Hey guys I'm asking on behalf of my gf (i have htc sensation xe, so i'm not using lame excuses ) Her phone is not rooted (yet ) and I'm wondering whether is possible to unroot the atrix 4g so that it goes back to "brand new"/out of the factory status and there are no warranty problems related to the rooting.
Also: is it possible to flash a custom rom without unlocking the bootloader (so that warranty is not voided)? And does going s-off void the warranty as well?
Thanks in advance for the support!
murchz said:
Hey guys I'm asking on behalf of my gf (i have htc sensation xe, so i'm not using lame excuses ) Her phone is not rooted (yet ) and I'm wondering whether is possible to unroot the atrix 4g so that it goes back to "brand new"/out of the factory status and there are no warranty problems related to the rooting.
Also: is it possible to flash a custom rom without unlocking the bootloader (so that warranty is not voided)? And does going s-off void the warranty as well?
Thanks in advance for the support!
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try looking here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600
and here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984381
and here http://atrix4ghacks.com/atrix-4g-hacks/how-to-backuprestore-roms-on-atrix-4g/
I seem to recall that it is possible to unroot your phone (but you'll have to look around here), when you do unlock the bootload an 'unlocked' appears on the left hand screen when the rom is loading.
Anyways, see how you go with reading the above guides
There is no way to flash a custom ROM without custom recovery, which needs an unlocked BL.
S-OFF does not exist on the Atrix.
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Greetings All,
Am new to android world and was wondering if you guys can help me here.
I have a sim locked HTC hero phone from Airtel ( Indian Carrier ) I realise I can get it unlocked and use any other sim.. however, I would loose the warranty bit of the phone. Just wondering, would I be able to lock it back if something goes wrong to send it back to HTC?
Also, any Airtel hero customers here? can you please confirm if the phone lacks any features when compared to unlocked hero's? if yes, will we get the phone to be "normal" after unlocking it??
Thanks for taking your time to help.
Boomboy said:
I have a sim locked HTC hero phone from Airtel ( Indian Carrier ) I realise I can get it unlocked and use any other sim.. however, I would loose the warranty bit of the phone. Just wondering, would I be able to lock it back if something goes wrong to send it back to HTC?
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Removing the SIM lock from your phone should not invalidate your warranty, at least not here in the UK.
Regards,
Dave
EDIT: I should add that rooting and/or installing a custom ROM on your phone, would likely invalidate your warranty but this is a completely separate issue from removing the SIM lock.
foxmeister said:
Removing the SIM lock from your phone should not invalidate your warranty, at least not here in the UK.
Regards,
Dave
EDIT: I should add that rooting and/or installing a custom ROM on your phone, would likely invalidate your warranty but this is a completely separate issue from removing the SIM lock.
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Thanks for your reply. warranty becomes void here if you unlock it. Do you think we would be able to revert it to the original state if need be?
I don't know of any way of relocking a SIM lock on the Hero. You could try PM'ing ferraripassion as he may know.
You may find that you are better off using a RebelSIM (hint: Google RebelSIM) rather than unlocking your phone.
Regards,
Dave
Hello, people.
Recently i have brought an HTC Hero from ebay locked to 3. Using a unlock key i have unlock it and working great now. The phone is with android 2.1 and my question is. Since it came from 3 is there some difference in the ROM from the original HTC Hero non-lock ROM? And should i flash it with other ROM, lets say a custom ROM with 2.2 or 2.3?
Flashing a rom and rooting it will void your warranty so do it at your own risk and the way to get to stock is to have a sense rom then using running HTC sync then running the HTC hero ruin file to get it back to stock
pkn3000 said:
Flashing a rom and rooting it will void your warranty so do it at your own risk and the way to get to stock is to have a sense rom then using running HTC sync then running the HTC hero ruin file to get it back to stock
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Didn't understand a thing from what you write. Only i get the warranty advice, but i don't have to worry about that because the phone don't have warranty.
the rom from this 3 may contain some apk from your network.
and you can flash 2.2 2.3 if want and have root.
ok, so here's the scoop... I just upgraded from the HTC Thunerbolt to the HTC one X then realized i wanted to be able to take m battery out, have external storage and 2 gigs of ram and took the One X back to get the S3.
When i got the One X I rooted and unlocked the bootloader right away and had CleanROM 4.0 on it (irrelevant)
My question is wondering if there is a bootloader to be unlocked with the galaxy s3... I have had HTC phones ever since I used android and so I am learning Sammy's ways with the S3.
Do I only need root access tovflash kernals with this or do i need to wait for a bootloader to be unlocked?
thanks in advance.
I believe the answer to this is that if you're on AT&T, Sprint or TMobile you're good to flash ROM's once rooted. If you're on Verizon you're screwed and waiting for the devs to hack an unlocked bootloader.
Hope this helps
i am on ATT so that does help. thanks!
i do have a few more questions...
What is this about a flash counter? What will trigger this counter? ive looked at this "Root without tripping the flash counter" but i am not sure if it is permanent fix or if it just wont trip it when i root it that one time.
thanks again for you help!
hello guys i have a question i bought an HTC One M7 from At&T (i bought it on internet) im currently using another carrier because is factory unlocked, but when they gave it to me the phone was runing a custom rom (insterkoin 4.4.2) i really dont like the roms i preffer the stock ones with no root and everything as it is, so i found out that the Phone has the bootloader unlocked, rooted, but is still S-ON and it has H.Boot 1.55 so i dont know how do they installed a custom ROM, pretty much my question is, how do i restore my phone to Fully stock, and i understand that i need to gain s-off in order to get back to stock, so how can i do it ? if you guys please can help me i will appreciate it thank you in advanced!
eMMC Chip
Type: HBG4e
Cid: 90014a48424734650... (this is how my CID starts)
You don't need s-off to install a custom rom in many cases. It just has to be unlocked via HTC dev. Look around and you should find the post with instructions for returning to stock 4.3.
panicfeaver said:
hello guys i have a question i bought an HTC One M7 from At&T (i bought it on internet) im currently using another carrier because is factory unlocked, but when they gave it to me the phone was runing a custom rom (insterkoin 4.4.2) i really dont like the roms i preffer the stock ones with no root and everything as it is, so i found out that the Phone has the bootloader unlocked, rooted, but is still S-ON and it has H.Boot 1.55 so i dont know how do they installed a custom ROM, pretty much my question is, how do i restore my phone to Fully stock, and i understand that i need to gain s-off in order to get back to stock, so how can i do it ? if you guys please can help me i will appreciate it thank you in advanced!
eMMC Chip
Type: HBG4e
Cid: 90014a48424734650... (this is how my CID starts)
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This AT&T RUU will return your phone to stock
http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...13_10.38j.1157.04_release_334235_signed_2.exe
you have to relock the bootloader before you began the update.
the command to relock the bootloader
fastboot oem lock
I'll attach fastboot to this post
Thank you guys ill try this solutions, thanks for your time.
So I have the moto E second generation LTE (4 G)
The Surina XT1524 variant.
I watched the official "how to root" video from XDA and the guy rooting it had the XT1527 variation does this matter ?
Can I just follow the guide or will I get trouble doing so.
Also can I go back to the official stock ROM and kernel with a locked boot loader after I flash the new squid kernel ?
Can I still keep my warranty if I root and flash a new kernel on it or is this a "no way back " situation ?
There must be a way to reverse it right ?
Sorry for being a noob!
Link to youtube video
/watch?v=R4c0fO8Kr_Q
Tesax said:
So I have the moto E second generation LTE (4 G)
The Surina XT1524 variant.
I watched the official "how to root" video from XDA and the guy rooting it had the XT1527 variation does this matter ?
Can I just follow the guide or will I get trouble doing so.
Also can I go back to the official stock ROM and kernel with a locked boot loader after I flash the new squid kernel ?
Can I still keep my warranty if I root and flash a new kernel on it or is this a "no way back " situation ?
There must be a way to reverse it right ?
Sorry for being a noob!
Link to youtube video
/watch?v=R4c0fO8Kr_Q
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When your phone has its bootloader locked, and has never been unlocked, it has a special code that can be checked through fastboot. If you unlock it for any reason, in this case for flashing a recovery and rooting, the code will say that's unlocked. If you re-lock it, it'll have another code, and this is what the carrier or Motorola checks to see if the warranty is still valid; so if you unlock the bootloader, it'll have no warranty.
It doesn't matter what variant you have, the recovery is for all variants, and the SuperSU (root) is universal.
In case you **** up real bad, you can save your phone, you can restore stock firmware, you can follow this guide. The firmware for your phone can be found in this FileFactory folder.
Thanks for the info !
Is there anyway to root my phone without unlocking the boot loader?
I bought it about a week ago and like my warranty :rolleyes
it is all about the adventure isn't it? live a little...pay a lot, it all depends lol
Tesax said:
Thanks for the info !
Is there anyway to root my phone without unlocking the boot loader?
I bought it about a week ago and like my warranty :rolleyes
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I'm sorry, there's no way to root your phone without unlocking the bootloader.