Hi, what is the best way to backup and restore the EFS Folder without busybox installed on the phone.
I think EFS Pro v1.4.7 (old version), that says it has an internal busybox (that was removed in newer versions) is the best option, but is there another better way?
Why don't you just install Busybox? Search the play store for busybox and you'll find an app which installs Busybox and everythings fine.
If you don't wanna do this for some reason simply flash the siyah kernel. It makes a Backup to your internal SD while flashing. Afterwards you can change back to the kernel you want.
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Not content with installing apps one by one, I decided to see if Titanium Backup would work..and alas! It does!
Pre-Reqs:
1. Rooted NookColor: http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting
2. BusyBox: http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Installing_Busybox
3. SU/Superuser.apk: http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Installing_su_and_the_Superuser_app
Titanium Backup installed on the phone: http://www.appbrain.com/app/titanium-backup-★-root/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup (I recommend the paid version!)
Steps:
Open up Titanium Backup on your rooted Android phone, and backup the apps you'd like to transfer
Use Astro to backup Titanium Backup(Oddly wasn't able to do this through Titanium Backup itself?)
Use adb/astro to install Titanium Backup on the Nook, after BusyBox and SU have been installed
Transfer the 'TitaniumBackup' directory on your phones SD card to your nooks
Run Titanium Backup on your Nook, and go to batch restore, and then restore missing apps. I chose to restore the apps only, and not data.
Let it do it's thing, and you should be set Just did this with about 50 apps, and it seems to have worked.
you know, i was planning on trying this but never got to it. i'm glad you've already found out it can be done.
also, this is the easiest way to get busy box installed.
madsquabbles said:
also, this is the easiest way to get busy box installed.
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i wish, ive got busybox in the xbin folder but i get permission denied when installing
I was trying to use Titanium to back up whatever I have in my NC but no go.... it would always stay at 0%. Any ideas? I'm rooted and SU-ed.
I cannot get pass step 7. It said "bad mode"
A better way to install Busybox. Just install it from Titanium backup.
if you get the "bad mode" error, just use root explorer and copy busybox to the /system folder anthen install using the code in instruction # 11. then your good to go. thats how i got around it.
also i used a terminal emulator on the NC itself
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i wish, ive got busybox in the xbin folder but i get permission denied when installing
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just click "problems?" and titanium will install busybox in the correct location for you.
madsquabbles said:
just click "problems?" and titanium will install busybox in the correct location for you.
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wish i had known that
bad mode
the "bad mode" was due to the chmod wrong format, it is now corrected on the site.
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Titanium Backup is also an awesome way to get apps on to the NC that has problems installing otherwise:
1) Make a backup of the app you want on another device that has it successfully installed (in my case, my Vibrant).
2) Find the three files in your Titanium Backup folder on the SD card of the device. It'll have a date stamp with when you made you back up.
3) Copy and paste into the TB file on the NC's SD card.
4) Start TB on the NC and you should see that there's an uninstalled app at the bottom (the one you just "exported" from your other device).
5) Click on it and choose install (or is it "restore"?)
This is probably a repost and some of you already know it, but its just something else you can use TB for.
Hi,
I installed this custom stock rom on my TF300 and it's fantastic.
[ROM] ASUS ICS HYDRO 4.4-(8/10)-TF300/TF300tg-Super Fast!! MANY TRY BUT NON COMPARE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1750861
It's rooted with busybox and SU permissions and works fine in most apps that require root. The only issue is that Titanium Backup uses it's own inbuilt version of busybox and states I don't have root.
Can I do anything about this rather apart from download an alternative backup app? Titanium is great and also gets rid of bloatware but is useless unless I can trick it into using external busybox SU permissions.
Any help would be appreciated.
dentdntn said:
Hi,
I installed this custom stock rom on my TF300 and it's fantastic.
[ROM] ASUS ICS HYDRO 4.4-(8/10)-TF300/TF300tg-Super Fast!! MANY TRY BUT NON COMPARE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1750861
It's rooted with busybox and SU permissions and works fine in most apps that require root. The only issue is that Titanium Backup uses it's own inbuilt version of busybox and states I don't have root.
Can I do anything about this rather apart from download an alternative backup app? Titanium is great and also gets rid of bloatware but is useless unless I can trick it into using external busybox SU permissions.
Any help would be appreciated.
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You could try installing the version of busybox that TB prompts you to install when it says it can't find busybox. Alternately you could try installing a different version of busybox altogether. If those don't work I would recommend you try My Backup Root or the paid version My Backup Pro. My only word of caution with My Backup (Not sure they fixed it since the last time I used it) is that when it went to restore my music playlists it messed them up. So if that's something that is important to you then I would look into a different app for backing up music playlists.
Hey all. I'm newbie. I use this phone sgs2 for 1 year. I see this AOKP Build 4 CM10 and I wanted to install.
I never root my phone before and always use stock rom. (Now it's 4.0.3)
I learned my kernel version(CF-Root v5.4 - I9100XWLP7/LP8/LP9) and root'ed it with odin.
My supersu and cwm is installed and working.
Downloaded the zip file for AOKP CM10 and learned how i will flash it but i have some questions now.
1.) What is this "efs backup" stuff??? Is this necessary??
2.) I bought a Navigation App, will i lost it?? or how i keep it?
3.) May I install this room over my 4.0.3 I9100XWLP7 root'ed stock rom??
4.) May I get a backup before install this cm10 rom?
1.) What is this "efs backup" stuff??? Is this necessary?? Yes
2.) I bought a Navigation App, will i lost it?? or how i keep it? not if you backup data using titanium backup first
3.) May I install this room over my 4.0.3 I9100XWLP7 root'ed stock rom?? Definately not you must wipe delvik cache, cache and and somethingels
4.) May I get a backup before install this cm10 rom? Yes backup everything efs app data first if a rom messes up this is your savior
1. EFS is a partition which contains information about phone such as IMEI, S/N. It would be good if you make its backup.
2. No. You will need to reinstall it from Google Play.
3. Yes. After flashing custom ROM you will need to do a factory reset. So backup your contacts and SMS first.
4. Yes, in CWM: backup and restore > backup to external (or internal) sdcard.
sooo, if the efs partition is necessary. Is that CWM Backup getting it?
Now I just need 1. Backup for apps(titanium backup) 2. Backup for efs and rom(that i used) (CWM Backup)
Am I Clear ?
just to be sure download ktool from playstore and make a second backup then it separated should you need to restore.
i want to root my desire X, i want to know what all i need to do in order to take a full system backup to restore it again (if ever required for updates etc.), & also which Recovery is best for JB, i don't want to install any custom rom, i need root to run some apps....
RishiChhikkara said:
i want to root my desire X, i want to know what all i need to do in order to take a full system backup to restore it again (if ever required for updates etc.), & also which Recovery is best for JB, i don't want to install any custom rom, i need root to run some apps....
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1. Sync your Account to Google.
2. Install the 30 days trial of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup&hl=en then after Rooting you can use Titanium Backup Free or Pro.
TWRP is good for JB.
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1. Sync your Account to Google.
2. Install the 30 days trial of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup&hl=en then after Rooting you can use Titanium Backup Free or Pro.
TWRP is good for JB.
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thanks for helping, it worked, one more question, do I need to take a complete backup (data+ system+ boot) everytime I flash a zip so that if anything goes wrong, I can restore, & also how can I remove a zip which I flashed, for eg. I flashed Xperia launcher, but its buggy, how can I remove it? I tried uninstalling it with Titanium backup but it shows up again after restart..
RishiChhikkara said:
thanks for helping, it worked, one more question, do I need to take a complete backup (data+ system+ boot) everytime I flash a zip so that if anything goes wrong, I can restore, & also how can I remove a zip which I flashed, for eg. I flashed Xperia launcher, but its buggy, how can I remove it? I tried uninstalling it with Titanium backup but it shows up again after restart..
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Its good to take Backups!
To remove Flashed Zips, Edit the Updater Script in the zip file and add the rm or rmdir command for the files that were added.
Check which all files were added and where. Remove them manually or use the updater script method I said above.
I am trying to backup EFS folder but cannot find it in root explorer nor in TWRP backup options.
Also with EFS pro i found problems with busybox applets (need 1.20.2 version that i dont find).
Has anyone saved EFS in any way?
Thanks
I have tried with this app:
PARTITION BACKUP & RESTORE
seems that has done the job.