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Ok, I have perma root..... Now, someone mentioned nandroid (?) what is it, I cant seem to find it in the market, how do I use it and whats it for? Someone else mentioned to flash a copy of my phone and install an ruu, I am not a "techy" so I do not understand what that means.
If someone would be so kind as to clear it up for me, I would sure appreciate it. I am sure these are all noob questions that have been answered....

You need to flash a custom recovery... either CWM or Amon Ra. Look thru the recovery threads

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416791 this should help.

slygeist said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416791 this should help.
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Thanks, I have read that thread twice now, and am still lost, I think.
It says to make a nandroid backup, but how do I do that, is it an app?

remmy5r said:
Thanks, I have read that thread twice now, and am still lost, I think.
It says to make a nandroid backup, but how do I do that, is it an app?
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You do that by installing a custom recovery(as mentioned above). When you reboot into recovery mode afterward, you can run a backup of your full android system. This is called doing a nandroid backup.

It's kind of like using the old application "Ghost". It takes a full backup of the system as it existed at the time of the nandroid backup. It stores it on your SD card so, if you really screw up flashing a ROM (and you will if you flash a lot) or if you want to try a new ROM, but decide you liked your old one better (again it will happen) you just go into recovery and restore the backup. Your phone will end up looking exactly like it did when you did the backup.
From personal experience, it will save your behind at least once if you are learning as well as when you are a seasoned "flasher"
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Been using the ClockWorkMod CWM for a month or so, and it is great. Backup ROMS, install kernels/Roms in .zip right off SD Card. Copy backed up CWM ROMs to computer for long term archive and extra saftey as well.

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Thread moved to Q&A due to it being a question. Would advise you to read forum rules and post in correct section.
Failure to comply with forum rules will result in an infraction and/or ban depending on severity of rule break.

ok, dont know why a 1 month old thread was moved, but figured this and a lot of other stuff out now... running amon ra

Some standard NOOB q answered...
Found these Q&A by Virtuous... shed some light on some q I had. Maybe helpful to others:
w3.virtuousrom.com/p/faq.html
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[Q] Help with ClockworkMod 5.5.0.4

Can someone help please? I installed CWM Recovery thru ROM Manager. Rebooted in recovery to back up my ROM and now I can't get out of recovery. Every time I select Reboot System it reboots me into recovery.

Try here (if you can use NVFlash)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1519635&highlight=boot+into+cwm

Like many others, When I saw the thread over in the Dev section about the 5.5.0.4 recovery, I jumped right in and fired up Rom Manager before reading any further in the thread.
Unlike many others, I don't get the same results. My TF101 reboots to the OS with no problem. However trying to reboot to recovery from recovery doesn't work. I have to hold the vol. down button just like a cold boot into recovery.
The only difference might be, that I had stock recovery prior to installing 5.5.0.4, due to having to recover from another soft brick condition after trying to install the CM9 Nightly that is now available over on the official Clockworkmod site. That one had failed miserably for my device.
Good luck with solving your problems with the new recovery. Wish I could explain exactly why mine seemed to work as advertised when most others didn't. But I don't know.
I do have the problem with the Removable MicroSD not being visible. Only the built in "Fake" SD Card.
Update:
I now have the reboot into recovery problem. I used the wipe data option from the VOL DWN/PWR button start up, and now have that annoying boots into recovery problem like everyone else. I hope that and the SD card problem gets fixed in the next version.

Thanks, got everything back to normal with NVFlash method I found by watching this :http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VMHXeYMgPy4
Lesson learned!! :/

Curious where the thread in the Dev section went to, I cant find it this morning...
Unfortunately, some of us cannot use NVFLash to fix this problem.
So, is it too much to ask that the Dev who wrote Rom Manager and CWM actually look in to this for us?
I too installed the newer CWM through Rom Manager and need to cold boot to get in to the OS otherwise it recovery boot loops.

sandiegopaneraiguy said:
Curious where the thread in the Dev section went to, I cant find it this morning...
Unfortunately, some of us cannot use NVFLash to fix this problem.
So, is it too much to ask that the Dev who wrote Rom Manager and CWM actually look in to this for us?
I too installed the newer CWM through Rom Manager and need to cold boot to get in to the OS otherwise it recovery boot loops.
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Thread was closed. I was on it this morning and wanted to post a reply saying NV Flash work for me and I couldn't because it said the thread was closed.
I read the whole thing and apart from NV Flashing the was no other solution
How do you know you can't NVFlash?

yea , this morning the thread in the Dev section went to general , and now closed.
Perhaps we should follow this until everything is clarified.
the nvflash only work for b60 and some b70 tablets , most of b70 and b80 cant be flashed with this tool

I'm working on something to fix this, but I still need a little more testing.

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I'm working on something to fix this, but I still need a little more testing.
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ok, then waiting
any clue where to attack the problem?

Some people reported the new recovery worked when flashed over stock recovery.

any help you can supply on this would be greatly appreciated. it's very uncomfortable not being able to count on your recovery.
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robb13 said:
Some people reported the new recovery worked when flashed over stock recovery.
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too late for us

I was up until 1am following the thread and posting my process, specs.
I am even more curious as to how the thread which was still pretty calm turned in to something that deserved being deleted.
In any event, I think we all understand that what we do is at our own risk. But CWM and Rom Manager have been the gold standard of reliability for quite some time. Once something is a trusted means by which to do something its even more disappointing to see that it no longer works.

the first post was moved because it was not exactly a development post
then, in the general section, I do not know why it closed, there is no explanation

so if microsd is not recognized, i can install rom from internal, right?

gandda12 said:
so if microsd is not recognized, i can install rom from internal, right?
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Install what??
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yeah, check out the troubleshooting thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1530337

[Q] Help me please

Hi i seriously need your helps i just rooted my android and the formated cache,partition. now my phone is not booting up just shows the logo. I have a similar phone with me so if i root it and take a backup file and can i restore the same files in my phone will it work,
Or is there any other ways to do that.
My phone is Huawei U8185

Back to stock,, and what phone u have??? Please be more details....

Here is a thread for your phone that lists just about anything you need.
Just read through it and select the proper ROM and try reinstalling before you do anything to your other phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28201813
this should help you get your phone working again.
I also found another thread that mat help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118463

Edit: sorry posted in wrong section mods delete comment if need be

If you have some sort of recovery on there, I suggest you wipe and flash a stock rom. Then figure out what went wrong.
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[Q] Accidentally wiped my system.. Help!!!

1st of all, i am a beginner. Just brought my android ics phone last month. I also rooted my phone by the help of my friend last week. But yesterday i was trying to restore factory settings. But i accidentally wiped my system. And now my phone wont boot. It stuck in BootScreen. Nothing happens then. I dont have the backup of my rom. what to do now ??? Please help!! Sorry for my bad English & Thanks in advance who wanna help me
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What recovery are you using? Even if you wiped the phone you should still have it running. All you need to do is reboot in recovery mode. Hard to tell you how as I dunno what the phone is.
Before that you'll need to download your stock firmware and put it on the root directory of your SD card if you have one, so that once in recovery you'll actually have something to flash.
If the phone doesn't have a SD slot, then you'll need to use a recovery tool on your PC to flash it.
Right now shut the phone down, remove the battery, find some guides specific about your phone, and read them carefully. There's a reason why we're using recoveries. First thing you should have done is to backup your stock firmware somewhere on your computer or on the cloud, and make sure you knew how to use it if something like that was to happen... Little late for that now.
When you'll know what to do, just mind that you still have enough battery to flash the stock ROM. Come back to ask help here if there's something you don't understand. Good luck!

faisalsarkar7 said:
1st of all, i am a beginner. Just brought my android ics phone last month. I also rooted my phone by the help of my friend last week. But yesterday i was trying to restore factory settings. But i accidentally wiped my system. And now my phone wont boot. It stuck in BootScreen. Nothing happens then. I dont have the backup of my rom. what to do now ??? Please help!! Sorry for my bad English & Thanks in advance who wanna help me
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No problem. Just install this partition manager free. It is perfectly adapted for windows 8. And you are offered a variety of options which can swap/merge/separate new partitions. With a very easy-to-understand instructions, everything is perfect!

Thanks for kindly reply
ModRQC said:
What recovery are you using? Even if you wiped the phone you should still have it running. All you need to do is reboot in recovery mode. Hard to tell you how as I dunno what the phone is.
Before that you'll need to download your stock firmware and put it on the root directory of your SD card if you have one, so that once in recovery you'll actually have something to flash.
If the phone doesn't have a SD slot, then you'll need to use a recovery tool on your PC to flash it.
Right now shut the phone down, remove the battery, find some guides specific about your phone, and read them carefully. There's a reason why we're using recoveries. First thing you should have done is to backup your stock firmware somewhere on your computer or on the cloud, and make sure you knew how to use it if something like that was to happen... Little late for that now.
When you'll know what to do, just mind that you still have enough battery to flash the stock ROM. Come back to ask help here if there's something you don't understand. Good luck!
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I am using TWRP recovery in my Chinese Branded SymphonyW35, Do i have to download my stock rom ?

faisalsarkar7 said:
1st of all, i am a beginner. Just brought my android ics phone last month. I also rooted my phone by the help of my friend last week. But yesterday i was trying to restore factory settings. But i accidentally wiped my system. And now my phone wont boot. It stuck in BootScreen. Nothing happens then. I dont have the backup of my rom. what to do now ??? Please help!! Sorry for my bad English & Thanks in advance who wanna help me
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Get original ROM and set him from a computer or through bootlouder

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lykosha said:
Get original ROM and set him from a computer or through bootlouder
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I don't know how to flash my stock rom. Please refer me to a forum containing tutorial about Flash a Rom.....

Well that's the kick, is it? Most of what I found through a quick search was in foreign language... I do english, french, and a little spanish, but that's it...
I did find THIS quite easily though... My bet is, start from there to find infos... That's all I can do right now to help you, sorry!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379132
Edit : and this one too : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42938085
Mind you they may not be exactly what you're looking for, but you'll surely find your way to an answer if you take some time to read through these.

faisalsarkar7 said:
I don't know how to flash my stock rom. Please refer me to a forum containing tutorial about Flash a Rom.....
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What telephone, model, do you have? On the model of vehicle find a theme. All must be written up there.

Help! [solved]

Hi guys, Im new to all this rooting stuff and whilst in twrp recovery, I accidentally wiped my OS. Please help me, My phone is now a potato and have no clue what to do.
My phone is a Moto g xt1072
I can access twrp and bootloader
Also my phone was stuck on the bootloader animation on the start up, this was the reason i accidentally wiped my OS
And also i do not own an sd card for my phone yet, So using that method is out of the equation

ollieshikarii said:
Hi guys, Im new to all this rooting stuff and whilst in twrp recovery, I accidentally wiped my OS. Please help me, My phone is now a potato and have no clue what to do.
My phone is a Moto g xt1072
I can access twrp and bootloader
Also my phone was stuck on the bootloader animation on the start up, this was the reason i accidentally wiped my OS
And also i do not own an sd card for my phone yet, So using that method is out of the equation
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Hey I hope you have all your important files and other data clouded or backed-up somewhere. Sounds like you bricked your phone, and sounds like you have a moto g 2nd gen (Titan). Here's a link to the thread on factory firmware images: forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/moto-g-2014-factory-firmware-images-t2869485
I recommend looking for the factory firmware image for your xt1072 and flashing. You'll get a fresh boot (like a factory reset), so make sure you have a back-up of any important files prior to doing this. In TWRP recovery you might be able to see files, but that might not be too useful without being able to copy them to a computer. You'll likely find more relevant info on threads that are related to your phone model. Good luck.

tuxtitanium said:
Hey I hope you have all your important files and other data clouded or backed-up somewhere. Sounds like you bricked your phone, and sounds like you have a moto g 2nd gen (Titan). Here's a link to the thread on factory firmware images: forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/moto-g-2014-factory-firmware-images-t2869485
I recommend looking for the factory firmware image for your xt1072 and flashing. You'll get a fresh boot (like a factory reset), so make sure you have a back-up of any important files prior to doing this. In TWRP recovery you might be able to see files, but that might not be too useful without being able to copy them to a computer. You'll likely find more relevant info on threads that are related to your phone model. Good luck.
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Cheers man, I shall try and give this a go.... I didn't backup anything :crying:

Ok, so i have downloaded the factory xt1072 file from what i found on the thread you sent me. How do i install it on my device

Your best bet is taking this to the moto g 2nd gen (Titan) section on the forum, other users of the same phone would be better help for this.

ollieshikarii said:
Ok, so i have downloaded the factory xt1072 file from what i found on the thread you sent me. How do i install it on my device
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have you tried to download some rom to your SD and try to flash it?

sconetto said:
have you tried to download some rom to your SD and try to flash it?
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ollieshikarii would need to be able to transfer a file to the SD card (internal storage), which I think requires being able to boot the phone.
Rule of thumb, keep all important data on a phone backed up to the cloud, and larger files on a memory card if possible.

tuxtitanium said:
ollieshikarii would need to be able to transfer a file to the SD card (internal storage), which I think requires being able to boot the phone.
Rule of thumb, keep all important data on a phone backed up to the cloud, and larger files on a memory card if possible.
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remove the SD and plug it on the computer to transfer the files, nope?
sorry about my English trying to help
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The answers here aren't exactly clear but follow the above poster and use an SD card, thank moto for putting them in afterwards.
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Thanks guys for the help, I have managed to reinstall my OS onto my phone using fastboot and have actually managed to root it as well. Thanks

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