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Hi all,
I did the True PermaRoot by following the instructions on this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
If I was to use PD15IMG.ZIP to restore my phone, how would it affect the true perma root and the sim unlock?!
Would the phone remain permarooted and unlocked?!
BorisZX6R said:
Hi all,
I did the True PermaRoot by following the instructions on this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
If I was to use PD15IMG.ZIP to restore my phone, how would it affect the true perma root and the sim unlock?!
Would the phone remain permarooted and unlocked?!
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You do loose root but the gfree is still there along with sim unlock as well as eng bootloader.
There is a link in the Rom bible that does it all in one cick
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Thank you, I tried finding what you had mentioned, but no luck. Could you please post the link and maybe explain how I would go about obtaining root again...
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No worries man... unroot with this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924923
Then reroot here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
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Thank you!
So if I got it right, I would first unroot and reverse the process of true perma root then use the pd15img.zip to revert to stock then reroot using same procedure, right?
But originally I wanted to know what would happen if I was to go straight to the pd15img.zip and if that would leave the root and unlock and s-off intact?
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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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iwasaperson said:
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
iwasaperson said:
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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iwasaperson said:
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.
iwasaperson said:
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
I am having horrible reception (1, 2, no bars, no service, emerg call only) and can never get 3G or H signal icons. I am constantly on EDGE. These problems are occurring at places where i usually have great reception. Whats the problem?
fragmentttt said:
I am having horrible reception (1, 2, no bars, no service, emerg call only) and can never get 3G or H signal icons. I am constantly on EDGE. These problems are occurring at places where i usually have great reception. Whats the problem?
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If you're rooted, then flash a custom radio. Find the thread in the dev section.
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saranhai said:
If you're rooted, then flash a custom radio. Find the thread in the dev section.
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which radio is recommended the most. im using miui atm
fragmentttt said:
which radio is recommended the most. im using miui atm
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thats up to you to find out each radio works differently in other areas. Im assuming youre on the stock radio, your next best bet would be to try the panache radio. btw, MIUI is a rom not a radio. just flash each radio til you find the right one for you
Is there any way I can just put the zip onto my sd card and flash? Because the radio thread in dev says I need to put it into adb folder, and I have no idea how to use Android sdk...
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fragmentttt said:
Is there any way I can just put the zip onto my sd card and flash? Because the radio thread in dev says I need to put it into adb folder, and I have no idea how to use Android sdk...
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First check file with am md5 checker then put file on root of sd card then boot into bootloader then flash it from there.
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cnote74 said:
First check file with am md5 checker then put file on root of sd card then boot into bootloader then flash it from there.
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I tried it and the hboot loaded the thing but got stuck in parsing sd zip
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fragmentttt said:
I tried it and the hboot loaded the thing but got stuck in parsing sd zip
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Might be a bad download I would try re downloading it again. Do you have the engineering bootloader?
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cnote74 said:
Might be a bad download I would try re downloading it again. Do you have the engineering bootloader?
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What's the engineering bootloader?
my bootloader (im assuming) looks somewhat like this:
http://theandroidsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/20110603083832.jpg
fragmentttt said:
What's the engineering bootloader?
my bootloader (im assuming) looks somewhat like this:
http://theandroidsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/20110603083832.jpg
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...wait you have a SENSATION?????
not the Mytouch 4G??
btw, yes you do have the Engineering bootloader, as it says "eng"
saranhai said:
...wait you have a SENSATION?????
not the Mytouch 4G??
btw, yes you do have the Engineering bootloader, as it says "eng"
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nah i dont have the sensation, i just googled bootloaders to find a bootloader that was similar to mine. does having an engineering bootloader make a difference?
fragmentttt said:
nah i dont have the sensation, i just googled bootloaders to find a bootloader that was similar to mine. does having an engineering bootloader make a difference?
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...lol ok...
the Engineering bootloader, on the MT4G i think is 0.85.2007.
the Engineering bootloader gives you flashing rights, i.e changing the splash screen, radio, recovery image using adb... etc. i'd highly recommend it.
still no luck. are there any roms out there that I can flash that end up changing my radio in the process?
fragmentttt said:
still no luck. are there any roms out there that I can flash that end up changing my radio in the process?
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Nope, but learning how to use adb really isn't hard. I'd suggest reading trublue_drew's thread in the dev section called adb for dummies.
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I would follow this tutorial if you're still unsure about flashing radios. It's a really simple and easy process, but you have to follow directions TO THE LETTER. Otherwise, you might end up with a fancy, expensive paperweight.
I don't see any guides with 6.17.0001 listed?
Your hboot means your s-off with revolutionary all you have to do is flash a custom recovery and superuser.zip
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Thanks for the reply. Should I try to flash a recovery even when it says S-ON?
It says s-on? If so you have to rerun a RUU to get the hboot back to 2.16 and then use revolutionary.io to unlock and root it again
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hboot 6.17 with S-on? ...weird. wtf ? Strange. Did you just buy it used?
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scottspa74 said:
hboot 6.17 with S-on? ...weird. wtf ? Strange. Did you just buy it used?
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It's like that because the previous owner didn't rerun the RUU to return it to normal hboot he just flashed the hex edited hboot to get s-on
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evo4gnoob said:
It's like that because the previous owner didn't rerun the RUU to return it to normal hboot he just flashed the hex edited hboot to get s-on
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It really bothers me when lazy people don't follow ALL of my instructions. evo4gnoob is right; that's actually the next step in the process. People seem to think S-ON is enough (it probably is, in most cases), but a true EVOphile will know that 6.17 isn't a "real" (i.e. from HTC) HBOOT version.
hello guys, i searched around on the procedure needed to be done to return a phone to stock for warranty exchange. I read the ultimate s-on guide sticky, but its quoted that if you used the visionary method, that the pd15img flashing may not be enough. thats about all is said on the subject though. if anyone could help me out i would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!
molesaied88 said:
hello guys, i searched around on the procedure needed to be done to return a phone to stock for warranty exchange. I read the ultimate s-on guide sticky, but its quoted that if you used the visionary method, that the pd15img flashing may not be enough. thats about all is said on the subject though. if anyone could help me out i would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!
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Yeah. Just returning to stock ROM should be enough.
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You will lose root, but retain S-Off.
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Do I need to return to s-on to send it back?
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Technically, yes. But many times it doesn't matter.
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is there any way to return it to s-on just to be on the safe side? thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924923
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thread says that is only if you used g-free method. i used the visionary method. i dont believe this would work for me.
molesaied88 said:
thread says that is only if you used g-free method. i used the visionary method. i dont believe this would work for me.
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if you used the visionary root.sh method, then you got nothing to worry about. just flash stock PD15IMG.zip. when reboot, it should show S-On.
ok thank you so much for you help!!
So if I flashed a stock rom via a pd15img.zip that wasn't rooted and includes an hboot, would it still be carrier unlocked ? I have one that I use on at&t and I don't want to lose the unlock and start all over from scratch.
Evo4eva said:
So if I flashed a stock rom via a pd15img.zip that wasn't rooted and includes an hboot, would it still be carrier unlocked ? I have one that I use on at&t and I don't want to lose the unlock and start all over from scratch.
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I don't think so. I believe once carrier unlock is there, it's there forever, no matter what you do. Don't quote me on this, as I could be wrong and you could lose the unlock!
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Evo4eva said:
So if I flashed a stock rom via a pd15img.zip that wasn't rooted and includes an hboot, would it still be carrier unlocked ? I have one that I use on at&t and I don't want to lose the unlock and start all over from scratch.
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If you used gfree to sim unlock it then flashing PD15IMG.zip will leave sim unlock and S-OFF.
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estallings15 said:
If you used gfree to sim unlock it and S-OFF then flashing PD15IMG.zip will leave sim unlock and S-OFF.
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