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Hi -
I just rooted my Incredible running the 2.2 OTA using the new Unrevoked release. It worked great! I installed the clockwork mod using the advice from this article (didn't use clockwork after all, used Root Explorer to move the apps I didn't want to folder I created)
jonamerica.com/technology/remove-bloatware-from-htc-droid-incredible-2-2/[/url]
I didn't know that I could use Root Explorer and do the same thing myself....
Is there any easy way to uninstall the Clockwork Recovery mod? I couldn't find any info online on bringing it back to stock. - My main concern is that any future OTA updates will be messed up with this installed.
I have heard stories about it bricking phones after the install???? If need be I will return the phone to stock and start over (link to how to do this anyone?)
I'm new to all this, any info/links would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
espmetalhead said:
Hi -
I have heard stories about it bricking phones after the install???? If need be I will return the phone to stock and start over (link to how to do this anyone?)
I'm new to all this, any info/links would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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I'll be honest with you..I've never heard a story of clockwork mod bricking someone's phone...Usually bricking occurs when someone does something out of order or fails to follow directions. Either way, take a look at this guide..if you want to return to stock...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=760306
Future OTA updates? haha, i dont know. 2.2 is out. HTC fufilled their commitment, i think we have a while especially if the incredible is being upgraded to magical gingerbread. Good luck!
Thanks for getting back so quickly!
I assume I would use section 6 - the PB31IMG is the 2.2 RUU correct?
Is this even possible? If you flash back to the RUU, it will wipe your ROM. Doing so will put the bloatware back on to the phone. In order for Root Explorer to have su access to remove the bloatware, you'd need to flash "SuperUser.apk". Wouldn't you need to install a custom recovery to do this? At this point, you're right back to where you started. I guess there might be a way to install SuperUser.apk through adb.
Don't take this as gospel. I'm still getting my feet wet. I might be missing something...
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Is this even possible? If you flash back to the RUU, it will wipe your ROM. Doing so will put the bloatware back on to the phone. In order for Root Explorer to have su access to remove the bloatware, you'd need to flash "SuperUser.apk". Wouldn't you need to install a custom recovery to do this? At this point, you're right back to where you started. I guess there might be a way to install SuperUser.apk through adb.
Don't take this as gospel. I'm still getting my feet wet. I might be missing something...
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thanks for the reply -
I was mainly looking for a quick way to get the phone back to %100 stock just in case I have to send it back to VZW. When I worked at VZW certain RUU's wouldn't flash if the version was the same, not sure if that's changed or not. Just wondering if I ran the RUU would it return everything to stock?
Yes. Since you are s-on, the ruu would take you back to full stock.
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The bootloader says s-off
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CWM
There are at least 2 schools of thought on CWM, but this is the first place I'd read where it could brick your device.
That said, following the guidance on how to use it found here and elsewhere, CWM ~ while not pretty or particularly intuitive ~ won't brick your device, in and of itself.
I know your Qx has to do with getting it back to shelf-status, but the threads posted above should get you where you want/need to be -
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The bootloader says s-off
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You'll need to apply the s-on patch before flashing the RUU.
Whenever i try to install a new ROM on my HTC Wildfire 2.1 it blocks at the boot-up.
I erased everything and the cache memory from the ClockWork Recovery and made a back-up image.
I tried installing them from the cold-boot and with ROM Manager even though it's the same thing.
Also, by updating it to 2.2 will i lose my root?
Thanks
I am rockin a hero200 and i have gone between 1.5 to 2.2 to 2.1 then 2.3 back to 2.1 not in the same day of course.Through all that i have kept root with out having to re-root.
you should be fine depending on how you go about rooting it. as for the problem you are having im not the most qualified out there but i do know my fare share it could be a bad recovery flash or your phone didn't hold the root i had that happen once.
i would recommend going on the market and downloading Root Checker to see if your is actually rooted.
what method did you use to root.
The one where you use the android sdk. Not the unrevoked one
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not sure if i can link so goggle Guide one click root wildfire. <-- i beleave this is an unrevoked method
i talked to a friend he had a similar issue and that worked.
it should be the first. I usually dont recommend the one click root mainly because i like to have control over what is going on but it fixed a friends phone.
like i said before use Root Checker to see if your is actually rooted.
when i first rooted my phone last year i had a recovery img but no root privileges in the the phone and i fixed it by re-rooting.
il look some more and get back to you but if you want to give this a shot i hope this helps. good luck my friend
The app says that my phone is rooted.
So, i remember now how i rooted the phone.
Installed the HBOOT drivers, then Unrevoked.
Any way of un-rooting the phone, update, re-root?
Also, will it work on 2.2?
ok so this is what i found you can try to find a wildfire stock ruu. I have never looked into un-rooting so im not the best one to ask. From what i understand it flashes a stock rom back to the phone.
you can also try looking up other methods of flashing and test them out when i started thats what i did. i mean your phone is already saying its rooted whats the harm. just read and ask questions before you try something never hurts to be safe and let the others know what your attempting and why.
Unrooting is not my problem.
I want to know why i can't install a custom rom on my phone.
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n0ster are you going back to stock using odin? That was my problem and with my captivate, I used odin did the back to the American stock and I was able to load my first rom which was firefly!!!
No. Now it seems i can't update to 2.2.
So i should go back to stock, and try installing a new rom?
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I was thinking.
If i would reset the phone to its factory settings, then root it again.
Would i still be able to install the ROM?
n0ster said:
I was thinking.
If i would reset the phone to its factory settings, then root it again.
Would i still be able to install the ROM?
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no problem bro..
I have done it once.
I unrooted my Desire because there was some problem with flashing, then I rooted
once again, the flashing problem gone.
I can root my phone
Pleas help me
I can post something
Why i Can't post reply when i using thread working aopengles 1.1?
can't root
my phone hang
Should i use the unrevoked 1 click version or the classic one?
Also, should i let it update, or then it's going to be unrootable?
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I successfuly routed my wildfire but could anyone tell me how to turn off sim protection ? Thanks a lot ! B.R
how do you root your wildfire?
Mine is Froyo 2.2.1 and the unrevoked method isn't working with it.
Alright. I own a droid x and it is extremely simple to root and unroot. My bro-in-law had me help him root his evo using unrevoked3. Now he wants the GB update but cannot get it. Long story short. I flashed the s-on file and it worked. However, when I put the pc36img.zip on the sd card and enter the bootloader, it automatically starts searching the image and I get the error below.
Main version is older!
Update failed
2.15.00.11.19 baseband
Android 2.2 stock everything.
Can someone please help me get his evo unrooted?
skennelly said:
Alright. I own a droid x and it is extremely simple to root and unroot. My bro-in-law had me help him root his evo using unrevoked3. Now he wants the GB update but cannot get it. Long story short. I flashed the s-on file and it worked. However, when I put the pc36img.zip on the sd card and enter the bootloader, it automatically starts searching the image and I get the error below.
Main version is older!
Update failed
2.15.00.11.19 baseband
Android 2.2 stock everything.
Can someone please help me get his evo unrooted?
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sorry. there is no root for 2.3.3 GB yet. Many are working on it, so hopefully that will change soon. I feel your pain as my phone broke and the replacement had GB on it already when I got it
skennelly said:
Alright. I own a droid x and it is extremely simple to root and unroot.
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Great device
My bro-in-law had me help him root his evo using unrevoked3.
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Unrevoked is my preferred root method.
Now he wants the GB update but cannot get it.
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Why not? Is there not a flashable OTA update floating around these forums?
Long story short. I flashed the s-on file and it worked. However, when I put the pc36img.zip on the sd card and enter the bootloader, it automatically starts searching the image and I get the error below.
Main version is older!
Update failed
2.15.00.11.19 baseband
Android 2.2 stock everything.
Can someone please help me get his evo unrooted?
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Why are you unrooting his device? If it's to get the OTA 2.3.3 update, wouldn't it be easier to flash a rooted stock froyo rom, go to the system update setting and then update? Of course, I'm assuming that is what you're trying to do so forgive me if I misunderstood your post.
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Ok, sorry for not being very informed. He tried to update to the ota but it failed. I assumed that it must be because the s-off since he hadn't done anything but tether.
He really has no need to be rooted because the only thing he wanted todo was tether. Now, I have turned the s-on, but the pc36img fails to update.
Is it safe to just check for/install the system up? Or does the phone need to be unrooted?
dougjamal said:
Great device Unrevoked is my preferred root method. Why not? Is there not a flashable OTA update floating around these forums?
Why are you unrooting his device? If it's to get the OTA 2.3.3 update, wouldn't it be easier to flash a rooted stock froyo rom, go to the system update setting and then update? Of course, I'm assuming that is what you're trying to do so forgive me if I misunderstood your post.
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Can he do this with s-on? If not, how can I turn it back off?
Last, could you provide a link to a stock rooted rom I could flash?
skennelly said:
Can he do this with s-on? If not, how can I turn it back off?
Last, could you provide a link to a stock rooted rom I could flash?
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If you already have S-On, all you need to do is flash the ruu that coincides with software 3.70 or 3.29. You can download any of the ruus for the EVO by clicking on the RUU link in my signature. Also, there's a link to rooted stock roms in my link, as well.
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dougjamal said:
If you already have S-On, all you need to do is flash the ruu that coincides with software 3.70 or 3.29. You can download any of the ruus for the EVO by clicking on the RUU link in my signature. Also, there's a link to rooted stock roms in my link, as well.
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Awesome! Thank you very much. I'm on my phone now, so I'll check it out when I get to my laptop.
Before you do something you will regret, go back and use unrevoked asap. Get back to S-off. If you turn S-on, and then take the update, you can not go back at the moment.
Flash a stock rooted gingerbread rom...
lil_bono said:
Before you do something you will regret, go back and use unrevoked asap. Get back to S-off. If you turn S-on, and then take the update, you can not go back at the moment.
Flash a stock rooted gingerbread rom...
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Honestly, my bro-in-law doesn't need root. Here I am trying to fix his problem. I've spent more time on this than I should. I mod my X, but the evo confuses me some.
Are you saying he can take the ota rooted, with s-on?
You need S-Off for permanent root and ability to flash custom ROMs. So before you take the OTA for him, as long as the phone is 2.2, run Unrevoked once again and install AmonRa.
Does he even like Sense? I would suggest trying one of the setups from my sig, or even MIUI if he doesn't need 4G.
You could have S-On and get the OTA, which would make his phone unrootable and boring, or you could just root back and flash a ROM with better battery life (I hear that Calkulin's works great, but so do other ROMs)
Before you do anything, try showing him pictures of MIUI, SalvageMod, MikG or another ROM and ask what he likes best.
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Oh, and he would need a custom ROM with tethering unlocked for the ability to tether for free. And he would need S-Off to put that ROM on.
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skennelly said:
Honestly, my bro-in-law doesn't need root. Here I am trying to fix his problem. I've spent more time on this than I should. I mod my X, but the evo confuses me some.
Are you saying he can take the ota rooted, with s-on?
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I understood from your earlier post that your brother-in-law didn't need root and thus the reasons for the answers I gave. Yes, he can accept the OTA while S-ON and he will indeed upgrade his device to 2.3.3, however, should he wish to unroot afterwards, he won't be able to until an exploit can be found. I take it your friend isn't the type of person who flashes roms, mods, kernels and such.
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skennelly said:
Alright. I own a droid x and it is extremely simple to root and unroot. My bro-in-law had me help him root his evo using unrevoked3. Now he wants the GB update but cannot get it. Long story short. I flashed the s-on file and it worked. However, when I put the pc36img.zip on the sd card and enter the bootloader, it automatically starts searching the image and I get the error below.
Main version is older!
Update failed
2.15.00.11.19 baseband
Android 2.2 stock everything.
Can someone please help me get his evo unrooted?
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check your hboot version and S off status
if its hboot 2.16 and S on, you are boned since you unrooted it when you took the gb update
so basically...dont tell your friend that you screwed his chances to root yourself lol
the correct route would have been to flash with a rooted stock GB ota wich was already out there, but its too late now : /
welcome to the "wait for root" boat with us, leave your bags by the door you will be here a while
tropicalbrit said:
Oh, and he would need a custom ROM with tethering unlocked for the ability to tether for free. And he would need S-Off to put that ROM on.
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you can thether without being rooted
download pdanet app on phone and on pc you want to tether on
hotspot requires root or paying sprint though
I really appreciate everyones help, don't get me wrong. However, I'm sitting here doing all this research and trying to get help for my in-law who thought he needed root and wanted to tether. He doesn't even use tether. I'm not showing him any custom roms. He lives three hours away and i'd be doing all his leg work/fixing his problems.
All I want to do (and him as well) is get him to gb stock unrooted and be done with his phone.
So, if the s-on is on, but the su app is still in the app drawer, and the pc36img.zip failed. If he selects settings>about phone>check for updates, will this get him to gb?
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Yes, he should be able to do as you stated above and be updated to 2.3.3?
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Thank you
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Im selling my G2 and thought i had made backup prior to flashing to CM7.
What is the best "official" rom to go back to? And maybe a little noob guidence. I beileve i just boot to recovery and then restore yes?
The official ROM is T-Mobile's stock ROM. You can find it along with a guide here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Unrooting_and_Returning_to_Stock
I dont want to unroot i just want to go to stock gingerbread rom
Well, I assumed you wanted to sell the phone in a state similar to as if it just came from the factory, in which case flashing the original stock ROM would be unrooted.
Than flash virtuous 2.0 - i think this is as close to stock you can get, with some good tweaks and you are still rooted
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The title is confusing after reading OPs second post :/
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stubby210 said:
The title is confusing after reading OPs second post :/
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How is it confusing? He's on cm7 now, and he wants to go back to stock without unrooting.
Sent from my G2 running Cyanogenmod 7.
ibemad1 said:
How is it confusing? He's on cm7 now, and he wants to go back to stock without unrooting.
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I was also confused. "Stock" implies stock, as in factory condition, i.e. unrooted...
hoffmas said:
Than flash virtuous 2.0 - i think this is as close to stock you can get, with some good tweaks and you are still rooted
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He`s got a G2 though which means he never had HTC Sense, he would want Virtuous G-Lite if anything (unless that`s what you meant in which case my bad haha)
I think there are a few rooted stock gingerbread roms in the dev section. Flash those for a rooted stock experience.
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gee one said:
I think there are a few rooted stock gingerbread roms in the dev section. Flash those for a rooted stock experience.
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There are stock 2.3.4 roms that are already rooted, but it screws up. I was in the same situation. I suggest try to go back to stock 2.2 (Froyo) and then install updates. I don't think rooting the G2 on 2.3.4 is worth it really. Trust me. Its a freakin pain. Anyway, back to rooted 2.3.4 rom. I flashed it 2 days ago and it almost screwed up my phone! I can't use the market (i get an error) and I can't use music, camera, media stuff.. Its not worth flashing 2.3.4 rom. Although, if you want to be a rebel, go for it
You've been warned by the way.
There's a 'stock' rooted ROM available that works great. However, I would not sell it when rooted. If the person you sell it to gets an automatic update from HTC, it could brick the phone. Put the original non-rooted ROM back on before you sell it.
cheetodude24 said:
There are stock 2.3.4 roms that are already rooted, but it screws up. I was in the same situation. I suggest try to go back to stock 2.2 (Froyo) and then install updates. I don't think rooting the G2 on 2.3.4 is worth it really. Trust me. Its a freakin pain. Anyway, back to rooted 2.3.4 rom. I flashed it 2 days ago and it almost screwed up my phone! I can't use the market (i get an error) and I can't use music, camera, media stuff.. Its not worth flashing 2.3.4 rom. Although, if you want to be a rebel, go for it
You've been warned by the way.
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Stock rooted 2.3.4 worked great for me
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Stock rooted 2.3.4 worked great for me
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Agreed. Off topic but @cheetodude24 should seek help if he/she is having problems with the rooted stock ROM.
Well here is the bone head move I did.I flashed unrevoked forever S on zip and a error came up so I panicked and pulled battery and reset phone ...
So now I have sprint ROM back on with no super user app on it..Looks just like when I bought it .
But still have S off and don't know what to do..And have to send it back in three days to insurance place ..So i checked HTC update and had one so i acccepted it thinking it would turn S on after I do a system update and still S off on 4.54 version ..confused
Help please ,thanks from the noob
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Well, if you took the OTA, you should be on the newer hboot, in which you go to revolutionary.io and follow the instructions. All the files you need will be there.
Thanks,and that will help me get back to S on ..it still looks like a froyo ROM even when the first update said it was gingerbread so i accepted it and phone never changed so i did another update the 4.54 update and still have S off ..
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teh roxxorz said:
Well, if you took the OTA, you should be on the newer hboot, in which you go to revolutionary.io and follow the instructions. All the files you need will be there.
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You are going to be forever doing it that way, because now you will be S-OFF twice, once in the bootloader (from Revolutionary) and again under the nv radio (from unrevoked). Then you will have 2 of them to get rid of before you are S-ON, but getting S-ON is going to be complicated regardless. It's much easier to just leave the phone S-OFF and with the latest stock ROM.
First, you need to flash a custom recovery so that you can downgrade your radio, then flash the unrevoked-forever-son tool.
Here is the PC36IMG file for the custom recovery
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38127313/PC36IMG.zip
The radio that you will need to flash through the recovery is here
http://www.mediafire.com/?xlhm124ur4bnxln
The unrevoked-forever-s-on tool can be found on this site (you might have it already)
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
And, finally, you need to to run this PC36IMG file to update back to the latest stock ROM
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38127313/Un....15.00.0808_NV_2.15_release_220182_signed.zip
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shortydoggg said:
You are going to be forever doing it that way, because now you will be S-OFF twice, once in the bootloader (from Revolutionary) and again under the nv radio (from unrevoked). Then you will have 2 of them to get rid of before you are S-ON, but getting S-ON is going to be complicated regardless. It's much easier to just leave the phone S-OFF and with the latest stock ROM.
First, you need to flash a custom recovery so that you can downgrade your radio, then flash the unrevoked-forever-son tool.
Here is the PC36IMG file for the custom recovery
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38127313/PC36IMG.zip
The radio that you will need to flash through the recovery is here
http://www.mediafire.com/?xlhm124ur4bnxln
The unrevoked-forever-s-on tool can be found on this site (you might have it already)
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
And, finally, you need to to run this PC36IMG file to update back to the latest stock ROM
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38127313/Un....15.00.0808_NV_2.15_release_220182_signed.zip
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Let us know what you did, or if there was an easier way.
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Let us know what you did, or if there was an easier way.
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Unfortunately I don't think so, because I'm not sure if he'll have to flash files in recovery, but he'll still need to be rooted to finish the process, and I know its a round about thing.
I would just run a 4.54 ruu or flash a 4.54 stock pc36img and leave s-off and return the phone. Since you said "send" the phone, I doubt its even gonna matter. What r u returning it for?
Support TrevE !!
You really don't need to unroot, IMO. I still have yet to see one case where Sprint techs checked for s-off on a stock ROM.
teh roxxorz said:
Unfortunately I don't think so, because I'm not sure if he'll have to flash files in recovery, but he'll still need to be rooted to finish the process, and I know its a round about thing.
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He's already S-OFF, so he does not need to reroot. He needs the unrevoked-forever-son tool, since he seems to indicate in the title that he is unrooting unrevoked 3, which is only going to work on an older radio.
If he used revolutionary, then he needs Captain Throwback's PC36IMG file to turn S-ON. Either way, he doesn't need to reroot.
Regardless, it's much easier to just leave it S-OFF.
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Thanks for all the help guys..
So here is what happened,my soft keys stoped working,so i called the insurance company and they said they will send me the EVO 3d for free .So i was like hell yea send it .
So i tried to unroot it and this happens .
Like i said before that everthing on my SD card is erased no sign of unrevoked and super user ..Phone is like when I first bought it but with unlocked boot loader with S Off ..
Just scared to send it back and they find out its unlocked but not rooted .
Thanks for all your time .
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Look. The EVO is out dated. It's out of production. You send it back, it's gonna get thrown in with thousands of Evos sent in. Possibly refurbished, but most likely scrapped.
Asurion don't give a crap about s off hell they ship out refurbs still s-off don't evev bother locking em back up
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Thanks for the response guys ,just didn't want to get charged for it.. Going to send it back the it is and your right it is outdated phone...
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Forgot to say that I had the EVO 4G since it came out and tried countless roms over the years..Just wanted to say thanks to all the Devs and ppl that help each other in our form.
I loved the EVO but the end has come ,will miss it a lot ..
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