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[Q] Get back to stock ROM

I'm currently running Viper X ROM on my HOX and i want to go back to stock for the JB OTA. I've made a back up in clockwork mod before flashing custom ROM.
Can i just restore the back up or do i need to do something else before? I'm a bit concerned because i had to flash boot.img from Viper X ROM before flashing the ROM itself.
So, do i need to flash boot.img from my backed up folder (stock ROM backup) or can just restore it? Or do i need to do something else?

In order to be able to update you need to flash the stock boot.img from the backup the backup stock rom and the stock recovery .....

MarcelHofs said:
In order to be able to update you need to flash the stock boot.img from the backup the backup stock rom and the stock recovery .....
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so i flash the stock boot.img and in recovery mode restore the backup with clockwork mod?

yes, flash the boot.img boot into recovery and wipe everything except sd card and then restore the backup. After that flash the stock recovery and you are good to go

MarcelHofs said:
yes, flash the boot.img boot into recovery and wipe everything except sd card and then restore the backup. After that flash the stock recovery and you are good to go
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a few more questions (noob)
when i flash the boot.img and then restore the backup can i use my phone normally then or do i need to flash the stock recovery?
will my phone still be rooted if i flash stock recovery or not?
will i be able to get an OTA update without flashing stock recover(if possible)/will rooted phones get OTA?
is the stock recovery CID specific or is ti model universal and where can i dl one?

schwarld said:
a few more questions (noob)
when i flash the boot.img and then restore the backup can i use my phone normally then or do i need to flash the stock recovery?
will my phone still be rooted if i flash stock recovery or not?
will i be able to get an OTA update without flashing stock recover(if possible)/will rooted phones get OTA?
is the stock recovery CID specific or is ti model universal and where can i dl one?
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1: Phone will work with stock boot.img and backup
2:root is rom related not recovery related. The stock rom backup should be root free to receive ota's
3:stock recovery is absolutely necessary to receive ota's
4:stock recovery is related to the main version
Fastboot getvar version-main
Check if it is the 1.29 or the 2.17 version. You need the recovery corresponding to that number. Example if you need the 2.17 recovery you can download any stock recovery that starts with that number !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714
Stock recovery's can be downloaded from there .

MarcelHofs said:
1: Phone will work with stock boot.img and backup
2:root is rom related not recovery related. The stock rom backup should be root free to receive ota's
3:stock recovery is absolutely necessary to receive ota's
4:stock recovery is related to the main version
Fastboot getvar version-main
Check if it is the 1.29 or the 2.17 version. You need the recovery corresponding to that number. Example if you need the 2.17 recovery you can download any stock recovery that starts with that number !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714
Stock recovery's can be downloaded from there .
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sorry to bother you again
can i use recovery.img from my stock rom backup?

Download it again preferred
I would suggest its always better to download it again

schwarld said:
sorry to bother you again
can i use recovery.img from my stock rom backup?
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If you made the the backup with the custom recovery you can not use that one because it wil be the custom recovery cwm 5.8.4.0 so that's a no go
You have to download the real stock recovery !

MarcelHofs said:
If you made the the backup with the custom recovery you can not use that one because it wil be the custom recovery cwm 5.8.4.0 so that's a no go
You have to download the real stock recovery !
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my cid just got jb update and i restored my backed up stock rom
i am downloading the jb ota right now and i still have root access, but you said my phone needs to be root free
so what should i do?

schwarld said:
my cid just got jb update and i restored my backed up stock rom
i am downloading the jb ota right now and i still have root access, but you said my phone needs to be root free
so what should i do?
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It doesn't need to be root free. It does need to be stock, as in, all the apps are there and unmodified.

BenPope said:
It doesn't need to be root free. It does need to be stock, as in, all the apps are there and unmodified.
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Ow yes sorry my bad
I always play on the safe side

[Q] [q] about reverting to stock recovery and updating with official jb

so i have stock rom but i have the cwm recovery install i know that i can install back to stock recovery via bootloader but some have complained that after flashing have faced the 'red triangle of doom' and are now unable to either flash the update or in some cases not boot the rom so what is the safest way to do this and what is the best recovery. img file?

What I did was restore a backup of a stock ROM, flash stock recovery and OTA popped up Had no red triangle of doom. Even if you do get that, you can still boot into the bootloader and fix things.

can u post the file wich u used for the recovery?

Thesten said:
can u post the file wich u used for the recovery?
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You can find links to stock recoveries HERE. Choose the one that matches the base rom you are using, ie 1.29, 2.17 etc.

alright guys thanks for ur help i have returned to the stock recovery and flashed the rom thanks for all the help cheers!

[Q] Upgrading from ICS to JB

Hi guys.
Today I finally received an OTA upgrade from ICS to JB Android. I made a backup, then from settings i let system to update my ROM. It's going good so far, but when it's rebooting, it's going to recovery where the process is stopped. I have unlocked bootloader and rooted my HOX, but still i have a stock ROM. I tried to toggle off checking signatures in cwm but with no result. What can I do to keep root and upgrade to JB?
Thanks.

1. Stock ROM
2. Stock kernel
3. Stock recovery
Make sure you haven't removed system apps. Root doesn't matter.
Sent from my One X

And make sure to put back the stock recovery
http://db.tt/U5CK4noo

You can root again by flashing your custom recovery AFTER updating to JB.
http://androidsu.com/superuser/

So, at start I have to flash stock recovery. Have I to relock the bootloader? Then I'll update to JB. Of course I want to root, so just flash custom recovery and su? Thanks in advance

Make sure the rom is stock, then flash the STOCK recovery and update the phone, then flash a custom recovery back and root the JB rom again. No need to lock the bootloader !

You must mean stock recovery correct?
Sent from my One X

TToivanen said:
You must mean stock recovery correct?
Sent from my One X
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Yep.......i was hasty !!!

So I flashed recovery stock, it's okay here. Look at screenshot in attachment. But when i try to update phone it's rebooting to cwm again I had this recovery from my first nandroid backup.

pablo7890 said:
So I flashed recovery stock, it's okay here. Look at screenshot in attachment. But when i try to update phone it's rebooting to cwm again
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You downloaded my stock recovery and renamed it to recovery.img ?
Recovery from a nandroid is never a stock one, a nandroid backup can only be done with a custom one

Uuuups, what a mistake Thanks! I'll try to flash yours one.

Odp: [Q] Upgrading from ICS to JB
Thank you so much for advice. Ive rooted it again and its very cool phone finally with otg which is working very well .
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

Case closed !

[Q] Android rooting !! Read alot but still some questions I need answers !!

Hey guys. so i had been an apple guy for a long time n can jailbreak/unlock any phone n firmware as long as the required tools are there and even fix bootloop issues etc.
I finally switched to android and own the international version HTC one X running 4.1.1 firmware . I finally deicided to root my phone . I read alot of forums , posts, issues and watched a lot of videos but still I have some questions that someone should answer .
1. Now I run firmware version 4.1.1 n software version 3.14.720.24 . I understood that after rooting , I can either keep the stock rooted firmware or can flash a custom ROM . I read the cyanogen mod 10.1 has jelly bean 4.2.2 . So if I flash that ROM , will I be able to downgrade my firmware back to my stock rooted firmware which is 4.1.1 ? ( cos in Apple i can't if i don't have the shsh) this is my 1st question.
2. I see that in order to root I should put my phone in charge only but that does not come after i upgraded to 4.1.1 . so what about it ?
3. And what is that about S-ON . I understood a little that it has to do with updating the radio ( idk guess its baseband version as in apple ) version . So if i flash cyangoen 10.1 which has features of JB 4.2.2 , does it require my S to be turned off S-OFF so that the radio version gets updated . N after turning off S-OFF and upgrading to CM 10.1 , can i again restore with my rooted stock firmware 4.1.1 cause this version will obviously have an older baseband version ??
4. And is there a stock rooted 4.2.2 version for HTC one X because when i google , all i get is the CM 10.1 mod and it has those themes, which i don't want to use . All i want is a rooted stock 4.2.2 JB firmware just like a jailbroken ios firmware.
5. I read about unrooting and relocking the bootloader in order to get the OTA updates , but found that many people have issues such as touchscreen not working n stuff like that . In iOS , i can just do a fresh install of the stock firmware and get the device updated with OTA updates . But in android , this is another chapter . Also I read that many people will actually release a updated stock ROM which I can flash instead of waiting for the OTA . The htc one x is about to get an update in august to 4.2.2 . So is the CM mod the only version with 4.2.2 or is there a stock rooted 4.2.2 version anywhere .
Sorry for my reference with Apple n iOS in every question but relating to that will make me understand the whole process well . I guess a person who has dealt with Jailbreaking iOS can answer my question effectively ..
Expecting crisp n clear replies

1: yes you can revert back to your original stock rom, just make sure you make a nandroid backup before flashing CM !
2: rooting the stock rom is done via the custom recovery. You have to install a superuser.zip wich can be found here on the forum. That will root the stock rom and you can use apps that require root access
3: s-on/s-off has not a big relation to radio's, our hox can't be made s-off. The most important thing is that you must flash the boot.img (kernel) seperate from the rom via fastboot commands or a tool
4: 4.2.2 only exist in a aosp form like CM. There is no sense based rom based on 4.2.2
5: in order to update the phone when a HTC update rolls out is to restore the stock rom nandroid backup and flash back the stock boot.img (wich is in the nandroid backup folder on the sdcard) and also flash back the stock recovery. Need links for that just PM me
Cheers

Mr Hofs said:
1: yes you can revert back to your original stock rom, just make sure you make a nandroid backup before flashing CM !
2: rooting the stock rom is done via the custom recovery. You have to install a superuser.zip wich can be found here on the forum. That will root the stock rom and you can use apps that require root access
3: s-on/s-off has not a big relation to radio's, our hox can't be made s-off. The most important thing is that you must flash the boot.img (kernel) seperate from the rom via fastboot commands or a tool
4: 4.2.2 only exist in a aosp form like CM. There is no sense based rom based on 4.2.2
5: in order to update the phone when a HTC update rolls out is to restore the stock rom nandroid backup and flash back the stock boot.img (wich is in the nandroid backup folder on the sdcard) and also flash back the stock recovery. Need links for that just PM me
Cheers
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hey thanks for answering my question mate . I get a clear picture now . .
ur ans for the last question . How many backups are there totally . From what i understood , in order to flash , first i need to use fastboot in my pc with the boot.img of the ROM . then using my phone , i need to install from the custom ROM zip file using clockworkmod . god its so confusing . pls throw some light on this process mate .. Also after rooting , when do I get to install CWM ?

CM is already rooted.
You need to do this
1: unlock the bootloader
2: flash the custom recovery
3: MAKE THE NANDROID BACKUP !!!
4: flash the boot.img from CM
5: make a full wipe in the recovery (except sdcard ofcourse !)
6: install CM.zip
7: install Gapps.zip
8: reboot
Done......

Hey thanks for the help. Now I have rooted my phone successfully. Am still on the stock rom. Will flash to CM rom tomorrow I guess.
And regarding the OTA update. I just created a nandroid back up. So in order to update OTA, I am supposed to boot the boot.img of the nandroid backup using CMD, then restore the backup in Clock work mod and then go for the update right?
And since I haven't flashed to CM rom yet, if an OTA comes, can I just update?
Am planning to wait for a few days since the official JB 4.2.2 update is gonna come so mite as well update the OTA and make a backup before I install a custom ROM.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

To update you need to flash the boot.img from the nandroid, restore the stock rom, flash back the stock recovery
But as long as you stay on your stock rooted rom you only need to flash back the stock recovery !

Mr Hofs said:
To update you need to flash the boot.img from the nandroid, restore the stock rom, flash back the stock recovery
But as long as you stay on your stock rooted rom you only need to flash back the stock recovery !
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sry to keep nagging you about this mate . .But in the nandroid back up I took , it has a boot.img , recovery.img and some more files .
So in order to perform OTA update ,
if on stock rom , then i should use the recovery.img and in CMD , "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" should be done .
If on custom rom , then i should use the boot.img in CMD , " fastboot flash boot boot.img " .. And then use recovery.img in CMD with "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" and then perform the nandroid restore .
Pls telme if I am right mate ?
I promise I won't ask you any more questions

No you can not use the recovery.img from the nandroid backup, you made the backup with a custom recovery so the recovery in the backup is a custom one and not the stock one ! Check in the general section for the collection of stock backups and read the OP carefully. There are also all links to stock HTC recoverys.

Unable to update stock rom with CWM

Hi everybody!
I just have restored my phone with the stock rom i previously backed up using CWM,but i didn't unrooted it;but now,the stock rom tell me that there's an official update OTA to do,and i agree with the warning,and start to download the update;when it finishes,the phone tells me to reboot to start the update..and when it do that,the phone reboot in the CMW recovery,telling me:
E:Invalid command argument
and the phone didn't do the update. what's the problem with it?i have also to unroot the phone for doing the updates?or i have to install the stock recovery?
Thanks for the help!

You need stock recovery. Bug it will not restore CWM back up. The only way for you is to flash stock ROM again. Or use stock ROM without ota update. You will not be able to update it with CWM.
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LeroViten said:
You need stock recovery. Bug it will not restore CWM back up. The only way for you is to flash stock ROM again. Or use stock ROM without ota update. You will not be able to update it with CWM.
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thank you..already solved.....first i restored the stock rom with the backup done with CWM..then i installed the Stock recovery with odin..then i update the stock rom..et voilà!