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[REQ] Nandroid backup request (offering cash)

Just wondering if anyone who's flashing and rooting could please do a backup and upload it somewhere. Myself and a couple others have accidentally partitioned our internal SD incorrectly causing a catastrophic touch screen issue.
I'm hoping it'll have the properly partitioned SD storage because I'm having difficulty doing it manually. If someone could upload this it'd be hugely appreciated!!!

BUMP!!!
Can anyone please provide me with a Nandroid backup using Tenfar's recovery??? I can throw some money once I get my Paypal sorted out. I'm desperate, fellas!

Can someone please help? I'd like to try anything I can to get my phone working this weekend. It's been an entire week without my Atrix.

bongd said:
Can someone please help? I'd like to try anything I can to get my phone working this weekend. It's been an entire week without my Atrix.
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Im relatively new to android...is this backup you are speaking about a TB backup. Or what method of backup are you looking for?
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You actually need to be rooted and have Tenfar's custom Recovery menu. In there it has an option to do a Backup.
If you're new it may be too engaging but I appreciate the offer nonetheless. If you could help, it'd be great. If it's too much trouble, I thank you anyway!

yeah what does the nandroid backup...back.. up? the apps?

What I'm HOPING and PRAYING for is that it'll also copy something in the internal SD which was partitioned due to my stupidity. dev/block/mmcblk0p18 is what that is in particular.
I tried manually formatting and partitioning it but I'm unable to do so. Fastboot freezes and Early USB Enumeration goes by so quickly I can't run the commands that I need through ADB. And I don't even know if that'll work because I made a script that executes the commands and I get weird errors. I'm far from an expert and monkeyed around too deeply where I shouldn't have.
About 4-5 others are reporting the same problem. The ****ty thing is that I'm in Canada and it'd be a huge pain to send it to Motorola. They're giving me a lot of grief and I've had to put up a big fight. Waiting to see if they'll send an RMA because I may need to send it in. When I get it back I might sell it and buy a Bell Atrix because I live in Canada and if something bad happens, it'll be easier to send to Bell or Motorola Canada.

from what i understand you have to have an unlocked bootloader to backup or restore using a nandroid backub

Maybe I'm using the wrong terminology then.. just need a backup from Tenfar's customer Recovery. I don't even know if it'll work but I'm out of ideas.
I'm at least thankful that the Xperia X10's bootloader was cracked. I forgot to send a replacement back to Rogers and I phoned them asking if I could use it for now. They thankfully said yes because they forgot to charge me for it lol... it's got some really great ROMs, but looking at this beautiful, mangled Atrix makes baby Jesus cry!

i can do that but im wondering why you dont try SBF file?? should work better than Backup

zen kun said:
i can do that but im wondering why you dont try SBF file?? should work better than Backup
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i was just wondering the same thing... it also be more stable as nandroid restore are not so good on some phones and im guessing especially on a locked bootloader one.
also a nandroid backup would also restore some else's settings and information on your device....

Ronaldo_9 said:
i was just wondering the same thing... it also be more stable as nandroid restore are not so good on some phones and im guessing especially on a locked bootloader one.
also a nandroid backup would also restore some else's settings and information on your device....
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I've already tried the SBF files but it doesn't do anything to the internal SD. I need an actual backup because the user settings are exactly what I'm looking for. Normally you'd want a fresh flash from stock but I hope you now understand why I'm asking this constantly.
Flashing to stock was naturally my first step. Unfortunately it had failed. About 5 others reporting the same problem.

bongd said:
I've already tried the SBF files but it doesn't do anything to the internal SD. I need an actual backup because the user settings are exactly what I'm looking for. Normally you'd want a fresh flash from stock but I hope you now understand why I'm asking this constantly.
Flashing to stock was naturally my first step. Unfortunately it had failed. About 5 others reporting the same problem.
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What maybe you could do is? go into tenfars cwm recovery go to mounts and storage and format the internal sdcard and system and boot and data. This is safe as far as I know and me and tenfar have both done this.I literally formatted every single thing in the option menu. just to see if I could do it. Which was stupid but I was curious and used to do that before I installed new roms on my old backflip all the time! Also might wanna do a factory reset through cwm and clear dalvik cahe as well for good measure. Now after you format all that. reboot system which will send you in a boot loop/wont boot past first screen. Pull the battery and unplug usb cable from charger. Then reboot and enter rsdlite mode by holding volume up and the power button. Now just flash your 4.1.26 sbf file through rsdlite 5.0
As long as you flash back to retail 4.1.26 afterwords using rsdlite 5.0 that should put everything right! As I have done this and my phone is working normal.
I better put one of them warnings here though anyway lol
Disclaimer: You are doing this at your own risk! I am not responsible for any damage you do to your phone.
(^Yeah I think that covers it)

Gutterball said:
What maybe you could do is? go into tenfars cwm recovery go to mounts and storage and format the internal sdcard and system and boot and data. This is safe as far as I know and me and tenfar have both done this.I literally formatted every single thing in the option menu. just to see if I could do it. Which was stupid but I was curious and used to do that before I installed new roms on my old backflip all the time! Also might wanna do a factory reset through cwm and clear dalvik cahe as well for good measure. Now after you format all that. reboot system which will send you in a boot loop/wont boot past first screen. Pull the battery and unplug usb cable from charger. Then reboot and enter rsdlite mode by holding volume up and the power button. Now just flash your 4.1.26 sbf file through rsdlite 5.0
As long as you flash back to retail 4.1.26 afterwords using rsdlite 5.0 that should put everything right! As I have done this and my phone is working normal.
I better put one of them warnings here though anyway lol
Disclaimer: You are doing this at your own risk! I am not responsible for any damage you do to your phone.
(^Yeah I think that covers it)
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JUST got your PM as I was clicking this thread. Thanks, broski.
I've got nothing to lose. It's easy enough to recover from soft-brick. I'll give it a shot right now. Wish me luck!
*** UPDATE ***
Still no dice. Bummer.

bongd said:
JUST got your PM as I was clicking this thread. Thanks, broski.
I've got nothing to lose. It's easy enough to recover from soft-brick. I'll give it a shot right now. Wish me luck!
*** UPDATE ***
Still no dice. Bummer.
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mmm weird..
IMO if sbf dont help i really doubt a recovery will....
perhaps i highly recommend if someone do this, create a new account of gmail and flash a sbf file since the OP will have all sensitive data as email,contacts and so on as previous post say

zen kun said:
mmm weird..
IMO if sbf dont help i really doubt a recovery will....
perhaps i highly recommend if someone do this, create a new account of gmail and flash a sbf file since the OP will have all sensitive data as email,contacts and so on as previous post say
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That won't work either. I have reasons for wanting a backup versus a new SBF flash as stated multiple times.

I have a nand if you still need one
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sgtmedeiros said:
I have a nand if you still need one
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Your motoblur account information is stored in plaintext and your google contact information is also in a nandroid backup. Be weary.

knigitz said:
Your motoblur account information is stored in plaintext and your google contact information is also in a nandroid backup. Be weary.
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I was not aware of this and was so focused on correcting the challenge that this was a complete oversight. On second thought, I don't want to compromise anyone's security.
I had in mind a fresh backup, preferably for AT&T's 1.2.6 SBF but it's a bit of trouble and a lot of space. I retract my request due to the amount of work involved and that I don't want to compromise anyone's security in case they don't clear their user details, etc.
Thanks for pointing that out, knigitz. I think ADB access in the Recovery is our best bet. Crossing my fingers.

bongd said:
You actually need to be rooted and have Tenfar's custom Recovery menu. In there it has an option to do a Backup.
If you're new it may be too engaging but I appreciate the offer nonetheless. If you could help, it'd be great. If it's too much trouble, I thank you anyway!
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Ill help you with your backup if you can help me root and flash the gladix rom on mine.
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[Q] HELP!!!! Encryption Issue

I pulled my Nexus 7 out of my bag this morning and the screen is asking me to put in my password to decrypt storage. I never encrypted my tablet so I have no password and it was working fine last night. Does anyone have any advice on what I can do?

Connect to your PC see if you can back up your important files, somehow I doubt you'll be able to do this but try anyway.
If you have a backup recovery image then you can at least go back (Providing you are rooted and have a backup available!)
Never used encryption myself, I don't expect you'll get past this because if you do what's the point of encryption if its easily bypassed?
Good luck anyway, I feel a wipe/ format is on the cards.
Hopefully some of the other xda users may have some other suggestions

Thanks. do you know how to wipe/format it from this point. I don't have anything too terribly important at this point on the device, but I would love to be able to use it again.
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Connect to your PC see if you can back up your important files, somehow I doubt you'll be able to do this but try anyway.
If you have a backup recovery image then you can at least go back (Providing you are rooted and have a backup available!)
Never used encryption myself, I don't expect you'll get past this because if you do what's the point of encryption if its easily bypassed?
Good luck anyway, I feel a wipe/ format is on the cards.
Hopefully some of the other xda users may have some other suggestions
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Should be power and volume button down when starting the tablet in order to access the recovery menu.
http://support.google.com/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2668187
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Virtual SD Card

I just bought a Nexus 4 last night and installed CM 10 on it. I have a question about this since it doesn't have an SD card. I came from flashing ROMs on my Doubleshot for a couple of years. Whenever I do the wipe drill in CWM, everything that is on the SD card is still there on the new ROM.
Yesterday, when I rooted the Nexus and installed CM, I guess I took for granted the same would happen. Normally, I don't care, but I had a sweet picture of my cat that I wanted to keep and forgot about it. I guess I learned my lesson, but assuming I go to flash another ROM in the future, do I need to make sure to back up this virtual SD card and will it always get wiped in the process? Or was this a byproduct of the rooting procedure. I knew I should have uploaded it to Facebook or something. I just wasn't thinking about it.
I guess that was because I unlocked the boot loader. Dang

Either you unlocked your bootloader then installed the ROM(unlocking wipes everything) or in recovery you wiped /data instead of doing a factory reset
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The storage is unified on this device so you have to be careful what you wipe. Best bet is to get dropbox and let it sync photos as you take them that way you will never lose them. Also invest in a good backup program, I prefer Koush's carbon backup, so that you can sync your data for your apps.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmtvdXNoaWtkdXR0YS5iYWNrdXAiXQ..

Hi, yes, i believe I did format /data as well as a factory reset. I cannot remember exactly how. I do know that on the Doubleshot, they made a point to suggest formatting /system, /data and /cache. Is all that not necessary for a clean wipe between different roms?
Also, that backup app that was linked looks nice, but I already use Titanium pro. Does this one have any advantage?
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iceolate said:
Hi, yes, i believe I did format /data as well as a factory reset. I cannot remember exactly how. I do know that on the Doubleshot, they made a point to suggest formatting /system, /data and /cache. Is all that not necessary for a clean wipe between different roms?
Also, that backup app that was linked looks nice, but I already use Titanium pro. Does this one have any advantage?
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Just use factory reset option and your SD card contents will be fine.
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[Q] Questions about Nexus 7 rooting

Hello!
I have a couple of questions about rooting the Asus Nexus 7.
1. Will just a root alone wipe the device?
2. If I use Titanium Backup before unlocking the device bootloader, can I save a backup of everything (apks, app data, photos, videos e.t.c) on to my Windows 8 laptop and then restore it afterwards (like a disk image of Windows)?
3. If I install the Paranoid Android 3.x ROM, would that wipe device data again or not?
4. If I brick it (which I have done before with other phones, RIP LG Optimus Me), how easy is it to restore the original device firmware?
5. How would I go about updating my tablet whilst it is rooted/ParanoidAndroided and what would be the consequences of it?
6. What on earth does ROM actually stand for!?
Thank you!
-Orange

Hi, OrangeFlash81...
Taking your questions, one at a time...
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OrangeFlash81 said:
1. Will just a root alone wipe the device?
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ROOTING won't, but unlocking the BOOTLOADER as a prerequisite will.
OrangeFlash81 said:
2. If I use Titanium Backup before unlocking the device bootloader, can I save a backup of everything (apks, app data, photos, videos e.t.c) on to my Windows 8 laptop and then restore it afterwards (like a disk image of Windows).
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You can backup everything (granular) using Titanium , and via CWM/TRWP - nandroids (monolithic)... and adb pulled accordingly.
OrangeFlash81 said:
3. If I install the Paranoid Android 3.x ROM, would that wipe device data again or not?
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Don't know about PA. But I would expect you would lose all your current 'user data'. So make sure you back everything up with Titanium or Carbon first.
OrangeFlash81 said:
4. If I brick it (which I have done before with other phones, RIP LG Optimus Me), how easy is it to restore the original device firmware?
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Depends if it's a SOFTBRICK (which are always recoverable).. and very easy to reflash back to STOCK using FASTBOOT. If it's HARDBRICKED (usually caused by a corrupted or erased BOOTLOADER), you're kind of screwed.
OrangeFlash81 said:
5. How would I go about updating my tablet whilst it is rooted/ParanoidAndroided and what would be the consequences of it?
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Wait for the developer to release an updated version. You won't loose ROOT, if that's what your alluding to... CUSTOM ROMS, Paranoid included, are generally ROOTED by default.
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6. What on earth does ROM actually stand for!?
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Erm... Read Only Memory...
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Right, that's as exhaustive as I can be... hope it helps.
Rgrds,
Ged.

1. the first time root will wipe the device while unlocking the bootloader. so make sure you back everything up, including the /sdcard directory.
2. not with titanium backup, as that requires root access to backup app data, the apps themselves and other things can be backed up without root.
3. you can choose if you want to factory reset or not when flashing a rom. it is not necessary, but recommended if you're switching roms or a major update.
4. as long as you dont screw up the bootloader, the toolkit in the dev section will be able to return it to the factory state, so no big worries there.
5. you will be able to download the rom from the thread and updates from there too, or you can download goomanager which takes care of things for you.
6. ROM stands for Read Only Memory, as a normal user doesnt have the privilege of modifying it.

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ROOTING won't, but unlocking the BOOTLOADER as a prerequisite will.
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Thanks for the reply,
Is there any way to either:
1. Perform a full backup of the device (with apps, app data, photos, videos, everything) without root or
2. Root the device without unlocking the bootloader?
If it helps I have Android Developer Tools installed on my laptop so I can use adb commands. I'm aware of the adb backup command but I don't think that backs up all device data.
Thanks,
Orange

About question 2, no, you have to unlock boot loader then you can root. However, you can relock the boatloader after rooting the device. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Billchen0014 said:
About question 2, no, you have to unlock boot loader then you can root. However, you can relock the boatloader after rooting the device. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Thanks for telling me that!
It's the data wipe bit that's worrying me. What about question 1?

Well, you don't have access to the /data/data so yeah, maybe there is a way that I don't know, but as far as myself go, I rooted my devices on the day I bought it so I don't have to sorry about this problem

Billchen0014 said:
Well, you don't have access to the /data/data so yeah, maybe there is a way that I don't know, but as far as myself go, I rooted my devices on the day I bought it so I don't have to sorry about this problem
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So is that where everything is stored? Thanks.

For backing up *market* apps & their data on an unrooted device (that is, in preparation for rooting), check out the Carbon app. Apparently it uses an API provided by Android to perform this operation - it does not require privilege escalation techniques that root-aware apps (such as TiBu) use, but does require using a PC as a mandatory component of the process.
You can back up pictures/music/etc separately using MTP between the unrooted device and a PC.

bftb0 said:
For backing up *market* apps & their data on an unrooted device (that is, in preparation for rooting), check out the Carbon app. Apparently it uses an API provided by Android to perform this operation - it does not require privilege escalation techniques that root-aware apps (such as TiBu) use, but does require using a PC as a mandatory component of the process.
You can back up pictures/music/etc separately using MTP between the unrooted device and a PC.
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This is the method I'll use. Thanks!

[Q] 4.3 update annoyance

My rooted, but otherwise standard N4 has been telling me it has downloaded the 4.3 update every couple of days since last week, but it won't install. All I get is a dead Android with a red triangle and the word Error! written above him. The phone then starts playing up, re-booting etc and I have to go into recovery and clear the cache for it to work properly again, still on 4.2.2 (obviously).
Now I'm not overly fussed about this update, but I do take issue with something that won't work taking up space in my phone (I'm tight and bought the 8GB one!), so my question is; can I get into where this duff download is being stored in my phone and delete it?

You should find it in /cache

yes, my ota update was in /cache folder; just use root manager or something similar.
Or un-root it, apply update, then re-root again. Win win.
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Thanks for that, I deleted it!
I never even considered unrooting the phone first, to be honest, but it looks quite long winded to do. I assume there will soon be 4.3 ROM builds where that won't be necessary?

simonali68 said:
Thanks for that, I deleted it!
I never even considered unrooting the phone first, to be honest, but it looks quite long winded to do. I assume there will soon be 4.3 ROM builds where that won't be necessary?
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You need the OTA to flash the new boot loader, but you can do it manually too so....not a big deal
Nexus 4+ Franco + LTE

Right, it has now downloaded for the 3rd time, so I'm not gonna bother deleting it again. Does anyone know a method of removing the notification?

joshuab227 said:
Finally managed to stop the update from downloading though ...
Heres what I did :
Installed Autorun Manager from the Play store.
Then entered its recommended advanced mode.
Went into the settings and enabled system entries and system app disable.
Disabled com.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService$Reciever under Google Service Framework
Hope this helps everyone else facing this problem and thanks to mikebz5 for the original post.
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this is from another thread. Worked for me

That did the trick. Ta very muchly!