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new to this and scared!

hey guys! sorry be such a newbie.. i have recently rooted my phone and im loving the root apps and all that jazz, i wanna try out some new themes and mods..
my question is.. once you install them.. if you dont like them.. how do you restore back to the original?
Any help would be appreciated! Thankyou!

f*** sorry didnt see the thing about not posting here til now.. delete this! i will go Q&A section
sorry!

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And to your question, if you unlock your bootloader and push a kernel using adb you'll have a recovery installed, use it to take a backup.
If you only want to have a rooted device with locked bootloader, install CWM recovery for locked BL's and take a backup there.

Easiest way is backup your phone framework-res, and SettingsUI apks.
Flash theme and if you don't like theme, then manually overwrite with earlier backups files over new themed framework-res.apk and SettingsUI.apk.
You can do this over adb, fastboot, or I recommend you "android commander"
No need then mess up with Full rom backup.
Sent from my MT15i

taaviu said:
Easiest way is backup your phone framework-res, and SettingsUI apks.
Flash theme and if you don't like theme, then manually overwrite with earlier backups files over new themed framework-res.apk and SettingsUI.apk.
You can do this over adb, fastboot, or I recommend you "android commander"
No need then mess up with Full rom backup.
Sent from my MT15i
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Of course your described method is efficienter, but I think for newbies a backup with CWM is a lot easier.

dp94 said:
Of course your described method is efficienter, but I think for newbies a backup with CWM is a lot easier.
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True. But then he knows....he had "backup solution' if something fails....
Cheers
Sent from my MT15i

jamsta87 said:
hey guys! sorry be such a newbie.. i have recently rooted my phone and im loving the root apps and all that jazz, i wanna try out some new themes and mods..
my question is.. once you install them.. if you dont like them.. how do you restore back to the original?
Any help would be appreciated! Thankyou!
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i just saw this thread on the "latest" tab , just do a nandroid backup in cwm recovery , if you dont have recovery then head to the market and download rom manager , andd i apologize but i cannot see what device this thread is under (i am on from xda app) but ask if your phone is supported , or when you click flash recovery it might say your phones name or code name
Sent from my Mytouch 4G Running Capychimps Sense 3.5 rom (v.4.0)

jjbat87 said:
i just saw this thread on the "latest" tab , just do a nandroid backup in cwm recovery , if you dont have recovery then head to the market and download rom manager , andd i apologize but i cannot see what device this thread is under (i am on from xda app) but ask if your phone is supported , or when you click flash recovery it might say your phones name or code name
Sent from my Mytouch 4G Running Capychimps Sense 3.5 rom (v.4.0)
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ROM Manager can't install CWM recovery on our Xperia devices.
We've to install it using ADB and by the way I think the problem is solved either way.

If your device has locked bootloader. Still you can flash your own firmware without userdata partition. Then root device again
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dp94 said:
Ask a mod to move your question into Q&A.
And to your question, if you unlock your bootloader and push a kernel using adb you'll have a recovery installed, use it to take a backup.
If you only want to have a rooted device with locked bootloader, install CWM recovery for locked BL's and take a backup there.
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i did this method without unlocking the bootloader, and i got the recovery working beautifully! thankyou very much for your help!
thankyou all for your help. Awesome stuff!

[Q] NANdroid back up and restore with CWD

This is my 3rd post here guys
My sister and i has the same phone. i rooted mine and tested some roms
Now my question is.
1. Can i make a nandroid back up in my sister phone (original STOCK rom) and restore it in my phone?
is it possible to restore the stock rom from my sister's nandroid back up?
Hope you could help me.
~gracias

same question? anyone knw answer.

ggnatomen said:
This is my 3rd post here guys
My sister and i has the same phone. i rooted mine and tested some roms
Now my question is.
1. Can i make a nandroid back up in my sister phone (original STOCK rom) and restore it in my phone?
is it possible to restore the stock rom from my sister's nandroid back up?
Hope you could help me.
~gracias
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you can backup the rom via cwm and copy the file something that is names as 2-1-2012-2- something in the clockworkmod folder on your sdcard and paste in in the same folder of your sisters phones sd card in the clockworkmod folder, and vice versa...give it a try it wont brick

Yeah it works.
I've done that before because I lost my own backup of stock rom when my pc went bonkers. Apparently you need a backup of the backup. Lol.
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U can do itit works well

Ok i'll try this later
I'll let you know if its work and i'll let you know if i have some back up problems during recovery CWD.

rohit589769 said:
you can backup the rom via cwm and copy the file something that is names as 2-1-2012-2- something in the clockworkmod folder on your sdcard and paste in in the same folder of your sisters phones sd card in the clockworkmod folder, and vice versa...give it a try it wont brick
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sir my phone is currently
using hybrid rom v2.1
android version : 2.3.6
baseband version : DXLA1
kernel version: [email protected]#1
Build Number: DXLB1 HYBRID v2.1
my sister's phone
using STOCK ROM
android version : 2.3.6
baseband version : S5360DXKL2
kernel version: 2.6.35.7 [email protected]#1
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.DXKL2
Now my question is
1. is it ok to boot in CWD recovery and restore the nandroid back up i created from my sisters phone?
2. are there any problems after recovery?
3. what must i do if i need to successfully restore the stock rom from my sisters Nandroid backup?
This is my problem
Hope you guys can help me out Thanks.

and 1 thing this came up in the phone's screen in making back up using 1980-skin CWD
"Back up cache..
No sd-ext found skipping backup for sd-ext. " <----- This line SIR
Generating md5 sum...
back up complete!
Oh i forgot i restore my sister's phone to factory setting and wipe data in SD before making the back up after reboot then i installed Rom manager.
------ is it successful and ok?

Yes back up was successful. Just go try it.
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I tried a few methods but could you tell me how to install CWM permananently on the galaxy y? I have the temporary one. As in I have to flash it repeatedly everytime I use it!
Help me out
Also, I tried backing it up using the temporary CWM it won't install. Quite a long back up goes on for a while and in the end it says "can't mount /data!". Tell me how do I back it up because I'm dying to put in a new rom
Lastly, what roms are there for this phone? Good ones?

jhon101 said:
I tried a few methods but could you tell me how to install CWM permananently on the galaxy y? I have the temporary one. As in I have to flash it repeatedly everytime I use it!
Help me out
Also, I tried backing it up using the temporary CWM it won't install. Quite a long back up goes on for a while and in the end it says "can't mount /data!". Tell me how do I back it up because I'm dying to put in a new rom
Lastly, what roms are there for this phone? Good ones?
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There's no permanent cwm recovery for SGY yet, ya i know that's sad!
Good ROMS? Try creeds 2.0 and Hybrid

but doesn't creed's have a lot of bugs? I have seen a lot of threads on XDA saying so.
What about the error while backing up my system? it says "can't mount /data!" in the end and that's it! though there is a backup file generated in my sd card

creeds 2.1 has bugs, anyways, try Hybrid! i didnt try it but was following the discussions and its not buggy!
I didnt have any problem with nandroid backup, may be problem with your cwm! try another cwm and ensure that you have atleast 500 Mb (worst case) free space on SD card

jhon101 said:
I tried a few methods but could you tell me how to install CWM permananently on the galaxy y? I have the temporary one. As in I have to flash it repeatedly everytime I use it!
Help me out
Also, I tried backing it up using the temporary CWM it won't install. Quite a long back up goes on for a while and in the end it says "can't mount /data!". Tell me how do I back it up because I'm dying to put in a new rom
Lastly, what roms are there for this phone? Good ones?
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cwm does not have support for sgy thats why we use a moded cmw.
Really your stock nandroid backup failed to mount? Strange coz doky told me it will restore to its previous state.
Best for now based on what i have red is terma roms pda updated to hybrid rom combind 2 roms
But for me ill go hybrid rom its fast, light and stable
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No it works man. Tried a different cwm this time. Backed up successfuly and also tried to restore it. Worked just fine. Thanks all. And also for the roms. Ill check it out. And im pressing the thabks button
Cheers.
Xda ftw

Can v back up n restore roms through skins cwm successfuly?
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Mudiii said:
Can v back up n restore roms through skins cwm successfuly?
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yes you can even stockroms i already ask doky he confirm and said yes it is posible
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ggnatomen said:
yes you can even stockroms i already ask doky he confirm and said yes it is posible
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I backed up ma stock rom wit it... Wil it restore it witout ny risk?
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Mudiii said:
I backed up ma stock rom wit it... Wil it restore it witout ny risk?
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Try doing it. I mean try restoring it. I tried so before flashing my new rom and it worked fine for me.
I used madteam's cwm though.

qouted from Doky this is his answer with regard to nandroid back up
Mudiii said:
I backed up ma stock rom wit it... Wil it restore it witout ny risk?
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Doky------:
Hello,
here's my answers
Originally Posted by ggnatomen (My PM and question to him)
1. can i restore my phone to its stock rom previous state using the nandroid backup using cwk reacovery?
2. what is the best mod for cw recoverry to use?
3. are any complication with this method?
4. if i successfuly flash it in cwk my phone will not be rooted and go back to its stock rom?
1, yes
2, don't understand
3, don't think so, its simple. Maybe... One time I got issue, when the backup was unsuccessful because of lack of free space, but I didn't see it, just realized the problem when wanted to restore.
4, yes, if the backup was made in unrooted state.
bye
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Oh By the way
in question number 2 i used cwk moded by skin-1980 (its up to you if what cwk you will use, Just look here in the forums and test the best and suits your needs)
Hope this help you ^^

VZW Samsung Galaxy S5 Recovery

Greetings,
I am embarrassed to say I have messed up my S5
I was in Safestrap and evidently formatted an incorrect partition
As a result, it just boot loops to the first splash screen
I have unsuccessfully tried to Odin back to a custom image...except that particular .tar/process is for the developer variety.
Is there any way to get SafeStrap back on or recover through Odin?
My tail is between my legs!
Best,
Landlocked

First....please don't post questions in the Dev section.
Second : grab the tar from here and flash in ODIN. That will restore you back to stock. At least it will be working again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53447942

g_ding84 said:
First....please don't post questions in the Dev section.
Second : grab the tar from here and flash in ODIN. That will restore you back to stock. At least it will be working again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53447942
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So very sorry. Thanks for the link and setting me straight.

landlocked said:
So very sorry. Thanks for the link and setting me straight.
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No problem. It happens.

g_ding84 said:
No problem. It happens.
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it probably wouldnt hurt to use the pit file either lol
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Free mobile app

landlocked said:
Greetings,
I am embarrassed to say I have messed up my S5
I was in Safestrap and evidently formatted an incorrect partition
As a result, it just boot loops to the first splash screen
I have unsuccessfully tried to Odin back to a custom image...except that particular .tar/process is for the developer variety.
Is there any way to get SafeStrap back on or recover through Odin?
My tail is between my legs!
Best,
Landlocked
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Howdy! Please post in the correct sections. There's a whole section devoted to questions & the section you posted in (development) has specific rules about what is acceptable. Basically, if you didn't "create it" don't post in development.
Moved the thread to Q&A where it belongs, thanks!

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Bootloop after Xposed install

Hey
i have a very big problem with my Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+.
Its have now a Bootloop after i try to install Xposed.
I try to delete the Cache but its not help
What can i do to this work again?
Please give me a noob tutorial for that.
Hope for your Support.
Thanks

diemail32 said:
Hey
i have a very big problem with my Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+.
Its have now a Bootloop after i try to install Xposed.
I try to delete the Cache but its not help
What can i do to this work again?
Please give me a noob tutorial for that.
Hope for your Support.
Thanks
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You have to dirty flash your Rom to get out of the bootloop then find out which Xposed framework you need to flash. If you've flashed the wrong one then it will result in a bootloop.
"And on that bombshell..."
Sent from my G928C Rockin AUDAX+Rom&Eladios Themes

s6freak said:
You have to dirty flash your Rom to get out of the bootloop then find out which Xposed framework you need to flash. If you've flashed the wrong one then it will result in a bootloop.
"And on that bombshell..."
Sent from my G928C Rockin AUDAX+Rom&Eladios Themes
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thank you for your answer
can you give me a good tutorial how i can flash my rom?
i'm angry to do the wrong

diemail32 said:
thank you for your answer
can you give me a good tutorial how i can flash my rom?
i'm angry to do the wrong
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Did you have a Nandroid before you flashed Xposed?
"And on that bombshell!" Sent from my E1005 Rockin Resurrection Remix Rom

I'm sorry but may be I wrong but you need deodexed rom and root access first of all. After that you must flash latest lollipop version and install the same apk.

BTW, we have a section for help, Q&A and troubleshooting here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s6-edge-plus/help/
I anticipate that the mods will move your two thread there soon.

Flashing Xposed uninstaller didn't work?

LEX727

Anybody have fw stock rom x727? or back up from TWRP recovery?

cacimbo said:
Anybody have fw stock rom x727? or back up from TWRP recovery?
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I wish I could make a backup and start playing around!
But there's no twrp for the US version (727) yet. Or root, sadly Bootloader is locked and no word on if it'll ever be unlocked.
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cacimbo said:
Anybody have fw stock rom x727? or back up from TWRP recovery?
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Isn't it crazy to post this thread in the Android Development section?
Please read the FORUM rules and the available information by using the search before you open a new thread
THREAD moved to @&A