I want to unroot my droid3 because i cant get updates (im on 2.3.4). But when i originally rooted it i deleted all the bloatware, and i have been reading that you can have problems unrooting if you deleted the bloat. So i am looking for some help either unrooting safely or just updating.
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Root Unroot/Update Droid3 with deleted bloat
- Thread starter knolls
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You are right that if you erased bloatware, the update may not take.
What is the system version? (Settings->about phone). Everything before the "XT862"... It should start with 5.
themib
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if you want to try not wiping data
you could flash 2.3.4/5.5.959 xml recovery file with rsd lite then take updates
but if phone bootloops, after flashing xml file, you will need to wipe data
if you are not worried about user data
flash 2.3.4/5.6.890 xml, with rsd lite and take 2.3.4/5.7.906 update
or
flash 2.3.4/5.7.906 xml with rsd lite
phone needs to be in AP Fastboot to use rsd lite
When the phone is off, press m+power and scroll down to AP Fastboot.
I would just wipe data in android recovery
and flash 906 xml
also phone will be unrooted during flashing
doogald may have other suggestions
you could flash 2.3.4/5.5.959 xml recovery file with rsd lite then take updates
but if phone bootloops, after flashing xml file, you will need to wipe data
if you are not worried about user data
flash 2.3.4/5.6.890 xml, with rsd lite and take 2.3.4/5.7.906 update
or
flash 2.3.4/5.7.906 xml with rsd lite
phone needs to be in AP Fastboot to use rsd lite
When the phone is off, press m+power and scroll down to AP Fastboot.
I would just wipe data in android recovery
and flash 906 xml
also phone will be unrooted during flashing
doogald may have other suggestions
In case preserving data doesn't work, I'd suggest using Titanium Backup Pro to backup the device while it's rooted, especially if you are going to re-root the phone after upgrading to 5.7.906.
If you are planning to re-root, you will need to use Dan Rosenberg's Motofail, which is here: Security Research by Dan Rosenberg
If you are going to root later and want to be debloated again, Pete Souza's debloating script still works: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238472
The nice thing about that process is that there is a re-bloating script so that you can get all of the bloatware back, if there ever is another OTA from Verizon (it seems unlikely, but it's possible that a security update to Gingerbread will bring another GB update, for example.)