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[Q] (newbie)unroot perm-rooted desire z

as title,i wish to unroot my perm-rooted desire z
i used rage to perm root my desire z,but i dint flash custom rom on it,stil using stock rom
so nw if i wan to unroot my desire z,what shud i do?
m i stil nid to download and flash stock rom on it?
android version:2.2
baseband:12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
kernel:2.6.32.21-gd2764ed [email protected] # 1
build:1.34.707.5 CL273326 release-key
software number:1.34.707.5
great thx for any hlp given

right matey
if you wanna unroot then follow this
INFO AND OPTIONS FIRST
beware while your rooted dont flash or update the stock software with s-off as you may brick the device, once your unrooted and s-on you can use the system update and flash stock roms.
if you wanna stay rooted but have all the system updates and a stock rom i recommend virtuous roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837042
you will need to download rom manager from the market place, then you can get clockworkmod, do a nandroid backup of your current stock rom, flash virtuous rom, see how it is
UNROOTING!!!
when unrooting follow the steps in this carefully
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835971
USEFUL INFO AND LINKS
recovering from semi brick (just in case)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842495
re-rooting and clockwork mod info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834950
hope this helps... please thank me if it does !!!

no matter it works onot i will stil thank you^^

if i use virtuous roms can i update system software update on its own?or nid to wait for newer version of virtuous roms?

in the rom manager it will tell you when there is a update and you can choose to download and update whilst saving your data and settings. its great or as some would say... its the dogs bollocks! lol
i truelly recommend keeping it rooted, make sure you have s-off by taking out the battery, replacing the battery, hold the vol down key and press the power button (keep holding the vol down until a white screen appears. on the top line make sure it says s-off. if it doesnt, please follow the rooting guides i gave you in my first post.
download rom manager from market, flash clockwork mod... you can choose g2 it will work for desire z and g2.
once flashed use rom manager to perform a nandroid backup
download virtuous using rom manager and choose to wipe data and cache
(dont worry your nandroid backup will store everything, its a bit like taking a picture of your current rom and saving it.)
then your phone will reboot into clockwork mod and install virtuous.
enjoy
please donate to rom manager if you like it
a few other apps i recommend are titanium backup... extremely usefull!!!!
hope this helps!!

u rely helped alot^^tytyty
luv uXD

no problem matey did you get your phone unrooted or are you gonna use clockworkmod and flash another rom?
keep me posted !

i'm going to flash clockwork 1st,if gt any prob thn only wil consider unrooted it,actually i rooted it jz to uninstall some of its stock software^^hehe
ps:after download rom manager thn clik backup current rom n flash clockwork recovery?

nw only left download the rom^^thx

no worries matey
i recommend cm7 nightly roms and the virtuous roms cm7 roms are not like sense, so if you preffer sense go with virtuous

can i ask smtg?after flash into virtious rom,all my contact gone,is ther anyway to restore my contact back w/o restore to previous rom?

you will probabally need to nandroid backup the virtuous rom, restore the stock, backup contacts to sd card then restore the virtuous rom sorry lol
it only takes 5 mins to backup and restore itll take 20 mins at most!!

but i str8 clik manage and restore backup in rom manager thn after restore i clik to install virtuous rom again

is it ok to do lik tat?

brick Nexus S

Hello. i am new to the android family
i have a nexus s GT-9020T
i have rooted my phone but without setting the clockworkmod reovery.
today i was playing with the rom manager and downloaded one of the rom from the list. after installation i was unable to start the phone only seeing the google logo with the unlock logo.
i went back into the recovery by typing flash recovery recovery.img etc.
run a restore and restart the phone but still not work
my nexus s is 2.3.4 by the way.
please assist

What "restore" did you run?
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056062
And download the full rom:
Model: i9020T
Full Rom: GRJ22, KD1
That'll revert your Nexus S to the latest completely stock 2.3.4
Then you can flash recovery again and go back to clockwork mod and go flash another rom or whatever.
Remember when you're flashing a new rom you need to wipe data and cache and dalvik cache.

i run an restore from the backup that i made before installing the new rom using clockwork mod recovery, its part of the option when installing the rom using the rom manager * click box - backup * etc something like that

sheunghko said:
i run an restore from the backup that i made before installing the new rom using clockwork mod recovery, its part of the option when installing the rom using the rom manager * click box - backup * etc something like that
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Next time don't use Rom Manager to make backups or flash roms. It's stupid and can get you issues like you're having.
Anyways, try wiping data and cache then restoring the backup, do it in Clockwork Recovery.
Let it boot, first boot always takes a while, 5-10 minutes. If you see the boot animation freeze, stop and restart, then yeah it's screwed up, otherwise, just let it is.
If still not working from your backup, do what I said in previous reply, just restore to stock 2.3.4 then re flash clockwork mod and start over with the rom you want to flash.

thank your nxt. i have found the real problem. it was not my backup problem or the rom that u provided. it was the version of my clockwork mod recovery. i was using an 2.x.x.x to restore the phone which is why it doesn't work. everything work fine now after i flashed with an 3.x.x.x and restore the phone. one question thou, where can i always find the newest clockwork mod recovery release ? thank you very much

sheunghko said:
thank your nxt. i have found the real problem. it was not my backup problem or the rom that u provided. it was the version of my clockwork mod recovery. i was using an 2.x.x.x to restore the phone which is why it doesn't work. everything work fine now after i flashed with an 3.x.x.x and restore the phone. one question thou, where can i always find the newest clockwork mod recovery release ? thank you very much
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http://mirrorbrain.cyanogenmod.com/cm/recoveries/
Or just use ROM Manager to get the latest.
That's the only thing I use ROM Manager for... getting the latest Recovery.

thanks again nxt. if you don't mind really ...i have one more question. i know the phone intend to uninstall clockwork mod recovery once its restarted. i know there is command type into the cmd to avoid the phone uninstall the clockworkmod reovery and make it permanent in another word. I didn't run those command when i root my phone because i don't know if its good to make it permanent like.... hmmm like if there will be a 2.3.5 coming next month..just saying ok... with a permanent unofficial recovery will cause a problem?

sheunghko said:
thanks again nxt. if you don't mind really ...i have one more question. i know the phone intend to uninstall clockwork mod recovery once its restarted. i know there is command type into the cmd to avoid the phone uninstall the clockworkmod reovery and make it permanent in another word. I didn't run those command when i root my phone because i don't know if its good to make it permanent like.... hmmm like if there will be a 2.3.5 coming next month..just saying ok... with a permanent unofficial recovery will cause a problem?
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Are you running custom ROM? If you are, it's already made to not revert back to stock recovery. If you leave it stock recovery you'll get notifications for firmware updates by Google, but remember that applying those to a rooted phone might screw things up too.

the blue one is stock recovery right?

sheunghko said:
the blue one is stock recovery right?
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Don't remember. It should only have like 3-4 options.

thanks again nxt. no i am not running an custom rom. i mean not yet. i planed to try one from the rom manager download section then my phone couldn't start after installation and now i have restored my phone from my backup using the clockwork mod recovery 3.x.x.x.

[Q] Want to try ROM's, can I return to stock if I dont like?

Hey guys,
I want to try out custom ROM's but not sure if I'm going to like them or not... If I don't like it can I return my phone 100% back to stock gingerbread 2.3.3 and receive OTA updates etc ?

Of course you can.
People switch roms all the time.
Some even have an addiction, to be honest...

m1k30rz said:
Hey guys,
I want to try out custom ROM's but not sure if I'm going to like them or not... If I don't like it can I return my phone 100% back to stock gingerbread 2.3.3 and receive OTA updates etc ?
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If you are rooted at 2.3.3 you can install clockworkmod recovery which is available through rom manager and with it you make a backup of the stock rom
With that backup you can restore it whenever you want to
Make sure you wipe all your data, cache and dalvik cache before flash a custom rom

Shadow_Android said:
If you are rooted at 2.3.3 you can install clockworkmod recovery which is available through rom manager and with it you make a backup of the stock rom
With that backup you can restore it whenever you want to
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Yup, if you're rooted, you can use Clockwork to make a backup of your current ROM, which will preserve a snapshot of your phone exactly as it is now (with user settings, apps, SMS messages, everything).

Restore a stock rom from a back up made by Clockwork doesnt unroot and S-ON.
It will only restore stock ROM. To unroot and S-ON, there will be another effort

redpoint73 said:
Yup, if you're rooted, you can use Clockwork to make a backup of your current ROM, which will preserve a snapshot of your phone exactly as it is now (with user settings, apps, SMS messages, everything).
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I'm in a similar situation with the OP. I'm with stock 2.3.3 and I want to try new ROMs. The problem is that, from what I have read, in order to root and unlock I first have to downgrade. Is there a way to temproot now so that I can install clockworkmod recovery and keep a snapshot before I downgrade?

When I bought this HTC G2 it was already rooted and running CyanogenMod 6. something. I updated it to 7.0.3 a while back. I was wondering if I could go back to Tmobile Gingerbread and still keep my phone unlocked so I could take the Tmobile updates without loosing all my files, apps, messages and phone numbers. I never had the original Tmobile rom backup on the card when I got the phone so don't know where to start.

Shadow_Android said:
If you are rooted at 2.3.3 you can install clockworkmod recovery which is available through rom manager and with it you make a backup of the stock rom
With that backup you can restore it whenever you want to
Make sure you wipe all your data, cache and dalvik cache before flash a custom rom
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very noob question: what exactly gets wiped as "data & cache"?

marauber said:
I'm in a similar situation with the OP. I'm with stock 2.3.3 and I want to try new ROMs. The problem is that, from what I have read, in order to root and unlock I first have to downgrade. Is there a way to temproot now so that I can install clockworkmod recovery and keep a snapshot before I downgrade?
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Nevermind, I found it here . But it should be added in the instructions to "chmod 755" su and busybox, not just fixsu.sh.

[Q] Changing rom

Do I have to go back to my stock ROM before flashing a new ROM? Or I just flash the new rom? Please helppppp.

trizZZ said:
Do I have to go back to my stock ROM before flashing a new ROM? Or I just flash the new rom? Please helppppp.
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It is not important....you can flash a new rom directly,just wipe data,cache and factory settings....before flashing a new rom..
But some roms required be on stock rom.So I think flashing stock before flash any custom rom is good...for your phone..:thumbup:
:thumbup: DON'T FORGET TO GIVE THANKS IF I HAVE A BIT SUCCESS TO HELPING YOU :thumbup:

Depends on the rom actuallly
Suppose the Rom is Something like the monochromatic windows rom >> then u need to switch back to stock
and other roms which contain only the theming files for the stock bases u can just flash them
but for better installation of the roms make sure u go to the CWM >mounts and storage>format /system/
and then follow the usual procedure of installing the rom
what this does is that it deletes the previous "System" directory so when u install a custom rom .
then the custom rom's system directory will be copied to the device making it like a clean installation
and as techno said dont forget to wipe data/factory reset and the cache partition

trizZZ said:
Do I have to go back to my stock ROM before flashing a new ROM? Or I just flash the new rom? Please helppppp.
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it is better to go to stock rom before flashing a new rom

depends upon the rom
in most cases you can flash it directly but it is always better to get stock rom

Backups on Phillz Recovery

Im having 2 issues with phillys recovery n not sure wut im doin wrong. I did a backup and when I restored it gapps forceclosed and phone wouldnt let me do anything. Secondly ive tried doing he create custom rom. It flashs fine but wont pass bootloader s4 screen. Need help. Would love to be able to make a flashable rom with my ultra slim rom n possibly have my xposed tweets built in.
TeamBlaze

Got backup to work. But still unable to get custom rom aka update.zip to get past bootloader. Anyone kno how to fix this.
TeamBlaze

If you're talking about the update.zip made from Titanium, it is NOT a custom ROM.
It is simply a backup of your applications (and some settings) you can use to flash after flashing a ROM to 're-load' all your stuff.
If you get your current ROM configured the way you like it you can then create a nandroid to restore it later if that is what you want. And without any info on what version of Android you're on, what ROM you're on, or what version of the recovery you're on there is no way to tell you where to go from here.

leaderbuilder said:
If you're talking about the update.zip made from Titanium, it is NOT a custom ROM.
It is simply a backup of your applications (and some settings) you can use to flash after flashing a ROM to 're-load' all your stuff.
If you get your current ROM configured the way you like it you can then create a nandroid to restore it later if that is what you want. And without any info on what version of Android you're on, what ROM you're on, or what version of the recovery you're on there is no way to tell you where to go from here.
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No. From philz touch recovery. In the custom backups you can selete create a custom rom from backup and I can't get tht to flash right after makin. Clean install n everything.
TeamBlaze

yotaking said:
No. From philz touch recovery. In the custom backups you can selete create a custom rom from backup and I can't get tht to flash right after makin. Clean install n everything.
TeamBlaze
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Never tried that (make ROM from recovery in philz) myself.
I just make and restore loads of backups using Philz and TWRP. I consider a full backup (complete image(s) of all phone partitions) to be my ROM(s).
I would bet that with what you're doing that if, after you flash your custom made zip (and before rebooting) you stayed in recovery and then flashed (install zip) of the same recovery, rebooted back to recovery and flashed the kernel it may work.
Rebooting the recovery (or a battery pull) often clears out hangs.

Did you tried enabling se linux context from backup settings?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

do you have 4.3 compatability checked off?

same issue
yotaking said:
Im having 2 issues with phillys recovery n not sure wut im doin wrong. I did a backup and when I restored it gapps forceclosed and phone wouldnt let me do anything. Secondly ive tried doing he create custom rom. It flashs fine but wont pass bootloader s4 screen. Need help. Would love to be able to make a flashable rom with my ultra slim rom n possibly have my xposed tweets built in.
TeamBlaze
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I had similair issues with philz. idid a very improtnact nandroid backup and when iwent ot restore it didnt work. I definately like TWRp the best. Best UI and never any issues for me.

androidaddicted said:
I had similair issues with philz. idid a very improtnact nandroid backup and when iwent ot restore it didnt work. I definately like TWRp the best. Best UI and never any issues for me.
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I like twrp as well but dnt wrk on 4.3
TeamBlaze

dewrust said:
do you have 4.3 compatability checked off?
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Conito11 said:
Did you tried enabling se linux context from backup settings?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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Imma look into these
TeamBlaze