Hey all,
So I did a nandroid backup yesterday as I normally do, reboot into CWM>backup and restore>backup to external, and when it was finished I rebooted and went into the clockwork folder on my external SD to make sure it worked. I found out that the actual backup file was made but no blob folder was created.
I first discovered this last week when I went to restore and an error came back saying there was an MD5 error. Before any of this occurred I deleted the blob folder to free up space and after deleting it, I did a nandroid thinking that another blob folder would be created in the process of the nandroid.
This is probably a small issue thats easy to fix, but I am unaware of the fix. Can anyone assist me please?
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(sdcard/nandroid/openrecovery)
recovery boot
nandroid -restore- xtmiuioptimized-restore all
boot not backed up
bpsw not backed up
lbl not backed up
logo not backed up
devtree not backed up
system not backed up
data not backed up
cache not backed up
cust not backed up
cdrom not backed up
ext2 not backed up
restoring finished successfully
done
Why does this happen ... thanks
I'm using V2froyoXToptimized update v2 v3 update
sorry translation
did you unrar the file and then place it in sdcard/nandroid/openrecovery or just place the rar. you must first unrar khals rom down to just the folder with boot.img boot.md5 system.img and system.md5 in it then place the folder with those in the sdcard/nandroid/openrecovery folder
the procedure that you're saying I have performed and the result is that in post....
so inside the Xtmiuioptimized folder there is 4 items? boot.img boot.md5 system.img and system.md5? and in open recovery when you select xtmiuioptimized in the restore menu it should say only boot and system in the restore options.
yes..the files are 4
restore option for xtmiuioptimized
go back
restore all
restore selected
The directory structure on the sdcard should be...
Code:
/sdcard
/nandroid
/openrecovery
/xtmiuioptimized
boot.img
boot.md5
system.img
system.md5
if your folders match these I would try coping them from your pc again.
Çheck restore all and if that doesn't work your file might be corrupt so try tranfering the folder again.
is the path and just... 3rdstring...Thank you
easye420.. I had already tried I'll try again tomorrow...Thank you
did you try checking the boxs next to system and boot in the partitions sections of the restore menu in open recovery. try that and if that doesnt work and you say you already tried replacing the folder and that didnt work id say your download must have been corrupt id try to redownload it and try again. this happened to me before and if that doesnt work try try making a back up of your current phone and restoring that back up and see if that works. and if that doesnt work try reistalling Open recovery thru the system recovery app and try again. lot of trial and error unless anyone else has better ideas
The ROMs we're flashing only update boot and system. When nandroid restore says "not backed up" it just means it's skipping restore of a partition because there isn't a backup to restore. It's harmless.
Mioze7Ae said:
The ROMs we're flashing only update boot and system. When nandroid restore says "not backed up" it just means it's skipping restore of a partition because there isn't a backup to restore. It's harmless.
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if you reed his first post its says all partitions are not back up boot and system included. so its like theres nothing in the folder to restore like restoring a empty folder.
exact is just so happens to me
solved
extract rar folder then take the (sub xtmiuioptimized folder) and put the SD card installed .... ok .......sorry
Anyone ever have an issue where CWM tells you MD5 Sum mismatch when attempting to use the restore function?
I think the error happened when I decided I wanted to format my SD so I copied all the files to my PC, then formatted the SD, then copied everything back. If it makes a difference at all I'm running an ADATA 16GB class 6 SDHC.
So after it all copied back, I put my SD card back in my G2X then went to use the restore function like normal, and it aborted and told me that there was a MD5 Sum mismatch. I tried all my previous Nandroids, and every single one came back with the mismatch error.
So in the end I just flashed the ROM again, but didn't attempt to restore yet. And now I just got myself a Lexar 32GB class 10 SDHC so I copied all my files over and the fresh Nandroid backup that I had made on my 16GB, gave me the MD5 Sum mismatch error again! WTH?! I can't figure out why it's happening. I don't believe I'm doing anything wrong. Unless copying the Nandroid backup files to my PC and then copying back to an SD screws up the MD5 Sums.
Just in case I will throw this out there also. I did in fact rename the folders to reflect the name of the ROM that I backed up.
Any tips or suggestions would be a great help.
Did you rename the directory that your backups were stored?
If not, you can regenerate the md5sum via adb. I'm typing this by memory, but it should be correct. Explanation are in the ( ) of what each line does.
1. adb shell (opens adb shell)
2. cd /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/YOUR-BACKUP-IN-QUESTION (calls into that directory)
3. rm nandroid.md5 (delete existing md5)
4. md5sum *img > nandroid.md5 (generate new md5)
The only thing that I renamed was the sub folder (mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD/clockworkmod/backup/*****) that CWM creates to put the back up files in. Other than that, I did not rename any other files.
But I will give your method a shot. It just boggles my mind how the MD5's got messed up. Oh well. I will try to re-generate them via ADB. I am at work right now, but will try this as soon as I get home.
Thanks for the fast reply.
I had created a nandroid backup on CWM before flashing a rom which failed, causing me to adb sideload back to my old ROM. But before doing so I attempted to restore the backup (which also failed). But after booting in, i noticed that I had multiple 0 folders in my internal storage. Now the available storage on my device does not add up. Also when I open the device on my computer, there is a 8gb zip file that always appears under the "0" folder. Even if I delete it, it returns after rebooting and it cannot be opened or copied. I believe the backup is hidden within this folder but I am not sure how to delete it. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this issue?
Asaad123 said:
I had created a nandroid backup on CWM before flashing a rom which failed, causing me to adb sideload back to my old ROM. But before doing so I attempted to restore the backup (which also failed). But after booting in, i noticed that I had multiple 0 folders in my internal storage. Now the available storage on my device does not add up. Also when I open the device on my computer, there is a 8gb zip file that always appears under the "0" folder. Even if I delete it, it returns after rebooting and it cannot be opened or copied. I believe the backup is hidden within this folder but I am not sure how to delete it. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this issue?
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First off, flash TWRP instead of this old CWM. Then try to delete your file of 8Gb (which is VERY high for a nandroid...).
My Mum's managed to mess up her tablet (seems to have reset it but not factory reset, as it's still encrypted, password protected, etc, just all her apps and even Apex Launcher have vanished) and the only recent backup I can find is a TWRP backup made with Online Nandroid Backup.
TWRP doesn't seem to recognise the files however, as it doesn't list any backups. I looked at the log and see that when pointed to the internal storage (which it can't mount as it's encrypted), it looks in /data/media/TWRP/ and I've recreated that structure on the microSD (where the backups are), giving me /data/media/TWRP/BACKUPS/0000000000000000/2015-04-05--07-14-50/
In that folder I have:
boot.emmc.win
cache.ext4.win
data.ext4.win
recovery.emmc.win
system.ext4.win
and .md5 files for each of those.
The .win files I can open with 7-zip, to show the files without that extension (e.g. data.ext4).
If anyone could help me restore this backup I (and more importantly my Mum) would be very grateful!
I tried installing Nandroid Manager and ES File Explorer and both failed, so something's clearly messed up. SU 2.46 is installed and I checked root with Root Checker and updated Busybox.
OK, I found a good tip to make a new backup (I just ticked boot to make it quick) and check where TWRP puts it. It turned out to be /micro_sd/TWRP/BACKUPS/Lenovo_A5500-HV/
So I moved my existing backup folder there, formatted /data to remove the encryption and then I was able to restore the backup. Now the tablet's stuck in a boot loop though and I can't even boot into recovery, so I'll have to start from scratch and then try and restore just /system and /data.
This is my first time posting here and I am not sure how to best classify this question with tags, so please excuse me.
Here's the problem: I have backed up the data partition with TWRP and then wiped my Note 10.1 2014 before installing a fresh stock ROM. I did this because it went into a bootloop. When I tried to do a restore of the data partition through TWRP it sent the tablet back into a bootloop, so I had to redo the wipe and installation. I am only really trying to get one thing from the data partition, my S Note notes, so I thought I'd try to do this manually. I unzipped one of the TWRP backup archives (data.ext3.win001 or something like that) and found the folder com.samsung.android.snote in there with the .SPD files inside.
However, the .SPD files actually appear as folders on my Mac, not as zip archives as they should be. Something must've gotten mixed up in the TWRP backup. They contain all the appropriate files, and they are of the appropriate size, so I thought I'd zip them on my computer, change the file extension and put them on the SD card and back into the phone to be imported into S Note. However, S Note says "Invalid file format" when I tried to open them.
Does anyone have an idea about how S Note files work, and how they can be correctly zipped, give that I have all the correct contents? I know it's a long shot, but any assistance would be welcome! Cheers!