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Hi guys, I am trying to flash this ROM, I have to tell you that it is the first time I am doing it, but having problem. I have razr M rooted with supperSU, safestrep 3.11. I rebooted into SS3.11 and tried to create a ROM Slot, but it does nothing. I go to either rom slot out of 4 and see options, but nothing happens when I press create ROM button. I do message Space :0MB at the botom, although I have at least 10GB free on SD card and at least 2.5GB on the internal memory. Can you pelase help-Gene
gene.volchenko said:
Hi guys, I am trying to flash this ROM, I have to tell you that it is the first time I am doing it, but having problem. I have razr M rooted with supperSU, safestrep 3.11. I rebooted into SS3.11 and tried to create a ROM Slot, but it does nothing. I go to either rom slot out of 4 and see options, but nothing happens when I press create ROM button. I do message Space :0MB at the botom, although I have at least 10GB free on SD card and at least 2.5GB on the internal memory. Can you pelase help-Gene
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I also replied to your question on DroidRzr.com.
When you create a new ROM slot in SS, all it does is setup the partitions for you to safely flash a new ROM. After the ROM slot is created, you need to choose the "Install" option for that ROM slot. Then, you will choose the "Energy ROM" zip from your SD. Make sure you only install aftermarket ROMs in one of the additional ROM slots, not in stock. Once you are comfortable with the new ROM, there are ways to install the ROM in the stock slot, but that will come in play later on
RikRong said:
I also replied to your question on DroidRzr.com.
When you create a new ROM slot in SS, all it does is setup the partitions for you to safely flash a new ROM. After the ROM slot is created, you need to choose the "Install" option for that ROM slot. Then, you will choose the "Energy ROM" zip from your SD. Make sure you only install aftermarket ROMs in one of the additional ROM slots, not in stock. Once you are comfortable with the new ROM, there are ways to install the ROM in the stock slot, but that will come in play later on
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He nailed it. I will note that you say you have as 3.11. The latest for the RAZR M is 3.12. It can be found on droidrzr.com. Good luck!
timpohladthomas said:
He nailed it. I will note that you say you have as 3.11. The latest for the RAZR M is 3.12. It can be found on droidrzr.com. Good luck!
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I installed V3.12, although in the applications view it says V3.12 and when I go to the safestrap recovery it says v3.11 (TWRP v2.2.2.1) strange ??
I go in Boot Options/ROM-Slot-1 chose wither 1GB, or 2GB or 3GB while System partition size of 1024MB and Cache partition size of 300 MB are already selected, at the bottom I see "Free Space:0MB (while I still have 10GB of SD and 3GB of internal free memory). Create ROM slot button does notv respond or does nothing when I press it.
Can you please help? Gene
gene.volchenko said:
I installed V3.12, although in the applications view it says V3.12 and when I go to the safestrap recovery it says v3.11 (TWRP v2.2.2.1) strange ??
I go in Boot Options/ROM-Slot-1 chose wither 1GB, or 2GB or 3GB while System partition size of 1024MB and Cache partition size of 300 MB are already selected, at the bottom I see "Free Space:0MB (while I still have 10GB of SD and 3GB of internal free memory). Create ROM slot button does notv respond or does nothing when I press it.
Can you please help? Gene
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Safestrap must not be recognizing the free space on your internal sd card. I would recommend uninstalling safestrap, just to be safe confirm your root with root checker, and then install safestrap again. Just use a 1 gb rom slot to avoid any problems that may be occuring due to memory. Post back if the problem persists.
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Safestrap must not be recognizing the free space on your internal sd card. I would recommend uninstalling safestrap, just to be safe confirm your root with root checker, and then install safestrap again. Just use a 1 gb rom slot to avoid any problems that may be occuring due to memory. Post back if the problem persists.
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Hi, I finally was able to install the ROM and power the phone up, but cannot really enjoy it, because cannot use company emails... My company requires storage formatting and wile this option exist on this ROM, it looks like it does not work, neither through the option provided via exchange remote service nor locally by going to settings\ security\format. Is there an option to do that? Also I am constantly running on the low memory. I wiped all apps from stock rom slot, did factory reset and wiped cashe etc, allocated 2gb to Rom slot1 and after installing rom there, before any apps installed, I only have 1.1gb free. Is there any way to increase storage? Last but not least camera with phosphere works even kind of in sphere mode, but the alignment movement is as slow as it could possibly be, it takes a min to move from first picture to the second. Did any guys experienced that?
Thanks a lot in advance for help---Gene
gene.volchenko said:
Hi, I finally was able to install the ROM and power the phone up, but cannot really enjoy it, because cannot use company emails... My company requires storage formatting and wile this option exist on this ROM, it looks like it does not work, neither through the option provided via exchange remote service nor locally by going to settings\ security\format. Is there an option to do that? Also I am constantly running on the low memory. I wiped all apps from stock rom slot, did factory reset and wiped cashe etc, allocated 2gb to Rom slot1 and after installing rom there, before any apps installed, I only have 1.1gb free. Is there any way to increase storage? Last but not least camera with phosphere works even kind of in sphere mode, but the alignment movement is as slow as it could possibly be, it takes a min to move from first picture to the second. Did any guys experienced that?
Thanks a lot in advance for help---Gene
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As far as the email goes, I'm not sure. I'm not sure which ROM you're using now, but I believe that the 4.2 camera that is available on the ROMs for our phone isn't fully functional yet. Last I checked photoshpere doesn't work, but I could be wrong. The way I increased storage on my phone was to install my new ROM on to the stock partition. This is possible with safestrap, but you will want to make sure you have a backup of your stock ROM just in case something goes wrong. Once you make the backup of your stock ROM, download the custom ROM on to a different partition and set it up as you like. Then, make a backup of the custom ROM in recovery. Delete the partition that you created for the custom ROM and RESTORE the custom ROM backup on the stock partition. Restoring is important because installing does not work (I bricked my phone doing that). Then install safestrap on your new custom ROM and enjoy all the free space you had with your stock ROM!
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As far as the email goes, I'm not sure. I'm not sure which ROM you're using now, but I believe that the 4.2 camera that is available on the ROMs for our phone isn't fully functional yet. Last I checked photoshpere doesn't work, but I could be wrong. The way I increased storage on my phone was to install my new ROM on to the stock partition. This is possible with safestrap, but you will want to make sure you have a backup of your stock ROM just in case something goes wrong. Once you make the backup of your stock ROM, download the custom ROM on to a different partition and set it up as you like. Then, make a backup of the custom ROM in recovery. Delete the partition that you created for the custom ROM and RESTORE the custom ROM backup on the stock partition. Restoring is important because installing does not work (I bricked my phone doing that). Then install safestrap on your new custom ROM and enjoy all the free space you had with your stock ROM!
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Okay, so here is the issue that I'm having. I have everything set up (SafeStrap, downloaded Eclipse v1.2 ROM, have it saved to my SD card), but when I go to actually flash the ROM, the screen says that it failed/unable to flash. I've tried removing the ROM slot, creating it again, and still getting the same issue. Also tried going into the stock recovery and clearing the cache partition from there, wiping the data, etc. Still got nothing. So now I'm really confused as far as what the problem is?
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Okay, so here is the issue that I'm having. I have everything set up (SafeStrap, downloaded Eclipse v1.2 ROM, have it saved to my SD card), but when I go to actually flash the ROM, the screen says that it failed/unable to flash. I've tried removing the ROM slot, creating it again, and still getting the same issue. Also tried going into the stock recovery and clearing the cache partition from there, wiping the data, etc. Still got nothing. So now I'm really confused as far as what the problem is?
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It's been a while since I've used SafeStrap so I'm not completely sure what the issue could be. Are you opposed to unlocking your bootloader? If not, there's a great selection of ROMs out there that are very amazing. Our phone has been receiving a lot of dev support lately and they have put much time in to some of these newer ROMs. I would recommend unlocking and installing a custom recovery to flash these with. There are many stock based ROMs out there that you can choose from if you prefer those, or there is a great deal of CM support as well. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send me a message and I can walk you through the steps of unlocking and installing a custom recovery!
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It's been a while since I've used SafeStrap so I'm not completely sure what the issue could be. Are you opposed to unlocking your bootloader? If not, there's a great selection of ROMs out there that are very amazing. Our phone has been receiving a lot of dev support lately and they have put much time in to some of these newer ROMs. I would recommend unlocking and installing a custom recovery to flash these with. There are many stock based ROMs out there that you can choose from if you prefer those, or there is a great deal of CM support as well. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send me a message and I can walk you through the steps of unlocking and installing a custom recovery!
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Well here's the thing. I don't think that I can unlock my bootloader now. I've tried using the steps that were provided, but I guess that since I just got the phone a few days ago, it's downright impossible for me to do so. That's why I installed SafeStrap - because of that issue. If it was possible for me to unlock my bootloader now, I sure as heck would rather do that than go through the process I've gone through for the past couple of days. I will send you a message, and maybe you can help me out with unlocking the bootloader if it's possible?
http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2013/04/08/motorola-bootloader-unlocking/
This is the only way that Ive been able to unlock my bootloader, run this utility and if it says Status code: 3 you are in luck! Even if it doesnt have the Unlocked Bootloader Warning upon startup you still are unlocked.
Good luck!
So i have just rooted, unlock bootloader, and flashed TWRP 2.3. Im thinking about installing a rom and i heard of this safetrap recovery thing. I downloaded the razr m safestrap apk, should i install the recovery over TWRP. and also what is the difference, what does it do?
Here is all the info you should need.
I haven't tried safestrap, but my understanding is that it lets you install a rom without needing to unlock your bootloader. Since you are unlocked, safestrap isn't necessary, but it might be still something you want to use. If you feel like playing around with your custom rom, safestrap is probably a good idea, because it will keep your stock rom intact in case something goes wrong.
Unless I'm mistaken, it will let you partition your internal memory and install other roms alongside your stock rom. When you start up, you can boot into safestrap where you can set up a new rom installation and choose which you want to boot into.
I don't use safestrap for a few reasons. Mainly, I install a rom and don't mess with it. If something goes wrong, I have recovery and backups to get everything back to normal. Secondly, the Razr M has pretty limited internal memory, only 4.5GB that you can use. Each rom can easily take up 1GB or more(you set the amount of space given to each rom through safestrap), so installing 2-3 roms doesn't leave you with a lot of space for extra data. Lastly, I have no real need to keep my stock rom intact, I have a twrp backup of it that I can restore to get the same effect. I could keep backups of all the roms I would want to install, and restore to them, getting basically the same effect of using safestrap to have them side by side(although with the added time it takes to wipe/restore). I can also keep my backups on my much larger external SD, keeping my internal memory free for as many apps and data as I could possibly think of. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think you can use safestrap to set up a new rom running off of your external sd.
stesaint said:
Here is all the info you should need.
I haven't tried safestrap, but my understanding is that it lets you install a rom without needing to unlock your bootloader. Since you are unlocked, safestrap isn't necessary, but it might be still something you want to use. If you feel like playing around with your custom rom, safestrap is probably a good idea, because it will keep your stock rom intact in case something goes wrong.
Unless I'm mistaken, it will let you partition your internal memory and install other roms alongside your stock rom. When you start up, you can boot into safestrap where you can set up a new rom installation and choose which you want to boot into.
I don't use safestrap for a few reasons. Mainly, I install a rom and don't mess with it. If something goes wrong, I have recovery and backups to get everything back to normal. Secondly, the Razr M has pretty limited internal memory, only 4.5GB that you can use. Each rom can easily take up 1GB or more(you set the amount of space given to each rom through safestrap), so installing 2-3 roms doesn't leave you with a lot of space for extra data. Lastly, I have no real need to keep my stock rom intact, I have a twrp backup of it that I can restore to get the same effect. I could keep backups of all the roms I would want to install, and restore to them, getting basically the same effect of using safestrap to have them side by side(although with the added time it takes to wipe/restore). I can also keep my backups on my much larger external SD, keeping my internal memory free for as many apps and data as I could possibly think of. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think you can use safestrap to set up a new rom running off of your external sd.
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Thanks for the info! I'm going to stuck to flashing and making backups with TWRP
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I have rooted my I337, installed clockworkmod with loki and backed up with CWM to my external SD and moved it to my computer. I am interested in trying vanilla android but I am not entirely sure I want to completely migrate yet, I am still attached to some features like slow motion camera and IR blaster.
Have I sufficiently backed up my device to get it back exactly the way it is if I flash another rom? Does restoring from this backup flash back to touchwiz or do I have to flash again then restore?
How do I make sure the newest ATT update doesn't mess me up if I go back?
Is it possible to switch between the two? The S4 is my first android but I kind of recall seeing people switch between roms. Is that possible in this case?
as long as you backed everything up in CWM, then later if you decide to restore your backup your phone will be reset to its current state, exactly as it was when you made your backup. that is why in almost every single ROM thread the Dev says to BACKUP. If anything goes wrong you can simply restore the backup and be up and running again with no setup.
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I have rooted my I337, installed clockworkmod with loki and backed up with CWM to my external SD and moved it to my computer. I am interested in trying vanilla android but I am not entirely sure I want to completely migrate yet, I am still attached to some features like slow motion camera and IR blaster.
Have I sufficiently backed up my device to get it back exactly the way it is if I flash another rom? Does restoring from this backup flash back to touchwiz or do I have to flash again then restore?
How do I make sure the newest ATT update doesn't mess me up if I go back?
Is it possible to switch between the two? The S4 is my first android but I kind of recall seeing people switch between roms. Is that possible in this case?
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the google edition ROM's have a working IR blaster and i've seen a few references to the camera being ported (though i do not know how successful it was).
If you want a true AOSP experience, it's probably your best bet.
HardOnChairs said:
I have rooted my I337, installed clockworkmod with loki and backed up with CWM to my external SD and moved it to my computer. I am interested in trying vanilla android but I am not entirely sure I want to completely migrate yet, I am still attached to some features like slow motion camera and IR blaster.
Have I sufficiently backed up my device to get it back exactly the way it is if I flash another rom? Does restoring from this backup flash back to touchwiz or do I have to flash again then restore?
How do I make sure the newest ATT update doesn't mess me up if I go back?
Is it possible to switch between the two? The S4 is my first android but I kind of recall seeing people switch between roms. Is that possible in this case?
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Depends on which one you want to run, which rom is it?
schollianmj said:
as long as you backed everything up in CWM, then later if you decide to restore your backup your phone will be reset to its current state, exactly as it was when you made your backup. that is why in almost every single ROM thread the Dev says to BACKUP. If anything goes wrong you can simply restore the backup and be up and running again with no setup.
so flash away my friend, flash away....
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Ok, so just to be perfectly clear, if I flash to a different rom then restore from my backup it will restore the original rom too?
TheAxman said:
Depends on which one you want to run, which rom is it?
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Vanilla android 4.2.2 or 4.3 and the TouchWiz that is currently installed.
Your using custom recovery..not much chance of an ota having any type of impact on on your device.
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...Without bricking?
So I tend to have a lot of apps and data so the limited size of the Safestrap partitions run out quick. So I was wondering if I made a back up of the stock rom and put it on a custom rom slot, could I wipe the stock rom slot and restore a backup of a custom ROM so I would have more available memory? Or would that result in a brick since the safe strap app was initially installed on that stockrom?
gPhunk said:
...Without bricking?
So I tend to have a lot of apps and data so the limited size of the Safestrap partitions run out quick. So I was wondering if I made a back up of the stock rom and put it on a custom rom slot, could I wipe the stock rom slot and restore a backup of a custom ROM so I would have more available memory? Or would that result in a brick since the safe strap app was initially installed on that stockrom?
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Yes, check out az-bikers thread at the bottom of the first post. Lots of good stuff there. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
Misterxtc said:
Yes, check out az-bikers thread at the bottom of the first post. Lots of good stuff there. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
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Awesome!! Thanks man!
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Awesome!! Thanks man!
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That's the way I have my Note 3 since day 1, everything on stock slot.
With my droid razr I test drove a bunch of different roms on the other safestrap slots and when I found one that was stable and I really liked, I nuked and repaved everything on the stock slot with a backup file and it worked like a charm. I plan on doing the same thing to my note when cm11 is available and stable.
You most definitely can, I have done this countless times. You can also just flash directly to the stock slot as well and restore apps through TiBu, just another way to do it.
Hello- I am wondering if you can help me, yestyerday I had to reinstall the stock firmware for my note 3 on NC4 (thanks to Beantown's 106) after having great difficulty with the Biggins Rom ("unfortunately messagres has stopped, along with contacts and occasional android has stopped), I was unable to use the phone obviously let alone be able to explore this really cool rom. While trying to reset the phone, remove sache, dalvik, data etc. it did get to a point where the phone was stuck on the red Verizon Splash screen all the while Safestrap was still intact and by the end of the night after finding the stock firmware I was able to restore the phone to factory. The only issiue that I think would have caused these is finding and checking the boxes already set in 'root explorer' as opposed to what all the other apps are set to or possibly partitioning the new sd card but I doubt would cause an issue. I installed the rom the night before last and tried to fix the issue yesterday but was unable to which took most of last night to fix before I got it back up and running with the stock firmware. I would like to know how to get this rom back on without issues. Any advice would be great.
tjmethod said:
Hello- I am wondering if you can help me, yestyerday I had to reinstall the stock firmware for my note 3 on NC4 (thanks to Beantown's 106) after having great difficulty with the Biggins Rom ("unfortunately messagres has stopped, along with contacts and occasional android has stopped), I was unable to use the phone obviously let alone be able to explore this really cool rom. While trying to reset the phone, remove sache, dalvik, data etc. it did get to a point where the phone was stuck on the red Verizon Splash screen all the while Safestrap was still intact and by the end of the night after finding the stock firmware I was able to restore the phone to factory. The only issiue that I think would have caused these is finding and checking the boxes already set in 'root explorer' as opposed to what all the other apps are set to or possibly partitioning the new sd card but I doubt would cause an issue. I installed the rom the night before last and tried to fix the issue yesterday but was unable to which took most of last night to fix before I got it back up and running with the stock firmware. I would like to know how to get this rom back on without issues. Any advice would be great.
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What firmware are you on? Were you OTA KK or MJE? (I know you said NC4, but was it OTA or did you use beans' .tar file?)
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What firmware are you on? Were you OTA KK or MJE? (I know you said NC4, but was it OTA or did you use beans' .tar file?)
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Hi no OTA, I am on the KK NC4, which is how it came- it's an insurance replacement that I just received last week.
tjmethod said:
Hi no OTA, I am on the KK NC4, which is how it came- it's an insurance replacement that I just received last week.
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Ok, so what they did was sent you a replacement with the KK OTA already on it.
Coming from NC4
1. Root with TowelRoot HERE[URL="https://towelroot.com/"]
[/URL]2. Install Busy Box from Play Store -Open App and Install
3. Install SuperSU- Open App and Install
4. Install SafeStrap 3.75 B04 HERE -Open App and Install
5. Reboot into SafeStrap, Wipe (Factory Reset) Stock Slot
6. Install BigginsRom
7. Reboot into Download Mode FROM WITHIN SAFESTRAP
8. Odin (AP slot) Updated NC2 Firmware for NC4 OTA users HERE
9. Reboot
----DONE----
**SOME USERS HAVE HAD TO DL SUPERSU AND FLASH THE ZIP AFTER FLASHING THEIR ROM***
Only IF you run into any issues after running SuperSU after installing in Step #3.
tjmethod said:
Hi no OTA, I am on the KK NC4, which is how it came- it's an insurance replacement that I just received last week.
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To properly run most KK roms you need to flash the NC2 kernel. Instructions and download can be found here. You will only need to flash the kernel. If you are following the step by step instructions you can substitute any supported rom for the stock rom.
shaggy_kobain said:
Ok, so what they did was sent you a replacement with the KK OTA already on it.
Coming from NC4
1. Root with TowelRoot HERE[URL="https://towelroot.com/"]
[/URL]2. Install Busy Box from Play Store -Open App and Install
3. Install SuperSU- Open App and Install
4. Install SafeStrap 3.75 B04 HERE -Open App and Install
5. Reboot into SafeStrap, Wipe (Factory Reset) Stock Slot
6. Install BigginsRom
7. Reboot into Download Mode FROM WITHIN SAFESTRAP
8. Odin (AP slot) Updated NC2 Firmware for NC4 OTA users http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=235016813585512618. Reboot
----DONE----
**SOME USERS HAVE HAD TO DL SUPERSU AND FLASH THE ZIP AFTER FLASHING THEIR ROM***
Only IF you run into any issues after running SuperSU after installing in Step #3.
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Thank you for the instructions- I will give it a go, but first verizon instructed me to take the phone to best buy to see if there's a problem with data since it somehow ate up 96% of my 2 gbs yesterday while I had problems- of course I didn't tell them I was rooted- dofood you know if there's a way to tell if the nc4 was an OTA or it was installed that way or does it even matter?
Thanks again
tjmethod said:
Thank you for the instructions- I will give it a go, but first verizon instructed me to take the phone to best buy to see if there's a problem with data since it somehow ate up 96% of my 2 gbs yesterday while I had problems- of course I didn't tell them I was rooted- dofood you know if there's a way to tell if the nc4 was an OTA or it was installed that way or does it even matter?
Thanks again
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It doesn't matter since you can use TowelRoot to get root access. :good:
kinstre11 said:
To properly run most KK roms you need to flash the NC2 kernel. Instructions and download can be found here. You will only need to flash the kernel. If you are following the step by step instructions you can substitute any supported rom for the stock rom.
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Hi thanks for the info- how would you suggest I save the stock rom if I need to go back to it or do I need to reinstall the firmware like I did last night?
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Hi thanks for the info- how would you suggest I save the stock rom if I need to go back to it or do I need to reinstall the firmware like I did last night?
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If you are already rooted you don't need to change anything with you rom. Just flash the NC2 kernel found in the link from my previous post using Odin. The kernel is not the bootloader img, You are already on the NC4 bootloader and can not go back, but flashing the NC2 kernel will leave you with the so-called Unified firmware (NC2/NC4). This is what is needed for most KK roms.
kinstre11 said:
If you are already rooted you don't need to change anything with you rom. Just flash the NC2 kernel found in the link from my previous post using Odin. The kernel is not the bootloader img, You are already on the NC4 bootloader and can not go back, but flashing the NC2 kernel will leave you with the so-called Unified firmware (NC2/NC4). This is what is needed for most KK roms.
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Ok but is there a way to save the stock rom? when I root again and have any issue and need to go back to stock or I will need to DL the firmware again since I will have had the unified firmware on. Also since I like the stock rom besides the Samsung lag, I saw a rom that is based on stock but I think alot better from what I read and is deodexed, do you know what that means?
Thanks you!
tjmethod said:
Ok but is there a way to save the stock rom? when I root again and have any issue and need to go back to stock or I will need to DL the firmware again since I will have had the unified firmware on. Also since I like the stock rom besides the Samsung lag, I saw a rom that is based on stock but I think alot better from what I read and is deodexed, do you know what that means?
Thanks you!
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Assuming you have Safestrap installed as it is the only way to flash a custom rom on retail Note 3, all you need to do is boot into Safestrap and make a backup. It will be stored on your external SD card and if you want to revert back to it simply wipe the stock rom slot in Safestrap then restore your backup. As you are on NC4 you won't be able to use a rom slot in Safestrap other than the stock slot, and you always want to wipe system, dalvik, cache, and data before installing any new rom.
Odex/Deodex is how the system stores and reads apps. Standard out of the box is usually (perhaps always) odex. This method breaks the apps into 2 parts. It allows for faster loading and searching of the system. Deodex keeps the apps as one entity. This means that the initial loading of the system will take longer but in the end we get easier customization/tweaking. Xposed framework needs a Deodex rom to run (I believe). I'm fairly sure most developers that make custom roms deodex their roms. (My understanding of Odex/Deodex may be flawed but this is a basic explanation, for more info you can always Google, or search these forums).
kinstre11 said:
Assuming you have Safestrap installed as it is the only way to flash a custom rom on retail Note 3, all you need to do is boot into Safestrap and make a backup. It will be stored on your external SD card and if you want to revert back to it simply wipe the stock rom slot in Safestrap then restore your backup. As you are on NC4 you won't be able to use a rom slot in Safestrap other than the stock slot, and you always want to wipe system, dalvik, cache, and data before installing any new rom.
Odex/Deodex is how the system stores and reads apps. Standard out of the box is usually (perhaps always) odex. This method breaks the apps into 2 parts. It allows for faster loading and searching of the system. Deodex keeps the apps as one entity. This means that the initial loading of the system will take longer but in the end we get easier customization/tweaking. Xposed framework needs a Deodex rom to run (I believe). I'm fairly sure most developers that make custom roms deodex their roms. (My understanding of Odex/Deodex may be flawed but this is a basic explanation, for more info you can always Google, or search these forums).
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Hi thanks and yes I'll be googling more before doing. Do you have any idea while the phone was stuck on the verizon splash screen yet SS still worked, why the phone was sucking up huge amounts of data while on the Higgins Rom while it had issues and while trying to reinstall stock firmware?
Thanks again! I can't seem to find the "Thanks" button?
tjmethod said:
Hi thanks and yes I'll be googling more before doing. Do you have any idea while the phone was stuck on the verizon splash screen yet SS still worked, why the phone was sucking up huge amounts of data while on the Higgins Rom while it had issues and while trying to reinstall stock firmware?
Thanks again! I can't seem to find the "Thanks" button?
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The splash screen freeze could have been caused by the rom not being compatible with the NC4 kernel combined with possibly wiping system via safestrap. Safestrap is not wiped when you wipe the system it remains installed separately (this is what allows us to wipe and install.
The data drain may also be linked to the incompatibility, however I would be unable to answer that as I have never experienced such an issue nor have I read about it on any forums.
Once you are set up with the proper firmware, I would suggest doing a factory reset before flashing any further roms. You may need to reroot and reinstall busybox and safestrap afterwards but it will reset any residual system alterations that may be left from the previous biggins problem.
tjmethod said:
Ok but is there a way to save the stock rom? when I root again and have any issue and need to go back to stock or I will need to DL the firmware again since I will have had the unified firmware on. Also since I like the stock rom besides the Samsung lag, I saw a rom that is based on stock but I think alot better from what I read and is deodexed, do you know what that means?
Thanks you!
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I made a full backup of my stock nc4 rom before I flashed biggins rom and flashed nc2 kernel. I restored my stock rom to see if it would run on the nc2 kernel and it froze at the red Verizon splash screen. The nc4 kernel will need to be reflashed after going back to stock. However, biggins rom is basically perfect so I have no real intentions on going back anytime soon.
kinstre11 said:
To properly run most KK roms you need to flash the NC2 kernel. Instructions and download can be found here. You will only need to flash the kernel. If you are following the step by step instructions you can substitute any supported rom for the stock rom.
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Thanks or that important point, I'm back up and running with the unified firmware on Biggins- very cool but the battery seems to lack a bit.
shaggy_kobain said:
It doesn't matter since you can use TowelRoot to get root access. :good:
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hi thanks alot for all your guidance- I'm finnaly back on with biggins but the batterry seems a little less in performance than stock. Any idea as to how to improve this or know of a rom that is has better battery stats? I reall like the Biggins though
tjmethod said:
hi thanks alot for all your guidance- I'm finnaly back on with biggins but the batterry seems a little less in performance than stock. Any idea as to how to improve this or know of a rom that is has better battery stats? I reall like the Biggins though
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First, you are welcome. Second, did you flash in Stock Slot or a ROM Slot?
Generally, performance on any ROM for battery life is measured after the ROM has time to "settle". It was about 48 hours after I flashed Biggins that I noticed my battery life increase significantly. I can't say that for other ROMS, as I have only been on Biggins, but it seems to be the general consensus all in all.
I do know that if you flashed on a ROM Slot, that for some reason battery consumption is drastic. Again, some have reported otherwise, but in general that seems a culprit to some.
However you flashed the ROM, 3 things will help
1) Let the ROM settle. After 48 hours if you see that the battery is still suckus, then switch to alternate (Stock Slot or whichever)
2) Check your Wakelocks. There is an app in the playstore that you can dl that will measure what is running in the background and then you can shut it down using Greenify
3) Always Greenify
Greenify is a lifesaver to some, and added with a ROM that already has ridiculous battery life (that was meant in a good way ) then you can push about 2 days on one full charge.
Hopefully this helps, if not, then you know where to find me :good:
shaggy_kobain said:
First, you are welcome. Second, did you flash in Stock Slot or a ROM Slot?
Generally, performance on any ROM for battery life is measured after the ROM has time to "settle". It was about 48 hours after I flashed Biggins that I noticed my battery life increase significantly. I can't say that for other ROMS, as I have only been on Biggins, but it seems to be the general consensus all in all.
I do know that if you flashed on a ROM Slot, that for some reason battery consumption is drastic. Again, some have reported otherwise, but in general that seems a culprit to some.
However you flashed the ROM, 3 things will help
1) Let the ROM settle. After 48 hours if you see that the battery is still suckus, then switch to alternate (Stock Slot or whichever)
2) Check your Wakelocks. There is an app in the playstore that you can dl that will measure what is running in the background and then you can shut it down using Greenify
3) Always Greenify
Greenify is a lifesaver to some, and added with a ROM that already has ridiculous battery life (that was meant in a good way ) then you can push about 2 days on one full charge.
Hopefully this helps, if not, then you know where to find me :good:
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Great I'm at the 48 hr. mark so maybe I'll see some improvement- I will check out Geenify, I recently heard about and am using Clean Master- have you checked it out?... seems like a good utility widget. Yes I did the stock slot since I was told before installing Baja which actually had really good battewry performace but I just wasnt crazy about the rom.
I dont see a thanks button?
tjmethod said:
Great I'm at the 48 hr. mark so maybe I'll see some improvement- I will check out Geenify, I recently heard about and am using Clean Master- have you checked it out?... seems like a good utility widget. Yes I did the stock slot since I was told before installing Baja which actually had really good battewry performace but I just wasnt crazy about the rom.
I dont see a thanks button?
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Great, you should see some improvement soon enough :good: Yes I have heard about CM, I use it on a regular basis
If you are using Tapatalk, it'll be a "thumbs up" at the top. If not, then I dunno lol.... no worries, i'm sure you'll find it eventually :laugh:.
shaggy_kobain said:
Great, you should see some improvement soon enough :good: Yes I have heard about CM, I use it on a regular basis
If you are using Tapatalk, it'll be a "thumbs up" at the top. If not, then I dunno lol.... no worries, i'm sure you'll find it eventually :laugh:.
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I dl'd in on the phone but haven't used it yet- I'm going to dl in here too ( wifi note 2014 10.1)- ya so last night roughly 8 or soon after I had 38% the night before 15% around same time so its getting better battery. The other day I saw carbon rom, have you seen that? you can minimize apps like pages on windows while running multiples but one sight said our note 3 isnt compatable yet a couple other carriers versions are. Another site said it is but I can't find it- it seems like the rom of all roms…