Hi Therese! Is there a quick and safe way to change to a different android build without having to reinstall everything? Want to try a different one with the same apps and settings I already configured.
Thanks in advance!
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You can rename your current android folder and then install a new one. I don't know about maintaining all your pages and settings. But the problem that you run into while installing multiple versions of android is that they may become corrupt and then you start getting SOD's and other errors.
(On a side note: Its been speculated that you can run scan disks on your sd card when it becomes corrupt. But this didn't fix my problem. SOOO, frustrated, I reformatted the SD card and started over. I've settled on Mattc's 1.7.)
I have tried a number of builds and Titanium backup/restore has always worked.
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I have tried a number of builds and Titanium backup/restore has always worked.
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Will try that on the next run...so, what builds did work the best for you? More specifically: what gave you the best battery usage? Which roms did you use?
Desire based 2.2. Only minor glitches. All hardware functioning and battery indicator accurate. Two phones on one!
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Could also grab a few cheap smaller SD cards & switch em out as needed, lesser card writes and should help with corruption, etc...
I was just about to ask this question, good news i guess. ive pretty much settled on froyosense 2.2 while i wait to see if we can get closer to a flashable rom (had it with winmob post using android for a month).
I just boot the phone into WinMo. Connect to computer. Copy all the folders that relate to Android. Then delete them from the SD card. Copy over the build I want to test and boot it up.
If I don't want to keep the new build, back to WinMo and computer. Then delete new build folders. Copy old folders back into place. Boot up again. As far as the old build is concerned, it was never removed.
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I just boot the phone into WinMo. Connect to computer. Copy all the folders that relate to Android. Then delete them from the SD card. Copy over the build I want to test and boot it up.
If I don't want to keep the new build, back to WinMo and computer. Then delete new build folders. Copy old folders back into place. Boot up again. As far as the old build is concerned, it was never removed.
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Yeah, that's what I did now. I think, I found my favorite build. At least battery seems to be ok at the moment.
FreakyFerret said:
I just boot the phone into WinMo. Connect to computer. Copy all the folders that relate to Android. Then delete them from the SD card. Copy over the build I want to test and boot it up.
If I don't want to keep the new build, back to WinMo and computer. Then delete new build folders. Copy old folders back into place. Boot up again. As far as the old build is concerned, it was never removed.
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Hey all
I am sorry for sounding like a noob but do I delete "everything" off of the SD card and replace with other build or do I have to leave some files on for it to work right?
Or if it is of the same base build you can just copy your data.img.
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My HD2 isn't very stable running Android at the moment, and want to start again with a different ROM and android build.
If i were to format my SD card, how would i keep the apps i currently have? I see separate folders for some of the apps iv downloaded, do i just back all them up to my laptop?
and would anyone be able to suggest a stable ROM that will work with a Desire build with sense. Thanks.
Back them up with astro! They are put in backups folder ont he SD. Pull them off and put them back, then astro again, reinstall in the backup options, astro astro astro
i copy the data.img to my pc. if i test a new build, i just copy this file over after copying the build. this way, i keep all my apps and settings.
but some people are warning this method might currupt the build! until now it worked fine for me, but others reported currupt builds. so you have to try out for yourself if it works for you
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i copy the data.img to my pc. if i test a new build, i just copy this file over after copying the build. this way, i keep all my apps and settings.
but some people are warning this method might currupt the build! until now it worked fine for me, but others reported currupt builds. so you have to try out for yourself if it works for you
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hanging on to the data image only works if the file system is the same.
I run two versions of shubcraft 1.5 and sync data across each other.
I couldnt use my data.img from 1.4c due to a file structure change.
If you just want to keep the apps and not have to run back to the market you can Adb pull them and store them on your computer.
Hi, I have just setup dualboot of wp7 and americanandroid sd through magdlr, loving it, but would like to have even more choice, i.e. have more sd builds on my sd card, so can switch between say americanandroid and deshd build. Is that possible? Please advise...
Can I have more than 1 android folder on root of my sd card, e.g. Android1 for americanandroid and Android2 for deshd build, then boot into magdlr, and manually change the android folder under services to the one i want to boot...would that work?
I don't think MAGLDR has such an option built in. If you were using winmo then you could run different android builds off one sd card, but MAGLDR cannot.
Yes it would, you just need to edit the config.txt and change the rel path I think it is, as long as the folders are obviously named differently shouldn't be a problem, been ages since I even touched an SD build!
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I don't think MAGLDR has such an option built in. If you were using winmo then you could run different android builds off one sd card, but MAGLDR cannot.
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Like he said if he manually changes the ad SD path each time he wants T9 boot a different build would it not be possible???
Oh okie, sorry about that.
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Yes it would, you just need to edit the config.txt and change the rel path I think it is, as long as the folders are obviously named differently shouldn't be a problem, been ages since I even touched an SD build!
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which config.txt file should i change? where can i find them in sd builds?
lol i know everyone uses nand builds nowadays, but been flashing and reflashing every single day, at least with sd, i can have wp7, cyanogenmod, deshd, and miui all in one, so no more flashing daily or rather hourly lol
kag8 said:
which config.txt file should i change? where can i find them in sd builds?
lol i know everyone uses nand builds nowadays, but been flashing and reflashing every single day, at least with sd, i can have wp7, cyanogenmod, deshd, and miui all in one, so no more flashing daily or rather hourly lol
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Um let me try think lol.
I think in the folder usually called 'Android' it'll be in there. If you open that there will be a line saying something like rel_path=Android
If you change the folder to say Android1 and make the subsequent change to that in the config.txt it will then know to load all relevant info from that folder. If I was at my pc I'd happily try for you but currently in the local beer garden. Have a go and if no luck I'll look into it tomorrow evening for you after work and pm you all the necessary instructions.
On some buids, it's startup.txt instead of config.txt
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On some buids, it's startup.txt instead of config.txt
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That is most definitely what I was looking for
i want to flash a later version of americanandroid to my sd card, i was wondering if and how i can keep all my apps i had on the older version, without messing anything up? thanks for help im a rookie.
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i want to flash a later version of americanandroid to my sd card, i was wondering if and how i can keep all my apps i had on the older version, without messing anything up? thanks for help im a rookie.
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Get Titanium Backup, free version will do but Pro is much better as when you batch restore apps it will do it all silently instead of asking if you want to install each one. It will also backup/restore your app data.
If you constantly change roms its a must have app.
ty, when i go into titanium back up, it says sorry, i could not acquire root privledges,. this application will not work please verify that your rom is rooted and inclused busybox and try again, i dunno if my rom is rooted or what busybox is, whats this? and where do i keep titanium backup so when i change roms i can get the app and get all my apps back? ty so much.
there is a file data.img in the android file in your sd. copy it to a safe place. download the new americandroid.rar ,unrar it then copy the content of it to the android folder in your sd. clrcad.exe then haret.exe. the booting will take a long time. after the succesfull booting copy your old data.img to replace the new one in the sd.btw americandroid roms are rooted and your case is strange.
so i wont need the new data.img file when i replace it with my old one? or are all the data.img files the same? and whats rooted mean? ty so much for help, im catching on strong cause of you guys.
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so i wont need the new data.img file when i replace it with my old one? or are all the data.img files the same? and whats rooted mean? ty so much for help, im catching on strong cause of you guys.
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rooted means, you have privilege that you can accept and deny that you cant normally, do. like you are the admin etc.
if you go down the route of using your old data.img save your mem card to the pc format the card put the new build on let it boot up and sort its self out turn phone off, then just replace ur data.img from your build you saved onto the mem card and everything will be there,
Titanium back up can save all your settings as well though. personally i use the free version it works well just the downside is you have to go through the process of clicking install on every app again but it works.
I've been putting of asking this question for the last few days, have read and searched as much of the forumn as I can and have tried various "solutions" with no luck.
The problem I seem to be having is that I can no longer boot into android, I have used the ameriCANdroid build and over the last month or so have been using ICS (NexusHD2-ICS-4.0.3-CM9-SD V1.2). I have had no problems loading into these builds, have been using them constantly with minor issues such as freezing.
The only thing I can figure thats changed is my SD card (sandisk 16gb sdhc), I copied the contents of my sd card onto my computer and formatted the card using the one of the recommended ones from this site, I have reformatted it twice after no luck on the first time I found recommended settings on this forum. The last format I formatted it as fat32 with 64kb cluster size. Still no luck.
I have tried using clean installs etc. and the two roms. I have left the roms to try and boot for a good half hour and over. the ICS rom will lod the green htc logo and the reboot into winmo, the ameriCANdroid stays on the first boot screen and doesnt move. have to reset/ pull battery. My winmo rom is the energy rom (which ive been using for atleast 12- 18months)
Any help would be appreciated!
Many thanks in advance.
did you happen to open rom zip file and do something? say change kernel etc?
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did you happen to open rom zip file and do something? say change kernel etc?
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Not that I can tell, Just downloaded the rom and put the extract files into the correct folder and then ran from the phone!
Did u put the files in 'ICS' folder or android?
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Also did I try to replace the interdgz as mentioned by tytung?
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Are you able to use adb in the boot screen? If so, are there errors showing up in logcat?
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Did u put the files in 'ICS' folder or android?
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Yeah the ICS build is in a folder called ICS and the ameriCAN android one is in a folder called android as specified on their threads.
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Also did I try to replace the interdgz as mentioned by tytung?
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Have tried both initrd.gz, the original and the replacement plus the suggested ones through out the thread but still no luck.
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Are you able to use adb in the boot screen? If so, are there errors showing up in logcat?
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When I read about the adb tools i thought that was for magldr? or am i mistaken?
Thanks for your responses so far, much appreciated
Not sure how but I can now use android again, although my main issue is it crashes occasionally. All I did was remove everything from my sd card, then formatted with the phone this time, and only put the ICS folder back on the sd card to begin with. Took three attempts and it started to load. weird thing is i have to try and edit the name of the initrd.gz file in the phone which it wont allow me to but once Ive done that it starts loading into android fine. Thanks for your help guys. many thanks to the devs for such great work and for everyone contributing to what appears to be a friendly forum
I'm loving the CM10 unofficial (SD version by LNE) and see there are various test versions... I've gone with the latest (1.0) and followed all the memory tips, tweaks and SDcard error stuff.... and it's working great - better than the CM7 I have been running...
Question is - when the next version comes out - can I overwrite the files, or do I have to do a totally new install?
Thanks
Chris
That depends on the developer. When he makes major changes he'll probably ask for clean install, whereas when they are just some minor fixes or changes, you probably won't need a fresh install, an overwrite would do.
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I'm loving the CM10 unofficial (SD version by LNE) and see there are various test versions... I've gone with the latest (1.0) and followed all the memory tips, tweaks and SDcard error stuff.... and it's working great - better than the CM7 I have been running...
Question is - when the next version comes out - can I overwrite the files, or do I have to do a totally new install?
Thanks
Chris
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Yep, what Marvlesz said. If the dev says fresh install, then do that. If not, then just keep the old data.img and you should be good.
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Yep, what Marvlesz said. If the dev says fresh install, then do that. If not, then just keep the old data.img and you should be good.
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Thanks - I found the instructions below elsewhere...
If I have apps on the phone that the developer does not include in the build, then when I copy the data.img over, will my apps also reappear, or will i need to install them again?
Chris
4) Upgrading Android Builds
I always do a clean install i.e let the Android build its own data.img with a clean formatted SD card.
Once this is done then copy your old backed up data.img and overwrite the newly created data.img to get all your info and settings as they were.
Caution: data.img is usually not compatible across different chef builds and its best to start a clean install if you are going to use a completely different build altogether. You can get you settings back by using a backup programme such as Titanium. Google sync will get your Contacts and Calendar back anyway if you have synced it previously to Gmail account.
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Thanks - I found the instructions below elsewhere...
If I have apps on the phone that the developer does not include in the build, then when I copy the data.img over, will my apps also reappear, or will i need to install them again?
Chris
4) Upgrading Android Builds
I always do a clean install i.e let the Android build its own data.img with a clean formatted SD card.
Once this is done then copy your old backed up data.img and overwrite the newly created data.img to get all your info and settings as they were.
Caution: data.img is usually not compatible across different chef builds and its best to start a clean install if you are going to use a completely different build altogether. You can get you settings back by using a backup programme such as Titanium. Google sync will get your Contacts and Calendar back anyway if you have synced it previously to Gmail account.
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Yes, Data.img should keep your applications as well as other settings or info.
Just realised, when I copy my SD card to computer there is no data.img file....
How do I create it?
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Just realised, when I copy my SD card to computer there is no data.img file....
How do I create it?
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It should already be there, in the Android folder. If you have SD Android and 3rd party apps then there has to be a data.img.
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Thanks - I found the instructions below elsewhere...
If I have apps on the phone that the developer does not include in the build, then when I copy the data.img over, will my apps also reappear, or will i need to install them again?
Chris
4) Upgrading Android Builds
I always do a clean install i.e let the Android build its own data.img with a clean formatted SD card.
Once this is done then copy your old backed up data.img and overwrite the newly created data.img to get all your info and settings as they were.
Caution: data.img is usually not compatible across different chef builds and its best to start a clean install if you are going to use a completely different build altogether. You can get you settings back by using a backup programme such as Titanium. Google sync will get your Contacts and Calendar back anyway if you have synced it previously to Gmail account.
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Personally I think those instructions are stupid. I've never had an issue just copying over the old data.img and booting first time around.