I just upgraded to the latest ROM's supplied by O2 (3.17.03), and now active sync says my backup was made with the wrong version of software.
Is there any way to get the data back on to my XDA? In particular my contacts, as they will be the hardest to replace?
If not, is it possible to go back to the old ROM? (the radio ROM upgrade warned not to downgrade roms)
ActiveSync backup can be only restored to the same ROM. The best way to backup contacts is to use Outlook. Yes, you can flash your ROM back to the previous version, restore the contacts, backup them to Outlook, flash the new ROM then sync with Outlook to get the contacts list
there ma ybe another way
So i was about to download the old ROM updates from http://www.sourceo2.com/O2_Developers/Devices/O2_Xda/xda_ROM_Archive.htm
When i read the readme on that page. It says that active sync can only restore to a device with exactly the same partnership/device ID. It says you must delete the existing partnership and recreate it.
So i have done that, and a resotre is currently in progress (restoring a full backup from an old rom, to the new rom version of my walaby).
I will post back in 10 minutes when it has finished to let everyone know what has/hasnt been restored.
check for reginal settings.
In case it was changes to customize your device before upgrage - change them now from default.
it is not recommended to restore after ROM upgrade, tho...
restore not reccomended
I suppose i can understand why, but in any case i dont use outlook. So i cant see me having much choice...
Btw, does anyone know of software to sync the XDA to mozilla (preferable under linux too!)
backup to SD card
Out of curiosity, the pdf i read regarding the upgrade said you can back up to a SD card too.
Is this any different to backing up via ActiveSync? Is it any less risky to restore such a backup after an upgrade?
Up to my information, it has the same issue ... SD backup can't be restored to a different ROM version.
http://synce.sourceforge.net/synce/
sync with
evolution
cynce
Looks good... anyone tried to sync with Mozilla Thunderbird??
Restore worked
So the restore seems to have worked... kind of...
The thing runs, but the old sms messages are only in the index, and i cant seem to delete them or view them.
The new programs from the upgrade dont seem to be here, though they could be lying around in a folder somwhere i havent looked.
My Fiitaly install works, though the input method occasinaly tries to be the transcriber even though it shouldnt be.
All in all, its usable, but when i have time i will be finding a copy of outlook just to back up the contacts and then flashing the ROM again and installing everything else again.
A note to anyone else who might be trying the same thing, all your notes etc can be backed up just by activesync synchronising your XDA mydocuments with a sub-folder of your pc's mydocuments. Then hopefully outlook can do the contacts and appointments. Dunno what you'd have to do if you wanted to save your sms messages or call log or anything
Results
Well, instead od studying for my exams (yup, just like me to do this) I installed Outlook, synchronised the XDA, flashed it again, synchronised it again, installed my software and it seems to be pretty good!
Lost my sms messages, but thats no problem to me.
2 things that are odd:
I had to add a shortcut to notes.exe in the start menu because it didnt exist
Also, i cannot create new accounts, ie gprs email ones. Of course, this would only be useful if the new ROM supports encrypted IMAP connections. Does it? Is there a free (or maybe cheap) third party solution that does?
Hi, I have a small problem, I can´t figure out how to save all my contacts from SIM card, as well as Outlook contacts to my PC, so after flashing my Pharos I could copy them right back to my PDA? Please help me..
Hello!
Try microsoft MyPhone it works very well well for SMS too !
http://sn1-p2.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Start.po?mkt=fr-FR
Hi
I have a TyTN with a wm6.1 rom upgrade
im trying to copy the contacts i have on my phone to my new sim
but the sim manager gives me an error message sayin "Bad Parameter" even if i try to copy a single contact (i have tried a few). i tried it with the new 6.1 version of the sim manager and it still doesnt work. any ideas?
May we know what os your SIM Provider..
orange
in israel if its any help
I know a few months have passed....
I wanted to do exactly this, copy sim contacts to a new sim card without going through the tedious process of copying each individual contact from sim to phone blah blah.
found an app called Turbo Contact Backup 0.01. Goolge should find it.
Saves sim contacts to an xml file which can then be restored to a new sim card, lovely free app.
is there any way to save contects in memory card, because most of them won't copy on my sim card?
thx
you have option for import/export in contacts.
I see only import option.
People-->and then press menu.
Or im wrong about this?
I have similar question.
Before loading a custom ROM I made a sync to outlook express with HTC sync to save contact list. After that I successfully loaded fyodor AOSP Tattoo v0.6.4.2 ROM version but was not able to recover contact list.
- With original ROM I prepared a google account and enabled regular sync but I could not found any item in contact list in that gmail account.
- Custom ROM had no option to use HTC sync.
Is there any possibility to save and recover contact list locally?
you can save your contacts as i know on rooted and flahed rom by opening:
contacts/import or export/and export to SD card.
this is it,about HTC sync the froyo don't support HTC sync,only on 1.6.
if this not work you can try Android sync for contacts,calendar...
Goran!
I have a Note 4 Dual Sim (SM N9106w-China mobile) , rooted.
My phone have some issues that need your help:
1.
My sms app always show 2 diffirents threats for the same contact which is +84123456789 and 0123456789
So are the contacts. If the contacts are with the contry code (+84 in my case), it will show the nam, otherwise will not show.
2. Calendar always crash and show warning that it crashs from no where, anytime.
3. CH Play randomly works, other time show "can not connect "
Can anybody please help me to fix or any rom to flash availble yet?
Thank you so much
1. N9106W have problem with framework and setting in other.xml file so it can not merge sms of same contact.
2. Calendar and Play Store: reflash stock Rom or Gapps package.
3. SVA rom availabe to fix all your problems. Unfortunatly you have to pay for it.