Full backup

**major payne** · 01-02-2012, 09:45 AM

I was wondering how I can do a full back up of the full Verizon Rom so that if i wish to I can attempt rooting and installing other roms with the piece of mind that I can fully restore my phone to it's defualt state.

**buckifvr** · 01-02-2012, 10:27 AM

Hmmm. You may beable to do this by booting into stock recovery. If you can't do it there then I think to fully backup the stock rom, I think you have to unlock, root and install a custom recovery with that capability. I could be wrong though.

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**J2B2** · 01-02-2012, 07:46 PM

Grab a RUU, it will bring you back to stock.

**buckifvr** · 01-02-2012, 08:18 PM

@J2B2 What's an RUU?

**Dovahkiin** · 01-03-2012, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by buckifvr

@J2B2 What's an RUU?

It's stands for ROM Upgrade Utility. Basically, that type of RUU will allow you to revert back to a stock recovery. However, this will prevent you from flashing custom ROMs, which is why we use Clockworkmod or Amon Ra.

**buckifvr** · 01-03-2012, 09:04 AM

Thanks for the quick reply Dovahklin. I have so much to learn and terminology is a big part of it.

**Dovahkiin** · 01-03-2012, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by buckifvr

Thanks for the quick reply Dovahklin. I have so much to learn and terminology is a big part of it.

No problem. Each person we help means that the android community, as a whole, progresses that much further.

**major payne** · 01-03-2012, 09:35 AM

Oh Boy this is not as easy as webOS was. So much to learn and soo much to go wrong

**Dovahkiin** · 01-03-2012, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by Major Payne

Oh Boy this is not as easy as webOS was. So much to learn and soo much to go wrong

You only have to learn as much as you want to do on your own phone. If removing bloat is all you want, then you only need to learn about root. If you want a vanilla Gingerbread ROM, then flashing is the way to go. Etc, etc.
The good thing about it is that there's plenty of people that are willing to walk you through things step by step, provide tools to ease the process, or even explain where you screwed up and how to fix it. There's not so much to go wrong, just so much to go right.

P.S. I loved webOS

**MrSmith317** · 01-03-2012, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Dovahkiin

You only have to learn as much as you want to do on your own phone. If removing bloat is all you want, then you only need to learn about root. If you want a vanilla Gingerbread ROM, then flashing is the way to go. Etc, etc.
The good thing about it is that there's plenty of people that are willing to walk you through things step by step, provide tools to ease the process, or even explain where you screwed up and how to fix it. There's not so much to go wrong, just so much to go right.

P.S. I loved webOS

I still think the best starting point for all of this is temp root. Mainly because you can't do any damage.

**major payne** · 01-03-2012, 10:38 AM

Yeah but I should be able to get this as I am a programmer and it'll only help me further my knowledge. Maybe it's my lack of time to concentrate

**MrSmith317** · 01-03-2012, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by Major Payne

Yeah but I should be able to get this as I am a programmer and it'll only help me further my knowledge. Maybe it's my lack of time to concentrate

This is more like flashing a BIOS(before everything was automated) than application programming. But we're here to help and we'll just keep smashing android in your head until it sticks.

**major payne** · 01-03-2012, 02:14 PM

LOL I just I think mostly want to see if this game i bought will work at all.. it's NFL Rival and with 485ish meg of ram it still locks up

**MrSmith317** · 01-03-2012, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Major Payne

LOL I just I think mostly want to see if this game i bought will work at all.. it's NFL Rival and with 485ish meg of ram it still locks up

Some of these games do a ton of phoning home. Are you on a reliable connection? Blood and glory ran perfectly on mine, as did GTA3.

**major payne** · 01-03-2012, 02:51 PM

Yeah my connection is a strong wifi connection. When looking at the review it seems that most phones can run it and some can.

**Dovahkiin** · 01-04-2012, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by MrSmith317

Some of these games do a ton of phoning home. Are you on a reliable connection? Blood and glory ran perfectly on mine, as did GTA3.

Hey, how's GTA3? I kinda want it, but I bet the controls are god awful.
I had a Gameboy emulator on my Droid, and playing anything on touchscreen controls was an exercise in frustration.

**MrSmith317** · 01-04-2012, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by Dovahkiin

Hey, how's GTA3? I kinda want it, but I bet the controls are god awful.
I had a Gameboy emulator on my Droid, and playing anything on touchscreen controls was an exercise in frustration.

All depends on whether or not you actually like playing the game hahaha. If you can manage to steal a car it looks/sounds pretty. Although you're more apt to lose a finger in an industrial accident then to get the controls to stop fighting you long enough to actually get that far. Someone with an Xperia Play said it worked great with those controls.

**Dovahkiin** · 01-04-2012, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by MrSmith317

All depends on whether or not you actually like playing the game hahaha. If you can manage to steal a car it looks/sounds pretty. Although you're more apt to lose a finger in an industrial accident then to get the controls to stop fighting you long enough to actually get that far. Someone with an Xperia Play said it worked great with those controls.

Yeah that about settles it, I'm not buying it. Thanks for the input.
Now that Sony owns Ericsson outright, I'm hoping to see a full "Playstation" phone in the near future.