[Q] Titanium Backup 2.1 to Froyo 2.2 MMS/SMS Error

[dirtyballoonot]

I have a Samsung Captivate. I recently flashed to Cognition 2.2 Beta 5 via Odin.

With Titanium Backup I was able to restore ALMOST everything, including most of the apps and account settings, which makes restoring almost painless

However, I can't restore TEXT messages. When I restore either:
[SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage
[SMS/MMS PREFS] Messaging 2.2

I get the following error every 5 seconds or so making the phone virtually useless- Sorry!
The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
Force close

The only way I found to recover from this error is to use AnReboot (or manually reboot into recovery) and delete all user data. It took me a while to track down exactly what was crashing the phone, as I was randomly restoring stuff

One time I was able to catch a glimpse of the texts before it would repeatedly crash, so, I know that they are intact

I suppose my question is if there is any way to port the messages over, or should I just install an older ROM use another tool to backup the texts and then re-flash...Heck, I should just do that.

 

[Pirateghost]

I have a Samsung Captivate. I recently flashed to Cognition 2.2 Beta 5 via Odin.

With Titanium Backup I was able to restore ALMOST everything, including most of the apps and account settings, which makes restoring almost painless

However, I can't restore TEXT messages. When I restore either:
[SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage
[SMS/MMS PREFS] Messaging 2.2

I get the following error every 5 seconds or so making the phone virtually useless- Sorry!
The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
Force close

The only way I found to recover from this error is to use AnReboot (or manually reboot into recovery) and delete all user data. It took me a while to track down exactly what was crashing the phone, as I was randomly restoring stuff

One time I was able to catch a glimpse of the texts before it would repeatedly crash, so, I know that they are intact

I suppose my question is if there is any way to port the messages over, or should I just install an older ROM use another tool to backup the texts and then re-flash...Heck, I should just do that.

its because you are restoring system files from 2.1.....i would recommend using something like SMS backup+ to backup all your SMS messages....it sends them to your gmail so you never have to worry about it. no mms support, but its in the works

 

[dirtyballoonot]

No MMS support definately is unfortunate.

 

[bulletproof1013]

This is Not q and a , this is android dev.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

 

[rahlquist]

No MMS support definately is unfortunate.

As pointed out this is not Q and A and should have been posted in Captivate Q&A or Captivate General or Captivate Themes and Apps..

First off though while I wish everything worked together perfectly this isn't a perfect world. Secondly your complaining that an app doesn't work properly with an unofficial OS release that is called beta even by its creator and that was released 6 days ago! You downloaded a bleeding edge release, be prepared to get cut every now and then.

Cognition rocks as a whole but you need to have realistic expectations for the software developers. They may not test their app with every hacked rom out there, they may be unwilling to possibly brick a device just to see if things work right and they may be wholly unwilling to support 3rd party roms.

 

[Gr8Danes]

I know this may be a silly question, but did you do a reboot after you restored with Titanium? I know my SMS and MMS did not show up again until after the reboot. May also affect many of your other app data.

 

[sicwan]

I had this problem too. first, backup your SMS messages with SMS Backup & Restore. then, archive your MMS Messages with Save MMS (it will move all your MMS pictures to the sdcard folder) AFAIK there is no program out there that will restore MMS messages to 2.2 from 2.1. you can restore the SMS messages w/ SMS backup & restore just fine going from 2.1 to 2.2

mine would flat out hardlock the phone when i restored my SMS/MMS w/ TiBU, or with my backup pro

 

[cheetablaze]

I had MMS issues when I was running beta 4, all I did was one Odin click back to 2.1 and install beta 5.5 with clockwork recovery and It worked fine after.

- DG + Froyo + Captivate = The best threesome ever!

 

[dirtyballoonot]

This is Not q and a , this is android dev.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Apologies, this was obviously my first post. I wasn't sure whether this was developmental due to the app, or a phone issue...Please move if necessary.

 

[dirtyballoonot]

As pointed out this is not Q and A and should have been posted in Captivate Q&A or Captivate General or Captivate Themes and Apps..

First off though while I wish everything worked together perfectly this isn't a perfect world. Secondly your complaining that an app doesn't work properly with an unofficial OS release that is called beta even by its creator and that was released 6 days ago! You downloaded a bleeding edge release, be prepared to get cut every now and then.

Cognition rocks as a whole but you need to have realistic expectations for the software developers. They may not test their app with every hacked rom out there, they may be unwilling to possibly brick a device just to see if things work right and they may be wholly unwilling to support 3rd party roms.

I wasn't complaining at all. I was simply asking if there was a way to port the texts over.

I simply said it was "unfortunate", as it would have been nice to have my MMS/SMS work as everything else does.

I do agree that the Cognition release is pretty awesome. Not sure why the mail was changed, and a couple other features, but, all in all, 100% better than stock 2.1

I realize it's bleeding edge. I wasn't "expecting" anything, but, when MOST things worked and this didn't I was simply trying to figure out a solution.

 

[dirtyballoonot]

GR8Danes-I did reboot. In fact, nothing really restores until after a reboot, and after the reboot is the exact moment it "breaks".

Sicwan-to be clear you can restore SMS, but, not MMS? by archive you basically mean save the attachments I assume. With the SMS, does it at least maintain the threads?

cheetah-I wasn't aware that you could use clockwork with 2.2 beta 5. I thought that involved kernal swapping, or the like. Could you provide a link, or a few more details? This is really the only caveat I've found.

 

[dirtyballoonot]

Ooops...Double post

 

[rrrrramos]

Sicwan-to be clear you can restore SMS, but, not MMS? by archive you basically mean save the attachments I assume. With the SMS, does it at least maintain the threads?

I had the same problem you had, where I restored data from 2.1update1, and it caused a phone crash. I now use SMS Backup & Restore, it backs up and restores every text message, and maintains the threads as well. The only issue I have had with it is that it puts all the MMS messages I've received as the first messages. But on that note, I've also found that it does back up MMS, at least for me...

 

[dirtyballoonot]

I had the same problem you had, where I restored data from 2.1update1, and it caused a phone crash. I now use SMS Backup & Restore, it backs up and restores every text message, and maintains the threads as well. The only issue I have had with it is that it puts all the MMS messages I've received as the first messages. But on that note, I've also found that it does back up MMS, at least for me...

Maybe I'll give that a try. The TXT's are really the only thing that has me stuck. I have a clockwork backup of my 2.1 image that has tons on it, I have new one's since I've been testing these ROM's.

OK, well, maybe not JUST the texts, but, trying to stay on topic here.

I find myself in an odd spot though. I would like to get all my texts consolidated though so that I can make images of both the old OS, and the new OS, however, I know that if I use clockwork to backup everything as is, it will likely "break" when going backwards.

I'd like to try BETA 6 as well, but, there's even more hesitation as I actually dig car mode (although the music button doesn't work), like moxier, and a few other things that were removed. (Now I've digressed)

 

[designgears]

Do NOT restore system data with Titanium Backup!!

 

[dirtyballoonot]

Do NOT restore system data with Titanium Backup!!

OK, that was subtle. Would you happen to have a constructive alternative to restore app settings, MMS/SMS and the like? If TiBu can't restore system data, it's virtually useless.

 

[Pirateghost]

OK, that was subtle. Would you happen to have a constructive alternative to restore app settings, MMS/SMS and the like?

app settings can be restored by using the batch method on TiBu entitled restore MISSING apps and data NOT apps and system data!

anything in your batch restore that says 2.1 DO NOT restore

USE a different APP for backing up/restoring SMS messages

 

[dirtyballoonot]

[BOOKMARKS] Browser 2.2
Accounts
Bluetooth Pairings
Wi-Fi Access Points
[USER DICT]com.android.providers.userdictionary 2.2
[CONTACTS/CALL] Contacts Storage 2.2
[VOICEMAIL] Dialer 2.2

Well, I've successfully restored all of this with no issue (except I don't really believe that my dictionary restored, it just didn't break)

If there was a different APP to restore my SMS/MMS without limitations I'm open for suggestions, why they would choose to make those system files to begin with is beyond my comprehension...

 

[Pirateghost]

i never restore ANY system data....it only takes a few minutes to change those settings for system apps anyway.

as long as i dont restore ANY system data, i dont get any FC's

 

[designgears]

OK, that was subtle. Would you happen to have a constructive alternative to restore app settings, MMS/SMS and the like? If TiBu can't restore system data, it's virtually useless.

set everything up manually. Save your MMS pics to your sdcard. If you have something important in your SMS, forward it to your email...

My comment is not useless, you got an error, posted on here about, and I tell you not to do it because it doesn't work... This is where you should realize something, "HEY, THIS DOESN'T WORK, maybe I should find another way to do it". Seems you didn't get that far, so I have given you an alt route.

If you need a one-click solution for everything and refuse to think outside of the box, you shouldn't be using android. <3 my iPhone4 and iTunes, click backup, click restore, all done. (btw, iPhone4 is my primary phone.)