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Nandroid backup won't work!

Hi everyone, I seemed to have found myself in a predicament.
I've been trying to install Kang-o-rama, but when I do, it gets stuck at the boot screen. This is not a problem itself, because last time I just restored a Nandroid backup and my phone would be back to normal. However, I have just tried to restore my backup, and it says:
"Error: run 'nandroid-mobile.sh restore' via adb!"
I'm not sure why it is saying this or if there is anyway to fix it. I did rename the Nandroid backup folder if that makes a difference?
Thanks in advance, hope you can help

Never mind everyone, it seems that it doesn't like spaces in the nandroid folder names. I renamed them with underscores and it worked just fine.

[Q] Working method for restoring Call logs/SMS to ICS?

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!

[Q] How to delete a nandroid backup?

All,
I created a nandroid backup using TWRP. I would like to delete that backup, but can't find where it is located. I'm running Viper 2.1 on android 4.2.2.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

It's located into TWRP folder into "sd".

Boot into recovery, select restore and then select the Nandroid you'd like to delete and you should see an option that says delete.

[Q] Using old rom ADB file on new rom?

Hi Guys!
I've just flashed my HTC One to the ViperOne ROM. And since i backed up all my apps beforehand with ADB i was wondering if i could use the backup file that i have on my PC taken with the stock ROM, on my new rom?
Cheers!

What do you mean by 'backed up using adb'? Did you copy files from your phone to your computer?

deeevan said:
What do you mean by 'backed up using adb'? Did you copy files from your phone to your computer?
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Thanks for the fast reply!
I've followed this vid through the root process where it was suggested to do a backup as seen here: http://youtu.be/qpj6dEMn9dw?t=2m45s
So i basically used ADB to backup apps settings etc and it saved a file on my comp. And i was wondering if i could use that even if made on a different ROM.

I'm out and on my phone, don't really want to watch a video to find out what command you ran. I assume it was a whole system backup like a nandroid.
Because you've now installed a different ROM, you only want to restore certain parts of your backup ie. You just want your user apps and data restored. If you restored your whole backup, you'd wipe Viper ROM and be back where you started.
Have a look at TitaniumBackup and Helium which will allow you to just backup and restore apps. I use Titanium and it has options to extract from a nandroid or adb backup.

I ran it and it seems to have worked. Still on the Viper rom atleast!
But thanks for the help!

Just read up about adb backup. Thanks, learnt something new today.
You should look at Titanium as it will give you finer grain control over restoring.

How to restore a nandroid backup if TWRP doesn't show the backup folder

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.

audit13 said:
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