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How do I make a "nandroid" of my computer?

I haven't wiped my computer in 6 years.
I'm about to reformat my hard drive and start fresh but want to make a restore image just in case.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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erase system 32 folder , jk
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T.C.P said:
erase system 32 folder , jk
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Lol, how very helpful. I'm looking for recommendations, jackass.
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If your on linux just run dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/place/you/want/it
then to restore just switch if and of. That's what I do. Might work on a Mac too. On windows.. get a Linux live CD and do that?

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Lol, how very helpful. I'm looking for recommendations, jackass.
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Lol. i was helping someone who opened a similar thread a couple days ago, you might take a look at the links I posted there - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276170
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I have cloned hard drives with driveImage xml. It should make a solid copy of your hdd.
http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm
There is a tutorial out there somewhere. Hope this helps.

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Lol. i was helping someone who opened a similar thread a couple days ago, you might take a look at the links I posted there - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276170
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I have the original disk, I'm looking to make a backup image of my hard drive as it is now.
I'm planning to do a clean install of XP pro, just looking to do the exact same thing as making a nandroid backup of my phone.
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Re-installing XP?
Buy a new computer already and switch to 7?

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Re-installing XP?
Buy a new computer already and switch to 7?
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7 annoys me. It's too user friendly and all the controls are hidden behind wizards.
I'm thinking of buying a new computer but since it's been 6 years without a wipe I'm sure this one can run faster.
But that is not the point of this thread.
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tvall said:
If your on linux just run dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/place/you/want/it
then to restore just switch if and of. That's what I do. Might work on a Mac too. On windows.. get a Linux live CD and do that?
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I've actually thought of switching to Linux...
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Phateless said:
7 annoys me. It's too user friendly and all the controls are hidden behind wizards.
I'm thinking of buying a new computer but since it's been 6 years without a wipe I'm sure this one can run faster.
But that is not the point of this thread.
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You say too user friendly like it's a bad thing.

Phateless said:
I've actually thought of switching to Linux...
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I love Linux.
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Y u no like Windows 7 ?
I love it more than the Windows Developer Preview .
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sakai4eva said:
You say too user friendly like it's a bad thing.
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I feel like all the controls are intentionally hidden and harder to get to.
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To answer the OP there are several products for creating a Disk Image. Acronis make a good one:
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
Vista/Windows 7 have built in imaging capability but as you're on XP you'll have to pay for something. If you're doing a fresh install though, i don't see the benefit of imaging your drive as it is now. It would make sense to do it after you've reinstalled and re-configured your OS so that you have a clean image to go back to in future. What can you do with an image of an old, tired install?
Perhaps you'd just be better off just backing up all of your important data onto a spare drive and forgetting about the image?

Good. Then the noobs will change settings less.

DirkGently1 said:
To answer the OP there are several products for creating a Disk Image. Acronis make a good one:
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
Vista/Windows 7 have built in imaging capability but as you're on XP you'll have to pay for something. If you're doing a fresh install though, i don't see the benefit of imaging your drive as it is now. It would make sense to do it after you've reinstalled and re-configured your OS so that you have a clean image to go back to in future. What can you do with an image of an old, tired install?
Perhaps you'd just be better off just backing up all of your important data onto a spare drive and forgetting about the image?
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Thanks for your reply. It's mostly for breadcrumbs, in case I change my mind or forget something.
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Phateless said:
Thanks for your reply. It's mostly for breadcrumbs, in case I change my mind or forget something.
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Honestly I would just run a quick google search (recovery disk/iso for model#) if you can't find any free or cheap available for your model then I would stick to the recovery software option.. there's too many to count but you can usually find free trials for these recovery tools. If not, send me a PM.
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Scabes24 said:
Honestly I would just run a quick google search (recovery disk/iso for model#) if you can't find any free or cheap available for your model then I would stick to the recovery software option.. there's too many to count but you can usually find free trials for these recovery tools. If not, send me a PM.
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Thanks for that. At recommendations from several sources it looks like DriveImageXML is the best place to start.
On a separate note I'm thinking going Linux. From what I've read it sounds like it's community built and supported, much like CM. If that's the case I'm sure I'll love it.

Phateless said:
Thanks for that. At recommendations from several sources it looks like DriveImageXML is the best place to start.
On a separate note I'm thinking going Linux. From what I've read it sounds like it's community built and supported, much like CM. If that's the case I'm sure I'll love it.
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If you don't absolutely need anything that depends on windows. Go linux.
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Bluetooth Voice Dial? Anyone!?!?!

Hey gang,
I'll admit, I'm a total noob when it comes to XDA and the whole world of Android modding in general but I have a pretty simple question to ask. Does anyone know of a WORKING Voice Dial.apk or free voice dial app that will work with a bluetooth headset? I live in Ontario Canada and it's law here that we cannot use our phone while driving unless it's with a handsfree (i.e. Bluetooth device.) Normally I wouldn't care but I'm a delivery driver by trade so this feature is EXTREMELY important to me.
I've tried several great roms and my thanks to all the devs on here for all the time and effort spent on them, but, if I don't get a working app soon or a way to port a working .apk I'll have to go back to my old phone as I can;t afford the $500 fine if I get caught. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards..

Couldn't you just use Google voice? Unless you don't have data.... the other thing is that I haven't even tried it myself, I thought I might suggest it other than that, I'll have to do some searching
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thatdude02 said:
Couldn't you just use Google voice? Unless you don't have data.... the other thing is that I haven't even tried it myself, I thought I might suggest it other than that, I'll have to do some searching
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Thanks for the response!! Unfotunately no Google Voice still requires you to handle the phone to start it as well as requires a subscription to actually call phones. It's kind of like skype that way. I just wish samsung hadn't excluded it from the original firmware as I really do like the phone other that that one issue. Problem is that's a REALLY big issue for me. As I said, any help is definitely appreciated.

Grr, I think Samsung finally got the voice dialing on the S2 and S3.... but I digress
Try Voice Speed Dial on the Google Play Store. It costs around $3, but it's something to start with. Reviews look OK, but I haven't tried it (too cheap to pay the moneys lol).
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gordo1701e said:
Hey gang,
I'll admit, I'm a total noob when it comes to XDA and the whole world of Android modding in general but I have a pretty simple question to ask.
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Your are no noob, you are a newbie !!!!!
A noob is someone who doesn't want to learn anything news, a newbie is someone who is very interested to learn new things !!
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RubenStauttener said:
Your are no noob, you are a newbie !!!!!
A noob is someone who doesn't want to learn anything news, a newbie is someone who is very interested to learn new things !!
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I sit Corrected..LOL!:laugh:

You can modify build.prop in the /system folder..... I will try it and post it here.
Do you have a GT-S5830 or a GT-S5830i ??
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Actually it's the S5830D

Please PM me your /system/build.prop .....
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Which rom can i put ubuntu on?

Stock or custom. I tried cm9 but didnt seem to work. Kept running into busyboxermission denied
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Pretty clear that you haven't read much about rooting, so do that and ask again next week.
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LordManhattan said:
Pretty clear that you haven't read much about rooting, so do that and ask again next week.
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I think you misunderstand me quite a bit. I know plenty about rooting. This has nothing to do with rooting. ( i assume your referring to permission denied error) im not a noob. This error occurs in conjunction with terminal emulator saying the ubuntu img is corrupted. Its not. Anyways i was just looking for confirmation to see if anyone had actually got ubuntu for android working on n7000 and any advice they might have with this issue im running into
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Oooh! Sorry about that then! Your post is a little hard to understand. I haven't tried to put Ubuntu on my Note, so i can't really help you. Hopefully someone that has done it will help you
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LordManhattan said:
Oooh! Sorry about that then! Your post is a little hard to understand. I haven't tried to put Ubuntu on my Note, so i can't really help you. Hopefully someone that has done it will help you
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its all good thank you though! im really surprised this isnt more widespread. i had to actually go looking for the idea of putting a desktop OS on an android phone in google to find it. i figured the CM team and well heck everyone would be all over this. imagine replacing your laptop/desktop with just your phone. you dock your phone and poof ubuntu is up on your monitor. the true mobile desktop.
EDIT: not to mention your phone would be charging on this dock as you use it....GENIUS! and imagine if everyone had this dock solution, you could use your phone at any of your friends/ families/ schools/ work/ etc...

Buddy, I 2 m trying 2 do so for last 5 months... But no success yet... M not demoralising u but there is no way you can run ubuntu smoothly on SGN
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[Old Question Revived] HDMI output in JB?!

When this Forum Section launched i already asked this question but back then, we were on ICS and things haved changed i belive
Today i was searching through system apps, removing unused apps and moving Google Play Apps to the Internal Space...
Then i found an app called HdmiSettings...
Thought its a stock JB app but when i looked into the manifest i found it made by INTEL !?
While this app is hidden (or the settings option?) when using my new favorite app tasker and launching an app via a task, in the app list when having enabled "ALL" the app shows up as "HDMI"
when i launch it i can enable hdmi, there are several options, but only available when connected i gues...
still dont have such an adapter, can anybody try it out please?
Will post a Scrot from my phone later
//Robert

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Robbilie said:
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sry just read to fast...

Robbilie said:
Will post a Scrot from my phone later
//Robert
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Best.ever.typo
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what are you talking about?
when you are talking about scrot, its scr(eensh)ot
my default screenshot tool on ubuntu and a project i am working on with a friend
https://scrot.de
//Robert

In English its slang for ****tum, immature I know but still found it funny
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well im not native speaker although i think my vocabulary is pretty good
never heard of this
i just bout some stuff on amazon, an mhl adapter also, hope this was not for nothing...?
could someone please be constructive and test it out before it arrives

Sorry for slightly derailing the thread, and appreciate the work you're putting in to investigate hdmi
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So the adapter just arrived and...
it doesnt work

Don't throw it away! It might come in handy in the future.
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ah wont throw it away but im a bit discouraged :/
this intel app seemed so glory to me...

Clash Of Clans ARMv6

Hello,
i know, that this is a little bit impossible but, can try port it for ARMv6?
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It has only 1 problem that people don't want to port it.
It's that every single update the game says that u must update it and this is a new port so it takes all ur time
If I HelpeD U PresS ThankS
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Its not imposible but its too hard to find it even we can't found a mod apk to it
But I'll do my best to find it out
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If someone (myself) was to fund a dev team to backport the app on every update, would anyone be willing to do this? I can pay 1-3 people to do this, if anyone is willing to.

TitanTaber said:
If someone (myself) was to fund a dev team to backport the app on every update, would anyone be willing to do this? I can pay 1-3 people to do this, if anyone is willing to.
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I do not know much about programming, unless it comes to Python. However, i could handle graphics and such.
Plus, i have school, so i may not be of much use. I am also volunteering, and have to do this for NO pay.

david19au said:
Hello,
i know, that this is a little bit impossible but, can try port it for ARMv6?
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help me brother I say you thanks soo much before and success on our steps

Hi is it work