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MyBackup Pro Question

I just installed it and did a backup, wiped my G1 and went and restored each app. Now on the market it still says free which I dont have a problem. My concern is will I get notifcations for updates for the apps still even tho it says free for that app installed.

Well the first time I tried restoring my apps after a flash all of my apps said "Update available"... I started using that to get it to say "Installed" and then for no appearant reason they all said "Free". So I assume so... however I could be mistaken because my apps are stored to sd so I never have to technically restore my apps.

Binary100100 said:
Well the first time I tried restoring my apps after a flash all of my apps said "Update available"... I started using that to get it to say "Installed" and then for no appearant reason they all said "Free". So I assume so... however I could be mistaken because my apps are stored to sd so I never have to technically restore my apps.
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Wait hold on...
If apps are stored to the SD card than we dont have to reinstall or back up our apps?
Lets say I have my apps installed to SD. Than I do Alt W wipe. My apps will still be there? I usally reformat my ext2 partition before I do an alt w wipe.

Sistum Id said:
Wait hold on...
If apps are stored to the SD card than we dont have to reinstall or back up our apps?
Lets say I have my apps installed to SD. Than I do Alt W wipe. My apps will still be there? I usally reformat my ext2 partition before I do an alt w wipe.
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Not sure why you would need to reformate your ext2 partition.
I just follow the steps to restore the apps to sd.
I have all the .sh files stored to my sdcard and use gscript.
Here's is the script itself that I use...
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm -r /data/app
ln -s /system/sd/app /data/app
rm -r /data/app-private
ln -s /system/sd/app-private /data/app-private
reboot
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and it restores all of my apps automatically.
The only thing is that i have to go back to market and install them again from market so that it won't say "update available" or "free" even though I have them installed already.
You can also check this out here. VERY USEFUL! All you need to do is plug in the directory of your adb.exe and the location of your apps that are backed up onto your computer and it installs the rest. Obviously you need to already have the apps to sd mod running before you do it.

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm -r /data/app
ln -s /system/sd/app /data/app
rm -r /data/app-private
ln -s /system/sd/app-private /data/app-private
reboot
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That doesnt seem to be working for me. After I reboot I just get stuck in the endless flashing droid on statup.

Sistum Id said:
That doesnt seem to be working for me. After I reboot I just get stuck in the endless flashing droid on statup.
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It may flash for a while. I noticed that mine flashed for about 2 or 3 minutes.

Binary100100 said:
It may flash for a while. I noticed that mine flashed for about 2 or 3 minutes.
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LOL maybe that was it. I dunno, doesnt matter right now, my phone wont stay on longer than a few minutes before rebooting even after reflashing back to RC29. Having a new one sent out for replacment.

[Q] Wiping ext2 partition, then restoring it.

I want to clean up my ext 2 prtition because my phone has been running funny lately. If I perform a backup using Backup for Root users (which I think backs it up on the fat32 partition), then wipe my ext2 partition using
adb remount
adb shell
rm -r /system/sd/*
Then I use Backup for Root Users to restore everything, That should work fine right?
(I also have My Backup Pro, but I think it is terrible)
Any information or opinions would be appreciated.

Um no all wrong. No app in my knowledge backups your ext2 partition. Why should you want to back it up anyways? If you restore your apps then they'll automatically go back to your sdcard and so will dalvik cache (depending on what ROMS). You can always "adb pull /system/sd/* C:\Users\xxx\Desktop" that will backup your ext2 partition and you can push it back after. Sorry for the long answer and having the answer at the end

Switchrom and Wipe ext3

I am using the Switchrom script with CY recovery. I have successfully made backups and switched between roms using the script. Now I want to try the new Drizzy Hero rom. To install the rom I will have to wipe the ext3 partition. My question is, If I wipe the ext3 partition, will I loose the script? If yes, can I copy the script in system/sd later on for it to work again?
PS: Before someone posts "search the thread" answer, I tried doing it and couldn't find anything.
Thanks

bole_to said:
I am using the Switchrom script with CY recovery. I have successfully made backups and switched between roms using the script. Now I want to try the new Drizzy Hero rom. To install the rom I will have to wipe the ext3 partition. My question is, If I wipe the ext3 partition, will I loose the script? If yes, can I copy the script in system/sd later on for it to work again?
PS: Before someone posts "search the thread" answer, I tried doing it and couldn't find anything.
Thanks
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The only thing that is stored on your ext3 partition is your apps. So when you clear that only your apps will get cleared.

supremeteam256 said:
The only thing that is stored on your ext3 partition is your apps. So when you clear that only your apps will get cleared.
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Thanks man. Wiping now.

To clear this up for other reader who might stumble on this thread, the above comment is not true. If you wipe you ext 2/3 you might end up wiping more stuff than just apps. I realized it the hard way lol. However you can push back switchrom.sh in /system/sd and you will be good to go. The alternate method to do this is to delete just the following folders:
mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
rm -rf /system/sd/app*
rm -rf /system/sd/dalv*

bole_to said:
To clear this up for other reader who might stumble on this thread, the above comment is not true. If you wipe you ext 2/3 you might end up wiping more stuff than just apps. I realized it the hard way lol. However you can push back switchrom.sh in /system/sd and you will be good to go. The alternate method to do this is to delete just the following folders:
Code:
mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
rm -rf /system/sd/app*
rm -rf /system/sd/dalv*[/QUOTE]
You can do that or you can wipe buy doing this
Code:
mount /system/sd
mount /sdcard
rm -rf /system/sd/*
cp /sdcard/switchrom.sh /system/sd/switchrom.sh
That's how i've been doing it. And I like to do it this way to make sure the my EXT2/3 is completely clean. I've had problems where doing a partial wipe gives me issues. But yes if you wipe your EXT2/3 drive it will get rid of everything (including the switchrom.sh)
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when you wipe your internal phone memory and ext3 you will lose the script. once you get the rom you flashed up and running again, just repush switchrom.sh and you are good to go again. wiping the ext 3 or the internal memory WILL NOT wipe out your backups. when i use switchrom i dont even wipe all of ext3...
this is what i do... flash a new rom. get it setup the way i want. install all apps and extra settings i want. reboot into recovery, run switchrom.sh and let it do its thing. now when you have created your back up and want to flash a NEW ROM, not one of your backups, wipe internal memory of course but instead of wiping all of ext 3 drop down to recovery console and do the following
Code:
# mount /system/sd
# rm -rf /system/sd/app*
# rm -rf /system/sd/dalv*
this will prepare your ext3 for a new install of a new rom. when you are going back and forth between your backups you do not need to wipe ext3 at all. the script takes care of all of that. if you have any more questions PM me or hit me up on gtalk - palosjr
NOTE- this script is case sensitive as i found out the hard way... when bookmarking and tagging ROMs be sure to use all lowercase. if you use uppercase the script will fail. hope this helps bro.

thanks guys, i got it to work.

Switching SD Cards

I just received my new class 6 SD card in the mail today, and I was wondering how I can transfer all my files over to it. I don't mean like music and stuff like that, but like my Apps2SD. I don't exactly know what all I have to transfer over, but if someone can give me the adb commands and what I'm trying to transfer, that would be great.

Go to the recovery console
mount /sdcard
mkdir /sdcard/ext
cp /system/sd/* /sdcard/ext/
the copy the ext folder to your new card, put it in your phone and go back to recovery
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cp /sdcard/ext/* /system/sd/
I've probably made a couple of mistakes with mounting the partitions correctly, so you may have to mount /sdcard on the second batch of commands.

Anartic said:
I just received my new class 6 SD card in the mail today, and I was wondering how I can transfer all my files over to it. I don't mean like music and stuff like that, but like my Apps2SD. I don't exactly know what all I have to transfer over, but if someone can give me the adb commands and what I'm trying to transfer, that would be great.
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Use Adrian's method

awesome, i've been wanting to know how to do this myself so this will definitely come in useful.

B-man007 said:
pretty sure the adb command is
adb pull /system/sd/*
then use adb push to get it back on the new one.
that should get everything on your ext partition. (note: do this while phone is booted into the rom. else you will need to mount the ext partition)
(if you need clarification, dont mind asking)
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What? Pushing apps to the ext is not a good idea when the phone is in the ROM (when I tried half of them showed and half of those FCed)
You can easily mount your ext - mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd

AdrianK said:
What? Pushing apps to the ext is not a good idea when the phone is in the ROM (when I tried half of them showed and half of those FCed)
You can easily mount your ext - mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
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i don't push i use adb install that way all of them get installed and i don't have the problem with certain apps not showing up right.
you say that like i want to type a really long command, i just use adb remount, or if i am forced to use my phones keyboard for command i just go to the recovery console and use mount system or mount system/sd depending on how specific i feel . (i hate typing commands on the g1s keyboard, and its and epic fail if you mess a long one up.)

david1171 said:
i don't push i use adb install that way all of them get installed and i don't have the problem with certain apps not showing up right.
you say that like i want to type a really long command, i just use adb remount, or if i am forced to use my phones keyboard for command i just go to the recovery console and use mount system or mount system/sd depending on how specific i feel . (i hate typing commands on the g1s keyboard, and its and epic fail if you mess a long one up.)
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easiest way i have done this is do a switchrom backup, make sure its saved to your old sd, get your new sd partitioned correctly, and copy the switchrom folder from your old sd to your new one, then do the normal steps to restore a switchrom backup... this will restore your rom to the exact moment it was when you saved it. had me back up and running in 10 minutes after a new sd was here.

Thanks so much for the help guys, I just noticed that I left my USB cord at work :/, so tomorrow I'll get back to you guys about this.

AdrianK said:
What? Pushing apps to the ext is not a good idea when the phone is in the ROM (when I tried half of them showed and half of those FCed)
You can easily mount your ext - mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
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ya i started my response and saw you already answered so i was like mehhhh
i wrote my own script to do all this stuff below for me, and its done through the recovery.
Back up apps
Remove app_s folder
Reformat ext3 partition
Restore apps
Enter Recovery
SwitchRom Backup/Restore
Clear Dalvik-Cache
adb push while booted works fine for me, it just slows the crap outta the phone for a good 2-3 minutes, but it works fine. i use push because adb install hasnt always worked 100% for me (i have ~130 apps, and some of them don't install.)
anyways ill edit out my post to stop confusion

i have no more then 40 apps so adb install doesn't really flunk out on me
the only thing i don't like is the protected apps that show up in the fugly system default app icon and the long name.

Repartition Linux swap

Hi, ive searched around but cannot seem to find a complete answer, but basically is there a way to just repartition my linux swap from 32MB to 96MB.
I dont have a linux cd and so if theres a way to do it through ADB or recovery, that would be great.
Thanks.

D3NNY said:
Hi, ive searched around but cannot seem to find a complete answer, but basically is there a way to just repartition my linux swap from 32MB to 96MB.
I dont have a linux cd and so if theres a way to do it through ADB or recovery, that would be great.
Thanks.
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i'll give you the short answer then i will edit this post with the long answer
short answer.
you use the resize command in parted on your ext3 and linux-swap partition. if you have used parted from the recovery console a few times before this will be easy but i will post through instructions in a minute
Long answer
go into the recovery console. (recovery screen then last option)
then type (if you want to use adb just type adb shell then do the commands)
Code:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print (you will need the start and end points for your ext3 and linux-swap partitions)
resize 2 [start point] [end - 64mb]
resize 3 [start - 64mb] [end]
print (to verify it worked)
quit
upgrade_fs
reboot
there you go.
I have not tested the resize command on an ext3 partition but i do not think (key word think) it will destroy your data on ext3, but back up just to make sure.
to back up your ext3
with adb (since i assume you have it from the first post)
Code:
adb pull /system/sd [dir on computer]
to restore on empty card
Code:
adb shell mkdir /system/sd
adb push [dir on computer] /system/sd

thanks for the great reply. Will test out now and see what happens!

Can anyone verify if this works?
My only concern is the resizing of ext3. Will it cut out any data since I am shortening the partition?

mr_roboto said:
Can anyone verify if this works?
My only concern is the resizing of ext3. Will it cut out any data since I am shortening the partition?
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Yes, it works. And yes it *can* corrupt/delete some data from the ext3 depending on how much extra space you have. To be safe, just back-up. The easiest way is doing a BART or switchrom backup (Which backs up you ext) move the backup from the FAT partition to a computer (not necessary but you seem worried about your ext, so just to be safe) resize the partitions and restore your backups.

or just use amon recovery

Thanks for the response guys, I went and started reading about switchrom.
I am planning to do the following steps:
switchrom.sh -s // to store my rom
resize my partitions
switchrom.sh -r
The thread says it stores the nandroid and the app data, I am assuming that means nandroid and ext partition right?

D3NNY said:
Hi, ive searched around but cannot seem to find a complete answer, but basically is there a way to just repartition my linux swap from 32MB to 96MB.
I dont have a linux cd and so if theres a way to do it through ADB or recovery, that would be great.
Thanks.
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I don't think this is the same, but I am running a hero rom and was wondering what "swappiness" is? I keep reading stuff like "swappiness of 96mb", etc. Is this just referencing the linux swap file size? and with me running a hero rom, what is the best setup for my SD card? I am currently running simply a fat32 partition and an ext3- thanks