My phone is currently running HBOOT-0.76.2000.
Is there anyway for me to upgrade it to the latest HBOOT without losing root?
Basically should I want to unroot for repairs (I have a dead pixel) I want to rule out I was not rooted at all.
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You can do it without losing root, but I wouldnt bother until ur taking ur phone in. You could go find the pc36img from part 2 of regaw's froyo root method, and put it on ur sdcard, then reboot to bootloader and let it do its thing. It will spit you back out into stock rooted froyo though, and put you back on an older amon ra recovery. I would just wait and run an RUU when the time comes.
Hey... I think this thing makes phone calls too!
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My 4g was broken with the 3.29 update (really). The Sprint store was nice enough to order me a replacement after they determined they couldn't fix it. It'll come in a day, then I mail back the old phone.
I have used unrevoked 3.21 to root and put Amon-RA on it in the past. Before going to the store to have it checked out, I reflashed the stock 3.29. Amon-RA is still on there but it's not-rooted. Is there anything I should do before returning it so they don't say it was my fault? I think I need to reflash to S-ON. Anything
else?
Also, I think my flashing adventures are over but I'd really like root access on the new phone so I can use Titanium backup. It should have Froyo installed already. If I update to 3.29, flash Amon-RA for nandroid backups and use unrevoked 3.21 - and nothing else - that shouldn't break my 4G right? I plan to backup my mac wimax.img before doing anything.
Unrevoked has the s-on tool posted on their site just flash it first then flash the stock pc36img and ur golden, like u never even turned the phone on in the first place..sorry i would give u a link but im not sure if i can do that from xda app. U can hit me up if u have any probs
Cy_n_ic said:
Unrevoked has the s-on tool posted on their site just flash it first then flash the stock pc36img and ur golden, like u never even turned the phone on in the first place..sorry i would give u a link but im not sure if i can do that from xda app. U can hit me up if u have any probs
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Got it. Thanks mate.
Welcome, i learned that from deleting all the sprint bloat apps and deleted the sprint voicemail by accident and i realy liked it so i had to flash the img to get it back, at the same time as the ota came out so i unrooted, flashed pc36img, ota, then reroot after making a nand backup....always nand..always
my question is,Is the unrooting method of the evo 4g rooted with unrevoked 1click the same as if you rooted your phone with the long version I dont have the rooted version with the ota yet but I do want to install, but I have to take my phone back to sprint for servicing so the unroot is neccessary
That's an easy one. Yes.
Is this an easy one or what???????
HELLO GREAT PEOPLE OF THIS FORUM I AM ROOTED ON UNREVOKED 3 I WANT TO UNROOT RIGHT I AM AWARE THAT TO DO THIS I DO THE WHOLE UNREVOKED FOREVER FLASH FOLLOWED BY THE PC36IMG FLASH BUT LIKE A MORON I CHOSE TO DO THIS IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF FAMILY IN WHICH I FLASHED THE PC36IMG FIRST. SO I REMOVED IT OF MY SD CARD AND PUT THE UNREVOKED & TRIED TO GO INTO RECOVERY BUT IT WONT LET ME I GET THE BLACK SCREEN WITH THE TRIANGLE WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO TAKE TO UNROOT MY PHONE NOW I NEED TO TAKE MY PHONE IN FOR SERVICING SO THE THE UNROOTING IS NECCESARRY PLEASE HELPP
Ok.....I'm sorry for another unroot post. But, I need to take my phone back to Sprint and want to be positive about getting root back.
I rooted with Unrevoked 3.21 and was going to use this procedure to unroot:
For those that were like I was, having used Unrevoked3 to root 2.1, below is the Froyo update so you can then flash to 2.2, then accept the OTA currently out. (FPS fix)
Download the file as is, and copy it to the ROOT of your SD card
On your evo, hold down the DOWN volume button, then hold and press POWER, you will boot into the bootloader, from there choose Recovery, then Install update.zip, let it do it's thing, in a few minutes you will boot back to your regular screen, Froyo updated, but no root access. From here you can then apply the new OTA update, and you'll be fully updated, and can now use Unrevoked3.21 to re-gain root!! No data loss, simple!! For google reference, the Froyo update file was originally named:
OTA_Supersonic_3.26.651.6-1.47.651.1_releasem24cfnusi9dsrr6i.zip
I have already renamed it as it should be, the above is just for google search, so for those looking for a copy!! Thanks to everyone that helped with this request!!
Hotfile.com: One click file hosting: update.zip
Is this method ok to use? It says I can take standard OTA updates and still get root back later. Does this sound like that will work? Would like to take my phone in completely factory stock @ 2.2 if possible.
Thanks.
Anyone? Anyone?
I feel like Ben Stein.
Simplest way to get back to 100% stock is to run the Unrevoked Forever S-OFF tool, then run the RUU. Some people have trouble getting the RUU to work, though.
So before I decided to flash unrevoked forever I was happily flashing through roms
without any worries..maybe flip flopping between the GB and Froyo without going above
And beyond a standard 2x wipe had something to do with this?
I go back to the 6.11 radio from 5.6 so I can flash the unrevoked forever. I flash the radio,get
rid of the pmb file and put URF in the root of SD and flash it in recovery,no error messages
and next I boot a custom splash,all is well..
I decide to go back to the new radio leak
I realize hours later that I can't send or receive txt or make calls;big red basically was
Rejecting my phone. After much searching I give up
I turned s back on and gave em a ring,basically I had to use the dialer to open up the radio and change like one #,then all was gravy with service. I'm now happily re rooted and running magnolia(i love this Rom)
Sorry it was so long winded but,what did I do wrong?
Did URF screw the radio?
Do I even need to use URF?
Was it the ROM switching?
pastalero said:
So before I decided to flash unrevoked forever I was happily flashing through roms
without any worries..maybe flip flopping between the GB and Froyo without going above
And beyond a standard 2x wipe had something to do with this?
I go back to the 6.11 radio from 5.6 so I can flash the unrevoked forever. I flash the radio,get
rid of the pmb file and put URF in the root of SD and flash it in recovery,no error messages
and next I boot a custom splash,all is well..
I decide to go back to the new radio leak
I realize hours later that I can't send or receive txt or make calls;big red basically was
Rejecting my phone. After much searching I give up
I turned s back on and gave em a ring,basically I had to use the dialer to open up the radio and change like one #,then all was gravy with service. I'm now happily re rooted and running magnolia(i love this Rom)
Sorry it was so long winded but,what did I do wrong?
Did URF screw the radio?
Do I even need to use URF?
Was it the ROM switching?
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To go to s-off all you do is flash the s-off file in clockwork, there is no other steps... Maybe I'm not understanding your problem.
But flashing radios can cause the problems you had.
Well from what I'm reading,after rooting with unrevoked I don't need URF...it says s-off
In hboot as is. My main concern is what could I have done to loose service to my phone.
Was it flashing the radio back and forth?
Was it from flashing too many roms and not wiping properly?
Was it because I ran Unrevoked Forever when I didn't need to?
I just want to make sure that something like this does not happen again
pastalero said:
Was it from flashing too many roms and not wiping properly?
Was it because I ran Unrevoked Forever when I didn't need to?
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I would say maybe, but I also have noticed that after I flash a radio my phone won't connect to verizon. A couple of Airplane Toggles here and there kicks it back up....I always thought it was these CM7 nightlys
Or maybe I have a different problem all together and I'm just adding to the mess!
What I'm wondering is,do I even need to run unrevoked forever if I ran unrevoked? It says s-off in the bootloader. Is it possible that its a bug in URF¿
Unrevoked is supposed to be a one step program, roots the phone and ads s-off so there is no reason to run Unrevoked Forever and doing so could possibly mess up your phone. The instructions for Unrevoked were very clear about this when I used it last. And yes flashing radios can result in your phone not working thats why they usually come with a discalimer, flash at your own risk.
Might be noobish advice, but have you tried *228?
Hi,
I rooted my phone with Unrevoked when it was at 2.2 froyo. When the gingerbread OTA came around I was cautious about me being rooted and accepting a OTA update. I searched all around saying it wouldn't do anything, this will happen, etc.... When I first updated it everything was fine...Until I used one of my root apps. OK fine I'm not rooted. But when i used this app called the blizzard authenticator it would say i have a rooted phone. So is my phone half rooted? If its possible, I would like to go back to the day that i first bought the phone and restart everything. I can provide further details about my phone if asked.
S-off
HBoot 2.16.0001
Thanks!
I don't quite get what you want.
But if you just want to go back like it was out of the box, hop over the development forum and grab an RUU and return to stock.
here is a link, pick one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060
Oh ya i forgot. Im a n00b. So get the RUU and hope for the best?
Yep, it will erase everything (not SDCARD) and you will be back like the day it came out of the box.
Alright my noobness is kicking in haha. I see like 15 of them. [ROM] RUU SuperSonic EvO 3.70.651.1 OTA - Stock - Sense - Deodexed & Odexed Version originally posted by teshxx would be the one?
Nevermind i didnt even see ur link. Thanks so much ill post the results
Muffspring18 said:
Hi,
I rooted my phone with Unrevoked when it was at 2.2 froyo. When the gingerbread OTA came around I was cautious about me being rooted and accepting a OTA update. I searched all around saying it wouldn't do anything, this will happen, etc.... When I first updated it everything was fine...Until I used one of my root apps. OK fine I'm not rooted. But when i used this app called the blizzard authenticator it would say i have a rooted phone. So is my phone half rooted? If its possible, I would like to go back to the day that i first bought the phone and restart everything. I can provide further details about my phone if asked.
S-off
HBoot 2.16.0001
Thanks!
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If you used Unrevoked and got s-off, and then ran the ota update, to get your full root back you just need to flash either Amon ra or Clockworkmod recovery and make sure the superuser app is up to date.
Ok everything went well with the RUU. How do i know for sure this is stock 2.3 no root. Say i were to bring my evo into the sprint store for repair would they find out that i was rooted before?
before u run a ruu or pc36img u need to flash the s-on tool from unrevoked. since ur hboot is 2.16 now u have to run the 4.24 ruu or pc36img. if u do flash s-on tool and 4.24 ruu, u will NOT be able to root again as of now b/c no root method has been developed yet!! you have been warned
Muffspring18 said:
Ok everything went well with the RUU. How do i know for sure this is stock 2.3 no root. Say i were to bring my evo into the sprint store for repair would they find out that i was rooted before?
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when u boot into bootloader does it say S-ON or S-OFF???? s-off means it has been rooted
S-Off. I might want to root in the future when there has been a root developed tho. For right now i want to go back to being non rooted.
ok...since ur s-off u can flash a recovery (clockwork or amon) from the bootloader and then start flashing roms again at anytime now. If ur trying to take ur phone to the store i dont think being s-off will really matter. As long as u have deleted any apps or files from ur sd card that are root give aways u can just play dumb at store like "uh idk maybe it came that way".
Ok so besides the fact that the S-Off Im all set? Or am i still half rooted?
u should be set