hey guys, ive been thinking for a while now to upgrade to the sony xperia acro s, but i have a question. when/if i buy that phone will i be able to restore a nandroid of my data partition made on my defy previously without problems, or do i have to install everything from scratch? (and of course i mean when both devices are on cm10)
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Nandroid restore may mess up your phone. Titanium is a better option, worked fine for me while switching from Defy+ to Electrify.
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I'm looking to back up my wife's X before performing the 2.2 to 2.3 update just to make sure she doesn't lose anything (I know there's a low chance, but better safe than sorry, huh); what is considered the best backup utility out there, and, more importantly, can you back up from one release and restore to a newer one?
Thanks in advance -
I just updated to the 2.3 on my DX and all i used was the factory backupassistant on the phone, smooth sailing. Originally i had some issue with the update because I was rooted and had Bootstrapped my phone, during that time I had used Titianium Backup as well as made a mb5 nandroid backup with bootstrap through clockwork, but if she is stock has a google account then you are good to go. Just be sure that before you install the update that you sync with google/backupassistant on her phone. Good luck.
Hello ,
have a question about 2 nexus one
a: is rooted and runs the actual Canogenmod Rom Baseband 32,36,00,28U_4.06.00.12_7 Android 2.3.3
b: is unrooted and has 2.3.4 on it
I want switch the software between both phones. I guess Nandroid will do it or ?
To get the sofware from a to b i asume b has to be rooted ?
To get tne software from b to a , a: can stay as it is ??
Thanks
No, both have to be rooted. Nandroid from one phone, wipe and restore it on the other. You might also be able to use titanium backup or similar to restore particular settings if you didn't want to have everything the same.
Hi can I switch between these two with xrecovery " Backup / Restore" option ? whenever I want, I want to keep both roms in my SD card...
I know there's a method to dual boot but that's kinda complex. yeah ?
? anyone can answer this
Better use DualBoot because if you use backups you will lose your current data and you will restore your backup data. With DualBoot instead, you can switch between your ROMs.
by loosing data you mean contacts ? if so then it's ok and plz also provide a link about dual boot instructions for xperia x8 with xrecovery / rooted, Thanks mate.
By losing data I mean, you may have changed the settings or the wallpaper but when you restore the backup of the same ROM, your system will revert to the settings you had backed up, I don't know, even months ago.
Use MultiBoot instead, you will have a ROM saved in your internal memory and another ROM saved in your SD.
Follow the instructions on the MultiBoot thread on how to install it.
Does Multiboot work with stock Eclair?
Because the thread is only about CM6 and CM7 ROMs.
well i'm not going to multiboot, it's too tough and rather not necessary for me.. i will just use stock rom if something bad happens (bug) in froyobread, i will keep no data in stock !
K then. I also keep stock rom in my SD card while using another rom, just in case.
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hi there - with the DX's bootloader being what it is I'm wondering whether I can safely restore Froyo Nandroid Backups to my DX after I upgraded it to Gingerbread?
I want to take the leap to GB but want to know if I can safely restore if I run into any problems. I don't have another device and need mine for work so doing this is risky for me if something goes wrong.
although I suppose worst comes to worst I could always buy a pre-pay phone from VZ and put my SIM in it - but whatever.
Restoring a nandroid will cause your phone to get stuck at the Motorola logo.
You can, however, flash the Froyo 2.3.340 SBF file to return to Froyo. Note that flashing an SBF will return your phone to a new state. But after SBFing you can restore your nandroid backup.
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I am having the HD2 with "NexusHD2-ICS-CM9 v1.5" (Android 4.0.3). I saw that there was a new release with 4.0.4. I just wanted to know if it is possible to upgrade without wiping the phone. I dont want to re-install everything.
No you can't upgrade like that, you must do clean install because ISC is absolutely differ from GB if you don't want to lose things, then do back up with titanium or with CWM
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I am having the HD2 with "NexusHD2-ICS-CM9 v1.5" (Android 4.0.3). I saw that there was a new release with 4.0.4. I just wanted to know if it is possible to upgrade without wiping the phone. I dont want to re-install everything.
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Backup your apps with Titanium backup and (just in case you don't like ICS) CWM. Change the partition sizes as required, then flash the ICS ROM. Restore your apps either with Titanium or by doing an advanced restore in CWM and restoring the data partition. I would stick with the former method though because I'm not certain if the latter one works all the time as I've never actually tried it.
EDIT: Ignore this, and skip to the bottom. Although at the same time you should still make the backups. You can never be too safe
dont forget "sms backup & restore" and "call log backup & restore" so you dont lose anything,
and as long as you have the paid titanium backup (and who doesnt?) you can leave the batch to run on its own
it doesnt take very long to get back in action
mainweb said:
No you can't upgrade like that, you must do clean install because ISC is absolutely differ from GB if you don't want to lose things, then do back up with titanium or with CWM
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I'm not expert,but for me 4.0.3 is a ICS.I don't know why he can't upgrade from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4.I always do clean instalation of new rom but i thing it isn't problem.Only partition size for a new rom can doing problem if old and new no the seem.Sorry for my english.I'm from Poland
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Nigeldg said:
Backup your apps with Titanium backup and (just in case you don't like ICS) CWM. Change the partition sizes as required, then flash the ICS ROM. Restore your apps either with Titanium or by doing an advanced restore in CWM and restoring the data partition. I would stick with the former method though because I'm not certain if the latter one works all the time as I've never actually tried it.
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IGNORE THAT, I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that. Apologies if you've already done a fresh install.
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I'm not expert,but for me 4.0.3 is a ICS.I don't know why he can't upgrade from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4.I always do clean instalation of new rom but i thing it isn't problem.Only partition size for a new rom can doing problem if old and new no the seem.Sorry for my english.I'm from Poland
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Yes, you're completely right. I think I must have misread his post or something. Thanks for that
puttagunta_h, it's possible, but you're mileage may vary depending on how you initially set things up. Read through the original ROM thread, you'll notice mixed results. For me, the upgrade from any of the prior versions has NOT worked as I'd expect them to. I'm always stuck at the boot animation. The only thing that works for me is a full wipe. Hope you have better luck.