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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FingerBlastJ:
i dont know if i should be posting this here, if not please advise where but here goes anyway

im on SS 3.75 with both stock rom and superlite

im having a few issues that are driving me nuts

1. Widgets stop functioning, are not clickable and dont display updated information.

The only resolution i found for this so far is to remove them and re add them to the page.

2. Same thing goes for apps after that have been used.

After leaving an app, could be any, if you try and click it to open it again it is unclickable

3. When those 2 things happen, sometimes the home key, menu key and back button do not operate.

4. When scrolling through pages of the phone, theres a distortion line on the top of the screen, just below the status bar

Any ideas, help?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Post in the rom thread, they could be bugs or user error with installation, better to troubleshoot there with people who use the rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
Is this recovery themable?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
When i try to write internal storage it says that data/datamedia is no such file or directory. I want to wipe internal to c if I can clear up some space and maybe fix battery drain. I tried it with my ROM slot active and stock slot. Failed on both. Any ideas why?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hashcode:
As you may have noticed I will be stopping official Safestrap support on 9/1/2014.

I am seeing if I can get some other devs trained up on how to build Safestrap, but as always there are no guarantees.

Thank you for all your encouragement and support over the years.

For more information:

https://plus.google.com/111109372727398356624/posts/AtoJ3xLj35b
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] -somebody-:
thanks for what youve done and best wishes in your new ventures :) grats
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] swapyworld:
is d2vzw and s3 i535 are the same?

just wanna confirm before installing this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LinuxHippy:
Does this still work?

I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 with a locked bootloader that I was able to get rooted with the towelroot apk file. I would like to boot this to a recovery so that I can make a nandroid backup. Will this version of safestrap still work on the OTA update that Verizon put out back in May? That update gave me Android KitKat 4.4.2 rather than the 4.3 JellyBean that this version of safestrap was writen for.

So, will this still work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
No. Here the link.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2797314
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LinuxHippy:
Thanks :)

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Quick question...I am familiar with CWM and installed it with ROM Manager (I now have ClockworkMod 6.0.4.5) but Recovery boot takes me to a Verizon go to store screen. In ROM Manager it says that this version of CWM is installed. However, I cannot use it since the bootloader is locked. So how do I uninstall CWM to use SafeStrap or don't I need to uninstall CWM?

Marty
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
Flash this with odin

http://www.mediafire.com/download/i9795ar8or3mbpo/d2vzw_recovery_4.4.2.tar
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LinuxHippy:
Is this just a version of safestrap that I need to flash with odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
This is stock recovery.

safestrap in the link above.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LinuxHippy:
Will I still need to unlock the bootloader with your safestrap apk file once I flash with Odin? Oh, and does it matter which version of Odin I use? I have Odin 1.85 working well for my Samsung Galaxy Player.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LinuxHippy:
Both files worked!

Both files worked! I thought I'd come back here and post some screenshots that might be helpful of my Verizon S3 that runs KitKat 4.4.2:

Before I came to this thread, I followed a blog that claimed to be able to install CMW on a Samsung Verizon S3 with Odin. Odin kept failing, so I downloaded ROM Manager on my rooted device and had it flash CWM on my S3. Then when it rebooted into recovery mode I was met with this screen:

I was still able to do a standard boot without help from the Verizon store :) What I did was hold down the power button till it powered off and then quickly hold volume down-home button-power and then volume down again at menu. However, this didn't fix my recovery problem. So using mohammad.afaneh's stock recovery file and Odin 3.07 fixed things after 2 mins 8 secs flashing in the bootloader section:

Then when I went to recovery, I was met with the standard screen:

Then I flashed it again with Odin but in the pda section I put the SS file that mohammad.afaneh put together for KitKat in another thread. I then saw this when it would boot:

Pressing on 'recovery' starts the fun! Thanks mohammad.afaneh :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] freddt2790:
help

it installs but bellow it says safe system not active what to do
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
Active mean you are on a slot rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] freddt2790:
thanks

no I figured it out needed the full version of super user to activate it now it works thank again for getting back to me though
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rape02:
hi

i recently change the motherboard of my s3

the new one comes with 4.3 jellybean

baseband: i535VRUCNC1

but i can't use my simcard..

i install safetrap but need help of the next step !!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] berezker:
You just saved my ass

I've been looking for Hours and finally found your post and it worked :)

Thank you very much
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BeansTown106:
Untouched system will stay untouched. It will be called the stock slot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yepyep14u2know:
So if I don't want to flash different ROM's, but just want a solid way to make nandroids in case I mess anything up by flashing xposed or other tweeks, I can just install safestrap?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RayMcGrath:
You can select which slot to boot to at startup: Stock or a custom rom that's flashed to a "slot". Just don't flash anything over the stock slot.

I remember this from my razr days:-/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Don't use this recovery unless you have a locked bootloader. But yes it can produce nandroids, it's essentially twrp with extra features.

If you're on an 4.1 base then use twrp, cwm or philz. If you're on 4.3 you have no option other than safestrap.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yepyep14u2know:
Sorry I didn't clarify that. I took the 4.3 OTA so I'm locked down. Thanks for the quick reply
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Then the answer is yes, put this on right away so you can start modding and have a solid backup.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wolfballz:
Apologies if this is a simple question but want to make sure I don't brick or do something horrible...

If I take the 4.3 OTA, root, and then install this can I only install 4.3 ROMS in one of the slots or could I install a 4.1.2 ROM in one of the slots also?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] podspi:
Sounds like 4.3 only.

For those of us with unlocked bootloaders, is there any reason why we couldn't install to a slot, and then flash the appropriate kernel to our boot.img? (Manually -- not a feature req).

I am asking instead of trying because I did try, and it did not work. Seemed to install fine...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
It isn't made to do what you're trying to do, it's made to run off of the same kernel. You aren't going to be able to flash 2 kernels at once.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RayMcGrath:
I'm pretty sure that as long as it's a Verizon s3 rom, you can flash it in any slot but the stock slot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wolfballz:
I know it would need to be a verizon s3 rom but could it be a 4.1.2 rom in a slot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] podspi:
I know what safestrap was made to do :laugh: What I'm talking about is replacing my actual boot.img with the appropriate one, which I can do because I have an unlocked bootloader. While I can't flash 2 kernels at once, I can't run two copies of Android either :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RayMcGrath:
Yes.:)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jjosph:
I press the install recovery button and it goes through the motions and says installation complete but the state thing says not installed. What do I do? I'm on the 4.3 ota from Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RayMcGrath:
Are you rooted?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hashcode:
You can definitely try this.

However, I can only really support "issues" if you're running a stock kernel (as that's what I have access to atm.)

The keys to it actually working are: ramdisk structure changes: the hijack needs to be used, and changes in how the sdcard daemon is run might affect internal storage mounting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jjosph:
Yes I'm rooted
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] podspi:
At least with CM11, it starts to boot and I can get a logcat, but that's it. It throws a lot of errors w/ the dalvik cache. I'm going to try some other ROMs later to see what do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jjosph:
Yes i'm rooted
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
I'm so confused what you're trying to do, but I really hope you get it working. Would be pretty awesome to dual boot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Always_Jonezen:
Earlier you had said you used this to unbrick your S3. I have a S3 on mb1 is it possible to unbrick it, and if so how?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] podspi:
Yea, I'm a bit spoiled with my Kindle Fire... Stock ROM and CM11 at the same time :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BeansTown106:
yes this will work for nandroids

i used the unbrick sdcard image trick for you you would need the pre 4.3 sdcard image

for everyone else this is meant to be a recovery solution for the people that upgraded to 4.3 and want to be able to flash custom touchwiz roms based off of the 4.3 verizon ota. this wont let u run 5 different aosp roms for the "unlocked crowd" as this is required to be used with the stock 4.3 rom as the "stock slot" and by installing the aosp roms and kernel u would most likely mess up the hijack as its kernel related iirc(hash would have to verify) if you are unlocked stick to twrp or cwm. thats my .02

also this probably wont work with 4.1.2 roms as the kernel changed ALOT for 4.3.. right now ur only options are the stock rom and old&slows deodex custom rom. soon you guys will have a nice fresh jellybeans 4.3 rom to play with as well ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RayMcGrath:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2586319

[GUIDE] Debrick 4.3 NOW WITH OFFICIAL VERIZON VRUCML1 TAR FILE [SOFT BRICK]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
Just installed ml1 deodex on a second partition. Seems to work very well.

Thanks for porting it to the s3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dadud:
Been trying Roms with the module.. Nothing seems to be working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BeansTown106:
theres only one rom that works with it at this point and its old&slows deodex
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dadud:
I've found this out since then. I've been playing around with it and the exposed framework. Can't get theming to quite work but that's not for this thread. Is there any chance of a cm10.2 Rom with the tw kernel in the future?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxys3_xda:
MisterSprinkle's Slapnuts ROM works as well. Flashed it last night and its running perfect.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Always_Jonezen:
My bricked S3 is on mb1 and was working just fine it turned off with 45% battery life left while watching a movie and wouldn't turn back on, no recovery or Odin mode nothing its like it doesn't have a battery in it. When my replacement came I tried that battery but it still didnt work. A soft brick is easy to fix is there a way to fix a hard brick or whatever happened to mine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jdely31:
If I'm rooted on a 4.3 tw ROM, is it possible to flash back to a 4.1.2 tw ROM so I can unlock the bootloader without bricking my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
If you accepted and successfully upgraded to the VRUCML1 OTA, no. Not at all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MIKEYSAKZ:
if you are unlocked stick to twrp or cwm. thats my .02

also this probably wont work with 4.1.2 roms as the kernel changed ALOT for 4.3.. right now ur only options are the stock rom and old&slows deodex custom rom. soon you guys will have a nice fresh jellybeans 4.3 rom to play with as well ;)[/QUOTE]

Hey beans glad to to see you got all things up and running and when you drop your new jelly beans version will those that are still unlocked be able to use it or will it just be those who took the ota. And I apologize for the quite possible silly question and thanks for all you do brother
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Both!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yepyep14u2know:
Do we need to flash the kernel with that also, or just upload the ROM into a slot and be good to go?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dvaderx:
does anyone know if this will work by chance?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
Need to flash kernel after the Rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sipock97:
Hey guys, I am on unlocked bootloader but just wanted to say you guys do amazing work. To get this out within weeks of all the issues, and doing it for a phone that, while popular, is on the way out is fantastic. Kudos to you! [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4395895]BeansTown106[/MENTION]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] phillipmckinnish:
That's what i eas waiting to hear!! ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eheinzeiii:
could someone please direct me to where I can find instructions on how to ROOT the new OTA. My wife took it and now I need to root again. already did an odin to make sure that it is good and clean. just cant find where to root it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
Thanks Hashcode! I ran safestrap on a Droid Maxx last year and wished all phones had it!

Sent from my Last Ever Samsung Device.

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Safe root

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2565758

Sent from my Last Ever Samsung Device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dadud:
So how long until we have an asop Rom? Or it's that still not possible seeing as the tw kernel needs to be used
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eheinzeiii:
thank you very much. all I needed to get xposed and tibu up and running.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hashcode:
It's possible to do an AOSP ROM w/o flashing a new kernel.. but highly unlikely. And many times has a lot of problems done that way.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dadud:
How did you manage to get cm10 on the droid 3? Could we do the same on the s3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krustybaguette:
other woes on my S3

I don't know if it was coincidental or not but around the time I took the OTA my ExtSD began acting wonky. Sometimes it would read. Other times it disappeared. Today I installed a new microSD/SIM card reader and for a while it appeared to have cured the problem. While it's working I have copied critical data including the apps I'd moved to my ExtSD card over to a Box account. I just put a new 16GB card in and plan to format it and copy everything back to the new card.

However, my internal storage seems messed up.Anyway, after that the Storage setting was able to calculate my available space as well as revealing a larger amount of available space, about 3.5 GB. Internal storage is 16GB as shown in image.

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Next I tried moving as many large apps from internal memory to ExtSD card which seems to have backfired due to the instability of the card.

Anyway, I'm trying to make sure I have ehough space for old&slo deodex once I get safestrap install. How much space will that require and does it need to be internal storage? I'm particularly concerned about the 6.64 GB for pictures and videos.Between /DCIM /Movies and /Ringtones I don't see anything like 6.64 GB. Could these be hidden somewhere in the /Android/data folder?

None of this is specifically related to safestrap and getting unshackled, except to the extent that I'm trying to make sure I have space to glash old&slow's ROM, or whatever other ROM might work with this new setup.

I've been using ROM Manager and now I understand that I need to install TWRP and use it for recovery and flashing. Well time to finish this up and go back to page one and re-read the basics.

krustybaguette
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LordAlexx:
Niiice!! Not being able to nandroid after getting a new phone all set up made me nervous.

BTW..are the default ROM slot options ok for oldandslows rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wwonka69:
Wow this looks awesome.

I have been looking for a way to dual boot my S3.

Thank you for your hard work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krustybaguette:
Where's the download link for old&slows deodex?

Where's the link to Mister Sprinkle's Slapnuts ROM?

Has anyone besides galaxys3_xda;49331198 tried Slapnuts?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RayMcGrath:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2601536

[ROM][TW 4.3]Slapnuts v1.0 07JAN2014
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LordAlexx:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2601536
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RayMcGrath:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2591895

[ROM][TW 4.3]VRUCML1_Stock_Root_Deodex (01.07.14)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krustybaguette:
Just for my personal peace of mind before I go on...

Once I get to the end of this list of things to do will I be ready to enter recovery to install a ROM; old&slows deodex or Slapnuts?

And after that should I insall the d2vzw ML1? Finally when I restart I will be able to choose between stock and old&slows deodex???

Followed Ray McGrath's link to old&slows deodex. What's that under "Download"

VRUCML1_Stock_Root_Deodex_01.07.14.zip

md5: a330d5e122a36bf3c1c520851abac42f

apks removed from this build - This is not a flashable zip. Unzip and copy whichever apks you want to /system/app/ and set permissions to match (rw-r--r--) then just reboot. Don't try to install, it's not necessary for system apps.

Removed Apps.zip

Original included dkp kernel - Remember, always wipe cache & dalvik cache when installing kernels.

ML1_Stock_dkp_Kernel.zip

Does this mean it's NOT flashed from ExtSD and what does "Removed Apps.zip" mean? No gapps?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Always_Jonezen:
Sounds like you got it right. I flash everything from my extsdcard, the removed apps are Verizon and Samsung apps most Google apps are still there
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daimerion:
Nice to see ya again Hashcode! Had good times testing and what not for you on the droid3 back in the day. Luckily I didn't take the OTA. Its great to flash custom kernels now but still sometimes miss the safe strap days of near instant switching between 4 custom Roms plus stock.

Thanks for helping with those that broke the first rule of OTA's.

You're the man!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] enigmaisdead:
Is WiFi not turning on for anyone else? When I Odin back to stock, it works just fine, but as soon as I root, install Safestrap and then install either old&slow's OR Slapnuts, WiFi just disappears. I tap the button to turn it on and it slides right back over to the off position. Am I missing something obvious?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Goose306:
I believe that is a ROM issue. They had to swap some libs to get WiFi to work for those with an unlocked BL (likely due to firmware incompatibilities) you probably need the original libs. I'd post up in their thread for assistance.

Sent from my 4.4.2 Gummy S3 with Lean Kernel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krustybaguette:
Preparing to lift off

After downloading and examining the contents of RemovedApps.zip I figured out that it is the collection of Samsung and Verizon bloatware that I wanted to get rid of on the stock OTA ROM.

I'm still a little puzzled by the 6+ GB in my internal storage /sd0

Safestrap installed: check

old&slows ROM downloaded to / on my new 16GB ExtSD card: check

d2vzw ML1 downloaded to / on my new 16GB ExtSD card: check

Recovery installed: check

From the "What is Safestrap" section of Hashcode's OP

Since I'm unlikely to flash more than one ROM at time do I only want one virtual ROM-slot?

How do I check /data partition for size, and what's the recommended size?

If I only make one virtual ROM-slot, can I make more at a later date if I decide to flash additional ROMs (and if additional ROMs become available)

Will I be able to create an adequate virtual ROM-slot with so much space already occupied on my internal storage? (approx 13 of 16 GB)

krustybaguette
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BeansTown106:
U need to flash the modules.zip after flashing the rom the modules.zip is in the OP for safestrap
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
This is really for the 4.3 thread. In terms of safe strap, I'd recommend fixing the cards first before you do this. I did full backup to my computer, then did full wipe of internal card and external card, then installed 4.3 with no other apps, then copied card content back on.

There are changes to the mounting that are probably why you are seeing issues after the update
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gherman222:
So, I'm not seeing many bug reports even though this is still in Alpha. Trying to decide whether to wait for beta or official before I try it... Recommendations? Thanks to [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION]!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I'm unlocked so this post is from a Q/A perspective, however I am unclear about something. I've read the thread twice and understand it in writing but I'm a visual learner and need an example to better understand.

Why do users need to flash the modules zip after flashing a custom 4.3 rom in the second slot (or third, etc) if that custom rom includes a custom kernel which has working wifi for all users with an unlocked bootloader? If the user flashes a 4.3 rom which comes with LK or KT747 only (absolutely no stock VRUCML1 kernel whatsoever), is the custom kernel removed at some point and replaced by the VRUCML1 stock kernel and therefore the custom rom no longer has the proper wifi modules?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jjosph:
I still can't get it to install the recovery. I'm on the 4.3 ota and I'm rooted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krustybaguette:
stuck on boot screen

After looking around in Safestrap Recovery I started to activate slot 1 to flash the new ROM. There were three adjustable partitions for /data /system and a third, /cache? Clicking on the + and - signs had not effect. but now I'm stuck on the Samsung Galaxy SIII boot screen and can't get back into Safestrap Recovery. Am I bricked? Is there a volume button, power, home combination that will get me back into Safestrap Recovery? It appears that the only way to "shut down" is to pull the battery. What's next?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RayMcGrath:
I think you can do a battery pull then hold power, home and volume down keys until you see the little blue text at the top of the screen that should boot you into recovery. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krustybaguette:
dead battery

I suspect my battery is dead or nearly dead. When I plugged it in the (empty) battery icon (with a white circle) appears briefly and a red indicator light at the upper left of the screen. After that there's no sign of life. Perhaps it will recharge but take a long time. I've seen that happen on my HP Touchpad when the battery gets very low. I suspect that the power, home, volume down (or both) won't work since getting into Safestrap Recovery is through a special bootscreen with a Recovery or Reboot option. I think my best hope is to get a fully charged battery in there and try a normal restart. Is there any way to recharge the battery out of the phone? Maybe I could borrow a battery from one of my grandsons' t-mobile S3s???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProtheusIRC:
Can we use the Wicked Sensations Rom with this? It's a 4.3 rom. Also, could someone post a a step by step tut on how to install this then a rom? Please?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Wicked sensations should work

Everything is here:

http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/how-to-safestrap/