So, I need to send my Skyrocket in for a warranty return due to a screen problem. Can I make a NANDroid backup of my phone before wiping it, then flash it on my new Skyrocket once I get it without screwing something up?
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nexus 1,
first time flashing went back to stock to stop getting ota updates all the time and to prepare for gingerbread, did nandroid backup and copied whole of sd card to p.c.
the problem is I lost a lot of things including a lot of work related texts I need, I do not have option to restore nandroid in recovery mode.Think I lost root in process.
What I would like is to go back to what I had originally maybe backup things a little better and then go back to stock, but how do I do this with no root?
Am hoping there is a way round this without rooting.
Flashing scared me rooting scares me even more.....
thank all pro.i'm testing
I'm currently on stock rom with it rooted. I wanted to know if i do a back-up of a fresh install of the stock rom and I start to delete files off my phone. If I happen to delete the wrong file, can I restore with the back-up, will those delete files be there again?
If you have a custom recovery installed that supports backups then create a backup with it and delete whatever you are trying to. If **** gets bad then just use the recovery option to restore and you should be back to where you started
Did you do a Nandroid backup, through CWM, or a Titanium type backup ?
A nandroid one will restore the phone to the point in time of the backup. Any changes since it will be lost during restore.
Titanium, or similar, will allow a finer granuality of files/apps/data..
If you play at swapping ROMs and want to revert a nandroid backup is a MUST.
Kernel backup?
This may be a strange question. I just got a T Mobile Sensation yesterday and already rooted, s-off, and did a Nandroid Backup. I previously had a Samsung Captivate and flashed it all the time. This is my second Android device and first HTC device, on the Captivate Nandroid only backed up the ROM without touching the kernel making flashing back and forth between ROMS a PITA. Is the same true with HTC Sensation, will Nandroid also backup the kernel?
Please don't flame me, I used search and found this thread so I am attempting to find answers without starting new threads on topics already discussed.
Thanks.
gol_n_dal said:
If you play at swapping ROMs and want to revert a nandroid backup is a MUST.
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Does that mean that with a Vodafone NL branded phone (no RUU available for download at this moment), I can S-Off, Root and use nandroid backup to create an image I can always return to?
I want to get rid of the VF crapware as well as the quicker updates. In other words: a stock HTC (not vodafone) ROM.
In case of a hardware defect (unrelated to flashing other ROMs*), I want to be able to get back to VF branded, so the guys at HTC (who know what S/N belongs to Vodafone) won't see anything weird.
Thanks
*: If I mess up, I am willing to pay for it. But if it's unrelated, I don't want HTC to be able to start whining about software changes by me.
So right now I'm using CWM to do my nandroid backups. I make one after I make any major updates or changes - call me a worry wort. I also use Titanium Backup.
With doing this, obviously it takes up a bit of room so I offload them to my computer. The issue here is if I do something detrimental and need to restore, I don't know of a way to get the backup files back onto the internal memory since you can't access them via CWM, if that makes sense.
I guess I can simply keep just the latest backup saved on the phone itself but I'm wondering if there's another method that I'm not aware of. Is there a way to get files copied to the internal memory if you can't fully boot into the OS?
Oh and one other question: Does a nandroid backup include every single item? Basically is it a 100% clone of the device or are some thing left out? Basically if I tried a completely different rom and then decided to go back to an entirely different rom, would I simply be able to restore it and be up and running? The last restore I did seems to indicate it does but that was going from different versions of the same rom.
nandroid is a clone of ur system.
diablo009 said:
nandroid is a clone of ur system.
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Ok that's what I figured; read something a bit ago which seemed to say something else.
So if I want to test a few completely different rom setups and make a nandroid backup of each one, I could essentially swap between them whenever I want by simply restoring them and I'll get back to the exact state as I was at the time they were made? Menus and all?
So apparently a kernel change will not get reverted via nandroid. Anything else? Just tried Entropy's daily driver and apparently it's a no go for me. Restored via nandroid and still freezes during 'X' boot animation.
I was running Infusion 1.1 and made sure to reset the VC O/C back to stock and reboot before updating...
I recently added a data plan on my SGS4G and can't get a data connection. I asked about this in another Q thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19353990#post19353990
but so far nothing has worked. I suspect that ultimately I will need to revert to out of the box virgin state to verify if its a software or hardware problem. However, after that test I want to be able to go back to my current state.
I've done both a CWM backup and a Titanium backup.
What are the steps I need to go back to vanilla state and then to the backed up state? Do I need both types of backups?
Well if you did a nandroid backup from CWM, everything is backed up, meaning your rom, modem, and all important files for your phone to operate. Titanium backup backs up all of your apps plus data for those apps, letting you restore them after a reset or a rom flash. Those two backups should cover your current phone state, nandroid restoring phone sensitive files and titanium restoring apps and user data. Be careful when restoring of different firmwares and such, that could cause a brick.
And to "reset" your device you can factory reset in CWM or in settings.
I'm not responsible for anything that happens, just providing some info.
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All,
Getting a replacement S3 from asurion. Wanted to know if I can restore my current backup nandroid rom to the replacement device when I receive it. Should be fine since they are the same device no?
Thanks!