Tool for repartitioning any MTK657x Device
Tested on Prestigio PAP4500DUO, rooted, now memory status 2.0 GB for install and apps, 550 MB internal SD Card
Instructions:
PHONE MUST BE ROOTED!!!
CWM Must be installed
Download and install APK
Choose amount of memory for installation media, (i choose 2GB) do not choose 3GB because you will lost internal sd card
In next window choose right option (right button) and confirm to reboot to recovery
Format data,cache (MUST BE DONE)
And ENJOY :victory:
How to
Aloha,
how to install this? It is not .apk file. I solved this - I make an apk file.
But I don't understand the last step "reinstall ROM"? How? From the scratch, or CWM backup?
If I reinstall the ROM (now I'm using prescott64 ROM) will that kill your mode?
And is this reversible some how?
Regards
How does it work?
This works perfectly in my phone (Canvas 2 A110) but i want to know how it does??? or what it changes? so that i can amend the changes in my custom ROM!!!
Memory mixed up
I used this...but something went wrong.
Maybe because I used TWRP!?
Anyway, I cannot wipe anything do a factory reset start up the phone, flash something via TWRP...
Any ideas how I cn solve this?!
Thanks a lot.
Andreas
Can anyone tell me does it work on PAP4500TDUO?
zimmbadroid said:
Can anyone tell me does it work on PAP4500TDUO?
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zardoz1971 said:
Works on mine perfectly.
Sent from my PAP4500TDUO using xda app-developers app
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I cant get it working on PAP4500TDUO. Im trying on freshly installed rooted stock 1.0.24 ROM, following insructions but everytime i got stuck on boot logo. I tried several times, 1GB-2GB but no success. Any solutions?
Thanks in advance
Changes
Can you tell us the changes made by this app? thanks.
it worked on my device just want to know what this app alters
works on aTab Phone 403
Thank You! Worked on aTab Phone4 (403), without CWM
(after the software finished you have to turn off the phone manually, turn on and go to factory menu by pressing VOL DN + PWR go down to eMMC menu, press home and it'll clear /data for you)
Hoe to use this on micromax unite 2a106 official lollipop 5.0
Please help me increase the rom for my micromax unite2 a106 with lollipop using this tool.
problem here i maxed out my internal memory and phone memory was gone how to fix?
How Can I Remove This ?
means how to restore my original ROM ??
pls reply
i choose 3gb of in app and now my running rom is only 53mb i've 2.95GB ROM pls pls help to restore this.
email me pls: [email protected]:crying::crying:
guyz pls help, ill try to edit my rom i choose 2.5GB and afer that i go to recoverymode and select wipe cache partition, after myphone is gone,. pls help
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Hi all,
Have anyone experienced memory corruption before? (I think that is what is it, or maybe it is mount point failure?)
The symptoms:
1) Every processes in the background force-close: Google Framework services, Titanium Backup etc.
2) Launching a program that saves anything will force-close.
3) Launching a program will ask you to reconfigure its settings again.
The fix is to reboot the phone, and everything will be working again.
I am running the latest custom ROM from cowithgun (w/o OC).
What kind of system log file I can view to see what actually happens?
Any help/clue is appreciated. Thanks.
before thinking your phone is broke I would suggest, take the latest stock Rom ,do a full wipe (also Dalvick cache) flash it and see if your problem is gone.
good luck
AdliHebat, do you have any info for us? Did you solve it? What was the culprit?
No. But i have not yet have a chance to revert stock rom yet. I am living with it right now. Need a reboot every day.
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AdliHebat, do you have any info for us? Did you solve it? What was the culprit?
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It has now become very irritating to me. I suspected corrupted memory card or something like that. The custom ROM is using swapped sdcard, and I guess my sdcard is not very good.
So I have:
1) Create Titanium backup
2) Copy back files i needed to my PC from my sdcard
3) flash back stock 2.3.6 ROM
4) Format Sdcard, format internal usb
5) Root using update.zip method
6) flash CWM
7) Clear cache, clear data, clear dalvik through CWM
8) Remove unnecessary apps and restore my apps/data from Titanium backup.
Seem stable so far.
If you suspect SD card corruption, you can use Mini-Tool to do surface test, it's free and can be used for loads of useful stuff.......
http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
Just some update.
I have tried
1) latest oc-COW ROM with sdcard swap -- problem still there. USB Storage unexpectedly removed.
2) latest oc-COW ROM with sdcard not swapped -- no longer USB Storage unexpectedly removed, but apps will start force close, and in some apps it is telling you database read-only.
3) Go back to stock ROM -- rooted of course. Stable for 2 days.
4) Flash only oc-kernel from latest COW ROM to my stock ROM. Starts to have apps force close after 2 hours.
5) Restore back my nandroid backup of step 4, so supped to be the same like step 4. Hopefully this will last..
So no luck for me on running custom ROM so far. (I did make my own custom ROM without tweaks--remove and add apps and seems stable, but what the point)
Waiting for my class 10 micro-SDcard...
AdliHebat said:
Just some update.
I have tried
1) latest oc-COW ROM with sdcard swap -- problem still there. USB Storage unexpectedly removed.
2) latest oc-COW ROM with sdcard not swapped -- no longer USB Storage unexpectedly removed, but apps will start force close, and in some apps it is telling you database read-only.
3) Go back to stock ROM -- rooted of course. Stable for 2 days.
4) Flash only oc-kernel from latest COW ROM to my stock ROM. Starts to have apps force close after 2 hours.
5) Restore back my nandroid backup of step 4, so supped to be the same like step 4. Hopefully this will last..
So no luck for me on running custom ROM so far. (I did make my own custom ROM without tweaks--remove and add apps and seems stable, but what the point)
Waiting for my class 10 micro-SDcard...
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Hi Dude..
I'm not going to make you afraid but i want you aware this issue
Did your phone doing force close to for only STOCK ROM ?
My friend phone have same characteristic as you..
Suddenly the phone had brick
It's not cause by flashing but by hardware also
I post in this thread
Regards
Rio Saputro said:
Hi Dude..
I'm not going to make you afraid but i want you aware this issue
Did your phone doing force close to for only STOCK ROM ?
My friend phone have same characteristic as you..
Suddenly the phone had brick
It's not cause by flashing but by hardware also
I post in this thread
Regards
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No, mine only happens on custom ROM. Stock ROM is stable.
And it never restart.
I restart myself after those apps force close.
AdliHebat said:
No, mine only happens on custom ROM. Stock ROM is stable.
And it never restart.
I restart myself after those apps force close.
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Ok that fine..
You use Titanium back up after flashing custom ROM right..
Probably it cause by not complete back up before
If you wanna try,
Just do factory reset after you flashing Custom ROM and install all apps without titanium backup..*homework
Regards
Rio Saputro said:
Ok that fine..
You use Titanium back up after flashing custom ROM right..
Probably it cause by not complete back up before
If you wanna try,
Just do factory reset after you flashing Custom ROM and install all apps without titanium backup..*homework
Regards
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No, I full wipe from recovery (I use CWM recovery) and install everything fresh on every flash session nowadays. I don't trust Titanium backup anymore.
Yeah n in recovery wipe every single folder...system...data....under mount n storage (CWM)
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andynroid said:
Yeah n in recovery wipe every single folder...system...data....under mount n storage (CWM)
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Now that you mentioned it, i never use the format/wipe menu under the mount and storage option.
Maybe next week...i want to convince myself the phone is stable.
hi guys
i have the jellybread v 2.5 rom
yesterday i was want to install an app named (freedom) its for hacking money and weapon games
so i tried to install this but it wont be installed it says (installing) and i have been wating for 30m but nothing happened it gust say installing(size of app is 500kb)
and i tried to uninstall an app and its says uninstalling and i wait for a 15m nothing happened
and i tried change the sd memory but same problem
and i tried to delete the apk file and install any other app but the same problem:crying:
and when i try to unmount the sd card it wont to be unmounted
what can i do more???!!!!!
so now my phone doesn't install and uninstall
i tried to format my phone and the same problem and i tried to re-flash the rom but the same problem and i treid to back to stock rom 2.3.3 and flash this rom but the same problem!!:crying:
can any one help me plz because i love this rom>>>help help help help!!!
what you can do is dial
*#*#7780#*#* to hard reset your phone
or go to recovery and clear every partition and data + cache
install any other rom such as enhanced 236
deadly46 said:
what you can do is dial
*#*#7780#*#* to hard reset your phone
or go to recovery and clear every partition and data + cache
install any other rom such as enhanced 236
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Thx very much
I will try your way
Im now using the stock rom
I will flash the jellybread and i will try to install an app and if it not works i will try wright this numbers in the keypad
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First of all i am new to android, Thank god, i found this fourm.. I recently bought Xperia arc from my unknown friend. He gave me with Android 4.0.4 updated. After watching some Youtube videos, some guy told that Android 2.3 i best for gaming so i flashed to LT15i_4.0.A.2.368_Generic Global using flashtool by reading many guidelines.. After flashing successfully i still got this notification *Low on space" Note that even before flashing i got that. After googling it several times.
Solution said to install some apps, but that dint help... It says there is no movable app. And tried to enable the move to SD card button ->It says i need to root i tried Doomlord's app dint work. i deleted dome application cleared cache, force disabled, ut nothing seems to freeup spaces,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488351
Even this link says on step3b, make sure there is no low on sapace notification, but how do i do it?
OK i decided to partition my SD card and move the apps, but i could'int download app2SD because i had no space. Please note that TEMPLE RUN is installing)but cant app2SD). Please advice me to clean up some memory. So that i can install some apps and make my android really work. Shall i update to 4.04 or gingerbread is fine. I am totally confused what should i do. Please help me.. :crying:
Thanks in Advance
Just do a factory reset then make a second partition on your sdcard and use link2sd. Problem solved.
Is factory reset and hard reset are the same?
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Just do a factory reset then make a second partition on your sdcard and use link2sd. Problem solved.
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Thank you for replying. I did a factory reset and when i tried to download link2sd app from play store, after downloading it says, insufficient memory. I even tried to install from my sd card after installing a file manager. Now i also have temple run apk in my sd card that install and works like a charm. Please help me...!
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did u made an ext4 partition? because if u did, use this mod by xtremesilencer. it will take the partition as internal memory
regards - Cartman
Sent from my girls pants
Cartman44 said:
did u made an ext4 partition? because if u did, use this mod by xtremesilencer. it will take the partition as internal memory
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Thanks for replying..I did everything as he said, but i cant find init.d folder using the root explorer app. Do i need to root my phone for that? I use ICS 4.04 Can you please provide me a link where i can read about rooting my xperia arc? I am not an expert so please provide me with a step by stpe guide's link....
Thanks in Advance..!
P.S : I can see a little hope that i can fix that :fingers-crossed:
You could search this for yourself http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874801 or with pictures http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/38251 Its basically flashing an older kernel then running a rooting program on your pc then flashing back newest kernel.
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I think you need root for this mod.
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sorry, i was at training, so i could not reply that fast.
well, rooting is allways a first step.
i did it that way: (short form only, if u want additional info's, just ask)
1. root
2. put a new rom + gapps on ur sd card
3. flash a prerootet kernel with preinstalled recovery which fits to ur rom
4. flash rom + gapps
5. reboot
6. connect phone to pc
7. backup ur sd card
8. delete ur entire sd card (thats why u have to make the backup)
9. reboot into recovery
10. wipe all
11. search for 'partition sd card'
12. choose ur values that u want
13. reboot into system
14. connect to pc
15. put all files back on sd card
16. download the mod and put in on sd too
17. reboot into recovery
18. flash the mod
19. wipe all
20. reboot
21. YOU'RE DONE!!
press thanks if it helped
regards - Cartman
Sent from my girls pants
edit: for custom kernel u need to unlock ur bootloader
Cibhin said:
Thanks for replying..I did everything as he said, but i cant find init.d folder using the root explorer app.
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You need a kernel with init.d support.
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sorry, i was at training, so i could not reply that fast.
well, rooting is allways a first step.
edit: for custom kernel u need to unlock ur bootloader
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cool bro..!! So before i root, i need to unlock my boot-loader am i right? or i can start to flash the kernal directly?
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Cibhin said:
cool bro..!! So before i root, i need to unlock my boot-loader am i right? or i can start to flash the kernal directly?
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Correct - bootloader has to be unlocked to flash any custom kernel.
Sent from my Jelly LT15i using xda app-developers app
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Cibhin said:
cool bro..!! So before i root, i need to unlock my boot-loader am i right? or i can start to flash the kernal directly?
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unlock the bl before flashing
u can do it woth the official method (which i used) or the testpoint method (don't ask me about this, i just read it in some threads)
regards - Cartman
Sent from my girls pants
I have rooted my device successfully. Still counl'int find init.d folder from root explorer,but i can see a init folder. should i copy the file in init folder and reboot? Please reply...!!!
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Cibhin said:
I have rooted my device successfully. Still counl'int find init.d folder from root explorer,but i can see a init folder. should i copy the file in init folder and reboot? Please reply...!!!
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no, you need a kernel with init.d support
Sent from my girls pants
Cartman44 said:
no, you need a kernel with init.d support
Sent from my girls pants
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can you peovide me a link where i can find the kernal .ftf for my xperia arc with init.d support?
Cibhin said:
can you peovide me a link where i can find the kernal .ftf for my xperia arc with init.d support?
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just download cm10 with fusion kernel
Sent from my girls pants
Cartman44 said:
just download cm10 with fusion kernel
Sent from my girls pants
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God..! Please be more specific...
With google, i got this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926299
As he said i flashed using flashboot mode, and then he says Flash modues, i dont know what to do then..!!! My phone stuck in a black screen after a logo. I went to CMW mode.. So should i copy those .zip files to my sd card and install them?? Please do reply me..!!
Cibhin said:
God..! Please be more specific...
With google, i got this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926299
As he said i flashed using flashboot mode, and then he says Flash modues, i dont know what to do then..!!! My phone stuck in a black screen after a logo. I went to CMW mode.. So should i copy those .zip files to my sd card and install them?? Please do reply me..!!
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You need newest CM10 zip file from here http://get.cm/?device=anzu&type=nightly and a modules.zip for your kernel.
copy these two files to your sdcard
boot into cwm
wipe data format system and cache
choose install zip from sdcard option and flash CM10 zip then modules zip
reboot
pypcier said:
You need newest CM10 zip and a modules.zip for your kernel.
reboot
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Thank you soo much for the link.. Can you also provide me with the module.zip for my kernel please?
or can i use the ArcFussion V4 's modules? Is this process dangerous ? IS there any chance for bricking my phone?
Cibhin said:
Thank you soo much for the link.. Can you also provide me with the module.zip for my kernel please?
or can i use the ArcFussion V4 's modules? Is this process dangerous ? IS there any chance for bricking my phone?
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Modules.zip is inside of fusion kernel rar file : D No there is no risk in flashing wifi modules because these are just a files required for a custom kernel to work properly. I mean like a drivers in windows so the wifi can work.
Just remember to format system, data, cache partitions in CWM before flashing anything. And I forgot about this http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip these are the newest google apps for JB without this Play store, google maps etc wont work.
Wow... Excellent Thank You soo much guys... I dont know how but i ve got cyanogenMod on my phone... I cannot download the internet setting, HD videos are not playing, Games are not working (but can install) the low space notification i Gone..!! I havent install the gapps yet.. Only if i do will i get those resolved???? Or if i flash my kernel back to LT15i_4.1.B.0.587_Kernel?? PLease do reply me..
And one more thing, i know i am not supposed to ask this, but since i am a newbi please help.. WHich mod or ROM is the best, as far from your experience..? For daily use and rare gamming..? Please do reply me...
P.S : I owe you guys more than hitting a Thanks button
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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hi all, just rooted my note 2 last few day and last night try to flash a recovery to flash a custom rom. when in recovery i accidentally press on format data in "mount and storage" then i flash my rom, it can boot into the rom but the problem is my note 2 no more internal memory, i think this is because after i press on format data and then changed the internal memory format or what, can anyone help me for this case?
p/s i still can use the phone as normal just like make a call or sms but cannot download any apps and if i reboot the phone then i have to keep in my information again, sound like totally no memory storage in it, can you help me? thank you
vincentt84 said:
hi all, just rooted my note 2 last few day and last night try to flash a recovery to flash a custom rom. when in recovery i accidentally press on format data in "mount and storage" then i flash my rom, it can boot into the rom but the problem is my note 2 no more internal memory, i think this is because after i press on format data and then changed the internal memory format or what, can anyone help me for this case?
p/s i still can use the phone as normal just like make a call or sms but cannot download any apps and if i reboot the phone then i have to keep in my information again, sound like totally no memory storage in it, can you help me? thank you
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Did you wait for the formatting to be done or you stopped in the middle of it?
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Did you wait for the formatting to be done or you stopped in the middle of it?
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no, i wait until i show "done" then i just proceed to next step
vincentt84 said:
no, i wait until i show "done" then i just proceed to next step
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try connecting your device to computer and check whether you're able to access the phone's storage. If not, then try formatting it again using stock recovery.
prabukannappan said:
try connecting your device to computer and check whether you're able to access the phone's storage. If not, then try formatting it again using stock recovery.
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i had the same problem and tried connecting it to a computer and access the phone storage but i couldn't. can you tell me how do i reset and format it using stock recovery.
vishesh362 said:
i had the same problem and tried connecting it to a computer and access the phone storage but i couldn't. can you tell me how do i reset and format it using stock recovery.
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If you want to return the phone to a stock Samsung ROM, download the latest stock ROM for your phone from sammobile.com or updato.com and flash the ROM using Odin. After flashing with Odin, boot into recovery and perform a factory reset. Note that performing this task will wipe all data from the phone and should be done after backing up all required data to another computer.