I am tring to get the S-ON on my phone and put it back to stock.
How do I S-ON this phone?
You can't.
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According to a post from attn1 it is possible and from threads I've read on other devices it can be done via fastboot.best thing to do would be jump on the irc and ask for help.
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So this is my second my touch 4 I rooted my first on no problem. Now that I'm an trying this one it doesn't seem to be taking the root. It comes up with the installing kernal them haas a problem and said failed for the .to file. Idk what I'm doing wrong and I'm not too great with ubuntu yet. New os for my poor windows computer...
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so ive tried a few different things including a factory reset witch still has yet to take hold
Are you using gfree or root.sh? Haven't there been a few people who tried root.sh and it wouldn't work?
I've actually tried both of them and still to no success... I'm stumped I'm about to sends it back for a new one.
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Not really sure what else to do.
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static760 said:
Not really sure what else to do.
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Tell us what you have tried so far so we can help you figure out what else you need to try. I had tried a couple of different methods before i found one that worked. The one that i found to work for my phone was found on another site through a link i got on the ultimate s=off thread.
Thank you guys I went and got a root explorer and moved the Gfree files to data/local
Then ran it in terminal works wonderfull.
Loving this sense 3.0
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So u got it now.?
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Is it possible to determine the type without rooting?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14767024&postcount=272
It says sem04g is that good or bad
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You have the good one then, you should have no trouble rooting the phone. Now if once rooted you ever want to go back to stock with S=ON you'll need to be very very careful that you dont try to go back to original firmware before reinstalling the original radio. You'll end up with something that cant be changed then.
Sorry fir the noob question but what is s on and s off
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Concorde380 said:
Sorry fir the noob question but what is s on and s off
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If you see S-ON in your bootloader that means radio security is on. S-OFF, which you would see after you have rooted the phone, means radio security is turned off and bootloader is unlocked.
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I suggest taking your time and reading stickies in development forum, to familiarize yourself with the terms frequently used and to understand what is being talked about. It might be a much better way to learn that what you're doing.
Jack_R1 said:
I suggest taking your time and reading stickies in development forum, to familiarize yourself with the terms frequently used and to understand what is being talked about. It might be a much better way to learn that what you're doing.
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There should be a sticky at the top of each sub-forum saying just that.
srivers33 said:
You have the good one then, you should have no trouble rooting the phone. Now if once rooted you ever want to go back to stock with S=ON you'll need to be very very careful that you dont try to go back to original firmware before reinstalling the original radio. You'll end up with something that cant be changed then.
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I did not know this. Thank you much!
I know this is probably the wrong section but I figured this is where I would get the best answer. I rooted and got s-off using grankins guide. Recently I got a factory replacement and turned the s-on to send it in but like a dummy I forgot to put the radio back to stock. I tried using the same guide to try to get s back off but it wont work. Any ideas?
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Why does it matter if the radio is back to stock they don't check it.i sent in a phone fully rooted and they didn't care or notice
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colin253 said:
I know this is probably the wrong section but I figured this is where I would get the best answer. I rooted and got s-off using grankins guide. Recently I got a factory replacement and turned the s-on to send it in but like a dummy I forgot to put the radio back to stock. I tried using the same guide to try to get s back off but it wont work. Any ideas?
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I think you are stuck if you didn't revert back to stock radio before unrooting. Look at this post.
yup, should have done som emore reading b4 getting s=on. It needed to be stock in order to get root again..
Easy fix....had same problem tonight but follow these directions to a T and u will be good to go in no time....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-832642.html
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bochocinco23 said:
Easy fix....had same problem tonight but follow these directions to a T and u will be good to go in no time....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-832642.html
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confirming that this does fix the issue thx man
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".
Does anyone know for sure if I can flash the gingerbread update pd15img.zip even though I'm rooted by gfree with the eng hboot?
I can't get the unroot method to work, that's why i'm asking.
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I2IEAILiiTY said:
Does anyone know for sure if I can flash the gingerbread update pd15img.zip even though I'm rooted by gfree with the eng hboot?
I can't get the unroot method to work, that's why i'm asking.
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Flash the rooted version in recovery, wipe every thing first
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bmakk2055 said:
Flash the unrooted version in recovery, wipe every thing first
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You can't flash a PD15IMG.zip RUU in recovery. It's only flashable in the bootloader.
Please don't post advice if you don't know what you're talking about.
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I2IEAILiiTY said:
No dip, I'm not stupid.
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bmakk2055 posted incorrect information, so I posted the correct info for the benefit of you or anyone else who might come across this thread. Take a chill pill, bud.
Either way, neither of you have answered the question, so I don't care. You could've kept that comment to yourself and so could he cause he obviously doesn't know a thing about what I'm talking about.
To others who view this, please don't post unless you know the answer. Thanks.
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I2IEAILiiTY said:
Either way, neither of you have answered the question, so I don't care. You could've kept that comment to yourself and so could he cause he obviously doesn't know a thing about what I'm talking about.
To others who view this, please don't post unless you know the answer. Thanks.
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It wasn't a random "comment". XDA is a database like all forums, so even if you already knew the answer yourself, it's important to correct misinformation for anyone who may come across this thread in the future.
Not cool of you to get mad at him when he's just trying to help you.
That kind of an attitude will just deter people away from even wanting to help you out.
Just sayin'.
To answer your OP, why not use the Froyo PD15IMG.zip? Are you trying to unroot your phone?
Using the GB PD15IMG.zip probably wouldn't be the best idea even if it worked. Because if it worked then you're stuck at GB which can't be rooted ATM.
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Not cool of you to get mad at him when he's just trying to help you.
That kind of an attitude will just deter people away from even wanting to help you out.
Just sayin'.
To answer your OP, why not use the Froyo PD15IMG.zip? Are you trying to unroot your phone?
Using the GB PD15IMG.zip probably wouldn't be the best idea even if it worked. Because if it worked then you're stuck at GB which can't be rooted ATM.
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I want the update though. And last time I did the froyo zip while perm rooted with gfree and stock hboot, it bricked the phone. I'm trying to collect all the info first cause apparently I want supposed to do that unless I have eng hboot.
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I want the update though. And last time I did the froyo zip while perm rooted with gfree and stock hboot, it bricked the phone. I'm trying to collect all the info first cause apparently I want supposed to do that unless I have eng hboot.
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Then why not just flash the update? There's like 3 flashable versions out there in the developmental section.
I flashed it last night, not that great. Don't know how you could choose that over Virtual Unity's Sense 3.0, but I guess to each their own.
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Then why not just flash the update? There's like 3 flashable versions out there in the developmental section.
I flashed it last night, not that great. Don't know how you could choose that over Virtual Unity's Sense 3.0, but I guess to each their own.
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I have the 'bad' chip and I'm trying to lose root just in case something happens, I also want the update cause froyo was glitchy and I'm starting to have tiny but irritating issues with unity, like wifi calling and my home screen disappearing.
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