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[Q] Getting ready for Gingerbread

Hey guys. I had rooted my Nexus One without unlocking the bootloader using the 1-click root application. I have managed to successfully use Cyanogen roms in the past. I am currently running eViL's NXSense v1.26.
I want to now revert back to the stock Froyo Rom, install all the latest updates which have been done after Froyo 2.2 & be ready eventually for Gingerbread . My question is how I can safely revert back to the stock Froyo rom & still be rooted?
I have Rom Manager installed and I am currently using clockwork recovery. I believe that there is an option in Rom manager to flash the stock Froyo rom. Is this the best option to select? Also I have an ext 3 partition of 512 MB. Do I have to format my card to delete the partition ?
I would really appreciate if someone can post a step by step procedure regarding what needs to be done

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829577

Thanks for the link mate. I would still like to know since my Nexus is rooted, if I revert back to the stock rom will I lose the root? Also if I revert back to stock Froyo 2.2, will I get the OTA updates which have been released after that? Finally what about the ext 3 partition? Do I keep it or do I have to delete the partition and how I delete it if it is not required?

Hey guys. Can anyone please look into my questions? I want to switch back to the stock rom while still maintaining my root.

you will lose root on a completely stock (untouched) ROM, no matter the version. But you can always root back through various methods if needed. Rooting does not prevent you from getting OTA updates.
If you go to Froyo 2.2, you MIGHT have to manually update to 2.2.1 (FRG83) depending on if Google made the update available again (it was taken off for some reason...) but you WILL get future updates (such as the new FRG83D)
As for the ext partition, I do not think it's useful, unless you are planning to use apps2ext which requires root I believe. Don't take my word for granted, I don't know much about this.

Thank you replying mate. As mentioned earlier, rom manager does have an option of going back to the stock Froyo rom. I have a2sd enabled. So how do I go back to the stock Froyo rom. Do I have to format my sdcard to delete the ext 3 partition?

Hey guys. I managed to download & install Nexus One FRF91 stock rooted image using rom manager. I have also managed to restore my applications using Titanium backup. I can see all my root applications are working fine & I can also see the superuser app.
Now when I go to Settings--> About phone--> System updates, it gives me a message that my system is currently up to date. Is this because I am rooted? As mentioned earlier I rooted using the 1-click root & so my bootloader is still locked. How do I move on from FRF91 to the remaining Froyo updates while still maintaining my root?
Also when I connect my phone to my PC & use Minitool Partition Wizard, it shows me my ext 3 partition & the swap space. Since I am not using a2sd, how do I regain this space while still maintaining other files? Can I just delete these 2 things using Minitool Partition Wizard?
I would really appreciate some help here folks

Ok Mods I have finally updated to FRG83D without unlocking my bootloader Also I do not have to delete my a2sd partition now. So please delete this thread. Thank you to everyone who attempted to answer my queries.

[Q] don't have stock backup

I have been reading for days and days. i am a noobie and i hope i don't try anybodies patience. I have not been able to find a basic enough answer to my possible delima. I rooted my captivate installed titanium backup and rom manager. I then flashed cwm and was successful. so I down loaded cognition to my computer and put it on my sd card. I turned off my phone took out my sim card and external sd card. i turned the phone back on in recovery mode and I wiped all, then got into cwm and installed cognition. It is great, but i am worried about when it degrades over time and i get the itch again to flash my rom that i made a grave mistake. i am pretty sure that i don't have a stock backup to go to before my next flash and if i download one from the internet then it won't be rooted and i will have to go through the whole process all over. i do have a backup of cog v3.04 on my sd. I wil want to flash another rom pretty soon but don't quite know how to proceed but am tempted to just do the same process i did to put cog on,(put the zip file on my sd and manually boot into recovery get into cwm and install new rom zip. any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance.

It is easy, and you never have to root again.
You have a file on your sd
update.zip
As long as you have this on your sd you can get into clockwork. When on stock just get into recovery and reinstall packages twice
To get back to stock you need to use odin. depending on your build number determines which odin is best. Build number can be located under the battery, something like 1008
Flashing stock is not as needed as some say. I have flashed several roms without going back to stock.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

thanks for fast reply
wow that was fast, i should have posted days ago,all of that reading was running my head around in circles. Just one more question. If i use odin don't i lose root. I also have read many warnings about flashing custom roms without returning to stock, but logically that makes me think i would have to root the stock rom every time before flashing the new rom. Maybe thats a dumb question but i am just trying to be careful and delay my first softbrick experience. thanks again.

Saving the update.zip gives you clockwork recovery without root. You can flash another rom straight from there.
With the new kernels that are out flashing stock is not needed as the built in recovers understand ext 4. I flash stock occasionally for no real reason. If I am making a major change like going from js3 base to armani base I tend to flash stock, if for no other reason piece of mind
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[Q] SU has been removed ROM Manager does not find Disk Image

I rooted my device months ago, when my device was running ICS. When Samsung released Jelly Bean update, I downloaded the chinese version and flashed it using ROM Manager, before doing this I had backed up my current rom and saved it to my external SD card.
The Jelly Bean ROM that I had flashed to my handset drains my battery within a couple of hours, so I am looking to restore from the backup I made.
My problem is, when I flashed the ROM, my SU Binary files have gone missing from 'System/Bin/SU' and ROM Manager and Super SU no longer works. I don't know if this has anything to do with ROM Manager not being able to find the Back-Up Disk Image I have on my SD Card or not?
My question is, what is the easiest way to fix this? Can I root my device based on the ICS method I used originally, or will this not work due to having a different ROM? Can I just download the Binary files, then drag and drop into the system/bin folder? If so where can I get the binary files from?
Or can I restore my handset to the back-up I created and stick with custom ICS?
Many thanks in advance

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BenC1985 said:
I rooted my device months ago, when my device was running ICS. When Samsung released Jelly Bean update, I downloaded the chinese version and flashed it using ROM Manager, before doing this I had backed up my current rom and saved it to my external SD card.
The Jelly Bean ROM that I had flashed to my handset drains my battery within a couple of hours, so I am looking to restore from the backup I made.
My problem is, when I flashed the ROM, my SU Binary files have gone missing from 'System/Bin/SU' and ROM Manager and Super SU no longer works. I don't know if this has anything to do with ROM Manager not being able to find the Back-Up Disk Image I have on my SD Card or not?
My question is, what is the easiest way to fix this? Can I root my device based on the ICS method I used originally, or will this not work due to having a different ROM? Can I just download the Binary files, then drag and drop into the system/bin folder? If so where can I get the binary files from?
Or can I restore my handset to the back-up I created and stick with custom ICS?
Many thanks in advance
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Without root ROM Manager cannot do any thing.
It's normal that you lost root after flashing a new ROM, except if you flash using Odin Mobile and choose keep root option.
Now at first you have to get back root, either follow : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360,
or flash a Philz kernel associated to your new ROM. That kernel includes root and is safe.

qnt said:
Without root ROM Manager cannot do any thing.
It's normal that you lost root after flashing a new ROM, except if you flash using Odin Mobile and choose keep root option.
Now at first you have to get back root, either follow : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360,
or flash a Philz kernel associated to your new ROM. That kernel includes root and is safe.
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Thankyou. I will have a read through.
I think I may have stumbled across some other posts relating to the same problem I am having. It seems to be the sdcard0 issue.

The best you can do is to install safe kernel from phillz, make full wipes, install firmware of your choice and then root it again. I suggest you this bcs when you flash ROMs, w/o doing wipes your batter life wont be so good.

[Q] Is it a good idea to flash a rom on a "somewhat" rooted phone?

Hi, I'm running Benny's 4.3 (build number 3.04.651.2) Deodexed (because i do not see any .odex files in the system folder, right?) and I want to flash the update which keeps popping up in the notifications every 24 hours after clearing app data.
I tried doing the OTA update but my phone goes into TWRP. My biggest concern is flashing the stock rooted update because my phone really isn't rooted. I have SuperSu on the phone and sometimes I get "SuperSu has been granted permission" or something like that but Root Checker app says the phone does not have proper root access. I don't really know what is going on because I took my phone to a repair center to get it unlocked shortly after i got the official OTA 4.3 update. I read that you need to downgrade to 4.1 and then unlock the phone through SimUnlockHelper apk. When I got my phone back everything was working as it should and my phone is indeed unlocked.
My biggest concern is flashing a stock rooted rom because of the fact that my phone does not have proper root access. Would you recommend doing this and are there any precautions I should be aware of because I had nothing to do with rooting or tweaking android before since this is my first phone that runs android officially.
Thanks!

Andza195 said:
Hi, I'm running Benny's 4.3 (build number 3.04.651.2) Deodexed (because i do not see any .odex files in the system folder, right?) and I want to flash the update which keeps popping up in the notifications every 24 hours after clearing app data.
I tried doing the OTA update but my phone goes into TWRP. My biggest concern is flashing the stock rooted update because my phone really isn't rooted. I have SuperSu on the phone and sometimes I get "SuperSu has been granted permission" or something like that but Root Checker app says the phone does not have proper root access. I don't really know what is going on because I took my phone to a repair center to get it unlocked shortly after i got the official OTA 4.3 update. I read that you need to downgrade to 4.1 and then unlock the phone through SimUnlockHelper apk. When I got my phone back everything was working as it should and my phone is indeed unlocked.
My biggest concern is flashing a stock rooted rom because of the fact that my phone does not have proper root access. Would you recommend doing this and are there any precautions I should be aware of because I had nothing to do with rooting or tweaking android before since this is my first phone that runs android officially.
Thanks!
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use the backup feature in twrp to make a nandroid and flash a stock rooted 4.3 rom. if it doesn't work restore your backup. if u need any info the sticky thread at the top of this section by bd19 will really help. read thoroughly. fyi you cannot ota with a custom recovery (twrp) you need stock recovery.

jblaze10 said:
use the backup feature in twrp to make a nandroid and flash a stock rooted 4.3 rom. if it doesn't work restore your backup. if u need any info the sticky thread at the top of this section by bd19 will really help. read thoroughly. fyi you cannot ota with a custom recovery (twrp) you need stock recovery.
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^This is the safest option @Andza195
BTW, imo, it should work, but just backup just in case. Also, if something doesn't work, the real best method is just to download the newest version of the ROM, back (everything that's important to you) up, wipe everything in TWRP except Internal Storage (because this is where the flashable .zip is at!) and flash the ROM fresh.

jblaze10 said:
use the backup feature in twrp to make a nandroid and flash a stock rooted 4.3 rom. if it doesn't work restore your backup. if u need any info the sticky thread at the top of this section by bd19 will really help. read thoroughly. fyi you cannot ota with a custom recovery (twrp) you need stock recovery.
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Okay, thanks!

StormyNight said:
^This is the safest option @Andza195
BTW, imo, it should work, but just backup just in case. Also, if something doesn't work, the real best method is just to download the newest version of the ROM, back (everything that's important to you) up, wipe everything in TWRP except Internal Storage (because this is where the flashable .zip is at!) and flash the ROM fresh.
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Just flashed the stock rooted kitkat rom and everything is working as it was before, thank you all for your help!

No write permission on internal SD after factory reset

Hey guys, hope you can help me here. I was always on Viperone and now went back to stock Android. I had a TWRP Backup of latest Original Rom I made begin of this year.
When I flash back the backup of original rom everything works fine, but when I do a factory reset then the phone alwys loses the write permission on the internal SD card.
I always need to download an app to fix it, but this isn't really a workable solution because I wanna sell this phone.
This Phone still has the root, I did not go completely back to stock.
Is there any way to fix this problem completely?