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[Q] I must be doing it wrong. Is there an easier way to get back to stock?

Hey, guys-
I'm unrooted and running stock Android. I have all of my settings and apps exactly how I like them right now.
In the past, I've flashed different ROMs and Kernels. When I get tired/frustrated with them and want to revert back to stock, I usually just do the 1 click revert back to factory settings. When you do that, it... well.. erases anything and everything in order to get back to factory settings.
Nothing is broke. I just don't want to delete my SD card contents and lose root. I just want to revert to the stock kernel and ROM from another ROM and kernel.
I was wondering if there's an easier way to get back to my current settings on the stock Android and Kernels WITHOUT using the 1 click revert back to factory method? If there is, could you PLEASE tell me how to do it EXACTLY? I say that because sometimes people on here give instructions that are clear as mud. Thanks!

Factory reset does NOT restore kernels or roms. It simply wipes user data.
You're confused. What you really want is a nandroid back up

If you have ROM Manager installed, open it up and go to "Download ROM". At the very bottom of the list, there should be a selection that says "Stock Images". I'm pretty sure you can use that to get back to stock. I'M NOT POSITIVE, I've never tried it before. It may unroot your phone/get rid of clockwork mod recovery. Just a suggestion

Remember to fastboot OEM lock
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shockem said:
Remember to fastboot OEM lock
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Ummm... what?

DangerZone1223 said:
Ummm... what?
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That is to relock your bootloader. Just flash a stock rom in recovery with a full wipe, You'll be unrooted.
Stock roms can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664

It's also wise to keep your content copied on a folder on your comp. 5 minutes of copying back and you got it all back. If you got all that sorted what you should always do is once you've got a stock rooted rom, run a nandroid backup/backup restore from CWM before you flash new roms / kernels.

People posting all this trash.
Nexus S 4G 1 Click : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167819
Nexus S 1 Click : http://nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-hacks/how-to-unroot-nexus-s-i9020ti9020ai9023/
USE GOOGLE PEOPLE! If you don't know what you're talking about, keep your mouth shut!
The easiest method would've been to nandroid backup your OEM setup & restored it...

Exaxtly. GOOGLE IS YOUR TEACHER.google will teach you so much. Use it!!!!
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People posting all this trash.
Nexus S 4G 1 Click : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167819
Nexus S 1 Click : http://nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-hacks/how-to-unroot-nexus-s-i9020ti9020ai9023/
USE GOOGLE PEOPLE! If you don't know what you're talking about, keep your mouth shut!
The easiest method would've been to nandroid backup your OEM setup & restored it...
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Restored/unrooted to LG-P999-V10f, now I can't update to 2.3. What to do?

Hey guys,
Can't seem to find a solution to my problem. I restored my phone using LG-P999-V10f back to factory rom, unrooted my phone and now it's back to 2.2.2. I tried updating my phone, but it just tells me "Current version is the latest version."
One other annoying issue I've encountered is that when my display turns off either from inactivity or from pushing the power button once, I can't go back to the phone. Pushing the power button again just brings up a blank screen, which leads to me being forced to take out the battery and reboot.
Any idea what's going on here?

When I quit using my g2x as a daily phone I restored it back to stock and unrooted it also (was on weapon). Everyday I would check for the update and it always said current version is the latest. Basically what I'm saying is, just like the 1st time GB was rolled out ota, not everyone will receive the update.
I finally said screw it and flashed bionix reloaded 1.2.
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Did you also restore the stock recovery? Without the stock recovery the OTA will not work. At least that is how I understand it.
If you want a better stock-like experience try the Weapon Rom.

zeth006 said:
Hey guys,
Can't seem to find a solution to my problem. I restored my phone using LG-P999-V10f back to factory rom, unrooted my phone and now it's back to 2.2.2. I tried updating my phone, but it just tells me "Current version is the latest version."
One other annoying issue I've encountered is that when my display turns off either from inactivity or from pushing the power button once, I can't go back to the phone. Pushing the power button again just brings up a blank screen, which leads to me being forced to take out the battery and reboot.
Any idea what's going on here?
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Also depends on your carrier, some don't offer the OTA update.

jcbofkc said:
Did you also restore the stock recovery? Without the stock recovery the OTA will not work. At least that is how I understand it.
If you want a better stock-like experience try the Weapon Rom.
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Oh yeah thanks for pointing that out. I had restored stock recovery on mine.
I just wanted the newer baseband. But life shall go on. I suffer less phone frustration using my sgs4g as the everyday driver anyway.

just nvflash it back to 2.3.3. A lot easier but will wipe everything and make the phone entirely stock gb. Not sure if it changes baseband read through the thread and see.
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kwes1020 said:
just nvflash it back to 2.3.3. A lot easier but will wipe everything and make the phone entirely stock gb. Not sure if it changes baseband read through the thread and see.
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Any chance you could point me to link to the file for it? Is it a "restoreable" version that looks completely factorylike? Planning to eBay this phone to the next owner.
Much appreciated.

jcbofkc said:
Did you also restore the stock recovery? Without the stock recovery the OTA will not work. At least that is how I understand it.
If you want a better stock-like experience try the Weapon Rom.
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Yep I did.

zeth006 said:
Any chance you could point me to link to the file for it? Is it a "restoreable" version that looks completely factorylike? Planning to eBay this phone to the next owner.
Much appreciated.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17258229
It wipes everything and returns phone to complete factory state. Recovery and all. Follow the directions exactly as their stated.
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kwes1020 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17258229
It wipes everything and returns phone to complete factory state. Recovery and all. Follow the directions exactly as their stated.
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Is that for 2.3?
ETA: NVM, it does. I'm going to give it a shot in a bit. Thanks!

Dumb question. How do I install the APX zip file in that guide???
ETA: Figured it out, didn't need to install it. Forgot that I'd already done it here.
Phone's now update to 2.3.3, stupid black screen of death that appears when I try to turn my screen on is gone!
One last question. Is 2.3.3 the most updated version of Gingerbread available? Is there a more updated version out there I should install to?

Once the baseband has been updated you can no longer use the LG Updater to update the rom as it checks the baseband. If the baseband is a later version then expected for the rom it will not update.
You need to flash CWM Recovery using NVFlash and then flash the ROM of your choice, whether it is a stock rom or a custom rom.

[Q] I think I broke my nexus 5. :(

Hey everyone,
I am new to the android phone arena and would appreciate some help.
I bought the nexus 5, rooted it and was attempting to flash CyanogenMod 11. I didnt realize I need a windows computer to do and was trying to do it through the phone itself. (i know, i know...terrible, like I said, I'm new)
The phone froze and will not even restore from a factory reset. It is like it is trying to reset from the CyanogenMod ROM (which wasnt installed properly in the first place). I have tried restoring from a backup, but none exists. I tried mounting a flash drive with the stock hammerhead ROM on it, but it will not mount. I am using ClockwordMod Recovery v6.0.4.4.
Can anyone help me?

Fastboot flash the factory images
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Pirateghost said:
Fastboot flash the factory images
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can you walk me through how to do that? I honestly have no idea. sorry.

kdmylin said:
Hey everyone,
I am new to the android phone arena and would appreciate some help.
I bought the nexus 5, rooted it and was attempting to flash CyanogenMod 11. I didnt realize I need a windows computer to do and was trying to do it through the phone itself. (i know, i know...terrible, like I said, I'm new)
The phone froze and will not even restore from a factory reset. It is like it is trying to reset from the CyanogenMod ROM (which wasnt installed properly in the first place). I have tried restoring from a backup, but none exists. I tried mounting a flash drive with the stock hammerhead ROM on it, but it will not mount. I am using ClockwordMod Recovery v6.0.4.4.
Can anyone help me?
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Ok lets try decrypting this first.
It sounds like you got through the rooting process,and got yourself a custom recovery. Ok
You flashed CM11, but it started to boot loop on you.You tried to revert back to stock, but you failed to make a backup. Now you are stuck since you cant mount the phone as a disk from recovery and restore a working rom.
Is this what is going on?
If so, you still have hope. You can use adb from the boot loader and push the stock firmware back on.
Follow this thread and start over from the beginning.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
Yes, Un-root, go back to stock and try this again. Next time, make a backup before Flashing like mad.

kdmylin said:
can you walk me through how to do that? I honestly have no idea. sorry.
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Google provides the factory images and the instructions on how to do it. The onus is on you.
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Wow haven't seen pirateghost since the HTC vivid days.
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devoureddreams said:
Wow haven't seen pirateghost since the HTC vivid days.
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Been hanging out in the nexus devices
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Follow egofreak's guide. Good rule of thumb: if it boots, you can fix it.
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Rooting my nexus 5 (questions)

So I am waiting for my nexus 5 to arrive (hopefully by end of this week or early next week) and I am pretty sure I want to root it. Coming from a rooted s3, there are just way too many advantages of Rooting that I cannot give up. So I have a few questions:
1) how easy it is to relock the bootloader for warranty purposes? Has anyone had to send back their rooted phone to Google and been successful?
2) has anyone here unrooted their phone successfully and sent it back to Google for warranty?
3) if I root but do not flash a custom rom, will I still be able to do Ota updates?
4) will simply uprooting the device (with stock rom) cause any unstability issues?
Thanks!
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1) see the return to stock thread (sticky) in general
2) yes by following the thread in 1)
3) theres a great thread called "ota help-desk" in general that covers this. Its not a sticky but easily located with search
4) uprooting? If you mean unrooting, then no
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blackdragon12 said:
So I am waiting for my nexus 5 to arrive (hopefully by end of this week or early next week) and I am pretty sure I want to root it. Coming from a rooted s3, there are just way too many advantages of Rooting that I cannot give up. So I have a few questions:
1) how easy it is to relock the bootloader for warranty purposes? Has anyone had to send back their rooted phone to Google and been successful?
2) has anyone here unrooted their phone successfully and sent it back to Google for warranty?
3) if I root but do not flash a custom rom, will I still be able to do Ota updates?
4) will simply uprooting the device (with stock rom) cause any unstability issues?
Thanks!
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Watch these 2 videos and everything will be clear
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generally, if its a hardware issue with your device, google will accept rooted devices to fix/replace. if its a software issue, theyll just send it back. ive sent a nexus phone and tablet in for replacement last year, both were still rooted, both still had custom recoveries, custom animations, custom roms, and custom kernels. they gave me no issues about the exchange.

Oh that's great to hear. Then why is known that unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty?
That's my biggest fear. If I unlock the bootloader and then have a hardware issue and cannot relock the bootloader, Will Google refuse to fix it?
Thanks for all the replies! I will check out those topics and videos.
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Also use this for a quick 'untampered':
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.segv11.bootunlocker&hl=en

simms22 said:
generally, if its a hardware issue with your device, google will accept rooted devices to fix/replace. if its a software issue, theyll just send it back. ive sent a nexus phone and tablet in for replacement last year, both were still rooted, both still had custom recoveries, custom animations, custom roms, and custom kernels. they gave me no issues about the exchange.
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LG will not procede the same way in country`s where you can`t buy the N5 i`am afraid and will say your warranty is voided because of rooting the phone.

blackdragon12 said:
Oh that's great to hear. Then why is known that unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty?
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Fear tactic for the unfortunate contract phone buyers.

blackdragon12 said:
Oh that's great to hear. Then why is known that unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty?
That's my biggest fear. If I unlock the bootloader and then have a hardware issue and cannot relock the bootloader, Will Google refuse to fix it?
Thanks for all the replies! I will check out those topics and videos.
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if you buy the phone from somewhere else, it will void the warranty, but its easily locked with "fastboot oem lock". but through google, as long as its a hardware issue, they will take care of you.

I ordered the phone from the play store (in canada) so I assume all will be good.
Also to the link to an app to the play store, how exactly does that work? It seems like the perfect solution so why don't more people use it?
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blackdragon12 said:
I ordered the phone from the play store (in canada) so I assume all will be good.
Also to the link to an app to the play store, how exactly does that work? It seems like the perfect solution so why don't more people use it?
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Bootunlocker works great. More people don't use it. because they don't know about it. It's also not an app you're going to use everyday
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gee2012 said:
LG will not procede the same way in country`s where you can`t buy the N5 i`am afraid and will say your warranty is voided because of rooting the phone.
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right, with lg it will "void the warranty", thats why i specifically stated that google will except it

jd1639 said:
Bootunlocker works great. More people don't use it. because they don't know about it. It's also not an app you're going to use everyday
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Additionally, it only covers a few phones (Nexi).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731993

That makes sense.
Can't wait to get my nexus! It said that it will ship by 21st...so I should be getting it the week after. I will probably root it right away before I start installing all my apps
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May aswell. Just make sure you read all the sticky threads first and stay away from toolkits
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blackdragon12 said:
That makes sense.
Can't wait to get my nexus! It said that it will ship by 21st...so I should be getting it the week after. I will probably root it right away before I start installing all my apps
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Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
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Mr hOaX said:
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
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If I do not install a custom recovery, can I still root?
Im thinking of just using this as I only want root access and do not need all the features from a custom recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507211

blackdragon12 said:
If I do not install a custom recovery, can I still root?
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You can using CF-AutoRoot, but it's all a bit one-click which removes your learning curve and invariably ends with you bricking your device, so lets go the custom recovery route please

blackdragon12 said:
If I do not install a custom recovery, can I still root?
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Yup, download the latest TWRP recovery, plave it i the fastboot folder and rename it to twrp.img. Place the superSU.zip file on the phones `s sdcard.
Boot into bootlader and type in cmd: fastboot boot twrp.img, twrp will boot (not install) and you can flash the superSU.zip file and reboot.

gee2012 said:
Yup, download the latest TWRP recovery, plave it i the fastboot folder and rename it to twrp.img. Place the superSU.zip file on the phones `s sdcard.
Boot into bootlader and type in cmd: fastboot boot twrp.img, twrp will boot (not install) and you can flash the superSU.zip file and reboot.
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Get the latest twrp image here http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hammerhead
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Can't get my 5 into the bootloader

Long story short, I tried to flash the hellscore kernel (via the HC's management app).... it booted into TWRP... flashed the kernel, then blackness.
Then it wouldn't turn back on... played with button combinations and 10 minutes later, I got into the bootloader, went into recovery and loaded the system and boot backup, thinking I was good to go... Nope... on boot... blackness. Tried a few other things, taking forever to get it into the BL again. Only thing I can figure is that it borked the ramdisk or something.
Now, I am going to go full on, plug into the computer, low level reset. So I've been doing the button tango for a while and figured someone here might know the real mystical incantation I need to do to get it reliably into the BL. It's fully charged and when plugged into my computer, I can hear the USB pinging on and off while I fuss with trying to reset it.
Anyone have an idea?

Flash it back to stock perhaps and start over
Flash it back to stock perhaps and start over
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camerona said:
Flash it back to stock perhaps and start over
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If he can't get into boot loader how is supposed to flash factory image?
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Link to hellscore kernel?
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I was reading about a LG flash tool that could flash devices with out bootloader u might be able to use that to get back.

@Akoolive http://d-h.st/Chu that's the link to hells core. Do not use the hells core app to download the kernel it was made for the n4 and is optimized only for the n4.
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Edit: here is the link to all his n5 kernels
http://d-h.st/users/hellsgod/?fld_id=31631#files

@LeoRex this might be your only option, as he did what you did(an n4 kernel on his n5) and endes up fixing his phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/bootloader-bootloader-nexus-5-t2746343

psycho693 said:
@Akoolive http://d-h.st/Chu that's the link to hells core. Do not use the hells core app to download the kernel it was made for the n4 and is optimized only for the n4.
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Edit: here is the link to all his n5 kernels
http://d-h.st/users/hellsgod/?fld_id=31631#files
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NOW you tell me.. [emoji5] yep, that explains why I got screwed.
I eventually got it into fastboot. the adb with the SDK didn't see it, but Wugfresh could (so people who say toolkits are useless can kiss my grass). So I'm back at 444 stock... lost a few files, including the tb backups that I didn't cloud (damnit)... nothing life shattering though.
still sucked hard
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LeoRex said:
NOW you tell me.. [emoji5] yep, that explains why I got screwed.
I eventually got it into fastboot. the adb with the SDK didn't see it, but Wugfresh could (so people who say toolkits are useless can kiss my grass). So I'm back at 444 stock... lost a few files, including the tb backups that I didn't cloud (damnit)... nothing life shattering though.
still sucked hard
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I'm glad you got it working. :good:
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psycho693 said:
I'm glad you got it working. :good:
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yeah... when Wug reported that it connected, I did a little dance of joy. I wonder why it registered but adb couldn't.
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LeoRex said:
yeah... when Wug reported that it connected, I did a little dance of joy. I wonder why it registered but adb couldn't.
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I'm assuming it didn't connect to adb because you were not in recovery with sideload selected or was not in android. Fastboot is only available in the bootloader, adb is not
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psycho693 said:
I'm assuming it didn't connect to add because you were not in recovery with sidelined selected or was not in android. Fastboot is only available in the bootleg adb is not
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DOH! Yep... forgot about that... My ADB/Fastboot is a little rusty. I haven't had to fuss in there for months. But I eventually got the key combinations right and got the backup bootloader loaded (the main was overwritten by the HC's overwriting it with the Nexus 4's boot image...).
Bleh...