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Root Unroot?

ltmays said:
Hey im new to rooting and i just sold my phone and amazon and wont to unroot it. How do i do this can someone link me to the correct guide? I kept reading different ones.

This is the guide i used to root
http://androidforums.com/evo-v-4g-a...ing-evo-v-4g-roms-kernels-using-fastboot.html
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This should be moved to the Root section...a Guide will hopefully move it there shortly.

I'm not sure how far along you went with that guide. Did you obtain S-OFF? What's your HBOOT version? I think running the RUU may be the best method for you, but I need to be sure you can run the RUU, so let me know about those two things I've asked.
 
I dont think i did the last 2 steps "S OFF or 4EXT"
i have Jmzstock and Hboot version 1.57

Sorry for the wrong section
 
I think you should just run the RUU.

Has anyone made a complete step by step RUU guide which even has links to the thing you have to do to work around the mainversion upgraded 1.57 hboot?

To the OP...the RUU is HTC's way of putting your phone back to 100% stock configuration without any of the OTA (over the air) updates. It's a windows application that you run, and it's all automated. Since you're on 1.57 and not 1.58, this is a good thing since you're not S-OFF. If you were on 1.58, you'd have to obtain S-OFF in order to run the RUU.

But even 1.57 can also have problems running the RUU if the November OTA was taken. I'm not sure how to tell. I never really had to worry about these things since I was S-OFF right away. If you start reading here

http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-v-...nt-factory-reset-please-help.html#post5785855

you will see reference to the main version being updated by the November OTA. If you scroll down some more, you'll see a link to a .zip file by Brian706. This is what will fix your main version so that you can run the RUU.

I can't help you with procedures, but Brian706 surely can as can many others here. Perhaps he'll link you to a RUU guide, or a mainversion downgrade guide if needed.

Good Luck. :)
 
Okay, go here and download the RUU: Goo.im Downloads - Browsing ruu

You remember how to use fastboot commands from when you unlocked the bootloader? Time for that again :)

Run fastboot command fastboot oem lock

Then while the phone is still in fastboot usb mode, run the RUU. If it gives you an error message then download this: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/100923173/SetMainVersionLOW.zip

and put it on your sd card and flash it through recovery. Then attempt the RUU again. After the RUU finishes, you will be back to stock!
 
Brian706 said:
Okay, go here and download the RUU: Goo.im Downloads - Browsing ruu

You remember how to use fastboot commands from when you unlocked the bootloader? Time for that again :)

Run fastboot command fastboot oem lock

Then while the phone is still in fastboot usb mode, run the RUU. If it gives you an error message then download this: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/100923173/SetMainVersionLOW.zip

and put it on your sd card and flash it through recovery. Then attempt the RUU again. After the RUU finishes, you will be back to stock!
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This post needs to be the default standard given out to people who need to run the RUU. If you elaborated a bit on S-OFF implications, 1.58 issues, and other things that crop up...it could be an official RUU guide :D
 
What are the fastboot commands? Sorry for all the questions i really appreciate it though. I just want to make sure i do it all correct.
 
Yes, is it the Step 4) Unlocking with HTC Dev
I did it back in January i think so i really dont remember them
 
ltmays said:
Yes, is it the Step 4) Unlocking with HTC Dev
I did it back in January i think so i really dont remember them
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Yes just like that :) You plug in your phone and open command prompt. Then type cd c:\sdk-tools

Then adb reboot bootloader

Then fastboot oem lock

Fastboot oem lock will relock your bootloader which is required to run the ruu.
 
ok im confused.

Do i just turn the phone off? or do i do something in the phones FastBoot menu when i hold volume down + power

I got a cmd error about the rom was a old version and couldnt update, so i moved the "SetMainVersionLOW" folder i downloaded to my androids drive. ( i didnt put it in any folders)

Then i clicked recovery and followed the steps, but it never displayed a ruu failure screen. Im not sure if this is what you ment b y flashing it through recovery
 
Hmm.. I thought you would remember some of this from rooting. I'll try to make it more clear.

Fastboot commands are commands that you send to your phone through command prompt. There are also adb commands. There are two ways to put the phone into fastboot usb mode. One is to connect to the pc, and enter adb reboot bootloader into the command window. That will reboot the phone into fastboot and since it's plugged in should say fastboot usb in red letters on the phone display.

The other way is to power off. Hold volume down+power to get to your bootloader. From there, select fastboot. Once you plug the phone in, you should see fastboot usb in red letters.

This means that you can now send fastboot commands. Just like when you rooted. Remember fastboot oem get identifier token and fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin and fastboot flash recovery recovery.img etc. etc....

So what you need to do is first put the phone in fastboot usb mode per one of the methods above. Then you will use the fastboot command fastboot oem lock
That will re-lock your bootloader. From here your phone should still be in fastboot usb mode. Run the RUU.exe on the pc and follow the instructions.

It's possible you need to lower the mainversion of your phone before the ruu will let you run it. So if the RUU returns an error, put the whole setmainversionlow.zip anywhere on your sd card. Then boot into your recovery.

Do this by powering off the phone again and booting into the bootloader. Then select recovery. From there install the zip file just like you would with a rom. Just choose install from sd card then browse to the setmainversionlow.zip and select it. It will only take a couple seconds to flash.

Then get your phone back into fastboot usb mode again and attempt to run the RUU again.

I hope that makes it more clear?? :)
 
when i tap recovery it just takes me right back to the menu that says
bootloader
reboot
reboot bootloader
powerdown

It just keeps lopping me back there
 
Do you still have the recovery.img on your pc in your sdk-tools folder? If so use fastboot boot recovery.img to get into recovery and flash the main version file.
 
How do you want me to do that from my computer? Do you want me to run the one
on my desktop or on the phone drive. Or do it from my phone somehow?

Please bare with me!
 
On your computer. If you go to c:\ is there a folder in there named sdk-tools? And if so is there a file in there named recovery.img?

If so, put the phone in fastboot usb mode and use the fastboot command: fastboot boot recovery.img

Maybe you need to read through the guide and little bit and see if anything clicks. None of this sounds familiar at all? It seems odd that none of it is ringing a bell at all if you've gone through it before.

I'm bearing with you but I'm starting to feel like I'm just repeating myself and I'm not sure how to explain things any easier? If you successfully followed the newbie's guide before maybe a quick read through would help things make more sense.
 
i only rooted once 4 months ago, some of it rings a bell.
The cmd window said "booting.....FAILED (remote: not allowed)

I dont think its finding my device its plugged in. when i try
adb reboot bootloader it says no device found
 
Okay, boot into your rom and make sure usb debugging is enabled in the settings. I think under security. And in the power section of the settings make sure fastboot is unchecked. Although that error, is your bootloader re-locked already? Go into your bootloader and tell me what it says :)
 
I DID IT!!!

i forgot that i tried to factory restore earlier thinking it would set my phone back to normal and unrooted. So i had to enable debug mode again. So after ru finished and it said i can start my phone back up that means its set to normal right ? :D

Thanks for putting up with me!! <3
 
I'm glad you are working again! So did you run the Ruu? Or what exactly did you do after enabling usb debugging?
 
i did what you told me the first time and it worked. It just didnt work because of the debugging being disabled i guess
 
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