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rom question

is there anyway to keep ur number text etc... after flashing a rom everytime i do it it erases all my info help plz thanks in advance

If I understand what you are asking. I use spb backup to create a full backup off all my personal files/setting/contacts/docs and so forth to my mini sd card. Then when I install a new rom or hard reset, I just run the self extracting archive spb backup makes and everything is back to normal.
Jeff

TiBu Restore Question

So i finally flashed my first custom ROM, yeah!
BUT i pulled a bonehead move and forgot to copy contacts to the sd card I did do a full apps & data backup in TiBu before flashing. Now obviously the new rom has apps already loaded so i can't just drop the backup folder on the sd or it will overwrite the existing one, can i rename the one i backed today and restore from that one? OR can i just restore contacts somehow from the backup?

Razzman said:
So i finally flashed my first custom ROM, yeah!
BUT i pulled a bonehead move and forgot to copy contacts to the sd card I did do a full apps & data backup in TiBu before flashing. Now obviously the new rom has apps already loaded so i can't just drop the backup folder on the sd or it will overwrite the existing one, can i rename the one i backed today and restore from that one? OR can i just restore contacts somehow from the backup?
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If you made a nandroid backup, you can restore it and try again.
You have an android phone, are your contacts synced with gmail? If not, you should start saving your contacts to gmail. I never backup contacts, I use gmail and Facebook to store my contacts.
If you didn't make a backup before you flashed your phone, and you didn't sync them with gmail ... how did you transfer them to your captivate originally? Do you still have that data?
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If you did the full apps and data backup.. i believe your contacts "should" still be there. Go into tibu and to the backup/restore tab.. scroll down and it will be one of them that is in Green. I think says something along the lines of contacts. If you click that and then hit data only.. It "Should" restore your contacts. After you do that, you need to reboot your phone before you will see the contacts.
Now, however, it also depends on what Rom you put on. I have done this twice. The first time was when i installed Cog 3.04. I found out how to do that and i did it and my contacts went back on to my phone no problem.. Now, i have installed Andromeda 2.0 and when i tried to do that, swype bugs out like crazy . some bug with their new Rom that wont let you do it. I am guessing it has something to do with the app versions or something. Luckily for me, most of my contacts were saved through google.. so i got the most of them back. only missing a few ..
So, give this a try.. and see if that works for you..
Zug

Xperia X8 question About installing custom rom

Hey people,must i lose all the apps and contacts i have when installing a custom rom?,and if yes,is there a way to backup apps and reinstall them,
thanks

When you update the ROM there is no need to do a full wipe (unless the dev says so) but when you are changing ROMs it's highly recommended to do a full wipe in order to avoid bugs. To backup your apps, you can use Titanium Backup from the market, it's the most popular one. For contacts, there is an option to export them in the SD card (and/or SIM card) and import them back after you change ROMs. Search the market for message backup-ers (Is that even a word????) so you don't loose them too. That's pretty much it.

Chris95X8 said:
When you update the ROM there is no need to do a full wipe (unless the dev says so) but when you are changing ROMs it's highly recommended to do a full wipe in order to avoid bugs. To backup your apps, you can use Titanium Backup from the market, it's the most popular one. For contacts, there is an option to export them in the SD card (and/or SIM card) and import them back after you change ROMs. Search the market for message backup-ers (Is that even a word????) so you don't loose them too. That's pretty much it.
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Im updating from Froyobread to GingerDX,does that count as an "update"
i dont really care for the contacts , i have them on another sim,
but i have most of my apps on sd,they will get deleted right?
i will use titanium backup program to backup them,then flash gingerdx,
thats an update aight?
Thanks

No that's not an update. Update is like going from FB v021 to FB v022
You are changing ROMs so, yes, backup your apps with TBackup and re-transfer them to the SD card.
And please press the Thanks button instead of saying it

Use Titanium Backup or similir to save your apps+settings.
Export contact or just sync it to Google.
Then after you load new rom you just restore all.
You can always try NOT do full-wipe, but it can not work (I got boot loop).

[Q] Help in restoring SE W8 to stock

Anybody out there willing to help this noob right here?(that's me)
like title said i need help to restore W8 to stock rom. i followed this youtube video on how to change W8 eclair 2.1 to gingerxperia vr.23 at first it was ok but then as i used the phone i experienced lots of bugs and errors... camera malfunction, calendar bugs, messages, screen display turning off on calls and alot more.
Now as ive read through out XDA i always see guys saying its easy just use the xrecovery, and use the backup. the problem is during installation of the gingerxperia i didnt create any backup at all (because i was following blindly at the video, he didn't create one i didn't create one either, it was stupid i know)
i download a stock rom named W8.Bld46.17.05.2011.rar it contains 4 files namely ( Cache.img, Data.img, nandroid.md5, sytem.img) but i dont know what to do to those file. please help me
if not for the lack of support for 2.1 eclair to move apps to sd i would have gone through this upgrading and all. i wish 2.1 has some fix to be able to move apps to sd thanks in advance guys. sorry for the bad english

On Your sd card there should be a folder called xrecovery. There should be another 2 folders - Backup and custom. So all You need to do is create a new folder in Backup and put there Cache.img, Data.img, nandroid.md5 and sytem.img.
I don't know if using sb else backup is safe, so in my opinion - You should just use SEUS or SE PC Companion to restore original firmware. These will also unroot Your mobile
And You realy didn't have to change Your firmware to move apps to SD. There are some apps - like Link2SD f.e.

There will be no xrecovery folder on SD Card but instead you will have clockworkmod if you have installed it and inside that ther will be a backup folder put this inside that and then reboot your phone go to clockworkmod recovery and select backup and restore and then click on restore. now your phone will get the stock rom from those four files
Regards
Profxv

well,i think you does not need to restore the stock rom,just download another full working rom,i suggest Gingerdx:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188486 ,since it complete working rom that work on stock kernel,or if you had unlock ur bootloader you can install other rom...
all you need to do is
1.copy the downloaded rom *.zip file to your sd card,using card reader or any other way that work
2.reinsert your sd card to phone
3.power up the phone,while press and hold the back button (CWM recovery/xrecovery should appear)
4.choose wipe data/factory reset option,when prompted choose yes
5.then,select install zip from sdcard option>choose zip from sd card
6.find and select the *.zip that you placed in your sd card (you can placed it anywhere)
7.when prompted,choose yes...after that new rom will be install (takes some times)
8.after it complete,back to main menu and choose reboot system now
9.your phone will reboot and new custom rom succesfully install in your device
#you should choose the right rom first before installing it,and do read the REQUIREMENT of the rom,some need you to unlock bootloader,by the way,good luck
if i helped press thanks button

Thanks sir Bolussimo
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On Your sd card there should be a folder called xrecovery. There should be another 2 folders - Backup and custom. So all You need to do is create a new folder in Backup and put there Cache.img, Data.img, nandroid.md5 and sytem.img.
I don't know if using sb else backup is safe, so in my opinion - You should just use SEUS or SE PC Companion to restore original firmware. These will also unroot Your mobile
And You realy didn't have to change Your firmware to move apps to SD. There are some apps - like Link2SD f.e.
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Thank you sir for enlightening me, hmm but i have read somewhere that SEUS doesnt work anymore?is it true?my phone is a W8 e16i. is it safe to use xrecovery? and what is "sb? thank you sir

Thanks sir Profx!
profxv said:
There will be no xrecovery folder on SD Card but instead you will have clockworkmod if you have installed it and inside that ther will be a backup folder put this inside that and then reboot your phone go to clockworkmod recovery and select backup and restore and then click on restore. now your phone will get the stock rom from those four files
Regards
Profxv
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i just have 1 problem after i installed the gingerxperia i decided to format the sd card... :facepalm: im hopeless complete noob haha. thanks sir profxv ill see what i can do atleast i know now what do i need

Thanks sir ihsan123
ihsan123 said:
well,i think you does not need to restore the stock rom,just download another full working rom,i suggest Gingerdx:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188486 ,since it complete working rom that work on stock kernel,or if you had unlock ur bootloader you can install other rom...
all you need to do is
1.copy the downloaded rom *.zip file to your sd card,using card reader or any other way that work
2.reinsert your sd card to phone
3.power up the phone,while press and hold the back button (CWM recovery/xrecovery should appear)
4.choose wipe data/factory reset option,when prompted choose yes
5.then,select install zip from sdcard option>choose zip from sd card
6.find and select the *.zip that you placed in your sd card (you can placed it anywhere)
7.when prompted,choose yes...after that new rom will be install (takes some times)
8.after it complete,back to main menu and choose reboot system now
9.your phone will reboot and new custom rom succesfully install in your device
#you should choose the right rom first before installing it,and do read the REQUIREMENT of the rom,some need you to unlock bootloader,by the way,good luck
if i helped press thanks button
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Hmm i still having second thought on installing another custom rom for now i think ill be back on the stock rom. oh and i think i dont want to mess with bootloader i think its very risky lol. thanks sir! : )

monyow said:
Thank you sir for enlightening me, hmm but i have read somewhere that SEUS doesnt work anymore?is it true?my phone is a W8 e16i. is it safe to use xrecovery? and what is "sb? thank you sir
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There was a problem with SEUS on the 1st week of January for me. But after that there was an update. And now it's working. You should try "repair" option, where You must choose Your device [W8].
"sb" means somebody [else] xD

guide to installing jb rom

will remake a more detailed guide later with images.
heres how i went about it.
download philz kernel (according to your firmware i.e ics or lsc, lsa etc)
transfer it and the rom you want to your sd card or ext sd. now goto cwm and flash philz kernel zip (we will flash the rom later on). then reboot your phone.
now once in your phone goto settings, storage, then erase the sd card and the mass storage. then goto factory and erase phone (this will make everything go away). you may need to delete the samsung account. just goto accounts and sync and delete the samsung one.
now reboot your phone into recovery. once there follow this youtube video (it shows your what to wipe in cwm) then once done flash ultimate rom. and everything will work smooth. rep if this helped. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI6KyqnuixU
once your done there is and updateme option in the settings menu under about. this has mods like awesome beats etc.
last thing that really helped me was backing up contacts, sms , call logs, calenders etc. i used this amazing free app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idea.backup.smscontacts all the backups it makes are saved in your internel memory. there will be a folder called "SmsContactsBackup" make sure you copy that to your pc or save it somewhere as you will need to copy this back to your internel memory once you have installed new rom to restore the contacts etc.

dead4ngel said:
now once in your phone goto settings, storage, then erase the sd card and the mass storage. then goto factory and erase phone (this will make everything go away). you may need to delete the samsung account. just goto accounts and sync and delete the samsung one.
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why you need to erase SD card?

helps. just incase. ensures nothing can conflict

delacius said:
why you need to erase SD card?
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I agree, imo useless point.