Most of you have probably stumbled upon this error when trying to restore a nandroid backup of your rom.
Seen threads at forums with people asking on how to fix this, seeing various tools posted and all that but you don't really need tools for this but a simple text editor. This method has been tested personally by me and it works perfect. Thanks to GalaxyUnlocker for showing me the discovery.

So to begin, you would need Notepad, Notepad++ or any other text editor on your computer.
After you have made your nandroid backup you should know that you have a folder in your SD card named clockworkmod. Inside that folder there should be another folder named backup and after it one with the date you took it.
Inside that folder we've got the nandroid.md5 file in question.
Right-click on it and choose to edit it:
Step 1:
Right-click the md5 file and choose to edit it.
 Step 2:
This is the contnet you should see inside the file.
 Step 3:
Select it all with your mouse or CTRL + A and delete it all.

After that you save the file, boot into recovery mode and begin the backup. It should finish succesfully.

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5 comments:

  1. Hey Mitko! i want ur help. Plz tell me how to go back to original in-box firmware ? I have also backup my previous Stock Rom but it doesn't work. Plz help me :(

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  2. Don't really see a way to get your original in-box firmware back unless you have made a nandroid backup of it.

    Another way would be if you remember the build number/baseband version and look it up at Doky's stock firmware thread at xda-developers and flash it using Odin.


    As for your backup not working, what do you mean? Do you get an error message when you're trying to restore it?

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  3. ya i see in the Docky's thread gide using Cygwin and SplitFUS2 u can go back to the country's ROM but i don't know how to do that.

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  4. hi mitko when i try to do a restore a messege appear tell me error to flaching boot image what's wrong man !

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  5. thanks bro...u saved my phone's life.........ur my cell's god.......like almigty u came in his life nd saved him :)

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