Cloning

[Erebus671]

Does anyone know of any software that I could use to clone the software and settings of my old Atrix to a new one? I know that I could use Titanium Backup to transfer the files and settings over, but is there a way to clone it by connecting both phones to a computer?

 

[Bert.C]

Not 100% sure if it would work but maybe a nandroid backup? An restore on the other device?

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[Erebus671]

Not 100% sure if it would work but maybe a nandroid backup? An restore on the other device?

Sent from my MB860 using xda app-developers app

I was thinking of that as well, considering that nandroid is basically a "system image." I'm looking for something I can keep on my computer and use as a quick use if I replace my Atrix again. Thanks though I will give it a shot, just have to make a nandroid back up on my new phone first.

Update: It worked, no bricking happened, I am pleased with this. I would still like to find a cloning software, for future purposes.

 

[Bert.C]

I was thinking of that as well, considering that nandroid is basically a "system image." I'm looking for something I can keep on my computer and use as a quick use if I replace my Atrix again. Thanks though I will give it a shot, just have to make a nandroid back up on my new phone first.

Update: It worked, no bricking happened, I am pleased with this. I would still like to find a cloning software, for future purposes.

That's good news mate.

I thought nandroid would copy data too so all your apps and settings would copy over aswel.

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[ravilov]

Yes, nandroid is the best way to "clone" your whole user environment, but be careful - you don't want to copy everything. For example, a nandroid backup also includes pds, and that is best not copied to the new device.

 

[glbr79]

inumecwest

GO Backup is the most simple and complete way. Save the backup to microsd, take this and put in the destination and restore data. You need root of course.

 

[Erebus671]

That's good news mate.

I thought nandroid would copy data too so all your apps and settings would copy over aswel.

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Yes, I knew it would, but as ravilov mentioned it is not the best way, which is why I wanted to utilize something more... "Sophisticated," for lack of a better term.

Yes, nandroid is the best way to "clone" your whole user environment, but be careful - you don't want to copy everything. For example, a nandroid backup also includes pds, and that is best not copied to the new device.

This might explain the initial instability that I encountered after the first boot, but it's cleared up after a few boots, we'll see how it goes. Is there a way that I could have removed the pds from the nand and replace it with the original pds? And if there is, are there any other files that you would recommend doing the same thing with? Thanks in advanced.

GO Backup is the most simple and complete way. Save the backup to microsd, take this and put in the destination and restore data. You need root of course.

Yes, I'm aware of GO Backup, I prefer Titanium Backup though, I even have the pro key for TiBu, but I wanted a more "complete" cloning. Thanks for the tip though, I appreciate everyone's input.

 

[ravilov]

This might explain the initial instability that I encountered after the first boot, but it's cleared up after a few boots, we'll see how it goes. Is there a way that I could have removed the pds from the nand and replace it with the original pds? And if there is, are there any other files that you would recommend doing the same thing with? Thanks in advanced.

This is the content of my nandroid backup:

boot.img
cache.ext3.tar
data.ext3.tar
nandroid.md5
pds.ext3.tar
recovery.img
system.ext3.tar

I think pds is the only one that should not be restored. cache should not need to be cloned but it doesn't matter if it does. You can just delete the pds file and also the entry for it from nandroid.md5 (but make sure you use a text editor that has good UNIX support). No need to replace it with another pds - what's not in nandroid.md5 simply won't get touched or restored.

 

[Erebus671]

This is the content of my nandroid backup:

boot.img
cache.ext3.tar
data.ext3.tar
nandroid.md5
pds.ext3.tar
recovery.img
system.ext3.tar

I think pds is the only one that should not be restored. cache should not need to be cloned but it doesn't matter if it does. You can just delete the pds file and also the entry for it from nandroid.md5 (but make sure you use a text editor that has good UNIX support). No need to replace it with another pds - what's not in nandroid.md5 simply won't get touched or restored.

Thanks, that's exactly what I needed to know, won't be doing it on an Atrix any time soon, because I'm moving to the S3 threads in the next month or so, but it's good to know if I need to do this on my S3.