I updated to the new safestrap 3.60. There is a reboot to recovery but it only works when your on the stock rom. If you installed safestrap within a booted slot then that feature is not available. This is a nice feature cause you don't have to be there to catchit if your mind winders for 30 seconds waiting. Can this be scripted? if so can it also be scripted to select which slot or stock to reboot to automatically. would be nice to switch roms on a button press. thanks in advance
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How do i flash a rom? I see there is an AmonRa recovery for the Droid Eris that doesn't require a trackball....is there something similar for the Nexus One?!
My current rom doesn't let me add an account, the trackball doesn't work and the home button and search button are a little weird.
I need help! x/
solidus636 said:
How do i flash a rom? I see there is an AmonRa recovery for the Droid Eris that doesn't require a trackball....is there something similar for the Nexus One?!
My current rom doesn't let me add an account, the trackball doesn't work and the home button and search button are a little weird.
I need help! x/
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You'll need the trackball for Amon Ra and CWM too IIRC.
i figured it out!
download this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291970
it installs an app that will install recovery and also allow you to create a script to run in recovery.
so if your trackball doesn't work, you don't have to select anything in recovery, just do everything from within android itself.
be sure to go through the options and allow SUPERWIPE to be included in the options. it's the best route because you can't wipe DATA 3 times with this method!
If you are already rooted, ROM Manager lets you boot directly into the recovery!
If you are running a modded ROM right now, the power off menu will have an option where you can boot in recovery too
chetanthaker said:
If you are already rooted, ROM Manager lets you boot directly into the recovery!
If you are running a modded ROM right now, the power off menu will have an option where you can boot in recovery too
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The problem is once you get into recovery, you need to use the trackball to select your items. His trackball isn't working.
ROM manager actually lets you do pretty much everything from within the booted OS. You can download and flash ROMs, change recoveries, make and restore from backups, etc.
I don't think you can do custom kernels (i.e. something other than what comes with whatever ROM you choose)...but actually, you might be able to. If you choose "Install ROM from SD card," it will let you choose any zip file. I don't know if it performs a check to see if the zip file is a rom or not, but if this menu entry merely tells CWM (the recovery) to install that zip file, you're good on ROMs too.
First off, let me make this clear very clear(prerequisite) I do not want to hear the word "safestrap", or any variation. I apologize for sounding arrogant , but I am not interesting in wasting my disk space(no offense against the quality work of Hashcode) or dual booting a ROM. I noticed some interesting issues with CWM recovery both the default that comes with Bionic Bootstrapper(4.x.x.x), and ROM Manager(5.x.x.x) in regards to any ICS leaks. So here is the situation, after installing the .232 leak using the "stock recovery option" it went smoothly without any issues, as well as rooting with motofail for ICS. The problems start when I first attempt to install any ROM(AOKP, CM, liquidsmooth etc etc) using 4.x.x.x CWM it appears to install correctly(even booting the ROM up and everything) but when I reboot the phone will continue to boot directly into CWM, and using the reboot option only to boot loop.(I have done the standard Wipe System/Factory reset, Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik Cache prior to installing any ROM). Finally, when I attempt to install an updated CWM 5.x.x.x via ROM Manager, it appears to install, but forcing the device to reboot in to recovery does not work, even the two button solute(PWR+VOL UP) as used in the second stage to force CWM to boot into the menu(worked in 4.x.x.x) it is as if it is not corretly installed.. Both CWM installs are clean, and no previous 1st/2nd stage boot loaders are installed, I would like to rule out me being a dumbf*** and it being a case of error on my part. Like I said before please do not mention "SAFESTRAP" as an option, unless it can flash over current baseline install's, having the safe option(noob proof) is not an option. If anyone can assist me with the installation or even a solution to getting CWM recovery to work after installing the ICS leaks it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!!! Also I have tested CWM 5.x.x.x install from .905 based roms and it works flawlessly.
Hi Guys,
My 900A was running with S5 (Update 4) ROM and Safetrap 3.72 but I decided to try Biggins ROM. I didn't like the interface so I tried another one, RenMar's ROM 1.22.
Wiped my data as usual, loaded the ROM. Successfully updated. Restart the phone and... nothing. I don't see the usual screen from Safestrap but instead, Android recovery with the little android on its back.
It's giving me choice only to apply updates or to wipe data/cache. Odin doesn't work. I can connect to it for about 5~6 seconds by pressing Volume Up at startup but then, it restart and goes back to the little android.
At the top of the screen, I have :
Android system recovery <3e>
KOT49H.N900AUCUCNC2
What I did wrong? Reading the posts, should it be because I tried to "downgrade"? I tried to upload back the S5 (Update 4) ROM. But, of course, it didn't work since you are reading this.
I still have my backup from Safestrap but... can load to Safestrap. Is there a genius who can help me asap. You know what it's like without your phone.
Thanks for any help.
Your on nc2 so that mean your on kit Kat rom n you should install safe trap 3.75 which is for kit Kat rom
FireKat V14 infuse with MegaPower
Knowing that, what should I do to reactivate my phone?
babu2001 said:
Hi Guys,
My 900A was running with S5 (Update 4) ROM and Safetrap 3.72 but I decided to try Biggins ROM. I didn't like the interface so I tried another one, RenMar's ROM 1.22.
Wiped my data as usual, loaded the ROM. Successfully updated. Restart the phone and... nothing. I don't see the usual screen from Safestrap but instead, Android recovery with the little android on its back.
It's giving me choice only to apply updates or to wipe data/cache. Odin doesn't work. I can connect to it for about 5~6 seconds by pressing Volume Up at startup but then, it restart and goes back to the little android.
At the top of the screen, I have :
Android system recovery <3e>
KOT49H.N900AUCUCNC2
What I did wrong? Reading the posts, should it be because I tried to "downgrade"? I tried to upload back the S5 (Update 4) ROM. But, of course, it didn't work since you are reading this.
I still have my backup from Safestrap but... can load to Safestrap. Is there a genius who can help me asap. You know what it's like without your phone.
Thanks for any help.
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If you had read through the posts in the renmar thread then you would have noticed that there was an issue with the ROM and that many other people ended up in the same boat as you are in now (including me).
You will need to ODIN NC2, then root with towelroot and install safestrap (and busybox I believe). Then you can reboot to safestrap recovery and use your backup.
Here is the link to get to ODIN NC2.
Happy flashing.
Thanks A LOT SAPPS to get me back on track. Those files made the trick. Really appreciated.
I have Safestrap 3.7.2 and Lollipop rooted installed. I've googled and googled and can't find an answer to this. I booted into Safestrap to try to figure out how to delete an old NC1 backup I made. I hit the reboot/recovery button once. What a mistake. The phone booted into stock recovery. Now when the phone boots, I get a message saying Safestrap is disabled with the options of recovery or continue. Continue does nothing but gives me a blank screen. Recovery takes me into Safestrap, and I can't get the phone to boot back into Lollipop. If I hit reboot/system, I get the same Safestrap disabled screen. If I hit reboot/recovery, I end up in the stock recovery. It says to wait 10 seconds and it will boot, but all I get is a blank screen. I have Lollipop in the stock ROM slot with no other ROMs loaded. HELP!
Well the only thing I could figure to do was to ODIN back to NC2, use Towelroot to get root, install Busybox and Safestrap 3.75, install the OC1 rooted ROM, and reinstall everything via Titanium Backup. This time once I get the phone set up the way I want I will make sure to make a Safestrap backup. What a pain.
Unbelievable. After restoring everything via Titanium Backup, and then booting back into Safestrap to make a backup, I decided to wait and the only thing I did was to power the phone off. I'm getting the same Safestrap disabled message again. I'm not even sure how this is possible.
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Unbelievable. After restoring everything via Titanium Backup, and then booting back into Safestrap to make a backup, I decided to wait and the only thing I did was to power the phone off. I'm getting the same Safestrap disabled message again. I'm not even sure how this is possible.
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Since you're on Lollipop did you flash the OC1 kernel before leaving Safestrap? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59666958&postcount=2
Yes. What I have been finding after flashing/reflashing about 10 times today is that if I boot into Safestrap (v. 3.75) even once after flashing the rooted Lollipop Zip (OC1 that you linked to), Safestrap gets disabled. As long as I do not boot into Safestrap, the phone boots fine. Once Safestrap disables, I am dead in the water and can't get back into Lollipop at all. I then have to ODIN back to NC2, root with Towelroot, install Busybox, and then Safestrap to flash back to OC1.
I spent all day on and off messing with this. I'd really be in a fix without Titanium Backup.
voigts said:
Yes. What I have been finding after flashing/reflashing about 10 times today is that if I boot into Safestrap (v. 3.75) even once after flashing the rooted Lollipop Zip (OC1 that you linked to), Safestrap gets disabled. As long as I do not boot into Safestrap, the phone boots fine. Once Safestrap disables, I am dead in the water and can't get back into Lollipop at all. I then have to ODIN back to NC2, root with Towelroot, install Busybox, and then Safestrap to flash back to OC1.
I spent all day on and off messing with this. I'd really be in a fix without Titanium Backup.
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Only thing I can think of is something in your Titanium backup is messing things up. If you happen to flash all that again (not saying to do) but if you do, I would boot into Safestrap (once you install Lollipop) and flash the OC1 kernel to see if it boots ok. (Before you do the Titanium Backup).
Thank you for the replies. I failed to realize that I needed to extract the lollipop file and then flash the SM-N900A_OC1_Kernel_Safestrap_Installer.zip file contained within AFTER flashing the lollipop file. Yes, I get the stupid award for the day. Duh....
I extracted the file, copied to MicroSD card, and then booted into Safestrap and flashed it. Hopefully things will work correctly now. I feel pretty stupid.
I need help myself.. Every time I try to flash any type of zip I get stuck in safestrap disabled
I was originally on lollipop, downgraded to nc2, rooted, then got the oc1 lollipop root. I then installed all my apps, and restarted the phone. When the safestrap menu comes up i click continue to boot, but theres just a black screen for 30 seconds until it opens up the normal android recovery menu. What should i do? Can i configure something in safestrap to let it boot?
This might be important but I think this was caused by me holding the power button, clicking on reboot device and selecting a safestrap recovery boot. Not sure how to fix this because I heard safestrap won't work on oc1.
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I was originally on lollipop, downgraded to nc2, rooted, then got the oc1 lollipop root. I then installed all my apps, and restarted the phone. When the safestrap menu comes up i click continue to boot, but theres just a black screen for 30 seconds until it opens up the normal android recovery menu. What should i do? Can i configure something in safestrap to let it boot?
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You need to flash the SM-N900A_OC1_Kernel_Safestrap_Installer.zip in Safestrap which should be on your internal storage, ("5. Flash the file called "SM-N900A_OC1_Kernel_Safestrap_Installer.zip" which is located under /sdcard/OC1_Kernel/") http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59666958&postcount=2 If you can't find the OC1 Kernel folder, then you can flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3231668&stc=1&d=1427464619 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/att-nj5-safestrap-t2957471 Anytime you are done with Safestrap you need to flash the OC1 Kernel in Safestrap before leaving Safestrap.