Im running a xt910 norwegian (same as british retail)
Are there any difference between Safestrap and Boot Menu Manager?
Some drawbacks to any of them?
Is one better than the other?
mr.lysgaard said:
Im running a xt910 norwegian (same as british retail)
Are there any difference between Safestrap and Boot Menu Manager?
Some drawbacks to any of them?
Is one better than the other?
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I'm not going to tell you which is better. But anyway, the Safestrap is based on the TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) and the Boot Menu is based on the CWM (ClockworkMod). The Boot Menu gives you more options than the Safestrap, such as 6 system slot, backup CID, erase CID .etc. Also the Boot Menu can bypass the reboot without booting through bp tools because of the CID erased. The Safestrap recovery are simple recovery, its easy to use.
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dont mean to hijack your thread, but I figured my question applies here...
I'm currently running safestrap 3.05. For some reason I just CAN'T get it to update to 3.11. Tried every conceivable way to install it and it just wont stick. Therefore, I'm considering making the move to BMM.
So my question is, how should I go about installing BMM and installing roms? Do I need to completely uninstall SS first before installing BMM?
jayceswild said:
dont mean to hijack your thread, but I figured my question applies here...
I'm currently running safestrap 3.05. For some reason I just CAN'T get it to update to 3.11. Tried every conceivable way to install it and it just wont stick. Therefore, I'm considering making the move to BMM.
So my question is, how should I go about installing BMM and installing roms? Do I need to completely uninstall SS first before installing BMM?
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I have read in another thread that you do not need to uninstall safestrap, but I did it before I went for BMM.... But now im back to safestrap again, why you say? Call me old school
mr.lysgaard said:
I have read in another thread that you do not need to uninstall safestrap, but I did it before I went for BMM.... But now im back to safestrap again, why you say? Call me old school
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I used SS and got great results. But, CM10.2 (dirty falash on top of Cm10.1) was a disaster. Had to wipe entire phone.
Now have clean stock and thinking of Ss or BMM. Just can't make up my mind. LOL
BTW; Which Rom are u running? I am open to suggestions. like I said cm10.1 worked well, but for some reason, lost mms features.
Hello everybody,
how to backup CID by using safestrap? If its not possible to back up cid with safestrap,
what am i supposed to do? is it possible to install BMM without deleting safestrap?
Here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311349 is the guide how to switch from SS to BMM and vice versa.
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Here's some explanation from my experience with both (CMIIW):
1. SS will create new virtual space from /sdcard partition for each slot (/system, /data will be created as individual file inside /sdcard), whereas BMM will use the predefined /system and /data as the base slot.
2. both SS and BMM support Kexec ROM and Kernel, which means that the Kernel will be loaded after the main kernel loaded. so no need to erase CID, since the modded ROM and kernel are loaded after the original kernel (which uses CID as lock checker) loaded. You only need to erase CID if you use the official ROM from different region (e.g. using USA ROM on Asia/Europe RAZR). Otherwise feel free to flash the Alternative ROM.
Me myself prefer to use BMM as main recovery because it won't eat up the /sdcard partition compared to SS. and maybe some I/O performance penalties may be incurred with SS method. using BMM is not as frightening as it sounds. It is more dangerous because you can brick your device, but as long as CID is still there, RSD Lite is just a click away to restore the device back.
thanks for replying guyz
I always have glitch issues if its not Bluetooth its wifi or lag issues.
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I recently tried flashing several different ICS roms and got the same result with each. The phone turns on, but after sitting on the initial Motorola boot screen for a few seconds, the screen goes black. From what I can tell, it is not the roms themselves that are causing it.
I follow all of the wipe instructions to the letter.
I am able to boot into safestrap recovery and do a restore.
One of the roms I tried (I can't remember the other)
Gummy Resurrection rom
Current stock version: 6.12.173 (latest update)
Does anyone have an idea as to what the problem may be?
Are you GSM or cdma?
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Based on the stock version I would assume Cdma. What version of Safe strap? I also assume since you can go into Safe strap you can access the internal memory and external sd card. What cwm are you using? So what other Roms did you try? Were you not ever able to get anything other than stock running?
I am using the latest version of safestrap (1.07)
I can access internal memory and SD card, as I am able to restore my backup of the stock rom.
I'm not using CWM, I'm using safestrap recovery.
I think the other rom was |Aokp| |Icsrazr| |Kang| |4.0.3| Ab (it can be found on droidrzr.com)(I can't post links yet).
I haven't tried anything other than those two roms, but since I got the same result for both, I would assume that the issue affects any rom I try to flash. I can try to flash a different rom and see if that works.
Umm oh that takes alot of thought. No idea at this point. Only think I could say is ditch Safe Strap re install and start again. Im sure smarter people will give a say.
Maybe the update fixed something?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391900
I got a Gingerbread rom to boot correctly. Maybe both of those ICS roms have the same issue. I dunno lol.
Yeah lol ive flashed both kinds of Roms and always getting them to work. Currently on AOKP M4 | AXI0M | KANG | RAZR and loving it.
ICS roms requairs you to have CWM on boot recovery if I'm not wro ng.
The first thing I see is safe strap maybe he needs to re install or update for some reason.
I wasn't aware that there was a later version of safestrap out. That seems to have done the trick. ICS roms are now booting properly.
Sweet now enjoy some Roms.
So I have bootstrap installed now. Can i just load safestrap overtop of it? or do I need to remove bootstrap first?
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So I have bootstrap installed now. Can i just load safestrap overtop of it? or do I need to remove bootstrap first?
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Hi, I am looking around for a ROM to install on a friends device and I noticed that the only tutorial I found for this phone is with the BootManager. Does that mean that is the only way to flash a new ROM?
Can I just install CWM through fastboot and install a ROM through recovery?
Do I need to unlock the bootloader on this device?
Thanks in advance. Sorry for the stupid questions but I have never had a Motorola device and am not familiar with the procedures.
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Hi, I am looking around for a ROM to install on a friends device and I noticed that the only tutorial I found for this phone is with the BootManager. Does that mean that is the only way to flash a new ROM?
Can I just install CWM through fastboot and install a ROM through recovery?
Do I need to unlock the bootloader on this device?
Thanks in advance. Sorry for the stupid questions but I have never had a Motorola device and am not familiar with the procedures.
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The bootloader on the Motorola RAZR is not unlockable.
I've flashed custom ROMs using both SafeStrap and BootMenu (my favourite is BootMenu, here's a link for more info on it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720351)
The neat thing about the RAZR is that it can be dual-booted using either of these recoveries. I am running both Eclipse ICS and stock Blur.
The most well known ROM for RAZR is probably Eclipse. If you have the GSM model, you'll need a patch or ported version. There are also ported alphas of CM9, 10 and AOKP.
Let me know if you have more questions or want some more links
Fracta1 said:
The bootloader on the Motorola RAZR is not unlockable.
I've flashed custom ROMs using both SafeStrap and BootMenu (my favourite is BootMenu, here's a link for more info on it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720351)
The neat thing about the RAZR is that it can be dual-booted using either of these recoveries. I am running both Eclipse ICS and stock Blur.
The most well known ROM for RAZR is probably Eclipse. If you have the GSM model, you'll need a patch or ported version. There are also ported alphas of CM9, 10 and AOKP.
Let me know if you have more questions or want some more links
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Thanks for the response.
So, is SafeStrap and BootMenu a custom recovery, or do I still install CWM or TWRP?
Do you have any experience with the CM10 or AOKP ports? If so, are they at all stable?
nebrando said:
Thanks for the response.
So, is SafeStrap and BootMenu a custom recovery, or do I still install CWM or TWRP?
Do you have any experience with the CM10 or AOKP ports? If so, are they at all stable?
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SafeStrap and BootMenu are both CWM-based recoveries; they're all you need to flash. I prefer BootMenu, though it was a bit more complex to set up (Eclipse wasn't flashing in SafeStrap for some reason so that's when I started trying BootMenu). BootMenu lets you select which ROM to boot upon powering on the device (stock or the second one you flashed, alternatively you can flash your new ROM on top of the stock system but I don't see why you would), or boot into recovery. If you're really used to basic CWM I'd go for SafeStrap unless otherwise needed though.
I've tried both CM10 and the AOKP JB ROM (these flashed perfectly fine in SafeStrap). The camera doesn't work and apparently deep sleep doesn't either. It wasn't friendly on battery in my experience. I had trouble with data, too (this may have been my APN settings... But at the time I hadn't even tried playing with those because I didn't figure that was my problem). Wiping the cache partition and dalvik cache allowed data every so often on the next boot, but then apps started acting up (likely because of the dalvik wipe) until another reboot... which killed the data again :silly: The general consensus is that data works though. But overall, I wouldn't try it just yet unless you make sure it's installed on your second system and not flashed over your stock one.
Here's the link in case you want a looksie at some Jelly Bean goodness: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801379
I can't say enough good things about Eclipse. Try that if you want. Incredibly stable and all main features are working - fantastic modified AOSP look too. It's my daily driver
Original Eclipse CDMA page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795493
GSM patches in case that applies to you (the FULL Eclipse port is towards the bottom, ready to flash without patching): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1805380
Oh, and finally, SafeStrap recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1847599
Just make sure you enable Safe System in recovery and you can go flash-happy without any worry! Disabling Safe System puts you right back to stock (you can re-enable Safe System to go back into the ROM you have installed on there).
So yeah, that's about it! Check out the links; everything you need to know should be in them, and I'll try to help more if you need! Have fun
Edit: CM10 port entered beta today (AOKP port disappeared from the page?). Camera is working as well as other little features; still no deep sleep.
I ran a quick search and did not find the answer (and frankly as a busy student I don't have time to read through 97 pages of threads). Is it possible/advisable to...
1) install safestrap
2) WIPE STOCK ROM?
3) install Hyperdrive or other custom rom (compatible with safestrap)
4) AND USE ALL OF THE INTERNAL MEMORY FOR SAID CUSTOM ROM?
If possible what would be the issues if any resulting from doing this?
Install safestrap. Create a new Rom Slot 1 don't wipe stock ever!! Once Rom Slot 1 is created with atleast 2GB worth of space it will be activated then flash Hyper drive and the ME7 module then you should be golden
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Maybe I don't fully understand what the 2GB worth of space is used for... does this mean that for the Hyperdrive slot I will only have 1/8 of the phones 16GB for the rom, apps and other stuff or is that just for the rom and apps/etc will still have the rest of the memory to use?
theshadles said:
I ran a quick search and did not find the answer (and frankly as a busy student I don't have time to read through 97 pages of threads). Is it possible/advisable to...
1) install safestrap
2) WIPE STOCK ROM?
3) install Hyperdrive or other custom rom (compatible with safestrap)
4) AND USE ALL OF THE INTERNAL MEMORY FOR SAID CUSTOM ROM?
If possible what would be the issues if any resulting from doing this?
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While I will say you can easily brick your device doing this, I had ODIN ready in case I needed it, and I went ahead and did just this. I installed SafeStrap, wiped cache/dalvik/system, and went ahead and flashed Hyperdrive and the modules fix into the stock ROM slot.
While it is not advisable to do this, my phone has been operating FLAWLESSLY ever since I did this. I have not had a single issue and everything works perfect paired with the stock kernel. I am enjoying Hyperdrive while still having all of my storage. I have had to Odin before so I was prepared to just in case flashing went wrong.
Again, most people will advice against this, but .... it does work.
The possible brick sounds spooky to me but how is the space per slot allocated? Does 2GB mean as far as that slot is concerned the phone only has 2GB internal space to use for the rom and all other data (apps and stuff). Or is it just 2GB for rom only and the other data can fill the rest of the space. (Is it like partitioning a drive for a dual boot on a computer only you can't access the data on the other partitions?)
roboots21 said:
While I will say you can easily brick your device doing this, I had ODIN ready in case I needed it, and I went ahead and did just this. I installed SafeStrap, wiped cache/dalvik/system, and went ahead and flashed Hyperdrive and the modules fix into the stock ROM slot.
While it is not advisable to do this, my phone has been operating FLAWLESSLY ever since I did this. I have not had a single issue and everything works perfect paired with the stock kernel. I am enjoying Hyperdrive while still having all of my storage. I have had to Odin before so I was prepared to just in case flashing went wrong.
Again, most people will advice against this, but .... it does work.
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I just did this on my Verizon Note 3 SM900V Android version 4.3 with Kernel 3.4.0 and Baseband version N900VVRUBMJE with Hardware version N900V.07 but please excuse the ignorance. What modules fix? Where do I find this modules fix? Is there a special version that I will need for my specs? It seems to be working fine without it so is this a must have? Thank you!
theshadles said:
I ran a quick search and did not find the answer (and frankly as a busy student I don't have time to read through 97 pages of threads). Is it possible/advisable to...
1) install safestrap
2) WIPE STOCK ROM?
3) install Hyperdrive or other custom rom (compatible with safestrap)
4) AND USE ALL OF THE INTERNAL MEMORY FOR SAID CUSTOM ROM?
If possible what would be the issues if any resulting from doing this?
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It is possible to flash over the stock ROM using Safestrap. It's then no longer safe, so if that ROM fails to boot, you must use Odin to restore a factory ROM to recover. That's the concern: if anything goes wrong, then you're going to be in emergency recovery mode.
Also note that flashing over the stock ROM isn't supported.
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whitelion411 said:
I just did this on my Verizon Note 3 SM900V Android version 4.3 with Kernel 3.4.0 and Baseband version N900VVRUBMJE with Hardware version N900V.07 but please excuse the ignorance. What modules fix? Where do I find this modules fix? Is there a special version that I will need for my specs? It seems to be working fine without it so is this a must have? Thank you!
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If you flash over the stock ROM, then the kernel modules are still there. Without those modules, things like WiFi won't work.
k1mu said:
It is possible to flash over the stock ROM using Safestrap. It's then no longer safe, so if that ROM fails to boot, you must use Odin to restore a factory ROM to recover. That's the concern: if anything goes wrong, then you're going to be in emergency recovery mode.
Also note that flashing over the stock ROM isn't supported.
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If you flash over the stock ROM, then the kernel modules are still there. Without those modules, things like WiFi won't work.
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Oh ok so there really isn't anything extra I have to do then right? The member above stated that he flashed his rom over the stock rom and installed the modules fix so that had me thinking I had another step to go. So far all is working great and if something does go wrong I do have Odin and I even backed up the stock rom to be safe.
whitelion411 said:
Oh ok so there really isn't anything extra I have to do then right? The member above stated that he flashed his rom over the stock rom and installed the modules fix so that had me thinking I had another step to go. So far all is working great and if something does go wrong I do have Odin and I even backed up the stock rom to be safe.
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You should be good. And yea if something goes wrong while on that stock slot usually Odin is the only way to.
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theshadles said:
I ran a quick search and did not find the answer (and frankly as a busy student I don't have time to read through 97 pages of threads). Is it possible/advisable to...
1) install safestrap
2) WIPE STOCK ROM?
3) install Hyperdrive or other custom rom (compatible with safestrap)
4) AND USE ALL OF THE INTERNAL MEMORY FOR SAID CUSTOM ROM?
If possible what would be the issues if any resulting from doing this?
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It's probably not the safest thing to do. What I would recommend, if you feel like you must try it (and I recommend that you not), is install safestrap. Install hyperdrive in the first free slot. Verify that it works. Then, if you really want to, install hyperdrive on the stock rom slot. Verify that it works. Then, if you really must, you can erase the other slot.
GeneralBelisarius said:
It's probably not the safest thing to do. What I would recommend, if you feel like you must try it (and I recommend that you not), is install safestrap. Install hyperdrive in the first free slot. Verify that it works. Then, if you really want to, install hyperdrive on the stock rom slot. Verify that it works. Then, if you really must, you can erase the other slot.
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Okay, but what do you do if you can't create a rom slot? That's the problem I have so I may be forced to install over the stock rom if I want to use a custom rom.
fdrennon said:
Okay, but what do you do if you can't create a rom slot? That's the problem I have so I may be forced to install over the stock rom if I want to use a custom rom.
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This thread is from awhile ago, if you're on 4.4 you can't use rom slots on Verizon with safestrap 3.72, you just have to take the risk and use odin or a backup to get your phone working again
Carrier: Verizon
Device: Samsung Galaxy S4 (MK2)
Custom ROM: Hyperdrive ROM
Phone is rooted, and Safestrap is installed and working flawlessly
I see this question posted all the time, but I'm reading a lot of conflicting information. As I've been searching around the net for a solid (and up-to-date) answer, I was wondering if there was a definitive answer to the following question:
Can I flash a custom ROM to the stock slot using Safestrap, remove the stock ROM from the phone, and keep the backup on my PC for later restoration?
I would assume that I should do the following:
1) Make a backup of the stock ROM (using Safestrap)
2) Wipe the Stock slot
3) Install/Restore custom ROM to the Stock slot
Am I correct in assuming this?
If there are any issues, I'd love to hear why. I'm still trying to figure out all the info. If there are any benefits/drawbacks, I'd also love to hear those. I'd consider myself a "conservative" user. I do nothing with themes and major modifications.
Thank you for any advice!
I apologize if this question has been answered elsewhere.
That works just fine and many people already have. AT&T people are in the same boat and do it too.
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DeadlySin9 said:
That works just fine and many people already have. AT&T people are in the same boat and do it too.
Sent from Black<3's I337 running Foxhound ROM
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Thank you for the information.
remainnameless said:
Thank you for the information.
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Just make sure you have the Odin tar file for your phone just in case something goes wrong. Me and a few others ran into some issues messing with the stock slot. Good idea to have that anyways.
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Just in case someone comes across this in the future:
Everything worked as planned. No issues to report.
But doesn't this entirely contradict what the website says?
On the How-To Safestrap site:
Install: This is for flashing a .zip file to the currently active system. Currently, this is disabled for the stock system. In a future release I will enable flashing to the stock system.
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And yet people are wiping and flashing to stock fine?
Cool, I will try that
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DaGamer12345 said:
But doesn't this entirely contradict what the website says?
On the How-To Safestrap site:
And yet people are wiping and flashing to stock fine?
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Hashcode didn't support flashing to the stock slot when I used SafeStrap. You could do it, but if you ran into problems you were not to expect any help from him.
Now whether or not he disabled that option completely in newer versions of SafeStrap I'm not really sure since I'm on an mdk S4 now.
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Hashcode didn't support flashing to the stock slot when I used SafeStrap. You could do it, but if you ran into problems you were not to expect any help from him.
Now whether or not he disabled that option completely in newer versions of SafeStrap I'm not really sure since I'm on an mdk S4 now.
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reason why its called safestrap...and has saved me many times able to get back to my stock rom slot...but we all have our own levels of risk but hashcode made safestrap the way he did for a reason.
I run 3 roms on my S4 and have no issues with memory limitations
So then this is a yes on flashing to stock? Thinking about flashing a SS rom, but not sure how it goes.
I assume I would flash the kernel modules as you have to do that with every custom rom.
If Safestrap lives on the stock system, how does it stay after you wipe? It stays on an unwipe-able area? Because it can't stay on recovery, can it?
If anything goes wrong, I could just flash the MK2 stock with Odin, correct? It wouldn't trip KNOX flag to 0x1?
Out of curiosity, if an OTA was available for stock MK2, and I had it as a custom rom, it would brick the phone or what would happen?
In Titanium Backup, you DON'T restore all the system apps, and only the user apps when migrating roms?
This would be my first time wiping/flashing a rom over the system (and not just over a rom slot), so I'm nervous as almost all people new to this sort of thing.
DaGamer12345 said:
So then this is a yes on flashing to stock? Thinking about flashing a SS rom, but not sure how it goes.
I assume I would flash the kernel modules as you have to do that with every custom rom.
If Safestrap lives on the stock system, how does it stay after you wipe? It stays on an unwipe-able area? Because it can't stay on recovery, can it?
If anything goes wrong, I could just flash the MK2 stock with Odin, correct? It wouldn't trip KNOX flag to 0x1?
Out of curiosity, if an OTA was available for stock MK2, and I had it as a custom rom, it would brick the phone or what would happen?
In Titanium Backup, you DON'T restore all the system apps, and only the user apps when migrating roms?
This would be my first time wiping/flashing a rom over the system (and not just over a rom slot), so I'm nervous as almost all people new to this sort of thing.
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Well, you're asking a lot of questions that have been already answered, so here's some quick answers.
1. Flashing the modules won't hurt.
2. Safestrap lives in separate directory on your internal storage. As long as you don't wipe the internal storage, it'll still be there. However, if you flash a stock ROM into the stock slot, then Safestrap won't be run during boot and can't be activated.
3. Yes, you can always flash an OEM stock ROM. Factory images from Samsung won't set the Knox Warranty Void flag. This does NOT mean that you can downgrade to an earlier release.
4. OTAs won't brick the phone - they'll fail if you have modified anything that the OTA will be patching.
5. You should only restore user apps and data. You must have the restorecon fix for that to work. Restoring system apps is pretty risky.
None of these are new questions or new answers. Yes, there's a lot to read here, but you really need to spend the time.
k1mu said:
Well, you're asking a lot of questions that have been already answered, so here's some quick answers.
1. Flashing the modules won't hurt.
2. Safestrap lives in separate directory on your internal storage. As long as you don't wipe the internal storage, it'll still be there. However, if you flash a stock ROM into the stock slot, then Safestrap won't be run during boot and can't be activated.
3. Yes, you can always flash an OEM stock ROM. Factory images from Samsung won't set the Knox Warranty Void flag. This does NOT mean that you can downgrade to an earlier release.
4. OTAs won't brick the phone - they'll fail if you have modified anything that the OTA will be patching.
5. You should only restore user apps and data. You must have the restorecon fix for that to work. Restoring system apps is pretty risky.
None of these are new questions or new answers. Yes, there's a lot to read here, but you really need to spend the time.
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Oh I remember you! You made the Saferoot method I used. Sorry for asking some dumb questions, I just wanted verification for 1, 3, and 4. I'll have to search for the restorecon fix. I'll be flashing Eclipse because I was only looking for an AOSP experience and Hyperdrive has more than I need (leading to larger rom size). The rom is going to go through a big update sometime this weekend so I'll wait for the update.
DaGamer12345 said:
Oh I remember you! You made the Saferoot method I used. Sorry for asking some dumb questions, I just wanted verification for 1, 3, and 4. I'll have to search for the restorecon fix. I'll be flashing Eclipse because I was only looking for an AOSP experience and Hyperdrive has more than I need (leading to larger rom size). The rom is going to go through a big update sometime this weekend so I'll wait for the update.
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Whew. I thought "Oh I remember you" was going to be followed by ".. you're that jerk that... " :laugh:
Have a good weekend.
remainnameless said:
Carrier: Verizon
Device: Samsung Galaxy S4 (MK2)
Custom ROM: Hyperdrive ROM
Phone is rooted, and Safestrap is installed and working flawlessly
I see this question posted all the time, but I'm reading a lot of conflicting information. As I've been searching around the net for a solid (and up-to-date) answer, I was wondering if there was a definitive answer to the following question:
Can I flash a custom ROM to the stock slot using Safestrap, remove the stock ROM from the phone, and keep the backup on my PC for later restoration?
I would assume that I should do the following:
1) Make a backup of the stock ROM (using Safestrap)
2) Wipe the Stock slot
3) Install/Restore custom ROM to the Stock slot
Am I correct in assuming this?
If there are any issues, I'd love to hear why. I'm still trying to figure out all the info. If there are any benefits/drawbacks, I'd also love to hear those. I'd consider myself a "conservative" user. I do nothing with themes and major modifications.
Thank you for any advice!
I apologize if this question has been answered elsewhere.
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I just installed hyperdrive to the stock slot and everything works perfect.
Okay so I am a newbie to rooting and have safestrap and rom toolbox on my phone and a few other things. I backed up my data and system of my stock rom. I then booted back into my stock with no problem . I then proceeded to make boot back to safestrap and make a rom, because I realized that I needed a rom to fool around in. I made the rom and realized that I needed a an actual downloaded rom.zip to make it work. The video I watched was very misleading, and I didn't pay attention to well, so I feel very ****ty for possibly ending my phone. So I pressed on my stock rom to activate and resumed to press the reboot the system and saw NO OS! I thought easy fix and tried to restore from the back up I made when I started this. It did its thing and failed over and over saying unable to mount /data , /cache , /system. I now don't know what to do. Is there a way to get the OS back. What did I do wrong? I really need help, I know I'm so stupid for making these mistakes didnt know fully what I was doing. Please help me get this thing back up and runnin.
Btw The software is jellybean 4.1.2 if you need to ask me any questions feel free. Thank you
Indiofua said:
Btw The software is jellybean 4.1.2 if you need to ask me any questions feel free. Thank you
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If you have an XT912, use Matt's Utility from the dev section to flash your stock ROM back.
Read carefully before proceeding.
You'll need to install Moto drivers.
neo.ank said:
If you have an XT912, use Matt's Utility from the dev section to flash your stock ROM back.
Read carefully before proceeding.
You'll need to install Moto drivers.
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Would I just run the jellybean no wipe data official software? . And I'm still in safestrap menu. Can't leave that.
Ok so I seem to have fixed the problem by shutting my phone down holding power, and booting in to ap fastboot, i realized my phone wasnt recognized by the computer, had a heart attack and booted back into normal mode. i then loaded into safestrap again and saw that all the memory was showing for my stock rom, then i rebooted the system and didnt get the no OS message , idk what happened or why it did this, can anyone possible explain? thank you
Glad you fixed..
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