[Q] How to create a Backup of a stock A500 ?

king.mark · Jul 5, 2011

Hi fellow Android lovers

I'm still not sure how to make a proper backup of my completely stock A500 (HC 3.0.1).
My plan is:
1. Root with Gingerbreak
2. Install Acer Recovery Installer App
3. Backup my Recovery with the app
4. Install CWM with the app
5. Make a Backup with CWM

Is this a good/correct way to make a backup ?
What would be the best way ?

Thanks a lot for any useful input

FloatingFatMan · Jul 5, 2011

king.mark said:
Hi fellow Android lovers

I'm still not sure how to make a proper backup of my completely stock A500 (HC 3.0.1).
My plan is:
1. Root with Gingerbreak
2. Install Acer Recovery Installer App
3. Backup my Recovery with the app
4. Install CWM with the app
5. Make a Backup with CWM

Is this a good/correct way to make a backup ?
What would be the best way ?

Thanks a lot for any useful input

Yes. This is EXACTLY what you should do but with a step 6 added.

Make a copy of your shiney new backups to seperate storage, such as your PC.

king.mark · Jul 5, 2011

Cool ...
Thanks for answering.
Of cause I will safely store that backup on my PC.

Bec07 · Jul 6, 2011

A little bit more detail so you don't miss your original recovery.img:

Those interested in getting back their OTA, properly backing up their original ROMS or restoring them, please follow the tutorials in this thread:

Going back to stock TUTORIAL

da_maxx · Jul 28, 2011

Backup Help

I have rooted the device and installed the Acer Recovery app. Where's the backup function ? I can do the restore but how do I backup the device and cw install?

thanks,

erica_renee · Jul 28, 2011

you have to reboot into clockwork mod . Recovery .. then in there you can choose backup/recovery

pfc.joker · Jul 28, 2011

Another thing to try and remember, if/when Acer Recovery updates with a new version of CWM - when you are putting this version on your device and updating recover, don't backup - it will overwrite your "stock" recovery backup with the previous CWM backup (which is likely not really needed with the new version of CWM) - leaving your only way back the final Acer Recovery option of "use stock <whatever version is included with that version of Acer recovery but may not match your recovery version>"

Learned that the hard way

The Odom Project · Jul 28, 2011

pfc.joker said:
Another thing to try and remember, if/when Acer Recovery updates with a new version of CWM - when you are putting this version on your device and updating recover, don't backup - it will overwrite your "stock" recovery backup with the previous CWM backup (which is likely not really needed with the new version of CWM) - leaving your only way back the final Acer Recovery option of "use stock <whatever version is included with that version of Acer recovery but may not match your recovery version>"

Learned that the hard way

I can, however, confirm that the stock recovery they have still works in all versions of 3.1. Just ran into that with the 4.010.13 update.

mangolia · Jul 29, 2011

Cannot fullbackup in CWM

Hi all,
I did as follow:
install Acer recovery installer V 1.5
click Clockworkmod recovery rev 1.3.4 by thor...
install recovery image (recovey image installed successfully)
power off
press power and volume button enter CWM mode
highlight backup and restore
highlight full backup
it reply
clockworkmod recovery v5.0.0.0 (thor...)
Fixing A500 boot/recovery checksums
running itsmagic
done!
can't mount /sdcard

I really need help from you
thanks in advance

WereCatf · Jul 29, 2011

mangolia said:
Hi all,
I did as follow:
install Acer recovery installer V 1.5
click Clockworkmod recovery rev 1.3.4 by thor...
install recovery image (recovey image installed successfully)
power off
press power and volume button enter CWM mode
highlight backup and restore
highlight full backup
it reply
clockworkmod recovery v5.0.0.0 (thor...)
Fixing A500 boot/recovery checksums
running itsmagic
done!
can't mount /sdcard
I really need help from you
thanks in advance

Do you have a working SD card inserted?

mangolia · Jul 29, 2011

Yes, I have sdcard 16 gig from acer stock and external_sd memory card 8 gig, both of them work fine. I did remove external_sd card and repeat all steps it don't work...
Thanks

The Odom Project · Jul 29, 2011

mangolia said:
Hi all,
I did as follow:
install Acer recovery installer V 1.5
click Clockworkmod recovery rev 1.3.4 by thor...
install recovery image (recovey image installed successfully)
power off
press power and volume button enter CWM mode
highlight backup and restore
highlight full backup
it reply
clockworkmod recovery v5.0.0.0 (thor...)
Fixing A500 boot/recovery checksums
running itsmagic
done!
can't mount /sdcard
I really need help from you
thanks in advance

To be clear, it has to be a working external micro SD formatted to fat32

mangolia · Jul 29, 2011

Hi,
The code said can't mount /sdcard I think it is the 16 gig acer stock, it isn't extenal _sd card. My external_sd format FAT 32 it have music and film and
the tab read these files fine. Any idea ???

The Odom Project · Jul 29, 2011

mangolia said:
Hi,
The code said can't mount /sdcard I think it is the 16 gig acer stock, it isn't extenal _sd card. My external_sd format FAT 32 it have music and film and
the tab read these files fine. Any idea ???

It is talking about the external, not internal. As for why its not working though I'm not sure

jonhome2 · Oct 3, 2011

installed acer recovery installer but need premium to use backup. Doing a search i can find many referances to premium but nothing on how to get the premium version, can any one help?

shaun298 · Oct 3, 2011

jonhome2 said:
installed acer recovery installer but need premium to use backup. Doing a search i can find many referances to premium but nothing on how to get the premium version, can any one help?

I just used the acer recovery from the market and do my backup, don't know what you mean by premium as the regular works fine for backup.

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