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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
I'm working with another user that is having Rom issues in Safestrap and I really think we've narrowed it down to most likely a partition issue or a hardware issue.

You probably won't like this suggestion, but it really makes the most sense since you can't restore any backups.

Back up your important files, then follow the link in my sig.

You can chase this issue till you're blue in the face like this other user or you can start fresh and see if the problem persists.

If you're up on KIES, I'd do that first (that restores the partitions and everything.

My instructions don't include kies or PIT file since I've never used them and rarely run into users who must use them.

If you're NOT up on Kies, download the proper PIT file for your device and when flashing the MJE tar in Odin, insert the pit file into the PIT field (this will restore any damaged partitions) which is just above the AP or PDA field in Odin, super easy.

Then follow the link or if you're well versed in rooting and safestrap have at it! Starting fresh sucks, but it eliminates several issues that cause failures and mimic hardware issues.

Let me know which way you choose to go, and get at me on the thread in my sig if you need any help at all!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Slimfast35:
Is it safe to install a custom rom on the stock rom slot?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
Yep. I have a section on running your daily driver in stock rom slot. See link in my sig.

You'll get the "stock slot warning" but no worries. Until recently I was running only Beans on stock rom slot.

Benefit of running stock slot: accurate reading of available storage, AND access to ALL your storage

**Disadvantage of running stock slot: only running one rom and miss the beauty and genius of Safestrap which allows you to run multiple Roms by simply changing the slot that boots up.

It's all in the link in my sig. IF you have any ?s don't hesitate to ask me on the Note 3 thread :D

EDIT: **I meant to say that running ONLY a rom in the stock slot, with no other roms in slots 1-4, is a disadvantage as you only get to play with one rom. You CAN run a cust rom in the stock slot with roms in all the other slots as well, which is the BEAUTY AND GENIUS of Safestrap... Sorry for my poor choice of wording in the original comment :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] dougdirt:
Yo AZ, thanks for all your help man.

Just wanted to let you know that I figured out my problem with restoring my backups in safestrap.

I think I was not backing up correctly.

You have to make absolutely sure that all three partitions are checked after you hit the backup button.

Data, Cache, and System.

I had only been backing up System apparently.

KEEP FLASHCRACKIN BROTHER
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
Glad you got it figured out...

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mlin:
You can still run multiple ROMs while having a custom ROM in the stock slot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
Yeah, my wording was poor. I meant the disadvantage to only running a rom in the stock slot is that you lose the fun of running multiple roms.

You can run a custom rom in the stock slot with all other slots having roms flashed to them, but he was asking about JUST running a custom rom in the stock slot to save on space.

Sorry for my poor choice of words :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] bftb0:
Manual use of bbx tar & SElinux attributes ?

Hi!

Thanks [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] for this nice kit. (v3.71)

I'm trying to use "/systemorig/etc/safestrap/bbx tar" (via adb with Safestrap sitting in recovery mode) to capture small tarballs that include the files I'm after *plus* their SElinux attributes, but have (so far) met with failure getting the SElinux attributes to appear in the output tarballs.

I have a workaround - copy the whole Nandroid backups around (as the SElinux attrs are indeed in there) to grab the few files I want but that's a bit slow given the size of the full backups.

Do I have to point at a SElinux context file someplace to get the right behavior from "bbx tar"? (an explicit arg on the command line, or an exported environment variable?)

I'm assuming that the Nandroid backup uses a pipeline like this:

cd $(dirname %s) ; touch %s.tar ; (tar cv %s $(basename %s) | split -a 1 -b 1000000000 /proc/self/fd/0 %s.tar.) 2> /proc/self/fd/1 ; exit $?

... nothing special there.

I poked around a little while looking for clues, but I'm apparently not grokking something or other.

pretty sure I tried both the /sbin/tar and /systemorig/etc/safestrap/bbx tar, (slightly different releases) but no joy so far.

bftb0
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sean09232:
Does anyone else have this problem? After I make a backup to my external ad and reboot it's erased. I'm using 3.65 safe strap.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
Not having that issue here...

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Frank Westlake:
- If there aren't other files in that directory then put one there when you are booted normally so that you can make sure that it's the same place when you are in SafeStrap-Recovery (SS-Recovery).

- It might be that your external SD is not being mounted either during normal boot or by SS-Recovery. There can be an entire normal file structure at the mountpoint that is not accessable when the card is mounted there. Try unmounting the card then looking where it was for files.

Frank

SGH-I717(AoCP6.4), SM-N900V/MI9(dlV), XDA Premium
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] TheGman125:
Hey I have a hard time restore my backup from my Stock Slot to one of my other slots. Can someone help me with that?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
check N3 link in my sig, there's a step by step how to activate, delete, wipe rom slots. (It's a little more detailed than instructions in OP) Check it out. Hit me up there if you have any questions.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] TheGman125:
I figure that out. They problem that I am having now is. I need to restore a backup to one of the slots that I created and it is failing every time. Do you know a fix for that?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
Check your rom slot partition sizes. They might be smaller than the rom you're trying install? Hard to know why it's failng just being told, it's failing. ..

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] TheGman125:
Have maximize my cach and the other options. But I will check and see... How do I find out the size of the data from the on you backup?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
File explorer > properties/details?

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] coyote81:
Booted into a empty Rom slot, went to install a rom in the slot and just booted into it. What do I do now?

OK, so I am not used to a phone with a Battery, I removed that and it allowed me to start the phone up again, all good now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] glamisfan:
What version of safe strap should I be on? I installed 3.71, but now I see that the stable version is 3.65. If I need to change it to 3.65, how do I delete 3.71?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Jurassitol:
Login to the rom slot you installed safestrap to. Open the app, select remove recovery. Close app and uninstall app. Install other version, open app, select install recovery, close app. Done. Fyi, 3.71 adds support for exFAT 64Gb cards.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Harleydroid:
I'd just go to application manager then safestrap and uninstall updates. That will get you back to 3.65.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Stolly08:
Is this just like the SS for the S4? I'm assuming if I get a Note 3 I'll be in the same boat as my S4? Stuck with Hyperdrive or only TW ROMs? No aosp unless I get an older version magically?

Just weighing my options...

Thanks for the help guys... I kinda want the Note 3 over the S4..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Frank Westlake:
Does anyone have reasons why 3.71 should not be declared a stable version?

Frank

SGH-I717(AoCP6.4), SM-N900V/MI9(dlV), XDA Premium
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] njfoses:
Security settings on many roms will fc if you are using ss 3.71
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
I believe that some other Roms are having issues when SS 3.71 is installed. When 3.71 is removed and 3.65 is installed those issues go away.

Unless I am mistaken, there is no substantial difference between 3.65 and 3.71 other than the changes to work with 64 gb sd cards.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Harleydroid:
Yes basically the same. Our bootloader is locked down tight.

There's a nice variety of roms. I like Eclipse for a AOSP flavor and Bajarom.

But no straight aosp roms.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] cubarican84:
Losing Wifi on ROM slot 2

OK so I've tried 3 different ROMs. I've tried wiping and also deleting ROM slot 2. But no matter what ROM I load on there when I try to connect to Wifi it freezes for a couple seconds and then resumes by shutting down my WiFi toggle options on my phone and reverting to 4g. Suggestions
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
What happens if you flash those same 3 roms to slot 3 or slot 4? Do you still get the wifi shut down? Try that and it will help narrow down a few things.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] cubarican84:
Still Stumped

OK so now I've uninstalled Safestrap. Next I factory reset my stock MI9 Root De Le Vega ROM. Finally I reset my router, reset up my WiFi with a new SSID and password. Then, I reinstalled Safestrap and created ROM slot 1 and flashed CleanROM. I connected to the 2.4ghz band fine. Then when I connected to the 5ghz band it crashed again and now wont show anything in WiFi settings. Like it wont find any SSIDs and I cant toggle WiFi on or off. So I deleted ROM Slot 1 and recreated it and this time flashed Hyperdrive. Same thing. Dont know what else to do. This is very strange to me because I never had this problem for thw first 2 or 3 months of running Safestrap and connecting to my existing home network. One thing I forgot to mention Im on and have been on MJE basband since before this problem recently occurred. Also when im on the stock ROM I connect to both 2.4ghz and 5ghz with no problems. Thanks

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Im really starting to believe that whatever issues im having are due to my router and not related to ROMs or Safestrap. Im going to to start from scratch again, log it and send that to Hash if my problems persist.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] anthony92170:
Are you sure your Internet wifi is 5ghz I have time Warner in Buffalo only 2.4 they say coming soon
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Stolly08:
Thanks man! Was curious still debating whether to trade or not.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] BluPhant:
Update to MJE with Safestrap already installed

Okay, I've been using SafeStrap for some time. I played with an early version of Beans in one of the ROM slots, but I ended up going back to stock rom; not using any custom ROM slots right now. I'm going to give Baja's ROM a go; but want to make sure I've got the correct order of operations here. Not looking for hand-holding, just want to make sure before I dive in that I'm doing it right.

Current Config:

Currently on MJ7.

Safestrap 3.65 installed.

Running Stock on Stock ROM slot

What I think the right steps are:

TWRP backup of existing ROM for safety

Uninstall SafeStrap (?)

Upgrade to MJE (Required for Baja rom)

Kingo/Install Safestrap

Create custom ROM slot & throw Baja in it

Then, if I can get Baja to a place where I like and want to use as my DD, twrp backup and install in stock slot.

Can someone take a look @ what I've got there and verify my steps and/or offer any recommendations for differences?

Thanks much!

-Blu
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
Looks good.

If you want, check link in my sig for step by step details on this exact process & Odin links/steps for upgrading to MJE.

Baja 6 will make stock Rom look stupid.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] BluPhant:
Thanks much. One quick question.. do I need to go through odin or would the standard process work.. see attached screenshot. Presumably that's MJE.

Blu
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
I may be having a brain fart, but I think if you're already rooted, upgrading through Odin is best/most reliable way to upgrade to MJE without the OTA and root conflicting.

If I'm mistaken, someone will correct me. There's a LOT of experience in this thread!

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Tidewater:
When I upgraded to mje I used kingo to unroot stock rom and the ota took without a problem. With that being said, there were several people that said that same process didn't work for them. Some people were having success with a setting in supersu being able to keep root with the ota, but that didn't work for me. It's all kinda hit and miss.

Sent from my GN3 using Baja Rom
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
Yep, that's what I recalled. This is why I reco using Odin. No hit and miss in Odin.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Tidewater:
Definitely agree, by far the easiest way, and really the only way to guarantee it will work for you

Sent from my GN3 using Baja Rom
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] BluPhant:
Thanks all. Odin it is. Have a situation where I need my phone available so I'm not going to get to this until tonight @ the earliest, but works is better than hit or miss any day.

Cheers!

-Blu
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Renae27:
I just found this thread. I used it on one of my older phones and I'm very excited at the prospect of dual-booting my mobile. Will this be compatible (now or is it planned) with the T-Mobile Note 3?

I searched he thread for T-Mobile (and TMobile) and only found mention of someone wanting to flash a T-Mobile ROM on their Verizon phone.

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] loganh.kenton:
Every time I go to make a nandroid backup, the system time is reading as Mon, December 31st, 1979. Anyone know why? Should I manually readjust my system time after I boot up, then switch back to network-controlled time? I'm going to try it, see if that works.

-Edit: Manually adjusting time after booting, then rebooting into SS, didn't work.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mlin:
Yeah, it seems to be a bug in TWRP, but perhaps an issue with SS. I've experienced this before on previous builds. I always manually create backup names so it's not an issue.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] loganh.kenton:
That what I've been doing... I just enjoy having an auto-generated date/time, DDMMYYYYHHMMSS format, so I know exactly which one is the latest. Oh well. Not a big deal. Least concerning of the bugs I'm dealing with currently.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DutchDogg54:
The auto-generated date/time stamp is handy but to remedy that I just find the nandroid backup in the twrp folder of mystorage and change the file name to something that I'll recognize.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Gvaz:
If I'm going to install a smallish rom, but I will in the future will install a LOT of different apps (like say, off google play)

What do I set the rom thing size at? I basically don't care about other rom slots, I just want to use up all of my available storage while in a custom rom.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
Flash rom on Stock slot, delete roms on slots 1-4, this should give you all your memory for use.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DutchDogg54:
AZ Biker is correct (as usual), the only way with safestrap to take advantage of all your storage while on a custom rom is to flash it to the stock slot of safestrap. I'd recommend making a nandroid of the stock rom first, just in case (but not really necessary since we have odinable stock files) and then wipe data, cache, dalvic and flash the rom you'd like in the stock slot.

If you install it to a created slot then you'll be limited in how much space you get and there's nothing you can do to use the whole storage, besides use the stock slot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] coldheater:
to install a rom, do i just wipe and install ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Harleydroid:
Create a rom slot then install your rom. If your going to put the rom on stock slot then yes wipe then install the rom. But make a backup of stock rom first.

Also if you do have a rom on a slot then yes wipe it first.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] BluPhant:
Successfully odined to mje and am now running baja rom on stock slot. Yay for tibu!

Ty all.

Blu
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] popkurn611:
Are there any roms for the note 3 that are safestrap compatible?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DutchDogg54:
Yes, all of them are as that's the only form of recovery we have for the Verizon retail variant. In the original development section there are some options that are only available for the developer edition of the phone but for the retail one, that most have, safestrap will work for all roms.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] popkurn611:
I thought it didn't work with hyperdrive? Doesn't say it is safestrap compatible on the OP
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DutchDogg54:
Oh, no, it works. Otherwise Hyperdrive wouldn't be able to be run on a retail note 3 as safestrap is the retail's only recovery option.

See post #4 here from hyperdrive thread

Here's the first part of that post:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] popkurn611:
There we go. Must have missed that part or he updated the OP. I would assume all of the devs saying u must have an unlocked bootloader also implies safestrap would work since it bypasses the bootloader. Thanks I appreciate your help
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
:D

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] popkurn611:
One more SS question for you. Is my stock ROM slot automatically backed up in that slot? Say I activate a ROM slot for hyperdrive and want to go back to my stock rooted ROM...can I just go back to the stock ROM slot?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DutchDogg54:
Yes, activate a new slot for another rom & unless you flash over it the stock slot will remain. I run "test" roms on my slots & then flash the one I use as my daily driver on my stock slot so I can utilize all my storage. We have stock tar files (bold link in my sig) so we can always get back to stock should the need arise :good:

Sent courtesy of my Note 3 & XDA Premium
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] popkurn611:
Excellent! Thanks DD
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DutchDogg54:
There's a button for that ;)

Sent courtesy of my Note 3 & XDA Premium
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] undagullu:
whats the best aosp rom out compatible with SS right now?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mlin:
None. SS in its current form requires the ROM to be run with the stock kernel which we cannot change. Because of this, none of the available ROMs include kernels in the zip.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] TJF2012:
Hyperdrive is compatible with developers version and the retail version. So it work with safestrap. Just download the right version

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Thanks Hashcode for safestrap!!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Davidson3680:
Will Safe Stap Work for the locked Verizon Note 2

I just now got a new phone replacement and it has a locked Boot loader

I was wondering if you had planned to make Safestrap for Verizon Note 2 ?

If you could Would Be Loved Greatly!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] dpoverlord:
Hey guys,

I have an issue, my phone is running out of space on the Jelly Beans partition

How can I eliminate / move this to the stock rom so it utilizes all the memory of my internal storage? I am getting issues constantly that I am running out of free space on my rams:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50655812
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mchief298:
Delete the Rom slot and install beans over stock.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] dpoverlord:
SO I have to install everything fresh I take it? What is the best way to install the rom into safe strap so that I do not have this problem again?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mchief298:
I don't think so, I'm pretty sure you can back up your data from your rom slot. Then just restore it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
There's a detailed step by step for this exact function in my sig. Super easy.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Gvaz:
Is safestrap always disabled, and therefore root when I boot to the stock rom?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
Root simply gives you privileges to mess with system files, delete bloat ware, install apps req root.

You can not install Safestrap until after you root.

If you only root, everything remains the same. Boot animation, sounds, and you can run stock rom rooted without Safestrap installed.

Safestrap is needed to flash custom roms.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Jurassitol:
It's also great for creating and restoring backup images of your phone. Yet another incredible feature of this awesome app.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] cubarican84:
After gratefully using Safestrap for many months now I would highly suggest lengthening the option to choose Safestrap on boot. Its the fastest 10 sec. Ive ever clocked. I would suggest anywhere from 20 to 30 sec. Its very annoying having to sit through entire reboot process for what seems like a 5 sec window to choose safestrap recovery. Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Nightmare_24_7:
Why not just open the safestrap apk and select reboot to recovery?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Az Biker:
Are you saying when you're rebooting the phone, you don't want to wait a few seconds, and be ready to select either CONTINUE or RECOVERY after initial boot screen?

I really don't see SS being redesigned to add an extra 5-10 seconds... More people would likely complain about the LOOOONG boot time than would complain about not wanting to wait a few seconds to hit either option once it popped up..

Maybe I am misunderstanding your suggestion, if so, I apologize up front!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Big Cam:
I don't know if it's the exact same update, but I rooted with Kingo on whatever was before MJE, then I purchased SuperSU pro and there is an option to preserve root when doing an OTA, and I took the MJE OTA from verizon and it kept Root, then I installed safestrap and I've been sitting on Hyperdrive ever since.

You're mileage may vary, but it worked for me. Good Luck.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] stryver:
Should I worry if I accidently wrote a custom rom over the stock slot by accident? I haven't tried booting into stock since but I'm afraid I messed up bad. Lol no backup either. Any thoughts?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Harleydroid:
You should be okay. I'm assuming you flashed a rom over the stock rom. Alot of us use the stock slot as our primary so we maintain storage.

I'm using stock slot for my main rom. But I make sure to backup my stock rom and then wipe the stock slot before flashing a custom rom on it.

If it were me I'd activate the stock slot you flashed the rom to and see if it's running okay.

Just remember there's always odin and the stock MJE tar file if you ever need to get back to full stock.

Hope I helped
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] stryver:
I feel much better about it now, thank you. I'm gonna boot it and see how it goes. Gotta love the community at xda! Thanks again!