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(Q) back to stock

After I rooted my phone I did a rom backup through rom manager. All iv done to my phone besides that is voodoo. Would I be able to just remove voodoo and be able to use that backup to get me back to stock were I would be able to do an ota update?
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yeah that should be fine

Cool thanks for the quick response. Didn't really want to have to use odin
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no problem

Tacticalkiller said:
Cool thanks for the quick response. Didn't really want to have to use odin
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Odin is your friend,believe it.

If you're using a 3rd party launcher good luck. I got stuck in fc hell, and had to wipe everything out

mexiken said:
If you're using a 3rd party launcher good luck. I got stuck in fc hell, and had to wipe everything out
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unless your 3rd party launcher is in your /system

I had the 3rd party launcher installed when I made backup, so am I safe?
Edit: nrm I don't believe that would be backed up. So how can I fix this problem?
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Re Titanium backup

I currently have axura 2.2 on my vibrant with all the backup done previously when I flashed 2.2 . Now i need to update it to the latest version of axura.... My question is do I Need to do the backup again for everything or just the newly installed apps and data?
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if you didnt add anything new I wouldnt see the point..

jmcghee1973 said:
if you didnt add anything new I wouldnt see the point..
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He might not have added anything, but might have changed some settings or defeated a few more levels in Angry Birds (for example).

geosa said:
I currently have axura 2.2 on my vibrant with all the backup done previously when I flashed 2.2 . Now i need to update it to the latest version of axura.... My question is do I Need to do the backup again for everything or just the newly installed apps and data?
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Call me careful but when I went from 2.2 to 2.2.5.5 I did full Titanium Backup, nand backup, turned off voodoo, and cleared data/cache.
I then updated the phone and restored everything then turned on voodoo. It didn't take that long and everything loaded perfectly.

How do I disable voodoo? And where do I find it?
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geosa said:
How do I disable voodoo? And where do I find it?
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Easiest way is to download the app in the market (free) called Voodoo Toggle. The picture is an Android guy with pins in him. Click disable and click restart.

Drewstein said:
Easiest way is to download the app in the market (free) called Voodoo Toggle. The picture is an Android guy with pins in him. Click disable and click restart.
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Thanks all of you for the help
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So I just rooted

Hey,
So I just rooted my DX. I have milestone overclocker and titanium backup as well as ROM manager and wireless tether.Now what do I do ? I'm sorry for being a complete noob but I'm eager to learn. I have heard a little about flashing custom ROMs and was just wondering if there was one that is like Gingerbread (2.3) out for the DX. I just got this phone a month ago and I ready to jump on the Rooting Wagon
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onveiledwings said:
Hey,
So I just rooted my DX. I have milestone overclocker and titanium backup as well as ROM manager and wireless tether.Now what do I do ? I'm sorry for being a complete noob but I'm eager to learn. I have heard a little about flashing custom ROMs and was just wondering if there was one that is like Gingerbread (2.3) out for the DX. I just got this phone a month ago and I ready to jump on the Rooting Wagon
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I would recommend looking around the Droid X android development forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=691
Here is where you will find a lot of the discussion and posts from Developers about their ROM's. I think Fission (latest is 2.5.7) has a gingerbread theme set up. I believe there are others as well.
When it comes to ROM's its really a personal decision. In my opinion, all the bigs ones (Rubix, Fission, Liberty, Cobalt, GummyJar, Tranquility, Apex) are all AMAZING roms. It's really just what you like the feel of... I personally use Liberty 1.0 right now. Its a combination of Kejar31 and Jrummy's work. There is a "new" dev team, phoenixdevs, that will be picking up the GEM series that cvpcs (one of the most amazing android developers ever) had been doing.
To start, just make sure you have a nandroid backup from Koush's recovery, and then try out the different ROM's you are interested in and see what you like best.
If I can make a recommendation about themes...check out Bignadad's themes... He does work for Rubix, Liberty, and GummyJar. Here is his latest work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896403
If you have more questions, feel free to ask!

Thank you so much. You are such a big help. I have rom manager and did a backup but I was wondering how do I get nandroid?
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onveiledwings said:
Thank you so much. You are such a big help. I have rom manager and did a backup but I was wondering how do I get nandroid?
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No problem. You can grab it from the attachment below =)
then just move it to your phones sdcard. Use a file manager like Astro File Manager (free on the market) to browse on your sdcard. Press on the .apk file and then press the install option.
Then in your application menu, find the app, then click the first option (this hijacks the boot process the same way that ROM manager does). ROM manager has a built in version of this app and does the same thing. I just prefer to do it through Koush's app personally.
After you click the top button a pop up should come up with the word success (press this). Then click reboot recovery. From there, use the volume up/down buttons to move the green cursor that highlights the options, and use the camera button to select. Go down to Backup and Restore (press camera button to select), then press camera button when Backup is highlighted. (I am merely suggesting how I do it, as I don't rely on ROM manager for much personally. that and I dont remember how ROM manager manages backups... LoL).
It will do its thing, then bring you back to the main menu when it is finished. Click the camera button on "reboot system now" and you now have a working backup. They are stored on your sdcard in the following hierarchy: /sdcard/clockworkmod/backups
Then you just use that same menu if you ever want to restore using the restore option instead of backup =D
I also use Koush's app to install my custom ROM"s and themes as well. You just go down to the option that is something like "install .zip from sdcard" and then you can browse your sdcard for any ROM/theme/mod you have downloaded and saved there...
Hope this helps! Ask if you have more questions, I'm glad to help =)

Wow you made this sound so simple that I just did a nandroid backup on my phone for the first time! I have had my X now for about 4 months its been rooted since day one but I've never had the courage to go forward with roms. So is it really that simple , just dl the rom and flash it with Koushs bootstrap? If I flash a rom but want to update via ota to gingerbread I would just flash my nandroid using the flash rom from. Zip option? Im excited to start with roms I never ralized it was this easy to get back to stock!
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Also do you have to use titanium backup to backup apps to use in new rom, or can you use what is in the nandroid to reinstall apps on rom?
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Thanks in advance
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owenbeals said:
Wow you made this sound so simple that I just did a nandroid backup on my phone for the first time! I have had my X now for about 4 months its been rooted since day one but I've never had the courage to go forward with roms. So is it really that simple , just dl the rom and flash it with Koushs bootstrap? If I flash a rom but want to update via ota to gingerbread I would just flash my nandroid using the flash rom from. Zip option? Im excited to start with roms I never ralized it was this easy to get back to stock!
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Yes it really can be that simple. just keep track of any backups you make, and always restore back to a clean nanroid for when OTA's come out, and you should be good. Just make sure if an OTA comes out and the bootloader version gets updated, don't go back to a nandroid with a different bootloader...you will brick your phone.
Example: on old ota (2.3.15) and update to 2.3.34. Then try to go back to 2.3.15=brick =(

Thanks this is great and so helpful
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Thankyou!!
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Do you have to zip the nandroid for the file to work to restore the phone? Im sport that im such a newb
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owenbeals said:
Do you have to zip the nandroid for the file to work to restore the phone? Im sport that im such a newb
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Nope, the recovery from koush saves it in a recognizable format for you. Just leave it as is =)
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Thanks again! Liberty will be flashed to my phone this evening!
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owenbeals said:
Thanks again! Liberty will be flashed to my phone this evening!
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No problem, glad to help
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I flashed liberty and I'm lovin it! I can't figure out how to get Google nav back?
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owenbeals said:
I flashed liberty and I'm lovin it! I can't figure out how to get Google nav back?
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Go to Android Market, and download Google Maps

Sweeeet! One more thing would make this perfect. Can I get the 3g hotspots app anywhere? I can't seem to get my ps3 concted via wifi tether.
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owenbeals said:
Sweeeet! One more thing would make this perfect. Can I get the 3g hotspots app anywhere? I can't seem to get my ps3 concted via wifi tether.
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Depends on what you mean by 3g hotspot. There is "wireless tether for root" in the market for free. This allows you to tether using your 3g signal. The default Verizon app (don't think it is in Liberty...) requires a paid service... People have found hacks to get by this, but I don't recommend it, since it is cheating the service provider (Verizon) out of money if you hack their app.
I see no problem with wireless tether for root tho! Totally a dev's own work to get free tethering.

Thanks
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I have been unable to root my DX, can you tell me where you got your information on rooting?

Backup procedure for Darky upgrade

Hi,
Iam using i9000m with darkys rom 9.3 and i want to upgrade to 9.4. Iam kinda new into android and iam trying to find out if there is a way to backup all the applications and the saves of games. Is there a applications or a simple procedure how to backup and to restore everything. Hope something is out there which does it only 1-2 steps.
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App in market called titanium backup free.
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xchasa said:
App in market called titanium backup free.
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I've used this and it does a great job just ensure your contacts are synced via your google account and everything else should be fine.
could always use idrive lite to backup contacts as well

Awesome worked great.
It didnt backed up the data of my copilot like the maps.
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[Q] Copying apps from my current tablet to the Nexus 7

While I don't have it yet I was hoping some people could tell me what the easiest way to copy my current apps over the my Nexus 7.
Just trying to get ready. Hoping it will be here next week.

realsol said:
While I don't have it yet I was hoping some people could tell me what the easiest way to copy my current apps over the my Nexus 7.
Just trying to get ready. Hoping it will be here next week.
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If it is set up to do so, once you enter your Google account credentials it will automatically download your apps to the device. Otherwise you can go into the play store under your apps and download them.
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Once you logged in with Google account in new tablet every app will be installed automatically from play store.
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I recommend backing up using Titanium Backup, copy the backup file to the Nexus 7 and restore. This way, your data is also restored. Useful for games or apps that do not have backup capabilities. I.e. Generate data file.

lanwarrior said:
I recommend backing up using Titanium Backup, copy the backup file to the Nexus 7 and restore. This way, your data is also restored. Useful for games or apps that do not have backup capabilities. I.e. Generate data file.
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i second that!!!

lanwarrior said:
I recommend backing up using Titanium Backup, copy the backup file to the Nexus 7 and restore. This way, your data is also restored. Useful for games or apps that do not have backup capabilities. I.e. Generate data file.
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Thanks. But I'll need to be rooted otherwise I'll have to do 1 app at a time, correct?

movieaddict said:
i second that!!!
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I third that! (wait, did that make sense?)
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If your titanium backup backups are stored on Google Drive you won't have to transfer any files. If there not then do so now
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Questions go in the Q&A section

realsol said:
Thanks. But I'll need to be rooted otherwise I'll have to do 1 app at a time, correct?
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If you're not rooted you can't backup with titanium and the 1 app at a time is only for restoring with the free version of titanium.
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well I was hoping not to have to root on day 1 it looks like I'm going to you. thanks everyone
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Stempanssi said:
If you're not rooted you can't backup with titanium and the 1 app at a time is only for restoring with the free version of titanium.
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well, that also means we have to be rooted when trying to restore to Nexus7 right?

Yes, Titanium Backup requires root to function in any capacity.

Is there anyway for Titanium Backup Pro (or another Play Store app) to create app+data .apk files that an un-rooted Nexus 7 could install?

ADB backup, perhaps...
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download DataSync in the play store...you can transfer apps and data over wifi.

I personally just sync with AppBrain app market. That allows you to automate the process of downloading some what. Not as nice as titanium,buy it is an option that won't force you to root day 1.
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dbett4 said:
download DataSync in the play store...you can transfer apps and data over wifi.
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Requires root:thumbdown:
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