Basically the title.
I removed the Tweaked Bootstrap.apk and just downloaded and installed Safe Strap. Rebooted and performed my first backup in Safe Strap. Tried to boot into primary and got black screen.
My current ROM is the latest (11-16) version of CM7.
I don't really need Safe Strap, I kinda just want to be able to boot again. Any help is greatly appreciated.
EDIT: Formatted /system and reflashed CM7 and GApps in SAFE MODE. Can boot now, going to try booting in NON-SAFE MODE.
EDIT2: Still can't boot into non-safe mode. My whole reason for switching was to test out ICS, so I guess I can just flash it and if I need to go back, I'll just reflash CM7.
Regardless, if anyone can tell em what I'm doing wrong, I'd be appreciative.
Did you wipe everything including dalvik? and its best if you start from a stock system. No custom ROMs. then install CWM and install whatever rom you want. uninstall CWM and install safestrap. now boot into safestrap and wipe cache and all taht. Now install ICS/CM9. I found tahts the best way to do it recieve none of the errors many people are having.
Well, since safestrap can't flash nonsafe (yet) its obvious you still can't boot nonsafe if you couldn't before. What you need to do is reflash cm7 using the old bootstrap, install safestrap, make backup, then switch to safe system and flash ics.
Ok my question is how do i go between two roms that i have backed up , i have steel droid 4 backed up that uses bootstrap and i got ics using safe strap how do i go between roms, like what do i do
you should only have one bootloader at a time. But just install sd4 on the nonsafe and ics on the safe system. Then boot into recovery and toggle safe system when you wanna switch :]
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ok so , just go into recovery from ics , and turn of safe mode, den i would install by doing regular factory date cache davlick an bat wipe on the regular screeen not on mount , den install 4 , den back up , and i can toggle through the back ups?
If you have SD4 on your non-safe (aka primary, non-experimental) system, simply install SafeStrap, boot into recovery, switch to Safe (it will make a backup of your non-safe), flash your ROM, reboot and bypass the splash screen. You are now in your Safe system. To go back, boot into SS, toggle back into your non-safe system (it'll back up your Safe system) and will restore the data from the backup made when you originally switched into Safe. There should be no need to wipe data or cache etc. Unless you want to recalibrate your battery.
I hope this makes sense. You don't have to manually make backups, switching systems does it for you.
lol a lil bit ok , check it , i got ics running right now, i want to install sd4, how would i do that?
To install them both on the same system do as follows.
Boot into NonSafe System [this wont be ICS]. Now uninstall safestrap and install CWM. Now just flash SD4. uninstall CWM and install Safestrap. Boot into recovery and toggle SafeSystem on. Now install the ICS zip and viola. Now just to go back to SD4, boot into recovery and toggle safe system. Then click reboot now and your in SD4. repeat steps to boot back into ICS.
PS. togglig safesystem is a battery hog so i dont recommend alot of switching while on battery and not being able to charge throughout the day.
Thanks guys i think i understand better, i didnt really wanna jump around roms, but i just wanted to have a option , incase, i like ICS and Steel Droid so far , all you guys do such good work its hard to choose lol , but thanks for your help guys i appreciate it
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
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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
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thanks for the tip about 1.08f... maybe that's it, I'll investigate...
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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?
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No, went smoothly.
- SBF to stock
- root
- install milestone3 bootloader
- flash mavrom
- remove miletone3 bootloader
- install safestrap
- switch to safe
- install steeldroid
I am using safestrap with unsafe=stock905+root and safe=KINETX rom. I want to get my safe system into ICS leak and need to get the safe system back to stock 905 to make that happen.
The first question is: Is there a easy way to get my safe system back to stock905+root? My original backup for safe system has MD5 problem so that won't work. I am imagine something like "purge the current safe system and recreate it from unsafe system".
Second question: If my only way back is RSDLite, do I need to remove/uninstall safestrap before doing that? Or, the question is rather "If I do RSDLite with safe system enabled, will that bring the safe system back to stock without affecting the unsafe system". I am not sure if RSDLite will erase the entire system including safestrap.
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I am using safestrap with unsafe=stock905+root and safe=KINETX rom. I want to get my safe system into ICS leak and need to get the safe system back to stock 905 to make that happen.
The first question is: Is there a easy way to get my safe system back to stock905+root? My original backup for safe system has MD5 problem so that won't work. I am imagine something like "purge the current safe system and recreate it from unsafe system".
Second question: If my only way back is RSDLite, do I need to remove/uninstall safestrap before doing that? Or, the question is rather "If I do RSDLite with safe system enabled, will that bring the safe system back to stock without affecting the unsafe system". I am not sure if RSDLite will erase the entire system including safestrap.
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i would recommend going back to unsafe to RSD Lite, but I don't think it's necessary as it will erase it all anyway.
I am not sure what you mean about trying to get your safe system back to stock+root. Why not just find a Deodexed .905 ROM and install it on your safeside after doing a wipe of KINETX or just using some other ROM on the safe side?
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i would recommend going back to unsafe to RSD Lite, but I don't think it's necessary as it will erase it all anyway.
I am not sure what you mean about trying to get your safe system back to stock+root. Why not just find a Deodexed .905 ROM and install it on your safeside after doing a wipe of KINETX or just using some other ROM on the safe side?
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Thanks!
When I say "get back to stock+root", I mean returning the safe system to the status when I enabled safe system for the first time, before I flashed KINETX.
You suggestion should get me exactly what I want. How come I didn't think of that! I guess my thought was stuck on "getting back to before KINETX".
This seems to be the most elusive resolution ever. Perhaps you guys can help me out.
Was on rooted stock JB. Toggled safesystem ON. Flashed AOKP 10/22. Booted but buggy. Went back to Safe System to Toggle OFF and continue to get "Error while restoring /data" and unable to disable safe system. Now I'm stuck with a boot loop on the AOKP logo.
I'm sure that if I wipe and re-flash AOKP 10/22 zip I'd be able to boot again BUT that doesn't resolve the inability to toggle safe system back off. At this point I think I need to restore everything back to factory, lose root and then reroot, reflash from there. I can't find current info on restoring to factory, unroot for the Droid 4 on JB.
Help me fix the safe system toggle issue or other suggestions to "sbf" and start over.
So, it appears that I was running an old version of Safe Strap. v 2.x. I uninstalled it and updated to 3.x from hash of codes. Now it looks totally different and I don't even think that safe mode/unsafe mode is relevant. Perhaps that is why I couldn't find anything current on the issue. Thanks!
If you have anything other than the stock rom activated, then you are in safe mode
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