What all will a clockwork restore bring back? I did a full backup through immediately after I gained root access (after I had just done the ota e28 update). Now I'm on superclean 2.2 voodoo-ed. Will it undo the voodoo that's on my phone our should I not use the clockwork restore for that? Thanks in advance.
You'll need to disable voodoo and reboot so the file system will be converted back to rfs before restoring or flashing a nonvoodoo kernel. Otherwise you'll be making the trip to Odin town to get your internal storage memory back.
So if I want to install superclean 2.3 nonvoodoo then, I would need to disable voodoo, and reboot first (while still on my 2.2 voodoo) in order to have it reset the file system, and then reboot and flash 2.3 nonvoodoo or is a reboot necessary? Thanks for the quick help.
You need to have nandroid backups for voodoo and non-voodoo. You can't restore a non-voodoo backup to a voodoo rom etc... But if you have the correct backup stored, performing a advanced restore / data will get all your data and apps back they way there were before your wipe / new rom installation. Works great.
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I have a rooted SF with CWM and Voodoo lagfix and battery mod. VZ bloatware moved to SD card and using LauncherPro+ instead of TouchWiz..
I'm still not very clear in one area. If I need to undo everything I've done, what would I need to do?
Disable Voodoo first then use CWM and restore stock Nandroid backup?
Or .. use Odin and flash the stock images?
What's the difference between the stock Nandroid backup and the Odin stock images?
Thanks for the clarification...
I am now getting this error when trying to RESTORE a nandroid backup via rom manager: This does not seem to be a valid backup. The MD5 file is missing.
This problem happened after I did all of the DJ05 updates. System is running GREAT with Super Dark v1 ROM and JT 12/12 Test Kernel.
No voodoo installed
ROM Manager - clockworkmod Recovery 2.5.1.0
Everything with system running great - gps solid
All apps have been updated to current versions - maps, etc..
Again: I can do a backup via rom manager but, when i do the restore I am getting this missing MD5 file error.
HELP? Any ideals?
Are you trying to restore a DI01 backup?
onemotodroid said:
I am now getting this error when trying to RESTORE a nandroid backup via rom manager: This does not seem to be a valid backup. The MD5 file is missing.
This problem happened after I did all of the DJ05 updates. System is running GREAT with Super Dark v1 ROM and JT 12/12 Test Kernel.
No voodoo installed
ROM Manager - clockworkmod Recovery 2.5.1.0
Everything with system running great - gps solid
All apps have been updated to current versions - maps, etc..
Again: I can do a backup via rom manager but, when i do the restore I am getting this missing MD5 file error.
HELP? Any ideals?
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No this is not a DI01 backup - My current backup is a DJ05 clockworkmod recovery via rom manager (backup current rom). i have been running DJ05 for about two weeks and my backup is dated Dec 15
My next step is to reinstall Kernel wipe data than reinstall ROM and apps (2 hours of work) i hope this work
I will than see if i can do a backup and restore
onemotodroid said:
My next step is to reinstall Kernel wipe data than reinstall ROM and apps (2 hours of work) i hope this work
I will than see if i can do a backup and restore
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if you have titanium backup pro this would not take 2 hours.. you can easily backup your apps in ~15-20 min and the same for a restore.. if you dont have this app look into it. let me know if you ned help using the program
Quick question, when I do a nand backup on the Fascinate, does that backup the kernel as well?
I know on the eris, if I was to flash a new rom and kernel, and didn't like that rom, all I had to do was wipe the data and cache, and restore the backup and I would be done, is that the same on the fascinate?
No, all it backs up is the rom and your data.
On a related note, is it possible to do a backup of the entire phone (ROM, kernel, data) so that it can be re-flashed / recovered via Odin?
I had an issue last night where I had to restore an old backup with CWM / ROM Manager, because of a buggy and unstable kernel that I had installed. And the phone was completely unstable / unusable after the restore from backup. I had to flash back to complete stock DL09 via Odin, and was wondering whether there was a way for me to create my own Odin image if this happens again.
kent1146 said:
On a related note, is it possible to do a backup of the entire phone (ROM, kernel, data) so that it can be re-flashed / recovered via Odin?
I had an issue last night where I had to restore an old backup with CWM / ROM Manager, because of a buggy and unstable kernel that I had installed. And the phone was completely unstable / unusable after the restore from backup. I had to flash back to complete stock DL09 via Odin, and was wondering whether there was a way for me to create my own Odin image if this happens again.
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Yes, see here
^^ Thanks!
Hi all,
I have a nexus 7 running Android 4.1.2 stock w/ root. Some months ago, I disabled the OTA update notification - but I can't seem to remember how!
I want to now re-enable OTA updates so that I can update to the latest android version, and not lose my installed apps.
I've searched the device for FOTAKill.apk inside /system/app, and its not found
I've also searched for frozen / hidden apps using Titanium Backup Pro... nothing
When I enter Settings -> About Tablet -> System Updates... it says I'm up to date... but I'm not, considering I'm running 4.1.2.
Any help or pointers in re-enabling OTA is appreciated!!
- make a full nandroid backup.
- using fastboot, flash the system.img file from the 4.2.2 factory image to the system partition.
- using your custom recovery, reflash a SuperSU root kit bundle.
- using the custom recovery, wipe cache and dalvik-cache.
If you don't like the result, restore the nandroid backup and proceed in a different fashion. It will probably break things like stickmount and any other changes that you caused in /system.
Note the above method is for use by lazy and sloppy users. A better approach is to make TiBu backups of only your market apps, bite the bullet, and start from scratch with a flash & (new) configuration of a pure stock ROM. In any case, every conceivable procedure should start with making a full nandroid backup and getting it copied to a safe place off the tablet.
I will also say that unless odd problems crop up, the portions of the factory install procedure (using fastboot) that deal with erasure or flashing of the userdata partition should be skipped, as these steps completely wipe your /data storage - including your /sdcard area in /data/media/0 and any CWM/TWRP nandroid backups!
It's not really clear why these steps would be needed unless the /data ext4 filesystem in the userdata partition got corrupted somehow. A more sly approach would be to use the custom recovery's "factory reset" procedure to clean up /data - either before or after flashing the factory ROM - and completely skip anything that touches the userdata partition in the factory install instructions.
good luck
I'm having a little trouble understanding nandroid vs. other forms of backup and would appreciate some clarification. I'm running CM nightly on my Fido (Canada) G4. I took a nandroid as well as titanium backup of the factory stock image before I flashed CM.
A poster in the last thread I made suggested if I wanted to restore to stock, I could simply restore the nandroid, but I've also seen people say you shouldn't use nandroid to go across ROMs. My understanding is that nandroid is like having a filesystem backup, which would obviously not react well if you restored it over a new operating system (e.g. two different versions of windows). Or is nandroid more like say Acronis, which takes an entire disk image and overwrites everything?
Other misc questions:
- If I do restore via nandroid, do I need to wipe all data / cache / system data before or after the restore?
- I assume I can use titanium to restore SMS + all non-system apps across ROMs, which would save a lot of time.
- If I'm going from one CM nightly to another, would titanium work for system apps (e.g. all my settings, or contacts, etc)
- If I want to flash a new CM nightly, do I need to follow the entire wipe procedure just as if it were going from one ROM to a completely different one?
Thanks!
always make a nandroid in recovery. i recommend keeping it on your micro sd card. in the event you need to return your device to it's previously functioning state, restore the nandroid in recovery. if you are running an aosp rom and your nandroid is touchwiz, wipe data, cache & dalvik before restoring the nandroid. if the backup is on your micro sd then feel free to wipe system as well.
if you want to flash a nightly or update to a rom you are currently running, simply wipe cache and dalvik then flash the update, gapps and any custom kernel that you may be running.
i cannot answer your titanium backup questions because i do not use that program
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always make a nandroid in recovery. i recommend keeping it on your micro sd card. in the event you need to return your device to it's previously functioning state, restore the nandroid in recovery. if you are running an aosp rom and your nandroid is touchwiz, wipe data, cache & dalvik before restoring the nandroid. if the backup is on your micro sd then feel free to wipe system as well.
if you want to flash a nightly or update to a rom you are currently running, simply wipe cache and dalvik then flash the update, gapps and any custom kernel that you may be running.
i cannot answer your titanium backup questions because i do not use that program
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yes, that's about what I have. ok, thank you for the clarification of what to wipe! that's good to know.
re flashing a nightly/update: using your method should preserve system data yes? so no need to reinstall all apps or system data?
and thanks, I'll hold out hope that someone with titanium expertise will be able to answer that one
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re flashing a nightly/update: using your method should preserve system data yes? so no need to reinstall all apps or system data?
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yes, system/user data will remain. understand, however, that if you perform one of these dirty flashes and you have a problem with the functionality of the ROM, you'll need to do a full wipe and flash to see if this clears the issue before you report the problem in the development thread.
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yes, that's about what I have. ok, thank you for the clarification of what to wipe! that's good to know.
re flashing a nightly/update: using your method should preserve system data yes? so no need to reinstall all apps or system data?
and thanks, I'll hold out hope that someone with titanium expertise will be able to answer that one
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Your right on both titanium questions.. However its not recommended to restore system apps you backed up on a aokp/aosp ROM to a touchwiz ROM and the other way around... Other than that like I said your fine
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