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I ragged on the VZN Bootstrapper from Market because I paid $2.00 and it didn't work (apologies to Koush). It wasn't really a problem as much as an annoyance, I just return to stock with Heimdall. But I really wanted to use Clockwork Recovery and try some of the cool ROMs I was seeing on the forum. After a few hours, I figured out how to get the bootstrapper to work on my tab, maybe it will work for you.
**As with everything else, I'm not responsible for anything if it doesn't work. I'm assuming your tab is already rooted and you have a general knowledge how to use Heimdall. If you don't then, don't even attempt to try to do this.**
Need:
Download/Install ROM Manger from Marketplace
Download/Install Titanium Backup from Marketplace
Download/Install Verizon Tab Bootstrap from Market Place
Heimdall or Odin (do a search)
VZN Galaxy Tab Stock ROM zip (do a search)
Process:
-Open Titanium Backup and Back-up Apps
-Open Bootstrap and select Bootstrap Recovery
-Do not select Reboot into Recovery Option
-Open ROM Manager and Flash Recovery
-Select Verizon Tab option
-Select Backup Current ROM
This will start the load of the of Clockwork Recovery 3.xxx
It will cycle through all of its processes and finally you will see the Clockwork Recovery option menu (If you see the Samsung 3e Recovery, something went wrong)
-Do not select reboot
-Select wipe/reset factory
-Select cache wipe
-Select Dalvik wipe
-Do this twice
-Now select reboot
It will hang on the Samsung screen for just a moment then it will reboot:
-You will have to go through your setup again (but don't worry you can restore all your apps through Titanium) But don't restore anything yet
-After you set up your google stuff go back to market and download ROM manager again
-Open ROM Manager
-Flash Recovery again
-Select Verizon
-Choose option to Backup Current ROM
-You should now go into Clockwork Recovery if everything worked
-Once it backs up
-Reboot
You should now restore all your apps and be able to boot straight into recovery from ROM Manager or hotboot. Bootstrapper does work and it did everything as advertised. I just needed to clean out my system and do a view extra things to get it work on my tab.
Hope this works for you.
Did you install the klean Rom also do you need the faster kernel?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
Yes I'm running KhasMek Dj11 K-LeanMod v2 with Boushh kernal. Reverted to a previous version of Clockwork as well 2.5xx.
I hate to ask but can write short write up how you installed the rom? I had an original droid before this and pretty cocky about rooting and loading a new Rom on the droid. But with the tab I don't understand sh*t.
I can root and load the new kernel and run titanium back up. But don't understand how to install the new Rom.
Sent from my SCH-I800 using XDA App
You will need
Clockwork recovery installed
Heimdall
KhasMek Dj11 K-LeanMod v2 ROM
-Back up all your apps
-Boot into recovery
-Wipe/Reset
-Wipe cache
-Go to "advanced" wipe Dalvik
-Select reboot
Let it reboot fully to Galaxy tab lock screen
-Press power and turn device completely off
-Make sure you are connected to your computer via usb
-Press power / volume down button
You will see the download screen. It's yellow and black.
-Open up Heimdall front end
-Where it says Kernal (zimage) hit browse and select the KhasMek Dj11 K-LeanMod v2 ROM
-Where it says Recovery hit browse and select the KhasMek Dj11 K-LeanMod v2 ROM
-Double check and make sure you have the image in the correct locations!
-Hit start
When it gets too 100% it should reboot. The KhasMek Dj11 K-LeanMod v2 ROM doesn't have a boot animation so the screen will go black for awhile then open to the tab lock screen.
* WARNING: WE DO NOT HAVE A FASTBOOT TO FIX YOUR PHONE SHOULD YOU BOOTLOOP AND BE UNABLE TO ENTER RECOVERY **
** YOU INSTALL AND USE THIS SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK **
Want to freeze some bloatware or make changes to your System but are nervous because we don't have a fastboot restore?
Interested in a stock ROM to safely deodex and test?
Safestrap *MAY* be the answer you're looking for. Read more about it here:
http://hash-of-codes.blogspot.com/p/how-to-safestrap_24.html
Here is a link to a *SAFESTRAP ONLY* Stock ROM for the Droid 4: 6.13.215:
http://bit.ly/y6FEjv
md5sum: c19d09fe0db646a8916985c1e672eee5
Install this in Safestrap after ENABLING Safe Mode, and as long as you keep it enabled while running your phone, if you make a mistake by freezing too much or if you're deodexing and hit a bootloop, you won't be screwed.
Because Safe Mode is enabled, you should be able to get back into recovery to restore a backup or reflash this ROM so that you can boot back up.
What it contains:
- MotoBlur for Droid 4 (6.13.215)
- A few of the obvious bloatware have been removed: Netflix, NFL TV, Slacker Radio, etc.
- Pre-rooted with Superuser
To Install:
1. Be rooted
2. Install the APK for Droid 4 Safestrap found here (BE SURE YOU'RE GETTING THE DROID 4 VERSION):
http://hash-of-codes.blogspot.com/p/android-downloads_24.html
3. Once installed open up the application and use "Install Recovery"
4. Make sure you have this .zip on your SD card
5. Reboot the phone and enter Safestrap Recovery by pressing the [menu] button while the Safestrap boot screen is displayed
6. - MAKE A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR NON-SAFE SYSTEM FOR DISASTER RECOVERY BY CHOOSING (FUNCTIONS SIMILAR TO CWRecovery)
- Controls in recovery are: scroll up = volume up button, scroll down = volume down button, select = power button
- Scroll down and select "backup and restore"
- in the "Nandroid" menu choose "Backup"
- Optionally include webtop in the backup (probably want a 1 for the full backup)
- Confirm
This will take a while ... so be patient.
- Once that's done you can use the [back] soft key on the front of the phone or scroll down to "+++++Go Back+++++" and use that to go back to the main menu
7. Now that we made a full backup, we can turn on Safe System, scroll down to "safe boot menu" and select
8. Select "Toggle Safe System"
This will also take a few moments while your main /data was stashed away.
9. Now that we have Safe System "Currently: ENABLED" (should see this at the top of the screen), we can flash a ROM
10. Make sure you're on the main menu, and scroll to "install zip from sdcard" and select
11. select "choose zip from sdcard"
12. choose whether you have the file on your internal or external SD card
13. now using the scroll and select buttons, navigate to your .zip file and select it
13. confirm that you want to install the ROM.
This will take another little bit.
Now exit Safestrap by going back to the main menu and select "reboot system now".
The phone should reboot right back into your 2nd version of the Stock MotoBlur system.
Enjoy.
Reserved for future use
Thank you thank you thank you!!! I almost gave up on the D4!! wooooOOOOOoooo
Hash,
I can flash this with no problem, but just like everything else i try to flash when safe mode is enabled, it hangs on the off black screen after booting. Any other ways I can try this?
**Edit** Got it working. I was actually trying to deodex a few files and add afew touches to your base, so I guess I did not recompile it correctly. Gonna try again.
reigndropz said:
Hash,
I can flash this with no problem, but just like everything else i try to flash when safe mode is enabled, it hangs on the off black screen after booting. Any other ways I can try this?
**Edit** Got it working. I was actually trying to deodex a few files and add afew touches to your base, so I guess I did not recompile it correctly. Gonna try again.
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Keep at it, we'll need deodexed files.
Also, I updated the ROM tonight. I had left some cheesecake files in which were pointing users to a motoblur-dev OTA server.
Please re-download when you can, so we don't distribute a deodexed ROM with that info in it.
Does anybody have a .219 safestrap ROM?
[edit]
Never mind. I just tar'd over the .219 files from /system onto /preinstall, to overwrite my "safe" install.
I've attached the list of files the 219 update replaced. To use it:
Install the 215 ROM into your safe system, then toggle back to Unsafe mode.
Then in a root shell:
Code:
cd /system; tar cf - `cat 219.txt` | (cd /preinstall; tar xf - )
Then when you toggle back to your Safe system it will be running the identical 219 software as your original system.
One for ICS
Im looking for a stock ICS rom that I can flash to safestrap. I did a search, but I'm leary of flashing anything that im not 100% sure is the right one.
zeroktal said:
Im looking for a stock ICS rom that I can flash to safestrap. I did a search, but I'm leary of flashing anything that im not 100% sure is the right one.
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if you need it for GSM network, try flashing my rom (olegfusion cleaned rom thread)
Hoping to get google now to run
We know you were waiting for it, and now the wait is over. Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 is here for your Motorola Droid 4 in the form of CM9/ICS for Droid 4 ROM, thanks to XDA developer Hashcode who has ported over CM9 to the Droid 4. It is a kang which basically means that the developer has taken the code from CM9 and made it compatible with the Droid 4, so it’s not an official Cyanogenmod release.
The ROM is a beta and a work in progress, so bugs and issues are to be expected, along with features and functions that may not work properly. So proceed with caution while trying out the ROM and make sure you know what you are doing.
Read on to find out how you can get Ice Cream Sandwich on your Droid 4.
Compatibility
This ROM and the guide below is compatible only and only with the Motorola Droid 4, model number XT894. It’s not compatible with any other device and may render an incompatible device unusable. Check your device model in Settings » About phone.
Warning!
The methods and procedures discussed here are considered risky and you should not attempt anything if you don’t know exactly what you are doing. If any damage occurs to you or your device, including a bricked, non-functional device, we won’t be held liable. You have been forewarned!
ROM Info
Developer → Hashcode
Known Issues:
Some people are having issues with Wi-Fi.
The CM9 built-in WiFi Tether won’t work. You need to use the “WiFi Tether” app that’s bundled into the ROM. Once you open it, hit [menu] and “Settings”. Select “Change Device-Profile” to “Motorola Droid RAZR (CDMA/LTE)”.
You can safely ignore the error about “sd-ext” when wiping Dalvik Cache in Safestrap.
Known issue w/ Bluetooth while it’s on but NOT connected to any devices, audio routing to the entire phone gets wacked and you won’t get any sound at all. Fix by turning off Bluetooth.
What’s Not Working:
Camera needs to be fixed. It should be working, but it errors out.
HW Video Codecs (in progress)
Bluetooth on but not connected = loss of all audio (in progress)
Pre-Installation Requirements
Important!! A Droid 4 with Safestrap recovery installed. Get Safestrap recovery from this guide → here.
This procedure will wipe all your apps, data and settings (but it will NOT touch your SD cards, so don’t worry about those). Backup your Apps and important data — bookmarks, contacts, SMS, APNs (internet settings), etc. This Android backup guide would help you.
Sufficiently charged battery, at least 50% is recommended.
How to Install CM9/ICS for Droid 4
Download the latest version of the ROM from the official development page.
Download the Google Apps package (this is required since the ROM itself doesn’t contain Google apps like Market, Talk, etc).
Download Link | Filename: gapps-ics-20120304-signed.zip
Transfer the two files downloaded in step 1 and 2 to the root of your external sdcard on the phone.
Turn off phone and boot into recovery. To do this, turn on phone, then press the Menu button on the splash screen that shows up to enter recovery. In recovery, use Volume keys to scroll up and down and power key to select an option.
[Optional] Perform a Nandroid Backup of your existing ROM, so that you can always restore it from recovery if something does not work out with this ROM. To perform a backup, select Backup and Restore » On the next screen, select Backup again.
Once in recovery, perform a wipe:
Select “wipe data/factory reset”, then select “Yes” on next screen to confirm. Wait a while till the data wipe is complete.
Select “wipe cache“ then select “Yes” on next screen to confirm.
Go back to the main menu, select “advanced”, and then Wipe Dalvik Cache » Yes – Wipe Dalvik. Then go back to the main recovery menu.
Now select “install zip from sdcard”, then select “choose zip from sdcard”. Scroll to the ROM file on the sdcard and select it.
Confirm installation by selecting “Yes — Install *your_rom_name*.zip” on the next screen. The ROM will now start installing.
After the ROM finishes installing, select “go back” to go back to the main recovery menu.
Now repeat step 7, but this time select the Google apps package file gapps-ics-20120304-signed.zip to install the Google apps package.
After the installation is complete, select “go back” then select “reboot system now” to reboot the phone.
IMPORTANT! If you are coming from a Gingerbread based ROM, after you set up your Google account, make sure you DO NOT let it restore your apps and settings. Uncheck the Restore option when you are asked whether you want Google to restore your apps and settings.
Special Note about 4G/3G Data
The data on this ROM is a bit finicky. When you reboot, you will probably need to go to: Settings -> Wireless & networks -> More .. -> Mobile networks. Click on “Network Mode” and goto GSM-only, wait for 5 seconds, and then back to LTE/CDMA. This should help data come up.
Your Droid 4 is now running Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.3 with CM9/ICS for Droid 4. Visit the original development page for more info and to get the latest updates on the ROM. Share your thoughts on the ROM in the comments.
Sweeet! Can't wait to try this. Thanks Hashcode!
Thanks Hashcode
Hashcode is the man! The Droid 4 has been out <30 days (Feb 10th 2012) and we already have an ICS ROM.
Thanks Hashcode!
SAFESTRAP FOR THE KINDLE FIRE HDX 8.9" (APOLLO)
ATTENTION: I will be stopping official Safestrap support on 9/1/2014. For more information please see:
https://plus.google.com/111109372727398356624/posts/AtoJ3xLj35b
*** DISCLAIMER ***
I work on projects that may brick your device. Don't sue me, hate me or try and kill my dog if that happens. I will feel bad the community will feel bad and hopefully we'll find a way to get you going again. But, the very nature of my projects involves a certain amount of risk taken by YOU. And by using the projects that I work on, you've accepted that fact.
THANKS TO MY TESTERS:
Scepterr (Who I bricked during testing and had to replace his device)
Gamma-X
GSLEON
PLEASE PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL WITH SAFESTRAP!!
MAKE A BACKUP OF STOCK RIGHT AFTER YOU GET SAFESTRAP INSTALLED SO THAT YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF DISASTER RECOVERY.
THEN YOU CAN RESTORE IT TO A ROM-SLOT (AFTER YOU MAKE ONE).
ONLY MODIFY ROM-SLOT FILES. LEAVE YOUR STOCK ROM ALONE!!
WARNING: THERE IS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE WHERE IF YOU HAVE ENCRYPTION ENABLED AND INSTALL SS IT BOOTLOOPS. IF YOU FIT THIS DESCRIPTION PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM SAFESTRAP FOR NOW.
UNKNOWN ISSUE: If you try and start Wifi and the device crashes/reboots, try turning on bluetooth prior to enabling wifi and see if that works.
CURRENT PROJECT STATUS:
BETA-STABLE
WHAT IS SAFESTRAP?
Safestrap is a Bootstrap / Recovery for locked bootloader phones. The goal is to avoid touching your primary system (I'll call this "stock" system) and only flash or make large changes to another place on your phone that Safestrap treats as a "2nd system" (in this case, it's a series of virtual ROM slots located on the internal emmc area: "/sdcard"). Once installed, you will see a "Splashscreen" giving you the option to hit "menu" to enter recovery. The recovery portion of Safestrap is now based on TWRP 2.7.1.x (a touch based recovery) and you can perform .zip installs, backups and restores here. The additional features I've added to TWRP are mostly located under the "Boot Options" menu:
Here you can create virtual ROM-slots for flashing ROMs. These ROM-slots allow for different sizes of /system, /data and /cache partitions. The defaults *SHOULD* be good enough for flashing the stock-based ROMs.
NOTE: The bigger you make these partition the less room you will have to make other ROM-slots.
You can activate a new ROM-slot by choosing the slot you wish to make active and then selecting the "Activate" button. Once active, you will see the "rom-slot#" up in the top of the screen shown in green. If you make the "stock" ROM active, then you can see it in the top shown in red.
Once a ROM-slot is active, all actions you would normally perform using TWRP are directed to that ROM-slot. For example, "Install" to flash a .zip, backup and restore.
For more information you can read up here:
http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/how-to-safestrap/
HOW DO I INSTALL SAFESTRAP?
Requirement: Rooted w/ SuperSU installed
Requirement: Allow APK install from Unknown Sources
Download the Safestrap APK
Find the APK using a Filemanager tool and open it on your device, then click "Install".
(If updating from an existing Safestrap you might be warned that this will over-write the existing installation. Click the "Yes" equivalent to this message.)
Once installed, open up the Safestrap application as you would any other app.
Agree to the disclaimer that you won't try to sue me and hunt me down with a rifle if you manage to break your phone..
Then use the "Install Recovery" button. You should see the current version down in the lower left corner of the window. And the "Status:" should say "Installed" when you're done.
From there you can reboot and you *should* see a new splash screen during the boot up. While this is showing you can enter Safestrap Recovery using the [ menu ] button.
That's it for the installation! Read below for a brief overview of Safestrap Recovery v3.x
HOW DO I ENTER RECOVERY?
During each reboot a splashscreen will be displayed showing whether the device is running a rom-slot or on the "Stock ROM".
Press the button shown on the screen to either enter "RECOVERY" or "CONTINUE" booting.
HOW DO I UPGRADE SAFESTRAP?
Push the APK up to your sdcard.
Boot back into the "stock" rom-slot.
Go into your old Safestrap app and use the "Uninstall Recovery" button
Open an "explorer" of some sort (ESFileExplorer, etc)
Browse to where you pushed the APK
Click on it and install like normal
Once installed, open the APK
Grant SU access
Use the "Install Recovery" button
All set, now you can reboot and re-activate whatever rom-slot you were using
DOWNLOADS:
CONFIRM YOUR STOCK OS VERSION BELOW AND THAT YOU ARE USING THE KINDLE FIRE HDX 8.9" (APOLLO)
[14.3.2.1 and earlier] LATEST FILE: Safestrap-Apollo-3.72.apk
[14.3.2.3.2 and later] LATEST FILE: Safestrap-Apollo-3.75-os3.2.4-B02.apk
Mirror 1: Crackflasher Download
Mirror 2: Goo.im Download
To root, I recommend flashing SuperSU.zip from here and flash in Safestrap to the active rom-slot after flashing the ROM:
http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
As of version 3.75, Safestrap Recovery is now based on TWRP 2.7.1.x. For more on TWRP you can visit their website: http://www.teamw.in/
WARNING: Safestrap is heavily modified to be "Safe" for your device. Do not download TWRP from their website and expect it to work the same way. Also TWRP does not support Safestrap, tho some issues that may come up will be TWRP dependant, please try and contact myself or look on the forums for your device for answers before hunting down TWRP people. They won't be able to help w/ Safestrap specific questions.
For the purposes of direct user testing I've established a channel on freenode.net IRC: #safestrap
I'm in the channel mostly all the time, but may not be active for discussion.
Special Thanks To
DeesTroy & TeamWin for all their hard work making TWRP such a fantastic recovery
For those that missed it in the 1st post:
PLEASE PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL WITH SAFESTRAP!!
MAKE A BACKUP OF STOCK RIGHT AFTER YOU GET SAFESTRAP INSTALLED SO THAT YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF DISASTER RECOVERY.
THEN YOU CAN RESTORE IT TO A ROM-SLOT (AFTER YOU MAKE ONE).
ONLY MODIFY ROM-SLOT FILES. LEAVE YOUR STOCK ROM ALONE!!
KNOWN ISSUES WHEN USING ROM-SLOTS (The ROMs are kept on loop device mounted partitions)
1. In theory you will lose an extra 3-4 percent battery compared to normal usage from 100% to 0% due to the extra read/write work involved when using ROM-slots.
2. The /data partition is kept separate from the "/sdcard" contents on SS ROMs. This causes the Storage settings to only show the size of the loopback data partition and then it shows "used" which includes the "sdcard" + /data so this can look odd at times (larger usage than partition size). It doesn't have any adverse affects that I know of.
3. No custom kernel flashing support at this time. Don't try it. It won't work. All kernels need to be signed by Amazon at the moment.
CHANGELOG:
[v3.75]TWRP 2.7.1.0 update + display fix for 14.3.2.3.2/14.3.2.4
[v3.72]TWRP 2.7.0.0 update. *** This includes a bugfix for backup time showing correctly ***
[v3.72]Raised /data partition size to 16gb
[v3.72]Swapped "Reboot" -> "Download" mode to "Reboot" -> "Bootloader" (places you in fastboot mode)
[v3.71-B05]New QCOM recovery graphics patch to fix devices with larger than 2048 width
[v3.71-B05]Fixed touchscreen rotation (off by 90 degrees)
[v3.71-B05]WIP adb access in recovery (may only work on Linux for now)
[v3.71-B05]Initial release for Apollo (Kindle HDX 8.9")
Nice.
Hashcode said:
SAFESTRAP FOR THE KINDLE FIRE HDX 8.9" (APOLLO)
*** DISCLAIMER ***
I work on projects that may brick your device. Don't sue me, hate me or try and kill my dog if that happens. I will feel bad the community will feel bad and hopefully we'll find a way to get you going again. But, the very nature of my projects involves a certain amount of risk taken by YOU. And by using the projects that I work on, you've accepted that fact.
THANKS TO MY TESTERS:
Scepterr (Who I bricked during testing and had to replace his device)
Gamma-X
PLEASE PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL WITH SAFESTRAP!!
MAKE A BACKUP OF STOCK RIGHT AFTER YOU GET SAFESTRAP INSTALLED SO THAT YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF DISASTER RECOVERY.
THEN YOU CAN RESTORE IT TO A ROM-SLOT (AFTER YOU MAKE ONE).
ONLY MODIFY ROM-SLOT FILES. LEAVE YOUR STOCK ROM ALONE!!
WARNING: THERE IS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE WHERE IF YOU HAVE ENCRYPTION ENABLED AND INSTALL SS IT BOOTLOOPS. IF YOU FIT THIS DESCRIPTION PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM SAFESTRAP FOR NOW.
CURRENT PROJECT STATUS:
ALPHA
WHAT IS SAFESTRAP?
Safestrap is a Bootstrap / Recovery for locked bootloader phones. The goal is to avoid touching your primary system (I'll call this "stock" system) and only flash or make large changes to another place on your phone that Safestrap treats as a "2nd system" (in this case, it's a series of virtual ROM slots located on the internal emmc area: "/sdcard"). Once installed, you will see a "Splashscreen" giving you the option to hit "menu" to enter recovery. The recovery portion of Safestrap is now based on TWRP 2.6.3.x (a touch based recovery) and you can perform .zip installs, backups and restores here. The additional features I've added to TWRP are mostly located under the "Boot Options" menu:
Here you can create virtual ROM-slots for flashing ROMs. These ROM-slots allow for different sizes of /system, /data and /cache partitions. The defaults *SHOULD* be good enough for flashing the stock-based ROMs.
NOTE: The bigger you make these partition the less room you will have to make other ROM-slots.
You can activate a new ROM-slot by choosing the slot you wish to make active and then selecting the "Activate" button. Once active, you will see the "rom-slot#" up in the top of the screen shown in green. If you make the "stock" ROM active, then you can see it in the top shown in red.
Once a ROM-slot is active, all actions you would normally perform using TWRP are directed to that ROM-slot. For example, "Install" to flash a .zip, backup and restore.
For more information you can read up here:
http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/how-to-safestrap/
HOW DO I INSTALL SAFESTRAP?
Requirement: Rooted w/ SuperSU installed
Requirement: Allow APK install from Unknown Sources
Download the Safestrap APK
Find the APK using a Filemanager tool and open it on your device, then click "Install".
(If updating from an existing Safestrap you might be warned that this will over-write the existing installation. Click the "Yes" equivalent to this message.)
Once installed, open up the Safestrap application as you would any other app.
Agree to the disclaimer that you won't try to sue me and hunt me down with a rifle if you manage to break your phone..
Then use the "Install Recovery" button. You should see the current version down in the lower left corner of the window. And the "Status:" should say "Installed" when you're done.
From there you can reboot and you *should* see a new splash screen during the boot up. While this is showing you can enter Safestrap Recovery using the [ menu ] button.
That's it for the installation! Read below for a brief overview of Safestrap Recovery v3.x
HOW DO I ENTER RECOVERY?
During each reboot a splashscreen will be displayed showing whether the device is running a rom-slot or on the "Stock ROM".
Press the button shown on the screen to either enter "RECOVERY" or "CONTINUE" booting.
HOW DO I UPGRADE SAFESTRAP?
Push the APK up to your sdcard.
Boot back into the "stock" rom-slot.
Go into your old Safestrap app and use the "Uninstall Recovery" button
Open an "explorer" of some sort (ESFileExplorer, etc)
Browse to where you pushed the APK
Click on it and install like normal
Once installed, open the APK
Grant SU access
Use the "Install Recovery" button
All set, now you can reboot and re-activate whatever rom-slot you were using
DOWNLOADS:
CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE USING THE KINDLE FIRE HDX 8.9" (APOLLO)
LATEST FILE: Safestrap-Apollo-3.71-B06.apk
Mirror 1: Goo.im Download
Mirror 2: Crackflasher Download
To root, I recommend flashing SuperSU.zip from here and flash in Safestrap to the active rom-slot after flashing the ROM:
http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
As of version 3.6x, Safestrap Recovery is now based on TWRP 2.6.3.x. For more on TWRP you can visit their website: http://www.teamw.in/
WARNING: Safestrap is heavily modified to be "Safe" for your device. Do not download TWRP from their website and expect it to work the same way. Also TWRP does not support Safestrap, tho some issues that may come up will be TWRP dependant, please try and contact myself or look on the forums for your device for answers before hunting down TWRP people. They won't be able to help w/ Safestrap specific questions.
For the purposes of direct user testing I've established a channel on freenode.net IRC: #safestrap
I'm in the channel mostly all the time, but may not be active for discussion.
Special Thanks To
DeesTroy & TeamWin for all their hard work making TWRP such a fantastic recovery
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Thank you
Sent from my KFAPWI using xda premium
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SAFESTRAP FOR THE KINDLE FIRE HDX 8.9" (APOLLO)
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thanks a bunch mate! you rock!!
Hashcode said:
SAFESTRAP FOR THE KINDLE FIRE HDX 8.9" (APOLLO)
WARNING: THERE IS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE WHERE IF YOU HAVE ENCRYPTION ENABLED AND INSTALL SS IT BOOTLOOPS. IF YOU FIT THIS DESCRIPTION PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM SAFESTRAP FOR NOW.
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For us noobs, where is the "ENCRYPTION" selection referenced above enabled so I can make sure it is NOT before I start ??
Thanks for all your hard work !!
Mark J Culross
KD5RXT
Alrighty then! I guess you had it covered! I wondered why I never got a response. At any rate, if anyone has any issues or if you need any further bug testing, feel free to let me know @Hashcode .
As I dig further into the HDX framework, bootloader & kernel it seems like I find some new roadblock that Lab126/Amazon has thrown into the mix.
One last question. I am unfamiliar, totally unfamiliar, with Safestrap. I assume it lives in it's own partition, & recovery calls are redirected there? Does that mean I can remove it & restore the main partition to default size, then use the build.prop hack to return to stock? Or is safestrap modification to partitions semi-permanent?
EDIT: Nevermind, I did a little reversing & checked out your blog. Needless to say, I answered my own question.
mjculross said:
For us noobs, where is the "ENCRYPTION" selection referenced above enabled so I can make sure it is NOT before I start ??
Thanks for all your hard work !!
Mark J Culross
KD5RXT
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When you make a rom slot. You can't miss it. So hands off.
What are the optimum partition values to use when creating a rom slot. Are there values that are usafe to use at this point. By the way thanks @Hashcode for bringing this to the 8.9.
kingpin32 said:
What are the optimum partition values to use when creating a rom slot. Are there values that are usafe to use at this point. By the way thanks @Hashcode for bringing this to the 8.9.
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If at any point you decide you need a larger userdata or cache partition, you can:
- run a backup of the rom-slot
- delete it
- then create a new rom-slot w/ the right sizes
- and finally restore the backup to it (after making sure it's active)
So short answer: no real "wrong" sizes. Can stick w/ the defaults if unsure.
mjculross said:
For us noobs, where is the "ENCRYPTION" selection referenced above enabled so I can make sure it is NOT before I start ??
Thanks for all your hard work !!
Mark J Culross
KD5RXT
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Actually, the ENCRYPTION reference I'm talking about is when you turn on Android OS level encryption for the userdata partition. I'm not finding that setting in the Kindle OS Settings anywhere. So we might be ok on that.
Installed. All went well. Now, I wait for a reason to use it lol.
How long until we have safestrap on Soho?
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as of now there is no rom to load in a rom slot, correct???
No there is no custom ROM to load right now.
As far as I know, you could just load the stock ROM into the rom slot #1 and play around to your heart content without fearing you will brick your device since all you mess around is just a copy of the original one only.
So before this was available or before knew it existed I installed gapps. With it losing amazon shop etc as expected. Point is I would like to get a stock Rom into a Rom slot to recover to now that my stock Rom,is not so stock. Where can I find or get a stock Rom from?
Thanks
krypted said:
So before this was available or before knew it existed I installed gapps. With it losing amazon shop etc as expected. Point is I would like to get a stock Rom into a Rom slot to recover to now that my stock Rom,is not so stock. Where can I find or get a stock Rom from?
Thanks
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[HowTo] Fully restore to stock rom to fix some problem! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582773
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rcartaz09 said:
[HowTo] Fully restore to stock rom to fix some problem! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582773
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Thanks!
So I tried installing ancestral but when I click install recovery from the app it goes through the motions but state never changes. Remains at not installed. Rebooting doesn't bring up the recovery menu.
Going to try to go back to stock and start from beginning. It was awesome using play store!
Trying to install but I'm getting a parse error??
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Figured it out
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New update up in the OP (B07)
Mainly changes fixing UI issues in recovery (button placements, etc).
More changes coming Trying to fix adb in recovery for windows users.
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This Will Safely Update Your Rev4 Through Rev10/A Firmware To Last Build Released G935VVRSBCTC1 And Allow You To Keep Root With Odin Flashable Firmware. This Will Only Update Firmware That Is Safe To Update And Keep Current BootloadersRoot For Rev11/B Bootloader Can Be Found Here
Downloads:
G935VVRSBCTC1.7zUSERDATA_AIO_G935_REV4_10_PERSIST_ROOT_11_01_22.tar.md5 -- This is the file that roots the phoneOdin3_v3.14.1_3B_PatcheD.7zS7 Flat Verizon Files Found Here
Instructions For Installing New Firmware And Rooted All At Once This Will Wipe Phone
1. Reboot phone too download mode Pwr + VolDwn + Home
2. Load Firmware in appropriate slots use regular CSC file not Home CSC and load Userdata file in the UserData slot in odin and flash
3. Phone will reboot too recovery and process the csc files then reboot on its own
4. When phone reboots back too recovery and you see the error screen then the recovery options screen you will need too Wipe Data/Factory reset.
5. Click reboot system.
6. Go through setup and check that you are rooted.
Rebooting Too Safestrap Recovery
1. Reboot phone as you would too boot stock recovery Pwr + VolUp + Home. It takes up too 40 seconds too boot recovery. Ignore the mount system errors on info screen
2. Enter recovery.
3. Too leave just reboot system ignore no system installed message if you get it
4. There is screen lag issues on scrolling in recovery. There is aroma file manager that takes care of this issue while in recovery but selecting zips too install may present a problem for this you can use the kernel manager recovery flash option while phone is booted too system. Simply select zip too flash and phone will reboot too recovery and flash it and reboot back too system. Most other function in recovery should work the issue is just scrolling too select files.
5. Flashfire is installed as an alternative as well
Features:
1. SuperSu Root- Do not try and update to make disable app notifications too get rid of update notice.
2. Safetrap recovery-Still working out scrolling issue
3. Flashfire
4. Kernel tweaks CPU governor set too Conservative
5. Entropy/Swapiness set to High
6. Build Prop tweaks to combat lag
7. Bloat removed from rom
8. Knox removed from rom
Bugs:
Eng Boot Image causes lag
Safestrap Recovery has scrolling issues
Random Reboots will most likely happen
Safetynet will not pass
Battery life may not be optimal
SuperSu cannot be updated
Flashfire may need date changed too 2016 to function if it just keeps closing on you
mine
is it possible you can get android 12 on the s7 edge verizon?
CodeNotSoGenious said:
is it possible you can get android 12 on the s7 edge verizon?
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no