Root Backing up multiple configurations with ClockworkMod?

[zcacogp]

Chaps,

This may be a slightly odd question, but I'll ask it anyway.

I think I understand what ClockworkMod Recovery does. It allows you to save a complete configuration of your 'phone at a given point in time and, no matter what you do, you can then simply re-load that configuration. I have backed my 'phone up with this tool (although have yet to try and recover it), and it seems pretty simple.

BUT, is it possible to make more than one back up, and hence have more than one saved configuration? The reason I ask is that I have rooted my 'phone, put on Oxygen, and configured it pretty much as I like it. I backed it up with ClockworkMod, and have now installed GingerVillain. I have tweaked this a little, and want to save this configuration as well, without losing the Oxygen configuration. And it's quite possible that I will want to try other ROMs as well, and back those configurations up.

Is this possible? (I imagine it would involve moving the ClockworkMod back-up from the SD card to a computer, and putting them back on the SD card at a later date to restore from, but I don't know whether this is possible.)


Oli.

 

[rtb35]

Yes it is,everytime you perform the backup it creates a separate save (that is date stamped) on your sd card.So you can do as many backups as you wish.

 

[speedycolzalez]

You can also rename them to something sensible. They're in clockworkmod/backup.

 

[SUroot]

Have to be careful renaming as some people report MD5 mismatch when trying to restore.

 

[zcacogp]

Crumbs. Thanks.

Just tried a restore after reading this and I see what you mean ... so I can produce as many configs as I like, and swap between them pretty easily.

Great! >OffToPlayEvenMore!<


Oli.

 

[speedycolzalez]

Have to be careful renaming as some people report MD5 mismatch when trying to restore.

So I had a little play. MD5 mismatch - for me anyway - is caused by having spaces in the backup file name. Remove the spaces and the backup works OK.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

Crumbs. Thanks.

Just tried a restore after reading this and I see what you mean ... so I can produce as many configs as I like, and swap between them pretty easily.

Great! >OffToPlayEvenMore!<


Oli.

they are not configs
they are complete device images (not including radio and hboot)

 

[zcacogp]

Speedy - thanks. I'll go and have a play myself ...

Rasta - apologies. I used the word "Config" loosely, and admire your precision.


Oli.