Root [International] Backup issue on rooted SG3

funkylogik · Aug 27, 2013

Cheers Andy i forgot about this thread. Yeah its annoying that the link takes you to the Alpha.
I was a bit premature recommending the 2.5 alpha so soon. Battery life isnt great on the i9300.
The 2.1 beta is definately a winner though

How did it go Mac?
If you need help with the settings and features just pop a post in my illusion thread. Im still getting to grips with them though tbh

Mac_Wood · Aug 27, 2013

funkylogik said:
Cheers Andy i forgot about this thread. Yeah its annoying that the link takes you to the Alpha.
I was a bit premature recommending the 2.5 alpha so soon. Battery life isnt great on the i9300.
The 2.1 beta is definately a winner though
How did it go Mac?
If you need help with the settings and features just pop a post in my illusion thread. Im still getting to grips with them though tbh

It's been really busy at work so I haven't had a chance to go for it. Just gotta backup my apps on TB.

andy9l · Aug 28, 2013

Get TB, open it up, grant root access, tap the backup/restore tab, hit menu, choose batch actions, run backup all user apps

Mac_Wood · Aug 28, 2013

andy9l said:
Get TB, open it up, grant root access, tap the backup/restore tab, hit menu, choose batch actions, run backup all user apps

First off Andy thanks for being really patient with me.
I've done the backup but it didn't save CWM is this gonna be a problem when I wipe the phone?

CDPlant · Aug 28, 2013

Mac_Wood said:
First off Andy thanks for being really patient with me.
I've done the backup but it didn't save CWM is this gonna be a problem when I wipe the phone?

No it's not a problem, you cannot wipe your recovery so you're fine there.

andy9l · Aug 28, 2013

Mac_Wood said:
First off Andy thanks for being really patient with me.
I've done the backup but it didn't save CWM is this gonna be a problem when I wipe the phone?

Hah, not at all my friend. Refreshing to see someone doing research before going ahead. I was just as cautious as you first time round.

As mentioned, CWM is separate and safe. When you flash Illusion, your recovery will remain.

funkylogik · Aug 28, 2013

Yeah recovery, boot loader and modem (baseband) stay intact :thumbup:

Mac_Wood · Aug 30, 2013

andy9l said:
Hah, not at all my friend. Refreshing to see someone doing research before going ahead. I was just as cautious as you first time round.

As mentioned, CWM is separate and safe. When you flash Illusion, your recovery will remain.

Morning all,
Still not done it, tbh I am still a bit nervous about it. Trying to set aside some time to just go ahead and jump. It is reassuring the know you guys are here to help.

andy9l · Aug 30, 2013

We've all been there, or at least most of us. You've done more than enough research and backing up now - put some faith in yourself!

If you don't really want to do it, then there's no real need to take the risk. Don't get me wrong, I love these custom ROMs, but they're not exactly life-changing! The less Touchwiz my S3 has on it, the better. And right now its got none. That alone is enough for me to take the minor risk each time I flash.

There will be people here who have flashed 50+ ROMs/versions of ROMs without a problem. I'm very confident that you'll get on fine - especially with Illusion that I've personally tried and tested. I actually made a potentially horrible mistake when I flashed an AT&T version of Illusion onto my i9300. Fortunately the installer noticed and prevented it. My S3 had no OS for a few minutes until I downloaded the correct version, popped it on my SD card, and flashed again. That was a heart-race moment...but it was always going to be recoverable, and Illusion/Philz recovery dealt with it perfectly. You've already checked you've got the correct files, and had it checked by myself and others here - so you're safe from this!

You could flash a new custom recovery to test the waters? It wouldn't be a terrible idea for you to get yourself onto Philz recovery anyway.

davoid · Aug 30, 2013

andy9l said:
My S3 had no OS for a few minutes until I downloaded the correct version, popped it on my SD card, and flashed again.

This is the advantage of having a removable external SDCard. Imagine if that happened to you on a HTC One or any other phone with only internal storage...

andy9l · Aug 30, 2013

A flash of a stock ROM would have sufficed in that case...but that would be a nuisance, nevertheless!

Mac_Wood · Sep 2, 2013

I'm gonna do it but I want to make sure I've got enough time to get things up and running again. It's my main communication tool for home and work so I don't really want to become incommunicado.

Mac_Wood · Sep 2, 2013

Well I've made the jump to light speed and everything looks sweet

Just need to restore my apps etc

andy9l · Sep 2, 2013

Good news!

Illusion 2.1 I assume? Go into Settings > Interface. Lose 2 hours of your life messing around

funkylogik · Sep 2, 2013

Lmao

Mac_Wood · Sep 2, 2013

Booted into CWM recovery to restore my nandroid and it said it couldn't access the directory or find the files. Checked int.sd and the files are there. Managed to use my TB bakup to start restoring apps. Contacts are synced. Any suggestions for a good camera app with anti-shake and panorama?

funkylogik · Sep 3, 2013

Nah brer im not much of a camera man. Ironically the TW cam is probs the best :beer:

andy9l · Sep 3, 2013

Restoring your Nandroid would have put you back on stock ROM, back to when you made the backup, although it is weird that you got that error. Make another now you have a working ROM + apps. If you ever restore to stock, you won't be using a Nandroid unless it is a last resort, so don't worry about losing that Nandroid backup.

Make another ASAP, and don't move or rename anything after doing it. Hope it is all going well.

Mac_Wood · Sep 3, 2013

andy9l said:
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Make another ASAP, and don't move or rename anything after doing it. Hope it is all going well.

It's all going great thanks!

Yatezy · Sep 3, 2013

Mac_Wood said:
Booted into CWM recovery to restore my nandroid and it said it couldn't access the directory or find the files. Checked int.sd and the files are there. Managed to use my TB bakup to start restoring apps. Contacts are synced. Any suggestions for a good camera app with anti-shake and panorama?

I use snap camera. It's exactly like the AOSP cam and comes with its gallery. Has as many options as TW cam tbh but software just not as good. Like funky said the TW cam software is second to none.

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