[Q] Nandroid Help - Motorola Droid Bionic

Can someone point me to a thread explaining how to restore a nandroid I made in 902? I used ROM Manager's 5.0.2.5. I broke my screen and now have a new Bionic. I rooted it and updated to 902 and restored all my apps including ROM Manager and Bionic Bootstrap. I had ROM Manager install CWR 5.0.2.5 although I'm not sure if it worked, when I choose to boot into recovery, nothing happens. When I try Bionic Bootstrapper I get the OK to Bootstrap Recovery but when I chose Reboot Recovery it grants SU permission but nothing happens.
Should I not have both installed? Can someone suggest how to install a working recovery so I can make a B/U and it would be great if I could restore the 902 Nandroid I made previously.
I have searched the forums but most is pre-902 and none of it seems to work for me. Any advice would be appreciated.
THX

Try flashing another kernel. Also ensure the backup is on the sdcard in cwm folder.
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To get CWM to work you need to flash bootstrapper first. Then open ROM manager and flash CWM. Now you have official CWM installed as recovery.
As to not finding your backups...do you rename them? You can't rename the backups without changing the md5sum file in the backup or when CWM looks for the backup it won't see it since md5sum doesn't match what it is looking for. I guess if you rename it you need to find the md5sum of that newly renamed file and put that sum in the md5sum file in the backup. Now CWM will see it.
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Try flashing another kernel. Also ensure the backup is on the sdcard in cwm folder.
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Thanks Marshy, I actually got the Bionic Bootstrap to work and made a nandroid with that, I think renaming may be why my old ones seemed to disappear, however my Titanium Backups also seem gone, only my "Mybackup" files seem to still be on the card.
Should I be using ROM Manager instead and if so, should I delete bionic bootstrap or vice-versa?
Thanks so much for the noob help.
Joe

I definitely prefer just going into bootstrap recovery rather than using rom manager. I know for a fact you can rename nandroid backups and they will restore without doing anything with the md5 checksum. However, you cannot put a space in the name. That will cause an error. I always rename my nandroids and have never had one fail to restore using letters, numbers, and dashes (no spaces).
Also, your backups should be on the sdcard-ext in the /clockworkmod/backup folder.

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Rename my Nandroid backups?

i thought you could rename the folder of each nandroid backup, but after searching i read that now they might not restore anymore. is this true? i havent tried to restore any of them.
i used the time stamp of each folder to rename them based on the order of first to last because i didnt pay attention that the folder name was actually the date. so i dont know if i named them correctly, i.e. stock rom, cyan #1, etc.
are my restore files now trashed? also i havent done a restore yet cause i wasnt sure how much re-installing i would have to do. what exactly does nandroid restore, is it just the OS and all settings, but no apps? thanks!
Nandroid is basically an image or 'Snapshot' of your phone i.e. everything from your applications to your settings to the bootloader animation. As for renaming them, I think you need to keep the same folder structure but you can rename the 'BDES-20100430-1259' part to something more user-friendly.
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Nandroid is basically an image or 'Snapshot' of your phone i.e. everything from your applications to your settings to the bootloader animation. As for renaming them, I think you need to keep the same folder structure but you can rename the 'BDES-20100430-1259' part to something more user-friendly.
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Wait it grabs everything including apps, OS settings, even my desire black notification bar, etc?
I'm totally noob so I wanna do my first restore but don't know what if anything I'll lose and if its worth it to even restore. I'm wondering how feasible it is to bounce around between nanDroid backups and I always hear about titanium backup but don't understand the difference and why to use that or just the recovery. Thanks
I rename my nandroid backup folders on a regular basis, so I can quickly find a backup for any stage of modification I'd like to go back to. ORIGINAL, CYAN-506-BARE, CYAN-506-LOADED, FROYO-BARE, FROYO-LOADED, etc....
And it SHOULD backup everything (well, except for the radio image), and it generally does. I have done a few restores where it misses an app or setting or two but the majority of everything is there.
mine works restoring when renaming folders. i label mine using the rom versions (kang/cyan/etc)
And you don't lose root if you flash back to stock ROM, the one I made right after I first rooted?
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And you don't lose root if you flash back to stock ROM, the one I made right after I first rooted?
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If the backup was created while you had root access, then you should still have root access. Those permissions will be copied as a part of the backup.
crap my restore just failed. It said:
Error: run 'nandroid-mobile.sh restore ' via adb
Are my backups lost forever? I tried all of them and all gave that error.
That's beyond me. The only time I've had an issue with nandroid backups was when my SD card was close to full. My troubleshooting skills on that are limited, I'm afraid.
I rename all mine according to ROM/kernel...etc and yes nandroid backsup everything to the "T" the way it was when u aplly the backup. You should always keep more than one nandroid on ur card or save them on ur computer. They are known to sometimes not work. It has happened to me.
Ok I'm really having some problems. I just now created another brand new nand backup and didn't rename itand tried to restore it and get the same error. Google has tons of info on this with a million different answers. I tried removing all spaces in my backup name with no luck.
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I rename my nandroid backup folders ... ORIGINAL, CYAN-506-BARE, CYAN-506-LOADED, FROYO-BARE, FROYO-LOADED, etc ...
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hahaha, ****t codesplice, you and I do it the exact same way!!!
Since I've been playing with different kernels for Froyo, I now have to include the kernel name in my backups.
crap my restore just failed. It said:
Error: run 'nandroid-mobile.sh restore ' via adb
Are my backups lost forever? I tried all of them and all gave that error.
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System backup

Which is the best application to back up all the files contained in "system"" i mean apps,framework ,fonts...etc..and can backup the data...pls help
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The clockworkmod nandroid of cos should be the first option! Next could be titanium backup, but dono about the sys apps and framework backing thing for sure!
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CWM Nandroid as mentioned above is the best choice. It backs up everything including /system/ also use Root Explorer to keep a backup of all your /system/, Then there's also the deodexed files from the done_app incase you screw up.
Just Use CWM Nandroid, File Expert, ROOT Explorer... or search XDA.
You can find appropriate topics, to make yours copy.
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[Q] bricked from editing build.prop. How to replace with backup build.prop?

I've managed to get my device stuck at a continuous loading screen. I have clockwork installed and noticed I can mount my /system folder, however doing this didn't actually seem to mount it. I'm trying to find a way to replace my build.prop with a backup I've created, but can't get into my phone to do so.
help??? lol, thanks.
Take my replacement Google/flashplayer zip from any if my 10e or 10k rom and open it... delete files in app folder... go back out of app folder into the system folder and put your build prop into it. Put on sdcard from computer ( take sdcard out of phone). Put back in phone and flash it with cwm
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Thanks!
So I've added build.prop into /system and deleted the 2 files from /system/app.
I've clicked install zip from SD card and it says something along the lines of:
installing
finding update
opening update
installing update
installation aborted
Is it supposed to say installation aborted after it's installed?
There's a possibility that build.prop actually did copy properly and it's something else I did earlier in the day that bricked it.
im also soft bricked... stuck on LG screen... anyone have any ideas??
If you know how to sign it then sign zip and reinstall.
Otherwise just flash rom again and restore data later
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I ended up using an old cwm backup and doing an advanced restore of only the /system. This made the device accessible, however almost no text would show up. I was atleast able to install titanium backup, make a backup, then flash a brand new rom and restore my data on that rom.
I've learned from this to make cwm backups more frequently, and especially have one ready if you're going to edit build.prop.

[Q] Working method for restoring Call logs/SMS to ICS?

I know there are a lot of apps for back up/restoring, but does anyone know any working for ICS? I have tried AppExtractor with ROM Manager, didn't work. The Message-app started to behave strange. Tried SMS Backup & Restore, was able to restore the sms but couldn't not open them.
I'm currently using NovaHD's ICS Rom.
You can restore your messages from /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db and mmssms.db-journal in your nandroid backup (just extract and replace)
And your calls from /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/database/contacts2.db and contacts2.db-journal
(Extract and replace)
Nandroid = CWM?
So, basically your saying that i should extract my backup and the rom, then find these folders extract the backup one to the rom and then zip it again?
Two options
#1 Restore your backup, copy the files to a temp folder on sdcard, flash your new rom and replace them
#2 Extract them from your backup and then replace them
It might be other solutions aswell but these are simple
Nandroid = CWM
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Two options
#1 Restore your backup, copy the files to a temp folder on sdcard, flash your new rom and replace them
#2 Extract them from your backup and then replace them
It might be other solutions aswell but these are simple
Nandroid = CWM
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Not gonna have to until friday to test this, but really thanks! Sounds pretty easy!
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HerrKuk said:
Two options
#1 Restore your backup, copy the files to a temp folder on sdcard, flash your new rom and replace them
#2 Extract them from your backup and then replace them
It might be other solutions aswell but these are simple
Nandroid = CWM
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just a small mention....file types from CM7 or Cm 9 are not the same with other GB formats....so are not comaptible....be careful with that.
HerrKuk, i'm kind of new to rooting but i need android sdk to do this?!
Sreeprajay, i'm goding from stock rom to custom, should work right?!
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HerrKuk, i'm kind of new to rooting but i need android sdk to do this?!
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Nope, just root and and root explorer (or similar)
You dont even need a computer
Or use nandroid browser from the market : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.goddchen.android.nandroidbrowser
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HerrKuk, i'm kind of new to rooting but i need android sdk to do this?!
Sreeprajay, i'm goding from stock rom to custom, should work right?!
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from the stock to custom, it will be prefect...just make sure once you are rooted, backup your msgs and call logs by either apps or by backing the ROM totally....
Hope it helps
So, i installed root explorer, copied mmssms.db(no journal-file), flashed owain's rom, installed root explorer, replaced my mmssms.db file in the rom, rebooted and the SMS-client won't start.
Optimus, maybe this will help you:
This is "backup to gmail"
I have got this aplication (paid) but it`s works on ICS (owain 29)
Take a look on my screenshot.
sms backup & restore works perfectly for me, but no idea on that phone call log
Albatros2605, MoFosis, Thanks for your help guys, but managed to restore my SMS by using SMS Backup+, which copies everything to your gmail and then downloads it to restore the SMS.
Hi guys, I recently screwed the pooch on an upgrade to 4.0.4, and I forgot to backup SMS before doing it. I did a nandroid backup, but I can neither restore the backup nor locate the mmssms.db file in the archive. I tried AppExtractor and Titanium Backup, but with no success.
Can someone help me by telling me where to locate my SMS history in a nandroid backup? Thanks!

How to recover from downloaded Nandroid

The thread title says it all, I've downloaded a Nandroid backup and pushed it to my sdcard but not too sure how to restore from that in CMW the file doesn't show up in the restore option?
rilee said:
The thread title says it all, I've downloaded a Nandroid backup and pushed it to my sdcard but not too sure how to restore from that in CMW the file doesn't show up in the restore option?
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You need to paste it into /data/media/clockworkmod/<name_of_backup> for it to be visible
Or if you're using TWRP, put it in TWRP/Backups
Can you tell me how I do this using adb because I can't copy and paste the folder as I currently don't have a working ROM
rilee said:
Can you tell me how I do this using adb because I can't copy and paste the folder as I currently don't have a working ROM
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No idea as I've never been in your situation. I always make sure I have everything set up and know what I'm doing before rooting/wiping my phones
You're probably going to have to use adb sideload to get a custom ROM on the phone, then copy the backup to the phone, move it using a file explorer with root permissions and then restore the backup in CWM
I've sideloaded the ROM several times and tried re-flashing it but still get the same thing
rilee said:
I've sideloaded the ROM several times and tried re-flashing it but still get the same thing
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Sorry, so do you have a working ROM or not? Try 'adb push name_of_rom.zip /sdcard' in recovery, then flash your ROM.

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