Unable to backup using CWM

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This is what I have done so far...

1: Used ODIN (PDA MODE) to write "CI500_VZW_ED05_FROYO_REL.tar" and "atlas_v2.2" to my phone.

Phone is now stock (when flashing these files) from what I have read online so far.

2: Used ODIN (PDA MODE) to write "ec09-modem.tar.md5"

Phone now has a better modem (from what I have read.)

3: Used ODIN (PDA MODE) to write "cwm-recovery-ALL.tar"

So that I could have CWM (apparently its not as easy to install it with the Rom Manager, again, what I read online.) I think it was a 2.X voodoo version of CMW.

4: Used "CWM3_Voodoo.zip" to update the 2.x version to version 3.0.2.8x.ti (cwm voodoo lagfix recovery) and I did this while in the CWM. (I upgraded with the option "install zip from sdcard."

5: Used the option "Install ZIP from sdcard" to root my phone with this file, "su-2.3.6.1.x."

Phone is now rooted (ROOTCHECKER CONFIRMED)


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SO, above is what I have done so far. (After trail and error that is, I use to have a nightly build of CM7 on the phone and had it rooted with CMW on it and working but they way I did it then was use a recovery.bin in ODIN. Which at the time the "backup" command still worked.)


My phone is working wonderfully right now, its rooted, got a upgraded modem, its still stock for the most part other then some apks i have frozen, but when I went into CWM to try and make a backup (since everything was working) it says "error while backing up boot image!"

What am I doing wrong? Is it the wrong version of CWM? Ive read that a voodoo version of it will work on a non voodoo kernel but idk. Any ideas?


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Any other info you may need

Phone: Samsung Fascinate (galaxy s)
Provider: Verizon
Hardware ver: i500.04
model: sch-i500
firmware: 2.2.2
kernel ver: 2.6.32.9

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installed rom manager and this popped up.

Starting recovery on Sat Jan 1 00:00:04 2000
framebuffer: fd 4 (480 x 800)
CwM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v3.0.2.8x.ti
recovery filesystem table
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0 /tmp ramdisk (null) (null)
1 /boot bml boot (null)
2 /cache rfs /dev/block/stl11 (null)
3 /data rfs /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (null)
4 /datadata rfs /dev/block/stl10 (null)
5 /recovery bml recovery (null)
6 /sdcard vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 (null)
7 /system rfs /dev/block/stl9 (null)

W:Unable to get recovery.fstab info for /sd-ext during fstab generation!
I:Completed outputting fstab.
I:Processing arguments.
I:Checking arguments.
I:device_recovery_start()
Command: "/sbin/recovery"

ro.secure=0
ro.allow.mock.location=0
ro.debuggable=1
persist.service.adb.enable=1
ro.factorytest=0
ro.serialno=
ro.bootmode=unknown
ro.baseband=unknown
ro.carrier=unknown
ro.bootloader=unknown
ro.hardware=SMDKC110
ro.revision=32
dpm.allowcamera=1
ro.debugable=1
rild.libpath=/system/lib/libsec-ril40.so
rild.libargs=-d /dev/ttyS0
ro.sf.lcd_density=240
ro.telephony.call_ring.multiple=0
A2DP_INCALL=0
init.svc.recovery=running
init.svc.adbd=running

I:Checking for extendedcommand...
I:Skipping execution of extendedcommand, file not found...
SD Card space free: 11198MB
Backing up boot image...
unable to detect device typeError while backing up boot image!

The problem is cwm3 does not allow nandroid backups on stock froyo roms. You need to stick with cwm2.5.x for use with stock rooted froyo.

I see, so that explains why when I went threw the process of restoring my phone back to stock so that I could flash it again with the custom files, it worked when backup up cause i left an older version of CWM on the phone..

Do you know why CWM has made it so that you cannot do this?

Originally Posted by Humphrey1989

I see, so that explains why when I went threw the process of restoring my phone back to stock so that I could flash it again with the custom files, it worked when backup up cause i left an older version of CWM on the phone..

Do you know why CWM has made it so that you cannot do this?

cwm3 only supports edify scripting... stock froyo roms use amend scripting. The cwm2.5.1.x works with both.

Originally Posted by droidstyle

cwm3 only supports edify scripting... stock froyo roms use amend scripting. The cwm2.5.1.x works with both.

Droidstyle, thanks for your information. I do encounter the same problem before. After i read your post, i try to find the CWM 2.5.1.x and flash it to my fascinate. Now it can make backup successfully, although i never try to restore it yet.