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Root How to go back to stock completely

Talondx

Newbie
Is this basically how to go back to stock? With the right files if course. Or is this video the right way How to Un-Root the HTC Thunderbolt - YouTube



"so here is the safest way that i know of to flash files in hboot: 1)download the file to your computer *note:do not unzip 2)use a file verifier to compare the md5 sum of your download to that listed for the file.there are lots of free file verifiers,heres an example here: Home of the MD5summer . this saves you from transfering a bad file to your phone,but is a somewhat optional step. 3)connect your phone to your computer and place it in disc drive mode. transfer the download to the root of the sd card(top level-not inside a folder) however you are comfortable.i personally open a couple of windows explorer windows and drag the download from one window to another. 4)rename the file on your sd card to "PG05IMG" if youre using windows. if youre using something else,you may have to add the ".zip" manually to the file name. windows likes to add the file extension automatically,then hide it,so if you type in "PG05IMG.zip" you may be actually naming the file to "PG05IMG.zip.zip". also please note that is a number zero,not a letter "O" 5)if you havent done so allready,now is a good time to right click on the drive that represents your phone in a windows explorer window,and then click "properties". your phones sd card MUST be formatted FAT32 in order for an hboot flash to work. if you find now that your sd card is formatted something else,youll need to back up everything on it to your computer,and re-format it to FAT32. 6) eject your phone from your computer first. then select charge only mode on the phone. if the phone has sufficient charge(some say 70%,i personally charge mine all the way) unplug the usb cable. 7)f youre currently on a custom rom,go to settings/power and make sure "enable fastboot" does NOT have a checkmark,as this will prevent you from entering hboot from a powered off state. 8) check the md5 sum again. you can use astro file manager,or a market app called "scary aliens android file verifier". this is the most important preventative step,IMO,as THIS IS THE FILE that youre going to flash. it could have become corrupted tranfering it over,so just because it was right on your computer,does not mean that its safe. 9) power off your phone 10)power on while holding volume down. if you have named the file correctly,and have a properly formatted sd card,the phone will find the file. youll see a couple status bars as the it unpacks it,then checks it. when its done it will ask you if you want to update. 11)select yes to update by pressing volume up. 12) youll see more status bars as the phone does things. if youre flashing a full ruu,sit back its going to take awhile. at this point i gently sit my phone down and let it do its thing. you dont want to drop it and have it land on the power button,or spit out the battery,so put it down and dont mess with it. 13) when the update is complete,it will tell you so. in some cases you may have an option not to reboot,in wich case you could manuver to recovery if you have something to do there. otherwise,reboot. 14) upon reboot,IMMEDIATELY DELETE the PG05IMG file from your sd card,as every time you enter hboot,the phone will find it,and try to update. this can be a big problem if you are stuck in a bootloop,hung up at a spash screen,or have some other problem that you need to get to recovery to fix. enjoy your new radio,splash image,recovery,or whatever it was you just flashed"
 
if you are allready rooted,you dont need to follow that video,wich is showing you how to rewrite the misc image so you can go backwards in firmware on an unrooted device.

the video is old. its purpose was to go back to shipping firmware if you had applied a leaked mr1 on an unrooted device.

again,if allready rooted,all you need to do is download the shipping firmware,and flash it in hboot following the copied directions.

if you have not flashed the perm patch hboot,it will take you back to s-on,shipping firmware(1.12.605.6). shortly after you do this your phone will OTA itself to mr2(1.70.605.0).

heres another link:simple un-root

if you have flashed shadowmites permanent patch hboot,youll need to do an extra step before flashing the shipping firmware. so if your hboot haS unlocked at the top,youll need to follow the directions in this post to get your old 1.04.2000 eng hboot back.

hope that helps. :)
 
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