[Q] Clean flashing before restoring nandroid. - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Well i'm sure that I should know the answer to this question but.. if i'm on an aosp rom and I want to go back to the original sense rom should I play it safe and wipe anything before restoring the nandroid of the sense rom? If I recall correctly TWRP automatically wipes before restoring but i don't want to royally screw up since going from aosp to sense is pretty different lol.

xda user24 said:
Well i'm sure that I should know the answer to this question but.. if i'm on an aosp rom and I want to go back to the original sense rom should I play it safe and wipe anything before restoring the nandroid of the sense rom? If I recall correctly TWRP automatically wipes before restoring but i don't want to royally screw up since going from aosp to sense is pretty different lol.
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Just to be on the safe side wipe before the nandroid but I don't think it is required. However, do make a nandroid of your current system and save it off the phone just in case.

majmoz said:
Just to be on the safe side wipe before the nandroid but I don't think it is required. However, do make a nandroid of your current system and save it off the phone just in case.
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I should just wipe data, dalvik cache and cache right? Its been a while since I have done a clean install (since the galaxy nexus days to be exact). :silly:

xda user24 said:
I should just wipe data, dalvik cache and cache right? Its been a while since I have done a clean install (since the galaxy nexus days to be exact). :silly:
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Restoring nandroid will wipe each partition it is restoring, but to be on the safe side, backup your current system, data, and boot partitions, then wipe system, data, and caches then restore your desired nandroid. Wiping just to be sure won't hurt. I think of it like wiping your bum, wipe til you feel it is clean.
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Ok haha. And just to make sure, wiping system doesn't touch where my backups are right? xD backups are in internal storage from what I remember..

xda user24 said:
Ok haha. And just to make sure, wiping system doesn't touch where my backups are right? xD backups are in internal storage from what I remember..
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Correct backups are in your internal storage.
Word of Warning DO NOT use the "Format Data" option in twrp. Format Data will wipe your entire device. Rom, Kernel, Internal Storage everything. You'll be left with no Rom to boot and no backups or roms to restore.
Factory reset or wipe Data, cache, dalvick and even system partitions individually is fine.
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Danny201281 said:
Correct backups are in your internal storage.
Word of Warning DO NOT use the "Format Data" option in twrp. Format Data will wipe your entire device. Rom, Kernel, Internal Storage everything. You'll be left with no Rom to boot and no backups or roms to restore.
Factory reset or wipe Data, cache, dalvick and even system partitions individually is fine.
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But hitting the wipe, then advanced options and clicking data, cache, system and dalvik should be fine though id imagine. But thank you for that bit of info because it would be my luck for me to wonder what it does and figure out the hard way lol.

xda user24 said:
But hitting the wipe, then advanced options and clicking data, cache, system and dalvik should be fine though id imagine. But thank you for that bit of info because it would be my luck for me to wonder what it does and figure out the hard way lol.
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It happens a lot
When it's does happen it's not the end there are many ways to get a Rom back on the phone but it does complicate the issue somewhat. So I do like to point thas one out :good:
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Danny201281 said:
It happens a lot
When it's does happen it's not the end there are many ways to get a Rom back on the phone but it does complicate the issue somewhat. So I do like to point thas one out :good:
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Is there anything that I should avoid in clockworkmod to? xD

xda user24 said:
Is there anything that I should avoid in clockworkmod to? xD
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Sorry I'm not so familiar with CWM these days. Last time I used it was with my galaxy ace I think it was cwm 4 lol
I prefer the twrp ui over cwm .
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Danny201281 said:
Sorry I'm not so familiar with CWM these days. Last time I used it was with my galaxy ace I think it was cwm 4 lol
I prefer the twrp ui over cwm .
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Believe me I do as well but for whatever reason, I flashed cwm and backed up my stock sense ROM and then I flashed twrp. And I'm going to be returning this phone for a new one soon so I figured I'd go back to the stock ROM so I don't have much of a choice. But next time I'm definitely sticking to twrp lol. I think the backup I did for the first time on this phone it took an hour xD

xda user24 said:
Believe me I do as well but for whatever reason, I flashed cwm and backed up my stock sense ROM and then I flashed twrp. And I'm going to be returning this phone for a new one soon so I figured I'd go back to the stock ROM so I don't have much of a choice. But next time I'm definitely sticking to twrp lol. I think the backup I did for the first time on this phone it took an hour xD
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Ahh I see well just avoid wipeing internal storage until after you've restored your stock Rom. And as @majmoz advises keep a backup of your nandroid on your pc. At least if it does get wiped you can always push it back to the phone
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Okay haha. Thank you guys! ☺

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[Q] Backup/Recovery account issues

Running CM7RC
Decided to try one of the themes so I did a backup first using ROM Manager.
Didn't like the themes so I tried to restore.
It is coming up without my google account and there is no option to add it in the account settings.
I've wiped and reapplied the backup and also fixed permissions to no avail so far.
I'm finishing a 2nd fix permissions after wiping everything (even Davlik).
Has anyone ever had this happen to them? If so, what was the fix?
I'd rather get it restored than start over...
Restoring the account settings in Titanium doesn't help either.
I'm screwed, aren't I?
Do you have the Google apps installed (market, etc)?
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Mozelstein said:
It is coming up without my google account and there is no option to add it in the account settings.
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Yes, happened to me many times when I flashed CM and forgot to flash gapps.
Download gapps-gb-20110120-signed.zip from here: http://goo-inside.me/google-apps/ and flash from recovery.
Did you use clockworkmod 3.0? It's been known to messed things up during nandroid restore.
Flash GAPPS like other have mentioned.
If not full wipe and start over, use AMon Ra or an older CWM version
danger-rat said:
Do you have the Google apps installed (market, etc)?
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Leonid99 said:
Yes, happened to me many times when I flashed CM and forgot to flash gapps.
Download gapps-gb-20110120-signed.zip from here: http://goo-inside.me/google-apps/ and flash from recovery.
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Yeah, they were there when I restored the backup but they wouldn't open because there was no google account in the phone. Could flashing gapps fix this?
baseballfanz said:
Did you use clockworkmod 3.0? It's been known to messed things up during nandroid restore.
Flash GAPPS like other have mentioned.
If not full wipe and start over, use AMon Ra or an older CWM version
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Yes, it is cwm 3.0
For now I've done a full wipe and started over and after a couple of days of tweaking I'll likely forget the incident. I might try restoring and flashing gapps but I have my doubts as to whether that would work.
I'm going to have to start being more vigilant about backing up apps/settings/data in other ways if a nandroid backup isn't dependable...
Thanks for the comments.
OK, I just flashed RC2 and the account issue popped back up so it isn't necessarily that backup I did before.
Get rid of cwm 3.x and try using a different recovery...
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danger-rat said:
Get rid of cwm 3.x and try using a different recovery...
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For sure from now on.
I've got a clean install that I'm having issues with now...
Strange things are afoot.

[Q] update cm7 without formating?

Hey guys, how can I update my n1 from 7.0.2.1
to 7.0.3 without formating my phone?
Thanks
Just flash the rom over the top, make a backup first though.
evilkorn said:
Just flash the rom over the top, make a backup first though.
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But do not forget to wipe cache and dalvik-cache.
LFact said:
But do not forget to wipe cache and dalvik-cache.
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Not a necessary step, at least in my experience.
LFact said:
But do not forget to wipe cache and dalvik-cache.
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Not needed ....as seen by me
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kareemzayat said:
Hey guys, how can I update my n1 from 7.0.2.1
to 7.0.3 without formating my phone?
Thanks
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You normally only need to format between major revisions, it CM6 to CM7 to CM8. To update to 7.0.3, you just flash the file like normal, and if you are using ROM Manager, just don't select the wipe option.
But as others have said, make sure you backup before you flash. Ideally, you should be able to upgrade without a problem, but unfortunately, we don't always live in an ideal world. Better to be safe than sorry. That way if the flash doesn't work out, you can just revert to your backup.

Stuck on Paranoid Android Bootscreen! (noob) HELP

Hey everyone...
ive already tried to get some quick help already but i really need my phone tonight LOL.
iam running cm9 rom with the latest cm9 stable kernal, now i wanted to flash the hydrocore kernal to see if battery would improve, but it seemed fine but then choppy afew hours later so i changed back to cm9 kernal. Anyway after it rebooted it stayed on the paranoid android bootscreen! where you see the picture loading. i then tried to wipe the cache and dalvik and its still stuck. someone mentioned to do a wipe but i was unsure if he meant to a full wipe? as ive not wiped the factory reset, just the two caches! ive also flashed both kernals back and forth and im still stuck.
Its a simple issue iam sure but could someone help me, im unsure if i should do a full wipe including factory reset or just flash the cm9 rom again. if so can i have instructions step by step...
thank you.
islandmixed, you are on a safe kernel so there is no harm in performing a wipe data/factory reset.
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YLNdroid said:
islandmixed, you are on a safe kernel so there is no harm in performing a wipe data/factory reset.
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hi, yes i know but iam wondering is that my only option to do a full wipe? as i really do not want to restore my whole apps again. just wondering if wiping the data will solve it.
islandmixed said:
hi, yes i know but iam wondering is that my only option to do a full wipe? as i really do not want to restore my whole apps again. just wondering if wiping the data will solve it.
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Do a nandroid backup and then pull all apps from it, without restoring whole backup.
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jeetu1981 said:
Do a nandroid backup and then pull all apps from it, without restoring whole backup.
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A full wipe worked, it rebooted. since iam weiry about restoring my apps again via mybackup pro i might just check all my apps installed from google and install them one by one and then that way i wont have to worry about anything going wrong. i do have a backup from TB and mybackup but someone said it can cause issues when restoring to a cm9 rom!
Thanks for the help. iam back again at the start HEHE.
islandmixed said:
A full wipe worked, it rebooted. since iam weiry about restoring my apps again via mybackup pro i might just check all my apps installed from google and install them one by one and then that way i wont have to worry about anything going wrong. i do have a backup from TB and mybackup but someone said it can cause issues when restoring to a cm9 rom!
Thanks for the help. iam back again at the start HEHE.
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Restoring apps downloaded from play store does not cause any issue, its the stock samsung apps that wont work
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jeetu1981 said:
Restoring apps downloaded from play store does not cause any issue, its the stock samsung apps that wont work
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Oh I got it now. But why would any stock apps install? If the new rom will have its own stock apps. I didn't even know TB backed up stock apps. That makes it confusing to me
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islandmixed said:
Oh I got it now. But why would any stock apps install? If the new rom will have its own stock apps. I didn't even know TB backed up stock apps. That makes it confusing to me
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TB dont backup automatically, if you didnt backup stock then no confusion, restore all.
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jeetu1981 said:
TB dont backup automatically, if you didnt backup stock then no confusion, restore all.
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You know when I wiped data would it have wiped off the gapps? I'm sure I had more rom apps with this....hmmmm
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wipe data is totally wiping what's in your phone.. including what's inside the system/apps, build props and framework...
you may need to flash back your g.apps if you want to get all of them and selectively selecting which to install back(rather than just restoring it from TB)
TB does not restore all what you have made a backup to.
letters_to_cleo said:
wipe data is totally wiping what's in your phone.. including what's inside the system/apps, build props and framework...
you may need to flash back your g.apps if you want to get all of them and selectively selecting which to install back(rather than just restoring it from TB)
TB does not restore all what you have made a backup to.
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I restored apps with mybackup pro so I know it never backed up gapps so it deffo must have been wiped then? Now that I'm back on my rom can I just flash it in cwm? No wipes or anything. Cheers
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islandmixed said:
I restored apps with mybackup pro so I know it never backed up gapps so it deffo must have been wiped then? Now that I'm back on my rom can I just flash it in cwm? No wipes or anything. Cheers
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Yes you can flash Gapps in CWM without wiping.
sahilarora2003 said:
Yes you can flash Gapps in CWM without wiping.
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Hey
I just checked in es explorer and I have like 25 system apps like gmail playstore Google search browser torch paranoid android backup and a list of others so are these gapps? Just want to be sure incase my phone boot loops again.
Thanks
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islandmixed said:
Hey
I just checked in es explorer and I have like 25 system apps like gmail playstore Google search browser torch paranoid android backup and a list of others so are these gapps? Just want to be sure incase my phone boot loops again.
Thanks
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Yes these are gapps except paranoid android backup.
Swyped From My AOKP JB.
sahilarora2003 said:
Yes these are gapps except paranoid android backup.
Swyped From My AOKP JB.
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Okay then I guess the factory reset only deleted user apps then. I was told it deletes system apps which is why I thought it deleted gapps.
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[Q] CWM 6.0.4.3 taking FOREVER to backup or restore

I was trying to play around with KitKat 4.4 on my AT&T HTC One today. All the forums here said to install the very latest CWM, which is 6.0.4.3.
I did install it successfully. But compared to the old version, 6.0.4.3 takes about 30 minutes literally to back up my phone or restore.
I'm figuring I'm doing something wrong? Any ideas, hints or tips?
TheImpalaKid said:
I was trying to play around with KitKat 4.4 on my AT&T HTC One today. All the forums here said to install the very latest CWM, which is 6.0.4.3.
I did install it successfully. But compared to the old version, 6.0.4.3 takes about 30 minutes literally to back up my phone or restore.
I'm figuring I'm doing something wrong? Any ideas, hints or tips?
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Anyone?
TheImpalaKid said:
Anyone?
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It took an HOUR for the phone to restore. So no one else is having this problem???????
TheImpalaKid said:
It took an HOUR for the phone to restore. So no one else is having this problem???????
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I had this problem today when I was restoring my T-Mobile HTC One.
solutions?
Toddchris said:
I had this problem today when I was restoring my T-Mobile HTC One.
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SAME!!!
used to take like 10 min
TWRP or bust...it's touch and does everything in a flash (pun intended). I was on that same CWM. It took forever to do anything, and my hardware buttons were hating me for it.
TheImpalaKid said:
It took an HOUR for the phone to restore. So no one else is having this problem???????
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Toddchris said:
I had this problem today when I was restoring my T-Mobile HTC One.
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CanadianKB said:
SAME!!!
used to take like 10 min
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known issue with recent versions of CWM, better to move to TWRP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173870
(especially because 2.6.3.3+ support 4.4 ROMs)
downloads are here:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m7
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m7ul
(dont use a download manager on that site it wont work, and make sure MD5 is correct)
Twrp doesn't back up apps just system data unacceptable for me. I will try downgrading cwm. Damn updates making things worse....
I am correct about twrp right,? I've done backup/restore and ended up with only same layout settings etc but not apps
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CanadianKB said:
Twrp doesn't back up apps just system data unacceptable for me. I will try downgrading cwm. Damn updates making things worse....
I am correct about twrp right,? I've done backup/restore and ended up with only same layout settings etc but not apps
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In TWRP you have the option of what to backup:
* Boot
* Cache
* Data
* Recovery
* System
(so if you want everything, you need to select all the options)
If you want to stick with CWM, 6.0.3.2 works fine (but you can't use it for 4.4 ROMs), here's a link:
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.2-m7--v2.img 7.2 MB
https://mega.co.nz/#!6E8RiIrQ!GF5LyhmEdg8OQJxuQVVjwSxBljxhW7xsZAHLzjVACsc
MD5: 1c6afb14db3f305b0ad7d85d5af80bef
I use the new cwm on 4.4 as u see xda app thinks I'm on a gt but I'm on a m919 and cwm works just super slow thanks for links I may downgrade I love that cwm backs up my APPS on top of everything else. After I restore it literally is a mirror image of right before backup. I always make backup before new mods that req root
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I switched to twrp had same problem restore was taking very long

[Q] restore to 4.2.2 after upgrading to 4.3

Hi,
I don't know if there are similar threads but here's the thing:
I have made a twrp backup of 4.2.2 venompie, I did a clean install of 4.3 ARHD, and now, I want to make a recovery to my old backup of 4.2.2
How to do it? Knowing that my HTC one is unlocked international version, rooted and s-off.
Thanks in advance
AJSAM4 said:
Hi,
I don't know if there are similar threads but here's the thing:
I have made a twrp backup of 4.2.2 venompie, I did a clean install of 4.3 ARHD, and now, I want to make a recovery to my old backup of 4.2.2
How to do it? Knowing that my HTC one is unlocked international version, rooted and s-off.
Thanks in advance
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hit the restore button in TWRP
Flash latest TWRP and use a file manager to zip and move your 4.2.2 backup...?? Kinda vage on what ur askin tho,that seems kinda to "straight forward" but I would love a copy of that backup if u could be so kind??
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nkk71 said:
hit the restore button in TWRP
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I know the restore button dude, the question is, would there be any possible issues after restore? Any bugs?
if it is ok then I would go ahead and restore, a brand new HTC One costs these days man
AJSAM4 said:
I know the restore button dude, the question is, would there be any possible issues after restore? Any bugs?
if it is ok then I would go ahead and restore, a brand new HTC One costs these days man
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no bugs, if you've backed up everything (system & data) using twrp, then it will restore all your ROM+apps+data+settings.
EDIT: better wipe dalvik and cache, before rebooting
nkk71 said:
no bugs, if you've backed up everything (system & data) using twrp, then it will restore all your ROM+apps+data+settings.
EDIT: better wipe dalvik and cache, before rebooting
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alright thanks man :good:

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