Update The likely culprit, at least for the "install button" problem, appears to be an app called Velis Auto Brightness. A little over three weeks after this problem first arose, I switched my ROM to Dandroid. In deciding what apps gradually to add back, I ran across comments like the following for Velis:
Cannot press install from an APK Found a bug that needs fixing. With this app enabled for some reason installing from an APK it renders the Install button useless but the cancel button still works. As soon as I disabled this App, the Install button worked again.
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Nice, but one slight issue I really like this app. Very useful and easy to use. My only issue is that when the app is active, if I turn off system auto brightness and try to raise the brightness, Velis overrides this and forces auto brightness.
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A couple of weeks ago, DocHoliday77 helped me troubleshoot a problem with my install button not working. Unfortunately, the only cure short of starting from scratch turned out to be restoring an earlier nandroid.
More recently, the telephone function stopped working. More precisely, whatever number I input, the phone tries to call 333223.
This led me to reinstall Stockorama v2 from scratch. That is, before installing the Stockorama zip I did a factory reset, wiped cache, and wiped davlik cache. After the installation, I waited 10+ minutes before beginning to use the phone and individually reinstalling programs with Titanium Backup. About a day later (and, foolishly, before I made a post-clean-install nandroid), the install button again stopped working.
Also, Titanium Backup "disappeared." I use quotation marks because when I try to download the app from the Play Store I get an error message suggesting that, even though I can't see it, it's still there.
So, I'm caught between the rock of my current setup--the phone works but I can't install new apps or use Titanium Backup-- and the hard place of my earlier nandroid--I have access to Titanium Backup and can install apps, but I can't make outgoing calls.
Is there a fix short of abandoning Stockorama? If I do abandon it, is there a stable, close cousin worth trying?
Thanks in advance.
What apps are you restoring from titanium backup?
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What apps are you restoring from titanium backup?
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Many. I have a 32GB internal sdcard. Are there ones that you think should be of particular concern?
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Many. I have a 32GB internal sdcard. Are there ones that you think should be of particular concern?
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If you restore apps that you didn't download from the play store or from the internet (APKs) then your going to run into problems.
That's why I asked which apps you are restoring. If you're restoring system apps from another ROM, then that's you're problem.
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Da Kine said:
If you restore apps that you didn't download from the play store or from the internet (APKs) then your going to run into problems.
That's why I asked which apps you are restoring. If you're restoring system apps from another ROM, then that's you're problem.
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Except insofar as the system apps were included in the Stockorama zip, I've not tried to restore any. The apps restored from a TB backup were all non-system apps. By way of example: At Bat, Alarm Clock Xtreme, Amazon, Kindle, Any.do, App of the Day, Amazon Appstore, Authenticator, avast Mobile, Barcode Scanner, BatteryGuru, BBC News, Beautiful Widgets, BetterBatteryStats, CacheMate for Root, Camera ZOOM FX, Cardio Trainer, Chrome, Clueful, Cool Reader, Dashlane, Dropbox, DuckDuckGo, Evernote, F-Droid, Facebook, feedly, Flickr, GasBuddy, Gem Spinner, Gravity Screen, Hi App Lock, K-9 Mail, Lookout, mSecure, Nandroid Manager, Netflix, Nova Prime, NYTimes, Open Table, Pixlr Express, Quickoffice, QuickPic, Roku, ROM Manager, Root Explorer, ShopSavvy, Snapseed, Talkatone, Trello, TripAdvisor, TWRP Manager, WhatsApp, Wunderlist, Yelp.
But did you restore any data to the system apps? Such as accounts, contacts, settings?
If you did the data may be corrupted or incompatible.
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Also, if any of those other apps you listed have been carried over for a while (as in, you first backed up on ics, and have continued to backup and restore building on that first backup ypu will have data that was modified across multiple builds and or roms)
There is a point where it is sometimes best to just start clean again. Just keep the backup in case you need some data from it. I know its not what anyone wants to hear, but it is sometimes the best solution
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But did you restore any data to the system apps? Such as accounts, contacts, settings?
If you did the data may be corrupted or incompatible.
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Also, if any of those other apps you listed have been carried over for a while (as in, you first backed up on ics, and have continued to backup and restore building on that first backup ypu will have data that was modified across multiple builds and or roms)
There is a point where it is sometimes best to just start clean again. Just keep the backup in case you need some data from it. I know its not what anyone wants to hear, but it is sometimes the best solution
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Yes, I restored all my Google account information, but from Google not the phone. In general (but not always), I restored only the app, not data. But why would this cause Titanium Backup to "disappear" and the install button to stop working?
RebDovid said:
Yes, I restored all my Google account information, but from Google not the phone. In general (but not always), I restored only the app, not data. But why would this cause Titanium Backup to "disappear" and the install button to stop working?
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If anything, should have downloaded the apps clean and restored the data.
But I agree. Clean install. Make dated nandroids as you are reinstalling things.
RebDovid said:
Yes, I restored all my Google account information, but from Google not the phone. In general (but not always), I restored only the app, not data. But why would this cause Titanium Backup to "disappear" and the install button to stop working?
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The only why i can see here is corrupted/bad backups. And while it would be possible to hunt down the culprit, it could take quite a long time considering how many apps you have. I think at this point its best to just start fresh. Its difficult to speculate on what is actually happening underneath it all to cause the behavior. Youd have to start grabbing logcats and really analyzing exactly what is happening. The reason I'm not recommending this is the time involved in doing this, and the fact that in the end you'd most likely end up having to start fresh again anyway.
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Barring other advice, I guess I'll start from scratch, including downloading a fresh copy of Stockorama.
Besides doing a factory reset and wiping cache and davlik cache, is there anything else I should do to prepare the phone for a clean install?
DocHoliday77 said:
The only why i can see here is corrupted/bad backups. And while it would be possible to hunt down the culprit, it could take quite a long time considering how many apps you have. I think at this point its best to just start fresh. Its difficult to speculate on what is actually happening underneath it all to cause the behavior. Youd have to start grabbing logcats and really analyzing exactly what is happening. The reason I'm not recommending this is the time involved in doing this, and the fact that in the end you'd most likely end up having to start fresh again anyway.
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Its up to you, but you may want to Odin flash the root66 firmware. Otherwise, I think you've got it covered.
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RebDovid said:
Barring other advice, I guess I'll start from scratch, including downloading a fresh copy of Stockorama.
Besides doing a factory reset and wiping cache and davlik cache, is there anything else I should do to prepare the phone for a clean install?
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You could update your firmware. Links in my signature. Third one under firmware.
Wipe system in addition to what you already stated. Unsure if the script does it for you.
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You could update your firmware. Links in my signature. Third one under firmware.
Wipe system in addition to what you already stated. Unsure if the script does it for you.
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Following your link, I think I may already have that firmware. If I do, are you suggesting I reflash it, too?
My Baseband version is T999UVDMD5.
The kernel version is 3.0.31-112078
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Did you ever flash MD5 in Odin, or that firmware aero linked you to? Or did you just flash the rom and modem? If you did flash the firmware, you're already good to go. If you just did a rom and modem, go ahead with the full firmware flash.
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Just a quick piece of advice while your doing all of this flashing: make a back up of your imei, it will save you time and headaches if you lose it.
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Before attempting a clean reinstall of Stockorama V2, I want to be clear on what that means and how to do it.
Currently, as I've said, My Baseband version is T999UVDMD5, and the kernel version is 3.0.31-112078
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As I understand it, I begin with the following steps:
Backup IMEI
Factory reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
Does the order matter? Should I also Wipe Data? Anything else to prepare for a clean install?
Do I need to back up the IMEI separately from the EFS Backup I made when installing Stockorama? That created an efs.img file, which now exists on both my internal and external sdcards.
I've redownloaded STOCKORAMA_V2 and OTA_T999_UVDLJC_UVDMD5. Can I simply flash them in TWRP recovery? If not, why not and what should I do instead? Does the order matter?
When reinstalling Stockorama is there any reason not to install Google apps using the Aroma installer rather than from the Play Store?
Is there anything else I should do? I already have Nandroids of my phone with its current problem (can't install apps; "disappeared" Titanium Backup") and its former problem (whatever telephone number I input, the phone tries to call 333223)..
Concern has been expressed about corrupt data. I can recover my contacts and calendar from Google. Should I simply give up on everything else? If not, what's the best way to proceed. I have a TB backup on my external sdcard. But since TB is currently AWOL, does that suggest a problem and the desirability of an alternative strategy. If so, what?
Is there anything else I'm missing.
Thanks again for all the help.
RebDovid said:
Before attempting a clean reinstall of Stockorama V2, I want to be clear on what that means and how to do it.
Currently, as I've said, My Baseband version is T999UVDMD5, and the kernel version is 3.0.31-112078
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As I understand it, I begin with the following steps:
Backup IMEI
Factory reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
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That should be fine.
Factory reset should wipe dalvik anyway, but it won't hurt to wipe it manually with cache.
Does the order matter? Should I also Wipe Data? Anything else to prepare for a clean install?
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If you have stock recovery, factory reset will wipe data, including internal sd. If on custom recovery it'll wipe everything but internal sd. I would go full wipe. We want to eliminate as many variables as possible. Backup internal sd to your computer as its most likely not included in your nandroid.
Do I need to back up the IMEI separately from the EFS Backup I made when installing Stockorama? That created an efs.img file, which now exists on both my internal and external sdcards.
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Yes, the imei is not on efs and just backing that up will not do. Heres what to do:
Open Terminal Emulator and enter this:
Su
Reboot nvbackup
The phone will reboot and create an on device backup of your NV Data, including IMEI. This backup only needs to be done once. Its kept in a protected area where odin/recovery flashing won't overwrite it. There is a way to create a backup you can keep on your pc too. PM me for instructions to do that, though I don't believe it necessary.
I've redownloaded STOCKORAMA_V2 and OTA_T999_UVDLJC_UVDMD5. Can I simply flash them in TWRP recovery? If not, why not and what should I do instead? Does the order matter?
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The OTA is no good to you unless you Odin flash the LJC firmware first. Just odin the MD5 firmware (root66) and be done with that part. Good idea to redownload the rom though. Everything you need to know on the OTA is in the firmware thread.
Odin MD5 (root66) then install revovery, then flash rom.
When reinstalling Stockorama is there any reason not to install Google apps using the Aroma installer rather than from the Play Store?
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Not sure about this. My guess is either way is fine.
Is there anything else I should do? I already have Nandroids of my phone with its current problem (can't install apps; "disappeared" Titanium Backup") and its former problem (whatever telephone number I input, the phone tries to call 333223)..
Concern has been expressed about corrupt data. I can recover my contacts and calendar from Google. Should I simply give up on everything else? If not, what's the best way to proceed. I have a TB backup on my external sdcard. But since TB is currently AWOL, does that suggest a problem and the desirability of an alternative strategy. If so, what?
Is there anything else I'm missing.
Thanks again for all the help.
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First make sure everything runs ok clean. If you want to restore more data, you can but don't do it all at once. Few things at a time. Then when the problem comes back you'll have an idea as to the cause. Or just get your critical stuff back and forget the rest (what I'd do).
Anything more and I think your being over cautious. Just start clean and take it step by step. You have your data if the need for it ever arises correct?
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DocHoliday77 said:
The OTA is no good to you unless you Odin flash the LJC firmware first. Just odin the MD5 firmware (root66) and be done with that part. Good idea to redownload the rom though. Everything you need to know on the OTA is in the firmware thread.
Odin MD5 (root66) then install revovery, then flash rom.
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Can I use Mobile Odin?
At what point do I use Triangle Away?
TIA
RebDovid said:
Can I use Mobile Odin?
At what point do I use Triangle Away?
TIA
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Not if you want the full update. M.O. doesn't flash things like sbl's, rpm, aboot, tz. Once you pc odin the firmware, mobile odin will be fine to use. I actually highly recommend it!
Triangle away after flashing the stock kernel and recovery but before unrooting. Generally, I flash the full firmware, then triangle away, then unroot and final factory reset.
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Hi,
I have loaded OsiMood onto my phone...
Now, when I try and go to Titanium Backup to restore thigns such as
Buddies Now
Calculator
Clock
Digital Clock
Home screen tips
And click restore it takes forever. Is this the ROM preventing me?
Aquethys said:
Hi,
I have loaded OsiMood onto my phone...
Now, when I try and go to Titanium Backup to restore thigns such as
Buddies Now
Calculator
Clock
Digital Clock
Home screen tips
And click restore it takes forever. Is this the ROM preventing me?
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Just curious, did you allow root when you first launched Titanium Backup? You might try removing it and installing again.
Aquethys said:
Hi,
I have loaded OsiMood onto my phone...
Now, when I try and go to Titanium Backup to restore thigns such as
Buddies Now
Calculator
Clock
Digital Clock
Home screen tips
And click restore it takes forever. Is this the ROM preventing me?
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Force Close titanium Backup (tap and hold home touch key, task manager, active tab, Exit TB), then restart back up. This may NOT work, for TB only preserves "Data" of those system apps (not apk).
Word of caution: You are restoring "system apps" which is quite delicate...I suggest not restoring any system apps, i know it would be a pain for others, like me, who uses some bloat apps...but just to be safe. Talking from experience and from strong warnings upon flashing different ROMs.
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Force Close titanium Backup (tap and hold home touch key, task manager, active tab, Exit TB), then restart back up. This may NOT work, for TB only preserves "Data" of those system apps (not apk).
Word of caution: You are restoring "system apps" which is quite delicate...I suggest not restoring any system apps, i know it would be a pain for others, like me, who uses some bloat apps...but just to be safe. Talking from experience and from strong warnings upon flashing different ROMs.
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YES, didn't even notice that. I usually say never restore System apps or system data with Tibu. It's great for 3rd party apps and data, but more often times it will end up giving you many FC's and leaving you with a generally unstable phone.
hello i have been using this rom,
freeze a app you would like then wait about 10 sec push the home key then restart the phone even tho TB doesnt stop deleting the app it has actually done it i think its a bug in this rom, when the phone powers on you will notice the app is gone, same steps for restoring if the app is big id wait longer before restarting.
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Then how do you install system apps?
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Then how do you install system apps?
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requires some work...you can unpack those system apps from the stock rom and push it to /system/app....
not guaranteed to work, you might end up reflashing....do it on your risk....
Is osimood applied over the rogers rom or replace?
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It should replace the existing ROM, sort of. When going from a stock ROM to custom I always do a wipe data/factory reset in CWM. Then when you flash the new ROM, it's basically replacing the stock ROM. I said sort of, because sometime if you don't wipe the data, when you flash the new ROM some of your old data may still be lingering around. Most of the time you will know this because it force closes (FC's) like crazy, kind of like restoring system data with Titanium Backup (tibu).
Once you are on a custom ROM, you can usually flash any new versions without wiping data, and in return all your settings/apps/data is still there after the flash. I usually do this unless the Dev says to do a wipe in the instructions.
Lots of questions..
Do I restore cwm or tibu? Are they the same?
When I wipe can I also do it from settings?
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Lots of questions..
Do I restore cwm or tibu? Are they the same?
When I wipe can I also do it from settings?
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CWM or Clockwork Mod is a recovery platform that is loaded before the Android OS comes up if you press the correct keys. It's used to flash custom ROMS, do a full system backup, wiping and recovery, and some other fun things.
Tibu is designed to backup and restore almost anything in the Android OS itself, ie, apps, settings, and also other fun things like freezing, uninstalling, etc. I say "designed to" because I've never seen Tibu successfully restore system data or apps. The only things I use Tibu for are backing up and restoring of User apps and data, this is helpful when flashing. From a clean install I can usually be back to normal in about 10 minutes using Tibu and then manually entering my google account info, wireless info, ringtones, etc.
You have the ability to wipe from the settings menu, but when flashing new roms it's better to do it from CWM as this wipes your data and cache. Some Devs recommend to wipe the Dalvik Cache also, which can only be done in CWM.
Hope that helps.
Hello All,
So I attempted to install my first ROM today and it was successful. Prior to installing I made a nandroid backup and it looks like everything went smoothly.
I tried out the new ROM and it wasn't to my liking. I want to restore to my Stock ROM but when going to backup and restore in ClockworkMod Recovery and clicking restore it says Checking MD5 sums then says MD5 mismatch!
What does this mean and how do I fix it? Thanks.
I figured out what I did wrong. When I made the nandroid I renamed the file and put spaces in the file name. When I renamed the file again with no spaces and tried another restore it worked perfectly. Thanks.
Chochiwpg said:
I figured out what I did wrong. When I made the nandroid I renamed the file and put spaces in the file name. When I renamed the file again with no spaces and tried another restore it worked perfectly. Thanks.
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Yup. CWM backup files can't have spaces in them. Are you the one who was looking for suggestions to try custom ROMs? Did you not like DW?
yoft1 said:
Yup. CWM backup files can't have spaces in them. Are you the one who was looking for suggestions to try custom ROMs? Did you not like DW?
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Hi yoft1,
Yes, I was the one looking for suggestions to try ROMs. I actually liked DW. It was easy to install and booted fast even on the first boot. My main issues was that the Google play store kept force closing and wouldn't work. Also, there was no Gmail app. I know I can download it from the play store, but since it kept force closing it wouldn't work. Also since I am a Telus user the data icon shows 3G and not 4G for some reason. I know it's just cosmetic but I would like it to say 4G. I reverted back to stock for now.
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Chochiwpg said:
Hi yoft1,
Yes, I was the one looking for suggestions to try ROMs. I actually liked DW. It was easy to install and booted fast even on the first boot. My main issues was that the Google play store kept force closing and wouldn't work. Also, there was no Gmail app. I know I can download it from the play store, but since it kept force closing it wouldn't work. Also since I am a Telus user the data icon shows 3G and not 4G for some reason. I know it's just cosmetic but I would like it to say 4G. I reverted back to stock for now.
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If you know how to clear application data that should fix the force close. Roms always have the odd problem here and there upon first installation but they can easily be fixed and not touched again. If you're interested in trying again I could walk you through your issues, the end product should be a ROM with absolutely zero stability issues.
Thanks for all your help man. You are really going out of your way to make this a smooth transition for me. The only other issue was when I backed up my mms/SMS messages through Titanium Backup and restored after running DW it didn't take for some reason. All of my text conversations were gone. Also my call log was empty as well. What programs should I back up to restore this info? Also, I guess I could backup Gmail and restore that as well correct? Again your help is much appreciated. Peace.
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Chochiwpg said:
Thanks for all your help man. You are really going out of your way to make this a smooth transition for me. The only other issue was when I backed up my mms/SMS messages through Titanium Backup and restored after running DW it didn't take for some reason. All of my text conversations were gone. Also my call log was empty as well. What programs should I back up to restore this info? Also, I guess I could backup Gmail and restore that as well correct? Again your help is much appreciated. Peace.
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Not sure how to restore contacts from a CWM backup but for future reference use SMS Backup. Also you when you were running DW you didn't happen to restore app+data?
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Chochiwpg said:
Thanks for all your help man. You are really going out of your way to make this a smooth transition for me. The only other issue was when I backed up my mms/SMS messages through Titanium Backup and restored after running DW it didn't take for some reason. All of my text conversations were gone. Also my call log was empty as well. What programs should I back up to restore this info? Also, I guess I could backup Gmail and restore that as well correct? Again your help is much appreciated. Peace.
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I use SMS backup and restore, rather than tb, others have had issues restoring texts through tb too. If you want to restore call logs, call log backup and restore has worked well for others but I can't personally attest to that since I don't restore call logs between roms.
No need to backup gmail since it's all email in the cloud right?
The only things I backup are my apps (using titanium so I don't have to re download them, restoring through TB is much faster, just make sure you're not restoring any system data though) and my SMS.
No problem man.
iLeopard said:
Not sure how to restore contacts from a CWM backup but for future reference use SMS Backup. Also you when you were running DW you didn't happen to restore app+data?
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Hi, Thanks for your response.
Yes, I restored all apps with data. Which option was I supposed to choose?
yoft1 said:
I use SMS backup and restore, rather than tb, others have had issues restoring texts through tb too. If you want to restore call logs, call log backup and restore has worked well for others but I can't personally attest to that since I don't restore call logs between roms.
No need to backup gmail since it's all email in the cloud right?
The only things I backup are my apps (using titanium so I don't have to re download them, restoring through TB is much faster, just make sure you're not restoring any system data though) and my SMS.
No problem man.
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You aren't supposed to install any system data? Because I restored Gallery, Google Play Store, Maps, SMS/MMS, Voice Command, Voice Recorder, Voice Search and Youtube.
Those apps were all considered system data, but I wanted to keep them so that's why I backed them up. Was I incorrect in doing this? Thank you.
Chochiwpg said:
You aren't supposed to install any system data? Because I restored Gallery, Google Play Store, Maps, SMS/MMS, Voice Command, Voice Recorder, Voice Search and Youtube.
Those apps were all considered system data, but I wanted to keep them so that's why I backed them up. Was I incorrect in doing this? Thank you.
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System data usually doesn't play well across different ROMs. It's usually advised to not do that as it will cause random force closes. When you go into TB and go to batch operations, Just run "Restore missing apps with data" and you'll be fine.
Restoring data is okay, as long as it's for apps. This is your save data for games, etc. System data on the other hand, causes problems. Anything that isn't restored through "Restore missing apps with data" can be downloaded or is already included on the ROM.
yoft1 said:
System data usually doesn't play well across different ROMs. It's usually advised to not do that as it will cause random force closes. When you go into TB and go to batch operations, Just run "Restore missing apps with data" and you'll be fine.
Restoring data is okay, as long as it's for apps. This is your save data for games, etc. System data on the other hand, causes problems. Anything that isn't restored through "Restore missing apps with data" can be downloaded or is already included on the ROM.
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Ok, got ya. Thanks again for all your help. May have to give this another try when I have time. So happy I made a nandroid.
Chochiwpg said:
Ok, got ya. Thanks again for all your help. May have to give this another try when I have time. So happy I made a nandroid.
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No problem hope things work out for ya. Rule number one is ALWAYS NANDROID.
Backup
iLeopard said:
Not sure how to restore contacts from a CWM backup but for future reference use SMS Backup. Also you when you were running DW you didn't happen to restore app+data?
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I use Mybackup Pro - you can backup both contacts and messages
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I did also get the mismatch recently. I don't know if it was a glitch. In my rom manager it shows cwm 5.0,2,7, but I recently flashed cwm touch. From the rom manager, I booted into recovery, and backed up my rom. Flashed a different rom, didn't like it, and tried to restore the one I had just backed up. I got the error, with no changes to the file name. So after completely reinstalling the previous rom, I shutdown, and booted into recovery with the volume up/down/power, backed up, and was later able to restore. It seemed to matter how I booted into cwm.
If this happens to you again without you changing any names, reflash your recovery and if your on the touch recovery then flash the old recovery.
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newman98168 said:
I use Mybackup Pro - you can backup both contacts and messages
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I did also get the mismatch recently. I don't know if it was a glitch. In my rom manager it shows cwm 5.0,2,7, but I recently flashed cwm touch. From the rom manager, I booted into recovery, and backed up my rom. Flashed a different rom, didn't like it, and tried to restore the one I had just backed up. I got the error, with no changes to the file name. So after completely reinstalling the previous rom, I shutdown, and booted into recovery with the volume up/down/power, backed up, and was later able to restore. It seemed to matter how I booted into cwm.
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Thanks I will give my backup pro a try. Looks like that is the exact application I am looking for.
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I attempted to flash the 15Toggles/CRT mod (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774717) and now my phone stays on the "Samsung Galaxy SIII" boot screen. I tried flashing the "restore" zip also included in that thread and it doesn't do anything. Now I've flashed various mods and what not without any problems before so lately I've gotten into a regretful habit of not backing up. I've learned my lesson from hereon out so please no lecturing, I'm just looking for some help.
Even though my phone is now "soft" bricked, I still went into CWM and did a complete backup ((I assume at this point CWM is the only way to back anything up). Now my question is once I have wiped everything and flashed the stock recovery, will I be able to restore my previous data separately from whatever system files caused the "soft" brick in the first place? Or am I pretty much SOL? Also, does app data include photos, voice recordings, wallpaper, etc. Or only settings for certain apps you've downloaded before?
Please dont use the term "brick" so lightly.
You have a soft brick.
If you made no backup in titanium or a nandroid,start from scratch
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00mred00 said:
Please dont use the term "brick" so lightly.
You have a soft brick.
If you made no backup in titanium or a nandroid,start from scratch
If you made a backup now its most likely useless,as the system is corrupt. In theory you just backed up that corrupt system
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00mred00 said:
Please dont use the term "brick" so lightly.
You have a soft brick.
If you made no backup in titanium or a nandroid,start from scratch
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Hopefully my edits are sufficient enough for your liking. However, it being a soft or hard brick is irrelevant to actual advice I was asking about. If you read it correctly, I made it clear that I made a backup in CWM (nandroid) after the soft brick and I was asking about restoring certain data.
aquariex24 said:
Hopefully my edits are sufficient enough for your liking. However, it being a soft or hard brick is irrelevant to actual advice I was asking about. If you read it correctly, I made it clear that I made a backup in CWM (nandroid) after the soft brick and I was asking about restoring certain data.
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Thought i made it clear that the backup you made is useless in that case. It looks like the app quoted me within my post.
Best of luck to ya tho. I dont stck around to help folks with your type of mentality
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You MAY be able to salvage.. I would try going into clockwork and wipe data cache dalvik.. flash the same ROM zip you were on before.. then advanced restore data from your cw backup you made.. see if it boots up..
My understanding is that it depends on what went wrong on your flash.. if it was the system or data partition that got corrupted.
If that doesn't work you'll have to wipe all three again.. flash the ROM zip and start over setting your stuff up. Go into the market on your now cleanly flashed phone and go into my apps. Then start downloading your stuff.
Presuming you are rooted, I would recommend grabbing titanium backup and running the batch 'backup all user apps' on a regular basis.. that way if this happens again you won't loose your app data.
And of course.. make a nandroid next time prior to flashing.. if you are on the lazier side.. use ROM manager as you can tell it to do a backup then flash and reboot with 'one-click'
Good luck
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DrKaotica said:
You MAY be able to salvage.. I would try going into clockwork and wipe data cache dalvik.. flash the same ROM zip you were on before.. then advanced restore data from your cw backup you made.. see if it boots up..
My understanding is that it depends on what went wrong on your flash.. if it was the system or data partition that got corrupted.
If that doesn't work you'll have to wipe all three again.. flash the ROM zip and start over setting your stuff up. Go into the market on your now cleanly flashed phone and go into my apps. Then start downloading your stuff.
Presuming you are rooted, I would recommend grabbing titanium backup and running the batch 'backup all user apps' on a regular basis.. that way if this happens again you won't loose your app data.
And of course.. make a nandroid next time prior to flashing.. if you are on the lazier side.. use ROM manager as you can tell it to do a backup then flash and reboot with 'one-click'
Good luck
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Thank you very much for the thorough and helpful reply. I actually am rooted using the stock ROM. The zip I flashed was for the original out-of-box ROM, something like "L710VPALEN." And from there I flashed the updates for the phone to bring it to the current LG8 firmware version. Would your method just require me to flash the "L710VPALEN" zip again, update it to LG8, and then attempt the advanced restore using CWM? Thanks again.
Yeah that's what I would try first.. flash the same zips you used to bring yourself to stock lg8..
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aquariex24 said:
I attempted to flash the 15Toggles/CRT mod (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774717) and now my phone stays on the "Samsung Galaxy SIII" boot screen. I tried flashing the "restore" zip also included in that thread and it doesn't do anything. Now I've flashed various mods and what not without any problems before so lately I've gotten into a regretful habit of not backing up. I've learned my lesson from hereon out so please no lecturing, I'm just looking for some help.
Even though my phone is now "soft" bricked, I still went into CWM and did a complete backup ((I assume at this point CWM is the only way to back anything up). Now my question is once I have wiped everything and flashed the stock recovery, will I be able to restore my previous data separately from whatever system files caused the "soft" brick in the first place? Or am I pretty much SOL? Also, does app data include photos, voice recordings, wallpaper, etc. Or only settings for certain apps you've downloaded before?
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From wat i am gathering, u nandroided after the soft brick... u can try an advanced restore and pick just the data partiton. Are u restoring data to the exact same rom u backed it up from? If u r then the restored data should play nice with the system... however its not gauranteed... As far as wat data includes... it should basically put ur app back to the way it was when u last had it open on ur phone. this is how titanium does it nd i presume nadroid is the same but someone correct me otherwise. Worst case it doesn't work u have to just re-install all ur apps from scratch. Personally i use titanium to do my backups. Set it to auto back up apps nd data nd ur good. Hopefully this helps.
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Yeah that's what I would try first.. flash the same zips you used to bring yourself to stock lg8..
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I did exactly what you said and it worked perfectly! Everything is back to how it was before I bricked the phone. Thanks a lot man! Now off to go set up some automatic backups!
Visionikz03 said:
From wat i am gathering, u nandroided after the soft brick... u can try an advanced restore and pick just the data partiton. Are u restoring data to the exact same rom u backed it up from? If u r then the restored data should play nice with the system... however its not gauranteed... As far as wat data includes... it should basically put ur app back to the way it was when u last had it open on ur phone. this is how titanium does it nd i presume nadroid is the same but someone correct me otherwise. Worst case it doesn't work u have to just re-install all ur apps from scratch. Personally i use titanium to do my backups. Set it to auto back up apps nd data nd ur good. Hopefully this helps.
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I did what DrKaotica suggested, re-flashed the stock ROM then updated it to LG8, re-rooted, and then used advanced restore in CWM and chose "data restore." I'm going to TB to do what you said and set it for auto back ups. Thanks for helping out kind sir.
Nice I'm glad that worked.
Make a titanium backup widget for the action 'backup all user apps'.. and touch it from time to time:thumbup:
I don't know that you can schedule automatic app back ups with tb unless you get the pro version so this widget is an easy way to do it frequently with minimal effort
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I did a quick search and while I found some links they were not useful.
My question, I have google backup & restore enable, but have never had it actually restore anything upon a wipe. Is this something that is automatic or something I need to trigger myself?
I tried flashing the Crespo modem all in one and got an error. Upon rebooting I had no signal. I rebooted into recovery and reinstalled 10/17 with the FC19 modem. When I booted up it was like I had done a data wipe. DOH!!
So how do I get it to restore my apps automatically?
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socos25 said:
I did a quick search and while I found some links they were not useful.
My question, I have google backup & restore enable, but have never had it actually restore anything upon a wipe. Is this something that is automatic or something I need to trigger myself?
I tried flashing the Crespo modem all in one and got an error. Upon rebooting I had no signal. I rebooted into recovery and reinstalled 10/17 with the FC19 modem. When I booted up it was like I had done a data wipe. DOH!!
So how do I get it to restore my apps automatically?
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Google will restore your contact, mail and anything that related to google service after you login.
If google doesn't automatically restore, you can go to setting-google and sync it.
If you want to flash NS4GmodempatchAIO from epic modem
It's very easy
1.Flash the AIO
2.error
3.reboot recovery
4.flash the AIO again
5.profit
Now, if you want to dirty flash cm10, you MUST clear cache and dalvik before and after flash, to keep your data
did you make any backup of app? If yes restore it
If didn't , you may want to install one by one again
Maybe helps for you
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My understanding is that Google would restore apps too which is why I asked the question. Everything else you mentioned restores fine, but apps no. Even though I don't care for Titatnium backup maybe I will have to entertain it again.
I've also got in a bad habit of not doing CWM backups out of laziness. I will have to make sure I am doing that at least once a week as well.
As for the AIO patch I did not try flashing twice, but I think I will stay with stock for now.
Dropple said:
Google will restore your contact, mail and anything that related to google service after you login.
If google doesn't automatically restore, you can go to setting-google and sync it.
If you want to flash NS4GmodempatchAIO from epic modem
It's very easy
1.Flash the AIO
2.error
3.reboot recovery
4.flash the AIO again
5.profit
Now, if you want to dirty flash cm10, you MUST clear cache and dalvik before and after flash, to keep your data
did you make any backup of app? If yes restore it
If didn't , you may want to install one by one again
Maybe helps for you
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It should restore your apps as expected. Make sure you have logged into the Play store and have sync enabled. I never got a chance to try this on the Epic but have on the GS3.
Where do I find this option in the store? Going into settings I see notifications Auto-updates, etc. . but nothing about sync.
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It should restore your apps as expected. Make sure you have logged into the Play store and have sync enabled. I never got a chance to try this on the Epic but have on the GS3.
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Sorry, I meant general sync, data and google sync. Maybe in accounts and settings, I am not sure. When you wipe data and login to your google account that is usually when the apps start downloading.
My phone has had this problem for a few months now. Every time I try to copy and paste something from anywhere or any app, it crashes the app or it doesn't work. It may seem like nothing but it's a huge pain in you know where. Is there anyone that knows how to fix this issue? It would be greatly appreciated!
(NOT ROOTED)
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I don't know if this would work. I've suggested it a number of times but no one ever told me for sure they even tried it.
My theory is something was corrupted when the system was loaded at the factory. This should mean that re flashing the firmware through Odin may fix it.
You can get the firmware and instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
You can download Odin here:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523684
You do not need to be rooted to flash with Odin. You will have the option of using the original, out of the box, system build, or you can use the updated firmware so that you will be up to date and won't require the OTA update (recommend this choice).
If you don't want to do this then my best suggestion is to backup your data, apps and internal sd. Then from settings menu do a Factory Reset. Though I doubt this will help if it is a probkem with the system side.
Hope this helps.
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If you were rooted, it would have been a simple deletion of a folder. Since you are not, I guess you could try the method from poster 2...otherwise you'll just have to do a factory reset.
SiNJiN76 said:
If you were rooted, it would have been a simple deletion of a folder. Since you are not, I guess you could try the method from poster 2...otherwise you'll just have to do a factory reset.
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A number of people have had this problem and were not able to fix it by using any of the clear data/cache methods or by deleting the contents of or the entire /data/clipboard folder.
That and a lot of them said it had been a problem out of the box, which is why I began to suspect something was corrupted / not working right in the system itself. Rooted or not, at that point the best solution is probably to reflash the firmware.
Its easier than having to manually restore all of your apps and data after a reset imo!
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