Device Backup for Hermes?

[Kabimaus]

Hi

Maybe this is a noob question but I couldn't figure it out myself...

Is there a way to backup the WHOLE device into a single file (like a ROM)? That is, not only the actual ROM but also all the programs that were installed after the ROM was flashed as well as all the settings that were made? So, I'm speaking of something like an image file of the complete device, as it is...

Why I'm asking this... I have tried many different WM6.5 ROMs with some of them not being stable or good. Some of them generated spontaneous hard-resets, even though I had flashed the stripped ATT ROM before and did a hard reset after flashing... Now I have a very nice, stable and fast ROM and everything works just fine, of course it took me a while to customize it for my needs. So, in case that hard-reset-thing occurs again or if I fuck the phone up by installing some crappy software I'd like to have the option to restore the phone as it is NOW (and not after a hard-reset of course)....
Any idea?

I found this (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BackupExistingRom), but I'm not sure if this really backups everything or just the actual ROM...

[ultramag69]

Try SPB backup 2 or, if you can find it, SPB clone. They are commercial products but they are worth your money.
SPB clone is more business oriented as it clones the whole system and registry. Makes sure all company phones have the same base information/contacts/apps.
You can, in effect, use it to make another phone a clone of your Hermes however I have found that with both of these apps that the base rom isn't changed. It tries to make the os like the backup image. Clone has a better success rate than backup but remember that if there are certain files needed to make a different OS work, and they weren't copied in the clone image, it may brick your device requiring you to either start all over again with the new OS or going back to the rom you cloned.

Cheers...:D

[Kabimaus]

OK, so am I right in saying that I need both, the actual ROM file and the backup file created by SPB clone in order to reliably restore my phone?