Hi,
I have a problem with my cwm. I made a backup with cwm without any error.
But when I tried to restore it I got an error at the point of data restore.
As a result, I miss most of the app data.
I have no idea why I get an error. Checksum is fine. I did the backup with another version of cwm than I tried the restore. But that shouldn't be a problem, right?
Please help me. I need my app data.
Thanks in advance.
Log file is not saved by the way.
Solved
Even though nobody seems to be interested in my problem, i wanted to post the solution. Maybe somedy someone will need it.
The problem indeed was the different versions of cwm.
I did the backup with 6.0.2.3 non touch cwm and then i updated to 6.0.3.0 non touch cwm.
Stupid, i know. I had no img of the old one at first. SO i tried many things. I flashed the 6.0.2.3 touch cwm which didn'n work either.
But i found the image of the 6.0.2.3 non tocuh cwm on my phones sd partition. I don't know why it was stored there, it seems cwm backups a image everytime you backup a rom.
Doesn't matter, i flashed it and bam.... it worked.
I think its kind of a bug that an backup from a further version cannot be restored with a new one.
And i think its no good that the developer doesn't provide the old versions on his HP.
For the future I and you as well will know.
Thanks
get twrp, seriously. cwm simply cant keep up anymore unless they make a super effort to bring it up to date again.
Moles himself is answering me. What an honor. I'm a big fan of PA ... I use nothing else.
I already replaced cwm with twrp. I read a few things on the web last night. Many users prefer twrp. I just didn't know that it makes any difference until now.
Thanks and kepp PA as innovative as it is
Related
Hey guys so I have a weird problem.
I can't restore my new backups.
That means all backups I did 2 weeks ago are restorable but now, when I do a backup of my current cyanogenmod rom and try to restore it, I get stuck at the HTC boot screen.
I heard it's because I used rom manager and sometimes rom manager destroys the PC10IMG, is that true??
Same thing happened to me. I had to do everything all over again. It will be nice if there is some more information about the problem. Thank you.
whitis said:
Hey guys so I have a weird problem.
I can't restore my new backups.
That means all backups I did 2 weeks ago are restorable but now, when I do a backup of my current cyanogenmod rom and try to restore it, I get stuck at the HTC boot screen.
I heard it's because I used rom manager and sometimes rom manager destroys the PC10IMG, is that true??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
don't trust rom manager to perform recovery operations through its gui with any consistency.
if you're going to perform a recovery operation, just do it through CWM and save the hassle.
Well I did it all /backups & recovery/ through CWM and just hang on the welcome screen. Not that it was important because I only wanted to back up something I forgot after intending of installing a new rom, but still the question remains and it will be helpful for future time
I've found that Nandroid backups are unreliable if I'm at all low on free space on the SD Card. Even if there are no errors during the backup. I make sure I've got at least room for two whole backups now. Seems to solve the problem.
Hey all,
I was trying to get OTA2 installed while retaining my root and long story short I ended up formatting my /system in CWM thinking it would rebuild the factory image. Now of coarse my system won't boot. For some reason I am also unable to mount /sdcard. Is there anyway I could restore my system?
Thanks for any help!
restore \system of your CWM backup
I don't have a CWM backup . I know, a real bonehead move. If anyone could help me out with a clean CWM backup I'd be willing to compensate.
Edit: BTW I have a 16gb US version of the TPT.
Is it even possible to flash someone else's CWM backup?
Could I use the full image that Lenovo took down, found here?
I don't suppose there's an nvflash image for this device...
While I'm not sure, it might be possible to use that full image. Certainly worth a try. You might try asking on that forum, if you haven't already.
Yes, It is possible to restore from someone else's backup. I, in the past have copied my backups to my pc when they were too much and If i needed them, I just copied them back to external_sd/clockworkmod/backup/ and voila, it would appear for restoration in CWM.
I may be wrong, I do not believe that region should have any effect but to be safe (since you already made one mistake ) restore your US version with a US backup. I have a UK version and I would have uploaded a backup for you if you couldn't find a US one but unfortunately, my tablet is at the lenovo repair centre, being treated for the dreaded micro usb port failure. Hope someone here can help with a backup.
Thanks for the advice!
I downloaded that full image, but I could not get it to flash in the traditional sense. I extracted it and copied the system directory to my system partition and the tablet actually boots now. However, wifi does not work, whenever I press any of the menu keys a red frame flashes around the screen, and I cannot go to the About section of the settings to try to download updates or anything, it just crashes. I am also unable to update to OTA1 via zip in CWM, it gives me:
Code:
assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.buildfingerprint") == "Lenovo/ThinkPadTablet/Indigo:3.1/ThinkPadTablet_A310_02/0024_0065_US:user/releasekeys" || file_getprop("/system/build.prop","ro.build.fingerprint") == "Lenovo/ThinkPadTablet/Indigo:3.1/ThinkPadTablet_A310_02/0037_0075_US:user/release-keys"
Since you still need a lot of help anyway why don't you try manually installing all of the updates up to OTA 0076. You have to have all the updates before it flashed first. Link here:
http://download.lenovo.com/slates/think/tablet1
The nandroid backup would have to be of a factory restore, correct? Otherwise, all accounts/settings, etc would be within the backup as well.
I wasn't planning on doing a factory restore any time soon, but if the CM9 ICS port releases is soon, I can make one then as I have the same model and region as you.
I'm just really busy at the moment due to school and I rely on my tablet for school!
That would be the only safe way to let someone have a backup.
toenail_flicker, Thanks for the suggestion, I'll start from the top of the list and work my way down.
obscure.detour, being a student also, I completely understand. Luckily I just bought a Livescribe pen to offset my need for my TPT for the moment .
In the mean time, in case anyone else would be willing, you could also take a backup of your current system, do a factory restore, take a backup of the clean rom, and than restore your original image.
Thanks!
LOL You make it sound easy, but for a CWM noob it's a dicey thing. Never restored anything. Perhaps someone with more confidence in CWM than me can pull it off for you.
I know letting someone have a backup that contains personal info my be tricky, but if you've got time (couple of hours) on your hands you can backup your current system, do a factory reset, and since a factory reset only affects data, it wont wipe your root or CWM. you can then make a CWM backup of the newly reset rom, copy it off the sd card and restore your earlier system which you backed up.
This would save the OP having to start installing the OTA updates one by one.
Like I said, my tablet is away for repairs, otherwise I would have helped him. Or, maybe that's a good thing cos its certain that my tablet's main board will be changed, thus its going to be a fresh android installation on it. when I receive it in a couple of days, if you're still in need, I'll try to reroot and install CWM so I can send you a backup.
Much appreciated darkhandsome18! Installing the OTA's failed . It looks like the image I found is actually a test build. Even the earliest patches do not recognize it as a viable base to install on.
Did you ever get someone's backup? If not I can make one for you today. I am on OTA2 though, were you updated before you wiped system?
Here is a CWM backup from my 32GB US TpT.
Extract the file onto your external sd card in the folder /clockworkmod/backup/
Reboot into CWR
Select Restore Backup and select my backup (You can use advanced backup to restore individual parts or just the normal restore to restore everything, which will be factory reset US OTA2 with root)
Hopefully everything will work properly and you will never format your system partition without a nandroid backup again.
I have it on my Dropbox for now but will delete it in a couple of days because it takes up a lot of space. Let me know once you have downloaded it.
If you don't have a Dropbox account then sign up here and we'll both get an extra 250MB of storage space.
jhankinson, thanks! I was not on OTA2, would that be a problem? Also, I'm having issues backing up my current setup, I got ICS running. CWR gives me "Error while backing up boot image". Any ideas?
I'd like to backup my current (semi-working) setup before attempting to restore yours. Thanks again for uploading that!
I finally got it to work by remounting my sdcard in rw using ADB in clockwork recovery. That backup seems to have worked flawlessly jhankinson, I can't thank you enough!
This is great news! I knew I couldn't help you, but so glad GodfatherIP was able to help you. He helped me a great deal, too, recently.
Who is GodfatherIP?
I use Diablo67's recovery and nothing beats that. For those who don't know it is based on smelkus 4.3 but it has Diablo67's artistic flair. It's the best recovery for sure. However, there are some ROM's and zip's that require CWM recovery to flash effectively. For this reason, I have the ROM Manager and I keep both recovery zips on my sd card. When I need either of them, I go to my sd card and change the name to PC36IMG then flash with FlashImageGUI. When I'm all done, I change the name so the bootloader doesn't harass me for an update every time I reboot or power off. I can say without a doubt that nothing beats Clockworkmod for backing up and restoring your complete ROM. It misses nothing, and I have never encountered a problem like I have many times with the smelkus backup and restore. The smelkus requires you to keep it really simple. You backup the Boot, Cache, and System. Maybe sometimes add in the .androidsecure. Anything else added and it's not going to restore. My set up gives me the best of both worlds, and it's easy to use and saves a lot of time. Plus, I have no worries. I know my zips are gonna flash, and I know my backups are gonna restore. Maybe you would like to give this a try.
Sleepycloud said:
I use Diablo67's recovery and nothing beats that. For those who don't know it is based on smelkus 4.3 but it has Diablo67's artistic flair. It's the best recovery for sure. However, there are some ROM's and zip's that require CWM recovery to flash effectively. For this reason, I have the ROM Manager and I keep both recovery zips on my sd card. When I need either of them, I go to my sd card and change the name to PC36IMG then flash with FlashImageGUI. When I'm all done, I change the name so the bootloader doesn't harass me for an update every time I reboot or power off. I can say without a doubt that nothing beats Clockworkmod for backing up and restoring your complete ROM. It misses nothing, and I have never encountered a problem like I have many times with the smelkus backup and restore. The smelkus requires you to keep it really simple. You backup the Boot, Cache, and System. Maybe sometimes add in the .androidsecure. Anything else added and it's not going to restore. My set up gives me the best of both worlds, and it's easy to use and saves a lot of time. Plus, I have no worries. I know my zips are gonna flash, and I know my backups are gonna restore. Maybe you would like to give this a try.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you writing commercials now?
I have never had any issue with smelkus recovery. Unlike with CWM that doesn't always properly format partitions when you are getting ready to install a new rom. But Smelkus has no problems backing up everything. Not only that, but it can actually restor some backups that were made in CWM.
Don't mind you promoting CWM, but don't put down smelkus, when it does everything properly with no issues. If you had an issue with smelkus, you probably forgot to mark the box when you made the backup.
Oh, and there are absolutely NO rom's or zips that require CWM. I don't know where you got that idea.
souleman said:
Are you writing commercials now?
I have never had any issue with smelkus recovery. Unlike with CWM that doesn't always properly format partitions when you are getting ready to install a new rom. But Smelkus has no problems backing up everything. Not only that, but it can actually restor some backups that were made in CWM.
Don't mind you promoting CWM, but don't put down smelkus, when it does everything properly with no issues. If you had an issue with smelkus, you probably forgot to mark the box when you made the backup.
Oh, and there are absolutely NO rom's or zips that require CWM. I don't know where you got that idea.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I love smelkus. There is nothing better for a recovery. The ONLY thing I use CMW for is to backup my entire ROM. Outside of that, it is never installed on my device. I use it for an easy back up, and then I put smelkus back on. As far as the zips... Man, I've seen tons of ROM's where it is clearly posted that you MUST be using CWM or the ROM won't flash. This wasn't meant for advertising or dissing anybody. I just got an Odexer zip from somebody, they said use CWM... I called B.S. and flashed the zip with Smelkus. My phone never rebooted. I started over and flashed it with CWM and my phone is now odexed. You don't know what you are talking about. It has something to do with they type of permissions each differs in. Go read idiot. Who is putting Smelkus down? You obviously can't read or you're stupid and can't comprehend sentences properly. MY first three sentences clearly state that Smelkus is the BEST.
Please stay on topic and with respect, thanks all for your cooperation.
Sleepycloud said:
I love smelkus. There is nothing better for a recovery. The ONLY thing I use CMW for is to backup my entire ROM. Outside of that, it is never installed on my device. I use it for an easy back up, and then I put smelkus back on. As far as the zips... Man, I've seen tons of ROM's where it is clearly posted that you MUST be using CWM or the ROM won't flash. This wasn't meant for advertising or dissing anybody. I just got an Odexer zip from somebody, they said use CWM... I called B.S. and flashed the zip with Smelkus. My phone never rebooted. I started over and flashed it with CWM and my phone is now odexed. You don't know what you are talking about. It has something to do with they type of permissions each differs in. Go read idiot. Who is putting Smelkus down? You obviously can't read or you're stupid and can't comprehend sentences properly. MY first three sentences clearly state that Smelkus is the BEST.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This one? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2278586
Running Jellybread right now, so decided to test the CM7.2 version. I'll admit it, I had to clear cache and davlic-cache after flashing the zip in Smelkus. Then everything worked as expected and my phone is odexed. But since it's recommended to always clear cache and DC every time you flash a new zip anyway....
I actually expected it to cause problems, because I didn't check BOOTCLASSPATH before flashing it, just ran it.
I haven't installed TWRP or cwm as of yet. I am rooted. It seems like I am seeing a lot of people having various problems and not being able to reboot. Does this seem to be coming from user errors or are there some issues when installing recovery software on the G2?
I'm not real interested in installing a custom rom but like having a full backup in case of problems.
1 last question. I bought one of the meenova devices so I could use my 64gb scard. Am I correct that cwm is the way to go if I want to,save my backups through USB?
Thx
I'm wondering same thing..
I really need to do EFS backup, but after reading problems with TWRP, I really don't want to go there..
I'm on CWM now, and have all my backups that way
Luckily I haven't lost my EFS data, althoug I've flashed like five different ROMs.
Now I really really want this thing backed up.
Also have same concern with OP. Have read many posts that they semi brick and LG Flash tool gives error when returning to stock. I'm kinda nervous because even flashing stock sometimes they get error?
Ok so after rooting and using Flashify to install Loki'd TWRP 2.3.6.2, I backed up my stock rooted. Then, I wiped and flashed PA 3.99. Other than this phone taking forever to do anything in TWRP, everything seemed fine. I booted into PA, installed my normal software setup, rebooted to recovery, and made a backup.
Now, if I try to restore (either stock rooted or PA, it fails. It says something about unchecking the MD5 verification option, which I have done in the general TWRP settings, as well as making sure it stays unchecked in the restore preferences. Have tried restoring to both stock rooted and PA from both a PA install, and a fresh stock rooted install. Both fail with the same error.
I'm backing up/restoring to/from the internal SD, not an OTG cable. my cable that worked fine for my Note 2 and HTC One does not work with my G2. I have also tried re-flashing TWRP in case it was a bad install or something.
Does anybody have any thoughts/suggestions on what I can do to be able to restore roms? I've never had any issues like this with any other device.
I'm interested in this as well. But honestly I haven't been able to restore a damn backup in quite some time using my Galaxy Nexus using TWRP and CWM. It just seems like it tries to, but fails toward the end.
I did a backup of my stock/unrooted but haven't tried to restore it yet. Have you thought or tried to use one of the GUI Apps from the Play Store that does Restore/Backups? I would also pull those backups off of your phone and onto a PC. You can always copy them back later but I've erased everything using TWRP a few too many times.
I would also suggest trying to use CWM to restore the backups. I've never tried to restore a Nandoid from one recovery using another, but it may work.
Sadly with restore not working, it is kind of scary to even attempt it. I would make sure I have some stock images laying around with the ability to adb push if need be. Keep this updated please with either findings or solutions. If I knew 100% that my Nandroid backup was able to be restored, I would attempt to try some of the custom roms out there.
player911 said:
I'm interested in this as well. But honestly I haven't been able to restore a damn backup in quite some time using my Galaxy Nexus using TWRP and CWM. It just seems like it tries to, but fails toward the end.
I did a backup of my stock/unrooted but haven't tried to restore it yet. Have you thought or tried to use one of the GUI Apps from the Play Store that does Restore/Backups? I would also pull those backups off of your phone and onto a PC. You can always copy them back later but I've erased everything using TWRP a few too many times.
I would also suggest trying to use CWM to restore the backups. I've never tried to restore a Nandoid from one recovery using another, but it may work.
Sadly with restore not working, it is kind of scary to even attempt it. I would make sure I have some stock images laying around with the ability to adb push if need be. Keep this updated please with either findings or solutions. If I knew 100% that my Nandroid backup was able to be restored, I would attempt to try some of the custom roms out there.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the reply.
I have only tried directly through TWRP. I've been flashing phones and tablets for years, but only using TWRP and CWM. I've been using TWRP lately because it's gui is nicer and until now, I've never run into any problems with it.
And yes, restore not working scares me. I know I can adb stock if I screw things up, but I hope it doesn't come to that. I guess for now I'll keep running stock rooted (despite it's horribly ugly unlock animations) and just wait for official AOKP with 4.4...