[TOOL] 11/Nov r2: BackToEXT3 - for converting your device, er, back to EXT3

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paulobrien

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If you have been using a EXT4 ROM and you want to restore a stock ROM that only has EXT3 support, it's a bit of a faff. Introducing BackToEXT3. :D

This ClockworkMod update zip simply converts your /system, /data and cache partitions back to EXT3. It wipes them both in the process, so you need to have an existing backup / ROM to restore to.
  • r2 - DOWNLOAD - MD5: 90a891b9199913655dd622127bba3f70
HTH! :D

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FormelLMS

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OK, Mr. Productivity ;) :p
But I think, you love this phone very much, isn't it?
 

2dorr

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After installing FR12 custom ROM Vanilla Edition on my phone, I wanted to get back to stock so I installed - back to ext3 zip. Then when I tried to restore the stoc ROM, I got the error MD5 mismatch!

I want to specify that I tried a custom ROM before but with ext3, and I had no problem to return to the stock ROM.
 

DarthD

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Tool worked fine for me. fr10 back to stock.

Md5 error probably means ur nandroidbackup is damaged

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MaBlo

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After installing FR12 custom ROM Vanilla Edition on my phone, I wanted to get back to stock so I installed - back to ext3 zip. Then when I tried to restore the stoc ROM, I got the error MD5 mismatch!

I want to specify that I tried a custom ROM before but with ext3, and I had no problem to return to the stock ROM.


Here you go: http://tinyurl.com/5v3zqcj ;)

Edit: To late, and I've always wanted to do that. Bah

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bobbyice

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Sorry guys, please correct me if I'm wrong as I'm trying to get it back to stock.
1. Copy img to ext SD card
2. Reboot into recovery e.g. CWM
3. update BackTOEXT3 image with CWM
4. run nandroid to restore stock image

Am I right? I keep getting stuck at the LG screen :confused:
 

gerardroid

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Sorry guys, please correct me if I'm wrong as I'm trying to get it back to stock.
1. Copy img to ext SD card
2. Reboot into recovery e.g. CWM
3. update BackTOEXT3 image with CWM
4. run nandroid to restore stock image

Am I right? I keep getting stuck at the LG screen :confused:

maybe you need the newest Baseband version (20110622)if ofcourse if you didnt already install it
 

TrymHansen

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Sorry guys, please correct me if I'm wrong as I'm trying to get it back to stock.
1. Copy img to ext SD card
2. Reboot into recovery e.g. CWM
3. update BackTOEXT3 image with CWM
4. run nandroid to restore stock image

Am I right? I keep getting stuck at the LG screen :confused:

What "img" are you talking about? Nandroid restore is for restoring a previous backup, not for flashing a rom image.

If you want to flash a stock rom image, you need to use smartflash or nvflash, unless you want to flash the 0622 one, which someone made available in CWM format. (Not completely stock though, as it is prerooted etc.)

::Trym
 

xda<3

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Thank you thank you THANK YOU! I needed to restore and this did the trick! I need to return the phone since it's defective. You saved me life!
 

cmahendra

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please tell me is there any flashable which can convert to ext4?
It will be useful to convert from ext3 to ext4 before restoring a nandroid backup which was taken earlier from EXT4.
 

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