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Stock nandroid restore also with flashable zip *updated 2/27/2012*

this a stock nandroid backup, there is no GOOGLE ACCOUNT associated with this. if you find superuser is gone you will need to get it from the market, same with rommanager.just extract and put it in >clockworkmod>backup on sd, then boot into recovery and restore backup.
if you are having problems with corrupt files on youre sd then i suggest saving clockworkmod folder and reformat sd then add the folder back with this inside the backup folder.
DOWNLOADS STOCK 2.2 RESTORE (WITH ROOT)
IF YOU ARE DOING THIS TO SEND THE PHONE BACK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND PLAN TO TURN S-ON AGAIN BE SURE TO DO IT AFTER YOU FINISH THE RESTORE
IF YOU ARE ON CM7 WITH NEW RECOVERY, YOU MUST REVERT BACK TO OLDER CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY FOR THIS TO WORK
ALSO EVEN IF YOU DONT SEE CWM RECOVERY ITS STILL THERE(TRUST ME) YOU WILL NEED TO ADD STOCK RECOVERYhere is a link for stock recovery images (before and after update) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843289
and here is a easy s-on again thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225

Thanks for posting this!
It will sure help a few people!
BTW your rapidshare link is flooded and I can't download. (Might want to upload to multiupload)

notxel21 said:
Thanks for posting this!
It will sure help a few people!
BTW your rapidshare link is flooded and I can't download. (Might want to upload to multiupload)
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thank you for telling me. new links are up and working

FYI the phone is totally usable without ANY accounts setup. After I re-flashed mine with the stock image I didn't bother to sign in or create accounts for anything and the phone worked fine except not letting me use market until I did. So you may want to re-dump a nandroid w/o even a dummy account to avoid issues of "OMG PRIVATE DATAZ" from people in PMs.

Genocaust said:
FYI the phone is totally usable without ANY accounts setup. After I re-flashed mine with the stock image I didn't bother to sign in or create accounts for anything and the phone worked fine except not letting me use market until I did. So you may want to re-dump a nandroid w/o even a dummy account to avoid issues of "OMG PRIVATE DATAZ" from people in PMs.
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did you use my image?

I'm no longer removing links to NANDROIDS, users are aware that NANDROIDS contain private information and by uploading them and posting links to them on here you are saying you don't care. I have stickied a thread by a fellow community member as a fare warning.

Genocaust said:
...to avoid issues of "OMG PRIVATE DATAZ" from people in PMs....
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No... people should make sure they know what they are doing before doing a backup.
For example, the stock rom on this phone "automatically" syncs some contact data with T-Mobile. Wipe the phone and make a backup, and before you get the chance to make the backup, that phone contact database has already be automatically downloaded from T-Mobile. If you don't do the wipe/backup right, you WILL end up posting your private data.

Whosdaman said:
I'm no longer removing links to NANDROIDS, users are aware that NANDROIDS contain private information and by uploading them and posting links to them on here you are saying you don't care. I have stickied a thread by a fellow community member as a fare warning.
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thanks,
i'll stop buggin you

i put up a new nandroid...it should be clean

tiger013 said:
this a stock nandroid backup, there is no GOOGLE ACCOUNT associated with this. if you find superuser is gone you will need to get it from the market, same with rommanager.just extract and put it in >clockworkmod>backup on sd, then boot into recovery and restore backup.
if you are having problems with corrupt files on youre sd then i suggest saving clockworkmod folder and reformat sd then add the folder back with this inside the backup folder.
http://www.multiupload.com/7ZWZO5BO7Y
IF YOU ALL DONT NEED OR FIND THIS HELPFULL TELL ME AND ILL TAKE THE STUPID THING DOWN!
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Downloading NOW - THANK YOU!
Do you have an MD5 for this file? I just want to be sure I get a good clean copy of it!

does this restore file contains all the tmobil apps and stuff. like out of the box.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

thanks tiger013. I'm sure this will help quite a few people out. Sorry for being a pest, just trying to keep people safe.

topgun303 said:
does this restore file contains all the tmobil apps and stuff. like out of the box.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
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yes, everything is stock. you will still be rooted but the apps like superuser will not be there, you will need to get them from the market before you can use any root features

thebitjockey said:
thanks tiger013. I'm sure this will help quite a few people out. Sorry for being a pest, just trying to keep people safe.
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its all good and just one more thing learned. thank you

JWhipple said:
Downloading NOW - THANK YOU!
Do you have an MD5 for this file? I just want to be sure I get a good clean copy of it!
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ill try to get it up tonight

Would i be able to unroot if i want to stay stock. Also is this file includes ota update i would say 2.2.1
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yes it includes the update. from what I understand there is no way to permanently unroot the phone until htc patches what we used to root in the first place . I maybe wrong but that's the way I understood it

Thanks for u help. I come from iphone jailbreak back ground and it seems android is little more complicated. I just need to get use to the android game.
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tiger013 said:
did you use my image?
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No, just saying from my own experience when I re-flashed with the stock 2.2 zipfile to restore some system apps I had deleted, that the phone functioned fine w/o ever setting up any accounts on it. Just skipped through all the setup screens and started using it.
edit: Which is very different from the G1 (where I came from) that only allowed 911 calls w/o a Google Account setup.

By the way, when you say "Stock", is this PRE-OTA "Stock", or Post-OTA "Stock" ?

[Q]How to read ext4.win files?

Hey all,
I'm wondering how to read / extract a filename.ext4.win file?
Using Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit, i recently flashed AOKP's JB build 2 to my Gnex, and wiped my phone in the process (intentionally).
The phone works great with the new ROM and all. but I forgot that my data folder also got wiped, and with it all my savegames for various apps.
Before flashing I used the tool to make a nandroid ("Nandroid backup /w Custom Recovery"), and I'm guessing I can find the files I need in that backup. The tool saved the backup as [data/cache/system/recovery].ext4.win files.
I have tried using ext2explore to read the data file, but it doesn't show anything.
TL;DR
How can I read a ext4.win file in Windows?

i thought backups were saved in *.tar.
sent from my i9250

bk201doesntexist said:
i thought backups were saved in *.tar.
sent from my i9250
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I don't know how it's usually done, but this tool saves it in 4 "ext4.win" files and a "recovery.emmc.win" file.

BetaLyte said:
I don't know how it's usually done, but this tool saves it in 4 "ext4.win" files and a "recovery.emmc.win" file.
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oh you using a toolkit? to do a backup?
nice.
ask the question in the toolkit's thread, thank you.
NEXT!
google search http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/

bk201doesntexist said:
oh you using a toolkit? to do a backup?
nice.
ask the question in the toolkit's thread, thank you.
NEXT!
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As it says in OP: yes I used the toolkit (Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit) to make a nandroid, because it makes it easier (for me) to backup, wipe and flash with a single click.
The toolkit's thread is in a dev section, which I'm not allowed to post in due my "noob" status on these forums.
So that was very helpful, thanks.
I tried Linux Reader you linked to, but still no luck.
I says that the filesystem is not supported.

Twrp also saves nandroids in this extension.
Op: use titanium backup to load up the nandroid (menu -> extract from nandroid backup).
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geoffcorey said:
Twrp also saves nandroids in this extension.
Op: use titanium backup to load up the nandroid (menu -> extract from nandroid backup).
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Ah Team Win - that's right, it's what the toolkit uses for backups. Thanks.
I had to get the paid version of TB to use the extraction, extracted only data and it worked to some extend. Some of my games got their savegames restored, but e.g. TinyStation did not - Which is the game I'm most eager to restore the savegames to. I also tried to extract app+data for this one, but it didn't work.
But thanks a lot geoff! =)

Not all games work with backup programs. Which really sucks. But tb is a GREAT app to have, especially the purchased version.
BTW, was it a different ROM you flashed or was it an updated ROM you flashed? If it WS an update, you might be able to restore your nandroid and then flash the update.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

geoffcorey said:
Not all games work with backup programs. Which really sucks. But tb is a GREAT app to have, especially the purchased version.
BTW, was it a different ROM you flashed or was it an updated ROM you flashed? If it WS an update, you might be able to restore your nandroid and then flash the update.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Sucky. I emailed the developer asking where the savegames are stored, so let's see if they'll be able to help.
Yea, TB is great - definitely my backup app from now on.
It was an updated ROM. I flashed from Kang's JB build 1 to build 2.
But yea, restoring the nandroid and flashing without wiping is the next step, but it ****ed my phone last time, so I was hoping to avoid messing around with it again.
Actually I might just have realized why it didn't work the first time. =)
I'll give then app dev 'till tomorrow, and then I'll restore and reflash.
Thanks again, geoff.

BetaLyte said:
Sucky. I emailed the developer asking where the savegames are stored, so let's see if they'll be able to help.
Yea, TB is great - definitely my backup app from now on.
It was an updated ROM. I flashed from Kang's JB build 1 to build 2.
But yea, restoring the nandroid and flashing without wiping is the next step, but it ****ed my phone last time, so I was hoping to avoid messing around with it again.
Actually I might just have realized why it didn't work the first time. =)
I'll give then app dev 'till tomorrow, and then I'll restore and reflash.
Thanks again, geoff.
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Could you restore the nandroid? I made a backup using Wugfresh tool and now I can't restore the files. The files are like yours, not disc image. I hope you can help me restore the backup. Thanks.

[Q] App2zip and TWRP 2.3.1.1

Is App2zip "playing nicely" with TWRP 2.3.1.1? I know it is supposed to work OK with 2.2, but I don't know if it is compatible with the upgrade.

How bout you try and find out and let us know.
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I've used it a couple time now with no issues.

Whenever I use app2zipp I get a bunch of errors for my app am i doing something wrong?

romulus86 said:
Is App2zip "playing nicely" with TWRP 2.3.1.1? I know it is supposed to work OK with 2.2, but I don't know if it is compatible with the upgrade.
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Dont get why you would ask this its an upgrade in recovery but all upgrades have been backwards compatible with stuff... so confused on that
LoopDoGG79 said:
How bout you try and find out and let us know.
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^^^^^ Thank him for that answer he nailed it... LOL
macattack510 said:
Whenever I use app2zipp I get a bunch of errors for my app am i doing something wrong?
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ok then find a zip that does work properly for you and extract your data and data/app folder if you like and place it in the new update.zip.
I personally take one of the inverted gapps zip or regular gapps zip and fix it to my liking by placing my data apps that I have gotten from the program apps2zip. By doing this you are ensured the zip works fine since its generic and you know all the apps from your phone should be restored properly. Just run fix permissions prior to booting up again

I find that some of the apps recover OK but some of the others will just FC; I guess it is the ones that have data that freeze - I end up having to uninstall and do a fresh install. I'm not sure this happened with 2.2.0,

Force close when I try to get into 3G hotspot settings

I am getting a force close when I try to get into 3G hotspot settings, this is most likely related to the fact that I can no longer use my phone as a hotspot with ease.

Okay.....
What ROM are you using? Are you rooted?
Need more information.

Jizzylax said:
Okay.....
What ROM are you using? Are you rooted?
Need more information.
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Rooted, running andi bones.
it use to work fine, now I restore some backups but none cure the problem.
I have tried factory reset, and every backup I have and the problem is still there.

OK, I ended up going back to stock and installing the original rom I was running, now it's working, I think this got messed up when I tried UKB rom, and all my backups newer than stock would not take care of the problem.
Now I want to delete some of the backups and save a new backup, but I have not found the location of the backup files.

Lino. said:
OK, I ended up going back to stock and installing the original rom I was running, now it's working, I think this got messed up when I tried UKB rom, and all my backups newer than stock would not take care of the problem.
Now I want to delete some of the backups and save a new backup, but I have not found the location of the backup files.
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If you want help you've got to give us info. What recovery are you using? For twrp there is a folder on your sd card called twrp. I don't remember the name for the cwm folder because I haven't used it for a long time. I've never used 4ext, so if you are on that you'll have to wait for someone else's input.

gtdtm said:
If you want help you've got to give us info. What recovery are you using? For twrp there is a folder on your sd card called twrp. I don't remember the name for the cwm folder because I haven't used it for a long time. I've never used 4ext, so if you are on that you'll have to wait for someone else's input.
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Thanks I got it.

gtdtm said:
If you want help you've got to give us info. What recovery are you using? For twrp there is a folder on your sd card called twrp. I don't remember the name for the cwm folder because I haven't used it for a long time. I've never used 4ext, so if you are on that you'll have to wait for someone else's input.
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4ext backups to cwm folder
I'm so fresh you can suck my nits...

Lino. said:
Thanks I got it.
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Do you mind posting your solution in case someone else has the same question?

I have rooted. Now what?

Noobie here. I have rooted, but where do I go from here? Can I flash any rom to it? What roms do you recommend? I would love to change that annoying At&t boot intro! Thanks, everyone.

Welcome. Once are rooted, you basically have access to the system files on your phone.It is sort of like having access to the windows registry on any windows computer terminal access on any linux box. You can delete apps and other things "such as the boot up and down tones and videos", and customize the phone anyway you like. Be warned, unless you back up your phone... you are in for a lot of trial and error being new. the best thing to do is to sit back and let developers develop, and follow anyone instructions word for word.

kryptonx said:
Noobie here. I have rooted, but where do I go from here? Can I flash any rom to it? What roms do you recommend? I would love to change that annoying At&t boot intro! Thanks, everyone.
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Did you install recovery? You need recovery to backup your phone and install new roms.
Get titanium backup and backup your apps. Makes life a whole lot easier when you restore the apps with your preferences instead of downloading one by one. You do not need to backup system apps.
Once you have backups you can try different things. If something doesn't work you can go back to recovery and restore.
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Ok I got titanium pro. I want to change the boot animation. I tried the boot animations ★ root app on from the play store and it doesn't work. It says I need busy box for it to work which I do have.
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kryptonx said:
Ok I got titanium pro. I want to change the boot animation. I tried the boot animations ★ root app on from the play store and it doesn't work. It says I need busy box for it to work which I do have.
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Titanium is good for an App level backup, but not a full recovery.
You'll need a little bit more experience before you totally hose your phablet.
1) get and load a nandroid recovery such as ClockWorkMod (CWM) or Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP).
2) make a system backup... FIRST, NOW. you will be happy to fall back to this if you FUBAR your phone.
Then play with ROMs if you must. I would recommend sticking to AT&T ROMs until you know more about the affects to the various partitions that could get overwritten and thus posibly brick your phone, posibliy out of warranty.
After successful testing of a ROM candidate... Make another full backup to preserve your current position.
Use Titanium to bring back your App level backups as needed (your progress, data, etc will come back) I hate re-doing angry birds after each flash.

ZedZardoz said:
Titanium is good for an App level backup, but not a full recovery.
You'll need a little bit more experience before you totally hose your phablet.
1) get and load a nandroid recovery such as ClockWorkMod (CWM) or Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP).
2) make a system backup... FIRST, NOW. you will be happy to fall back to this if you FUBAR your phone.
Then play with ROMs if you must. I would recommend sticking to AT&T ROMs until you know more about the affects to the various partitions that could get overwritten and thus posibly brick your phone, posibliy out of warranty.
After successful testing of a ROM candidate... Make another full backup to preserve your current position.
Use Titanium to bring back your App level backups as needed (your progress, data, etc will come back) I hate re-doing angry birds after each flash.
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Done and done! TWRP was a breeze. Thanks. Can anyone point me to getting this att boot animation off of here?
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kryptonx said:
Done and done! TWRP was a breeze. Thanks. Can anyone point me to getting this att boot animation off of here?
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There are many themers at work, best to check the theme/app forum. There have been posts to kill the annoying AT&T drop sounds, but I too am seeking a more catchy boot animation like the Android pissing on a flaming apple :laugh:

Thanks guys! Much appreciated. Happy to be onboard . I LOVE THIS PHONE!
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