thinking of using the non-bootloader root method.
if i do this, is there an easy way to go back to non-root? i'm slightly paranoid about getting my warranty flagged if i ever bring my expensive new phone into a sprint store to be serviced. like some kind of factory reset, or an app?
thanks
bonus: is there a bricking risk with the rooting process like there is for flashing an image?
You should be able to simply remove the su binary to "go back". Various root applications can do that for you or you could manually delete the binary yourself.
As far as risk of bricking from this I would say No. Never heard of it happening but anything could be possible I guess.
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I'm about to finally temp-root for the first time. Everything is ready. But how can I cleanly unroot the phone? My phone is under insurance and 1-year warranty, and I'm only gonna be removing bloatware.
I think all you have to do is reboot and remove the apps.
Reboot your phone.
What do i have to remove? Or should i not remove anything at all? Will I still be covered by warranty after i unroot?
Remove superuser.apk and busybox.apk if you have them installed, reboot abd you are done
And yes, after that you are still covered by warranty.
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How do i know if they're installed or not? Just want to be safe.
You'll see apps like superuser in your app drawer. You can see an extensive list of apps installed by going to Manage applications in your settings. Just make sure those things are uninstalled. That doesn't matter though because if you ever send your phone in, just do a factory reset, and everything will be back to normal.
livingnorth said:
I'm about to finally temp-root for the first time. Everything is ready. But how can I cleanly unroot the phone? My phone is under insurance and 1-year warranty, and I'm only gonna be removing bloatware.
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Dude.....it's temp root, meaning temporary. As people explained it will go away after a reboot. If you really need to send it in and are paranoid about 'traces', simply do a factory reset.
**Just to be clear, until S-OFF is achieved we are really not removing anything, just disabling it.
You can't remove bloatware with temp-root, as we currently don't have proper system access. You can only disable them.
As for how you get rid of temp root: Go read the posts regarding temp-root, then you might understand...
Do temp root than do temp perm root and run the batch file and it will remove bloatware. If u want it to go back to normal just reboot
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Ok, here is the breakdown:
Tried to root my phone using Odin.
The .tar file uploaded successfully "passed"
Went to reboot the phone, and it got stuck in a boot loop (droid, mechanical eye, droid, etc)
Found out I loaded an old version of the .tar file.
Did a factory reset using volume up, home and power.
SO MY QUESTION IS, WELL VERIZON HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE THAT I TRIED TO ROOT MY PHONE? I'M SENDING BACK FOR A FAULTY CHARGE PORT, THEY SENT ME A REPLACEMENT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY WON'T KNOW I TRIED TO TAMPER WITH IT.
Once I factory reset my phone, it was trying to do automatic updates, and kept failing during the install... Didn't know if I have to remove the .tar using the Odin somehow.
Please help!
Thanks!
Most people say they never look and have returned stuff rooted. If your that worried about it re download the files and ODIN again shouldnt take very long and is easy to do. Ahh I read you did a factory reset, guess I should learn to pay attention. I would just return and not worry.
I would return it to stock EE4 and OTA to GB or flash that stock all in one rom... most likely they won't even see anything or notice, but I'd do it anyway since I wouldn't wanna risk getting slammed with the full cost of the phone
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How do I remove the rooted software and install the original EE4?
How can I insure that it is correct?
paku12 said:
How do I remove the rooted software and install the original EE4?
How can I insure that it is correct?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111486
Pretty much explains it there. Follow the instructions step by step then ask if you need to.
I'm one of those people who think the don't check very closely. Think how many phones, not just charge, but all smart phones that go back every day. I can't imagine the line workers who receive the returns have much incentive to find rooted phones.
But just the same. . .
But if you are returning a phone there is no downside to going back to stock. It only takes a few minutes.
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Hey.
My phone: Htc One X is rooted, and a software update just arrived, if i update, will i loose the root?
Or will it in worst chase get bricked?
I regulary update over the air.
Will this remove the root? and must i unlock bootloader and all that stuff i messed with over again if i need to root again?
I wouldn't do that if I were you, you could loss root and have to start all over, and maybe brick your phone, I would wait and see if a dev for this phone could make the update into a Rom, that would be the safe way to go
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Ok, but if i want to unroot, and i manage to unroot it, would it then be able to update? or will it then brick?
Cause i like to have my devices up to date.
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Ok, but if i want to unroot, and i manage to unroot it, would it then be able to update? or will it then brick?
Cause i like to have my devices up to date.
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Then you should be fine
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Ok, what is the most simple way to unroot?
Is it just to delete SU folders and root folders? or must i do alot of CMD flashing?
Superone click, or flash a ruu wich is a completly stock Rom with stock recovery
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So wait...let me get this straight. You got a $600 phone and decided to root it. You had no clue what you can and can't do with root up to and including an update. And you rooted your phone without knowing how to get back to stock. I am guessing you don't know how to get back to stock because you used a one click root method. WTF would you root $600 phone for if you had no clue what you were doing, and obviously incapable of reading how to reverse what you have done? This is the problem with one click root methods. You get no understanding of the Android system at all. Can I ask, what was the reason you decided to root??
i did not use oneclickroot, but the tool that xda has as an all in one tool for one x.
I rooted to get the fraps smiliar app screencast but it does not have support for tegra 3...
So yes, if i get it back to its original state, i will not attend any more root anymore.
So please, help me get it back to stock painless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-hSF9oPgfY
Ok, so to get it back to the state when i got the phone and to be able to update painlessly, i have to flash it with a backup stock ROM?
Bump.
Is there any way to remove all the bloatware without voiding the warranty,rooting, and so I can update when ICS EVENTUALLY comes out? thanks
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Is there any way to remove all the bloatware without voiding the warranty,rooting, and so I can update when ICS EVENTUALLY comes out? thanks
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Not that I am aware of. But if you still want to update via kies just use titanium and freeze the bloat. But I am not aware of any way to root without voiding warranty. I know there is the back to stock using Odin, along with the flash counter reset
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Not that I am aware of. But if you still want to update via kies just use titanium and freeze the bloat. But I am not aware of any way to root without voiding warranty. I know there is the back to stock using Odin, along with the flash counter reset
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Yeah theres no way of doing it without rooting your phone. But, you are not necessarily voiding your warranty by rooting your phone. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act lets you root your phone and not void your warranty. Just root it, install a custom ROM, enjoy the hell out of it until ICS comes out (IF it ever comes out and T-Mobile decides to get off their lazy butts and do something productive). And IF it does come out, just use Odin to return to stock, and reset the flash counter. You'll be good to go.
Please post questions in the Q&A/General section. This section is for development (roms, kernel, recovery, etc.).
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Yeah theres no way of doing it without rooting your phone. But, you are not necessarily voiding your warranty by rooting your phone. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act lets you root your phone and not void your warranty. Just root it, install a custom ROM, enjoy the hell out of it until ICS comes out (IF it ever comes out and T-Mobile decides to get off their lazy butts and do something productive). And IF it does come out, just use Odin to return to stock, and reset the flash counter. You'll be good to go.
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Alright cool, and I know how to return to stock but what is this flash counter business lol.
It's no secret that Verizon doesn't people rooting their phones, but despite my efforts to dig deeper I still haven't found any method of unrooting that would not only remove root access but also the evidence of it.
Perhaps its not possible, but what I'm looking for is a way to remove root and any trace of it from a device should I need to take it in for repair. I thought that a simple binary/flash count reset would do the trick.
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It's no secret that Verizon doesn't people rooting their phones, but despite my efforts to dig deeper I still haven't found any method of unrooting that would not only remove root access but also the evidence of it.
Perhaps its not possible, but what I'm looking for is a way to remove root and any trace of it from a device should I need to take it in for repair. I thought that a simple binary/flash count reset would do the trick.
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Run Triangle away if flash counter is tripped and Odin the tar. Not sure what version you are on or what you are seeing.