(Q) Help! How do I unroot my device? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Good day everyone. So apparently I had the courage to root my device using clockwork mod using the i717 method. It was successful and I had superuser installed.
It couldn't get anymore worse. I attempted to install cyanogenmod and it failed. At the restore center (you hold down both volume rockers and the power button), it shows the android robot dead with a red exclamation mark when I attempted to install from a zip file. Fortunately, my phone was able to boot up without issues.
Just now, I installed a root checker app and it says that my phone is not properly rooted. Please, can anyone teach me how to unroot? I can jailbreak my itouch with no issues but this is very complex for me.
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Just to clarify, when I open up the zip file of the rom I transferred to my device, it suddenly starts copying to an unknown place of my computer. After that, it would open up the zip file.
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Odp: (Q) Help! How do I unroot my device?
flash stock rom via odin
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Probably used wrong method. To unroot u just remove su if you want also rm superuser app. But the rest is not because of the root. Can you flash with odin?
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Yes, I can flash using odin and I had just re-root my phone. The root checker now says that the phone is rooted.
Now the problems lie with the copying of rom zip files to my device. Whenever I tried to copy, it would stop around 3 quarter. When I try to open it up, it would start copying to a weird folder inside 'temp'.
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What is this rom? Link?
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djodjoni said:
What is this rom? Link?
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The rom is cyanogenmod. But this problem is not about the rom. Instead, it relates more to the transferring of the zip file from the computer to my device.
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It's okay. I had installed cyanogenmod through ROM manager and it's really cool!
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Recovery not working

Ok so when I had stock 1.83 I used the native recovery app to flash the leaked ota of gingerbread. And ever since when I try to go back to it, it'll just sit with the ! And little android dude. I tap around the screen and nothing. I installed rom manager and tapped flash cwm recovery and went to reboot in cwm recovery and same thing. Any ideas?
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dantes5823 said:
Ok so when I had stock 1.83 I used the native recovery app to flash the leaked ota of gingerbread. And ever since when I try to go back to it, it'll just sit with the ! And little android dude. I tap around the screen and nothing. I installed rom manager and tapped flash cwm recovery and went to reboot in cwm recovery and same thing. Any ideas?
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You should flash Tenfar's new CWM as the old one isn't compatible with 2.3.4. The one in the Rom Manager is incomplete and not recommended for us yet.
You have the link or version number?
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Nvm got it. Will try once I get to a comp. Just im having an issue with the market. Some apps once I hit download ill get an orange triangle in the notification bar. Anyone know what that is. Running the new market and it just started doing that since root and unlock
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dantes5823 said:
You have the link or version number?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138541
You have unlocked the bootloader I suppose?
Only thing is I don't know how to get into /system/etc to find the install_recovery file. I got astro file manager and I don't think I can get into it
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dantes5823 said:
Only thing is I don't know how to get into /system/etc to find the install_recovery file. I got astro file manager and I don't think I can get into it
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You need Root Explorer
That's the one you gotta pay for huh
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do i have to always use a cmd prompt on windows to load into CWM? cause when i reboot and do volume down key and pwr and do the android recovery i get the basic recovery not cwm. and if i use the rom manager it does the same.

[Q] Flash cwm from phone

Like the title says how? I have tried flashing to the partition from terminal emulator, tried using old rom manager and replacing the file before flashing.....anybody figure out a way to do it without fastboot?
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This is what I found.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19207628&postcount=394
I tried that one too dunno
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You probably don't have flash_image on your phone this thread will tell you how to get it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=902493

Root question

I am trying to root my friends s3. Seems to have worked but instead of having the normal options in recovery mode, its missing "install from sdcard"
I haven't done anything different to how I went about rooting my s3.
Anyone?
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Has you GS3's friend a SD card plug in at least ? Using CWM or CWM Touch ?
Else reflash CWM via Odin could be a solution.
When we first initially flash via odin, no. Tried to reflash but no luck.
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pjdm5 said:
When we first initially flash via odin, no. Tried to reflash but no luck.
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hmm... seems like you messed up with the actual root process somewhere, try ref lashing again, but remember to follow the steps TO THE LETTER, otherwise i can't seem to know of any other fix.
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Flash the unroot package that Chainfire provide to cancel all you have done so far in the rooting process then try once more from the beginning.

Rezound bootloader unlocked, now what?

I was using the all-in-one tool, successfully unlocked the bootloader, but stuck on the flash recovery part. Does flashing a recovery give root access? And if so, how do I do it? I started up fastboot in the bootloader, then hit the flash recovery option in the all-in-one root program. Command prompt comes up , phone reboots, and I still don't have root access. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Recovery is just a part of the phone that is separate from the OS that you use to manage your system. You can install new ROMs, wipe old ones, make backups, and more.
Flashing recovery does not give you root. You can get root in recovery.
Okay, how can I tell if the recovery is installed, and how do I use it to gain root access? Thanks
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keenraven said:
Okay, how can I tell if the recovery is installed, and how do I use it to gain root access? Thanks
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Shut down your phone. Take out the battery, and put it back in. Press power and volume down simultaneously until you see the white hboot screen. After the green lines disappear, use the volume buttons to highlight and press power to select "recovery".
Once there, in "other" you can install superuser. If that doesn't work you can flash a zip that is laying somewhere around the forums but I don't have it.
Okay! Now we are in business. Installed super user. Phone boots up fine, going to attempt some tethering. Thanks!
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Superuser is installed and updated, but I don't seen to have root access. Any thoughts?
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Reboot?
No dice. Should I flash a different recovery? Try and install superuser again?
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No dice. Should I flash a different recovery? Try and install superuser again?
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The only other recovery is TWRP, and it doesn't have a rooting option.
Installed clockwork but you're right I can't find an Su option. Damn. I'm so close!
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Put this on your sd and flash in amonRa (amonRa recovery)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0ZJtM40GdJ0MEpGeG1ZWi0yNDA/edit. Flash in recovery and DON'T use CWM..
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Superuser "fails to gain root access" when I try to update the binary.
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keenraven said:
Installed clockwork but you're right I can't find an Su option. Damn. I'm so close!
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Don't use CWM, get rid of that as soon as you can.
Flashed back to amonra 3.15. Still no root access. Frusturating. >_<
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keenraven said:
Flashed back to amonra 3.15. Still no root access. Frusturating. >_<
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You flashed that zip while on amon ra?
Haven't flashed any zip. Put the recovery on, install Su and superuser in the recovery , reboot the phone. Am I missing a step?
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Missed a post! I'll try that zip
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Doesn't seem to be any way to download that zip file directly on the rezound, and my computer is lacking internet access.
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I appreciate all the help. This is more complicated than I realized, I think I rooted my droid x back in the day in about ten minutes
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Use super Su you can get a flashable one its like .96 version number superuser has issues
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Tryingto update

Is there a way to force a update after yu delete bloatware
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Update won't work without the bloatware installed. If you are rooted then don't forget to install voodoo ota rootkeeper. Then you go inside the app and hit the protect root button before the update.
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Any body have extra copies or can someone backup the bloatware for me plz?
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yungvilleprod said:
Any body have extra copies or can someone backup the bloatware for me plz?
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Hey I want to try this: Do you have cwm? If you do try to do an advanced restore then choose your backup then choose your file.
No boatloader locked
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No boatloader locked
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SO? My bootloader is locked too and I still have custom recovery. Listen I'm working on my update.zip file that will transfer all system apps via cwm. If you have root then get the l9 recovery installer 1.5 from Artas182x from here.
EDIT: Ok here is my update.zip link. Just install the zip in cwm and you should be good to go.
Nathan.7118391 said:
SO? My bootloader is locked too and I still have custom recovery. Listen I'm working on my update.zip file that will transfer all system apps via cwm. If you have root then get the l9 recovery installer 1.5 from Artas182x from here.
EDIT: Ok here is my update.zip link. Just install the zip in cwm and you should be good to go.
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This update bootlooped my device. I wiped and reset my device no avail.
Really, boot looped? Weird, didn't encounter that problem before. Had it to where it would not boot, but never boot loop. Look go here to get s rooted cwm ROM and flash it. But it will reset your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136204
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