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Root Restore across different phones

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Romikemi

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Can I restore a nand backup made on one TB onto a different one?

I have a backup and I'm about to unroot to get a replacement. Once I root the new TB, can I restore from the backup? There's nothing in /system that identifies the specific phone such as MEID or serial number or whatever that gets injected on the assembly line?

If I guessed, I would say that since one RUU can update every TB in existence, and we all use the same one to do the easy unroot, that means a nand backup won't contain anything device specific.

Am I right to consider the content of a nand backup and an RUU to be equal, there's nothing specific to the device that nand backs up?

I'm happy with the condition of my TB, I haven't messed with anything too experimental since I wiped and rooted. I'm hoping I can restore this backup and all the umptybillion settings changes I tweak and honestly forget about over the course of a few days will all be there. This is sort of why I don't flash dev ROMs, I don't have the patience to redo all the tweaks.
 
Thanks for the link, scotty.

Reading it, it seems to refer mostly to Appbrain for the device ID. Market uses gmail addy, that's why my D1 apps installed on my TB.

The rest of it is about privacy, because it's talking about giving your own backup to someone else.

I guess I could probably whack one core OS settings database if I really had no choice. Not sure I need to worry about the post, though.

Still reading... Here on AF in another phone's forum, there's a no don't do it post, but then on XDA and DF there are sure go ahead posts.

I'm sort of beige now. Beige isn't binary.
 
Actually, is settings.db like the Windows registry? Android provides a place to store settings, and all the apps use it? So really, I'd be wiping all settings in all apps.

I might need to get in there with root explorer and sqlite if I decide I care about the android_id that much.

But now I'm thinking this might be what the Android Market web site uses to do installs. Market didn't do remote installs back when that thread was started.

The fact that the number can change on a reset (Settings.Secure | Android Developers) is a little reassuring, though. When HTC remanufactures my current TB, it'll first boot with a different android_id.
 
Romikemi said:
Actually, is settings.db like the Windows registry? Android provides a place to store settings, and all the apps use it? So really, I'd be wiping all settings in all apps.

I might need to get in there with root explorer and sqlite if I decide I care about the android_id that much.

But now I'm thinking this might be what the Android Market web site uses to do installs. Market didn't do remote installs back when that thread was started.

The fact that the number can change on a reset (Settings.Secure | Android Developers) is a little reassuring, though. When HTC remanufactures my current TB, it'll first boot with a different android_id.
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lol,i think you are putting way too much thot into it. i would think that when htc reconditions the phone for resale,that it would have a different android_id.

but onthe other hand, it will be easy to simply delete the file with root explorer,so to be on the safe side just do it and quit worryin about it :) that way your new phones id will be its id,and not your old phones id,and you can be reasonably sure that no wierd issues will pop up.

i personally wouldnt bother. when you transfer your sd card,your titanium backups will be accessible on the new phone. i dont care about my call log or sms messages,and my homescreen layout is fairly simple. so *i* would just do a fresh install since re-setup isnt too painful for me. :)
 
Yea, thought, guilty.

I was just going to ask if I can really trust Titanium. If all that route costs me is some reconfig of Go Launcher EX screens and Minimalistic Text widgets and all my Rocketdial, Handcent, Poweramp, Dolphin, and other Sense replacements restore with their settings intact, I could do that.

I haven't taken that leap of faith in Ti Backup yet, though, since my D1 rooting was on a stock ROM and could be safely installed without a /data wipe, I never needed, really needed a backup. I may need someone to grab my neck and dunk me into the baptismal font. Is titanium whole wheat?
 
i swear by titanium. im a flashoholic,and it saves me a bunch of time,lol :D

the paid version is well worth the $$ as it lets you do batch backup and restores instead of having to do each one. :eek:

"mybackup" pro is supposedly good as well,but i havent personally used it.

wether you chose to use your nandroid,or flash again from scratch,IMO titanium is well worth having. :cool:

after i let google sync and let the market download any apps that its going to automatically,ill simply run a titanium batch to "restore missing apps+data". once its done,its just a matter of placing things on my homescreens,restoring adw settings,and setting email and ringtones.
 
I upped my Titanium license to Pro over the batch features. I have a nandroid and a Titanium backup of everything, I'm a double bagger now I guess. Did my unroot to bring it in to request a replacement. I'm sitting on a factory reset until Monday. Didn't even sign into my Google account. Leaving it on the charger all day, in a corner of my desk, and occasionally frowning at it.

Hopefully I get a working front facing camera on the next unit and none of the nonsense to be expected with certified like new.
 
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