I installed B145 with the kat 80b kernel and the v3 battery patch and everything looks good. I had to swipe as I was using build 81 before. Quite honestly, since I'm not running any synthetic benchmarks nor overclocking the proc, I'm hard pressed to find any difference in performance from EOS 3. Mind you, the buttery feel on this ROM (and EOS 3, for that matter) is day and night when compared to Asus's stock code. So if you're like me and waited this long to root your Transformer (I popped its cherry just a month ago, after having it for 1 year), don't be afraid to try this ROM... the best thing to have happenned to the og transformer.
One question I have is, what are you guys using to constantly restore your apps and/or settings after repeatedly flashing new ROMs? It's a pain in the neck having to reinstall all the apps and setting them up! Thank you and special thanks to Timduru and his minions This thing is awesome...
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I use Titanium Backup, but I let Google install all my apps, then restore the data.
There are a few apps I have to install using Titanium (from Amazon) that I have to restore using Titanium. Those apps I have to tap the Install button and Done for each one.
I tried using the App Backup in the ROM Toolbox by Jrummy, but it did not restore all the data correctly (mainly thumb keyboard).
I also make nandroid backups using TWRP so I can quickly restore a working ROM without having to reinstall stuff if something goes south.
I also use Titanium Backup but with some reservations. If you're going to go back to the ROM you're running, you're much better off with a nandroid backup. TB is cool for a few reasons: batch backup/restore, system apps or just apps, etc... however you have to be careful with it.
- Make sure you always verify your backups (often). Never assume "they'll work", cause they most likely won't - that's a known issue that it fails to parse its own packages once in a while, so batch restores just lock up the entire operation and you have to forcibly kill it to start where it left off.
- Always keep a copy of the backups elsewhere than on the tablet
- Just because it backs up a system app or an app doesn't mean it can restore it, even on the same rom.
- Some stuff like contacts need to be exported then imported back especially if you're upgrading to another android version.
- System apps will almost always fail to install on another android version unless they were "hacked" to make them work.
So yeah it's a really good and powerful tool but to use with caution. Always redo full backups and verify them before you wipe/flash and always have a complete nandroid backup to restore in case of issues, like Frederuco said.
Edit: Once you're on Team EOS's roms, I dount think you have to do a full wipe anymore. I just wipe cache, dalvik and system, then flash the new rom, that way all my apps are still there. I only do a full reset if I experience issues after doing this, to make sure it's the rom and not apps, and to report to Tim from a fresh flash.
Thank you both. I'll give Titanium a try whenever I try another ROM. In the meantime I decided to go back to EOS3 build 81. I *really* don't like the new status bar on top. It specially bugs me when browsing the web since it's eating up screen real estate.
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This is probably a known issue, but for those going back from EOS 4 to EOS 3: the directory /sdcard was copied to /sdcard/0 after installing EOS 4; so, when I restored EOS 3 from nandroid backup, the system wasn't responding as it should and some apps were very slow (I guess expecting to find their data under /sdcard). Copying /sdcard/0 back to /sdcard and rebooting made everything work much better. Thanks.
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This is probably a known issue, but for those going back from EOS 4 to EOS 3: the directory /sdcard was copied to /sdcard/0 after installing EOS 4; so, when I restored EOS 3 from nandroid backup, the system wasn't responding as it should and some apps were very slow (I guess expecting to find their data under /sdcard). Copying /sdcard/0 back to /sdcard and rebooting made everything work much better. Thanks.
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From what I've read this is an issue with CWM. I saw frederuco mention it on the EOS 4 thread.
I had the same problem, went from build 92 to preview 145 and Titanium Backup couldn't find anything. I was pulling my hair out until I saw his post
If you use TWRP 2.3.2.3 the /0 directory issue goes away.
Also, TWRP IMO is much better than any CWM to date.
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As per my title, I'm getting this error message constantly after restoring my most recent backup of CM9 RC2. This was shortly before I started testing other ROM's (Hydro and CleanROM). The message comes back every single second, and I can barely get taps inbetween. Shutting the tablet off is a chore.
There are numerous threads on this error but they are all problems occurring on phones, not tablets, so I felt it appropriate to re-post. Any ideas to get this to go away? I don't have another recent backup so I'd like to be able to fix this without having to re-do all my work
Pertinent information:
Was using TF300T with CM9RC2 beforehand. Made nandroid backups, began testing other ROM's that required me to revert back to stock a few times. Have already tried restoring backup after factory reset, with cache and dalvik wiped. Pushing files to tablet on a Windows 7 PC using ADB, and everything on that end works fine. Also, if I dismiss the com.android.phone error, there are a number of other processes that have stopped working in the background as well, so the tablet is unusable.
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I've got a minor update to this issue, in that I decided to poke around in one of the backups that I know is a working backup, and found where the com.android.phone process is located (the /data partition, I guess).
So my question becomes, is there a way for me to manually load a nandroid backup and select/choose which files I restore from which folder? So if I get a com.android.phone folder from one backup and combine it into the backup that is messing me up, would that potentially work?
Also, how do I get access to the /data, /cache and other partitions on my tablet? Can I browse them through Windows Explorer or do I have to use Root Explorer on the tablet?
It's been four days, *BUMP*? Any responses?
My suggestion is do a clean install of the rom you want, forget about the backups and see if it works with a fresh install
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While installing different roms on my device i learned to always do a full delete of cache, delvick cache, factory and last system. Always did it in that order. Maybe there is not very much logic to it since system will do all of it but that's what i did. I'm not sure what kind of recovery your using but I would recommend TWRP, but i doubt that's the issue.
Hope this helped
Thanks for the responses, guys.
I was not able to find a resolution to this error code or why it pops up, but I was able to salvage my install. My titanium backup from the 29th (before this error message was on my nandroid backups) was able to save all my apps, the layout, etc. I had to sit there for 3 hours manually allowing each and every app to install, but thats much better than trying to piece together which apps I had and what order they were in.
That being said, I'm now in the habit of making almost daily nandroid backups and titanium backups, as well as backing up any/all settings at every opportunity.
In response to the last post, I use CWM and I thought I clarified that in my original post. Not sure how/why the backups got corrupted, but I don't blame the recovery.
i get this fc when i change my sim with any other network sim card,maybe the phone has network lock?
Hi there! I've been reading (a lot) around here the last months and that's been really helpfull. Went from stock GB on my locked XPS through just about all ROM's available for XPS to CM10 now. Thanks XDA, thanks all!
Still a real lot to learn. One of the things that really keeps me wondering is which method (besides a Nandroid) I shld use for backing up. Google takes care of my contacts and settings automatically. But what is the best tool to backup and restore my apps (question 1)? I've used Astro, Go Backup and several others I can't even remember. And if I use one, do I still need Gapps all the time or is that doing a double job (question 2)?
My last question: I understand doing an upgrade of your custom rom you don't need to swipe, so your data stays. But if you do need to, when can you do a data restore after installing a new ROM (question 3)?
1. For backing up and restoring apps, I use Titanium Backup and I think most people would swear by it ( it's worth the donate for the extra features ). For sms though, GoSMS's backup feature is the best working one for me.
2. I'm pretty sure you still need to flash Gapps, but I'm not sure. Been off Cyan for a while. Besides, I think flashing Gapps is faster than restoring through most backup apps.
3. It depends on the rom and you should read the ROM's thread, but I always wipe between updates just in case ( I have an SGSII ). If you mean restore data by Titanium or another app, I think after letting the phone sit for 10 minutes on initial new ROM boot, you can start restoring apps. If you mean selectively restoring just data through nandroid though, I'm not sure if that should even be done, or how exactly to minimize issues.
Hope that helps.
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1. For backing up and restoring apps, I use Titanium Backup and I think most people would swear by it ( it's worth the donate for the extra features ). For sms though, GoSMS's backup feature is the best working one for me.
2. I'm pretty sure you still need to flash Gapps, but I'm not sure. Been off Cyan for a while. Besides, I think flashing Gapps is faster than restoring through most backup apps.
3. It depends on the rom and you should read the ROM's thread, but I always wipe between updates just in case ( I have an SGSII ). If you mean restore data by Titanium or another app, I think after letting the phone sit for 10 minutes on initial new ROM boot, you can start restoring apps. If you mean selectively restoring just data through nandroid though, I'm not sure if that should even be done, or how exactly to minimize issues.
Hope that helps.
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tx DIMENSIONAL!
Late night yesterday I ran into this app here on fxp: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859261 Maybe that might become (be) handy? Not for me yet, due to problems with XPS for this app at the moment
2. Gapps.... Gapps is faster for sure. But not off course not exactly the things you want.... But there's something out to make your own zip.file with all your apps and/or other data and system files in it I think. Stopped reading when it got to complicated for me to try without much feedback at that moment. Sorry I forgot to mark the thread. Lost it for now.
3. I did this data restore thing once after reading a tip in a thread for a particular ROM here somewhere.
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tx DIMENSIONAL!
Late night yesterday I ran into this app here on fxp: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859261 Maybe that might become (be) handy? Not for me yet, due to problems with XPS for this app at the moment
2. Gapps.... Gapps is faster for sure. But not off course not exactly the things you want.... But there's something out to make your own zip.file with all your apps and/or other data and system files in it I think. Stopped reading when it got to complicated for me to try without much feedback at that moment. Sorry I forgot to mark the thread. Lost it for now.
3. I did this data restore thing once after reading a tip in a thread for a particular ROM here somewhere.
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edit: installed titanium backup; needs a lot of reading agai,n but looks great! tx again!
Another vote for titanium & the pro key here. I prefer"appextractor“ from the play store for my sms/mms restore & I also use the contact restore feature, since it also takes care of my call log (both of these features use data from nandroid), since I have given up on using titanium to restore sms & get the time accurate.
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Hey
I'm on a GSM Galaxy Nexus running CyanogenMod10 nightlies, and I'm noticing some lag, and so I wanted to wipe everything and flash again.
Not sure if that will help lol (noob) but I thought I'd try.
To wipe everything and keep my settings and stuff intact, what do I need to do? a nandroid? And what happened to the nandroid I made when flashing cm10? is that just stored as a recoverable file?
Thanks!
Nandroids are complete backups of your system, restoring a "laggy" system will end you up with the same laggy system, with no difference...
If you wanna get back your settings after a wipe, use Titanium Backup...though I advise against backing up system apps and data since restoring them usually gave ME force closes...
You can try wiping data, not sure if it will actually make the lag go away...
Or you could try scripts like the famous v6 supercharger memory management script (google it)...
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If you did a nandroid backup before you flashed the version of the ROM that's laggy, restoring it may fix the problem, since it'll bring you back to before you flashed the ROM. (If you're doing nightlies, I'd do a nandroid before every update. Label it with the date and time you created it and save it off the phone [on a computer, laptop, USB drive, etc.])
Umm, not trying to sound like a d!ck, but you are running "nightlies" which aren't exactly known for stability. If you want your phone to run without any issues find a stable ROM and not one in nightlies. The lag you are describing is relatively common when using an unstable nightly version of a ROM as a daily driver, and if it is something you are not prepared to live with then I would always keep a "last known good" backup on your SD card...gives you a restore point with last known good settings which you can restore at any time.
Hi,
I have upgraded my MZ604 to Team EOS latest stable ROM (EOS 3 JB).
Everything went fine since I have followed the instructions posted in this forum, like making a nandroid backup (just in case) and backing up my apps with CWM.
I have also done a factory reset and cleaned the Dalvik's cache.
The new ROM is really fast!!! Thanks to team EOS.
The problem started when I tried to recover my apps.
When I tried to reinstall them with TIB, it freezed.
I tried many times with different options and none of them worked.
Finally I reinstalled everything from the market, and my tablet is up and running again.
Since I intend to try the nitgly versions from now on, I would like to understand what I am doing wrong, since it takes a long time to download and configure all the apps I have installed.
Any help?
Thank you.
I hear ya there mine installed 28 of 31 apps and froze! Any help on this?
I had something similar a while back and in my case, the apps that would not restore with TB were in the data/app-asec directory, as opposed to data/app....
app-asec was introduced in Jellybean (I think) and is where a lot of paid apps may now reside. It's an anti-piracy measure I think and for me, TB would struggle to install them here.
My solution was to amend my TB prefs to force all restores to go to Internal Storage. It was previously set to "where backup was taken from". Forcing it to internal restores them to data/app and that has worked fine for me since....
So, I've been having issues with my TF101 running CM10. I want to try switching ROMs to see if it helps. Issue is I have a lot of apps installed. In the past, I've used Titanium Backup, but the challenge is that I still have to sit there and approve each app for install manually. Is there a better way to handle this that I'm not thinking of, or should I just shell out for the premium version of TB?
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So, I've been having issues with my TF101 running CM10. I want to try switching ROMs to see if it helps. Issue is I have a lot of apps installed. In the past, I've used Titanium Backup, but the challenge is that I still have to sit there and approve each app for install manually. Is there a better way to handle this that I'm not thinking of, or should I just shell out for the premium version of TB?
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Not exactly on point, but I use TWRP (from goo manager) and use the backup restore there when jumping from one rom to another making Titanium useful when switching ROMs from say CM10 to EOS4. I have a backup saved of stock rooted ICS too. When I do a restore my entire system reverts. This is only helpful switching DEVs. In any event I'd instal TWRP through goo manager. EOS4 is real nice. But you MUST read the instructions.
GL
scott
wn1ytw said:
Not exactly on point, but I use TWRP (from goo manager) and use the backup restore there when jumping from one rom to another making Titanium useful when switching ROMs from say CM10 to EOS4. I have a backup saved of stock rooted ICS too. When I do a restore my entire system reverts. This is only helpful switching DEVs. In any event I'd instal TWRP through goo manager. EOS4 is real nice. But you MUST read the instructions.
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scott
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Yeah, I have TWRP and use it to take whole snapshots. I know when I take backups there, it has options like system, data, boot, etc, but I've never been sure if you can take just a data backup and restore that between ROM's and have that do what I'm wanting.
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Yeah, I have TWRP and use it to take whole snapshots. I know when I take backups there, it has options like system, data, boot, etc, but I've never been sure if you can take just a data backup and restore that between ROM's and have that do what I'm wanting.
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I've never been able to do exactly what you want, hense my "not on point", but a combo of the two is very helpful. (to me at least):cyclops:
Was wondering about this myself.
I have used Titanium Backup pro and find it very useful for restoring a full set of apps with data, as well as any missing data.
I haven't tried it but Carbon backup I think works on Android 4 without root required.
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So, I've been having issues with my TF101 running CM10. I want to try switching ROMs to see if it helps. Issue is I have a lot of apps installed. In the past, I've used Titanium Backup, but the challenge is that I still have to sit there and approve each app for install manually. Is there a better way to handle this that I'm not thinking of, or should I just shell out for the premium version of TB?
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The Pro version eliminates all this questioning.