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***paragon rc5.1 stuck in desperate need of help!

This was supposed to be a pm to espyel developer of paragon rom. Sorry if I misspelled name.
I can't seem to pm or post on developer section cause im new here and threes a 10 post rule. I have searched for the last month and im just stuck. I need help! I have only my captivate I internet with a barely usable weak signal so its been very frustrating. I have learned a lot from this great forum but I can't get my problem fixed still.
Here is my copy of the pm which never goes thru for some weird reason. I just need some guidance as I have probably not done this right all the way thru.
First of all I want to thank you for all your hard work on this rom. I love it! I am in need of some help and I have been researching for the past 3 weeks with no answers. Im pretty new to all this stuff but anyways let me tell you my status as of now. I rooted my phone and was able to install the 5.1 paragon rom which I like a lot. I lost some apps due to tb not able to restore my quickoffice and other important apps. My problem is I can't seem to flash back to anything other than the paragon 5.1 install date. I have the rom manager flashed to recover other dates like when the phone was still stock version but nothing else works. It always fails! I tried installing the update rc6 and something is very wrong. After installed and rebooted phone stays on for nearly 5 minutes and reboots randomly also I try restoring apps and it doesn't work. Seems very laggy and I know from all the great reviews on the rc6 that its just me having this issue. Please help!!! What can I do from here to update my 5.1? My desktop just got fixed and I have no I internet yet other than my captivate which has real weak signals at my new house. I don't use the odin program you mention because of the desktop being down for over a month. Im limited to internet providers at the new house and I need to get it going soon. My captivate has been my internet portal for the last month and it sucks compared to my desktop not to mention poor signals here. I would like to tether my captivate to my desktop as well but have no clue on how to get it to work. I don't flash back to stock like you mention in your steps but I do delete data and cache and all. Like I said I love the work that you do and would love to donate soon. What can I do to enjoy the updates and full capabilities of this rom? Please help! Thanks in advance!

I would power phone off, hold volume up and down and power. When at&t comes up let go
Wipe cache partition
Go back
Advanced clockwork
Wipe davlik cache
Go back
Install zip from sd
Choose zip
Rc6
Flash
When done go back
Wipe both cache again
Factory reset
boot
See if that fixes it. Did you have oc settings saved at boot?
Odin would be nice though
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I recommend using odin to flash back to stock and also do a master clear. After this you need to re-root, install rom manager, flash clockwork, reboot to recovery, and install rc6 from scratch. This method is recommended to avoid common issues. Good choice with paragon. Killer rom.
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jayjr1105 said:
I recommend using odin to flash back to stock and also do a master clear. After this you need to re-root, install rom manager, flash clockwork, reboot to recovery, and install rc6 from scratch. This method is recommended to avoid common issues. Good choice with paragon. Killer rom.
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He does not have a pc with internet connection. I do not believe odin is an option at the moment
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^^^ Thanks for the replies guys.
Good news is I got my desktop internet up temporarily using a wireless card and got a weak open signal.
Bad news is I am still lost! What Odin do I need and where can I download it from?
I tried searching and only found the odin3 but I'm hesitant to proceed with anything without getting some more info. What version do I need for my windows computer? 32 or 64 bit?
I have the SDK Manager on my desktop as well but still have no clue what to do with it or how to use it. I'm still looking into that.
Also, how can I get my phone to tether my desktop and get internet signal?

Is RC6 a full rom or just an update?
If I flash back to stock and reinstall RC6 would I need RC5.1 first then the RC6 update?

turbosr123 said:
Bad news is I am still lost! What Odin do I need and where can I download it from?
I tried searching and only found the odin3 but I'm hesitant to proceed with anything without getting some more info. What version do I need for my windows computer? 32 or 64 bit?
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start>>run...type msinfo32.exe and enter...a window will come..click system summary..see system type on right hand side....x86 means 32 bits and x64 means 64 bits....So download Odin3 one click version for whatever version u have...its pretty simple...just download and start Odin...then put ur phone is download mode and plug the USB in the phone..if everything is right, u will see COM in Odin in yellow color...just click start and wait till it reboots
Also check the Odin for your phone...there is one for JH7 and one for Jh6....
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Also, how can I get my phone to tether my desktop and get internet signal?
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you cant tether in stock 2.1(which u will get after using ODIn), but if u root ur phone use wireless tether 2.0.7 app
if u r still on paragon then go to settings>>wireless and network>> USB tethering...or wireless tethering...samsung has inbuilt settings for that in 2.2

I can walk u through odin steps pm me if u like I can also send you the correct odin to use
sent from cappy with di11i rom

mcord11758 said:
I would power phone off, hold volume up and down and power. When at&t comes up let go
Wipe cache partition
Go back
Advanced clockwork
Wipe davlik cache
Go back
Install zip from sd
Choose zip
Rc6
Flash
When done go back
Wipe both cache again
Factory reset
boot
See if that fixes it. Did you have oc settings saved at boot?
Odin would be nice though
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Thanks I will try and use odin3 to figure this out, but is the RC6 an update or a full rom?
viny2cool said:
start>>run...type msinfo32.exe and enter...a window will come..click system summary..see system type on right hand side....x86 means 32 bits and x64 means 64 bits....So download Odin3 one click version for whatever version u have...its pretty simple...just download and start Odin...then put ur phone is download mode and plug the USB in the phone..if everything is right, u will see COM in Odin in yellow color...just click start and wait till it reboots
Also check the Odin for your phone...there is one for JH7 and one for Jh6....
you cant tether in stock 2.1(which u will get after using ODIn), but if u root ur phone use wireless tether 2.0.7 app
if u r still on paragon then go to settings>>wireless and network>> USB tethering...or wireless tethering...samsung has inbuilt settings for that in 2.2
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Thanks! I got the right driver and odin3 installed now and I'm tethering as well. works great!
Now I need to try and install RC6 update again using odin3 to flash back to stock. I hope it works with no issues!
Just so I'm on the right track.... Odin3 is the right odin program that I use right?
I don't know what jh7 or jh6 is. How do I check for this?
oxlong27 said:
I can walk u through odin steps pm me if u like I can also send you the correct odin to use
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Thanks! I will pm you before I use the wrong odin and brick the phone.

Rc6 should have a full rom version, I do not recall if there was a no wipe. Make sure you have the full wipe rom if flashing from stock
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if you already have paragon rc 6 just simply do factory reset back-up your apps with the included titanium back-up, wipe dalvik cache and wipe battery stats from cwm recovery menu then reboot your phone. I doubt if you have tweak the over clocking/ voltage apps and not resetting it back to factory default when updating to rc 6 this may cause some issues. if you can open your oc/voltage control app in the menu simply remove boot setting, reset all the voltage slider to 0 and limit overclocking to 1000 mhz then apply, after that do tibu, factory reset, wipe dalvik cache and battery stats then reboot.

if you already have paragon rc 6 just simply do factory reset back-up your apps with the included titanium back-up, wipe dalvik cache and wipe battery stats from cwm recovery menu then reboot your phone. I doubt if you have tweak the over clocking/ voltage apps and not resetting it back to factory default when updating to rc 6 this may cause some issues. if you can open your oc/voltage control app in the menu simply remove boot setting, reset all the voltage slider to 0 and limit overclocking to 1000 mhz then apply, after that do tibu, factory reset, wipe dalvik cache and battery stats then reboot.

gorgy76 said:
if you already have paragon rc 6 just simply do factory reset back-up your apps with the included titanium back-up, wipe dalvik cache and wipe battery stats from cwm recovery menu then reboot your phone. I doubt if you have tweak the over clocking/ voltage apps and not resetting it back to factory default when updating to rc 6 this may cause some issues. if you can open your oc/voltage control app in the menu simply remove boot setting, reset all the voltage slider to 0 and limit overclocking to 1000 mhz then apply, after that do tibu, factory reset, wipe dalvik cache and battery stats then reboot.
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You know I did mean to mention this!!!
I did adjust my voltage and saved them. I remember running a quad test result of 1454. I never did remove the boot though! Maybe that's all that it was not able to flash to stock and rc6 not functioning right!!!
Thanks I'll give this a try.

So I used odin3 to flash back to stock 2.1 eclair.
Now I can't root my phone anymore!
Usb drivers are not picking up the device and I can't use desktop to transfer root files. I tried downloading some root zips to my phone but it doesn't except the downloads. I can't flash using clockwork because I am not rooted now.
I can't get adb to work even though I follow each step by step of the sdk download.
I'm in a worst situation now than before. Any help would be appreciated!!!

turbosr123 said:
So I used odin3 to flash back to stock 2.1 eclair.
Now I can't root my phone anymore!
Usb drivers are not picking up the device and I can't use desktop to transfer root files. I tried downloading some root zips to my phone but it doesn't except the downloads. I can't flash using clockwork because I am not rooted now.
I can't get adb to work even though I follow each step by step of the sdk download.
I'm in a worst situation now than before. Any help would be appreciated!!!
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paragon rc 6 is already pre rooted you don't need to root your phone when installing paragon rc 6 just download the full room and the update zip and paste/copy it into your internal sd card. try installing samsung kies mini in your computer it will also install the corresponding driver. once your computer running odin recognizes your phone do a master clear. to do this just enable debugging mode but don't turn off your phone your phone will then reboot itself after the process. install the update zip first with cwm you have to do it twice. first the 3 button combo recovery it is a blue one the default in eclair then install update zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490798&d=1295155828 once you have install it it will be back again to recovery mode and now a green color now install again the full rom of paragon rc6 http://xda.deanhatescoffee.com/roms/paragon-rc6-full.zip then wait for the phone to reboot.

I just wanted to give a BIG thanks to oxlong27.
You saved me big time from bricking my phone and loosing all data or worst.
They need a counter next to the thanks button! Haha!
I appreciate you going out the way and guiding me step by step over the phone, email, and text. I love my phone more than ever now!!! Everything works great and I'm lovin' the di11ligaf rom. Thanks a bunch bro!!! I didn't think this forum had members like you but I was wrong. Thanks to everybody else who replied with suggestions too!

Safe Mode?

I was just messing around and discovered I can put my Captivate in safe mode. I did so by holding down the Menu button when the boot animation starts. When in safe mode my app drawer only shows the apps my Rom came with. When i go to manage apps all the apps I have installed are there. and i can uninstall them. Does this have any real value? I am running FireFly 2.7.

Oh snap!! I have never noticed that before, I just tried it, same rom sp-voodoo #12 kernel and sure enough safe mode. This would be super handy if say you intalled an app that was somehow causing bootloops or constant force closes, you could use the safe mode to bypass that app and uninstall it so you can boot normally. I will for sure remember this little trick.

Has anyone else used this for anything?

Not used it, but it does work on Continuum v4 (but it made my clock widget disappear) w/suckerpunch-voodoo#11 and jpg modem.
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SAFE MODE and what can we do with it?

So I found someone posted how to get our phones into SAFE MODE yesterday. Basically wondering what does this entail? What can it be used for? Is it pretty much the same as SAFE MODE on a PC for fixing issues? Anyone know any REAL DETAILS. If you can spell them out here. I am wondering if it can be used in cases where we did something like flashing a theme, kernel, etc. And wound up in a bootloop if we can go into safe mode and make changes or fixes to what we did? Is it to be able to recover from a crash? Is it for fixing wifi issues? What else would it be included for? Any thoughts? Or input please. I may play around with it a bit to figure out more.
I have tried this on CM7 and on Continuum 5.5 so I am not sure if it only a Gingerbread thing or not. If you are on froyo or eclair try it out and see if it does go into safe mode also.
HOW TO:
1) REBOOT YOUR PHONE
2) ONCE THE BOOTSCREEN COMES UP HOLD DOWN THE MENU BUTTON AND KEEP HOLDING IT UNTIL IT IS FULLY BOOTED.
3)Boom You are in Safe Mode.
DO NOT BE WORRIED IF YOUR HOME SCREEN APPS AND SUCH ARE NOT THERE. IT IS SAFE MODE. TO GET OUT OF IT JUST REBOOT PHONE AND LET IT BOOT UP NORMALLY.
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Well it is volume up, menu, power button, then at&t release power. Then at galaxy s screen release menu then rehold for safe mode on froyo...i didn't discover this or take credit for it..... Here is link for those who want to see sight from were it came from.....http://forum.androidcentral.com/t-captivate/37245-any-way-enter-safe-mode-captivate.html
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What? it works the same on froyo and gb. Hold the menu button when the boot animation starts. No touching of any if the hard buttons.
This question is probably stemming from my comment In the talon thread yesterday...
no it can't be used to fix a bootloop from a bad theme or incompatible kernel, those are still system processes that are loaded in safe mode. What it's for is if you have some user app that's running amok...say you have an app that is constantly force closing, so much so that you can't get into uninstall it, or the app caused it to loop, boot into safe mode and it won't be loaded so you can easily navigate to where it's installed and delete it.

studacris said:
What? it works the same on froyo and gb. Hold the menu button when the boot animation starts. No touching of any if the hard buttons.
This question is probably stemming from my comment In the talon thread yesterday...
no it can't be used to fix a bootloop from a bad theme or incompatible kernel, those are still system processes that are loaded in safe mode. What it's for is if you have some user app that's running amok...say you have an app that is constantly force closing, so much so that you can't get into uninstall it, or the app caused it to loop, boot into safe mode and it won't be loaded so you can easily navigate to where it's installed and delete it.
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I'm on cognition 5.1 and couldn't get it to work with just menu
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Weird...not much of a cog fan but on every I9000 rom it does it with the menu button...could be a kb1 thing? I never tried kb1.

studacris said:
What? it works the same on froyo and gb. Hold the menu button when the boot animation starts. No touching of any if the hard buttons.
This question is probably stemming from my comment In the talon thread yesterday...
no it can't be used to fix a bootloop from a bad theme or incompatible kernel, those are still system processes that are loaded in safe mode. What it's for is if you have some user app that's running amok...say you have an app that is constantly force closing, so much so that you can't get into uninstall it, or the app caused it to loop, boot into safe mode and it won't be loaded so you can easily navigate to where it's installed and delete it.
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Thanks for the explanation. It was probably your post I had seen, tried it out on Continuum and then on CM7. Then I was more curious as to what it would be used for. Thanks again
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studacris said:
Weird...not much of a cog fan but on every I9000 rom it does it with the menu button...could be a kb1 thing? I never tried kb1.
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I can get into safe mode by only pressing the menu button on Fusion. Tho I was pressing it from before the boot animation started, if that somehow makes any difference.
P.S. I think it killed my widgets... since they are wiped off the home screens, and the only thing I did was reboot into safe mode and reboot back out.

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P.S. I think it killed my widgets... since they are wiped off the home screens, and the only thing I did was reboot into safe mode and reboot back out.
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Oh yeah that'll happen...those are apps that aren't loaded, and you have to reset them after normal reboot from safe mode. It's kind of like when you restore your launcher with tibu after a flash, the widgets will either be gone or won't load.

E file signature verification failed?

I am a noob an I am alittle confused with installing roms. I tried to install one and it went through everything and then it stopped and it said in yellow that the E file signature verification has failed now what does this mean. Please help.
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What was the exact name of the rom (or filename)... was it a stock rom (SBF/XML) or was it one of the custom roms?
Also was your phone rooted?

I was trying to install a couple but the one I really have been trying in the liberty 3 2.0.
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Are you using safestrap for your clockworkmodrecovery or are you using regular bootstrap?
And when you're in clockworkmod recovery what exact steps did you do to flash? You should wipe data & cache, then choose install zip from sdcard.
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I don't know how to use or get bootstrap and I don't know alot about safe strap yet. I tried different ways I tried using rom manager an downloading the rom from there then it will ask if I want to boot into recover I push ok and the phone just reboots. Nothing happens so I tried rom toolbox an did the same thing. So I tried to boot myself by pushing the power and x an I did as you said I wiped data a cache then I reset and restored my phone went back an installed zip from sd card then it starts to install then it says E file signature verification has failed.
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Ahhhh ok.
It sounds like you are trying to install zips via the stock recovery. That recovery will only install signed/official ones, not custom rom zips.
If you want to install custom roms, try this method (but I recommend browsing through the other threads. There is a lot of useful info out there). This is the safestrap method. Safestrap allows you to have your stock rom (that you are on now) in the "non-safe zone" and with safestrap you can enable the "safe zone" for installing your custom rom.
1) make sure your phone is rooted if it isn't already. There are threads about this... I used DoomLord's root (version 4) for my phone but read up.
2) install safestrap 1.08 (u can find it in the droid 3 development forum). It is an apk file.
3) when you run safestrap 1.08 from your app drawer, superuser will probably ask you if you want to allow it root access, say yes.
4) in the app, hit the first button. It will install safestrap so you can boot into safestrap recovery. When it says its done, restart phone.
5) upon restart, you will be greeted by the safestrap splashscreen. It gives u 10 seconds to hit Menu to take you into safestrap recovery. Otherwise it will just continue with booting.
6) so hit menu. Safestrap ecovery appears. It will indicate that safe mode is not enabled yet. You are in non-safe right now (your stock rom)
7) this step is optional but I'm sure everyone will recommend it (I do also). Navigate your selection with the down/up volume buttons and hit power when you get to "backup". This will back up your non-safe zone and dump it onto your sdcard (internal or external). You can restore it to your non-safe zone (only) if you happen to mess up your non-safe system. The backup will be stored in /safestrap/backup. of whatever card you select.
8) now that that's done, it will take you back to the main menu of safestrap recovery
9) Go to "safe boot menu" and hit Toggle safe zone. Don't do the quick toggle, just do the normal one (the first one)
10) when that is done, you will notice the colour of the text has changed. And at the top it will say safe zone enabled. You can now install your custom rom by going to "install zip from sdcard" from the main menu of safestrap*
*Note that when installing roms, make sure to choose Wipe Data first. It will wipe your data and cache. Then go into mounts and storage and choose "format /system" (thanks Endo). Some people also like to go into the advanced menu and wipe the dalvik cache as well (is this necessary? I do it every time because I had to back on my old htc... maybe someone can comment on this?) It doesn't seem to hurt anything when I do it, so...
So after your wipes, you can go to "install rom from sdcard" . Choose the .zip of the rom (of course) to begin install. When the rom has finished installing, you can go back to the main menu and choose reboot phone. You will be greeted by the safestrap splashscreen again. It will tell you that safe zone is enabled. Wait the 10 seconds to boot normally or you can hit the search button to go immediately.
On first boot of many roms, it may take a little longer than normal to start up. Be patient. If it never boots (and you are looking at the boot animation forever... say more than 5-10 minutes?) Then... somethings wrong, or you may have forgotten to do your wipe procedure, but go to that rom's thread and read all the posts to see if others experienced the same thing... someone could have posted a good suggestion or solution
Oh, if you want to switch back to non-safe mode, restart phone, get into safestrap recovery, go into safe boot menu, and hit toggle. Then restart phone.
If something disastrous occurs, there are Unbrick and Fastboot threads in this forum where you can download a stock rom for your phone and flash to your phone via RSD Lite, which will pretty much restore your phone to stock. (No more safestrap, no more root). Read through those to get more info.
Hope this is helpful. Good luck!
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ryanw5489 said:
I don't know how to use or get bootstrap and I don't know alot about safe strap yet. I tried different ways I tried using rom manager an downloading the rom from there then it will ask if I want to boot into recover I push ok and the phone just reboots. Nothing happens so I tried rom toolbox an did the same thing. So I tried to boot myself by pushing the power and x an I did as you said I wiped data a cache then I reset and restored my phone went back an installed zip from sd card then it starts to install then it says E file signature verification has failed.
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I'm not really sure what you are doing but uninstall any recovery you may have installed and ditch rom manage(you can keep the toolbox) go to www.hash-of-codes.blogspot.com go to downloads and get safestrap. Install it, open it and click install recovery. Reboot your phone, you'll get a screen saying pish menu to enter recovery then once it enters go to safe mode menu(or whatever it exactly says) and enter safe mode. Once safemode is active(it says at the top of the screen)go to mounts and storage and format system then do a data/cache wipe, the install zip from sd
If you're doing what I think you're doing you are new to this and I would suggest reading as much as you can in this forum and by googling the various terms you find so you don't brick your phone
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So do you want me to uninstall clockwork recovery?
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ryanw5489 said:
So do you want me to uninstall clockwork recovery?
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Yes. Safestrap will install its own CWR
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So how do I go about uninstalling cmw.
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ryanw5489 said:
So how do I go about uninstalling cmw.
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Safestrap will clean that up. Just get rid of any bootstraps and rom manager
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So I have to get rid of rom manager because I paid for it an really don't feel like losing money on it. I don't think I have any bootstrap so I should be good there. I'm sorry that I don't know alot I'm really new an I don't have the most time to even do alot of research so thanks for helping me out greatly appreciated.
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ryanw5489 said:
So I have to get rid of rom manager because I paid for it an really don't feel like losing money on it. I don't think I have any bootstrap so I should be good there. I'm sorry that I don't know alot I'm really new an I don't have the most time to even do alot of research so thanks for helping me out greatly appreciated.
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If you have your heart set on rom manager, I believe it will work, but I've never used it so I can't help you there. I recommend safestrap because once you're in safemode its pretty hard to screw up your phone in any serious manner. In safemode you'll always be able to access recovery.
In a google search of your issue I found a recommendation of turning off signature verification. I know I've seen an option for this or something really damn similar in clockwork recovery. You can try that if you like but I don't know the effects of it. As always, I'm not responsible if you brick your device
That said, I would also suggest that you look into obtaining rsdlite and the appropriate fastboot package(you may know this as an sbf, although that term isn't totally correct)so if you do brick your device you know how to recover it. There's a sticky in the dev forum about it
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Thank you I understand I wouldn't ever blame anyone for my mistakes so your good. I was thinking about using safestrap anyways just haven't had time to research it much yet. Probably would be best since I don't know much about roms anyways. Now it's not that I have it set with rom manager just seemed easy to use and I like rom toolbox alittle more anyways. I also know that not all roms are comparable with the safestrap so that's another reason why I haven't used it yet.
Now on another topic. I have downloaded safestrap on my computer all I have to do is plug my phone to the computer an put it on mass storage and place it in the sd card or internal memory and unplug it an click on it on my phone.
I really need to start some research cause this stuff is pretty hard.
But thanks for your help again
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I have installed safestrap. Is there anywhere that's best to look up how to use it.
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i have installed safe strap i rebooted my phone and now it is stuck on boot screen now what did i do to my phone and what happen can it be fixed?

Which boot screen? What does it look like? Is it the safestrap boot screen (that says you can hit Menu to get into recovery?)
I replied to this thread with instructions on how to use it. Were they not useful? Did you get stuck somewhere?

LaZiODROID said:
Which boot screen? What does it look like? Is it the safestrap boot screen (that says you can hit Menu to get into recovery?)
I replied to this thread with instructions on how to use it. Were they not useful? Did you get stuck somewhere?
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I don't know how I missed your huge write up. More detailed than mine.
I figured the same, stock recovery. I'm not sure what steps he's taken before he wrote this thread.
OP if its the boot animation, on first boot it takes a long time. 5 minutes normally but give it 10 to be sure. If its the splash screen you may have issues. Is the safestrap splash coming up, where it says press menu
You may have to use rsdlite or the fast unbrick to restore your phone to stock. If you can write us EVERYTHING you've done in as much detail as possible, and exactly what is happenig now we can come up with a solution.
I think often all the various terms can be confusing to newcomers. I have a feeling perhaps that you still have a bootstrap installed and safestrap.
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ok well first i went to hash of codes and downloaded the safestrap. Then i put the download on my sd card and i went into my files and pushed sd memory. then i went and found the apk and downloaded the safestrap. it installed fine then i pushed install recovery.then after all that i rebooted my phone and now it is stuck on the BIG RED Motorola symbol that says DUAL CORE TECHNOLGY. I even took out battery and tried that did not work. i also tried pushing power and x and restoring phone. still nothing. i must of missed something i just cant figure what that would be! Please help!

ryanw5489 said:
ok well first i went to hash of codes and downloaded the safestrap. Then i put the download on my sd card and i went into my files and pushed sd memory. then i went and found the apk and downloaded the safestrap. it installed fine then i pushed install recovery.then after all that i rebooted my phone and now it is stuck on the BIG RED Motorola symbol that says DUAL CORE TECHNOLGY. I even took out battery and tried that did not work. i also tried pushing power and x and restoring phone. still nothing. i must of missed something i just cant figure what that would be! Please help!
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No I meant with rom manager and rfom toolox. All the steps you took prior to posting on this thnread
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Wierd Boot Menu

Hey all,
I'm looking since over a week for a solution but without luck. I tried quite everything, I ended up in purchasing ROM Manager Premium. My problem is that I cannot boot into the clockword recovery mode, so I can perform a Nandroid Full Backup of my existing ROM. I am running stock firmware, nothing special. I just rooted my device and I also installed ROM Manager Premium. I clicked on "Flash Recovery" and of course I assigned superuser rights with the "remember" option checked. I tried:
- open the application ROM Manager and choose the second function called "reboot into recovery". result--> my device do a normal boot, nothing happens.
- I tried powering on the phone by first turn it off, then push simultanously Powerbutton+VolumeDownButton+HomeButton. Nothing --> it still boots on normal way.
- When I slide/open my droid3, and powering on my phone using the powerbutton+X-button then I am getting this explanation mark. Then I have to push simulatenously volup+voldown buttons and I see the stock boot mode of Motorola, where I can reset to factory defaults, and so on. This is the stock boot mode, isn't it?
- When I slide/open my droid3, and powering on my phone using the powerbutton+M-button on the keyboard, I am getting a menu with following lines:
Boot Mode Selection Menu (0A.53)
Vol Up Selects, Vol Down scrolls
Available Boot Modes:
Normal Powerup
Recovery
AP Fastboot
BP SBF Flash
BP Only
BP HW Diag & Boot AP
BP Tools
I can use the VolDown key to scroll and I scrolled to BP Tools and pushed the VolUp Button. But my device still boots up normally, I don't see any clockwork mod recovery menu or something like that. Damn it!
What am I doin' wrong? How can I access this Recovery Menu, so I will be able to perform a Nandroid Backup ???
Hope someone can help, it's really getting frustrating Any help appreciated. Thanks to all.

Droid 3 has a locked bootloader. Which bootstrap do you have installed?

Rom manager is kinda useless for the d3, most roms aren't on it. Safestrap is the bootstrap of choice for d3. Il find a link
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http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/downloads/safestrap/
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Thanks for the link, but coulod someone anyhow tell me which menu I am booting in, when pressing M+Powerbutton ? is this also stock from Motorola ?
So, ROM Manager is useless .. means: I have to uninstall completely before doing any other stuff, right? I uninstalled ROM Manager and to be sure I rebootet my phone.
I downloaded this Safestrap version for my Droid 3 (Droid 3 :: v1.08 [ 2011-12-16 ]) and transferred it into my Droid3. Within my phone I open ES file explorer and tapped on this safestrap.apk and installed it.
I am using this how-to-instructions link for Safestrap by Hash Code. So far so good, I was able to perform a backup although I get a notice similar to "skipping /android.blabla no applications found". Hope this is ok. I verified the backup and md5 checksums seem to be ok.
I hope a have a valid backup of my stock ROM now

Sloop said:
Thanks for the link, but coulod someone anyhow tell me which menu I am booting in, when pressing M+Powerbutton ? is this also stock from Motorola ?
So, ROM Manager is useless .. means: I have to uninstall completely before doing any other stuff, right? I uninstalled ROM Manager and to be sure I rebootet my phone.
I downloaded this Safestrap version for my Droid 3 (Droid 3 :: v1.08 [ 2011-12-16 ]) and transferred it into my Droid3. Within my phone I open ES file explorer and tapped on this safestrap.apk and installed it.
I am using this how-to-instructions link for Safestrap by Hash Code. So far so good, I was able to perform a backup although I get a notice similar to "skipping /android.blabla no applications found". Hope this is ok. I verified the backup and md5 checksums seem to be ok.
I hope a have a valid backup of my stock ROM now
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Yes you do, however the idea is that you should never need it, as you can't flash when safe mode is disabled, you have to activate safe mode. Because of this its pretty hard to mess your phone, as the stock rom never gets overwritten
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I didnt understand perfectly yet how this safestrap/boot stuff works. I installed safestrap recovery, so far so good. I can access this boot menu as described in HashCodes HowTo. What happens if I enable safeboot in the menu? I am getting a warning that it cannot be undone.Why am I getting warned?I canceled it because I was not sure what to choose. Do I have something like a dual-boot menu when installing a custom ROM? That means I can install CM7 and also boot my stock Motoblur with all my actual settings and apps installed? And if I reboot the device I can boot for example CM7 and have a strict different system running with the apps and settings installed only on my CM7 portion?
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Dualbooting is one (slightly inaccurate) way to look at it. I'm not sure which warning you are talking about, but i can explain a bit better. Safestrap is designed to keep a perfect copy of your original system at all times. As in better than a nandroid. So perfect that it is ALWAYS there. It is not modified in any way. Even if you flash something that you know will brick your phone, you can simply boot up safestrap and switch back to your original safe system.
This is different than dualbooting because it is not quite as easy to switch between systems as dualbooting is. As in you don't select one on start up and boot into the one of your choice at the same speed.
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