How compareable is flashing roms on the Droid 3 compared to the HTC Eris. I'm tired of the lag and bloat and wish to try some new ROMs. I just don't want brick my phone. Rooting looked simple but I don't understand bootstrap/safestrap. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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jwanny10 said:
How compareable is flashing roms on the Droid 3 compared to the HTC Eris. I'm tired of the lag and bloat and wish to try some new ROMs. I just don't want brick my phone. Rooting looked simple but I don't understand bootstrap/safestrap. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Get bootstrap/safestrap from the internet -- install the app.
Run the app, install recovery.
Turn phone off.
Press m + power.
Scroll to BP Tools -- select it.
You're in custom recovery.
Which is better, bootstrap or safestrap?
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Which is better, bootstrap or safestrap?
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Safestrap by far, the rom will install to another partition /preinstall rather that /system. This keeps the VZW rom intact to prevent bricking and still get OTAs easily. It's practically impossible to brick it using Safestrap.
Thanks, I'll be giving this a try!
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So root (obviously), install safestrap, then I just boot into recovery via safestrap and flash Liberty 2.0? Just being anal, the more I read the less confident I get. Once I burst my cherry, I should feel better. Lol. Thanks for all the help everyone!
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if ur stock 5.6.890, root, install otarootkeeper, install safestrap, open the app, install recovery, boot into recovery (during boot you will hit menu), backup data, toggle safe mode, install ROM, wipe data/cache, reboot
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check http://hash-of-codes.blogspot.com/p/android-downloads.html for safestrap and CM7 downloads. also if you are on 5.7.894 you will need to use his patch to run any roms.
Did you mean wipe data/cache THEN install ROM?
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Did you mean wipe data/cache THEN install ROM?
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most roms either way will work
Rooted, install ota rootkeeper, installed and ran safestrap, rebooted into recovery, tried to turn on safe mode and got error. rebooted and tried to make a back up, got error.
Error occured when attempting to make backup image of /data
Happened both times. Am I royally screwed?
Phone works still but I don't dare flashing a ROM until I get safe mode. Hints?
If im not mistaken, rootkeeper doesnt need to be used unless you are going to install 5.7.894, as it messes with your roms ability to access SU
Droid 1 Rooted (ChevyNo1 0.9MV Kernel, LGB2.6)
Droid 3 Rooted (Stock Kernel, Custom lite De-bloat)
My phone had trouble mounting as R/W when i got a SU update via the superuser app off the market, i unprotected and updated my binary again and it worked fine. Keep OTA Rootkeeper installed, activate it before upgrading to an update that has no root method yet, then after you reinstall SU, and reestablish the symlink in your new update, remove the protection and verify you still have root. Its not necessary for CWM recovery tasks though
Droid 1 Rooted (ChevyNo1 0.9MV Kernel, LGB2.6)
Droid 3 Rooted (Stock Kernel, Custom lite De-bloat)
So if I lose ota rootkeeper, I can create a backup? My problem is I can't create a data backup or switch to safe mode. It gives me an error message that says unable to create backup image of /data. Am I corrupted? My phone still works as far as I know.
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So if I lose ota rootkeeper, I can create a backup? My problem is I can't create a data backup or switch to safe mode. It gives me an error message that says unable to create backup image of /data. Am I corrupted? My phone still works as far as I know.
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Safestrap and bootstrap(I believe) have issues creating a backup of a file that cannot be changed. So yes if you remove it, then you be able to use safestrap correctly.
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Removed ota rootkeeper changes still get "Error occurs in creating backup image of /data"
Any other ideas.
Running Verizon 5.6.890 stock blur. Used psouza one click root. Ran debloat script, but I don't think I did it right.
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I tried to run the debloat restore and then make a backup, but still the same error. I noticed in the thread pertaining the debloat script that someone also gets it to run until myverizon.apk messes it.
Making backups and flashing new ROMs was so easy with the Eris. I apologized because I'm such a noob when it comes to Moto Droids and scripting.
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I had stock version .902. I rooted using Motofail and installed Safestrap & backed up. I didn't delete anything or flash any ROMs. What's the best way to unroot?
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There is an app called supersu in the play store.
Install it and select full unroot.
Restart device and Congrats, your phone is unrooted.
Im on build 5.5.1_84_dbn-55 system verison 5.5.886.xt875.verizon.en.us, I was trying to update though ota to 5.5.893 but about half way though the device turns back on and says update failed. Im rooted on a stock rom i tried voodoo rootkeeper and tried the ota again with same result.
In rootkeeper did you do the temp unroot (or whatever it's called)? Have you debloated any crapola?
Yes I did the temp UN root with voodoo rootkeeper and I also did do a little debloating with titanium back up. not much though maybe just blockbuster and the book thing.
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Im sorry I didnt use titanium back up so if the fkz file that I downloaded didnt come already de bloated then I didnt do it
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You can just flash the 902 fxz and get back on the OTA path.
I've been trying to do the OTA update and can't. I've uninstalled recovery, uninstalled safestrap, updated my SU, unfroze all apps, and downloaded voodoo. Well after I think 7 attempts of this I decided to switch methods and do it through fastboot. Well I can't get fastboot to actually stay open on my computer to accomplish this. I have tried to figure that problem out too no help there. I'm assuming I deleted something before I froze the apps that isn't allowing me to do the update. Is there any solution to all this? Especially getting fastboot to work. Also in safestrap the first time I flashed something to my safe system it worked fine. After that regardless of what I did I could never get another rom to work. Everything else just sent it into a black screen forever.
What are you using to try to fastboot? RSDlite or jsnweitzel's Droid 4 tool?
Droid 4 - AOKP FLATLINER-KRUSH
Rsdlite
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Rsdlite
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I would try using the Droid 4 Utility. I successfully fastbooted GB a while back using it. Also, make sure you have the latest moto drivers installed.
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Yeah I just did that. It worked took a couple minutes but I'm all updated now.
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Trying to find way to update to current update,however,unable because rooted and on ss currently.on 5.6.890 and would like to update,please help!!! TY!!!
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rooting alone will not, block or stop updates
removing stock apks, and changing other things will
fastest way to fix, flash 890 xml recovery file in rsd lite, wipe data before or after, and try updating again
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rooting alone will not, block or stop updates
removing stock apks, and changing other things will
fastest way to fix, flash 890 xml recovery file in rsd lite, wipe data before or after, and try updating again
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Where can I find files?
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sd_shadow's list of links for Droid FAQs, SBF, Rooting, ROMs.... https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Goawxdx_UBF4Y8lqzHYWf8Ha3yUcRK4faq0UWIlXLWA/edit
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If you never deleted anything from stock, the easiest way is to change safestrap to non-safe system (or stock, if you are on 3.05) and restart in stock. The update should appear pretty fast.
Again, if you ever debloated stock before installing Safestrap, then the RSD Lite is your best bet.
You would need to root again and reinstall safestrap recovery. Root again with Motofail, because Pete Souza's script no longer works with 5.7.906.
Motofail: http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/11/rooting-the-droid-4-a-failed-bounty-experiment/