When I'm on ROM #1 and I want to restore ROM #2 from nandroid backup, do I need to also reflash ROM #2's boot image after I do the restore or will it be restored in the nandroid restore?
Superorb said:
When I'm on ROM #1 and I want to restore ROM #2 from nandroid backup, do I need to also reflash ROM #2's boot image after I do the restore or will it be restored in the nandroid restore?
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If you did S-Off your phone, you don't need to flash another kernel. In other word, it can be restored when restoring a nandroid backup. If your phone still on S-On state, you need to flash another kernel. But if those two ROMs can boot with/use the same kernel, you don't need to flash another kernel.
Ringford said:
If you did S-Off your phone, you don't need to flash another kernel. In other word, it can be restored when restoring a nandroid backup. If your phone still on S-On state, you need to flash another kernel. But if those two ROMs can boot with/use the same kernel, you don't need to flash another kernel.
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Thanks. Is there an easy way to S-off the CDMA version? I'm used to my Evo V 4G on Virgin which is a lot easier to tinker with.
Superorb said:
Thanks. Is there an easy way to S-off the CDMA version? I'm used to my Evo V 4G on Virgin which is a lot easier to tinker with.
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Head to the following link:
rumrunner S-Off
There's a download link and instructions to S-Off you phone.
Ringford said:
Head to the following link:
rumrunner S-Off
There's a download link and instructions to S-Off you phone.
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Thanks
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Currently I have a rooted DHD, with RADIO S OFF, and running a gingerbread build.
I am curious as to how I would go back to fully stock? Like how I bought it with no traces of any messing around with it.
Nothing happened to my phone and I love my rooted device, just wondering in case I want to sell it or if I need to bring it in for physical damages.
Thanks!
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Download the wwe ruu and run it, that will flash the phone back to stock.
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Blinkydamo said:
Download the wwe ruu and run it, that will flash the phone back to stock.
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Do you know where i can get this from?
Although if you want to get back to 100% stock you will also need to reverse radio s-off. You do have your partition 7 backup safe I hope.
Sent from my performance enhanced Desire HD.
How do you restore the partition 7 backup?
Good question I need to know the same thing.
pennza2010 said:
Do you know where i can get this from?
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here
angel129116 said:
How do you restore the partition 7 backup?
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With Clockwork recovery 3.x, although slightly flaky at the moment so you first need to reflash your gingerbread rom, then boot into recovery, go to backup / restore and use advanced option to restore /data
So just to make this clear.
1. Flash RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.72.405.3_R_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_ 26.04.02.17_M2_release_161342_signed
2. Boot into recovery and restore the partition 7 backup?
3. Everything back to normal?
What about S-OFF and Radio S-OFF?
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So just to make this clear.
1. Flash RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.72.405.3_R_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_ 26.04.02.17_M2_release_161342_signed
2. Boot into recovery and restore the partition 7 backup?
3. Everything back to normal?
What about S-OFF and Radio S-OFF?
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Flashing the RUU will deal with S-OFF as it will replace the bootloader, radio S-OFF you would need to revert yourself, the RUU will also replace the recovery partition with stock so simplest thing would be to backup apps and data with Titanium (also backup sms with sms backup or similar) flash RUU then boot into ROM set up all the google stuff then install Titanium again and restore apps and data, you will not be able to restore system data without introducing some instability in the system though.
I believe dr.mox was suggesting you backup the cm7 partition should you wish to come back to gingerbread.
No I mean if you want to go back to 100% stock including removing radio s-off, you will need the partition 7 backup which the easy radio off tool generates. The easy tool also removes s-off but you need the backup.
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dr.m0x said:
Although if you want to get back to 100% stock you will also need to reverse radio s-off. You do have your partition 7 backup safe I hope.
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That why I love this forum, you learn something new every day, wondering what the files would be used for, will keep them safe.
Cheers
My SD card managed to go BOOM before i got to copy a backup of my P7 files,
will this make it impossible for me to get back to radio s-on if i would choose to?
Maybe this could help you get Radio S-on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857537
I'm sending my phone in to warrant repair tomrorow, I'm with orange got the phone about a week ago.
I'm going to flash the stock rom from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846248
its an RUU, after that i will use visionary to temp root and then set radio to s-on with that tool i linked above. After all that i will hardreset and keep the micro sd card. Will they know that i rooted/s-off my phone? Anything else i should look into doing?
So I was wondering how I can return my HTC Desire (CDMA) to stock. I have an OTA update that I got from my friend's desire I also have a nandroid backup of the original sense.
Is there any way to convert the OTA update so it is a flashable zip I can use on CWM?
The other thing is can anyone help me if I post the update?
d-shade said:
So I was wondering how I can return my HTC Desire (CDMA) to stock. I have an OTA update that I got from my friend's desire I also have a nandroid backup of the original sense.
Is there any way to convert the OTA update so it is a flashable zip I can use on CWM?
The other thing is can anyone help me if I post the update?
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Flash the downgrader from Alpharev (if necessary), then either use the appropriate RUU or restore your nandroid backup from recovery.
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Flash the downgrader from Alpharev (if necessary), then either use the appropriate RUU or restore your nandroid backup from recovery.
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If I had an RUU that would make it simple but all I have is an OTA update. And I saw somewhere that I can't really flash an OTA update with CWM. Also restoring the nandroid from recovery would look stock but it will still have root. I am just trying to get it back to factory stock rom and recovery with no root.
Looking at the files in the OTA there is a firmware.zip that has a new hboot, recovery and radio. But I am just not sure and where to start for creating a flashable zip with the OTA.
I uploaded the OTA I have if anyone can help me create a flashable zip or just tell me what to do. http://www.4shared.com/file/0b8ls5sf/OTA_Bravo_C_S_UTSTARCOM_WWE-Ge.html
Before you do that... ask yourself what could possibly be the most important question before you take the chance of breaking your phone: "What's the point?"
d-shade said:
...return my HTC Desire (CDMA) to stock...
Is there any way to convert the OTA update so it is a flashable zip I can use on CWM?
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The request makes no sense..Flashing a rooted OTA doesnt return it to stock.
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The request makes no sense..Flashing a rooted OTA doesnt return it to stock.
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I don't want to flash a rooted OTA I have an OTA that my carrier pushed out for 2.2 update. I want to create a flashable zip with the OTA that I can use in CWM to remove root and restore the phone to stock and possibly the recovery as well.
bortak said:
Before you do that... ask yourself what could possibly be the most important question before you take the chance of breaking your phone: "What's the point?"
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I am getting a new phone so I wanted to restore it back to stock.
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I don't want to flash a rooted OTA I have an OTA that my carrier pushed out for 2.2 update. I want to create a flashable zip with the OTA that I can use in CWM to remove root and restore the phone to stock and possibly the recovery as well.
I am getting a new phone so I wanted to restore it back to stock.
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Then that is not the way to procede..You cant flash non-rooted OTAs on CWM..Well, you can, but it will just bungle up the whole setup.. What you can do is to flash an RUU and revert it to stock, then flash the OTA with the stock recovery to get it update
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Then that is not the way to procede..You cant flash non-rooted OTAs on CWM..Well, you can, but it will just bungle up the whole setup.. What you can do is to flash an RUU and revert it to stock, then flash the OTA with the stock recovery to get it update
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My carrier never distributed the RUU, which was why I was asking if there was any way to do it with the OTA. I can get my hands on a phone with a stock recovery, if there is any way to extract it from the phone using ADB
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My carrier never distributed the RUU, which was why I was asking if there was any way to do it with the OTA. I can get my hands on a phone with a stock recovery, if there is any way to extract it from the phone using ADB
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No. That's impossible.. Well there was a way, if you'd thought about it earlier...to create a backup after a revolutionary S-off, then do whatever you want with the phone..and then finally when you wanted to restore, you could have restored the unrooted backup, then stock recovery and then finally Stock Hboot in that order... But now, there will no way other than to use an RUU of another carrier.
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No. That's impossible.. Well there was a way, if you'd thought about it earlier...to create a backup after a revolutionary S-off, then do whatever you want with the phone..and then finally when you wanted to restore, you could have restored the unrooted backup, then stock recovery and then finally Stock Hboot in that order... But now, there will no way other than to use an RUU of another carrier.
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Well I do have a unrooted backup but the only recovery that I have is the one in the OTA. Would it be possible to install that recovery and still be able to do an update using the OTA file?
Best course of action would be to restore your backup, followed by the following in order:
Prerequisites: S-off, Goldcard, An RUU confirmed to work with your device (Any region/WWE).
Steps:
Restore your backup with CWM. Ensure that it boots.
Extract recovery.img from the stock RUU (which should be working on your device normally)
In fastboot mode, and after going to the dir containing fastboot.exe (from sdk):
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot-recovery
Ensure that recovery works.
Then, using the hboot.img from the RUU,
Code:
fastboot flash hboot hboot.img
(the hboot extension may not be .img in the zip. Probably it's .nb0. Rename it)
Dont use OTA files at any point. You can update with it after successfully returning to stock with your backup.
Flashing hboot should be the last thing you do..Once the stock hboot makes you S-on, fastboot commands become inaccessible to you.
Thanks for the info, I think I am finally on track now. I was able to restore back to stock sense and was finally able to fix my mms issues(ro.cid problems after using unrevoked). Now I just need to figure out which ruu to take the recovery and hboot from.
I did find the alltel bravo_c ruu on shipped-roms.com hopfully that will work. Is there any sure way to know if the recovery will work or not on my phone?
I am with GCI its a local carrier in Alaska. I remember from my hero that alltel and my carrier had some similarities, along with cellsouth
Edit:
I just finished downloading the Alltel RUU and the HBOOT looks to be the same version. Also the Radio listed in the file name is the same as I currently have.
So I guess it is pretty safe to say that this recovery and hboot will work with my phone right?
The only sure way is to flash it. However make sure that the RUU is relatively new and has a version number greater than 1.2 and that you flash GSM one if you're on GSM, and CDMA if it's a CDMA phone.
bravoc=CDMA
bravo=GSM
Dont mix these...otherwise you'll end up with a black screen and a panic attack
There's another method to find if RUU is compatible, which is to open the zip and read the text file inside..See my Desire Unbricking guide and Goldcard FAQ link
Well I got it all back to stock, I still have s-off but everything else is stock and the latest FW my carrier pushed out.
I was having a problem using fastboot to flash the recovery so I just made a PB99IMG.zip to flash the recovery then everything else(hboot radio) everything is working fine thanks for all the help!
Hi All,
If I unlock and root my onex and then do a nandroid back up of my current stock ICS, and then upgrade my hboot and install a JB rom, will I be able to re-flash my stock rom if something goes wrong or if I just want to go back to my nandroid back up.
Can I and will it be easy?
qball
qball11 said:
Hi All,
If I unlock and root my onex and then do a nandroid back up of my current stock ICS, and then upgrade my hboot and install a JB rom, will I be able to re-flash my stock rom if something goes wrong or if I just want to go back to my nandroid back up.
Can I and will it be easy?
qball
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yes you can, simply by restoring the backup... also share the nandroid backup here please
matt95 said:
yes you can, simply by restoring the backup... also share the nandroid backup here please
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Ah thank you, i was not sure i could just go back to it having updated the hboot and I will share.
qball
qball11 said:
Ah thank you, i was not sure i could just go back to it having updated the hboot and I will share.
qball
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thank you
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thank you
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So I have unlocked and rooted my phone, back up created and ready to flash. If I do upgrade my hboot to run jb sense 4+ roms, then will my backup still work as this has been created on hboot 1.12, will this not require a downgrade which is not possible. As s-on device HTC__001
qball
qball11 said:
So I have unlocked and rooted my phone, back up created and ready to flash. If I do upgrade my hboot to run jb sense 4+ roms, then will my backup still work as this has been created on hboot 1.12, will this not require a downgrade which is not possible. As s-on device HTC__001
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yes, you're right if you want to go back just flash back the nandroid backup
matt95 said:
yes, you're right if you want to go back just flash back the nandroid backup
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thanks, so my ics nandroid backup will still work even though on newer hboot, thank you.
qball11 said:
thanks, so my ics nandroid backup will still work even though on newer hboot, thank you.
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take a look right here
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take a look right here
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Thanks for that mate. One last question if I upload my nandroid backup, will all my personal files, photos music contacts and everything else be in that back up, or am I right in thinking that this is all safe on my sdcard partition. Mainly contacts as i have them on sim and on phone.
qball
qball11 said:
Thanks for that mate. One last question if I upload my nandroid backup, will all my personal files, photos music contacts and everything else be in that back up, or am I right in thinking that this is all safe on my sdcard partition. Mainly contacts as i have them on sim and on phone.
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to avoid that you need to wipe data first and then make the nand backup... :good:
Just wondering if it's okay for me to flash, I'm hoping it will be.
I've unlocked my bootloader and pushed SuperSU to my phone, so now I want to flash a ROM and Android Revolution HD looks pretty popular.
In my bootloader my HBOOT is 1.39.0000 and my CID is H3G_001
Just wondering because I'm not sure about HBOOTs and CIDs, but if all is fine I'll go ahead and flash
Thanks!
Your hboot is new enough. All systems green!!!
Nandroid
TToivanen said:
Your hboot is new enough. All systems green!!!
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Thanks!
Also quickly, I've just done a backup in CWM and when viewing the files, I've got .android_secure, cache_ext4, data_ext4, system_ext4, recovery.img and boot.img
Is that a nandroid backup to allow me to revert to stock?
Yes :thumbup:
!! Important !!
Do make a nandroid backup before flashing, cause it will be hard to go back to stock without a leaked RUU.
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Do make a nandroid backup before flashing, cause it will be hard to go back to stock without a leaked RUU.
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Uuh he just stated 2 posts above you that already made a nandroid backup.......
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Hi Guys,
I tried to get s off on my phone but instead I seem to have deleted the os with TWRP.
I have an international or chinese model (HTC_621) and tried to install a firmware using Vomers guide but when I type adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp it just hangs so I cant install a firmware as Im not S off.
Unfortunately I didn't do any back up
Am I going about this the right way? I just want to get my phone back to stock.
I will appreciate any help, thanks
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Hi Guys,
I tried to get s off on my phone but instead I seem to have deleted the os with TWRP.
I have an international or chinese model (HTC_621) and tried to install a firmware using Vomers guide but when I type adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp it just hangs so I cant install a firmware as Im not S off.
Unfortunately I didn't do any back up
Am I going about this the right way? I just want to get my phone back to stock.
I will appreciate any help, thanks
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COLLECTION of Stock backup's
There's a nandroid backup for your CID in that thread.
Your post though... what the heck does TWRP have to do with getting S-OFF? So you pushed a command it hung for a bit and you decided to do a full wipe instead to cut down the hanging time? What does A have to do with B
BerndM14 said:
COLLECTION of Stock backup's
There's a nandroid backup for your CID in that thread.
Your post though... what the heck does TWRP have to do with getting S-OFF? So you pushed a command it hung for a bit and you decided to do a full wipe instead to cut down the hanging time? What does A have to do with B
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Sorry I mean I wiped it with TWRP, later realising I need to have s off to flash a rom I tried firewater but I just get the hang, I assume I need s off for a nandroid backuo?
Thanks for your help.
gazlaz said:
Sorry I mean I wiped it with TWRP, later realising I need to have s off to flash a rom I tried firewater but I just get the hang, I assume I need s off for a nandroid backuo?
Thanks for your help.
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You don't need S-OFF to flash a ROM.
You also don't need S-OFF to restore a nandroid backup.
The only thing you need to flash a custom ROM is an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery, that's it.
You'll need S-OFF for other things like making changes to the HBOOT(Fixing tampered flag) downgrading firmware, converting to other devices(Changing of MIDs and for GPE changing of partition sizes) etc. For normal custom ROMS(Viper, ARHD etc) just flash it through custom recovery.
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You don't need S-OFF to flash a ROM.
You also don't need S-OFF to restore a nandroid backup.
The only thing you need to flash a custom ROM is an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery, that's it.
You'll need S-OFF for other things like making changes to the HBOOT(Fixing tampered flag) downgrading firmware, converting to other devices(Changing of MIDs and for GPE changing of partition sizes) etc. For normal custom ROMS(Viper, ARHD etc) just flash it through custom recovery.
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Oh thats good news, I have created a backup folder on the SD card using TWRP do I just choose one of those nandroid backups from the link you posted(for htc_621) put it in the backup folder then use TWRP to restore it?
Do I need to check the md5?
I really appreciate your help, thanks:good:
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Oh thats good news, I have created a backup folder on the SD card using TWRP do I just choose one of those nandroid backups from the link you posted(for htc_621) put it in the backup folder then use TWRP to restore it?
Do I need to check the md5?
I really appreciate your help, thanks:good:
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Yes that fixed it with no need to check MD5.
Thank you very much, you are a legend.
If anyone else has this problem please message me and I will try to assist.
Thanks mate:good::victory: