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Newb experience with CM 5.0.7 on G1

Howdy folks,
First of all, thanks to Cyanogen for 5.0.7!
After running out of patience on the the hope that TMo would come out with a new phone to compete with the Droid, Incredible, Evo, etc, I decided to root my G1. I wanted 2.1 and A2SD because I would love to buy more apps from the Market, but my G1 just didn't have the damn space... until now.
So I rooted my G1 using the Amon Ra recovery and CM 5.0.7.
After I rooted, I installed the latest radio (2.22.32.02), flashed Danger SPL, rebooted, flashed CM 5.0.7 and flashed GApps. I didn't do any wipes since I had never rooted my phone.
When the phone booted, the apps did not show up. So I went back to to recovery, did a wipe and flashed GApps first, then flashed CM 5.0.7 and rebooted. Everything works great. Runs fast.
I took the advice of a friend and installed SetCPU (paid for it) and Auto Memory Manager. I've noticed that my battery doesn't charge as quickly and that there is some noticeable lag on the phone. I had my phone plugged in all night last night and the phone wasn't fully charged. I finally uninstalled SetCPU and the phone is charging properly again. Also, the phone is snappier.
My questions:
1) Did I do something wrong by flashing GApps before the CM Rom? Do I need to do it over again even though my phone is working properly?
2) Now that my phone is working properly, do I need to create a backup/recovery?
3) After having successfully flashed CM 5.0.7, do I need to Wipe anything (ie ext 2, ext 3)? During the root process, I created a 96mb and 512mb partitions. From my understanding, the CM Rom occupies the 96mb ext and the 512mb ext is for A2SD. Why does the phone only show 457mb of space? I thought it should be 512mb.
4) I backed up all the data on my SD card onto my PC before formatting it during the root process. How do I restore all my apps and such so that everything works like it did before rooting?
Thanks for any help. Will be donating to Cyanogen
gerald

1.Your fine, as long as you flashed them and they show up your good.
2. If you want, and it definitely can't hurt. It doesn't look like you will be doing too many crazy hacks to it since your still a beginner. It's also better to make a stable rom be your backup instead of experimental one.
3. No idea, try a repartition if you get any problems, but don't mess with it if it ain't brocken lol.
4. How did you backup your data? Did you use a backup app from the market? If so, download the app you used and put all the files from your pc back onto your memory card. Then, hit the "restore" option.
Welcome to XDA! Here is a mod for a black notification bar by cloverdale that I prefer to the plain white one. Flash from recovery if you like.

Thanks for the reply.
#3. I didn't use a backup app. I just copied everything onto my hdd. Am I SOL since I didn't use a backup app and just have to reinstall everything manually?

So your phone stores its apps on INTERNAL, and you copied files from your SD(EXTERNAL) stop and think for a minute if your apps are on A and you copied B, your apps are gone.

ionic7 said:
So your phone stores its apps on INTERNAL, and you copied files from your SD(EXTERNAL) stop and think for a minute if your apps are on A and you copied B, your apps are gone.
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I messed up. What I wanted to say is that some of the apps that I had installed on my phone also had data/database files associated to it that it saved on the SD card (ie Aldiko, OI Notes, etc) Is there a way to re-associate those once I reinstall those programs? I re-installed Aldiko and it would not read the library db file so I had to re-download the books. I should have used a backup app. Well, live and learn. I'm going to re-install OI Notes and OI Shopping and transfer those files over to see.
Update: Well, looks like it didn't work. OI Notes and OI Shopping doesn't read the files I had created before rooting. Should have use a backup program.
Which is better: Titanium or Mybackup Pro?

Create Backup Playlists

Short version:
Before I head to bed I thought I'd ask a question. What's the easiest way to create and backup playlists?
Long Version:
I created a playlist with the inbuilt Music app, but when I flashed a rom, as I often do, Titanium Backup didn't backup or restore my playlist. What I did was backup all user apps and system data in TB and when I chose to restore "[PLAYLISTS] Media Storage 2.2.1" nothing ever happens and it takes an annoying while to recreate them by scratch. What did I do wrong? If I can get TB to restore my playlists everything would be golden, but it never does.
Also, I already purchased PowerAmp. So, I don't want to download and install another music app like WinAmp to create playlists. So, what's the easiest way to create and backup playlists?
Going to bed.

I just wanted to write I think figured out an easy way to create and backup playlists.
1. I put all my music on my Captivate's sdcard,
2. I loaded the music folder from my Captivate into Foobar2000. I'm sure you can use other media players.
3. I highlighted/deleted/rearranged all the songs I wanted in my playlist and saved it as a .m3u file.
4. I uploaded the .m3u file to the Captivate's sdcard and it works.
I haven't flashed a rom yet, but 'm hoping I can simply drag the playlist file back to my Captivate.

[Q] Backup question

I'm fairly new at this rooting thing, I initially rooted stock, and then went on to a custom rom someone on the board made. However, I'd like to play with other ones, but I don't want to have to reinstall my apps every time. Is there a recommended way to backup, and what exactly should I be backing up?
I've installed Titanium Backup and backed up most of my apps that way, is that the preferred method and all I really need to do?
Thanks!!

dcsipe said:
I'm fairly new at this rooting thing, I initially rooted stock, and then went on to a custom rom someone on the board made. However, I'd like to play with other ones, but I don't want to have to reinstall my apps every time. Is there a recommended way to backup, and what exactly should I be backing up?
I've installed Titanium Backup and backed up most of my apps that way, is that the preferred method and all I really need to do?
Thanks!!
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I had a bad experience with using the "Backup" and "Restore" options in Recovery completely destroying my Nook's boot partition, so I'd personally stick with Titanium Backup. I paid for it, and it was well worth it. This let's me install any ROM and with literally a single tap, all my apps are reinstalled.
Titanium Backup is just amazing. It's probably one of (if not THE) the most useful apps ever for anyone who frequents XDA. And free, if you don't mind tapping for each app. Just don't restore system files etc (ie the "red" colored apps).

Depending on which recovery you are using, you may have to use the accompanying kernel...
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Q I installed Titanium Backup and it is driving me nuts, it creates the folder on my SD card, says it's complete, but the folder is empty. I tried just the apps, apps and system, but still the folder is empty. The notification note says complete with the time, but still an empty folder even after I deleted it before a new backup.
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Uninstalled TB, and reinstalled it, works fine now. Must have been a flakey install.

I find appbrain the easiest solution to reinstall my apps. Then if necessary, use titanium to restore data.
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Personally I run all my ROMs from a MicroSD card. This way I don't have to worry about screwing up my Nook and I can pop the Card into my PC and use "dd" to make Images and Flash them back. It makes switching ROMs quick and easy and if I decide I like the New ROM I can use Titanium Backup to mass Restore(Pro key needed) all my Apps. If I don't like the ROM or if something bad happens I can just "dd" a Backed Up Image to get my my Old Install back and it's like I never switched ROMs. Aaahhh.... Life is good.
PS: I keep Two cards, One for my Everyday ROM, and the Other for Testing.
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[Q] I'm an idiot! Undelete files after CWM wipe?

While updating the ROM in my phone I did a CWM wipe without realizing it would wipe the external sdcard as well, which of course is where my Titanium Backup is stored. Does anyone know whether CWM reformats or just deletes the files, and whether there's a prayer of recovering things? I'm familiar with utilities which will look for image files and reconstruct them, but I'm more concerned with my TiBu files.
Bill

BillShepp said:
While updating the ROM in my phone I did a CWM wipe without realizing it would wipe the external sdcard as well, which of course is where my Titanium Backup is stored. Does anyone know whether CWM reformats or just deletes the files, and whether there's a prayer of recovering things? I'm familiar with utilities which will look for image files and reconstruct them, but I'm more concerned with my TiBu files.
Bill
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A CWM wipe of what?
Sent from my CM7 powered captivate

Its actually a proven fact that flash mem may always hold deleted data. The problem is finding a good application.
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google / torrent download some " flash data restore software "

To follow-up, I used PhotoRec, which is an open source (free) package which runs on virtually all platforms. It's not the most UI-friendly package, but it's extremely effective at recovering all forms of files, including music, movies, and archives. I'm still working through, but I've recovered hundreds of photos, movies, and audio files, and have found most of the Titanium Backup files (though I'll need to manually restore the data, I think).
Nonetheless, it's good to know that it's somewhat possible to restore a great deal of lost data...

Never done it from a sd card before, but there is software out there. Another good reason to always remove your sim and external sd when flashing. Good luck... hope you get it back.
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[Q] Moving from Nookie Froyo to CM7

I'm planning moving to eMMC CM7 from Nookie Froyo, and want to make sure I have my ducks in a row before committing:
1) I have made Titanium Backups of all my apps to the SD card,
2) I have made a ROM manager backup of the whole system. (just in case I want to bail out)
Anything else to do?
My question is whether I will be able to read the Froyo SD card from CM7 to reinstall the apps? Does the ext4 format extend to the external SD card or just to the internal storage?
Also, does restoring apps via TB restore the settings for those apps as well? For example, will I have to start playing Angry Birds from the beginning again, or will it pick up where I left off (I hate Angry Birds )?
Thanks,
Derek

The format of the SD card does not change.
TB gives you the option of restoring apps with or without their data, such as settings, save-games, etc. It's normally safe to restore app data. Just don't select the option to restore system data. If you encounter problems with any specific apps, you can then use TB to wipe their data back to the default settings, as if you had just installed them.

CM7, along with every other android rom, uses the external SD-card as storage and storage alone. I actualy went from nookie froyo to CM7 and used titanium backup to reinstall all of my apps. There were however, a couple apps that would for some reason not install. I don't remember which ones, so don't be surprised. EXT-4 only applies to the eMMC (or internal rom), and will only apply once you format /system /data /cache within CWM 3.0.1.0
As far as I know as long as you select to backup the app + data , then restore apps + data Titanium backup will restore the exit state of the apps.
Hope you like and have fun with CM7.
The NEWness (updateing it at least once a week) and ruff around the edges implementation sort of gives it a charm.