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Unrooting the HTC Magic looks te be the only way to get OTA Updates back. My own phone is the Dutch Vodafone Magic, with the same ROM as the Brittish and the Australian Magics.
The G1 can be unrooted and manuals to do so are all over the place, but unrooting the Sapphire seems to be a lot harder...
So here's my question, How the beep are we going to unroot our phones? All info will be appreciated!
I have 2 Magics, both were rooted but I decided to go back to offical firmware on one of them for sale. All I did was Nandroid back to my original rom, root is now gone and I am able to get updates.
Hope this helps.
I restored my Nandroid backup manually, do you think it makes a difference to do it by a automated program?
UPDATE: I tried to restore my phone with Nandroid and everything is working okay, but still NO ota update. Strange enough the firmware is back at CRB17, when I made the backup the firmware was updated to the most recent version.. now how's that possible?
Could someone else confirm that with nandroid backup the root goes away?
Thanks
Im also trying to unroot.
I think you also nee to do this
I'm getting file/directory not found error...
What if you havent got your original backup?
Does any one have a nandroid backup from a HTC magic for me? I really need a Dutch vodafone branded backup!!? So who can help me..
I have a vodafone (UK) nandroid is it helps anybody.
Where can I get that?
Let me zip it and will upload it somewhere or if you send me a PM with your skype ID I will transfer that way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541294
Here ya go. Now what we have to do is wait until 19th October for Vodafone UK to rollout the update 1.6.
dferreira said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541294
Here ya go. Now what we have to do is wait until 19th October for Vodafone UK to rollout the update 1.6.
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All - if on restoring your original Nandroid you find you were CRB17, you might want to note that CRB17 on Magic is pre-release phone, doesn't allow any kind of OTA or official manual upgrade.
Although you can force the matter yourself, you might want to note instead that VF are doing free inshop replacement for new handset for anyone with CRB17.
See post #762
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.ph...c=36162&st=760
New shiny phone anyone?
Regards
Chris
I just learned how to root my phone, I am by no means an expert. I currently have Sprint Lovers running. I took all the steps to retunr my phone to the s-on mode, and it is, but when I try to upload the HTC upgrade it tells me the download is currepted. Can someone help me please
Going to 2.3
Hey there. I got the 2.3 OTA update today as well. I did a rom back and then tried doing a regular update, which gets you the (!) Triangle followed by the recovery rom. I've thought about turning S-on and updating, but then I'd have to wait for uRevoke to find an exploit in HTC's 2.3 rom to get root back, right?
I don't see any other threads about this on here, but the update just came out like...yesterday so I guess it's expected.
I'm debating weather to just drop HTC's rom and go for a custom rom like cyanogen. I know I'd have to backup/restore all the apps/contacts/mms stuff I care about, but it'd be nice to not have all the Sprint/HTC junk on my phone. I do kinda like SenseUI though.
I also was running myms 2.2 and I downloaded the pcmag316 file from the "How to unroot in 2 steps" and when I check for new firmware I don't see the gingerbreak update.
my sboot is back on.
Hi all,
I've been trying to update my HTC Desire S for a few days.
I want to update from Android 2.3.3 to 2.5 but I can't get it to work.
I will try to provide you with as much info as possible.
I have a rooted phone and I've also made backups of my ROM and apps using clockworkmod and titanium backup.
Now, if I try to update from within Android (I get a message sayin an OTA update is waiting for me) then it will reboot, but get stucked at the infamous white triangle with yellow exclamation mark.
Next thing I tried is booting in recovery mode and select apply update from zip file.
This gives me a whole list of errors, and I thought the update file was corrupt.
Note that every time the phone gets stucked I remove the battery, otherwhise I can't boot the phone again.
Now, I deleted the update from my sdcard and downloaded it again. Tried the same steps but nothing happened.
Last time I tried to get into recovery mode it got stuck at the pink T-Mobile logo. I'm looking at this screen for half an hour now.
To make a long story short:
- Update from 2.3.3 to 2.5
- Carriër: T-Mobile (NL)
- Phone: HTC Desire S
- ROOT: YES!
- HBOOT: 6.98.1002
- RADIO: 3805.06.02.03_M
I hope anyone is able to help me with this, right now I don't know what my phone is doing, and I cannot use it.
Best regards,
Marcoevich
Ok, I've removed the battery and managed to boot it again.
Now, I renamed the update file to update.zip and put it in the rood of my sdcard.
I got into recovery mode again, tried update from zip file on sdcard. Here's the error I got:
assert failed: check_cid(getprop("ro.cid"). "0000000" , "1111111" , "2222222" , "3333333" , "4444444" , "5555555" , "6666666" , "7777777" , "8888888" , "9999999" , "T-MOB003") == "t"
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
If you can get into recovery again I would recommend trying to restore your back up. You should not try to apply an OTA update to a rooted phone at all, you could have got a 2.5 update from a thread here. Sorry I can't help more but as far as I know you really need to get into recovery and get the back up restored or try and flash a new ROM.
Yeah, try a custom rom out there. Saga3D v4 is based on official desire s sense 3 update. Official ota can't work because hboot needs to ne updated (new partition table), and revolutionary hboot (6.98.0002) can't be overwritten by ota. Plus official ota needs stock recovery. Clockworkmod, 4ext recovery won't work. So either restore your backup or try a custom rom
Sent from my Desire S with Virtuous Quattro
Ok thx. Didn't knew i couldn't apply an OTA over a rooted ROM. I thought I would only lose my root after update.
But I've done some research in the meantime. I think I'm gonna flash the latest coredroid ROM, that one looks very promising
Thx again for your help, but I got one more question.
First i'd like to test the original htc OTA. So a workaround for that is restore my backup from before I rooted the phone.
The only thing is, will I be able to go back to the rooted ROM afterwards? OR do I need to root it again?
Well that is a little more complicated. The problem applying ota isn't the rooted rom, it is the custom recovery. Ota needs stock recovery to work.
And if you restore stock recovery and apply ota, your only possibility to root will be using htcdev unlock and permanently losing your warranty. (Htc will register your serial number and will be able to say that you voided your warranty)
Better using a custom rom.
Sent from my Desire S with Virtuous Quattro
Lol, I didn't saw that one comming
If I go to the htcdev site, I get the idea that HTC supports software development, and that it will repair phones even if they are rooted. So what's the point here? Why can't I 'normally' root my phone after upgrade to android 2.5?
Ok, to make things more clear for myself and others, I've done a conversation with an employee of the Dutch customer care department. I've translated the conversation to English, so you can understand it.
Here you go:
You are now connected with Susan.
Susan: Dear Marcoevich, thank you for your contacting HTC customer support.
Susan: What is your question exactly?
Marcoevich: Hey susan
Marcoevich: I will explain
Marcoevich: I have a rooted Desire S with Android 2.3.3
Marcoevich: Now I get an OTA update to Android 2.5 and Sense 3.0
Marcoevich: that update should be easy to apply when I restore a backup from Before my root
Marcoevich: But if I then go back to a custom ROM it is another story
Marcoevich: according to my friends at xda-developers I should do that with the htcdev unlock tool.
Marcoevich: but then I will lose all my warranty
Marcoevich: is that right?
Susan: Yes, if the unit is rooted u will void the warranty on your device. I understand that you have done this already?
Marcoevich: It is. but I think I read somewhere that HTC supports software development, and will fix rooted phones since August last year
Susan: HTC repairs the phones as usual, but the costs will be payed by the customer.
Marcoevich: Ah I see.
Marcoevich: What's the difference between a normal root or unlock the recovery using the htcdev tool? Because according to xda-developers I am losing my full warranty
Susan: It is exactly the same. No mather how you root the phone, you always lose the warranty.
Marcoevich: Hmm ok sin..
Marcoevich: I have one more question
Marcoevich: it is possible to restore your phone using a backup from before you rooted it.
Marcoevich: Can anyone, after I do this, see afterwards that it was a rooted phone?
Susan: I can give no answer. If a technician can see that the device has been rooted, it will be outside warranty. It is up to the repairers from Dynafix to determine this eventually.
Marcoevich: ok fine Thanks for your time!
Susan: Can I help you with anything else today?
Marcoevich: No, I understand now, I think
Marcoevich: thanks for your help!
To make a long story short: No matter how you root it, you will always lose your full warranty.
That's good to know
Edit: One more question remains: If I restore my phone with a backup from BEFORE I rooted it, will someone be able to see that it was a rooted phone?
Thanks in advance!
Marcoevich
Marcoevich said:
To make a long story short: No matter how you root it, you will always lose your full warranty.
That's good to know
Edit: One more question remains: If I restore my phone with a backup from BEFORE I rooted it, will someone be able to see that it was a rooted phone?
Thanks in advance!
Marcoevich
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As I understand it, no.
If you root it using htcdev they will have a record that you accepted their terms and conditions and rooted the phone thus voiding your warranty. If you have rooted using another method (Revolutionary for example) they have NO record that the phone was ever rooted.
You SHOULD be able to either restore your back-up (I'm not sure if this will bring it right back to stock, how did you make the back-up if it wasn't rooted?) or alternatively flash the stock rom you originally had from this site. There are threads on doing this right, and it will return your phone to stock, no one will be able to tell it was once rooted and you can then also download and apply the OTA update. I'm not quite sure why you might want to do that though as there are roms available here based on the ota update already, and much more exciting roms available as well. You should try some of these first before losing root with the ota update.
Also in future or for others reading this with similar situations: as Floatshow said I think the problem is partly caused by the revolutionary hboot being changed to 6.98.000, which the phone sees as higher than the ota roms hboot - to avoid this kind of problem it might be best to flash a new hboot - there are threads on this in the development section.
Good luck!
Thank you 4myphone! You explained it very clear
I made a backup using ROM Manager of my stock ROM. I hope the hboot etc is included in such a backup?
Thx for your explanation, I understand it now and if I ever have to send my phone to HTC I will use this site to return my phone to stock. I'm glad that it's possible
Best regards,
Marcoevich
Good question! I don't know if the hboot is part of the backup, it certainly doesn't change when you switch roms. I'd guess that restoring a back up would not change the hboot but I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Let me know if you test it
Nope. The hboot would NEVER be included in the recovery backup.
I have a nexus s 9020T rooted and clockwork installed. I installed a custom rom (CodenameDroid-(MOD)-1.3.3-NS4G) over at nexus hacks and now my radio is not working...Anyone help pls im freaking a little bit. I get error 7 in clockwork mod when trying to revert to stock 4.0.3. Can someone help me to get my radio to work with this rom or help me get past the error 7 so i can revert back...Thx
You installed a NS4G rom, for the sprint (CDMA) version. You should try to install the GSM version (notice the forum you are downloading the rom from). If it doesn't help, try to flash an appropriate radio for your device, such as XXKI1.
Oh I just saw what i posted and yes i downloaded the file for 4G. Can i just flash the other and fix it or?
Thanks for your quick reply do u have a download link for that radio? Thx
Ok i got the radio file dl...One other problem maybe u can help, Google wallet was working fine until i updated to the wrong rom, now it say initilizing device and hangs forever. will i be able to use google wallet again? Thank u for ur help
devilleather said:
Thanks for your quick reply do u have a download link for that radio? Thx
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=820670&stc=1&d=1324192135
Edit: Just saw that you found the correct radio. You will now need to reflash an appropriate rom or nand backup in order to get your phone running properly once again. That will most likely get your apps working again.
Thx for all ur help so far, i got google wallet to install again but google prepaid card says prepaid is unavailable. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Hi... I just got a New HTC One m8 (outside USA), had it for 2 days and updated (don't know I took the right choice) to 4.4.4 and Now I get this annoying not verizon Sim Icon, also, tethering can't be activated, etc. I want to Install a Custom recovery so I can flash this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...od-enable-music-channel-crop-5-extra-t2915160
The point is... I'm kind of lost, the post says I have to Flash the file with custom recovery, while finding how to install a Custom Recovey like TWRP it says that I have to be S-off and to be S-off I was reading I need to be Root user, and to root I think I need to flash some things or be S-off... Don't remember really... I've read too much tonight... so... will somebody tell me the steps to be able to Install that file, have tethering activated and see if I can have my m8 rooted so I can unnistall the app showing that annoying Not Verizon sim card Icon... Thank you.
P.D. Remember I'm running 4.4.4... =$
There is about 100 questions similar to yours. Maybe you should use Google or search the forums
Thxs For your help... in case you dind't read my last post... I did read and searched... thxs for the google idea BTW.
Now... will somebody really help me??? please... I'm kind of noob in all this flashing thing... =(
Lrclaros said:
Thxs For your help... in case you din't read my last post... I did read and searched... thxs for the google idea BTW.
Now... will somebody really help me??? please... I kind of noob in all this flashing thing... =(
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For now you are stuck S-ON and not rooted till they release the new Sunshine.
Edit: In other words you cannot do anything you want as far as S-OFF, rooting, flashing custom recovery, flashing SuperSu via custom recovery ect....
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For now you are stuck S-ON and not rooted till they release the new Sunshine.
Edit: In other words you cannot do anything you want as far as S-OFF, rooting, flashing custom recovery, flashing SuperSu via custom recovery ect....
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Thank you, That's what I needed to know.
Ok, I'll have to wait.