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Basically the title.
Here is some info to avoid some easy questions:
Rooted D3 (obviously)
5.6.890 (I think those were the numbers, I am sure it wasn't 5.7 something)
Using the Droid 3 bootstrapper. NOT safestrap, though in Hashcode's post, he said he updated it to be compatible with boostrap.
Flashed Steel Droid v3 about 2 weeks ago, week later flashed to the Bionic Blue theme.
Ran the "Safe bloat removal script (50+ apps) [UPDATED 9/1/2011]" script.
Ran the script to get my bloat back.
No problems until....
Tried to flash to CM7.1 Alpha using Droid 3 Bootstrapper
Bootloop.
tl;dr: How do I correctly install CM7.1?
you may just need to boot into andriod recovery and clear cache. i dont use bootstrap anymore, but its essentially the same. boot into recovery, format /system (under mounts and storage) then install CM7, factory reset (wipe data/cache) then boot her up. Safestrap is the way to go though
So I tried again, wiping my cache and /system, this time I ended up with a soft brick (Only thing appearing is the Motorola Dual Core screen). Clockwork Recovery doesn't appear on startup anymore.
How do I:
a) Unbrick and
b) Correctly install CM7.1?
Thanks to anyone who responds in advance.
EDIT: I should have read more closely, the order I performed the actions was:
1. Install CM7.1
2. Install Gapps
3. Format cache
4. Format /system.
5. Factory reset
slayer621 said:
So I tried again, wiping my cache and /system, this time I ended up with a soft brick (Only thing appearing is the Motorola Dual Core screen). Clockwork Recovery doesn't appear on startup anymore.
How do I:
a) Unbrick and
b) Correctly install CM7.1?
Thanks to anyone who responds in advance.
EDIT: I should have read more closely, the order I performed the actions was:
1. Install CM7.1
2. Install Gapps
3. Format cache
4. Format /system.
5. Factory reset
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Ya formatting /system after flashing removes the cm7 rom. Try
Format /system
Install cm7/gapps
Wipe data/cache
xt860, android 2.3.5, Monster rom
Endoroid said:
Ya formatting /system after flashing removes the cm7 rom. Try
Format /system
Install cm7/gapps
Wipe data/cache
xt860, android 2.3.5, Monster rom
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Thanks for that. Any idea on how to unsoftbrick though?
Also, the link in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255198
is dead.
if you formated /system after installing the rom, then you need to SBF. start the phone with m+pwr, use vol down to reach AP Fastboot, then use vol up to select. download RSD 5.5 and the sbf file. check out the RSD thread in the dev section. and you are on verizon, correct?
edit: dang i see what youre referring to. the 5.6.890 download isnt working. i have it, but i dont know i dont have an account to upload to. And on my 5meg pipe itll still take a few min lol
2ndedit: i cant upload. sorry i dont have a professional account and its 455MB.. check this out it works http://rootzwiki.com/topic/4370-sbf-droid-3-fastboot-files-55959-and-56890/
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if you formated /system after installing the rom, then you need to SBF. start the phone with m+pwr, use vol down to reach AP Fastboot, then use vol up to select. download RSD 5.5 and the sbf file. check out the RSD thread in the dev section. and you are on verizon, correct?
edit: dang i see what youre referring to. the 5.6.890 download isnt working. i have it, but i dont know i dont have an account to upload to. And on my 5meg pipe itll still take a few min lol
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hxxp://rootzwiki.com/topic/4370-sbf-droid-3-fastboot-files-55959-and-56890/
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I'm following this guide, figured I'd just re root and install cwm again and restore my back up. Will that work?
lol yes youve got it. follow the instructions. also, do not freak out if after you SBF it still does not boot up. Even after the SBF (RSD will show rebooting) and you could bootloop on the animation. if that happens, boot into recovery using M+pwr, select android recovery, when you get the android with the !, use vol up and down and you'll get another menu, and clear cache. then you'll be ok
and also, dont use cwm, use hashcodes safestrap. read up on safestrap, and then you can flash without worrying about bricking
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lol yes youve got it. follow the instructions. also, do not freak out if after you SBF it still does not boot up. Even after the SBF (RSD will show rebooting) and you could bootloop on the animation. if that happens, boot into recovery using M+pwr, select android recovery, when you get the android with the !, use vol up and down and you'll get another menu, and clear cache. then you'll be ok
and also, dont use cwm, use hashcodes safestrap. read up on safestrap, and then you can flash without worrying about bricking
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Alright thanks man, after I get back up and running I'll be sure to switch to safestrap. Thanks for all the help.
glad i could help. ive been there lol
I apologize if this has been covered already, but the search feature finds more noise than signal and I just don't see it.
I have safestrap on my xt860 with cm9 on the safe side of things, and I have a messed up and broken "stock" on the unsafe side. I'm pretty happy with cm9 in general, however there are still some known limitations, so I'm thinking of putting something else on the non safe side. Obviously I'd rather not break cm9 in the process.
Is doing this as simple as switching back to non safe and flashing the zip for what I want to try? Or is it more complicated than that?
You got to put back bootstrap. I think though that safe mode backs up to your internal storage so you should be good.
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I believe that, when you have switched into non-safe mode, safestrap will not allow you to select the "install zip from sdcard" menu option. I am running safestrap 1.08d tweaked and just tried to do it. It says ".zip install is only available while safe System is enabled."
I don't think rick has gotten non safe flashing functional on any version.
To the op, make a backup of just safe rom, then switch to you non safe, uninstall safestrap recovery, install bootstrap, flash, uninstall bootstrap(you can't do the recovery part, but safestrap install script should clean that out), then reinstall safestrap recovery, and when you switch back to safe you can restore your backup
That's how I do it anyways
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Endoroid said:
To the op, make a backup of just safe rom, then switch to you non safe, uninstall safestrap recovery, install bootstrap, flash, uninstall bootstrap(you can't do the recovery part, but safestrap install script should clean that out), then reinstall safestrap recovery, and when you switch back to safe you can restore your backup
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Not sure what happened there... I backed up my safe rom, then switched to non-safe, uninstalled safestrap, booted in to "stock" installed bootstrap, rebooted recovery, installed my new rom (cm9) and bootlooped... (I had CM9 working beautifully in my safe for ages, wanted it in my non-safe so I could play with other roms in safe)
So much for that plan...
I guess plan B is to figure out how to unbrick an XT860 (I don't think there are any Bell SBFs up, so I guess I go with one from somewhere else...)
I believe a Bell XT860 SBF is here (got it from another thread):
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umt...M-111109-release-keys-BellMobility-CA.xml.zip
LaZiODROID said:
I believe a Bell XT860 SBF is here (got it from another thread):
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umt...M-111109-release-keys-BellMobility-CA.xml.zip
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Yeah, got the SBF loaded. Still have no idea why i couldn't get CM9 in to my non-safe. right now though I seem to have a bigger issue, for some reason my recovery can no longer mount my SD card (though the OS can) I've tried bootstrap, and safestrap, neither can read from my external SD... it's rather odd!
I found with safestrap 1.08f (ricks version) it wouldnt mount mine either.
I started from scratch and installed 1.08d and it works just fine.
As for flashing your non-safe .... i didnt know that was even possible.
Stick with your safe... its the .... safest. Lol
Sent from my XT860
thanks for the tip about 1.08f... maybe that's it, I'll investigate...
LaZiODROID said:
As for flashing your non-safe .... i didnt know that was even possible.
Stick with your safe... its the .... safest. Lol
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I know sticking to safe is safer, but sometimes I don't want "safe" I want functional. seems a waste to me to have stock loaded on non-safe when I don't plan to ever, under any circumstances, use stock.
I like CM9, I'm quite happy with it as my every day rom. I'd like to put it in non-safe so that I can play with new ones in safe. unfortunately I'm not having much luck with that right now...
I'd like to do that as well (run something fun as my non-safe and try out others in my safe)... let me know if you get that going ;D
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Not sure what happened there... I backed up my safe rom, then switched to non-safe, uninstalled safestrap, booted in to "stock" installed bootstrap, rebooted recovery, installed my new rom (cm9) and bootlooped... (I had CM9 working beautifully in my safe for ages, wanted it in my non-safe so I could play with other roms in safe)
So much for that plan...
I guess plan B is to figure out how to unbrick an XT860 (I don't think there are any Bell SBFs up, so I guess I go with one from somewhere else...)
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There is indeed a sbf. Theyre called fastboot now. There's a thread for it
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LaZiODROID said:
I'd like to do that as well (run something fun as my non-safe and try out others in my safe)... let me know if you get that going ;D
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well, others have reported success, but none of them seem to be using CM9 in the non-safe, so maybe it's something specific about that one rom?
I think I'll give it one more try today before giving up and going back to root/cm9 so that I don't end up without a phone for the next 2 weeks until I have time to play again!
seems to me that the trick is to find a bootstrap/recovery that is NOT safestrap, install it, install whatever you want, uninstall it, install safestrap, and go on with life as usual.
Unfortunately I can only find one non-safestrap recovery, and it doesn't seem to work too well. most are dead links now as everyone moved to safestrap.
Anyone have a link to a non-safestrap recovery I can try?
I have uploaded 2 bootstrap versions to DepositFiles. Sometimes when you root, a complete version of BusyBox isn't included, so:
1) Root
2) Install Busybox Installer from the market (it's free)
3) Run BusyBox Installer and install whatever highest version installs successfully. (I found that after using the Bell SBF, the highest version wouldnt install properly, so I just chose the next one in the list)
4) Install whatever bootstrap app, and click its button to do the recovery install.
Droid3 Bootstrap:
Link: http://depositfiles.com/files/5qcaay2e7
(This one's for the Droid3 - I believe that if you're using an XT860, the only way this will boot is if you have USB plugged in!)
Milestone3 Bootstrap
Link: http://depositfiles.com/files/o248gldkm
(For the XT860, this should just boot normally, without USB cable)
Well, the solution continues to elude me.
With Milestone3 Bootstrap I simply can't get cm9 to boot. it flashes ok, but then it just freezes on the motorola logo and won't go any further.
With Droid3 Bootstrap (and USB plugged in) I can boot in to cm9, but USB has to be plugged in EVERY time you boot up (not much of an option for an every day phone)
After getting cm9 working under Droid3 bootstrap though I decided to try to change to safeboot. Unfortunately that way it boots up to "android is upgrading... optimizing applications" followed by "starting applications" and it never gets past there.
I think part of the problem is that I have no way to uninstall the droid3 bootstrap before installing safestrap. anyone have any ideas how to do that properly?
So are you saying you had cm9 running, then installed safestrap, but after doing that, your CM9 wouldnt start up (freeze?). Do you get the safestrap splashscreen at least? I wonder if a wipe would fix up your CM9 (but is that even possible.. and would that wipe out the safestrap install... hmmmm)
LaZiODROID said:
So are you saying you had cm9 running, then installed safestrap, but after doing that, your CM9 wouldnt start up (freeze?). Do you get the safestrap splashscreen at least? I wonder if a wipe would fix up your CM9 (but is that even possible.. and would that wipe out the safestrap install... hmmmm)
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yes CM9 worked on Droid3 Bootstrap. but not once I installed safestrap (without tweaking anything in safestrap.)
it doesn't so much "freeze" as it decides to "optimize applications" and then just can't seem to get past there. (only solution is a battery pull at that point) I do get the safestrap flashscreen, and can get in to safestrap.
After wiping cache, dalvik cache, and data (factory reset) I reboot, go through the safestrap boot screen, and get to... nothing. blank screen, refuses to boot further.
So something obviously went wrong between when I had Droid3 Bootstrap loaded, and when I installed safestrap. I'm just not sure what other option I have at that stage to make things go more smoothly. theoretically if it works under the Droid3 bootstrap, then it should work as the non-safe for safestrap, but it just doesn't, and I have no idea why.
well, still didn't figure out CM9 in the non-safe... so I've gone a different route.
I now have mavrom in the non-safe, and I'm in the process of installing steeldroid in safe...
Nice. So there was nothing special you had to do after your fresh MavROM install to get safestrap going?
Sent from my XT860
No, went smoothly.
- SBF to stock
- root
- install milestone3 bootloader
- flash mavrom
- remove miletone3 bootloader
- install safestrap
- switch to safe
- install steeldroid
hi last night (very late) i was trying out a miui rom i am trying to port, i used the wrong update-script and i seems as though its overwritten my unsafe partition even though i was in safe. i couldnt see the safeboot splash but could still get to it form tools in the bootloader menu, i now have the safeboot menu back but no touch buttons. i have done a restore but i only have 2 backups and this is making me think i haven't backed up when i got on the leak.
so dose any one have a backup they would let me try to see if this is the case, can i fastboot out of this (i dont really understand how fastboot works with this phone as its locked down), or is there anything else i can do to get it back working i would like to keep root if possible.
Are you still able to boot your phone when you try to boot your phone of you can then the best thing for you is that try to install fresh stock room of your phone repeat the whole process again that would be better.
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what type of phone do you have.if you Samsung thing will go fast and smooth to go back to stock Rom
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i have droid 4 this is the droid 4 sub forum, i can boot the safe rom, i used to be able to boot non-safe (had miui on it) but after trying a restore form backup its not booting. i am still new to safe boot i dont fully know how it works.
I think you should be able to use the process for going from one leak to another to to get back to a stock ICS leak system. Follow the instructions in the Droid 4 Utility Updated thread.
Sent from my Droid 4
been thinking that and hoping it to as i think there is root for ICS now, but you are ment to unfreeze apps and uninstall safeboot before you upgrade both of witch i cant do, there is no apps to unfreeze to as the partitions gone.
and safeboot is the only thing that is making this phone not bricked.
Unfreezing and uninstalling recovery shouldn't matter the way I understand it. Fastbooting .219 should wipe that stuff out allowing you to freshly install the ICS leak.
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Yea, I'd fastboot "back" to 219, which of course WILL brick you, but also allow you to flash the ICS leak, which should get you back to a working phone.
Luckily there are root methods for ICS now, so you don't need to have root on 219 to enjoy root on (ICS) 213 :laugh:
Don't worry man, I've done it a dozen times already.
Just flash the system.img and the preinstall.img .219 fastboot files and erase your data and cache partitions with moto-fastboot:
Code:
moto-fastboot erase userdata
moto-fastboot erase cache
moto-fastboot flash system system.img
moto-fastboot flash preinstall preinstall.img
moto-fastboot flash boot [boot.img for .208/.213 kernel]
(You can skip erasing your /data partition if you want but unless you really need something on there, it's usually best to just start fresh.)
You can find the moto-fastboot executables on xda here with a quick search.
Otherwise you can just do a normal fastboot flash through RSD Lite but the method above is a bit quicker since you only really need to re-flash your /system and /preinstall partitions. If you choose to use RSD Lite, then you have to delete the boot.img file in the .219 package and replace it with the .208/.213 boot.img that you can find here on xda.
Pop the corresponding leaked .208/.213 update .zip file onto your external sdcard and reboot your phone into recovery mode by pressing Vol-Up+Vol-Down+Power and choosing Recovery Menu from the screen with white text on a black background and follow the prompts to install the update from your external card and you're good to go.
thanks i will try this soon.
i have updated to 213 now and it boots in to the animated droid eye but dose nothing not even getting a logcat.
got it working just updated again then wiped catch and data then it booted thanks a lot.
Sweet, glad to hear it. Happy hacking!
i need help kind of a newb so i was wondering is there a difference between clockworkmod recovery and safestrap for the droid 3 because i cant get safestrap menu to open just gets stuck on a black screen, but i can get clockworkmod to work. i want to install the dark droid rom but i dont want to mess something up.
roms are built for either bootstrap or safestrap, there is a special file in the safestrap roms.
Sent from my XT862 using Tapatalk 2
SafeStrap allows you to run two ROMs and switch between the two in about 10-15 minutes depending upon how much data you have on the ROMs. Basically, it protects your stock ROM and boots a 2nd one from a faked secondary /system partition allowing you to experiment without the risk of bricking the phone since SafeStrap is installed to the original ROM and on the real /system partition.
If you flash a ROM that boot loops, you simply power down, power up, enter SafeStrap from its splash screen, and then flash a different ROM to the faked 2nd /system partition fixing the phone. I haven't managed to brick myself using SafeStrap, unlike my results with BootStrap.
joefuf said:
SafeStrap allows you to run two ROMs and switch between the two in about 10-15 minutes depending upon how much data you have on the ROMs. Basically, it protects your stock ROM and boots a 2nd one from a faked secondary /system partition allowing you to experiment without the risk of bricking the phone since SafeStrap is installed to the original ROM and on the real /system partition.
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This is a little outdated. Safestrap 3.05 allows you to switch between ROMs in about 15 seconds longer than it takes to restart the phone.
I was trying to upgrade safestrap from 3.73 to 3.75 so that I could install CM12. I did not remove 3.73 before installing 3.75, causing major boot problems. I was able to boot into Fastboot, and using the DROID 4 Utility XT894 Jellybean, I flashed the official jellybean firmware. Now my phone will get as far as the Droid Eye logo boot animation, but will not finish the boot. Are there any other utilities or methods that I can try to get the phone back up and running? I have access to another Droid 4, so if there's a way to copy the ROM from it to mine with adb, or some other method, I'd be open to that. Any help would be appreciated.
No idea about that utility. Without Safestrap or a working O/S, ADB is only available from stock recovery (I think), and stock recovery is almost completely useless on this phone.
If you still had access to SS, then you could restore a backup made on another phone, but in stock form the phone has no way to make/restore system backups.
At a guess, the DROID 4 Utility flashes one of the two newest XMLs depending on whether you want to keep data or not. If you chose 2, it could be that the boot process is getting hung up on something you have installed. Since you're using stock, did you try safe mode?
Failing that, or if you already chose a complete wipe in the Droid 4 Utility and got stuck anyway...for each of the several times I've managed to brick my phone, I've always used RSDLite and manually flashed the appropriate XML via Fastboot, have never had any problems.
RSDLite: http://rsdlite.com/rsd-lite-download/
Newest stock JB 4.1.2 XML (VRZ_XT894_9.8.2O-72_VZW-18-8_CFC.xml.zip): via Mega (probably fastest, in Firmwares), Motofirmware or AFH, links courtesy of @sd_shadow's big document of Droid 4 stuff
Note that the above XML will wipe data and internal storage (SD card is unaffected). If you need to keep those, use cdma_maserati_9.8.2O-72_VZW-18-2_1ff.xml.zip instead (also in the Mega Firmwares folder, or get other links from the above document), it should keep everything. Probably. I hope you made a backup before trying to upgrade SS : \
Connect your phone via USB, get into Fastboot
Start up RSDLite
Click the "..." next to the Filename box, select the XML zip
Click "Decompress And Start Flashing"
Give it a while to complete
Hopefully, bootable ROM. Note that RSDLite will probably get "stuck" on the last reboot, waiting for the phone; it's safe to close once the flash is completely complete (e.g. you're at the boot animation)
I'd imagine that the Droid 4 Utility does much the same as RSDLite, just in a somewhat more automated fashion, but it never hurts to try something slightly different.
RSD Lite is more complex than the utility, slightly different methods, if one failed try the other.
Stock recovery is really only good for factory reset and wiping cache, if you haven't already done so, wipe them now.
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I was able to get it up and running with the Mfastboot method:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/102LcdnDXpSjOXWdR39Zl4wMikfWRw2KAj63PuoJyJz4/edit