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Root Can I still flash roms like Mobster After flashing the ruu?

After running the RUU, you will need custom recovery again but after you have that, you can flash any rom you want assuming you are on the correct hboot for that rom.
 
Update: When I tried to flash 4ext recovery it said i didn't have busybox installed. does that mean i have to root again?
 
1saint10 said:
Update: When I tried to flash 4ext recovery it said i didn't have busybox installed. does that mean i have to root again?
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No just go to the play store and install busy box. Open busy box, allow it root and run the automatic installer in the app. :)
 
From the RUU one may also root by flashing Super SU and installing busybox with the result being a very stable rooted stock rom.
 
1saint10 said:
Which is the best to choose to be able to flash almost any rom?
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It depends on what you want. 1.50 will let you flash gingerbread roms and all of the jellybean roms. If you want to run a stock based ics rom you will need 1.57 or 1.58.

There is no hboot that will let you flash anything. Basically 1.50- if you want to use aosp roms and 1.57+ for ics.
 
My issue now is when I put the hboot on the root of my SD card the bootloader can't find it. Even when its named correctly.
 
I think you'd be better off with the juopunutbear patched hboot than the eng hboot. The eng hboots are older versions not updated and can be unstable.

Here is a better explanation posted by scotty85:
*what is an engineering hboot?
an "eng" or "engineering" hboot is simply a bootloader that allows for extra fastboot commands. for most folks,99% of these commands will never be used. the main commands that users of an eng hboot will use,over a stock hboot are:
fastboot flash wich is used to flash recoveries,boot images,splash images,hboots,et.
and
fastboot boot wich is used to boot(launch) an image directly into phones memory. most common use of this is recovery. you can use it to get recovery running,without having to permantly flash it,thus leaving the stock one installed. this is good for users that want to recieve OTAs,and dont use recovery much.


*what is a patched hboot?
a "patched" hboot is simply an hboot that has been patched to provide some or all of the same commands as a real engineering hboot. they can be considered safer than a real eng hboot,since they are generally made of newer,more reliable hboot versions. eng hboots have generally been around since prior to the phones release. a patched hboot also can block itself from being overwritten by other hboots,wich can be a huge advantage on phones where the radio secure flag is actually "on" as the s-off hboot will always remain,even if OTAs are taken,or RUUs run.

the thunderbolts revolutionary patched hboot is a prime example of a ship hboot patched for eng commands,and preventing itself from being over written.
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From his thread here: http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/550408-s-off-guide-info-return-stock.html
 
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