n/m - HTC Rezound

Edit:
Thanks for the below suggestions - think I have it figured out.

Installing the stock recovery will removed the tampered error, there's no way while you're s-on to set the bootloader to locked, it will list as re-locked if you run the lock command against it.
You'd need to s-off to return it fully back to the stock settings.

I recently s offed my phone and as long as you read and reread the instructions you will be fine. Make sure that whichever ROM you are using is rooted, at first I ran an RUU and attempted to s off without root and it didn't work so I gave up for a month. Also I found Hansoons s off tool helpful.
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mjones73 said:
Installing the stock recovery will removed the tampered error, there's no way while you're s-on to set the bootloader to locked, it will list as re-locked if you run the lock command against it.
You'd need to s-off to return it fully back to the stock settings.
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Could you list the order in which I should do things? Like first I should get S-Off - then are there two things I have to install? I really need baby instructions.....Re:
1) S-Off
2) Run this
3) Run this
I'm debating whether I should just say f* it and leave it "Re-Locked" by following the instructions listed on that site and running the ICS RUU.
But I dunno....just wanna get the phone back to them ASAP and hoping to not have to spend hrs on it.....

Related

Factory lock

Is there anyway to reset the Rezound to the factory locked bootloader?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25165453
Assuming you have done the HTC Dev unlock, you must do S-off and follow the guide here to get back to reading "Locked" and "S-on" simultaneously.
Edit: Ok, so I see you are S-off at the moment, you are going to want to backup all your data in your custom recovery if you haven't done so already (still on CWM or got that straightened out?)
Going to download the latest official RUU available (the GB OTA at the moment); here is a link to the GB OTA thanks to con247: http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...uide to S-On to restore that too if you wish.
PhantasmRezound said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25165453
Assuming you have done the HTC Dev unlock, you must do S-off and follow the guide here to get back to reading "Locked" and "S-on" simultaneously.
Edit: Ok, so I see you are S-off at the moment, you are going to want to backup all your data in your custom recovery if you haven't done so already (still on CWM or got that straightened out?)
Going to download the latest official RUU available (the GB OTA at the moment) and have it handy; here is a link to the GB OTA thanks to con247: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22045045
Now make sure your bootloader is Locked before running the RUU. Check this and be certain; have to do a bit of extra work if it isn't, so please say you didn't Dev Unlock again after doing S-off lol. (I did this. Had to repeat the whole S-off process to achieve a "Locked" message ultimately. Not fun.)
Ok, after making sure bootloader is Locked... Running that RUU should put the stock hboot back on, verify that after the process. And remeber to turn USB Debugging back on in the stock ROM after running that RUU lol . Then proceed with the guide on the same computer you got all those Dev tools on from doing S-off.
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If I remember correctly if it's a patched hboot and not the stock hboot your not supposed relock it because you can brick that way. Since the phone is S-OFF just running the GB RUU will be fine then just factory reset from hboot after the RUU finishes and your good to go. Also it's ok to keep it S-OFF because some phones come stock that way but if you really want you can run the command to get S-ON.
Sent from my ICS Rezound
LakerStar25 said:
If I remember correctly if it's a patched hboot and not the stock hboot your not supposed relock it because you can brick that way. Since the phone is S-OFF just running the GB RUU will be fine then just factory reset from hboot after the RUU finishes and your good to go. Also it's ok to keep it S-OFF because some phones come stock that way but if you really want you can run the command to get S-ON.
Sent from my ICS Rezound
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Yes, this. Didn't mean to suggest actually trying to Relock your phone post S-off. That would definitely be bad if you accepted the JuopunutBear hboot or flashed the Engineer one instead of Stock hboot.
So in any case, you should go ahead and run the RUU after backing up data, do the factory reset, and follow through with turning the security flag to ON if you're wanting the full original state (though Verizon almost certainly won't check or care, and the next user mostly benefits from S-off)
((Sorry, I was just thinking how I jumped the whole gun the hour after JuopunutBear came out. Kept my stock hboot before anybody knew why the process was wanting to push that patched hboot to the phone lol. I used the Dev unlock procedure again *after* S-off. So, at this point I would have to do this process twice to get the same result, to first get a plain Locked status by running the RUU and doing the S-off procedure again... then RUU and do S-on too. Totally forgot those custom JB hboots will say "JuopunutBear" instead of whatever lock status it may be. Edited original post.))
PhantasmRezound said:
Yes, this. Didn't mean to suggest actually trying to Relock your phone post S-off. That would definitely be bad if you accepted the JuopunutBear hboot or flashed the Engineer one instead of Stock hboot.
So in any case, you should go ahead and run the RUU after backing up data, do the factory reset, and follow through with turning the security flag to ON if you're wanting the full original state (though Verizon almost certainly won't check or care, and the next user mostly benefits from S-off)
((Sorry, I was just thinking how I jumped the whole gun the hour after JuopunutBear came out. Kept my stock hboot before anybody knew why the process was wanting to push that patched hboot to the phone lol. I used the Dev unlock procedure again *after* S-off. So, at this point I would have to do this process twice to get the same result, to first get a plain Locked status by running the RUU and doing the S-off procedure again... then RUU and do S-on too. Totally forgot those custom JB hboots will say "JuopunutBear" instead of whatever lock status it may be. Edited original post.))
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Cool I was just trying to help out lol.
Sent from my ICS Rezound

Do I need root before trying to S-off?

I'm on 3.14 stock ruu, unlocked bootloader, amonra in the recovery
do I need to flash something like the "3.14 stock deodexxed root"
or can I just finally try to s-off?
thanks <3
Watercycle said:
I'm on 3.14 stock ruu, unlocked bootloader, amonra in the recovery
do I need to flash something like the "3.14 stock deodexxed root"
or can I just finally try to s-off?
thanks <3
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the su binary MUST be present in the system for the S-OFF process to work correctly, so yes, you must root.
Since you have Amon ra installed, just boot into that, go to the developer menu and install the su binary, then do S-OFF
a.mcdear said:
the su binary MUST be present in the system for the S-OFF process to work correctly, so yes, you must root.
Since you have Amon ra installed, just boot into that, go to the developer menu and install the su binary, then do S-OFF
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unguarded or super user? and thank you i didn't know about that =)
Watercycle said:
unguarded or super user? and thank you i didn't know about that =)
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Sueperuser not unguarded
this is the most rediculous process ever! (currently trying to wire trick) I'VE USED 2 DARN TYPES OF WIRE AND A PAPERCLIP AND NONE OF THEM DO ANYTHING
oh god, whew... i was running around the house making a wire out of everything...
but after trying the paperclip for like the 8th time (which took a half hour to find) it seems to have worked
S-off is the most stressful android activity ever >XO
thanks you two <3
You did use the ics jb hboot right? Make sure you can see the sd card? And don't unlock your phone again. You would need to s-on then s-off again for it to say locked. I just woke up and saw your new posts, its been a long day but I see you got help. Welcome to the club, glad it finally worked.
sent from my Clean Rezound
I used the Hboot that came with 3.14 Ruu, if S-off took the "relocked" away then i'm happy, if it didn't, oh well, but I was unlocked when I started the process =o
As long as you don't unlock it after s-off, it will be locked again ( although it says "juopunutbear" instead of "locked" if you're using their modified boot. Just flash a stock one and it will say locked)
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
Watercycle said:
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
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The patched hboot adds some advanced fast boot commands. However everything will work without the patched hboot. You don't need it its just nice to have
Watercycle said:
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
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The juoponut bear hboot is an eng hboot that allows for adb commands and other options most people will not need.
The h boot issue is thus......in the event you want your phone returned to stock (s on and locked in downloader), after gaining s off do NOT HTC unlock the phone.
If you don't unlock it and want to return to stock you basically run a ruu, and then write the secure flag back to s on (scotty123 has a thread how to do this). After which point you phone will be on stock Rom, recovery and h boot will say locked and s on. Just like the day you first got the phone.
If you unlock after s off (as an early adopter I did) your bootloader will only say unlocked or relocked. You can run ruus, and write secure flag to s on.....BUT your hboot will say relocked or unlocked. And to a trained eye, someone can tell you tampered with it (running Roma,etc)
In my case, I had to follow scottys thread, s on, and do the s off process all over again. Early on we thought flashing a ruu would change the hboot status from relocked to locked. However we were mistaken.
So, don't unlock after s off.
If you can't run adb commands with your h boot and don't want to flash an eng hboot, use the ph98img.zip method to flash things (ex recovery, hboots, radios).
Sent from my Rezound
ericsignals said:
The juoponut bear hboot is an eng hboot that allows for adb commands and other options most people will not need.
The h boot issue is thus......in the event you want your phone returned to stock (s on and locked in downloader), after gaining s off do NOT HTC unlock the phone.
If you don't unlock it and want to return to stock you basically run a ruu, and then write the secure flag back to s on (scotty123 has a thread how to do this). After which point you phone will be on stock Rom, recovery and h boot will say locked and s on. Just like the day you first got the phone.
If you unlock after s off (as an early adopter I did) your bootloader will only say unlocked or relocked. You can run ruus, and write secure flag to s on.....BUT your hboot will say relocked or unlocked. And to a trained eye, someone can tell you tampered with it (running Roma,etc)
In my case, I had to follow scottys thread, s on, and do the s off process all over again. Early on we thought flashing a ruu would change the hboot status from relocked to locked. However we were mistaken.
So, don't unlock after s off.
If you can't run adb commands with your h boot and don't want to flash an eng hboot, use the ph98img.zip method to flash things (ex recovery, hboots, radios).
Sent from my Rezound
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Well everything is right but the first part, the modified hboot allows you to perform fastboot commands that would otherwise require you to unlock the bootloader
Fastboot flash, fastboot boot... Etc.
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superchilpil said:
Well everything is right but the first part, the modified hboot allows you to perform fastboot commands that would otherwise require you to unlock the bootloader
Fastboot flash, fastboot boot... Etc.
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Forgot to add that part when I typed the adb part ....thanks for correcting me.:thumbup:
Sent from my Rezound
oh dear, so without that Hboot command prompt won't be able to fastboot into recovery and whatnot?
Watercycle said:
oh dear, so without that Hboot command prompt won't be able to fastboot into recovery and whatnot?
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Yes, but there are ways around that
I personally just package my own ph98img.zips if I need to flash a kernel or recovery after doing something dumb
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If you want to add the JB Hboot, it is very simple. You can go to their site and just download the most recent hboot. You must know if you are ICS or GB. But go here: http://unlimited.io/hboot-downloads/ and download the right one, either vigor ics or vigor gb. Put that in the folder where you had put the original controlbear program and follow these instructions:
To flash the JuopunutBear hboots
Put the phone in fastboot mode, connected to the pc and enter the following commands
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip jb_hboot.zip
Thats all there is to it and you can now benefit from the JB Hboot.
I thought you needed to be unlocked with htc dev to gain s-off? Now I'm hearing that I should not unlock my phone before I s-off?
Yes you need to be unlocked. It's part of the prerequisites. Please read then reread the thread in general "s-off with instructions...it's official". Understand how to avoid problems and fix them if they arise. It's very easy but it's like people half ass reading the instructions recently. Don't be that person.
sent from my Clean Rezound
th3rapist said:
I thought you needed to be unlocked with htc dev to gain s-off? Now I'm hearing that I should not unlock my phone before I s-off?
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You have to unlock befor you s off, afterwards it's redundant to do so. But some people have
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doubleshot, ruby ICS, vigor ICS, holiday ICS, pyramid ICS?
which one? haha
I don't mind don't 1 more small flash that will probably be necessary in the future as long as it doesn't screw my current rom up

Clarification For Going To Stock - Will Probably Help Some People

Alright guys, I've searched and searched and I think I have it all down, just want to lay out my steps and get verification.
I'm on T-Mo ICS, not from OTA, flashed myself
Root
S-Off
4-Ext
I'm sending my phone in and need to go back to stock. I think I would prefer to go back to GB so it's just like from factory with no OTA.
- Download the Stock GB RUU from here - HTC Ruby/Amaze 4G Stock ROMs
- The RUU I want is - PH85IMG_Ruby_TMOUS_1.43.531.3_Radio_1.08.550L.19DC _30.66.550L.08D_release_228638_signed
- Following These Directions I connect via ADB and fastboot oem lock This will show it as Re-Locked, correct?
- Reboot
- Flash the stock RUU I got by placing it in the root of my external sd card and renaming it PH85IMG.zip and rebooting to bootloader. Which is Volume Down + Power? Can someone verify that?
- Then I set the security lock by doing "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" - This will change the bootloader to show locked, not re-locked, correct? I thought you had to have root to ADB?
At that point I'm back as if I took the phone out of the box for the first time? 4ext will be replaced with Stock Recovery? Thanks in advance. Like I said, I've searched, but there are many conflicting reports. :good:
Minker17 said:
Alright guys, I've searched and searched and I think I have it all down, just want to lay out my steps and get verification.
I'm on T-Mo ICS, not from OTA, flashed myself
Root
S-Off
4-Ext
I'm sending my phone in and need to go back to stock. I think I would prefer to go back to GB so it's just like from factory with no OTA.
- Download the Stock GB RUU from here - HTC Ruby/Amaze 4G Stock ROMs
- The RUU I want is - PH85IMG_Ruby_TMOUS_1.43.531.3_Radio_1.08.550L.19DC _30.66.550L.08D_release_228638_signed
- Following These Directions I connect via ADB and fastboot oem lock This will show it as Re-Locked, correct?
- Reboot
- Flash the stock RUU I got by placing it in the root of my external sd card and renaming it PH85IMG.zip and rebooting to bootloader. Which is Volume Down + Power? Can someone verify that?
- Then I set the security lock by doing "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" - This will change the bootloader to show locked, not re-locked, correct? I thought you had to have root to ADB?
At that point I'm back as if I took the phone out of the box for the first time? 4ext will be replaced with Stock Recovery? Thanks in advance. Like I said, I've searched, but there are many conflicting reports. :good:
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In order to flash the factory RUU you need to be either locked or relocked. Then when you flash the factory RUU it should overwrite your hboot which will reset from "relocked" to "locked" then the writesecureflasg function will turn S-ON and you'll be factory.
freakasis said:
In order to flash the factory RUU you need to be either locked or relocked. Then when you flash the factory RUU it should overwrite your hboot which will reset from "relocked" to "locked" then the writesecureflasg function will turn S-ON and you'll be factory.
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If you're s-off you don't need to lock or relock to flash a stock ruu.
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Dark Nightmare said:
If you're s-off you don't need to lock or relock to flash a stock ruu.
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Guess that does make sense, huh?
But everything looks OK then?
Update - Downloaded and renamed the RUU, rebooted into recovery and installed everything. Bootloader shows locked and I went ahead and did the ICS Update. Everything is back to factory and I'm ready to send it back.
Final Steps
Minker17 said:
Update - Downloaded and renamed the RUU, rebooted into recovery and installed everything. Bootloader shows locked and I went ahead and did the ICS Update. Everything is back to factory and I'm ready to send it back.
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Rick. Like you, I want to bring my T-Mobile HTC Amaze back to stock so that I can upgrade to ICS. The phone was bought on eBay with GB and a custom rom. I'd like to follow your steps but it had a lot of question marks and/or needed confirmation. Will you post exactly what you did?
Your steps seems a lot easier than what I've been researching. Is it really that simple? It makes sense. Everyone else uses hasoon2000 toolkit. Thanks for your time!
TheCount01 said:
Rick. Like you, I want to bring my T-Mobile HTC Amaze back to stock so that I can upgrade to ICS. The phone was bought on eBay with GB and a custom rom. I'd like to follow your steps but it had a lot of question marks and/or needed confirmation. Will you post exactly what you did?
Your steps seems a lot easier than what I've been researching. Is it really that simple? It makes sense. Everyone else uses hasoon2000 toolkit. Thanks for your time!
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You don't need to go back to stock you just need to download the factory ics ruu or a rom that stock like. The hasoon toolkit is more of a guide to help you with the process try to read it an maybe you can rom your cell with a better one!
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S-off
FutureAirways said:
You don't need to go back to stock you just need to download the factory ics ruu or a rom that stock like. The hasoon toolkit is more of a guide to help you with the process try to read it an maybe you can rom your cell with a better one!
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Thanks for your reply. That makes sense, too. Plus, it'll save me a step. I'm new to Android and got a lot to learn. With the help of xda-developers, I've learned a lot these past three weeks.
From what I've been reading, it's apparent that I need to have S-off before I do any flashing. Like I mentioned, I bought the phone with a custom rom. I'm guessing if it has a custom rom, then it was S-off at one time. If so, I should be able to S-off easily. Since I didn't flash the phone, I'm not sure what program is installed. Your knowledge and experience will be greatly appreciated if you can tell me if I'm able to S-off easily and how. Whenever I go into HBOOT I see the following:
***UNLOCKED***
RUBY PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.90.0008
eMMC-boot
FASTBOOT
<vol up> to previous item
<vol Down> to next item
<Power>
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN

[Q] Complete Stock Help

Alright people, I need help. I have an HTC Rezound (obviously) for verizon. I want to go back to Complete Stock, (as if it were brand new).
It was unlocked using HTC devs method
Its rooted
It is s-on
The recovery file i used is : recovery-ra-vigor-3.16-gnm
I installed a custom rom: Business_ICS4.0.3_Sense3.6-v6.3
Android version 4.03.605.2
HTC Sense 3.6
How do i get my phone to be:
Completely stock
Stock rom
no root
Locked title in Hboot
fix the tampered title in hboot
Any help is much apreciated
Are you doing this to warranty it? It will say "relocked" when you are done. It hasn't been a problem for anyone in the past though, you should still be able to return it to Verizon.
Instructions on how to return to stock are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38244272&postcount=10
You probably should use the latest official RUU (prior to the OTA they just rolled out a couple days ago) which is 3.14.605.12. The link I have is to an .exe file. You just connect your phone to your pc and then double click. It will take you through the steps.
Get it here:
http://androidfiles.org/ruu/?dir=Vigor
That will get you back to stock, unrooted and it will say "relocked".
There was a global leak that wasn't official. If you want to use that, get it here:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/
This is a zip file you put on your external sd card. Follow instructions in the first link I gave you.
THANK YOU
feralicious said:
Are you doing this to warranty it? It will say "relocked" when you are done. It hasn't been a problem for anyone in the past though, you should still be able to return it to Verizon.
Instructions on how to return to stock are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38244272&postcount=10
You probably should use the latest OTA, prior to the one they just rolled out a couple days ago which is 3.14.605.12. The link I have is to an .exe file. You just connect your phone to your pc and then double click. It will take you through the steps.
Get it here:
http://androidfiles.org/ruu/?dir=Vigor
That will get you back to stock, unrooted and it will say "relocked".
There was a global leak that wasn't official. If you want to use that, get it here:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/
This is a zip file you put on your external sd card. Follow instructions in the first link I gave you.
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Thank you so much it worked like a charm!!! You just saved me from a weeks worth of searching i did and a couple of headaches.. Thank you very much
You're welcome, glad it worked for you!
I noticed I typed the wrong thing when I said "latest OTA", I should have said "latest official RUU" (don't know what was going on in my head) so I'm going to edit that post to fix it for any future readers.
okay, im having the same problem, except im s-off. i need to send my rez back for warranty reasons, i have a custom rom, my h-boot says locked, s-off, 2.27.000. any help would be awsome! thanks!
motodanr1 said:
okay, im having the same problem, except im s-off. i need to send my rez back for warranty reasons, i have a custom rom, my h-boot says locked, s-off, 2.27.000. any help would be awsome! thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
Sweet, thanks! When I click on the link I get "no thread specified" though ..?
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Go into dev, sticky, roll up thread. Click on back to s-on link
Phaded said:
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I was Tampered/Locked and s-off. I ran the 4.03.605.2 RUU twice then its said locked the tampered was removed. I used the mini-adb_vigor program to achieve S-ON. Open a Command prompt wtih admin privileges and enter these commands pressing enter after each one. Now I am completely back to Locked S-ON. Hope this helps.
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
fastboot reboot-bootloader
*verify you are locked s-on
fastboot reboot
netookska05 said:
I was Tampered/Locked and s-off. I ran the 4.03.605.2 RUU twice then its said locked the tampered was removed. I used the mini-adb_vigor program to achieve S-ON. Open a Command prompt wtih admin privileges and enter these commands pressing enter after each one. Now I am completely back to Locked S-ON. Hope this helps.
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
fastboot reboot-bootloader
*verify you are locked s-on
fastboot reboot
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Make sure to run this on a stock hboot or it will brick.
I am having a similar issue. I am rooted, I never relocked my bootloader, stock minus a few mods, but the ota update keeps failing. What do I need to do to be able to accept the update so it stops rebooting my phone?

Best way to return to stock after ota

Is there any way for me to return to stock-unrooted with a reloacked bootloader after updating to the latest ota?
I need to relock my phone and return it to stock to send back for a replacement under extended warranty.
I don't think I can't run any of the older ruu files because I am on the current hboot, right?
What is the best way to get this phone back to stock conditions with a relocked bootloader?
I'm s on btw running ecliptic rez now
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So you don't happen to have a nandroid of stock from before flashing a custom ROM?
If not, as seems to be the case since you're posting here, here's a stock ROM based on the OTA that would probably be your best bet:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260154&highlight=stock+ota
ETA: I don't know if the link on the first page got changed but here's a fixed link for proper MD5 matching on the second page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260154&highlight=stock+ota&page=2
feralicious said:
So you don't happen to have a nandroid of stock from before flashing a custom ROM?
If not, as seems to be the case since you're posting here, here's a stock ROM based on the OTA that would probably be your best bet:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260154&highlight=stock+ota
ETA: I don't know if the link on the first page got changed but here's a fixed link for proper MD5 matching on the second page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260154&highlight=stock+ota&page=2
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If I load that rom onto my rezound I'm attempting to restore to stock to return, is there a way to unroot it and return it fully to stock from there?
ryryrocco said:
Is there any way for me to return to stock-unrooted with a reloacked bootloader after updating to the latest ota?
I need to relock my phone and return it to stock to send back for a replacement under extended warranty.
I don't think I can't run any of the older ruu files because I am on the current hboot, right?
What is the best way to get this phone back to stock conditions with a relocked bootloader?
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I discovered 2 options. Wait till an RUU is released for .14, or go S-OFF, RUU to .2, then reset the S flag to on.
(1) Stock-Rooted 4.05.605.14 rom, loadable from recovery (post #3)... probably not necessary if you can boot now, but probably the most likely to work since its completely stock other than root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288479
(2) Windows S-Off files (post 361): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40950251#post40950251
(3) Follow these directions to S-OFF: http://unlimited.io/juopunutbear.htm
*** The timing of the wire trick is tricky, took me a good 6 or 7 tries to get it right.
(4) I had to follow the section under ROM Recovery to get it booting again after S-OFF: http://unlimited.io/jbtroubleshooting.htm
(5) Followed this guide to reset my locked flag (since I unlocked after going S-Off /facepalm... if you don't unlock after S-Off, you shouldn't need to do this part): http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/659453-how-reset-your-lock-status-flag.html
(6) Last but not least, follow this guide to go back to S-ON (You MUST run the RUU before doing this last step or you risk bricking your device!): http://androidforums.com/rezound-al...-off-guide-info-return-stock.html#post4394129
Make sure you read each step carefully... it worked for me... YMMV.
Result: Fully stock, locked, and S-ON, to send back to VZW
flamewalker said:
If I load that rom onto my rezound I'm attempting to restore to stock to return, is there a way to unroot it and return it fully to stock from there?
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You can probably flash a stock recovery and relock it. Without s-off your phone will always say "Relocked" in the bootloader. A lot of people have returned their phones that way and said they didn't have a problem, but if you do, don't hold me to that, but there are posts you can find saying this.
Or you can go the more involved route that was posted just above.
Oh, thought I was responding to original poster... anyway, info still valid.
feralicious said:
You can probably flash a stock recovery and relock it. Without s-off your phone will always say "Relocked" in the bootloader. A lot of people have returned their phones that way and said they didn't have a problem, but if you do, don't hold me to that, but there are posts you can find saying this.
Or you can go the more involved route that was posted just above.
Oh, thought I was responding to original poster... anyway, info still valid.
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Yeah... I spent a good 2 to 3 hours figuring that out Finished the final S-ON and restore process about 1am last night.
I wanted to eliminate any possible chance of them trying to claim it was because I borked the software by messing with it... I knew it was a slim chance, but I just didn't want to risk it. The risk of going S-OFF outweighed the risk of VZW blaming me for the failed touch screen. Each person needs to decide whether the risks are worth it to them
And, doing the S-OFF stuff was actually kind of fun! (I love to tinker!)

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