Hi guys.
i will install a custom recovery and root my m8 gpe, so i can install titanium backup and retrieve my wifi passwords since google didn't backed them up.
i want to know how can i unroot after doing this so i can take an OTA.
does unroot in supersu app works? it leaves any traces of root? also i know that i need to reinstall the stock recovery.
leandronb said:
does unroot in supersu app works? it leaves any traces of root?
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I don't believe this works (OTA will still fail).
Restore the stock nandroid you made before root. Otherwise, find a stock nandroid posted in one of the collections.
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I have a burning question which I'm very unsure as to what the answer is. I want to (finally) root my HTC Desire using Unrevoked3. The thing is, before I flash my phone, I'd like to back everything up first so I don't lose all my information like App data and SMS.
To my understanding, you lose everything when you flash and the unrevoked method flashed a recovery image when it's done. So will that delete all my data? Or is there a way I can Root my HTC desire first, back everything up, and then manually flash my own launcher?
I'll need help and proper steps with this, thank you.
You lose nothing when rooting with unrEVOked, only when flashing a new ROM
Would it be possible for me to retain certain aspects from the HTC stock programmes after I flash it? Like Facebook for HTC Sense and the Sense UI weather Widget?
You mean after you flash a custom ROM? Yes, just flash a Sense custom ROM (like LeeDroid) and you're good to go.
Rooting using unrEVOked does just that - root. It does nothing else so the ROM will be exactly as it is now but with root access
Thanks guys, rooting was a success!
If you don't mind me asking: What app would you recommend I use so I can back up all my contacts, SMSes and Apps (including data) so I can recover everything once I flash my phone?
I use titanium backup, it backs up everything when rooted. Also you might take a look at Mybackup Pro, SMS backup.
Been searching without success can I restore an unrooted backup to unroot?
beerdart said:
Been searching without success can I restore an unrooted backup to unroot?
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If this backup really doesn't have root, then yes I believe that would technically unroot it as far as the OS is concerned. You would still have a custom recovery unless you restored that to stock. May I ask why you were doing this?
OK. Long story of how I got here but I have CWM 6.04.7.
I had been running CM11 with UCUEMJB radio and whatever bootloader was on it initially.
I need Airwatch for work. On CM11 Airwatch with xPosed/Rootcloak would still detect root. So I went stock. My intention was to test the rooted stock rom to see if it would work with Rootcloak and Airwatch. After two OTAs to get to KK, I made a backup in CWM.
Rooted. Installed xPosed, Rootcloack and Airwatch. Airwatch saw that I have root so I went back to CWM to flash my backup.
Backup 'works'. I now have no phone functions nor IMEI. I spent a few hours trying to fix that with NV Tools and EFS Professional to no avail. 'SPC check failed' or something to that effect with NV Tools. EFS Professional requires a rooted phone. Circular issue here. alright. Flash CM11 back on. Everything works.
Great, right? Well, I still need to get back to stock and I have no image that I can flash to my knowledge. My backup has something broken/missing and everyone says that once you go UCUEMJB+ OTA a downgrade will brick.
TLDR - I need someone to tell me that it is ok to flash the factory image again. If that is not ok, I need a clean, unrooted UCUFNE4 full image to flash.
Thanks in advance!
I just got an OTA notification for 5.1 too. I'm running GPE RUU rooted 5.0.1 with the latest TWRP recovery.
I got the firmware off of the link below
http://graffixnyc.com/m8.php
It has the stock recovery listed as version 3.11.1700.5. Should i flash this version or a more recent one?
Thanks in advanced for the help!
To flash the OTA you HAVE to bee 100% stock, not even root. OTA updates changed in Lollipop and if anything is different from the original system image it'll fail
EddyOS said:
To flash the OTA you HAVE to bee 100% stock, not even root. OTA updates changed in Lollipop and if anything is different from the original system image it'll fail
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I don't think that is the case regarding root. I think installing the update will mean I will loose root but as long as I have a stock recovery and system it should install. I'm just not sure about which version recovery to use..
bentez2003 said:
I don't think that is the case regarding root. I think installing the update will mean I will loose root but as long as I have a stock recovery and system it should install. I'm just not sure about which version recovery to use..
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Nope, it's ALL changed. In Lollipop if you're rooted, it'll fail. You HAVE to be 100% stock. It wasn't an issue pre-Lollipop, though
EddyOS said:
Nope, it's ALL changed. In Lollipop if you're rooted, it'll fail. You HAVE to be 100% stock. It wasn't an issue pre-Lollipop, though
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Does that mean that the only way to upgrade now for people who use root, Xposed, etc. is to do a Titanium Backup and then run a full RUU upgrade to the new image?
Backup your data, restore your stock backup (which you all made, of course), restore stock recovery and then apply the update and restore your data/re-root
That's easiest way I found but I want to confirm it will properly unroot?
Suggestions please, thanks.
No, it won't. It will only remove the SuperSU app, but not restore the boot.img (which rooting modifies).
Are you on a custom ROM (and if so, which one) or stock ROM?
If stock ROM, must restore a stock (never rooted) backup.