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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niyas0:
FTF backup of a "modified official rom"?

Hello everyone!!

I know it’s not the subject, but this being my first time posting here let me start by thanking all of the developers and collaborators for the great works in this community! I have already benefited from a few tutorials and files disposed here, so thanks for everything so far! :good:

Back to the subject now =)

Although I am using an official rom in my Xperia SP I made several modifications to it and I couldn’t find a similar thread involving a “modified official rom”, I only read threads describing how to make a simple FTF backup of an “untouched official rom” through SEUS, which I presume that won’t work in my case. So I hope the more experienced people can give me some directions!

My device is currently rooted and the bootloader is also unlocked through the official Sony method. I substituted the original kernel for the Inteks so that I could use cpu overclocks, removed all the bloatware and integrated some updates and a few new apps in the system through link2sd.

Now I’d like to make a backup of this modified rom before I flash new roms to the device. For what I understood so far, the recovery nandroid backup system will save everything, including installed apps and configurations, right? I’d like to make just a simple rom backup.

I’m afraid that this nandroid “full backup” could decrease the performance after restoration. If I perform a factory reset prior to the nandroid backup, could it minimize the chances of having problems after restoration?

I’m asking this in case there is no manner to create a .ftf file… And, what you guys think about both types of backup, am I getting the wrong impression about nandroid or .ftf files are really better and/or safer??

The current recovery installed in my Neo is “CWM-based Recovery v6.xxx

Should I update it? And if it’s the case, how should I do it??

Is my device really incompatible with Rom Manager, or that message I got was because of the old recovery version installed in my Neo??

(I read about this kind of incompatibility with some devices, just wanna check if it’s the case with my phone and if there is a new recovery for Xperia Neo that is compatible with Rom Manager)

Sorry about the long text and so many questions in a single post, but I really want to understand more about this stuff, all the changes in my phone were done separately during more than a year, so I am not much used to these procedures.

I would appreciate any help! Thanks for the attention!!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schokonuss:
I always use nandroid backup's if I'm in a bootloop, and they always helped me and I never had problems with them. An .ftf file is quite awkward to make and if you only want to have a backup I definetely recommend nandroid backup's. If you only want to backup your data (apps you downloaded, and their data) I prefer and recommend Titanium Backup. I advise against from using a .ftf file as a backup. Nandroid backup's are safe and you don't need to worry ;)

If you only need your backup you don't need to update your CWM recovery :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mischief4l:
When i try to just a name in the TO field of MMS, it doesnt come up with contacts like how text messages do. Is there anything i can do or a trick
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] yellowdragon:
Greetings! On my 8125 I tap on the word To: then the contacts screen pops up. :D
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
For years, the Sidekick has been stuck on Froyo. The custom ROMS are good, but an update could be nice no?

Currently there is a 60% working port of gingerbread, there is a github and zImage along with the source. The keyboard does not work, as with some other keys. However it isn't far from use as a daily driver. Wifi and data work already, it's a matter of hardware and drivers.

So, could we put the word out that we need help, for any devs looking for a challenge?

Thoughts?

(port is thanks to Windxixi and others. credits to many and all.)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] demkantor:
Have you had any luck porting your kernel?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
No such luck, I could create a usable stock Froyo kernel with minimal tweaks, but I started to really have trouble when it came to removing the key-logger as practice, I never figured it out.

As for the kernel that Windxixi had half ported for us, I couldn't figure out how to pick up where he left off.

I need more experience and knowledge before I can truly tackle these tasks effectively anyhow. I'd be willing to try again though :)​
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glow162:
Allllllright, so:

I (unfortunately) just ended up with a Droid Ultra;

after my Droid Bionic just pooped out on me, my insurance replaced it with the Droid Ultra since they don't manufacture the Bionic anymore.

I so-easily used to connect my Bionic to my T.V. with a nice, cheap little $10 mini-HDMI to HDMI cable.

But now, Motorola decided to stop including mini-HDMI ports on their phones, including the Droid Ultra, and now make you buy a pricey adapter to wirelessly display your phone on the T.V.

Not wanting to get suckered in so easily, i went to target to see if by some miracle-of-a-how they had a mini USB -to- HDMI cable:

and they did!

It's called the XC-M High Definition TV Link for $30, and it even has a micro USB adapter.

Perfect, no $80 wireless adapter for me!.. or so I thought;

I connected the Droid Ultra right into the T.V. and nothing happened. (with my Bionic, it would just pop up instantly on the T.V.)

So I went into the settings to find the mirror display option (or whatever that's called) to turn it on, only to find a single "wireless display" option, and none for a wired connection..

It seems that: Motorola blocked the native capability to make a wired connection with a T.V.

in order to force everyone that wants to display their phone on their T.V. into buying an $80 wireless adapter.

Is this true?!?

The Droid Bionic was ready to go with built-in mini HDMI, but still allowed to use a wireless display adapter (i think)

Now they're "upgrading" their phones to:

no longer be able to make a wired connection to the T.V...?

not to mention, no SD card slot / support (why on EARTH would they do this??)

So my ultimate question is:

Is there any way to make this cable be able to display my phone on the T.V. without having to buy a wireless display adapter?

Like maybe rooting my phone; If I root my Droid Ultra, would I then be able to go in and unblock whatever's telling it to not register that cable?

or does it even work like that? LOL

Also, (bonus question): Am I really seeing Motorola removing features from their phones in a greedy plot to force their consumers to have to buy expensive accessories to allow them to do what their older phones natively allowed them to do?

Or is there some other reason for this nonsense?

Because to me, it seems like just that: greedy nonsense.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
[ROM][Kernel][UVMC6][4.1.2]HACXEDWIZ

Reserved
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
Here: you will find some goodies tweaks kernels apps etc

THEMES:

PURPLE TOGGLES WITH BLACK AND WHITE SETTINGS flashable.zip/DOWNLOAD

PURPLE-TOGGLES-STOCK-SETTINGS.ZIP/DOWNLOAD

STOCKY.Theme FOR HackedWiz.zip/download
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dirtymindedx:
Whoa interesting! But dropping toggles?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
Nice n 2nd good job [MENTION=4436616]Rushing[/MENTION]

TEAM?? GS² T989

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Might give this ago is omni switch feasible [MENTION=4436616]Rushing[/MENTION]

TEAM?? GS² T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] norman68:
Flashing now thanks for the new rom guys
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikechappars:
Google Search Bar

Is there a way to disable the google search bar, without doing anything crazy?

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What about exchange services? Is there a way to get them, or do I need to add an exchange app?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
Nope, crazy wont even work =]

I really condone the use of Google for any question... you should be using Google more frequently as a result of frequenting this site .

And about Exchange services?.?.? you mean for emails? what about the Email app that is included, its produced by Google.. they already have all your info anyway so why not use them, right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
Exchange it's extremely common in business environments. If the business practices BYOD and you can't access exchange you can't BYOD. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
Oh had no idea. My supervisor tells me to move radioactive waste from one overstuffed building into another with thicker concrete walls. I'll add in exchange if you guys want it. Vote for it by thanking this post.. ten grand to win.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
I feel u bro [MENTION=4436616]Rushing[/MENTION] but u taking another stab at something ASOP?

TEAMHELLDEVS

HELL? ?KERNEL

OKJ+GREENIFY=LAG?FREE ?CHET?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
I'm just saying is all. My company doesn't follow BYOD so I couldn't care less if you don't add exchange support.

Also, thanks for still deving for our old hercules. I've seen a lot of devs come and go in my two years with this phone. Glad some are still here. Keep up the good work!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] theneedhamwrath:
If you want exchange use emoze from the play store... Works just as well
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
Wow! The touchwiz king strikes again! Looks great [MENTION=4436616]Rushing[/MENTION]. ;)

Sent from my N5 cell phone telephone....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bandit95ta:
Just switched back to this from various aosp ROMs and liking it a lot. I always preferred the power toggles app to the toggles that already appear in the pull down menu. Is there any way to get rid.of the "stock" toggles and replace them with the power toggles? Also I've noticed when using the flashlight from the power toggles app, there is no lag in the light turning on or off the way the stock toggle has done on tw ROMs
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
thats a pretty good idea about replacing the toggles with an power toggle app... dont know how to do it but everything is possible, maybe not possible for me but I have an idea on how to try it. It wont work but I have an idea lol.

And correct the power toggle flashlight is the quickest ive seen as well.

You have good idea. If I was the Touchwiz king, Then I would just do it, haha.. but I am king of nothing, and that is quite a lot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] apples723:
What about a kitkat lockscreen then I'm in! oh and i didn't see anything about wifi calling? please include at my house I get no service! its so annoying!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
You must be the king.....there's no others. ;)

Sent from my N5 cell phone telephone....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bandit95ta:
Not sure about kk lock screen but look for holo locker in play store. I like it for stock Android feel. And WiFi calling works in this ROM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
Wifi calling is usually standard in touchwiz roms. Flash it and see! ;)

Sent from my N5 cell phone telephone....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kenzolo:
reserved
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] slow_one:
Very nice!!! Is there a way to use S View covers function with this rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] gotojanoo:
2nd lol thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Very nice. Another choice for those whom like these amazing looking roms.

Congrats, and thank you for your contribution to our community.

Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] eurominican:
Thank you for bringing this to the sprint variant of the note 3! Will This work good with NAB(D) baseband/bootloader/etc or is it only for jb based?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] T3CHW0LF:
This is built with the unified Hlte cm base so its good for both jb & kk bootloaders.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Tw1sted247:
Sahweet, Thank you for bringing some PAC in the house:highfive:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
Should it be assumed for gps to work flash this after getting a lock on TW?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
com.android.phone has stopped after fresh install with philz. Blame it on the split screen it says. Unable to get through the setup process.does this need to be flashed with twrp?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nsciucco:
I had same problem
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kenzolo:
Uploading today rom (kenzolo folder)

in my version gapp are already included ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
latest installs no issues thank you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] copc:
Does SPen work on this rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Epix4G:
Like all aosp roms yes the spen works you just need to find apps that replace the Samsung apps. .. watchon works but that's about it for Samsung apps..

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] copc:
Kind of thought that, but wanted to check for sure, thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kaotikdragon:
How is battery life on this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
MMS seems to be broken. Battery isn't that great
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] networx2002:
Same issue here as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
I went back to AOSB. I'll keep an eye on this. The boot animation is incredible.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] slow_one:
Did you activate the battery save tweaks? in build props, ill post some pics on the battery life after 2 charge cycles.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
I forgot about the battery tweaks. I could live with battery but not without mms
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] averymlewis:
Can't wait to download this but can we get a direct link to the download?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Tw1sted247:
Ask and you shall receive:cowboy:

http://pacman.basketbuild.com/index.php?dir=main/hlte/nightly/Kenzolo/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kennyfool:
So what are the major bugs with this one? I love me some PAC-man so I want to try!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] fnztakedown:
Personally on the sprint variant I didn't have too much luck. I went as far as deleting everything including internal data when. Reflashing a couple of times. I had phone force closes, extreme battery drain to the tune of ~3% per every 2 minutes screen on. Phone would lock up when inbound calls were received. Issues with outbound calls including the +1, YouTube would not let me play videos occasionally, same with the native. Other than that it seemed mostly stable. Also the performance section was a little wonky, when I first booted the ROM, it was horrible sluggish, checked the CPU clock speed and they both were set to zero. 0_o. When it says alpha, it means alpha for sure. It may be different on different variants though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jdebutts:
Rom is running awesome! Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
Is MMS working?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dubmax:
i got the same message please post a fix if you find one i was looking forward to this rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
That's been fixed. Use the nightly after 3/4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] swiss_knife77:
Very smooth indeed. Just became my daily driver. Just like every AOSP right now for the HLTE its a WIP. Bear with it and as time goes by it will get better. I sometimes forget these are still "nightlies".
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jdebutts:
No.. And I hadn't noticed until you mentioned it. That sucks. The call history / log in phone isn't working either
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mhutton:
Same issues here. Both kenzolo build and pac build.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Sideous:
So mms is not working?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mhutton:
I have not tried the latest build yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jdebutts:
I just started getting a 'No APN specified on device' toast message that doesn't clear itself.. Any ideas?

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And MMS still appears to be broken on the 3/8 nightly to answer your question
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] smokerman:
video preview on HD (no audio) just see my notes:

[YOUTUBE]H9LPagIOXO4[/YOUTUBE]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Tw1sted247:
Gps working?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
GPS works
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] svghost:
Great work! Awesome rom so far!

In the camera app, when you got to video mode, it crashes on sprint note 3. Would be nice to have the HDR, photophere and other nice things the stock app had.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Lonewuhf:
I have this too, and I'm getting a hell of a battery drain. Any fixes for it? I tried re-flashing it and the same message appears. I did a little research and nothing has seemed to work. I reset the APN settings to default but to no avail.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jdebutts:
During phone call the dialer keypad is inoperable.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] hiboi214:
For the APN bug. It's pain but it goes away on it's own.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] 2k10MBC300SPT:
Can one go back to 4.3 after installing this rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
If you havent updated to nab(d) you should be able to
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Tw1sted247:
Yes, Unless you messed with ODIN and the new bootloader and Changed your firmware.

If your Still on Mj4 then your fine to flash other 4.3 ROM's, That's the nice thing about the Aosp ROM's out right now, you don't have to flash the new firmware in order to use them, even though they have the KitKat options Integrated within them!

:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] 2k10MBC300SPT:
Decided to give this a whirl but upon booting up, my screen reads "Unfortunately, the processcom.android.phone has stopped. Blame the Split Screen"? I followed the directions verbatim so I don't know why this happened:(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
That was on the earlier builds 3/5 worked for me. I'm not sure which one you flashed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Sideous:
Is mms still broken?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DevilDog512:
No
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Sideous:
what exact file do i download?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Tw1sted247:
Click the link http://pacman.basketbuild.com/index.php?dir=main/hlte/nightly/ then click the one circled in the following Screen shot

Then add the Gapps found http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip

The Build circled in the Screen shot is the latest Nightly. Or the other Option is clicking the "Kenzolo" folder on the first provided link and downloading the bottom build ending in 08. That build has the Gapps included within it, as you can see in the size of it.

Good Luck:good:

-Tw1steD
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Sideous:
THANKS!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] thekingofmean:
During the initial setup process there was a popup about activation, it wouldn't activate so I skipped it. I don't have data, under network in status it says "Roaming indicator off" and when I go to mobile network settings "APN" and "Network Operators" are greyed out. I dialed *22899 and am told: "The process did not complete successfully, please try again later." Any suggestions? I like PAC, but not having data doesn't work out so good.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dgipson:
Will this rom work with the galaxy gear? And if so does anyone know how to pair it? Thanks in advance for any help that's given.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Sp0gg:
Loving this ROM. No problems so far. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Tw1sted247:
Go to settings-> more>>Mobile Networks>>Preferred Network. And select CDMA/LTE/EvDo
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] thekingofmean:
I did do that, it didn't make a difference.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] clayboy:
update you profile and prl on a touchwiz then do a clean flash that seem to have fixed the issue for me with data ill post more info if anything changes on that front
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] lexguy2007:
What happened to the Kenzolo folder?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Zhuge_Liang:
So far so good, which is a good thing since my Nandroid backups are dysfunctional for some reason, so I can't even go back to stock. Only issue so far with this ROM is that Netflix doesn't work.

It launch crashes with the error: "Unfortunately Netflix has stopped. Blame the split screen."

Any workaround for this yet?

EDIT: Also, Screenshot Ultimate screenshots are just black screens.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mike7n2004:
Are there any custom kernels that work with this ROM yet?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ImEVO:
Maybe this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2488082
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Zhuge_Liang:
Other than the Netflix problem which turned out to be a known issue with Kit-Kat Pac-Roms from what I've read, I'm suspecting if there are issues with 4G as well. Granted Sprint sucks, hence the lack of 4G, but still. Might be my paranoia, I'll keep an eye on it. I don't think it's a kernel issue as the install instructions said nothing about needing to flash anything additional.

EDIT: I reflashed the ROM. LTE came up initially, but then reverted to 3G after it was unable to activate after the *22899 auto call.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Roxkis:
Hey whats the name of the other launcher in this rom?

I love the way i could fit a bunch of icons on the screen but they still have a nice size to them.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Epix4G:
Google now launcher

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] flyers2114:
It definitely had issues with this also.....

Honestly and no disrespect guys of Pac......but this rom is so unstable.....running clean after initial set up is okay.....but you guys shouldn't even add the Pac pellets and mods.....they break everything....Like I said i appreciate the work:cool: but just not even close to a daily driver for me...the radio issue is very apparent also...keep on keeping on though...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Sp0gg:
Say what? I've been using 3/22 for a week now with no major problems. The only issues I'm having are no GPS and my LTE stopped working after 3-4 days. I'm getting great battery life as well.

I flashed over to Carbon yesterday to check if I got LTE, and I did... but within an hour of setup I had a random reboot in addition to some touchscreen weirdness and some other issues with Xposed installer.

PAC is my daily driver. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
I did a clean install yesterday, and cannot seem to get LTE to work.

Also I haven't used PAC since epic touch 4g. It used to have DPI per app settings. I cannot find it here, is that still included in this ROM?

Thank you for your time and beautiful ROM!

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Sideous:
I finally installed this rom now that I think its stable enough. Where is the dpi app and halo?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] 2k10MBC300SPT:
I cannot get the themes to stick. They show up on the themes menu but I cannot see previews and when I apply them, nothing happens..In fact, I think it messes with the phone waken up properly. Am i the only experiencing this ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mhutton:
I believe this is a known issue they are working on.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] 2k10MBC300SPT:
Thanks, I figured that...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JoshBeach:
By far the best custom android ROM built from source available. Nice Work Pac Team!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] asacado:
Since this is a unified build, despite the newest NC5 build is out, should we wait to flash it now?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] 2k10MBC300SPT:
This rom is great but I keep experiencing a major issue that will not permit me to keep it..I keep losing data at crucial times:( Although I've installed "CLEANLY"..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Sideous:
Where is the dpi app and the halo app?