I recently performed the steps to update my RAZR MAXX (XT-912 CDMA) to the OTA JB update. I had no issues. I obtained Root privileges and installed the most recent version of Safestrap for my phone (3.11). No problems detected. I then booted into Safestrap recovery and created a new ROM slot. Installed Jellycore V1.5 to it as well as Gapps. Booted to that slot and NOTHING. The screen just goes black after the Safestrap screen. So I booted back into Safestrap recovery and tried to restore my backup to that slot...same result. When the phone is rebooted, it goes to the Safestrap screen where you can select continue or recovery. If I continue (by selection or waiting the 10 seconds) the screen just goes black. I left it that way overnight thinking it might take a while but no. I've tried reinstalling Safestrap, different ROMS, and reinstalling ROMS. Any ideas? Because I need my AOKP.
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I can get ROM slot one to successfully install and boot motoblur-98.72.8-XT912.zip.
I cannot get it to boot jellycore v1.5 or CNA v1 or any other non stock ROM. What is going on. Tried Safestrap 3.11 and 3.05.
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What slot are you using
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Trying to install to ROM slot 1. I had this same setup running fine (Jellycore as my daily driver) and never had any problems installing ROMs on Safestrap until I did the Stock update to JB.
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I figured it out. When I updated to JB, it updated the kernel as well. I put the new AOKP JB ROM on and no problems. Oversight on my part.
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bear with me....
awedel said:
I figured it out. When I updated to JB, it updated the kernel as well. I put the new AOKP JB ROM on and no problems. Oversight on my part.
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bear with me, i am new to rooting the razr maxx ... i have rooted an htc thunderbolt, 3 gNexs, 2 nexus 7, and 2 galaxy s3s but i am havingw trouble with problem very similar to yours... but with a twist, i cant seem to remember all the the steps i took to produce this problem, as i was rooting my buddies razr maxx over super bowl weeekend and havent picked it up since ..... til now ... but anyways .. i did obtain root and had safestrap 3.11 installed... ok for starters the phone for one will not power on at all unless i plug it into a charger ... and when i do that i see the dual core screen and then it brings up the safestrap diabled screen and gives the option to press the menu button to reboot into recover or press the search button (or wait 10 seconds) to continue... when i press the menu button it goes to the black screen like u said ... when i wait 10 seconds it goes to the black screen and when i press the search button it goes to the black screen ... and then i end up having to use the volume down and power button to power it off (or if i unplug the charger it also powers off) ... when i plug it in again it automattically turns on and goes to the dual core screen and starts the process over ... i am however still able to get in to the boot menu ... and i tried to go into recovery mode that way and now the screen is stuck on the dual core screen with it plugged into the wall charger.... im thinking i have multiple issues ... one battery issue and i must have went wrong somehwere trying to flash a rom ...but wnho knows .. not me lol .... please please help ... we can do a google hangout and try to resolve this issue if you are willling ..... thanks in advance
Try taking it back to stock and starting over. Might be your best bet.
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Yes go back to original
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Try taking it back to stock and starting over. Might be your best bet.
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I am also having the issues mentioned in this forum. I rooted the razr maxx, then installed ss 3.11. I tried installing Jellywiz, and cm10.1 and neither worked. I did install the Vzn JB update for my phone before rooting it. Now the phone just does the boot loop and black screen thing. Any ideas?
if you boot to a blank screen and it stays there more than a minute or so after the kexec vibrate, you need to reboot to SafeStrap - switch to stock and boot it (optionally uninstall and reinstall recovery from the SafeStrap app). Then reboot and select your ROM slot and it should boot fine.
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how can i revert back to the original stock kernel?
natjeff1988 said:
I am also having the issues mentioned in this forum. I rooted the razr maxx, then installed ss 3.11. I tried installing Jellywiz, and cm10.1 and neither worked. I did install the Vzn JB update for my phone before rooting it. Now the phone just does the boot loop and black screen thing. Any ideas?
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Are you wiping cache, dalvik, system, and factory reset after you create the rom slot? I had issues with a few ROMs until I wiped everything before installing a rom to a new slot. Also, you can run into this if you are trying to install a ROM into a ROM slot that had a different ROM installed on it previously. If that is the case just delete the slot and recreate it. (Oh and make sure it is not the stock rom slot that you are deleting, that would not be good) One last thing, some ROMs only work on ROM slot 1.
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curseshadow said:
how can i revert back to the original stock kernel?
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If you have safestrap installed then your stock ROM is already preserved. Are you trying to revert back to a previous kernel before the JB update?
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If you have safestrap installed then your stock ROM is already preserved. Are you trying to revert back to a previous kernel before the JB update?
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yes, i'm using JB right now and i try to flash ICS rom using safestrap and seems like the flash is successful but when i wanna boot the ICS.. the screen just blank..
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yes, i'm using JB right now and i try to flash ICS rom using safestrap and seems like the flash is successful but when i wanna boot the ICS.. the screen just blank..
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You can't go back or flash to ICS ROMs when you're on jellybean man!!!
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You can't go back or flash to ICS ROMs when you're on jellybean man!!!
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Yeah.. i just realized that.. now i need to try other jellybean rom that's stable for my phone..
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Dear All,
I am from Hong Kong, and got my asian Razr Maxx for almost 2 weeks now, I have found that I am unable to go back to stock by using motorola's stock factory reset option. Every time I first boot after I "restored" with my device, ADW Launcher EX will be its stock launcher ( i have installed it previously), and that my black multi-touch keyboard is gone. Also, my root would remain.
It just won't go back to how i unwrap it from the plastic wrappings. I tried flashing the asian stock rom though cwm, however it will say "installation aborted" when i tried installing the rom zip from sd card.
I really want to go back to stock, anyone have any idea how I should fix this?
Theresn't a stock firnware to your device?
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Theresn't a stock firnware to your device?
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i think there is, i downloaded this file, it should be it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441471
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i think there is, i downloaded this file, it should be it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441471
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Yep. Just make sure you have full battery before flashing. Because razr battery isn't removable you may get it trouble if you don't follow this way. Good luck
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Yep. Just make sure you have full battery before flashing. Because razr battery isn't removable you may get it trouble if you don't follow this way. Good luck
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I installed razrbootstrap, booted into cmw, selected the Asian rom, clicked install zip. But then it will end up as "Installation Aborted" . I wonder what I did wrong.
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I installed razrbootstrap, booted into cmw, selected the Asian rom, clicked install zip. But then it will end up as "Installation Aborted" . I wonder what I did wrong.
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But you have to flash it with rsd lite
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But you have to flash it with rsd lite
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So I use rsd lite to flash the zip in? Cox I am not use to not using sbf files
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23453478
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But you have to flash it with rsd lite
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Thanks!
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glad i found this thread, i am in deep doodie with my phone. i just got my phone yesterday and had it rooted within the first hour of posession.
its the droid razr maxx, ut updated soon as i got home with it to 6.12.181.XT912, then rooted it on that version using the method from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342567.
installed safestrap recovery
performed system backup before doing anything else
flashed eclipse
later realised that my battery wouldnt charge, so i tried to restore the backup of the stock rom........ and thats when everything went to hell!
tried to restore with safestrap in safe mode, no dice
took it out of safe mode, started getting restoration errors, tried to put it back into safemode, and it wont go back into safe mode,
now phone boots and stays stuck at moto logo dualcore technology screen
going to use rsd lite, but dont know what file to download for it because none of the ones provided in the stock rom section look even remotely close to what i need,
does anyone know where i can find and download 6.12.181.XT912.Verizon.en.US
or anything i can do to fix my phone? i cant even turn the damn thing off, when i get it to shut off, it just reboots itself all over again.
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glad i found this thread, i am in deep doodie with my phone. i just got my phone yesterday and had it rooted within the first hour of posession.
its the droid razr maxx, ut updated soon as i got home with it to 6.12.181.XT912, then rooted it on that version using the method from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342567.
installed safestrap recovery
performed system backup before doing anything else
flashed eclipse
later realised that my battery wouldnt charge, so i tried to restore the backup of the stock rom........ and thats when everything went to hell!
tried to restore with safestrap in safe mode, no dice
took it out of safe mode, started getting restoration errors, tried to put it back into safemode, and it wont go back into safe mode,
now phone boots and stays stuck at moto logo dualcore technology screen
going to use rsd lite, but dont know what file to download for it because none of the ones provided in the stock rom section look even remotely close to what i need,
does anyone know where i can find and download 6.12.181.XT912.Verizon.en.US
or anything i can do to fix my phone? i cant even turn the damn thing off, when i get it to shut off, it just reboots itself all over again.
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you know how to boot into fastboot mode and flashboot mode right? I think your rom is in the following link
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/cdma_spyder/list.php
Force a shut down
Power+vol up+vol down till the screen blinks. Release power button and keep holding vol keys. It'll allow u go thru fastboot mode.
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Hey everyone
I downloaded and installed the jellybean ota successfully to my CDMA razr maxx xt912 the day the leak came out. Everything was running smooth and safestrap was installed. Then I tried to install a theme and everything went bad! The phone can only boot to fastboot because the jb ota leak didn't have a stock recovery.
Since the jelly bean fast boot files aren't out I just bought a used gnex from my friend and have been loving it but I want to get my razr up and running..
I have tried rsdlite and the utility tools to try and bring it back to ICS and nothing works so far.. Any ideas?
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me too
bmw5085 said:
Hey everyone
I downloaded and installed the jellybean ota successfully to my CDMA razr maxx xt912 the day the leak came out. Everything was running smooth and safestrap was installed. Then I tried to install a theme and everything went bad! The phone can only boot to fastboot because the jb ota leak didn't have a stock recovery.
Since the jelly bean fast boot files aren't out I just bought a used gnex from my friend and have been loving it but I want to get my razr up and running..
I have tried rsdlite and the utility tools to try and bring it back to ICS and nothing works so far.. Any ideas?
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IM IN THE SAME BOAT. BROTHER ANY LUCK?
bmw5085 said:
Hey everyone
I downloaded and installed the jellybean ota successfully to my CDMA razr maxx xt912 the day the leak came out. Everything was running smooth and safestrap was installed. Then I tried to install a theme and everything went bad! The phone can only boot to fastboot because the jb ota leak didn't have a stock recovery.
Since the jelly bean fast boot files aren't out I just bought a used gnex from my friend and have been loving it but I want to get my razr up and running..
I have tried rsdlite and the utility tools to try and bring it back to ICS and nothing works so far.. Any ideas?
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You can NOT ever get back to ICS. Can you clarify if you were on the Christmas leak or soak/ota before this happened?
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i posted this on another thread but same thing.
Easy Fix,
Matt's Utility 1.90
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/to...ux-all-in-one/
1. Unzip, move the folder that said MOVE TO SD
2. Go into AP Fastboot
3. Do # 1
4. Power Off/On then go into Recovery
5. Wipe everything
6. Install update from External SD
7. Choose the ICS > JB Leak
8. Go take a short 20 mins nap
9. Reboot and go into the whole setup process
10. Use 1.90 Utility to Root your Phone
11. Install RootKeeper
12. Choose #4 and follow instruction on how to install from Leak > JB
13.
The leak I downloaded was the night before Christmas I'm pretty sure.. Thanks for responding I'll see if the utility works!
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I can't boot into recovery to wipe the phone or install anything because there is no stock recovery on the jb ota I have.. All the phone does is boot to fastboot so that method won't work for me. I'm pretty sure I'm guna have to wait for the fastboot files unless I can get a recovery on the phone through fastboot
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I can't boot into recovery to wipe the phone or install anything because there is no stock recovery on the jb ota I have.. All the phone does is boot to fastboot so that method won't work for me. I'm pretty sure I'm guna have to wait for the fastboot files unless I can get a recovery on the phone through fastboot
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The stock recovery shouldn't be over written. Access it the same way you do for fast boot
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Never mind I got that to work thanks!
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Okay so awhile back I rooted my XT912 and had safestrap 3.11 installed. I do not recall if I had clockwork mod or not.I had Eclipse ICS installed and was happy with it. At one point I was once again meddling where I shouldn't and wiped my stock rom slot via safestrap. I just booted into the Eclipse on rom slot 1 and forgot about it. I decided to try a cyanogen rom and had it downloaded to my external sd. I went into safestrap and began deleting rom slot 1. Everything was fine until, MY BATTERY DIED... After some more work I had eventually ended up being able to use recovery and flash the internal drive so I could use RSD to boot into a stock bootloader. I keep getting errors there. I do have a backup on my computer. I just really don't know where to go from here as I cant even access safestrap anymore. Please help. I have no idea where to go from here and couldn't find anyone with the same issue and believe me I have spent the better part of two days looking.
Wow. Droidrzr. Com they have excellent support for xt 912 and live chat as well. Good. Luck
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If you can get into the bootloader, you should be able to fast boot back to the stock ROM. Did you have the OTA JB update on your phone?
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herrm said:
Okay so awhile back I rooted my XT912 and had safestrap 3.11 installed. I do not recall if I had clockwork mod or not.I had Eclipse ICS installed and was happy with it. At one point I was once again meddling where I shouldn't and wiped my stock rom slot via safestrap. I just booted into the Eclipse on rom slot 1 and forgot about it. I decided to try a cyanogen rom and had it downloaded to my external sd. I went into safestrap and began deleting rom slot 1. Everything was fine until, MY BATTERY DIED... After some more work I had eventually ended up being able to use recovery and flash the internal drive so I could use RSD to boot into a stock bootloader. I keep getting errors there. I do have a backup on my computer. I just really don't know where to go from here as I cant even access safestrap anymore. Please help. I have no idea where to go from here and couldn't find anyone with the same issue and believe me I have spent the better part of two days looking.
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I believe ya have not looked up into the threads properly .. Aite just kidding
As long as ya can go into the bootloader ya just soft bricked ya phone . Its not an issue just flash fasboot files again using rsd lite . It will definitely fix ya phone .
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HELP!!!!
I'm a semi-amateur at rooting, and I'm worried I bricked my wife's Droid Razr MAXX. Here's what happened:
A year ago, I rooted her Razr and installed safestrap, which came with its TWRP interface. It had been running slow, so yesterday I said I'd put her on a new ROM. I installed CM 10.1.3 and everything seemed to go smoothly. After I'd finished the install of the ROM, using safestrap and TWRP, I reinstalled all her apps and everything.
Then I reinstalled SuperSU, VooDoo OTA Rootkeeper, and Safestrap v2.11. I ran safestrap and noticed it said it didn't have custom recovery installed, even though I knew it did. I don't know why, but I hit the button to install custom recovery.
Well, her phone was being screwy so she reset it at work. It then began to bootloop, and she turned it off (power + vol up + vol down). I turned it on, the safestrap splash screen showed, and I hit "menu" to boot into recovery.
Instead of TWRP, I am getting the green and black stock recovery screen. Uh oh, right? So I don't know what to do now. I wiped cache and dalvik to see if it'd reboot, but still, it bootloops.
Do I hit "Disable Safestrap (if stuck in recovery)"? I'm afraid to do anything at this point, out of fear of bricking her device. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Download RSD Lite 5.7 and download the 4.1.2 firmware here
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/cdma_spyder/list.php make sure you have a good charge on the phone, (it won't charge in fastboot) then open the firmware in RSDlite extract, put your phone in fastboot mode (Vol+ Vol- power select fastboot) plug the phone into your computer using your micro USB that came with the phone. Wait for files to extract then flash. Hope this helps. Any further questions you can send me an IM at [email protected]
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This will bring you back to stock but you can easily re root.
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eolsgaard said:
HELP!!!!
I'm a semi-amateur at rooting, and I'm worried I bricked my wife's Droid Razr MAXX. Here's what happened:
A year ago, I rooted her Razr and installed safestrap, which came with its TWRP interface. It had been running slow, so yesterday I said I'd put her on a new ROM. I installed CM 10.1.3 and everything seemed to go smoothly. After I'd finished the install of the ROM, using safestrap and TWRP, I reinstalled all her apps and everything.
Then I reinstalled SuperSU, VooDoo OTA Rootkeeper, and Safestrap v2.11. I ran safestrap and noticed it said it didn't have custom recovery installed, even though I knew it did. I don't know why, but I hit the button to install custom recovery.
Well, her phone was being screwy so she reset it at work. It then began to bootloop, and she turned it off (power + vol up + vol down). I turned it on, the safestrap splash screen showed, and I hit "menu" to boot into recovery.
Instead of TWRP, I am getting the green and black stock recovery screen. Uh oh, right? So I don't know what to do now. I wiped cache and dalvik to see if it'd reboot, but still, it bootloops.
Do I hit "Disable Safestrap (if stuck in recovery)"? I'm afraid to do anything at this point, out of fear of bricking her device. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
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Did you try to install SS from within CM? SS is intended to be installed and managed on stock. Did you install CM on a new slot in recovery?
Also, the latest SS version is 3.60.
For future reference, your actions should've been these:
1. Uninstall custom recovery using whatever SS you have installed on stock.
2. Uninstall SS and install newest SS version.
3. Install custom recovery using the newly installed SS.
4. Reboot into TWRP, create NEW slot and flash ROM.
Right now, I'd recommend what nickmoogo said above - start fresh, and do everything in order this time around, good luck!
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Did you try to install SS from within CM? SS is intended to be installed and managed on stock. Did you install CM on a new slot in recovery?
Also, the latest SS version is 3.60.
For future reference, your actions should've been these:
1. Uninstall custom recovery using whatever SS you have installed on stock.
2. Uninstall SS and install newest SS version.
3. Install custom recovery using the newly installed SS.
4. Reboot into TWRP, create NEW slot and flash ROM.
Right now, I'd recommend what nickmoogo said above - start fresh, and do everything in order this time around, good luck!
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That's exactly what I did. I have no idea why I did it either. Since I was on v2.11, clearly it's been a while since I touched her phone. So there's no way other than starting over from stock firmware, huh? If I could just get back to the TWRP interface I'd be much more comfortable, but I know SS's version of TWRP is unique. If starting fresh is the safest bet, that's what I'll do. Thanks guys!
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That's exactly what I did. I have no idea why I did it either. Since I was on v2.11, clearly it's been a while since I touched her phone. So there's no way other than starting over from stock firmware, huh? If I could just get back to the TWRP interface I'd be much more comfortable, but I know SS's version of TWRP is unique. If starting fresh is the safest bet, that's what I'll do. Thanks guys!
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Someone more knowledgeable than myself could maybe advise more in this case. Start fresh is what *I* would've done.
Flashing stock is not that hard of a procedure, and after installing some roms and finding the one that works the best for you, you won't be seeing much of stock anyways, I know I don't.
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Download RSD Lite 5.7 and download the 4.1.2 firmware here
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/cdma_spyder/list.php make sure you have a good charge on the phone, (it won't charge in fastboot) then open the firmware in RSDlite extract, put your phone in fastboot mode (Vol+ Vol- power select fastboot) plug the phone into your computer using your micro USB that came with the phone. Wait for files to extract then flash. Hope this helps. Any further questions you can send me an IM at [email protected]
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This will bring you back to stock but you can easily re root.
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i know that post is 2years old but am in the same mess here. can i get a working link
SwayMontana said:
i know that post is 2years old but am in the same mess here. can i get a working link
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Links in the index, but you need to use correct version
Bootloader version must match, or at least it cannot be downgraded.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3023837
[INDEX] Motorola Droid Razr Development (2015)
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I am running slot 1 liquid smooth and slot 2 slim ROM ,I'm have internal memory remaining only 1gb so I decided to delete stock slot..for gaining some internal memory.. How to do that ..??,actually safe strap installed in stock slot.. If I delete stock slot how I can possible to come in safestrap recovery any idea .. Would be appreciated...also which ROM I can possible to flash in stock slot??
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You should wipe and recrate the stock slot and make one of the other slots in stock slot.
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I didn't get dear
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if you fully wipe the stock slot and then reflash one of the roms from like slot 1 on stock slot you would have more space.
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You CANNOT delete stock slot.
You can only wipe it.
If you need to free space, delete one of the other slots, or as above post says, move one of your Rom to stock slot and then delete that one.
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Buy safestrap installed in stock slot.. Then how it will boot into recovery if I wipe stock slot
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aneeshmbabu said:
Buy safestrap installed in stock slot.. Then how it will boot into recovery if I wipe stock slot
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No, the safestrap that you are talking about is the safestrap.apk. You use that to install/uninstall the hijack that safestrap uses to boot into recovery. Since you have root rights, you gave safestrap the OK to install a bootloader hijack, which operates before the OS(ROM) is loaded up. If you wiped stock slot, then rebooted the phone with out installing a ROM, the hijack would still be there, you would still be able to boot into recovery, you just wouldn't be able to go any farther than recovery. You would just get a black screen afterwards because, well, there wouldn't be a ROM for it to boot too.
If you wipe the stock slot, then install the ROM and Gapps that you want back onto that slot, everything would be fine.
Also from what I understand you CANNOT restore a backup from another slot to stock slot. You will have to do it fresh.
Hope this helped
Thanks a lot for ur nice guide.. Will give a try... Which rom is best suitable for flashing in stock slot.. Is there is any problems if I wipes the stock slot??,and what are the benefits will get by wiping stock slot?? Dhacker released safestrap 3.72 I installed 3.65.. Then how I can update into 3.72 without stock ROM??
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aneeshmbabu said:
Thanks a lot for ur nice guide.. Will give a try... Which rom is best suitable for flashing in stock slot.. Is there is any problems if I wipes the stock slot??,and what are the benefits will get by wiping stock slot?? Dhacker released safestrap 3.72 I installed 3.65.. Then how I can update into 3.72 without stock ROM??
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Only real benefits of putting a ROM in stock slot is saving space on your internal sd card. There are other, little conveniences but that is the main one
I don't know what you mean about installing the recovery without the stock ROM. Safestrap is a root required.apk(application) that installs a hijack for a custom recovery. Once installed it stays there like I said in the previous post, til it is uninstalled or upgraded, or you flash a fresh firmware with a utility.
You don't want to upgrade it without having a ROM installed prior. The new safestrap .apk gives you the option of uninstalling the old 3.65 hijack then installing the new 3.72, it won't install over the old, you have to remove it first. You have to do this in the application, not in recovery, so that means a ROM will already have to be installed.
Right now you should just concentrate on flashing a ROM in stock slot if that is what you want, worry about the recovery update later, as it isn't a requirement. Maybe do some reading first so you have a better understanding of what you are doing before you do it. And figure out how to get yourself out of a problem before you get into it.
As for ROM's, all of them work with safestrap. All of them have their own individual kinks, bugs, and fixes. You would have to read through the individual ROM's forums see which ones you want to try out. I like SlimKat myself, and there are also custom JB ROM's. Since you are using a xt912 you will want spyder versions of ROM's not umts-spyder, that is for xt910
Thanksbfor the fruitful info
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Draxin said:
Only real benefits of putting a ROM in stock slot is saving space on your internal sd card. There are other, little conveniences but that is the main one
I don't know what you mean about installing the recovery without the stock ROM. Safestrap is a root required.apk(application) that installs a hijack for a custom recovery. Once installed it stays there like I said in the previous post, til it is uninstalled or upgraded, or you flash a fresh firmware with a utility.
You don't want to upgrade it without having a ROM installed prior. The new safestrap .apk gives you the option of uninstalling the old 3.65 hijack then installing the new 3.72, it won't install over the old, you have to remove it first. You have to do this in the application, not in recovery, so that means a ROM will already have to be installed.
Right now you should just concentrate on flashing a ROM in stock slot if that is what you want, worry about the recovery update later, as it isn't a requirement. Maybe do some reading first so you have a better understanding of what you are doing before you do it. And figure out how to get yourself out of a problem before you get into it.
As for ROM's, all of them work with safestrap. All of them have their own individual kinks, bugs, and fixes. You would have to read through the individual ROM's forums see which ones you want to try out. I like SlimKat myself, and there are also custom JB ROM's. Since you are using a xt912 you will want spyder versions of ROM's not umts-spyder, that is for xt910
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you seem to klnow what you are talking about. I need help bad. I deleted the stock rom but didn't flash another rom over that slot but just used slot 1 because thats what i had been using and now the phone doesn't boot. I don't get the safestrap logo either. Just the moto logo and then a black screen. Is the phone hard bricked or can I save it somewhow?
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you seem to klnow what you are talking about. I need help bad. I deleted the stock rom but didn't flash another rom over that slot but just used slot 1 because thats what i had been using and now the phone doesn't boot. I don't get the safestrap logo either. Just the moto logo and then a black screen. Is the phone hard bricked or can I save it somewhow?
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If you are only going to have one slot has to be stock. If you read hashcode's information on that you would have known. Since you are getting the Motorola logo, your bootloader is still there. You are a repairable softbrick.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192467
This is matlgrofs utility for the xt912.. make sure to thank him. Follow the direction's EXACTLY!
It will flash a fresh firmware on your phone. And allow you to root it. The safestrap .Apk is a 2.xx Version so your backups wont work with it. So after you flashed the firmware and rooted, you can install the newer safestrap Apk.
Battery life is pretty important with this process, so the phone needs to be 100 (the phone doesn't charge in AP) you cannot cut this corner, if your battery goes dead in the middle of the firmware flash your phone very well will become a brick
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Draxin said:
If you are only going to have one slot has to be stock. If you read hashcode's information on that you would have known. Since you are getting the Motorola logo, your bootloader is still there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192467
This is matlgrofs utility for the xt912.. make sure to thank him. Follow the direction's EXACTLY!
It will flash a fresh firmware on your phone. And allow you to root it. The safestrap .Apk is a 2.xx Version so your backups wont work with it. So after you flashed the firmware and rooted, you can install the newer safestrap Apk.
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thanks for the reply. I actually figured it out on my own. I already had that utility because I used it to root. I just didn't realise I could use it to recover the phone from a soft brick. I also didn't know what the button combo was but I did some reading this morning and thanks to the helpful post of others in various threads I sorted everything out. So everything is running good now and I'm using liquid smooth kitkat with ART enabled and tethering works so I'm happy. This is my first experience with a motorola device and so far it's been the easiest to get rooted and a custom recovery installed, but that whole rom slot thing through me off. thought since I had a rom installed already I could just wipe the stock rom but learned it doesnt work like that...so now I know. Thanks again for the reply though, your info is spot on
This is intriguing to think about, so can safestrap be uninstalled / installed from any working rom slot with any working custom rom?
I can see why this would be helpful, especially to save internal space. Is there a good minimalistic custom rom with enhanced utilities that could be installed in the stock slot for maintenance purposes? Or should I just backup my stock rom and put my favorite rom in the stock slot and just use it for advanced maintenance?
I do think though the first option might be smarter since it's good to have a maintenance stock rom that won't be modified through regular use to be able to boot into for specific tasks.
Any recommendations for stock slot replacement? you did mention slimkat, but are there any ultra basic yet utility heavy custom roms out there for spyder? (I'm using XT912)
Also do I need to do any other specific backup of my stock rom? other than the full back up in safestrap?