SOS!
Was running the note on ParanoidAndroid v 0.5. Everything was fine. I had gotten PA v0.5 by flashing stock GB, used CF-Root with CWM to root the phone and get custom recovery. After this flashed PA 0.5 onto the Note. No kernels etc have been changed. Before flashing PA 0.5 i had taken a nandroid backup of the stock rooted GB with CWM recovery.
Fast forward to today..
I wanted to take something off my old nandroid backup so i rebooted into recovery took a backup of the current setup.. Backup successful.. After this i rebooted into recovery and restored the old nandroid backup.. This was also successful.. I booted into the phone, exported the data that i wanted and used the restore option available in the CWM recovery application that comes as part of the CF-Root package.. The phone rebooted into recovery.. Was at verfiying MD5 stage.. And then suddenly everything goes blank and the phone went into a boot loop.. It just stays at the screen where It says Galaxy Note GT-N7000.. Tried rebooting into download/recovery etc.. Nothing works.. Just coming back to the same splash screen..
I have not wiped the note on any unsafe kernel.. I'm sure about that.. Please help!:crying:
Try to boot into stock recovery and use pc-odin to flash a stock GB
Try to get in download mode....and please flash gb rom.
I would suggest pre-rooted gb rom.
And if you cant get in download mode or in recovery mode....then it is soft brick.....
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actually try wipingcache and dalvik first from safe kernel recovery.
after that if the nandroid you restore is ics and kernel is cm or aokp you need to flash an ics kernel inbetween.
Make sure to fkash when restoring pa you have same kernel you made nandroid with.
First things first, thanks to all of you for your replies.. I backtracked on my steps and i had done *some* mistake with the steps that i followed..
People who want to know the result: Problem solved! Yay!
Here's what i had done..
I went back to GB nandroid backup from a 5.5.x.x CWM based recovery (worked fine - as expected)
The GB nandroid backup had a 5.3.x.x CWM based recovery. So my mistake was trying to restore a backup, which was taken with a newer CWM based recovery, using the older 5.3.x.x recovery.. This is where it failed..
Luckily i somehow got into download mode, flashed stock GB and rooted it using the zergrush exploit, flashed CF-Root kernel with a CWM based recovery, booted into it, flashed PA v0.5.
Then after this, rebooted into recovery of PA v0.5 and restored the nandroid backup of PA v0.5..
Voila! It worked :victory:
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So there has been a lot of discussion in other threads about backing up,
and restoring ICS ROMS. I had to find out what is possible and what not.
I wrote down the steps for reference,please if you find that there are corrections or additions, post!
Here's the deal:
It can be done, you just have to flash the Abysnote 4.0+ kernel everytime you want to do a backup or restore. This is also the way to safely revert to a Gingerbread Nandroid backup, after you're done playing with ICS.
There's a few caveats, if you do a backup of ICS and you forget to reflash
the ICS kernel, you will be trying to boot ICS with an Abyss kernel...
Something I never did, but it might end you up in the, well... abyss.
Also, I found myself first scared, then confused with the occurence of
an LP5 repack from Chainfire, that is admitted to be a high risk release.
Then you see LP5 ROM's popping up, so you think, might they be using
that LP5 repack and am I inherently in danger? Seems not the case.
One can flash the ROM's by the Chef's containing LP5 kernels, but from what I learned, the base is OK anyway. *please correct me here if I'm wrong.
Here's the scenario's, tested once by me on accounts 1 and 3. 2 is beta but hearsay says it works. Anyway, it most probably won't hardbrick your device if it doesn't You'd still have recovery mode from holding down home-volume up-power until white samsung logo appears.
1- Howto create Nandroid backup from a working ICS rom that you have.
So, if on ICS, and want to make an ICS nandroid (i.e.progressive installation/configuration backups), you can :
- reboot to recovery mode
- flash abyss 4.0+ kernel
- reboot to recovery after the kernel flash is done, dont boot the Android phone
- you are now in a different looking recovery mode, don't panic, its almost the same
- do your nandroid thing
- after the nandroid has finished, reflash the kernel you had in your ICS ROM
- after that, you can reboot to recovery again, or select reboot system.
(I always reboot system after I reboot once more to recovery)
2- Howto restore ICS Nandroid backup from a working ICS rom that you have.
So, if on ICS, and want to restore an ICS nandroid (i.e.progressive installation/configuration backups), you can :
- reboot to recovery mode
- flash abyss 4.0+ kernel
- reboot to recovery after the kernel flash is done, dont boot the Android phone
- you are now in a different looking recovery mode, don't panic, its almost the same
- go to restore menu, select the ICS nandroid that you want to restore
- **not tested by me, but there should be no need to reflash the ICS kernel as it has been overwritten by the restore**
- after the nandroid restore has finished, you can reboot to recovery to reboot system
(I always reboot system after I reboot once more to recovery)
3- Howto revert to Gingerbread Nandroid backup from a working ICS rom that you have. (Safely going back to GingerBread without much trouble)
reboot to recovery mode
- flash abyss 4.0+ kernel
- reboot to recovery after the kernel flash is done, dont boot the Android phone
- you are now in a different looking recovery mode, don't panic, its almost the same
- do a fullwipe/factory reset
- restore your GB nandroid using backup/restore menus in CWM
- after the nandroid restore has finished, do a factory reset/full wipe again
- after that, you can reboot to recovery again, or select reboot system.
(I always reboot system after I reboot once more to recovery)
Hi ... I got a hint from stunner thread that backups work on lp5 kernel ... I've done one without any apparent issues but don't know whether it would properly restore if required? ... If yes, it would avoid the need for this multiple flashing of kernels .... You can also try and confirm ...cheers.envy
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envyofindia said:
Hi ... I got a hint from stunner thread that backups work on lp5 kernel ... I've done one without any apparent issues but don't know whether it would properly restore if required? ... If yes, it would avoid the need for this multiple flashing of kernels .... You can also try and confirm ...cheers.envy
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+1 I'd like to know this as well. I made a direct nandroid in stunner recovery without flashing abyss.. Hope it won't be a problem.
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Well.. if you guys already made the backup with the LP5 kernel,
could you take the ""risk" and try a restore ? You would the first the really
confirm it, and the thread would grow in information worth.
I guess the worst that can happen is that you have to use ODIN to restore a stock
ROM and then restore your ICS backup using Abyss.
More likely is that you can just flash abyss if it doesn't work, then flashback ICS backup. Hope you will try. Im back on GB.
lucid said:
Well.. if you guys already made the backup with the LP5 kernel,
could you take the ""risk" and try a restore ? You would the first the really
confirm it, and the thread would grow in information worth.
I guess the worst that can happen is that you have to use ODIN to restore a stock
ROM and then restore your ICS backup using Abyss.
More likely is that you can just flash abyss if it doesn't work, then flashback ICS backup. Hope you will try. Im back on GB.
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Sorry for hacking in
I too wrote the instructions how to shift to GB rom from ICS rom !!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24535533&postcount=2
Thanks for you detailed instructions on various scenarios!! Good one!
Cheers! Enjoy your Note!!
Sorry but I'm a bit confused. I'm on Stunner, and would like to do a nandroid backup, and continue using stunner as is.
Steps:
1. Get into recovery and flash latest abyss, then reboot to redpill recovery, then perform nandroid.
2. How do I revert stunner as I had it before, since kernel has changed? The only file I have is the stunner rom package itself. No separate kernel to flash. Should I just restore the newly made nandroid to get back to the way I had it pre-abyss? Wouldn't the nandroid backup have stunner rom+abyss kernel, which I don't want?
Thanks!
Tested by me - the ICS kernel has not been overwritten by the restore
octavian90 said:
Sorry but I'm a bit confused. I'm on Stunner, and would like to do a nandroid backup, and continue using stunner as is.
Steps:
1. Get into recovery and flash latest abyss, then reboot to redpill recovery, then perform nandroid.
2. How do I revert stunner as I had it before, since kernel has changed? The only file I have is the stunner rom package itself. No separate kernel to flash. Should I just restore the newly made nandroid to get back to the way I had it pre-abyss? Wouldn't the nandroid backup have stunner rom+abyss kernel, which I don't want?
Thanks!
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First of all thanks to "lucid" for the thread!
I am on ICS Stunner 1.4.19. I followed the instructions above and did backup and restore as described.
I have tested to restore the nandroid backup and reboot without reflashing the kernel. Well, that didn't work. My Note stuck on Samsung logo. Fortunately I was prepared for it beforehand. I had previously extracted the kernel from my Stunner. So I rebooted into recovery again and flashed the ICS kernel (3.0.15-I9220ZCLP5-CL295568).
Peace!
When you restore a backup with cwm do you get all your apps back?
And what exactly does it restore?
The only time i tried the restore function was when i flashed ics but it was a gb backup and i got an error .so help me please
If u want to restore a gb. backup when on ics, u need to flash gb. Kernel. then u reboot directly into recovery(advanced/reboot recovery) and restore your backup.
And yes all your apps and settings will also be restored.
thank you..putting a gb kernel wont brake the phone?
No, bootloader on i9000 ics roms is ginger. And you don't have to wipe anything.
if u know witch ginger kernel u were running,flash that kernel and restore your backup
But DON'T boot up your phone. Just reboot into recovery from recovery and then restore your backup from the ginger kernel.
zodiaxe66 said:
No, bootloader on i9000 ics roms is ginger. And you don't have to wipe anything.
if u know witch ginger kernel u were running,flash that kernel and restore your backup
But DON'T boot up your phone. Just reboot into recovery from recovery and then restore your backup from the ginger kernel.
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Can you backup custom roms? Because im having trouble.
Yesterday i updated from dark knight v3 rom to v5.5 and backed up the rom through recovery mode because rom manager wouldnt work (kept getting the android guy on its back with an exclamation mark)
I decided to go back to v3. I booted into recovery, wiped date/cache then restored my backup rom. When it finished, it stuck at the boot animation for 30 minutes. I pulled the battery and tried to boot into recovery but it just kept rebooting until i took my fingers off the up+power the proceeded to animatiin where it would just hang..... did i do something wrong?
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Hi guys
Recently I installed CM10 jelly bean coming from CM9, everything worked well untill i realised that I didnt do a back up for my apps.
I had done a nandroid back up before coming to CM10, so i decided to go back to cm9 and get my apps back. This came up with an error.
So i thought it didnt work because i was on cm10, i downloaded cm9 again and installed it.
Nandroid back up worked, but now phone will not turn on samsung galaxy s screen just flashes.
I cant get into recovery only download.
Please help!
Hey
No issues...just downgrade to 2.3.6 using odin (Link Given Below) & root it..
Then flash CM9..reboot..
after the first boot goto CWM using the 3-button combo and restore from your nandroid backup..
Done..
Before flashing stock rom, download the newest Semaphore kernel and flash it using Odin (only PDA file, repartition NOT ticked). It may boot properly or at least it will get you to CWM
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Hi guys
Recently I installed CM10 jelly bean coming from CM9, everything worked well untill i realised that I didnt do a back up for my apps.
I had done a nandroid back up before coming to CM10, so i decided to go back to cm9 and get my apps back. This came up with an error.
So i thought it didnt work because i was on cm10, i downloaded cm9 again and installed it.
Nandroid back up worked, but now phone will not turn on samsung galaxy s screen just flashes.
I cant get into recovery only download.
Please help!
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I had same issue when I flash JB Rom in first time.
When I feel ICS is better than JB(in this moment,I know JB will keeping improve).
FYR,my way as below to back to ICS and everything is come back.
1. In to recovery
2.do a 3wipe
3.falsh cm9(what you want),when flash completed reboot system.
4.Into desktop and run untill system is satble.
5.reboot phone to recovery
6.make a nadroid backup now
7.reboot phone.
8.reboot to recovery
9. restore previous backup data
final get a beer to celebration .
4.
Thanks guys solved it
I am on 6.0.1.1 and I can't get it to complete a backup. It always eventually automatically reboots before finishing leaving me with a 16.89mb folder. I tried flashing the 6.0.1.2 zip from the official site but as soon as I either reboot the phone or just the recovery, cwm reverts back to 6.0.1.1.
My main issue is not with the recovery version, but with the fact that I can't do a complete nandroid backup.
Any help?
OK, I got 6.0.1.2 to stick by flashing it via the Rom Manager app, but I still can't do a backup. Each and every single time, towards the end of the process the device reboots to system by it's own will, leaving me with a 16.89mb backup folder.
DAFUC?
Actually, 6.0.1.2 didn't stick...
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Which kernel you are on ? Some have this problem. Try flashing Hydracore kernel under Original Android Development section and c if it works for you...
I'm using the Asylum Insanity kernel, but I'll try the one you mentioned.
later edit: it was the kernel. I flashed hydracore and had both my problems fixed.
Thank you.
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Hello guys,
I would like to flash a different version of CWM onto my N7000 but somehow it does not stick.
I currently run AOKP 4.1.2 and it has 6.0.1.5 as CWM which always gives you the md5 generation error when you do a nandroid backup.
I've installed Rom Manager and downloaded a different version of CWM and tried to install it both with Rom manager and also in CWM itself.
On the first boot after I flash some other recovery like the one from rom Manager (6.0.1.2) it actually loads the new recovery and lets me do a sucessful nandroid for example, but when i reboot into recovery another time the old recovery is back.
When I flash a new rom though, the CWM does get permanently replaced. I flashed a different rom which came with CWM 6.0.2.8 and then I permanently had that version. (same behaviour when I tried to overwrite it with the 6.0.1.2, wouldnt stick).
I even tried just partially restoring the nandroid and leaving boot out, but then phone will get stuck on boot.
Is there any way to permanently flash a recovery to the note without overwriting the whole boot.img? CWM and Rom Manager do not seem to be able. Maybe Heimdall or ODIN? Been so long since I had to use them..
Hope someone knows whats goin on with the recoveries.?!
because the recovery is in the kernel. to change recovery, you need to change the kernel. MD5 error is a known bug in AOKP.
you can use this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDIxMiwiY29tLmgzcjN0MWMub25uYW5kYnVwIl0.
to make a nandroid backup on AOKP roms
nokiamodeln91 said:
because the recovery is in the kernel. to change recovery, you need to change the kernel. MD5 error is a known bug in AOKP.
you can use this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDIxMiwiY29tLmgzcjN0MWMub25uYW5kYnVwIl0.
to make a nandroid backup on AOKP roms
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thanks man, yea i got some tools installed that should be able to do a nandroid from running system, was just wondering if there is a way to permanently switch the recovery - it is sometimes booted, right after flash but then its gone - so there must be a way to stop the restore or?
Or are there any custom aokp kernels out there for the n7000? usually they only support TW or CM as far as I saw, or only older versions.