Hello, I got an arc s and I am new to android.
I decided to root my phone, but i want to know how to restore the phone to unvoid my warranty so i can take it to repair before rooting it.
Can I simply restore my phone using seus or pcc?Or i need to unroot it? Also, can i use ota or computer to update my phone after rooting?
PS: I know that rooting will not void my warranty but it seems that i can't take a rooted phone to repair in Hong Kong. Sorry for my bad english .
You could downloaded a pre-rooted firmware and flash it on your phone which is the easiest thing to do
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30287336 this is for .431 the one that you have
MrModMan said:
You could downloaded a pre-rooted firmware and flash it on your phone which is the easiest thing to do
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30287336 this is for .431 the one that you have
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I need to have an unlocked bootloader to flash it, right?
I am going to follow this tutorial since I don't want to unlock it.
Thanks for your reply
if you want to unroot then update phone via seus if you are on locked bl(i guess)
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I just got my Arc S, and i want to check out few different custom roms. I was planing on rooting the device with Easy rooting toolkit, so the question is, how can i backup my stock rom and reflash it, if i ever need it for warranty issues? (Also maybe to get the official 4.0 update next year )
On my previous phone (HTC Desire) it was pretty easy, by restoring the Nandroid backup that i created after rooting the device. How about the Xperia? Is there something similar?
And while we are here, any suggestion for some stable custom roms for the Arc S? Thanks
If you only want to root your device, you can simply unroot the device.
But you don't really have to, when you update your device using PCC or SEUS, the root is gone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18879974#post18879974
If you decide to unlock your bootloader to flash custom kernels/ROMs, you have to relock it, when you want to update your firmware using PCC or SEUS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134335
And which custom ROM you like is your decision, but I'm still a CM7 fan.
I have root, if I want to return to stock ROM (without root) I can just use SEUS to update my phone and the root is gone?
hdplsa said:
I have root, if I want to return to stock ROM (without root) I can just use SEUS to update my phone and the root is gone?
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If your bootloader is locked yes.
I rooted my arc with EasyRooting toolkit,
How do I know if my bootloader is locked or not?
Edit: I checked by the service info, it says
Rooting status:
Bootloader unlock allowed: No
I am guessing that means my bootloader is locked?
Aiceball said:
I am guessing that means my bootloader is locked?
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Yes, it is.
And if you root, it doesn't, mean you've a unlocked BL.
Btw, you can't unlock your BL using the official method.
If you still want to unlock your BL, contact Jinx13.
hi there,
i've got a sweet r800i with unlocked bootloader and latest doomkernel, stock rom, .42 firmware.
I heard the new .62 build is rolling out, i wonder if i can update via pc companion or i risk to brick the phone.
Thanks in advance!
Don't update with a unlocked bootloader, It think you can flash .62, Although wait for someone to confirm this, although I can confirm it will brick your device if you update OTA and PC Companion/Update Service
thanks man, i remember reading about it somewhere and wanted confirmation about it. yeah i guess i'll flash it, but it will wipe data right? If so, then it's a good excuse to test in some custom roms
I've have rooted my phone and flashed with a different ROM for a few time..
But now i flash it to custom ROM already..
Is my warranty still available>???
of course yes.. you have lost your warranty because of rooting..
trick if your phone was dead: if you still can enter download mode, flash an official stock ROM and you will get your warranty back..
IvanKurnia said:
of course yes.. you have lost your warranty because of rooting..
trick if your phone was dead: if you still can enter download mode, flash an official stock ROM and you will get your warranty back..
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Done.. Status is unroot now,,
Means my warranty has back now???
it depends.. warranty just used when your phone: not rooted, is using stock recovery, and of course using stock ROM.. warranty just used if your phone bricked or somewhat else right? you don't need to worry..
My ota update keeps failing at 26%. I rooted a couple months back and flashed some roms just out of curiosity and decided I didn't really need my phone to be rooted. I then flashed stock recovery back and reset my binary count. When I go into odin mode nothing shows that something is modified and OTA still does not work. Sorry im a noob but what should I do?
DONT UPDATE !!
If you do...and root is detected...your KNOX flag will trip in the new bootloader...and you will never be able to return to a stock 4.1.2 device.
Also, the flag 0x1 means your warranty is toast.
No bootloader downgrades are possible...
Currently we have no fix for the bootloader or the flag...so if you want the freedom to flash anything....stay on the original bootloader by NOT taking the update...
Just my .02.....g
gregsarg said:
DONT UPDATE !!
If you do...and root is detected...your KNOX flag will trip in the new bootloader...and you will never be able to return to a stock 4.1.2 device.
Also, the flag 0x1 means your warranty is toast.
No bootloader downgrades are possible...
Currently we have no fix for the bootloader or the flag...so if you want the freedom to flash anything....stay on the original bootloader by NOT taking the update...
Just my .02.....g
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Listen to this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ best advice of the day
gregsarg said:
DONT UPDATE !!
If you do...and root is detected...your KNOX flag will trip in the new bootloader...and you will never be able to return to a stock 4.1.2 device.
Also, the flag 0x1 means your warranty is toast.
No bootloader downgrades are possible...
Currently we have no fix for the bootloader or the flag...so if you want the freedom to flash anything....stay on the original bootloader by NOT taking the update...
Just my .02.....g
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I have lg g4 that i bought used, i had it for a while and wanted to return it to stock, from what i understand i has stock rom, but the boot loader is unlocked and its rooted, is there a way to return it to stock without losing data? Will i be able to just unroot and lock bootloader?
You can unroot by flashing kdz, but you cannot lock the bootloader.
You should have look into it before buying it.
patalao said:
You can unroot by flashing kdz, but you cannot lock the bootloader.
You should have look into it before buying it.
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what can i do to be able to install ota updates?
If you want ota updates you shouldn't root your device.
Just use the latest KDZ to update, or unroot your phone and wait for ota.
You can try to unroot on supersu app,there it should be an option to unroot, but best thing is to use kdz.
patalao said:
If you want ota updates you shouldn't root your device.
Just use the latest KDZ to update, or unroot your phone and wait for ota.
You can try to unroot on supersu app,there it should be an option to unroot, but best thing is to use kdz.
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from what i understand my bootloader isnt unlocked and the phone is just rooted. What should i do to receive ota?