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Perfectly Clone one Vibrant to another vibrant

I have a Vibrant with fusion 1.1 that is going back to T-mobile. Is there a way to just clone everything on this phone to the new phone.
Can I just copy Titanium backup form the old phone and put it on the sd card of the new one. Is there a better method?

You need to flash back to stock using odin, just go to the development section and click om the.sticky, under odin roms. Click the.stock one and flash,
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iwillkillyou said:
You need to flash back to stock using odin, just go to the development section and click om the.sticky, under odin roms. Click the.stock one and flash,
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That wasn't his question... Like at all...
I'd do a nandroid and back up the apps and data in titanium and save them to the SD and then put that SD in the new phone that comes.

Oh haha sorry I didnt read the whole thread, yea peform a nandroid
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kuhan said:
That wasn't his question... Like at all...
I'd do a nandroid and back up the apps and data in titanium and save them to the SD and then put that SD in the new phone that comes.
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What would happen if I copied all the contents of the internal memory (all files ,all folders) then copied those over the contents of the new phones internal memory?. Nandroid and TB are not normally saved to the external SD card.
Or should I just load the new rom on the new phone and just copy the TB folder to the new phone and restore from that?

Nandroid and titanium are a good start but neither of those will do things like modem files.
So I would add on the new phone do a base install of fusion 1.1 with the appropriate kernel, i think you said was your rom, then a nandroid restore and that should get you there

ransome7 said:
I have a Vibrant with fusion 1.1 that is going back to T-mobile. Is there a way to just clone everything on this phone to the new phone.
Can I just copy Titanium backup form the old phone and put it on the sd card of the new one. Is there a better method?
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I'll chime in with my opinion. Granted my opinion comes from my experiences constantly experimenting with different roms. I've flashed the phone this month almost as often as I've received actual phone calls for crying out loud!
The amount of time expended on looking for such a perfect method seems to be greater than the amount of time spent merely reconstructing an equivalent environment.
Keeping all of my contacts on google and using appbrain to have the ability to keep a known inventory of apps...I can reconstruct my daily driver environment from one rom to another in about 30 minutes max without the need to explicitly backup anything.
Though this may not work for everyone, it surely would work for most. Just a thought...

Using AppBrain would mean you would have to constantly re-download your apps. Also, this does not save the settings and what about apps that are not on the market?
I use Titanium Backup if I want to transfer all my apps and settings. Nandroid would be very appropriate to transfer over all the of phone's data, granted you also manually include the correct modem and kernel.
Doing a Titanium Restore surely takes less time then redownloading and installing from the market, especially if you have the Pro version as it is MUCH MUCH quicker.

kangxi said:
Using AppBrain would mean you would have to constantly re-download your apps. Also, this does not save the settings and what about apps that are not on the market?
I use Titanium Backup if I want to transfer all my apps and settings. Nandroid would be very appropriate to transfer over all the of phone's data, granted you also manually include the correct modem and kernel.
Doing a Titanium Restore surely takes less time then redownloading and installing from the market, especially if you have the Pro version as it is MUCH MUCH quicker.
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Titanium can save some time, but honestly not enough to write home about, at least for me. It's a matter of a few minutes different in my experience.
The reason why I do not use Titanium, despite the fact that it can save some time is that it can lead to complications especially when bouncing between 2.1 and 2.2 derivative roms, depending on what you back up of course. I'll use it when I'm staying within the domain of 2.1...or staying within the domain of 2.2. Crossing those domains however I never use Titanium. I've had more problems than not, and admittedly that may be due to my ignorance of what things are truly safe to restore across different versions of Android.
Then again I'm probably unusual compared to the OP, in that I experiment with EVERYTHING, up to and including a little bit of my own firmware cooking after the fact. Every firmware and experimental firmware and filesystem hack has at some point been on this phone, but that's how I roll.
Doing without deliberate backups hasn't drastically changed my restore times. Setting up the few apps that require setup takes a matter of seconds when I decide to use that app.

It's nice to get a fresh install - just TB and and reinstall after!
iwillkillyou said:
Oh haha sorry I didnt read the whole thread, yea peform a nandroid
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You didn't even read the title of the thread before clicking it, bro....
-bZj

if you want exact - nandroid
otherwise use TitaniumBackup Pro

This is what I would do. I would perform a nandroid. After doing so I would then copy everything in the internal sd to your computer. When the new phone comes. Copy everything into the new phone's internal sd. Root your phone, install clockwork mod. Flash a new rom if you want if not no biggy. Load up into clockwork mod, do an advanced restore, restore data only. Reboot. Reboot again. Load back into clockwork mod, clear cache and dalvik. Reboot twice. Run fix permissions. Reboot. Everything should work with no errors and it will look identical to your last vibrant. You could condense this but I wrote it so that you could install buncha diff roms without having to do titanium restore because that just takes a ****ing long time if you have a **** load of apps installed.

Mouahmong said:
This is what I would do. I would perform a nandroid. After doing so I would then copy everything in the internal sd to your computer. When the new phone comes. Copy everything into the new phone's internal sd. Root your phone, install clockwork mod. Flash a new rom if you want if not no biggy. Load up into clockwork mod, do an advanced restore, restore data only. Reboot. Reboot again. Load back into clockwork mod, clear cache and dalvik. Reboot twice. Run fix permissions. Reboot. Everything should work with no errors and it will look identical to your last vibrant. You could condense this but I wrote it so that you could install buncha diff roms without having to do titanium restore because that just takes a ****ing long time if you have a **** load of apps installed.
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Thanks for the lengthy explanation , that makes the most sense.
I will try this method . Thanks for taking the time.

Hey rancome7 - did you try this method? How did it work for you.. I may just do this right now as im in the same situation of wanting to clone my Vibrant to a new Vibrant

Question - wont restoring data from a nandroid after installing a new ROM cause the rom to act funny since the old data may not agree with it or overwrite something?

For Dummies - Rooting and updating to custom ROM images

Executive summary:
To update to a custom System ROM Image, it is best to have a flexible Recovery Image, for which you need Root (Administrative) access
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1. You need to get root (super user) access on 3.0.1
GingerBreak 1.2 http://androidflip.com/how-to-root-acer-iconia-a500-with-gingerbreak-v-120/
2. Install "Root Checker" from the Android Market (run it to verify that you do have root access). (All such Android Market apps can be installed onto your device via your PC. Visit website, select install, select device, click ok, check connected device)
3. Install "Busybox by Stericson" from the Android Market and then invoke the app to install busybox.
4. Install "Acer Recovery Installer" from the Android Market and then invoke the app to install a CWM Recovery image (don't use the stock recovery image)
5. Do a backup of your current System Image (because your country-specific factory ROM may not be available on the Internet in case you decide to revert)
Advice from Achristocat: use ClockWorkMod's (a.k.a CWM) backup function (CWM itself is a seperate entity as compared with ClockWorkMod Recovery)
Alternative Advice from rquinn19: Do a nandroid backup (TBD - I am not familiar with this)
6. Backup current android apps (TitaniumBackup -> "Backup all user apps + system data", or alternatively use Astro file manager's tool)
Advice from Euclid's Brother: use "Titanium Backup" which saves the data with it (ie. you don't lose your custom app settings or even your progress in Angry Birds, etc).
You can use the Internal SD card (/mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup or /mnt/sdcard/backups) to store/restore backups as long as you don't do any partitioning.
7. Pick a ROM image (I chose Virtuous Galaxy, there's Dexter's Iconia Px, Virtuous Picasso, Taboonay, HoneyVillain etc). Boot into Recovery image to flash the System image - "Booting into recovery" means to power up with VolDown + Power Buttons pressed (VolDown is the volume button closest to the power button)
Virtuous Picasso v1.0.8 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1129826
WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE YOU PROCEED
Advice from FloatingFatMan: You cannot flash ROM from internal memory. You can use external SD or a USB stick
8. Restore android apps: TitaniumBackup -> "Restore missing apps with data" and "Restore all system data", or Astro file manager's tool
If your System image is already rooted, along with CWM Recovery in place, and you just want to try a new ROM, you only need steps 6, 7, 8.
Extras:
1. Install "Drive Mount" from the Android market for accessing NTFS USB hard disks
2. Install "LCDDensity for Root" from the Android market for changing LCD density. Default = 160. Lower value (e.g. 120) implies smaller widgets

This should be useful for the new users or even experienced users that are new to this device.
Thanks

Whats the purpose of changing LCD density for?

rshetye said:
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5. Backup current android apps using Astro file manager's tool
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Use Titanium Backup to backup your apps. It saves the data with it (ie. you don't lose your custom app settings or even your progress in Angry Birds, etc).

I used the backup from CWM...
...and it was Drastically Easy.
I booted into recovery and navigated to backup.
Flashed a couple of ROM to check 'em out which worked, but they both still had enough flaws that I wanted to go back to "where I had been"
Booted back to CWM - Restore from backup...
Super Easy...
I am truly grateful for the DEV's! Making our investment worth more!

One quick (and possibly stupid) question; do I *need* to have a micro SD card in the tablet to install new ROMs? I haven't got a spare one as ~16GB storage on the Iconia is enough for me
If I must do the ROM install from an sd card, I can use the one in my HTC Desire, but I'd rather just do it from the Iconia's internal memory if possible.

You should instruct people to do a nandroid backup somewhere in there before flashing something new.

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Euclid's Brother said:
Use Titanium Backup to backup your apps. It saves the data with it (ie. you don't lose your custom app settings or even your progress in Angry Birds, etc).
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Hi Euclid, if you could provide a couple of sentences on how and when to use Titanium Backup, I'll include it in the original post e.g. do you use it prior to rooting 3.0.1, is it a free tool etc ? Sorry, I am not familiar with it and I am already on Virtuous. Thanks.

rquinn19 said:
You should instruct people to do a nandroid backup somewhere in there before flashing something new.
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Hi rquinn19, if you could provide a couple of sentences on how to do it, I will include it in the original post. Unfortunately I am not yet familiar with doing a nandroid backup. I had watched the video twice, crossed my fingers and wiped everything clean! Thanks.

haakuturi said:
One quick (and possibly stupid) question; do I *need* to have a micro SD card in the tablet to install new ROMs? I haven't got a spare one as ~16GB storage on the Iconia is enough for me
If I must do the ROM install from an sd card, I can use the one in my HTC Desire, but I'd rather just do it from the Iconia's internal memory if possible.
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I used an external SD card, following the instructions in the video. For internal flash, we need confirmation from someone else.

Agree on the "do a nandroid" before flashing the first rom. I flashed one and didn't do one and now I can't go back to stock. Not a big deal for me, but I should have done it.
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You CANNOT flash from internal memory. You CAN, however, use a USB stick.

Johnny0906 said:
Whats the purpose of changing LCD density for?
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Changing LCD Density allows for smaller widgets and hence "more" "real estate" on the screen
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Here's my contribution. I don't have time to do dev on this rom but I can help with the instructions for backing up and restoring ROMs
Executive summary:
To update to a custom System Image, it is best to have a flexible Recovery Image, for which you need Root (Administrative) access
(You can install the Android apps onto your device via your PC. Visit website, select install, select device, click ok, check connected device or
1. You need to get root (super user) access on 3.0.1
GingerBreak 1.2 http://androidflip.com/how-to-root-a...erbreak-v-120/
2. Install "Root Checker" from the Android Market (run it to verify that you do have root access)
3. Install "Busybox by Stericson" from the Android Market and then invoke the app to install busybox
[ig9] Why is this needed? I installed the ROM without Stericson's busybox version.
4. Install "Acer Recovery Installer" from the Android Market and then invoke the app to install a CWM Recovery image (don't use the stock recovery image)
[ig9] There are two choices, is one better than the other? I chose Thor's
5. Do a backup of your current System Image. Recommended so that you can revert back completely to the factory image that was shipped to you.
[ig9] This is NOT optional! One day you will apply a ROM that will completely screw up your system. In these early days, do a nandroid/recovery backup of each ROM version so you can get back to your base configuration. Once new kernels start coming out you'll have to be careful about restoring a nandroid backup and which kernel is belongs with. For now, just do the backup. Once is good enough for each ROM version you want to be able to get back to. Further changes can be restored with Titanium Backup.
a) Boot into recovery.
b) Choose "backup and restore"
c) Choose "Full Backup"
Watch the magic happen
You can also (on other devices at least, not sure if it's working on the Iconia) do a backup from ClockWorkMod and it will let you give the backup a custom name. ClockWorkMod or CWM itself is a separate entity as compared with ClockWorkMod Recovery.
6. Backup current android apps (I used Astro file manager's tool)
Advice from Euclid's Brother and ig9: use "Titanium Backup" which saves the data with it (ie. you don't lose your custom app settings or even your progress in Angry Birds, etc).
Just pay for TB. It's worth the safety net that it provides.
a) Open TB.
b) In the preferences select at least 2 for "Max Backup History" though 5 is my fav. This will let you save at least that many versions of your apps and data and if an app update is broken you can always go back to a working version.
c) Choose "Backup/Restore" tab.
d) Open the menu and choose "batch"
e) Choose "run" next to "Backup all user apps + system data"
f) Choose "Run the batch operation"
Bask in the safety.
7. Pick a ROM image (I chose Virtuous Picasso, there's Dexter's Iconia P2-x, Virtuous Galaxy, Taboonay, HoneyVillain etc). Boot into Recovery image to flash the System image - "Booting into recovery" means to power up with VolDown + Power Buttons pressed (VolDown is the volume button closest to the power button)
Virtuous Picasso v1.0.8 http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1129826
WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE YOU PROCEED
[ig9] Don't watch the video. I hate watching videos. It always takes 5x longer than if I could just read the instructions.
1. User Acer Recovery to boot into recovery mode. That's what apps are for and you don't have to use the Iconia neck pinch to get into recovery. Use the big button.
2. If the ROM you're installing is meant to be an update, choose "install zip from sdcard", find the ROM and answer yes to the prompts.
3. If the ROM you're installing is a complete replacement, first do a "wipe data/factory reset" and then jump back to the previous step.
4. "go back" until you reach the main menu.
5. Choose "reboot system now"
Advice from FloatingFatMan: You cannot flash from internal memory. You can use external SD or a USB stick
8. Restore android apps using Titanium Backup or Astro file manager's tool. You only need to do the following if you did a factory reset.
[ig9] When restoring from TB do the following:
6. Open TB.
7. Choose "Backup/Restore" tab.
8. Open the menu and choose "batch"
9. Choose "run" next to "Restore missing apps with data" DON'T choose to restore ALL apps with data. You want to selectively restore system data.
10. Choose "Run the batch operation"
11. Once that's done go back to the main screen (restore will probably take you there)
12. Choose "click to edit filters"
13. Choose the "System" button and then choose "Apply"
14. Now go through all the green items and restore DATA ONLY. This will restore things like account settings, bluetooth pairings and wifi information.
Extras:
1. Install "Drive Mount" from the Android market for accessing NTFS USB hard disks
2. Install "LCDDensity for Root" from the Android market for changing LCD density. Default = 160. Lower value (e.g. 120) implies smaller widgets
Mods: please feel free to delete if this is superfluous...

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Mods, can you make this a sticky?

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+1. For an Android beginner (I´m coming from WiMo) its a long time invest to find out all specific information to flash custom roms. So make this Thread sticky, please.

Ty very much, very helpful thread.
+1 & Sticky plz

What's it going to take to get this sucker stickied?

Thanks for the guide!
I am pretty experienced with Android and flashing roms etc but I am running into a problem with the Iconia.
I successfully followed the gingerbreak rooting procedure and then installed ClockworkMod recovery via Acer Recovery Installer. I can boot into CWM recovery but when I get there, it can't see the SD card for backups or to install a rom. It says "kernel does not support usb storage."
I have tried two different USB cards so far. I also do not get the usual "Mount USB Storage" when I am connected to a computer, just Acer Sync which I am guessing is normal but the sync utility on my PC never finds the device. Astro file manager can see the sd card.
Can somebody help? I really want to install a custom rom.

[Q] CM7 - flashing for first time - have some questions

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Been rooted for quite awhile now, but stuck with stock 2.2.1 at first. Now I'm ready to flash CM7, mostly because I'm sick of certain bugs and issues I've been having that I hope this will fix, and I have many questions. I have spent weeks reading various forums, reviews, instructions, etc. I like to do my research, but need some things better clarified. Please humor someone fairly new to all of this and answer as many as you can. Thanks.
√I have CWM Recovery 3.x right now, should I upgrade to the 5.x one?
√What's this Amon_Ra Recovery I've been seeing? Is it different? better?
√Should I start with CM 7.0.3 or jump right into the new 7.1.0?
√What kind of changes can I expect to see to functions and appearance?
√Will I still have all of the basic apps? i.e. camera, gallery, swype, bluetooth, gps, weather, calender, clock, etc?
√What about the T-Mobile specific things like MyAccount?
√Does it effect the Genius Button?
√I want to know what kind of work will be involved with getting my phone back to the way I like it and what kinds of things will be replaced(I assume with better apps) or removed all together requiring me to find replacements. I've tried to review the changelog, but quite frankly, I don't understand most of what it lists.
I use LauncherPro and Folder Organizer.
√Will all of that stuff still be there on my homescreens?
√Will I need to redo all of my settings, ringtones, wallpapers, alarms, etc?
Yes, I want to be rid of sense and use CM instead.
Yes, I want to be updated to GingerBread without waiting anymore for the OTA
No, I do not want to lose my customization, apps or anything else except the bloatware.
I have a full titanium pro backup of all apps and system files plus data.
I have a nandroid backup done through clockwork mod recovery.
My e-mail, calender & contacts should be backed up through Google.
I use SMS Backup & Restore for all of my texts and Handcent is the app.
I backed up my LauncherPro and my Folder Organizer.
I have the SD card backed up in full on my PC.
√Did I miss anything?
I read that I should wipe not just the phone but my SD card too and do a partition on it for Apps2SD.
√Do I wipe, partition, then just copy everything back to it?
√Is it better to do it while in the phone connected to the pc or pop it out and do it directly from the pc?
√Should I be using ADB for any of this?
I'm sure I will come up with even more questions as I continue to research and get answers to these, but thank you so very much to anyone willing to take the time to settle a new root user's overloaded brain. There is just SO much info out there, sometimes it is hard to make sense of it all and this forum has always seemed to me to be not just the most knowledgeable, but also the most willing to break things down and clarify things without judging a poster for being confused. Noobs like me appreciate that.

Sorraia3 said:
Been rooted for quite awhile now, but stuck with stock 2.2.1 at first. Now I'm ready to flash CM7, mostly because I'm sick of certain bugs and issues I've been having that I hope this will fix, and I have many questions. I have spent weeks reading various forums, reviews, instructions, etc. I like to do my research, but need some things better clarified. Please humor someone fairly new to all of this and answer as many as you can. Thanks.
I have CWM Recovery 3.x right now, should I upgrade to the 5.x one?
What's this Amon_Ra Recovery I've been seeing? Is it different? better?
Should I start with CM 7.0.3 or jump right into the new 7.1.0?
What kind of changes can I expect to see to functions and appearance? Will I still have all of the basic apps? i.e. camera, gallery, swype, bluetooth, gps, weather, calender, clock, etc? What about the T-Mobile specific things like MyAccount? Does it effect the Genius Button?
I want to know what kind of work will be involved with getting my phone back to the way I like it and what kinds of things will be replaced(I assume with better apps) or removed all together requiring me to find replacements. I've tried to review the changelog, but quite frankly, I don't understand most of what it lists.
I use LauncherPro and Folder Organizer.
Will all of that stuff still be there on my homescreens?
Will I need to redo all of my settings, ringtones, wallpapers, alarms, etc?
Yes, I want to be rid of sense and use CM instead.
Yes, I want to be updated to GingerBread without waiting anymore for the OTA
No, I do not want to lose my customization, apps or anything else except the bloatware.
I have a full titanium pro backup of all apps and system files plus data.
I have a nandroid backup done through clockwork mod recovery.
My e-mail, calender & contacts should be backed up through Google.
I use SMS Backup & Restore for all of my texts and Handcent is the app.
I backed up my LauncherPro and my Folder Organizer.
I have the SD card backed up in full on my PC.
Did I miss anything?
I read that I should wipe not just the phone but my SD card too and do a partition on it for Apps2SD. Do I wipe, partition, then just copy everything back to it? Is it better to do it while in the phone connected to the pc or pop it out and do it directly from the pc? Should I be using ADB for any of this?
I'm sure I will come up with even more questions as I continue to research and get answers to these, but thank you so very much to anyone willing to take the time to settle a new root user's overloaded brain. There is just SO much info out there, sometimes it is hard to make sense of it all and this forum has always seemed to me to be not just the most knowledgeable, but also the most willing to break things down and clarify things without judging a poster for being confused. Noobs like me appreciate that.
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You should update clockworkmod recovery just to be on the safe side. I don't believe there is an amon_RA recovery for the MT4G. we only have Clockworkmod and ext4 recovery. I would personally go for clockworkmod.
Now as for which CM7 version, that depends on you. Do you want Android 2.3.4 (CM7) or Android 2.3.7 (CM7.1)? Both are pretty much the same, just a different base and minor changes.
When you flash CM7, you'll need to flash the gapps as well, since Google apps are not preinstalled. Instructions on the CM thread. But besides gapps, all the other stock apps should be there, (minus the bloatware). So like camera, phone, messages, gallery etc will all be there. Tmobile my account can be downloaded from the market for free.
THIS ROM DOES NOT INCLUDE THE GENIUS BUTTON FEATURE, THE BUTTON IS REMAPPED TO THE SEARCH FUNCTION.
Now as for apps and back ups, yes you will lose all data as you are required to do a FULL WIPE. but if you have already backed up apps in titanium backup then you should be fine.
NO NEED TO WIPE THE SDCARD, JUST THE PHONE. well, unless you want to eliminate all error. But I don't suggest you do it.
If you have any more questions, I'll be glad to answer them.
Sent from my HTC Glacier Sense 3.0 using xda premium

Only swipe card if you are having issues that you can't solve. Is pretty low the probability that card gives you problems.
For your apps, you can back them up with another app, called titanium back up i.e.
Do not skip this line ! - do not restore your from your google account . That will always bring problems . once you flash the tom, skip the the logging and restore apps from titanium back up. Then log in and skip "restore" from your account in google .
Not too many people know this , and trust me, it will avoid a lot of issues with any ROM
I actually using MIUI and it is amazing. I unplugged my phone last might at 12, went to bed just woke up 1 hour ago and have.been checking emails, xda,,etc on my phone for 35 min and look at my battery
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saranhai said:
NO NEED TO WIPE THE SDCARD, JUST THE PHONE. well, unless you want to eliminate all error. But I don't suggest you do it.
If you have any more questions, I'll be glad to answer them.
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Only swipe card if you are having issues that you can't solve. Is pretty low the probability that card gives you problems.
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√Actually, I am having ongoing issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18517474#post18517474
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209747
http://androidforums.com/t-mobile-mytouch-4g/370666-sd-card-issues-appear-contagious.html
I'm hoping in addition to all of the regular added benefits of flashing a new ROM that these issues will be solved once and for all as well...
√So, knowing that, what do you think? Wipe the SD too?

DANCCS said:
Do not skip this line ! - do not restore your from your google account . That will always bring problems . once you flash the tom, skip the the logging and restore apps from titanium back up. Then log in and skip "restore" from your account in google .
Not too many people know this , and trust me, it will avoid a lot of issues with any ROM
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√I'm confused... Do you mean do not install GAPPS, but install my Titanium backups instead or just don't restore my Google info such as email, contacts, calender, etc?
saranhai said:
When you flash CM7, you'll need to flash the gapps as well, since Google apps are not preinstalled. Instructions on the CM thread. But besides gapps, all the other stock apps should be there, (minus the bloatware). So like camera, phone, messages, gallery etc will all be there. Tmobile my account can be downloaded from the market for free.
THIS ROM DOES NOT INCLUDE THE GENIUS BUTTON FEATURE, THE BUTTON IS REMAPPED TO THE SEARCH FUNCTION.
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√Currently when I use my Bluetooth it utilizes the genius button features for commands to access calls, maps, navigation, searches, etc when I am in the car. So will I no longer be able to use my Bluetooth or voice commands? If so, recommended replacement?
Thanks guys

saranhai said:
You should update clockworkmod recovery just to be on the safe side. I don't believe there is an amon_RA recovery for the MT4G. we only have Clockworkmod and ext4 recovery. I would personally go for clockworkmod.
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OK, well since I have CWM now, I will just stick with that and update it. Thanks.
saranhai said:
Now as for which CM7 version, that depends on you. Do you want Android 2.3.4 (CM7) or Android 2.3.7 (CM7.1)? Both are pretty much the same, just a different base and minor changes.
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√Would you mind elaborating on the differences/changes? √What do you mean by a different base?
saranhai said:
Now as for apps and back ups, yes you will lose all data as you are required to do a FULL WIPE. but if you have already backed up apps in titanium backup then you should be fine.
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√Yeah, I think I have the apps pretty well covered in backups, but what about the other stuff?
[√Ringtones, alerts, clock alarms, calender alarms, wallpapers, etc. Not the actual files but the settings assigning them.
√All the personalized and customized stuff?
√Settings like my saved wi-fi networks, preferences like default apps to use for browser, messages, etc.
There's so many little things and tweaks I've made I fear I won't be able to find/remember them all again to get everything back the way it was.
√Will that all be gone?
√I understand some of it gets backed up in the nandroid backup, but that does me no good with a new ROM, because that it is only useful if I want to flash back to the stock ROM, correct? Is there another way to save all of the settings & customizations? Or am I just thoroughly misinformed and confused?

Sorraia3 said:
OK, well since I have CWM now, I will just stick with that and update it. Thanks.
Would you mind elaborating on the differences/changes? What do you mean by a different base?
Yeah, I think I have the apps pretty well covered in backups, but what about the other stuff? Ringtones, alerts, clock alarms, calender alarms, wallpapers, etc. Not the actual files but the settings assigning them. All the personalized and customized stuff? Settings like my saved wi-fi networks, preferences like default apps to use for browser, messages, etc. There's so many little things and tweaks I've made I fear I won't be able to find/remember them all again to get everything back the way it was. Will that all be gone? I understand some of it gets backed up in the nandroid backup, but that does me no good with a new ROM, because that it is only useful if I want to flash back to the stock ROM, correct? Is there another way to save all of the settings & customizations? Or am I just thoroughly misinformed and confused?
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lol someone has lots of questions
but that's ok
really, android 2.3.4 and 2.3.7 don't have any BIG differences, or noticeable ones. base means the android version that the rom is based on/running on.
titanium backup only covers apps, all of the rest of the settings WILL BE ERASED, sorry. when you wipe the phone in clockworkmod recovery, you're basically doing a factory reset. doing a nandroid backup only back ups the CURRENT rom your phone is running right now, in your case, stock 2.2.1. the nandroid is used to go back to in case you need it.
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sorraia3 said:
i'm confused... Do you mean do not install gapps, but install my titanium backups instead or just don't restore my google info such as email, contacts, calender, etc?
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if you are going to flash cm7, you must manually install gapps, since they are not included in the rom.
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DANCCS said:
Only swipe card if you are having issues that you can't solve. Is pretty low the probability that card gives you problems.
For your apps, you can back them up with another app, called titanium back up i.e.
Do not skip this line ! - do not restore your from your google account . That will always bring problems . once you flash the tom, skip the the logging and restore apps from titanium back up. Then log in and skip "restore" from your account in google .
Not too many people know this , and trust me, it will avoid a lot of issues with any ROM
I actually using MIUI and it is amazing. I unplugged my phone last might at 12, went to bed just woke up 1 hour ago and have.been checking emails, xda,,etc on my phone for 35 min and look at my battery
Btw, I bought a 1700 battery capacity
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
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lol that's nothing
look at the great battery life i've gotten using Virtuous Unity:

saranhai said:
lol someone has lots of questions
but that's ok
really, android 2.3.4 and 2.3.7 don't have any BIG differences, or noticeable ones. base means the android version that the rom is based on/running on.
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√OK Thanks, so I should be able to find a list somewhere of Gingerbread features and that's what will be in the ROM? Is there a straightforward list somewhere, in layman's terms, of what apps & features & such come with it or don't? Does the appearance of things change? Like the settings screens, notifications, lock screen, etc?
saranhai said:
titanium backup only covers apps, all of the rest of the settings WILL BE ERASED, sorry. when you wipe the phone in clockworkmod recovery, you're basically doing a factory reset. doing a nandroid backup only back ups the CURRENT rom your phone is running right now, in your case, stock 2.2.1. the nandroid is used to go back to in case you need it.
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√I found another App called MyBackup Root that says it backs up Data including System Settings, Android Home, Alarms, Dictionary, Calendar, PlayLists, MMS, SMS, Bookmarks, Call Logs, & Contacts. The first 2, System Settings & Android Home, think they will cover all that extra customization stuff? And will it give me any problems when I restore it?
saranhai said:
if you are going to flash cm7, you must manually install gapps, since they are not included in the rom.
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√OK, and then once I install the actual apps from there, I use Titanium to restore my settings and data?

Sorraia3 said:
OK Thanks, so I should be able to find a list somewhere of Gingerbread features and that's what will be in the ROM? Is there a straightforward list somewhere, in layman's terms, of what apps & features & such come with it or don't? Does the appearance of things change? Like the settings screens, notifications, lock screen, etc?
I found another App called MyBackup Root that says it backs up Data including System Settings, Android Home, Alarms, Dictionary, Calendar, PlayLists, MMS, SMS, Bookmarks, Call Logs, & Contacts. The first 2, System Settings & Android Home, think they will cover all that extra customization stuff? And will it give me any problems when I restore it?
OK, and then once I install the actual apps from there, I use Titanium to restore my settings and data?
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android 2.3.4 and 2.3.7 don't have any big changes, google it, and maybe you can find some screenshots.
you can't back up the phone, dictionary, android home, system app etc from stock MT4G and restore it once you are in CM7. the roms are totally different, the apps were made for HTC roms, and you are running AOSP.
once you install the gapps, yes, you can use titanium to restore your downloaded apps+data. BUT NOT SYSTEM APPS BACKED UP FROM YOUR PREVIOUS ROM.

saranhai said:
android 2.3.4 and 2.3.7 don't have any big changes, google it, and maybe you can find some screenshots.
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OK thanks, I will look.
saranhai said:
you can't back up the phone, dictionary, android home, system app etc from stock MT4G and restore it once you are in CM7. the roms are totally different, the apps were made for HTC roms, and you are running AOSP.
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√OK, so if I understand correctly. The CM7 ROM has it's own apps which replace the stock ones and I will need to set them up all over again. Correct?
?Is there a list of these apps out there so I can go through my current ones and maybe write down key settings to use when setting up the new ones?
saranhai said:
once you install the gapps, yes, you can use titanium to restore your downloaded apps+data. BUT NOT SYSTEM APPS BACKED UP FROM YOUR PREVIOUS ROM.
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√So any App that I actually downloaded and installed myself after getting the phone, but nothing that came on the phone initially with the Stock ROM, correct? It just won't do it or it will cause problems?

Sorraia3 said:
OK thanks, I will look.
OK, so if I understand correctly. The CM7 ROM has it's own apps which replace the stock ones and I will need to set them up all over again. Correct?
Is there a list of these apps out there so I can go through my current ones and maybe write down key settings to use when setting up the new ones?
So any App that I actually downloaded and installed myself after getting the phone, but nothing that came on the phone initially with the Stock ROM, correct? It just won't do it or it will cause problems?
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yes, that's all correct.
well, list...? you mean like list of all the stock apps on CM7?
if you try to restore the stock apps from another rom onto this rom, it will get messed up.

saranhai said:
yes, that's all correct.
well, list...? you mean like list of all the stock apps on CM7?
if you try to restore the stock apps from another rom onto this rom, it will get messed up.
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Yes, like I've seen some ROMs that have listed features such as includes camera, calendar, messages, etc or what they have added like screenshot, apps2sd, etc But I can't seem to find anything like that for CM7. I've looked at the Changelog page but it lists everything like fixes and updates and tweaks, and a lot of it I don't understand. For example... it lists... Common: Camera timer - Danesh Mondegarian
√Does that mean it comes with a camera or just that it adds a timer to the camera app, but I have to get & install the app?
And this has to be an inside joke, right? Common: "eat" pushes fresh brunch/breakfast to device - Ricardo Cerqueira
Good to know about the stock apps. Thank You! I probably would have tried to restore everything if you hadn't said something. See, questions overload pays off LOL
√So once I flash the ROM, Should I actually re-download and reinstall my apps, will it find them automatically from the SD card, or do I have to restore everything from the backups?
√I saw you mention the VU ROM... I was looking into that one awhile ago before I settled on CM7. How do you like it? That's a Sense one, right? Much different from CM? How hard would it be to switch between them to check them both out?

saranhai said:
android 2.3.4 and 2.3.7 don't have any big changes, google it, and maybe you can find some screenshots.
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Sorraia3 said:
OK thanks, I will look.
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UPDATE: I found a decent list here... http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html
oddly though, it only goes up to 2.3.4, no 2.3.7, but from what I could gather elsewhere the only main changes from .4 to .7 were for the Nexus S and Galaxy S, so I guess I need to look more at the difference between CM 7.0.3 & CM 7.1.0 to decide.
√And in that case 7.1 should just add on to whatever was already there in 7.0, right?
And OMG 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, looks amazing! I can't wait.

Sorraia3 said:
Yes, like I've seen some ROMs that have listed features such as includes camera, calendar, messages, etc or what they have added like screenshot, apps2sd, etc But I can't seem to find anything like that for CM7. I've looked at the Changelog page but it lists everything like fixes and updates and tweaks, and a lot of it I don't understand. For example... it lists... Common: Camera timer - Danesh Mondegarian
?Does that mean it comes with a camera or just that it adds a timer to the camera app, but I have to get & install the app?
And this has to be an inside joke, right? Common: "eat" pushes fresh brunch/breakfast to device - Ricardo Cerqueira
Good to know about the stock apps. Thank You! I probably would have tried to restore everything if you hadn't said something. See, questions overload pays off LOL
?So once I flash the ROM, Should I actually re-download and reinstall my apps, will it find them automatically from the SD card, or do I have to restore everything from the backups?
?I saw you mention the VU ROM... I was looking into that one awhile ago before I settled on CM7. How do you like it? That's a Sense one, right? Much different from CM? How hard would it be to switch between them to check them both out?
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You would have to restore the data manually through titanium backup.
VU is AMAZINGGGG
Awesome battery life, smooth as butter, beautiful UI. better than CM7 IMO lol. VU is a Sense 3.0 Tom based off of the HTC Sensation.
VU is a LOT different from CM, since one is sense and the other is AOSP.
It wouldn't be very hard to switch between them and try both of them, just do the basics for both Roms:
1) MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP
2) do a full wipe (DATA, CACHE, DALVIK CACHE)
3) flash rom.zip
4) reboot, wait patiently (first boot should take longer)
5) enjoy!
6) flash any other mods/tweaks/themes etc
7) hit the thanks button
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saranhai said:
VU is AMAZINGGGG
Awesome battery life, smooth as butter, beautiful UI. better than CM7 IMO lol. VU is a Sense 3.0 Tom based off of the HTC Sensation.
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Hmmm... My son and his girlfriend both have the Sensation. They love them. OK, I will definitely check that one out too.
Which is the current stable version to get? Do I still need the GAPPS?
I would love to see a side by side comparison chart of ROM apps and features. Can't believe no one has done one yet. Although I guess with all of the frequent updates to ROMs it would be a pain to maintain.
Thank you for answering so many of my questions, saranhai, you've been very kind and patient. Would you mind taking one more look through these posts and see if you might be able to answer any of the remaining ones with question marks? Thanks so much!

Sorraia3 said:
Hmmm... My son and his girlfriend both have the Sensation. They love them. OK, I will definitely check that one out too.
Which is the current stable version to get? Do I still need the GAPPS?
I would love to see a side by side comparison chart of ROM apps and features. Can't believe no one has done one yet. Although I guess with all of the frequent updates to ROMs it would be a pain to maintain.
Thank you for answering so many of my questions, saranhai, you've been very kind and patient. Would you mind taking one more look through these posts and see if you might be able to answer any of the remaining ones with question marks? Thanks so much!
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Yes definitely check out VU
The most stable version would be the latest one, v2.39.
You don't need to flash gapps for this Rom, they're all included
I suggest you wait until the Virtuous team releases their sense 3.5 version
I can't wait!!
Lol no problem bro, just hit the thanks button if I've helped
Sent from my HTC Glacier Sense 3.0 using xda premium

saranhai said:
Yes definitely check out VU
The most stable version would be the latest one, v2.39.
You don't need to flash gapps for this Rom, they're all included
I suggest you wait until the Virtuous team releases their sense 3.5 version
I can't wait!!
Lol no problem bro, just hit the thanks button if I've helped
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OK, thanks! I'll check out the 2.39 for now to see if it's for me or not.
Oh and I'm not a "bro" LOL

Sorraia3 said:
OK, thanks! I'll check out the 2.39 for now to see if it's for me or not.
Oh and I'm not a "bro" LOL
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haha sorry man, it's just my way of calling people

saranhai said:
haha sorry man, it's just my way of calling people
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No problem, considering all of the time you've been taking to help me, you can call me whatever you like. lol
Still have a few outstanding questions though, if you or anyone else would mind answering them. Thanks!
Regarding flashing CM or VU:
saranhai said:
THIS ROM DOES NOT INCLUDE THE GENIUS BUTTON FEATURE, THE BUTTON IS REMAPPED TO THE SEARCH FUNCTION.
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√Currently when I use my Bluetooth it utilizes the genius button features for commands to access calls, maps, navigation, searches, etc when I am in the car. So will I no longer be able to use my Bluetooth or voice commands? If so, recommended replacement?
saranhai said:
well, list...? you mean like list of all the stock apps on CM7?
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Yes, like I've seen some ROMs that have listed features such as includes camera, calendar, messages, etc or what they have added like screenshot, apps2sd, etc But I can't seem to find anything like that for CM7. I've looked at the Changelog page but it lists everything like fixes and updates and tweaks, and a lot of it I don't understand. For example... it lists... Common: Camera timer - Danesh Mondegarian
?Does that mean it comes with a camera or just that it adds a timer to the camera app, but I have to get & install the app?
And this has to be an inside joke, right? Common: "eat" pushes fresh brunch/breakfast to device - Ricardo Cerqueira
...so I guess I need to look more at the difference between CM 7.0.3 & CM 7.1.0 to decide.
√And in that case 7.1 should just add on to whatever was already there in 7.0, right?
Regarding the SD Card:
I read that I should wipe not just the phone but my SD card too and do a partition on it for Apps2SD.
?Do I wipe, partition, then just copy everything back to it?
√Is it better to do it while in the phone connected to the pc or pop it out and do it directly from the pc?
√Should I be using ADB for any of this?
saranhai said:
NO NEED TO WIPE THE SDCARD, JUST THE PHONE. well, unless you want to eliminate all error. But I don't suggest you do it.
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DANCCS said:
Only swipe card if you are having issues that you can't solve. Is pretty low the probability that card gives you problems.
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√Actually, I am having ongoing issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18517474#post18517474
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209747
http://androidforums.com/t-mobile-mytouch-4g/370666-sd-card-issues-appear-contagious.html
I'm hoping in addition to all of the regular added benefits of flashing a new ROM that these issues will be solved once and for all as well...
√So, knowing that, what do you think? Wipe the SD too?

Sorraia3 said:
No problem, considering all of the time you've been taking to help me, you can call me whatever you like. lol
Still have a few outstanding questions though, if you or anyone else would mind answering them. Thanks!
Regarding flashing CM or VU:
?Currently when I use my Bluetooth it utilizes the genius button features for commands to access calls, maps, navigation, searches, etc when I am in the car. So will I no longer be able to use my Bluetooth or voice commands? If so, recommended replacement?
Yes, like I've seen some ROMs that have listed features such as includes camera, calendar, messages, etc or what they have added like screenshot, apps2sd, etc But I can't seem to find anything like that for CM7. I've looked at the Changelog page but it lists everything like fixes and updates and tweaks, and a lot of it I don't understand. For example... it lists... Common: Camera timer - Danesh Mondegarian
?Does that mean it comes with a camera or just that it adds a timer to the camera app, but I have to get & install the app?
And this has to be an inside joke, right? Common: "eat" pushes fresh brunch/breakfast to device - Ricardo Cerqueira
...so I guess I need to look more at the difference between CM 7.0.3 & CM 7.1.0 to decide.
?And in that case 7.1 should just add on to whatever was already there in 7.0, right?
Regarding the SD Card:
I read that I should wipe not just the phone but my SD card too and do a partition on it for Apps2SD.
?Do I wipe, partition, then just copy everything back to it?
?Is it better to do it while in the phone connected to the pc or pop it out and do it directly from the pc?
?Should I be using ADB for any of this?
?Actually, I am having ongoing issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18517474#post18517474
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209747
http://androidforums.com/t-mobile-mytouch-4g/370666-sd-card-issues-appear-contagious.html
I'm hoping in addition to all of the regular added benefits of flashing a new ROM that these issues will be solved once and for all as well...
?So, knowing that, what do you think? Wipe the SD too?
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for VU: if the genius button feature is not present, you can still use bluetooth and voice commands for google search. google search is pretty much the same thing as genius, maybe not as many features, but not bad at all.
all roms should include the stock apps, messages, camera, phone, calender, calculator, etc etc, and that includes CM7. i'm not so sure about the camera timer on CM7 though. really, it doesn't matter which version you install, though i would suggest CM7.1 because it seems more stable to me.
SDcard: if you are experiencing issues, then yes, wipe the SDcard and partition it. i would say that you pop out the SDcard and plug it into the computer, just to be on the safe side
you shouldn't need to be using adb for any of this.

Titanium Backup (root) 5.4.0-testX with JB support

Hi!
Here's a test version of Titanium Backup that adds:
Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" support
Backup/restore to a fully portable XML file (Pro): for browser bookmarks, call log, SMS/MMS.
New permissions required by the above feature.
Can save exported .TiBkp/.CSV files locally (Pro).
Improved backup speed.
Fixed bug with native libs when integrating system app updates on ICS.
MANY tweaks and bugfixes.
You can smoothly upgrade any TB version to this one:
Titanium Backup 5.4.0-test1 APK
Feedback is welcome, especially if you encounter FC or incorrect characters when backing up or restoring SMS/MMS. The XML is fully UTF-8 and can even be edited before restoring, so it should be fun! It's supposed to work across all Android versions and was tested between 1.5 and 4.1.
Enjoy!

Awesome! I'm not running JB 4.1 but I'll definitely give this version a go!
TB is a MUST have app on my device as I flash new roms like its my day job lol!
I appreciate all the work you've done with this application! It has saved my life more than once for sure!
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Jleeblanch said:
Awesome! I'm not running JB 4.1 but I'll definitely give this version a go!
TB is a MUST have app on my device as I flash new roms like its my day job lol!
I appreciate all the work you've done with this application! It has saved my life more than once for sure!
Sent from my MB855 using xda premium
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Same here

I'm not seeing where the backup SMS portion is...

Thank you guys! It's a pleasure.
To access these features you need to hit MENU -> Backup data to XML... for now.

TB doesn't restore - going to try this Beta
I'm going to give this Beta a try - for some reason, Titanium Backup Pro will not restore previous backups on either my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Stock & Rooted) or my Galaxy Nexus (JB & Rooted). I performed most restores, Apps+Data, Sys+Data etc but nothing gets restored even though it looks like TB is actually restoring. I have my Backups on an Ext Card on the S3 & Int SD on The Nexus but still no dice. Any ideas on what's going on, TB use to be PERFECT, now the restores are totally unreliable - any help is appreciated BTW, I have my Backup location set to INTSDCard and my Restore Point to Internal SD

tomtorre said:
I'm going to give this Beta a try - for some reason, Titanium Backup Pro will not restore previous backups on either my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Stock & Rooted) or my Galaxy Nexus (JB & Rooted). I performed most restores, Apps+Data, Sys+Data etc but nothing gets restored even though it looks like TB is actually restoring. I have my Backups on an Ext Card on the S3 & Int SD on The Nexus but still no dice. Any ideas on what's going on, TB use to be PERFECT, now the restores are totally unreliable - any help is appreciated BTW, I have my Backup location set to INTSDCard and my Restore Point to Internal SD
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Thank you for the report. I have PM'd you. Hopefully this will get resolved shortly.

One thing I noticed, I just tested out backing up SMS/MMS .xml and chose to save file locally. If defaults to /mnt/sdcard/messages-date-time.xml and I attempted to change it to /mnt/emmc/TB-SMS/messages-date-time.xml but it threw an error saying it was unable to create directory...
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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Jleeblanch said:
One thing I noticed, I just tested out backing up SMS/MMS .xml and chose to save file locally. If defaults to /mnt/sdcard/messages-date-time.xml and I attempted to change it to /mnt/emmc/TB-SMS/messages-date-time.xml but it threw an error saying it was unable to create directory...
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Right, this is most probably because it didn't create the TB-SMS folder by itself. Try creating it manually and it should work.

joel.bourquard said:
Right, this is most probably because it didn't create the TB-SMS folder by itself. Try creating it manually and it should work.
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Ok, I was wondering if that was the issue but as you can see from the screen shot I just added to my post, it doesn't even allow it to put the file in the root of emmc directory (which on my device is my external SD card)
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Jleeblanch said:
Ok, I was wondering if that was the issue but as you can see from the screen shot I just added to my post, it doesn't even allow it to put the file in the root of emmc directory (which on my device is my external SD card)
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Hmm, are you sure that apps have write access to the root folder of your emmc? Keep in mind that Titanium Backup is not using root access when writing these XML files...

Final version of TB 5.4.0 is released on Play Store now.

joel.bourquard said:
Thank you guys! It's a pleasure.
To access these features you need to hit MENU -> Backup data to XML... for now.
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Thanks, Joel.

hey, my friend...i am getting a 404 error from Host gator...is there an alternative location? I am getting the same message that TB is not compatible with my rooted, stock TF101. I only got root yesterday after the ota to.27. Any ideas? Or alternately is there any other backup software that is remotely close?
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nvm...didn't see it had gone gold! thanks! I love tb!
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Hi ddseils,
Yes the 404 is because the test version was removed at the time the final one got released
Anything remotely close to TB? I'm afraid I can't answer this - unless you want a "slightly biased" answer. Haha
Sorry about the bogus "not compatible" errors on Play Store. Everything should be fine with the latest 5.4.0.2 version, otherwise please shout here!

ddseils said:
hey, my friend...i am getting a 404 error from Host gator...is there an alternative location? I am getting the same message that TB is not compatible with my rooted, stock TF101. I only got root yesterday after the ota to.27. Any ideas? Or alternately is there any other backup software that is remotely close?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium
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There is nothing remotely close. There are simple backup apps. Nothing as thorough as tb, tho.

I just installed TB on new Galaxy S3 installed my old sd card and I have no batch mode with TB to do any restores. What am I missing?

There's an icon at the top right of the screen, which opens batch mode. If your top bar is in quick search mode you'll need to exit it first.

it was updated to 5.4.1.1 yesterday (as on my device) from Play Store, all functions working well on my i9220+

[Work-Around] Black Screen, White LED Flashing, Reboot to System

Hello Brothers,
It's been a long time (around 3+ years) that I was out of my school (XDA Forum). I am also a proud owner of OP3T.:laugh:
We are blessed with several great developers, contributors, and members who are bringing in the latest stuff for our devices (3 & 3T).:angel:
There are a few people like me who are facing a strange bug - "White Led with Black Screen and Nothing Responds (Freeze)" and the only way to get rid of it is to force reboot by pressing and holding the Power Button.:crying:
I have tried almost all AOSP & LAOS based ROMs and faced the issue several times. It's a case wherein nothing works for you, you even can't take the logs as system is freeze and the worst is you can't re-produce it by yourself. It bugs us randomly anytime while doing anything - Connecting or Disconnecting the Call, Browsing Internet, Using Social Media, etc. Those of us who have faced the issue knows this bug while some has tried formatting the data and all restoring back and other work around, but I guess nothing works for this.
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In last couple of days I tried a few things and since then I have not seen it coming again and thus wanted to share the same. A few members suggested that it can be a TWRP issue but its not only to that.
Work-Around (Temporary Fix)
0) Make a nandroid backup. It's even before the workaround starts so understand the importance.
1) Download the Latest Firmware (March 28th) or the "4.0.3 Firmware for your Device shared by @djsubterrain on his thread here - ."4.1.0 (Official Release) - 7.1.1 Flashable firmware & modem. Do not forget to thank him for his effort. It will proved to be a life saviour.
2) Download the TWRP developed by @eng.stk from his thread here - [KERNEL] [blu_spark r95 unified OP3/3T] [OOS 4.1.* / custom ROMs]. Thank him as well for all his hard work he has done for us and flash the downloaded TWRP.
3) The toughest part -
a) Boot in TWRP.
b) Go to Advanced > File Manager. Open It.
c) Go to "sdcard > Android. Delete it. Do not try to keep Obb for media folder. (Delete entire Android Folder)
d) You can keep the folder copied in PC.
e) For deleting in TWRP - Open folder > click on blue tick mark in bottom right corner > Select delete from option > Confirm Delete.
I know there will be games data and all in Android Folder. But can't helped it. I did the same way and it seems to be working for me. Also, if the workaround is not working for you then you copy the Android Folder back to your phone from PC (Point 3 & d):laugh:
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4) Not Wipe system, data, cache, dalvik/art.
5) Flash the firmware downloaded.
6) Now flash a new ROM that you want.
7) Flash the Gapps.
8) Flash the firmware again.
9) Wipe Cache & Dalvik / ART and boot to system.
10) First boot will take time, so have patience. Complete the setup and use the ROM. Report back if this works for you to check if this is the FIX or only a workaround.
I have seen this working for me on both the ROM in which I faced the bug. So I have posted it. But whatever you're doing to your device is going to be your responsibility and thus you suggested to think and re-think of your decision. Kindly do not blame me or xda or anyone else for any earthquake, disaster or anything else.
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I hope this help everyone of us who is bugged by the issue.
Conclusion & Solution
Once again thanks to all the Developers, Contributors and Members for the help and Moderators for the necessary cleanup:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Regards
Bond

I tried following these exact steps but whenever I try to wipe the data in TWRP the problem happens. It fades to black and white LED turns on after a little bit. I have no idea what to do as this just started happening today.
I can recreate this every time just by trying to wipe the data partition, is there any other way I could try to wipe it?

Lachstah said:
I tried following these exact steps but whenever I try to wipe the data in TWRP the problem happens. It fades to black and white LED turns on after a little bit. I have no idea what to do as this just started happening today.
I can recreate this every time just by trying to wipe the data partition, is there any other way I could try to wipe it?
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Hi Brother,
Can you please flash the TWRP that's suitable for your device as given in the guide. Try to flash it first and then clearing the data.
Or you can also get the log through the process given here - Taking Log for Bug Report.
Please do get us the log to check.
Best Regards
Bond

SuperDroid-BOND said:
Hi Brother,
Can you please flash the TWRP that's suitable for your device as given in the guide. Try to flash it first and then clearing the data.
Or you can also get the log through the process given here - Taking Log for Bug Report.
Please do get us the log to check.
Best Regards
Bond
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When I flash that TWRP that you linked and reboot to recovery it goes straight to the black screen with white LED before I can even do anything.
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I've also found that the problem occurs after opening Sync for reddit for a couple seconds. Also whenever I try to uninstall Sync it happens, but not any other app. Along with happening when I try to wipe data I think something might be happening with Sync that's causing this to occur whenever it tries to be modified or something. Really strange. I haven't had it happen in any other app yet or action other than those I have mentioned. Although flashing that TWRP does seem to trigger it as well. So I have no idea.

Alternative:
I have had this issue multiple times, what I did to fix it was booting into fastboot, connecting to PC and using the command:
fastboot erase userdata
Fixed the problem instantly, although your going to lose all of your data of course.

gibby1290 said:
I have had this issue multiple times, what I did to fix it was booting into fastboot, connecting to PC and using the command:
fastboot erase userdata
Fixed the problem instantly, although your going to lose all of your data of course.
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But would I lose any of my internal storage or just app data? Because I have all of that backed up in titanium.

Yes, it's the same as factory data reset. You'll lose all apps, music, photos, etc.
If your apps are backed up in titanium, make sure that the Titanium Backup folder in your SD Card is backed up on to your PC. Otherwise you'll lost that as well.

gibby1290 said:
Yes, it's the same as factory data reset. You'll lose all apps, music, photos, etc.
If your apps are backed up in titanium, make sure that the Titanium Backup folder in your SD Card is backed up on to your PC. Otherwise you'll lost that as well.
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Ok thanks so much. I think I fixed it. I just nuked the whole phone and wiped everything, reflashing TWRP and everything else. Wiping the data no longer causes the issue which is good however I'll have to use the phone a bit more once it's set up to see if it is totally fixed. Thanks for help both of you!

Lachstah said:
Ok thanks so much. I think I fixed it. I just nuked the whole phone and wiped everything, reflashing TWRP and everything else. Wiping the data no longer causes the issue which is good however I'll have to use the phone a bit more once it's set up to see if it is totally fixed. Thanks for help both of you!
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Sure thing, I know it sucked not knowing what happened the first time this happened to me.

gibby1290 said:
Yes, it's the same as factory data reset. You'll lose all apps, music, photos, etc.
If your apps are backed up in titanium, make sure that the Titanium Backup folder in your SD Card is backed up on to your PC. Otherwise you'll lost that as well.
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gibby1290 said:
Sure thing, I know it sucked not knowing what happened the first time this happened to me.
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Brothers,
Just reminding that restoring anything through Titanium Backup will cause you the same issues. So make sure before you restore anything.
Best Regards
Bond

It's all been working fine without the issue but I've found that it is only showing 25gb out of my 64gb of internal storage available, any idea of what I can do fix this?
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Lachstah said:
It's all been working fine without the issue but I've found that it is only showing 25gb out of my 64gb of internal storage available, any idea of what I can do fix this?
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Bro,
Thanks for the confirmation that its working.
Your screenshot is showing that data has used 52.4GB of space. Try formatting the internal storage and you will be good to go.
Best Regards
Bond

But solid explorer says I have half of that

Lachstah said:
But solid explorer says I have half of that
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Bro,
Do not worry. Try checking it with ES Explorer or Root Explorer. If it shows less that the disk info then only you can go for formatting internal or else all is good.

SuperDroid-BOND said:
Bro,
Do not worry. Try checking it with ES Explorer or Root Explorer. If it shows less that the disk info then only you can go for formatting internal or else all is good.
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So it is showing up the same in other explorers, how would I go about formatting internal storage? Is that done in TWRP or over fastboot or something?

Lachstah said:
So it is showing up the same in other explorers, how would I go about formatting internal storage? Is that done in TWRP or over fastboot or something?
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You can do that through twrp or through Backup & Reset option in settings.
But before doing so backup your data in pc because every thing from the internal storage will get erased and you will loose all files, music n photos or anything from internal.

SuperDroid-BOND said:
You can do that through twrp or through Backup & Reset option in settings.
But before doing so backup your data in pc because every thing from the internal storage will get erased and you will loose all files, music n photos or anything from internal.
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So after I do it my system will remain the same with gapps/magisk and settings but I will just have to restore apps?

Lachstah said:
So after I do it my system will remain the same with gapps/magisk and settings but I will just have to restore apps?
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No, only system and gapps will be there and I'll advice to flash magisk v12 again after formatting.
All other settings will be deleted and will be like first time.
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SuperDroid-BOND said:
No, only system and gapps will be there and I'll advice to flash magisk v12 again after formatting.
All other settings will be deleted and will be like first time.
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Ok thank you so much for your help!

Lachstah said:
Ok thank you so much for your help!
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My pleasure and responsibility brother. Being a senior on XDA is not only for fun. Its a social duty as well to share what learned and make others happy.
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