Is this correct - Acer Iconia A500

New a500
rooted with gingerb
installed acer recovery with cwm
did a full backup with cwm
backed up everything else with Titanium backup to ex micro sd
just to make sure i copied int sd and ex sd card to hard drive.
Now for 3.1
Remove root with ginger
Then boot using cwm recovery
and recover stock..?
and when I recover to stock is cwm still there..?
Little fuzzy on the above
I don't want to try to figure this all out when the 3.1 is ready.
Any good links or comments. Thanks to everone in the know, im not.

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[Q] How to create a Backup of a stock A500 ?

Hi fellow Android lovers
I'm still not sure how to make a proper backup of my completely stock A500 (HC 3.0.1).
My plan is:
1. Root with Gingerbreak
2. Install Acer Recovery Installer App
3. Backup my Recovery with the app
4. Install CWM with the app
5. Make a Backup with CWM
Is this a good/correct way to make a backup ?
What would be the best way ?
Thanks a lot for any useful input
king.mark said:
Hi fellow Android lovers
I'm still not sure how to make a proper backup of my completely stock A500 (HC 3.0.1).
My plan is:
1. Root with Gingerbreak
2. Install Acer Recovery Installer App
3. Backup my Recovery with the app
4. Install CWM with the app
5. Make a Backup with CWM
Is this a good/correct way to make a backup ?
What would be the best way ?
Thanks a lot for any useful input
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Yes. This is EXACTLY what you should do but with a step 6 added.
Make a copy of your shiney new backups to seperate storage, such as your PC.
Cool ...
Thanks for answering.
Of cause I will safely store that backup on my PC.
A little bit more detail so you don't miss your original recovery.img:
Those interested in getting back their OTA, properly backing up their original ROMS or restoring them, please follow the tutorials in this thread:
Going back to stock TUTORIAL
Backup Help
I have rooted the device and installed the Acer Recovery app. Where's the backup function ? I can do the restore but how do I backup the device and cw install?
thanks,
you have to reboot into clockwork mod . Recovery .. then in there you can choose backup/recovery
Another thing to try and remember, if/when Acer Recovery updates with a new version of CWM - when you are putting this version on your device and updating recover, don't backup - it will overwrite your "stock" recovery backup with the previous CWM backup (which is likely not really needed with the new version of CWM) - leaving your only way back the final Acer Recovery option of "use stock <whatever version is included with that version of Acer recovery but may not match your recovery version>"
Learned that the hard way
pfc.joker said:
Another thing to try and remember, if/when Acer Recovery updates with a new version of CWM - when you are putting this version on your device and updating recover, don't backup - it will overwrite your "stock" recovery backup with the previous CWM backup (which is likely not really needed with the new version of CWM) - leaving your only way back the final Acer Recovery option of "use stock <whatever version is included with that version of Acer recovery but may not match your recovery version>"
Learned that the hard way
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I can, however, confirm that the stock recovery they have still works in all versions of 3.1. Just ran into that with the 4.010.13 update.
Cannot fullbackup in CWM
Hi all,
I did as follow:
install Acer recovery installer V 1.5
click Clockworkmod recovery rev 1.3.4 by thor...
install recovery image (recovey image installed successfully)
power off
press power and volume button enter CWM mode
highlight backup and restore
highlight full backup
it reply
clockworkmod recovery v5.0.0.0 (thor...)
Fixing A500 boot/recovery checksums
running itsmagic
done!
can't mount /sdcard
I really need help from you
thanks in advance
mangolia said:
Hi all,
I did as follow:
install Acer recovery installer V 1.5
click Clockworkmod recovery rev 1.3.4 by thor...
install recovery image (recovey image installed successfully)
power off
press power and volume button enter CWM mode
highlight backup and restore
highlight full backup
it reply
clockworkmod recovery v5.0.0.0 (thor...)
Fixing A500 boot/recovery checksums
running itsmagic
done!
can't mount /sdcard
I really need help from you
thanks in advance
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Do you have a working SD card inserted?
Yes, I have sdcard 16 gig from acer stock and external_sd memory card 8 gig, both of them work fine. I did remove external_sd card and repeat all steps it don't work...
Thanks
mangolia said:
Hi all,
I did as follow:
install Acer recovery installer V 1.5
click Clockworkmod recovery rev 1.3.4 by thor...
install recovery image (recovey image installed successfully)
power off
press power and volume button enter CWM mode
highlight backup and restore
highlight full backup
it reply
clockworkmod recovery v5.0.0.0 (thor...)
Fixing A500 boot/recovery checksums
running itsmagic
done!
can't mount /sdcard
I really need help from you
thanks in advance
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To be clear, it has to be a working external micro SD formatted to fat32
Hi,
The code said can't mount /sdcard I think it is the 16 gig acer stock, it isn't extenal _sd card. My external_sd format FAT 32 it have music and film and
the tab read these files fine. Any idea ???
mangolia said:
Hi,
The code said can't mount /sdcard I think it is the 16 gig acer stock, it isn't extenal _sd card. My external_sd format FAT 32 it have music and film and
the tab read these files fine. Any idea ???
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It is talking about the external, not internal. As for why its not working though I'm not sure
installed acer recovery installer but need premium to use backup. Doing a search i can find many referances to premium but nothing on how to get the premium version, can any one help?
jonhome2 said:
installed acer recovery installer but need premium to use backup. Doing a search i can find many referances to premium but nothing on how to get the premium version, can any one help?
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I just used the acer recovery from the market and do my backup, don't know what you mean by premium as the regular works fine for backup.

[Q] Installing CWR on nook

I'm trying to find out if there is a way to install clockwork recovery on to the nook itself. I can boot it up with an sd card, but since I want to put muiu on the nook, it seems like a good idea to have recovery on the nook.
There don't seem to be any link to the latest version of cwr in the development thread, and it has been a couple of weeks since someone posted there asking for a link, but never got a reply.
I guess what I'm really looking for is a .zip of the latest clockwork recovery that I can install on the nook through the clockwork recovery I have on my sd card.
Any help, as always, is greatly appreciated!
Go to ROM manager in applications and select Flash CWM Recovery. It'll install to the emmc.
416inversed said:
Go to ROM manager in applications and select Flash CWM Recovery. It'll install to the emmc.
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He's running off an SD card. ROM Manager only works with internal installations.
To the original poster: Once you flash CWR to the eMMC you no longer have a stock Nook for the purposes of warranty. Why not just go all the way and put CM7 on the eMMC? You can follow the directions here: http://mrm3.net/nook-color-how-to-install-cyanogenmod-nightlies/
Make sure you choose the newest version of CWR (v3.2.0.1) when you do this!
patruns said:
He's running off an SD card. ROM Manager only works with internal installations.
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Yeah, but CM7 on SD still has ROM Manager installed. OP wants to put CWM on the emmc. Hitting the "Flash CWM Recovery" selection in ROM Manager will put the latest CWM on their emmc. (I know it does, because I was noob enough to accidentally do it to my own Nook).
But that's what Crwly was asking about, right?
I am dual-booting CWR and CM7, both off the microSD. I used verygreen's installer to put CM7 on the microSD first, then installed racks11479's modified CWR. This does not satisfy ROM Manager, but it does let you backup, restore, and install zip packages off your 4th partition.
EDIT: Oh, and you do need another microSD to boot CWR, before you could use it to "flash" CWM SD Dualboot 0.1 to your current microSD.

Removing ClockWorkRecovery from EMMC for Rooted 1.2

I would like to remove CWR so that I may sideload the Nook 1.3 software. Right now, CWR is blocking the installation of 1.3 with an error each time I sideload the file and the Nook restarts. I found a CWR Removal zip file but it only works with Nook 1.1 .
joej said:
I would like to remove CWR so that I may sideload the Nook 1.3 software. Right now, CWR is blocking the installation of 1.3 with an error each time I sideload the file and the Nook restarts. I found a CWR Removal zip file but it only works with Nook 1.1 .
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I'm pretty sure this has been asked before and the answer is you have to do a complete reinstall of the stock ROM.
Let me guess, you used verygreen's guide to installing CM7 to the card?
joej said:
I would like to remove CWR so that I may sideload the Nook 1.3 software. Right now, CWR is blocking the installation of 1.3 with an error each time I sideload the file and the Nook restarts. I found a CWR Removal zip file but it only works with Nook 1.1 .
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That's one of the reason, I never and not suggest others to flash CwM into eMMC.
I guess, you have to completely reformat to remove CwM.
I never install CwM into eMMC so I have no experience how it goes
Managed to do it. It's a tedious process.
1. Make Backup of rooted 1.2 with CWR SD
2. Restore the signed 1.2 ZIP to make it a fresh install and generate a new /boot
3. Backup fresh 1.2 with CWR SD
4. Restore backup of Step 1
5. Do an advanced restore and restore /boot from backup of Step 3
6. Install OC Kernel
7. It will boot up the Rooted 1.2 but without CWR in EMMC
Hope this will help anyone else who might have installed CWR into EMMC
joej said:
Managed to do it. It's a tedious process.
1. Make Backup of rooted 1.2 with CWR SD
2. Restore the signed 1.2 ZIP to make it a fresh install and generate a new /boot
3. Backup fresh 1.2 with CWR SD
4. Restore backup of Step 1
5. Do an advanced restore and restore /boot from backup of Step 3
6. Install OC Kernel
7. It will boot up the Rooted 1.2 but without CWR in EMMC
Hope this will help anyone else who might have installed CWR into EMMC
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Excellent advice! Thanks for sharing. I am sure others will appreciate it.
It's a good sign for those who intentional or unintentionally flashed CwM into eMMC and want to restore back to stock.
Good work, m8
Glad you guys like it. Quite a few steps but at least it lets us wipe off CWR

[Q] Issue Mounting SD in CWM to flash ICS

Ok. I have a strange problem. I am rooted, running CWM 4.0.0.4. I should have check if CMW could see the Xoom's SD card, but I fogot.
I blew away /Data and /Cache. I tried to find the SD and it cannot see the SD so I formatted a 2GB SD and put the ICS ROM on it to flash. Rebooted into CWM and it still cannot see the SD.
When I look at the Xoom's storage, it seems that Titanium Backup and ROM Manager created backup in the Xoom's default storage NOT on the SD.
Unfortunately, now when I boot into 3.1, I don't even have the Market. What are my options here? Wipe Data/Factory Reset? Re-root?
When I boot into CWM, it says ODM Fuse 1 (if that means anything). I did recover from a CWM but lost SU but still rooted. Paused for now.
Thanks for any help!
Clockwork 3.0.2.5 can see external not newer version. So get the old version back on there maybe through rom manager then wipe everything and instal kang ics nightly version. Everything works in it. If that doesn't work do it through adb. I was still rooted flashing to it. Sounds like your better off moving forward then trying to fix whatever you've got going on. Titanium stored my stuff on SD card. Your apps are primly still there. Go to preferences, folder, scan whole device. Then set filter to backed up. If you have an old nandroid you can do the whole ics instal first then click restore, advanced, data after words. Then your apps will still be there at least. Basically got to get old clockwork either through rom manager or adb flash recovery then instal ics, then try data restore.
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Torrentula81 said:
Clockwork 3.0.2.5 can see external not newer version. So get the old version back on there maybe through rom manager then wipe everything and instal kang ics nightly version. Everything works in it. If that doesn't work do it through adb. I was still rooted flashing to it. Sounds like your better off moving forward then trying to fix whatever you've got going on. Titanium stored my stuff on SD card. Your apps are primly still there. Go to preferences, folder, scan whole device. Then set filter to backed up. If you have an old nandroid you can do the whole ics instal first then click restore, advanced, data after words. Then your apps will still be there at least. Basically got to get old clockwork either through rom manager or adb flash recovery then instal ics, then try data restore.
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Not true that you need to go back to that old version to get external sd support. Flash solarnz' v3.2.0.0...it supports ICS now. Just stay away from Rom Manager updates (4.0.0.4) as they don't support external sd.
UBER thanks! That worked. Now flashing ICS! Ran into Wi-fi authentication problem but a reboot should help.

[Q] Backup in SD CM9 Rom Manager

I have been running CM9 on NC SD card for a ,couple of days now. I have CM7.1 in emmc. I find CM9 to be more phone-ey but I haven't had time to truly get used to it. I attempted to backup via Rom Manager today, it dumped me into recovery, tried to install gapps, failed & shut down. Anyone have issues like this. Not stopping production, but I love my backups. Just can't get enough.
beaujack said:
I have been running CM9 on NC SD card for a ,couple of days now. I have CM7.1 in emmc. I find CM9 to be more phone-ey but I haven't had time to truly get used to it. I attempted to backup via Rom Manager today, it dumped me into recovery, tried to install gapps, failed & shut down. Anyone have issues like this. Not stopping production, but I love my backups. Just can't get enough.
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ROM Manager does not work with SD installs. If you try to use it, it tries to boot to CWM recovery to accomplish its tasks. You have no CWM recovery on an SD install. It is a special recovery script written by verygreen. That is what you see scrolling by after ROM Manager tells it to reboot.
But there is a way to put a custom CWM recovery as an alternate recovery on the SD. It has been specially modified to work with the SD installed partitions. It can back up your SD system for you. See my post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22719241
Thanks, I appreciate the information. You are a pal.

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