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Unroot Unrevoked after the OTA?!?!?!?

Seriously? I can not find anything for the life of me!!! Has ANYONE found a way to unroot Unrevoked 3.21 if rooted AFTER accepting the OTA (3.29)??? If unrevoked puts out a root exploit without telling anyone how they obtain root, why wont they provide anyone with how to unroot it? Seriously make me so irritated because I see a bunch of people who rooted with UR3 and now need to unroot for various reasons; however, it seems almost impossible at this point...
I know there are a lot of people against unrevoked but nonetheless this is still a PROBLEM the needs to be RESOLVED.
Anybody have any answers or solutions?

Grab the RUU and flash the phone?

easy1600 said:
Grab the RUU and flash the phone?
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From what has been said in recent posts the RUU does not work nor does the pc36img that was posted in the 2 step unrooting guide in the devolopment section.

From my experience in doing this, you need the Unrevoked S-ON tool, which you can find here.
I have found that downloading the RUU and running it twice tends to solve the problems.
I think it might not connect to the bootloader on the first time, just run the RUU again and it should work it's magic. I would recommend a full wipe of system/cache/dalvik-cache after applying the S-ON tool and then running the RUU.
EDIT: This will revert your entire phone to stock, so don't do it without knowing that it will cause you to lose root and possibly not gain it again.

Whoops... posted in the wrong spot.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
I used the above guide to restore mine back to factory BUT the guide is mistaken on steps.
You WILL need to preform all steps regardless of the style of root. At least thats what it took for me to get back to stock.
Forget the red text and start at #1 and work to #15 for success.
Once unrooted you will be at the version prior to 3.70 and then you will get the OTA update to bring you current.

Root help, i'm confused!

Hi there everyone,
I want to root my Desire HD, but I don't want to install any custom roms, radios, etc. I only want to root my HD so I can install apps that require root. I see no advantage in installing any custom ROMs, so I want to leave that alone.
What's the best way to go about this? I've found this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834427. Do I need to do anything else, except what is in this guide? I'm terrified of bricking my phone!
Could I brick my device if I made a mistake with the above guide, or S-OFF?
Thanks in advance,
Alex
Sorry for the question (no doubt it's been asked before), I've rooted my old HTC Hero before, found that easy, but this I'm confused!

Hi there. I'm actually quite a noob at all this since rooting is all new to me but seems you and I went after similar threads because I also read that guide to rooting the DHD at first. But after some further reading I discovered this is actually a much more difficult method of rooting (maybe because it's older?).
It will really, really help to look in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846248 as it explains so much and has many useful links.
But in answer to your question read this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841076 A much easier method of rooting =)
Good luck.

nikmesh said:
Hi there. I'm actually quite a noob at all this since rooting is all new to me but seems you and I went after similar threads because I also read that guide to rooting the DHD at first. But after some further reading I discovered this is actually a much more difficult method of rooting (maybe because it's older?).
It will really, really help to look in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846248 as it explains so much and has many useful links.
But in answer to your question read this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841076 A much easier method of rooting =)
Good luck.
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Thanks for that link! Looks a lot easier haha!
Detailed description:
1) Download Paul's Visionary+ tool
1.1) Click here to download http://android.modaco.com/content/ht...ne-click-root/ or download it from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...3&d=1290501865
1.2) Install Visionary+ on Your DHD
1.3) Run it, enable "Set system r/w after root
1.4) Click "Temproot Now!" - Wait until it's finished
1.5) Click Attempt Permroot Now!
1.6) DHD automatically reboot's
To test that everything went fine download from market application "terminal emulator"
run it, type su
If You get after that sign # it mean's that everything went fine.
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After I've ran that step - do I have permroot and I don't need to do anything else? I only want root, not custom ROM's.
I'm scared of doing the permroot, sounds like I'll break my phone if I even attempt it! Is there any way to ensure it will work?

Yeh you will be perma rooted if you follow the steps. About ensuring it will work, this is something I am now looking into myself. I'm getting the impression that it's possible to create a copy of the stock rom even without the perma root and using that to do a recovery in the event of a root failure. Though I would have thought perma root would have been needed to do a recovery in the first place....
I've got a thread below yours where I'm still trying to get a clear answer as to how to do all that. If I find out I'll let u know =P

nikmesh said:
Yeh you will be perma rooted if you follow the steps. About ensuring it will work, this is something I am now looking into myself. I'm getting the impression that it's possible to create a copy of the stock rom even without the perma root and using that to do a recovery in the event of a root failure. Though I would have thought perma root would have been needed to do a recovery in the first place....
I've got a thread below yours where I'm still trying to get a clear answer as to how to do all that. If I find out I'll let u know =P
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By "if you follow the steps" - do you mean I only have to follow step 1 for perm root? Or more than that?
Sorry for all the questions, I really do appreciate your help, thanks!
And also - if it fails, the stock WWE RUU can be flashed to restore the phone, can't it?
EDIT: Followed step one, restarted device and everything - perm root stays. Thanks for all your help mate!

Detailed description:
1) Download Paul's Visionary+ tool
1.1) Click here to download http://android.modaco.com/content/ht...ne-click-root/ or download it from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...3&d=1290501865
1.2) Install Visionary+ on Your DHD
1.3) Run it, enable "Set system r/w after root
1.4) Click "Temproot Now!" - Wait until it's finished
1.5) Click Attempt Permroot Now!
1.6) DHD automatically reboot's
To test that everything went fine download from market application "terminal emulator"
run it, type su
If You get after that sign # it mean's that everything went fine.
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Go all way through these steps from 1.1 to 1.6. Once you've done 1.6 your phone should be rooted. Just download the terminal emulator from the market and do that last thing that is mentioned to test the perma rooting. If that works then your good.
Oh just so you know the temp root option in Visionary is apparently completely safe and won't harm nothing because it makes no changes to the system partition.
Not sure about the WWE RUU. I'm not sure it will be compatible with your current ROM (Only thing I do know is that if it's older then your current it won't work). Don't know how to flash it either tbh, that's something I ain't found out yet =P

[Q] Cannot root with hboot 00.86.0000

I have tried every method and not one of them will turn the S-Off, if anyone has got this one to be permarooted let me know what you did.

Please post questions in the Q&A section.

Post the processes you used, the steps you took, and the results you saw. Commands entered, error messages seen. Etc.
We aren't mind readers. Nor psychics. We're not even Google or Facebook, who know what you do, when you do it, and where, and why. (Then sell the info.)
Without additional info, all we could say is, "The methods we used worked for us. Perhaps you did something incorrectly, or missed a step."

Guide to permaroot, s=off AND s=on!!!!!, than I tried the new way to root process which uses adb. But as soon as the battery is pulled its unrooted since the S never goes to off, I have followed those processes over and over, also I can not flash the recovery it says successful but not working

Try starting from the beginning of this guide
Read the whole thing and then start. Make sure you understand every step in the process before you start.

I have hboot 86 and I'm having the same problem kind of ive been trying as many methods as possible but im about to give up I got a new computer with windows 7 I downloaded the sdk and it says adb not found I was like wtf so I looked they moved adb and for all the searching I've done I cannot find a method that will fix that or help me get root without using adb if anyone can help it would be appreciated
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@hackulous try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928370

Thanks man but I figured out a method that doesn't require a computer at all
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

sorry It took so long to reply the guide option94 gave me worked no problem I finally got that 4g rooted it was alot harder than mine so thanks for al the input/

help me root mytouch 4g with hboot .86
I need a method to root my myrouch 4g with the new hboot 86 without the adb or a computer because I have no access to one right now please help me!!!

spencerc360 said:
I need a method to root my myrouch 4g with the new hboot 86 without the adb or a computer because I have no access to one right now please help me!!!
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This is what worked for me....
Go to the unlockr.com and follow the guid on how to setup adb. Once you have done that, go to briefmobile.com and look at the directions on how to root the mytouch 4g. Once on that webpage you should see something that says "follow these 11 simple steps" or something alont those lines. And follow those directions and you should be all set
Im rooted and have the 0.86.0000 bootloader.

spencerc360 said:
I need a method to root my myrouch 4g with the new hboot 86 without the adb or a computer because I have no access to one right now please help me!!!
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well there are many guides, but i would say you should wait until you can get to a computer and set up adb, because that is the sure fire way to do it...
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[Q] please help!!

I have the newer mytouch 4g and none of the rooted procedures have work for me. Can someone please explain to me what to do or does this mean it cant be rooted. Thank you in advance i highly will appreciate the help.

tgary said:
I have the newer mytouch 4g and none of the rooted procedures have work for me. Can someone please explain to me what to do or does this mean it cant be rooted. Thank you in advance i highly will appreciate the help.
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976465

None of us are mind readers. What did you try, and where did you fail? There are several different rooting procedures that can be used -- but all require careful attention to each step in the process.
(Some people who have difficulty with written instructions have had great help from video instructions, and vice versa. Perhaps you might look into "alternative media" if what has you have read or watched just confused you.)

Ive been following mostly videos of it to the T, and still not couldnt get it to s off. I can temp root it with my eyes close but its no s off for me to perm root it

tgary said:
Ive been following mostly videos of it to the T, and still not couldnt get it to s off. I can temp root it with my eyes close but its no s off for me to perm root it
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again what method were u trying? the gfree method or the visionary?

Ive visionary

tgary said:
Ive visionary
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follow this to the T it should work (i cut and paste the commands that go into command prompt)
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide

tgary said:
Ive visionary
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Visionary is only a temp rooting tool. It will not permaroot your phone nor will it turn s=off. It is only used to gain SU access so you can permaroot the device.
If that is all you are doing that is why you cannot turn s=off.
I've seen people have trouble using the Cyanogen method that is posted in the link above this.
Use the link in my signature to get your ADB set up and working so it will pick up your device.
Once you've done that use This Method for complete "rootness" of your phone but you may end up bricking the device you must be very very very careful with what you are doing. Or you can Use this method to root the phone with little chance of bricking it. That will turn s=off but will not install the ./gfree nor SuperCID and will leave the hBoot screen alone but it has the least chance of bricking your device.

thanks for all the feed back but i believe you were absolutely right about me watching videos which i realized is much easier for me. those links are very helpful but i just cant get em down pack to complete them which brings me to a conclusion of a unrooted phone. this sucks for me so bad

The unlockr pages has videos.
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[q] delete this?

Ok people, this is not my first post, although it says it is. I used to be on here and a few other sites as ldawg214. I've done some things but alas I quit for awhile and can't remember my old password (so if any mods can help me there that would be cool.) But the reason for this post is that I'm trying to get a custom rom on my mytouch 4g with 2.3.4 Gingerbread. I know I need to downgrade to froyo using adb but the files fre3vo and misc_version_01 are just blank data files. I don't know if they are supposed to be like that but everything I've searched for on this is at least 3 years old. I've gone ahead and tried adb but it always just tells me the the file or directory doesn't exist. Does anyone know if this method still works?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Starting to feel like this is impossible and I know what I'm doing lol.

luda214 said:
Ok people, this is not my first post, although it says it is. I used to be on here and a few other sites as ldawg214. I've done some things but alas I quit for awhile and can't remember my old password (so if any mods can help me there that would be cool.) But the reason for this post is that I'm trying to get a custom rom on my mytouch 4g with 2.3.4 Gingerbread. I know I need to downgrade to froyo using adb but the files fre3vo and misc_version_01 are just blank data files. I don't know if they are supposed to be like that but everything I've searched for on this is at least 3 years old. I've gone ahead and tried adb but it always just tells me the the file or directory doesn't exist. Does anyone know if this method still works?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Starting to feel like this is impossible and I know what I'm doing lol.
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Haven't rooted a glacier in a while. But I'll try to help you. Here's a link to the rooting process. I've always used gfree. If you need any files let me know and I'll upload them.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_glacier#Rooting_the_HTC_Glacier

Thank you so much but it turns out I was just missing a few steps (as usual) lol. So I am now perm rooted with s=off. I think that's all I have to do and now I can flash a custom rom. That's what I'm on my way to do now. Thank you again.

luda214 said:
Thank you so much but it turns out I was just missing a few steps (as usual) lol. So I am now perm rooted with s=off. I think that's all I have to do and now I can flash a custom rom. That's what I'm on my way to do now. Thank you again.
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Okay, I think this can be deleted. I've got s off and installed sabsa_prime and so far it's working great. If anyone sees this though, after all that root checker basic says that the phone doesn't have root access.........WHAT??? How is that possible?