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Online nandroid backup or obackup nandroid?

I am looking for an application that can make my nandroid backup without having to go into recovery. But I am not sure if the backups that are created with the apps in this thread title are compatible with clockwork mod.
So, my question is:
Can clockwork mod recovery read the nandroid backup made by those online apps (Online nandroid backup pro or obackup nandroid)?
Thanks

Most likely not. Make one and try it before you rely on it

cesar.maranhao said:
I am looking for an application that can make my nandroid backup without having to go into recovery. But I am not sure if the backups that are created with the apps in this thread title are compatible with clockwork mod.
So, my question is:
Can clockwork mod recovery read the nandroid backup made by those online apps (Online nandroid backup pro or obackup nandroid)?
Thanks
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i guess nandroid backup made by a tool must be restored by the same tool.
note that when backuping with cwm a md5 file is created, and when restoring, md5 of the backup must match

Why do you want to take a backup without going into recovery if you don't mind me asking?
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jd1639 said:
Most likely not. Make one and try it before you rely on it
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good suggestion. but i have not done it and probably will not try it considering that i should use the same tool for making and reading backups like samersh72 suggested.
samersh72 said:
i guess nandroid backup made by a tool must be restored by the same tool.
note that when backuping with cwm a md5 file is created, and when restoring, md5 of the backup must match
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i am glad i asked first before relying on something i might not have use when the need arrives. thanks for pointing that out for me.
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Why do you want to take a backup without going into recovery if you don't mind me asking?
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no worries. i am glad you asked since i can be doing something i am not supposed to do (I am new to all this stuff).
the answer to your question is that i stumbled upon the possibility of doing the nandroid backups without having to go into recovery mode. plus the convenience of uploading such backups to the cloud and doing them automatically/periodically. both Online nandroid backup or obackup nandroid would help me with those features but then i thought "what if the clockwork mod recovery does not read those files?" that is why i made this topic.
is making an online nandroid backup bad? if it is better to make it inside the recovery fine by me. it does not take that much time either. i guess i just have to get used to make them and not forget.
anyway, looks that those online backups are not usable when in clockwork mod so i will not use those apps.
in the mean time, i have been looking in the rom manager premium app. it is made by clockworkmod.. can that application be used for online nandroid backups? maybe these are the same as those made inside the recovery? if so, i could use this application for the nandroid backups.
regards and happy new year!

You can try to make backups both ways and then ţry to restore the 3 rd party backup with CWM. If failed, you will have the proper CWM backup to restore as well. By the way, original backups are accessible to your device as files and you can simply sync that folder to the prefered cloud service - dropbox, box, drive, etc.
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andrey.mironov said:
You can try to make backups both ways and then ţry to restore the 3 rd party backup with CWM. If failed, you will have the proper CWM backup to restore as well. By the way, original backups are accessible to your device as files and you can simply sync that folder to the prefered cloud service - dropbox, box, drive, etc.
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That's what I do; every night, automatic backups are made by Rom Toolbox and automatically uploaded to Dropbox by Foldersync.

PhilipTD said:
That's what I do; every night, automatic backups are made by Rom Toolbox and automatically uploaded to Dropbox by Foldersync.
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Have you been able to restore a nandroid with to toolbox?

jd1639 said:
Have you been able to restore a nandroid with to toolbox?
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Haven't had to. Why? Is there a problem?
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The reason I asked was I use tasker with recovery to automatically take a nandroid every Saturday when im asleep then upload it to my NAS using foldersync.
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PhilipTD said:
Haven't had to. Why? Is there a problem?
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Don't know, I've never tried it. I just make one in my recovery. Never had any problems with that

jd1639 said:
Don't know, I've never tried it. I just make one in my recovery. Never had any problems with that
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Well, I have been using RT for years, and have restored plenty of nandroids in the past on other phones/ROMS with it. It always worked great.
Sent from my Nexus 7

rootSU said:
The reason I asked was I use tasker with recovery to automatically take a nandroid every Saturday when im asleep then upload it to my NAS using foldersync.
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Do you mind explaining how you do it? I already have Tasker and also have Rom Manager Premium. Need to get Foldersync

cesar.maranhao said:
Do you mind explaining how you do it? I already have Tasker and also have Rom Manager Premium. Need to get Foldersync
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The method I use will only work with a CWM based recovery. I find Philz best. This is because I am using extended commands, which are proprietary to CWM.
I wont go into detail on the foldersync part. All I will say is you set up a folder pair between your sdcard/clockworkmod/backup folder and your backup location, which could be a NAS, Computer thats always on or a Cloud location. I set mine to delete the backup from local storage before it takes a new backup and also afterwards. I also set within foldersync that they only run on wifi.
I have the 3 following profiles:
1.Nandroid Copy Pre
2.Nandroid Backup
3.Nandroid Copy Post
Pre and Post are identical in that they run the foldersync task. The only difference is the time they run.
I run the 3 profiles at these times on a Saturday:
1. 02:00 - 04:00
2. 04:00
3: 05:00 - 06:00
So basically, that is foldersync to NAS (deleting backup), taking backup, foldersync to NAS (deleting backup). I do this as I am tight on space. On my S3, I used to keep 2 backups locally, deleting the oldest before taking the next one.
So you're probably wondering what happens in the task for profile 2. Both actions are created using the Script > Run shell
Code:
1. sh /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod/nandroid.sh
2. reboot recovery
1. calls a script called nandroid.sh as you can see. The contents are below:
Code:
# Set date and time
now=$(date +"%d_%m_%y-%H%M")
# Writes command for cwm based recovery to read
echo 'backup_rom("/data/media/0/clockworkmod/backup/'$now'");' > /cache/recovery/extendedcommand
That's it in a nutshell.
If you wanted to, you could run the task 1 before which does a delete of the backup and the sync after (its 2 for redundancy) to just sync without delete, always keeping 1 backup on your device.

rootSU said:
The method I use will only work with a CWM based recovery. I find Philz best. This is because I am using extended commands, which are proprietary to CWM.
I wont go into detail on the foldersync part. All I will say is you set up a folder pair between your sdcard/clockworkmod/backup folder and your backup location, which could be a NAS, Computer thats always on or a Cloud location. I set mine to delete the backup from local storage before it takes a new backup and also afterwards. I also set within foldersync that they only run on wifi.
I have the 3 following profiles:
1.Nandroid Copy Pre
2.Nandroid Backup
3.Nandroid Copy Post
Pre and Post are identical in that they run the foldersync task. The only difference is the time they run.
I run the 3 profiles at these times on a Saturday:
1. 02:00 - 04:00
2. 04:00
3: 05:00 - 06:00
So basically, that is foldersync to NAS (deleting backup), taking backup, foldersync to NAS (deleting backup). I do this as I am tight on space. On my S3, I used to keep 2 backups locally, deleting the oldest before taking the next one.
So you're probably wondering what happens in the task for profile 2. Both actions are created using the Script > Run shell
Code:
1. sh /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod/nandroid.sh
2. reboot recovery
1. calls a script called nandroid.sh as you can see. The contents are below:
Code:
# Set date and time
now=$(date +"%d_%m_%y-%H%M")
# Writes command for cwm based recovery to read
echo 'backup_rom("/data/media/0/clockworkmod/backup/@$now");' > /cache/recovery/extendedcommand
That's it in a nutshell.
If you wanted to, you could run the task 1 before which does a delete of the backup and the sync after (its 2 for redundancy) to just sync without delete, always keeping 1 backup on your device.
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following this reply, i have been searching more on how to do this on my nexus 5. found some older topics on it, even found some where you also posted.
it will not be easy on my side to do this. at all.

cesar.maranhao said:
it will not be easy on my side to do this. at all.
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Where's the problem? Perhaps I can help. Its really easy
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Where's the problem? Perhaps I can help. Its really easy
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easy? we surely have different levels of knowledge for sure. but i gladly take your help if you are willing to use the time for it.
lets see if i can sum my difficulties first.
- in your post you mention Philz recovery. so i googled it. i am not sure but is this the "upgrade" for rom manager premium where you can use touch? if so, i do not mind buying that upgrade (because i do not have the touch upgrade, only bought the premium rom manager app).
- i still do not have foldersync but that is probably very easy to configure so only thing left for me is to buy the app. no problems here.
- tasker profiles. never used tasker but already bought it because of its functionality. i tried to make a custom profile on my own and it did not work. been reading help so i can figure out the app and how to program it. it might take a while though
i believe thats it. like you see, i still have a long road ahead of me. if you have patience and want to provide help i will surely be thankful. besides, i am sure a lot of other people out there will find this topic helpful so you will not only be helping me
regards

cesar.maranhao said:
easy? we surely have different levels of knowledge for sure. but i gladly take your help if you are willing to use the time for it.
lets see if i can sum my difficulties first.
- in your post you mention Philz recovery. so i googled it. i am not sure but is this the "upgrade" for rom manager premium where you can use touch? if so, i do not mind buying that upgrade (because i do not have the touch upgrade, only bought the premium rom manager app).
- i still do not have foldersync but that is probably very easy to configure so only thing left for me is to buy the app. no problems here.
- tasker profiles. never used tasker but already bought it because of its functionality. i tried to make a custom profile on my own and it did not work. been reading help so i can figure out the app and how to program it. it might take a while though
i believe thats it. like you see, i still have a long road ahead of me. if you have patience and want to provide help i will surely be thankful. besides, i am sure a lot of other people out there will find this topic helpful so you will not only be helping me
regards
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Its not as long as you think
Philz touch is a cwm based recovery. Its like cwm but much more. Its free and can be found in our nexus 5 "android development" forum here. Should be easy to spot. Thread is posted by me It will still work with rom manager although i prefer to not have rom manager.
Foldersync has a free version too by the way
But let's break it into byte size chunks. Firstly decide if you're willing to flash philz recovery via fastboot or not. You don't have to. Cwm is fine for now.
Next step will be to create profile 2 and task. Let me know when you're ready for that. I can't promise you quick responses but i'll walk you through it.
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rootSU said:
Its not as long as you think
Philz touch is a cwm based recovery. Its like cwm but much more. Its free and can be found in our nexus 5 "android development" forum here. Should be easy to spot. Thread is posted by me It will still work with rom manager although i prefer to not have rom manager.
Foldersync has a free version too by the way
But let's break it into byte size chunks. Firstly decide if you're willing to flash philz recovery via fastboot or not. You don't have to. Cwm is fine for now.
Next step will be to create profile 2 and task. Let me know when you're ready for that. I can't promise you quick responses but i'll walk you through it.
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Hello. I have subscribed your thread about philz recovery. I am thinking of installing the zip file from clockwork mod recovery. Do you think it will be OK doing that way?
Why do you think it is better to not have rom manager?
Do not worry about "quick answers" , that way you give me time to read and learn. Going to read your thread on recovery, might learn something there
Regards.

Yep, that way is fine to flash
Personally I feel that apps and tool kits that do things like flashing are detrimental to the user experience. Doing things manually is the best way to learn, ergo the best bet in case you ever need to get yourself out of trouble. The manual steps are good to know so it's always best to be familiar with adb, fastboot and recovery yourself, instead of having apps and kits that manage these crucial steps for you.

Honor 8|Backup| Help with previous backup

Greetings,
I got a problem with my Honor8 and I made both a full backup on my pc and a backup on a SDcard of contactlist, sms, calendar.
The phone was damaged, I sent it back to Amazon and I bought a Samsung.
Now, since my contact list wasn't completely sync with gmail, I couldn't restore all the phone numbers I had previously.
Long story short, I lost the SDcard and I don't know how to browse the Backup I have on my pc without the phone.
I've tried to open the .db file with Notepad++, but it's not plain text (as I expected, because I used a password for the backup).
Is there a way to recover all these data?
Thank you for any kind of help!

gabri.guido said:
Greetings,
I got a problem with my Honor8 and I made both a full backup on my pc and a backup on a SDcard of contactlist, sms, calendar...
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I don't have this device but, the following area of the forum is specific to your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8
With that stated...
I believe that the following thread is your best bet to post your question.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3524455
Good Luck!
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Ibuprophen said:
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Thank you! I really hope your hint can heal my headache

Memu install failes at 52%.

Hi, my memu install fails at 52%
Please could someone point me in the correct direction to try get this to work.
it leaves some files in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Microvirt
I am able to remove all these but the following file.
C:\Program Files\Microvirt\MEmuHyperv\MEmuDrv.sys
it says it is in use by another program.
I am unable to find out what is holding this file.
I have rebooted, and it is still held.
Thanks.

avatarsnailman said:
Hi, my memu install fails at 52%...
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I've never used this but, your best bet is to post this question within the following MEmu thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3157906
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thanks, I will take a look.
Have been unable to get his installed, and I use it a lot of app dev and testing.

Stock Rom

I have a Viewsonic NMP-302w with a custom rom on it, I would like to replace it with something more functional that can load apps like YouTube etc. I can connect to the device via ADB but I am unable to see anything on the display when I reboot in recovery mode or boot selector option. Any help would be appreciated.

sutibun said:
I have a Viewsonic NMP-302w with a custom rom on it, I would like to replace it with something more functional that can load apps like YouTube etc. I can connect to the device via ADB but I am unable to see anything on the display when I reboot in recovery mode or boot selector option. Any help would be appreciated.
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I don't have this device but, you may be able to obtain some member guidance within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1008245
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need help installing international ROM onto my SHARP Aquos S2 please, STUCK!! :(

Hi,
My phone's build number is: 00CN_2_120
I downloaded the following file: SS2-135F-0-00WW-B01-update.zip
Then I renamed it to SS2-136F-0-00CN-B01-update.zip
I copied and pasted it into the internal shared storage of my phone
and on dialer pressed: *#*#874#*#* but i keep getting FILE NOT FOUND!?
What am i doing wrong? please help, i feel like my money has gone to waste with this phone
thanks

inzane89 said:
Hi,
My phone's build number is: 00CN_2_120. I downloaded the following file:.....
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I don't have this device and there's very little that I can locate specific to your device and question but, the following thread is probably the closest one for obtaining some member guidance within it that's specific to your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3761071
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inzane89 said:
Hi,
My phone's build number is: 00CN_2_120
I downloaded the following file: SS2-135F-0-00WW-B01-update.zip
Then I renamed it to SS2-136F-0-00CN-B01-update.zip
I copied and pasted it into the internal shared storage of my phone
and on dialer pressed: *#*#874#*#* but i keep getting FILE NOT FOUND!?
What am i doing wrong? please help, i feel like my money has gone to waste with this phone
thanks
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I just bought the Aquos S2 64GB version and just know that the server had gone.
Do you still have the SS2-135F-0-00WW-B01-update.zip file and can send to me via Cloud drives such as google drive?
Thanks a lot.