Root Unrooting 4.54

[MusicJunkie]

I rooted my brother's EVO before the 4.67 update came out and he keeps insisting on being unrooted (even though I got rid of the system apps that he hates). How do I go about doing that? Thanks!

 

[CapThrowback]

I rooted my brother's EVO before the 4.67 update came out and he keeps insisting on being unrooted (even though I got rid of the system apps that he hates). How do I go about doing that? Thanks!

The easiest way to unroot (without having to install anything special or do anything in recovery) would be to use a file explorer that has root permissions (like ES File Explorer - Root access has to be enabled in the Settings).

Navigate to /system/app and delete Superuser.apk. Then navigate to /system/bin and delete the "su". Then, disable root access in the file explorer. Reboot and unrooting is complete!

 

[ocnbrze]

Wait you can do this on 4.54?

 

[MusicJunkie]

Won't the security still be on with the custom recovery? I'll try that as soon as I can

 

[CapThrowback]

Wait you can do this on 4.54?

Not sure I understand the question? The device/ROM is already rooted, so all I'm suggesting is deleting the Superuser app & binary. That'll unroot any ROM.

Won't the security still be on with the custom recovery? I'll try that as soon as I can

The custom recovery will still be there, yes, but that just makes it easy to re-root if he changes his mind. None of these things will affect the NAND locked/unlocked status.

 

[MusicJunkie]

Not sure I understand the question? The device/ROM is already rooted, so all I'm suggesting is deleting the Superuser app & binary. That'll unroot any ROM.


The custom recovery will still be there, yes, but that just makes it easy to re-root if he changes his mind. None of these things will affect the NAND locked/unlocked status.

He wants to update to the newest OTA though O_O. If I do your method and reboot and become unrooted, is it safe to update from the OTA?

 

[Granite1]

He wants to update to the newest OTA though O_O. If I do your method and reboot and become unrooted, is it safe to update from the OTA?

If he wants to install the OTA update through the phone like an unrooted user, do not do it with the current setup. There is a custom recovery on there still, it can't properly accept an OTA. You need the stock recovery to successfully accept an OTA update.

I'm on my phone or I would link you the proper files, sorry.

Hopefully Ocn or the Cap'n will be by soon to link the files.

 

[MusicJunkie]

If he wants to install the OTA update through the phone like an unrooted user, do not do it with the current setup. There is a custom recovery on there still, it can't properly accept an OTA. You need the stock recovery to successfully accept an OTA update.

I'm on my phone or I would link you the proper files, sorry.

Hopefully Ocn or the Cap'n will be by soon to link the files.

I found the 3 files in the Revolutionary rooting guide under unrooting. That's the method I used when I rooted his phone. I'll follow that guide.

 

[CapThrowback]

He wants to update to the newest OTA though O_O. If I do your method and reboot and become unrooted, is it safe to update from the OTA?

You didn't say that before .

Just flash the stock recovery in bootloader, and then he can take the OTA. It shouldn't affect his NAND status, but it will definitely unroot him.

EDIT: Hope you read this before you proceed with the above - this way will be MUCH easier.

 

[Granite1]

I found the 3 files in the Revolutionary rooting guide under unrooting. That's the method I used when I rooted his phone. I'll follow that guide.

Just to be sure, your friend absolutely does not want to be rooted anymore?

Reason I'm asking is because they can flash the latest stock rooted rom and accomplish the same thing. Also if they accept the newest ota, the new hboot is a little more complicated to achieve s-off. Root access is pretty easy, but it watermarks the hboot.

 

[CapThrowback]

Just to be sure, your friend absolutely does not want to be rooted anymore?

Reason I'm asking is because they can flash the latest stock rooted rom and accomplish the same thing. Also if they accept the newest ota, the new hboot is a little more complicated to achieve s-off. Root access is pretty easy, but it watermarks the hboot.

If Revolutionary (or unrEVOked) was used to root, taking the OTA shouldn't affect NAND status.

 

[Rxpert83]

I'm just wondering why he doesn't flash a 4.67 ROM? Some of them still have quirks but honestly nothing significant was offered from 4.54 to 4.67. Most of our ROMS have had CIQ gone for ages and everything else from the OTA is being updated into custom ROMS.

 

[MusicJunkie]

You didn't say that before .

Just flash the stock recovery in bootloader, and then he can take the OTA. It shouldn't affect his NAND status, but it will definitely unroot him.

EDIT: Hope you read this before you proceed with the above - this way will be MUCH easier.

Lol, I did. I haven't done anything yet. He isn't around at the moment and it's after 1 am O_O lol thanks!

 

[MusicJunkie]

Just to be sure, your friend absolutely does not want to be rooted anymore?

Reason I'm asking is because they can flash the latest stock rooted rom and accomplish the same thing. Also if they accept the newest ota, the new hboot is a little more complicated to achieve s-off. Root access is pretty easy, but it watermarks the hboot.

It's my brother and yes. I flashed AOSP and he hated it and I forgot to wipe cache and dalvik before doing it.....partial boot loop but I put his original ROM back and just deleted bloatware and that was it. Nothing fancy or special.

 

[MusicJunkie]

I'm just wondering why he doesn't flash a 4.67 ROM? Some of them still have quirks but honestly nothing significant was offered from 4.54 to 4.67. Most of our ROMS have had CIQ gone for ages and everything else from the OTA is being updated into custom ROMS.

I'm more of the "android guy" than he is, lol.