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Question about unroot

Hello. In case i'm interested on Unrooting the phone and installing the Original Rom wich came with my phone, in orther to update it (in case there is an interesting rom update) , do i have to do something special? Or can i run the exe update directly from the HTC site it'll unroot and restore everything as it was before with perfect SPL etc? Thanks

You shouldn't need to do anything else, just do what it says on the HTC website. I did it 2 times without any problems.
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thank you very much for the reply Best regards

[Q] Best guides to rooting?

Hi everyone!
I'm new to all this rooting - have a HTC Hero that is now my 'second' phone since I have recently upgraded to the Galaxy S. I would like to know what is the best guide out there to root my HTC Hero/G2 Touch to load a custom ROM - as i'd like to start using the latest 2.2 Froyo update.
P.S My firmware is currently 1.5 and I have build number 2.73.110.26 on T-Mobile (UK)
If anyone could put me in the right direction i'd be very appreciative - might be a good idea (if not already been done) to create a sticky guide for rooting the hero phone as it seems very common.
Thanks in advance!
p.s i'm not a noob to computers but rooting phones is a new thing to me - so forgive me if i ask a few questions
Gav

IMO the guide here is the best:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=645253
Mainly because it is written by me............
But other than that - its probably the most up to date and quickest method available at the moment. I hope it helps and i'm on hand if anything doesn't go to plan (rare).

I second that, that's definitely the best guide on here.
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Cheers dude! Thanks i will give that a whirl soon

Hi,
I am a Hero user since day one. I rooted my phone back then with one of the early methods. I had to manually chmod stuff and copy over files or something like this, I don't remember exactly.
Now I haven't followed the root/mod/rom world anymore, but want to install a new rom now.
Do I have to re-root my phone with a new method? Should I reset anything?

I'm a little confused with all the roms - i just want to use a stable froyo 2.2 - which rom would you recommend I go for (I am using a UK T-Mobile phone)
Cheers

dvrvm said:
Hi,
I am a Hero user since day one. I rooted my phone back then with one of the early methods. I had to manually chmod stuff and copy over files or something like this, I don't remember exactly.
Now I haven't followed the root/mod/rom world anymore, but want to install a new rom now.
Do I have to re-root my phone with a new method? Should I reset anything?
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It is recommended to have the latest custom recovery installed before flashing a new ROM. So if you turn off your phone, then hold HOME + POWER to boot into the recovery, you should get some writing come up at the bottom. The latest Amon Ra is 1.7 I think.
But apart from that, you can just put the new ROM onto your SD, then flash through the recovery, easy.
gavk-xda said:
I'm a little confused with all the roms - i just want to use a stable froyo 2.2 - which rom would you recommend I go for (I am using a UK T-Mobile phone)
Cheers
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FroydVillain 1.5? I haven't updated from 1.4.4 yet but will definitely be doing so this evening.
EDIT.... Also there is that Fusion ROM,... Give that one a try aswel, try to run them for 48hours to get a good feel for the two.

G1 stuck on T Mobile US stock rom

Hi
Am helping my friend who for dunno what reason flashed his stock G1 singapore rom to US Tmobile stock rom. When he boots up it looking for T Mobile signal which of course there is non here in Singapore. I am unable to find his stock rom image as I am new to android myself. Can anyone help?
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Depends on what your friend wants to do. Since Does he wants to root his G1 and get the custom ROM or, just going back to the original?

He actually wants to root n flash new roms but if get back stock is also ok
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If you are going to root your friend phone and flash it with the custom ROM.
Follow the instruction in the link below:
How-to- Root, Hack, and Flashing your G1/Dream Read first!!

OK will try it out thanks

Question re T-Mobile

Hi...
I was lucky enough to get my glacier exchanged for a new one due to problems I am having with wifi.
My question is... So that I minimize any problems with this exchange, to what extent should I return the phone in its original condition (not hardware, but rather software firmware). I was planning in reimaging it with the original htc sense which was on it when I bought it (using CM7 now), but would there be anything else?
Do you think it would be that important to "un-root" it?
Also, given that this is a new replacement mt4g, am I going to have any problems getting root again? I seem to remember that they modified the bootloader so as to make rooting this phone a much bigger pain in the ass.
My current mt4g is rooted fully with radio at 000000 (our whatever...I cannot remember offhand what it is called but it was fully rooted).
Thanks!
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Put it back to stock everything.
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I've gotten away with just flashing back to the stock rooted 2.2 mySense ROM. Done it like 5 times with no problems. Good luck.

If it was me I would unroot it just to avoid unwanted attention, but I guess you could use mySense so it looks normal.

In all likelihood, they won't check the phone or penalize you for modifying it, but it's probably safer to just unroot it completely. On the off chance that they refuse the exchange because you've "voided the warranty" or whatnot, it's just better to fully return it to factory settings.

Thanks to all who replied. I think I am going to reimage the phone with the latest update from t-mobile (found in this forum) as I read here that it will unroot your phone.
I just got the phone and am now dreading the transfer. First thing I need to do is root it. However, it has been 9 months since I did this on my original phone and I know their have been changes to both the phone and improvements to rooting it.
I tried searching, but I don't know which method is best. Is there anyway I can tell from looking at the replacement phone if there is a change in the bootloader or firmware version-- or any info at all which might help me determine the easiest way to root this new mt4g
Or, in the alternative, just a suggestion to use a specific method and not worry about it? I have adb installed so if necessary, I can use that.
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NEED HELP! I rooted my phone, but I can't install a custom ROM in it so I wanna undo!

I have HTC Mytouch 4g, it was on gingerbread, and I downgraded it to froyo so that I can root it. Then after i rooted it, I tried to install the Android_Revolution HD on it but I got stuck on the stage where I need to install the ROM. When I hit apply update.zip, it just fails. So I just stopped trying. Then when I was trying to install apps from google play store, it wouldn't let me install any apps, it says no connection. It's been annoying, and now I can't even download apps. So I decided I just want to undo all the rooting and downgrading, is that possible? Can someone help me or link me the guide/steps on how to just set my phone back to stock ROM and unroot it. ?

There is a root/unroot guide stickied in the dev section.
Amazing that you would do all that work and then give up. What recovery are you using?
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.

You're not supposed to click hit the part with apply update.zip, you're supposed to go down to where it says choose zip from SD card.

Choose SD card from zip select ROM then flash.
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Moderating from my One Xl

GOT IT!
Thanks everyone for the help. I finally got it working, I installed the Royal Ginger 3.0 ROM on my htc mytouch 4g, and it's so smooth and fast.
Way better than the stock mytouch 4g lol. Now I'm thinking about unrooting the device following the steps on this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924923
Also, I wonder if there's a stable, smooth, and fast ROM that is already out for the Samsung Galaxy SIII. I'm thinking about rooting my new phone and installing a custom ROM on it.

heartyclair said:
Thanks everyone for the help. I finally got it working, I installed the Royal Ginger 3.0 ROM on my htc mytouch 4g, and it's so smooth and fast.
Way better than the stock mytouch 4g lol. Now I'm thinking about unrooting the device following the steps on this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924923
Also, I wonder if there's a stable, smooth, and fast ROM that is already out for the Samsung Galaxy SIII. I'm thinking about rooting my new phone and installing a custom ROM on it.
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If you're thinking of selling it or keeping it, I'd suggest leaving it rooted. Either way, it's better. Only thing I'd worry about is if a kid was going to use it.
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.

Slow Down and Take a Breath.
If you ran into a simple mistake like "update.zip" on the S3, there isn't a vast library with every unbrick method like the MT4G. If you're that close to upgrading, perfect your flashing skills on a phone that you don't have to live with for the next two years. If you brick this phone, you can always go into the store with "This thing finally quit on me. Gimme Sammy 3." It's also a wonderful chance to try out every ROM out there.
Just my two dimes and a nickle.