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[Q] How to unroot UTB JH2?

Hey all,
Not that i want to, but i was wondering how if possible, to unroot the samsung captivate. I got it rooted and installed the JH2 rom, but i don't know how to revert if i can.
I see the odin one click downloader to go back to the stock rom, but i don't know if that will unroot and make my phone as it was.
I would also like to know if i'm rooted and running the jh2 rom, what would happen if i click the reset button in the privacy menu of the settings.

It's called a one click tool for a reason. It reverts you entirely back to the original "out of the box" feeling. I'm pretty sure even att or samsung could figure out it had a different rom on it.
Also, rooting and flashing a rom are not the same thing
Sent from my Samsung i897

Kaik541 said:
It's called a one click tool for a reason. It reverts you entirely back to the original "out of the box" feeling. I'm pretty sure even att or samsung could figure out it had a different rom on it.
Also, rooting and flashing a rom are not the same thing
Sent from my Samsung i897
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Hey thanks for the reply.
I know that rooting and flashing a rom are not the same thing which is why i was confused about that one click tool. I was unsure if it would just revert a rom and not a root or if it would do both.
Thanks for the clarification.

mchimney said:
Hey thanks for the reply.
I know that rooting and flashing a rom are not the same thing which is why i was confused about that one click tool. I was unsure if it would just revert a rom and not a root or if it would do both.
Thanks for the clarification.
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Odin will perform a full flash of whatever ROM (the one-click just happens to do JF6 for AT&T) you want. This will replace everything, including partitioning even (that's what the .pit file is, if memory serves). Basically, I'd be willing to believe if you were to use Odin with the JF6 ROM and drop it off at AT&T, they would be none the wiser. You can also, of course, use this tool to flash the i9000 ROMs with our captivate kernel (buggy at best) or even use the new JH2 ROM (as you obviously know by saying you're on JH2).
A factory reset will only put you back to "factory" settings, I don't even know if it will restore missing AT&T apps, but I doubt it. But it will keep you on your current ROM. So factory reset on JH2 will keep you on JH2, while flashing with the one-click tool on JH2 will put you on JF6. Sorry if this is repetitive and long-winded, but I figured any additional clarification for others couldn't hurt
Edit: I should also add there IS a way to unroot somewhere on this forum, too lazy to do the search right now. There's a one-click root/unroot that I believe SHOULD work with JH2.

Kaik541 said:
Odin will perform a full flash of whatever ROM (the one-click just happens to do JF6 for AT&T) you want. This will replace everything, including partitioning even (that's what the .pit file is, if memory serves). Basically, I'd be willing to believe if you were to use Odin with the JF6 ROM and drop it off at AT&T, they would be none the wiser. You can also, of course, use this tool to flash the i9000 ROMs with our captivate kernel (buggy at best) or even use the new JH2 ROM (as you obviously know by saying you're on JH2).
A factory reset will only put you back to "factory" settings, I don't even know if it will restore missing AT&T apps, but I doubt it. But it will keep you on your current ROM. So factory reset on JH2 will keep you on JH2, while flashing with the one-click tool on JH2 will put you on JF6. Sorry if this is repetitive and long-winded, but I figured any additional clarification for others couldn't hurt
Edit: I should also add there IS a way to unroot somewhere on this forum, too lazy to do the search right now. There's a one-click root/unroot that I believe SHOULD work with JH2.
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Haha, i had to read this a couple times but i learned more in that post than i ever knew about these phones. I thank you for that. This definitely clarified allot of questions that i probably would have plagued the forums with.
(sorry if i put this thread in the wrong section, i see it was moved)
Thanks for the help =)

[Q] Brand New Telstra Xoom - Now What?

Just got the stock TELSTRA firmware from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049485
for in case anything goes wrong but I have no idea how to flash this file. (HELP Please)
Basically I want to flash Tiamet, but I don't know if I need root?
I want to be able to go back to Stock perfectly???
and has anyone figured out online tv/movies for Australia?

Genshard said:
Just got the stock TELSTRA firmware from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049485
for in case anything goes wrong but I have no idea how to flash this file. (HELP Please)
Basically I want to flash Tiamet, but I don't know if I need root?
I want to be able to go back to Stock perfectly???
and has anyone figured out online tv/movies for Australia?
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I will say that in order to flash any custom kernels or roms your Xoom needs to be rooted. There are some good guides on rooting Australian Xooms. I guess you can always go back to stock, but I'm not certain about the ability to relock.
Enjoy your Xoom! It's a great tablet.

You can relock oficial images only.

thats all well and good but my xoom wont even update ota from telstra from 3.0.1 to 3.1. Do I need to be on wifi?

telstra have pulled the update for the moment due to battery consumption issues, mine dramaticaly increased after the update

If you need to return to stock then here is how http://www.youtube.com/user/sleeplessninjas#p/u/8/KjkD4AJaSCc
There is a link to get the region specific files from the Moto site.
There is a How to root guide in the Xoom general forum specifically for rooting the Australian Xoom and updating the ROM to 3.1.
If you dont have a lot of experience with root android devices read everything very carefully and always follow the instructions to the letter and you wont have a problem.......I didn't

[Q] Need advice about flashing a new ROM?

Hey everyone. First of all, thank you very much for your help here if you're able!
Now, on to this:
I have a Droid 2 Global right now, rooted and running Fission ROM. (Recovery is ClockworkMod v5.0.2.3) Fission is, well, out of commission as it would seem, and I'm looking to upgrade to some Gingerbread.
Thing is, I haven't flashed more than one ROM onto this phone before and I'm coming from the HTC EVO 4G -- so I'm a little nervous about messing anything up as there was a much heavier amount of steps involved in rooting and flashing to this D2G than there was for the EVO!
Needless to say, I'm terrified of messing up. Here's my question:
1. If I load a new ROM onto my SD card, do a factory data reset, clear cache and dalvik, can I flash a new ROM from the recovery, no problems? Or would there be more steps needed?
2. This isn't as relevant I guess, but is it possible to unroot this phone safely and update to the VZW OTA Gingerbread? I'm probably not gonna worry about this if it's possible to just flash another ROM as asked in my first question, but it's worth noting.
Thank you guys so much, I've been super antsy with this phone lately. Any help is completely appreciated!

If you really want Gingerbread, with corresponding kernel patches and stuff, you have to update to VZW's latest firmware (4.5.608) as all modern Gingerbread ROMs use it as the base. They won't work on Froyo base.
The safest and cleanest way to get the phone to update is to flash an SBF image and then update to 4.5.x. Do note that this will clear any CDMA programming you probably have done to get it to work on Sprint Nextel. You'll need to reprogram the phone while still running 2.4.x.
Please also note that using custom ROMs is always a risk as there's always chance you'll need to flash an SBF to recover from a bad build, etc., so if to flash the phone to Sprint you need to contact Sprint themselves (i.e. you cannot do it yourself), this might turn into a real hassle.
Stock 4.5.608 is very stable and fast, especially with bloatware frozen.

Ah, sorry, I should have clarified further! It's on Verizon Wireless right now, so it's operating on Verizon still and has not been flashed to Sprint. (I had to go and change my provider logo -- if only I could have two!)
Also, thank you for your quick reply! I do have two more questions now, though;
1. If I flash another Froyo ROM, would I be able to do so in recovery off of the SD card? Rather, is it only Gingerbread that would need to be done with an SBF?
2. I was reading about SBFs earlier and was about to try the process, but I found that it was in .exe format. Would I need to be using a PC to do this? I have a Mac currently, though I would have access to a PC certainly if it were necessary (since it seems like this might be my best bet).

Regarding the OS question: there's sbf_flash utility available for both Linux and MacOS X. It's more easy to use, and is overall more “sturdy” (no problems with missing drivers leading to SBF process aborting in the middle).
Going through SBF is only required to update to Gingerbread (which is indeed highly recommended; Froyo ROMs are mostly outdated), because for that, you need a clean 2.4.330 system. If you can access ClockworkMod on your Froyo ROM, you definitely can install any Froyo-based custom ROM.

Thank you again. I think I will flash an SBF and update through VZW, it sounds like my best plan!
I'm searching to see if I can find the right SBF utility to download (for MacOS X), but I'm having a bit of trouble--do you happen to know where I can find it or have a link? In the meantime I will keep going through the forums!

http://blog.opticaldelusion.org/2011/04/universal-binaries-running-same.html

[Q] Returning to Stock Recovery

I want to return to the stock recovery for my Sensation 4G, so I can get the OTA ICS update when it's finally available.
Previously I used the Android Recovery Manager tool for this, but it doesn't have the most current recovery image for my software version (1.50.531.1).
Is there an alternative method I can use to return to the stock recovery? (Pardon my n00bery.)

PS: Meant to mention that I'm already on the stock ROM and would prefer not to have to completely reflash the RUU. All I need is the right recovery and I'll be set.

GoodbyeSky said:
I want to return to the stock recovery for my Sensation 4G, so I can get the OTA ICS update when it's finally available.
Previously I used the Android Recovery Manager tool for this, but it doesn't have the most current recovery image for my software version (1.50.531.1).
Is there an alternative method I can use to return to the stock recovery? (Pardon my n00bery.)
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To get official updates you should revert back to stock and have to flash a suitable RUU for your phone..
If you find my ans useful please hit thanks

You can use any recovery from an RUU to get back to stock recovery - they aren't RUU specific.
However, it's better to get back to stock using an RUU as flashing an OTA over a rooted phone can create problems. You can always root again afterwards if you want to
Good thing about S-OFF is you won't lose it by flashing an RUU so you have no issues there

EddyOS said:
You can use any recovery from an RUU to get back to stock recovery - they aren't RUU specific.
However, it's better to get back to stock using an RUU as flashing an OTA over a rooted phone can create problems. You can always root again afterwards if you want to
Good thing about S-OFF is you won't lose it by flashing an RUU so you have no issues there
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So you're saying that I could get back to stock recovery by using Android Recovery Manager and flashing the recovery from a software version earlier than my current 1.50.531.1?
I appreciate the note about not flashing an OTA update while rooted. I'll definitely avoid that.

Yep, I've attached the recovery from 1.50.401.1 to this post

EddyOS said:
Yep, I've attached the recovery from 1.50.401.1 to this post
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Ooh! Many thanks!

Why not wait for a custom rom with this as base? Makes more sense to me :/

There are already a load out - go look in the Dev forum

Actually, I am curious about the "don't flash OTA while rooted" bit. I've done this before without a problem, but hadn't heard any warnings before either. Just wondering if there is somewhere I can go to read more about this.
As to why I don't just wait for a custom ROM -- won't it be easier to flash a custom ICS ROM coming from HTC's stock ICS RUU rather than trying to get there from my current stock gingerbread ROM? Just trying to make things easier on myself, I spoze.

So long as you flash the right FW package before booting the custom ROM it'll work fine
As for no OTA no a rooted phone it's traditionally been advised against as the OTA can break a bit of the System so it's always recommended to not flash an OTA on a rooted phone

EddyOS said:
So long as you flash the right FW package before booting the custom ROM it'll work fine
As for no OTA no a rooted phone it's traditionally been advised against as the OTA can break a bit of the System so it's always recommended to not flash an OTA on a rooted phone
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In that case, I'd say the only thing holding me back from going the custom route is finding a ROM that's as reliable as stock. As much as I love custom ROMs, my experience has been that a few weeks in I realize that some key feature that I rely on is broken, so I wind up going back to stock. Although I do follow the dev forum closely, and am super intrigued by some of the current ROMs, Virtuous Inquisition in particular. Once their list of bugs is a little more lean, I'll probably get to flashing that one.

GoodbyeSky said:
In that case, I'd say the only thing holding me back from going the custom route is finding a ROM that's as reliable as stock. As much as I love custom ROMs, my experience has been that a few weeks in I realize that some key feature that I rely on is broken, so I wind up going back to stock. Although I do follow the dev forum closely, and am super intrigued by some of the current ROMs, Virtuous Inquisition in particular. Once their list of bugs is a little more lean, I'll probably get to flashing that one.
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The only main bug IMO is the Exchange issue not syncing. Other than that, for me, nothing holding me back from using this as my daily driver. But users may vary I guess. For me, bluetooth a2dp is the top of my list because I use a bt speaker in my truck. Other than that the VI 4.0 rom is pretty nifty.
The tracker link you posted, while lists a lot of outstanding issue, IMO are stemmed from the rom being modified in some way. I am not saying that all the issues will be solved by just flashing the unmodified rom, because there was an issue with the bundled kernel in 4.0 not working really well with the browsers. Another member repacked it with a kernel that worked and all is good again.
So I say make a backup of your stock setup and try it out. What do you have to loose? If you like stock, stick with stock. If you like to modify your stuff like most do here, then do a nandroid and start flashing!

kpjimmy said:
The only main bug IMO is the Exchange issue not syncing. Other than that, for me, nothing holding me back from using this as my daily driver. But users may vary I guess. For me, bluetooth a2dp is the top of my list because I use a bt speaker in my truck. Other than that the VI 4.0 rom is pretty nifty.
The tracker link you posted, while lists a lot of outstanding issue, IMO are stemmed from the rom being modified in some way. I am not saying that all the issues will be solved by just flashing the unmodified rom, because there was an issue with the bundled kernel in 4.0 not working really well with the browsers. Another member repacked it with a kernel that worked and all is good again.
So I say make a backup of your stock setup and try it out. What do you have to loose? If you like stock, stick with stock. If you like to modify your stuff like most do here, then do a nandroid and start flashing!
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Well, I'm easily tempted so now I probably will, but doesn't a nandroid backup only get me halfway there? If I find myself wanting to restore that backup I'll need to flash my old firmware again, right? I guess I'm just nervous about messing with my firmware since I've never done that before, but it sounds like I should probably just get over it. =)

Lg Optimus G2x from Wind, rooted & Unlocked

Hi,
I have got this LG optimus G2X from Wind, unlocked, and rooted. The thing is that I am still using 2.2, and for the longest time I have been waiting for an update, yet nothing seems to appear. I was looking around and I found this guide:
http://www.lg-phones.org/how-to-flas...ngerbread.html
To my knowledge it seems pretty legit, but the links are old, and I can no longer get the files I need to perform the upgrade. Do you guys advice me to perform such an upgrade, or should I go for custom ROMs (not a big fan)?
Any help is appreciated, thanks.

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mald55 said:
Hi,
I have got this LG optimus G2X from Wind, unlocked, and rooted. The thing is that I am still using 2.2, and for the longest time I have been waiting for an update, yet nothing seems to appear. I was looking around and I found this guide:
http://www.lg-phones.org/how-to-flas...ngerbread.html
To my knowledge it seems pretty legit, but the links are old, and I can no longer get the files I need to perform the upgrade. Do you guys advice me to perform such an upgrade, or should I go for custom ROMs (not a big fan)?
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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Welcome to the forum!
You have to do some reading to avoid bricking your wind G2X. To update from stock froyo(2.2) you can proceed two directions:
1. Install custom recovery to be safe and then backup your current Froyo ROM, then finally choose your preferred ROM from development section. This procedure will not update your baseband (you probably have the June wind baseband).
Clockwork recovery flash guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
2: Updating from stock Froyo to official gingerbread using lg update tool. This procedure will update your baseband to the latest July one, however you will get all t-mobile bloatwares with that stock gingerbread ROM.
Proceed to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332350
Option 2 requires stock recovery/ROM. You have those at the moment (i assume), so if you haven't rooted your device yet then give it a shot to have the July baseband.
With both option i would prefer to flash clockwork recovery first, make a backup then if you go with option2 flash back the stock recovery(how toguide is in option 1's link).
You might also wanna use some application/settings/call logs/contacts backup tool which requires root, like titanium backup/my backup. For those to work root your device using one click root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Make your preferred backup with any of those above mentioned applications, then if you go with option 2, then use super one click to unroot your phone before proceed.
Please take the time to read the instructions, since a couple of folks had issues updating wind handsets to the July baseband.
Good luck!
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