yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] graphdarnell:
Strange 'cause I wiped all (dalvik, cache, data, system) twice before installing the rom. Did it twice and same issue persists. It literally drops as I look at the screen. 31% in 2 hours!! Looked at settings/battery/ and noticed nothing out of the ordinary: Same apps that run on stock rom. I created a rom-slot so I can actually compare the 2 side-by-side. On stock, battery lasts 2 days or more of normal use. On Superlite, I'd be lucky to finish 3/4 of a day before refueling. Maybe I should backup everything, format data and try again. Any comments?

Edit:

I found out it was some apps that drained the battery. So that's fine. However, the reboot upon USB plugging in might not be the SS after all. I tried 3 different cables (1 generic, 1 authentic Samsung, and 1 authentic LG) and they all caused rebooting. Since I still have the original rom installed, I tried USB while running it, and everything was normal. Just to let you know. Where stock rom allows for USB connection options (Installer/MTP/PTP); SuperLite would have none of those. Would that be the cause?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
I wipe dalvik after restoring my apps.

The reboot when plugging into a PC is a known bug in this version of Safestrap.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sutherj:
Video Freezing

Has anyone been able to track down the video issue? So it plays smooth?

THanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] iakovl:
on NE1 4.4.2 rooted, used Safestrap Recovery v3.75

flashed CM and GAPPS and now stuck on CyanogenMod boot keep spinning

any idea how to fix?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
The idea to fix would have been to read the thread, see in the first few posts that you can only flash touchwiz based ROMs through safestrap, and not be in this jam in the first place. But since you didn't do that, I guess the fix would be to find the full NE1 firmware and flash it through ODIN.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daytonahemi08:
I was just wondering is there a way to add memory to a slot that's being used?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
What you mean with 'memory' , ram or storage!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daytonahemi08:
Storage!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] charlesglenn55:
Lets take a moment

I really think everyone should take a minute to be grateful for atleast being able to unbloat the device. I installed the recovery and installed superlite with zero problems following the directions that were clearly layed out. So to the devs who made this possible and free, thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
You can adjust data and cashe size when you create the rom slot.

I want to ask how did you got to cyanogenmod bootanimation its always stuck at blacklight screen.

you are welcome.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] iakovl:
no idea, just rooted, safestrap, flash latest CM ans stuck on CM boot logo

now another problem , try to go back to stock via odin, get "xmitdata fail"

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-verizon/help/brick-xmitdata-fail-odin-t2833224
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
Try another firmware or change usb cable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haswell4200:
Hi. I have a problem with my gs3 and didn't know if daddy's could fix it. I don't want to mess it up more. Here is the thread. http://www.droidforums.net/index.php?threads/271027/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
Once you take the ota you cant go back to the unlocked bootloader you cant flash custom rom , recovery and kernel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haswell4200:
But my ota Rom won't boot. I'm stuck at the verizon screen. How do I fix that?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
Flash full stock odin you can find it in general section.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haswell4200:
Can you link me to it please. I'm having trouble finding it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2791801

Always post in Q/A section.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0xDFA:
bleh, just realized this is for TouchWiz based only...wanted my cm11

but, noticed that TWRP...can install from zip and run scripts like fix permissions...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0xDFA:
http://www.scottsroms.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=538

it won't boot up. (im on that crappy 4.4.2 stock)

loaded it to ROM slot 1, when i press continue, it just goes to black screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
If you are on 4.4.2 stock, there is only one ROM you can flash through safestrap:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-verizon/development/rom-superliterom-v1-0-i535vrudne1-t2805797

You cannot flash 4.3 ROMs through safestrap if you are on 4.4.2. You are restricted to flashing only ROMs of the same build (4.3 or 4.4.2) you are on because safestrap relies on the stock kernel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0xDFA:
Whoever said,

"yea boot is locked no custom ROMS just TouchWiz which I hate by the way but YOU CAN Downgrade to 4.1.2 then unlock bootloader flash recovery custom ROM & go up to 4.4.4 ROMS"

wait back up, slow down. repeat...?

are you saying JTAG is not the only solution?

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thank you, I have learned so much in past 48+ hours.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MIKEYSAKZ:
Hey brother hashcode is looking to show somebody how to maintain the safestrap as he is going to be joining the Linaro android team if you happen to be interested
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
I had bricked my device so no devlopment untel jtag or maybe somthing else I found so all I need is time or someonw have riff box here.

sorry
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] linsalata28:
I have installed the v3.71 and it is working but flashes the whole time I'm in recovery. I tried updating to the newer 3.75 with no luck. I tried installing it and also pushing the apk to the system with a file manager. I just got this Verizon gs3 with 4.4.2 on it and no nothing about Samsung phones. I'm not new to rooting but have always had htc. Any help would be great.

Edit: NM I think I got it to install. It still says v3.71 but it stopped flashing now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
By the file manager you use go to system/etc and delete the safestrap folder then install v3.75.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] linsalata28:
I did this and it still says v3.71 in recovery. Is this normal or did it not install? It seems to be working fine now, no flashing screen anymore.

Also I have a question if you could help me out.

Am I able to wipe and flash a ROM to the stock slot or only one of the numbered ROM slots?

I'm asking cause I flashed PaulPizzVRUDNE1.2014.08.17 in ROM slot 1. I kept the default sizes cause I'm still not very familiar with this phone enough. Anyway after a fresh install I couldn't even install a single app. It was out of space.

Thanks in advance for any help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
No problem, forgot to change build version in recovery.

You can wipe ,backup or flash on stock slot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yassirazi:
Hey! how did you get your bootloader unlocked without a brick?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MaxPower99:
Helping a friend flash this ROM. Everything seems to be working fine but I was wondering what the modules in the download page are for? Filename is "d2vzw-NE1-modules.zip" Are they required?

Sent from my Nexus 5

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Oops, wrong thread. Sorry!

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andriodfanatic:
Great work!

I've got root, bussybox and installed the safestrap app. Ive run the install, but i cant seem to get to the splash screen? I've tried re installing multiple times but nothing! Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] linsalata28:
This is probably a stupid question but can we flash custom ROM's in ROM slots? Or are we stuck with the 4.4.2 locked BL selection in the development section ?

Thanks again for your help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
You are limited to only TouchWiz roms with "4.4.2 VRUDNE1" in the title which is either 2 or 3. Safestrap requires the rom to be based off of the same kernel as its base and nothing else will boot on the S3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] linsalata28:
Thanks.

Is it possible to change the theme on this recovery like the normal TWRP?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TechETyme:
Worked on my Verizon I535 KNOX 4.4.2 stock NE1

I have never posted on this site but used it countless times on my many phones for everything related to root, custom recoveries, and custom ROMs. First Thank You. I used towelroot and installed busybox, SuperSU, and titanium backup pro. Next, I had tried a few things to get a custom recovery on my Verizon I535 running 4.4.2 to no avail. I had always gotten the please return to verizon message when trying to boot recovery after flashing cwm or twrp. This worked without any hickups. I bought this phone for 30$ because the charge port on it is messed up ( thank god for dual batteries.) So I could not use odin or load anything using a USB port. This helped alot so again thank you very much for the direction!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hunterman322:
does anyone know how to update the modules using this specifically the radio modual
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
If you are on stock NE1 then you are up to date! No need to update radio.

If that not you mean flash like any recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pbman1953:
Additional slots won't activate

I can confirm that looking at the app drawer and the recovery itself, that I have 3.75

Issues are:

Rom slot is highlighted in green, not red

Additional slots start out highlighted in green then gray out instantly

Has anyone else faced this?

Verizon S4 with NG6

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
Rom slot is highlighted in green if active, and stock highlighted red if active.

Make clean install and check for busybox if still installed!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pbman1953:
Just did what you said with no change

Not sure where I read it but the version I have in SS 3.75 B03, I think there's a B04, is there a difference?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
There is no B3 Nor B4, only beta2.

Are you installing on s3 Or s4?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pbman1953:
S4

Are you sure about that. I have version 3.75 B03 and found version B04

B04 installed and it works too. It's supposed to be for a Verizon Note 3

But still no slot manipulation
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
this for verizon S3

here is thread for verizon S4

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2441441

search and ask for help there
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pbman1953:
Si see that's 3.65, I'm using NG6 and I think , but don;t know for sure, I need to be on 3.75.

If you know let men know, but I may have to ask aroubnd

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So see that's 3.65, I'm using NG6 and I think , but don't know for sure, I need to be on 3.75.

I'm using Gigilie's Car HD rom and he said that I need 3.75

If you know let me know this to be different , but I may have to ask

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] linsalata28:
I've been using themes on it but you lose the options to boot into other ROM slots. Since I only use the stock ROM slot it doesn't bother me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] whhw31:
hey mate how can i add Arabic for this Rom, really need it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
I have made arabic Rom but still need some fixes, will uploud it when it will be ready.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] whhw31:
Great, i will stay tuned.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mellor_21:
Turning on wifi, no service or apn

I have this installed and everything works but when I boot up the rom I have no apns, no wifi, no service

Any idea what I missed?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Bzy:
So I should use this to install ROMs on NE1? Do I want to overwrite the stock slot to save battery?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] :
Once a rom is flashed to the stock slot, can I install safestrap within the new rom and remove recovery(leaving the rom as the only OS) r would that brick? i like superlite and dont want to go back to stock and hate the boot delay :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] moz_21:
I cannot get this to install. Safestrap 3.71 alpha works but the screen flickers badly unless I'm touching the screen. I have set SE to permissive which allowed me to install the D2VZW-3.71-B05. GS3 4.4.2 NE1 (found here). Rooted via towelroot. Not sure what's happening?!

Edit. Nevermind I'm an idiot. I installed busybox via Google Play but never launched it. Turns out THAT had an install also.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
How do I get the splash screen to be white? There is a res file in the safestrap folder that has negatives of the safe and unsafe system boot splash screen. If anyone has figured out how to get those to show ,,,would be awesome. Just want something different.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mrmlgoodwin:
I May Love You

I am beyond thrilled. I am running a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 using Safestrap and your Superlite ROM. It took me a LOOOOONG time to get here.

Imagine my dismay to learn that the KitKat 4.4.2 bootloader is locked up tighter than my father's fingers around a copper penny. Imagine, also, my dilemma in buying a GS3 on eBay for my step-son that is 4.1.2 and already running SynergyROM, which I want. Do I give him mine and let him suffer through living in Europe with a f***ing Verizon phone constantly trying to do backups and never getting the proper updates? Fine, I'll be noble and send him the SynergyROM phone, which I really covet.

I had resigned myself to locked-down, bloated purgatory. Enter YOU, you wonder of wonders. Not only did you show me Safestrap, which, essentially gave me the workaround for a**hole Verizon and their fascist lockdown, but you have also provided a custom ROM that works with Safestrap - something I could not, for the life of me, find anywhere else.

What do I have now? Well, to start with, I completely understand why people sign off on their posts with "...on a stripped-down, unbloated, lightning fast something-something device." After all the work it's taken, I'm pleased to be able to say that about my Verizon GS3 running a light-and-airy KitKat 4.4.2.

Ok, so I'm not entirely in love with the set-up of the settings (with everything broken up into "Connections," "My Device," "Accounts," and "More"), but that's not your fault. That's some version of Android or something (the Sprint phones I used to have had this setup).

I use GoLauncher EX, which I think is a really great UI. Coupled with your ROM for my NE1 build... Well, you are the sh*t, my friend.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
If u press the menu button while in settings, it will give u the option of list view, or tabbed view.

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Paul pizz's Rom is super nice too. Check it out. Native tether enabled, torch light with a toggle and smart pause. I'm running it and it's lightning fast. But yeah, props to [MENTION=260621]Mohammed[/MENTION]-afeneh
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mrmlgoodwin:
An addition step after the fact...

I'll check it out... do you have a link?

Also, to others trying this out...

If you're using this ROM-workaround with a Verizon account, you may start receiving unlimited, annoying, never-ending texts from 6250. This is Verizon. It's somehow related to Verizon cloud backup (backup assistant). You SHOULD be able to log into your Verizon Wireless account (computer) and disable it, but I had to get on a chat with an agent.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mrmlgoodwin:
Where Does Safestrap Go

I like using Safestrap to just go into recovery, but it's not here now. Is there a way to get it back while on this ROM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2830974
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] linsalata28:
Just change the names of the dark ones to what ever you want and then change the names of the lite ones to those of the dark ones.

Here is a screenshot as an example.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
It's not letting me rename the files. I've mounted /system and / rw
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] linsalata28:
I'm using ROM Toolbox Pro and just tried it with no problem. What file manager are you using?

Download root browser from the market and try that. Its the same file explorer used in ROM toolbox but you wont have to have the whole app and its free. I also tried it with Solid Explorer and that worked to. They are both the file managers I use.

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I took another screenshot of one of the names changed just to show you it can be done.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
Nm...I got it. I was trying to rename the light first and it would fail because it couldn't over-write the dark. So I had to change the name of the dark ones first then rename the light ones. Thank for the help....awesome.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
They have some awesome TWRP themes for SS, (if u don't mind being without your boot option). They have a material design theme that's off the hook..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mrmlgoodwin:
No apps, no WiFi, etc...?

1) Like they told me, to get stable WiFi and to prevent serious battery hogging, you have to flash SUPERLITE onto the Stock ROM slot. Backup your STOCK ROM first using Safestrap Recovery if you don't want to lose it. I'm a total back-up/safety person, so I did that just in case--even though I have no intention of ever using the stock ROM again.

2) To get my apps, I had to first back them up while in my original ROM by using Helium, which I downloaded from the Play Store. When SUPERLITEROM is loaded and booted up, download Helium again from the Play store and restore your apps. You can either have it back up the apps and the data or just the data. That's what I did, so Play had to download all the apps again. That was a little annoying.

2A) Oh, and on the restore, I had to restore each app, one-by-one, because it kept saying that the restore failed. It didn't, but it wouldn't move on to the next app until I had acknowledged it. Dumb.

3) I had no issues with my service, but I'm willing to wager it's the STOCK ROM issue, but I don't know for sure.

Hope this helps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
Try flashing the kernel modules in the AFH download link. On ML1, this had to be done to get Wi-Fi working but NE1 is different. So...boot into SS recovery. Do a full wipe just to be on the safe side. Make sure u are on whatever slot u are active and go to install. Find the module zip and install it. After it installs, wipe cache and dalvik cache for good measure.

If this doesn't help...u do a full wipe. And reinstall the Rom.

If that doesn't work...Try redownloading the Rom from a different mirror and, of course wipe and install. If by chance u do get it too work...BACKUP IMMEDIATELY! Then proceed to do your thing and the culprit will surface. If u need anymore assistance, feel free to PM me. I have extensive experience with Safestrap.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dukenukemx:
So if this allows a 4.4.2 S3 to be able to install any custom rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
No, only ne1, touchwiz based roms...at the moment there are three: plain stock, SUPERLITE!, and Paul Pizz. The latter 2, if installed in a Rom slot, breaks usb to a computer. So installing them in the stock slot is the best option. BUT MAKE A NAND FIRST! Well...do that anyway.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] t-mobile_mda:
hi guys..

is there any chance to install cwm or other custom recovery for 4.4.2..?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
No. Unless many hacked binary built for cwm, its boot to stock recovery instead. We got twrp binary built by hashcode.

I got twrp 2.8.1.0 on 4.4.2 but will not release it till I get time to make it suitable with safestrap.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LinuxHippy:
If I uninstall SS, what happens to my ROM slots?

I would think that I can't boot into these without SS, but will they get erased and will my stock partition automatically get resized back to 16 GB?

Marty
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
You cant boot into slot rom but the rom still as is, wont erased If you not erased it by your self.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daziesmer:
I went through these steps and all appeared fine. I started the reboot, but shortly after the screen went dark and now I can get no further response from the phone (no led, no screen reaction).

Any idea where I went wrong?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LinuxHippy:
Slot use messes up USB in stock

I installed this 3.75 version of SafeStrap on my rooted S3 that runs Verizon's KitKat 4.4.2. I wanted to get a nice nandroid backup of my stock ROM which it did nicely (restored it in a ROM Slot to confirm it works). Then after a couple days I decided to create a Slot and try the 2 available ROMs. That's when I noticed that I could not transfer files using my USB in stock...the connection would appear for a couple secs and then disappear and reappear.

I thought it must have something to do with SafeStrap and was in the process of removing it and guaranteeing I would have my original 16 GB in my stock ROM partition. The first thing I did was delete the Slot-1 that I had created and then rebooted the system. When back in the stock ROM I decided to check the USB connection before uninstalling SS and voila it worked fine.

So, I think there's a bug in this version of SS with the USB. Others here had noticed it on the Slot-1 ROM because it was more obvious when it makes the system reboot. But it exists in the stock ROM also if you have created and installed another ROM so you can dual boot At least it did with me.. I'm happy with the stock ROM as it is and just wanted a good nandroid backup which I know I have.

Thanks for this software! It's not perfect but it's really helpful the way it is for those of us with a locked bootloader :)

Marty
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
Be sure you are on 4.4.2 and make a clean install from odin, root your device install busybox and safestrap.

USB bug only on slot rom it caused by the old 4.3 binary built by hashcode.

when I have time I will build it from source.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LinuxHippy:
Sounds good-thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] freddt2790:
can i use it

im on kk vrudne1 can I use it on mine im rooted
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LinuxHippy:
Yes, just have busybox installed...run the busybox app and download again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] afaneh92:
Some news on philz recovery it worked when used some files from twrp but its not usable due to kernel frame buffer as aroma installer. U need to connect to charger to use it.

Used old cwm 6.0.1.2 non touch but with low brightness due to same kernel frame buffer issue.

New twrp usable for backup and restore only , flash rom or format system will remove safestrap.

If you need cwm recovery for your own use I can do it for you but not for flash roms!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tegat:
Recovery won't install

When I hit "Install Recovery" I get a response that "Installation Complete" at the bottom of the screen but state still reads "Not Installed" and Safe System says "Not Active". Reboot Recovery button is greyed out. I tried setenforce 0 but that didn't help. Uninstalled/Rebooted/Reinstalled safestrap same thing. Tried all this multiple times.

I've seen others having similar issues but no clear resolution. For some it just magically started to work.

Using Unofficial-Safestrap-D2VZW-3.75-B02.apk

Running VZW GS3 4.4.2 NE1 rooted with towelroot.

Any ideas?

Edit: It seems I didn't really have busybox installed. I had only installed the busybox installer, not busybox. Once I installed busybox, install recovery appears to have worked. My bad but leaving the post here in case someone else has the same issue.