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This is a guide we should have just in case people want to go back to normal. Can anyone say step by step how do we unroot our phone and how do we uninstall a custom rom.
Thanks in advanced, this will help people if they ever want to go back.
EDIT.. I figured out one sure way to uninstall a custom rom, and that is to just restore your nandroid backup that you should have made before you installed the rom.
Just factory reset the phone.
if you run RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release.exe it will be like the way you got it. Unrooted and stock
you can get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559622
fatkitty420 said:
Just factory reset the phone.
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That won't work because when you load a custom rom, it effectively "becomes" the factory image.
kylez64 said:
if you run RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release.exe it will be like the way you got it. Unrooted and stock
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Does this also erase all data on the phone? Call logs, apps, etc.
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Does this also erase all data on the phone? Call logs, apps, etc.
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yes it will make it so its just like you got it on day one new in the box
yup, RUU will unroot your phone, delete all installed apps and settings to include call logs, sms's, or anything else you have on your phone.
Pictures and some downloads are automatically downloaded to your sd card so those should be fine.
Stevious said:
Does this also erase all data on the phone? Call logs, apps, etc.
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Yup, thats why you do a nandroid backup.. It's a life savior
goku14238 said:
Yup, thats why you do a nandroid backup.. It's a life savior
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Trying to restore and nandroid is saying run " nandroid-mobile.sh restore" on console.. any ideas why.
I backed up nandroid on my PC and then formated the SDcard for App2sd but then realized that I formated off my pictures. Kind of hoping those were saved in the nandroid backup.
Has anyone actually attempted to un-root using this RUU utility?
A couple users at androidforums are trying to go back to stock and running into problems - the app it telling them something along the lines of 'you cannot use this utility with your phone, please use the correct utility'
I can't remember exact verbage atm - but something along those lines.
I'm running linux and don't really trust trying this through a Windows VM, else I'd answer my own question here.
cicada said:
Has anyone actually attempted to un-root using this RUU utility?
A couple users at androidforums are trying to go back to stock and running into problems - the app it telling them something along the lines of 'you cannot use this utility with your phone, please use the correct utility'
I can't remember exact verbage atm - but something along those lines.
I'm running linux and don't really trust trying this through a Windows VM, else I'd answer my own question here.
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Yes I did when I had some problems and it works just fine. You have to be able to have your phone on, usb connected and seen by your computer for it to work. I then rooted the phone again.
kylez64 said:
if you run RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release.exe it will be like the way you got it. Unrooted and stock
you can get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559622
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Is the step for using this - put this file on SD card ( not root ) and run recovery< update.zip
Grinder16 said:
Is the step for using this - put this file on SD card ( not root ) and run recovery< update.zip
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no you run that exe from your computer
goku14238 said:
no you run that exe from your computer
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Would you mind posting the steps to take, (or should I start a new thread for that?) as afar as connecting the phone via usb and windows cmd prompt and adb and all that? I am actually happy with my rooted hero and modaco rom, but just in case...id like to know. Thanks in advance!
chalan30 said:
Would you mind posting the steps to take, (or should I start a new thread for that?) as afar as connecting the phone via usb and windows cmd prompt and adb and all that? I am actually happy with my rooted hero and modaco rom, but just in case...id like to know. Thanks in advance!
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First download + install HTC Sync. Verify that HTC Sync can see your phone. If not, you need to uninstall drivers, unplug your phone, plug it back in and have windows find the drivers again for you. EDIT: Just a note, on my Vista comp HTC Sync didn't recognize it for me so I had to pull out a comp with XP on it. Windows 7 I don't know. Vista still works though, I just think I did something funky to the drivers on there.
Next, just exit HTC Sync or leave it running doesn't matter.
Now, while your phone is plugged in Download the RUU exe. Run it, follow directions. Voila. Everything wiped back to brand new out of the box HTC rom.
Thanks TOKi
I did but I dunno if my phone is unrooted or not. Anyway to check this?
Plus my phone is deactivated and I have no idea how to reactivate it. Haha.
redram38 said:
Yes I did when I had some problems and it works just fine. You have to be able to have your phone on, usb connected and seen by your computer for it to work. I then rooted the phone again.
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I have tried several times. Each time I cannot get past the "waiting for bootloader" part. It must have something to do with replacing the recovery partition with RA-heroc-v1.2.3.
Anyone else have this issue?
I had this issue, but I unplugged and tried the process again and it fixed itself
I really need some assistance with some of the settings for CyanogenMod. I just got done flashing the ROM and everything went smoothly, but there seems to be a problem with my data/coverage. The phone is in roaming mode and I can't get the data to work. I have everything configured correctly I think, but I can't get the data connection to work. There is no indication that it is on even though I have it checked. So I can't get on the internet unless it's through WiFi and I can't send/receive picture messages since I have no data.
Would really appreciate some assistance since I really like this ROM but I'm paying for data and it seems I can't use it /:
Thanks for any advice
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I really need some assistance with some of the settings for CyanogenMod. I just got done flashing the ROM and everything went smoothly, but there seems to be a problem with my data/coverage. The phone is in roaming mode and I can't get the data to work. I have everything configured correctly I think, but I can't get the data connection to work. There is no indication that it is on even though I have it checked. So I can't get on the internet unless it's through WiFi and I can't send/receive picture messages since I have no data.
Would really appreciate some assistance since I really like this ROM but I'm paying for data and it seems I can't use it /:
Thanks for any advice
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menu > settings > wireless & networks > mobile networks > make sure "data enabled" is checked.
vicmora5 said:
I really need some assistance with some of the settings for CyanogenMod. I just got done flashing the ROM and everything went smoothly, but there seems to be a problem with my data/coverage. The phone is in roaming mode and I can't get the data to work. I have everything configured correctly I think, but I can't get the data connection to work. There is no indication that it is on even though I have it checked. So I can't get on the internet unless it's through WiFi and I can't send/receive picture messages since I have no data.
Would really appreciate some assistance since I really like this ROM but I'm paying for data and it seems I can't use it /:
Thanks for any advice
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Sounds like you may not have done a full Wipe/Factory Reset, Wipe Cache and wipe dalvik cache before you flashed. You perform these steps from ClockworkMod recovery before you flash the ROM.
Another thing that could have happened is that you had the USB cable plugged in when you entered ClockworkMod to flash the new ROM. Once you copy the new ROM to your SD card you should unplug the USB cable and then reboot into ClockworkMod.
vicmora5 said:
I really need some assistance with some of the settings for CyanogenMod. I just got done flashing the ROM and everything went smoothly, but there seems to be a problem with my data/coverage. The phone is in roaming mode and I can't get the data to work. I have everything configured correctly I think, but I can't get the data connection to work. There is no indication that it is on even though I have it checked. So I can't get on the internet unless it's through WiFi and I can't send/receive picture messages since I have no data.
Would really appreciate some assistance since I really like this ROM but I'm paying for data and it seems I can't use it /:
Thanks for any advice
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zervic said:
menu > settings > wireless & networks > mobile networks > make sure "data enabled" is checked.
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Cmon dude, I may be new to this but I'm not an idiot.
baboom, mod can delete this is they want.
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Sounds like you may not have done a full Wipe/Factory Reset, Wipe Cache and wipe dalvik cache before you flashed. You perform these steps from ClockworkMod recovery before you flash the ROM.
Another thing that could have happened is that you had the USB cable plugged in when you entered ClockworkMod to flash the new ROM. Once you copy the new ROM to your SD card you should unplug the USB cable and then reboot into ClockworkMod.
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The bold is something that is so common and so miniscule that many users often overlook it but it can cause weird things to happen when flashing ROMs and other things...
Also, @OP dial *#*#4636#*#* then go to phone information and scroll down...what option do you have for "Set preferred network type"?
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If you wanna get salty then you can piss off IMO, you're here asking for help and i'm trying to give you suggestions, if you don't want my help then kindly hop off my **** and get on your own, **** bag. figure it out yourself.
Also, if you wanna get cool and bold some **** of your post i'll do the same:
Game, Set, Match. **** you.
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Chill the **** out and don't go online anymore when you're on your rag please. How bout you read and don't rage, I'm sorry I didn't notice your tough guy status on the internet.
Also, quick thing about the any advice. You might as well have asked, "durrrr did you try turning on the phone? durrrrr I heard it has to be on for it to connect durrrrrrrrrrrr"
**** outta here.
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Chill the **** out and don't go online anymore when you're on your rag please. How bout you read and don't rage, I'm sorry I didn't notice your tough guy status on the internet.
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Anytime bud, just trying to help you The moral of the story was, I read your post and that was the first thing that came to mind and you got all salty, no problem though i understand you're frustrated. I would be to. As blake posted, did you happen to have your USB cable plugged in while you were booting into clockwork to flash your ROM and did you also clear cache, dalvik and data? I'll assume you cleared everything since you probably followed a tutorial verbatim on this site or some other site but the USB thing, while so small, can actually cause so many issues...no hard feelings bro
Also, please see above post for the preferred network type information...
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The bold is something that is so common and so miniscule that many users often overlook it but it can cause weird things to happen when flashing ROMs and other things...
Also, @OP dial *#*#4636#*#* then go to phone information and scroll down...what option do you have for "Set preferred network type"?
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I actually just downloaded the zip on my phone and moved it to the SD card with Astro, is this a problem? So I wasn't ever connected to a computer.
And I'm positive I did the full wipe.
The preferred network type says, WCDMA preferred
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I actually just downloaded the zip on my phone and moved it to the SD card with Astro, is this a problem? So I wasn't ever connected to a computer.
And I'm positive I did the full wipe.
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No that shouldn't be a problem at all, that's what I do with all my ROMs...
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No that shouldn't be a problem at all, that's what I do with all my ROMs...
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Alright thanks, then is that WCDMA preferred the correct setting there?
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Alright thanks, then is that WCDMA preferred the correct setting there?
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Yessir, that's what I've got as well...I'm assuming that you actually had service when you were on a non-cyanogenmod ROM?
1. Where did you download the ROM from? Was it from one of the links in attn1's thread?
- i.e. one of the two links supplied here?
2. If so...If I were you I would, redownload the ROM, move it out of your downloads folder (i.e. from /sdcard/downloads to /sdcard/) and wipe data, cache, dalvik and reflash...
3. Again, if I were you, and #2 didn't fix anything I would go back to a sense ROM and see if the problem is still existant. If it's not then idfk what to tell you LOL...but if it is then its probably hardware related...I would also flash BACK to the CM ROM after going back to the sense...
I know seems like a lot of stuff but if you're dedicated to having CM then you might just have to bear with the bs ;(
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Yessir, that's what I've got as well...I'm assuming that you actually had service when you were on a non-cyanogenmod ROM?
1. Where did you download the ROM from? Was it from one of the links in attn1's thread?
- i.e. one of the two links supplied here?
2. If so...If I were you I would, redownload the ROM, move it out of your downloads folder (i.e. from /sdcard/downloads to /sdcard/) and wipe data, cache, dalvik and reflash...
3. Again, if I were you, and #2 didn't fix anything I would go back to a sense ROM and see if the problem is still existant. If it's not then idfk what to tell you LOL...but if it is then its probably hardware related...I would also flash BACK to the CM ROM after going back to the sense...
I know seems like a lot of stuff but if you're dedicated to having CM then you might just have to bear with the bs ;(
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Yepp got the ROM from that link, I had service and everything working before, went back to the backup and everything is running well. I will try to re-download the ROM again as you suggested and hopefully I have success getting it to work I don't know whats going wrong but I guess I wasn't meant to run this ): but yeah...
thanks for trying to help THANKS A LOT !
If anyone else knows why I am experiencing these problems then please feel free to help me out
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Yepp got the ROM from that link, I had service and everything working before, went back to the backup and everything is running well. I will try to re-download the ROM again as you suggested and hopefully I have success getting it to work I don't know whats going wrong but I guess I wasn't meant to run this ): but yeah...
thanks for trying to help THANKS A LOT !
If anyone else knows why I am experiencing these problems then please feel free to help me out
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Anytime dude sorry bout flippin before ;D and wish I could help more unfortunately there's only so much help to be offered through a forum...
I got it working after re-flashing it!!
I don't know what happened though. I just went through all the settings turned them off then turned them on and turned the phone off then powered on and I wasnt in roaming anymore!
OK, congratulate me!! Thanks. I did it on the first try, no issue or hiccups what-so-ever.
Now for the info. I'm not sure that anyone will be interested, but I'm guessing other people in my position at least might be.
I'm very experienced with computers, but not working directly with rooting/unlocking devices. But I would say anyone who reads up a bit and can follow directions properly could pull it off pretty easily.
So I run 2.2.2, and I used superoneclick 1.6.3.
After opening superoneclick, I switched it from psneuter to rageagainsthecage. I had no idea if I was supposed to do this, but I read all about rageagainstthecage, and never heard of psneuter.
I had my phone connected to my PC, and I left my SD in the phone, but I unmounted it in settings. I have used ADB before, so I knew the drivers were installed and working, and I hit the button root.
After reading this site, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682, I started with debugging off, and turned it on as it said. I then turned it off, but didn't get a chance to turn it back on and off and on, so I just turned it back on (debugging) when it got to "Waiting for device" for the second time.
That was it! It asked to test and see if root was in fact accomplished, and it was. I then installed setCPU (which is basically the only reason I wanted to do this) and as far as I can tell it seems to be working fine.
I have been reading a lot about this for the past few days, but the actual procedure only took a couple of minutes. Keeping in mind, of course, that I already had ADB and drivers working.
Nothing was wiped off my phone, which surprisingly was hard to confirm on the web. I did read somewhere that only unlocking wipes data, but still, you never know.
I hope this helps anyone else who is new and unsure of the process, and I'd be happy to answer any other specific questions based on what I have learned of the last week or so. I know that people hesitate to ask questions in case they have already been asked lots of times, but are buried and hard to find (because that's the position I was in ).
Thanks for posting your "rooting" experience. I'm sure there are people that will find it helpful.
I think when I did mine, it was something along the lines of:
fastboot-oem-unlock
fastboot flash recovery <whatever>
reboot into recovery and flash rom
Other than the ability to install custom ROM's I've yet to see a huge deal in rooting my phone. Anyone care to tell me what I can do with a rooted N1 that is a must have? So far I tried to change some fonts, which didn't work, and discovered that I have to install a custom ROM to change the color of the notification bar, and I can't make the default Google music and news widgets slightly transparent. So educate me, what's the huge deal with rooting, aside from a custom ROM?
Set cpu of course like being said. I remember the first time I rooted my phone was universal androot it was a breeze. Then I lost root and use super one click to gain out back. Root really easy as well
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- Backup application, like MyBackup, can backup your app data(including game save...) if your device is rooted.
Hi N1 owners.
I also just root my N1 with superoneclick 1.6.3
After that I flashed CM 6.1.1 and yesterday I tried CM7. Everything has worked fine for me so far, but I have some questions, I hope someone can answer.
1/Can I just flash random roms on top of each other, like i did from cm6 - cm7?
2/ Can I always restore backups, nomatter what rom I come from or to?
3/ when/if official GB come out, can I flash a stock rom and get the OTA update right away?
Sorry, if I ask silly questions ..
Built in trackball colors, call blocker, hide frequently called list in the favorites tab, remove unnecessary apps, tmobile wifi calling, notification bar power toggles, trackball wake and unlock, quiet hours, themes, etc., etc., etc. Just off the top of my head. Oh, and Gingerbread!!!
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Some apps want to bypass the home screen "5 second rule" like widget locker, you need root. I setup a widget to reboot (nice!).
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...I did read somewhere that only unlocking wipes data, but still, you never know.
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Unlocking the Bootloader wipes data, rooting does not. This is probably what you read.
offenberg said:
Hi N1 owners.
I also just root my N1 with superoneclick 1.6.3
After that I flashed CM 6.1.1 and yesterday I tried CM7. Everything has worked fine for me so far, but I have some questions, I hope someone can answer.
1/Can I just flash random roms on top of each other, like i did from cm6 - cm7? Yes you can. Often if the ROM is the next version in a series, you can flash without wiping data or cache, but some ROMs require you to do this first.
2/ Can I always restore backups, nomatter what rom I come from or to? A Nandroid backup can be reinstalled from any ROM, or even just from Recovery if there is no ROM.
3/ when/if official GB come out, can I flash a stock rom and get the OTA update right away? Yes. Either restore your stock ROM Nandroid backup or a passimg.zip.
Sorry, if I ask silly questions ..
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offenberg said:
Hi N1 owners.
I also just root my N1 with superoneclick 1.6.3
After that I flashed CM 6.1.1 and yesterday I tried CM7. Everything has worked fine for me so far, but I have some questions, I hope someone can answer.
1/Can I just flash random roms on top of each other, like i did from cm6 - cm7?
2/ Can I always restore backups, nomatter what rom I come from or to?
3/ when/if official GB come out, can I flash a stock rom and get the OTA update right away?
Sorry, if I ask silly questions ..
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1. As a rule, if you are going from 1 ROM to another totally different ROM, it's always a good idea to wipe. It only takes a few seconds to sign back in to everything. You can bypass immediate sign in and activate wifi if you need it.
2. Nandroids can be reinstalled anytime. However, a nandroid does not contain your HBOOT and Radio. So if you updated those to use a specific ROM, they would stay in place with the nandroid restore.
3. When GB does finally make it out to our specific device, there is no way you would get an OTA before the ROM devs here had you up and running.
***Also note, the 1-click root tools may or may not work right away with the OTA 2.3. So to anyone that rooted using those tools and unrooted to hurry up and get an OTA, you may be stuck on stock until it gets fixed.
Know-Fear said:
1. As a rule, if you are going from 1 ROM to another totally different ROM, it's always a good idea to wipe. It only takes a few seconds to sign back in to everything. You can bypass immediate sign in and activate wifi if you need it.
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I agree, do a full wipe if it's a new ROM. Titanium Backup is a great way to get all of your apps and data back after installing the new ROM.
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I agree, do a full wipe if it's a new ROM. Titanium Backup is a great way to get all of your apps and data back after installing the new ROM.
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So what do you lose (if anything) when flashing a new ROM if you backup and do things the right way?
Another question would be if you just flash a new kernal do you lose any/all data?
brettbellaire said:
So what do you lose (if anything) when flashing a new ROM if you backup and do things the right way?
The only thing you'd lose is the old rom
Another question would be if you just flash a new kernal do you lose any/all data?
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Nope
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Nope
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Interesting... Thanks!
@ brettbellaire
I've rooted before, and lost root when ota's came. I've rooted again using superoneclick, and am contemplating cm7. But I feel very cautious about flashing a different rom, I'd cry if I bricked my phone. However, I'm probably going to do it during the next week (unless gingerbread ota arrives).
Andy
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Hmmm, I have been anxious for GB too.... but I'm not sure it's worth it. I don't think it's such a big update. I don't think there's too much of a danger of brinking these days.
I have been contemplating doing what I have to to overclock, see what kind of a difference that makes...
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I agree, do a full wipe if it's a new ROM. Titanium Backup is a great way to get all of your apps and data back after installing the new ROM.
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I am a newbie to root. Can Titanium Backup restore the paid apps? because some apps require online verification with Google at the first time of use.
Also, Z4root does not work on my N1. I want to use superoneclick but where can I find the driver for my win7? thanks
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is it possible to go back and unroot the phone? i.e. hide the padlock during phone startup ..I am using N1 ForYo 2.2.2..Thanks
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is it possible to go back and unroot the phone? i.e. hide the padlock during phone startup ..I am using N1 ForYo 2.2.2..Thanks
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If you see the padlock, you've got an unlocked boot-loader. This can't be re-locked.
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I just got an Epic 4g, it has Froyo.EC05, Firmware 2.2.1, Kernel: 2.6.32.9, Hardware v.D700.0.5
I don't want to put a rom on my phone. I just want to have root access so I can uninstall some of the stock apps, I REALLY want the wifi hotspot and I need the ability to set it back to it's stock again easy enough. I have a pc with Win7 Ultimate 64-bit and the drivers already installed and running ok. I just need to know which root program is best for a simple setup like I want and gives me just the wifi hotspot and stock app remover.
Thanks.
~Z
Use One-Click-Root CWM 3.0.2.5 to root your phone.
Use Titanium backup from the market to uninstall the bloatware
Some bloatware cannot be uninstalled, search around and find out what can and cant be uninstalled.
Then you are done.
If you ever need to send your phone back to sprint, Use the program ODIN to return your phone to stock.
It's that simple, but not that simple. Watch the video. It'll make waaay more sense.
The Root said:
It's that simple, but not that simple. Watch the video. It'll make waaay more sense.
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Yep. Videos make it a breeze! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009997
What program do I use to enable WiFi hotspot? Or is that part of the CWM root program?
zeoran said:
What program do I use to enable WiFi hotspot? Or is that part of the CWM root program?
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If I remeber right we only had a working hot spot on DI18, but now wifi tether is what to use...
Im getting tired of changing this...
so how do I get wifi tethering to work? I just want to be able to use my phone to give internet access to my notebook when a wifi spot isn't available, like I could with my at&t tilt 2...
zeoran said:
so how do I get wifi tethering to work? I just want to be able to use my phone to give internet access to my notebook when a wifi spot isn't available, like I could with my at&t tilt 2...
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Root your phone and download WiFi tether. They took it off the market, but I am sure it is posted on XDA.
Just for knowing, if I want to remove the root CWM and set it back to the way it was stock, what do I do? What program do I run and will it wipe out all my installed apps/data? or will it just set the settings back to normal?
zeoran said:
Just for knowing, if I want to remove the root CWM and set it back to the way it was stock, what do I do? What program do I run and will it wipe out all my installed apps/data? or will it just set the settings back to normal?
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ODIN
10 char
zeoran said:
Just for knowing, if I want to remove the root CWM and set it back to the way it was stock, what do I do? What program do I run and will it wipe out all my installed apps/data? or will it just set the settings back to normal?
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Just google Wifi Tether and grab version 3 pre 14
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Thx for the info on the tether, I'll try it. But if I wanted to un-root the phone and go back to how it was stock, how do I unroot it? Is the Odin thingy the only way to go back? I heard that Odin wipes everything out. Is there a simple way to undo the root CWM program w/out wiping out everything?
zeoran said:
Thx for the info on the tether, I'll try it. But if I wanted to un-root the phone and go back to how it was stock, how do I unroot it? Is the Odin thingy the only way to go back? I heard that Odin wipes everything out. Is there a simple way to undo the root CWM program w/out wiping out everything?
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In my signature, click the Stock Rom link, in the first post is a CWM flashable zip for the stock samsung recovery and the stock rom. You'd have to root, make a nandroid backup in cwm, then when you need to unroot, wipe data/cache 3x and flash the ReRFS rom, let that boot, then go back to cwm, restore the backup, then reboot. Go back to cwm and flash the samsung stock recovery. But, you'd only *need* to unroot if you have to take it back to sprint.
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Thanks xanderman, but I hate to sound like a noob, but I'm a windows/pc guy...I've had a windows phone since the early ipaq's, when the phone and the pim were separate devices... all i've had since then is Windows phones too, up to my Tilt 2, which I just traded in for my Epic 4G. So all this root/linux sounding Android stuff is VERY new to me and I have NO IDEA what you just said in your wonderful instructions up there about how to unroot my phone. I've noticed that a few apps don't seem to like the fact that my phone is rooted. And the only reason I did it was to have the ability to do Wifi Hotspot and for being able to have more apps installed on my sd card rather than the phone memory, although that was before I knew that Android phones have dedicated memory for apps, unlike Windows phones which shared memory between the app storage and app running. So if I had a ton of apps installed, the phone would crawl... same for too many txt msgs... but with the Android system, that's not a problem...
zeoran said:
Thanks xanderman, but I hate to sound like a noob, but I'm a windows/pc guy...I've had a windows phone since the early ipaq's, when the phone and the pim were separate devices... all i've had since then is Windows phones too, up to my Tilt 2, which I just traded in for my Epic 4G. So all this root/linux sounding Android stuff is VERY new to me and I have NO IDEA what you just said in your wonderful instructions up there about how to unroot my phone. I've noticed that a few apps don't seem to like the fact that my phone is rooted. And the only reason I did it was to have the ability to do Wifi Hotspot and for being able to have more apps installed on my sd card rather than the phone memory, although that was before I knew that Android phones have dedicated memory for apps, unlike Windows phones which shared memory between the app storage and app running. So if I had a ton of apps installed, the phone would crawl... same for too many txt msgs... but with the Android system, that's not a problem...
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If you can figure out the above, you might just need to odin to stock. Basically CWM(ClockworkMod) is a custom recovery mode that let's rooted users flash new roms/themes/etc to the phone. Basically, you hold Volume up/down, camera and power buttons, wipe data in clockworkmod 3 times, then choose the "install zip from /sdcard" option, find the stock rom I mentioned(the one in my signature) and install it. Then reboot, wait 5 minutes. Go back to ClockWorkMod, and then advanced restore the data section of your backup(always make a "nandroid" backup before flasing your first anything), install the Stock Samsung Recovery(the only reason for this step would be if you have to return it for whatever reason), and you'll have an unrooted epic 4g.
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You can always.use gingerbreak to root your phone. If your not worried about roms then u don't need a custom recovery. Using gingerbreak will just give u root and that is what u want.
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musclehead84 said:
You can always.use gingerbreak to root your phone. If your not worried about roms then u don't need a custom recovery. Using gingerbreak will just give u root and that is what u want.
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He's already rooted. Also, I tried gingerbreak, and it didn't work.
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Ummm...
So this is just my two cents here, but...everyone here is recommending the experimental version of wifi tether. Which I disagree with. Its easier to just go to the market and search "wireless tether".
"But squshy! Wireless tether doesn't do infrastructure mode! It only does ad hoc!"
I know. But ALL the OP wants to do is tether to his laptop. In which case, the market wireless tether will work perfectly. You don't even have to worry about using special steps to get it to tether 4g.
Plus, the experimental wifi tether is...buggy. I would think that a simple user such as yourself would rather have a stable reliable program over one that frequently reboots itself. (And ad hoc really isn't that bad guys. Its not like the guy wants to tether his xbox360 like everyone else here )
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zanderman112 said:
If you can figure out the above, you might just need to odin to stock. Basically CWM(ClockworkMod) is a custom recovery mode that let's rooted users flash new roms/themes/etc to the phone. Basically, you hold Volume up/down, camera and power buttons, wipe data in clockworkmod 3 times, then choose the "install zip from /sdcard" option, find the stock rom I mentioned(the one in my signature) and install it. Then reboot, wait 5 minutes. Go back to ClockWorkMod, and then advanced restore the data section of your backup(always make a "nandroid" backup before flasing your first anything), install the Stock Samsung Recovery(the only reason for this step would be if you have to return it for whatever reason), and you'll have an unrooted epic 4g.
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Ok, so I know how to get into the CWM. I get the wipe data 3 times, although I don't understand why you have to do it 3 times...I get the next step, although I don't know what it's installing from the sd card. Also, will running Odin wipe out all my data/apps? What's a "nandroid" backup? I used Titanium Backup to backup everything...but that won't work after I'm "unrooted", will it?
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Ok, so I know how to get into the CWM. I get the wipe data 3 times, although I don't understand why you have to do it 3 times...I get the next step, although I don't know what it's installing from the sd card. Also, will running Odin wipe out all my data/apps? What's a "nandroid" backup? I used Titanium Backup to backup everything...but that won't work after I'm "unrooted", will it?
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Idk about Titanium, but nandroid is the Backup/restore feature in cwm. When you install something from the sdcard, its a flashable zip. Like the stock rom in my signature, that's a flashable zip. And yes, odin wipes everything.
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I wanted to root my phone and my wife's so that we could use the wifi tether built into the phone. I followed the directions for the OneClick Root and Recovery (worked fantastically, thanks guys!!) And then installed the wifi tether. v3.1beta6 also works great by the way!!
Of course then I did something stupid. When I found that the market didn't work I ran an app called Eris Market Fix that another android site said worked for GalaxyS phones. Now my phone (not dumb enough to test it on the wife's first) will not turn un or boot fully. I get the Samsung Mobile screen and then it goes dark and gives the Force Close single--double vibration and repeats.
Can I fix this or is my phone finished? Once I do, how do I get the market to work on both?
Noobed4g? said:
I wanted to root my phone and my wife's so that we could use the wifi tether built into the phone. I followed the directions for the OneClick Root and Recovery (worked fantastically, thanks guys!!) And then installed the wifi tether. v3.1beta6 also works great by the way!!
Of course then I did something stupid. When I found that the market didn't work I ran an app called Eris Market Fix that another android site said worked for GalaxyS phones. Now my phone (not dumb enough to test it on the wife's first) will not turn un or boot fully. I get the Samsung Mobile screen and then it goes dark and gives the Force Close single--double vibration and repeats.
Can I fix this or is my phone finished? Once I do, how do I get the market to work on both?
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boot into recovery (hold vol. dwn, camera, power) and restore the nandroid backup u made prior to flashing that market for starters... lemme know if u get that far
edit: next time, questions should go in the q&a section...
Noobed4g? said:
I wanted to root my phone and my wife's so that we could use the wifi tether built into the phone. I followed the directions for the OneClick Root and Recovery (worked fantastically, thanks guys!!) And then installed the wifi tether. v3.1beta6 also works great by the way!!
Of course then I did something stupid. When I found that the market didn't work I ran an app called Eris Market Fix that another android site said worked for GalaxyS phones. Now my phone (not dumb enough to test it on the wife's first) will not turn un or boot fully. I get the Samsung Mobile screen and then it goes dark and gives the Force Close single--double vibration and repeats.
Can I fix this or is my phone finished? Once I do, how do I get the market to work on both?
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Have you tried clearing cache and dalvik cache in clockwork?
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also, it's impossible to say for sure at this point, but i highly doubt u did anything permanent to your phone. worst case scenario, u may just end up starting over from scratch...
and maybe try what ^ac suggested before restoring your nandroid backup, sometimes clearing cache and dalvik can help a LOT!!! but it also has to be done from inside clockwork mod recovery.
Bricking is when the phone is literally a brick, no power, no lights, no nothing. I prefer Sponged for this condition. As a last resort if you have no backup (shame) and clearing dalvik and cache don't work, do a Factory Data reset and it will delete any third party apps and data. You will need to set your phone back up but if you have been saving your contacts on Google and not your phone you will get them back when you sign in to gmail.
Right. I have no backup that I'm aware of since I only did the three things listed above. I've seen where it says to use adb for stuff like this, but I do not know where or how to access that. When I plug my phone in to the computer via usb though it says adb found.
I know that clockwork and other were installed but where do I find them?
Edit: So clockwork was found through the vol down, power, camera reboot attempt, so now I know where to make a backup from next time. *embarrassed* Haven't messed with computers like this for years.
dalvik and cache wiped. no change.
Wipe and factory reset (with sd card removed) no change.
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then black screen and single vibrate
pause and (sorry) triple vibrate
repeat ad nauseum.
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Right. I have no backup that I'm aware of since I only did the three things listed above. I've seen where it says to use adb for stuff like this, but I do not know where or how to access that. When I plug my phone in to the computer via usb though it says adb found.
I know that clockwork and other were installed but where do I find them?
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Clockwork is your recovery, you access this by 3-finger booting into recovery.
You first turn your phone off wait till its off for sure then you power the phone on by holding the volume down button the camera button, and the power button until the menu shows up.
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At this point you will need to Odin your phone back to its original condition. Go into Development sub-forum and at the top in the stickies is a thread called how to fix a semi-bricked Epic. The file links and instructions are in the 1st post. This will wipe everything from your phone and put Android 2.2 back on.
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Next time you want to do anything to your phone, follow qbking77's yout tube videos. They are step by step idiot proof vids to help you out. There is even one called "how to return to stock" that will help with odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009997
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At this point you will need to Odin your phone back to its original condition. Go into Development sub-forum and at the top in the stickies is a thread called how to fix a semi-bricked Epic. The file links and instructions are in the 1st post. This will wipe everything from your phone and put Android 2.2 back on.
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That will also help you return your phone to stock in preparation to get the OTA to Gb.
Noobed4g? said:
... So clockwork was found through the vol down, power, camera reboot attempt, so now I know where to make a backup from next time. *embarrassed* Haven't messed with computers like this for years.
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Lesson learned the hard way. Good luck with Odin, and remember to always ALWAYS make a backup
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Noobed4g? said:
I wanted to root my phone and my wife's so that we could use the wifi tether built into the phone. I followed the directions for the OneClick Root and Recovery (worked fantastically, thanks guys!!) And then installed the wifi tether. v3.1beta6 also works great by the way!!
Of course then I did something stupid. When I found that the market didn't work I ran an app called Eris Market Fix that another android site said worked for GalaxyS phones. Now my phone (not dumb enough to test it on the wife's first) will not turn un or boot fully. I get the Samsung Mobile screen and then it goes dark and gives the Force Close single--double vibration and repeats.
Can I fix this or is my phone finished? Once I do, how do I get the market to work on both?
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I have been here before as well. I have tried just about all the roms that are out there. If you want great performance and great battery life this rom is the best I have used yet. This is based off of 2.2 android. Everything works minus the sprint bloatware. Here is a link http://randomking.romgeeks.com/development/randomrom-2-2/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146630
Follow his instructions. If you have a problem let me know. Good luck
Thanks again! I'm back up and running. Still need to figure out how to make the market work for paid apps after I root again, but I do intend to remove the bloat ware and speed things up.
Happy I still have my phone though
Many, many thanks everyone!
Noobed4g? said:
Thanks again! I'm back up and running. Still need to figure out how to make the market work for paid apps after I root again, but I do intend to remove the bloat ware and speed things up.
H iappy stroll have my phone though
Many, many thanks everyone!
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Glad you're alive again!
Edit: MAKE A BACKUP! ! !
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Noobed4g? said:
Thanks again! I'm back up and running. Still need to figure out how to make the market work for paid apps after I root again, but I do intend to remove the bloat ware and speed things up.
Happy I still have my phone though
Many, many thanks everyone!
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Excellent! Your paid apps should show up under my apps to redownload after a day or two after you sync your gmail account.
Noobed4g? said:
Thanks again! I'm back up and running. Still need to figure out how to make the market work for paid apps after I root again, but I do intend to remove the bloat ware and speed things up.
Happy I still have my phone though
Many, many thanks everyone!
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What Kenny said above ^^
If that doesn't help try downloading a few free apps that sould kick the sync proccess. Glad to hear btw!
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