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Root [How To] Return To Gingerbread And S-on

If you get the red triangle, hold volume UP while pressing the power button. I think there's a stock recovery option to either wipe or format /cache. Can't remember which.
 
afastyzfr1 said:
Yep, wipe data/factory reset & wipe cache partition are in there
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Try it from there for the Hell of it. Then reboot afterward and see what gives. If it won't boot, you're going to need to ditch the current PB31IMG from the card and get the one for Clockwork recovery on there. If we are going to try the post you linked, you'll need Clockwork. And actually, I think you'll probably need to load superuser after that.
 
Once you have clockwork back, get rid of the PB31IMG from the card. The download this:
http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip

...and place it on the card. Do NOT rename it, just make a mental note of the filename as you put it there. Then goto hboot, enter clockwork and do the following:

-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
-wipe dalvik cache in advanced menu

(those 3 are just one last ditch effort just in case it takes this time)

Then more importantly, do this next:

-Install zip from SD card
-Choose zip from SD card
-now it'll let you navigate the card. Find the superuser zip, select it and load it. The reboot to system. I'm guessing it still won't boot right but at least you'll have root back with superuser.
 
Ok, well now you have SU again and clockwork so we're at least in a semi-happy place. You COULD try the 2nd part of the earlier post where you end up wiping/formatting everything only this time installing a rom. But that's more work since you want to be unrooted at the end of all this. Might get your phone up and running temporarily though.

At any rate, whatever you decide, go have a good weekend and we can reconvene next week and try the "Messed Up Partitions" thing if you'd like. That would have been my last ditch plan, I have seen it fix some phones in worse shape than yours. If you wanna go that route, go ahead and get some things ready. Download the "Parted" that's mentioned in that thread. Also, research "Android SDK" as best as you can. It takes quite awhile to get set up so look for one of the many tutorials on getting it set up. Any good tut should tell you to install it on the root of your C: drive. If it doesn't, find a different tutorial.

I will PM you my email address so we can chat (assuming you have a gmail account) or at least you can reach me more quickly when the time comes.
 
iowabowtech said:
Ok, well now you have SU again and clockwork so we're at least in a semi-happy place. You COULD try the 2nd part of the earlier post where you end up wiping/formatting everything only this time installing a rom. But that's more work since you want to be unrooted at the end of all this. Might get your phone up and running temporarily though.

At any rate, whatever you decide, go have a good weekend and we can reconvene next week and try the "Messed Up Partitions" thing if you'd like. That would have been my last ditch plan, I have seen it fix some phones in worse shape than yours. If you wanna go that route, go ahead and get some things ready. Download the "Parted" that's mentioned in that thread. Also, research "Android SDK" as best as you can. It takes quite awhile to get set up so look for one of the many tutorials on getting it set up. Any good tut should tell you to install it on the root of your C: drive. If it doesn't, find a different tutorial.

I will PM you my email address so we can chat (assuming you have a gmail account) or at least you can reach me more quickly when the time comes.
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Cool, deal. I'll give that a try before I go to bed and talk to you next week. I do have gmail. Hope you have a good weekend and thanks for your time.
 
I followed PB311.zip method to the letter and everything worked 100%.

All Verizon bloatware is back :D

I went from stock rooted Froyo to CM 7 for about 20 minutes (never used 3-rd party ROM before) to this latest GB. Guess where I am going now? Back to CM7!!!
 
I had to create an account to say thanks for posting this guide. I just used Option 1 to unroot from rooted 2.3.4 (with s-on) so I can return this refurb phone I got.

Also, I want to add that this PB31IMG works just fine for unrooting SLCD dincs and you don't have to worry about getting the black screen issue that would happen with the old leaked 2.1 PB31IMG. (I was kind of wary about this and couldn't find an answer as to whether this would be a problem--so, don't worry!)

Thanks again!

-Kyle
 
beckdotnig said:
I had to create an account to say thanks for posting this guide. I just used Option 1 to unroot from rooted 2.3.4 (with s-on) so I can return this refurb phone I got.

Also, I want to add that this PB31IMG works just fine for unrooting SLCD dincs and you don't have to worry about getting the black screen issue that would happen with the old leaked 2.1 PB31IMG. (I was kind of wary about this and couldn't find an answer as to whether this would be a problem--so, don't worry!)

Thanks again!

-Kyle
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Appreciate your taking the time to sign up and post results! Thanks for the feedback.
 
I'm selling my DInc on eBay in a few days (upgrading to the Galaxy Nexus). It's currently running CM7 - I plan to give the buyer the option of a stock phone or a rooted phone with CM7 (as an aside, is this a good idea, or should I just sell it stock?). So I need to make sure I know how to return it to stock if necessary.

The first post in this thread is very detailed and seems simple enough to follow, but I just want to make sure of a couple of things:

1. Since megaupload is gone, I had to get the 2.3.4 PB31IMG.zip from a different site (Stock Images | PvilleComp's, I hope it's ok to post the link here). The MD5 checks out OK from that site, though it doesn't match the one provided here from the now defunct megaupload link. That concerns me a little.

2. The 2.3.4 PB31IMG.zip I downloaded contains a radio as well as the ROM. It's the same radio I'm already running (2.15.10.07.07) - am I ok to flash this over what I currently have, since it's the same baseband?

3. Will this also return recovery to stock (I have CWM recovery), or is that something I have to do in a separate step? If I have to do it separately, in what order do I do it - before I return it to S-ON using Unrevoked or after? Before flashing PB31IMG.zip or after?

4. Finally, in addition to CM7, my phone has the EXT4 4 All mod installed (/data and /cache are formatted ext4 instead of ext3), do I need to be concerned about this?

Thanks for any help you can provide!
 
timbck2 said:
1. Since megaupload is gone, I had to get the 2.3.4 PB31IMG.zip from a different site (Stock Images | PvilleComp's, I hope it's ok to post the link here). The MD5 checks out OK from that site, though it doesn't match the one provided here from the now defunct megaupload link. That concerns me a little.

I believe the one linked there is an older version although it appears the RUU is the new one so I would go that route.

2. The 2.3.4 PB31IMG.zip I downloaded contains a radio as well as the ROM. It's the same radio I'm already running (2.15.10.07.07) - am I ok to flash this over what I currently have, since it's the same baseband?

No problem.

3. Will this also return recovery to stock (I have CWM recovery), or is that something I have to do in a separate step? If I have to do it separately, in what order do I do it - before I return it to S-ON using Unrevoked or after? Before flashing PB31IMG.zip or after?

Flash s-on file (zip) using CWM first, then run the RUU to return to stock. You don't use Unrevoked at all during this procedure. Re-examine the OP for this step. And yes, the RUU procedure will replace CWM with the stock recovery. There's 2 parts to this...flash s-on file in CWM, then run RUU. Then you end up with an s-off phone that's also unrooted.

4. Finally, in addition to CM7, my phone has the EXT4 4 All mod installed (/data and /cache are formatted ext4 instead of ext3), do I need to be concerned about this?

Not sure on this one. My instinct would be that this may cause an issue when trying to run the stock rom. I'm thinking you could use clockwork to format /data and /cache although I'm not sure what the default format method is within clockwork. You could then proceed to unroot although if you go that route, it might almost be best to load a stable rom first so you could then unroot by way of RUU with a bootable phone. Bottom line, you're on your own with this one, I'm just offering my thoughts which may be right or wrong.
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Hey guys, I need help.

I had CM7 and need to return to stock. I installed the S-On and that worked fine. Tried installing the RUU (went fine from what I can tell) and now my phone just sits at the HTC Incredible screen. Same when I try to turn on with Vol Up and Power button pressed. Have also tried installing PM31I.zip through HBoot, but still freezes at the HTC Incredible screen. I've waited about 20 minutes and doesn't proceed further.
 
Bmr4life said:
Hey guys, I need help.

I had CM7 and need to return to stock. I installed the S-On and that worked fine. Tried installing the RUU (went fine from what I can tell) and now my phone just sits at the HTC Incredible screen. Same when I try to turn on with Vol Up and Power button pressed. Have also tried installing PM31I.zip through HBoot, but still freezes at the HTC Incredible screen. I've waited about 20 minutes and doesn't proceed further.
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Goodness, this seems to be a common theme lately. Since my Megaupload links are dead, could you point me to the exact link/file you used to RUU?
 
iowabowtech said:
Goodness, this seems to be a common theme lately. Since my Megaupload links are dead, could you point me to the exact link/file you used to RUU?
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Thanks. The link was posted not to long ago.

Stock Images | PvilleComp's

Also, looking for some clarification on knowing its working when using hboot. My phone see's the file, says this

SD Checking
Loading...[PB31DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PB31DIAG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Loading...[PB31IMG.zip]

And then I get a vertical progress bar on the upper right part of the screen. When complete, the phone tries to read the file again and says its out of date then asks if I want to reboot or not. I was assuming that meant it read the file, installed it, then tried to read it again, but maybe I'm wrong.
 
WARNING:

Ok, I think I see what's going on here. That file that several people have evidently been using is not good. It states that it's hboot 1.02 and also, it's only 7.18 MB in size. We need to locate the true 4.08.605.2 RUU and hope people can get back to normal.
 
iowabowtech said:
WARNING:

Ok, I think I see what's going on here. That file that several people have evidently been using is not good. It states that it's hboot 1.02 and also, it's only 7.18 MB in size. We need to locate the true 4.08.605.2 RUU and hope people can get back to normal.
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Well if anyone has it, please share. I'm screwed otherwise.
 
Bmr4life said:
Same when I try to turn on with Vol Up and Power button pressed.
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hboot is power and volume down. What version of hboot does it say you currently have and does it say s-on or s-off? I know you flashed the s-on file, just want to be sure it took. If not, we may have immediate options.
 
Yeah, I tried power and vol up just to see if I could recover.

S-ON
hboot is 1.02.0000
microp-0417
radio 2.15.00.07.28
dec 212011,23:37:16
 
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