Hello, Everyone.
I dropped and broke the screen to my MTG4 a few days ago and just received my replacement this morning from T-Mobile.
My old phone was set up perfectly and I would like to copy everything to the new phone. The old phone still works but the screen is cracked.
I rooted my phone a very long time ago and forgot the steps I used.
I'm hoping there is a quick, fool-proof and simple way to root the new phone and copy all the programs and settings from my old phone, all in one easy step. Is there some way I can do this?
If not, what is the best way to root and copy the settings and programs from my old phone to new? If there is a thread showing what I'm asking, I could not find it and would sure appreciate an url.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Dawgneck said:
Hello, Everyone.
I dropped and broke the screen to my MTG4 a few days ago and just received my replacement this morning from T-Mobile.
My old phone was set up perfectly and I would like to copy everything to the new phone. The old phone still works but the screen is cracked.
I rooted my phone a very long time ago and forgot the steps I used.
I'm hoping there is a quick, fool-proof and simple way to root the new phone and copy all the programs and settings from my old phone, all in one easy step. Is there some way I can do this?
If not, what is the best way to root and copy the settings and programs from my old phone to new? If there is a thread showing what I'm asking, I could not find it and would sure appreciate an url.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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1.Titanium backup
2.nandroid in recovery
3.my backup app
And its MT4G not G4
download ROM manager from the market if you haven't already and flash Clockwork recovery. Then boot into recovery and go down to backup and restore. click backup, the phone will do it's thing for about 10 minutes. Remove the SD card, install it into the new phone, root the new phone, install ROM manager and Clockwork again. Reboot into recovery again. Click backup and restore and this time choose restore and select the correct date (if you have multiple backups for some reason). This will keep everything the way it was before, although some widgets may have to be reset.
Dawgneck said:
Hello, Everyone.
I dropped and broke the screen to my MTG4 a few days ago and just received my replacement this morning from T-Mobile.
My old phone was set up perfectly and I would like to copy everything to the new phone. The old phone still works but the screen is cracked.
I rooted my phone a very long time ago and forgot the steps I used.
I'm hoping there is a quick, fool-proof and simple way to root the new phone and copy all the programs and settings from my old phone, all in one easy step. Is there some way I can do this?
If not, what is the best way to root and copy the settings and programs from my old phone to new? If there is a thread showing what I'm asking, I could not find it and would sure appreciate an url.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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titainium back up is the go to app for this, but you will also need to root your replacement phon before you will be able to restore anything via TB
Thanks everyone for your comments.
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.
I have all the programs mentioned above.
I was hoping someone created a way to root and backup the phone all in one process, but I guess this isn't possible.
Well, time to root the phone.
Thanks again.
No, but the simple answer is just re-root using psneuter and gfree (fastest method I've found), flash whatever ROM you were using before, and then make a nandroid backup on your cracked phone, then restore it on your good phone.
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I hate to ask this, but anyone got the original slide rom nandroid backup?
I ran it on mine, and it seemed to work, but now the file is missing and I have a blank sd card. I'm not too worried about the other data lost, but the loss of the restore file is kind of annoying.
I saw a link posted on another thread here somewhere. I have seen so many trying to root this phone that I don't remember exactly. I believe it was the how to root 6/15/10 thread. Sorry not much help but that should narrow your search.
my bad, here's what I saw and thought it was what you were looking for but I don't think it is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6828065&postcount=21
I haven't seen anything completely stock 100% yet up here. Good idea though just in case you need it like you do.
I have a new mytouch slide arriving tomorrow and i'm going to take a clean nandroid dump of it. I can put it up and post a link if you still need it.
Yes,
Please if you don't mind, thanks. Never know if we need to go back to stock. Thanks.
Please and thank you!
Good deal Falken. Thanks in the advance for up
No problem, look for it tomorrow night!
I just finished root and installed Titanium backup and grabbed a complete dump of my virgin rooted system.
Not sure if this is the same as nandroid's backup though.
nope. we need the nandroid backup before rooting. Just in case you have to return it, or some such.
Any luck getting this yet?
Not sure if you meant unrooting your phone to flash back to the stock rom, but so far it looks like falken98 was nice enough to make a Stock (rooted) backup for the Slide, so you can flash this if you want all you "stock" feel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705345
Used the 1 click method to root the Vibrant, overclocked it, and did the lag fix. Was getting horrible distortion when on calls, using the Vibrant 2.1 Vanilla ROM, so I decided to 1 click unroot. For some reason upadate.zip was not on my SD but on phone HD so the unroot was unsuccessfull. Now Im stuck with the root, recovery mode allows me to select reinstal packages - nothing happens - and I'm back to the same rom/root - once phone reboots. I even put the update.zip back on the sd - but phone is not recognizing it or installing it for some reason. I somehow lost superuser as well. Please help me get back to unroot - if its possible!
Thanks
i'm a noob here too. but this happened to me before (the pc doesnt recgnze the sd card or phone storage. )
just place in one of the drive that PC recognize and then use eStrong or some file manager to copy & paste it... hope this help..
Dropbox is a nice tool too.. figure it out.. it's really useful
I will definitely try that! Thanks. I tried downloading/installing Titanium Backup - as I previously backed up apps - it asked for Busy Box, which disappeared! I downloaded busy Box - it said my phone was not rooted! WTF! It looks rooted - just like Vanilla ROM - defiantly not like stock, when I bought it. I just hope I didnt mess it up. After i initially "1 click" unrooted - I thought it had worked, I restored phone to factory settings - this might also be causing my predicament! I just cant get passed the , reinstall packages, in the boot menu, like before - phone reboots itself right away, after partially/or not at all installing the update.zip from SD!
I think I may need a manual way of getting unrooted/ back to stock!
Please help! Phone works fine otherwise - just looks like the Vanila Rom and root, without any of the benefits!
boot into download mode and flash back to stock using ODIN if you look around you should be able to find some tutorials for it. You'll need to have the android SDK and samsung's drivers installed on your PC though
OK, thanks - sounds like I have to reroot my Vibrant, since it has a lot of the root stuff missing afyter I accidently reset to factory settings while rooted! After I root Ill just have to unroot, right!
Ill look for tutorials, thanks!
this is my first post so forgive me if this has been asked before. I might have to send in my droid x due to the headphone jack being broken BUT i don not want to have to redo all my settings and customizations. is there a way like in Windows to image the entire phone and transfer it to the new one? also will the market know which apps have to be re downloaded unto the phone or do i have to go back and download each app individually?
any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Anthony
root it, install bootstrapper, make a back up, save back up to comp, un root fone, wipe it, get new phone, root it, install bootstrapper, put backup on phone, install back up. Exact copy of how you had your phone before.
It would take you half the time to just reset up your new phone manually
just write down all the important stuff. If you had a ton of custom stuff, then do the first method.
Hi guys, i'm new here and a bit of a noob to the whole Android world.
I got my a500 about a month ago and loving it, Rooted it and got rid of all the bloat ware and is running like a dream.... love it....
A couple of days ago, i got an update: System Update 1.139,05, downloaded it and went to install, rebooted but nothing, Update failed!
I already have Android version 3.0.1 and Kernel version 2.6.36.3.
Is it me doing some thing wrong? Is it because its rooted? Do i need the update, please help, just want it to be up to date. Love the forum, thanks
chickin2000 said:
Hi guys, i'm new here and a bit of a noob to the whole Android world.
I got my a500 about a month ago and loving it, Rooted it and got rid of all the bloat ware and is running like a dream.... love it....
A couple of days ago, i got an update: System Update 1.139,05, downloaded it and went to install, rebooted but nothing, Update failed!
I already have Android version 3.0.1 and Kernel version 2.6.36.3.
Is it me doing some thing wrong? Is it because its rooted? Do i need the update, please help, just want it to be up to date. Love the forum, thanks
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I've seen that some other users have had issues with the update if they removed the bloatware. Have you put it back before you attempted the update? If not, you'll have to put everything you've removed back and if you've edited any of the system files like build.prop, etc..you'll have to put it back to original also.
Thanks for the reply JackMetal! ERRRRRMMMM Q: is this a big update and if so then how would i put everything back, would it be factury settings? and if i do need to put everything back on why did i root it? lol sorry for being suck a noob! )
chickin2000 said:
Thanks for the reply JackMetal! ERRRRRMMMM Q: is this a big update and if so then how would i put everything back, would it be factury settings? and if i do need to put everything back on why did i root it? lol sorry for being suck a noob! )
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LOL - yeah, I know..it's kind of a sucky move on Acer's part to force that. ;-) How did you remove them? Did you just delete them or freeze them within Titanium Backup? If deleted, did you happen to make a backup of them first so you could restore them now.
You can look at /cache/recovery/last_log and see exactly what it's complaining about. If you don't have the files you deleted, you can ask in the forum to see if another user can send them to you. I'd be glad to send mine, but I would imagine mine probably wouldn't help you since they are from 'after' the update and the checksum would still fail since they're changed. We could give it a shot though, and if it doesn't work you can see if someone that hasn't updated or happens to have the previous versions backed up, could send you the files.
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Actually, I've got a few Titanium Backups from before the update, so I may just have the files you need!
Sweet dude, right will have to give it a look as i deleted them, noob thing to do i know lol still learning, thanks again for the super quick reply!
Same thing happened to me and this was after I restored my A500 to factory stock. I re-started the update download from the settings/info menu and this time it went without a hitch. I now have the updated A500, rooted it and am ready to go.
Advice for those people rooting their tablets. Don't just delete any .apks you don't want; move them to a folder on the internal sd card instead so whenever you need to restore them it's a simple matter of just moving them back).
Right, just an update.......
don't laugh, but i did try to put back all of the bloat ware!!!!! However, i replace some things and got rid of others, NOT GOOD! " HOME NOT WORKING ", yes thats what it said or words to that effect! Restarted as i thought that would help! OMG BOOT LOOP! Phone acer and sent it back for repair, UPS picked it up and acer received it this morning, and 30 mins again i got a text message with it done you douche bag, well they didn't say douche bag, but hay they should have done! Yes i'm a noob at all this, but i have learnt my lesson. Must say thanks for the help anyway from the forum!
P.S UPS SUCK BALLS, they are rude and v unprofessional! (had problems with them picking up the tablet).
P.P.S Back up everything and the back it up again! And DONT get rid of any system file or anything, to quote someone from the forum, " you have plenty of room! ", I have the 32Gb so yes i have the room lol!
O and just one more thing............ BACK THING UP NOOBS !!!!!!! )
Or Rename!
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Same thing happened to me and this was after I restored my A500 to factory stock. I re-started the update download from the settings/info menu and this time it went without a hitch. I now have the updated A500, rooted it and am ready to go.
Advice for those people rooting their tablets. Don't just delete any .apks you don't want; move them to a folder on the internal sd card instead so whenever you need to restore them it's a simple matter of just moving them back).
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Also to make easy, just rename the .apk's to .bak or freeze them in Titanium backup!
Not to sound like a smartass but you know you could have done it yourself? Flash the device i mean.
What you do is you look for the boot.img and system.img and update.zip files in this forum or somewhere.
First the chinese one that you can just place in your External SD card and press Power+Vol- when device is turned of.
Then proceed to look for the American version, or whatever you wish if it's available.
Then you do this: place the boot.img and system.img in the root internal memory called Sdcard and place the update.zip in your EXTERNAL MicroSDcard.
Install Terminal emulator and push the boot and system img's 1st boot, 2ndSystem. Have superuser installed to.
After that when the images are pushed (usually the tablet would freeze after the system.img)
Then you force stop and power up the unit by holding Power button + Vol-
and that's it! No need to send to repair and pay money perhaps.
Hi guys,
I'm an idiot.That's nothing new, but here it looks that I'm double one I tried to root my wife's HTC Desire Z, but without success. I tried to use CWM Super-Su v0.96, HTC Quick Root and few others. But I'm not able to do it.
Can you please explain me somebody step-by-step, what I have to download exactly, what to copy where, what to run, to do and so on.... For example HTC Quick Root - after initial reboot to recovery mode I had to run 1st option "phone reboot" or something like that, but before reboot that I received some error message regarding rights to folder structure....So I wasn't able to install Superuser or SuperSU. I also tried to run Superuser.apk but of cousre I have no rights to System/xbin to copy there su file...
Her Android ver is 2.3.3 , HTC Sense ver 2.1 , SW number: 2.42.405.4
PS: During this process I need my data untouched in the phone (pictures, contacts, SMS). I don't want to upgrade Android ver, I just need root access to install Titanium Backup and delete 90% of useless apps.
Thank you very much,
idiot Rado77 :cyclops:
PS: I'm adding answer also here. As you can see below, there are few ways how to do the same thing, but for example in my case worked only this way:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Desire_Z:_Firmware_Downgrade_(Gingerbread)
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Desire_Z:_Rooting
Try this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835777
Thank you very much Marquin. I spent appr. 6 hours and read whole internet, but I couldn't root that crazy phone I used almost every type of rooting method, but I allways receive some error message regarding rights, or it repeatedly freezes on some concrete step... I don't underdstand because I sucessfuly rooted my Xperia U and LG P690 during 15 minutes. But this HTC really shocked me. I'm an idiot, I said that...
The only way to truley root your phone will be following the xda wiki, the cyanogen wiki, or strawmetals PDF guide. Don't use any other method or you will have issues, some could brick your phone some could just make things more difficult later.
You will need to downgrade first, yes this will wipe your phone. You can use apps like sms backup + to save call logs and messages, link account to google to store contacts, have pictures on sd so you don't loose them.
Sent from my Desire Z using xda premium
Ahaaaaaa, so it looks that downgrade is necessary part of root process. Thank you very much for info. I think that this could be the right way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261
When I was rooting my DZ I used that:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Desire_Z:_Firmware_Downgrade_(Gingerbread)
for downgrading...
Finally I used pages on WIKI:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Desire_Z:_Firmware_Downgrade_(Gingerbread)
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Desire_Z:_Rooting
and I can say that rooting of this phone was the heaviest what I did :laugh: I had to chat with some guy named GUHL who helps me with whole process step-by-step, he checked outputs wiht error messages in my cmd and as final he gaves me the link with beautifull 2.3 Sense with available root.
Ufffff...that was really interesting way!
PS: I'll never root any HTC phone !!!!
Hey all!
I finally decided to root my phone after having it for about two years or so. I don't know why I never bothered, but decided to do so today. It was a bit of a hassle, even with the instructions that I found (the same ones I found in this thread), but I finally got it to work! I just flashed my first rom (Gen.Y VisionX R2 ) and so far I'm liking it, but I don't really know what's out there in terms of what I can do (customizing options, speed/performance, overclocking, and all that).
But anyways, great links in this thread
without downgrading to 2.2 Froyo, there's no way to Root desire z 2.3.3, if you are already on 2.2 and you can continue rooting procedure. make sure to follow the instructions correctly and (copy past the command do not type it>> IMPORTANT) :cowboy
Ahmedrzvi
Recently got my vision on 2.3.3 and already soff . Now I'm not sure what to do.
Which root method could be the best option now
The rooting page on XDA links to the PDFs that have step by step guides, but the tools that are used/referenced are no longer available for download. This is a step above the Cyan page which is just plain gone.
Can anyone point to currently active steps in rooting the phone? I have it downgraded, I just need to root it.
Abdullah Dot said:
Recently got my vision on 2.3.3 and already soff . Now I'm not sure what to do.
Which root method could be the best option now
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Im in a similar situation, bought a Desire Z from Ebay, already has bootloader unlocked and s-ff (was like this when I got it). Unfortunately, I upgraded to Gingerbread before I realised this was an issue with rooting.
Have tried a few different guides, but it appears as though the fr3yo file is no longer available.
thank you im rooted
Hi.
I purchase desire z from ebay. From the first time i have some issues with the phone. Touchscreen was pressing by itself etc. I asked for help and told me that was digitizer fault. Before that i thought that may be they didn't flash the ROM corectly so i returned to stock froyo but i don't think i'm rooted.
I gave it for repair and after some days they gave me the phone back and told me that it is ok. To tell you then truth the problem it wasn't so intense so take it from there. I turn it on, played al little and turn it of. I made a charge for 5 hours. After that device turn on, go to menu and after some seconds reboot and reboot and reboot.
I have tried to install CWM with this method but i can't. At first step says "sending file" but after i got message "failed"
I know here are the most experienced guys that will try to suggest me a solution before sell it for parts.
Thank you very much
Antonis
Changing ROM
Hello,
I rooted my DZ a few weeks ago, without any issue; I did everything which was mentioned in the instructions, so I suppose I have S-off, rooting, and whatever. Of course I don't remember anything at all.
Now I'd like to change ROM, mainly because, in spite of using CM 7.2, which is widely recognized as one of the fastest, I am having several issues with performance. I read around that a "superwipe" may be useful, yet I don't remember having done it last time. So, my question is: what are the steps I should perform? I should maybe mention that I have ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.2.4 installed.
I hope this is a correct 3D to post into, if it isn't please take into account that I am new in this forum :angel:
All links you should need are in here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43195539
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium