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How to go back to stock.

I was going to take advantage of the May 7th 2.1 update. How would I go back to stock?

Don't believe the hype.

Scott2s said:
Don't believe the hype.
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What does that have to do with my question about how to go back to stock?

ejpyle said:
What does that have to do with my question about how to go back to stock?
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Search for RUU and you will find the wisdom you seek.

This needs to be moved to the general section. Not too mention, you need to search first before asking questions that have been asked plenty of times in the past.
timmymarsh said:
Read and search before posting a new thread - redundant threads will be closed.
Reply to existing threads before starting a new thread - redundant threads will be closed.​
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Search before you make new threads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=657086
http://geekfor.me/category/ruu/

Here it took abou 30 seconds to find.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=608434
Try that fancy new search function.

So "searching" aside.
Why are you wanting to Unroot for 2.1? If you currently enjoy the privledges of Root, this would make no sense.
After the 2.1 update is released - it is more than likely that our asroot2 exploit along with most of the others that have been found will be patched. My guess is HTC has a team of people correcting root exploits as users find them.
Eris for example only has root because of a leaked development version of the rom that still had root in it.

besides all the good info posted above if all you want to unroot for is to move your phone to the new 2.1 official being released, supposedly, on Friday than all you need to do is nothing. The release is most likely going to be an RUU just like the leaked version and that means that when you run it everything on your phone will be wiped. So there you go, if you want official 2.1 on friday, do nothing till friday and then download the release and install it.

Kcarpenter said:
So "searching" aside.
Why are you wanting to Unroot for 2.1? If you currently enjoy the privledges of Root, this would make no sense.
After the 2.1 update is released - it is more than likely that our asroot2 exploit along with most of the others that have been found will be patched. My guess is HTC has a team of people correcting root exploits as users find them.
Eris for example only has root because of a leaked development version of the rom that still had root in it.
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As far as the searching goes....since bricking my original Hero I am too afraid to go based on the information scattered in threads so I post my own question because I have in the past discovered that things change and most of the people in this forum are pretty up to date with the current scenario of things. So I ask the question. If I were to reword that question into a statement of confirmation would that have changed the interpretation of it? I have the file downloaded to go back to stock. I just wanted to see if I would have gotten a link to the same file version as me.
As far as going back to stock goes Kcarpenter I am going to be giving this phone to my lovely lady who will in turn let the kids beat on it. She is not into all the r2d2 c3po software and wanted me to put it back the way it was when I first bought it. And yeah you were the one to help me figure out how to flash my Hero. I switch at least twice a day I have no clue which version I am running. Thanks again. I will be back with a Nexus One otherwise I am taking the Samsung Moment for a spin.

ejpyle said:
I am taking the Samsung Moment for a spin.
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*shivers* ewwwwwww

How to Root a Mytouch Slide!!!

Alright so this is by far the easiest way to root. First time no problems. Props to the guy over at the unlockr.com. Here's the link.
http://theunlockr.com/2010/08/04/how-to-root-the-htc-mytouch-slide/
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2Noob4U said:
Alright so this is by far the easiest way to root. First time no problems. Props to the guy over at the unlockr.com. Here's the link.
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Please stop posting this. Not only have you posted it at least 3 times, it isn't going to work. You couldn't have rooted with this method unless you have already flashed the engineering rom.

falken98 said:
Please stop posting this. Not only have you posted it at least 3 times, it isn't going to work. You couldn't have rooted with this method unless you have already flashed the engineering rom.
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This.
This.
This.
Listen to this wise person, OP, 'cause you dun goofed

r0man said:
'cause you dun goofed
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He has been reported to cyberpolice, and if he posts it again consequences will never be the same!

Sorry I ruined everything
It's really great to have you guys helping me out. I thought I might help someone else with what I found.
1. Yes it did finally root and it worked flawlessly first time. I spent several hours of wasted life trying the loop command that never worked. This requires no loop in ADB. So I was very happy to share my knowledge.
2. If you check my thread I started a month ago I got a bunch of grief because I was asking legitimate questions that others were having a problem with as well.
3. The threads I posted was to help others like me who couldn't root their phones. It's not like I'm trying to ruin the XDA site for you. I come here because I get info that helpful people share with me and try to return the favor.
I wasn't born with a computer attached and maybe you guys were. Likely though you had to learn like the rest of us from other people being nice enough to share their knowledge.
Maybe I should've posted this link instead. Here!

[Q] Still no 1.8.3 OTA for me, not even when I use the comp connect method, hbu?

This whole "rolling out" method is torturous now that we have a place online to communicate with people in other areas -_-
In any case, is anyone else still in my boat? I see so many people talking about 1.8.3 it seems like everyone else has already been gifted it aside from me
Also how much luck have people been having with the 1.8.3 sbf that was posted in the forums? I keep seeing threads about using that update "at your own risk" which to me, someone new to the android community, is pretty much as good as telling me "you'd probably eff this up pretty bad!" haha

It's still in beta
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Nothing here
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JonEleven said:
This whole "rolling out" method is torturous now that we have a place online to communicate with people in other areas -_-
In any case, is anyone else still in my boat? I see so many people talking about 1.8.3 it seems like everyone else has already been gifted it aside from me
Also how much luck have people been having with the 1.8.3 sbf that was posted in the forums? I keep seeing threads about using that update "at your own risk" which to me, someone new to the android community, is pretty much as good as telling me "you'd probably eff this up pretty bad!" haha
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Just use the 1.83 SBF out here and nothing bad will happen to your phone. It will update it to your 2.2.2 android and it will solve tons of issues also.

JayRolla said:
It's still in beta
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So I've heard, but at the same time I've seen tons of threads where people who were not included in the beta were advised to either reflash 1.5.7 or use the computer connect method to check for the update and magically it seemed to work for them.
Whether it's still in beta or not, people in some areas seem to still be able to access it while others cannot : /

I have yet to see the update as well. I'm on att down in galveston tx right now. When you apply tis newest update does you have to root your phone again? Im rooted on greyblur 2.0 right now and I would like to keep it that's way.
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coniacvsop said:
I have yet to see the update as well. I'm on att down in galveston tx right now. When you apply tis newest update does you have to root your phone again? Im rooted on greyblur 2.0 right now and I would like to keep it that's way.
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You do need to re-root but I have heard Gingerbreak works very well, and also some people have had success with the retainroot method which is what I used for 1.5.7

JonEleven said:
This whole "rolling out" method is torturous now that we have a place online to communicate with people in other areas -_-
In any case, is anyone else still in my boat? I see so many people talking about 1.8.3 it seems like everyone else has already been gifted it aside from me
Also how much luck have people been having with the 1.8.3 sbf that was posted in the forums? I keep seeing threads about using that update "at your own risk" which to me, someone new to the android community, is pretty much as good as telling me "you'd probably eff this up pretty bad!" haha
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Seriously, do any of you people know how to read? I'm not trying to be mean here!
I'm tired of posting that this update hasn't been released, but people continue to post how they haven't got it yet!
If you really want early access to betas/pre-release software, for god sake do like the rest of us and sign up for it!!!

CaelanT said:
Seriously, do any of you people know how to read? I'm not trying to be mean here!
I'm tired of posting that this update hasn't been released, but people continue to post how they haven't got it yet!
If you really want early access to betas/pre-release software, for god sake do like the rest of us and sign up for it!!!
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You may want to take your own advice because you clearly haven't read what was in this thread.
As was originally mentioned by JayRolla, we have established already that the update does appear to still be in beta, nullifying the need for you to make any sort of comment whatsoever.
Furthermore I responded to JayRolla's comment by acknowledging that even though it may be true, I still have seen many people on these forums who were NOT in the beta that have received OTA updates, and have had success updating by using the computer connect update method.
Might want to put the time into reading a thread before you bash on others incorrectly for not doing so. Though I do have to hand it to you, the irony of this all gave me a good laugh! (b^.^)b

Flash the sbf that was just leaked and you will have the update.

CaelanT said:
Seriously, do any of you people know how to read? I'm not trying to be mean here!
I'm tired of posting that this update hasn't been released, but people continue to post how they haven't got it yet!
If you really want early access to betas/pre-release software, for god sake do like the rest of us and sign up for it!!!
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Wow, what a D head!

JonEleven said:
This whole "rolling out" method is torturous now that we have a place online to communicate with people in other areas -_-
In any case, is anyone else still in my boat? I see so many people talking about 1.8.3 it seems like everyone else has already been gifted it aside from me
Also how much luck have people been having with the 1.8.3 sbf that was posted in the forums? I keep seeing threads about using that update "at your own risk" which to me, someone new to the android community, is pretty much as good as telling me "you'd probably eff this up pretty bad!" haha
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I am absolutely in your boat. I am not opposed to using the leaked sbf but my concern is that since it is beta, moto or at&t may make some changes for the better to the final version and I would have to downgrade to the stock 1.5.7 to use the "official" upgrade.

I am in your boat.
I could not get the OTA update, so I downloaded the motorola updater, which also said my phone was up to date. I flashed back to stock and tred both methods again after updating to 1.5.7, and still no update.
Then get this... I downloaded the SBF for 1.8.3 and used RSDLite to install it. This did work but of course I lost root. For "ha has" i checked for OTA updates and it sayd I was up to date, then I used the Motorola Updater again, and the Updater said I wasn't up to date. I was confused but I let it update. After a reboot, I found that the Motorola Updater "updated" me back to 1.5.7. Wtf??
I ended up finding the update.zip file for the OTA update to 1.8.3. I flashed back to stock, rooted with GladRoot. Ran the OTA update to 1.5.7, ran the afterupdate.bat file to retain root in 1.5.7. Then I used the Android recovery to install the OTA air update to 1.8.3 that I had downloaded and put on the root of my internal storage. This worked and after a reboot I was at 1.8.3. I ran GladRoot's afterupdate.bat again and was able to regain root again.
I'd post you a lin to the update.zip folder, but the moderators on these forums have asked us several times not to do so. You can find it fairly easily over google though.
DK

Thanks DK, I will definitely look into that, though I also see what charlyee was saying, it would be annoying to go to the trouble of reflashing several times if the finalized OTA update comes out in the next day or so...
I'll just have to see how long my patience will hold out

I got the 1.83 sbf from here. I was on 1.52, I flashed to 1.57, checked to see if I was still rooted (I wasn't) then flashed to 1.83 and then used Gingerbreak to re-root and GladEnable to re-sideload. worked like a champ.

Correction: I got the sbf from a link here before the moderators reminded us about posting links to beta software and the NDA.

[Q] GB .573 Leak to Liberty GB question

I'm sure that I could piece together an answer for this question by sorting through several related questions... but I didn't find anything to exactly answer ALL of my queries. It would help to have plain answers so I don't screw this up... I'd like to get it done in one swift attempt.
I've been running the rooted .573 leak since the moment it came out. I have had no issues with it at all. It runs quickly (albeit a little hot) and I can't recall any crashes, other than browser app issues... but now that the DX2 is out and Gingerbread has hit the OG DX masses , I've lost interest in the new Blur appearance. I'd like to switch to Liberty GB and experience the customized way of life for a bit. I know that I need to download that donate toolbox app, but I've got some questions before I do that.
1) Do I need to SBF back to Froyo first or can I start from .573?
2) How much of the loading process does the app handle? Do I really have to do much at all? Some threads make it sound easy as pie.
3) Does Netflix work on Liberty GB?
Thanks for the help folks... I apologize if this info can be found elsewhere. As I said, I really did make an attempt to search around first.

I have the exact same situation, and was hoping to not have to sbf back to froyo in order to get gb liberty
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SBF'ing is easier than flashing a rom, I don't understand why people are scared of it. You can pm me if you want a link to specific instructions for that.
To my knowledge, netflix does work.
The app should pretty much do everything for you

Jmoney47 said:
SBF'ing is easier than flashing a rom, I don't understand why people are scared of it. You can pm me if you want a link to specific instructions for that.
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Thanks for the info... but I should've clarified in my original post - I am in no way "scared" of SBF'ing. I've done it in the past and had absolutely no issues with it. The reason I asked whether or not it was necessary before loading this particular custom ROM is because I don't have access to my personal laptop at the moment. I'm stuck on company computers without admin rights until later next week. I was hoping to toy around with Liberty GB in my free time because I knew that I could get the ROM from the Android Market. If it is absolutely necessary to SBF back to stock Froyo, then I'll wait until I'm back with my home computer. If not, I'd like to get started. Again, thanks for the information!

MarkPopkie said:
Thanks for the info... but I should've clarified in my original post - I am in no way "scared" of SBF'ing. I've done it in the past and had absolutely no issues with it. The reason I asked whether or not it was necessary before loading this particular custom ROM is because I don't have access to my personal laptop at the moment. I'm stuck on company computers without admin rights until later next week. I was hoping to toy around with Liberty GB in my free time because I knew that I could get the ROM from the Android Market. If it is absolutely necessary to SBF back to stock Froyo, then I'll wait until I'm back with my home computer. If not, I'd like to get started. Again, thanks for the information!
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Ok, I am pretty sure you can get to the official gb, and then liberty without an SBF, there is a post on mydroidworld titled something like "gb, something for everyone" there you can get instructions and the files you need

Jmoney47 said:
Ok, I am pretty sure you can get to the official gb, and then liberty without an SBF, there is a post on mydroidworld titled something like "gb, something for everyone" there you can get instructions and the files you need
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Thanks for the tip. Because I'm on the .573 leak, my Baseband version isn't up-to-date. I can't take the easy method and just update right over the leak... Looks like I'll have to SBF back to Froyo no matter what I do. Guess I'll have to wait... Oh well.

"Main Version Older" Bootloader Error + How to Downgrade

A while ago I tried returning to stock by flashing the 2.2.1 PD15IMG, but I ended up getting a "Main Version Older" error in the bootloader. I later found out that the problem was that I still had the Gingerbread radio installed, which was incompatible with the older version of Froyo. As a result, my bootloader was stuck with S-ON but I still had root privileges. I searched for hours for a way to fix this, but I couldn't find any straight forward solution saying exactly what to do. It's really not that hard to fix, but I figured this would save people some time.
Main Version Older:
If you get this error, download the PD15IMG for "Official 2.3.4 Upgrade to stock 2.3.4 Rom (Unrooted)" found at the thread on the following link. This will unroot your phone and give you stock 2.3.4. Easy enough.
---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264704
Now after I returned to stock and got my replacement, I wanted to root my phone again. However, I never rooted from GB before so I had no idea what to do. I know it's been mentioned that there's a guide on how to downgrade in the newcomer's thread and someone posted the link below. When I got my replacement though, I didn't feel like a "newcomer" so naturally that wasn't the first place I looked. I know people might be upset cause there's already a guide stickied, but here's the guide I followed.
How to Downgrade:
---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
All credit of course goes to the OP of the respective threads.
A couple months ago when I had this problem, rather than posting what I did to fix it I just said anyone who needs help could PM me. I've gotten quite a few PM's over the last couple weeks, regarding both the "Main Version Older Error" and people having trouble downgrading. So here's everything I used, in one spot. I hope this helps save people some time by pointing them in the right direction.

Hey, thanks for posting this. Sometimes its nice to have a thread where you are pointed to the right place.
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So this is for the latest 2.3.4? I was going to try this:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide
Does that not work?
I am comfortable with the instructions you linked except for the goldcard part if needed.

neidlinger's stickied thread in the general section actually points you to that downgrade through xda's wiki for htc glacier.
He also has a lot of other goodies that newcomers and what nots should check out.
Why don't people read stickies! lol

Teo032 said:
Why don't people read stickies! lol
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That. Or Wiki...

sdc177 said:
So this is for the latest 2.3.4? I was going to try this:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide
Does that not work?
I am comfortable with the instructions you linked except for the goldcard part if needed.
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Its not the method I used but I assume that should work too.
And sorry guys I understand this is kind of a repost, but it seems like there's a new thread every couple days with someone having trouble downgrading. And I haven't seen anything anywhere else about the "main version older" problem. I just figured this would be helpful to some people.
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jberg22 said:
Its not the method I used but I assume that should work too.
And sorry guys I understand this is kind of a repost, but it seems like there's a new thread every couple days with someone having trouble downgrading. And I haven't seen anything anywhere else about the "main version older" problem. I just figured this would be helpful to some people.
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Lol no worries, it's just that people will ignore your thread too and post questions how to do it. It's just never ending. There will be people asking how do you root when there's a big sticky that gives you instructions.

Teo032 said:
Lol no worries, it's just that people will ignore your thread too and post questions how to do it. It's just never ending. There will be people asking how do you root when there's a big sticky that gives you instructions.
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Lol yeah, it's like they're blind or something
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Teo032 said:
Lol no worries, it's just that people will ignore your thread too and post questions how to do it. It's just never ending. There will be people asking how do you root when there's a big sticky that gives you instructions.
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From an outsiders perspective, a lot of the information appears stale or does not seem very specific.
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