it up, delete everything except the system folder.
3. Create a folder named bin and put the backed up file in the bin folder.
4. Delete everything else within the system folder except the bin file and bin folder. So it should be /system/bin/xxx.file
5. Put this on a microsd card and flash it through cwm. I assume I do this by selecting "install zip from sdcard?"
Thanks for the continual help! ^_^
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these steps are exact, nice
Unfortunately I get the same error message with the kernel you supplied. x.x
010b1.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
Are you sure I can just delete and add stuff like that and It will work? I mean it makes sense to me but since it keeps aborting there may be something crucial missing that I need to keep in the .zip file. Any ideas?
Here is a link of my modified zip. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6778642/Android/sky-kernel-010b1.zip
pm me when u get a chance
JDubbed said:
Unfortunately I get the same error message with the kernel you supplied. x.x
010b1.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
Are you sure I can just delete and add stuff like that and It will work? I mean it makes sense to me but since it keeps aborting there may be something crucial missing that I need to keep in the .zip file. Any ideas?
Here is a link of my modified zip. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6778642/Android/sky-kernel-010b1.zip
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download a rom from Dev section. Doesn't matter which one. Try silvers rom you'll like it. Mount USB storage in cwm. Copy rom to sd. Eject SD from computer. Go back to main menu in cwm. Wipe data/factory reset. Wipe cache partition. Wipe dalvik cache(under advanced in cwm) format system under mounts and storage. Back to main menu in cwm. Install zip from sdcard. Choose zip(rom) you just placed on your SD. Flash it. Reboot device. Enjoy. And make a nandroid after it boots for the first time.
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Did you make a cwm backup of rom you were using prior to this?
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No, I did not make a nandroid backup. I had to install CWM from download mode and then I was able to get into CWM all without booting.
I appreciate your time in writing a solution however I am not interested in wiping everything and starting from scratch which is what your proposing. I simply deleted a file in system/bin named mediaserver so system/bin/mediaserver. When I rebooted the phone would not boot. I made a backup of the mediaserver before deleting it and placed it in the sdcard/download folder. All I need to do is copy the mediaserver file back to system/bin/ directory and phone should boot backup as if nothing ever happened. That's is how I understand it. Its just missing a file and I know what the file is and I have the file I just need to figure out how to copy it back over to where it belongs.
I do know how to install stock and other roms but after spending numerous hours on my first phone, SGS Captivate, to experience others roms like Darky's Rom the end result was that it was not worth me having to keep up with all the releases and bug fixes, loading in working kernels to make things work correctly and the like. I would rather just stick with stock. Its just a personal preference.
If anyone knows how to copy a file from my pc or from internal sdcard to my Skyrocket using Download mode or ClockWorkMod using any means but without wiping my data please let me know. Eventually if I do not get a solution I will be forced to revert back to the stock rom but I would rather leave that as a last resort.
I look forward to any other suggestions!
Thank you!
Without the ability to push/pull with adb your running out of solutions. I do hope that you get your skyrocket up and running no matter what method you use. And I do hope that someone with the ability comes along to help you. My way is prob the easy way out. If it were me ide cut my losses. Start from scratch, and try to figure out where my prob starts. Good news is there is a great community with plenty of help. Good luck mate.
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Since my zip suggestion didn't work, try flashing a different kernel, romracer stockish 0.3 is a good choice, from cwm
JDubbed said:
No, I did not make a nandroid backup. I had to install CWM from download mode and then I was able to get into CWM all without booting.
I appreciate your time in writing a solution however I am not interested in wiping everything and starting from scratch which is what your proposing. I simply deleted a file in system/bin named mediaserver so system/bin/mediaserver. When I rebooted the phone would not boot. I made a backup of the mediaserver before deleting it and placed it in the sdcard/download folder. All I need to do is copy the mediaserver file back to system/bin/ directory and phone should boot backup as if nothing ever happened. That's is how I understand it. Its just missing a file and I know what the file is and I have the file I just need to figure out how to copy it back over to where it belongs.
I do know how to install stock and other roms but after spending numerous hours on my first phone, SGS Captivate, to experience others roms like Darky's Rom the end result was that it was not worth me having to keep up with all the releases and bug fixes, loading in working kernels to make things work correctly and the like. I would rather just stick with stock. Its just a personal preference.
If anyone knows how to copy a file from my pc or from internal sdcard to my Skyrocket using Download mode or ClockWorkMod using any means but without wiping my data please let me know. Eventually if I do not get a solution I will be forced to revert back to the stock rom but I would rather leave that as a last resort.
I look forward to any other suggestions!
Thank you!
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Based on your first post, I don't think your pc is FULLY installed your device. Download mode requires additional drivers.........adb devices should return a serial number.
I have not tried adb on my skyrocket...I will do that for your sake and reply with my experience..
Hey guys, I'm no stranger to CWR but I have a weird issue. I have TOUCH 5.8.1.3 installed but when I go into ROM Manager to "Manage and Restore Backups" to rename a backup it says "you must have clockworkmod recovery installed before continuing! Install the recovery through ROM manager first." This only happens in CM9 because when I switch over to CM10a2 I can rename the backups no problem.
Any ideas?
copene said:
Hey guys, I'm no stranger to CWR but I have a weird issue. I have TOUCH 5.8.1.3 installed but when I go into ROM Manager to "Manage and Restore Backups" to rename a backup it says "you must have clockworkmod recovery installed before continuing! Install the recovery through ROM manager first." This only happens in CM9 because when I switch over to CM10a2 I can rename the backups no problem.
Any ideas?
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Have you checked, do you still have root?
Try 6.0.1.1 Recovery
copene said:
Hey guys, I'm no stranger to CWR but I have a weird issue. I have TOUCH 5.8.1.3 installed but when I go into ROM Manager to "Manage and Restore Backups" to rename a backup it says "you must have clockworkmod recovery installed before continuing! Install the recovery through ROM manager first." This only happens in CM9 because when I switch over to CM10a2 I can rename the backups no problem.
Any ideas?
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its because you are on a custom recovery of cwm, not official cwm, imo stay away from rom manager and do everything from recovery, but weird it works on cm10
If you could rename backups in cwr I'd be golden.
...twrp
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Go to ROM manager, press the menu button, manual flash override, select your device, clockworkmod 3.x+
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copene said:
If you could rename backups in cwr I'd be golden.
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You can rename in ROM Toolbox or Root Explorer, just change the file name. Still don't need ROM Manager. I can't think of any reason to even have ROM Manager, unless for some reason you need to go backwards to an official CWM from Sk8's v6.0.1
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You can rename in ROM Toolbox or Root Explorer, just change the file name. Still don't need ROM Manager. I can't think of any reason to even have ROM Manager, unless for some reason you need to go backwards to an official CWM from Sk8's v6.0.1
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I could have sworn I tried renaming it before in Root Browser and it failed the md5 check. But maybe it was me renaming it on the PC. Either way, it worked this time, thanks a lot. Finally I never have to open ROM Manager again!
copene said:
Hey guys, I'm no stranger to CWR but I have a weird issue. I have TOUCH 5.8.1.3 installed but when I go into ROM Manager to "Manage and Restore Backups" to rename a backup it says "you must have clockworkmod recovery installed before continuing! Install the recovery through ROM manager first." This only happens in CM9 because when I switch over to CM10a2 I can rename the backups no problem.
Any ideas?
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I use this one for everything:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1777970
Works with no problems, even on the new JB stuff.
Be sure & thank Sk8ter fer it!
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^ I'm scared of that one. I like backing up to the computer as well just in case and I don't get the whole "blob" thing and the backups that are 20mb. I understand what it's doing by only backing up new or changed stuff but I still feel safer with the original way.
copene said:
^ I'm scared of that one. I like backing up to the computer as well just in case and I don't get the whole "blob" thing and the backups that are 20mb. I understand what it's doing by only backing up new or changed stuff but I still feel safer with the original way.
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No need to be scared of CWM Touch 6.0.1.1. I had your exact concern until sk8erwitskil shared with me that in 6.0.1.1 you can CHOOSE between the "dedup" format and the traditional "tar" format. Dedup does the incremental backup and has blob folder... Tar format backs up exactly how his previous version (5.5.0.4) worked.. so you have a single (full) backup folder you can copy to your computer if desired. 6.0.1.1 has a much cleaner UI than 5.5.0.4, and works great. Installed a few days ago and have made multiple backups and restores without incident. Also, the progress status bar works in 6.0.1.1. My internal sd has about 1.5Gb on it and it did a complete tar backup in ~ 5 minutes.
DoctorQMM said:
No need to be scared of CWM Touch 6.0.1.1. I had your exact concern until sk8erwitskil shared with me that in 6.0.1.1 you can CHOOSE between the "dedup" format and the traditional "tar" format. Dedup does the incremental backup and has blob folder... Tar format backs up exactly how his previous version (5.5.0.4) worked.. so you have a single (full) backup folder you can copy to your computer if desired. 6.0.1.1 has a much cleaner UI than 5.5.0.4, and works great. Installed a few days ago and have made multiple backups and restores without incident. Also, the progress status bar works in 6.0.1.1. My internal sd has about 1.5Gb on it and it did a complete tar backup in ~ 5 minutes.
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Ok so if I use the tar method can I delete the blobs folder and just continue on like before? or does the blobs folder automatically get nuked once you set the default to tar? another thing, I notice that with 6.0.1.1 I now have a .nomedia file when I open the clockworkmod folder with my root browser. Is this normal? it was never there before.
copene said:
Ok so if I use the tar method can I delete the blobs folder and just continue on like before? or does the blobs folder automatically get nuked once you set the default to tar? another thing, I notice that with 6.0.1.1 I now have a .nomedia file when I open the clockworkmod folder with my root browser. Is this normal? it was never there before.
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All the .nomedia does is stop media scanner from looking in that directory. Set it to tar and if it doesn't delete the blobs folder delete it yourself and your good to go.
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gmillz said:
All the .nomedia does is stop media scanner from looking in that directory. Set it to tar and if it doesn't delete the blobs folder delete it yourself and your good to go.
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Somebody PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong here...
I use BOTH 'dedup' & '.tar' formats to backup my phone. I'm a flashaholic and test EVERYTHING. I use the 'dedup' to back up before I test something new because it only backs up the new stuff I added without repacking EVERYTHING, so it's a bit faster and takes up less space. Once a week or so, I do a '.tar' backup so I can archive it to my PC and remove it from my SD card (to conserve space). I DO also have multiple SD cards, one of them is dedicated to 'test' ROMs. I do a '.tar' backup on that before I flash the 'test' ROM, that way I don't trash my 'good' SD card with all of my pics, music, contacts, etc.(in case something goes terribly awry).
So it seems to me that BOTH formats are very useful.
I may be taking extra steps but after losing ALL of my data, I thought it time to refine my backup habits. LOL
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gmillz said:
Go to ROM manager, press the menu button, manual flash override, select your device, clockworkmod 3.x+
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:good: thanks this worked a treat