I was thinking of rooting my p500 and wanted to know if there is a way to completely bring the phone back to stock so that the guys at LG dont know that I had rooted it earlier if I ever have to send it back for repair or something.
Can It be done by just flashing the nandroid backup from custom recovery and then unroot via z4root?
Please help guys i am a noob in android
Yes, KDZ Flasher, but I don't recommend using it. It does work, but there have been reports of people bricking their phones because of this.
And oh, it restores everything including the stock recovery.
Can It be done by just flashing the nandroid backup from custom recovery and then unroot via z4root?
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You still have the custom recovery. They might find that out
So basically there aint no way I can remove the custom recovery other than the KDZ flasher?
And is this the only way to return the phone into stock condition?
KaKkaR0T said:
So basically there aint no way I can remove the custom recovery other than the KDZ flasher?
And is this the only way to return the phone into stock condition?
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Something like that.
Check this thread (HOWTO section):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901247
When a phone is simply rooted with super one click, and it's unrooted later and if i do a factory reset via phone than the root won't be noticable anymore, right?
I mean if i didn't use custom recovery just root via super one click.
So basically the guys at LG/ the guys who repair my phone, won't be able to notice my phone was once rooted.
And when the phone was once rooted but they don't know it was they will still repair it, right?
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And when the phone was once rooted but they don't know it was they will still repair it, right?
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i bricked my O1, and i mean by bricked it is completely dead that it does not turn up by charging it and not even emergency mode appears..
it was rooted with z4root & tried installing custom recovery & tried flashing a new stock rom using KDZ ...
25/01 brought to assistance ... let's wait if warranty applies or i'll have to pay
KaKkaR0T said:
I was thinking of rooting my p500 and wanted to know if there is a way to completely bring the phone back to stock so that the guys at LG dont know that I had rooted it earlier if I ever have to send it back for repair or something.
Can It be done by just flashing the nandroid backup from custom recovery and then unroot via z4root?
Please help guys i am a noob in android
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Dude i did all the steps u mentioned ...However i have one more trick up my sleeve....
Before i installed "Custom Recovery" i created a backup copy of my LG's recovery ...SO in case i have to return my phone for warranty claim..I will restore my nandroid backup first and then erase that custom recovery and replace it with LG's recovery that i backed up and also i will unroot using Z4root...I wud prefer this than flashing using KDZ..
how to create a backup of the original LG's recovery?? sorry but i am a noobie.
KaKkaR0T said:
how to create a backup of the original LG's recovery?? sorry but i am a noobie.
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It is possible- but why?
If you are thinking about "flashing it all back" to "original LG firmware" for "service reasons" then you must use kdz flasher anyway.
KDZ only bricks the phone if u flash the wrong KDZ.. be careful.. I've flashed 5 KDZ's so far with no problems
I'm a noob too and I read a lot for all this stuff here.
I have rooted my phone with SuperOneClick.
I want to install and the custom recovery.
But with KDZ and the flasing of original LG ROM does the custom recovery go away?
evripidis said:
But with KDZ and the flasing of original LG ROM does the custom recovery go away?
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With kdz flasher you can get the "out of the box" experience
Der_Caveman said:
With kdz flasher you can get the "out of the box" experience
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It's pretty good because with this way we can keep thw warrant....
@evripidis
yes. it will return to just being a normal phone. LOL
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So pretty much my phone is not useable atm. when you unlock the phone it goes to a black screen where the only thing you can do is pull down the menu. you cant lock the phone back up or anything. you can also no longer get into xrecovery to flash a new rom onto it or anything. I can still use flashtool but from what I know you can only flash BBs onto the phone.
Does anyone know a way to maybe flash a new ROM onto my phone or restore it from a nandroid or anything?
I think the best way is to restore it with PC Companion to the stock ROM and then root it and put some custom ROM in.
surki said:
I think the best way is to restore it with PC Companion to the stock ROM and then root it and put some custom ROM in.
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When I try that it says there is no software available for my phone
Hey,
I am having the same issue when trying flash with PC Companion. But am running CM6.1.3 fine for a week now. I wonder what I'm gonna do when I need to go back to stock SE.
Any thoughts?
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just use flashtool.... it's the best way to fix any problem.. turn off your phone, let it stay off for a minute or two, and just flash the latest firmware...
you can use flashtool like said in above post from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746&highlight=flashtool
and then I think the best thing is to first flash original ROM from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936733&highlight=flashtool
When you have done that use the flashtool to install the latest recovery menu.
And when u have done this you can use the recovery menu to go back to your latest nandroid backup since it is still on your SD
good luck, and sorry if you already know this
Think you already found this but here is it anyway in case you didn't : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928343
Is is guide for the flashtool with stock ROM in the thread.
Thanks to rendeiro2005
how do i make my gtab stock again. i rooted it and im running it on a 3.2 custom rom but want to make it stock 3.2 rom and unroot it
Did you take a nandroid backup before rooting? If so, restore that in CWM.
Else find any stock Odin Rom and flash using Odin.
ariel123 said:
how do i make my gtab stock again. i rooted it and im running it on a 3.2 custom rom but want to make it stock 3.2 rom and unroot it
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try here - http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/
i would like to know how to do this aswell
I don't always subscribe to the "search the forums" approach, but if you are smart enough to find the instructions to root and install a custom ROM, you are capable of finding unrooting instructions without creating a new thread. Hint: the instructions to unroot are immediately after the instructions on how to root...
ansonantonym said:
Did you take a nandroid backup before rooting? If so, restore that in CWM.
Else find any stock Odin Rom and flash using Odin.
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I think I remember doing that but how would I go about doing that? Just dragged it back to the root of the grab SD?
still lost
use odin to get the stock recovery (tar).
edit, but you should be searching.
great now im stuck at the boot screen again. please help
edit nvm i got it. thanks.
I think just flash it with stock and it will be unrooted..
Hi,
I have a problem with my Galaxy S2 and I am getting a new one soon. This is going to be a white one so I'm guessing it will have newer firmware and a new boot-loader that I've seen mentioned. I'd like to root, and make sure the custom kernel counter is reset, so I know I need to load a new boot loader.
Can anyone tell me if I need to do this before I root, or after? Basically I think I need to do the following, but maybe I've got the order wrong?
Turn phone on and turn on USB debugging
boot to download mode
use Odin to flash old bootloader from here
Reboot to download mode
use Odin to flash a CF root firmware...
does flashing an old bootloader break anything? For some reason I'm sure I read something about the IMEI being changed by doing... something?
jamesking420 said:
Hi,
I have a problem with my Galaxy S2 and I am getting a new one soon. This is going to be a white one so I'm guessing it will have newer firmware and a new boot-loader that I've seen mentioned. I'd like to root, and make sure the custom kernel counter is reset, so I know I need to load a new boot loader.
Can anyone tell me if I need to do this before I root, or after? Basically I think I need to do the following, but maybe I've got the order wrong?
Turn phone on and turn on USB debugging
boot to download mode
use Odin to flash old bootloader from here
Reboot to download mode
use Odin to flash a CF root firmware...
does flashing an old bootloader break anything? For some reason I'm sure I read something about the IMEI being changed by doing... something?
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I don't understand why you need to flash in an older bootloader. Try flashing CF root without the old bootloader. If it gives you issues then sure you can try that later.
I'd like to use a USB jig to reset the custom kernel counter to 0.
Yeah that's pretty much it. With regards to the imei that is due to the efs folder being corrupted. This can happen at anytime so it's best to back it up as soon as possible.
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ionious said:
I don't understand why you need to flash in an older bootloader. Try flashing CF root without the old bootloader. If it gives you issues then sure you can try that later.
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Think he's worried about the custom binary count and the yellow triangle
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Thanks ricey1986
Id root first and then flash the old bootloader.Flashing the old bootloader wont unroot your phone either.As far as the EFS backup goes the best that I have found,and use,is the link below.Download the release.zip and follow the instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
Hey guys,
I've been seeing a few posts with unfortunate people having trouble restoring their phone to stock state (i.e. unroot and stock OS and no CWM).
I wonder, though, what preliminary steps should I take for the installation of a CWM (and eventually CM on my S II), and what steps should I take when I want to restore it back to stock state.
There are quite a few names and methods, but I've been wondering what the popular (and hopefully foolproof) method is?
I currently have a stock S II.
Any help is appreciated
I just used Odin and flashed a stock ROM on to it. All traces of root was removed after that.
The only step Id do would be to make sure Odin works with my phone[in case you need to use download mode].
Its inbetween rooting and installing custom roms you need to worry about;eg
Efs backup
Nand backup
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theunderling said:
The only step Id do would be to make sure Odin works with my phone[in case you need to use download mode].
Its inbetween rooting and installing custom roms you need to worry about;eg
Efs backup
Nand backup
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Is there any way to backup the "stock rom" I was given the device with, instead of downloading from http://www.sammobile.com/ ?
boyoboyo said:
Is there any way to backup the "stock rom" I was given the device with, instead of downloading from http://www.sammobile.com/ ?
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Yes you can take back up of your stock os only after installing safe kernal... After that you get custom recovery from there you can take backup
DO NOT TRY TO WIPE OR TRY TO TAKE BACKUP FROM STOCK RECOVERY.
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Hello,
I have the samsung Galaxy s3 unrooted with CWM installed in it. I want to remove the CWM for some warranty issues. Can you tell me any way to remove it without actually resetting the phone to factory settings?Is there any way to do it?
only way i know is to flash stock sammy rom which also overwrites the recovery therefore putting you back to stock sammy recovery and stock rom.but try to search thoroughly,who knows you might find a solution instead of just waiting for the answer here in forums.
LaZyDood said:
only way i know is to flash stock sammy rom which also overwrites the recovery therefore putting you back to stock sammy recovery and stock rom.but try to search thoroughly,who knows you might find a solution instead of just waiting for the answer here in forums.
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THank you, ya i searched but could not find a way to remove CWM without flashing. I need something other than flashing.
amantheghost said:
THank you, ya i searched but could not find a way to remove CWM without flashing. I need something other than flashing.
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Then you're completely out of luck. You need to flash a new recovery stock or otherwise.
Kryten2k35 said:
Then you're completely out of luck. You need to flash a new recovery stock or otherwise.
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My phone isnt rooted. then also no option for removing it without flashing?