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[Q] Noob needs help restore using CWM

Total noob here. I’m rooting for the first time and something did not go quite right so I want to restore the original configuration. I started with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980669&highlight=So+you+bought+a+NOOKcolor%2C+now+what and made a backup using CWM (screen says v3.0.0.5) and made a backup as outlined. That seemed to ok and created 5 files on the mSD. When selecting “- Restore” CWM reports “Couldn’t open directory”. The files are still in the folder the backup created. What step am I missing? Do I need to more the files from the backup folder to a restore folder?
Thanks!

Do you have any spaces in your folder name?
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danger-rat said:
Do you have any spaces in your folder name?
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No. I created a folder named backup in the root of the card. The backup process created a sub-folder named 2011-03-19.18.11.28. There are 5 files in the folder: boot.img, cache.img, data.img, nandroid.md5 and system.img.
TIA...

Can I rename my backup file?

Is it possible to rename my backup file? Instead of 2013-30-7.zip change to something.zip? Thanks!

elbos2k said:
Is it possible to rename my backup file? Instead of 2013-30-7.zip change to something.zip? Thanks!
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If you're using TWRP you can rename it right in recovery.
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redbull123 said:
If you're using TWRP you can rename it right in recovery.
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Cool, thanks!

Your Nandroid can be named anything, at least with TWRP (I don't use CWM) but if you want to restore it it has to be in the right folders or TWRP won't even see it ...
TWRP/BACKUPS/HT357W900873/Your Backup ... (The "HT357W900873" folder may differ as that's what it's named on my device, I don't know if it's the same for everybody)
Are you using CWM? because my backups are not zips. If you are using TWRP btw you can create a series of folders on a flash drive, named like above and use OTG to restore if you prefer, being that the current situation doesn't allow for copying backups from the phone, to a PC but backing up to a flash drive works fine when copying them from there to a PC.

[Q] Trying to restore stock firmware, aborted each time

Hey All, have google and googled for the past week but nothing specific to this issue I'm having.
I want to restore my stock firmware so I can get OTA updates! I didn't make any sort of backup when I began playing with different roms. I have htc_039 unbranded aus htc one. Bootloader has been unlocked with S-on and TWRP installed.
Downloaded Deevans/bugsys nandroid backup that matched my phone details (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41368105&postcount=375&nocache=1&z=2030115523399023) but there isn't any sort of instructions on installing these.
When i have tried to flash the rom I get "installation aborted" and when playing with fastboot it has given me messages that it cannot find certain .txt files (something like android.txt and a few other ones.
Could someone please tell me what im doing wrong or list the instructions to install this? I don't know if I have to lock the phone again, restore the recovery file first, no idea!!! Or is there anyway to turn the Android Revolution 12 image to get OTA (i dont think so)?
If you need any further phone info I will post.

Can anyone help with this?
When I try to flash the file in TWRP it starts and stops at "Updating partition Details".
What have i not setup right? Have been using these resources:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...nandroid-backup-and-clockworkmod-rom-manager/
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-perform-and-restore-a-nandroid-backup/
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-ba...android-using-clockworkmod-recovery-tutorial/
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-in...recovery-on-your-android-smartphone-tutorial/
http://androidteen.com/how-to-restore-htc-one-to-stock-firmware/#Nandroid
???

Hi,
I'm new to the htc one so not sure here but from what I understand and anyone please correct me if wrong - but if it's Deevans nandroid 1.29.980.2 (Australia unbranded) it's a CWM backup and I don't think they work in TWRP.
So think you would have to flash CWM, then flash "restore" nandroid from CWM or find a TWRP nandroid.
Also think you need s-off before you do ota as no way to gain s-off with revone on updated hboot 1.54 yet.
Hope this helps.

pjc21 said:
Hi,
I'm new to the htc one so not sure here but from what I understand and anyone please correct me if wrong - but if it's Deevans nandroid 1.29.980.2 (Australia unbranded) it's a CWM backup and I don't think they work in TWRP.
So think you would have to flash CWM, then flash nandroid from CWM or find a TWRP nandroid.
Also think you need s-off before you do ota as no way to gain s-off with revone on updated hboot 1.54 yet.
Hope this helps.
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Thank for the reply
I have tried to install this with CWM which gave me those first missing ".txt" files. I will give it another go with CMW and post the results.
I will also S-OFF before doing the above.

Phone is now S-off and put CWM as the loader. Tried the zip file again and says:
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
I have also downloaded the file twice to confirm its not corrupted and it opens through winrar with no problems.
Any other suggestions?

jgt777 said:
Phone is now S-off and put CWM as the loader. Tried the zip file again and says:
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
I have also downloaded the file twice to confirm its not corrupted and it opens through winrar with no problems.
Any other suggestions?
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I would try restore it like a backup, so unzip and put files in your CWM backup folder.
Not sure how CWM backup folder looks but in TWRP it's like /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/... or /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/...
So I would try unzipping and copy files (boot, data, recovery, system) to /sdcard/CWM/BACKUPS/folder/put files in here - then boot to recovery and try "restore" option and browse to backup folder. You could probably copy the files to any folder on the sdcard and restore from recovery not sure.

pjc21 said:
I would try restore it like a backup, so unzip and put files in your CWM backup folder.
Not sure how CWM backup folder looks but in TWRP it's like /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/... or /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/...
So I would try unzipping and copy files (boot, data, recovery, system) to /sdcard/CWM/BACKUPS/folder/put files in here - then boot to recovery and try "restore" option and browse to backup folder. You could probably copy the files to any folder on the sdcard and restore from recovery not sure.
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Thanks for your suggestion and that was going to be my next question. The file I mentioned in the first post is x.xxx.xxx.zip (x as the numbers) and inside that zip is a folder with the same name x.xxx.xxx and inside that folder are all the files.
I tried putting the folder only in CMW but wont detect it, tried it with the .zip file and fails. Have now just put all the files into the folder and tried again with same failure.
There is a very long error in the recovery.txt file it made, don't know if its any use but the first line that pops out is:
Starting TWRP 2.6.0.1 on Fri Aug 2 06:23:49 2013
BOARD_HAS_NO_REAL_SDCARD
I put the file into this link if you know of anything, makes little sense to me. http://pastebin.com/Tvp2Qp2X

jgt777 said:
Thanks for your suggestion and that was going to be my next question. The file I mentioned in the first post is x.xxx.xxx.zip (x as the numbers) and inside that zip is a folder with the same name x.xxx.xxx and inside that folder are all the files.
I tried putting the folder only in CMW but wont detect it, tried it with the .zip file and fails. Have now just put all the files into the folder and tried again with same failure.
There is a very long error in the recovery.txt file it made, don't know if its any use but the first line that pops out is:
Starting TWRP 2.6.0.1 on Fri Aug 2 06:23:49 2013
BOARD_HAS_NO_REAL_SDCARD
I put the file into this link if you know of anything, makes little sense to me. http://pastebin.com/Tvp2Qp2X
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Are you using TWRP recovery? or CWM recovery?

pjc21 said:
Are you using TWRP recovery? or CWM recovery?
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I have now tried both TWRP and CWM and fails, also have installed ROM manager and another one I cant recall from play store. Also booted into recovery and went to the 'restore' option from the menu but cant find any directories..
I dont know if this has anything to do with it but noticed in the contents of the file:
ARCHIVE: cache.ext4.tar
ARCHIVE: data.ext4.tar
ARCHIVE: system.ext4.tar
boot.img
cache.ext4.tar.a
data.ext4.tar.a
nandroid.md5
recovery.img
recovery.log
system.ext4.tar.a
system..ext4.tar.b
Not to get ahead of myself but HTC ONE is ext2or 3 by default, its not something simple as having to change it to ext4? Its just something that stood out.

Just done google search on CWM backup location and seems to be /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup - so you could try copy the zip and/or files there and try restore from CWM recovery and see if that works.

pjc21 said:
Just done google search on CWM backup location and seems to be /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup - so you could try copy the zip and/or files there and try restore from CWM recovery and see if that works.
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Interesting that there was no 'backup' folder inside that folder. Have created it and putting the files and zip in there now.
Was also googl'n and found this article:
http://miuiandroid.com/community/th...d-restore-error-while-restoring-sd-ext.15611/
Someone mentioned to now open the zip file when it downloads. I'll try your suggestions and this and let you know what happens tomorrow.
Thanks again

Morning,
Have downloaded the .zip file again twice and put it onto the SD and clockwork Mod backup folder and it has aborted again.
Any ideas on what to try from here?

[Q] CWM not writing image.zip on 4.2.2

Hi,
Tried creating an 'image.zip' with CWM 6. There is a successful confirmation message that the file was written to /sdcard/clockworkmod/image.zip. But I can't find the file and there is no change in the available space after supposedly having written the file. I think the file was not saved.
I'm using trickdroid 7.5.0 / android 4.2.2.
Any ideas what's wrong?
Thanks

joeycyq said:
Hi,
Tried creating an 'image.zip' with CWM 6. There is a successful confirmation message that the file was written to /sdcard/clockworkmod/image.zip. But I can't find the file and there is no change in the available space after supposedly having written the file. I think the file was not saved.
I'm using trickdroid 7.5.0 / android 4.2.2.
Any ideas what's wrong?
Thanks
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Did you try TWRP.. anything above and including v2.6.3.3.. unfortunately me being a noob cannot post the link to it.. you will have plenty links here on the forum

Use TWRP CWM has been buggy for a few years now.

joeycyq said:
Hi,
Tried creating an 'image.zip' with CWM 6. There is a successful confirmation message that the file was written to /sdcard/clockworkmod/image.zip. But I can't find the file and there is no change in the available space after supposedly having written the file. I think the file was not saved.
I'm using trickdroid 7.5.0 / android 4.2.2.
Any ideas what's wrong?
Thanks
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I have the same issue. I am on 4.4.4 and I installed CWM only to create this zip file. I only see it within CWM but can't find it in Explorer in the same folder. I generally use TWRP.

DanRo80 said:
I have the same issue. I am on 4.4.4 and I installed CWM only to create this zip file. I only see it within CWM but can't find it in Explorer in the same folder. I generally use TWRP.
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CWM stores backups in /data/media/clockworkmod (old 4.1.2 filesystem), now sdcard goes to /data/media/0/....
you'll need to use a root-enabled file explorer to get to /data/media/

nkk71 said:
CWM stores backups in /data/media/clockworkmod (old 4.1.2 filesystem), now sdcard goes to /data/media/0/....
you'll need to use a root-enabled file explorer to get to /data/media/
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AWESOME! I found it. Thank You

[Q] How to use other people's cwm backup file???

Hi guys,
does anyone know how to use downloaded CWM backup file?
download as the "M7 CWM Nandroid Backup CID OPTUS001 1.29.980.x.rar"
but what should i do with it?
Extract it or copy it direct to sdcard/clockworkmod/backup?
Plz help

smallsen said:
Hi guys,
does anyone know how to use downloaded CWM backup file?
download as the "M7 CWM Nandroid Backup CID OPTUS001 1.29.980.x.rar"
but what should i do with it?
Extract it or copy it direct to sdcard/clockworkmod/backup?
Plz help
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I haven't used CWM in ages, but up to version 6.0.4.6, the backup location used to be /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/
not sure if it was ever updated to /data/media/0/...
extract the .rar file on your PC, it will give you a folder called similar to "2013-mm-dd.hh.mm.ss" place it in your adb folder then push it:
adb push 2013-mm-dd.hh.mm.ss /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/2013-mm-dd.hh.mm.ss <- replace mm, dd etc. to what the download gave you
in recovery select RESTORE, it should show you the above backup, so select "2013-mm-dd.hh.mm.ss" and restore it.

Thanks for you reply nkk71,
I've exact the file but got a folder called 2013-04-30.10.59.31 without SS.
Can I add the ss as the file type and push it into backup folder on the phone?

smallsen said:
Thanks for you reply nkk71,
I've exact the file but got a folder called 2013-04-30.10.59.31 without SS.
Can I add the ss as the file type and push it into backup folder on the phone?
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i dont think the name of the folder matters, just push it to the right location on your, phone.

Thanks Guys, problem solved!!!!!!!
Thanks so much