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Rom Manager Recovery question.

So I have tried many times to restore my phone from a backup made by recovery manager, but it never seems to work. It will always make it to the desktop, but either restart constantly or everything will constantly crash making it unusable. Is there something I'm doing wrong?
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Is your back up the same base as what toy are on. Meaning 2.1 to 2.1. Are you trying to restore a stock backup over 2.2?

mcord11758 said:
Is your back up the same base as what toy are on. Meaning 2.1 to 2.1. Are you trying to restore a stock backup over 2.2?
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No. The ROM I was running when doing the backup was Serendipity 3.0. I flashed back to Serendipity 3.0, then ran my restore. Everything constantly crashes.
EDIT: I've found uninstalling and reinstalling the applications works, but then there's no point in making a nandroid backup. I might as well just flash back to the ROM I was on and use TiBu in that case.

Anyone else have any ideas?
I'd really like to experiment more with ROMs and custom projects, but I don't want to unless I can basically go back to what I had with one click.

Get titanium backup pro. lts $5, but well worth it. Everything restores with one click.
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Get titanium backup pro. lts $5, but well worth it. Everything restores with one click.
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Yeah, I guess I'll just backup absolutely everything with TiBU Pro and keep the installation files around for each ROM, since CWM backups do not seem to work properly.

Auridran said:
Yeah, I guess I'll just backup absolutely everything with TiBU Pro and keep the installation files around for each ROM, since CWM backups do not seem to work properly.
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CWM backups work fine as long as you have matching firmware versions (2.1-2.1, 2.2-2.2, or 2.2.1-2.2.1)
also you need to be aware of lagfixes in the rom that you may currently be running, they are not always compatible between roms
nandroid does not backup your kernel or modem which is why you need to be moving within the same firmware versions
you cant make a stock nandroid backup, flash a 2.2 rom, then restore from that backup immediately. you will need to do a couple of things first.
keep a stock 2.1 cwm flashable kernel and modem on your sdcard
revert any lagfixes your phone may have prior to trying to restore your nandroid of stock
once lagfixes are removed, flash your kernel and modem (same firmware version as your nandroid backup)(its possible to have this set up within ONE zip file)
once you are rebooted back into CWM, restore your nandroid...reboot and profit

Pirateghost said:
CWM backups work fine as long as you have matching firmware versions (2.1-2.1, 2.2-2.2, or 2.2.1-2.2.1)
also you need to be aware of lagfixes in the rom that you may currently be running, they are not always compatible between roms
nandroid does not backup your kernel or modem which is why you need to be moving within the same firmware versions
you cant make a stock nandroid backup, flash a 2.2 rom, then restore from that backup immediately. you will need to do a couple of things first.
keep a stock 2.1 cwm flashable kernel and modem on your sdcard
revert any lagfixes your phone may have prior to trying to restore your nandroid of stock
once lagfixes are removed, flash your kernel and modem (same firmware version as your nandroid backup)(its possible to have this set up within ONE zip file)
once you are rebooted back into CWM, restore your nandroid...reboot and profit
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Well like I said, I made a backup on my Serendipity 3.0 ROM I had going, flashed to something else, then even flashed back to Serendipity 3.0 before restoring and it still didn't work properly. All the apps I had installed just force-closed until I reinstalled them, or force-closed somewhere during use.

[Q] Never Successfully Restored a Nandroid

Sorry if this has been asked before but I have searched and didn't find any answers.
I have never been able to restore a nandroid backup on the Galaxy S. I go through the restore procedure in recovery and everything seems to restore correctly, no errors reported, says restore successful, but when the phone boots up from recovery it hangs on the boot screen.
I've tried with lots of different roms/kernels. I've wiped thoroughly before restoring. I'm even trying to restore from the same version, i.e. JVH or JVP, always the same result. I'm not trying to restore between cm7/samsung roms or froyo/gingerbread or even different versions. An example is, I was on Darky 10.1re. I did a nandroid. I tried a few other roms (F1, GingerReal, Tweaky), tried to nand back to Darky's, appears to restore without problems until the reboot where it hangs on boot screen. Also tried to restore to nadroids of the above roms with the same results.
Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong, I'm sure I'm missing something really obvious as nobody else seems to be having trouble with backups.
Thanks.

I could imagine it would be hard to point out what the exact problem is, unless someone has experienced this issue before. Which I haven't, sorry. Not on my SGS, nor on my SGS2. But it sounds like a compatibility problem to me. You say you've never been able to restore, have you had the same problem with Darky ROMs prior to 10.x, perhaps 9.5? Have you used Darky's Dark Core kernel along with it?

The same thing is happening to me. Used to nandroid restore on froyo and never had a problem. The last 2 times that I tried to restore (with Ginger 2.3.3 and 2.3.4) I had problems, both times with Criskelo´s rom and Darkcore Kernel. The restore begins normally but suddenly stops and there is no way to revert the semi-brick other than odin. BTW, I never use lagfix.

Used nandroid backup and restore successfully on gingerbread on both speedmod and galaxian kernels
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I have same problem and i ended using nandorid backup which is very usefull.
I think this started at beginning of Gingerbread kernels using.

bitmaster2000 said:
I could imagine it would be hard to point out what the exact problem is, unless someone has experienced this issue before. Which I haven't, sorry. Not on my SGS, nor on my SGS2. But it sounds like a compatibility problem to me. You say you've never been able to restore, have you had the same problem with Darky ROMs prior to 10.x, perhaps 9.5? Have you used Darky's Dark Core kernel along with it?
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Thanks for your suggestions. The first rom I installed after buying my Galaxy S was the current Darky one at the time, v10 rc something. Didn't try the older ones. At first I always used the Dark Core kernel, even with other roms. Still couldn't restore.
I've also tried a mixture of roms/kernels since then with no luck with the nandroid.
Could it be something to do with the recovery? I noticed different roms/kernels install a different recovery. Maybe it's only possible to restore using the same recovery as was used to take the backup? But if this was the case, surely other people would be having the same problem?
Thanks.

eggshaped said:
Thanks for your suggestions. The first rom I installed after buying my Galaxy S was the current Darky one at the time, v10 rc something. Didn't try the older ones. At first I always used the Dark Core kernel, even with other roms. Still couldn't restore.
I've also tried a mixture of roms/kernels since then with no luck with the nandroid.
Could it be something to do with the recovery? I noticed different roms/kernels install a different recovery. Maybe it's only possible to restore using the same recovery as was used to take the backup? But if this was the case, surely other people would be having the same problem?
Thanks.
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Darky kernel had a restore problem once but they solved it now.
"Changelog 2.5:
Fixed Nandroid Restore through CWM" from darky forum.

yken said:
Darky kernel had a restore problem once but they solved it now.
"Changelog 2.5:
Fixed Nandroid Restore through CWM" from darky forum.
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Yes I remember reading about that. That's what I put it down to in the beginning, but now it's been fixed and it still doesn't work for me. Not even with other kernels.
Well, it's not the end of the world I suppose. Just makes me more reluctant to try different roms as I'm too lazy to go through the whole odin/flashing/restoring process every time lol.
Thanks for your suggestions guys

With Dark Core kernel 2.7.x and 2.8 i have the same problems when i'm on rfs, backup function is ok but restore doesn't work. With ext4 conversion enabled backup and restore work as they should.

I've found a solution, just in case anyone else is having the same problem this is how I got around it.
I downloaded and installing the latest cwm using Rom Manager, so any backups are taken on 3.0.0.5. When changing roms I had to download and install the same recovery with Rom Manager and restore using the same 3.0.0.5. For some reason it only works when using rom manager. If I try to restore manually in recovery it doesn't work. If I try to restore with any other recovery version it doesn't work. So for me my nandroid backups only restore between the exact same recovery versions.
Sounds fairly obvious now, after thinking about it lol, but this has been giving me a major headache for weeks now.

Nandroid backup queries?

Hi , some questions.Will appreciate if anyone could take the time and answer.
1. What things are left out in a nandroid backup? Are kernels included?
2. I can't restore a nandroid backup of froyo on GB without flashing a stock froyo build first, is that right?
3. Can I restore a Nandroid backup of GB 2.3.3 (say) while on GB 2.3.7 or any other 2.3.x? If yes, what if I am on different kernel than the backup kernel, can i still do it?
4. Suppose I am on 2.3.x based custom rom (say MIUI) and I restore a 2.3.x based CyanogenMod Nandroid backup, will I get my whole CM back or all my apps/settings of CM on MIUI?
Thanks a lot.

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praky said:
Hi , some questions.Will appreciate if anyone could take the time and answer.
1. What things are left out in a nandroid backup? Are kernels included?
2. I can't restore a nandroid backup of froyo on GB without flashing a stock froyo build first, is that right?
3. Can I restore a Nandroid backup of GB 2.3.3 (say) while on GB 2.3.7 or any other 2.3.x? If yes, what if I am on different kernel than the backup kernel, can i still do it?
4. Suppose I am on 2.3.x based custom rom (say MIUI) and I restore a 2.3.x based CyanogenMod Nandroid backup, will I get my whole CM back or all my apps/settings of CM on MIUI?
Thanks a lot.
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I'm not sure I can answer all your questions but I'll tell you what I've done.
From stock, after making a nandroid backup using CWM, I've flashed a CM7 having done all the usual wipe(cache,etc) procedures and gone back to stock using the backup. Everything is restored, including my settings, old messages, kernel, apps, everything. Be warned, you will obviously lose all the messages and call records that you received after you flashed the new ROM, unless you use an SMS/call log backup app. Same with CM7 to CM9 and back. So if you plan to flash a new ROM, the nandroid should be able to get you back to the exact same state that you were in when you made the backup.
I'm not much of an expert though, so I might be wrong. Feel free to improve on this answer!

1) Yes
2) Yes. Because of change of Linux kernel version.
3) Yes.
4) You will get whole CM back!
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Thanks a lot guys...
One more question.
As you said, since I can't restore a backup of froyo on GB (because of linux kernel change), how can i restore a 2.3.x with a different kernel on a different 2.3.x with a custom kernel. Or is this kernel different from a linux kernel?
Asking because you answered the b part of 3rd question as yes (or maybe you didn't answer it at all, i am implying here)

forcrp said:
I'm not sure I can answer all your questions but I'll tell you what I've done.
From stock, after making a nandroid backup using CWM, I've flashed a CM7 having done all the usual wipe(cache,etc) procedures and gone back to stock using the backup. Everything is restored, including my settings, old messages, kernel, apps, everything. Be warned, you will obviously lose all the messages and call records that you received after you flashed the new ROM, unless you use an SMS/call log backup app. Same with CM7 to CM9 and back. So if you plan to flash a new ROM, the nandroid should be able to get you back to the exact same state that you were in when you made the backup.
I'm not much of an expert though, so I might be wrong. Feel free to improve on this answer!
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Since GB to froyo is not allowed then CM9 (ICS) to CM7 (GB) should also be not allowed? Just want to clarify, have you restored CM7 backup on CM9?

praky said:
Since GB to froyo is not allowed then CM9 (ICS) to CM7 (GB) should also be not allowed? Just want to clarify, have you restored CM7 backup on CM9?
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Cm9 for the Ace still uses the old 2.6 linux kernel(same as the gb kernel) because linux kernel 3.x of ICS is difficult to port for our device!
I have restored a CM7 nandroid backup from CM9 and CM10 and it works perfectly!
Any Gb to gb rom restore works.
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galaxyace152 said:
Cm9 for the Ace still uses the old 2.6 linux kernel(same as the gb kernel) because linux kernel 3.x of ICS is difficult to port for our device!
I have restored a CM7 nandroid backup from CM9 and CM10 and it works perfectly!
Any Gb to gb rom restore works.
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Can i restore a stocklite backup (gb rom) from maclaws rom directly..will there be any MD5 mismatch or any other problem ?
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Cant restore my contacts,sms,apps and data from Gingerbread nandroid backup
Hi,
I have a similar problem.
Thought of posting a new thread but afraid that i would flood the forum.
I have taken NANDROID backup of my Gingerbread Stock ROM(rooted) using CWM.
Currently im in Cyanogenmod 7.2 for galaxy ace S5830.
I thought of restoring my Contacts,Sms,Apps using Advanced restore from Recovery mode.
Result: "MD5 mismatch" hence unsuccessful.
I tried restoring my Entire NANDROID back up.
Result: The Ace was stuck up with Samsung LOGO.
I flashed CM7.2 again after restoring factory settings.Things work but a blank phone.
So im in 7.2 again. How do i restore the GB Rom? I just want to safely export Sms,contacts and data using .APKs and retrieve back in CM7.2 ????
(BTW CM 7.2 gives me 2 days battery backup at 480 Mhz (underclock) with many useful apps customized as ROM. Quite Delighted. Thanks to Mclaw)

Custom and stock roms use different file systems. Custom uses ext4, stock uses rfs. You need to convert file systems before restoring backup.
Ways to do it:
-flashing stock firmware with odin.
-using the cf-root ext4 manager app, which you can extract from cf-root flashable zip.
Good luck

[Q] Switch KK4 Stock and CM9 Roms

Hi Guys.
Well, first of all, before someone jumps in and yell at me for such a question, I apologize in advance but I already know that is impossible to do it, but I still have some doubts about what could be some possible solutions for my problem.
In resume, I had my Captivate with Eclair 2.1 Stock rom, I wanted to use CM9, so I took KK4 Stock Rom from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18370912&postcount=3
as requested in the CM Wiki - Captivate Full Update Guide, then flashed mtcarey's Kernel with the ClockworkMod Recovery 5, at that step, before flashing CM9, I made a Nandroid Backup just in case something went wrong, and also because I liked GB, I used GB for about 2 days just to give it a try, then I flashed CM9 and everything worked great.
Now, I have made a Nandroid backup of CM9 too, both backups are in my PC too; And here it comes my problem, I know I cant use CWM to restore KK4 Nandroid Backup, cause I already tried and It throws me an error flashing boot img, and end up in a boot loop, (I think that's pretty normal isn't, Things we need to do to learn ), also, don't know if that's because different CWM versions, cause CM9 comes with a newer version of CWM than the one of mtcarey's kernel.
So, Is there anyway I can take the Stock KK4 Rom and make it CWM compatible?, Or everytime I'd like to get back to GB I'll have to do all the Odin thing, flash mtcarey's kernel again, and then use my Nandroid Backup to really get back, and then keep making Nandroid backups to keep updating my Roms.
BTW, I don't care about apps, Call logs o SMS; I only care about contacts and I have them all in my SIM; And again, apps are ok cause Nandroid backups cover them, and I don't usually have that many apps, just the necessary ones.
Note: I'd like to Switch between this Roms cause, I really like the look of GB, I prefer the Camera app too, and in the 2 days I used it, I don't know if It's just me or not, but I found GB handling my battery more efficiently; And Of course I like CM9 cause has more settings to edit, more customizable, etc.
Thanks in advance!
PS: Sorry I Didn't notice I can't post Questions in this section, can some admin move it to Q&A section? Would be very appreciated.

Once u r running CM or similar, in order to go back to GB Stock firmware or Roms based on that, you must use Odin or Heimdall to flash back to GB...because the partitions are different. Stock firmware = BML/rfs partitions and CM, AOSP, AOKP, MIUI and such like = MTD/ yaffs(2) partitions.
Flashing from GB, froyo, or eclair to CM or the like only requires u to do full wipe and then flash the Rom twice in CWM...first flash in ur current cwm. second flash of rom in that rom's cwm recovery that comes up from first flash.
U can only restore nandroid backups when u r back on that Rom u were on when u made the back up. And u need to be using the same cwm recovery/ kernel u were using when u made said backup.
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4-2ndtwin said:
Once u r running CM or similar, in order to go back to GB Stock firmware or Roms based on that, you must use Odin or Heimdall to flash back to GB...because the partitions are different. Stock firmware = BML/rfs partitions and CM, AOSP, AOKP, MIUI and such like = MTD/ yaffs(2) partitions.
Flashing from GB, froyo, or eclair to CM or the like only requires u to do full wipe and then flash the Rom twice in CWM...first flash in ur current cwm. second flash of rom in that rom's cwm recovery that comes up from first flash.
U can only restore nandroid backups when u r back on that Rom u were on when u made the back up. And u need to be using the same cwm recovery/ kernel u were using when u made said backup.
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Many Thanks man, well that entirely clear my doubts, I suppose if I just keep using both Roms time to time, of course It wont be every week but so much time more, I just need to keep my Nandroid backups of both Roms, to do all the back-to-stock-flash-again thing and restore the backup and continue using the rom from where I left it... or in any case, switch from CM9 to anther custom ROM... from now I'll stay in CM9 till CM10 reach an stable version.
Again, thanks man, really appreciated.

No prob. :thumbup:
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[Q] Android jellybean 4.1

Hello people from XDA,
I have a few questions that hopefully can be answered:
I have the Galaxy S GT i9000 and I really want to have jellybean 4.1 instead of gingerbread. I have run into a lot of problems when I tried to put custom ROM (I think it was the F4k ICS ROM) and a lot of problems when trying to root. I now sucessfully have it rooted on XXJVU 2.3.6
What I want to know: Is the Jellybean 4.1 for daily use? I use my phone for work and school, so I don't need a ROM that can't for example call or send SMS.
Does 3G and Wi-Fi work?
Will I run into problems starting up? When flashing the F4k ICS ROM I couldn't stop it from staying at the "Kernel semaphore" even after waiting 10 - 20 minutes.
Is it STABLE?
Do I have acces to Google Play
Do I have USB to computer access?
Do I NEED to make a backup with Titanium Backup, or isn't it neccessary? It really doesn't matter for me if I have to set my settings manually again.
I hope these can be answered. For as far as I searched, I couldn't find any answers related to my questions.
Thanks in advance,-

Hello
Yes you can use cm10 as daily.almost everything works

has ccaseder
everything you asked for should work if you set it all up correctly

To get to 4.0.4 - CM9 here is a guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852546&highlight=jw4. You can skip first steps if you have a rooted GB / CWM.
After that to go to CM10 (4.1.2) it's: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778526
Everything is working great in 4.1.2 CM10.
First you should backup EFS, save contact/sms/mms/call log with Go Backup (Titanium also as it can't hurt to have 2 backups).
Backup is needed as the phone will be wiped.

In my opinion CM10 is almost as 'stable'(in every way you could think off) as CM9. Some people still wait for a real stable, if you really don't want to encounter anything weird you could go for CM9 instead.

Helly Bean
Try Helly_Bean, smoother and faster than CM10 in my opinion and all works fine out of the box.
Official website at hellybean.com. Enjoy!

AndroidFan2 said:
Hello people from XDA,
I have a few questions that hopefully can be answered:
I have the Galaxy S GT i9000 and I really want to have jellybean 4.1 instead of gingerbread. I have run into a lot of problems when I tried to put custom ROM (I think it was the F4k ICS ROM) and a lot of problems when trying to root. I now sucessfully have it rooted on XXJVU 2.3.6
What I want to know: Is the Jellybean 4.1 for daily use? I use my phone for work and school, so I don't need a ROM that can't for example call or send SMS.
Does 3G and Wi-Fi work?
Will I run into problems starting up? When flashing the F4k ICS ROM I couldn't stop it from staying at the "Kernel semaphore" even after waiting 10 - 20 minutes.
Is it STABLE?
Do I have acces to Google Play
Do I have USB to computer access?
Do I NEED to make a backup with Titanium Backup, or isn't it neccessary? It really doesn't matter for me if I have to set my settings manually again.
I hope these can be answered. For as far as I searched, I couldn't find any answers related to my questions.
Thanks in advance,-
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Well 4.1.2 is out now and yes it can be used as daily use. It is important to know that in order to have a good experience with jellybean you should go from gingerbread to ICS to JB in that order or you can loose your IMEI number and that is important. Don't forget to do a backup (nandroid) on your phone in the recovery menu. Yes you will have google play and usb . Read the op of the rom you want to install as now to go to 4.1.2 there is a couple of extra steps usually with a new partition layout (you might have to flash the same JB rom up to three time to get it to work properly). Good Luck JB is awesome and fast

Im using X-Bean 3.0 + Semaphore 2.4.4s on a daily base & its running smooth and stable here. I came from stock GB, rooted it and flashed the rom right away.
Had 2 flash it twice. After full wipe flash the rom.
First time phone reboots and wont pass the semaphore logo.
Take battery out and reboot into recovery mode, flash the rom again.
This time install will complete. Reboot & there u go. U can flash kernel after........