Hey guys,
I have noticed a weird thing: i was on Ivan's AOSP ,and CarbonROM with TDB, and i wanted to restore a backup, of AOSP. Long story short, i disabled TDB, wiped everything, restored the AOSP backup, and restarted the phone and it showed the MiUi logo,and an update (like apple update) bar, and it booted into Miui v6. The miuiv6 was chinise without the gapps. I didnt had backup of Miui, nor zip of miui v6 on the phone.
Also the CWM "bug" with TDB, 2 folders of backup, Internal files messed up, when going into install zip i have the /sdcard/ "folder" and have : 0/ ;clockworkmod/ ; legacy/ and obb/ . How do i clean up all the folders inside and not mess up the phone? I've been thinking about the fastboot option, but i dont want MIUI v6 again .
Thank you for reading!
Cristi
P.S: If this thread should go into Q&A, then i am sorry for putting it in Discussion.
yes cwm is very buggy...even after formatting i am getting my data partition back
it is buggy indeed, whichever you choose to install. the first dev to make a bug-free, dual boot capable cwm gets my donation.
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Just an idea to restore large data.
An idea is coming to my mind where we can use recovery instead of titanium backup to restore large amount of data.
The idea is to backup only data, android.secure folder and ext via amonRa recovery.
Now, if you are changing roms, you can try to do this thing.
After installation of the rom, restore this backup via recovery.
(If you have ext, flash dt apps2sd first and then restore.)
Don't wipe anything after restore and reboot.
See how it goes.
If all goes well, this may be a good alternative to titanium where a whole bunch of data is required to be restored.
I will also attempt this shortly.
Another important thing.
Just two hours back I flashed cm 6.6.1, flashed gapps, flashed Franco kernel 40, flashed dt apps2sd in that order without rebooting and everything went well after first reboot. I had rom, gapps, kernel and ext everything working fine. So I think there is no need to reboot in between in this case.
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Nice trick, but you can only restore all apps or none. You cant select which apps you would like to restore and if any of the data gets corrupt you will lose all apps.
Hows 6.6.1 treating you ? I am using 6.5.7 which is great in terms of performance and battery.
mansirawat said:
Nice trick, but you can only restore all apps or none. You cant select which apps you would like to restore and if any of the data gets corrupt you will lose all apps.
Hows 6.6.1 treating you ? I am using 6.5.7 which is great in terms of performance and battery.
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Often, while changing roms, we think of having our current apps on the new rom.
As for 6.6.1, its going very fine. Previously I had uninstalled it due to wifi problem, but I hadn't checked it with Franco kernel.
With Franco gb kernel its all fine.
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Did you try with app2sd script ?
I've once tried this but with data2sd, it didn't work. (or maybe the script doesnt succeeded at first place).
Anyway, thanks for reminding this
i believe this may also work with cwm (make a backup, wipe the usual stuff, flash the new rom, restore data.img in advanced restore). please confirm this
I think it should work. We will have to select all three data/android secure /ext one by one.
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It works!
Just used this method to upgrade from mike's os beta6.5.6 to beta6.5.8 with Darktremor's A2SD.
-Booted in the cwm recovery and did a compleat backup
-Wiped everything, data/cache/dalvkin..everything
-Flashed os (didny reboot as recomended)
-Flashed new kernel
-Rebooted to check if the OS was loading (think you can skip this)
-Back to custom recovery-> backup and restore -> advance restore -> restor data and sd-ext
-Rebooted to check if the os was loading (think you can skip this)
-Back to custom recovery -> flash darktremor 2.7.5.3 Beta 04 reboot (realy took long 5min+ to load)
Tryd this a couple of times ( hence the many reboots to check if everything was ok) at the end didnt manage to make it boot with darktremor's 2.7.5.2-1 had to go with the relative new beta.
just my 2cents
Yes it works fine - with Advanced Restore
Hello,
To Switch ROMS
I have tried this twice - 1st do a nandroid backup
Wipe data/ Factory reset/ wipe cahe/ Dalvik Cache
Flash new ROM - Reboot for assurance really
Advanced Restore/choose backup/ restore data then restore cache/ reboot X 2
I find this easier than Ti Backup/ and more comprehensive.
I do not recommend ROM Manager for anything other than flashing recoveries
Thanks for reading this far
Howdy All !
I have the Classicnerd ICS v3 ROM installed on my TP, would like to switch to CM A2 ROM to check out their HD video stuff along with netflix. So what do i need to do. Can someone put some steps for newb's like me on how to switch back n forth between these lovely pieces of work.
Thanks
ncube2 said:
Howdy All !
I have the Classicnerd ICS v3 ROM installed on my TP, would like to switch to CM A2 ROM to check out their HD video stuff along with netflix. So what do i need to do. Can someone put some steps for newb's like me on how to switch back n forth between these lovely pieces of work.
Thanks
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I don't think you can simply switch but you can experiment fairly easily using Nandroid backups
1) ReBoot into recovery
2) Backup current ROM (e.g. CN)
3) Install CM A2
a) format system, cache, wipe Dalvik
b) Flash new ROM (e.g. alpha2)
c) Flash Gapps
4) Reboot system and set up Alpha2, your apps and basic set up should still be OK from CN
5) Reboot into recovery again
6) Backup new ROM (e.g. alpha2)
To switch between then reboot to recovery and Restore chosen ROM and reboot. Note that will fully restore so any updates to data partition e.g. new apps downloaded will get lost unless you take a new back up.
The other things to consider is the space in the boot partition and the moboot default. There should be enough space in boot to accomodate both the uImage files but if not then you need to clean out the CN one before making the alpha2 install. A CN install will have created a moboot.default to try to start CN. An Alpha2 install will not touch moboot.default. If you leave it on alpha2 and want it to default boot into that then you will need to create a new moboot.default file.
On my phone SDCard, (not the external) I have a folder, \clockworkmod\blobs that is 1.3GB big and has 2300+ folders in it. I went looking for what blobs are & they seem to be code parts. I have used CF-Root from Chainfire and I think that installed a CWM - are these files related to that or can I delete them?
I'm running the latest JB leak DLI5 and CF-Root, other than that, there's ROM TOolbox Pro but I don't see why that would have cwm files. I did have another clockworkmod (it gave a better Recovery menu so if anyone knows which it was I'd like to know ) a while back but have reset/wiped prior to flashing JB.
Those blobs are your nandroid backup, if you delete them your backup will be gone.
"It's all in the game yo, all in the game..." - Omar Little
The blobs method is the newer way in which cwm makes the backups.. The backup folder contains the links to the actual files in the blobs folder.. So only the files which have changed between two backups are saved in the blobs folder.. It is the smarter and efficient way of backing up..
However if don't want this to happen.. You can change the backup type to tar from blob before making the backups.. If you are using touch recovery..
Cwm automatically frees up space or deletes the redundant/unnecessary files before every backup..
Moral of the story.. Don't touch the blobs..
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Sankuverrymuchness... Didn't want to clean them before knowing and they have survived 3 different JB installs so figured I'd ask.
Touch Recovery - is that the one in ROM Manager? I located the download I had used before - it was RM and has the CWM Touch flash option so I figure it was that I used before.
Back on subject, now that I have changed by phone, I plan to do another Nandroid. From the replies, if I don't care to keep the old BU, I can remove these ones and run the nandroid BU and it will re-create the blobs with all my new system/apps/etc?
(I'm trying to keep the phone as clean as possible so I figure I might need to remove the old Nandroid files before making one that backs up my current setup?)
You will find the touch recovery 6.0.1.2 in the original development section . You will have to flash the recovery via odin. Don't delete the blobs.. Just go boot into recovery and go to backup and restore.. From there delete the backup your want to remove.. Cwm will free up the unused space on next backup.. Or I believe the is also an option to free up space there..
But if you had made the earlier backup using non touch recovery 5.x..You will have to use this recovery to delete your backup.. As touch version will not see this backup..
Don't delete the backups manually.. Or if you want to really do it just delete the backup folder from clockworkmod/backup.. Don't ever touch the blobs..
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Again, thanks Zoot... I did as you suggested and now the Blobs in the SDCard are gone and I have a fresh set over on the external card. I also made a zip of my system which I presume means I now have a ROM file that can be flashed at a later time to put things back to how they are now?
Journyman16 said:
Again, thanks Zoot... I did as you suggested and now the Blobs in the SDCard are gone and I have a fresh set over on the external card. I also made a zip of my system which I presume means I now have a ROM file that can be flashed at a later time to put things back to how they are now?
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yes you can flash that zip as any custom ROM..
After coming from stock I rooted and installed imperium, in it's aroma installer I choose to have nexus 5 walpapers, then after I reflashed stock rom via odin and rooted, then reflashed a custom rom in the path emulated/0/0/imperiun there are about 15nexus 5 walls, if I delete them after a restart they reappear, if I delete hem through my laptop after a reboot they are still there. I always do a ful whipe when installing a new rom, eaven when I update, but they are still there. Is there a way to get rig of them, or to format the emulated folder when I install a new rom?
dark'em said:
After coming from stock I rooted and installed imperium, in it's aroma installer I choose to have nexus 5 walpapers, then after I reflashed stock rom via odin and rooted, then reflashed a custom rom in the path emulated/0/0/imperiun there are about 15nexus 5 walls, if I delete them after a restart they reappear, if I delete hem through my laptop after a reboot they are still there. I always do a ful whipe when installing a new rom, eaven when I update, but they are still there. Is there a way to get rig of them, or to format the emulated folder when I install a new rom?
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Yes there is a way to totally format your whole phone (even the system folder). MegaWipe can do that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832326
Note: MegaWipe will delete your ROM from your phone as well, so you will need to download a ROM and place it in your external sd and after flashing MegaWipe, flash the ROM without rebooting the phone. Because there will be no system to load if you install no ROM.
This is one way to do that. I think there are other ways to do this also.
Thank you.
vinte007 said:
Yes there is a way to totally format your whole phone (even the system folder). MegaWipe can do that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832326
Note: MegaWipe will delete your ROM from your phone as well, so you will need to download a ROM and place it in your external sd and after flashing MegaWipe, flash the ROM without rebooting the phone. Because there will be no system to load if you install no ROM.
This is one way to do that. I think there are other ways to do this also.
Thank you.
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Thank you! This is very helpful
I know this kind of thread has been already asked but I am having serious problems with my RN3Pro (2 Gigs, 16 ROM) since years (since 2017), its laggy, slow, and no matter what ROM I try (I tested SMIUI, Cyanogenmod, Lineage, Resurrection Remix, Liquid Remix, CRDroid, AOSP Extended ...) ... I even installed Radon Kernel to try and improve the system performance, nothing helped, enabled zram too, still the same.
I usually run between 2GB/200MB of internal memory free, due to telegram cache and all these things, still the same, no matter what I do, its slow in all senses.
When I install a rom I do a total wipe with new openGapps and new magisk, I never dirty flash over nothing, the phone can run fine but as soon as I install my apps (or I restore them by titanium backup) I go back to slow performance.
What I should do ? Im actually on Pie (AOSP Extended, no Radon Kernel), but im planning to go back to Oreo (AOSP Extended, Radon Kernel installed) or come back to MIUI
Im afraid of come back to MIUI since I love to touch my DPI settings, I use Adaway, Kernel Auditor and a lot of things I cant do with MIUI.
May someone help me ?
Thanks.
BWKenji said:
I know this kind of thread has been already asked but I am having serious problems with my RN3Pro (2 Gigs, 16 ROM) since years (since 2017), its laggy, slow, and no matter what ROM I try (I tested SMIUI, Cyanogenmod, Lineage, Resurrection Remix, Liquid Remix, CRDroid, AOSP Extended ...) ... I even installed Radon Kernel to try and improve the system performance, nothing helped, enabled zram too, still the same.
I usually run between 2GB/200MB of internal memory free, due to telegram cache and all these things, still the same, no matter what I do, its slow in all senses.
When I install a rom I do a total wipe with new openGapps and new magisk, I never dirty flash over nothing, the phone can run fine but as soon as I install my apps (or I restore them by titanium backup) I go back to slow performance.
What I should do ? Im actually on Pie (AOSP Extended, no Radon Kernel), but im planning to go back to Oreo (AOSP Extended, Radon Kernel installed) or come back to MIUI
Im afraid of come back to MIUI since I love to touch my DPI settings, I use Adaway, Kernel Auditor and a lot of things I cant do with MIUI.
May someone help me ?
Thanks.
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lol :laugh: your answers lies in your question itself.
Noone face problem. Why? Think first.
What u doThats not Clean flash.
Make sure u r on latest official twrp 3.2.3
First go to twrp . Format data to decrypt data and erase internal sd.
Go to wipe. Press format data
Type YES to format
It will erase data and internal sd partition.
Then Wipe data reset.
Flash rom
Flash gapps
Reboot
Do not restore any data backup from twrp.
When u first boot into system. During initial setup wizard. select DONT COPY DATA. Start as fresh setup.
After setup finished.
Do not restore backup or anything from titaniuim backup. Its main cause of ur problems. Restoring old backup on new android os bring crshes, bugs, drains, laggs.
Download and install everything from playstore.
Its done .Now check ur performance.:good:
Black_Stark said:
lol :laugh: your answers lies in your question itself.
Noone face problem. Why? Think first.
What u doThats not Clean flash.
Make sure u r on latest official twrp 3.2.3
First go to twrp . Format data to decrypt data and erase internal sd.
Go to wipe. Press format data
Type YES to format
It will erase data and internal sd partition.
Then Wipe data reset.
Flash rom
Flash gapps
Reboot
Do not restore any data backup from twrp.
When u first boot into system. During initial setup wizard. select DONT COPY DATA. Start as fresh setup.
After setup finished.
Do not restore backup or anything from titaniuim backup. Its main cause of ur problems. Restoring old backup on new android os bring crshes, bugs, drains, laggs.
Download and install everything from playstore.
Its done .Now check ur performance.:good:
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Thanks, I'll keep that in mind then, since I faced all these problems for a lot of time didnt knew maybe titanium backup was a possible reason, I do backups of my apps since 2014 and never had problems on any other device ...
Thanks again
Black_Stark said:
lol :laugh: your answers lies in your question itself.
Noone face problem. Why? Think first.
What u doThats not Clean flash.
Make sure u r on latest official twrp 3.2.3
First go to twrp . Format data to decrypt data and erase internal sd.
Go to wipe. Press format data
Type YES to format
It will erase data and internal sd partition.
Then Wipe data reset.
Flash rom
Flash gapps
Reboot
Do not restore any data backup from twrp.
When u first boot into system. During initial setup wizard. select DONT COPY DATA. Start as fresh setup.
After setup finished.
Do not restore backup or anything from titaniuim backup. Its main cause of ur problems. Restoring old backup on new android os bring crshes, bugs, drains, laggs.
Download and install everything from playstore.
Its done .Now check ur performance.:good:
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Days ago, after read you, I decided to give up and go back to MIUI and then start again, with a total erase and full memory reset, I updated TWRP and also installed all with only a few titanium backups restore (I needed them, so I had no choice), the phone now runs quite aceptable and great, I took a look at kernel auditor before and after the complete restore, before I wasn't having any deep sleep, now, my phone have deep sleep most of the time and less high freq's
Didnt knew that titanium backup and not formatting my personal data was too bad, thanks again Black_Stark!