I am new to this whole rooting thing and have some questions about rom manager and nandroid backup. I have the ROM manager app but have not done the backup yet. My question is if i make a backup with ROM manager is that essentially the same thing as a nandroid backup???
I also have titanium backup and have backed up all my apps and stuff. So if i do load another rom do i use titanium backup to reload the apps that i have after i load the new rom?
my phone was rooted with z4root, i have superuser, have ran titanium backup, and have ROM manager.
EDIT: phone is a moto droid 1
EDIT2:i tried to follow this guide ( im unable to post the link but its on androidpolice forum )
I was able to create an image and then went to make my nandroid backup. i followed the steps and it just booted my phone like normal and didnt create the folder. Do i have to have my phone mounted while doing this? Do i have to do anything to the img files that were created?
EDIT:3 I finally was able to make my nandroid backup. I guess i will look into ROMs now.....
thanks
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
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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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?!
Optimus-ICS said:
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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Optimus-ICS said:
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!
It seems my TWRP has changed the backup location after flashing. After installing 4.2.2 (ARHD) I wiped everything because I was coming from stock. But I got no idea were my backups are stored, I created a Nandroid today when flashing ARHD 12.0 and noticed it did not show my previous backups.
The backups are not being saved to sdcard\TWRP but another location and I cannot find it, anyone know where the new location is? using TWRP 2.5.0.0
I checked
legacy\twp
emulated\0\twrp
TWRP shows today's backup I just can't figure out were that is
jebise101 said:
It seems my TWRP has changed the backup location after flashing. After installing 4.2.2 (ARHD) I wiped everything because I was coming from stock. But I got no idea were my backups are stored, I created a Nandroid today when flashing ARHD 12.0 and noticed it did not show my previous backups.
The backups are not being saved to sdcard\TWRP but another location and I cannot find it, anyone know where the new location is? using TWRP 2.5.0.0
I checked
legacy\twp
emulated\0\twrp
TWRP shows today's backup I just can't figure out were that is
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Not sure if you ever got an answer to this question, but for me they were not on the sdcard but in root/data/TWRP/BACKUPS/...
and for anyone else with this problem: simply delete the TWRP folder on the sdcard and then go back into recovery and TWRP should now find the right place to save backups.
In TWRP - advanced -file manager to check the folder /data/media/twrp
Good morning all.
I'm currently trying to restore a backup I had made in TWRP 3.0. I have the backup files in my TWRP backup folder but when I hit the restore button, I don't get any options to select a file at all and no folders or files are visible... any and all help appreciated.
No worries, found the answer..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208833
So it happened i faced this challenge and i found a way to go about so i decided to share.
JUST flash a ROM for your phone.
Create a nandroid backup.
Now place the backup folder you originally wanted to restore in the TWRP Folder the backup just created.
Boot into recovery, then restore and flash your nandroid backup as its suppose to be.
The ROM may not be showing up in the backup folder if the folder serial # doesn't match the phone's serial #?
audit13 said:
The ROM may not be showing up in the backup folder if the folder serial # doesn't match the phone's serial #?
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Yes
Wouldn't it be easier to rename the TWRP backup folder with the corresponding serial # and then restore?
audit13 said:
Wouldn't it be easier to rename the TWRP backup folder with the corresponding serial # and then restore?
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In my case, the serial number was the same because it was still the same phone but anytime i place the backup folder in the serial folder , TWRP couldn't find it and restore , so i backed up a rom and placed it in that backup folder and i was able it find and restore. But with what you said yes that would be easier if your the serial numbers were different or you changed your phone but that wasn't my case.
Weird because I have used TWRP many times before and, when I create a backup, I move the backup to my computer. When I want to restore it, I mount the backup folder in twrp, copy the backup to my N5, and TWRP always finds the backup and restores it. I have used the same procedure with my LG G2, Samsung S4, Samsung S3, and Samsung Note 3.
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Weird because I have used TWRP many times before and, when I create a backup, I move the backup to my computer. When I want to restore it, I mount the backup folder in twrp, copy the backup to my N5, and TWRP always finds the backup and restores it. I have used the same procedure with my LG G2, Samsung S4, Samsung S3, and Samsung Note 3.
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Exactly , thats how its suppose to be
Not sure why it doesn't always work for your phone.
it happened when i flashed a rom update and decided to go back