I installed ROM Manager 5.5.x and CWM 6.0.4.8 (touch version). When I enabled the backup to external SD card and started the ROM backup, I got error in CWM: it couldn't find the external SD card. Backup then failed CWM menu appeared on screen.
If I select backup to internal memory, it backup fine.
Is there a way to fix this issue ?
Thanks,
Ching-Ho Cheng
lcc014 said:
I installed ROM Manager 5.5.x and CWM 6.0.4.8 (touch version). When I enabled the backup to external SD card and started the ROM backup, I got error in CWM: it couldn't find the external SD card. Backup then failed CWM menu appeared on screen.
If I select backup to internal memory, it backup fine.
Is there a way to fix this issue ?
Thanks,
Ching-Ho Cheng
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How old is your external SD card? If you've been writing to it a lot, it might be going bad. SD cards have a limited life span. The more you write to it (and in bigger chunks), the more it "wears down" the SD card.
You might want to try and reformat it and do a chkdsk on it to see if it finds any bad areas on it.
iBolski said:
How old is your external SD card? If you've been writing to it a lot, it might be going bad. SD cards have a limited life span. The more you write to it (and in bigger chunks), the more it "wears down" the SD card.
You might want to try and reformat it and do a chkdsk on it to see if it finds any bad areas on it.
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Thank you. I will give it a try.
lcc014 said:
I installed ROM Manager 5.5.x and CWM 6.0.4.8 (touch version). When I enabled the backup to external SD card and started the ROM backup, I got error in CWM: it couldn't find the external SD card. Backup then failed CWM menu appeared on screen.
If I select backup to internal memory, it backup fine.
Is there a way to fix this issue ?
Thanks,
Ching-Ho Cheng
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I found that backing up from rom manager from within android usually fails for me. If you boot into recovery and do a backup that way it is usually successful. Just make sure you chose the sdcard1 option when starting the backup.
bill0405 said:
I found that backing up from rom manager from within android usually fails for me. If you boot into recovery and do a backup that way it is usually successful. Just make sure you chose the sdcard1 option when starting the backup.
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That is true in my case. I had no problem to backup rom from recovery.
lcc014 said:
That is true in my case. I had no problem to backup rom from recovery.
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Good to hear!
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bill0405 said:
I found that backing up from rom manager from within android usually fails for me. If you boot into recovery and do a backup that way it is usually successful. Just make sure you chose the sdcard1 option when starting the backup.
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lcc014 said:
That is true in my case. I had no problem to backup rom from recovery.
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Never thought of that! I myself have never used ROM Manager to backup my ROM image. Sorry about steering you in the wrong direction. I had assumed ROM Manager worked regardless.
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I tried to do a search on this but found nothing, and I'm also apologizing ahead of time if I'm posting in the wrong section.
I am trying to get my LG G2x to a stock ROM using this guide: (can't post link since it's my first post, but it's "how to unroot the tmobile g2x" at the unlocker.
I was able to follow the steps and installed clockworkmod on the phone (v4.0.1.5). I am however having problem on step 6. When I do the the backup on clockworkmod (CWM), it automatically is doing the backup on the phone's internal memory, and not the sd card.
I tried to mount the phone with the PC and cut and paste the folder to the SD card, thinking CWM would pick it up after a reboot of the phone. However, this is not the case. I tried to find the SD card by trying to do "install zip from SDcard" in CWM, but there is only a DCIM folder in the _ExternalSD folder, and nothing else. No matter what I do, the backup is always saving to the internal memory, and not the SD card. If I leave the backup on the phone's memory, it is showing up under recovery in CWM, but I'm guessing it's not possible to flash the phone while it's running from the internal memory.
I formatted the card at least 3 times, and even tried another card just to be sure, but no luck still.
Am I doing something wrong? Do I have to do something to mount the card or unmount the phone memory? If anyone could please help. I have to send in my phone for warranty in a few days, and I desperately need to get it back to stock. Thanks.
Nvflash latest recovery (5.0.2.7 i believe)
fcisco13 said:
Nvflash latest recovery (5.0.2.7 i believe)
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Worked like a charm. I guess I had flashed the internal and SD option for nvflash, and that's what was messing up. 5.0.2.7 allows you to save only to SD card, so it worked perfectly. Thank you so much!
sideburnsam said:
Worked like a charm. I guess I had flashed the internal and SD option for nvflash, and that's what was messing up. 5.0.2.7 allows you to save only to SD card, so it worked perfectly. Thank you so much!
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Latest also allows you to flash from internal/external.
Clockworkmod Touch 4 Recovery 6.0.2.8 port for GT-I9305.
Simply i port the official Clockworkmod Touch 4 Recovery 6.0.2.8 version to our devices.
I use the latest kernel from XXBMA6.
Download:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CWM:
CWM-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.8-i9305.zip
Odin:
CWM-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.8-i9305.tar.md5
Odin download: Odin307
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Credit's goes to Koush and Clockworkmod Team
Clockworkmod Site
Thank's
Nice one, thanks!
By the way, did you start with the Note 2 build and replace the kernel?
This is the nicest !!
Cannot use the backup function....
Got this:
Error while making a backup image /data!
smallerstone said:
Cannot use the backup function....
Got this:
Error while making a backup image /data!
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Oh, I know what happen...
The default "Backup" function change from ext-sdcard to int-sdcard,
so no space for it to create a backup file...
Therefore backup need choose the function of Backup to external sdcard.
Tested, backup & restore function are fine! Thanks!!! :good:
Thanks, about time we got some recovery love
Any bugs we should be aware of in this build?
seems to working perfect, thanks a lot
I cant backup to my sd card or flash zips from it. It says my external sd isnt mounted, and i get an error when i try to mount it in the recovery. Other than that everything works.
I get this Error,too, but a not completeBackup is on my external SD Card.
I have a folder clockworkmod/backup, in this Folder is another Folder with boot.img, cacheext4, dataext4, nandroid,recoverx,system but no Apps.
Ive mounted bevor Backup the external Card in the Recovery Menue
Mjau1337 said:
I cant backup to my sd card or flash zips from it. It says my external sd isnt mounted, and i get an error when i try to mount it in the recovery. Other than that everything works.
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encounter1 said:
I get this Error,too, but a not completeBackup is on my external SD Card.
I have a folder clockworkmod/backup, in this Folder is another Folder with boot.img, cacheext4, dataext4, nandroid,recoverx,system but no Apps.
Ive mounted bevor Backup the external Card in the Recovery Menue
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I can backup and restore without any problem's on my ExternalSd.
Please check if your sd card is formated as exFAT.
Official Clockworkmod doesn't support exFAT formated sdcard's.
what does silence mean here? does it mean it is so stable and all working good? does it flash themes and wiping properly?
as long as wiping, backup and restore works great on this I think it this is good news. Trying this out.
ignatios123 said:
what does silence mean here? does it mean it is so stable and all working good? does it flash themes and wiping properly?
as long as wiping, backup and restore works great on this I think it this is good news. Trying this out.
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I'd say so! If there's something wrong with it, you'd hear about it by now.
ausdim said:
I can backup and restore without any problem's on my ExternalSd.
Please check if your sd card is formated as exFAT.
Official Clockworkmod doesn't support exFAT formated sdcard's.
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Its formated from the Smartphone itself, so I think its a usefull format?
Also all other things are backuped , only apps not, so I dont think its a formaterror
I am getting the mount issue also.
Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk 2
CWM is not recognizing my SD card when I'm trying to install a rom. =( Can anyone shed a light on this?
bleepsake said:
CWM is not recognizing my SD card when I'm trying to install a rom. =( Can anyone shed a light on this?
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As I said in the other thread, you're using exFAT which isn't supported.
Also, there is an official CWM 6.0.2.8 now, look here. (his tar has the wrong version number in its filename, it actually is 6.0.2.8)
Rekoil said:
As I said in the other thread, you're using exFAT which isn't supported.
Also, there is an official CWM 6.0.2.8 now, look here. (his tar has the wrong version number in its filename, it actually is 6.0.2.8)
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Sorry, I don't want to come across as annoying but I really am not using exFAT, as I have explained on the other thread. FAT32 was used with a cluster size of 32kb.
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encounter1 said:
Its formated from the Smartphone itself, so I think its a usefull format?
Also all other things are backuped , only apps not, so I dont think its a formaterror
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my phone GT I9100. I formatted by my phone under ics on my 64gb cl10 card was fat32 about year ago. Recently I upgraded to jb due to boot loop peoblem, I wipe my phone including formatting msd card. This time it formatted to exfat and many problems I had encountered cwm and mobile odin no recognised it. So I should said for 64gb msd, under ics format by phone was fat32. Under jb it will be exfat.
Send via i9100 using XDA premium,
ROM: Stock XWLSD
Kernel: Phil XWLSD V4.35
superSU 1.04
Can you re-upload recovery Odin version (link is broken on the fist page) ?
Or how change cwr version to odin version ?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for port. The recovery won't mount sdcard though so cannot sideload anything. Why is that?
I had issues with the last CWM release so I decided to try TWRP. I use Rom toolbox Pro to get into recovery and wiped all to flash a new rom. Problem arose when I went into" Install" program of TWRP, I could not find my SD files. I change from root to SD card and only saw twrp, cwm and upper level. I tried many ways , but could not get to the files in my SD card. Any help would be appreciated...
Check in /data/media
If your stuff isn't there its gone. If you don't have any ROM zips and you have already wiped system you will need to setup and use ADB to push one.
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buff31 said:
I had issues with the last CWM release so I decided to try TWRP. I use Rom toolbox Pro to get into recovery and wiped all to flash a new rom. Problem arose when I went into" Install" program of TWRP, I could not find my SD files. I change from root to SD card and only saw twrp, cwm and upper level. I tried many ways , but could not get to the files in my SD card. Any help would be appreciated...
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Have you tried formatting your SD Card with an external card reader, then loading the files?
fadac said:
Have you tried formatting your SD Card with an external card reader, then loading the files?
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I tried an earlier version of TWRP and my SD card popped up fine in the Install section. Maybe it's me.... but I dunno the latest versions of recoveries CWM and Twrp have had bad sections....
I've recently flashed vjs ROM below to my old desire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40191064
I've just got a new 8gb class 6 SD card to upgrade from old smaller class 2.
I think the apps for this ROM are installed to my SD card in some way.
Any tips how I can easily upgrade from old to new SD? I was thinking some kind of sector based copying technique could save me reinstalling ROM and apps? Or am I better to simply plug in new SD card, re flash ROM and reinstall apps?
Thanks in advance
Buzzlightyear2 said:
I've recently flashed vjs ROM below to my old desire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40191064
I've just got a new 8gb class 6 SD card to upgrade from old smaller class 2.
I think the apps for this ROM are installed to my SD card in some way.
Any tips how I can easily upgrade from old to new SD? I was thinking some kind of sector based copying technique could save me reinstalling ROM and apps? Or am I better to simply plug in new SD card, re flash ROM and reinstall apps?
Thanks in advance
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when you flashed the rom do you remeber typing these commands into terminal emulator:
su
a2sd install
Y
N
Y
Yes exactly right
Buzzlightyear2 said:
Yes exactly right
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ok that means that your apps are on the sd.
Which recovery do you have right now? and are you s-off?
Yes S off with clockwork recovery v5.0.2.0
Dont think it is significant but thought I'd mention that I did partition the old SD card when I had cyanogen 7 flashed to get more space for apps. I do not know if this partition still exists and if it is in use...I don't think so since I followed instructions for vjs 4.2.2 ROM.
I find partitions with android bit confusing which is frustrating as I've done it with Windows PCs for years
Buzzlightyear2 said:
Dont think it is significant but thought I'd mention that I did partition the old SD card when I had cyanogen 7 flashed to get more space for apps. I do not know if this partition still exists and if it is in use...I don't think so since I followed instructions for vjs 4.2.2 ROM.
I find partitions with android bit confusing which is frustrating as I've done it with Windows PCs for years
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your partition is still there and its in use (all your app are on it). This is what you should do:
1. Install 4ext recovery (much better for the desire than clockwordmod). Go here: http://www.4ext.net/ Download the apk and install it to your phone. Then open the app and donwload/install the new recovery
2. boot into recovery, go to backup | restore, and choose backup
3. after its done reboot your phone
4. Take your old sd out of the phone, and put your new one in. Then follow this guide to partition the new sd: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513 (use the 4ext method and start at step [4])
5. Once its done reboot the phone.
6. Now put your old sd card into your pc, and copy all of the files onto the pc into a folder.
7. Take out your old sd card, and put the new one in. Then copy all the files over onto the new sd.
8. Put your new sd card into the phone, and boot into recovery.
9. Go to backup|restore and choose restore. Then select the backup.
10. reboot and your done.
Really appreciate your help. Will give that a shot and report back.
Thanks again
chromium96 said:
1. Install 4ext recovery (much better for the desire than clockwordmod).
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Great tool...just bought the paid version
A littlebit off topic here, but I am also using that rom. Have been for 2 days now. How long have you been using it and have you had any issues with stability.
To the other guy what is the difference between cwm recovery and ext4 and why is it better for the desire if you don't mind me asking
Kind regards
Sent from my DLR_MID using xda app-developers app
Buzzlightyear2 said:
Great tool...just bought the paid version
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Yeah its a great recovery. Lots of useful options.
Did everything else work out OK?
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bozie said:
A littlebit off topic here, but I am also using that rom. Have been for 2 days now. How long have you been using it and have you had any issues with stability.
To the other guy what is the difference between cwm recovery and ext4 and why is it better for the desire if you don't mind me asking
Kind regards
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i also used that rom for about a month. It was very fast but i kept having random reboots. I ended up switching to the one in my signature. Its not as fast, but in my opinion its more stable, and i'd rather have stability than speed.
4ext is a good recovery because it has a lot of useful features like partitioning the sd (cwm has this too, but its not good), usb unbrick, touchscreen, themeable, one click full wipe, etc... I used to use cwm, and i never had any problems with it, i just recently moved to 4ext and is great.
I have not noticed any reboots as yet, although I will look out for them now lol. Will have a look into that recovery.
Thanks for the advice
Much apreciated
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bozie said:
A littlebit off topic here, but I am also using that rom. Have been for 2 days now. How long have you been using it and have you had any issues with stability.
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Couple of random reboots...no worse than cm7.2...I suspect some of reboots and lags I see are due to me not knowing what I was doing partitioning SD plus old slow class 2 SD
chromium96 said:
Did everything else work out OK?.
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I will complete SD folder backup later when I have access to a pc...will let you know
glad I posted this question...just read excellent partition guide you linked to and also happy with 2 tools (4ext and titanium backup pro) I've learned about and bought. I owe you a beer
Buzzlightyear2 said:
I will complete SD folder backup later when I have access to a pc...will let you know
glad I posted this question...just read excellent partition guide you linked to and also happy with 2 tools (4ext and titanium backup pro) I've learned about and bought. I owe you a beer
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Lol no need. Just press thanks
OK I partitioned new 8gb SD with 1024mb ext1 no ext2 and no swap. The remaining was fat32. Now I can plug SD card in adapter in windows PC and copy all files from old card to new sd, plug new sd into phone, boot to recovery...but no backup to restore! all the files I copied to the root of SD in windows (inc my nandroid backup) are not visible so I cannot restore my nandroid backup! In recovery all I can see is a folder called 4ext (using apply zip functionality simply to see if I can view files)
Plugging new SD back into windows I can see all the files again!
Buzzlightyear2 said:
OK I partitioned new 8gb SD with 1024mb ext1 no ext2 and no swap. The remaining was fat32. Now I can plug SD card in adapter in windows PC and copy all files from old card to new sd, plug new sd into phone, boot to recovery...but no backup to restore! all the files I copied to the root of SD in windows (inc my nandroid backup) are not visible so I cannot restore my nandroid backup! In recovery all I can see is a folder called 4ext (using apply zip functionality simply to see if I can view files)
Plugging new SD back into windows I can see all the files again!
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If you boot into android and use a file manager can it see the files?
chromium96 said:
If you boot into android and use a file manager can it see the files?
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No.
When I copied files from old SD to windows the PC windows would not recognise the SD directly so I put old sd in phone, booted android then turned on usb storage and copied via usb phone cable.
Windows recognised new SD so I plugged SD card into PC directly (not using phone) to copy files to new card.
I suspect this process may be the problem but do not understand why.
Copied files via USB to phone with new SD card and then restored nandroid...seems to have worked but lags I hoped would be fixed with faster class 6 card still there bit a bit better.
Thanks for all your help
Does the backup through CWM recovery backups only the internal memory contents or does it back both the partitions of sd card?
I am asking because yesterday when I was taking back up, one of the process message was something like couldnt find ext-sd and ext-sd did not backup.
Biker Biker said:
Does the backup through CWM recovery backups only the internal memory contents or does it back both the partitions of sd card?
I am asking because yesterday when I was taking back up, one of the process message was something like couldnt find ext-sd and ext-sd did not backup.
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Did you set up sd-ext? If you havent formated your sd card to 1.partition Fat and 2. partition ext2/3/4 there is no such partition
I have partitioned sd card such that I am able to use 1 gb as internal and link apps through link2sd app. I think I formatted sd card during this process. I hope this is what u were asking.
Biker Biker said:
I have partitioned sd card such that I am able to use 1 gb as internal and link apps through link2sd app. I think I formatted sd card during this process. I hope this is what u were asking.
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In that case the recovery should recognize the ext partition. Have you tried using another recovery?
LS.xD said:
In that case the recovery should recognize the ext partition. Have you tried using another recovery?
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Nope.
Is there any way to check in my backup files to see whether sd card partitions were backed up?
Biker Biker said:
Nope.
Is there any way to check in my backup files to see whether sd card partitions were backed up?
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sure the backup folder containts files named by the native partitions
LS.xD said:
sure the backup folder containts files named by the native partitions
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The backed up files are boot.img, cache.yaff2.img, data.yaffs2.img, nandroid.md5, recovery.img, system.yaff2.img
Looks like there is no sd card back up
Biker Biker said:
The backed up files are boot.img, cache.yaff2.img, data.yaffs2.img, nandroid.md5, recovery.img, system.yaff2.img
Looks like there is no sd card back up
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If you use an old CWM (e.g. 5.0.x.x) and your ext partition is "ext4" the recovery can't handle it. What device are you using? I can check for another recovery version
LS.xD said:
If you use an old CWM (e.g. 5.0.x.x) and your ext partition is "ext4" the recovery can't handle it. What device are you using? I can check for another recovery version
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Karbonn A5.
I think when i partitioned it was something like ext3.
Aint there any other way to backup the whole system (internal, external, apps, data, everything) without doing something very technical??
Biker Biker said:
Karbonn A5.
I think when i partitioned it was something like ext3.
Aint there any other way to backup the whole system (internal, external, apps, data, everything) without doing something very technical??
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ONLY possible with root access + custom recovery (basics and not very technical...)
Here is TWRP 2.4 recovery. Just copy the zip to your storage and flash it via recovery It will solve your issues (99%)
LS.xD said:
ONLY possible with root access + custom recovery (basics and not very technical...)
Here is TWRP 2.4 recovery. Just copy the zip to your storage and flash it via recovery It will solve your issues (99%)
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My mobile is rooted (obviously).
If i flash TWRP recovery then CWM recovery will be removed from my phone?
Also wht abt titanium back up? is it good?
Sorry if i ask too many questions.. :silly:
Biker Biker said:
My mobile is rooted (obviously).
If i flash TWRP recovery then CWM recovery will be removed from my phone?
Also wht abt titanium back up? is it good?
Sorry if i ask too many questions.. :silly:
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TWRP will overwrite CWM.
Titanium backup (pro) is awesome, but you will still need a working custom recovery