I'm on OTA CDMA Verizon ICS...Do I need to install Gapps in order to get Safestrap? Because I was going to use the Eclipse ROM. I tried installing the APK and it installs successfully, but when I try to run it, it says "Unfortunately Safestrap has stopped."
Is it because I don't have Gapps? if so...where do I get it?
OK, reading what you just wrote, you clearly have never done anything like this before and have no idea what you are doing, let me try to help.
1. you are on the stock .211 OTA ICS update, it has gmail, google maps, etc. (that group of apps from google is what is known as Gapps), if this is correct proceed to step 2
2. Download DroidRazrUtility 1.81 from here you wil want to have this regardless of what you do, so get it now.
3. Install drivers for your version of windows (32 bit or 64 bit depending on your computer) found in DRU 1.81
4. Run (as administrator, atleast I always do) Droidrazrutility.bat from where you unzipped the utlity to.
5. Choose option 2 and follow onscreen instructions for how to set the phone, when this is done you should be "rooted", if you wish to go to the .215 leak it MUST be done before proceeding to safestrap install
6. once rooted use the utility option 5 to install safestrap, once finished you can now close the utility. if your gonna run a custom ROM there really is no need to do option 3 (voodoo OTA rootkeeper) because to get any further OTA's you will have to fastboot back using option 1 which wipes everything and then redo option 2 followed by option 3 then use the voodoo app to protect root while you do the OTA.
7. Go into your apps on the phone, you will see safestrap in your apps, open it and hit INSTALL, when that finishes you now have safestrap recovery installed and can power down your phone (make sure you have a good charge on the phone, atleast 80%)
8. this is where you can now jump to the OP instructions at "Reboot, then press the Menu button on your phone to boot into the recovery" and follow his driections.
SPC_hicks should note in OP that you must be rooted before starting, because otherwise safestrap cannot install recovery and you only need the Gapps for ROM's that have them separately (like eclipse 1.2)
to make it clear Gapps is something you flash IN Safestrap recovery AFTER you have flashed a new ROM, that doesn't have it and have been thru atleast ONE full power cycle (power off and back on). It is never recommended to flash ANYTHING else during the same safestrap "session" as your installing the ROM.
