[Q] What Recovery do I use after enabling Data2ext? - Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I just enabled data2ext and I need to know whether i have to stay on Clockwork 3.0.0.5 or will nandoid backup/restores work on Clockwork 5.0.2.7 ?

They should still work when you upgrade

Mobiono said:
I just enabled data2ext and I need to know whether i have to stay on Clockwork 3.0.0.5 or will nandoid backup/restores work on Clockwork 5.0.2.7 ?
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I think anything above 2.5.0.7 will work for you and back up that partition for you (and wipe too). I am a firerat's person, but I know that all of the builds above the recovery you are using will be fine. 5.0.2.7 is the newest.

I went to 5.0.2.7 and i tried backing up but it's taking a extraordinary amount of time to finish. It's been on backing up the "last_log" for cache for almost a full 60 minutes. Is this normal?
Edit- It's been close to 2 hours, so i pulled the battery out. Could the size of the partition as well? I set mine to 2048. Also, backups and restores work on 3.0.0.5 but not on 5.0.2.7.

I have another issue. Not sure if i should make a thread since it's still dealing with data2ext but it looks like this thread is dead. In the event that someone does come across this, I'm getting an error while typing tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p2. It says tune2fs: not found. I tried reinstalling busybox to the lastest version but no results. Not sure what to do.

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G1 fails at flashing and reboots

hey, I had Mighty Max's Hero rom installed onto my phone running perfect and I was happy, until today. My phone is randomly rebooting for no reason what so ever. Started yesterday morning with just one reboot and didn't think much of it then when I woke up today it was going crazy and now its just frustrating. So in my frustration I backed up my phone and put a new rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=579674
Now when I flash it goes through everything and then says
Code:
E:Can't chown/mod /system/ (Too many open files)
E:Failure at line 22: set_perm_recursive 0 0 0755 0644
SYSTEM:
Can anyone help me out on this
Specs are in sig.
ok here is what you do, you gotta reformat and repartition your sd card, load a new NON HERO ROM on your sd card, and flash it. that SHOULD do the trick.
i know its a pain in the ass but i have had to do it a couple of times. may i suggest cyanogens rom? its really easy to flash, you just have to flash a .zip before you flash his rom. he has a WIKI. its super easy and pretty stable.
haha oh geeze I did that just before I installed Mighty Max >.<
well, i'll give it a whirl haha.
Thanks for the reply
Edit: It didn't work, I still get errors =/
Did you wipe? Wipe ext?
fix_permissions?
fenixnr said:
Did you wipe? Wipe ext?
fix_permissions?
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Yes sir, I always do
Wipe Data/Factory
Wipe Ext
Repair Ext
Wipe Data/Factory
install rom
I don't understand why its doing this.
I noticed your using Amon Ra 1.2.3. I was having a problem with the ROM not staying on my phone until I went back to Cyanogen 1.4. Weird any time the phone was plugged in and I rebooted the ROM was gone. Try flashing and after flash unplugging, reboot and get Cyanogen back on there. Just a thought.
Chadzworld said:
I noticed your using Amon Ra 1.2.3. I was having a problem with the ROM not staying on my phone until I went back to Cyanogen 1.4. Weird any time the phone was plugged in and I rebooted the ROM was gone. Try flashing and after flash unplugging, reboot and get Cyanogen back on there. Just a thought.
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I wasn't able to flash any roms besides a few selected, i wasn't even able to flash Cyanogen's, that even shocked me. It always flashed no matter what.
I reflashed the Mighty Max after thinking that maybe me deleting everything would fix the rom, turns out it doesn't.
When my phone goes idle, it freezes up and restarts from a crash.
I guess its when I get a text, but not all the time though.
CrazyEye said:
I wasn't able to flash any roms besides a few selected, i wasn't even able to flash Cyanogen's, that even shocked me. It always flashed no matter what.
I reflashed the Mighty Max after thinking that maybe me deleting everything would fix the rom, turns out it doesn't.
When my phone goes idle, it freezes up and restarts from a crash.
I guess its when I get a text, but not all the time though.
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Are you wiping your Ext3 with Amon Ra Recovery 1.2.3? If so, go to recovery drop to console and hit enter, then mkefs2 -j /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 enter. Wait, let it do its thing. Then,
reboot recovery enter. Now flash and proceed to reflash your recovery back to Cyanogen 1.4. If this fails, you may want to go back to RC29. Sounds like alot of work but at least you'll have a functioning phone.
Chadzworld said:
Are you wiping your Ext3 with Amon Ra Recovery 1.2.3? If so, go to recovery drop to console and hit enter, then mkefs2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 enter. Wait, let it do its thing. Then,
reboot recovery enter. Now flash and proceed to reflash your recovery back to Cyanogen 1.4. If this fails, you may want to go back to RC29. Sounds like alot of work but at least you'll have a functioning phone.
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I tried typing the first command and it wouldn't work. Maybe you typo-ed it?
mkefs2?
Can I use this code to do the same?
# mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
# rm -rf /system/sd/*
# reboot recovery
./fastboot erase recovery
./fastboot flash recovery *name of whatever you named the Cyanogen recovery image*
./fastboot reboot
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The reason I added "*name of whatever you named the Cyanogen recovery image*" is because I tried flashing Amon Ra's 1.2.3 the same way using the default name but Terminal said I couldn't flash, so I just named it "recoveryimage.img."
blackknightavalon said:
The reason I added "*name of whatever you named the Cyanogen recovery image*" is because I tried flashing Amon Ra's 1.2.3 the same way using the default name but Terminal said I couldn't flash, so I just named it "recoveryimage.img."
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Hmm I did that as well
in console I put
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cd C:\
fastboot flash recovery cm.img (cm.img is what i named the Cyanogen recovery)
fastboot reboot
It still gives me the same error when trying to install most roms, even in the CM rom.
REFLASH THE HAYKURO "DEATH/DANGER" spl!
it'll repartition (also wipe) your phone's internal phone memory if you haven't already done so,
it's usually the cause since some roms are too big and leave residual files
next stop to ensure a clean install is to just do a data/cache wipe from the recovery menu
now you wanna either wipe/format your ext partition or just repartition your entire sd card for the heck of it
then repair ext partition,
then wipe again
then flash flash flash
phamous said:
REFLASH THE HAYKURO "DEATH/DANGER" spl!
it'll repartition (also wipe) your phone's internal phone memory if you haven't already done so,
it's usually the cause since some roms are too big and leave residual files
next stop to ensure a clean install is to just do a data/cache wipe from the recovery menu
now you wanna either wipe/format your ext partition or just repartition your entire sd card for the heck of it
then repair ext partition,
then wipe again
then flash flash flash
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Is this the death / danger spl?
http://code.google.com/p/sapphire-port-dream/
if it is, I already have it =/
yeah that's the one, but DO IT AGAIN anyways
because it also cleans out the system.
Do I need to flash the radio again as well or just the SPL?
most times when trouble shooting these things, you'd want to repeat steps to ensure that what you're doing and what you have done at the moment aren't causing your problems, only by redo-ing these steps can you validate what's a problem and what's not, and in the process you'll most likely find a solution!
so try repartitioning, wiping, and reflashing the radio and spl, and finally reflashing your rom
just reflash both
radio, then spl
you wanna make sure everything's in good order.
sometimes if all these things don't work, it might just be your sd card has crapped out on you
and its time to get a new one, sd cards and the flash memory on them are limited to however many read and write cycles and if you've been using linux swap on them, then you're using your sd card as RAM pretty much.
phamous said:
just reflash both
radio, then spl
you wanna make sure everything's in good order.
sometimes if all these things don't work, it might just be your sd card has crapped out on you
and its time to get a new one, sd cards and the flash memory on them are limited to however many read and write cycles and if you've been using linux swap on them, then you're using your sd card as RAM pretty much.
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I haven't been using my SD card as ext for long though.
I did what you said and it still says the same error.
I even went ahead and installed a new recovery through fastboot to Cyanogen.
EDIT:
I brought the phone back to RC33 and rerooted then upgraded recovery CM 1.3 and Haykuro Death SPL and Latest Radio and I still get the error code.....
I'm going to break this phone >:-(
SenseHero writes but doesn't boot, any reason why?
Sorry about that, check my OP post forgot the -j.
Chadzworld said:
Sorry about that, check my OP post forgot the -j.
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it says
Code:
mkefs2 : not found

[Q] Updating to Fresh 2.3.3 and/or Undoing Apps2sd

So I'm running Fresh 2.1 and tried to upgrade to 2.3.3 last night, but it was putting it into an endless reboot. I made sure I wiped the cache and data so the only thing I can think of that's causing the problem is that I'm using apps2sd and didn't wipe my ext3 partition. Reflashed back to my 2.1 backup and things are back to running fine now thankfully. It's brought a few questions up for me, though
Before I go the route of wiping my ext3 partition for apps2sd I want to make sure I can still recover back to the way things were before in case the upgrade to 2.3.3 doesn't work. I use Clockwork ROM Manager with Nandroid to do my backups but when watching the backup take place it looks like it tries to mount the ext3 partition to back it up but fails. Honestly not fully familiar with how apps2sd really works, so I don't know if that failure during the nandroid backup means my apps on the ext3 partition aren't getting backed up. Would that mean that if I wiped the ext3 partition and tried to recover my 2.1 ROM that my apps would not be there?
I thought maybe I could just undo the apps2sd setup, do a backup and then I'd be fine. But I'm having trouble finding clear, up to date instructions for how to undo apps2sd.
If anyone can clarify any of my issues or point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
Could someone at least point me to some updated instructions for undoing apps2sd on the Sprint Hero?
pdragon said:
Could someone at least point me to some updated instructions for undoing apps2sd on the Sprint Hero?
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The instructions you are looking for are here
Normally (at least in the RA recovery) when you go to the backup menu for nandroid, you can choose if you wish to backup normally or with the ext partition included (much bigger file, takes longer). Regardless, if you wipe your ext partition, and you need to nandroid back, the backup will work fine, you will just need to reinstall your applications.
I save myself some time when I need to do this by using "Shootme" (free on the market) and take screen shots of my apps, then I can just refer back to the screenies to find everything I need. Alternatively, you could use the ADB "pull" command and take a copy of your apps directory onto your computer, then push them back if needs be.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the reply, runngwlf. I guess either the version of Nandroid I have, ClockworkMod Recovery, or my phone doesn't support backing up with the ext. When I go into Nandroid, my only options are Backup, Restore & Advanced Restore. Choosing backup just goes straight into running the backup with no choices. During the backup it gives an error saying it couldn't mount the ext partition.
Thanks for confirming the backup will still work, just without my apps. Guess I'll give it a shot!
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Normally (at least in the RA recovery) when you go to the backup menu for nandroid, you can choose if you wish to backup normally or with the ext partition included (much bigger file, takes longer)...
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Hah! That little tidbit got me going in the right direction. Looking through the ClockworkMod i saw an option to install RA Recovery as an alternative boot recovery. Lo and behold, rebooting into RA Recovery gives me that ext backup option. Thanks again!

[Q] Bricked, and Odin doesn't fix it

I updated my phone to Cognition 2.1.2, and think i bricked it. I was on Cognition 2.1.1, i disabled the lag fix as per the instructions, and then installed cognition 2.1.2 with Rom manager. when my phone rebooted it seemed to work fine. Then i realized that there was no calculator app installed anymore. I went into the settings screen, but when i clicked on any of the options it would highlight, but not do anything. I rebooted, but i got stuck on an ATT boot loop.
I then pulled the battery, got into the download mode with the button combo, and did an odin oneclick back to stock. however, when it rebooted it went into the stock recovery console and gave an error message "cant mount \dev\block\ stl11"
After that i tried updating with odin 3 to JH2. Everything went ok, but when it reboots it still goes to recovery, but this time it gives me a differnet error
Code:
format_vfat_device -> argv[4] : android
format_vfat_device -> argv[5] : /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
run_program: child exited with status 1
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such File or Directory)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount SDCARD:copy default media content failed.
I can boot into download and recovery with the button combos
I can use adb when in recovery , I'm not sure what to do though (I can't mount with shell, nor can i get to su
I can't get to ClockWork Mod Recovery as it was'nt the last update.zip, and when i try to reinstall packages it says
Code:
E:can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted.
I'm pretty sure this has to do with the lag fix. I think that odin can't wipe the ext4 partition even though i disabled the lag fix.
Please help, am i completely bricked? If so should i return to att even though its been rooted? I guess i could say it was from the OTA.
I would suggest making sure that you disable the lagfix by
Code:
adb shell
touch /sdcard/voodoo/disable-lagfix
Reboot, and it will probably say "converting back to rsf blah blah blah" It takes like friggin 10 minutes to disable
Then I would try to replace the update.zip with the clockwork recovery update.zip. I uploaded it here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/115587/update.zip To do this I would use
Code:
adb push [local path to update.zip] /sdcard/update.zip
In my case since I'm using a mac (I put it in my downloads folder) I did
Code:
adb push ~/Downloads/update.zip /sdcard/update.zip
Then try to go into recovery mode and reinstall packages, hopefully clockwork will come up and you can restore a good version of your phone
Hope it helps
Laundry? Do you have insurance on it?
Sent from my 42 node TI 89 cluster
i dont know a whole lot about adb or even know if this is possible, but is there a way to reformat the internal sd card in adb like there is in the stock settings menu? if you reformat that should get rid of all traces of anything including lagfixes correct?
I am unable to use the touch command because it can't mount the Internal SD. it gives me
Code:
touch not found
even when i touch files that i now were there.
I wonder if i could flash the voodoo kernal back on to it if it would take care of it. is there a .tar of it that can be flashed with odin 3?
Is there a way to see what partitions are on the internal sd, and like di11igaf said, is there a way to reformat with adb?
Also i don't think warranty covers putting it through the laundry and w/ insurance it costs like $125 to replace
Wow this one is a bit of a headscratcher.
Have you tried manually flashing in a voodoo compliant kernel just to see if it will boot? It's not mounting the internalSD, which is bizarre, but I do know that stock kernels can't read EXT4 data- now I don't know why your internalSD might get switched over, and I have very little expectation that this will work, but at this point what's the harm?
I thought of manually flashing in a voodoo kernal, but the only ones I can find are update.zip or with clockwork mod methods neither of which i can get to. Is there a voodoo kernal that can be flashed with odin3?
Edit: I just flashed unhelpfuls kernal and i am now getting a different error message
Code:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl11
(Invalid argument)
I have flashed a voodoo kernel but it just tries to create the ext4 partition, fails and reboots. The problem is that there is now no /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 or /dev/block/mmcblk0p2. There is still a /dev/block/mmcblk0 but since we both tried to flash stock with Odin we no longer have root to attempt recreating the partitions. We also can't flash anything from recovery since there is no /sdcard.
We need a rooted ROM that is flashable with Odin. The e3 recovery also has an option to reformat the internal sdcard but I've only found it with i9000 ROMS where the captivate power button doesn't work to select it.
Trump211 said:
I thought of manually flashing in a voodoo kernal, but the only ones I can find are update.zip or with clockwork mod methods neither of which i can get to. Is there a voodoo kernal that can be flashed with odin3?
Edit: I just flashed unhelpfuls kernal and i am now getting a different error message
Code:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl11
(Invalid argument)
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This may sound crazy, but do you happen to have the update.zip from ROM Manager on the root of your sdcard? From the sounds of it, once you switch back to the voodoo kernel your phone is able to mount your SD again, now it's just encountering errors on your NAND. If you can get into clockwork recovery go in there and have it format your SDCard, once you've done that, try to flash back with Odin one click and see if everything starts working again.
Zilch25 said:
This may sound crazy, but do you happen to have the update.zip from ROM Manager on the root of your sdcard? From the sounds of it, once you switch back to the voodoo kernel your phone is seeing that, now it's just encountering errors on your NAND. If you can get into clockwork recovery go in there and have it format your SDCard, once you've done that, try to flash back with Odin one click and see if everything starts working again.
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that wont work, I have been messing with this all morning. The op has a corrupted internal SD card. Nothing will fix this because it wont mount. Its just like any other sd card that gets corrupted.
I even went as fas as flashing eugene's froyo that dont brick from the vibrant forums. thats the only 2.2 rom that will partition the internal sd. but a corrupted sd is a whole other ballgame. Just get another phone.
Devin5277 said:
that wont work, I have been messing with this all morning. The op has a corrupted internal SD card. Nothing will fix this because it wont mount. Its just like any other sd card that gets corrupted.
I even went as fas as flashing eugene's froyo that dont brick from the vibrant forums. thats the only 2.2 rom that will partition the internal sd. but a corrupted sd is a whole other ballgame. Just get another phone.
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You did catch the part where after flashing the voodoo compliant kernel he's no longer getting the error where he can't mount the internalSD, and is instead getting a message about a partition on the NAND not initiating? The theory here is that perhaps SOMEHOW the internalSD has got some EXT4 data on it that the stock kernel can't understand, so it refuses to mount it, the voodoo enabled kernel DOES understand it, and as such will mount it. The objective is to get that internalSD formatted again so that he can switch back to a stock kernel and have it recognized
I'd also like to add that eugene's kernel also doesn't read ext4 =P Noticing a pattern here?
Another thing that might be worth trying... though doubtful. Do an Odin 1 click, yank the battery as soon as it completes before it gets a chance to boot again. Restart Odin and get your phone back into download mode, and flash in the Voodoo kernel, see what errors it spits out on first boot (if any)
Trump211 said:
I thought of manually flashing in a voodoo kernal, but the only ones I can find are update.zip or with clockwork mod methods neither of which i can get to. Is there a voodoo kernal that can be flashed with odin3?
Edit: I just flashed unhelpfuls kernal and i am now getting a different error message
Code:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl11
(Invalid argument)
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Zilch25 said:
You did catch the part where after flashing the voodoo compliant kernel he's no longer getting the error where he can't mount the internalSD, and is instead getting a message about a partition on the NAND not initiating? The theory here is that perhaps SOMEHOW the internalSD has got some EXT4 data on it that the stock kernel can't understand, so it refuses to mount it, the voodoo enabled kernel DOES understand it, and as such will mount it. The objective is to get that internalSD formatted again so that he can switch back to a stock kernel and have it recognized
I'd also like to add that eugene's kernel also doesn't read ext4 =P Noticing a pattern here?
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No worries bro, was just trying to help. You probably have more exp when It comes to this, I was just letting the OP know what worked for me in the same situation. Seems like the captivate is a little different beast.
for the record I wasnt talking about flashing another kernal. I was talking about flashing a 2.2 rom ( which thru odin) repartitions the internal sd to stock, which will cut out the ext 4 lag fix issue. It did for me anyway.
With the cant mount issues, I think its currupted. ATT gave my friend another phone with next day shipping. they also said that phones are soft bricking like crazy because of the ota update. so I dont think the OP will have much of a issue saying it was the ota update and getting another phone.
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No worries bro, was just trying to help. You probably have more exp when It comes to this, I was just letting the OP know what worked for me in the same situation. Seems like the captivate is a little different beast.
for the record I wasnt talking about flashing another kernal. I was talking about flashing a 2.2 rom ( which thru odin) repartitions the internal sd to stock, which will cut out the ext 4 lag fix issue. It did for me anyway.
With the cant mount issues, I think its currupted. ATT gave my friend another phone with next day shipping. they also said that phones are soft bricking like crazy because of the ota update. so I dont think the OP will have much of a issue saying it was the ota update and getting another phone.
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Sorry I didn't mean to come off harsh My theory here is that SOMEHOW voodoo is writing EXT4 data to the internalSD outside of the NAND area and in some cases it's corrupting it in such a way that the internalSD cannot be read by the stock kernel (since it has no EXT4 support) so in theory if you can get the internalSD mounted again it can be reformatted to allow a stock kernel to return to use... if this is the case, or at least close enough to what's happening it would fully explain why the froyo kernel with repartition couldn't touch the internalSD (It couldnt mount or read it due to the limitations for file systems in a stock kernel)
Looks like the sdcard on mine has had it. I got root and ffdisk and parted still give I/O errors when trying to read or write to /dev/block/mmcblk0.
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Looks like the sdcard on mine has had it. I got root and ffdisk and parted still give I/O errors when trying to read or write to /dev/block/mmcblk0.
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Is this after using a Voodoo kernel? And are you attempting to perform the ffdisk and parted commands while using a voodoo kernel, or stock? I'm just trying to gather as much information as possible on this problem, so forgive all the questions
I'm about to try parted with a voodoo compliant kernal (unhelpful's) But for some reason adb isn't finding my phone when its in recovery. Does this have something to do with the unhelpfuls kernal, or should i just uninstall and reinstall the drivers a few more times?
Trump211 said:
I'm about to try parted with a voodoo compliant kernal (unhelpful's) But for some reason adb isn't finding my phone when its in recovery. Does this have something to do with the unhelpfuls kernal, or should i just uninstall and reinstall the drivers a few more times?
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Nah, make sure you have the phone plugged in when you turn it on and go into recovery. For some reason plugging it in when it's already in recovery doesn't work. At least it doesn't for me...
Ok, i tried that, but its still not connecting. Tried multiple usb ports, and uninstalled/reinstalled drivers. If i put it in download mode it gets recognized instantly.
Trump211 said:
Ok, i tried that, but its still not connecting. Tried multiple usb ports, and uninstalled/reinstalled drivers. If i put it in download mode it gets recognized instantly.
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Not sure =/ I had it running last night without too much issue, but I did have to juggle it around a bit before it would find the device. You might want to try doing an adb kill-server before you try to connect in case the system still thinks its running

[Q] Clockwork Recovery DATA CORRUPT?

I have been having trouble with the Captivate and Clockwork Recovery:
I've successfully re-flashed to stock using ODIN and reinstalled Cognition 2.1.4 However, I've not been able to load any backed up ROMS or wipe battery stats etc
This is the ERROR:
"Clockwork Recovery v2.5.0.4
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)"
A little help please? I feel that this is going to end in a bricked cappy and I love my cappy haha
Colton5419 said:
I have been having trouble with the Captivate and Clockwork Recovery:
I've successfully re-flashed to stock using ODIN and reinstalled Cognition 2.1.4 However, I've not been able to load any backed up ROMS or wipe battery stats etc
This is the ERROR:
"Clockwork Recovery v2.5.0.4
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)"
A little help please? I feel that this is going to end in a bricked cappy and I love my cappy haha
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The reason for this is that Cog uses the voodoo lagfix. What this means to the layman, is that converts your entire internal storage area (where all your apps, and the operating system live) into a faster file system than the phone comes with (EXT4). The downside to this is that programs like Clockwork recovery cannot understand EXT4 and as a result cannot read or write to your internal storage.
In order to use Clockwork to backup or restore you must first disable voodoo. I'm assuming your phone is still functional beyond clockwork. If so, what you need to do is open up your "My Files" application (It's a stock app in your app drawer), once you open it open the "Voodoo" folder, hit the menu button and create a new folder- name this folder: disable-lagfix, then reboot your phone. The robot voice should inform you that the lagfix is being removed, allow 5 minutes or so for the process to complete. Once it has been reverted you can use Clockwork recovery freely again, however your lagfix will be disabled until you remove the disable-lagfix folder and reboot your phone. Re-enabling the lagfix will once again disable clockwork.
Thank you! I truly appreciate the kind, professional and quick response. This was exactly the problem. I wouldn't have thought that clockwork would have issues with the EXT4 lag fix but that actually makes sense.
Thanks again!
Sure thing, glad I could help Voodoo beta 5 is in the works and it is supposed to add some level of support for clockwork mod, so hopefully some of the confusion that people have is alleviated

[Q] Nandroid Restore on New Nook Color?

I need to swap out my NC due to screen issues. I have a setup I like with NF 0.6.7 on eMMC. Is it safe to do a nandroid backup of my setup through CWM (or make images of my partitions using dd commands through ADB) to restore to my new NC? Or am I better off just starting from scratch? It's not a big deal either way, but I could save a few hours of work.
As far as I understand, Clockwork mod doesn't work as it should with Froyo. I've tried booting into a CWM bootable sd card, then swaping it out with another sd card because of storage issues. I then tried a backup and it failed to work. I kept getting errors.
If you can get CWM to backup a Froyo install please share how you did this.
You may be able to dd your eMMC partitions, then make your own CWM flashable zip to restore. How reliable this might be is above me.
All in all, it's not that complicated nor time consuming to just redo everything on your new nook.
Best of luck.
woot1524 said:
As far as I understand, Clockwork mod doesn't work as it should with Froyo. I've tried booting into a CWM bootable sd card, then swaping it out with another sd card because of storage issues. I then tried a backup and it failed to work. I kept getting errors.
If you can get CWM to backup a Froyo install please share how you did this.
You may be able to dd your eMMC partitions, then make your own CWM flashable zip to restore. How reliable this might be is above me.
All in all, it's not that complicated nor time consuming to just redo everything on your new nook.
Best of luck.
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Your are probably right. Better to just set everything up again. Just hope I don't run to problems like some others have been reporting with the market, etc.
I attempted to perform a backup of NF on internal memory using CWM from SD, and it failed to work. I installed CWM through Rom Manager (rebooted immediately after flashing) because it did not install with the flashable zip. I booted into recovery via Rom Manager and performed a nandroid backup. It took about 8 minutes and produced a 252Mb backup. I have no idea how reliable it is. Perhaps I will attempt to flash back to rooted 1.1 or 1.0.1, then restore the NF nandroid before I return the NC to see if it works or not.
You actualy got CWM to boot after flashing it with rom manager to the eMMC? I've always read that, that's not possible with Froyo on the eMMC.
I have flashed at least two different backups of 2.2 and stock 2.1.
didn't do anything special.
-edit- i suppose i should mention this was with cwm on emmc.
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You actualy got CWM to boot after flashing it with rom manager to the eMMC? I've always read that, that's not possible with Froyo on the eMMC.
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I was a bit leery since I read about folks getting into bootloops installing CWM, but figured it was supposed to be installed with the flashable NF 0.6.7 zip, so thought how much trouble could I get into?
I also read that you must reboot immediately after flashing CWM through Rom Manager to avoid bootloops (this advice seemed related to NC's Eclair 1.0.1 or 1.1) - I have no idea if that was necessary, but figured there was no harm in following the directions.
I thought I should be able to nandroid off of the CWM running from SD (it is possible I was using Monster's CWM image, which I understand will not nandroid from SD?), but didn't have success so figured I would try flashing it to eMMC.
lafester said:
I have flashed at least two different backups of 2.2 and stock 2.1.
didn't do anything special.
-edit- i suppose i should mention this was with cwm on emmc.
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How were you able to make backups of 2.2? I have froyo 6.7 on eMMC with CWM flashed via rom manager and I'm completly unable to boot into it. I've tried using the option in rom manager to boot into recovery, I also tried holding menu+PWR at boot and that did not work.

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