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? about Nandroid backups

I searched and couldnt find anything about this. I have a question is it okay to remove the nandroid back ups from the sd card and save them on your computer? (to save room on the sdcard) and if indeed i do need to use it pop the sd card into my computer copy it back over to the sd card and then run the recovery to use the back up? would this work? or am i missing something about the backup process.

never tried this before, but i am sure it will work.

Yeah, i dont think it would matter either. But i'd rather ask and get a positive answer before i do it, mess up and need it and it not work anymore lol.

Taylor08 said:
I searched and couldnt find anything about this. I have a question is it okay to remove the nandroid back ups from the sd card and save them on your computer? (to save room on the sdcard) and if indeed i do need to use it pop the sd card into my computer copy it back over to the sd card and then run the recovery to use the back up? would this work? or am i missing something about the backup process.
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Of course that will work and no, you don't have to take out the card, just use the Partitions menu in Koush's recovery to mount the phone on USB, then you can cut and paste from the card, or even format, to your heart's content on your PC. Just make sure you properly dismount the volume (only /sdcard shows up in recovery, not /emmc, for some reason) in your PC, then use the track button to dismount from the DI.

rynosaur said:
Of course that will work and no, you don't have to take out the card, just use the Partitions menu in Koush's recovery to mount the phone on USB, then you can cut and paste from the card, or even format, to your heart's content on your PC. Just make sure you properly dismount the volume (only /sdcard shows up in recovery, not /emmc, for some reason) in your PC, then use the track button to dismount from the DI.
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Thank you sir, appreciate it.

Retrieving Apps off G1 SD card to Vibrant

I'm sorry if this has been covered but I have looked in several places and have not yet found an answer.
Bought the Vibrant on day 1- LOVE IT
I upgraded from my G1 running CM5.0.8 with Apps2SD
ALL my apps on the G1 were on the SD card
For whatever reason- LOTS of apps I have on the card never showed up as me having downloaded them when I signed into my google account and checked the market with the Vibrant.
3 QUESTIONS:
1) I want to put my 8Gig card from the G1 in the Vibrant but I want to know if there is a way to get those apps on the SD card on the Vibrant. (Actually it's just one app that for some reason is no longer in the market- it's called NightClock and it was one of the super early apps from back in the ORIGINAL days of the G1- none of the "NightClock" apps in the market is the one on my G1).
2) When I eventually put the 8gig card in the Vibrant is there some special way I need to format it? When I mount the vibrant now it shows 2 drives.
3) When I put the Vibrant's 2 Gig card in the G1 can I just reformat it as it was in stock form and still use the phone as a test device to upload my .apk files from eclipse?
Thanks

1) I think your best method to retreive your apps from your G1 is to copy them from either linux or from your g1 to the fat partition as i dont think you will be able to access the ext partition on the vibrant, i could be wrong on this, nvr done it.
2) I fdisk'd my sdcard on my pc then formated it before putting it in my Vibrant.
3) if you like you wont need to reformat the vibrant card as it is already in the correct format.

You could use a computer to pull the files from the SD. or you could back up the files using titanium backup then move that sd to the new phone and use titanium backup to restore them. Or, at least, I think you can. I have not tried it myself. If you format the SD while in the vibrant, you will lose all data.

good call, titanium backup run from the G1 would be the easiest way to back them up

Thanks everyone- stupid questions here but bear with me-
@hpz937
1) I think your best method to retreive your apps from your G1 is to copy them from either linux or from your g1 to the fat partition as i dont think you will be able to access the ext partition on the vibrant, i could be wrong on this, nvr done it.
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I don't know how to do either of those things- How do I even access the apps from my pc? When I mount the SD card I do not see the apps anywhere- Ideally I would love to just drag the .apk files and install the ones I need on my phone- is that possible?
2) I fdisk'd my sdcard on my pc then formated it before putting it in my Vibrant.
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@spigatelli
Again- I don't know what that means- sorry- Do I need to partition the card somehow as there are two drives associated with it?
You could use a computer to pull the files from the SD. or you could back up the files using titanium backup then move that sd to the new phone and use titanium backup to restore them. Or, at least, I think you can. I have not tried it myself.
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I see that I have to have root to backup using Titanium Backup (not a problem on the G1) but do I need root on the Vibrant to restore a Titanium Backup file? I have never used it before.
Thanks again

You can format the card AFTER you pull the info from it.
I do not know if root is required to use titanium to restore, but if it does, this is the easiest phone to root ever!

If mainly just want that one app, then you can use something like Astro File Manager to back up your apk files. As long as it wasn't a protected app then you can save the apk file to your sdcard and then just transfer the apk over to your Vibrant and reinstall it.

@speoples20
If mainly just want that one app, then you can use something like Astro File Manager to back up your apk files. As long as it wasn't a protected app then you can save the apk file to your sdcard and then just transfer the apk over to your Vibrant and reinstall it.
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You sir, are a genius!
I didn't know you could do that with Astro! Thank you
@spigatelli
You can format the card AFTER you pull the info from it.
I do not know if root is required to use titanium to restore, but if it does, this is the easiest phone to root ever!
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I know WHEN to format the card I'm just wondering HOW to format it- do I just get everything off it I need and then pop it in the vibrant and hit format? Or do I FAT32 format it on the computer and then put it in the Vibrant and THEN hit format? Is it automatically partitioned? Are the two drives that show up when you mount the Vibrant both on the SD card?
THANK YOU

There is no need to partition because there is no apps-to-sd. You can format it right in the phone, or do a FAT32 format on your computer. The reason you see 2 drives when you mount it to the computer is because there is the internal 16gb SD and the external (removable) SD. It does not see your partitions.

Ahhhhhh- thank you very much- THAT is exactly what I was wondering. So the Vibrant gives you the option to unmount the internal SD card- what purpose does that serve?

dude, just use titanium backup or 'my backup pro' to back ur apps up from ur g1 (with root access) and then... put that zip file on ur PC, extract it, pick the apps that you want to put on ur vibrant, put them in a folder and then install them using astro on ur unrooted vibrant.

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Ahhhhhh- thank you very much- THAT is exactly what I was wondering. So the Vibrant gives you the option to unmount the internal SD card- what purpose does that serve?
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If you unmount the card from the phone, you won't be able to access it (on the phone). So, if you have it hooked up to your computer, you unmount it from your phone and mount it to your computer, your computer will recognize the drive and will allow you to search/explore it.
If you mount it back onto the phone, it will no longer be accessible by the computer. However, it will be accessible by the phone.

Thanks everyone problem solved using astro
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

you unmount so that you can take the sd card out while the phone is on. you do not want to take the card out while powered up without unmounting.

Frp7yd on HTC Hero

finally rooted my phone, BUT, it wont read the SD card, nor when i hook it up to my pc i can'y get anything to come up, i'm using Windows 7 x86, plz plz help
Android Version 1.1.1
Baseband 63.18.55.06PH_6.35.15.11
Kernel
2.6.29-ninpo
[email protected] #14
Mod Version
Froyd-1.1.1-Hero
and also launcher pro wont uninstall =[
Build Number
FrpydVillain1.1.1
and also my contacts won't update with their face beeok, except one... please help =[

1. (SD Card) try going into the settings and formatting it then remount it.
2. (Launcher Pro) Launcher Pro won't installed in the normal fashion because its installed the the system folder. You can get rid of it via ADB although Froyd doesn't have any other launcher installed so you will want to install another one before hand. (and if you install a new one you might as well just swap over to it rather than un-installing
Wez.

i tried to remount, and it wont even read it, when i hook it up to my pc nothing happens. it doesn't even read the new hardware or give me the option to just charge... =/

Ideally, i would recommend you update to latest Froyd 1.2.1, but I'm not sure of what the issue here is...
I'd suggest backing everything on SD to your PC via a card reader, then repartitioning it using recovery, and trying that.

ok, i can boot into carebear, what should i do next? a whole new root? and is Froyo the best ROM to use?

the thing is, i cant get into debugging,i can get into the carebear, but idk what to do from there -.-;

I have the same problem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When you attach it to your PC do you mount the sd card? If you drag down the notification bar when it is connected and select "usb connected" then choose "Turn on USB storage". This will mount the SD card.

there is no icon no mount i used the widget no luck

asad510 said:
there is no icon no mount i used the widget no luck
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It isn't an icon to mount it. What widget are you talking about?
You simply drag down the notification bar > press "usb connected" > press "turn on usb storage"
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the thing is, i cant get into debugging,i can get into the carebear, but idk what to do from there -.-;
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You need to:
1. Download the latest version from http://www.villainrom.co.uk/releases/FroydVillain1.2.1/download.php
2. You simply drag down the notification bar > press "usb connected" > press "turn on usb storage" - alternatively plug the sd-card into an sd reader and follow the rest
3. Open the SD Card folder on your computer.
4. Copy the rom from your computer to your SD Card, do NOT change it, extract the files or put it in any folders
5. Unplug your phone and turn it off (put the sd card in now if you used the reader)
6. Turn the phone on by holding down Home and Power till you get to the custom recovery screen.
7. Select Wipe from the menu, then select:
Wipe data/factory Reset
Wipe Dalvik-cache
Wipe SD:ext partition
Press back button
Select Flash Zip from SD Card
Select the file
Click Confirm
N.B. Ignore any "errors", they are normal and usually mean you're not using that feature.
8. Once it is done, select Reboot and you will boot into the OS

in m,y phone it wont even read that there is an SD card -.-; and when i hook it to pc, it still shows none, i KNOW it works, its a braand new PNY 4 Gb...

As I said - hook it up to a sd card reader, place the files on the card and then boot into recovery with the sd card in and you should be able to flash from there.

it boots into carebear mode and doeskin recognize th3e flash name of the update.zip on my flash

nothing happens, it just charges when i hook it up to the pc, no notifications...

[Q] Does mounting the sdcard as diskdrive really screws up a2sd?

I've read somewhere here in the forums that it can screw up the a2sd function
so how can i connect the phone to my PC (because using a card reader every time you need to connect your phone to a PC is @[email protected])
Is this true? any alternative?
I'm using wildpuzzle ROM btw

Hi Dudin.
As standard, when you connect the phone to the pc as a removable storage, Android prevents the SD from being seen by the phone at the same time. As A2SD installs apps to the SD, this obviously causes any Apps on the SD to not work. I dont think its a permanent screw up, as it all should right itself after you disconnect from the computer, but you do have options:
1:Connect as Sync or Charge only. (a quick but pointless workaround if you want to browse your Sd card from the pc),
2: Or do as I do and install "Dual Mount SD" from the market It makes the SD card accessible by both Android and the USB at the same time. Works perfect for me, I can still use my aps and access the SD from the PC simultaneously. (I have used it on Wildpuzzle, Openfire and Cyanogen Mod, Eclair and Froyo versions). You need to be rooted for this though as it asks for superuser permissions.
Hope this helps.

Ok I will clarify for you. If you use dt app2ext patch. When you mount your sd card, the computer mounts the fat32 partition, and does not detect the ext partition, so it does not screw your card up, or the apps.
if you are using froyo app2sd, the apps that are on your sd card will not work when the sd card is mounted.

thanks for the replies

I find a good alternative is Dropbox - and it is mentioned in a lot of threads.
I already used it for work and it is great. No looking around for a USB cable or turning off/remove case/remove card etc which takes ages! Dropbox is free so give it a go! I use it in conjunction with EZ File manager (i think thats what its called) to transfer stuff and unzip archives.
Hope it helps!

Transfer files from PC or ext SD from recovery?

Transfer files from PC or ext SD from recovery?
by OS is damaged and I can only get to fastboot, android recover, etc
How can I either restore a factory rom with RSD or fastboot or is there a way to access the external SD card from recovery?
I have tried using RSD light to load
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.6-4.5.141-111212-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P012.sbf
but it fails each time
the phone is Unlocked & rooted
I tried fix permissions, still fails

OhYa1337 said:
Transfer files from PC or ext SD from recovery?
by OS is damaged and I can only get to fastboot, android recover, etc
How can I either restore a factory rom with RSD or fastboot or is there a way to access the external SD card from recovery?
I have tried using RSD light to load
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.6-4.5.141-111212-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P012.sbf
but it fails each time
the phone is Unlocked & rooted
I tried fix permissions, still fails
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I'm not familiar with fastbbot and RSD could lead to more problems if done incorrectly so I would go the external way.
Do you have a card reader/usb for your micro sd card? If so, you can take your external out of the phone and install anything you want then turn off phone and put in your card again and access recovery.

Turn the phone on while holding "power" and "volume down" until white letters show up saying fastboot on the top right corner of the screen. Then release both buttons. It will still say fastboot at this point. Click the volume down button until it cycles to android recovery. Then click power up to enter recovery. Scroll through the menu down to mounts and storage and click the power button to select it. then scroll down again and select mount USB storage. Select it and then connect your phone to your pc and transfer the files you want. This is all assuming you've installed CWM or another 3rd party recovery.

I have CWM 4.0.1.4 installed
The restore continually fails and if I use advanced to try to restore the data folder on its own it says Error while formatting data
External 2gig SD Card placed in phone:
I cant find the external SD card in the list when I try to use it for installing a new ROM
Accessing phone via USB cable & PC:
when I go to mounts & storage / mount USB
it says,
USB Mass Storage Device
Leaving this menu unmount
your SD card from your PC
Unmount
**** Go Back ****
I connect the phone to the PC at this point and it does nothing, no beebs nothing...
I tried 2 different cables
it did when before...