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xman95

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Two problems?

1) I tried to restore a ROM I backed up in CWM, and it won't do it. I get a MD5 Sum Mismatch error. I tried advance restore to do the parts one by one and same thing. What exactly does this mean? Funny b/c I've restored other backups a few times now without a hitch.

2) I've also tried to restore my original ROM before my new days of flashing ROM's. The backup would restore successfully (takes quite a while I had a lot of apps and data). But when it comes back it looks like stock and I don't see any of my information (apps, data, settings, nothing!) The backup directory is huge almost 2gigs, yet nothing comes back. Any ideas??

THANX!!
 
I can't remember exactly but i think i saw discussion of this in this forum. Try searching around.

In sure somebody will chime in with more insite
 
There is a fix for md5 but it's not worth the trouble in my opinion, unless you don't have titanium or some other back up app. Just Google search md5 mismatch fix.

The data not restoring sounds like you don't have the data patch fixed in CWM. You can use Snakes Ultimate Warp Drive to fix this problem. Just search the stickies at top of this forum. I know it is listed in Mrbobos ready root thread. May also be in the ATR guide.
 
cartersball said:
There is a fix for md5 but it's not worth the trouble in my opinion, unless you don't have titanium or some other back up app. Just Google search md5 mismatch fix.

The data not restoring sounds like you don't have the data patch fixed in CWM. You can use Snakes Ultimate Warp Drive to fix this problem. Just search the stickies at top of this forum. I know it is listed in Mrbobos ready root thread. May also be in the ATR guide.
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Thanks!

As for the data not restoring, it worked for all of the other backups I've restored (Custom Roms). It just doesn't work for the original Nandroid I created before flashing ROM's.

I will see if I can find the CWM patch you are referring to. If anyone knows the direct link. Just let me know... Thanks!
 
xman95 said:
Thanks!

As for the data not restoring, it worked for all of the other backups I've restored (Custom Roms). It just doesn't work for the original Nandroid I created before flashing ROM's.

I will see if I can find the CWM patch you are referring to. If anyone knows the direct link. Just let me know... Thanks!
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Custom roms you've downloaded should be installed from update from zip or install from zip options...nandroid backups are installed from backup/restore option...

Maybe I'm just misreading your posts but it seems you're trying to install your backup using the wrong option or vice-versa...
 
I don't know why this wouldn't have ever been stickied bit this is the data fix. What happens with cwm is that there is a file system check that fails and then the stock rom wipes the data partition. You need to flash this theb make a backup. All rom developers include it.

http://db.tt/9TLXQGbm
 
drewhill77 said:
Custom roms you've downloaded should be installed from update from zip or install from zip options...nandroid backups are installed from backup/restore option...

Maybe I'm just misreading your posts but it seems you're trying to install your backup using the wrong option or vice-versa...
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Thanks!
I think we are saying different things here...

1) All of the Custom ROM's I've installed were flashed via Zip files, Not restored.
2) After installing the ROM's I've pesonalized it (contacts, apps, etc.)
3) When I'm ready to flash I new ROM, I've made Nandroid backups so I can bring things back if I want to go back to a particular ROM, that I want to use again with everything already setup.
4) I've been successful bringing back these Nandroid backups until recently, where one failed and gave me the MD5 Sum Mismatch.

The other problem, I've just learned (from this thread) stems from the CWM data patch I may need.
 
xman95 said:
Thanks!

As for the data not restoring, it worked for all of the other backups I've restored (Custom Roms). It just doesn't work for the original Nandroid I created before flashing ROM's.

I will see if I can find the CWM patch you are referring to. If anyone knows the direct link. Just let me know... Thanks!
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Sounds like you have the fix installed but maybe didn't have it when you made the original nand backup.

Thanks for the link down. I know I have it on my home pc, just never sent it up to dropbox. That link needs a sticky asap.
 
xman95 said:
Thanks!
I think we are saying different things here...

1) All of the Custom ROM's I've installed were flashed via Zip files, Not restored.
2) After installing the ROM's I've pesonalized it (contacts, apps, etc.)
3) When I'm ready to flash I new ROM, I've made Nandroid backups so I can bring things back if I want to go back to a particular ROM, that I want to use again with everything already setup.
4) I've been successful bringing back these Nandroid backups until recently, where one failed and gave me the MD5 Sum Mismatch.

The other problem, I've just learned (from this thread) stems from the CWM data patch I may need.
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Gotcha... Like I said I think I was just misreading what you wrote lol.
 
cartersball said:
Sounds like you have the fix installed but maybe didn't have it when you made the original nand backup.

Thanks for the link down. I know I have it on my home pc, just never sent it up to dropbox. That link needs a sticky asap.
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If someone wants to host it and start a thread I'll get it stickied. I literally can't host it
 
Or to fix md5 mismatch just copy the nandroid.md5 file from a working backup in your cwm backup folder to the backups folder of the md5 mismatch.
This= Dirty trick

If I helped hit that thanks button.
 
cartersball said:
Sounds like you have the fix installed but maybe didn't have it when you made the original nand backup.

Thanks for the link down. I know I have it on my home pc, just never sent it up to dropbox. That link needs a sticky asap.
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Thanks!
That sounds exactly right!!..... I think I had the original Root, CWM flash before any ROMS were out. So when I created my Nandroid backup (before flashing any new ROMs), I obviously did not have the fix in place.
 
Dizzle1 said:
Or to fix md5 mismatch just copy the nandroid.md5 file from a working backup in your cwm backup folder to the backups folder of the md5 mismatch.
This= Dirty trick

If I helped hit that thanks button.
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This wouldn't work. md5 is based off exact file size. So I you copied from another backup it would do the exact same thing. The md5 is there to protect your phone from restoring corrupt files. Don't f with the md5
 
I got this error when I changed the name of the backup make sure there are no spaces in the name cause that was my issue and when I removed the spaces everything worked fine
 
croy2007 said:
I got this error when I changed the name of the backup make sure there are no spaces in the name cause that was my issue and when I removed the spaces everything worked fine
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This is true also, thank you for bringing up
 
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