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Dear experts in xda,
I got am Asia (Chinese) 2.1 Non-root stock Desire for myself, I thinking not waiting for the official release for Asia and try some Europe roms out here. but I'm afraid that I might need to come back to the stock Chinese rom sometimes, yet I can't find any on the web (some are testing versons).
I want to know how could I make myself something like an RUU or anything to back up my current un-rooted stock rom? so that I could make sure I can come back to my Chinese rom.
thank you so much
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
Have you tried this thread?
hongkongtom said:
Dear experts in xda,
I got am Asia (Chinese) 2.1 Non-root stock Desire for myself, I thinking not waiting for the official release for Asia and try some Europe roms out here. but I'm afraid that I might need to come back to the stock Chinese rom sometimes, yet I can't find any on the web (some are testing versons).
I want to know how could I make myself something like an RUU or anything to back up my current un-rooted stock rom? so that I could make sure I can come back to my Chinese rom.
thank you so much
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You can also do a nandroid backup. Root (use unrevoked3, fast and safe), then install ROM Manager from the market. Run it and tap the "Backup Current ROM" entry. Enter the name for your backup, allow ROM Manager to use su. Your device will reboot into recovery and make a complete backup of all your data (the ROM, apps, etc.). You can always restore it from recovery or ROM Manager.
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Well, that's what I did. Running Pinky Desire now, with nandroids for NextSense, LeeDroid, stock Eclair and OTA FroYo
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kushion said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
Have you tried this thread?
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I've tried and come back to this thread every couple of days, they don't have ASIA CHT verson.
K900 said:
You can also do a nandroid backup. Root (use unrevoked3, fast and safe), then install ROM Manager from the market. Run it and tap the "Backup Current ROM" entry. Enter the name for your backup, allow ROM Manager to use su. Your device will reboot into recovery and make a complete backup of all your data (the ROM, apps, etc.). You can always restore it from recovery or ROM Manager.
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It sounds cool, I'll give it a try when I have time, but in case I wanna upgrade to Official ASIA CHT 2.2 verson when it rolls out, could I unroot using unrevoked3 as well?
K900 said:
Well, that's what I did. Running Pinky Desire now, with nandroids for NextSense, LeeDroid, stock Eclair and OTA FroYo
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thx
thx guys for helping out. but 1 last simple question,
is there no way to backup my stock rom WITHOUT rooting or flashing custom roms?
Guys, I have finally rooted with Unrevoked 3, but I found App2Ssd is more complicated than I think,plus I heard that 2.2 for Asia has already rolling out,
Assuming I can't find my current ROM on the web,how could I unroot without my current RUU?
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Hey guys, I am rooted and running Virtuous rom and I just wanted to know IF I ever wanted to go back to the stock G2 rom what would I have to do that? Thanks
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two options:
1. If you were smart, you made a nandroid of your stock ROM the minute you confirmed the root procedure worked. If you did, simply use ROM Manager or boot into recovery, wipe everything, and restore that nandroid.
If you didn't....
2. Download one of the many stock ROMs in the development subforum, and flash that through ROM manager or recovery. Remember to wipe anytime you switch between ROMs (especially Sense-to-stock, or vice versa).
Is there any stock roms on rom manager that I can just do from there?
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Nope, just Cyanogen and Virtuous. Just find a stock ROM that you want to use, download the .zip file, and put that on your memory card (don't unzip it, just drop the whole .zip file as-is). Then, in ROM Manager, choose 'Install Zip from SDcard' and navigate to wherever you put that zip file. ROM Manager will give you the option to wipe and to perform a backup of your current ROM before it flashes the new one - choose both options and let it run. super easy.
Alright thanks man
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Do you know where I can find a stock g2 rom with the ota update? I tried lookin nd can't find! :/
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xxMAGIC MANNxx said:
Do you know where I can find a stock g2 rom with the ota update? I tried lookin nd can't find! :/
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Try here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836042
OTA-odex file
joemm said:
Try here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836042
OTA-odex file
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That's not a stock ROM at all though, it's a custom ROM.
steviewevie said:
That's not a stock ROM at all though, it's a custom ROM.
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Its stock rooted.
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joemm said:
Its stock rooted.
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So it's not a stock ROM then ? If someone is looking for a stock ROM, then flashing a custom ROM isn't going to be what they need, surely ? Because they may well not want root either. Often folks ask for a stock ROM because they are doing a warranty return or similar. Or just want to go back completely to how it came from the factory.
That ROM that you linked has also got a modified RAM disk, and is zip-aligned. So it has several changes from a stock ROM.
If you're doing warranty work, that's close enough to stock. I don't thing you can 'unroot' your phone and go back to *totally* stock.
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the orange bandit said:
I don't thing you can 'unroot' your phone and go back to *totally* stock.
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It's very straightforward to remove root, there are several guides on it in the dev section.
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So it's not a stock ROM then ? If someone is looking for a stock ROM, then flashing a custom ROM isn't going to be what they need, surely ? Because they may well not want root either. Often folks ask for a stock ROM because they are doing a warranty return or similar. Or just want to go back completely to how it came from the factory.
That ROM that you linked has also got a modified RAM disk, and is zip-aligned. So it has several changes from a stock ROM.
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That's funny I never saw where he asked for a complete stock, unrooted rom for warranty purposes, guess you should give him the right link then since you seem to know what he REALLY wants. and from his second post by asking if he could find a stock rom on rom manager I would think since rom manager requires root to work, he might be looking for a stock rooted rom.
If you want to correct people please give the right awnser then, in this case give him what he's really looking for, as far as the link I provided it seems the only person not happy with the awnser is someone who didn't even ask the question, so keep up the good job "awnser police".
Just curious how much time did you spend researching that I am wrong instead of giving the OP what YOU THINK is the right link??? Time well spent.
But I guess it seems to happen, instead of awnsers we get posts trying to prove who's MORE right.
Well no hard feelings on my end, hope you have a great day, and happy posting.
@ XXMAGIC MANNXX Heres some more links you can check out from the HTC VISION Wiki, but be careful with these could have undesired effects,
ROMs
Official
[ROM]Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.0 1.15_M2 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788489
[OTA] e4aaacea73af.OTA_Vision_TMUS_1.22.531.8-1.1.19.531.1_release_signed.zip - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8978583&postcount=1
PC10IMG - http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Vision
All of this info and more can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Intro
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steviewevie said:
It's very straightforward to remove root, there are several guides on it in the dev section.
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Good to know, though I can't imagine I'd ever want to go back to unrooted, lol.
Hi guys, i have yet to root my phone, and hope i can learn all things about rooting sorted, before i root it. So i was wondering if i could back up my current ROM, without any methods requiring rooting, cause rooting requires downgrade, and that would defeat the whole purpose.
BTW, my current ROM version is 2.42.707.3 CL104011 release-keys
Not as far as I know, and why can't you root right now?
I can, but I would like if theres a backup of my Rom. Anywhere I can download fm?
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xudsa II USERT said:
I can, but I would like if theres a backup of my Rom. Anywhere I can download fm?
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The stock ROM is available in the wiki, as is the guide for rooting. Once rooted, install ROM Manager and ClockworkMod and preform a nandroid backup (this will back up your current ROM) before flashing any new ROMs
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Hmm.. actually hoping for my specific version, but guess that'll have to do, thanks guys (thanked you btw )!
well i was planning to root my desire z for this Virtuous Affinity v1.48.0 rom,looks cool =D.But if the future ota come out,can i just flash the ota rom (OTA_Vision_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.42.405.2-1.82.405.1_R_release_199251k3r3wb3a4l4wniec) to remove root and receive future ota updates?i know its stupid question..but im puzzled can someone tell me how to get official update if i have gotten root and custom rom? thanks
Steven How said:
well i was planning to root my desire z for this Virtuous Affinity v1.48.0 rom,looks cool =D.But if the future ota come out,can i just flash the ota rom (OTA_Vision_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.42.405.2-1.82.405.1_R_release_199251k3r3wb3a4l4wniec) to remove root and receive future ota updates?i know its stupid question..but im puzzled can someone tell me how to get official update if i have gotten root and custom rom? thanks
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If you're running a custom ROM you won't receive the OTA notification but you could always just download it manually.
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OriginalGabriel said:
If you're running a custom ROM you won't receive the OTA notification but you could always just download it manually.
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The ROM needs to have the updater apk stripped out for it not to work afaik?
OriginalGabriel said:
If you're running a custom ROM you won't receive the OTA notification but you could always just download it manually.
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Means if I'm using affinity I wont receive ota update,I know. What I means was can I just flash that official Rom with clockwork mod?after flashing back to official Rom I know I lost root and s on back. So will it receive ota notification if I flash the official Rom? I'm abit confuse >< srry I'm bad in this...
it´s not that easy to return to stock... the best thing you can do is follow the wiki for rooting. the wiki also descripes a way to return to stock (means reinstall official recovery, s-on and remove superCID)
here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
and if you are waiting for a update to 4.0 ICS you better stay rooted and use customs roms
EDIT: in my country updates are recieved through carrier, so i think it´s important to have the original carrier firmware and CID to recieve ota updates
hoffmas said:
it´s not that easy to return to stock... the best thing you can do is follow the wiki for rooting. the wiki also descripes a way to return to stock (means reinstall official recovery, s-on and remove superCID)
here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
and if you are waiting for a update to 4.0 ICS you better stay rooted and use customs roms
EDIT: in my country updates are recieved through carrier, so i think it´s important to have the original carrier firmware and CID to recieve ota updates
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Thx a lot hoffmas!=) well,how can you be so sure desire z would get ics? And if I flash virtuous affinity v1.4.6,then I want to update it to version 1.4.8. Do I have to factory reset and wipe everything in order to update to v1.4.8? I can use the virtuous unity v9 kernel right?? I know its stupid question..hope someone can help me with it =/
the desire z will probably get a update to ics and if so you will see a thread on xda with the stock rom to flash without loosing root but for sure cyanogen is going to be faster
wiping is always a good idea. best thing is to use superwipe and the wipe options in the recovery (system/data/cache)
here is a link for the superwipe (flash it through recovery):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044992
you can use unity v9 (flash it after first time booting), but unity v10 kernel is included in virtuous affinity 1.48
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hoffmas said:
the desire z will probably get a update to ics and if so you will see a thread on xda with the stock rom to flash without loosing root but for sure cyanogen is going to be faster
wiping is always a good idea. best thing is to use superwipe and the wipe options in the recovery (system/data/cache)
here is a link for the superwipe (flash it through recovery):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044992
you can use unity v9 (flash it after first time booting), but unity v10 kernel is included in virtuous affinity 1.48
pls use the thanks button if my posting helped you
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Thx, but the unroot part is so complicated,instead of using that wiki, can I use this guide?
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-g2-htc-desire-z-complete-guide/
Sure there are different ways to return to stock, but i only post links to guides i used myself (so i know they work)
So maybe someone else knows, if the guide you posted works...
Actually the wiki looks complicated, but it isn't. It's a step by step guide and what is most important: it is a safe way
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About the super wipe,I should flash those 3 zip once I have root on stock rom?
No, you have to choose one .zip and flash it through recovery after you rooted an installed a custom recovery....
So if you want to install virtuous affinity use superwipe before flashing affinity (after using superwipe you have to install a new rom, because the old one is gone)
You are sure you know what you are doing? Do some researching before you start to root your device... Rooting means you can brick your phone.
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hoffmas said:
Sure there are different ways to return to stock, but i only post links to guides i used myself (so i know they work)
So maybe someone else knows, if the guide you posted works...
Actually the wiki looks complicated, but it isn't. It's a step by step guide and what is most important: it is a safe way
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169004 can i just flash the 1st ota rom (only root and busybox added)? then check for future ota updates?
i don´t think you will recieve future ota updates using this rom... but roms like that one are the reason for me to say, that there is no point once you are rooted to wait for ota updates
official updates do come from your carrier and so its important to have the original CID and carrier firmware, as i mentioned already.
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I know wat do know what root means,I rooted wildfire and flash custom Rom before..but I don't plan to reverse back to stock since I already know they will be no future update..but for my desire z..is just that I'm impatient of waiting the ota...so maybe have a try on affinity,but I can't flash the official ota Rom (2.3.3 and sense 2.1) to return everything stock right? I know..kinda dumb of me,forgive me on my stupidity >~<
no i don´t think so... but maybe i am wrong. As i returned to stock for warranty, i did everything as written in the wiki guide and because i didn´t find the original vodafone firmware i did not recieve ota updates (even with original recovery, simlock and CID restore)
but i´m not a dev... maybe i´m completly wrong
If I'm grasping this correctly, you are worried that you won't receive OTA after rooting and flashing? I'm curious as to what OTA you are waiting for and what it has that other ROMs don't? (Honest question, I think the Z's had a few more updates than G2)
Not knowing aside, i'd say root it, flash what you want, and only return to stock if needed for warranty. Chances are you're going to find more support from the community here than with the manufacturer.
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biohazrd51 said:
If I'm grasping this correctly, you are worried that you won't receive OTA after rooting and flashing? I'm curious as to what OTA you are waiting for and what it has that other ROMs don't? (Honest question, I think the Z's had a few more updates than G2)
Not knowing aside, i'd say root it, flash what you want, and only return to stock if needed for warranty. Chances are you're going to find more support from the community here than with the manufacturer.
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Exactly! Well,wat I'm worrying was after I root and flashed then, the official ota (maybe sense 3.0) roll out then I will be stuck at root =/ I knw root I can do a lot of stuff..but idk y my mind just like stock =/ if the sense 3.0 of the future update can have horizontal home screen I will get it..
I don't know truthfully. My guess is that any update that WOULD come out would then immediately be ripped apart by the community and made better anyways. There are already quite a few ROMs with Sense 2.1/3.0 features, 3.5, etc, and ports from other phones that support landscape mode (a mt4g ROM if I recall).
You can always return to stock, though I don't think you'd ever want to. ;-)
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I don't know truthfully. My guess is that any update that WOULD come out would then immediately be ripped apart by the community and made better anyways. There are already quite a few ROMs with Sense 2.1/3.0 features, 3.5, etc, and ports from other phones that support landscape mode (a mt4g ROM if I recall).
You can always return to stock, though I don't think you'd ever want to. ;-)
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Desire z support my touch 4G Rom? But if my stock Rom is rooted,I caIn't receive ota right?
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I mean I can't receive ota right?
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Recently, mi girlfriend get the T mobile G2, and she OTA update to GB, I was reading the guides, but, there is a lot of guides and i dont know wich is the best for my situation.
So, someone can tell me wich guide to use? She want custom rom, or root at least. But, i am lost with the guides.
Thanks for your time
lorddavid said:
Recently, mi girlfriend get the T mobile G2, and she OTA update to GB, I was reading the guides, but, there is a lot of guides and i dont know wich is the best for my situation.
So, someone can tell me wich guide to use? She want custom rom, or root at least. But, i am lost with the guides.
Thanks for your time
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Here you go.
Thanks, i almost use the app root unlock, but that guide is the safest for a g2 that was upgrade with ota right? When i finish the step 2 and have the recovery installed, i can uset that cwm with othe rom?
And another question, i know the partitions from the g2 is different from desire z, when i flash a rom, that doesnt matter?
Thanks for your help ( i have been use samsung, so i am little lost with htc)
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Follow the guide kinked to you all the way until you are running cm7, play with it a bit then decide if you want to upgrade or change you recovery, radio and hboot.
All of which are easy enough to do, the recovery you will have after following this guide is sub par so you may find others better, the radio may not be best for you but know one will know which is as it differs for everyone, and the dzhboot has a larger system partition and will allow you to flash sense ROMs, if that's what your into than change to that. But first just follow all steps to downgrade and root and run cm7 a bit, then go back and make changes to firmware
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Allright, thanks, i will do that first, if i have any question i will ask again, but first i will do that
Allright, everything went perfect (a little scared because a time ago i bricked a G1). Now the G2 is in cm7.2
And now? i need the desire z hboot to flash JB roms? or only for sense? and i need to update the recovery? i want at least ICS but i dont know if it will be necessary the desire z hboot and dont know if it safe
I'm glad you got it handled! Only need the dz hboot for sense ROMs, some ICS and up can be sense though, its easy enough to change as is the recovery and radio, all of which is safest to do in fastboot, here's a little guide I made on just that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27796375
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It seem more easy than the other steps so, if i install the desire z hboot, i can use it for everything, i mean, with g2 hboot i cant use some roms, and with desirez hboot i can use all rom, so i can have all the time the desire z hboot right? and personally, what recovery is best for you? in Inspire 4G i used the Ext4, but dont know if stay with that version of CWM or flash Ext4.
And the radio, isnt necessary to change when i change the hboot right? because the actual radio is working very good
And THanks for your time
Yep with the dz hboot you can flash any ROM for the vision, but you sacrifice a bit internal memory for it, no big deal though. As for recoveries I really recommend 4ext, I've used many different recoveries in android and have never seen a better one. And no you don't need to change radio, only change it when you data/reception seems like it could be improved. Well with that also battery life, but if it ain't broke don't fix it!
Happy flashing!
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Allright, thanks if my girlfriend has problems with reception i will flash radio, but for now, is perfect. I will do this in the morning, i will download some roms and see whats fit better thank you so much.
I just want to say, thanks for all, i did it this week because my girlfriend was out.The phone is running now the .19 radio, the ext4 recovery and 1 build of Cm9. THanks for your help