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[Q] Unrooting and the OTA 2.2 update (when released)

I just rooted my phone, I first thought this would be really useful but it isn't really for me. Am I right in saying that the only way to revert back to my original ROM(?) will be to flash my phone effectively loosing all the data on it? Or can I keep all my data, my text messages phone history etc?
I haven't installed any custom ROMs, just rooted using unrevoked 3. Will my OTA updates be blocked? Can I update to 2.2 (official) when it's released? Will this unroot my phone?
Thanks, I'm new to all this stuff.

u dont need to unroot, just install ota and phone will be unrooted

rolks said:
u dont need to unroot, just install ota and phone will be unrooted
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So the OTA updates aren't blocked because I'm not using a custom ROM?

Im not sure but i think if the phone is rooted you have to install the update manualy from recovery if the ota is here
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So I will loose no data off my phone by doing the OTA update when it is released? And my phone will become unrooted too?

data will be lost, but if you did nandroid backup you can restore later data

dl titanium backup from market first, backup all your apps, and then you'll be fine.

Hy, i have the same questions myself, glad to know more about it using your topick here. But i have a little question: if your phone was originaly in an different language (Dutch in my case), will this OTA update reset the phone again in that original language?
Thanks in advance,
Erwin
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

ErwinP said:
Hy, i have the same questions myself, glad to know more about it using your topick here. But i have a little question: if your phone was originaly in an different language (Dutch in my case), will this OTA update reset the phone again in that original language?
Thanks in advance,
Erwin
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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It should do, as long as your phone is still network locked?
Anyway can't you change your Phone's language from the settings menu? Settings>Language & Keyboard>Select locale
Oh and thanks for all the replies guys, I may actually keep my phone rooted, I will probably flash Wildpuzzle when it supports the European features such as friend stream which seem to be blocked on the China ROM.

[Q] Htc wildfire unroot.

Hi guys.
I have an htc wildfire, and I root the phone.
Now my question is: How I unroot the phone?
My network is Vodafone Romania.
And I have another question:
If I take a Backup form a person who have 2.2 and no root`ed phone (he has htc wildfire and his network is vodafone also) and I put to my phone , this will be work?
I want to do update OTA and I can`t because I have a root`ed phone
Sorry for my english!
Thanks.

Hi, i rooted my htc wildfire simply to try it. Anyway i have now un-rooted it.
Simply flash the original rom back onto the phone and your done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=703655
You can run htc sync on the pc and double click or stick it on the sd card and run it from there. My phone is now stock

And now you can do update over the air?

Ayub said:
Hi, i rooted my htc wildfire simply to try it.
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what app did you use to root your wildfire (froyo 2.2) ?

skyzor said:
Hi guys.
I have an htc wildfire, and I root the phone.
Now my question is: How I unroot the phone?
My network is Vodafone Romania.
And I have another question:
If I take a Backup form a person who have 2.2 and no root`ed phone (he has htc wildfire and his network is vodafone also) and I put to my phone , this will be work?
I want to do update OTA and I can`t because I have a root`ed phone
Sorry for my english!
Thanks.
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Just flash the original ROM (Eclair 2.1 - RUU 1.37) and it will work like a charm.
I am also on Vodafone Romania.
But my suggestion is to not update it if you still want to have root.
Using OTA update will result in losing superuser permissions.
Adrian

How did you do that ? Simply flashed the stock ROM ?
THats doesn't sound right. You have the get back the stock ROM before doing anything like that.
I am missing something ?

HTC Wildfire will get Tough to Root after 2.2 Froyo Update

As per a forum member of XDA-Developers , he states that HTC Wildfire Which is soon to get its Official 2.2 Froyo Update , Is a good news for some , but will give tough times to others , other uses who wish to Root their Android Device.
In Details warriorvibhu Explains that HTC Wildfire will be provided with a OTA Update with HBoot , a Bootloader which would be harder to crack / modify in order to Root the device.
What do you think about this???

dungquoc said:
As per a forum member of XDA-Developers , he states that HTC Wildfire Which is soon to get its Official 2.2 Froyo Update , Is a good news for some , but will give tough times to others , other uses who wish to Root their Android Device.
In Details warriorvibhu Explains that HTC Wildfire will be provided with a OTA Update with HBoot , a Bootloader which would be harder to crack / modify in order to Root the device.
What do you think about this???
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Yes unrEVOked no longer works although as is the case with ANY update we can downgrade and use unrEVOked

Just install danne_Jo's ROM and forget about ruu and losing root.

42turkeys said:
Yes unrEVOked no longer works although as is the case with ANY update we can downgrade and use unrEVOked
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Can you downgrade this ROM? I had installed ROM and I can not downgrade ROM. UnrEVOked dont work, visionay and z4root dont work? Help me hack root.

dungquoc said:
Can you downgrade this ROM? I had installed ROM and I can not downgrade ROM. UnrEVOked dont work, visionay and z4root dont work? Help me hack root.
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What did visionary do? That should work :|
EDIT: looks like you've tried everything, however I have no sympathy for you, everyone is warned about accepting HTC updates and rooting
Also don't hold out hope of unrEVOked doing anything, to be brutally honest they couldn't care less about the Wildfire

42turkeys said:
What did visionary do? That should work :|
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Yes visionary dont work. I tried that app. hix. HELP...

Download RUU and extract the ROM out of the .exe, then let it go through Android Kitchen and we got a Official ROM with root.

rooting?
So means Unrevoked will not update to help poor guys updated to 2.2?
Are you sure maybe they will figure out something to provide it!

a1exander said:
Download RUU and extract the ROM out of the .exe, then let it go through Android Kitchen and we got a Official ROM with root.
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Please Show me the step?

a1exander said:
Download RUU and extract the ROM out of the .exe, then let it go through Android Kitchen and we got a Official ROM with root.
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Please, please tell me how! I have a thread on this, I debranded my phone but want to put t mobiles Rom back on but I get 'wrong bootloader'
Iv tried what u suggested but get 'bad zip'.
instructions would be soooo helpful
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

bassmonkey said:
Please, please tell me how! I have a thread on this, I debranded my phone but want to put t mobiles Rom back on but I get 'wrong bootloader'
Iv tried what u suggested but get 'bad zip'.
instructions would be soooo helpful
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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Just download one of these ROMs, just what I said has been done to them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877243
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879032
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878115

a1exander said:
Just download one of these ROMs, just what I said has been done to them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877243
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879032
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878115
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Thank u 4 ur reply, however I want to put the stock t mobile Rom back on to my debeanded wildfire, in effect re-branding it, but when I try the ruu I get 'wrong bootloader' I can't find or seem to get any help as to how I solve this
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

bassmonkey said:
Thank u 4 ur reply, however I want to put the stock t mobile Rom back on to my debeanded wildfire, in effect re-branding it, but when I try the ruu I get 'wrong bootloader' I can't find or seem to get any help as to how I solve this
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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They are exactly as the stock except for some stuff like Apps2SD added.

a1exander said:
They are exactly as the stock except for some stuff like Apps2SD added.
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I want all the t mobile branded, non rooted, no cool stuff added, bog standard crap so I can send it off 4 repair tho
even the most talented devs were noobs once... so there's hope for the rest of us!

a1exander said:
Just download one of these ROMs, just what I said has been done to them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877243
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879032
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878115
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The first, my wildfire dont root.
So the second, dont install that ROM. hix

Downgrade???
Do you think the technical staffs of HTC com can downgrade this ROM to OS 2.1? They invent the upgrade utility software, so do you think they can do downgrade???? I am going to the warranty my device. How do you think so?

I am wondering the same, what would happen when I try to flash the 1.37 RUU back on the phone?

If you have upgraded to the offical Froyo either OTA or from RUU your stuck in a hole.
The update changed the bootloader in the Wildfire meaning it is currently impossible to root (which rules out custum ROMS) and you can't role back to a previous RUU because they are written with the old boot loader.
Thats what the original OP of this thread is about.....the fact that it could be a while before it's going to get re rooted via unrevoked or any other method.
So your just gonna have to wait until rooting is supported again by Unrevoked or some other app, or some clever sod figures out how to change the new Boot loader.

Hope someone figures it out soon :/

dungquoc said:
As per a forum member of XDA-Developers , he states that HTC Wildfire Which is soon to get its Official 2.2 Froyo Update , Is a good news for some , but will give tough times to others , other uses who wish to Root their Android Device.
In Details warriorvibhu Explains that HTC Wildfire will be provided with a OTA Update with HBoot , a Bootloader which would be harder to crack / modify in order to Root the device.
What do you think about this???
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I had Warned abt this 4 months back.. check here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744927

[Q] Htc gratia update problem

i faced a problem with update HTC gratia, after downloading update phone get restart then it show that update began then it show photo of phone with "?"
i tried to enter boot option in device but it shows "E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command" !
what to do?
thanx alot ppl

Its because you're rooted.
Sent from my Liberty CM7

syed239 said:
Its because you're rooted.
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thanx for replaying
but may i have some explain
i'm new in this system! and i dont know what it's mean!

Since you're rooted(you did root your phone right?), you can't use official updates from HTC. You have to download a ROM from xda forums and flash.
Sent from my Liberty CM7

syed239 said:
Since you're rooted(you did root your phone right?), you can't use official updates from HTC. You have to download a ROM from xda forums and flash.
Sent from my Liberty CM7
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no i i didnt root it! and i don't know how
mobile is new!
where i can get official rom?

Ok well I'd recommend rooting your phone first. Its very simple. There's a thread in the HTC Aria forums where it guides you step by step on how to root.
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does it work with gratia? have anybody try it?

Yeah it works with every HTC android phone. I would post the link but I'm on from the xda app and don't know how to post the link. Just go to HTC Aria> Android Development> and there's a guide on how to install unrevoked. Just follow that.
Sent from my Liberty CM7

If you have a gratia you can't root the phone. The hboot has not been cracked yet. If you received the phone like this you are going to need to send it back for repair. Also there is no released RUU for the stock gratia.

jznomoney said:
If you have a gratia you can't root the phone. The hboot has not been cracked yet. If you received the phone like this you are going to need to send it back for repair. Also there is no released RUU for the stock gratia.
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Isn't the gratia almost exactly like the Aria? Because Arias ROMs are from legend and gratia.
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yes it is the same phone but the hboot which is required for root is a newer version on the gratia. The USA aria and asian with 2.1 have an hboot of .57 the gratia / aria 2.2 update in asia have an hboot of 1.01 or something which cannot be hacked hence no root.

syed239 said:
Isn't the gratia almost exactly like the Aria? Because Arias ROMs are from legend and gratia.
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Cyanogenmod and LA Roms are not from Legend. LA FR series is from Aria (Asia) and Gratia, which is an Aria with newer firmware, such as the newer HBOOT that jznomoney mentioned, that hasn't been hacked yet.

update problem has been solved! problem was with memory card! i don't know why! i formated it before using it!
but remain one problem quet sound does not work when i pick phone of flipp it!
G-accelerometer is working fine!!

MK king said:
update problem has been solved! problem was with memory card! i don't know why! i formated it before using it!
but remain one problem quet sound does not work when i pick phone of flipp it!
G-accelerometer is working fine!!
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I take it you are talking about an OTA or official HTC update?

official update

MK king said:
official update
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Okay, may I ask what this update did for you? Do you know what it contained?

attn1 said:
Okay, may I ask what this update did for you? Do you know what it contained?
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actually no i dont know ! but i was afraid that boot part in this mobile is broken!
thanx God it's not

can you pull the files from your phone MK king
open a command prompt and make a directory change to it and do adb pull /system
it should pull all the files off your phone
compress it and upload it to mediafire or some sort of sharing site. send us a link.

MK king said:
official update
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Better yet, could you start the HBOOT in your phone (turn off, press volume down + power button and a white screen with text will come up) and check its version? It should be 0.57.000

Do you know if someone is working on Gratia looking for a way to root it?
Will be possible to do?

Flash recovery?

Hi, I flashed rcmix hd and am really enjoying it at the moment, but if I wanted to go back to my stock rom I had, do I just restore my nandroid backup?? And then unroot and eng s-on?
Thank you ;-)
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Yep, should be as simple as that (restoring the backup will return the phone to the state it was in when the backup was taken).
Unless you're needing it fully back to stock for warranty purposes I'd be inclined to leave root and s-off so when you inevitably get sick of the stock ROM again you can flash another without having to bother re-doing all that, but that's just me

You will also have to replace CWM with the stock one.
An alternative would be flash RUU, s-on and unroot.

I didn't see post sorry, yeah I was thinking of going back to stock, but wondered whether I should use Vodafone branded ruu or use official HTC ruu??
If I flash official HTC ruu, will I debrand my phone? And if its debranded do I still get ota updates?
And after flashing HTC ruu, do I just do radio s-on and unroot? Or as u said just flash official ruu and leave root and radio s-on for another rom later on down the line?
Oh and you said I will need to replace cwm with stock one, so if I flashed HTC ruu, does that automatically replace it?
Thank you
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dazza_84 said:
I didn't see post sorry, yeah I was thinking of going back to stock, but wondered whether I should use Vodafone branded ruu or use official HTC ruu??
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It's really up to you.
If I flash official HTC ruu, will I debrand my phone? And if its debranded do I still get ota updates?
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Yes it will be debranded and yes you will get OTA updates
And after flashing HTC ruu, do I just do radio s-on and unroot? Or as u said just flash official ruu and leave root and radio s-on for another rom later on down the line?
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You got it wrong, I meant you will have to do s-on and unroot after flashing RUU
Oh and you said I will need to replace cwm with stock one, so if I flashed HTC ruu, does that automatically replace it?
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Yes

Hawks556 said:
It's really up to you.
Yes it will be debranded and yes you will get OTA updates
You got it wrong, I meant you will have to do s-on and unroot after flashing RUU
Yes
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ok thank you, i was gonna flash official ruu 1.32 but it is in exe. format, how would i do that?? because i thought it had to be a zip file, so you could install it through cwm????

Maybe it's meant to be used on the computer if it's an exe?
You will also probably have to connect the phone to the computer via usb.

Hawks556 said:
Maybe it's meant to be used on the computer if it's an exe?
You will also probably have to connect the phone to the computer via usb.
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hhmmmm, maybe i should just use the zip file then.
theres 2, either 1.32 xx3.exe
or 1.32 xx6.zip
does it really matter which one i flash??

It's not meant to be flashed, it's meant to be executed on the computer with the phone connected via usb. HTC Sync should be on too. I was just being sarcastic earlier...

Hawks556 said:
It's not meant to be flashed, it's meant to be executed on the computer with the phone connected via usb. HTC Sync should be on too. I was just being sarcastic earlier...
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looooool i know , but ive just got used to using the zip file and installing through cwm, so all this talk of exe. files is confusing me yet again :-0???
but i suppose using the 1.32 xx6 zip file is ok, i hope

The RUU is an all in one utility to flash official HTC ROMs, RUU = Rom Update Utility.
To flash one, ensure you have HTC Sync installed (for correct drivers), plug your handset in to your computer, double click the RUU.exe, follow the prompts. Easy as peas.

andyharney said:
The RUU is an all in one utility to flash official HTC ROMs, RUU = Rom Update Utility.
To flash one, ensure you have HTC Sync installed (for correct drivers), plug your handset in to your computer, double click the RUU.exe, follow the prompts. Easy as peas.
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Ahh ok sounds easy enough, thanks.
Can I ask which is the more stable rom out of 1.32 xx3 and 1.32 xx6?
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Can I flash a ruu.zip through cwm or do I HAVE to use the exe. On comp?
And do I need to rename the ruu.zip to pd98img.zip???
Cheers
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if im not wrong flashing the ruu will flash the recovery to the default one as well.and will also eng-S-On it...so the only thing to do after that is just to root and radio S-On.

dazza_84 said:
Can I flash a ruu.zip through cwm or do I HAVE to use the exe. On comp?
And do I need to rename the ruu.zip to pd98img.zip???
Cheers
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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Why do you have to make it harder than it is? Just run the RUU .exe from your computer.
jittery said:
if im not wrong flashing the ruu will flash the recovery to the default one as well.and will also eng-S-On it...so the only thing to do after that is just to root and radio S-On.
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Yes that had already been confirmed, your post doesn't answer his last question at all. Don't just post something random because you need your 10 posts, it might do more damage than good.

Hawks556 said:
Why do you have to make it harder than it is? Just run the RUU .exe from your computer.
Yes that had already been confirmed, your post doesn't answer his last question at all. Don't just post something random because you need your 10 posts, it might do more damage than good.
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Yeah I done it now mate thanks just run it through computer and it done its thing.
So I'm debranded now, I lost root but did get ota update for 1.32 xx6 which I updated so happy at moment , thanks for your help ;-)
Oh but cos I'm debranded at the moment if I wanted to do s-on and change cid thing, would I change it to debrand model or do I need to change cid to branded? Cos it was originally branded? But not anymore ???
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As you have a unbranded rom, use the unbranded CID
P.S. If you find my posts useful, hit the thanks button

Mate you have been so helpful, honestly mate I couldn't even put it into words how greatful I am, I really appreciate all u have said and guided me through it all, thanks alot ;-)
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