[RECOVERY LOCKED/MJ9] Safestrap Recovery v3.72 [2014-04-03 BETA]

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*** DISCLAIMER ***
I work on projects that may brick your device. Don't sue me, hate me or try and kill my dog if that happens. I will feel bad the community will feel bad and hopefully we'll find a way to get you going again. But, the very nature of my projects involves a certain amount of risk taken by YOU. And by using the projects that I work on, you've accepted that fact.

THERE IS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE WHERE IF YOU HAVE ENCRYPTION ENABLED AND INSTALL SS IT BOOTLOOPS. IF YOU FIT THIS DESCRIPTION PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM SAFESTRAP FOR NOW.

Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Safestrap

CURRENT PROJECT STATUS:
BETA

PLEASE FIND A WAY TO THANK XDA USER @Beastmode WHO DID THE INITIAL WORK ON THE SAFESTRAP PORT FOR THE NOTE 2. HE MADE MY JOB QUITE A BIT EASIER.

WHAT IS SAFESTRAP?

Safestrap is a Bootstrap / Recovery for locked bootloader phones. The goal is to avoid touching your primary system (I'll call this "stock" system) and only flash or make large changes to another place on your phone that Safestrap treats as a "2nd system" (in this case, it's a series of virtual ROM slots located on the internal emmc area: "/sdcard"). Once installed, you will see a "Splashscreen" giving you the option to hit "menu" to enter recovery. The recovery portion of Safestrap is now based on TWRP 2.6.3.x (a touch based recovery) and you can perform .zip installs, backups and restores here. The additional features I've added to TWRP are mostly located under the "Boot Options" menu:
  1. Here you can create virtual ROM-slots for flashing ROMs. These ROM-slots allow for different sizes of /data and /cache partitions. The defaults *SHOULD* be good enough for flashing the stock-based ROMs but the more apps you want the larger you should make /data.

    NOTE: The bigger you make these partition the less room you will have to make other ROM-slots.
  2. You can activate a new ROM-slot by choosing the slot you wish to make active and then selecting the "Activate" button. Once active, you will see the "rom-slot#" up in the top of the screen shown in green. If you make the "stock" ROM active, then you can see it in the top shown in red.
  3. Once a ROM-slot is active, all actions you would normally perform using TWRP are directed to that ROM-slot. For example, "Install" to flash a .zip, backup and restore.
  4. For more information you can read up here:
    http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/how-to-safestrap/

HOW DO I INSTALL SAFESTRAP?
  1. Requirement: Root
  2. Requirement: Allow APK install from Unknown Sources
  3. Download the Safestrap APK
  4. Find the APK using a Filemanager tool and open it on your device, then click "Install".
  5. (If updating from an existing Safestrap you might be warned that this will over-write the existing installation. Click the "Yes" equivalent to this message.)
  6. Once installed, open up the Safestrap application as you would any other app.
  7. Agree to the disclaimer that you won't try to sue me and hunt me down with a rifle if you manage to break your phone..
  8. Then use the "Install Recovery" button. You should see the current version down in the lower left corner of the window. And the "Status:" should say "Installed" when you're done.
  9. From there you can reboot and you *should* see a new splash screen during the boot up. While this is showing you can enter Safestrap Recovery using the [ menu ] button.
  10. That's it for the installation! Read below for a brief overview of Safestrap Recovery v3.x

INSTALL VIDEO by DMX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RZIyeUMK-Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

HOW DO I ENTER RECOVERY?

During each reboot a splashscreen will be displayed showing whether the device is running a rom-slot or on the "Stock ROM".
Press the button shown on the screen to either enter "RECOVERY" or "CONTINUE" booting (or the hard button underneath each option).

HOW DO I UPGRADE SAFESTRAP?
  • Push the APK up to your sdcard.
  • Boot back into the "stock" rom-slot.
  • Go into your old Safestrap app and use the "Uninstall Recovery" button
  • THEN, open a "file explorer" of some sort (even TW "My Files" will work)
  • Browse to where you pushed the APK
  • Click on it and install like normal
  • Once installed, open the APK
  • Grant SU access
  • Use the "Install Recovery" button
  • All set, now you can reboot and re-activate whatever rom-slot you were using

KNOWN ISSUES:
  • BETA SOFTWARE! PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP OF ANYTHING IMPORTANT ON THE DEVICE AND PUT IT SOMEWHERE SAFE (OFF THE DEVICE FOR LATER USE).
  • ROM-slots are still being debugged for use. This is tricky as I don't have a device and am working with testers. Be patient. **NOTE: I'm not asking for a device. Don't send me a device! This port will be fully functional. I just need to debug some boot-up issues.

DOWNLOADS:
CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE USING A SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 2 RUNNING MJ9

LATEST FILE: Safestrap-T0LTE-3.72-B02.apk
XDA Downloads
Mirror 1 (Goo.im)
Mirror 2 (Crackflasher)


As of version 3.7x, Safestrap Recovery is now based on TWRP 2.7.0.x. For more on TWRP you can visit their website: http://www.teamw.in/

WARNING: Safestrap is heavily modified to be "Safe" for your device. Do not download TWRP from their website and expect it to work the same way. Also TWRP does not support Safestrap, tho some issues that may come up will be TWRP dependant, please try and contact myself or look on the forums for your device for answers before hunting down TWRP people. They won't be able to help w/ Safestrap specific questions.


For the purposes of direct user testing I've established a channel on freenode.net IRC: #safestrap
I'm in the channel mostly all the time, but may not be active for discussion.

Special Thanks To
DeesTroy & TeamWin for all their hard work making TWRP such a fantastic recovery

XDA:DevDB Information
Safestrap Recovery v3.72, a Tool/Utility for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Contributors
Hashcode, DeesTroy & TeamWin

Version Information
Status: Beta
Current Beta Version: 3.72
Beta Release Date: 2014-04-03

Created 2014-04-03
Last Updated 2014-04-03
 
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CURRENT TESTS:
TEST #1: Hijack stability to enter recovery on every boot. RESULT: PASS
TEST #2: Reboot to recovery functionality RESULT: PASS
TEST #3: Recovery removal leaves device in clean state RESULT: PASS
TEST #4: ADB access from recovery RESULT: NEED VERIFIED
TEST #5: ROM-slot creation RESULT: PASS
TEST #6: Backup stock ROM RESULT: PASS
TEST #7: Restore stock ROM backup to stock slot: NEED VERIFIED
TEST #8: Initial 2nd-init ROM installation on rom-slot RESULT: TESTING / DEBUGGING
TEST #9: Custom ROM flash on rom-slot: TESTING / DEBUGGING
 
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ztotherad

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makes me want to buy an upgraded to MJ9 note 2 to test this for myself, 'course I'm not updating my unlocked note 2 to try this out! I'd try it on my unlocked, but I don't want to chase have to chase Hash down with a rifle (just kidding of course!) lol



thanks Hash, you kick butt!
 
Davidson3680

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Hash is here TY so much SIr NOW:laugh: I can Start playing with Development again YOU are the Man.:good::good::good:

---------- Post added at 11:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:42 AM ----------
Hashcode said:
Just a reminder that while you can create rom-slots, backup, restore and flash to them.. booting from them needs to be debugged a bit.

To keep it simple: they dont work yet.

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TY for the update and all your great Work Hash !!
 
icedventimocha

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This is great news for people with a locked bootloader. I have one question though, when all is well with safestrap can unlocked users use this for dual boot purposes without affecting the current state of their phone? Sorry if this is a straight forward question, I have minimal experience with safestrap.

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Much appreciated!

Thank you for all your hard work! Can't wait to give this a try. :good:
 
Davidson3680

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icedventimocha said:
This is great news for people with a locked bootloader. I have one question though, when all is well with safestrap can unlocked users use this for dual boot purposes without affecting the current state of their phone? Sorry if this is a straight forward question, I have minimal experience with safestrap.

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I might be talking out my .... but I would think that it would be fine its just a apk that allows you to boot into recovery that version of safestrap and allows you to make Rom Slots / Partitions on your Internal Storage I would think you could try it anyways because you can just go back to real recovery and clear everything if it doesn't work right? Also Ice have you tried Devil Dualboot ? Or did you want many rom slots because also if you load like 2 roms lots you plan on using + the stock that isn't getting touched you are already at 10 GB and full well you are unlocked so you can clear everyhting God I miss my old phone !!!:crying::crying::crying:
 
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Davidson3680 said:
I might be talking out my .... but I would think that it would be fine its just a apk that allows you to boot into recovery that version of safestrap and allows you to make Rom Slots / Partitions on your Internal Storage I would think you could try it anyways because you can just go back to real recovery and clear everything if it doesn't work right? Also Ice have you tried Devil Dualboot ? Or did you want many rom slots because also if you load like 2 roms lots you plan on using + the stock that isn't getting touched you are already at 10 GB and full well you are unlocked so you can clear everyhting God I miss my old phone !!!:crying::crying::crying:
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So it would act kinda like Boot Manager?

Sent from my Galaxy Note II
 
newbroot83

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Ok I finally have the nebula rom downloaded. I see that it says rom slot creation works and that it can be booted from a rom slot (I also see its still being debugged) my questions are this. 1. Do we still need to remove the boot.img from the zip file? 2. What are the issues with booting from rom slots?

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fuzzychinsagrero

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newbroot83 said:
Ok I finally have the nebula rom downloaded. I see that it says rom slot creation works and that it can be booted from a rom slot (I also see its still being debugged) my questions are this. 1. Do we still need to remove the boot.img from the zip file? 2. What are the issues with booting from rom slots?

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That's what I'm waiting on too. I tried flashing alliance and hit a boot loop, used Odin and back at square 1 rooted have the latest ss and afraid to try anything.

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    *** DISCLAIMER ***
    I work on projects that may brick your device. Don't sue me, hate me or try and kill my dog if that happens. I will feel bad the community will feel bad and hopefully we'll find a way to get you going again. But, the very nature of my projects involves a certain amount of risk taken by YOU. And by using the projects that I work on, you've accepted that fact.

    THERE IS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE WHERE IF YOU HAVE ENCRYPTION ENABLED AND INSTALL SS IT BOOTLOOPS. IF YOU FIT THIS DESCRIPTION PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM SAFESTRAP FOR NOW.

    Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Safestrap

    CURRENT PROJECT STATUS:
    BETA

    PLEASE FIND A WAY TO THANK XDA USER @Beastmode WHO DID THE INITIAL WORK ON THE SAFESTRAP PORT FOR THE NOTE 2. HE MADE MY JOB QUITE A BIT EASIER.

    WHAT IS SAFESTRAP?

    Safestrap is a Bootstrap / Recovery for locked bootloader phones. The goal is to avoid touching your primary system (I'll call this "stock" system) and only flash or make large changes to another place on your phone that Safestrap treats as a "2nd system" (in this case, it's a series of virtual ROM slots located on the internal emmc area: "/sdcard"). Once installed, you will see a "Splashscreen" giving you the option to hit "menu" to enter recovery. The recovery portion of Safestrap is now based on TWRP 2.6.3.x (a touch based recovery) and you can perform .zip installs, backups and restores here. The additional features I've added to TWRP are mostly located under the "Boot Options" menu:
    1. Here you can create virtual ROM-slots for flashing ROMs. These ROM-slots allow for different sizes of /data and /cache partitions. The defaults *SHOULD* be good enough for flashing the stock-based ROMs but the more apps you want the larger you should make /data.

      NOTE: The bigger you make these partition the less room you will have to make other ROM-slots.
    2. You can activate a new ROM-slot by choosing the slot you wish to make active and then selecting the "Activate" button. Once active, you will see the "rom-slot#" up in the top of the screen shown in green. If you make the "stock" ROM active, then you can see it in the top shown in red.
    3. Once a ROM-slot is active, all actions you would normally perform using TWRP are directed to that ROM-slot. For example, "Install" to flash a .zip, backup and restore.
    4. For more information you can read up here:
      http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/how-to-safestrap/

    HOW DO I INSTALL SAFESTRAP?
    1. Requirement: Root
    2. Requirement: Allow APK install from Unknown Sources
    3. Download the Safestrap APK
    4. Find the APK using a Filemanager tool and open it on your device, then click "Install".
    5. (If updating from an existing Safestrap you might be warned that this will over-write the existing installation. Click the "Yes" equivalent to this message.)
    6. Once installed, open up the Safestrap application as you would any other app.
    7. Agree to the disclaimer that you won't try to sue me and hunt me down with a rifle if you manage to break your phone..
    8. Then use the "Install Recovery" button. You should see the current version down in the lower left corner of the window. And the "Status:" should say "Installed" when you're done.
    9. From there you can reboot and you *should* see a new splash screen during the boot up. While this is showing you can enter Safestrap Recovery using the [ menu ] button.
    10. That's it for the installation! Read below for a brief overview of Safestrap Recovery v3.x

    INSTALL VIDEO by DMX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RZIyeUMK-Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

    HOW DO I ENTER RECOVERY?

    During each reboot a splashscreen will be displayed showing whether the device is running a rom-slot or on the "Stock ROM".
    Press the button shown on the screen to either enter "RECOVERY" or "CONTINUE" booting (or the hard button underneath each option).

    HOW DO I UPGRADE SAFESTRAP?
    • Push the APK up to your sdcard.
    • Boot back into the "stock" rom-slot.
    • Go into your old Safestrap app and use the "Uninstall Recovery" button
    • THEN, open a "file explorer" of some sort (even TW "My Files" will work)
    • Browse to where you pushed the APK
    • Click on it and install like normal
    • Once installed, open the APK
    • Grant SU access
    • Use the "Install Recovery" button
    • All set, now you can reboot and re-activate whatever rom-slot you were using

    KNOWN ISSUES:
    • BETA SOFTWARE! PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP OF ANYTHING IMPORTANT ON THE DEVICE AND PUT IT SOMEWHERE SAFE (OFF THE DEVICE FOR LATER USE).
    • ROM-slots are still being debugged for use. This is tricky as I don't have a device and am working with testers. Be patient. **NOTE: I'm not asking for a device. Don't send me a device! This port will be fully functional. I just need to debug some boot-up issues.

    DOWNLOADS:
    CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE USING A SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 2 RUNNING MJ9

    LATEST FILE: Safestrap-T0LTE-3.72-B02.apk
    XDA Downloads
    Mirror 1 (Goo.im)
    Mirror 2 (Crackflasher)


    As of version 3.7x, Safestrap Recovery is now based on TWRP 2.7.0.x. For more on TWRP you can visit their website: http://www.teamw.in/

    WARNING: Safestrap is heavily modified to be "Safe" for your device. Do not download TWRP from their website and expect it to work the same way. Also TWRP does not support Safestrap, tho some issues that may come up will be TWRP dependant, please try and contact myself or look on the forums for your device for answers before hunting down TWRP people. They won't be able to help w/ Safestrap specific questions.


    For the purposes of direct user testing I've established a channel on freenode.net IRC: #safestrap
    I'm in the channel mostly all the time, but may not be active for discussion.

    Special Thanks To
    DeesTroy & TeamWin for all their hard work making TWRP such a fantastic recovery

    XDA:DevDB Information
    Safestrap Recovery v3.72, a Tool/Utility for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

    Contributors
    Hashcode, DeesTroy & TeamWin

    Version Information
    Status: Beta
    Current Beta Version: 3.72
    Beta Release Date: 2014-04-03

    Created 2014-04-03
    Last Updated 2014-04-03
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    CURRENT TESTS:
    TEST #1: Hijack stability to enter recovery on every boot. RESULT: PASS
    TEST #2: Reboot to recovery functionality RESULT: PASS
    TEST #3: Recovery removal leaves device in clean state RESULT: PASS
    TEST #4: ADB access from recovery RESULT: NEED VERIFIED
    TEST #5: ROM-slot creation RESULT: PASS
    TEST #6: Backup stock ROM RESULT: PASS
    TEST #7: Restore stock ROM backup to stock slot: NEED VERIFIED
    TEST #8: Initial 2nd-init ROM installation on rom-slot RESULT: TESTING / DEBUGGING
    TEST #9: Custom ROM flash on rom-slot: TESTING / DEBUGGING
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    Beastmode
    Beastmode
    Progress:
    I'd say about 30% done maybe a few clicks more. Ill release an alpha soon.


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    Hash does it again! :D

    Thanks bro!
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    Sorry for the non update but i only have the note2 over the weekend as its my brother and i switch with him but so far my app installs but fails to flash the recovery. Still checking will probably be a bit longer than expected but no worries im not a quitter :)

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