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Desire Z perma rooted - how to unroot?

Hello,
I have a HTC Desire Z with perma root, S-off and Clockwork recovery, however I'd like to update to the latest official rom of Gingerbread. I assume to do this that I have to remove my root, S-off and recovery, and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how?
I read that I'm not supposed to flash certain files with S-off or I'll get a bootloop, so could somebody advise me what to do?
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You've posted in the wrong forum - you need to post in Questions, ideally.
Just installing the official update via RUU (there are guides, search the forum) will put your phone back to stock - but you won't be able to undo the changes without a LOT of work. Why do you even want to do it?
You'd be better finding a modified and rooted version of the latest stock f/w, surely?

Sorry, I Wasn't paying attention to what forum I posted it in.
Could you recommend me a rom that's closest to the latest stock as possible?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837042
This is the most stock you can get with a sense ROM

Thanks, one final question.
Do I need Clockwork Recovery 3.x? I'm on 2.6.x right now and I know that in 3.x they needed new partitions, I assume I'll need to update?

Beegee7730 said:
Thanks, one final question.
Do I need Clockwork Recovery 3.x? I'm on 2.6.x right now and I know that in 3.x they needed new partitions, I assume I'll need to update?
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Latest is 5.0.2 but you can just install it through rom manager. to be able to flash GB roms you'll need a recovery higher as 3.x though since this is the one that can change partitions to ext4

just wondering, do you want it stock for the rom or for warranty purposes?

The reason I wanted stock was because I never use root and I didn't want to mess up my phone.
One final final question:
Will my 2.2 Nandroid dumps work on recovery 5.*?

Beegee7730 said:
The reason I wanted stock was because I never use root and I didn't want to mess up my phone.
One final final question:
Will my 2.2 Nandroid dumps work on recovery 5.*?
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Yes, i used to switch between the froyo virtuos and cm7 all the time
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Thread Moved to correct section.

How does one downgrade the firmware?

I have the Indian HTC one X rooted with 1.28.720.10 and can't find the RUU anywhere.
I've been facing a lot of problems with it - including the disk space mysteriously vanishing, (20 gigs gone in my case) and so I want to revert it to a stock unrooted state before returning it for a replacement.
Already seen this thread for the AT&T version, and the sdcard does not have a mmcblk0p23 as stated.
I have the RUU for an older version(1.26.720.2) from the RUU thread so I want to downgrade the firmware to that one.
Anyone tried a variation of the AT&T method? Or is there another way to downgrade the firmware...or am I SOL?

KaiserSnorezay said:
I have the Indian HTC one X rooted with 1.28.720.10 and can't find the RUU anywhere.
I've been facing a lot of problems with it - including the disk space mysteriously vanishing, (20 gigs gone in my case) and so I want to revert it to a stock unrooted state before returning it for a replacement.
Already seen this thread for the AT&T version, and the sdcard does not have a mmcblk0p23 as stated.
I have the RUU for an older version(1.26.720.2) from the RUU thread so I want to downgrade the firmware to that one.
Anyone tried a variation of the AT&T method? Or is there another way to downgrade the firmware...or am I SOL?
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wrong place to ask for. for all type of question there is a veeery big Q&A thread qo and ask there

You can't downgrade the firmware once updated the hboot and radio. You'll have to wait till s- off is achieved for that. What you can do is flash a stock rom (1.26), flash stock recovery, re lock bootloader (in order) and then flash the 1.28, subsequently 1.29.x firmware update ruu. If you want to get rid of the sd space issue, why not flash one of the many 1.29.x and 2.x based roms on the forum?
Wrong section btw. Anyway, best of luck!
Thank me if I helped.... You know I'll do it again Oh, and by the way, Sent from my HTC One X

Yeah, you can't flash an RUU that would take the hboot to a previous version. A few Chinese sites mention the 1.28.720.10 RUU, but I can't translate from my phone.
As said, just install ARHD 7.1 or whatever if you're already unlocked.

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[Q] HTC M8 firmware check update

My HTC is the A & T and would like to see if my firmware is up to date! I used the var get all command as in the photo below but is not showing up! and enjoy and tell me what I most need updating! I'm using the ARHD and is taking to start the device but the rest is perfect! If you have to install an updated firmware please help me! and excuse my poor English!
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Hboot 3.16 = 1.x firmware, which won't work for any of the more recent Sense ROMs.
You can only officially update the AT&T version to hboot 3.17 (2.x firmware) which doesn't really help matter much as far as the current ROMs.
My suggestion is s-off by sunshine, which will allow you to flash 3.x or 4.x firmware as needed by the particular ROM.
Or wait until AT&T gets rolling with some OTAs (don't hold your breath).

redpoint73 said:
Hboot 3.16 = 1.x firmware, which won't work for any of the more recent Sense ROMs.
You can only officially update the AT&T version to hboot 3.17 (2.x firmware) which doesn't really help matter much as far as the current ROMs.
My suggestion is s-off by sunshine, which will allow you to flash 3.x or 4.x firmware as needed by the particular ROM.
Or wait until AT&T gets rolling with some OTAs (don't hold your breath).
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Actually, AT&T finally released 4.4.4 yesterday.

xunholyx said:
Actually, AT&T finally released 4.4.4 yesterday.
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Files were released in error for a short time, but then subsequently pulled: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58313915&postcount=156
In any case, if the OP is trying to run the current ARHD, which needs 4.x software. So Android 4.4.4 update (firmware 3.x) still won't help, and he will still suffer long boot times.

If you are stuck with AT&T, this should give you a sense of how long you can expect to wait for Lollipop...

redpoint73 said:
Files were released in error for a short time, but then subsequently pulled: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58313915&postcount=156
In any case, if the OP is trying to run the current ARHD, which needs 4.x software. So Android 4.4.4 update (firmware 3.x) still won't help, and he will still suffer long boot times.
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Yeah, I an article about it being pulled this morning.

Getting 5.x Lollipop Update on Rooted HTC ON M8 International

Hi all
Apologies if this is answered elsewhere but I cannot find any information on this for the life of me and it's driving me mad.
I have a notification stating that my 5.0 OTA update is ready but I can't install it due to the Custom Recovery on my device.
I followed this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376) and flashed the 'stock' (not actually Stock - every link it CWM or TWRP) recovery but it didn't work and the update still fails. I think I read somewhere that something is different about this particular update.. that you need to have an 'untouched'/never rooted device?
Plllleeeeeeeeeeeeeease can someone steer me in the right direction so I can get this update sorted?
Thanks in advance.

have you made any system modifications to your current rom?
Also need CID and firmware version number
ALSO needs to be in Q&A (asked the mods to move)

Thanks for that.
No Mods to ROM, CID - HTC_001, Screenshots of software info:
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catfinger said:
Thanks for that.
No Mods to ROM, CID - HTC_001, Screenshots of software info:
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ok so you have clean 3.29.401.9 stock rom installed, if not restore the nand available in my thread via TWRP. (may be best to do this as a fresh start)
Next install the 3.28.401.9 stock recovery.img from the first post in my thread.
hoprfully then u should be able to tale OTA automatically

catfinger said:
I followed this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376) and flashed the 'stock' (not actually Stock - every link it CWM or TWRP) recovery but it didn't work and the update still fails.
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every link is CWM or TWRP are stock Nandroid backup, not recovery.img
Look under Stock Recovery Images for the stock recovery

Thanks for your help, that seems to have done it.
The first time I didn't pay enough attention to my correct Software number (in my case 3.28.401.9). When I matched up my CID (HTC_001) I just picked a random link on that list which is why it didn't work.
Got it going now and back on custom recovery so thanks again for your assistance

Upgrade from old version of PureFusion?

Hi there, everyone.
I have a big or small problem. I want to be able to flash the newest Lineage or pixel experience, but I'm not sure how to upgrade the firmware. Below, you can see the version of PureFusion. I searched the forums and it sees that i need to upgrade the firmware first as i'm on the old nougat one.
The problem comes now, my phone is UNLOCKED, but S-ON and the CID is HTC_034 Europe. I'm not sure what method to use to upgrade the firmware, as it's a bit vague. For some CID you can't find the files, or other stuff. Can someone help me with some information in this case?
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NEO2598 said:
Hi there, everyone.
I have a big or small problem. I want to be able to flash the newest Lineage or pixel experience, but I'm not sure how to upgrade the firmware. Below, you can see the version of PureFusion. I searched the forums and it sees that i need to upgrade the firmware first as i'm on the old nougat one.
The problem comes now, my phone is UNLOCKED, but S-ON and the CID is HTC_034 Europe. I'm not sure what method to use to upgrade the firmware, as it's a bit vague. For some CID you can't find the files, or other stuff. Can someone help me with some information in this case?
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Totally wrong, the current purefusion rom has nothing to do with upgrading your firmware. You need to enter download mode, look at your OS number and search for the ruu that matches that number. Flash it, update and flash TWRP, than the desired rom. Whatever purefusion is showing is not what you need

Mr Hofs said:
Totally wrong, the current purefusion rom has nothing to do with upgrading your firmware. You need to enter download mode, look at your OS number and search for the ruu that matches that number. Flash it, update and flash TWRP, than the desired rom. Whatever purefusion is showing is not what you need
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Thanks a lot. Sorry for the late reply as I was away for the last couple of days and missed the notification.
Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk

NEO2598 said:
Thanks a lot. Sorry for the late reply as I was away for the last couple of days and missed the notification.
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No problem, i was also away for a couple of days. Hope it helped you.