Hello, I have been having some odd problems with my data connection lately and Verizon wants me to get a new SIM card from them. My data connection constantly drops for no reason and it is starting to bother me quite a bit.
The only problem is that I have rooted and unlocked the bootloader. I checked around but there does not seem to be a re-lock guide for the Verizon GN.
Do I need to re-lock it for them to give me my new SIM card or can I just keep it like it is when I take my phone in for the new card? I am sure that my phone is not having the problem as my brother's data connection keeps dropping constantly as well, but I am going to go through the steps that Verizon wants me to.
There's an app called bootunlocker that will lock/unlock boot loader easily to remove the unlocked locked pad on the Google boot screen.
When taking your phone in it depends on the rep looking at your phone if you need to be stock or not. Some care some don't.
I'd go stock to ensure less hassle from the rep. Some users have gone as far as deleting files that may show evidence they have unlocked and rooted their device from the sdcard.
Use this to go completely back to stock 4.0.4 but keep in mind everything will be gone from your sd card its like starting from scratch, i like to use this every once in a while just to clean up everything I download.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743939
No. No you don't need to unroot or relock or anything like that. Just take out the old SIM and put in the new.
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Hi,
I've had my DHD for 6 months now, and I love it, but after seeing this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056329
I've finally decided I want to get rid of the Vodafone crap on my phone. It takes way longer to boot than it should, I have stupid apps on there, and I'm generally sick of seeing the Vodafone symbol every time I boot my phone, especially as I bought the phone from them and am not even contracted to them.
Is there an easy way to rid myself of this Vodafone branded ROM? I know next to nothing about rooting or anything, however.
After seeing the link above, I realised that I'll probably be waiting ages for Vodafone to send the update OTA, and I would really like some Gingerbread around about now. Hopefully the process will speed up my phone.
But, is there anyway I can do this without losing everything on my phone? My messages, apps, settings?
A lot of questions there - thanks in advance.
Hi, you will lose everything you don't backup.
Apps will need to be reinstalled, and settings will be lost.
If your firmware version is greater than 1.3x.xxx.x then you will need to downgrade to 1.32
Follow THIS thread to downgrade.
Once downgraded simply download & run the RUU~.exe file and it will take care of the rest.
How could I backup my apps (and settings) and restore them once updated?
My 'software version' is 1.32.178.5
Looking at the link you provided, it says...
System requirements:
Desire HD with build number 1.72 or higher
My DHD's build number is 1.32.xxx.x... Do I...not have to downgrade? Or what?
Also, since I'm running on an Australian network (Virgin), will I need to incorporate that somehow into the software I put onto the phone or something..?
You can root your phone and use clockwork to remove data/cache to go back to factory settings
as for the virgin thing, just make sure your APNs are correct and you should be fine
So I could root it and use Clockwork and my phone would basically be like a standard Desire HD that I bought new, unbranded in a shop?
yeah but you will also lose all your contacts and messages etc
i think you can use titaniumbackup to save those kind of things .. but done quote me because ive never done this, ive only rooted and cleared then flashed a new rom on
actually look up a stock RUU guide
EDIT: Just Root your phone and flash a custom rom imo
I did it .. never going back
Hmm, okay.
What about if I wanted to put something on my phone like the link I posted up top, the 2.3 'release'?
well click the ROOTED link in my sig
and do all the steps with the exception of the flashing of the MIUI.zip ... just replace it with the custom rom of your choice and bobs your uncle
i advice to back up your apps and anything else you want to keep
About a month ago my phone was getting stuck on the HTC loading screen making it impossible to even get into recovery, So with some help from some lovely people on XDA I got a rom which put me back to stock, however I now have the problem that my phone either has a very low signal on the rom I got linked to, or on the Miui one i backed up thinks im roaming alot, which obviously isnt right.
Basically I want to go completely back to the start as if the phone hasnt been touched firmware wise, except for the froyo update. I have tried different radios and all do the same. I have backed up all the apps, contacts etc. But I cant find the Official Orange froyo rom, I have debranded the phone so I think i can use a debranded Ruu right? However When i downloaded one and try to flash it through Hboot, It says the utility isnt right and i need to update it. I have no clue what this is. So can someone help me out, I have searched the internet but alot of the threads are not relevant to my phone etc or my carrier.
I hope someone can help. I dont mind if i lose root etc. because i can redo all of that easy enough.
Hello, I have a quick question for you guys that I want to verify before I do so. I am giving my brother my GNex (Verizon) and have unlocked the bootloader/rooted the GNex. My question is, since I will be transferring this phone over to him and would need to speak to a Verizon tech, Do I just reset the GNex back to the original build #? I re-locked the phone and bootloader completly using Nexus RootTool Kit. Now I am running Android Version 4.0.4 with Build Number IMM76K. I had tried to transfer it last night but the tech ended up telling me that I compromised the phone by rooting it and he could not transfer it since the Gnex was trying to pick up Sprints network and not Verizons...Although I had relocked it before calling them, I do not believe I did so with he original stock build number and Android version. Am I safe now to try and call to do the swap again? Any info will be appreciated, thanks!
marco.roman89 said:
Hello, I have a quick question for you guys that I want to verify before I do so. I am giving my brother my GNex (Verizon) and have unlocked the bootloader/rooted the GNex. My question is, since I will be transferring this phone over to him and would need to speak to a Verizon tech, Do I just reset the GNex back to the original build #? I re-locked the phone and bootloader completly using Nexus RootTool Kit. Now I am running Android Version 4.0.4 with Build Number IMM76K. I had tried to transfer it last night but the tech ended up telling me that I compromised the phone by rooting it and he could not transfer it since the Gnex was trying to pick up Sprints network and not Verizons...Although I had relocked it before calling them, I do not believe I did so with he original stock build number and Android version. Am I safe now to try and call to do the swap again? Any info will be appreciated, thanks!
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They probably put notes on your account that you rooted the phone. Hopefully you played dumb on the phone and the rep didnt note the account - but even if they know you are rooted it shouldnt affect activation, just your warranty.
Im not sure how the toolkit does it, I just use ADB and Fastboot and I pushed the image over manually, relocking the bootloader after. The most recent image is for 4.1.1 Jellybean...so if you are magically on an old software they may think something is fishy.
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They probably put notes on your account that you rooted the phone. Hopefully you played dumb on the phone and the rep didnt note the account - but even if they know you are rooted it shouldnt affect activation, just your warranty.
Im not sure how the toolkit does it, I just use ADB and Fastboot and I pushed the image over manually, relocking the bootloader after. The most recent image is for 4.1.1 Jellybean...so if you are magically on an old software they may think something is fishy.
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Yeah I actually have the GNex with the system update software to 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ready to be installed and will just install it right now but I hope I am good to go after the install which is the latest image. I hope I am not flagged but I don't see why they can't rety now and transfer the GNex to my brothers account...thanks for the help!
Hey there!
So here's my situation: I recently got rid of a Rogers cellphone plan and decided to sell my GS3. Someone I know, immediately showed interest and decided to buy it from me. Good! At that moment, the device was locked to Rogers and was running stock Samsung GS3 (SGH-i747M) firmware.
That person decided to play with the phone, try to root it, flash Cyanogenmod or whatever it may be, and having failed several times, he decided to return the phone and get his money back. I shouldn't have accepted to reimburse him knowing how much he fiddled with it but I did.
Anyways too late now. The good thing is that I believe the phone is 100% functional (it boots, runs perfect and under system info shows everything as usual except under Status > Device Status, it shows modified.
I am not 100% sure of that what means but I believe it has something to do with a modified ROM or something like that.
That person supposedly unlocked the device because he was with another carrier.
Now I am putting the phone in the classifieds. Obviously I would like to have the phone back to 100% factory settings and ROM, no aftermarket stuff whatsoever BUT I'd like to keep it unlocked (if that's possible).
That way, it will be easier to resell.
So here's my questions:
What does "Device Status: Modified" really means?
How can I find out if the phone has been altered in any ways?
If it has been altered, is there a LINUX based procedure to restore EVERYTHING back to factory?
If I restore whatever has to be restored, will it re-lock the device?
As you can see, I am a total noob in that field. I would appreciate if someone can help me to prepare this device to be resold.
I don't want to cause any problems to anyone, that wouldn't be fair.
I appreciate. Thanks!!!
Okay a lot of questions, you can download the stock firmware from Samsung updates and if it is rooted you can get triangle away on the play store and reset the counter the using kies or the Samsung galaxy s3 toolkit from mskip's to flash the original firmware, your phone should be unlocked as none of the procedures should/could reloj the simple card
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jimchee said:
Okay a lot of questions, you can download the stock firmware from Samsung updates and if it is rooted you can get triangle away on the play store and reset the counter the using kies or the Samsung galaxy s3 toolkit from mskip's to flash the original firmware, your phone should be unlocked as none of the procedures should/could reloj the simple card
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Ok I have verified with an app called Root Checker Basic, and it said that the device wasn't rooted. I wonder if this is reliable.
I wiull check mskip's toolkit or Kies to restore the stock firmware.
What a pain..
Thanks jimchee for replying!!
Actually it's pretty easy but you can probably sell it just as easy if it's rooted and that way you can clear the counter, there is also a post in the Samsung sIII THREAD for AT&T that will walk you through restoring to stock, just make sure you download the file for your device the link is also in the att thread, if you have any trouble pm me and I can help, I am just a tinkerer but been doing it since my 1st original Motorola Droid
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Probably the easiest approach would be to look for the Samsung S3 V7.0 toolkit post. This is a flash (programming) tool. It would easily root your phone if it needs that. Then you can use the app referred to earlier to reset the phone to an "unmodified" status.
Then finally go to the Samsung updates site as suggested and flash the phone with a stock Rogers firmware. I'd recommend a 4.1.1. version. Probably your phone will still be unlocked at this point. But if not, the stock v 4.1.1. Rogers firmware will allow you to unlock it again from an onscreen menu (search for "S3 unlock code *#197328640#"). And your phone will report an unmodified status at the end.
mrwhite0732 said:
Hey there!
So here's my situation: I recently got rid of a Rogers cellphone plan and decided to sell my GS3. Someone I know, immediately showed interest and decided to buy it from me. Good! At that moment, the device was locked to Rogers and was running stock Samsung GS3 (SGH-i747M) firmware.
That person decided to play with the phone, try to root it, flash Cyanogenmod or whatever it may be, and having failed several times, he decided to return the phone and get his money back. I shouldn't have accepted to reimburse him knowing how much he fiddled with it but I did.
Anyways too late now. The good thing is that I believe the phone is 100% functional (it boots, runs perfect and under system info shows everything as usual except under Status > Device Status, it shows modified.
I am not 100% sure of that what means but I believe it has something to do with a modified ROM or something like that.
That person supposedly unlocked the device because he was with another carrier.
Now I am putting the phone in the classifieds. Obviously I would like to have the phone back to 100% factory settings and ROM, no aftermarket stuff whatsoever BUT I'd like to keep it unlocked (if that's possible).
That way, it will be easier to resell.
So here's my questions:
What does "Device Status: Modified" really means?
How can I find out if the phone has been altered in any ways?
If it has been altered, is there a LINUX based procedure to restore EVERYTHING back to factory?
If I restore whatever has to be restored, will it re-lock the device?
As you can see, I am a total noob in that field. I would appreciate if someone can help me to prepare this device to be resold.
I don't want to cause any problems to anyone, that wouldn't be fair.
I appreciate. Thanks!!!
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Give this a shot.........works well. I've used it a number of times on both my phones ( SH-I747M/SH-I747 )
[ROM/RESTORE][AT&T/ROGERS/TELUS/BELL]Return to UNROOTED STOCK WITH FLASH COUNT RESET
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363882
Once the phone is unlocked it will stay that way whether you go back to stock or not.
I bought a refurb N7 from Groupon months ago. They stated it was a verizon unit and it came in a verizon box. They stated that only a verizon sim would work with it anything else would only achieve 3g speeds. I bought it anyway to try with my grandfathered unlimited At&T sim and it's been working fine with LTE. However it is still running 4.4.2. and every time I check for updates it states I'm completely up to date. I've never had an update since owning it, about 6 months. I had read somewhere that the Verizon N7 will not receieve an OTA unless it has a Verizon sim in it. Does anyone know if this is true? Or is it common for people to still be running 4.4.2 and I shold see lollipoop soon? Also when it boots up, there is a unlocked padlock icon which I believe means unlocked bootloader, it came like this. Would that affect any OTA updates? Thanks
Don't quote me on this and double check, but I'm pretty sure the nexus toolkit has a option for the lte version.
What happens when your nexus is powered off and you long press volume down and power, then use volume rocker to select recovery, then power to select? If it reboots then you don't have CWM or TWRP. If it takes you to TWRP or CWM then ur already unlocked with a custom recovery.
If you aren't unlocked you'll have to wipe you're entire tablet to unlock it. The toolkit is really easy. It let's you install the drivers for your pc. Then you can download and install the latest firmware available.
I bet you anything Groupon used some weird system to mass wipe their tabs. And something in that prevents it updating. My friend that got samsung galaxy gear live smartwatches had the exact same problem.
Just search around and you should find your answer. Let me know if you need help with the nexus toolkit.
And if u are anti tinkering, u could also relock the bootloader after getting it current. Then u will definitely get updates.
Sent from my LG-VS985 adorned w/ Illusion ROM