i have been researching for hours on how to backup/extract the current rom i have just in case anything goes wrong when i play wif the new roms...
Assuming i just got the phone flashed from my service center and i havent got anything installed and i wanna "clone" it...including the ROM (just like cloning the partition on PC) how do i go abt doing it?
sianzb0i said:
i have been researching for hours on how to backup/extract the current rom i have just in case anything goes wrong when i play wif the new roms...
Assuming i just got the phone flashed from my service center and i havent got anything installed and i wanna "clone" it...including the ROM (just like cloning the partition on PC) how do i go abt doing it?
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Why not use backup software like SPB Backup, Resco Backup etc. You can save all your settings, emails, contacts or just bare rom after installation. Then you can flash another rom and return to previous saved rom at any time you want.
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Hi there,
i have been around here since i got my X1 and got quite some info from these great forums. Now that the Hard SPL is out i wonder if it is possible to make a ROM of my current Phone state, like an Image with all working stuff that i can just reflash whenever stuff goes wrong / i dont like a custom Rom etc.
I simply dont want to reinstall everything when i do a hard reset for whatever reason.
Is there a way to do this for the X1 ?
toxical said:
Hi there,
i have been around here since i got my X1 and got quite some info from these great forums. Now that the Hard SPL is out i wonder if it is possible to make a ROM of my current Phone state, like an Image with all working stuff that i can just reflash whenever stuff goes wrong / i dont like a custom Rom etc.
I simply dont want to reinstall everything when i do a hard reset for whatever reason.
Is there a way to do this for the X1 ?
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Spb backup works really well and is easy to use. only 25usd. I think you can download a trial.
SPB Backup
does that also backup all installed applications/settings and stuff like that ?
toxical said:
does that also backup all installed applications/settings and stuff like that ?
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It backs up everything.
You can even choose a custom restore if you only want to restore your contacts or calendar.
thats great, thx for the tip, will definatly try and buy it
We're busy getting at least 10 Xperia's after the initial succesful test of 1.
and its a perfect solution, although with some modifications.
and what i dont want is to install, setup and tweak every single one of them.
i've looked into SPB Clone, but so far i havent been able to decide whether thats a good one.
any other suggestions?
(a regular backup-restore tool doesnt work, because it doesnt work well on restoring on another phone)
thanks in advance
one tiny little kick
why not post 11 to me and i will tweak the 10 for ya lol
bzzje said:
We're busy getting at least 10 Xperia's after the initial succesful test of 1.
and its a perfect solution, although with some modifications.
and what i dont want is to install, setup and tweak every single one of them.
i've looked into SPB Clone, but so far i havent been able to decide whether thats a good one.
any other suggestions?
(a regular backup-restore tool doesnt work, because it doesnt work well on restoring on another phone)
thanks in advance
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u say a regular back up software does not work but spb backup has a rom upgrade option. if u set up one x1 and then do a full backup, then take the self extracting file, copy it to all the x1's sd card (or do one at a time, swapping sd card between x1 to x1) and the double tap on the file to start the restore using the rom upgrade option it will do a perfect upgrade on each handset.
the one thing u would need to change is the handset name after the restore so that u can send stuff (bluetooth, wifi etc) between phones
Here they are working on a solution for our 'problems'. They found a way to update WM-devices without loosing data.
Ganondolf said:
u say a regular back up software does not work but spb backup has a rom upgrade option. if u set up one x1 and then do a full backup, then take the self extracting file, copy it to all the x1's sd card (or do one at a time, swapping sd card between x1 to x1) and the double tap on the file to start the restore using the rom upgrade option it will do a perfect upgrade on each handset.
the one thing u would need to change is the handset name after the restore so that u can send stuff (bluetooth, wifi etc) between phones
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i tried spb backup, but not yet with the rom upgrade option... lets try that...
thanks!
Cook your own ROM
Hi all,
i've searched for thread talking about backup solutions, but no one talk about something like Nandroid for Android device, that is a complite image of the phone.
I come from an HTC Hero phone, and this function was really important explecially when i wanna try other ROM.
Now with HD2, there are more ROMs and my tentation to try all is blocked by the fact that if i don't like them, i must re-install all the device (Rom, Apps, Tweaks, PIM...).
With the HTC Hero, in case i didn't like a ROM, in boot mode i selected "Nandroid Restore" and in 5 minutes the phone return exactely as before try the new ROM.
Is there any possibility to create somethig like this for our Leo?
Thank in advance. (and sorry for my english)
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SPB Backup does save EVERYTHING from your phone including ROM !
I once had to restore my HTC HD (after ROM change) from my SPB complete Backup .exe file and the phone was set back to the previous setup completely including the previous ROM.
If you look here:
http://www.spb.com/pocketpc-software/clone/
they are also developing a pure CLONE tool.
ombuddy said:
http://www.spb.com/pocketpc-software/clone/
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"Purchase ($299)"
Lol...
I've found 'My phone' to be very good for backing up the general user data on board the HD2 but am aware of it's limitations.
I want to be able to backup my registry, sense items: (stocks, weather locations etc) opera favourites etc to my backup hard drive so that should I have to hard reset I can easily restore everything as it was as I finally have my phone set up the way that I like. However I don't know the file names or where the files are located.
Can other people add to this the locations of the backup files needed to make a full backup and also any other things that should be backed up that I haven't got in my list?
Favourites:
Internal memory/Windows/Favorites
Backup
airwater9 said:
I've found 'My phone' to be very good for backing up the general user data on board the HD2 but am aware of it's limitations.
I want to be able to backup my registry, sense items: (stocks, weather locations etc) opera favourites etc to my backup hard drive so that should I have to hard reset I can easily restore everything as it was as I finally have my phone set up the way that I like. However I don't know the file names or where the files are located.
Can other people add to this the locations of the backup files needed to make a full backup and also any other things that should be backed up that I haven't got in my list?
Favourites:
Internal memory/Windows/Favorites
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Sprite full backup, you can also set it up to backup SD card.
......... or SPB Backup. Serves me excellent .
BTW: Question to the Masterminds here: what would be the EXACT procedures to make a backup in a way that the entire ROM/RAM/mSD-Card can be backed up, so that in case I have to buy a new HD2 it can be reflashed with my exact ROM-version + rest that works so flawless ?
troed said:
......... or SPB Backup. Serves me excellent .
BTW: Question to the Masterminds here: what would be the EXACT procedures to make a backup in a way that the entire ROM/RAM/mSD-Card can be backed up, so that in case I have to buy a new HD2 it can be reflashed with my exact ROM-version + rest that works so flawless ?
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regarding the rom, none, you simply need to save the nbh for rom and radio somewhere and flash them again after you buy the new hd2, then restore with a sprite backup or similar over the same rom/radio
has anyone done a full restore using sprite? I am considering trying a cooked rom but I would like to know if I can restore back to a stock rom just in case.
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has anyone done a full restore using sprite? I am considering trying a cooked rom but I would like to know if I can restore back to a stock rom just in case.
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A full backup should only be reapplied to the exact same ROM it was made on.
troed said:
......... or SPB Backup. Serves me excellent .
BTW: Question to the Masterminds here: what would be the EXACT procedures to make a backup in a way that the entire ROM/RAM/mSD-Card can be backed up, so that in case I have to buy a new HD2 it can be reflashed with my exact ROM-version + rest that works so flawless ?
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- Make a full backup of the old device with SPB backup as you have it
- Download and flash the same ROM you had on the old device, or flash it from the local copy you obviously kept for that exact reason in case the cook somehow decided to take it offline
- Take microSD card from old device and put in new one
- Restore backup on new device
There you are...
Thanks for those program suggestions however I'd rather copy half a dozen files/folders over to my backup device than spend $20 on a program that does more or less the same thing.
I'm looking to find out the file locations of the stocks, registry, weather locations, time zones ertc not backed up by the 'my phone' application. Does anyone know which files hold this information? In particular I did a google search and despite being a master at it I couldn't find any info on the location of the system registry so does anyone know where that is? I found that CeRegEditor failed to restore the registry backup when I needed it to.
thanks
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A full backup should only be reapplied to the exact same ROM it was made on.
- Make a full backup of the old device with SPB backup as you have it
- Download and flash the same ROM you had on the old device, or flash it from the local copy you obviously kept for that exact reason in case the cook somehow decided to take it offline
- Take microSD card from old device and put in new one
- Restore backup on new device
There you are...
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Tx, !!! So easy ! Could have thought about myself Sumtimes too little thinking ............... Sorry
My old EVO took a swim but I was able to save my microSD card. I got a new phone and just today was able to root it. I want to reinstall my old custom rom onto this phone, but understand there are some things that need to be changed/deleted/whatever, like my WIMAX keys and the like. Maybe I missed it, but could someone point me to what exactly needs to be done to reuse an old backed up rom on new hardware?
Thanks,
Paul
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My old EVO took a swim but I was able to save my microSD card. I got a new phone and just today was able to root it. I want to reinstall my old custom rom onto this phone, but understand there are some things that need to be changed/deleted/whatever, like my WIMAX keys and the like. Maybe I missed it, but could someone point me to what exactly needs to be done to reuse an old backed up rom on new hardware?
Thanks,
Paul
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I would suggest against using it bbut if you feel you must then definitely remove the wimax key info out of the nandroid. The issue is the img's are more than likely signed and you will probably get an error when trying to restore. Which rom is is that you are trying to restore. IMHO - think your best cause of action is to just flash from fresh especially since you dont know what other problems may arise from that old rom.
You dont want to start a I just restored my old rom and think I bricked my phone thread... People will really bash you....lol
paul85 said:
My old EVO took a swim but I was able to save my microSD card. I got a new phone and just today was able to root it. I want to reinstall my old custom rom onto this phone, but understand there are some things that need to be changed/deleted/whatever, like my WIMAX keys and the like. Maybe I missed it, but could someone point me to what exactly needs to be done to reuse an old backed up rom on new hardware?
Thanks,
Paul
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Honestly, I don't recommend doing that, as you can brick the device cuz system files have changed.
What you should do is re-download the rom itself, flash it in recovery. if you backed up your launcher settings to the sd card, re-install all the apps. Then from titanium backup restore apps and data, NOT system settings, or you will get problems.
i was going to do this but decided to just flash CM7 fresh.
paul85 said:
My old EVO took a swim but I was able to save my microSD card. I got a new phone and just today was able to root it. I want to reinstall my old custom rom onto this phone, but understand there are some things that need to be changed/deleted/whatever, like my WIMAX keys and the like. Maybe I missed it, but could someone point me to what exactly needs to be done to reuse an old backed up rom on new hardware?
Thanks,
Paul
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You dont want being a little lazy to cost you your phone... I agree with just flashing the rom again which is probably on your sd card
then thats exactly what I'll do. Thanks all!