As title,is it possible? I have the last stock Rom and rooted. I've searched but I didn't find out how to.
Thanks in advance!
you can probably implement it, but you'd need to figure out how it works exactly. there is at least a script in /system/bin (i believe) called a2sd (i believe), but i am not sure if there is other stuff involved...
its far simplier to backup data using backup for root users on market and flash modaco's custom rom
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Hi there,
I have been using a NAND Android ROM for a few months and wanted a change.
What is the best and easiest method to, install NAND android ROMs without having to reinstall your apps and settings?
So in an ideal world, when you see a new NAND Android ROM, you can easily i.e. within minutes install it to your htc hd2 , have a play if you like it keep it or replace it with your old previous WHILST keeping your apps and settings?
Also how do you update MAGDLR to use the latest version?
Also how do you know you are using the best suited RADIO version for you?
Any video tutorials / guides for all above points would great...
Thanks for your help?
Clockworkmod: create a nandroid backup (inside CWM) before flashing a new ROM (inside CWM too). If you don't like the new ROM you can restore the nandroid backup and everything will be the way it was before. When flashing a different ROM (i.e. not an upgrade) it is recommended to do a wipe first (inside CWM too), as this is not done automatically.
Just flash the new Magldr in bootloader, but there's no need to upgrade if you don't have issues. There have been no new features for Android in new releases whatsoever.
You don't know which one is best until you have tried them all, it's very user specific.
There are enough guides on all of this in the forums, check the sticky rollup in the NAND Android section for example.
For restoring apps from one ROM to another, try Titanium Backup. The free version will backup all your apps in one hit, but you need to confirm each app when restoring and this can be quite laborious. The paid app (5.81 USD) allows you to just click restore and it restores all apps and data with no intervention. Have a play with the free one first and you'll see what I mean.
Hi guys,
First of all (in case you didn't realize it), I'm an android noob. This is my first Android phone (my employer tried to give me an iPhone, but caved when I told them I'd just stick it in my drawer and save it as an emergency phone) and I just rooted it
Now...I made a backup of it after rooting. This should get me back to stock if I need it, right? Should I copy it off the phone? I guess it will be removed if I have to wipe...?...
Also; will I retain my settings, sms/mms etc etc if I use a custom ROM? This is my main concern at the moment, as I want something more fancy and hopefully less energy consuming ROM.
Cheers!
tiwas said:
Hi guys,
First of all (in case you didn't realize it), I'm an android noob. This is my first Android phone (my employer tried to give me an iPhone, but caved when I told them I'd just stick it in my drawer and save it as an emergency phone) and I just rooted it
Now...I made a backup of it after rooting. This should get me back to stock if I need it, right? Should I copy it off the phone? I guess it will be removed if I have to wipe...?...
Also; will I retain my settings, sms/mms etc etc if I use a custom ROM? This is my main concern at the moment, as I want something more fancy and hopefully less energy consuming ROM.
Cheers!
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Hi there!
if you made the backup just after rooting, if you run that Backup (through CWM etc) it will revert the phone back to how it was at the time of the backup, so if you didnt have any settings,sms,Apps etc they will not show. you can copy the backup file if you wish to but i believe (not 100%) the backups are stored on External SD and as a result are not lost on a Factory Reset/Wipe
Some Custom ROMS (Litening ROM i use) allow you to flash with no loss of data, including all your apps, SMS and settings. Basically you have the exact same phone layout but with a Spiffy,fast,Fresh rom they are really easy to flash with ODIN, now im not sure if other Roms (Villain, Cognition, etc) retain the Data partition on flashing you would need to check out the specific Threads on the Android Development section of the forum
hope that helped !
Thanks - that was helpful I will look into the other ROMS and decide from there.
Do you know if any of the SGS2 ROMs have more themes available? I get bored easily, and it would be great to change the look and feel every now and then
well being that the phone is still relatively new and still not available for the North American market, the development for it is still small. However, the CM7 team are developing roms for it, and a lot of other custom roms are based off CM7, so there should be a good selection of roms in the near future. the sgs2 is one of, if not the most anticipated android device this year, so i'm sure rom selection wouldn't be a problem.
Thanks, guys
I just bought Titanium Backup after some recommendation in another thread. Is there anything I should be aware of, or any recommendations, when making a backup before trying out other ROMs?
tiwas said:
Thanks, guys
I just bought Titanium Backup after some recommendation in another thread. Is there anything I should be aware of, or any recommendations, when making a backup before trying out other ROMs?
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Whenever i do anything such as update/change my ROM, i do a Ti backup of all my apps (incase they go missing) then a CWM backup of my System which i can roll back to if i have any problems
Also, just to 2nd what p00kienrayray Said, the only ROMS i know of which support themes are MIUI and CM7 which should hopefully work fully soon
tiwas said:
Thanks, guys
I just bought Titanium Backup after some recommendation in another thread. Is there anything I should be aware of, or any recommendations, when making a backup before trying out other ROMs?
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Yes, there *definitely is* a recommendation, when making a backup before trying a rom which wipes your phone, check out the message I sent to TB developer..
"Hi, I bought titanium few days ago to help the transition from my Magic to the new Galaxy S2. I used to use My backup Pro but appreciated the apps freezing function of Titanium that could possibly help avoid the battery drain problem on the S2 due to the Samsung WiFi sharing bug.
I had quite a bad experience, though, regarding a hard reset I had to perform on the phone, which I previously backed up with Titanium: the default backup directory is /mnt/sdcard but that corresponds to the internal memory on the S2, while the external one is located in /mnt/sdcard/external_sd (if I am not wrong). That led to losing a week worth of photos (the one part I couldn't really get back, given that I had a week old backup made with SMS Backup & Restore + Call Log backup & Restore made on the Magic).
Ok, lesson learnt for me but may I suggest that the default directory can be automatically set to /mnt/sdcard/external_sd if the terminal is an S2, for future users not to be unsatisfied? Is it something that could be implemented in TB?
Thanks for listening,
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PS well, shame on Samsung as well for such a weird choice... I would have set /mnt/sdcard for the external one and /mnt/internal_sd for the internal one... and don't understand why the hard reset (performed through the *2737*3655# code - if I remember correctly) does reset the internal memory which if I am not wrong is a separate partition from the system."
CONFIGURE YOUR TB BACKUP DIR TO /mnt/sdcard/external_sd BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE
Not to mention that some apps like SMS Backup & Restore do not allow you to change the dir, therefore you have to manually move the backup results after you have finished
Hi folks,
I think I know the answer to this already but I'm asking anyway just in case... is it possible to deodex a device as-is? Meaning, if I have stock EI22 installed, can it be deodexed in place?
I'd like to be able to run K0nane's CIQ remover script but its only for deodexed ROMs and I'm real happy with the stability & config of my phone now so flashing a new ROM and setting everything up again is an idea that doesn't thrill me.
Thanks,
Frank
No. Use a back up app to save system settings and apps, and flash the desired rom.
fzammetti said:
Hi folks,
I think I know the answer to this already but I'm asking anyway just in case... is it possible to deodex a device as-is? Meaning, if I have stock EI22 installed, can it be deodexed in place?
I'd like to be able to run K0nane's CIQ remover script but its only for deodexed ROMs and I'm real happy with the stability & config of my phone now so flashing a new ROM and setting everything up again is an idea that doesn't thrill me.
Thanks,
Frank
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You can flash the stock deodexed rom found in the development forum
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Then do an advanced restore of /data and everything will be just how you had it.
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Could you please explain that last part, doing an advanced restore of /data? How would you do that? (I'm new.)
I'm with the original poster -- flashing a ROM and then having to reinstall apps and set up everything again isn't exactly the most appealing thing. And if I want to change ROMs for any reason, I'd have to do it all again (right?). If there is some relatively quick and easy way to restore things to make that process easier, I'd like to know more about it. So far, it seems like using Titanium Backup or the like is what most people suggest, but if there's another option, it would be good to know it as well. Thanks.
If you're rooted and have clockworkMod installed as your custom recovery you can copy and "image" of the phone system and data drives. (System and data are on separate partitions, like a c:\> and d:\> drives on a computer. You can use clockworkMod to just restore the data image back to the data partition and it will be just like you had it. Icons on your home screen, your place in angry birds, alarms, vol. Settings. It is a wonderful thing to have, even if you just want stock.
Thanks for the info. I did recently root my phone and have the ACS recovery installed, so I should be able to do this if needed/wanted. Not to sidetrack the original thread too much, but are there any particular pros or cons to this method? It seems a bit easier, but would there be reasons to prefer something like Titanium Backup over this type of data restore? I'm not very familiar with these sorts of things (this is my first time rooting), so I'm trying to make sure I understand the options and what they do. Thanks.
In the case the OP states it would be nearly identical roms so there should be little to no conflict with a data restore. I've been moveing my data. Like this from froyo EC05 thru all the leaks and now to offical GB. But if I didn't want to stay on a leaked GB and I wanted to move to a froyo rom or back to stock I would use my titanium to move a few apps at a time bec,ause the data in gb is a little differnt and might not migrate proper.
Hi guys...
Been trying out every marshmallow ROM out there..
> Tried both CM & AOSP based ROMs.
>Tried supersu v2.46, v2.52, & v2.66
Issues :
>Not able to delete system apps (not a major issue, can live with it)..
>Not able to restore app's data (i'm using ultimate backup..)
I know that root access is provided much earlier, Thanks to Chainfire
Just wanted to know whether i'm missing something..
Thanks in advance buddies :good:
I am running titanium backup and other root based apps on cm13 just by enabling root option from developer option.
The problem must be with the app and not the ROM.
So try different backup app ( Titanium Backup is the best )
ashok weird said:
Hi guys...
Been trying out every marshmallow ROM out there..
> Tried both CM & AOSP based ROMs.
>Tried supersu v2.46, v2.52, & v2.66
Issues :
>Not able to delete system apps (not a major issue, can live with it)..
>Not able to restore app's data (i'm using ultimate backup..)
I know that root access is provided much earlier, Thanks to Chainfire
Just wanted to know whether i'm missing something..
Thanks in advance buddies :good:
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Ultimate backup doesn't work. I tried it too.
Use Titanium ( I know UI sucks but still :3 )
SuperSU also wasn't able to update binaries :|
Try Super backup. It can work without root also
Try Titanium Backup, it works. i was facing the same issue.
AmAnzx said:
Try Titanium Backup, it works. i was facing the same issue.
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Actually Titatium did not work with my CM13 ROM (kumajaya) because it could not find a writable directory on my SdCard. But I moved the backups to SdCard\data\com.keramidas\TitaniumBackup and now it works flawlessly
Is it possible to create Flashable rom from an active install? this way we might be able to fix some stuff like bluetooth on the custom oreo roms
Looks like this post has been moved, because I didn't exactly phrase it as a discussion topic... Then again, it wasn't solely either it does really involve the question whether this is possible... I know you can backup using twrp and I think adb backup uses the same backup method (not sure, hence the point of discussion) but can we make a neutral flashable rom from such backups or any other way? This way we could include patches open google apps even magisk in the rom. And lose less time reinstalling everything when we decide to start over ?