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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mato1988:
hi all

Firstly I apologise if this is in the wrong place but due to the many questions I was unsure the location to put it in.

From my understanding you can install cwm on an insane emmc phone (n7000 is mine, previously bricked and recovered using pit method) safely and without any knowledge of the bug. The bug mainly occurs when a data reset is performed on my device so I assume similar on most others.

Therefore my main question is; am I able to make a backup of my phone to send to another of the same model to be restored therefore eliminating a flash as such.

Second question. Md5 won't match (going by my understanding) and therefore will require either a universal patch or a custom one. Is this possible?

This could be a great way to get any Rom on a device that could be bricked without any risk, if it works and enough people are willing to help with making a backup of a clean Rom.

Completely open to suggestions, critism and general help on this. If its possible want to get started asap on it myself. (moderate experience, but don't profess to being an expert)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khaiyan:
Right, this is very weird...

I made a Nandroid backup (compressed) on TWRP for this first time, it completed successfully and then I powered off and turned the Nexus 4 back on. However to my surprise, I could not find the backup on my SD card. I checked everywhere (data/media...TWRP folder...etc). I even checked the entire phone (with root explorer enabled), nothing. However the backup was successful because my Available Space has fallen by roughly 1gb, the size of my backup. Does anyone know whats going on here?

Thanks in advance, really appreciate your support.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
it should be in the twrp folder, backups..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khaiyan:
Hmm, unfortunately I don't get that. This is what I see.

Could it be because I am using a theme on my TWRP (the Holo one btw, which no one else has reported a problem on)...

Edit: Okay, I think I solved it...I went onto the root of the phone again this time, searched the data folder and was able to find Media -> Backups (see below). Why is that it appears here rather on the SD card data folder?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
maybe because you compressed it? i dont compress mine.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khaiyan:
Thanks for the help Simms, but after digging around on XDA forums, I found the cause and the solution (posted here):
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Angelcho:
What could it be... when I play temple run (both) the background on the menu is black and the graphic in some games is glitchy (too sharp edges), what ccould the problem be?.

and also sometimes when I turn on wifi or start a game (temple run mostly) the phone freezes and restarts

Sent from my LG-E400
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VemByte:
stock or cusROM?

i have bad experience in stock with wifi, when i turn it on sometimes it freeze and unresponsive. but my phone never reboot.

try to cleare cache before running temple run, your ram maybe is fully loaded. or uninstall useless app.

cmiiw
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGNote2:
Set lower graphics in CF3D (ChainFire3D)
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chinm@y.:
Same prblm here buddy:rolleyes:
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sid.D.Luffy:
Re: Lg e4000 problem

graphics has always been d problem in l3
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fasty12:
You guys noticing any slowdown or lag?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schorschl:
No
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikejon668:
not yet
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rashkae:
Nope
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schaggo:
AW: How does the phone perform?

Nah.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rashkae:
Oh, And fasty12, thanks for the PM, but 30fps vs 60fps screen refresh rate is NOT "lag". I would suggest you learn the difference between refresh rate and lag.

As for "stuttering", only when it's an app that needs to load data before display. Which, again, has nothing to do with fps.
[HTC Droid DNA] Spaded21:
Let me start off by saying I have been reading these forums for a couple days and I am just getting more confused.

Currently I have root, S-On, and no other mods or ROMs. I am getting the popup notification to update literally every time I turn on the screen. I can select defer and set a date about a week in the future from whatever day it is, but the popup comes back within the hour. A few times it even began downloading on its own (while on 4G as well, ~100 mb of data used up every time).

All I would like to do is somehow get my phone to be as if I were complete stock and accepted the OTA, keep root, and not have to wipe any data (or be able to restore a full nandroid). I am getting very frustrated with everything and once I think I understand it, someone throws out something new to me.

If anyone is willing to take some time to help me with this I would gladly make a donation, either to them or another party of their choosing
[HTC Droid DNA] Jrocker23:
You can simply flash a stock rom that has the update & flash the newer stock kernel that goes with it but you wont be able to update the radios. You wont lose any info this way unless something goes wrong.(always backup everything just in case something goes wrong).

As for backup, you will only be able to backup aps & data with titanium backup or some sort of program like that because If you do a nandroid backup and then restore after applying the update, you would be restoring your old rom basically over the new one and lose most update enhancements.

You should just follow the thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2155069 and go S-Off. I know you will have to restore everything because you will wipe your phone when you do this but its only gonna make things easier for you in the future.

Do a nan backup and save it in case you want to use it in the future and go back to what you had. Once you have S-Off, you can flash kernals, radios, & roms and put in any version you want.
[HTC Droid DNA] Spaded21:
Thanks for your response Jrocker,

So it looks like the best way to do this would be to backup my apps with Titanium, get S-off, install a stock ROM with the update, flash the kernel and radio, then restore from Titanium.

Step 1. Make nandroid

Step 2. Backup apps with Titanium, copy backup along with pics and video to PC

Step 3. Get S-off

Step 4. Flash Stock ROM - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2149095

Step 5. While still in recovery, flash stock kernel http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2149951

Step 6. Flash stock radio http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2155915

Step 7. Restore apps and pics.

Does that look correct? Do I have to worry about flashing a boot.img or modules(don't know what those are)?
[HTC Droid DNA] jasoraso:
Have you unlocked the bootloader? (this step is usually done in connection with rooting the phone at the htcdev.com website). If you have an ulocked bootloader, then you can flash an alternate recovery (eithe cwr or twrp) and do a nandroid backup.

Then follow the steps to get s-off. Note: the step where you have your data wiped is unlocking the bootloader, not obtaining s-off. If you already have an alternate recovery, and root, then s-off generally will not wipe your phone. But do an nandroid backup in cwr or twrp just in case :) Although a nandroid won't backup pictures etc.

Once you have s-off, flash the stock (but rooted) rom you linked to in step 4. This step SHOULD flash the stock kernel if the .zip file was prepared properly. If you boot into the rom and have flickering or wifi issues, then you will need to flash the stock 2.04 kernel (in fastboot). You can also verify if the new kernel was installed when the rom is booted by looking at the Settings:About:Software Information:More (baseband, kernel etc). You should see there kernel version 3.4.10. The baseband (radio) should be 1.01.01.0110 once you have updated the radio (see the step below). The kernel file is the boot.img file you were asking about. The modules will already be built into the stock rom.

While in fastboot (not recovery) you can flash the updated radio files (that will make the baseband referred to above be 1.01.01.0110.

The time when you need to worry about flashing a kernel (boot.img) and modules is if you are s-on, or if you are s-off and the zip file was prepared as you were s-on. When you flash a "kernel", it consists of a boot.img file, along with some extraneous files (the module). When you are s-off, these can both be flashed together while in recovery. When you are s-on, the boot.img file must be flashed from fastboot (or else an alternate method using an app like Flash Image GUI). Because until recently, most DNA's were s-on, the kernel developers prepared their files for s-on devices, with instructions for s-on devices.

When you flash a rom that uses a different kernel than the one you are using, if the .zip file is prepared for a s-off device, then there are no additional steps necessary.

You may want to do a factory reset when you flash the updated 2.04 rom. I think it would be wise. As I said earlier, you shouldn't lose your /sdcard partition UNLESS you haven't already unlocked your bootloader. s-off doesn't reset your device.
[HTC Droid DNA] Spaded21:
Wow, all I can say is thank you so much! That was an awesome, detailed answer. It makes so much more sense when someone fully explains everything all at once, instead of me trying to piece everything together myself from various threads.

Yes my bootloader is unlocked. So you are saying once the bootloader is unlocked wiping data won't touch the SD card partition, just as if I had an actual SD card? When I rooted my Thunderbolt and did subsequent factory resets on that, it never touched the SD card. When I rooted my DNA it wiped everything. Either way I will always make backups and copy those to my PC.

I will be trying this later today and I will report back with the results. Seriously, thank you so much.
[HTC Droid DNA] devilsaces:
I was looking for this exact solution as well. This was before we had s-off. For a while my solution was to freeze a couple apps in TB so the OTA pop up would stop popping up. I think it was HTC DM 1.0.2219251543..... and HtcDm 1.0.221982913.... Looks the same but they are different.

I like stock but I eventually flashed ViperDNA. It looks like stock but you are able to customize the $h!!t out of it. Its an awesome ROM that I highly recommend. Although you might want to wait until he comes out with 1.2 (the new version with the latest firmware) becuase you have to wipe data. Data wiping isn't a big deal if you use TB.

Ether way you go - Stock ROM or ViperDNA - The recommended way to wipe your device is this way:

(I'm using TWRP but CR should be similar, might be in different menus)

Backup everything using TB

Backup Pics and other docs on internal SD card (JUST IN CASE)

Make Nandroid Backup in Recovery

Wipe Menu-> Wipe Dalvik Cache (some like to wipe 3 times others think its just a waste of time)

Wipe Menu-> Wipe Cache (Factory Reset wipes cache but I like to wipe cache anyway just for completeness )

Wipe Menu-> Factory Reset

Wipe Menu-> System

Don't Format Data and Don't wipe Internal Storage. You will loose SD card contents.

Once you install your ROMS, flash your kernals, flash radios...whatever you want to do...You can restore apps and data from TB

As always, follow the ROMS instructions on their page for more information.

Only Restore User Apps and Data

Never restore any system apps in RED. May not be compatible with new ROM

You can however restore system Data that is in Yellow or Green (DATA ONLY)
[HTC Droid DNA] Spaded21:
Thanks devilsaces

Once I get everything updated and get a good nadroid of the newest firmware with all my apps I will definitely give ViperDNA a shot. I tried a few custom ROMs on my Thunderbolt, and while they were great to customize, they weren't always stable. Like I said I use my phone for work all day so I really need something dependable, and so far stock hasn't let me down.

Thanks again everyone, a lot of great info in this thread. Hopefully this will be useful to others as well.
[HTC Droid DNA] devilsaces:
Yeah, I had the same problem on the Thunderbolt, nothing stable. Viper however feels great. I would definitely freeze the HTC apps in Titanium Backup to get rid of the annoying pop ups. I noticed Viper has them uninstalled.
[HTC Droid DNA] Spaded21:
About to start, few more questions. The stock ROM I linked to (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2149095) says it doesn't have the new firmware, is that different from kernel or anything else? Do I need to flash that as well?
[HTC Droid DNA] jasoraso:
I'm actually running that rom right now.

You don't need to flash the radio if you don't want. If you are happy with your cell reception, and battery life, as well as wifi, then you can stay on the original radio.

Or if you'd like to try the new radio, you can flash that (once you have s-off) with this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38197525

I'm not sure if there is a radio flash prepared to go back to the original radio. Generally speaking, once to are s-off, you can change radios at will.

From what I understand, if you flash the rom you linked to, and the radio above, then you will have everything from the update, except the updated hboot. I haven't bothered changing my hboot. changing hboot won't affect the day to day operation of the phone, but it can change the fast boot commands that are available. Until I see a good reason, I am not going to worry about my hboot.

FYI: about changing radios, from what I understand, the radio file is the code that tells the phone how to communicate with the towers. It tells the phone how to adjust the power output of the radio according to the strength of signal from the cell. This can be very aggressive, leading to better signal, at the expense of battery life (increasing power output of the phone radio takes more power from the battery), or it can be conservative, with a little lower quality signal, but conserving battery life.

It seems that the engineers at the carriers are constantly tweaking the radio code to find a sweet spot between signal quality and battery life. Different carriers may tweak the radio for the same phone with a different priority. Sprint may prioritize signal, while verizon prioritizes battery. So each carrier may have a different radio file for phone that is in the same phone family. And then each carrier may have multiple radios. On the thunderbolt there were about 6 or 7 I think, but it is generally believed that newer radios work better than older ones.

Some people on xda will often experiment to see which radio file works best for them, depending on where they live and work.

I always try to be careful to only flash redid that others have reported to work with my device, rather than experimenting personally. I would think that you can brick your phone flashing the wrong radio file.
[HTC Droid DNA] Spaded21:
Is that ROM deodexed? Or would I be better off using this one? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2080200
[HTC Droid DNA] devilsaces:
Firmware is the Android system. The Droid DNA is on on 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). That version has not changed in the new OTA update so I don't know why that ROM even mentioned it.

The Kernal is the interface that alows the software to access the hardware. A more detailed explanation can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=ROM-VS-Kernel

HBOOT is 'kinda' like your BIOS in windows. It is the bootloader. It is the first thing that is loaded on your phone. This too I believe has not changed with the latest OTA update.

This is the change log for the 2.04.605.2 710RD update

Bluetooth connectivity and volume level for specific models have been improved

Enhanced reliability and stability of the Contacts List have been made

Enhanced Recent Apps functionality has been improved

Incoming messages display with the correct timestamp

Improvements to Hotspot connectivity have been made

Improvements to Audio Quality for wired headsets and earpieces have been made

Improvements to default browser for zooming capability have been made

User can load videos on HuluPlus

Wi-Fi Connectivity has been improved

As you can see it is mostly stuff related to your radio so the radio is the main part you would want. I personally just updated my radio and din't worry about anything else.

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I don't think it is deodexed otherwise it would tell you. I think deodexed is good if you want to theme.
[HTC Droid DNA] jasoraso:
I'm using the first one, which isn't deodexed. But I'm keeping my rom close to stock this week :)

Next week, when the Viper rom has been updated to 2.04, I'll be flashing that, and probably a theme.

You indicated that you aren't currently running any mods or themes. Unless you are looking to change, I would suggest you flash the first rom you linked, which is stock, except for the root capability being added to it.

The de-odexed rom you asked about will have been modified, deleting the .odex files so that the rom can further be customized by themes etc. When a phone boots a rom that is missing the .odex files, it will take longer to boot because it will essentially create the missing .odex files on the fly while booting. But when you are modding your rom, adding themes etc., existing .odex files get in the way, so that is why developers remove the .odex files, even though the rom will take longer to boot. Once the phone is booted, whether the rom was odexed or not becomes irrelevant.

For now, if you are looking to be on the latest radio and HTC rom, I suggest you get s-off, then flash the basic 2.04 rom (the one you linked to first), and the updated radios. Hopefully HTC will soon release the updated source files for the 2.04 kernel, and then we will have more customization.

If you are looking to customize now, I would get s-off, then flash the updated radios, but stay with a rom based on the original released rom and source (like Viper). The latest Viper rom (with updates to 1.1.3) has modifications so that you won't have to worry about getting bugged to update your ROM for 2.04. If you decided to go with Viper, it is a little confusing when viper is updating from 1.1 to 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 to 1.1.3, because it uses an over-the-air (OTA) update process similar to the stock OTA update. So you may see notices for updates - but the updates would be for Viper. Once you have gotten your phone s-off, you don't need to worry about updates causing problems.
[HTC Droid DNA] Spaded21:
Ok so I have done everything, S-off, deodexed stock ROM, 3.4.10 kernel (it flashed with the ROM), and updated radio. I'm able to boot up but I don't have wifi.

Edit: Flashed the boot.img from the zip and it's working now.
[HTC Droid DNA] jasoraso:
Congrats!

I think that rom you used wasn't set up properly to flash the boot.img from recovery, so that is why you had to do it manually. As time goes on (and there are more users with s-off), I think most new roms will be set up properly, so you shouldn't run into that again.
[HTC Droid DNA] Spaded21:
The whole process wasn't that hard, and using TiB made it really easy to get everything back.

So how do I go about removing bloatware now that I have S-Off and I am deodexed?
[HTC Droid DNA] jasoraso:
Although there are several ways to start removing bloatware, one of the easiest ways is to go into TiBu, and freeze apps. Make a nandroid backup first, and start slow.

Some apps have dependencies, you freeze one, and another might not work, like contacts and dialer.

After you have frozen an app, and are confident that it isn't necessary, you can delete it if you want.
[HTC Droid DNA] Jaybone073:
I would highly recommend using the OTA blocking zip to kill the update messages. I'm not very handy with posting zips yet but search the threads for the disable OTA. I am on the Viper DNA rom also but I put the OTA blocking on just in case. If I were on my PC instead of my phone I could have posted the zip file for you. I'm sure with each rom the developer has added a file to make sure the OTA is killed but you can never be too sure.
[HTC Droid DNA] zanyguy:
Easiest way to get 2.04 OTA for rooted DNA phones

Hat-tip .Torrented from our discussion here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2152993&page=12

Get Facepalm S-Off: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2155069

Download stock recovery from: http://goo.im/devs/Flyhalf205/DNA/dlx_recovery_signed.img

Flash the stock recovery using:

Once you are on stock recovery, and assuming you're on stock kernel, it allows you to take the OTA update!

After you take the ota just flash the custom recovery of your choice again. CWM Touch is a good option: http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager

Flash the superuser-busybox.zip to root.

This gives you a completely clean "factory" upgrade to 2.04, without losing any of your data (YMMV - so pls always take a backup before you do this).

It worked for me - yippee!!!

Software number: 2.04.605.2 710RD

Kernel version: 3.4.10-ga02d2c6

Baseband version: 1.01.01.0110

Whole procedure took less than 15 minutes :)
[HTC Droid DNA] Jaybone073:
Thanks zanyguy for the procedure and process outline. I have a question regarding my current format and was wondering if going to a stock rooted version would work for me. Since every end user is different then there are different things they want of course. For me the process is very simple. I like a very lean system. I also like to try and achieve many things to look as close to AOSP as I can get and keep functionality. My current setup has the phone unlocked, rooted, s-off and running Viper 1.1.3. My radio is the OTA update radio of 1.01.01.0110 and my kernel is the same 3.4.10-ga02d2c6. What I wonder is this. Should I even bother trying to flash the stock Rom? Is there any benefits to doing so? And if I do give it a spin should I just restore the Viper DNA rom or re flash anew?

Thanks
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