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Hi. Im fairly new to the Android OS. I just switched from an iphone. And ive been seeing/hearing a lot of talk about rooting, flashing roms, etc. I know that there are probably many threads on this, but I just wanted to know what are the pros and cons of rooting, flashing roms and such. And if I decide to do so, how do I? What rom would be best (for my sgs4g)? Sorry if this was too muxh to ask. Thanks in advance
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edwenoid said:
Hi. Im fairly new to the Android OS. I just switched from an iphone. And ive been seeing/hearing a lot of talk about rooting, flashing roms, etc. I know that there are probably many threads on this, but I just wanted to know what are the pros and cons of rooting, flashing roms and such. And if I decide to do so, how do I? What rom would be best (for my sgs4g)? Sorry if this was too muxh to ask. Thanks in advance
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Well right now, the best ROM you can have is Gingerbread, which just came out recently.
Rooting is very similar to Jailbreaking when it comes to iPhone; it allows you to perform speed tweaks, and enable functionality not available on standard software.
As for flashing these ROMs, make sure you download a program called ODIN.
Before that, install the Samsung USB Drivers and read THIS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
I compiled a few tutorials on some various tweaks on my site as well, and have a few download links for files if you need them.
Good luck!
danstheman7 said:
Well right now, the best ROM you can have is Gingerbread, which just came out recently.
Rooting is very similar to Jailbreaking when it comes to iPhone; it allows you to perform speed tweaks, and enable functionality not available on standard software.
As for flashing these ROMs, make sure you download a program called ODIN.
Before that, install the Samsung USB Drivers and read THIS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
I compiled a few tutorials on some various tweaks on my site as well, and have a few download links for files if you need them.
Good luck!
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Im not sure that Gingerbread would be the best choice right now for someone just starting out. It appears that the ROM that whitehawkx just releases still has a few bugs to be worked out. I would say that Bionix is probably a better choice for the moment.
Hah thanks. But I just had a few more questions. Do I need to be rooted to install gingerbread? Is flashing necessary? And is installing the new software just as easy as jailbreaking like an iphone?
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First off. Post in the correct section. This belongs in General. Please try searching before making a new thread. You know that this has been answered several times in multiple threads. I came from and Iphone too and I took the time to do the research. First just go to the Bible for SGS 4G. You'll find it here in this section. Make sure you read everything. I too was a noob but I took the time to read everything before posting a new thread on what's been answered just for your convenience.
edwenoid said:
Hah thanks. But I just had a few more questions. Do I need to be rooted to install gingerbread? Is flashing necessary? And is installing the new software just as easy as jailbreaking like an iphone?
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I would suggest doing TONS of reading on all the topics related to flashing/rooting/etc... Another reason why I think Gingerbread would be a bad choice for you right now is because I don't think ClockworkMod works with it yet. Without CWM you won't be able to do things like installing zips from your SD card and doing complete backups of your phone in case you mess something up. Yes, you will need to be rooted in order to flash to a new ROM. Flashing is only necessary if you want a ROM. Like what you have? Then don't flash.
Android is a pretty easy OS to use when you get used to it. But make sure that you take it slow and read everything carefully. Hope this helps.
Thanks for all the feedback everyone.. I'll be sure to look into this morw before I decide what to do.
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yentlequible said:
Im not sure that Gingerbread would be the best choice right now for someone just starting out. It appears that the ROM that whitehawkx just releases still has a few bugs to be worked out. I would say that Bionix is probably a better choice for the moment.
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Ehh, I've been running on Gingerbread and aside from a single bluetooth issue, I really have no complaints.
Bionix is a good choice too, though. You may be right in suggesting that as a beginners ROM.
So, Go with Bionix, edwenoid, it'll allow you to do many more tweaks.
Remember, this might seem pretty complicated at first, but I've had a Galaxy S 4G for only about a month now and i'm not too bad at this whole tweaking thingamajig
Thread closed please search before you post.
Moderator Edit: Remember there is always variances between device/regions and this can lead to a brick. As always be careful on what you flash and don't flash
Hello,
This is a fer sure work on:
USA AT&T MB865 2011 VERSION
if your's is not then try it at your own risk
I found out a way to do bootstrap for ICS
Install this app, bootstrap ICS recovery, reboot ICS Recovery.
Well, Cheers!
Resource
PS: It does work, even though it says for razr it works on Atrix 2 Also
Edit: I modified it and made it more atrix 2 like.
Anymore questions please pm me.
tcf38012 said:
Hello,
I found out a way to do bootstrap for ICS
Install this app, bootstrap ICS recovery, reboot ICS Recovery.
Well, Cheers!
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Where did this come from? Who made it? How has it been tested for our phones? Thanks for the apk, but a little more info is needed before i go willy-nilly installing a bootstrap lol.
You need to research more before posting.there are differences between the razr and the a2.this will not work properly for us.
Motorola lied and I'm still locked mb865
Hey tcf38012, please do your research! You have posted several new threads now that were either incorrect, badly reaserched or just a duplicate thread.
Please refer to this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784961
lukensteinz is working very hard to get a solution to OUR ICS CWM issue. The application will be released very soon.
Also I am referring you to this thread, please read it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778853
I am not trying to be a jerk here, just that you need to be careful what is put out to everyone. The rules are very important in here, because we like to keep things clean and accurate.
jimbridgman said:
Hey tcf38012, please do your research! You have posted several new threads now that were either incorrect, badly reaserched or just a duplicate thread.
Please refer to this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784961
lukensteinz is working very hard to get a solution to OUR ICS CWM issue. The application will be released very soon.
Also I am referring you to this thread, please read it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778853
I am not trying to be a jerk here, just that you need to be careful what is put out to everyone. The rules are very important in here, because we like to keep things clean and accurate.
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Well it works for me, and I'm loving it.
There is a few differences though
And What lukensteinzis better than bootstrap
tcf38012 said:
Well it works for me, and I'm loving it.
There is a few differences though
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The filesystem layout is all different, so you need to be VERY careful if you run this!
jimbridgman said:
The filesystem layout is all different, so you need to be VERY careful if you run this!
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Okay Dokey
Cheers!
Our Atrix 2 (not mine now - so sorry) come from many markets with little bit of hardware and software difference, so be careful to post anything here. Maybe it works well on your phone but could give a hard brick on the others.
I think people here should be patient and wait until some testing and confirmation from our trusted Devs. This is extremely time sensitive !
tcf38012 said:
Hello,
I found out a way to do bootstrap for ICS
Install this app, bootstrap ICS recovery, reboot ICS Recovery.
Well, Cheers!
Resource
PS: It does work, even though it says for razr it works on Atrix 2 Also
Edit: I modified it and made it more atrix 2 like.
Anymore questions please pm me.
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This is the RAZR bootstrap... and just because it boots doesn't mean its working...The current bootstrap we have boots under ICS but isn't fully functional. This is your second time posting a fix with out doing any research. If a newbie spotted this thread, they might install it thinking it works and viola they have a bricked phone. So please unless you REALLY know how to fix things and have dev experience please don't post every possible fix that MIGHT work.
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farshad525hou said:
This is the RAZR bootstrap... and just because it boots doesn't mean its working...The current bootstrap we have boots under ICS but isn't fully functional. This is your second time posting a fix with out doing any research. If a newbie spotted this thread, they might install it thinking it works and viola they have a bricked phone. So please unless you REALLY know how to fix things and have dev experience please don't post every possible fix that MIGHT work.
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And I replaced update.zip from razr with the update.zip from Atrix 2 in the apk.
So It should work for some more phones
Can we have a MOD please lock these random UN-REASEARCHED threads? hopefully it'll keep the brick rate down.
tcf38012 said:
And I replaced update.zip from razr with the update.zip from Atrix 2 in the apk.
So It should work for some more phones
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dude, are you deaf? did you hear what our DEV'S said?
FOR PEOPLE READING THIS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS!!!! IT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY RESEARCHED! YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE.
matt99017d said:
Can we have a MOD please lock these random UN-REASEARCHED threads? hopefully it'll keep the brick rate down.
dude, are you deaf? did you hear what our DEV'S said?
FOR PEOPLE READING THIS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS!!!! IT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY RESEARCHED! YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE.
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WELL ITS BEEN PROPERLY TESTED AND WORKS ON PHONES FROM USA AT&T MB865 2011 VERSION
ops, sorry my caps lock is on
I think someone should lock this down before we have a flame war happen?
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xLordNitro said:
I think someone should lock this down before we have a flame war happen?
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Amen brother ben
And I'm dead sick of people respecting my work :|.
I guess I should just keep everything to myself.
tcf38012 said:
Amen brother ben
And I'm dead sick of people respecting my work :|.
I guess I should just keep everything to myself.
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It's not you or your work. It's the fact that there have been a lot of hard bricks and we need to be extra careful about releasing anything for the ics leak. It needs to be tested by more than one person. It might work for you but not someone else. We are all being cautious, that's all.
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Mods, please delete this thread.
Edit: Anyone else report this?I'm doing so now, though it may be beneficial if more of us do...
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Apex_Strider said:
Mods, please delete this thread.
Edit: Anyone else report this?I'm doing so now, though it may be beneficial if more of us do...
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More Like Mods, please lock this thread.
Some people may want to try it
Or better yet move this to the development section
I locked to stop with the arguments but I will leave the links. As always if you brick your device its no ones fault except your own. We all choose to mod our phones with the risks it posses. If he says it work I'm not inclined to say it doesn't. But devices vary by build and region so to everyone be careful.
Nothing to see here, I'll wait til the official tool is released by the dev.
Looks like Adam has combined a bunch of the best root & recovery tools into one easy to use package. The DebugFS root is also available separately here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792342
Im too much of a ***** to try this out but im hoping for the best!
blackguy101 said:
Im too much of a ***** to try this out but im hoping for the best!
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Worked fine on my GS3. Love having the ability to root, recover, flash stock, and unroot all in one spot.
Aquila76 said:
Worked fine on my GS3. Love having the ability to root, recover, flash stock, and unroot all in one spot.
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Ok question then. when I root will I lose all of the data on my phone?
blackguy101 said:
Ok question then. when I root will I lose all of the data on my phone?
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Depends on the root method. If this replaces the rom then yeah you will lose everything, but if you use this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792342
then you will not have to change anything and it's pretty straight forward.
blackguy101 said:
Ok question then. when I root will I lose all of the data on my phone?
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I had to do a factory reset on my phone yesterday to troubleshoot another issue, so I can't say 100% but the few changes I made earlier today (wallpaper, lock screen shortcuts, ringtones, installed Pandora) stayed in place. From the script, it just copies files over and then moves them to system partition during next couple boots. It does not wipe data / cache / dalvik like when you load a new ROM.
I don't know about the java tool here but the one Aquila mentioned ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792342 ) works perfectly.
You won't lose settings or have to clear anything. Its really useful if you're on the VRALG1 firmwares and don't want to revert to LF2 from flashing a rooted ROM.
I downloaded to my pc, then hooked up my gs3 nothing? What an I suppose to do?
Never mind it worked
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Should move this Thread to the development section. And let the Devs tell us if this is good or not, Pros and cons.
just noticed that Adam is a dev.but should move to development so it can be seen more!!
This tool works well without loss to data...of course no one but you is responsible if something goes wrong but from what I see it uses the debug method I have used it and obtained root fine
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I'm going to go ahead and say it...
Adam posted this in the development thread where they are working on cracking the bootloader. If he wanted the masses to be using it or if it was ready for the masses to use he would have posted it outside of that thread.
I don't know if it was bc of this thread or not, but this got picked up by droid life and he had to take it down off the R&D thread.
Stuff like this shouldn't be reposted outside of that thread until it is ready and the dev who came up with it says it is ok to do so (or just posts it himself).
Relentless D said:
I'm going to go ahead and say it...
Adam posted this in the development thread where they are working on cracking the bootloader. If he wanted the masses to be using it or if it was ready for the masses to use he would have posted it outside of that thread.
I don't know if it was bc of this thread or not, but this got picked up by droid life and he had to take it down off the R&D thread.
Stuff like this shouldn't be reposted outside of that thread until it is ready and the dev who came up with it says it is ok to do so (or just posts it himself).
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This
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so it's not safe to use this?
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Hulk0069 said:
so it's not safe to use this?
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It may be safe, it may not be. I would go with there is a reason he hasn't released it to the public and you should use previously established methods for all this stuff.
Good point, wonder why he held back?
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Hulk0069 said:
Good point, wonder why he held back?
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Just from reading what he wrote in his post he was not ready for everyone to be using it yet...that's paraphrased but that was the gist of it
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Shame cuz this really looks looks a great tool for the s3
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Deleted the op, I was just asking but will just wait for the official release.
Greetings, All.
OK was real comfortable rooting my EVO-4G, and tweaking every aspect of it. ROM installs...
But That was quite some time ago, and a completely different brand of phone than my new
[Sprint] Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900P). So I find myself a bit lost. What I'd like to do, is
make myself a backup. Before doing anything to it. You wouldn't mess with your phone
before making a backup, would you?
So I figure CWM is probably the best route to travel for this, yes? If so, what's the process?
I download ClockWorkMod, and what?
NOTE: I do not have/use Windows. So anything Windows related will not be an option.
Thank you for all your time, and consideration.
--Chris
CTH-EVO said:
Greetings, All.
OK was real comfortable rooting my EVO-4G, and tweaking every aspect of it. ROM installs...
But That was quite some time ago, and a completely different brand of phone than my new
[Sprint] Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900P). So I find myself a bit lost. What I'd like to do, is
make myself a backup. Before doing anything to it. You wouldn't mess with your phone
before making a backup, would you?
So I figure CWM is probably the best route to travel for this, yes? If so, what's the process?
I download ClockWorkMod, and what?
NOTE: I do not have/use Windows. So anything Windows related will not be an option.
Thank you for all your time, and consideration.
--Chris
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First, please edit the curse word out of the title. Curse words with symbols/letters are still curse words .
Second, since you're not on Windows, your only option is to root in Linux using heimdall(Google has tons on this). You can flash custom recovery through there. By the way, you technically don't need root to do a backup . Good luck!
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swear words
Hell is not a swear word!
jdsingle76 said:
First, please edit the curse word out of the title. Curse words with symbols/letters are still curse words .
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Done. Sorry.
jdsingle76 said:
Second, since you're not on Windows, your only option is to root in Linux using heimdall(Google has tons on this). You can flash custom recovery through there. By the way, you technically don't need root to do a backup . Good luck!
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OK. I'll look around. I was hoping XDA would have the answer, rather than Google. But I'll ask Goog instead, I guess.
Thanks.
--Chris
Iceburn1 said:
Hell is not a swear word!
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That was my thought too. But, hey, I don't want to offend anyone.
--Chris
CTH-EVO said:
Done. Sorry.
OK. I'll look around. I was hoping XDA would have the answer, rather than Google. But I'll ask Goog instead, I guess.
Thanks.
--Chris
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I'm sorry, I meant use Google to narrow down the search XDA. Sometimes it's easier to search and put "xda" at the end in Google and find the forums you want. XDA has a good search function too, but Google is faster sometimes.
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jdsingle76 said:
I'm sorry, I meant use Google to narrow down the search XDA. Sometimes it's easier to search and put "xda" at the end in Google and find the forums you want. XDA has a good search function too, but Google is faster sometimes.
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Thanks for the clarification.
I can't help but notice:
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Indicates you're using the same device (SM-G900P) I'm looking to back-up, and customize. Surely
you backed yours up before modifying it. If you don't mind my asking; how did you do it, and what are
you now running?
Thanks, for all your time, and consideration.
--Chris
CTH-EVO said:
Thanks for the clarification.
I can't help but notice:
Indicates you're using the same device (SM-G900P) I'm looking to back-up, and customize. Surely
you backed yours up before modifying it. If you don't mind my asking; how did you do it, and what are
you now running?
Thanks, for all your time, and consideration.
--Chris
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I use Philz recovery exclusively for my flashing, backup, rooting, everything. You're not using Odin(I recommend borrowing a buddy's laptop with Windows for 5 min, it's much easier than Heindall), so you'll have to research how to flash the tar through Linux, but it can be done. Here's the recovery tar. Be sure to thank @Phil3759 while you're over there. The man is a genius at building these recoveries. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706253
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I want to say, first thanks for the responses, even tho I fully expect some will be trolls and jerks.
I have spent many hours reading, watching videos, scouring threads to find this answer - and I can't.
My n5 is lollipop'd up, and I think it's time to go to a ROM... Cataclysm for now as it seems to have exactly what I want/need.
Thing is, everything I read is either incomplete, confusing, for kit kat, or gives pretty varying info on how to go from COMPLETELY STOCK STATE to a rom.
DO you know of, or does there exist a LEGIT/TRUSTED video/guide from VERY STEP 1 (as in, stock and never altered) Lollipop to getting a ROM such as cataclysm on the phone.
The other part which confuses me is Cataclysm has root already? SO you dont have to do the step of rooting yourself, or is that not correct?
Again, I apologize for the uber rookie posting, but I have done a lot of reading, and unfortunately, most of it stinks.
Thanks ahead.
Soulfly3 said:
I want to say, first thanks for the responses, even tho I fully expect some will be trolls and jerks.
I have spent many hours reading, watching videos, scouring threads to find this answer - and I can't.
My n5 is lollipop'd up, and I think it's time to go to a ROM... Cataclysm for now as it seems to have exactly what I want/need.
Thing is, everything I read is either incomplete, confusing, for kit kat, or gives pretty varying info on how to go from COMPLETELY STOCK STATE to a rom.
DO you know of, or does there exist a LEGIT/TRUSTED video/guide from VERY STEP 1 (as in, stock and never altered) Lollipop to getting a ROM such as cataclysm on the phone.
The other part which confuses me is Cataclysm has root already? SO you dont have to do the step of rooting yourself, or is that not correct?
Again, I apologize for the uber rookie posting, but I have done a lot of reading, and unfortunately, most of it stinks.
Thanks ahead.
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Guides are not for idiots. They are for people who want understand.
Sticky Roll-Up: All Guides and Info Threads Linked Here http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...urce-guides-info-threads-linked-read-t2784527 thread is the holly bible of life with Nexus 5. And it is not stinck at all.
If this can't help you, then it's better to ask someone else to do this instead of you.
Regards, Zagor
Soulfly3 said:
I want to say, first thanks for the responses, even tho I fully expect some will be trolls and jerks.
I have spent many hours reading, watching videos, scouring threads to find this answer - and I can't.
My n5 is lollipop'd up, and I think it's time to go to a ROM... Cataclysm for now as it seems to have exactly what I want/need.
Thing is, everything I read is either incomplete, confusing, for kit kat, or gives pretty varying info on how to go from COMPLETELY STOCK STATE to a rom.
DO you know of, or does there exist a LEGIT/TRUSTED video/guide from VERY STEP 1 (as in, stock and never altered) Lollipop to getting a ROM such as cataclysm on the phone.
The other part which confuses me is Cataclysm has root already? SO you dont have to do the step of rooting yourself, or is that not correct?
Again, I apologize for the uber rookie posting, but I have done a lot of reading, and unfortunately, most of it stinks.
Thanks ahead.
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Did you find the answers to your problems? If not tell us where your at and maybe someone will help
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The one gotcha: BACK YOUR /SDCARD FOLDER UP! Before you do anything do that. Back up your pictures and stuff. Maybe move everything to the cloud if you don't have a place locally to put it.
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zagorteney said:
Guides are not for idiots. They are for people who want understand.
Sticky Roll-Up: All Guides and Info Threads Linked Here http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...urce-guides-info-threads-linked-read-t2784527 thread is the holly bible of life with Nexus 5. And it is not stinck at all.
If this can't help you, then it's better to ask someone else to do this instead of you.
Regards, Zagor
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thanks for this... the one link inside there was EXACTLY what I needed, and literally was as clear and concise as anything id found in weeks of research.
read it, followed it, and got cataclysm on my phone, quickly and easily. LOVE THIS ROM.
also got the volume booster app on there, which seriously helps w the tunes.
love it, and thanks guys! backed up my pics, but forgot to backup my music. no biggie, had it on all on a HD.
Quick Question: Now that Cataclysm is set up to my liking, w settings etc, apps...
Should I make a nandroid backup in TWRP? Would this be the point to do it?
Thanks again
Soulfly3 said:
Quick Question: Now that Cataclysm is set up to my liking, w settings etc, apps...
Should I make a nandroid backup in TWRP? Would this be the point to do it?
Thanks again
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if you know what nandroid exactly then it is a good idea to use it, otherwise it may cause more harm then help, such as wipe out your efs if you do something very wrong.
DummyPLUG said:
if you know what nandroid exactly then it is a good idea to use it, otherwise it may cause more harm then help, such as wipe out your efs if you do something very wrong.
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How do you mean? Seems straightforward, or am I wrong?
1) boot into recovery (I use twrp)
2) click "backup"
3) make sure system, data and boot are checked
4) rename to whatever (cataclysmbackup)
5) swipe to backup
6) reboot
HOw would I potentially wipe out efs, etc?
Soulfly3 said:
How do you mean? Seems straightforward, or am I wrong?
1) boot into recovery (I use twrp)
2) click "backup"
3) make sure system, data and boot are checked
4) rename to whatever (cataclysmbackup)
5) swipe to backup
6) reboot
HOw would I potentially wipe out efs, etc?
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Sure it won't wipe out efs when backup, what I mean is when you restore the backup and do something wrong.
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DummyPLUG said:
Sure it won't wipe out efs when backup, what I mean is when you restore the backup and do something wrong.
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What? The only way you mess up your efs by restoring is to restore an efs from another device. @Soulfly3. Making a nandroid at this point is an excellent idea. I highly recommend it. Just use twrp's default backup and you'll be fine.
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Data transfer error, fault cable, PC hang when flashing, there are lot of chance to fail.
Sure nandroid is good, what I wanna say is understand what it backup, and what to restore when need, if not and just do the backup without fully understanding, then when something goes wrong it may become a disaster.
P.s. saw so many nooby ask for help when the flashing goes wrong.
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DummyPLUG said:
Data transfer error, fault cable, PC hang when flashing, there are lot of chance to fail.
Sure nandroid is good, what I wanna say is understand what it backup, and what to restore when need, if not and just do the backup without fully understanding, then when something goes wrong it may become a disaster.
P.s. saw so many nooby ask for help when the flashing goes wrong.
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I'm not understanding you. When you make a nandroid you make it from your device and it stores on your device and you restore it from your device. Not sure where the faulty cables and pc hang comes from.
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jd1639 said:
What? The only way you mess up your efs by restoring is to restore an efs from another device. @Soulfly3. Making a nandroid at this point is an excellent idea. I highly recommend it. Just use twrp's default backup and you'll be fine.
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THanks so much @jd1639 . I did make a Nandroid backup... had no idea it'd be 3+ GB. wow hahaha.
That's ok... Now I assume I should also transfer/copy it over to my PC, just for ultimate safety... correct? If so, is it as simple as c/p the folder?
What Im reading says yes, it's that simple... then some others are complicating it saying no no, you gotta take these extra steps.. gah
Thanks again!
Soulfly3 said:
THanks so much @jd1639 . I did make a Nandroid backup... had no idea it'd be 3+ GB. wow hahaha.
That's ok... Now I assume I should also transfer/copy it over to my PC, just for ultimate safety... correct? If so, is it as simple as c/p the folder?
What Im reading says yes, it's that simple... then some others are complicating it saying no no, you gotta take these extra steps.. gah
Thanks again!
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Yes you can copy the backup folder. When you copy it back to your device just make sure to copy it back to twrp/backups/your serial number folder
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jd1639 said:
Yes you can copy the backup folder. When you copy it back to your device just make sure to copy it back to twrp/backups/your serial number folder
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Thanks some more.
Now, would you suggest copying it to my PC and deleting the one off my device?
or copy to PC and keep on device
or just leave it on device
Sorry for all the Q's, and I know it's all down to preference.... but what do you do?
Try Google "nandroid restore fail"
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Soulfly3 said:
Thanks some more.
Now, would you suggest copying it to my PC and deleting the one off my device?
or copy to PC and keep on device
or just leave it on device
Sorry for all the Q's, and I know it's all down to preference.... but what do you do?
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As you know it's a big file so a lot will have to do how much space you have on the device. But I usually leave them on my device with one recent one copied to the pc too just in case.
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DummyPLUG said:
Try Google "nandroid restore fail"
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I have. They all seem to be issues from 1-3yrs ago... nothing too current.
Perhaps it was a bug in the roms/recovery programs that has been fixed?
jd1639 said:
As you know it's a big file so a lot will have to do how much space you have on the device. But I usually leave them on my device with one recent one copied to the pc too just in case.
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I think Ill do this as well. I have the space on the device, Im not worried about that, really.
Thx for your time.
You can backup to PC and restore directly from PC long time ago.
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Soulfly3 said:
I have. They all seem to be issues from 1-3yrs ago... nothing too current.
Perhaps it was a bug in the roms/recovery programs that has been fixed?
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Same as any toolkit, it is good to understand what it actually does.
I recap last time, nandroid is good, but you also need to understand what it actually does before give it a go.
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