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Droid Incredible- root and then unroot?

Hello-
Again, big thanks for the work done by unrevoked team. Awesome.
My phone is arriving today, and I'd like to root. However, I'd also like the ability to return the phone to factory spec in case of an emergency. Is that possible via the unrevoked3 tool? If not, where can I find a factory Droid Incredible ROM or recovery image to flash?
Lastly, are there any changes to the wifi tether methods with one click root vs previous methods?
Thanks!

please search for unroot, there are videos out there for this as well.

Not really- nothing addresses the new unrevoked3 tool. Don't leave an answer unless you bring something new to the table- I've done my basic homework.
EDIT: Can't post links yet, but there is a post called "[HOW 2] Downgrade software version (before OTA)" which has instructions on using the HTC Radio Update Utility. Can anyone confirm if this works with unrevoked3? outsid0r - is this the same method you are referring to?

yes thats the method and i have done it so i can confirm it does work

outsid0r said:
yes thats the method and i have done it so i can confirm it does work
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Thanks! That was very helpful, I appreciate it. The mods can mark this thread as closed, I think. I suppose I'll now be comfortable with rooting the phone!

rooting is quite easy, but and FYI for right now, using windows can get a communication error which is under investigation by the unrevoked team

[Q] Clarification about rooting Acer a100

Speant about 2 hours looking through the forums, and they are helpful for sure. But I need a clarification.
If I root can I still do a full recovery as long as I do not flash a rom? from what I understand rooting voids the waranty (not that i doubt that, but does anybody have the source of this?) Also I have read that the boot loader is encrypted and has not been decrypted so you can not even flash the custom roms. my concern is being able to recover and still be able to return if something catastrophic happens.
On a semi related note, I have an Acer Laptop that came with a faulty hard drive. I found this out after having to install various Linux distros over and over. So I poped the W7 factory in and called them up. I was able to remove the HD and send just that to them. Within a week I had a new one that works fine now. Dont know if it would have mattered that it had Linux, but just wanted to be safe.
Long story short, Acer rocks when it comes to customer service but I dont want to void the warrenty just to do a few things like remove social jogger, or try hide task bar. Also I am going to wait for ICS in Januarry (or feb, or never) so no custom roms for me yet, even if boot loader is cracked.

You mean revert to factory settings? I just bought mine Acer A100 and when it comes, I want to root it ASAP (and change the values in build.prop to A500), but then want to unroot because of the upcoming ICS. Can it be all reverted back to A100 when making hard reset? Or should I firstly change back the build.prop to A100 and then make a hard reset.

For whatever reason, I didnt lose root on factory reset. Reinstalled Busybox and SU and had full root again.....this was on 3.2.1.

JusThinK said:
Delete the su binary from xbin folder and reboot ur tab.
@Sent from My Acer Iconia A100
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Thanks. I was actually just surprised it was still rooted after reset and glad it was still rooted. I will however take your advice if i ever need to send it back.

sikesjb said:
For whatever reason, I didnt lose root on factory reset. Reinstalled Busybox and SU and had full root again.....this was on 3.2.1.
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ay bro u think u could give me a run down on how to root the acer a100 for some reason i cant get it to work

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1303123
Did you read the guide linked here? I found the same instructions easily by typing "root Acer a100" into Google.

mr pnut said:
ay bro u think u could give me a run down on how to root the acer a100 for some reason i cant get it to work
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This has been posted multiple times throughout this forum in multiple threads, please either search google or search this forum for how to do this. I don't want to see this forum to end up like the Atrix forum where they are starting to loose developers due to people simply not even attempting to search for things.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213014&page=14
P.S. rooting will generally not void your warrantee, however unlocking your bootloader and installing a custom rom will!

[Q] Please help me remove SuperSu from stock

Hi
I have been searching everywhere and tried loads but i cant seem to get rid of the supersu app.
I unlocked the phone via HTCDev, installed TWRP and made a system backup. After this i have been using a custom rom and kernel and now i want to sell the phone and go back to 100% stock.
I have gone into TWRP and restored my backup assuming this would be stock. I then noticed i still had SuperSU installer on the phone. So i rooted he phone again and slected complete unroot in the app and then did a factory reset. Unfortunately supersu keeps coming back.....,
I hope someone can help me get rid of this app for good so it doesnt appear again when doing a factory reset
Thanks
Frank

safe removal of supersu
have you tried removing supersu whilst rooted using app master from the playstore? (worth a go)

The problem is it kept coming back after I reset the phone.
I did however solve the issue bin flashing unsuperuser from recovery which I found in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376

You could've just removed SuperSU using the file manager in TWRP. Just make sure you mount the system folder in TWRP first.

Why not RUU your phone back to stock if it's available.

I didn't find a ruu or else I would have. But everything is sorted now!

RUU hasn't been released.
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hoekzemaar said:
The problem is it kept coming back after I reset the phone.
I did however solve the issue bin flashing unsuperuser from recovery which I found in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
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sorry, could it be used for htc one e8 dual sim?

d4nvjpl0ng4n said:
sorry, could it be used for htc one e8 dual sim?
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don't try any thing meant for any device to another device
any thing in general forum will work in every device unless someone reported that it doesn't,so search in your device forum or general forum

Supersu Removal
I have similar problem. My first trial of rooting Kindle 1st gen was not successful and now I cannot do anything because the Supersu can't be removed even after factory reset and now it does not work with any other rooting method. How can I remove supersu from this tablet?
If i can remove that , all my problem will be solved and I can install a custom ROM. I really appreciate any help. Thank you.

mshahjamali said:
I have similar problem. My first trial of rooting Kindle 1st gen was not successful and now I cannot do anything because the Supersu can't be removed even after factory reset and now it does not work with any other rooting method. How can I remove supersu from this tablet?
If i can remove that , all my problem will be solved and I can install a custom ROM. I really appreciate any help. Thank you.
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Several pieces of advice here:
1) This section/thread is specific to the HTC One (M8). Each Android device has it's own specific nuances and differences. Following advice intended for other Android devices is not the best idea, and may even result in damage to your advice. It's best to get specific advice in your specific device forum.
I can give some general advice (below) but again, it's best to seek advice from those experienced with your specific device:
2) You also seem to be confused about that a "factory reset" means. All a factory reset does, is wipe user data (apps, settings, etc.). It actually doesn't magically restore the ROM, or even touch the partitions associated with the ROM (system and kernel). And root is achieved on a system/kernel level. Since a factory reset doesn't touch those partitions, it is therefore not the proper way to unroot.
There are a number of possible ways to unroot, but again you should seek specific advice form other Kindle owners. Typically, you can restore a TWRP backup of the stock ROM, which you should always make before you root. Alternately, SuperSU (depending on the version) has the ability within the SuperSU app itself to remove root (unroot). Another alternative, is that there may be official stock recovery images available from the manufacturer, that will allow you to return to stock (and therefore unroot).
3) You need to properly unroot before you can try another root method. That is a pretty universal rule of thumb, and should be expected.

DELETE

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Reflash twrp then wipe the cache and data partition then reboot.

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Did you try factory resetting from within settings on the tablet?
If you did that was your first mistake.
Twrp is now stuck in a loop trying to execute a script created for the stock recovery when you tried to reset from within settings.
You cannot factory reset from settings when you have a custom recovery installed. You have to do that from recovery itself.
No worries it's easily fixable, simply head over to sammobile or samsung-updates.com and download your firmware. Then boot into download mode and flash with odin.
After that you will be back to stock.

What was the point of that!?
In future anyone with a post count of less than 3 won't get advice from me.
You're going on my block list!

Overreaction much?
This is the OP by the way. I did that to have this thread deleted as I have solved the issue on my own. I eventually downloaded stock firmware and flashed. And yes, I did go to settings and tried to factory reset.
I figured I would edit posts and put "delete" for mods to delete the thread since it was solved and I no longer needed any help. And I'm on your block list for that? Really?
I do have a question if you even care to answer... Is there any way to root the device without TWRP? I don't want a custom recovery. Just the root. All I want is to be able to remove bloatware and able to use the "factory reset" from settings if wanted.

Kryar112 said:
Overreaction much?
This is the OP by the way. I did that to have this thread deleted as I have solved the issue on my own. I eventually downloaded stock firmware and flashed. And yes, I did go to settings and tried to factory reset.
I figured I would edit posts and put "delete" for mods to delete the thread since it was solved and I no longer needed any help. And I'm on your block list for that? Really?
I do have a question if you even care to answer... Is there any way to root the device without TWRP? I don't want a custom recovery. Just the root. All I want is to be able to remove bloatware and able to use the "factory reset" from settings if wanted.
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No its not an overreaction.
If everybody deleted their posts after getting the answer then nobody would benefit and those that help solve the problem would be wasting their time.
Its highly disrespectful to the forum and other members who try to help.
You have a very low post count and that is not the way to conduct yourself if you are a new member.
I suggest you have a peruse of the forum rules to understand what I'm talking about.
You have already broken 2 of them in the first few posts you've made.
I can't help with your question as you have left no info whatsoever as to what model you actually own.

Ok, I apologize. I didn't think it would be a waste of time if you had actually helped the OP, which you did.
By the way it's the OP, and for some reason I could not log into my other account. So I had to make another.
Anyway, what I want to do is root my tablet, but with no custom recovery. I just want to be able to remove a lot of bloatware and if I ever feel the need, reset the tablet like normal from settings menu. And also able to do software updates, OTA. If I can. Really all I want to do with root is just remove useless apps I will never use. Free up some space/save battery and such. Not much else.
So I own a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, model SM-T800, running Lollipop version 5.0.2. I rooted my tablet using a CF-autoroot + TWRP before. But is there any root file that is just the root that will work for my model/android version I am running? Thanks for your help thus far.

OK that's better, but just a word of warning, you've created 3 accounts. You can get banned for this. If you have problems with your accounts contact a moderator.
Anyway go to this link for just root.
With root you will lose ota. However it's no big deal as all updates are available at sammobile.
https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/

Thanks for the reply... I know, I didn't mean to make another account. Sorry about that. If a admin can, they can delete the first two accounts since i no longer have access to them, and will be using this one as my main one.
Anyway I followed that link and I see the Odin flashable root for my device. Will it work for Android lollipop 5.0.2? I notice it says it's for android version 4.4.2.
When I first tried rooting, I found a root file and it didn't work. I had SU installed, but when I opened it it would ask to update binaries and then fail.

Warit1321 said:
Thanks for the reply... I know, I didn't mean to make another account. Sorry about that. If a admin can, they can delete the first two accounts since i no longer have access to them, and will be using this one as my main one.
Anyway I followed that link and I see the Odin flashable root for my device. Will it work for Android lollipop 5.0.2? I notice it says it's for android version 4.4.2.
When I first tried rooting, I found a root file and it didn't work. I had SU installed, but when I opened it it would ask to update binaries and then fail.
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It will work fine.

Yep, thank you it worked.
Another question, is there an easy way to unroot, then do software updates, then re-root? Or is that too much of a pain? I dunno if you can turn root off using SuperSU, or if you need to install firmware to get rid of the root.

Warit1321 said:
Yep, thank you it worked.
Another question, is there an easy way to unroot, then do software updates, then re-root? Or is that too much of a pain? I dunno if you can turn root off using SuperSU, or if you need to install firmware to get rid of the root.
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Well if you find your firmware for your device on SamMobile, flash with FLASHFIRE keeping root.
You may find you keep root and be able to ota , but you may have to factory reset first.
It worked for another member.

Hmm. If I did a factory reset, would all the bloatware apps I removed return? Or will they be gone for good?

Warit1321 said:
Hmm. If I did a factory reset, would all the bloatware apps I removed return? Or will they be gone for good?
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They will when you install the stock rom.

Ok thank you for your help. Much appreciated.

Samsung SM-J320FN | Advice on rooting?

Hi, i have a Samsung J3 and want to get root access to the device. I keep finding all of these dodgy apps that are think are pretty much recommended malware and come with loads of unauthorised apps for Bitcoin and other undesirable apps.
I attempted root on another device and although I didn't do it, I found something that could root via PC which didn't require these dodgy apps, but I can't recall what it was and I can't find anything else in a quick search which seems remotely helpful.
I have enabled developer mode and put it into debugging mode, tried Kingroot, but the device immediately recomends I unistall it and one click root wants me to pay, which i don't think I have to in order to root the device.
Any hints and tips would be great, thanks in advance.

Ontical said:
Hi, i have a Samsung J3 and want to get root access to the device...
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I don't have this device but, I believe that one or both of the following threads should be helpful for what you are looking for that's specific to your device. Don't be afraid to ask for some member guidance within one of them.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3625601
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3572083
Good Luck!
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I DO NOT provide support via PM unless asked/requested by myself. PLEASE keep it in the threads where everyone can share.

That all looks much more familiar, I had actually tried using Odin, TWRP and Supersu but keep getting fails in Odin - mainly because of several details missing from tutorials, but that one you just shared seems to have a few filled holes for other tutorials, so I am hopeful.

Short advice on rooting.
All da rooting apps I know are not malware!
KingRoot
Towelroot
One Click Root
KingoRoot
I know the J 3 can be rooted soo...
If one rooting app does not work don't get frustrated.
(Try some more or look up a tut for your exact phone)
Do not just rush and install a bunch of crap.
Be careful the apps you install, are compatible and would not brick your device.
When you root be sure to install a Custom recovery like twrp or cwm (Clock Work Mod)
If you manage to some how screw up your device please search a unbrick tool or guide
or use custom recovery to reset device and restore it to a previous version.
Use titanium backup to serve as a backup maker on your device to restore when something goes down.
If you root your phone, a good thing to have (not needed) is an SD card.
They can be used with the features of rooting.
Farewell Friend, If you need anymore help contact me at [email protected]