I upgraded the HTC P3400 rom to WM6.1 using the rom cooked by mUn, Orefkov. The upgrade was perfect. No issues except that I am unable to reinstall the original root certificates which came loaded on HTC.
I had taken a complete backup by sprite before the upgrade.
However when I restore the backup it restores the entire backup and slows down the HTC.
I alternatively copied the file sysroots.p7b from windows to storage card and did a fresh reinstall of wm 6.1. Is it possible to install it back to wm6.1?
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I have just upgraded my ROM from 1.60 to 1.72 , on my XDA II, I have all my previous files stored on my PC via Sprite Backup. If I restored the files on my XDAII will that make it crash or do it any harm. Please note that I upped my ROM from 1.60 to 1.72 as my XDA II had stopped sending SMS's ( I didn't investigate the matter much, but it could have been an uninstallation spree that I periodically go into to speed up my XDAII)
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Dr RAM
pretty sure activesync backups dont work
guess one could use a STG editor to get the stuff one wanted out from the activesync backup
personaly i just sync with outlook and get my contacts and stuff
copy everything from the old pocketpc_my documents to the new partnership
and check the programs i want reinstalled from the activesync menu
not sure about if xbackup and spirite backup will restore across rom versions though
Hi..
I used to own a HTC Blueangel, which i upgraded to AKU 3.5 WM5 Beta 1.4b Beta. I took a full back up with the Helmi backup utility included with the ROM and got rid of the set and bought an HTC Atom. But there is no backup utility on the original ROM to restore the data.
Can anyone help me to how to install that helmi backup on to the Atom? I have downloaded helmi_backup.zip and unzipped it on the device. But when I try to run it, it says that the program is missing a file and the file needs to b replaced or restored...
Well, finally I tried the (official) upgrade from WM5 (1.8.407.1) to WM6.
I found detailed instructions using SpriteBackup 3.14 or higher. And since Version 5.01 were deliverd with my Herald, I gave it a try!
But that's were this endless night began...
The instructions used "GetUpgradeData.exe" from Sprite Software.
This is what I did:
- I created a complete Backup with Sprite Backup 5.01.
- I did a hard-reset.
- I run the "GetUpgradeData.exe" and got a sbu-file I stored.
- I actually performed the ROM-upgrade
- I installed Sprite Backup.
But wenn I tried to restore the Backup I made earlier I didn't found the "Upgrade-Mode" that was mentioned in the instructions and which I created the sbu-file for.
On the Sprite-Homepage, I got the information, that this functions seems to exist only since 5.1!
So I installed the newest version as trial. But this damn software doesn't restore backup made with older versions of itself! :-O
Since I found no possibility to makes Sprite Backup 6 *do* this, I decided to give 5.01 a try nevertheless. But it didn't work. I actually can't remember anymore, what error came exactly in this situation, but I realized it would work.
Since then I look for a downgrade to restore my backup on good old WM5.0 and try the whole szenario with Sprite 5.1 (I don't like 6).
I actually *found* a WM5-ROM, but it's not 1.8.407.1, it's 5.4.407.1.
- I "updated" the ROM, WM5 runs fine.
- I installed Sprite 5.01.
- I run Sprite 5.01 and got an error mentioning to little free memory!
- I performed a hard-reset, installed Sprite and tried to restore selected parts of the backup to need less memory. It ends successful, but during the following Warm-Start I get repeatetly the error that "The last cold-start" wasn't complete. So it performs a new reset by itself.
And that *are* my possibilities:
- restore all and have to little memory
or
- restore parts an get this weird error.
Why is this? and How can I change it?
I still have the hope that a 1.8.407.1-ROM would fix all problems. But where to take from. :-((
Any ideas how I can save my Herald? Please? It's 7am now an I'm puzzeling for 5 hours now. I want everything back to normal! :-(
Thanks for every help you can give me...
I didn´t really read the howl thread - but
NEVER try to take a WM5 backup to work with a WM6 Rom!!!
You never treid to use a Windows 95 backup on a Windows Vista PC???
So why you wanne restore a backup from a complete different Rom??
Install all new. NEVER use a backup when flashing a new rom.
Just my 2 cents
papamopps said:
I didn´t really read the howl thread
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No matter. It's just one posting. ;-)
NEVER try to take a WM5 backup to work with a WM6 Rom!!!
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Just my 2 cents
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Well, my two, too, until yesterdey, when I learnd about that option in Sprite Backup. I quote from the manual of "Sprite Backup 6":
http://www.spritesoftware.com/downloads/SpriteBackupHelp.pdf said:
Setting Upgrade Mode Options
Sprite Backup automatically detects if the restore process is being performed between different devices or ROM versions and automatically enables this function and you will be asked to select the type of 'Upgrade Mode' operation you wish to perform.
ROM: Use this option to perform restore operations between the same devices with different ROM revisions. For example: restoring from a KJAM ROM 2.16.9 to a KJAM AKU2 ROM version.
Device: Use this option when you wish to restore across devices and ROM versions. For example: When restoring a backup file created on a WM2005 KJAM device onto a WM 2006 JAZJAR device.
Safe: If your device does not boot after performing a ‘ROM Upgrade’ or ‘Device Upgrade’ restore use the ‘Safe Upgrade’ operation.
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The problem is that my version of Sprite Backup does not have this capability unexpectetly. Which I realized when it was to late.
one comment of a nearly flashaddict:
i ALLWAYS install all new. it is much faster after a few month when you make a hardreset and flash new......
believe me. i flashed so many roms - and allways installed it completely new!!
Sure you are right. And actually that's my choice now.
I made it to restore at least my personal data in WM5, backed them up new and restorem *them* on new installed WM6.
Now I'm on the configurating, installing, reconstructing part. :-((
Hi all,
First, sorry for english mistakes but i'm french.
I had WM6 when i bought my polaris and i decided to go on a WM6.1, i backuped my contacts and all with SpriteBackup when i was under WM6.
I applied HardSPL and then got the rom based on WM6.1, all is ok. My polaris boot perfectly, the rom is stable. But my probleme is that i reinstal then SpriteBackup to recover the backup i made before to readd my contacts. The installation is ok, but when i click on "Restaurer" it appears a popup on which is displayed "Authorization exigee oiyr executer sprite backup"
Somebody know how can i recover my contacts ???
Can i get an other WM6 based rom just to recover my contact an syncronize with outlook before getting back to my new WM6.1 rom ?
Capichef
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381600
if you go to the thread above you will find most of the OEM roms, (which are wm6)
good luck
Use PIMBackup 2.8 to only backup contacts, tasks, sms and thelike.
Use SPB, Sprite or any other backup tool to create an "image" of your device, in case it fails and you want to restore the previous state.
Hi there,
I just did the ROM upgrade on my phone from 1.48 to 1.66. After using SPB Backup to restore my files from 1.48, I had an issue with the restoration (HTC Sense refused to load) and had to hard reset. The restoration then worked fine, but I checked my ROM now and it's back to 1.48. Was it the hard reset I did after my failed restoration? Am I going to have to install the ROM update every time I want to hard reset my phone? This was my first upgrade, so be gentle!
Thanks,
David
if the rom version is reading anything but 1.66 then the flash failed. a hard reset will not change the installed rom. I would guess either the flash to 1.66 failed, our for some reason your backup software restored some system files that shouldn't have been backed up.
that's why I never back anything up(well except syncing contacts of course, and keeping my data on sd card)
always better to spend half hour re installing progs from scratch in my opinion.
Don't think the ROM upgrade failed - went through the whole thing without problems. Going to give it another go just now - will hard reset my phone and see what ROM details it gives me after.
The ROM version is stored in the registry in order for windows and windows apps to access it. This gets set when you install a new ROM, so that software doesn't have to query the ROM directly in order to get the version number.
I'm guessing that you use SPB Backup to backup your registry too?
If so, after your hard reset just check the version number before you do a restore, and then again after, and you should see the version change from 1.66 back to what it was previously.
restoring the system from an spb backup file will NOT change the rom version displayed in settings. SPB BAckup knows when the rom version is different and even tells you this when you restore your system from a backup that was created in a different rom version.
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restoring the system from an spb backup file will NOT change the rom version displayed in settings. SPB BAckup knows when the rom version is different and even tells you this when you restore your system from a backup that was created in a different rom version.
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I guess there must be different versions of SPB backup floating round then, because I got this information from a thread a while ago where several people had this exact issue.
Guess we'll have to wait and see the outcome.
Haven't done the ROM update again, but just out of interest, I have SPB Backup 2.1.0, build 3536.
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Haven't done the ROM update again, but just out of interest, I have SPB Backup 2.1.0, build 3536.
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You shouldn't need a complete reflash to see if that's the problem. A hard reset will be enough. If it still says it's not 1.66, then definitely flash it again.
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I guess there must be different versions of SPB backup floating round then
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possibly...
i have version 2.10 build 3536 myself and use it ALL the time.
after a rom flash i run the exe that SPB Backup creates for a backup and go through the restore process. SPB BAckup checks the rom version on your device and if it is different it tells you so... you must then run the retore in "rom upgrade" mode. Your ROM version will NOT change.
Maybe it is the "rom upgrade" mode that CloneboyZA missed?
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i have version 2.10 build 3536 myself and use it ALL the time.
after a rom flash i run the exe that SPB Backup creates for a backup and go through the restore process. SPB BAckup checks the rom version on your device and if it is different it tells you so... you must then run the retore in "rom upgrade" mode. Your ROM version will NOT change.
Maybe it is the "rom upgrade" mode that CloneboyZA missed?
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Confirmed.
Well, SPB Backup wasn't picking up the ROM upgrade - had to put it into forced ROM upgrade mode. Did a hard reset, and just restored program files and PIM data - the ROM version is showing correctly now as 1.66. Think I'll do what was suggested - only restore PIM data, and reinstall everyhting one by one. Just frustrating to spend all that time doing it - what use is SPB backup then?
PS Also lost my Footprints that I created - any idea where they are stored so I can restore them ?