I was wondering if there is anyway to back up the orginal rom before I flash a new one on?
As in datawise, use PIMBACKUP available in these forums.
Otherwise, if u have the files for the current rom, that is your backup! If its a stock rom, In the upgrade section theres a list of default roms for you, so thats another backup
I have been testing the N1 for a few days, and just making sure there aren't any hardware issues before I void the warranty (possibly) through unlocking the bootloader and flashing a ROM. I would like to know if it is possible to revert to a factory settings ROM with exactly the "out of the box" settings and OS.
Backup: Unlock, install a RA-nexus recovery, save current ROM to SD, save settings with a backup app.
Restore: Start RA-nexus, recover ROM from SD, do factory settings wipe.
Is this correct?
Currently you can't relock the bootloader, you can revert everything apart from this. It does void your warranty but apparently HTC have been decent about fixing rooted N1s with hardware defects anyhow.
justin2net said:
I have been testing the N1 for a few days, and just making sure there aren't any hardware issues before I void the warranty (possibly) through unlocking the bootloader and flashing a ROM. I would like to know if it is possible to revert to a factory settings ROM with exactly the "out of the box" settings and OS.
Backup: Unlock, install a RA-nexus recovery, save current ROM to SD, save settings with a backup app.
Restore: Start RA-nexus, recover ROM from SD, do factory settings wipe.
Is this correct?
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As @nDrg said, you can't relock the bootloader, but you can restore the phone completely to the stock ROM... download the EPE54B stock ROM, rename it to PASSIMG.zip, copy it to the SD card, enter bootloader mode. The phone will find the zip and ask you if you want to apply the update... this will restore everything to the stock EPE54B ROM
Didn't work for me, please help...
Hello,
I tried to place the above listed file on my SD (tried the one from the link on your sig, and one from another source) and could not get it to recognize the file from bootloader, nor could I flash it from zip (via recovery).
I have been searching for a way to revert to stock ROM for days now (and I have been researching) and I can't seem to find a way that I can get to work. (I am running both cyanogenmod 5.06, and modaco's sense - switch back and forth with the RA revovery screen). I can't connect reliably to wifi on either, and want the option to go back to stock.
I'm very much new to Android (and the Nexus) thus I'm probably just missing some things that are obvious to more advanced users.
I was hoping that you might be willing to post a step by step guide to reverting to stock for newbies? (Explain each step, eg. I barely know what fastboot is). Or, do you know of a guide that you could point me (and others I'm sure) to?
One might ask why I rooted and modded my device when I did not understand enough of what I was undertaking to reverse the process. One would be absolutely correct in such a question! That being said, if anyone is willing to help, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Randy
Just curious why you'd want to go back to stock?
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Just curious why you'd want to go back to stock?
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@prettyboy85712:
I do love both cyanogenmod and modaco's sense rom, but I haven't been able to connect via wifi on either for quite awhile (though normal network connection works fine). To be more specific, if I have been able to connect via wifi without the sim card in the phone, but not with it inserted.
As well, it seems like a good idea to be able to revert to stock if I did need to (stock updates, etc.) and I'd like to try wifi with stock, to see if it's the phone or the ROM. (My fault for not figuring out how to do this before I modded )
Thanks so much,
Randy
if u want to go completely back where u still receive ota (minus the locked bootloader that u can't change that its unlocked) u can download the signed secure nexus 1 Rom from modaco and then flash the boot,system,and recovery.img though fast boot go to nexus one forum and search rolling back to stock Rom it gives detailed instructions on how to do it I did it to make sure it works and was simple it is and u even get ota updates from Google hope this helps if u need any help just send me a pm good luck let us know how it goes
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is there just a stock rom i need to flash? i sold my hero on the big auction site for anticpation of the evo and idk if i should put stock back on and if so where to get it.
search the threads or go to sprints website and download the 2.1 ruu
dont flash the ruu, maybe the new owner wants to root it. just wipe it, did you specify anything about rom or root?
Ask the buyer if he still wants it unlocked. If you were smart when you first got your hero you made a stock rom image backup in case. You can still preserve root by restoring this.
Depends on how you rooted. If you used flashrec it made a backup of the 1.5 recovery image. You can use the shell to reflash this recovery image, the instructions can be found on the RA release thread. That way the user could still root if they wanted.
If i return to the desire rom From Froyo, and use nandroid backup, does it make a complete rom image including the radio?
where is there a tutorial on how to flash your radio, and which radio us the best for the desire rom..
No, it does not back up the radio. Flashing the radio is a dangerous business (as is going out your front door, but that's another story), and it would be not-good to be reloading the radio along with the backup everytime something got screwy.
To restore your radio, you would need to pull the radio image out of a zipped ROM - a stock one, or another one that includes that same radio image.
It seems like every person has different experience with different radios, so asking which one is the best isn't really going to help you out too much.
ok, that makes sense...
"If" i decided to go back to the desire rom, can some of you who are running it plet me know your opinions on which radio to flash back to so i can load the ROM. what are the proper steps?
thanks
The title says it all. I'm quite new to the WP7 scene, so I want to ask if it's okay to restore WP7 to an earlier state through Zune when I install a custom ROM? Just in case anything goes wrong. If not, is there any other way?
If you use RSPH/HSPL with the custom rom, you first have to go back to SPL , then you can flash a Original Rom
no problem