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[Q] Unable to BACKUP CURRENT ROM

i've htc tattoo with the original rom i got with my phone. i've rooted it.and i wish to install a custom rom. i wanted to backup my current rom before i flash to custom rom. so i installed ROM MANAGER v3.0.0.7 and FLASH ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.0.6 [ which is latest at this moment ] .. however when i try to backup current rom i see a triangle with exclamation mark instead of the android logo .. and when i press HOME + CALL END button .. i get an error written in yellow "E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command" and the only options available on that screen are
1.reboot system now
2.apply sdcard update.zip
3.wipe data factory reset
4.wipe cache partition.
I wish to flash custom rom but since i am unable to backup my current rom im not able to go ahead in the process. plz help me out . Thanx in advance

i've rooted my htc tattoo using the following guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=716282
using the adb .

Hi,root phone with this http://quick-upload.com/files/get/VCeDYoXyV3/1clickrootandclockworkmod3.0.0.5.rar
connect htc sync,press RootTattoo,then recovery tatttoo

Do you mean to say this is an application which roots the phone directly without me having to do anything ??? cz if so, i m a bit skeptical coz i have read things can go wrong in such cases.

waiting for more help plz

Hi harsh
u have to reinstall custom recovery
u can choose amon_ra. or clockwork 3.0.0.5/6/7
there is backup option

You should use CWM 3.0.0.5 for CM7, this is special for CM7 in Kalimo's thread:
http://www.multiupload.com/DB7L7BMPBS

Installing custom rom fail !

Guys, need your help.. so, a member of this forum it's trying to install a custom rom on his phone.. he have root, xrecovery and it seems the files are in the right place but when he tries to install a update.zip (MiniCm in this case) or do a restore with always gets an error.. I think it's because the busybox, but he reflashed his phone again and still doesn't work..
Any suggestion? Thanks..
(sorry if my english isn't right)
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I had the same problem when i first time tried to install miniCM rom .He should try like me:install stock rom ,root phone ,install xRecovery (I`ve installed rom via SE PC Companion)then formating SD card , next put update.zip file to the root of SD card if so did not (just put it into card , not into any folder )and install busybox from market then go to menu choose busybox and when in , install version 1.17.1 , reboot phone and in xRecovery "Install update.zip" section . It worked for me so maybe it work for him

I already done that. And still not working. What can I do?
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Does anyone can help us? Plz..
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Try in xRecovery through "install custom.zip" and choose update.zip and try install , I`ve read this on other forum where guy had the same problem that cannot install update.zip through "install update.zip" and he installed it via custom zip section and it worked ,maybe this will help if You don`t tried it yet.

Forgot to mention, already solved.. just needed to format Sd card.. XD
Thanks anyway
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I have to update my MiniCM rom...

Hello, I installed a long time ago this rom and I haven't followed the updates since then. Now I wanna install the latest version (1.0.2, not 2.0.1). I have MiniCM 1.0, do I only have to install the update.zip like any other roms?
How can I backup my sms? I installed a version of Backup and Restore that I found here but I can't find again the thread of that
EDIT: If you think another rom is better, just tell me and I'll try it

First of all you have to install clockworkmod recovery or dualmode recovery.
then download MiniCM6
boot into clockworkmod recovery
install custom.zip
if you want to keep your data don't do a factory reset but wipe cache.
Sony Ericsson Backup and Restore app can be found here
If you want clean Froyo (CM6) ROM then I would recommend Floyo by Racht or MiniCM6 by ponanovn (NobodyAtAll)
If you want froyo with gingerbread features try Froyobread by doixanh
If you want Gingerbread try XGin 5.4 by shpit or Hackdroid by racht(if you don't care about camera and FM)

I installed Froyobread and it's great, thanks!

How did you install clockworkmod recovery
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anant123 said:
First of all you have to install clockworkmod recovery or dualmode recovery.
then download MiniCM6
boot into clockworkmod recovery
install custom.zip
if you want to keep your data don't do a factory reset but wipe cache.
Sony Ericsson Backup and Restore app can be found here
If you want clean Froyo (CM6) ROM then I would recommend Floyo by Racht or MiniCM6 by ponanovn (NobodyAtAll)
If you want froyo with gingerbread features try Froyobread by doixanh
If you want Gingerbread try XGin 5.4 by shpit or Hackdroid by racht(if you don't care about camera and FM)
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How can i install cwm recovery
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lopman said:
How can i install cwm recovery
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Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151293 download Dualrecovery.zip in the attached files section of the main post(1st) and install custom zip with xrecovery. You should now have both xrecovery and Cwm.
xrecovery enter by pressing back button repeatedly and enter CWM by keep tapping the screen at se logo on boot.

Fail Update x8

hello
I'm having problems installing a custom rom on my x8. Already tried the froiobread gingerdx and with the help of this topic, but without results http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1222348
The first time the phone blocked on the logo. The second time appeared to gingerdx animation but also kept the logo. What am I doing wrong?
I did exactly the steps: Root, Flash, Firmware, Baseband, xRecovery, CWM Recovery
My card is 2 GB and now I have about 500mb free.
Thanks in advance all the help they can give, sorry my bad english

1)flash via flash tool
2)update phone with pc c
3)install xrecovery
4)cheak if ur baseband ends with 15
5)flash froyobread not gingerdx it requires cwm recovery
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Get help from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12442257#post12442257
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IROC_69 said:
1)flash via flash tool
2)update phone with pc c
3)install xrecovery
4)cheak if ur baseband ends with 15
5)flash froyobread not gingerdx it requires cwm recovery
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Hello IROC_69
Thanks in advance for the answers.
I did exactly the steps you describe. First I tried with the Froiobread xrecovery gingerdx and then tried to CWM. Both were frozen on the logo. I thought it might be very small memory card. I find no other explanation.
I already did restore everything and everything is operational. My question is to know why I can not install any room with the steps described in the forum

install rom and do full wipe (factory reset) in recovery menu

fifo171 said:
install rom and do full wipe (factory reset) in recovery menu
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current configuration:
Firmware: 2.1-update 1
Baseband - xxxxxxxx0015
2.1.1.A.0.6
rooted
xRecovery
CWM
I have installed the CWM, can i update the rom with gingerdx?
After installing the ROM is that I do the full wipe?
How much space do I need on my memory card?
What kind of format should have the card? NTFS or FAT32?
greetings

yep, install rom and than full wipe

Now it's good. Thank you very much

Need your help to solve another problem
I can not uninstall applications that comes in the mobile phone. Already installed the app manager but can not uninstall anything that is already in default operating system. Is there any way to uninstall these programs?
greetings

Use titanium backup
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Hey Dude,
Find online market through your xperia and look for SYSTEM APPLICATION REMOVER which is green colour.
download and install - It need to root permision so better restart after installation.
Try & Enjoy !!!

[Q] Help against ClockWorkMod

Please Help!!
I have Xperia X8 E15i
I have xrecovery installed and I used it successfully for backuping and restoring at very bad situations ...
Now I am interested in Dual Booting ...
I need to install ClockWorkMod ...
May I use CWM-recovery-3.2.0.0-r3-x10mini-Amend.zip or CWM-recovery-4.0.1.5-e15-Amend or any other
1. Is it an automated install ... means I only need to flash as an update.zip
2.Any other thing I need to do for complete installation ?
3.Can I restore those backups ( made by xrecovery ) with ClockWorkMod ?
4.Iam going to install floyo 0.30 ... will that harm installation of ClockWorkMod ...
5.How will I install that ROM ... it said to restore that ROM as from a backup file by xRecovery ... can I use ClockWorkMod to restore that ROM ?
Thanks for your kind attention ...
Xperia X8 E15i
Baseband 015
Eclair 2.1 rooted

CWM backups are not compatible to xRec.
Some CWM versions can restore xRec backups.
Sorry, cant test it, I`m using custom kernel and have "only" CWM