K. Rooted my sons phone to put cm6 on it. Nandroid backup of his 1.6 before I installed it.
Reflashed the 1.6 so he can get the OTA 2.2. So, now he has 1.6 but is still rooted.
Now how do I unroot it?
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You shouldn't need to do anything else. The update will overwrite the custom recovery which should be the last thing left of your being "rooted".
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Thanks. Just making sure. He hasn't had any notifications of any update yet.
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I just thought about something, how did you root it in the first place? If you used the Androot method you will need to re-run the program selecting the unroot option, then I would suggest also doing a factory reset. Reason being is that with the Androot method you would have rooted the phone as the first step so you could use ROM manager to create the backup and to flash a new recovery.
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Man. It's been so long I can't remember... I know I used terminal on my g1 and rooted his phone about the same time and I'm pretty sure I used the method on the cyanogen wiki. I will have to go look at that.
Still nothing being reported on his phone about any updates....
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Okay. Checked on the cyanogen wiki and I am now positive I used the security hole in 1.5 method ny flashing a new SAPP.IMG file.
But, my question remains. The phone is still rooted and on 1.6, will it get the OTA update? I guess I could just wait until the weekend is over to see. Nothing so far....
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U flashed the sapping? ure supposed to hboot it (volume down and power, that should wipe everything including root, do not root again, do a manual update to donut then froyo if u want
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K I'll try that. Thanks.
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NVM
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Can anyone confirm that if u update with a official update, u will be unrooted
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Absolutely, and you may very well end up in a situation where it will be incredibly hard to get rooted again.
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So u recommend not to update?
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I wouldn't unless you are having problems with the phone or you are going to send it back to art.
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Unroot went ok
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Can anyone confirm that if u update with a official update, u will be unrooted
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I unrooted last week just to see if I could just in case I had to return to AT&T, it wasn't easy, but finally got it to work. I then used the LINUX(built a LINUX: UBUNTU bootable CD) method of rooting again, went flawlessly; no issues at all.
I un-rooted last night booting into Fastboot USB and running the ATT stock ROM given on the HTC website... finished in 5 minutes. Had to fix something un-related, but it was a good test to see if I could un-root.
Then I just used unrevoked3 to root again; no problems.
I just traded some one an HD7 for this MyTouch 4G.... Yayyy, back to Android ! Well, they already have it rooted and everything, but I like to start from scratch when I am modding my phones. I am coming from a Cliq so I'm not familiar with HTC. How should I go about unrooting the phone? And where should I start in the forum while trying to get familiar with modding this phone?
If it's already rooted, why unroot it? I would just make sure the latest recovery is installed, wipe it, and flash whatever ROM you want.
I'd you are looking to mod it... then you want to keep it rooted.
Its a good thing. You can even run the stock rom and make backups of all your apps and settings.
Root is good!
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I think he just wants to unroot it to gain the experience on this platform...
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I think he just wants to unroot it to gain the experience on this platform...
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Correct. I would like to start from root and unroot it and know what the whole entire process is for this phone.
Any help out there? =P
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Any help out there? =P
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Look in the development section... there are many threads with step by step instructions. Search is your friend.
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search PD15IMG. Sets you back to stock and unroot.
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search PD15IMG. Sets you back to stock and unroot.
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+1....As Rockstarar said, the pd15img makes you go back to being unrooted. The pd15img is the stock OS image and the thread will on that will explain how to flash it.
After that I'd say check out the "Guide to permaroot" thread, that will explain the process in getting rooted permanently. Next you should check out the thread for clockworkmod Recovery 3.0.0.6, thats a version that enables us to flash both 2.2 and 2.3 base roms. Alot of ppl miss that thread and end up using the wrong recovery to flash roms and as a result they get boot loops.
After that you're good to go! Got alot of options in the development section to choose from, so pick ur poison
I remember when I jus started this thing I had no clue where to start so that should give you a nice guideline on how to get going
Thanks!! I can't wait to get started =P.
Good luck!
I am very experienced in rooting Samsung phones. I would like to root my mom's phone, which, right now is on bone stock, without erasing any data. I need some help (I also want to keep her on stock, the only reason for this is to install RTL languages on her phone).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005133
Thank you, but I do not want to flash an Eng bootloader, can I just temp root, mod /system, and unroot, and the changes will stick?
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Try the temp root apps Visionary+ and Z4Root
They may not be on the market, so I just Google them
i cant see why not..but then again ive never tried that..i think it will tho....dont take my word for it tho
Okay, and if I flash the eng hboot, can I just flash a stock RUU to get back to stock and S-On for warrenty?
EDIT: If anyone here is familiar with Odin, what is a similar program to unbrick this phone?
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Okay, and if I flash the eng hboot, can I just flash a stock RUU to get back to stock and S-On for warrenty?
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Yes, you can run the One "zip" RUU-Back to stock
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Okay, and if I flash the eng hboot, can I just flash a stock RUU to get back to stock and S-On for warrenty?
EDIT: If anyone here is familiar with Odin, what is a similar program to unbrick this phone?
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Wait, you bricked this phone? But how? And yeah, you could have done a "permanent root" then RUU'd back to stock/S-ON
EDIT: You can perm-root with this GUI tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976605&highlight=gui
It's how I rooted my friend's Shift (I personally rooted mine via CLI but this GUI was out by the time he got a Shift)
I didn't brick the phone. I want want information in case I do.
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I didn't brick the phone. I want want information in case I do.
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About the only way your going to brick this phone is if you flash a corrupt radio or something not intended for the Shift. In a worst case scenario the phone can almost always be recovered by using the the RUU or the One zip back to stock.
Thank you.
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Thank you, but I do not want to flash an Eng bootloader, can I just temp root, mod /system, and unroot, and the changes will stick?
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No. With temp root changes will be reverted after a reboot.
^ Shift Faced
You have to have the engineering boot loader in order for any /system changes to stick (including the su binary necessary for root access)
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I rooted my wife's shift before I gave it to her
Just waiting for a dev to release the rooted deox'd update that is available today
Is it possible.
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I'm pretty sure it is but personally I wouldn't try it.
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If I remember correctly you can't. You need to be fully rooted meaning s-off. Basically s-off means radio sercurity off,among other things turned off. If you try to flash anything through clocklworkmod recovery without s-off,either nothing will happen or your phone will be bricked an you will have to buy a complete new phone. Best thing to do is fully root(s-off). If you need help rooting your phone,send me a pm,an ill help you out.
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If I remember correctly you can't. You need to be fully rooted meaning s-off. Basically s-off means radio sercurity off,among other things turned off. If you try to flash anything through clocklworkmod recovery without s-off,either nothing will happen or your phone will be bricked an you will have to buy a complete new phone. Best thing to do is fully root(s-off). If you need help rooting your phone,send me a pm,an ill help you out.
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You're right that you must be rooted to flash in recovery, but you do not flash radios in recovery. They are flashed in the bootloader, and I'm not sure root access is required to flash a PD15IMG.zip file in the bootloader. I'm leaning towards root not being required, but I don't know for sure. Might as well go ahead and try it. The worst that could happen is you get the "access denied" message and the installation aborts.
I was thinking that about the radio, I just flashed my first one. After having my phone rooted for 6months. Only reason why I said root the phone. Is to make sure he has full control over the phone. An it takes some risks out,some but not all.
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Yea, I was about to say you don't use cwm to flash a new radio but you got it. : P lol
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Thanks for all the feedback everyone. Its my girls phone, she wanted the latest but won't let me root it. (Personally I have no idea why) girls I tell ya. Haha. Thanks again everyone.
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If you ever need anymore help,feel free to send me a message.
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Radios can be flashed in bootloader - otherwise stock firmware updates wouldn't be able to upgrade radios - but they most probably need to be signed to be flashed by S-ON bootloader. In that case, the answer to the OP would be "no".
After I tried to flash a kernel (follow direction s perfectly) my phone kept booting on an o off i had a backup so I restored then, on boot it stayed at the first splash screen tried and waited several times no dice so I called CC no help she suggested I get my phone updated it would fix the problem (which it did) I'm wondering what was wrong wit it I'm android 2.3.4 no root every thing almost recoverd now an still wondering ???
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After I tried to flash a kernel (follow direction s perfectly) my phone kept booting on an o off i had a backup so I restored then, on boot it stayed at the first splash screen tried and waited several times no dice so I called CC no help she suggested I get my phone updated it would fix the problem (which it did) I'm wondering what was wrong wit it I'm android 2.3.4 no root every thing almost recoverd now an still wondering ???
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Doesn't sound like a brick...
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Try to flash it again to stock 2.3.4 with odin..
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Try to flash it again to stock 2.3.4 with odin..
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Lol did you reply to the wrong thread? This is the HTC Mytouch 4G, it doesn't use Odin. Only the Galaxy S uses Odin...
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Download the stock image (there are plenty of links here in the forums)...
1. Put image on root of memory card.
2. pull battery
3. put battery back in
4. hold volume down and power
5. follow prompts.
6. .....
7. profit.
There are plenty of guides to this with links in the stickes and all over the dev section.
Should get you back up and going with the stock OS.
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Download the stock image (there are plenty of links here in the forums)...
1. Put image on root of memory card.
2. pull battery
3. put battery back in
4. hold volume down and power
5. follow prompts.
6. .....
7. profit.
There are plenty of guides to this with links in the stickes and all over the dev section.
Should get you back up and going with the stock OS.
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he can't flash the PD151.IMG file... he updated to 2.3.4, PD151.IMG is 2.2.1
What the difference wit 2.2.1 & 2.3.4 and how do I downgrade back also why did my phone do what it did when I flashed the kernel ?
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Tez MyTouch said:
What the difference wit 2.2.1 & 2.3.4 and how do I downgrade back also why did my phone do what it did when I flashed the kernel ?
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Here is the link to how to downgrade guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912