I used droid3 v1.08
When I created a backup, it did not back up apps.
I have software ver .906 on my D3. Do I have to use the D4 ver 2 of safestrap? (like I had to use D4 root)
Explain what you mean by "when I created a backup, it did not back up apps."
Nandroid backup is equivalent to making a Ghost image of a Windows PC - when you restore a Nandroid backup, it brings your phone back to the *exact* state that it was in at the time that you ran the backup. If you are looking for an app to backup your apps and data, so that they can be restored easily, I suggest that you get Titanium Backup Pro (pay for the pro version - it is much more functional *for restores* than the free version is.)
And you *definitely* want the Droid 3 version of Safestrap - I actually hope that the D4 version would fail if you tried to install it, but I do not know.
Safestrap in a quick explanation: toggling safe system allows you to set aside your stock, rooted Droid 3 system so that you can install custom ROMs in an environment that will not mess up stock, making it easier to recover if you run into a problem with the custom ROM.
So, in Safestrap, you will do something like this after the first install:
- Download a custom ROM zip file to your internal storage or SD card
- Download and install Safestrap
- Install recovery
- Restart the phone, to verify that Safestrap starts and the phone still boots
- Shut down phone and start Safestrap Recovery when prompted
- Backup stock
- Toggle safe system
You only do those steps once.
From this point on, the steps are about the same:
- Start in Safestrap
- Wipe data/factory reset
- Some people go into the Mounts menu and format /system. I don't usually do this, because most custom ROMs do this anyway, but it doesn't hurt
- Flash a zip file. Choose the file that you downloaded above from internal/SD card
- Power off from the menu
- Restart