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Root FDR, Root and TiBu

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doniago

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Alright, so I've heard that doing an FDR can make my ICS'd RM work a fair bit better, especially with regards to battery life. I like this.

I don't like the idea of my data disappearing, though.

I've been using Voodoo to keep my root intact through the various ICS versions, so I guess I'm left with a few questions, and then a possible procedure-

Question 1) If I do an FDR but then reinstall everything from TiBU, will I essentially cancel out whatever gains I might have gotten from the FDR?

Question 2) Can I reinstall everything from TiBU, or would you recommend specifically not reinstalling certain things? I know when changing ROMs for instance, one is encouraged not to reinstall the system apps (i.e. green and red).

Question 3) If I do an FDR I assume I have to use Matt's Utility to get my root back, since even if I reinstall Voodoo it won't have a saved copy of root to restore at that point...or will it?

So, I'm thinking my procedure would basically be-

1) Backup with TiBu.
2) FDR
3) Use Matt's utility to re-root.
4) Use TiBu to reinstall.

Thanks very much for your help!
 
Through a different forum I was told that doing an FDR doesn't unroot the phone. That appears to be correct, which is pretty cool. So I backed up via TiBU, did the FDR, and reinstalled via TiBU. A couple of hiccups, but no serious issues.

I -think- my battery life is a bit better now. I took the phone off the charger around 7:30, and at 12:25 it's got 82% battery. For almost all of that time it's been on 4G, as I have no wireless while I'm at work.
 
Ah, of course, don't I feel silly. :)
I knew it had to be something simple, but apparently I was even simpler...
 
doniago said:
Through a different forum I was told that doing an FDR doesn't unroot the phone. That appears to be correct, which is pretty cool. So I backed up via TiBU, did the FDR, and reinstalled via TiBU. A couple of hiccups, but no serious issues.

I -think- my battery life is a bit better now. I took the phone off the charger around 7:30, and at 12:25 it's got 82% battery. For almost all of that time it's been on 4G, as I have no wireless while I'm at work.
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Did you temp unroot with voodoo before doing the FDR?
 
No. Had root before the FDR, had root after the FDR. I did make sure I had a current backup of root via Voodoo, but didn't need to use it at any point.

(boggles) Wow, I have no idea how I got over 200 posts here...
 
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