Just like the title says. I am unable to flash anything to the stock slot on SS. I have tried ,any different times. I have tried wiping the slot and then flashing a fresh version of the ROM I use and also wiping and restoring a previous backup. Everytime when I go to boot the phone it gets stuck on a black screen during boot up. I end up having to use Matts tool and reinstall things back to stock including having to reroot. Anyways I would love to use my stock slot. Any help would be great. thank you
chiahead52 said:
Just like the title says. I am unable to flash anything to the stock slot on SS.
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Did you use advanced wipe and select everything except Internal Storage and Micro SDCard?
The stock ROM system partition is only 636mb; is the ROM and GApps package you're using small enough to fit there?
mikeoswego said:
Did you use advanced wipe and select everything except Internal Storage and Micro SDCard?
The stock ROM system partition is only 636mb; is the ROM and GApps package you're using small enough to fit there?
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Yes I did use the advanced wipe and wiped all but internal/external SD cards. On the partition thing I'm not sure. Never looked at file size but I'm flashing LS with minimal gapps...others claim to have it on stock slot also.
So after I flash the stock slot on boot it gives me red moto logo. Then black screen. But its not 100% black. I can see some backlight is on cause I can see the splotches in the screen. If I press buttons like volume up the phone with vibrate a few times. Not sure what its doing but I end up having to reinstall system from scratch to fix it. I was hoping for an easy fix
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Once I also had problems to flash with SafeStrap on stock slot. Then I had the idea to flash the custom ROM first on slot 1 (or 2, how you want). Then making a complete backup of that partition, and after restore it on stock slot. - That worked fine for me.
frankonia said:
Once I also had problems to flash with SafeStrap on stock slot. Then I had the idea to flash the custom ROM first on slot 1 (or 2, how you want). Then making a complete backup of that partition, and after restore it on stock slot. - That worked fine for me.
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ya right now i am running on slot 1 or 2 and if I make a full backup of that slot and try to restore it to stock the same thing happens. black screen
anyone else have any ideas? Thanks for the replies
chiahead52 said:
anyone else have any ideas? Thanks for the replies
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Wich safestrap Version? Uninstall recovery from safestrap, then safestrap, then install newest version, maybe this helps, but don't reboot without safestrap!
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chiahead52 said:
anyone else have any ideas? Thanks for the replies
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I am (and was) using SafeStrap v3.73 when I flashed to the stock slot, I know some previous versions were supposed to be able to do this but I never tried it before. Maybe you're already using that latest version but if not, it wouldn't hurt to try.
Safestrap Recovery v3.7x [05/15/2014 V3.73 - TWRP 2.7] - xda-developers
yes I am using the latest version of Safestrap. Any suggestions? I will try to redo it again this weekend when I have more time. Thank you
chiahead52 said:
ya right now i am running on slot 1 or 2 and if I make a full backup of that slot and try to restore it to stock the same thing happens. black screen
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this might help..dont know if you would want to do this or not..i had a note 2 from verison with locked bootloader had to use safestrape ...with that phone the the devs left the recovery incomplete moved onto newer phones so i read..anyways only the stock slot was working in this recovery ..so we had to use stock slot only and the directions read ..flash over stock rom wipe everything except system..and could only use a custom rom with same kernal....example- i had stock jelly bean stock rom think it was 4.2.1 version..so i flashed alliance rom 4.2.1 version..and like i said before wiped everything except internal storage and system....and it worked perfect....dont know if this would work or not...but you said anymore ideas..so why not try....was just thinking..because the bootloader is locked ..shouldnt be able to flash custom rom on stock slot right?shouldnt be able to modify system slot..thats why with the note 2 diddnt wipe system and dirty flashed ,useing the same kernal...................................lol..just relized these posts are from years ago..feel dume now..and i thought i was helping someone..lol
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chiahead52 said:
yes I am using the latest version of Safestrap. Any suggestions? I will try to redo it again this weekend when I have more time. Thank you
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ok..update..i just flashed eclipse custom rom on stock slot..wiped everything except internal storage and external on my xt912 droid razor useing latest 2.7 S.S recovery..and it worked..not only that but i was only on 4.1.2 jelly bean as base firmware..the eclipse ro was 4.2...not much a diff..but thought it mite cause problems being on stock slot and locked bootloader..lol..im for real shocked this really worked..my problem is with space..id rather jus use stock slot with custom rom..and thats it because i dont have enough space..for some reason i can only store stuff on external storage and dont have write access to ex..sd card ..thought this was only a problem for kitkat and jellybean it wasnt??..looked for a jellybean xposed sd card fix ..of course no luck cause its not pose to be a problem..any thoughts bout this?...edit yet again..sorry..when flashed eclipse rom..the ex sd card is not a problem no more....gues the rom fixed this problem..thanx xda
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Hi all.
how do i go from bmm to safestrap if i have deleted my stock motorola rom on system1 on bmm and flashed a custom rom there?
how do i make sure it boots up?
i am asking this because the last time i tried it , it went horribly wrong.
i had jellywiz on system1 bmm and the verizon leak kernel i think (therefore had erased cid). i uninstalled bmm and installed the safestrap app.
when it rebooted, after the safestrap splash screen it was stuck on a black screen for a lot of time. i panicked and force rebooted and then tried erasing the stock slot and and flashed another leak based rom but it gave an error that there was no OS installed i tried several times but the same thing happened. then i flashed a kexec rom on another slot and that booted up. did the erased cid have anything to do with it?
eventually i had to RSD LITE my way back to ICS.
I dont want to take that risk again if I ever try switching to safestrap.
Bump. Please see and help
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Gautam Padirooted said:
Hi all.
how do i go from bmm to safestrap if i have deleted my stock motorola rom on system1 on bmm and flashed a custom rom there?
how do i make sure it boots up?
i am asking this because the last time i tried it , it went horribly wrong.
i had jellywiz on system1 bmm and the verizon leak kernel i think (therefore had erased cid). i uninstalled bmm and installed the safestrap app.
when it rebooted, after the safestrap splash screen it was stuck on a black screen for a lot of time. i panicked and force rebooted and then tried erasing the stock slot and and flashed another leak based rom but it gave an error that there was no OS installed i tried several times but the same thing happened. then i flashed a kexec rom on another slot and that booted up. did the erased cid have anything to do with it?
eventually i had to RSD LITE my way back to ICS.
I dont want to take that risk again if I ever try switching to safestrap.
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I think you should only use one, whether SS or BMM.
Why you have to use both of them? Because, use one of them should do the work that you need.
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I think you should only use one, whether SS or BMM.
Why you have to use both of them? Because, use one of them should do the work that you need.
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i never said i want both of them! BMM is brilliant but testing multiple kexec roms on it is a pain as only sys 1 works properly for kexec roms.
i asked if i wanted to switch from bmm to SS what would be the best way to do it.
If u dont know the answer do not reply. please
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i never said i want both of them! BMM is brilliant but testing multiple kexec roms on it is a pain as only sys 1 works properly for kexec roms.
i asked if i wanted to switch from bmm to SS what would be the best way to do it.
If u dont know the answer do not reply. please
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heh!? I only wanna know why you doing that all, just use one.
btw, the best way to do it is you uninstall first the existing recovery boot, then you can install the next one.
for example, if BMM recovery boot already installed, you uninstall it first from the app, then next install the SS recovery boot from Safestrap app.
I hope that answer your question. and please.... don't get cranky so fast!
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heh!? I only wanna know why you doing that all, just use one.
btw, the best way to do it is you uninstall first the existing recovery boot, then you can install the next one.
for example, if BMM recovery boot already installed, you uninstall it first from the app, then next install the SS recovery boot from Safestrap app.
I hope that answer your question. and please.... don't get cranky so fast!
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well if u read what i wrote on the first post above u would find out that i did exactly the same thing and my custom rom on the sys 1 on bmm did not boot up on the stock slot of SS. and after that only kexec roms worked on other slots
Gautam Padirooted said:
well if u read what i wrote on the first post above u would find out that i did exactly the same thing and my custom rom on the sys 1 on bmm did not boot up on the stock slot of SS. and after that only kexec roms worked on other slots
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of course it won't work, because it installed on different recovery boot. if you installed ROM via BMM, it will not work in SS, because, I think, each use different type of recovery boot.
just like what I said before, you should just use one... and stick.
I tried searching for this, but couldn't find anything.
Timeline:
Rooted, and installed safestrap via razr blade utility... perfect
installed cm 10.1 & gapps on boot sector #1 as instructed.... perfect
tested phone, everything is working great...
Performed a factory reset via android settings menu (phone belongs to a co-worker). on reboot phone is just black.
paid closer attention, and realized that after safestrap timed out, phone wasn't booting to anything.
Now I have no OS installed, and when I try to partition slot 1 to reinstall, I get an error that it is "unable to partition"
Is there anything I can do short of a SBF, and starting over from scratch?
Thanks in advance
mstrpeter said:
I tried searching for this, but couldn't find anything.
Timeline:
Rooted, and installed safestrap via razr blade utility... perfect
installed cm 10.1 & gapps on boot sector #1 as instructed.... perfect
tested phone, everything is working great...
Performed a factory reset via android settings menu (phone belongs to a co-worker). on reboot phone is just black.
paid closer attention, and realized that after safestrap timed out, phone wasn't booting to anything.
Now I have no OS installed, and when I try to partition slot 1 to reinstall, I get an error that it is "unable to partition"
Is there anything I can do short of a SBF, and starting over from scratch?
Thanks in advance
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mORE ROM ARE NOT FUNCTIONALLY WHIT SAFESTRAP(DIRTY OR CATALYST V2 OR JELLY WIZ OR FTS 3.0 OR RAGE ROM AND D-WIZ)
mstrpeter said:
I tried searching for this, but couldn't find anything.
Timeline:
Rooted, and installed safestrap via razr blade utility... perfect
installed cm 10.1 & gapps on boot sector #1 as instructed.... perfect
tested phone, everything is working great...
Performed a factory reset via android settings menu (phone belongs to a co-worker). on reboot phone is just black.
paid closer attention, and realized that after safestrap timed out, phone wasn't booting to anything.
Now I have no OS installed, and when I try to partition slot 1 to reinstall, I get an error that it is "unable to partition"
Is there anything I can do short of a SBF, and starting over from scratch?
Thanks in advance
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Maybe if you post in the correct section could find some adequate answers!
NOT HERE !
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Maybe if you post in the correct section could find some adequate answers!
NOT HERE !
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Well, until a mod can move the thread, he still needs help, right?
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mstrpeter said:
I tried searching for this, but couldn't find anything.
Timeline:
Rooted, and installed safestrap via razr blade utility... perfect
installed cm 10.1 & gapps on boot sector #1 as instructed.... perfect
tested phone, everything is working great...
Performed a factory reset via android settings menu (phone belongs to a co-worker). on reboot phone is just black.
paid closer attention, and realized that after safestrap timed out, phone wasn't booting to anything.
Now I have no OS installed, and when I try to partition slot 1 to reinstall, I get an error that it is "unable to partition"
Is there anything I can do short of a SBF, and starting over from scratch?
Thanks in advance
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Seems to be a big gap between your first & second statements. Can you be more specific about why you did an FDR if everything was running right?
And where did you do it from, the stock, unsafe side or from the ROM in slot 1?
Sounds like you accidentally formatted internal storage where your ROM slots live, in which case, the least you'll have to do is to boot back to your stock side, uninstall recovery from the safestrap app & uninstall the app itself. Then use a file explorer to remove anything that says safestrap or twrp from your internal storage & reboot. Once it comes up, reinstall the safestrap 3.11 apk & install the recovery again & start over.
Your worst case, if you can't boot up into your stock ROM at all, is to use Matt's 1.82 utility to restore your stock image.
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mstrpeter said:
I tried searching for this, but couldn't find anything.
Timeline:
Rooted, and installed safestrap via razr blade utility... perfect
installed cm 10.1 & gapps on boot sector #1 as instructed.... perfect
tested phone, everything is working great...
Performed a factory reset via android settings menu (phone belongs to a co-worker). on reboot phone is just black.
paid closer attention, and realized that after safestrap timed out, phone wasn't booting to anything.
Now I have no OS installed, and when I try to partition slot 1 to reinstall, I get an error that it is "unable to partition"
Is there anything I can do short of a SBF, and starting over from scratch?
Thanks in advance
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Did you make a backup of the stock system? Does the safestrap revovery screen still come up on reboot? Have you tried to delete slot 1 and re-create it? Or do the three wipes on slot1 (data/dalvik/cache) and re-install the ROM? Have you tried to hit the menu button (left side) and go back in to safestrap and enable the stock system? If the stock system will come back up you can go in and disable the recovery and remove safestrap and try to re-install it. If not I am afraid you will probably have to fastboot back to stock.
monkteo said:
Maybe if you post in the correct section could find some adequate answers!
NOT HERE !
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sorry, the development forums are the only ones I ever read... didn't even think about it. my bad
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Well, until a mod can move the thread, he still needs help, right?
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Seems to be a big gap between your first & second statements. Can you be more specific about why you did an FDR if everything was running right?
And where did you do it from, the stock, unsafe side or from the ROM in slot 1?
Sounds like you accidentally formatted internal storage where your ROM slots live, in which case, the least you'll have to do is to boot back to your stock side, uninstall recovery from the safestrap app & uninstall the app itself. Then use a file explorer to remove anything that says safestrap or twrp from your internal storage & reboot. Once it comes up, reinstall the safestrap 3.11 apk & install the recovery again & start over.
Your worst case, if you can't boot up into your stock ROM at all, is to use Matt's 1.82 utility to restore your stock image.
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twith70 said:
Did you make a backup of the stock system? Does the safestrap revovery screen still come up on reboot? Have you tried to delete slot 1 and re-create it? Or do the three wipes on slot1 (data/dalvik/cache) and re-install the ROM? Have you tried to hit the menu button (left side) and go back in to safestrap and enable the stock system? If the stock system will come back up you can go in and disable the recovery and remove safestrap and try to re-install it. If not I am afraid you will probably have to fastboot back to stock.
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I did a factory reset, because the phone is not mine... I checked that everything was working and then reset so he'd start off the the setup wizard.
I think gary is right, I made a backup, which is gone, and I can't partition any of the rom slots? how did a fdr format everything except safe strap... is there no way to fix it without running the unbrick utiity and starting from scratch?
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sorry, the development forums are the only ones I ever read... didn't even think about it. my bad
I did a factory reset, because the phone is not mine... I checked that everything was working and then reset so he'd start off the the setup wizard.
I think gary is right, I made a backup, which is gone, and I can't partition any of the rom slots? how did a fdr format everything except safe strap... is there no way to fix it without running the unbrick utiity and starting from scratch?
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An FDR should not have removed your stock ROM, just the user data. Shouldn't touch the system partition at all. Can you boot into the stock side? If you can't, your only option is to use the 1.82 utility to start fresh with the stock .16 image. Can you boot up the stock ROM?
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An FDR should not have removed your stock ROM, just the user data. Shouldn't touch the system partition at all. Can you boot into the stock side? If you can't, your only option is to use the 1.82 utility to start fresh with the stock .16 image. Can you boot up the stock ROM?
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that's what I thought but here I am... I can't do anything but get to safestrap, if I exit safe strap it says No rom install and the screen goes black until I do a simulated battery pull
mstrpeter said:
that's what I thought but here I am... I can't do anything but get to safestrap, if I exit safe strap it says No rom install and the screen goes black until I do a simulated battery pull
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instead of running the unbrick utility, cause it wasn't bricked... I just ran the razr blade utility again from scratch... flashed the stock rom from there and had to go through all the steps again... good to go now though.
Thanks for the help everybody
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that's what I thought but here I am... I can't do anything but get to safestrap, if I exit safe strap it says No rom install and the screen goes black until I do a simulated battery pull
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Cant you just take stock based zips for safestrap and flash it
Hi, I have razr maxx with ics android and safestrap with cm10.1. I read some topics and get to know that:
a) jb doesn't use webtop partition
b) cm on safestrap could work a little bit slower than on stock slot
So my question is, what should I do to get max possible speed, and max possible avalible space. It would be great if someone with big knowleadge could write a tutorial how to do it.
In fact I have no idea but I want to know:
a) is easy to unbrick phone if something goes wrong
b) is something other than cid what should i backup
c) is any reason to have stock ics or should i flash to jb
d) can i back to ics from jb
e) is it possible to repartition device (remove webtop patition)
f) how to instal cm on stock slot? can i do it in safestrap or should i use bmm?
Thanks in advance. Please give me any information connected with it, maybe link to other topics or just write
you cannot flash in the stock rom slot. it will damage the phone.you will have to reinstall via fastboot files if you mess with the stock rom slot. its a *****.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2398867
are you sure its impossible?
yes im pretty positive..i mean by all means go ahead and try it tho. your gunna be posting a thread asking how to fix it afterwards tho.
ok, no flashing on stock,
so what about rest question, should i stay on 4.0.4 or get 4.1.2? can i remove webtop partition and increase size of data?
currently i'm running cm 10.2 on stock rom slot, safestrap recovery
all I did was wiping /system and /data before installing the rom (do not forget to perform a factory reset, too)
for me, biggest benefit of stockromslot is clean internal storage.
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RGreen said:
currently i'm running cm 10.2 on stock rom slot, safestrap recovery
all I did was wiping /system and /data before installing the rom (do not forget to perform a factory reset, too)
for me, biggest benefit of stockromslot is clean internal storage.
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are you having any problems running data? i tried 10.2 n it would only accept data thru LTE and WiFi
HUMBLExSWAGGER said:
are you having any problems running data? i tried 10.2 n it would only accept data thru LTE and WiFi
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I'm using gsm/umts network, with gsm fix. No problems with data.
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?
imucarmen said:
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?
Hey. I was searching about this topic and i don't find a concrete answer. Some people say yes, others say it's impossible. I would like to know if i can flash a Rom in Stock slot without any problems. And How. What recovery i would use? and What Rom?
I'm Thinking in SS and Carbon Rom for that. What do you recommend?
Josecarlos3007 said:
Hey. I was searching about this topic and i don't find a concrete answer. Some people say yes, others say it's impossible. I would like to know if i can flash a Rom in Stock slot without any problems. And How. What recovery i would use? and What Rom?
I'm Thinking in SS and Carbon Rom for that. What do you recommend?
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I'm using LS with SS in stock slot. No problem.
yanginiaja said:
I'm using LS with SS in stock slot. No problem.
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But what are the problems of installing in slot stock, and the benefits?
How can i install it without any problem?
Josecarlos3007 said:
But what are the problems of installing in slot stock, and the benefits?
How can i install it without any problem?
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Stock slot offers you nothing other then over writing the stock and saving internal storage space. Down fall is if you mess up your stock slot you will end up having to rsd the phone again. I like stock slot because I think in my opinion that the rom will run smoother. Not sure if that holds true but so far so good....
Crumplet said:
Stock slot offers you nothing other then over writing the stock and saving internal storage space. Down fall is if you mess up your stock slot you will end up having to rsd the phone again. I like stock slot because I think in my opinion that the rom will run smoother. Not sure if that holds true but so far so good....
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So, you mean i will use the 16GB (14 or 12. whatever) completly for the rom?
And how i can install it without problems?
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And how i can install it without problems?
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The first thing you want to do is backup your stock ROM before flashing another ROM in the stock slot. It's optional, but highly recommended.
Just do the standard wipe (data, cache, dalvik cache) this is all that you need to wipe. Then flash the ROM, then Gapps. And you're set.
I've flashed custom ROMs at least 40-50 times in the stock slot and have never, ever encountered any problems. Just follow the steps above.
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The first thing you want to do is backup your stock ROM before flashing another ROM in the stock slot. It's optional, but highly recommended.
Just do the standard wipe (data, cache, dalvik cache) this is all that you need to wipe. Then flash the ROM, then Gapps. And you're set.
I've flashed custom ROMs at least 40-50 times in the stock slot and have never, ever encountered any problems. Just follow the steps above.
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SS or BMM
@Josecarlos3007 With SS