Ok so i cant access the recovery menu on my evo it gets stuck at the htc screen but if i remove the sd card it allows me to go in if i format my sd cRd would that fiz the problem? Or do i have to erase a certain file? Do i back up my files from the sdcard or does the phone make the new file folders again
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Just copy your nandroid from stock, delete everything. Format then you should be good. Other longer option is to unroot with pc36img and then reroot and nandroid backup on a fresh sd card that has been formatted
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Btw belongs in q and a...just saying
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I've read over and over and need verification and reassuarance that I'm doing this properly. Trying to keep track of android devices get confusing at time. I'm not a total android noob, I've got my thunderbolt, the wife's fascinate, and a droid x, I've just bought the iconia and it's rooted, my confusion lies with, its magic and the Acer recovery installer. After rooting do you just flash cwm via the Acer recovery installer? Create a backup and flash a new rom? And treat it like any other device?what's the importance of having both cwm and the Acer stock image? Stock is for receiving ota updates correct?
What's different between its magic and the Acer recovery installer?
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ARI installs both the custom CWM and itsmagic on to your tablet once rooted. Flashing ROMs through CWM will automatically run itsmagic to calculate the new checksums, you don't need to worry about it.
ARI is just there to make installing itsmagic and CWM a lot simpler.
Thanks. How do you format external SD on this thing?
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ibsk8 said:
Thanks. How do you format external SD on this thing?
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Have yet to find an app that can do this - have never had the need, but if needed I would just use a microsd card reader, hook it to my PC, and format from there. Anyone else know of a utility for Droid that allows format of external SD card?
to OP:
I could not the format function in honeycomb either kinda odd.
Anyway, if you are trying to 'format' for first time use in your tab, upon inserting SD card the tab automatically creates the file structure it needs. Hope that helps.
Take the card out.I use a format utility by sandisk works with all removable media.think I gotfeom there website. But there are alot of format utilities out there just format in fat 32 seems to work best.for me anyway
Hope this helps
I was just going to pop in in my thunderbolt and format it, is this a problem?
Also when creating backups with cwm does it save backups to the internal memory? Or external_sdcard?
Drives me nuts that the internal memory is at /mnt/sdcard and its not an SD card.
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ibsk8 said:
I was just going to pop in in my thunderbolt and format it, is this a problem?
Also when creating backups with cwm does it save backups to the internal memory? Or external_sdcard?
Drives me nuts that the internal memory is at /mnt/sdcard and its not an SD card.
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CWM saves to ext SD card!
Another Q, the tablet I have says android 3.0.1 ,what else do I need to know before flashing, do certain roms on work when on certain android versions?
On the phones you have to match roms to radios (but no radios here) are there firmware versions that need to be matched with the from or will flashing the rom bring you up to the current version.
I've learned the hard way so sorry for the noob questions, each device is a new method thanks.
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Check for update, newest update ota is 3.1
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Hymizzle said:
Check for update, newest update ota is 3.1
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What he said ^
update to 3.1 and then root with Iconiaroot 1.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138228
That way you don't have to bother with the orientation lock, etc of gingerbreak.
Thanks. Downloading now.
More questions.
When retrieving an ota is it necessary to revert back to the stock recovery as well?
For example prior to retrieving
1. Restore stock backup via cwm
2. Restore stock recovery (is this necessary?)
3. Unroot via terminal or other method
4. Retrieve OTA
Then reroot and reflash cwm recovery and create a backup.
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ibsk8 said:
For example prior to retrieving
1. Restore stock backup via cwm
2. Restore stock recovery (is this necessary?)
3. Unroot via terminal or other method
4. Retrieve OTA
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There shouldn't be the need for any of those steps, CWM doesn't care if you have rooted the tablet for example, and the OTA update just updates binaries on the system, it shouldn't be affected either.
if you install a stock rom, you have to re-flash cwm, root, kernel because it cleans everything, and i think that it is a good thing to happen.
Hi all,
Been doing alot of research before I downgrade from stock 2.3.4, and flash Virtuous Unity.
Two questions :
What is the best way to backup all my Apps and associated App data so that I can restore them once I have my new Rom flashed? I have My Backup Pro, but have heard alot about Titanium Backup Pro.
I only have the internal SD card at this point. Do I need an external SD card to downgrade, and flash the new Rom?
Thanks!
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Hi all,
Been doing alot of research before I downgrade from stock 2.3.4, and flash Virtuous Unity.
Two questions :
What is the best way to backup all my Apps and associated App data so that I can restore them once I have my new Rom flashed? I have My Backup Pro, but have heard alot about Titanium Backup Pro.
I only have the internal SD card at this point. Do I need an external SD card to downgrade, and flash the new Rom?
Thanks!
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Yes, Titanium Backup is the best.
What did you mean by ” internal SD card”?? You mean ” Internal Memory”?.If it is,YES YOU CAN FLASH A NEW ROM WITHOUT A CARD.Here is the guidance.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=911228
Or was unlocking the bootloader the only time everything wiped? It will save my nandroid backups and everything right? I'm just confused since there is ONLY internel memory on the N7 instead of backups staying on sd card and wipe data/cache didn't affect the card's files.
Completely wrong section. And your Titanium backups will still be there after flashing ROMs
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whoa ease the hostility I thought about Q&A section but since this is related to rooting/roms/CWM I decided otherwise. Thanks for the answer.
lol
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Any question that requires an answer and a new topic should be asked in q/a
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If its like cwm on the transformer a data wipe wipes /cache and /data it mostly leaves the data on /sdcard alone except for one hidden folder I can't remember the name of.
I'm guessing this would be the same here.
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16gb N7 UK ordered 3rd July.
Quick question.... Since we don't have an SD card to put our backups on anymore... Such as ROM toolbox or nandroid backups... we tend to put roms on our phone but we have to wipe our phone to put new ROM on.. That then deletes our backups as we have top do a full wipe...... How can we get it not to delete them
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Quick question.... Since we don't have an SD card to put our backups on anymore... Such as ROM toolbox or nandroid backups... we tend to put roms on our phone but we have to wipe our phone to put new ROM on.. That then deletes our backups as we have top do a full wipe...... How can we get it not to delete them
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Sdcard data is left intact unless you choose to format the card. Its not necessary to format the card to install roms. Just wipe data and both caches and you're good to go
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well see thats the problem when I connect my nexus 4 to my computer all I see is internal storage no sd card folder?