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[Q] keeping it rooted?

I have to take my phone into sprint to get the speaker fixed and i can't figure out how to unroot without a computer. So i was thinking, is there a way that we could keep root and just make it look like it is stock?? Like edit the software and kernal names and whatnot.

Is there a rom out there that i can flash that has all the stock firmware, radio, kernel and all the other good stuff?

cory88mullins said:
Is there a rom out there that i can flash that has all the stock firmware, radio, kernel and all the other good stuff?
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Your best safe bet would be to wait and hold onto the phone with the trouble on the speakers a later time, because A) you must be unrooted. B) If your not able to get a PC with the tools to unroot back your phone Ba) You are ****ed, can't fix a rooted phone because your breaking the terms.
So sorry about my language, but I advise myself to unroot the phone first then take it to Sprint for your fix, because it's the safest bet in the world, just ask with them showing your phone is rooted before obviously but you've unrooted with a PC on a RUU I think, just go to your house, find a PC, sit down and fix it to unroot your phone to repair for Sprint.
So sorry once again about my cursing, it's my lame ex-gf. -.- Sorry. Good Luck manG.

[Q] What to backup before flashing CM10?

Just got an S3 and I absolutely hate the unpolished and laggy Samsung skinning of Android. I want to flash CM10, but would like to know what I should back up first in case some critical information gets lost. This is a virgin phone, no apps or user data need to be backed so no need to worry about that. However, I would like to know how to back up IMEI, device ID, etc. Is it enough just to back up the /efs partition? If not, what else should I be backing up?
Thanks in advance

loonieryan said:
Just got an S3 and I absolutely hate the unpolished and laggy Samsung skinning of Android. I want to flash CM10, but would like to know what I should back up first in case some critical information gets lost. This is a virgin phone, no apps or user data need to be backed so no need to worry about that. However, I would like to know how to back up IMEI, device ID, etc. Is it enough just to back up the /efs partition? If not, what else should I be backing up?
Thanks in advance
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Read this and this.
It was pretty overwhelming for me at first, but get through it best you can.
It's easier to do the preventative backup rather than the post repair.

themadproducer said:
Read this and this.
It was pretty overwhelming for me at first, but get through it best you can.
It's easier to do the preventative backup rather than the post repair.
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Thank you! I've got experience flashing custom kernels and ROMs, so I should be ok. The only thing is that with every phone model what you need to back up is different, so I wanted to make sure I had the right stuff backed up from my stock S3 before I did anything to it.
So is an IMEI back up via QPST the only thing needed? What about device ID, and other details? Do those need to be backed up and how?

loonieryan said:
Thank you! I've got experience flashing custom kernels and ROMs, so I should be ok. The only thing is that with every phone model what you need to back up is different, so I wanted to make sure I had the right stuff backed up from my stock S3 before I did anything to it.
So is an IMEI back up via QPST the only thing needed? What about device ID, and other details? Do those need to be backed up and how?
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As long as your IMEI is backed up you should be OK. When I first flashed CM10 I made a Nandroid and backed up my IMEI. I have not had any issues with my IMEI or anything but I know people that have.

WattB006 said:
As long as your IMEI is backed up you should be OK. When I first flashed CM10 I made a Nandroid and backed up my IMEI. I have not had any issues with my IMEI or anything but I know people that have.
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Just so I'm clear, you:
1) Flashed CWM recovery
2) Did a Nandroid backup of the stock ROM and backed up IMEI
3) Flashed CM10
Right?

loonieryan said:
Just so I'm clear, you:
1) Flashed CWM recovery
2) Did a Nandroid backup of the stock ROM and backed up IMEI
3) Flashed CM10
Right?
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Ever since i got my s3 never had to do anything do the IMEI... If you like wasting time i guess you can.. but if your smart with your phone you wont have to consider that extra step.. MAKE SURE U FLASH SGH-I747 roms only!!! and i mean ONLY... (tmo roms work too just make sure you change the apn settings) dont flash any other variants because they have different hardware. you will **** up the bootloader by flashing anyother variant.. Anyway back to the subject. I backup nandroid, then i use ultimate backup (like titanium backup just faster) its by jrummmy and thats it and im good to go to flash custom roms

amzi said:
Ever since i got my s3 never had to do anything do the IMEI... If you like wasting time i guess you can.. but if your smart with your phone you wont have to consider that extra step.. MAKE SURE U FLASH SGH-I747 roms only!!! and i mean ONLY... (tmo roms work too just make sure you change the apn settings) dont flash any other variants because they have different hardware. you will **** up the bootloader by flashing anyother variant.. Anyway back to the subject. I backup nandroid, then i use ultimate backup (like titanium backup just faster) its by jrummmy and thats it and im good to go to flash custom roms
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No Offense Amzi,
but I only flashed STOCK OTA rom upgrades and some mods SPECIFIC to my i747m and I lost my IMEI a few months ago. I have tons of Android Flashing experience, and I did a lot of reading before I did my first S3 flash. My heart sank when it happened. When it happens, you lose your data connection and that's what tipped me off. And from all I have read up till now...no one knows why it RANDOMLY happens. So I would HIGHLY ADVISE to backup those files as per the link(s) I provided.

Confused about rooting

Hi Folks, I got my N7105 a couple a days ago, and would like to root it, I dit that stuff before whit my I9000, flashed several custom roms
and never had any issues. Now, they more I read about rooting my new divice, they more confused I get,
I just want to root so I can use Titanium Bakup and other apps, I wont flash some custom rom's just yet, in case there is a hardware problem
and I have to use the warranty, and there is nowhere a stock rom for my carrier, Testra Australia, to find.
So, that is what I intend to do: root by using this methode: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955423 using opion 2,
maby later install this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028103
I know there is always a risk in doing stuff like this, but do I have to fear that my IEMI could get lost or somthing like that ?
Is it possible to make IMEI backup befor rooting ?
Thanks
sorry for my bad english...

Sv: Confused about rooting
Wrong forum.
Anyway... Use part two, then before flashing anything else http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1946915 This is the only way for our phones to do a efs backup.
Skickat från min GT-N7105 via Tapatalk 2

hingerl said:
Hi Folks, I got my N7105 a couple a days ago, and would like to root it, I dit that stuff before whit my I9000, flashed several custom roms
and never had any issues. Now, they more I read about rooting my new divice, they more confused I get,
I just want to root so I can use Titanium Bakup and other apps, I wont flash some custom rom's just yet, in case there is a hardware problem
and I have to use the warranty, and there is nowhere a stock rom for my carrier, Testra Australia, to find.
So, that is what I intend to do: root by using this methode: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955423 using opion 2,
maby later install this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028103
I know there is always a risk in doing stuff like this, but do I have to fear that my IEMI could get lost or somthing like that ?
Is it possible to make IMEI backup befor rooting ?
Thanks
sorry for my bad english...
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if youre not comfortable yet on rooting your phone then stick with stock first. this is the common reason why people are having bigtime problems with their phones when they do root and not that comfortable at it..

Thanks for your advise, I feel more comfortable... I know there is a wery low risk in rooting.. but you never know...
I will give it a go....

hingerl said:
Thanks for your advise, I feel more comfortable... I know there is a wery low risk in rooting.. but you never know...
I will give it a go....
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goodluck on your rooting!! hope all goes well..

Thanks Mate, My phone is rooted and bakup is made...
all went smooth and well...
I may will flash in a couple of weeks, when I'm certain that there is no warranty issue...
Thanks again...:good:

[Q] No Signal(sim card with exclamation mark) after rooting with all in one kit

Helo Guyz!!
I bought a new HTC One m8 a couple of days ago. I've made a call when I bought it, so the sim card was working earlier. I rooted it using "HTC M8 ALL IN ONE V2.0" yesterday so that I can restore the apps+app data via Titanium BackUp from my old Xperia Z. Just turned on my Rooted M8 and it doesn't recieve signals. It shows an icon with a simcard followed by an exclamation mark. Tried my brother's sim, no change!! Made a Factory reset(It didn't Unroot) still no change.
Please help me Guyz!!! Thanks.
I might have unlocked the bootloader while rooting as it was a necessary step in the TUT(All in one tool).

Kunnu2592 said:
Helo Guyz!!
I bought a new HTC One m8 a couple of days ago. I've made a call when I bought it, so the sim card was working earlier. I rooted it using "HTC M8 ALL IN ONE V2.0" yesterday so that I can restore the apps+app data via Titanium BackUp from my old Xperia Z. Just turned on my Rooted M8 and it doesn't recieve signals. It shows an icon with a simcard followed by an exclamation mark. Tried my brother's sim, no change!! Made a Factory reset(It didn't Unroot) still no change.
Please help me Guyz!!! Thanks.
I might have unlocked the bootloader while rooting as it was a necessary step in the TUT(All in one tool).
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Unlocking the bootloader wouldn't affect your device in any means except factory resetting it.
Maybe the tool you used changed the radio? That's the only thing I can think of. Try flashing a different radio

Kunnu2592 said:
I might have unlocked the bootloader while rooting as it was a necessary step in the TUT(All in one tool).
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You don't even know if you unlocked the bootloader? This is one of the big reasons why toolkits and step-by-step tutorials are a bad idea. You are modding your phone with absolutely no understanding of the primary concepts, or what you have even done with your phone. Although the no signal issue doesn't seem related to your lack of knowledge, I'd still recommend you slow down and do more learning and research before messing with the phone anymore, unless you want to risk permanent damage to the device.
Also, all a factory reset does is wipe user data, and doesn't affect the system in any way.
As mentioned in the previous response, simply unlocking the bootloader should not have resulted in no signal.
Are you presently s-on or s-off? You should list step by step what you've done to the phone. Still on the stock ROM, or otherwise? Did you try to restore any system data with Titanium? How precisely did you root the phone after unlocking the bootloader? What recovery and version?

redpoint73 said:
You don't even know if you unlocked the bootloader? This is one of the big reasons why toolkits and step-by-step tutorials are a bad idea. You are modding your phone with absolutely no understanding of the primary concepts, or what you have even done with your phone. Although the no signal issue doesn't seem related to your lack of knowledge, I'd still recommend you slow down and do more learning and research before messing with the phone anymore, unless you want to risk permanent damage to the device.
Also, all a factory reset does is wipe user data, and doesn't affect the system in any way.
As mentioned in the previous response, simply unlocking the bootloader should not have resulted in no signal.
Are you presently s-on or s-off? You should list step by step what you've done to the phone. Still on the stock ROM, or otherwise? Did you try to restore any system data with Titanium? How precisely did you root the phone after unlocking the bootloader? What recovery and version?
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Sorry brother. I thought I was clear. Here is what I did to my phone. I followed this up. Get token, submit it, download a file which was sent via email and use it to unlock the bootloader. Root it at last using the perm root command in the tool itself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065
I haven't done anything to the phone after rooting it. No titanium restores.. Nothing. I would want to relock the bootloader want to relock the bootloader using the same tool. Is it safer? Does it makes it normal again? Do I get my warranty then? Does it wipes all the data if I lock bootloader after restoring my apps with titanium backup?
Please help guyz!!

Kunnu2592 said:
I would want to relock the bootloader want to relock the bootloader using the same tool. Is it safer? Does it makes it normal again? Does it wipes all the data if I lock bootloader after restoring my apps with titanium backup?
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Nothing you did should have caused the no signal issue (simply unlocking the bootloader and rooting shouldn't have caused that). So its hard to say what would fix it.
You can try to re-install the stock ROM. Or try to relock the bootloader and see what happens.
Kunnu2592 said:
Does it wipes all the data if I lock bootloader after restoring my apps with titanium backup?
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Not sure, but I believe relocking the bootloader will wipe data. So backup anything important before doing so.

redpoint73 said:
Nothing you did should have caused the no signal issue (simply unlocking the bootloader and rooting shouldn't have caused that). So its hard to say what would fix it.
You can try to re-install the stock ROM. Or try to relock the bootloader and see what happens.
Not sure, but I believe relocking the bootloader will wipe data. So backup anything important before doing so.
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Okay bro... I would try that and be bck!!
ThanQ ?

brichardson1991 said:
Unlocking the bootloader wouldn't affect your device in any means except factory resetting it.
Maybe the tool you used changed the radio? That's the only thing I can think of. Try flashing a different radio
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Idk what Radio is and how to change it. Is it some code that makes the signal receiver work? I just followed a guide and didn't miss any steps. Please enlighten me about it so that I could try something out. ThanQ brother.

Kunnu2592 said:
Idk what Radio is and how to change it. Is it some code that makes the signal receiver work? I just followed a guide and didn't miss any steps. Please enlighten me about it so that I could try something out.
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You didn't answer my question whether you were S-off or S-on. But as you didn't mention it in the steps you performed, you are probably still s-on. That being the case its also likely the radio wasn't modified by anything you did (s-off is needed to write to the radio partition); and on the same note, you can't do anything to that partition now unless you s-off.
I'd go with my previous recommendations for now, and see how that goes before doing more.
Maybe a silly question, but toggling airplane more or rebooting the phone doesn't have any affect on the no signal condition?

Maybe it's not making proper contact in the tray? Tried to remove it and readjust it a bit and put it back? I recall someone mentioning a similar problem months ago and when I read up on it it seemed to be a problem with the Hox as well where they used to put some tape on the back of the sim and put it back in the tray. They did this to "thicken" it a bit so it can get pressed down properly on the circuitry?
Just throwing out my 2cents here...

BerndM14 said:
Maybe it's not making proper contact in the tray? Tried to remove it and readjust it a bit and put it back? I recall someone mentioning a similar problem months ago and when I read up on it it seemed to be a problem with the Hox as well where they used to put some tape on the back of the sim and put it back in the tray. They did this to "thicken" it a bit so it can get pressed down properly on the circuitry?
Just throwing out my 2cents here...
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That's certainly worth exploring as well. It seems like too much a coincidence that this issue occurred right after unlocking the bootloader and rooting. But on the other hand, its odd as such modifications should not have caused the no signal issue.

redpoint73 said:
That's certainly worth exploring as well. It seems like too much a coincidence that this issue occurred right after unlocking the bootloader and rooting. But on the other hand, its odd as such modifications should not have caused the no signal issue.
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Heh, to quote one of my favourite quotes from xxxHolic: There is no such thing as a coincidence in this world, there is only the inevitable.
Could be radio though as well. I went to do a search for this issue and found some of the old threads where they flashed radios, restored the nandroid backup etc.
But perhaps that's something that the OP can look into as well and learn some stuff.
htc one m8 sim card error site:forum.xda-developers.com In google returned many results.
[Q] Sim Card detection Error (m8)
HTC One (M8) Won't recognize Sim Card
etc etc...

brichardson1991 said:
Unlocking the bootloader wouldn't affect your device in any means except factory resetting it.
Maybe the tool you used changed the radio? That's the only thing I can think of. Try flashing a different radio
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redpoint73 said:
Nothing you did should have caused the no signal issue (simply unlocking the bootloader and rooting shouldn't have caused that). So its hard to say what would fix it.
You can try to re-install the stock ROM. Or try to relock the bootloader and see what happens.
Not sure, but I believe relocking the bootloader will wipe data. So backup anything important before doing so.
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It is S-on. My brother have the same phone and when I checked for his radio version in boot loader screen, Its something like "INVALID_VER_INFO" but my device shows a version number "RADIO-1.19.21331147A1.09G". We've bought both phones recently. His phone is untouched where as I messed up my device just for the apps and app data. I fee terrible now. Please help me to undo everything. I guess I cant even take it to the HTC service center as it says "TAMPERED" and "RELOCKED" banners on top of the bootloader screen.
I've used up all my savings on this device and it seems its wasted now.
Pease help me guyz... :crying:

Kunnu2592 said:
We've bought both phones recently. His phone is untouched where as I messed up my device just for the apps and app data. I fee terrible now. Please help me to undo everything.
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You've been given several suggestions to try at this point, and haven't indicated whether you attempted them or not.
You can cry all you want. But if you fail to even try to help yourself, we can't help you either.
Kunnu2592 said:
I guess I cant even take it to the HTC service center as it says "TAMPERED" and "RELOCKED" banners on top of the bootloader screen.
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If you are talking about a warranty claim, warranty doesn't cover damage done by mods you performed. When you chose to unlock the bootloader and root the phone, you accepted all responsibility for any damage that might occur. This is the game we play. If you can't afford to repair or replace the phone in the event of permanent damage done by mods you did; then you shouldn't be modding it in the first place.
If you are talking about paying HTC to fix it, they will still do it if its been tampered. They will likely replace the mainboard and charge you for it.
But honestly, I think your condition can be fixed by software; and sending to HTC is not necessary. But you have to be willing to put in the effort.

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You've been given several suggestions to try at this point, and haven't indicated whether you attempted them or not.
You can cry all you want. But if you fail to even try to help yourself, we can't help you either.
If you are talking about a warranty claim, warranty doesn't cover damage done by mods you performed. When you chose to unlock the bootloader and root the phone, you accepted all responsibility for any damage that might occur. This is the game we play. If you can't afford to repair or replace the phone in the event of permanent damage done by mods you did; then you shouldn't be modding it in the first place.
If you are talking about paying HTC to fix it, they will still do it if its been tampered. They will likely replace the mainboard and charge you for it.
But honestly, I think your condition can be fixed by software; and sending to HTC is not necessary. But you have to be willing to put in the effort.
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Hieee bro..
I've relocked the bootloader and it doesn't help. There was no change. I tried to place a thin paper on back of the sim card to make a better connection. It still doesn't work. It now says TAMPERED and RELOCKED(after relocking the bootloader). I installed a stock firmware and it didn't solved the problem too.
I read endless posts but found nothing that can help the situation. Just waiting for help from my thread.
I want to try restoring my brother's backup. But is it possible to make a complete system backup to flash into my device without rooting? I don't want to mess his device too....
Thank you.

Kunnu2592 said:
I want to try restoring my brother's backup. But is it possible to make a complete system backup to flash into my device without rooting? I don't want to mess his device too....
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Nope.
Nor will doing so yield anything that isn't already easily available here (so don't bother unlocking bootloader and rooting his phone just to help your own situation, its a waste of time): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
Restore the appropriate stock ROM, and see if that helps.

redpoint73 said:
Nope.
Nor will doing so yield anything that isn't already easily available here (so don't bother unlocking bootloader and rooting his phone just to help your own situation, its a waste of time): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
Restore the appropriate stock ROM, and see if that helps.
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Yeahhh bro.. Ua right. I'll try a Stock Rom again and will be bck wid the result.
Thanks for ua help

Need help with unrooting phone

Hello guys I need some help with completely unrooting my phone, so my phone is like factor new, I would like to update my phone to 4.4.2 (right now its on 4.1.2)but when I try it says suspected rooted, I tied many different ways to unroot my phone by looking though the post but most of them are confusing to me and most of them just ended up not working for me at all. So if any one knows a "dumb" way to restore my phone to factor settings. I will be happy.

7676Games said:
Hello guys I need some help with completely unrooting my phone, so my phone is like factor new, I would like to update my phone to 4.4.2 (right now its on 4.1.2)but when I try it says suspected rooted, I tied many different ways to unroot my phone by looking though the post but most of them are confusing to me and most of them just ended up not working for me at all. So if any one knows a "dumb" way to restore my phone to factor settings. I will be happy.
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You can unroot with app such as super su pro. I've never tried it, so I'm not sure how effective it is. Another sure way to unroot is flash the phone with stock firmware, that will sure return the phone to a state as you first purchase it.

Just flash back to stock with odin, it'll be factory new. Keep in mind this will wipe your entire internal storage...so backup your internal SDcard if you need to.
This is what I use when I mess up my device lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420219
Use this .tot (it takes ages to download, so find something to do haha) with above and it will put you on 4.4.2
This may work too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45953380&postcount=1