so i have rooted my evo before but i had to take it in to sprint because i broke the screen. i havent rooted it again since because last time they gave me a huge problem that it was rooted. today, i talked to my friend and he has his rooted with roms and everything. he says that even if rooted, and with a rom it is possible to go back to factory with superuser app gone and everything, if need be. i wanted to know if this is correct, and if so, how?
i am supposed to go to his house tomorrow for him to do it all for me, i want to make sure i really want to do this.
thank you!
mrodriguez091 said:
so i have rooted my evo before but i had to take it in to sprint because i broke the screen. i havent rooted it again since because last time they gave me a huge problem that it was rooted. today, i talked to my friend and he has his rooted with roms and everything. he says that even if rooted, and with a rom it is possible to go back to factory with superuser app gone and everything, if need be. i wanted to know if this is correct, and if so, how?
i am supposed to go to his house tomorrow for him to do it all for me, i want to make sure i really want to do this.
thank you!
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I think it's called a RUU rom. Wipes as if you were never there., back to factory stock.
Cheers!
do you have a rooted phone with roms on it?
mrodriguez091 said:
do you have a rooted phone with roms on it?
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Sure do. Running EVO with CyanogenMod 7 nightly build.
is there anyway you could walk me through or if you could show me somewhere that has it?
mrodriguez091 said:
is there anyway you could walk me through or if you could show me somewhere that has it?
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First, you need to go to unrevoked and root your phone. There are plenty of step/step guides out there, I'll see if I can find a good one for ya. Recommend doing a bunch of reading before jumping in, or waiting for your friend to do it tomorrow.
Edit: be sure to click on More info link on unrevoked site and read up.
i could do the rooting, but do i need to do the forever root?
mrodriguez091 said:
i could do the rooting, but do i need to do the forever root?
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Oops, sorry. Got busy flashing a new nightly ROM.
Yes, do Forever.
mrodriguez091 said:
is there anyway you could walk me through or if you could show me somewhere that has it?
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Here's a pretty thorough step by step guide for ya. goodandEVO
then just download rom manager?
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Ok so i have the htc inspire and i tried to root it today, which didnt work out lol... but anywase whenever i try to play music or do anything that involves sound on the phone it dosnt work? i have a feeling that it may be a kernel issue but im not sure... my kernel is 2.6.32.2d now i dont know what the stock kernal is but im pretty sure this isnt it, so if you guys know anything about this or what has happened to my phone please tell me... thanks
It might help if you state what method you used to try to root, how far you got, and why it failed.
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It sounds like you are still on the downgraded Rom which is a desire hd rom.
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yeah i believe that i am because it says that im on android 2.2 but i know that i should be on 2.2.1 how would i be able to go back to my normal rom?
gmurphy0487 said:
It sounds like you are still on the downgraded Rom which is a desire hd rom.
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yeah i believe that i am because it says that im on android 2.2 but i know that i should be on 2.2.1 how would i be able to go back to my normal rom?
bostonsboy97 said:
yeah i believe that i am because it says that im on android 2.2 but i know that i should be on 2.2.1 how would i be able to go back to my normal rom?
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You need to elaborate a little more if you want some assistance.
Do you have s-Off?
What is your baseband number? That will indicate what radio you have and will give others an idea of where in the process you are.
Assuming you made it far enough in the process to get s-Off, you can just flash the ota stock ROM by attn1, which will have the OTA radio in it, if it turns out you are on the downgraded ROM/radio.
If you have anything other than the stock kernel/ROM on your phone, then the rooting was at least partially successful. You probably just need to get clockworkmod recovery installed correctly so you can install custom roms.
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You need to elaborate a little more if you want some assistance.
Do you have s-Off?
What is your baseband number? That will indicate what radio you have and will give others an idea of where in the process you are.
Assuming you made it far enough in the process to get s-Off, you can just flash the ota stock ROM by attn1, which will have the OTA radio in it, if it turns out you are on the downgraded ROM/radio.
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my baseband number is 12.28b.60.140eu_26.03.02.26_m and to tell you the truth i have no clue what s- is ill try to look through the settings to see if thats it
bostonsboy97 said:
my baseband number is 12.28b.60.140eu_26.03.02.26_m and to tell you the truth i have no clue what s- is ill try to look through the settings to see if thats it
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Yup, that looks like the downgraded radio the hack kit leaves you with.
S-Off basically means you can flash stuff. "Security off"
So as Gene said, you're partially through the process. You just need to get a good ROM/radio on.
bostonsboy97 said:
Ok so i have the htc inspire and i tried to root it today, which didnt work out lol... but anywase whenever i try to play music or do anything that involves sound on the phone it dosnt work? i have a feeling that it may be a kernel issue but im not sure... my kernel is 2.6.32.2d now i dont know what the stock kernal is but im pretty sure this isnt it, so if you guys know anything about this or what has happened to my phone please tell me... thanks
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You have an incorrect root, that happened to me. You need finish all the steps, when i did the root guide the software failed and the sound dissapeared. After push the software (to get root) and the root was successful, i recovered the sound.
man666 said:
You have an incorrect root, that happened to me. You need finish all the steps, when i did the root guide the software failed and the sound dissapeared. After push the software (to get root) and the root was successful, i recovered the sound.
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ok man i just want to get my phone back to stock... is there a way that i could just do a FULL wipe of the device? ive tried doing it through the hboot way and going through the settings and doing the restore but both were unsuccesful
Just flash it eith rom i had same problem i use attn1 method i flashed with rom coredroid and all is fine
htc desire hd/inspire
Now that you are basically rooted there is not necessarily an easy way to get back to plain stock.
It can take a while for the average user I believe using the s on tool... but considering I do not have all of the info I will let someone else answer your question in full.
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bostonsboy97 said:
ok man i just want to get my phone back to stock... is there a way that i could just do a FULL wipe of the device? ive tried doing it through the hboot way and going through the settings and doing the restore but both were unsuccesful
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Go back to h boot, if it says "Ship s-off on the very top of the screen you should be all set. Make sure clockworkmod is installed. if not download rom manager from market and flash cwm through rom manager. Next go to the development form and find attn1's stock OTA update with radio. Download the file to your computer, place it on the root of your sd card. Make sure the file is named PD98IMG.zip, turn off phone and boot into h boot, when it says apply update? Press vol up and watch the magic happen. Also make sure there is no other files named PD98IMG.zip on your sd card as this will cause trouble. You will still be rooted with s-off but that's ok, I mean your were already trying to root, just cause you lost sound doesn't mean you should be afraid of rooting. Once you fix your problem and get a good handle on things, you'll be in love!
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I promisse your wife wont like your phone no more after you get new rom
htc desire hd/inspire
nismax said:
I promisse your wife wont like your phone no more after you get new rom
htc desire hd/inspire
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Isn't that the truth, my wife hates it even if I get a text lol. "your always on that damn thing"
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bostonsboy97 said:
ok man i just want to get my phone back to stock... is there a way that i could just do a FULL wipe of the device? ive tried doing it through the hboot way and going through the settings and doing the restore but both were unsuccesful
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No, you can not. Because the radio isn't updated, you have the half of the steps.
You need finish all the steps of the root guide to have root and the sound working.
Haha I've flashed just about every Rom here and my wife says you keep doing that and your gonna break it and your not getting another phone can't you just leave it alone
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Allright guys im all set now. my phone had s- on and it was on android 2.2 so i went to at&t and the guy played around with it for a few then said "your phones gay, ill just switch it" lol so problem is solved thanks for all trying to help
Hey everyone im kinda new to the forums.. Anyways i just downloaded GB 2.3.3 the other day. Well after that i realized my phone wasnt rooted anymore. So i updated simpleoneclick and it wouldnt work. Anyone had any success rooting their g2x after the update?
Another person with a broken search button. Need to get that fixed.
At the present time, there is no root for the GB update. There is a way to root GB but it required going back to 2.2.2 and then loading a custom GB rom.
Ya mine has been broken for awhile.. Ive been trying to fix it but no luck.. Anyways any idea if theyre working on a root for it, and if so how long do you think itll take?
randy954 said:
Hey everyone im kinda new to the forums.. Anyways i just downloaded GB 2.3.3 the other day. Well after that i realized my phone wasnt rooted anymore. So i updated simpleoneclick and it wouldnt work. Anyone had any success rooting their g2x after the update?
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There is a rooted OTA ROM in the development thread. Flash that with recovery and you will have root back and 2.3.3.
gaww said:
There is a rooted OTA ROM in the development thread. Flash that with recovery and you will have root back and 2.3.3.
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So i dont need to flash back to 2.2 first? Ive never flashed a custom rom on this phone so im new to it still.
Thanks
randy954 said:
So i dont need to flash back to 2.2 first? Ive never flashed a custom rom on this phone so im new to it still.
Thanks
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no, you dont need to flash back to 2.2
My device came with 2.3.3 you dont need to downgrade. Just nvflash cwm recovery and flash over top of the default firmware.
ahronzombi said:
My device came with 2.3.3 you dont need to downgrade. Just nvflash cwm recovery and flash over top of the default firmware.
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Just nvflash cmw and flash away!
fcisco13 said:
Just nvflash cmw and flash away!
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Apparently, you can flash with CMW Recovery without being rooted, and also make nandroids and restore them. You will not be able to use apps that require root like titanium backup.
gaww said:
Apparently, you can flash with CMW Recovery without being rooted, and also make nandroids and restore them. You will not be able to use apps that require root like titanium backup.
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I am a noob (first post) but I learned a lot by monitoring the forums the past few days. If you flash a rooted rom, then you can use use apps that require root access. At least that is how my G2x seems to be working.
Cheers
hoopduke said:
I am a noob (first post) but I learned a lot by monitoring the forums the past few days. If you flash a rooted rom, then you can use use apps that require root access. At least that is how my G2x seems to be working.
Cheers
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Yep!
G2X CM7
hoopduke said:
I am a noob (first post) but I learned a lot by monitoring the forums the past few days. If you flash a rooted rom, then you can use use apps that require root access. At least that is how my G2x seems to be working.
Cheers
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Yes - flashing it has rooted your phone. I am somewhat surprised by this however. I would have thought rooting was done at a deeper level then anything in a ROM, but apparently that is not the case.
Good news is whatever the case, it works.
Recovery has nothing to do with the rooted status of your phone. Nvflash and cwm work no matter what.
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gaww said:
Yes - flashing it has rooted your phone. I am somewhat surprised by this however. I would have thought rooting was done at a deeper level then anything in a ROM, but apparently that is not the case.
Good news is whatever the case, it works.
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Having an unlocked/unencrypted bootloader gives us G2X owners a LOT of flexibility with what can be done with our phones in terms of customization. Its one of the main reasons I couldn't wait for this phone to be released. Check out the first post in this thread over in the Atrix forum for a rundown of the differences between locked/unlocked/encrypted bootloaders:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957461.
G2X CM7
ahronzombi said:
My device came with 2.3.3 you dont need to downgrade. Just nvflash cwm recovery and flash over top of the default firmware.
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im sorry for the noob questions but could you elaborate on the steps you took to do this? Im having no luck figuring out so far.
Or if anyone else could explain the process.
I downloaded cwm but it says my phone needs to be rooted just to use it. So im stuck because im with 2.3.3 which isnt rooted. I just wanna go back to 2.2 so i can have root agian or so i can download custom 2.3.3 roms which are rooted already.
thanks
is flashing the rooted rom would root my phone perma or it would be unroot after flashing anything over that rooted rom?
you need one click reovery to flash the cwm with nvflash
Does anyone know if this is possible? It's supposed to be as simple as one click and it roots the phone (which is what I wanna do.. keep it easy). For some reason, it was taking a while and it didn't work. I'm just guessing, but is it possible it might not work since 2.3 is relatively new? If that's the case, do I gotta go back to 2.2 for this to work or something like that? Or is there another app I can use that'll work just as easy on 2.3?
Any response is appreciated.
Thanks.
be prepared
itslinx said:
Does anyone know if this is possible? It's supposed to be as simple as one click and it roots the phone (which is what I wanna do.. keep it easy). For some reason, it was taking a while and it didn't work. I'm just guessing, but is it possible it might not work since 2.3 is relatively new? If that's the case, do I gotta go back to 2.2 for this to work or something like that? Or is there another app I can use that'll work just as easy on 2.3?
Any response is appreciated.
Thanks.
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no you can not root 2.3.3 at all. you will need to put recovery on and flash a prerooted rom from the development section. all instructions are there.
eagle1967 said:
no you can not root 2.3.3 at all. you will need to put recovery on and flash a prerooted rom from the development section. all instructions are there.
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Alright, thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure what you mean by put recovery on exactly (i've never rooted before), but i'm sure I can figure it out.
just make sure to read everything before you start
itslinx said:
Alright, thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure what you mean by put recovery on exactly (i've never rooted before), but i'm sure I can figure it out.
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just go to the development section and look at top theres a sticky and it walks you through everything its very easy. remember this may void your warranty.
there is a stock gingerbread only change is rooted.
eagle1967 said:
just go to the development section and look at top theres a sticky and it walks you through everything its very easy. remember this may void your warranty.
there is a stock gingerbread only change is rooted.
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Yeah, I found it after I read your last post. Appreciate it, thanks again.
I'm on the OTA JB and stock. Is there anyway to gain root without having to go back and then reinstall JB? I had hoped someone would have come up with a straight forward means of rooting this device as with the old one click. I hope it's in the works.
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I'm on the OTA JB and stock. Is there anyway to gain root without having to go back and then reinstall JB? I had hoped someone would have come up with a straight forward means of rooting this device as with the old one click. I hope it's in the works.
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Well I guess I should have kept the phone I had. I bought this thing at retail and no help from the home team. What th hell. Either noone knows the answer or gives a ****. If there's no way just say so.
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Well I guess I should have kept the phone I had. I bought this thing at retail and no help from the home team. What th hell. Either noone knows the answer or gives a ****. If there's no way just say so.
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sorry that is the only way at the moment
I had tried to "save root" on ICS beforehand but because I flashed JB through an SBF it did not work to retain it. I flashed SuperSu through CWM recovery and got root on stock JB.
My bootloader is unlocked BTW.
I've been out of the loop since I've been on an iPhone for a little bit now. I purchased a UNLOCKED SM-G930T and want to root it. I will eventually be using it on MetroPCS. Can someone advise what's my best course of action?
SantinoInc said:
I've been out of the loop since I've been on an iPhone for a little bit now. I purchased a UNLOCKED SM-G930T and want to root it. I will eventually be using it on MetroPCS. Can someone advise what's my best course of action?
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Here's a very explanatory guide you can follow!
It's safe and you are guaranteed not to get bricked, however if you are not on PE1 firmware (which you most likely are updated) you will loose your data, but it's worth it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/samsung-galaxy-s7-sm-g930p-root-xposed-t3502829
epicman_1200 said:
Here's a very explanatory guide you can follow!
It's safe and you are guaranteed not to get bricked, however if you are not on PE1 firmware (which you most likely are updated) you will loose your data, but it's worth it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/samsung-galaxy-s7-sm-g930p-root-xposed-t3502829
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Appreciate that link bud. IDK how I overlooked it. Is there a recovery I can use as well or am I pretty much going to have to settle for Root alone?
SantinoInc said:
Appreciate that link bud. IDK how I overlooked it. Is there a recovery I can use as well or am I pretty much going to have to settle for Root alone?
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No recovery, but you can use flashfire to do similar things.
SantinoInc said:
Appreciate that link bud. IDK how I overlooked it. Is there a recovery I can use as well or am I pretty much going to have to settle for Root alone?
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The only reason I do not go over installing a custom recovery is because the goal is to NOT VOID warranty.