Duplicate system using SPB Backup or ...?

[bogdatov]

Lets say I have two G3 version, CID unlocked Wizards. Call them W1 and W2.

I installed WM6 (X-plorer 1.1) and all software I need on one of them (W1). Everything is fine.

W2 is still stock TMobile WM5 device.

1. If I make full SPB Backup image of W1, can I then take that image and install it on W2, making it WM6 device ? If not ....
2. Can I upgrade W2 to be WM6 device and then apply image from W1 ? If not ... what would you suggest.

Basically idea is to make copy of W1 and move it to W2. I dont want to install software and tweaks on both devices :)

Any suggestions ?

[papamopps]

Lets say I have two G3 version, CID unlocked Wizards. Call them W1 and W2.

I installed WM6 (X-plorer 1.1) and all software I need on one of them (W1). Everything is fine.

W2 is still stock TMobile WM5 device.

1. If I make full SPB Backup image of W1, can I then take that image and install it on W2, making it WM6 device ? If not ....
2. Can I upgrade W2 to be WM6 device and then apply image from W1 ? If not ... what would you suggest.

Basically idea is to make copy of W1 and move it to W2. I dont want to install software and tweaks on both devices :)

Any suggestions ?

I would say, flashing the secound W2 and then restoring the backup of W1 would be the safer way. But for me no backup worked perfectly although it has been the same device with the same OS. Sometime active sync didn´t function anymore - the other time messaging was not able.
Give it a try. When you just flash W2 - you get WM6.
And when restoring is worse - you make a hardreset and install.

It´s hard work but it will work.

Btw - wait on Xplore 2.0 before startin!!

[envmyz]

Lets say I have two G3 version, CID unlocked Wizards. Call them W1 and W2.

I installed WM6 (X-plorer 1.1) and all software I need on one of them (W1). Everything is fine.

W2 is still stock TMobile WM5 device.

1. If I make full SPB Backup image of W1, can I then take that image and install it on W2, making it WM6 device ? If not ....
2. Can I upgrade W2 to be WM6 device and then apply image from W1 ? If not ... what would you suggest.

Basically idea is to make copy of W1 and move it to W2. I dont want to install software and tweaks on both devices :)

Any suggestions ?


I have created a backup of my WM5 using SPB-Backup, then proceeded to load WM6, and ran the backup. Everything seemed to transfer over alright :)

[bogdatov]

I have created a backup of my WM5 using SPB-Backup, then proceeded to load WM6, and ran the backup. Everything seemed to transfer over alright :)

So you initially had WM5 and SPB Backup image was for WM5, right ? Then you upgraded to WM6 and then run backup ...
1. did you end up having WM6 or WM5 ?
2. That was on the same device, right ?

[mfrazzz]

I have created a backup of my WM5 using SPB-Backup, then proceeded to load WM6, and ran the backup. Everything seemed to transfer over alright :)
I'm surprised (and question whether) this worked. WM5 and WM6 use different PIM databases. I did something similar the first time I moved to WM6 and found it completely hosed up where outlook couldn't find the database and I couldn't get sms or anything.

From what I've read, and my own experieince, you should not restore a full backup (like from spb backup) from one type of rom to another.

As for the OP question, spb backup (and similar) do not copy the actual rom. So to do this, you'd have to install XPlore 1.1 onto both, configure the one, then backup and restore onto the other. Even then, I'm not sure if thats a great idea, but it should work.