[Q] Can't boot into Safestrap?

[rgao007]

I purchased a Note 3 N900A back in March, and it came rooted running Knoxraid and Safestrap. I felt no need to switch ROMs until a few days ago, when Knoxraid started having issues with me logging into Google services (Play Store, Gmail, YouTube, etc). I decided to install the AT&T S5 ROM port and it's working fine, other than it draining my battery more than it was on Knoxraid. To get Knoxraid off the stock ROM slot in Safestrap and to get the S5 port on, I followed these directions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521899

However, even after reinstalling the Safestrap app and reinstalling the recovery, I cannot boot into it (v3.72). When I rebooted the Note 3 when it was running Knoxraid, there would always be a screen before the boot animation asking if I wanted to boot into Safestrap. However, this doesn't happen anymore. The app says the recovery is installed, but the safe system is not active. When I click reboot to recovery, it doesn't reboot and only says "Safestrap has been allowed permissions from superuser" or something like that and then it says "reboot now". I am unsure of what that means, but when I do reboot, it just reboots the phone normally.

My Note is running 4.4.2 and the model number is SM-G900A (the S5's model number). The baseband version is N900AUCUCMLG and the build number is KOT49H.G900AUCU1ANCE.

Can someone help?

 

[xXPINCARXx]

I purchased a Note 3 N900A back in March, and it came rooted running Knoxraid and Safestrap. I felt no need to switch ROMs until a few days ago, when Knoxraid started having issues with me logging into Google services (Play Store, Gmail, YouTube, etc). I decided to install the AT&T S5 ROM port and it's working fine, other than it draining my battery more than it was on Knoxraid. To get Knoxraid off the stock ROM slot in Safestrap and to get the S5 port on, I followed these directions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521899

However, even after reinstalling the Safestrap app and reinstalling the recovery, I cannot boot into it (v3.72). When I rebooted the Note 3 when it was running Knoxraid, there would always be a screen before the boot animation asking if I wanted to boot into Safestrap. However, this doesn't happen anymore. The app says the recovery is installed, but the safe system is not active. When I click reboot to recovery, it doesn't reboot and only says "Safestrap has been allowed permissions from superuser" or something like that and then it says "reboot now". I am unsure of what that means, but when I do reboot, it just reboots the phone normally.

My Note is running 4.4.2 and the model number is SM-G900A (the S5's model number). The baseband version is N900AUCUCMLG and the build number is KOT49H.G900AUCU1ANCE.

Can someone help?

Maybe you should try upgrading your modem to NC2.
Here is a link to the modems. Just follow his instructions and you should be fine.

forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2698464

After that, head here

forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572978

And download Safestrap 3.75 and follow his instruction on doing so on that. Here are the step I used
1.Have SU
2.Have BusyBox installed
3.Install Safestrap 3.75 app then install the recovery

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[rgao007]

Thanks, I'll try that.

 

[rgao007]

Just realized that since recovery doesn't work, I can't install the modems.

 

[rgao007]

Since I couldn't install the modems without Safestrap, I only updated the apk to 3.75 but I still can't boot into recovery.

 

[rgao007]

Maybe you should try upgrading your modem to NC2.
Here is a link to the modems. Just follow his instructions and you should be fine.

forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2698464

After that, head here

forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572978

And download Safestrap 3.75 and follow his instruction on doing so on that. Here are the step I used
1.Have SU
2.Have BusyBox installed
3.Install Safestrap 3.75 app then install the recovery

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Help pls

Sent from my SM-N900A

 

[xXPINCARXx]

You dont need a recovery to flash modems. You can flash with a custom recovery but since we have a locked bootloader we cant have custom recoveries. But You will use odin to flash it. Meaning you need to hop on your pc and download odin put the files (NC2 modem file) where specified and be sure to have your phone in download mode (holding power, home, and volume down buttons) then you would click the start button

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[rgao007]

Sorry, I'm kind of a noob, where do I put the modem files? Also, can I check what modem I'm currently on? Thanks

Sent from my SM-N900A

 

[xXPINCARXx]

You're on MLG as you have specified with the info above, and here are the steps:

1. Download the desire modem from above. (NC2 in your case)
2. Extract the .zip
3. Boot phone in to download mode by holding Volume Down + Home + Power
4. Open Odin3
5. Click on CP
6. Select xxx_modem.tar.md5
7. Click Start.

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[rgao007]

I updated the modem to NC2 through Odin and now the SS version is 3.75 but I still can't boot into Safestrap, do you have any other ideas? Thanks for your help thus far

 

[jerrycoffman45]

Did you actually install busy box by opening the app and click install or just download it from the play store

 

[rgao007]

It's actually installed

 

[jerrycoffman45]

I would suggest you go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715 and go back to jb and start over or you can go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54179016 to get as close to official kk with root and try safestrap agian

 

[xXPINCARXx]

Do you have busybox installed?

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[rgao007]

Yes