I need some help please. I rooted my Verizon Droid 3 using Pete's tool, then debloated using the script found here. I then installed Safestrap 1.06 did my my backup etc. and have been running Mavrom. I needed to go back to stock unrooted for some testing so I restored my backup,uninstalled Safestrap, rebloated, unrooted and then factory data reset my phone and SD card. Now when I reboot I still get the Safestrap spalsh screen? Any ideas?
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rccadman said:
I need some help please. I rooted my Verizon Droid 3 using Pete's tool, then debloated using the script found here. I then installed Safestrap 1.06 did my my backup etc. and have been running Mavrom. I needed to go back to stock unrooted for some testing so I restored my backup,uninstalled Safestrap, rebloated, unrooted and then factory data reset my phone and SD card. Now when I reboot I still get the Safestrap spalsh screen? Any ideas?
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Did you go into the Safestrap app and uninstall recovery before you uninstalled and unrooted? (My guess is no.) If not, I would re-root, re-install Safestrap, and then open the app and tap the button to uninstall recovery. Then unroot again and you should be all set.
Thanks for the reply. You are correct I did not do that! I will try following your directions! Thanks again!
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Okay, I'm not sure anymore what I did but I was using rom manager to wipe data/cache then flash a new rom, purehero for today, like normal but I got some weird error and all I could do really was reboot. I'm not sure why but when it did reboot I was all the way back to official 2.1 with no root. Now I'm stuck without root and with clockwork recovery that I can't flash my nandroid from? Any ideas on how I can either just revert back to the stock recovery so I can flash my nandroid or other ideas? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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joehunni said:
Okay, I'm not sure anymore what I did but I was using rom manager to wipe data/cache then flash a new rom, purehero for today, like normal but I got some weird error and all I could do really was reboot. I'm not sure why but when it did reboot I was all the way back to official 2.1 with no root. Now I'm stuck without root and with clockwork recovery that I can't flash my nandroid from? Any ideas on how I can either just revert back to the stock recovery so I can flash my nandroid or other ideas? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Are you sure you "lost root"? You can't boot into the recovery menu at all? If you lost root, I would suggest going through the root process for 2.1. Without root, you're pretty much screwed.
joehunni said:
Okay, I'm not sure anymore what I did but I was using rom manager to wipe data/cache then flash a new rom, purehero for today, like normal but I got some weird error and all I could do really was reboot. I'm not sure why but when it did reboot I was all the way back to official 2.1 with no root. Now I'm stuck without root and with clockwork recovery that I can't flash my nandroid from? Any ideas on how I can either just revert back to the stock recovery so I can flash my nandroid or other ideas? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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If you are back to official stock 2.1, why not just go through the rooting process again from the beginning?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694572
But instead of pushing that included recovery.img to your phone (#4 in Step 9), perhaps you could push your Clockwork recovery image instead? I see no reason why that wouldn't work, but I haven't actually tried it myself so good luck.
Here's the thing, no Su app in drawer, terminal emulator says access denied if I type Su. Also my computer us down so whatever I do must be done directly from my phone. Now my phone is laggy as hell so I either need a way to swap recoveries as is so I can nandroid, it basically a way to run the stock ruu using only the phone. Any ideas?
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RUU to the .5 version. Then root. Then do whatever you want.
Hey guys, I am currently using Liberty via Safestrap 1.0, I want to restore back to my original system (motoblur) that I made a nandroid backup from Bootstrap, that way I can update to the leaked update. I want to go back to bootstrap because it actually installs the system to /system itself, not to /preinstall. If I were to uninstall safestrap while the safe system is active (using liberty) would anything bad happen to my phone?
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The easiest way would be to toggle "Safe System" to off.
Then when you reboot back into your OS, use the "Uninstall Recovery" button in Safestrap.
Then remove the Safestrap app itself.
That way you don't leave any extra hijacks behind for Koush's Bootstrap.
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Hey guys, I am currently using Liberty via Safestrap 1.0, I want to restore back to my original system (motoblur) that I made a nandroid backup from Bootstrap, that way I can update to the leaked update. I want to go back to bootstrap because it actually installs the system to /system itself, not to /preinstall. If I were to uninstall safestrap while the safe system is active (using liberty) would anything bad happen to my phone?
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Hashcode said:
The easiest way would be to toggle "Safe System" to off.
Then when you reboot back into your OS, use the "Uninstall Recovery" button in Safestrap.
Then remove the Safestrap app itself.
That way you don't leave any extra hijacks behind for Koush's Bootstrap.
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I've been wondering about this for a couple of days. Thanks to both of you.
I've been struggling installing custom roms on my phone so I figured I'd document the process to help out anyone else starting out. I'd like to thank everyone for helping me figure this out and for the hard work of the community for making this possible.
Edit: My goal was to come up with a way to install CM9 while leaving the original system it came with and all my settings and apps. I understand how to do TitaniumBackup and how to save specific apps/files to but I wanted an exact backup of my original system alongside any custom rom so I just wrote down the steps I used to make it happen.
Root the system
1.First apply one click root using this tool
Further instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319653
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach.../7/6/DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip
Droid 3 CWM (ClockWorkMod)
2. Install this apk onto the phone and click the first button then the second button
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=882933&d=1328117678
3. Boot into recovery and make a backup of your system
4.Apply Fastboot package for UMTS XT860 Iusacell Mexico using RSD Lite 5.5
Further instructions here:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/4370-sbf...959-and-56890/page__view__findpost__p__100987
XT860 Iusacell: http://www.fileserve.com/file/cgdZ2..._SLU-57M-111107-release-keys-Latam-01.xml.zip
RSD Lite: http://www.multiupload.com/T6NOEBKKLO
5. Reroot using 2.3.6 Zerg tool
Basically after flashing with RSD Lite then re-root using this tool:
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach.../7/6/DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip
6.Re-install CWM (Droid 3 Bootstrapper from step 2) and then apply the Bell rar file as a nandroid restore.
Further instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21446640&postcount=112
https://rapidshare.com/files/1705579381/ClockworkMod_v.5.0.2.6_Bell_2.3.6.rar
7. Reboot into the system and let the OS load again then re-install cwm (no need to reroot) and reboot back into recovery.
the trick to booting into recovery the second time is to turn the phone off, hold the m key while pressing the power button, plug in the phone to usb, choose bp tools
source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21474818&postcount=120
restore your original backup from step 3 using advanced restore and restore the Data only and then wipe cache and dalvik cache
8. Remove CWM and install safestrap instead it involves using adb shell and removing certain files instructions found here:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...d-help-removing-clockworkmod.html#post1801072
9. Install SafeStrap once CWM is removed just install it, reboot and press the menu key while booting
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach...5/7/9/2/5/Droid3_Safestrap_Tweaked_v1.08d.apk
10. ICS Install, at this point you have prepped your system so you can install CM9 otherwise it won't boot on the stock Bell 2.3.4
Instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22254669&postcount=61 (start at step 8 or 9 in those instructions)
-Apply CM9 Alpha 6 Zip
http://www.hash-of-codes.com/files/cm9-droid3-20120130-1730.zip
-Apply XT860 Sub-Patch (by Rick#2) for ICS Zip
http://bit.ly/Ah5b6d
Further instructions here: http://hash-of-codes.blogspot.com/p/how-to-safestrap.html
Great tutorial
As a note, in step 6, you could flash any custom rom to /system. You might not be able to restore /data though. Can try and if no go do a data wipe. If you backup apps with titanium backup and call logs/sms/mms with mybackroot its not such a big deal. Just redownload those 2 apps and restore everything(honestly I rarely nandroid, only if im doing something im confident will end in a fastboot flash, I just use those 2 apps). Im running liberty in /systemorig and eclipse in /system
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Also zergrush should root anything I believe 2.2.x and up. You could save the hassle of getting one click. AFAIK anyways. When I first rooted I used the one click as well(way back when it first came out)but I know it roots 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 and works on other models as well. Originally for one of the Sony experia phone
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Also zergrush should root anything I believe 2.2.x and up. You could save the hassle of getting one click. AFAIK anyways. When I first rooted I used the one click as well(way back when it first came out)but I know it roots 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 and works on other models as well. Originally for one of the Sony experia phone
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Thanks for the tip I wouldn't have been able to get this far without your help Endoroid. I'll edit the How-To to use the same root twice, I wish mods would sticky more useful posts like zerg's root instead of pete's root and How-To such as this one.
Thanks for the detailed tutorial. I'm on Bell 2.3.6, rooted. Step 2 did not work for me. I could install the program (droid3 CW bootstrap) and click the first button (with "success" popup), but reboot into recovery would not work. It would simply boot up normally. If I held "m" down then I could get to the blackscreen menu, scroll down and select BP tools, but still, a normal bootup would follow.
I used root explorer to check for what the bootstrap program did. In /system/bin/ directory was the "hijack" file as well as a modified "logwrapper" and the original "logwrapper" which was renamed to "logwrapper.bin". Uninstalling the bootstrap did not remove these. To manually uninstall, I removed hijack, logwrapper and renamed logwrapper.bin to logwrapper.
I also tried Koush's Rom Manager from the Market and selected "Droid 3" as the device, but it also would not achieve a boot into CWM Recovery menu.
I tried the two programs separately and then together, but it made no difference.
My next step was to try Safestrap Recovery v1.08 from hash-of-codes. This installed and has allowed me to boot into the green recovery menu after powering down fully, holding "m" and pressing the power button. On the next black screen, scrolled down to "bp tools" with volume down button and then pressed volume up to select it. I went into "backup and restore" and created a nandroid backup of my current 2.3.6 Bell system. (volume up/down to scroll, power button to select).
Sorry if I'm being verbose with the button presses but thought it might help for future reference and maybe for others as well.
Question now is which step to go to now... do I try using RSDLite to flash the fastboot package for Iusacell Mexico file? If I understand correctly, this will change the radio and also there is no going back at this point to stock Bell.
I'm concerned about warranty service if something goes wrong and there's no still no Bell SBF to flash back to stock. Would it be that noticeable? If I restored my nandroid backup, would I still be on the upgrade path with Bell? If I restored the backup and deleted safestrap recovery, would it show?
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Thanks for the detailed tutorial. I'm on Bell 2.3.6, rooted. Step 2 did not work for me. I could install the program (droid3 CW bootstrap) and click the first button (with "success" popup), but reboot into recovery would not work. It would simply boot up normally. If I held "m" down then I could get to the blackscreen menu, scroll down and select BP tools, but still, a normal bootup would follow.
I used root explorer to check for what the bootstrap program did. In /system/bin/ directory was the "hijack" file as well as a modified "logwrapper" and the original "logwrapper" which was renamed to "logwrapper.bin". Uninstalling the bootstrap did not remove these. To manually uninstall, I removed hijack, logwrapper and renamed logwrapper.bin to logwrapper.
I also tried Koush's Rom Manager from the Market and selected "Droid 3" as the device, but it also would not achieve a boot into CWM Recovery menu.
I tried the two programs separately and then together, but it made no difference.
My next step was to try Safestrap Recovery v1.08 from hash-of-codes. This installed and has allowed me to boot into the green recovery menu after powering down fully, holding "m" and pressing the power button. On the next black screen, scrolled down to "bp tools" with volume down button and then pressed volume up to select it. I went into "backup and restore" and created a nandroid backup of my current 2.3.6 Bell system. (volume up/down to scroll, power button to select).
Sorry if I'm being verbose with the button presses but thought it might help for future reference and maybe for others as well.
Question now is which step to go to now... do I try using RSDLite to flash the fastboot package for Iusacell Mexico file? If I understand correctly, this will change the radio and also there is no going back at this point to stock Bell.
I'm concerned about warranty service if something goes wrong and there's no still no Bell SBF to flash back to stock. Would it be that noticeable? If I restored my nandroid backup, would I still be on the upgrade path with Bell? If I restored the backup and deleted safestrap recovery, would it show?
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First, you may wish to just go with safestrap and try flashing g rom in safe mode. If it bootloops no harm done because your bell /system is intact
If that fails you can try using motofastboot instead of rsdlite to just flash /system. You can restore your /system with your nandroid.
As far as I know roms should work with bell 2.3.6.
If you do end up flashing the whole fastboot package with rsdlite you can make your phone appear to be bell stock. You can restore your nandroid and then mod the build.prop so about phone shows bell info. The warranty guys would have to look deep to see its been changed.
Its up to you ultimately but as I said I don't think you would have to flash the fastboot. Safestrap should work as is on bell 2.3.6. As long as you don't mess with /systemorig (nonsafe mode) its easy to remove the evidence. Uninstall safestrap recovery and remove su/superuser
If I recall correctly dasilva had his issue due to being on 2.3.4 and unable to update.
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Thanks Endoroid. I went ahead and tried installing Rick#2's latest patched version of CM9 and to my great surprise it worked and the phone has booted up running ICS. I'm pretty happy since I didn't think this was possible without losing the ability to get back to Bell stock and right now, I think it's still possible since I didn't flash any other country's fastboot files. Is this right?
ncho2233 said:
Thanks Endoroid. I went ahead and tried installing Rick#2's latest patched version of CM9 and to my great surprise it worked and the phone has booted up running ICS. I'm pretty happy since I didn't think this was possible without losing the ability to get back to Bell stock and right now, I think it's still possible since I didn't flash any other country's fastboot files. Is this right?
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Correct
Safestrap was built with the idea of keeping your phone intact. You can still easily receive OTA updates and can return your phone to stock if you need to get warranty repair done
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dasilva333 said:
XT860 Iusacell: http://www.fileserve.com/file/cgdZ2..._SLU-57M-111107-release-keys-Latam-01.xml.zip
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This file is necessary, but alas fileserve is gone... All the links on the web point to just that one location.
Does someone have it? Can someone upload it?
白い熊 said:
This file is necessary, but alas fileserve is gone... All the links on the web point to just that one location.
Does someone have it? Can someone upload it?
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Personally, I like the Bell version the most, it has the least amount of Blur. You can find an entire SBF database here:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/
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danifunker said:
Personally, I like the Bell version the most, it has the least amount of Blur. You can find an entire SBF database here:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/
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Thanks, and I can use it on my XT862 too?
is it possible to install the latest OTA (5.7.906), which I want to use as stock rom?
Let me try to explain my situation...
I was on 5.5.893 with root and Bootstrap recovery installed. Rom manager was also installed later and used that to flasha newer CW recovery. Everything was working. I could make backups of my rom when needed (stock ROM).
Then the .902 OTA came out and I could not flash it. At some point I had modified the framework_res.apk so no OTA would flash.
So.. I used RSDLite to flash everything back to stock 5.5.893. Then rooted. Then installed bootstrap (the free one.. not from the market, but from koush's site). The pressed reboot recovery. I was stuck at the Motorola logo... bootlooping! yay..
So.. since I didnt want to mess with troubleshooting it too much, I used RSDLite again to install 5.5.893. Then rooted/forever root again. Then flashed the official OTA that I saved off my phone through stock recovery.
I'm now on the official .902 with root.Back on the upgrade path!
My question is... what do I need to do to get CW recovery back on this thing? I really don't want to have to FXZ this thing again. Also.. when I use RSDLite to flash the phone, does that completely remove any trace of bootstrap or any custom recovery? Or is that part of the phone left alone during a flash? Does that even make sense?
Ultimately, I want to get safestrap installed so I can try out the ICS roms out there since they have everything working now!
Nobody? I know I went into some detail that I probably didnt have to, but I thought the question was simple enough.
Download safe strap apk it is in my guide the link since your rooted already open app select install or whatever once your done reboot etc... its all in my guide just do everything past the motofail root method....
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Here's my link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497094
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OK guys i am needing a little help with this one. Been running the MavRom 3.0 on my droid 3 and been loving it. I was looking to update to the 4.0 and the CWM will not boot to the recovery screen. Even through ROM manager when I try to "install Rom from SD card" it does nothing. It goes from the Moto logo right to the boot animation. This one is a little frustrating to say the least...I've never had this kind of problem before. Im almost close to doing a damn factory reset and trying the safestrap method. I really would like to avoid this...
Why would you need to factory reset to try the safestrap method?
You shouldn't have to SBF. Try removing CWM and then uninstalling it then install Safestrap.
MrObvious said:
You shouldn't have to SBF. Try removing CWM and then uninstalling it then install Safestrap.
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Ok...I'll remove/uninstall CWM. So what is the best way to install safestrap? I have the apk file on this computer. Really, I haven't had to trouble shoot like this before that is why I am asking.
I have always used CWM since my OG Droid...so Im used to such. I just don't know why I can't boot into a recover mode..
Just install the apk, install the Safestrap into the bootstrap area from the app, then reboot and you can push the menu key on bootup to get into Safestrap.
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You shouldn't have to SBF. Try removing CWM and then uninstalling it then install Safestrap.
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Hey buddy. So I have CWM uninstalled. Do I need to remove any related files/folders from the root browser? I have the safestrap file in my download folder.
trykrohm22 said:
Hey buddy. So I have CWM uninstalled. Do I need to remove any related files/folders from the root browser? I have the safestrap file in my download folder.
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If by CWM you mean bootstrap, safestrap removes all of that by itself if you uninstalled bootstrap
DoubleYouPee said:
If by CWM you mean bootstrap, safestrap removes all of that by itself if you uninstalled bootstrap
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All is good! Got the MavRom4 put on my phone. Thanks for the bit of help.