Im planning on updating to the leaked OTA update, and I have a nandroid backup of the stock ROM before I did anything to my phone.. the only problem is that I can format /data and /system, then restore my backup, but the remnants of Steeldroid 3 are still there (battery logo, bootanimation, etc). Will this prevent me from upgrading?
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I'm considering installing the new UNL3ASH3D custom rom but I have a few concerns. I was running CM7 on my Droid1 so I'm not a total noob with Roms. I've already rooted my bionic and have bootstrap. My main question is in order to install this ROM the directions say to do a full system wipe in order to install. So am I going to lose everything I've already installed on my bionic, like my apps, contacts and SMS? Also, I know that there is a update coming out in November from Motorola to fix bugs and hardware issues. Will I still be able to get that update and other OTA updates with this ROM? Thanks
If you came from an OG Droid, wiping should be nothing new. It's part of the game...
And wait? Up to you man. V3 runs great, and I'm pretty sure a new update is coming tonight. That's a decision for you to make
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Actually no reason not to put 1.4 which is beast...
-Better Battery Life
-Better Security
-Updated
-Less ****z
escott31 said:
I'm considering installing the new UNL3ASH3D custom rom but I have a few concerns. I was running CM7 on my Droid1 so I'm not a total noob with Roms. I've already rooted my bionic and have bootstrap. My main question is in order to install this ROM the directions say to do a full system wipe in order to install. So am I going to lose everything I've already installed on my bionic, like my apps, contacts and SMS? Also, I know that there is a update coming out in November from Motorola to fix bugs and hardware issues. Will I still be able to get that update and other OTA updates with this ROM? Thanks
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You just format/system under mounts and storage instead of wipe data. No need to wipe the data. Wipe dalvik under advanced and wipe cache and you will not lose anything.
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You just format/system under mounts and storage instead of wipe data. No need to wipe the data. Wipe dalvik under advanced and wipe cache and you will not lose anything.
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According to DroidTh3ory, he said-
NO MATTER WHAT ROM YOU ARE COMING FROM
THIS ROM WILL NOT WIPE. IF YOU ARE COMING FROM ANY OTHER ROM YOU MUST WIPE EVERYTHING, AND IN CLOCKWORK UNDER "MOUNTS AND STORAGE" FORMAT /SYSTEM.
Isn't stock considered a different rom? So you would need to wipe everything including data, which in that case you lose everything.
Also, DroidTh3ory will just update UNL3ASH3D when an OTA updates come out. Currently, v1.4 is better than stock so no reason not to update.
Titanium backup?
Make a nandroid?
I did that just in case.
All of my apps were saved in my google account, so Market just automatically re downloaded those.
I backed up all my contacts to a vcard on the SD card. And my pictures/videos/music are already stored on the SD card. What more data is there?
It was a tad annoying waiting for FB and other services to resync my stuff, but that got done, eventually.
uTriple said:
Actually no reason not to put 1.4 which is beast...
-Better Security
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I've seen a couple of references to security regarding the Bionic. Can someone fill me in?
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I switched to v1.4 UNLEASHED yesterday from stock, and so far I'm loving it! I will be using this until the LIBERTY rom gets out of it's current alpha state and gets the official release. I have the LIBERTY ROM on my computer, but I don't think I will flash it, even though I hear the alpha stages of this ROM are excellent. If you would like to try it out, go to chat.andirc.net. Type in any username and in the channel type "#Bionic". This will allow you to download the alpha stages of Liberty.
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According to DroidTh3ory, he said-
NO MATTER WHAT ROM YOU ARE COMING FROM
THIS ROM WILL NOT WIPE. IF YOU ARE COMING FROM ANY OTHER ROM YOU MUST WIPE EVERYTHING, AND IN CLOCKWORK UNDER "MOUNTS AND STORAGE" FORMAT /SYSTEM.
Isn't stock considered a different rom? So you would need to wipe everything including data, which in that case you lose everything.
Also, DroidTh3ory will just update UNL3ASH3D when an OTA updates come out. Currently, v1.4 is better than stock so no reason not to update.
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This is correct. You MUST do a full wipe whenever you're coming from a different ROM, and as stated, stock is a "ROM". I made a nandroid backup of my stock rom before installing unleashed for the first time, as well as backing up all user apps with Titanium Backup Pro and texts with SMS Backup. Restoring all my apps was a breeze, and all my contacts/whatnot restored automatically thanks to being synced with my Google account. It's painless, just follow the instructions in the main thread and you'll be fine.
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Hello, I have the Unleashed ROM on the Bionic. If I wanted to go back to the stock ROM I will need to do:
wipe data
wipe cache
wipe dalvik
mounts and storage select format/system
Can I then restore from my backup?
Titanium Backup, grasshopper. Back up EVERYTHING with it. It is the absolutely essential app if you're going to use a custom ROM.
Thank you. I had a backup of the stock ROM that i did before installing the Unleashed ROM.
I essentially loaded with bootstrap did the above and restored with the back with no issues
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I wonder what the TH3ORYROMS [CLARITY] will look like. Do we have any info, will it be vanilla-like?
Hey Guys,
I have a rooted LG p990 from FIDO in Canada. I was wondering if i can get back to stock rom in order to get the ics OTA update.
I have NOVA HD REBUILD 1.1.0 (unofficial cyanogenmod 9) on it currently with the 2.6.32.59-HP-CM9-ICS-SUPERSONIC-RC2 Kernel.
I also have a nandroid backup of GB, but dont want to backup because i read online that the kernels are different and something to do
with the file system so you can brick your phone. Can i just restore the nandroid? or go back to stock? and how?
New to flashing, ROMS, Kernels etc. so i need help
You can restore the Nandroid without any problem. Everytime you change the ROM, Kernel will also be changed along with that. So after you restore the nandroid backup, your kernel will also be changed to Stock Kernel along with ROM. There wont be any problems.
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If you are in Canada then I don't see how you will get ICS ota when LG Canada have said they won't release it there.
I doubt any release of ICS will be ota.
You'll possibly need to flash a downloaded rom to ICS anyway. Not sure if just changing regional settings will work but someone else can chime in on that one.
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are you sure?
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You can restore the Nandroid without any problem. Everytime you change the ROM, Kernel will also be changed along with that. So after you restore the nandroid backup, your kernel will also be changed to Stock Kernel along with ROM. There wont be any problems.
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Are you sure, because i read online that ics changes the file system rendering the nandroid backup useless. And finally I don't need to flash a gingerbread kernel before right?, as nandroid restores my stock kernel.
Stock kernel is a gingerbread, one
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babtsoul345 said:
Are you sure, because i read online that ics changes the file system rendering the nandroid backup useless. And finally I don't need to flash a gingerbread kernel before right?, as nandroid restores my stock kernel.
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Yes... The nandroid restore will restore the stock kernel as well. I have tried a few ICS Custom ROMs and restored my Nandroid backup and it restored the stock kernel.
One more question
Will the nandroid backup also restore the stock baseband and RIL?
Help - boot loop
I did the restore and it restored successfully, but when i reboot im in a boot loop and cant get past the white lg logo! HELP
FIXED
Changed to ext3 file system and it works now
shane582 said:
You can restore the Nandroid without any problem. Everytime you change the ROM, Kernel will also be changed along with that. So after you restore the nandroid backup, your kernel will also be changed to Stock Kernel along with ROM. There wont be any problems.
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is there any other way,maybe flash a zip in recovery
Yes. Download a stock image from xda threads and flash it. You might have flash a new kernel if your coming from ics.
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is there anyway to upgrade TrickDriod Rom from 5.6.0 to 6.0.1 without wiping any apps or data ?!
Yes just flash without wiping the data....
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Not sure how that's gonna work for you cause 6.0.1 creates another folder that your apps go in. I believe that's why he mentions backing up the sd card.
If you read in the thread, you can see that is better flash with a full wipe.
However, you can try a dirty flash.
I have Revone, S-OFF, Unlocked, Rooted, and Teamd3rp's Milestone 2 ROM. It is a 1.29 base ROM. I potential want to update to this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477522 but I'm confused about the update process especially due to the whole thing about the file system change. Help would be appreciated!
I'm interested in knowing this as well.
You don't have to do this but if I were you just back up all of your data to your computer incase you run into problems.
Also nandroid and back up to pc. Titanium backup, and wipe like normal then flash your new Rom.
Where people ruin into problems is going back from 4.3 because the data pin the phone gets moved to sdcard/0
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Hello all,
I have an unlocked N910-T running 6.0.1 and I had it rooted and running well for months. A few days ago, it started crashing quite a bit to the point where I had to do an emergency stock rom flash using SmartSwitch. I was able to get the stock 6.0.1 ROM installed, but some bugs still remain, primarily that the phone freezes when it locks... requiring a battery pull. I have heard this is a symptom of 6.0.1 with some, so I downloaded Wake Lock and set it to "4" and so far, there has been no issues for about 12 hours.
1) Is this screen-lock freezing issue solely related to the 6.0.1 release, or is it something that I could possible fix if I re-root and do 'something' in the file system to acheive a full wipe?
2) When you do a re-flash to stock ROM firmware using SmartSwitch, does that totally wipe and clean the file system/kernel and therefore my re-rooting and cleaning more would be pointless?
Sorry bit of a newbie here. Thanks!
Did you wipe your data partition before flashing stock? The stock files do not wipe data so you'll either have to wipe it in recovery or perform a factory reset. Once you do, your "buggyness" should go away.
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I have done factory reset before and after flashing stock.. I suppose I can try again. My main question are there 'cleaning' activity I should doing while I'm still rooted that you cannot do after you unroot?
Did you perform a full unroot using SuperSU before flashing stock? Also, I would recommend using Odin to flash stock, not SmartSwitch, because SmartSwitch transfers your settings and data, which can corrupt your rom.
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