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[Q] Install Xrecovery over cwm

I First installed xrecovery on my XPERIA X8 and then installed a Custom ROM
But after seeing the cyanogen 7.1 ROM for XPERIA X8 I installed it by changing the bootloader and installing cwm.
Now i want to go back to the previous ROM.(i have xrecovery backup files)
But Now i am not able to install xrecovery on it.because it does not have the original bootloader.
but if i install the original bootloader then my phone will be bricked because it has custom firmware.
WHAT SHOULD I DO??
HOW DO I INSTALL XRECOVERY AGAIN.
OR HOW DO I CONVERT XRECOVERY BACKUP FILES TO CWM BACKUP FILES??

In cwm you have an option to recovery from xrecovery files, use it
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Thanx for the reply dsaklein
bt how do I use the feature?
i have xrecovery files that are:
cache.img
data.img
system.img
nandroid.md5
BUT I tried putting it in
backup/android/
folder.
where cwm saves the backups
but it had an error
md5 file not recognised or somthing like that
PLZ HELP!!!

Recovery file for flashing 4.0.3 stock rom

Hi.
I am looking for a way to reinstall the 4.0.3 stock ROM.
TPT is still stock.
Could you tell me where to find a file, wich is copied to a sd card, named update.zip and flashed inside the recovery?

I found this:
http://download.lenovo.com/slates/think/tablet1/
According to the status page in settings i have a version number mathing the last filename on that page.
But that file is only 4 mb in size, so definitly no ROM.

there is no update zip or stock something to restore the ICS.
Only if you have a backup you or someone else made.
But you must have a CWM installed, and the restore a backup.
I can provide a backup of my ROW ICS tpt, but you still need the CWM.

[Q] First time Root On S4 Question.

I have just rooted my Sprint S4 and plan for now anyway to keep it stock root is their a reason to flash a recovery if I plan to stay only stock root?

FootballJim715 said:
I have just rooted my Sprint S4 and plan for now anyway to keep it stock root is their a reason to flash a recovery if I plan to stay only stock root?
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You need recovery for flashing mods and themes, zip file kernels, make a nandroid backup, backup and restore and EFS folder (Philz Touch Recovery). Reasons enough as you see.

gee2012 said:
You need recovery for flashing mods and themes, zip file kernels, make a nandroid backup, backup and restore and EFS folder (Philz Touch Recovery). Reasons enough as you see.
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Yea, I just installed my recovery and doing a backup currently because I am sure I will become a rom junkie just like on my evo 4g!! Thanks!!

How to make a backup of the kernel of the stock rom that came with my G2 D802?

I want to make a backup of the original kernel that came with my G2 D802 32GB just in case I need it in the future if I mess up something.
I read that flashify can make a backup of the kernel, but also read this program can brick the G2.
Any other ways to backup the kernel of my original stock LG rom?
And how to restore it in the future if I need to do so?
Thanks a lot!

Sensamic said:
I want to make a backup of the original kernel that came with my G2 D802 32GB just in case I need it in the future if I mess up something.
I read that flashify can make a backup of the kernel, but also read this program can brick the G2.
Any other ways to backup the kernel of my original stock LG rom?
And how to restore it in the future if I need to do so?
Thanks a lot!
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If you're rooted and have flashed twrp recovery all you have to do is back up the boot partition then you have a back up all you need to do is if you want it back just boot into recovery and restore the boot partition it's not really having a flashable kernel zip but it's one way

Robshr said:
If you're rooted and have flashed twrp recovery all you have to do is back up the boot partition then you have a back up all you need to do is if you want it back just boot into recovery and restore the boot partition it's not really having a flashable kernel zip but it's one way
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¡Perfect! ¡Thanks a lot! :good:

EDIT:
Two questions though.
Using that method, if I restore the boot then I would lose my custom recovery right?
Also, I've read that doing backups through TWRP or CWM doesn't backup the kernel installed at that moment. Is this true? Because if it's true then doing that backup wouldn't make a backup of the kernel.
Thanks!

Sensamic said:
EDIT:
Two questions though.
Using that method, if I restore the boot then I would lose my custom recovery right?
Also, I've read that doing backups through TWRP or CWM doesn't backup the kernel installed at that moment. Is this true? Because if it's true then doing that backup wouldn't make a backup of the kernel.
Thanks!
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First question the answer is no you won't lose your recovery and to answer the second question I know with twrp it does back up the kernel I do it with every custom ROM I flash I'll back up its kernel before I install a custom one just so i have it and decide to go back to it now with cwm I'm not sure I only used cwm for a short period of time and wasn't happy with it I prefer twrp

CWM not restoring backup.

Hy,
I have two i9505, I read a lot and installed CWM using Heimdall, I flashed SuperSU to gain root, and made a backup. It labeled the backup with an outdated 1970 name...
I took the SD card out to copy the SD backup, but could find it even when searching for hidden folder.
I put back the SD card in my device, and booted to CWM, the backup was available for a restore process. So before trying any flash I tried out a restore process, but ended up with a stuck in boot. Boot to CWM and bootloader being still available, I managed to flash a workable ROM, but I can't restore to my initial ROM.
Now, I'd like to be able to restore my device to it's initial ROM.
I believe that somehow, the backup I made is corrupted.
As I have another identical i9505 I haven't tempered with yet, I guess I could install CWM (or other custom recovery) to make a backup of the ROM, extract the backup of the ROM from the SD and use it to 'clone' my second device ROM to this one.
But I don't wan't to make any mistake here, so I'd apreciate some help, first to understand where CWM put the backup .tar.
Another solution is to get some stock ROM I can flash. As anyway I don't have any warranty on the device I don't care to restore to exact initial state, I just want to be able to get back to some stock ROM.

sammobile.com/firmwares is the place to go if you want a stock ROM. Download whichever ROM you want, then use Heimdall to flash it, and you should then be returned to stock. For best results, the ROM you download should have no carrier branding, but any of them should work.

I though I would have to do something like that from reading the unroot guide. Also, as I use Heimdall to flash (I have a linuxBox), I will use this guide in french as a guideline.
I noticed that the command line they recommend don't flash sbl1. I don't know if it is required.
Thank you anyway for confirming that.