Are there any return to stock instructions floating around out there? I'm unlocked, with cwm recovery, and rooted but am thinking if returning the phone and obviously would need to restore the original recovery, do a factory reset, and re lock. I did this recently on my evo shift and it was a two step process (re rooting took all day). Hopefully this is similarly simple?
Thanks in advance.
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You can flash the stock recovery and factory reset but to my knowledge motorola has not released a way to relock the phone
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Does "fastboot oem lock" not work? That's what the instructions say from Motorola in the unlock bootloader page.
Also, where can I find the stock recovery?
Are these what I'm looking for (from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001226)?
drakeheart77 said:
http://db.tt/7p2Gv4cl
System
http://db.tt/qzu66AyF
System md5
http://db.tt/T2N0vYne
Stock recovery
http://db.tt/gbnt0Ddg
Boot
http://db.tt/oz8QPkP8
Boot md5
Sorry they are not clickable links, just copy & paste until I figure out the process lol.
Hope these files help!!
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sixxt9 said:
You need the TWRP recovery installed. If you've never used it before, you'll need to make a backup in order to generate the correct folders necessary. The directory will be either on your memory card (/external1) or internal memory (/sdcard). The folder path will be TWRP/BACKUPS/**your**phone's**serial**number**/
Inside that folder, create a folder and name it "stock backup" or whatever you want to name it. Then put the *.win and the *.md5 files in there. Put the stock recover in whatever folder you have your adb installed.
Reboot to recovery.
Restore the boot and system partitions from this backup (will show as "stock backup" or whatever you named it)
Once the restore is complete, back out to the main menu ... go to reboot -> choose bootloader
Flash your stock recovery ( fastboot flash recovery **whatever you named your recovery file**.img )
I typically flash this twice one right after the other just in case
Reboot your system ( fastboot reboot )
From there you should be all set.
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Or, can I just flash the stock recovery.img you provided, try to re-lock the bootloader, and perform a factory reset to be sufficient to return?
cmags said:
Does "fastboot oem lock" not work? That's what the instructions say from Motorola in the unlock bootloader page.
Also, where can I find the stock recovery?
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To return to Original Software, you will need to reflash a Motorola signed software image to your device, or send it in to our service center to get reflashed. MOTOROLA reserves the right to charge for any assistance required by users during this process. At this time, we are not posting a recovery image for the Photon Q 4G LTE.
Source
stock images
Right, I understand that, but I'm still running Motorola Original Software (the stock ROM) because I never flashed either of the two in progress CM ports. I've got it back to a stock, still odexed, rooted with Motofail2go state with CWM recovery. So my plan is this:
Flash stock boot image (instead of the custom one which I used to replace the unlocked bootloader warning)
Flash stock recovery (which Moto claims they will not supply, but you just did), using:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then, perform a factory reset from recovery (that's an option in there, right?)
Then, relock the bootloader with:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
And other than the flag somewhere in Motorola's database somewhere, it should be "like new", correct?
Final question, I see two different stock recovery images.
In shabbypenguin's post from August which you just linked to, a 10mb image.
And in drakeheart's post from last week a 5.8mb image.
Anyone know which one is the right one to use with my updated 77.8.10 software?
I'm not sure if there's a stock updated recovery hosted somewhere. You might wanna revert back to the oem system and re-update from there to be safe.
I ended up flashing the earlier, 10mb recovery and it worked fine. Able to factory reset from it no problem. Couldn't relock though, the fastboot oem lock function requires you to flash OEM software along in the process.
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I successfully return to stock using the method in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1858959
the file link is broken , but you can find a dropbox link in following reply
The RSD flash method is currently the best for return to stock, previous post do not include system.img, I will make a full zip file for stock flash under RSD Lite.
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But even still, Moto has logged the device as unlocked assuming you followed the official unlock path...
Most stores probably won't check the phone thoroughly on returns. If you resell it to someone 3rd party, please tell them that you've unlocked it previously, as you have voided the manufacturers warranty.
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Just to confirm one thing before i go smoke my NS's warranty away. If i nand backup the current stock rom and then flash the custom roms...i can always easily flash back to stock rom no?
Yes it is pretty easy to restore to your current build from a backup
Also, there are threads with stock images for the different models of the Nexus S here on XDA detailing how to go back to stock if that's something you choose to do so later
jackslim said:
Yes it is pretty easy to restore to your current build from a backup
Also, there are threads with stock images for the different models of the Nexus S here on XDA detailing how to go back to stock if that's something you choose to do so later
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but wouldn't just recovering to backup takes to stock rom? and i believe the root can be deleted right? so that if i plan to send back the phone, i can do that...i'm only flashing roms over the weekend so that i can see if the wifi problem is fixed with different kernels...
I can't get my router to be shown in the network list and other networks have poor wifi signals :/ i'm really worried...
Yes recovering from your backup will return you to a rooted stock, and you can remove root by deleting su from /system/xbin/
can you direct me to clockworkmod apk? since i don't want to flash the .img
The recovery image isn't an .apk file, you are going to have to flash the .img from fastboot to get clockwork recovery installed.
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The recovery image isn't an .apk file, you are going to have to flash the .img from fastboot to get clockwork recovery installed.
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yes i know it's not an apk but i believe, clockwork can be installed as apk and then rebooted into the clockwork recovery through the application as my motorola defy...
i don't want to flash the .img file or i won't be able to remove it if i had to...
You can flash a recovery image from ROM Manger which will install a custom reocovery
**However**
ROM Manager needs root access to install a recovery image, so therefor you need to install root permission, which in turn requires a custom recovery to flash the zip file to install the necessary file.
So... flashing the recovery image from fastboot is a necessary step in rooting on this phone
so apps like z4root and universal root don't work for nexus s?
I'm honestly not sure what exploits work with the Nexus S personally, feel free to browse through the guides that are stickied
In my opinion if you already had the intention of unlocking the bootloader, then you'll already have fastboot setup and you will already be in the bootloader so it's just one additional command to type to get your recovery image installed, pretty easy
Since the Nexus S comes with a bootloader that can be unlocked I don't think anyone would look for an expoit that works specifically for this phone because, but exploits that were built for other phones may work on this one, again you would have to browse around to see, I'm not sure about this
my main purpose is to have an option to revert back the phone to its orignal state...unlocking bootloader would be permanent no? also if i flash clockwork, that would be permanent or is there an easy way (excluding ADB) to delete clockwork ?
shad0wboss said:
so apps like z4root and universal root don't work for nexus s?
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This phone has an unlockable bootloader. You don't need exploits like that. Just follow the directions on this forum for your specific model and you will be fine. Everything you will do can be reversed. So don't worry.
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Rem3Dy said:
This phone has an unlockable bootloader. You don't need exploits like that. Just follow the directions on this forum for your specific model and you will be fine. Everything you will do can be reversed. So don't worry.
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read my previous post...unlocking bootloader will be permanent thus messing up with my warranty.
You can lock the bootloader on this phone, just use the following command in fastboot
fastboot oem lock
You would have to flash over the original recovery image from fastboot before relocking the bootloader
This phone can be returned to complete stock fairly easily, if you were to find all stock images for your particular model of the Nexus S you could completely return it to stock from fastboot with a few easy commands
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock
Just look through root/unroot guides and find the images for your model, you will need to do this to at least get the recovery image for when you decide to return to stock
jackslim said:
You can lock the bootloader on this phone, just use the following command in fastboot
fastboot oem lock
You would have to flash over the original recovery image from fastboot before relocking the bootloader
This phone can be returned to complete stock fairly easily, if you were to find all stock images for your particular model of the Nexus S you could completely return it to stock from fastboot with a few easy commands
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock
Just look through root/unroot guides and find the images for your model, you will need to do this to at least get the recovery image for when you decide to return to stock
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sorry i'm not with you here...so you're suggesting me to unlock my bootloader, flash rom? so for these purposes i won't have to install root? so how can i backup my current rom?
haha also i can't install ADB drivers :/ although i can access the phone memory lol
Yes, if you want to install custom ROM's then you should unlock your bootloader and install a custom recovery, these are both reversible.
To help getting adb/fastboot drivers you can get PDAnet from:
http://junefabrics.com/android/index.php
Setting up PDAnet usually fixes the driver problem, you can uninstall it once it's done
I think you should read through an root/unroot guide pertaining to your model, sounds like that would answer a lot of concerns and doubts
But mainly since you are concerned about your warranty, unlocking the bootloader and rooting your phone is completely reversible.
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read my previous post...unlocking bootloader will be permanent thus messing up with my warranty.
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I don't think you get it. Nexus S is a development phone and comes with a factory built-in unlocker. This means you do NOT void your warranty when unlocking or rooting.
It is however recommended that you return to stock and lock the bootloader before returning the phone for any warranty needs because most idiots at sprint stores or service centers don't know any better even though the rules clearly tell them they must service the Nexus S even if rooted.
Now, to answer your question, when you restore back to stock and close bootloader the phone is indistinguishable from factory settings and data. So no, the bootloader unlocking is NOT permanent.
On a side note, you will have to use the Samsung exe to restore your phone to factory settings along with locking the bootloader if you want the original recovery. But I think there is an img of the original available somewhere.
Also, to replace the recovery you MUST use adb. There is a one click to do that but all it does is do all the steps you would do manually and still needs all drivers installed.
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obsanity said:
I don't think you get it. Nexus S is a development phone and comes with a factory built-in unlocker. This means you do NOT void your warranty when unlocking or rooting.
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It clearly states while unlocking your bootloader that by doing so your warranty is voided.
While Sprint's policy is to in fact service unlocked/rooted phones this is not the case for all carrier's.
Returning or attempting to return a phone that is unlocked can very well have you turned away since your warranty is voided in many cases, especially depending on the carrier of the phone.
jackslim said:
It clearly states while unlocking your bootloader that by doing so your warranty is voided.
While Sprint's policy is to in fact service unlocked/rooted phones this is not the case for all carrier's.
Returning or attempting to return a phone that is unlocked can very well have you turned away since your warranty is voided in many cases, especially depending on the carrier of the phone.
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When I unlocked my phone the first time I had NO such disclaimer. This was something added later with an update. Therefore I did not void my warranty and anyone else can argue the same.
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obsanity said:
When I unlocked my phone the first time I had NO such disclaimer. This was something added later with an update. Therefore I did not void my warranty and anyone else can argue the same.
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I'm pretty sure that the screen has always had the warranty information on it after you type "fastboot oem unlock" in fastboot and then you have to acknowledge the unlock on the phone. It was part of the original Nexus One unlock screen and I'm sure part of the unlock on Nexus S. Especially if you're on the NS4G which came out months after the original NS. I know I had to acknowledge it when I unlocked mine. It only makes sense that if you willingly unlock your device and flash something you shouldn't in example a radio for a different model and brick your device the manufacturer isn't responsible for your mistake.
I know there have been similar threads, and I'm sorry that I'm raising another one. But reading to all those old topics didn't help me.
It's a friend's i9020T, bought in the US, so returning it back would be a real problem. He never unlocked bootloader, never applied any custom ROMs or Recovery, always updated it over OTA, and sometime in November, after reboots, phone started to hang on Google logo. Usually, it helped to remove the battery and wait some time, but it doesn't any more. We tried to remove it for a full day, didn't helped.
I tried going into recovery and doing full wipe and cache wipe - didn't help
I tried to unlock the bootloader, can select 'Yes', apply it via Power button, but the phone hangs.
If I want to flash anything with fastboot (boot, system img), it complains about locked bootloader
I tried Odin as well, but can't trick the phone into download mode with both volume up and down, again reports to unlock the bootloader
Is there any way to and how to fix this? I cannot transfer anything to internal memory, have stock recovery?
Thanks a lot to all of those who are willing to help, and I've really want to somehow fix the phone, because I don't have here in Serbia where to repair it. Several mobile providers only imported i9023, so they can't fix i9020T
I'm having the exact same problem with a GT-i9020 so would be interested in any help on this!
May need to format phone. Basically reflash latest update via boot loader. Wipe system to factory. And wipe sd
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RANDYRKELLY said:
May need to format phone. Basically reflash latest update via boot loader. Wipe system to factory. And wipe sd
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but I downloaded 2.3.6 stock from here, unpacked in the same folder where adb and fastboot are, and tried to do fastboot flash boot boot.img and so, and didn't work, was bugging me that bootloader isn't unlock
Highl1 said:
but I downloaded 2.3.6 stock from here, unpacked in the same folder where adb and fastboot are, and tried to do fastboot flash boot boot.img and so, and didn't work, was bugging me that bootloader isn't unlock
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That's the problem dude u don't unpack it. U need to leave as a update zip. Look on xda for the stock 4.0.3 update zip or wait till I provide link. U go thru stock recovery if unrooted, and flash with it. To unlock boot loader u need to be in fastboot and type fastboot oem unlock. But u wait first. Lets get it booted. I'll find link.
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Read here
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-manually-update-your-gsm-nexus-s-ice-cream-sandwich
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That's the problem dude u don't unpack it. U need to leave as a update zip. Look on xda for the stock 4.0.3 update zip or wait till I provide link. U go thru stock recovery if unrooted, and flash with it. To unlock boot loader u need to be in fastboot and type fastboot oem unlock. But u wait first. Lets get it booted. I'll find link.
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I'll wait for your link and instructions, it's obvious that I am doing something wrong
Thanks mate!
RANDYRKELLY said:
Read here
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-manually-update-your-gsm-nexus-s-ice-cream-sandwich
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But I have stock recovery and can't copy anything to internal memory, since my phone doesn't boot
Highl1 said:
I know there have been similar threads, and I'm sorry that I'm raising another one. But reading to all those old topics didn't help me.
It's a friend's i9020T, bought in the US, so returning it back would be a real problem. He never unlocked bootloader, never applied any custom ROMs or Recovery, always updated it over OTA, and sometime in November, after reboots, phone started to hang on Google logo. Usually, it helped to remove the battery and wait some time, but it doesn't any more. We tried to remove it for a full day, didn't helped.
I tried going into recovery and doing full wipe and cache wipe - didn't help
I tried to unlock the bootloader, can select 'Yes', apply it via Power button, but the phone hangs.
If I want to flash anything with fastboot (boot, system img), it complains about locked bootloader
I tried Odin as well, but can't trick the phone into download mode with both volume up and down, again reports to unlock the bootloader
Is there any way to and how to fix this? I cannot transfer anything to internal memory, have stock recovery?
Thanks a lot to all of those who are willing to help, and I've really want to somehow fix the phone, because I don't have here in Serbia where to repair it. Several mobile providers only imported i9023, so they can't fix i9020T
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First download this : http://www.4shared.com/zip/2L09-JyW/Root_Nexus_S.html
Just unpack , connect your device and click run.bat - that will root your phone and installed new ClockWordMod Recovery
After that you need : remove install-recovery.sh just in .....
run in windows-> Start->at the search bar write cmd and navigate into your android sdk is installed
For me :
C:/"Programs and Files (x86)"/Android/android-sdk/tools/>adb shell
# rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
#exit
or with Root Explorer into system/etc/install-recovery.sh just renam it (ex. : .sh.old)
surdu_petru said:
First download this : http://www.4shared.com/zip/2L09-JyW/Root_Nexus_S.html
Just unpack , connect your device and click run.bat - that will root your phone and installed new ClockWordMod Recovery
After that you need : remove install-recovery.sh just in .....
run in windows-> Start->at the search bar write cmd and navigate into your android sdk is installed
For me :
C:/"Programs and Files (x86)"/Android/android-sdk/tools/>adb shell
# rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
#exit
or with Root Explorer into system/etc/install-recovery.sh just renam it (ex. : .sh.old)
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Same thing mate, I ran it, click two times in console, can't unlock the bootloader, I always get stuck on it
Trying to update the drivers for Nexus S : http://www.4shared.com/rar/_bgEMHqk/Nexus_S_Drivers_x86__x64.html
and after that try to run.bat...Good luck!
I'll try today, but my problem is that adb cannot find the device, fastboot can
I would try downloading the full OTA from this thread, rename it to update.zip (for easy typing), place it in a directory where you can run fastboot, then use the command:
Code:
fastboot update update.zip
I got an error
archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt
Should I create android-info.txt (how?) and place it into the zip (where?)
Thanks.
<edit> I saw this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131588 and followed this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884416&highlight=STOCK but that as well complains about a locked bootloader </edit>
Is the problem solved？
szk5230 said:
Is the problem solved？
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Not so far, I'm still having trouble with the phone, and no solution so far helped
Highl1 said:
I got an error
archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt
Should I create android-info.txt (how?) and place it into the zip (where?)
Thanks.
<edit> I saw this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131588 and followed this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884416&highlight=STOCK but that as well complains about a locked bootloader </edit>
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Sorry my bad, haven't tried that before either...
If it bugs you the bootloader isn't unlcoked before flashing can't you just use
fastboot oem unlock
then commence with flashing your stock image?
Edit - Nevermind...I see you tried that.
any other suggestion? I'm out of ideas
I had this problem in December. I tried everything you tried without any luck so eventually took it back for warranty repair. Unfortunately I had some water damage from 9 months before so they wouldn't touch it. Luckily I got it replaced on my phone insurance but they said it couldn't repaired.
As far as I know it's a hardware fault. With CWM it looked like I could transfer files into the sd but they would disappear! I was able to use Fastboot and Odin but no joy. I had the same errors when trying to apply update using fastboot and never found answers about the "missing" files.
Sorry to come with bad news and good luck! I'm worried it'll happen to my replacement handset so keen to know if you resolve it.
I unlocked my MT4GS's bootloader a few months ago using HTC's tool, but I now find myself in a place where I need to reflash a stock ROM due to miscellaneous malfunctions. It's not for warranty/damage, I tried to restore my ROM to factory settings and couldn't due to removing the Sense UI for ADWLauncher. I tried to reflash my ClockWorkMod stock ROM backup, but it had a MD5 mismatch (and, sadly, was deleted accidently last night in organizing my SD card).
I am on an unlocked bootloader with S-ON RL showing on the boot screen. I have tried downloading one of the SG59IMG.zip files (both the latest 1.63 release, and the 1.55 release), but those do not work. I place them on my SD Card's root and allow HBOOT to find them, but it reports "Wrong ZIP!". I've read that re-locking my bootloader will fix this; any confirmation?
At this point, what I really want to do is get my phone back on a stock ROM, with or without ClockWorkMod, and start over again with the rooting process. As I said, this isn't for warranty service; I want to make sure I have a good stock recovery image available and that I have a solidly working phone while I wait for an ICS ROM that's stable for everyday use to come around.
Thanks in advance for any help.
WinterHalliwell said:
I unlocked my MT4GS's bootloader a few months ago using HTC's tool, but I now find myself in a place where I need to reflash a stock ROM due to miscellaneous malfunctions. It's not for warranty/damage, I tried to restore my ROM to factory settings and couldn't due to removing the Sense UI for ADWLauncher. I tried to reflash my ClockWorkMod stock ROM backup, but it had a MD5 mismatch (and, sadly, was deleted accidently last night in organizing my SD card).
I am on an unlocked bootloader with S-ON RL showing on the boot screen. I have tried downloading one of the SG59IMG.zip files (both the latest 1.63 release, and the 1.55 release), but those do not work. I place them on my SD Card's root and allow HBOOT to find them, but it reports "Wrong ZIP!". I've read that re-locking my bootloader will fix this; any confirmation?
At this point, what I really want to do is get my phone back on a stock ROM, with or without ClockWorkMod, and start over again with the rooting process. As I said, this isn't for warranty service; I want to make sure I have a good stock recovery image available and that I have a solidly working phone while I wait for an ICS ROM that's stable for everyday use to come around.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Get the stock recovery from the devs section, Change " SG59IMG.zip" to " PG59IMG.zip", relock the bootloader so that hboot will see the zip. I think the lock command is "fastboot oem lock". To unlock it again you would have to flash the unlock token again
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ac3theone said:
Get the stock recovery from the devs section, Change " SG59IMG.zip" to " PG59IMG.zip", relock the bootloader so that hboot will see the zip. I think the lock command is "fastboot oem lock". To unlock it again you would have to flash the unlock token again
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Whoops, it is PG59IMG already, just at work and wasn't in front of my phone at the time to confirm the file name. Is there a way to relock my bootloader without using the fastboot program from my computer? I've already uninstalled all of the HTC/ADB stuff to save processing power on my netbook and I'd like to avoid reinstalling it all if at all possible.
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Whoops, it is PG59IMG already, just at work and wasn't in front of my phone at the time to confirm the file name. Is there a way to relock my bootloader without using the fastboot program from my computer? I've already uninstalled all of the HTC/ADB stuff to save processing power on my netbook and I'd like to avoid reinstalling it all if at all possible.
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Theres no other way that i know of sry
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17424340&postcount=24
That covers everything.
WinterHalliwell said:
... Is there a way to relock my bootloader without using the fastboot program from my computer? I've already uninstalled all of the HTC/ADB stuff to save processing power on my netbook and I'd like to avoid reinstalling it all if at all possible.
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Ask and ye shall receive - I put together a package with the bare minimum you need to use ADB or fastboot. At about 736kb I think it's exactly what you were looking for.
(windows machine)
You don't need to install the entire SDK just to get the ADB or fastboot tools - all you need is what's here.
doubleshot_adb-fastboot.zip
Download Link
MD5: 47e72c0a2e2c1caaabd95b5df83e8913
Size: 736.03 KB
I also included a command prompt .bat file (Command.bat) so that when you unzip the archive to a folder, open that folder and double-click the Command.bat file and it will open you up to a command prompt already in the folder with the tools, wherever it is.
No more typing in some annoying CD command to get to the directory with the tools - simply open the folder (wherever it is at the time) and run Command.bat.
You will be ready to just dive right into ADB or fastboot commands (which is all you want, anyway, right?)
You will need the fastboot drivers for the doubleshot installed if they are not - get them here:
HTCDriver.exe
Download Link
MD5: 7fe1a01a816722718c6d369a3dc49166
Size: 13.08 MB
...and these are the same drivers that originally came on the SDcard of the doubleshot when you first got it. If you lost them, you can grab them again.
Enjoy!
Hi,
I recently unlocked my bootloader follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952038
It looks like I did it successfully, but my phone seems to have been restored. During the process the phone automatically made two backups, and I was wondering if it is possible to restore those, or if I just have to re-download everything.
Also now that my bootloader is unlocked, does that mean I'm rooted? What other steps do I need to do to get superuser or be actually rooted.
Thanks!
the backups are for you to remove the supercid. you need to hold onto those two backups[assuming they are mmcblk0p4MOD and mmcblk0p4ORIG] and your Unlock_code.bin you need to keep those 3 files. you will probably only ever use Unlock_code.bin if you need to run ruu at anytime. in order to restore the other two files you do this process [2.20 Firmware] Remove Pesky root.
what you actually need to do now is "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-evita.img" from TWRP 2.3 - HTC One X (ATT/evita) then flash this [29.08.2012] SuperSU v0.96 that will flash your twrp recovery and give you root. once you do that you can make modifications to your stock rom or ability to flash custom roms.
Remember to NEVER factory reset in bootloader or your will corrupt your sdcard.
DvineLord said:
the backups are for you to remove the supercid. you need to hold onto those two backups[assuming they are mmcblk0p4MOD and mmcblk0p4ORIG] and your Unlock_code.bin you need to keep those 3 files. you will probably only ever use Unlock_code.bin if you need to run ruu at anytime. in order to restore the other two files you do this process [2.20 Firmware] Remove Pesky root.
what you actually need to do now is "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-evita.img" from TWRP 2.3 - HTC One X (ATT/evita) then flash this [29.08.2012] SuperSU v0.96 that will flash your twrp recovery and give you root. once you do that you can make modifications to your stock rom or ability to flash custom roms.
Remember to NEVER factory reset in bootloader or your will corrupt your sdcard.
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I did the "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-evita.img" using this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952076
but I don't notice any changes on the phone. Also, I'm unaware what the 'flashing' terminology is. Is there any way I can pay you a bit to show me how on teamviewer? I'm very unacknowledged with this topic and don't want to ruin a second HTC One X. :/
And also, is there no way to get my files back while keeping my bootloader unlocked? Or should I re-add all my songs and apps?
therealbzb said:
I did the "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-evita.img" using this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952076
but I don't notice any changes on the phone. Also, I'm unaware what the 'flashing' terminology is. Is there any way I can pay you a bit to show me how on teamviewer? I'm very unacknowledged with this topic and don't want to ruin a second HTC One X. :/
And also, is there no way to get my files back while keeping my bootloader unlocked? Or should I re-add all my songs and apps?
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I'll help you out. PM your teamviewer stuff
Free of charge - your money's no good here.
you cant recover you data from unlock or wipe
are the modaco's rooting method still viable ? I'm seeing people saying it not work.
and can we root without having to flash other recovery, just using the default one (fastboot).
Nope, no rooting methods without unlocking bootloader yet. Most reliable method is to use custom recovery to root, and also some other fastboot (which will need unlocked bootloader)
hemanthmahesh said:
Nope, no rooting methods without unlocking bootloader yet. Most reliable method is to use custom recovery to root, and also some other fastboot (which will need unlocked bootloader)
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root with unlocking bootloader is fine, my question is can we root without flashing other recovery (eg. cwm) ?
Recovery is not working in Moto g sometimes.. It's a known issue.. So better flash cwm to avoid bricking
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padhu1989 said:
Recovery is not working in Moto g sometimes.. It's a known issue.. So better flash cwm to avoid bricking
Sent from my XT1033 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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oh thank you for the info, then I root with cwm :good:
Stock recovery is pretty useless now, I hardly have any idea what it can even be used for other than those ota updates. Do you not want to move away from stock recovery cause you might not install firmware updates? You can install alternate recovery just for rooting and revert back to stock if you really want to.
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Stock recovery is pretty useless now, I hardly have any idea what it can even be used for other than those ota updates. Do you not want to move away from stock recovery cause you might not install firmware updates? You can install alternate recovery just for rooting and revert back to stock if you really want to.
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I just being careful if not how to send warranty
Well, if you are unlocking the bootloader, you won't be able to claim warranty anyway.
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Well, if you are unlocking the bootloader, you won't be able to claim warranty anyway.
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oh yeah forgot about that, but what if after root, I lock back the bootloader ?
is the root still there ?
To lock bootloader you have flash your stock firmware, which in a way would be a complete reset, so no root left. Also, whatever you do after with the phone, once you request the unlock code from the moto website, they will consider your phone unlocked, hence no warranty. You can relock to try your luck and they just might not care if you are lucky.
Be very careful with locking bootloader though, locking your bootloader in a wrong way (wrong firmware, not flashing all files, downgrading) will create a big mess. In my opinion, stay away from locking bootloader!
hemanthmahesh said:
To lock bootloader you have flash your stock firmware, which in a way would be a complete reset, so no root left. Also, whatever you do after with the phone, once you request the unlock code from the moto website, they will consider your phone unlocked, hence no warranty. You can relock to try your luck and they just might not care if you are lucky.
Be very careful with locking bootloader though, locking your bootloader in a wrong way (wrong firmware, not flashing all files, downgrading) will create a big mess. In my opinion, stay away from locking bootloader!
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thank you man, btw can you help me with rooting by flashing cwm ?
You need working adb and fastboot drivers.
Download here:
http://www.mymotocast.com/download/MDM?platform=windows (drivers)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1S0LCuXCnnmSWh6NGJmSE1BUWc (minimal adb and fastboot files)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563599 (cwm download)
Guide:
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47705438&postcount=6 (For unlocking bootloader)
2. After unlocking (which will be equal to a complete reset, no files left in your "sd card"), boot into fastboot mode again and use this command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-falcon.img (or whatever is the name of recovery image file)
or use this tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2635706
You can also use that too to push supersu to sd card or manually place it. Reboot to recovery (adb reboot recovery) and flash that zip file.
hemanthmahesh said:
You need working adb and fastboot drivers.
Download here:
http://www.mymotocast.com/download/MDM?platform=windows (drivers)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1S0LCuXCnnmSWh6NGJmSE1BUWc (minimal adb and fastboot files)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563599 (cwm download)
Guide:
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47705438&postcount=6 (For unlocking bootloader)
2. After unlocking (which will be equal to a complete reset, no files left in your "sd card"), boot into fastboot mode again and use this command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-falcon.img (or whatever is the name of recovery image file)
or use this tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2635706
You can also use that too to push supersu to sd card or manually place it. Reboot to recovery (adb reboot recovery) and flash that zip file.
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thanks man, seriously million of thanks