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Since Spacemoose has a GSM release approaching, I'm going to remove the download links here. (Also because apparently people are still attempting to flash this...) If and when I am contacted by DiP7 I will reopen this thread and add any links he wants me to add.... Or it can stay closed and he can start a new one (which is what I would hope he does.) I'm leaving the rest of the content here for reference only.
**READ ENTIRE FIRST POST BEFORE FLASHING**
This is an Alpha build. Almost nothing works at the moment. Don't expect a golden daily driver... This aint it. If you find a download link throughout this thread, don't flash it, as I can't promise anyone will help you un(soft)brick your device.
Let's start this with : I take zero, zilch and no responsibility for anything you do to your device using anything from this thread.
If space alien ninja cows come down and eat it because they want to taste honeycomb, your fault, sorry.
There have been zero reports of anyone "hard bricking" their device, but again, I'm not responsible if you become the first.
I also take no credit for any of the work, I've only compiled what I have found so far.
I also can't stress this enough... This is a VERY EARLY STAGE of the port. ALMOST NOTHING WORKS. Any updates that take place will need to be documented within this post. I'm willing to keep track of all this, but *I AM NOT A DEV.* The original dev of this port is from another website, dsf767 seems to be in contact with him however. here at XDA!
**Please see bottom of this post for change log**
Various vidoes have been made, but the quality of this one is really nice. Thanks museboy!
This is a direct port of Spacemoose's Alpha v.040211 release. Not much works.
In Spacemoose's thread, credit is given to
[*] A russian-language GSM port attempt based on this project. (Thanks, dsf767.)
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It appears as though someone DiP7 is attempting to port Spacemoose's project to a GSM device. They also appear to have had mild success in doing so, and I'd like to start a thread to track and follow any progress anyone else may be having with flashing this rom/kernel.
[*] System must already be converted to EXT4. This can be done by various methods, flashing the Overcome rom/kernel will do it.
[*] Tab confirmed to charge while off and reports of lockscreen charging have been made.
I'm unsure if anyone has had any success other than the OP Cal-El has gotten it to boot! Directions appear to be as follows:
BACKUP EVERYTHING. Everything? EV-ER-Y-THING. Especially your internal SD card. There have been reports (that I've experienced) of your internal SD card getting wiped in either going to or coming from Honeycomb. (It usually requires a repartition to go back... so yeah, that'd do it.)
Did you back everything up? You will loose any information on your internal SD card coming back to normal from this build.
Download Rom to EXTERNAL SD:
Download Kernel to EXTERNAL SD:
Did you back up your internal SD card? What about external? Last warning. Next person to complain about their internal SD card get's the bonk.
Wipe Data/Factory restore
Wipe Cache Partition
Wipe Delvik Cache
Flash honeycomb rom using CWM (This seems to have only been tested and confirmed from the Overcome modified CWM, although any should work in theory.)
Reboot into new RED CWM.
Flash kernel using RED CWM
Reboot into new ORANGE CWM.
Wipe data/Factory reset
Wipe both caches.
Flash honeycomb rom using the ORANGE CWM.
There is no boot screen after the Galaxy Tab logo screen, just a black screen. Wait at least 5 minutes for it to boot. If it doesn't after 10, something went wrong.
If this fails, attempt to go back to stock by flashing p1_hidden.pit and any of Roto's stock roms/firmwares. From here it has been confirmed to work if you flash the Overcome rom/kernel before moving to the Android 3.0 rom/kernel. (Thanks Cal-El!)
This process must also be used to coming back from this
Honeycomb build. You will loose all information on your internal SD card.
I told you to back it up.
Taken from Alterbridge's Overcome Rom posting (which should fix any hangups while flashing to/from this Honeycomb)
alterbridge86 said:
IF your Tab does not boot after flashing the kernel and hangs at the Samsung Galaxy Tab screen, you must follow the following procedure
Get a stock rom package (any of Rotohammer's firmwares will work)
Get P1_add_hidden.zip from this post and extract the P1_add_hidden.pit file
Using Odin 1.7, put stock rom (Roto-JME-Full-v4.tar for example) in PDA slot.
Put P1_add_hidden.pit in Pit slot
Check repartition box
Put Tab in download mode by holding Volume Down and Power, connect to the computer, and press start.
After this, the Tab will reboot normally. Shut it down and return to download mode.
Open Odin 1.7 and reconnect the Tab.
In the PDA slot, choose the Overcome Kernel v2.0 tar file for use with Odin. Press start
It will flash the kernel then reboot. Upon reboot, you should hear the sexy robot voices informing you of the status of the EXT4 conversion.
Once done, the Tab will boot normally. At this point you can load Overcome Rom (or any other Rom of your choosing)
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[*]Remember, No wi-fi, no 3g, no phone calls, nothing. This is a test port. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED OVER 5 TIMES NOW, no complaining about it later.
[*]If your internal SD card reads ~220 MB after coming from this ROM to anything else, you didn't read my post... Try again.
[*] Mirrors :
*Update on driver work for wi-fi (4/12): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12816258&postcount=224 (Thanks DemonGloom for translating)
*Also added video to OP (Thanks to museboy!)
the wife is russian. may attempt tonight when I get home. thanks for the heads up
Just try to make sure that any actual changes to the base system build are reported in the other thread as well so we can all stay on the same page.
This is a brilliant find! Downloading now to test this baby out
Is the rom and kernel in the zip or are there 2 different files to download?
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I tried flashing this using the mothod above and the methon on the russian site but I can't get it to work.
It keeps messing up my /data partition. After flashing the ROM CWM always fails to mount the /data partition.
I'm going back to overcome .
I already got a blank screen and then a broken internal sdcard error. Had to find an odin flash that repartitioned.
Ill be willing to do it all again as soon as there is wifi. At least this time I'll make sure to back up my internal sdcard.
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I already got a blank screen and then a broken internal sdcard error. Had to find an odin flash that repartitioned.
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Just trying to keep track of this all... Are you saying you got it to run successfully but had to repartition to go back? Or did you have to repartition to get it to run?
Adding in the hidden_pit to the process seems simple enough.
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Ill be willing to do it all again as soon as there is wifi. At least this time I'll make sure to back up my internal sdcard.
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GANJDROID said:
This is a brilliant find! Downloading now to test this baby out
Is the rom and kernel in the zip or are there 2 different files to download?
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They both appear to be contained within the same zip file, much like the Overcome rom. Best guess, can't verify as I'm on a work mac at the moment.
btyork said:
They both appear to be contained within the same zip file, much like the Overcome rom. Best guess, can't verify as I'm on a work mac at the moment.
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Yeah, my mistake. Got confused about the reflash with new kernel/cwm.
So we:
Backup
Wipe everything
Flash
Wipe
Flash
Reboot
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There Directions are directly from DiP
Originally Posted by DiP7
- the first step (the file system should already be ext4) - flash honeycomb (Android3.0_by_DiP_signed _narod.yandex.ru/disk/9317202001/Android3.0_by_DiP_signed_040411_235124.zip
- the second step (to flash my kernel dl.getdropbox.com/u/937719/Recovery_install_pda1.4Ghz_CWR_v_2.1.0.zip) go to the recovery and make the wipe data/factory reset
- The third step - go to recovery and flash again android 3.0
GANJDROID said:
Yeah, my mistake. Got confused about the reflash with new kernel/cwm.
So we:
Backup
Wipe everything
Flash
Wipe
Flash
Reboot
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So far that's what I've gathered, I have yet to actually test this process.
The poster above appears to have mentioned something about repartitioning, which isn't a big deal, just flash the hidden_pit.
My best guess is to flash that pit after the second wipe with Odin. But I CAN NOT verify that.
It seems obvious you would need to repartition to go back though.
I would try and flash it all via cwm, but I'm unable to download the kernel. Can anyone mirror it please?
Away from my laptop for the next few hours so I'm unable to try with Odin.
GANJDROID said:
I would try and flash it all via cwm, but I'm unable to download the kernel. Can anyone mirror it please?
Away from my laptop for the next few hours so I'm unable to try with Odin.
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Recommendations as to a site to mirror it on? I don't do a lot of hosting.
Here are some Mirrors you can put them in the OP of the Rom and Kernel
ROM: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RC6WF2PG
Kernel: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GP58GAOE
Anyone have luck getting HC port running o the tab yet and if so can we get a clear how to in place ?
Thanks in Advance =)
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Recommendations as to a site to mirror it on? I don't do a lot of hosting.
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I'd say Mediafire or Megauload are the best, IMHO.
Big thanks for the mirrors.
For now, FML. Now got 8% battery left *sigh* Ill have to wait for some Honeycomb love.
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Updated with Kernel and Mirror(s) for both Rom and Kernel.
clockedtouch said:
Anyone have luck getting HC port running o the tab yet and if so can we get a clear how to in place ?
Thanks in Advance =)
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The clear "how to" is in the first post... If you can't understand those directions, you really shouldn't be flashing this.
btyork said:
The clear "how to" is in the first post... If you can't understand those directions, you really shouldn't be flashing this.
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Thats why i dont post much simple remarks like that make members not want to contribute ...
You could of simply stated that the "how-to" was updated .. but thanks for your quick response anyway
clockedtouch said:
Thats why i dont post much simple remarks like that make members not want to contribute ...
You could of simply stated that the "how-to" was updated .. but thanks for your quick response anyway
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I actually haven't updated the how-to since the original post... It wasn't meant to be rude, it's just how it is. I don't want people bricking a 600 dollar tab because they think this is a fully functional honeycomb port.
You'd also be surprised how many people post that kind of question without any understanding of what ADB even is.
I'm a beginner, i recently asked how to install the ics leak, apparently it's seem easy, one click but i was advise to root and install cwm...
so what exactly is CWM?
can anyone give me the following guides? with the most dumbed down instruction? (like button to press, where to activate things etc.)
How to root lg android?
brief explanation of what is cwm
how to install custom rom?
- while you explain, can you explain the concept of the phone? like recovery mode does this, debugging does that.
I used to be a iphone pro, but android, i'm a noob xD .
To root, download superoneclick v2.3.2 on your computer. NOT 2.3.3 as it doesn't work. Launch it and click root. If it doesn't work the first time, keep trying. It'll work eventually. Clockwork mod is a recovery mode. In your android You download rom manager in the play store, then click on it. Click flash clockwork mod recovery inside the app. It'll give u a list of devices. Select att nitro HD. Then download ho!no!s cwm flash able leak, (its in the android development section. Download that and go back to rom manager. REMEMBER YOU DO ALL THIS IN YOUR ANDROID XCEPT FOR ROOTING WITH SUPERONECLICK. Click reboot into recovery. Click on backup and restore. Click backup in that. Wait till its done. Then go back to the main menu in cwm. Click wipe data/factory reset. Then click yes. Then when its done go and click advanced. Click wipe dalvik cache. Click yes. Then press the back button. Then go to install zip from sdcard. Click choose zip from sdcard. Then click Download.locate the zip you downloaded earlier, it should be in there. Click yes. When its done, go back to the main menu and click reboot system now. Voila, you're done. Phew this took a while.
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awesome made it pretty clear xD. btw, let me make it into list so i can see which i'm not as quite clear,
1. Install superoneclick v2.3.2 precise. (did this on my skyrocket, but i'm just afraid diff android system have different way)
2. Download ROM manager, and flash clockwork mod within the app (okay, is the CWM is inside the app? or do i download it external, if so where)
3. Download Ho!no!s cwm, umh link please? xD and do i download it straight on the phone? or do I put dl it on pc, n put it on phone, if so, what is the directory i should put it in.
4. in rom manager, go to recovery (reboot)
5. click backup and restore - then back up
6. then go back out and click wipe data/factory reset-yes
7. click advanced
8. wipe dalvik cache -yes
9. then back button
10. then go to install zip from sd card (which .zip file?)
11. go back out and reboot system.
plz spend sometime and help me thank you
yes that does took a while.
rani9990 said:
To root, download superoneclick v2.3.2 on your computer. NOT 2.3.3 as it doesn't work. Launch it and click root. If it doesn't work the first time, keep trying. It'll work eventually. Clockwork mod is a recovery mode. In your android You download rom manager in the play store, then click on it. Click flash clockwork mod recovery inside the app. It'll give u a list of devices. Select att nitro HD. Then download ho!no!s cwm flash able leak, (its in the android development section. Download that and go back to rom manager. REMEMBER YOU DO ALL THIS IN YOUR ANDROID XCEPT FOR ROOTING WITH SUPERONECLICK. Click reboot into recovery. Click on backup and restore. Click backup in that. Wait till its done. Then go back to the main menu in cwm. Click wipe data/factory reset. Then click yes. Then when its done go and click advanced. Click wipe dalvik cache. Click yes. Then press the back button. Then go to install zip from sdcard. Click choose zip from sdcard. Then click Download.locate the zip you downloaded earlier, it should be in there. Click yes. When its done, go back to the main menu and click reboot system now. Voila, you're done. Phew this took a while.
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dustin4vn said:
awesome made it pretty clear xD. btw, let me make it into list so i can see which i'm not as quite clear,
1. Install superoneclick v2.3.2 precise. (did this on my skyrocket, but i'm just afraid diff android system have different way)
2. Download ROM manager, and flash clockwork mod within the app (okay, is the CWM is inside the app? or do i download it external, if so where) Yes CWM recovery is in ROM Manager
3. Download Ho!no!s cwm, umh link please? xD and do i download it straight on the phone? or do I put dl it on pc, n put it on phone, if so, what is the directory i should put it in. Found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684032
Yes, I would follow that link on your phone so that you can download the zip directly to your phone.
4. in rom manager, go to recovery (reboot)
5. click backup and restore - then back up
6. then go back out and click wipe data/factory reset-yes
7. click advanced
8. wipe dalvik cache -yes
9. then back button
10. then go to install zip from sd card (which .zip file?) The HO!NO! rom file you downloaded in step 3
11. go back out and reboot system.
plz spend sometime and help me thank you
yes that does took a while.
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Make sure you know where your .zip file is downloaded. You'll need to know where to find it while you're in CWM looking to "install .zip from SD card".
I'm still a noob as well. I've only flashed one rom so far, but I hope I've steered you in the right direction. My suggestions are what worked for me with my rom so you should be fine. If anyone sees errors in my advice please post so that we will all know.
well awesome man! thank you for making it bold and everything, really helpful. pretty much got everything sorted out now. the concept is pretty easy xD Much less hassle than iphone. btw, after flashing the cwm... how do you flash custom rom? xD lol. and which rom do you recommend? hono full throttle? seem like it got pretty good reviews.
AllstarE4 said:
Make sure you know where your .zip file is downloaded. You'll need to know where to find it while you're in CWM looking to "install .zip from SD card".
I'm still a noob as well. I've only flashed one rom so far, but I hope I've steered you in the right direction. My suggestions are what worked for me with my rom so you should be fine. If anyone sees errors in my advice please post so that we will all know.
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dustin4vn said:
well awesome man! thank you for making it bold and everything, really helpful. pretty much got everything sorted out now. the concept is pretty easy xD Much less hassle than iphone. btw, after flashing the cwm... how do you flash custom rom? xD lol. and which rom do you recommend? hono full throttle? seem like it got pretty good reviews.
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Well I don't know if it's called "flashing" for CWM. It's more installing CWM with the ROM Manager app. Then once you've backed up your stock setup you can "flash" whichever rom zip you want to use.
I'm using CM9 RC1 because it had reviews of it being stable with everything working. I'm so new to this that I am hesitant to try all of the other roms that have bugs. I'll try one eventually though.
Hopefully you get a custom rom running today. :good:
the 1st thing you need to do is learn to use the search function. there's about 50+ threads on all of this, there's a repository of everything as well.
I'm rly starting to think we are doomed as people when every ****ng newb here has to start the same ****ing thread.
jesus christ, take some responsibility, this nitro is my 1st smartphone and i figured out how to use this forum to do the **** you are asking months ago.
stop acting helpless.
Somebody had a bad day.....
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rani9990 said:
Somebody had a bad day.....
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that very well may be, nevertheless, the frequency, redundancy & level of helplessness in these threads is sad.
rani9990 said:
Somebody had a bad day.....
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Rani9990, are you located in Fremont California? if so do you do this kind of stuff for some cash
I would, but I'm in Hyderabad, India on vacation. Be back august 29.
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dustin4vn said:
awesome made it pretty clear xD. btw, let me make it into list so i can see which i'm not as quite clear,
1. Install superoneclick v2.3.2 precise. (did this on my skyrocket, but i'm just afraid diff android system have different way)
2. Download ROM manager, and flash clockwork mod within the app (okay, is the CWM is inside the app? or do i download it external, if so where)
3. Download Ho!no!s cwm, umh link please? xD and do i download it straight on the phone? or do I put dl it on pc, n put it on phone, if so, what is the directory i should put it in.
4. in rom manager, go to recovery (reboot)
5. click backup and restore - then back up
6. then go back out and click wipe data/factory reset-yes
7. click advanced
8. wipe dalvik cache -yes
9. then back button
10. then go to install zip from sd card (which .zip file?)
11. go back out and reboot system.
plz spend sometime and help me thank you
yes that does took a while.
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I am new to this too and i followed that at least 20 times now and Super click just stops. Can anyone help?
SuperOneClick has been known to take several attempts to complete. From everything I've read just keep trying. Some guys have had to try 20 to 30 times to get it done successfully. It sounds like a pain, but it's worth it.
So super one click may still work with the updated NITRO?
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thedicarlos said:
So super one click may still work with the updated NITRO?
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Which one? v10j, or v11a? I heard 11a is rootable but 10j is NOT.
AllstarE4 said:
SuperOneClick has been known to take several attempts to complete. From everything I've read just keep trying. Some guys have had to try 20 to 30 times to get it done successfully. It sounds like a pain, but it's worth it.
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Alright I got it rooted. Now what is a good noob friendly rom? Right now I am using CyanogenMod 9 RC2 but I dont like the fact that you cant put it in usb mass storage mode. Is there any way to fix that? and the fact that you have to install the play store.
Pokjbv said:
Alright I got it rooted. Now what is a good noob friendly rom? Right now I am using CyanogenMod 9 RC2 but I dont like the fact that you cant put it in usb mass storage mode. Is there any way to fix that? and the fact that you have to install the play store.
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Yes, follow the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671050
You only have to do this once for each computer you want to use USB mass storage on. It still sucks if you want to use it for USB mass storage on other computers, but if you only use it on one or two computers it's fine.
I have a stock glide on gingerbread and want to test out the CM10 in the development section.
If anyone could help with a step by step guide it would really be appreciated. I know there are
other posts which describe each part but I am having trouble find them. Thank You.
EGGrollBEAST said:
I have a stock glide on gingerbread and want to test out the CM10 in the development section.
If anyone could help with a step by step guide it would really be appreciated. I know there are
other posts which describe each part but I am having trouble find them. Thank You.
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Odin stock ics leak
Odin CWM recovery
wipe data
wipe cache
wipe dalvik cache
format data
format cache
format system
choose zip and flash
Flash Gapps!
from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940677 OP
Thank you for your reply. I am a total noob. how do I use Odin??
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BEFORE YOU START. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR DATA LOSS ANY OF THESE STEPS MAY CAUSE. ALWAYS FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Note: Suggestions, comments & questions are welcome. Will improve as much as needed.
1. BACKUP. There are many apps you can find to backup any data. Backup all data you'll want to keep until you're 100% satisfied then move it to a folder on your PC. Personally, I use Titanium Backup Pro and backup everything to Google Drive.
2. DOWNLOAD. A GB kernel, rooted AT&T ROM/Rogers ROM, stock ICS leak, CWM, and then go to the CM10 thread and grab the latest build of the ROM & Gapps. So you should have 6 files total. To make your life easier, put them all in 1 folder.
3. ROOT. Turn off your phone. Hold the top part of the volume rocker and turn on the phone. It should boot into download mode if done correctly. Connect phone to PC via USB. On your PC, install & open Odin. Click on PDA and locate your GB kernel. Then click start & wait. If successful, you should see green and you'll be rooted. I believe whenever you use ODIN, it is called a 'flash.' I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Anyway, go back into download mode and now place the rooted ROM in the PDA section followed by clicking start again. When the phone is done booting, go to the Play store and get Superuser app. This allows you to give permission to operations that require root. Make sure it is updated!
4. CLEAN. Now you'll want to wipe your phone to minimize the chances of anything going wrong. Instead of holding the top part of the volume rocker, you'll hold the bottom. Then hold it as you start the phone. This is the stock recovery menu. I don't remember precisely what the options are called but you will want to wipe cache, dalvik, data and system.
5. UPDATE OS. Time to open up that stock ICS leak. When open, it should appear similar to Odin. Make sure your phone is in download mode again, connected via USB and click start again. You'll notice that your phone might take a while to boot up. It'll be updating files and apps so be patient.
6. CWMR. After it's all booted up, time to go back to download mode again. In ODIN, you'll want to click on PDA again and this time flash the CWMR file. Click start and you're done in no time.
7. CLEAN AGAIN. Now you'll want to turn off your phone and boot the phone holding the bottom of the rocker. You'll boot into CWMR. Time to wipe and format again. You'll find the first 2 wipe options on the first page. The wiping of dalvik cache will be in the ADVANCED menu. Then you'll want to go into the MOUNTS AND STORAGE menu. Format system, cache & data.
8. CM10. Now while still in CWMR, you'll need to go into the MOUNTS AND STORAGE menu and select MOUNT USB STORAGE. You'll want to connect your phone to your PC with the USB. Place the CM10 and Gapps files in the main directory of your PHONE'S INTERNAL STORAGE. Select UNMOUNT on your phone, disconnect from USB and now you'll want to go to the option INSTALL ZIP FROM SDCARD.. then go to the CHOOSE.. option and select the final fruit of your labor, CM10. When it's done doing it's thing, REBOOT SYSTEM. Be patient and let everything load.
9. GAPPS. After everything has loaded, you want to turn off the phone and boot into CWMR one last time. Go to INSTALL ZIP FROM SDCARD, CHOOSE ZIP and flash that Gapps file. Then REBOOT SYSTEM.
10. RESTORE. Reinstall the app you used to backup your stuff, move your backup files you put on the PC back to it's rightful place and restore. You should be good to go.
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BEFORE YOU START. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR DATA LOSS ANY OF THESE STEPS MAY CAUSE. ALWAYS FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK.[/SIZE]
If any of the more experienced people find errors in this "guide", please let me know.
1. BACKUP.
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Thank you for doing this!
Just checking - is there not a thread / guide for this elsewhere already? (Or am I confusing versions - not for the first time, with xda-developers!)
Suggestions:
- move this to the start of a new thread where you can reserve the first 3 posts, you can update/edit it, etc.
1. BACKUP:
- it would be useful to mention CWMR backup. (i.e. Botch it, restore the image, try again.)
- I like not leaving people hanging and at least mentioning TB as you have so they have a search path to follow. It would be worth mentioning that TB Free will be 'good enough' to keep them safe (one time) through this process. [But long term / good app / scheduling makes TB Pro worthwhile.]
- Making TB and CWMR a link would be useful, and not just a link to the 'product' page, but link to a thread that describes how to do so. 'Product' links will be contained within them. It's all very well to get a link to what a beastie is, but frequently knowing what it is, and how to put it into practice are two different things. Linking to a thread of the latter type would be the useful one.
3. ROOT
- one of the problems when talking about ODIN is the perception left that it is a single thing. So saying 'ODIN (PC)' would be useful here. Whether you point out that it talks to the ODIN (client?) already built in to the PDA is up to you.
4. UPDATE OS:
- don't you want to be talking about the alpha/beta dudejb version here?
5. CWMR
- wouldn't you want to do this first? See Backup comments, above.
- is this even necessary? It's a VERY GOOD IDEA, but is CWMR needed to run the phone 'stock' (CM10)?
7. CM10
- links / explanations are going to be useful here.
- e.g. There's a lot of talk of subsequent steps, such as backlight fix. You might want to note such is already built in, or not. (As people read they come across these additional fixes, and it's not always apparent that months later someone built the fixes in already. It's easy to go in circles trying to get a coherent, whole, current, view of the world.)
SD Card management - first you TB Backup, then you wipe the SD Card (or so a quick glance appears). I know you haven't actually said that, but some explicit clarity may be helpful.
Thanks for the suggestions and good question. I don't think there are any guides out there.. but this is just from how I did it. Tried to make it as simple as I could without adding branching steps. Also, it's very narrow because I can only speak on behalf of the what worked for me. If there's a big need for this to be in a thread of it's own, I'll gladly make one.
-I didn't mention CWMR backup for two reasons. I didn't use it and I don't rely on it. Perhaps I should mention it anyway though regardless.
-Never used dudejb's version so I didn't list it.
-Needed CWMR at that point to install CM10 & Gapps zips. I think you can also use Odin but doing it via CWMR gives him a chance to familiarize himself with what he'll be using to flash future versions.
-Didn't put links to CM10 since he already knows where it is and can most likely read the fixes & not-fixed list himself.
Thanks RogerNIZZLE I appreciate the guide and I believe a lot of other ppl will too.
There is one hiccups i'm coming across. After I wipe, data, cache, dalvik cache,
I **format data, format cache, format system** then when it reboot and it just stays at the
start up screen that shows SAMSUNG. I let it sit for 5 but nothing happens, its still
on SAMSUNG. I've repeated the steps a few times? Is there any suggestions on what I can do?
Hm. Do steps 4, 5, 7, 8, 9. Sorry! All hope is not lost.
rogernizzLe said:
Hm. Do steps 4, 5, 7, 8, 9. Sorry! All hope is not lost.
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Do steps 4,5 and then copy the cm10 and gapps to you phone internal memory. Then follow step 6. Lastly install cm10 and gapps together and reboot you phone.
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@roger:
You should start a thread, and I'll request to get it stickied. This could help a lot of new users.
One thing I would add - before flashing ICS, wipe system data cache dalvik (either with stock recovery or cwmr). Then boot into download and flash ICS.
Okie dokie, I will do this after work.
EGGrollBEAST said:
I have a stock glide on gingerbread and want to test out the CM10 in the development section.
If anyone could help with a step by step guide it would really be appreciated. I know there are
other posts which describe each part but I am having trouble find them. Thank You.
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i suppose u already know that you need a rooted phone before rom flashing is possible. what i did was to flash ics leak using clockwork recovery and then cm10.
IS ANYBODY AWARE THAT THERE IS NO OFFICIAL CM10 NIGHTLY ON GET.CM??? Please stop telling people to look there!
bs27975 said:
Thank you for doing this!
4. UPDATE OS:
- don't you want to be talking about the alpha/beta dudejb version here?
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How did I get a version? Not sure what is meant by that?
JB
C3LLxM8 said:
IS ANYBODY AWARE THAT THERE IS NO OFFICIAL CM10 NIGHTLY ON GET.CM??? Please stop telling people to look there!
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Did you know you don't have to tell at us... once you learn that. I'd like to say there won't be an official cm10 because the official cm secs think our phone runs on different hardware than it actually does and thinks they can get the phys. keyboard working. You should thank dman for even getting cm9 and beta cm10 where they are.
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Rawr0w0 said:
Did you know you don't have to tell at us... once you learn that. I'd like to say there won't be an official cm10 because the official cm secs think our phone runs on different hardware than it actually does and thinks they can get the phys. keyboard working. You should thank dman for even getting cm9 and beta cm10 where they are.
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Yes dman should be thanked, so hard his thanks gland fails.
Official CyanogenMod is not being made because -we- have different hardware than the other SGSII range of phones.
So yeah. No use pointing at get.cm
In other news, these instructions, amazing.
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I take to credit for the work on the various links i'll post. (I WONT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE)
1. In order to get CM10, first get instructions on rooting(if you have root,SKIP) via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378082
2. When you have gotten root, flash CWMR via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458153 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007198
(MAKE SURE YOU DO A NANDROID BACKUP AFTER YOU SUCCESSFULLY FLASH CWMR)
3. Next step is to flash ICS leak UCLG9 via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841502 (could not find thread for CWM flashable UCLJ3)
4. Once you are now on UCLG9, you can now flash CM10 by Dman.
If i helped, please hit thanks.
Sent from my super SGH I927(Flashed almost all custom Roms). Currently on Dmans CWM flashable UCLJ3
I maybe JM but really XPerienced.
Revamped the entire OP to make it relevant for current roms.
Many users of the Epic 4g Touch have reported various GPS inconsistencies. While this seems to happen more frequently on AOSP-based ROMs (CyanogenMOD, PAC-man, Evervolv, AOKP, etc), it has been reported on TouchWiz-based ROMs as well. Below are a few tips and tricks to help fix your GPS.
FIRST: You will need the necessary tools to troubleshoot the problem.
Google Maps - The app we will use to determine if GPS works properly or not.
GPS Status (Optional) - Provides additional information about GPS performance. This shows how many satellites are in view, coordinates, heading, and other useful information as well. This can help to confirm wether you have a GPS problem or are just in an area without GPS reception.
SECOND: You will need the tools to fix the problem.
- Root-capable file browser (ES File Explorer is my personal preference)
- Mobile ODIN (Free version is available on XDA, but Pro is well worth it, as well as supporting Chainfire, one of the most respected devs in the Android community)
THIRD: You will need some files saved to your sd card. These will be flashed in recovery or Mobile ODIN.
- The EL26+CWM recovery kernel.
- Any Jellybean ROM you want to run.
***For TouchWiz ONLY* Agat's 0.3.0 GB27 Kernel with tREC custom recovery.
- A working GPS.conf (explained later)
- Goddly's ComaDose tweaks (not required if you use a standalone GPS.conf, but highly recommended. See his thread for details.)
FOURTH: You will need these files on your sdcard to temporarily return to stock if needed.
- The EL29 CWM5 Directboot Kernel
- The EL29 Tempboot ROM
METHODS:
I will post each method of fixing GPS, in order of time investment. Test GPS with Google Maps (and optionally GPS Status) after EACH METHOD. Please provide feedback on which method worked for you so that I may improve this guide further.
Method 1 - GPS Toggle
Try this first. It only takes about 10 clicks to do the whole thing, and it saves you from having to flash anything if it works.
1. Close Maps and any other location aware apps. Make sure to clear them from Recents to ensure that they are fully closed.
2. Go the your Location tab under Settings. Toggle GPS satellites off and on, then toggle Location as well (System Settings>Location Access>Access to my Location). This should result in a popup asking if apps can have your permission to use GPS.
Method 2 - New GPS.conf
All thanks to Goddly for allowing me to use his gps.conf.
Sometimes, the GPS.conf file on your phone can become corrupted or otherwise unusable. This will prevent you from locking on to any satellites, even though you may have one (or several) in view.
1. Make sure you have a working GPS.conf on your phone. This can be a standalone GPS.conf like the one attached to this post (extract the zip first!), or it can be one contained in a tweak package such as Goddly's ComaDose v1.4
2. Copy & paste the working gps.conf into /System/App using your root file browser.
3. Set permissions to the gps.conf to 0777 (rwxrwxrwx)
4. Reboot.
5. After booting, toggle Location (triggering the popup).
Method 3 - Lock on Stock
This is a tried-and-true method that was most frequently used in the early days of CM10. It is usually not needed anymore, but I am keeping it in just in case.
1. In Mobile ODIN, flash the EL29 CWM5 Directboot kernel.
2. Reboot, you should automatically wind up in recovery. If you do not go to recovery, pull the battery, wait 10-15 seconds, replace the battery, and hold vol+ and power.
3. Flash the EL29 Tempboot ROM (This will be in the Multiboot folder on your SD card, assuming you followed the instructions in the link above.)
4. You should automatically boot into stock EL29 Gingerbread.
(Optional) 4 1/2. Update Profile and PRL (if desired, you can't do this on AOSP so you might as well do it now)
5. Open Google Maps and get a GPS lock (you will likely need to be outside to get a good lock). Sometimes it helps to navigate to a random place.
6. ***WHILE YOU STILL HAVE A GPS LOCK***, power down the phone, then hold vol+ and power until you boot to recovery.
7. In recovery, Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik Cache.
8. Flash your ROM of choice.
9. Reboot.
Please reply to this thread with any questions/issues/feedback.
Thanks....will try it.
I havent multibooted this device.... Do u just make a folder on internal sd or do i need to..... Nevermind i guess i should google first
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moparfreak426 said:
I havent multibooted this device.... Do u just make a folder on internal sd or do i need to..... Nevermind i guess i should google first
Sent from an Apple killing JellyBean
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Detailed instructions are in the tempboot link in the OP.
ok... i read up on it and stuff.... i cant mount phone to pc... idk why so i put multiboot on sd card and moved it to root of device..... its froze moving the system.ext4.img......... should i be worried? phone is so laggy... hit power button to turn on off screen... response = roughly 10 seconds later
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Phone completely froze and reset.... So no gps lock for me:/
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moparfreak426 said:
ok... i read up on it and stuff.... i cant mount phone to pc... idk why so i put multiboot on sd card and moved it to root of device..... its froze moving the system.ext4.img......... should i be worried? phone is so laggy... hit power button to turn on off screen... response = roughly 10 seconds later
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Phone completely froze and reset.... So no gps lock for me:/
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if you didnt get a good copy your multiboot wont work. Try downloading the file directly to your phone, and unzip it to the root of your internal with zarchiver.
Edit: apparently zarchiver can't extract to the root, or the system.IMG won't copy to the multiboot folder correctly. Try copying it again with your computer. Make sure it's on the root of your internal, not in /sdcard/ or on your external.
Failing that, nandroid your cm10, flash a tw-based gingerbread ROM with cwm5 recovery, get a GPS lock, reboot to recovery, flash cm10, reboot recovery, then restore your nandroid while on cwm6
Edit 2: what ROM are you on when trying to mount USB storage? It won't work on tw ICS or jb, and it might be disabled on aosp (Settings>storage > menu > USB computer connection > USB mass storage)
I was wanting to try this, but had a couple questions before I tried it:
Is the wipe of /data really necessary, or does it just help things run better?
Will this work on CWM6?
Also, with the PACman builds after 1/12, you don't have to flash Paranoid Preferences seperately.
Lt_data said:
I was wanting to try this, but had a couple questions before I tried it:
Is the wipe of /data really necessary, or does it just help things run better?
Will this work on CWM6?
Also, with the PACman builds after 1/12, you don't have to flash Paranoid Preferences seperately.
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1: Technically no, but a /data wipe is always recommended. If you have issues after this procedure, wiping /data is your first step to fixing them.
2: You start out on the cwm6 included in our AOSP kernel. You flash the el29 cwm5 directboot kernel with mobile odin, then flash the el29 multiboot (which requires the el29 kernel). When you are done with your prl updates/gps fix/dialer codes, you then reboot recovery and flash your AOSP 4.1 again, which puts you back on the AOSP kernel that includes cwm6.
Updated OP.
Does it matter that AOSP ROMS now use /sdcard instead of /emmc for the internal card? I tried the steps (without any clearing of cache or data, doh) and it just bootlooped. I was just wondering if that would be a factor?
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Does it matter that AOSP ROMS now use /sdcard instead of /emmc for the internal card? I tried the steps (without any clearing of cache or data, doh) and it just bootlooped. I was just wondering if that would be a factor?
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Talking about the multi boot I assume? It goes in /sdcard/. This is the root of the phone's internal storage when mounted as USB mass storage via PC.
I don't even remember when AOSP last used /emmc/...July I think? Alpha CM9 I think. Before Chris41g started releasing like 5 test builds a day. At any rate, long before jellybean, which is what this guide is for.
And don't forget to wipe the things, or you will have problems.
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Adreaver said:
Talking about the multi boot I assume? It doesn't go in /sdcard or /emmc. It goes on the root of your internal storage.
And don't forget to wipe the things, or you will have problems.
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/sdcard IS the internal storage. The actual SD card mounts to /external_sd. I realized this after 45 minutes of trying to make a multiboot folder in / unsuccessfully.
Lt_data said:
/sdcard IS the internal storage. The actual SD card mounts to /external_sd. I realized this after 45 minutes of trying to make a multiboot folder in / unsuccessfully.
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*facepalm* You are correct. My mistake.
I was thinking root of internal storage when phone is mounted via USB. I could never get the multiboot to extract entirely on the phone, it would just freeze for a while, then force close ES, then eventually reboot.
The correct path (when flashing) is /sdcard/multiboot/EL29/Boot_EL29.zip. So make sure your install matches this, or you will have problems.
Tried it again, this time via Mobile Odin instead of desktop Odin and it worked great! Updated my modem to FL24 and then updated PRL and profile. Thanks for the instructions and the help!
Hello, I have tried fixing my gps lock with this method three times. I even "one clicked" back to EL29 rooted for a fresh(er?) start. While in the EL29 temp boot, I can get either a 9/9 or 10/10 GPS lock( all three attempts), power down while in the lock (using google navigation), and follow the rest of the steps. Once I flash back to my CM10.1, or a clean install of 10.1, I start up GPS Status, and it tells me 0/2 sattelites locked. What is odd is that the two it tries to connect to changes every second or so to another random sattelite. So I see something like 21->03->18->12->30->14->22->32 etc. Any tips? Would flashing a new modem help? I originally had FL24 (i think) when I tried this method the first two times, and EL29 the third time (because Odin One Click reset it back to EL29).
EDIT: oh I realize this method works for 4.1.2, but would it also work for CM10.1, which is 4.2?
chaosacolyte said:
Hello, I have tried fixing my gps lock with this method three times. I even "one clicked" back to EL29 rooted for a fresh(er?) start. While in the EL29 temp boot, I can get either a 9/9 or 10/10 GPS lock( all three attempts), power down while in the lock (using google navigation), and follow the rest of the steps. Once I flash back to my CM10.1, or a clean install of 10.1, I start up GPS Status, and it tells me 0/2 sattelites locked. What is odd is that the two it tries to connect to changes every second or so to another random sattelite. So I see something like 21->03->18->12->30->14->22->32 etc. Any tips? Would flashing a new modem help? I originally had FL24 (i think) when I tried this method the first two times, and EL29 the third time (because Odin One Click reset it back to EL29).
EDIT: oh I realize this method works for 4.1.2, but would it also work for CM10.1, which is 4.2?
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sorry for the delayed response. This method should work for CM10.1, but I have not tested it personally. Post your results and let everyone know if it works for you.
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I did OP fix with el29 with no success. (Used to work for me)
However..
After trying a few ROMs. I noticed I could update prl/profile in jellyverse v.4 (FL26) and get a lock. At this point curiosity struck so I Mobil Odin cwm el26, wiped data/cache/dalvik **skipped format all zip** and I flashed a JB aosp ROM and ICS modem. Long behold I can get GPS locks on my favorite ROM now.
So if el29 doesn't work for you (It did at one point for me but not anymore) try this method. It worked for me. :thumbup:
GL
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Gazzuk said:
I did OP fix with el29 with no success. (Used to work for me)
However..
After trying a few ROMs. I noticed I could update prl/profile in jellyverse v.4 (FL26) and get a lock. At this point curiosity struck so I Mobil Odin cwm el26, wiped data/cache/dalvik **skipped format all zip** and I flashed a JB aosp ROM and ICS modem. Long behold I can get GPS locks on my favorite ROM now.
So if el29 doesn't work for you (It did at one point for me but not anymore) try this method. It worked for me. :thumbup:
GL
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Never use a format all script with this fix. It will cause problems.
Better yet, never use a format all script ever, unless specifically directed by the OP.
Sent from my Epic 4g Touch on PAC-man v19.3
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Adreaver said:
Never use a format all script with this fix. It will cause problems.
Better yet, never use a format all script ever, unless specifically directed by the OP.
Sent from my Epic 4g Touch on PAC-man v19.3
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Thanks for the tip, I was using it as a shortcut... whoops
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Adreaver said:
sorry for the delayed response. This method should work for CM10.1, but I have not tested it personally. Post your results and let everyone know if it works for you.
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sorrry for my late reply too, . The problem seems to be in the CM10.1 rom itself, because there are others in the thread (edit: the "wild for the night CM10.1 thread) that have the same situation as me. Actually the gps is locking correctly, with an error of 3 meters, its just GPS Status and other gps apps (like Ulysse) can not report correct lock information. Instead it shows spazzing attempts to lock to different sattelites. Hope this info works!
tl;dr: GPS locks even though apps dont report it locking in CM10.1
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sorrry for my late reply too, . The problem seems to be in the CM10.1 rom itself, because there are others in the thread (edit: the "wild for the night CM10.1 thread)... tl;dr: GPS locks even though apps dont report it locking in CM10.1
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That would explain why I hadn't heard... I haven't been checking that one, I was on phantom's cm10 and hadn't been following WftN
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THIS IS FOR XT907
I decided to start this post for those who encounter issues while flashing. Whether you had trouble flashing your first custom ROM from stock, whether you even had issues trying to get root, whether you had trouble flashing the next custom ROM/update from an existing custom ROM, or whether you have had the Safestrap splashscreen but the softkeys weren't working (like me)..
It's a painful task to RSD everytime you want to make a small change, and it's an even more painful quest to search for every unique case we fall into.. so I would be hoping that everyone could give their input, and maybe help compile a How-to right here, from obtaining root, to installing safestrap and all the way up to flashing a custom ROM. Also following that up with more advanced troubleshooting ie my issues with the safestrap softkeys not working..
I'm going to post up what most other people have posted up, general instructions on how to install a custom ROM.. and also a few handy tips.. in case you ever get bricked.
STUFF YOU WILL NEED:
BACKUP OF JELLYBEAN 4.1.1 FIRMWARE FOR THE M
TO FLASH FIRMWARE INCASE YOU GET BRICKED: RSD LITE (google this and get the latest version of RSD LITE - it's late and I'm actually flashing an UPDATE for Eclipse the long way cuz my softkeys for Safestrap aren't working)
TO OBTAIN ROOT: MOTOFAIL2GO
TO FLASH ROMS: SAFESTRAP RECOVERY
and ROMs of your choice from any of the ROM threads
STEPS courtesy of AndroidJunkies' instructions:
You need to be rooted and have a custom recovery installed on your RAZR M to be able to install this ROM.
You can use this guide to Root your RAZR M and Install Safestrap Recovery
Get the latest version of THE ROM OF YOUR CHOICE from xda forums or other forums of your choice.
Connect your Droid RAZR M to the computer and transfer the downloaded ROM zip file from Step 2 to the SDcard on your device
Now disconnect your RAZR M We need to boot to Safestrap recovery now, To do that open the Safestrap app on your device and use the Reboot to recovery option
At the splash screen, choose recovery to boot into Safestrap. You need to select the option within 10 seconds, to avoid booting back in to the normal OS
The top of the screen should show “Safestrap System is: Disabled” (that is what we want right now and is also referred to as “Non-Safe mode”).
Make a back up of your existing ROM within recovery, Wait for the backup to complete, it might take a few minutes.
In the Safestrap recovery menu, navigate to and enter the Safe Boot Menu and Select Enable Safe System. Wait a few minutes for Safestrap to finish backing up the necessary system files.
Now from the recovery main menu, scroll to Wipe Data /Factory Reset and select it. Confirm wipe in the next step. This could take a few minutes, so don’t panic and be patient.
Once that’s done, select Wipe Cache from the main menu, and confirm it in the next step.
Next, select Mounts and Storage from the main menu and then select Format /system. Don’t worry. Your primary system partition will be untouched.
Once the format is complete go back to the main menu and select Advanced, and from the next screen select Wipe Dalvik Cache
Go back to the main menu and Select Install zip from SD card. Select the Eclipse RAZR M ROM zip file you had transferred to the SDcard in Step 3, and confirm the flash on the next screen
Wait for the ROM flash to complete. Once finished, reboot your device.
For best results, leave the device alone for at least 5-10 minutes after the first boot and let the new ROM settle in. While this may seem unnecessary, it usually prevents issues like inexplicable force closes later
AT ANY POINT IN TIME you get stuck - here are a few handy tips..
TO POWER DOWN: HOLD Power + Vol Up + Vol Down
TO ENTER BOOTLOADER (to choose boot in recovery, fastboot etc) : when phone is off, HOLD Power + Vol Up + Vol Down
TO RESET: HOLD Power + Vol Down
If you ever get bricked, try to enter bootloader, select recovery (THIS IS THE STOCK RECOVERY and when you see the dead android, with the red exclamation mark. The ONLY thing you can press to obtain a response is something like hold Vol Up + Vol Down (what I did was that and when it didn't work I just spammed..)
it's late and it'll take awhile for me to finish this up - but guys please feel free to contribute, I'll update the OP - I'm sure many will benefit from this. As for me I've one last question
honestly, was there an easy way/quick fix when my Safestrap was enabled and I couldn't press the softkeys? I read somewhere that I could disable safestrap.. did not know how to and ended up uninstalling recovery..
then got into a bootloop - so I RSD'd and RE FLASHED everything. painful yeah - this thread is dedicated to those who do not want to go through the trouble I did..
SPECIAL THANKS to
androidjunkies.com
madrao from androidevolved.com
thanks for putting this together. wondering if we have to put the ROM on the "/sdcard" vs. the "mnt/external1" folder. I believe the system (at least on my device) has the "/sdcard" actually stored in the phone's memory, and not the memory card. this is the problem I ran into when using safestrap last time (ran low on memory).
jco23 said:
thanks for putting this together. wondering if we have to put the ROM on the "/sdcard" vs. the "mnt/external1" folder. I believe the system (at least on my device) has the "/sdcard" actually stored in the phone's memory, and not the memory card. this is the problem I ran into when using safestrap last time (ran low on memory).
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paste it on /sdcard which is the phone's memory, my ext sd is /sdcard1
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safestrap installed but not usable
I have a system version 98.12.4 on my razr m. I've used motofail2go to get root. Installed safestrap with es file explorer.
When opening app safestrap I have(recovery state: installed) and (safe system: not active). There are no boot options, just install or uninstall and the version 3.12
I power down as normal and boot holding vol+- getting to the boot selection menu 10.9b.
Pressing vol- to select BP TOOLS vol+ to enter and I end up with this unusually formatted form of safestrap which is unusable.
I've even flashed back to stock and gone through the process again to the same result.
Any ideas?
gdubb360 said:
I have a system version 98.12.4 on my razr m. I've used motofail2go to get root. Installed safestrap with es file explorer.
When opening app safestrap I have(recovery state: installed) and (safe system: not active). There are no boot options, just install or uninstall and the version 3.12
I power down as normal and boot holding vol+- getting to the boot selection menu 10.9b.
Pressing vol- to select BP TOOLS vol+ to enter and I end up with this unusually formatted form of safestrap which is unusable.
I've even flashed back to stock and gone through the process again to the same result.
Any ideas?
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you dont have v3.12, thats the only one that worked for me, your SS is showing 3.11
jfletch86 said:
you dont have v3.12, thats the only one that worked for me, your SS is showing 3.11
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Strange I know, inside the wrongly formatted recovery it says 3.11. Inside of the app it has a version # 3.12. I downloaded from the link at the top of this page.
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Alright so I found a new download specific to our device. The download in the original post was not working for me - not sure if it's because it was for the razr hd.
Inside safestrap it still gives v3.11 but everything seems to be normal so far for me.
safestrap razr m download:
(apparently not enough posts to put up a link) but if you visit the Hash-of-Codes website there is a download specific for the m.
Previously used this site to root and put CM10 on my old X2, which has since passed on to the next world due to one too many times being dropped....
Trying this process now, hoping it all works out. I'm going to try the energy ROM on for size.
Can't boot to Eclipse?
Thanks to the OP for providing his guide. It was very helpful, and has gotten my 99% of the way there....
I have a Razr M that I recently rooted. I installed the newest version of safestrap (3.12) from HOC's website. I'm successfully able to enter recovery, create a partition, format/wipe it, and install Eclipse.
Everything seems fine at first when I reboot; I get the safestrap screen showing that it's activated. Once I continue the boot process, though, the phone just seems to freeze on a blank screen, without ever displaying a splash screen. I've waited over 5 minutes with nothing happening (several times I've tried this). Using the PWR+VolUp+VolDown button combo I'm able to restart the phone and enter recovery. Stock ROM still works.
I've tried wiping caches, to no avail. Any ideas out there?
Good stuff
This is very helpful. I wish I had known all of this stuff before I started on my M. something I have done that I am not sure will work on all ROMs, so be careful.
For the Eclipse rom, I installed it on a new rom slot, then backed it up. I then restored the Eclipse backup over the stock slot. I would recommend backing up stock first.
P.S. I am not sure if this will work with every rom. Only tried with Eclipse!
AndroidAardvark said:
Thanks to the OP for providing his guide. It was very helpful, and has gotten my 99% of the way there....
I have a Razr M that I recently rooted. I installed the newest version of safestrap (3.12) from HOC's website. I'm successfully able to enter recovery, create a partition, format/wipe it, and install Eclipse.
Everything seems fine at first when I reboot; I get the safestrap screen showing that it's activated. Once I continue the boot process, though, the phone just seems to freeze on a blank screen, without ever displaying a splash screen. I've waited over 5 minutes with nothing happening (several times I've tried this). Using the PWR+VolUp+VolDown button combo I'm able to restart the phone and enter recovery. Stock ROM still works.
I've tried wiping caches, to no avail. Any ideas out there?
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Sounds like a bad download and/or flash. I would wipe ROM slot 1, re-format and re-install a newly downloaded version of Eclipse.
So i finally got safestrap 3.11 for M and i was able to backup my Stock slot, then create one on slot 1. When i go to select a zip to install the zip will not show up. I downloaded eclipse twice and it wont install because the zip wont even show up. I cleared everything on stock partition like factory resetand cache, ect. How can i get the zip to show up to install? Thanks in advance guys
kpsullzz said:
So i finally got safestrap 3.11 for M and i was able to backup my Stock slot, then create one on slot 1. When i go to select a zip to install the zip will not show up. I downloaded eclipse twice and it wont install because the zip wont even show up. I cleared everything on stock partition like factory resetand cache, ect. How can i get the zip to show up to install? Thanks in advance guys
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Hopefully, you didn't wipe system on your stock slot. If you did, you no longer have an OS installed. When you set up a ROM slot, you don't need to wipe stock. You only need to wipe your custom slot. If you wiped stock, you'll need to fast boot back to stock.
If everything is OK, then you can flash Eclipse on ROM slot 1. You have to choose external SD in SS. The zip won't just magically appear.
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No I made sure I didn't wipe stock system partition just factory reset and cleared cache and dalvick sorry. Then I activate slot 1 clear all of that and go to root of SD card and the zip doesn't show. Then I put it in TWRP folder to experiment and still no dice. No idea
Edit. Could it be the SD card? I navigate to device /storage/sdcard1 and it doesn't show anything no folders or anything but if I use es explorer I can navigate to the zip just fine so weird. I even just tried putting a .zip on the end but no go.
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RikRong said:
Hopefully, you didn't wipe system on your stock slot. If you did, you no longer have an OS installed. When you set up a ROM slot, you don't need to wipe stock. You only need to wipe your custom slot. If you wiped stock, you'll need to fast boot back to stock.
If everything is OK, then you can flash Eclipse on ROM slot 1. You have to choose external SD in SS. The zip won't just magically appear.
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Solved. The two settings that say use internal SD or use external SD I used use internal SD card then went to device/ external SD. Odd but it worked and eclipse magically showed up. Thankyou
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kpsullzz said:
Solved. The two settings that say use internal SD or use external SD I used use internal SD card then went to device/ external SD. Odd but it worked and eclipse magically showed up. Thankyou
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It's good you figured it out. This was going to be my next suggestion.
kpsullzz said:
Solved. The two settings that say use internal SD or use external SD I used use internal SD card then went to device/ external SD. Odd but it worked and eclipse magically showed up. Thankyou
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Yep that's a ss3 known bug. Gotta select external-sd or storage/sdcard1
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Can you upload safestrap for droid razr m cuz when i click on the link it says system offline.
I have a question about safestrap:
I just flashed the new 4.1.2 OTA update through fastboot. I was running eclipse in rom slot 1. Now, it seems safestrap and that partition are gone. Is that so? Am I basically just left with the OTA'd stock rom on my entire phone?
That is what I would prefer, but I just want to make sure safestrap or the space it created aren't lurking anywhere
Dyelon said:
I have a question about safestrap:
I just flashed the new 4.1.2 OTA update through fastboot. I was running eclipse in rom slot 1. Now, it seems safestrap and that partition are gone. Is that so? Am I basically just left with the OTA'd stock rom on my entire phone?
That is what I would prefer, but I just want to make sure safestrap or the space it created aren't lurking anywhere
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If you fastbooted to 4.1.2, then it should have eliminated SS, but there are probably still some folders in there. Just use a file explorer and find any "SS" or "SafeStrap" folders and eliminate them.
RikRong said:
If you fastbooted to 4.1.2, then it should have eliminated SS, but there are probably still some folders in there. Just use a file explorer and find any "SS" or "SafeStrap" folders and eliminate them.
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Thanks a lot man
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