Root Procedure for changing ROMs

[Sak01]

I'm new to all this so I just want to make sure if this is the most efficient and painless procedure for switching ROMs:

1) Download ROM to SD card.
2) Backup apps and data with Titanium Backup Pro(bought it)
3) Recovery
- a) wipe everything
- b) flash new ROM
5) Reboot - sign in to Google
6) Install Titanium from market again and batch restore missing apps with data

And that should give me a new ROM with all my existing apps, data, call history etc. in place as before, right?

Do I need to backup my SD card to my PC at any point? I understand that 'Wipe' only wipes the EXT partition and leaves the FAT32 part alone so I assume I don't need to backup the SD card. Is that correct?

(Note to self: As a test, do a Nandroid backup first which can be restored if things go wrong)

 

[InfernalByte]

Yup.

Try not to get too hung up about back ups, change can be good!

 

[kewlbuddy]

never try to restore system data

 

[madhatter1689]

Just changed from GingerVillain to InsertCoin and wondered what I need to do with Titatinium backup. Which Restore should I run?

 

[kewlbuddy]

apps+data or only apps is better

 

[madhatter1689]

wow, quick reply, thanks. What about moving user apps to sdcard, should I do that too?

 

[Sak01]

Thanks fellas. I wasn't planning on becoming a serial ROM switcher when I rooted but if the transition is seamless I might give it a chance.

never try to restore system data

So that means I simply batch "Restore all apps with data" in Ti? edit: you answered before I posted. Thanks.

Does it also mean that I don't need to backup system data in Ti either since I won't be restoring it?

 

[HTCandroid]

I always nandroid backup in case something goes wrong...

your memory card shouldn't be wiped, but no harm in backing it up just in case your memory card corrupts etc.

 

[kewlbuddy]

wow, quick reply, thanks. What about moving user apps to sdcard, should I do that too?

why do you need that while using apps2sd+

 

[madhatter1689]

Just new to this ROM and wondered why Titanium backup should have a batch that says move user apps to sdcard.

 

[shauny13]

no, keep them on internal with a2sd+

 

[madhatter1689]

okay, cheers, that is the same as GingerVillain then. IC is a nice ROM. Runs smoothly. Only snag I have had is when I applied AdFree it stopped one of my games from working properly - Words with Friends. Had to revert and game is working fine now.

 

[SUroot]

if you're restoring with titanium use "restore missing apps with data" not "restore user apps + system data" ju7st to clear up any ambiguity

 

[Sak01]

okay, cheers, that is the same as GingerVillain then. IC is a nice ROM. Runs smoothly. Only snag I have had is when I applied AdFree it stopped one of my games from working properly - Words with Friends. Had to revert and game is working fine now.

This isn't the right section for this but try Wordfeud. It's my favourite game at the moment and everyone seems to recommend it over WWF. Works like a charm.