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[Q] Question about Morphs

So i finally decided to root (hurray), but i'd like to remain on stock. All i really want to change is the notification bar using a metamorph. Will this work? All the metamorphs say they will work with CM or Modaco or whatever but none say stock? I'm new to rooting (i've been perfectly content with stock up until now) and just had this question thanks.
Oh one more question while im at it. I've heard the term nandroid alot, but all i seem to find on that is the Rom Manager app? Can anyone shed some light on this? I know its a backup but i don't know how to make one or what to use to restore them.
-Cheers

I think morph only works with deodexed rom, I'm still searching this as well. I'm in the same boat as yours, still in stock rom, stock recovery but rooted.
Nandroid backup accessible from custom recovery

nandroid is a nand (memory) backup tool that works from recovery. It essentially takes a snapshot of your system that you can restore at a later date.
To theme/morph your phone you will need a deodexed rom... there are few around, including mine (Kang-o-rama 0.9). My later rom (v1.0) is based on CM6 so be aware of the differences.

well i was looking at doing that simple kinda one click root app, then do the rom manager. but how do you resotre a backup from rom manager if your rom breaks or everything FC's?

Blueman101 said:
well i was looking at doing that simple kinda one click root app, then do the rom manager. but how do you resotre a backup from rom manager if your rom breaks or everything FC's?
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you bot into recovery and restore your nand backup if for some reason you totally trash your working ROM, whcih i just did 2 days ago! but if you having a working ROM and just want to flash another ROM, using ROM manager is a gift from god. its very easy to use it
to answer your question, yes you have to be using a deodexed ROM. and there is a stock froyo ROM that is deodexed, there's a thread dedicated to it somewhere around here. just flash that ROM and theme away. the first thing i always do is switch to a black status bar with meta morph. i finally have a theme zip file with things exactly how i want, my fav circle battery icons, fav wifi icons, pure black status bar. it sits on my sd card and i always flash it immediately.

RogerPodacter said:
you bot into recovery and restore your nand backup if for some reason you totally trash your working ROM, whcih i just did 2 days ago! but if you having a working ROM and just want to flash another ROM, using ROM manager is a gift from god. its very easy to use it
to answer your question, yes you have to be using a deodexed ROM. and there is a stock froyo ROM that is deodexed, there's a thread dedicated to it somewhere around here. just flash that ROM and theme away. the first thing i always do is switch to a black status bar with meta morph. i finally have a theme zip file with things exactly how i want, my fav circle battery icons, fav wifi icons, pure black status bar. it sits on my sd card and i always flash it immediately.
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but does rom manager use nandroid? im a bit lost on this. When i make a backup in rom manager is that a nandroid? do i boot into recovery and restore that backup from rom manager?
Thanks for helping, you wouldnt happen to know which rom that is, that looks stock?

Yes ROM manager uses nand backup. It just automates it for you. I don't have the link to the ROM but it is stock with busy box, deodexed, etc. You'll have to browse the threads, its near the first few pages.

The thread I was thinking about is titled:
Re: [ROM] FRF91 Stock, Deodexed, rooted, busybox, battery %, TB alert/wake/unlock 8/4/10

RogerPodacter said:
Yes ROM manager uses nand backup. It just automates it for you. I don't have the link to the ROM but it is stock with busy box, deodexed, etc. You'll have to browse the threads, its near the first few pages.
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thanks man, do i just boot to clockwork recovery once ive made a backup and restore a backup if anything goes wrong during flashing?

[Q] Install HTC Sense without installing a ROM

I know I could download the Desire port and flash it via recovery to get the sense ui, but that would erase everything, and I don't want to do that.
I want to know if I could just download a sense ui app or mod or something and install it over my current existing ROM without having to erase everything? Right now I have stock froyo, and would like to try sense, but I find flashing that desire rom, and installing 250 apps and restoring settings daunting. I have searched everywhere, and aside from installing the desire ROM, I can't find any answers.

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I know I could download the Desire port and flash it via recovery to get the sense ui, but that would erase everything, and I don't want to do that.
I want to know if I could just download a sense ui app or mod or something and install it over my current existing ROM without having to erase everything? Right now I have stock froyo, and would like to try sense, but I find flashing that desire rom, and installing 250 apps and restoring settings daunting. I have searched everywhere, and aside from installing the desire ROM, I can't find any answers.
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The Sense framework requires total replacement.
What you can do is:
- take a nandroid backup of your current config in case you want to revert
- take a Titanium backup as well
From a clean install of the Sense ROM, you can restore 95% of the apps and app data with Titanium. If you have the paid version you can even restore Market links for those apps. You'll have to redo the home screens and some system settings, but it's not all that bad.

[Q] Custom Rom Google Talk Restore?

I have a noobie question. If I install a custom ROM that doesn't include google talk, how do I reinstall it? It's not in the market place and its a "red" file in Tibu which according to my research should not be restored to a custom rom.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773272
This should do it. Make sure you use 2.2 if on 2.2

jcr81 said:
I have a noobie question. If I install a custom ROM that doesn't include google talk, how do I reinstall it? It's not in the market place and its a "red" file in Tibu which according to my research should not be restored to a custom rom.
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Simply download from market.

Will flashing a new ROM wipe everything?

My main question is that I want to go to the ROM F1 Galaxy S II V6 - SP1 [Look & Feel Of Galaxy S II] or to another updated ROM.
I am coming from froyo 2.2 JK2 (with VooDoo). If I do this flash will I loose all my app data/other data? Is there a way to flash the ROM and save this data? I don't mind losing messages or bookmarks, I just don't want to have to install all of my apps again.
Thank you!

aznhybrid said:
My main question is that I want to go to the ROM F1 Galaxy S II V6 - SP1 [Look & Feel Of Galaxy S II] or to another updated ROM.
I am coming from froyo 2.2 JK2 (with VooDoo). If I do this flash will I loose all my app data/other data? Is there a way to flash the ROM and save this data? I don't mind losing messages or bookmarks, I just don't want to have to install all of my apps again.
Thank you!
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each rom is different, some are wipe version, some are non-wipe. There are a lot of good arguments for cleaning your phone and doing a clean install every time you change rom -- although most people don't, hence the length of threads with people having issues from legacy data and programs having incompatibility issues.
As a general rule prior to flashing any new rom or kernel you should:
1. do a complete nandroid backup in recovery
2. backup your apps using Titanium backup or similar
3. copy the Titanium backup, your photos, music, contacts etc. to your PC
4. then flash, clean and reformat as required without fear of being able to recover important data and files.
Again, some do this. Many don't. Depends how frequently you are flashing and how replaceable your files are.

+1 to that, I highly recommend you do a full wipe, Its not that difficult with apps such as titanium backup, It does all the hard work for you.
Doing a wipe ensures no bugs will be carried over and you will get the best result.
i wouldnt say a wipe is necessary when upgrading to a newer version of the same ROM

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each rom is different, some are wipe version, some are non-wipe. There are a lot of good arguments for cleaning your phone and doing a clean install every time you change rom -- although most people don't, hence the length of threads with people having issues from legacy data and programs having incompatibility issues.
As a general rule prior to flashing any new rom or kernel you should:
1. do a complete nandroid backup in recovery
2. backup your apps using Titanium backup or similar
3. copy the Titanium backup, your photos, music, contacts etc. to your PC
4. then flash, clean and reformat as required without fear of being able to recover important data and files.
Again, some do this. Many don't. Depends how frequently you are flashing and how replaceable your files are.
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ahh thanks! exactly what I was looking for

Will and nandroid backup and titanium backup save the contact data? As in the links to the facebook accounts?
If not what can i use is it possible?
Thanks

Talon26 said:
Will and nandroid backup and titanium backup save the contact data? As in the links to the facebook accounts?
If not what can i use is it possible?
Thanks
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You can sync your all your contacts with your Google account and then just install and re-sync Facebook after flashing need Rom..
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Nandroid backs everything up. It makes a disc image of the current rom. When you restore a nandroid backup, you restore the entire image.
You won't be able to restore the facebook links using titanium backup. Samsung updated the contact app when upgrading from Froyo to GB. I tried restoring data from Froyo apps to GB apps, and I got so many force close I ended up having reflash the rom. Note this only applies to stock apps. You can restore your market apps without any problem.

[Q] Installing a ROM and Updating

Hey guys,
Sorry if this seems really noobish, but I seem be to kinda lost in all of this ROM'ing goodness.
I have read up on installing custom roms and plan on doing so but I have a couple of questions first before I take that last step (already unlocked and rooted on my One) - note: I have read through the guides but I still seem a little confused as to what exactly changes.
I notice that all tuts mention that you will lose all data on your phone. Does this include installed apps or are we just talking system files needed for the new rom? I have my phone setup already and have my apps backing up with Helium (Carbon) but this is something I seem to be a little confused with
Secondly, using something like CWM (Premium), can I update my ROM quickly and easily without losing any data?
I know that unlocking my bootloader will not get me OTA's so I am looking forward to using many of the awesome ROMs here on the site!

1) When you flash a rom, you need to do a full wipe in aroma.
Full wipe will erase all but not the sd, so your app in home, your background, your account will be erased.
2) You can upgrade your rom with CWM if is the same rom and the base isn't different.
If the base is different you have to do a full wipe.

One more
How likely is base to change for a ROM package? And if I have to flash that new ROM package instead of doing the update through CWM, am I back at square one again with my apps and data or is it just updating what it needs to?
Thanks again for the help!

Then:
Now, all the rom is based on 1.29.401.13.
When it will change (it depens from htc) and you will flash the latest update of rom, you have to do a full wipe, and you will lose all file, settings and other.
Instead, if you have to flash an update like: you're on 2.5 to 2.6, you can flash the rom with only dalvik cache and cache wipe.
But it depens, you always have to read in thread rom

I guess its not so big of a deal considering I can backup most of my apps using Helium and the rest of the apps can just be redownloaded if I keep a list. Configurations should be backed up anyways.
Thanks for the help!

If you're rooted and you will restore your app after a full wipe, i advise you titanium backup.
With this you can do a flashable zip with all your apps and data

Thanks!
I will take a look at Titanium backup and see what it can do! It would only make sense that someone would invent a way to backup all your apps and data (no matter what) to be able to restore them after a ROM update that wipes the phone completely!

Titanium backup can do this
However, only data app, not system app.
If you backupping system app too, you can have issue with new update of rom