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[Q] How to unroot?

How would you go about unrooting a Captivate?
Thanks

Use the galaxy s one click root/unroot program. Search the xda forums for the link.
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Would using ODIN to flash back to stock and using the Master Clear remove root?

Bunkered said:
Would using ODIN to flash back to stock and using the Master Clear remove root?
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ODIN back to stock will remove everything and put it back to the state that the phone was in when you took it out of the box. You will, however, still have some file system stuff hanging around from before. You'd have to clear your SD card of that information. But you should be unrooted and back to normal.

So if I were to use ODIN, could I still use Titanium Backup to get all my apps and games back? Because I want to go back to stock without root, but still have my apps and the info for them too.

nope - titanium backup needs root to work
Why the concern about root?

I just feel like going back to stock for a while, no real reason.

Bunkered said:
I just feel like going back to stock for a while, no real reason.
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Unless you've really made some major changes, i.e. new ROM, Kernal, radio, you are at stock. You could just flash to stock, root, re-apply through TB and you still are at the base of the phone settings.

So TB will still have my stuff even if I do the flash? Or do I need to save the backup to my computer?

Bunkered said:
So TB will still have my stuff even if I do the flash? Or do I need to save the backup to my computer?
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Save back up to your computer if you are going to master clear. If just odin flash not necessary

If you're still wondering about this, I unrooted using the root file found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
Then, I unrooted using the unroot.zip file found in the Galaxy one click root/unroot rar file. In both cases, you copy the file to your phone's root directory and then rename it to update.zip and follow the procedures in the thread linked above. Linke for the galaxy one click root/unroot is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304&highlight=root/unroot

market shows only test apps [FIXED]

i really dont know what happened. i cannot find anything. not even my paid apps, nothing really. all i can find is test apps. i was on roto jme4. and i go to the market and get a message saying something like device not comaptible with market please contact maker of device. blah blah...... that's weird because i never had that message before with rotos rom. so i change the fingerprint in the build.prop to no avail. i even went back to my stock t mobile firmware. im not getting that message,but i have no market downloads. not even my apps i paid for. all i get are test apps. what the hell is going on????

I am getting this message also, I am on roto v3
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update
just got off with the tmo rep. bottom line they could not do anything. i was referred to samsung. open 7am to 9pm central time 888-987-4357

Try going to settings >applications >manage applications>all and find market and delete data. See if that works

dhaddow said:
Try going to settings >applications >manage applications>all and find market and delete data. See if that works
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that is a no go

uploaded some screen shots

b0ricuaguerrero said:
i really dont know what happened. i cannot find anything. not even my paid apps, nothing really. all i can find is test apps. i was on roto jme4. and i go to the market and get a message saying something like device not comaptible with market please contact maker of device. blah blah...... that's weird because i never had that message before with rotos rom. so i change the fingerprint in the build.prop to no avail. i even went back to my stock t mobile firmware. im not getting that message,but i have no market downloads. not even my apps i paid for. all i get are test apps. what the hell is going on????
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sounds like something really screwed with your buildprop, or any other identification of the phone that the market needs. since you already tried to change the fingerprint in buildprop to no solution, i'd suggest to start completely over with JME v4 (= the roto suggested pit file, roto-JMEv4 FULL and repartition enabled). that should factory reset the phone and hopefully eradicate any screwed files.
here Market works like a charm as ever; running JME-v4 with CF-Root

shmigao said:
sounds like something really screwed with your buildprop, or any other identification of the phone that the market needs. since you already tried to change the fingerprint in buildprop to no solution, i'd suggest to start completely over with JME v4 (= the roto suggested pit file, roto-JMEv4 FULL and repartition enabled). that should factory reset the phone and hopefully eradicate any screwed files.
here Market works like a charm as ever; running JME-v4 with CF-Root
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didn't work. i re-downloaded both files

i dumped my system . any dev wants to take a look at it and see whats going on
http://www.mediafire.com/?biy21ctndrl8s23

This same thing was happening on my wifes tab the following steps made it work
-unbreak IMEI by restoring /efs backup
-delete vending.apk from /system/app
-fully reload software (chose roto_v4)
-sign in to market and allow it to update
-Rebroke IMEI
unfortunatly it only worked for about 20 minutes then back to the same problem. Testing now leaving the IMEI unbroken to see if that resolves

i think i found my problem i dont have anything in my efs folder. can someone provide me an efs folder with its contents. i did back up but forgot to take it to my desktop. when i reinstalled roto4 i wiped my internal sd

b0ricuaguerrero said:
i think i found my problem i dont have anything in my efs folder. can someone provide me an efs folder with its contents. i did back up but forgot to take it to my desktop. when i reinstalled roto4 i wiped my internal sd
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each efs folder is unique to the tab so i dont think using the folder from somebody else will work.

adinis78 said:
each efs folder is unique to the tab so i dont think using the folder from somebody else will work.
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it doesnt hurt to try. i have no efs folder so what am i suppose to do? i did do a roto backup before the **** hit the fan. can i find my efs folder there?

all i can say is WOOOT WOOOOT!!!!!!!!!! thank god for roto backup. . i basically flashed all my dumps with heimdall. then it rebooted, but it was stuck on the samsung screen. i then put it back into download mode then flashed the tmobile stock firmware. i now have all my paid apps and no more whining about my device not being compatible with the market

My market started to do this today as well. What I did was go into manage applications and found market. I uninstalled updates and cleared data. It has been working like normal for a few hours now.
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lakers8328 said:
My market started to do this today as well. What I did was go into manage applications and found market. I uninstalled updates and cleared data. It has been working like normal for a few hours now.
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my problem was that i managed to delete the contents of my efs folder. thats why i had that issue

b0ricuaguerrero said:
my problem was that i managed to delete the contents of my efs folder. thats why i had that issue
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Hi boricua,
I had this same Issue since yesterday... unafortunately I didn't had the time to work on this until today. Since I don't found no body working with this I started it on my own.
And that's what worked for me: I deleted once again the /efs/ content and get the original files back on place. Then turned on WiFi and turned off Network connections. Then turned off the GT and reboot it and get connected via WiFi and Signed on Google Account via WiFi.... then turned On Networks and deleted the /efs/ contents.
This was just thinking and playing with some logics under the IMEI identification. So this is what worked for me. I didn't get back to stock or reflashed any ROM.
I hope this help you guys. I was monitoring it all day and still working!!!!!
WOOOOOT WOOOOOT!!!!!

im just glad that before i started messing with my tab. i did a rotobackup on my stock rooted jjb rom. lesson to all... rotobackup your tab !!

b0ricuaguerrero said:
im just glad that before i started messing with my tab. i did a rotobackup on my stock rooted jjb rom. lesson to all... rotobackup your tab !!
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never did a rotobackup so i am SOL if anything happens to my tab, i dont even remember what FW my tab came with. i tried flashing the t-mobile stock FW that Roto set up but i kept getting a fail message when using ODIN but i am able to flash other FW, it seems that i have a bootloader, but at least my market is up and running again after re-flashing JME v4, dont know if that did it or the market was fixed. i will have to wait and see what happens.

adinis78 said:
i tried flashing the t-mobile stock FW that Roto set up but i kept getting a fail message when using ODIN
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are you hitting the repartition box when you flashing the stock firmware? flash without hitting the repartition box and see what happens.
if you don't do a roto back up then backup your efs folder at least
use this to check if you have a protected boot-loader. double click check and it willl do the rest for you.

My Stupid friend deleted dialer.apk.....

My buddy, has an OG Droid. It's a 'spare' phone and not activated...its mostly used as a web browsing (wifi) device. Well, I rooted it for him and got him a root-enabled application remover...well, he 'accidentally' removed dialer.apk. He is not sure what version of android he was on, but I assume it was 2.2 (the latest official firmware).
Can someone either a) post a version or dialer.apk or let me know where I can find it so I can walk him through putting that back on the phone by way of adb. Or b) let me know what I can do to help him with this. He told me he did do a hardware reset, but it made no difference, dialer.apk is still missing.
Now I'm not exactly sure he did a true hardware reset/recovery.
Any ideas? suggestions?
Thanks in advance....
Paul

Try this one: http://db.tt/mHuwDlP
Maybe you have to rename it - it's from an european version of Cynogen Mod 6 - but I suppose it should work if you put it into /system/app directory
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I would download and .sbf back to stock, although the question begs, what use is dialer.apk on a phone that's not activated?
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Hi, I am the dumb friend that has made a fatal mistake. I was trying to strip my Android of unwanted apps so I could take out my memory card and use it elsewhere. When I was doing this I accidentally deleted dialer. Now when I turn turn on phone a message comes up and tells me dialer is not working and thus I choose force close. Well the problem is this message locks up my phone as its continuously comes back.
I have tried hard reset and this did not work. I also was not paying attention so I did not backup Dialer either
Any and all help is much appreciated for this noob.

Grillmore said:
Hi, I am the dumb friend that has made a fatal mistake. I was trying to strip my Android of unwanted apps so I could take out my memory card and use it elsewhere. When I was doing this I accidentally deleted dialer. Now when I turn turn on phone a message comes up and tells me dialer is not working and thus I choose force close. Well the problem is this message locks up my phone as its continuously comes back.
I have tried hard reset and this did not work. I also was not paying attention so I did not backup Dialer either
Any and all help is much appreciated for this noob.
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If you let me know which sbf you are using, i can extract it for you. btw, is there a dialer.apk in droid? Because the milestone only has Contacts.apk and Phone.apk. I thought dialer.apk was there only in motoblur devices. OG Droid is not one of them.
IF you dont know which rom you are running on your phone, just go to Settings->About Phone, scroll down to the bottom and post a screenshot of your screen.
Update : I just downloaded and unpacked the original Verizon Droid 2.2 sbf from here and i can confirm that there is no dialer.apk in there. Also it is odexed. You are not running the official 2.2 update.

Hello silshen, and than you for taking time out to try to help me.
When I turn on this droid the exact message I get is
! Sorry!
The application Dialer (process
com.android.phone) has
stopped unexpectedly.Please
try again
Force Close
I cannot get any further into my droid now. I force close then this message instantly reappears. I downloaded the link you have posted (ty). Now If I might ask, how would I go about reinstalling 2.2 on this droid? I have 0 experience at
this. Do I need a program on my computer to install?

Grillmore said:
Hello silshen, and than you for taking time out to try to help me.
When I turn on this droid the exact message I get is
! Sorry!
The application Dialer (process
com.android.phone) has
stopped unexpectedly.Please
try again
Force Close
I cannot get any further into my droid now. I force close then this message instantly reappears. I downloaded the link you have posted (ty). Now If I might ask, how would I go about reinstalling 2.2 on this droid? I have 0 experience at
this. Do I need a program on my computer to install?
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You have the following options.
You can flash the official sbf using rsdlite.
If you have installed clockworkmod recovery, I can make a flashable update for you.
You can use rootexplorer to copy the contacts and phone apps to your system folder.
You can use adb to push the apps to system partition.
Best option is to flash sbf. You can then root your phone using z4root/universal androot or superoneclick root. Then install rom manager and then flash whatever custom rom you want.
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Use the attached guide to flash the official 2.2 sbf if your phone is a verizon droid. Follow procedure and please note that all risk that comes with this is yours. If you follow procedure, you shouldn't have any problems.

I'm not to worried about contacts or apps because this is my 'gaming' droid.Even though the Ram(if that is what it is called) is a bit small and can not run every game.Atm I have downloaded rsdlite 4.5.3 and will try to begin to 'flash' this droid. This droid was rooted before if that is any help.

Grillmore said:
I'm not to worried about contacts or apps because this is my 'gaming' droid.Even though the Ram(if that is what it is called) is a bit small and can not run every game.Atm I have downloaded rsdlite 4.5.3 and will try to begin to 'flash' this droid. This droid was rooted before if that is any help.
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You will lose root when you flash the sbf. Root the phone using the method i told you or get your friend to help you out again.

Thank you very, very, very, much for your help.

Grillmore said:
Thank you very, very, very, much for your help.
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You are welcome.
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When I open RSD and then plug Vdroid in, most values are N/A. I downloaded drivers and am not sure what I should do.I was able to try flash device, the model comes up as SE Flash OMAP3430 MI. The status is 'Failed flashing process. Unable to retrieve initialization from INI file.

Grillmore said:
When I open RSD and then plug Vdroid in, most values are N/A. I downloaded drivers and am not sure what I should do.I was able to try flash device, the model comes up as SE Flash OMAP3430 MI. The status is 'Failed flashing process. Unable to retrieve initialization from INI file.
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Did you put the phone into bootloader mode? (Power+dpad-up)
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Yes, I put the vdroid into bootloader then plug into my pc
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Did you install Moto USB drivers?
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Yes I have installed the drivers, updated, and reboot comp.
I also am running windows vista ultimate if that is any help.
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Grillmore said:
Yes I have installed the drivers, updated, and reboot comp.
I also am running windows vista ultimate if that is any help.
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Download rsdlite 4.6 or above and try running the program as admin. Have you installed any other recovery like cwm or sprecovery on your phone.
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I have upgraded to 4.6, gave RSD Lite Admin rights(doh' I should have done that >.<
Vdroid is now able to be flashed. Model still came up different though,but this worked like a charm!!!! Thank You!!!
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Just Got It Fixed
I also have the same problem on my Cherry Mobile Infinix Pure. Just got fixed it yesterday. Good thing that I already backed up my system before it happened. I have a stock app and its components .odex file. Just download it here.
Instruction:
1. Download the "Priv-app" on Facebook. Search the group Free Applications
2. Extract it.
3. Copy "Dialer.apk and Dialer.odex File.
4. Paste it in \system\priv-app on your android phone.
5. Press and hold Dialer.apk and click properties.
6. Uncheck all boxes except read only.
7. Click OK and Reboot.
Thatsss alll. Hope it might help you.

Is there a way to get the notification bar file?

I need to know where I can get a copy of the notification bar file for my Captivate? It's running Gingerbread 2.3.6 with UCKF1. I accidentally deleted it. And I thought I could live without it but, it sucks not seeing battery, texts, emails, etc... . Would it be in a backup file somewhere? If so, what would the file name be and where? Sorry for being a bother. And as always, Thanks in advance.
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Try reflashing your from again
Decrapitated Samsung

nowseewhatudid said:
Try reflashing your from again
Decrapitated Samsung
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Thanks, I was going to and then I thought maybe there was a way to just reinstall the file instead of a reflash. Just out of curiosity more than anything. I kinda was hoping there was a system file that was already backed up where I could copy or download and then install instead of reflashing the whole ROM. Cool.

Firmware for N900a?

I think I deleted something through root manager, but the just of it, is I need to re-install the firmware. I tried to go through Kies but it can detect my device for some reason. I think I deleted the Kies through root manager as well so it might be the issue.
Does anyone have the .tar file for this so I could flash via Odin? Just want to go back to new outta the box. Oh, I also tried factory reset through settings and also in recovery. Doesn't restore the files I'm missing.
Maybe I'm making this harder than it is and just need a few missing files I deleted by mistake. The only issues Im having is everytime I restart my phone I have to reset my live wallpaper and reset Swiftkey as my default keyboard. Maybe there is a fix for that and then I wont have to worry about the firmware?

There is no tar as of yet. And if you did the OTA to MJ5 you cant use the one click through De la Vega
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What firmware were u on?
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Tenacious--M said:
I think I deleted something through root manager, but the just of it, is I need to re-install the firmware. I tried to go through Kies but it can detect my device for some reason. I think I deleted the Kies through root manager as well so it might be the issue.
Does anyone have the .tar file for this so I could flash via Odin? Just want to go back to new outta the box. Oh, I also tried factory reset through settings and also in recovery. Doesn't restore the files I'm missing.
Maybe I'm making this harder than it is and just need a few missing files I deleted by mistake. The only issues Im having is everytime I restart my phone I have to reset my live wallpaper and reset Swiftkey as my default keyboard. Maybe there is a fix for that and then I wont have to worry about the firmware?
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Right now it is impossible to flash firmware of any kind to a 900A. The bootloader is locked and until somebody figures out a way to unlock it, it is impossible to flash any ROM/Firmware to this device.

I am rooted on the Root De La Vega so I must be on the correct firmware.
Maybe I'm making this harder than it is and just need a few missing files I deleted by mistake. The only issues Im having is everytime I restart my phone I have to reset my live wallpaper and reset Swiftkey as my default keyboard. Maybe there is a fix for that and then I wont have to worry about the firmware?

Tenacious--M said:
I am rooted on the Root De La Vega so I must be on the correct firmware.
Maybe I'm making this harder than it is and just need a few missing files I deleted by mistake. The only issues Im having is everytime I restart my phone I have to reset my live wallpaper and reset Swiftkey as my default keyboard. Maybe there is a fix for that and then I wont have to worry about the firmware?
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Wipe your phone.
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the2rrell said:
Wipe your phone.
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I've done the factory reset in both settings and recovery console. No luck.

Tenacious--M said:
I've done the factory reset in both settings and recovery console. No luck.
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Do you know specifically what files you need, i will pull them from my system and post them up.

the2rrell said:
Do you know specifically what files you need, i will pull them from my system and post them up.
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I wish i did. Thank you for the kind offer. Does anyone know what files I might need to correct this?

the2rrell said:
Do you know specifically what files you need, i will pull them from my system and post them up.
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Sir, i requested earlier but don't see my request. So pardon if repeating.
I am on Stock rooted MI9 but have accidentally lost SecContacts.odex and SecPhone.odex,due to which my stock contact and dialer have disappeared. Now i m using exdialer from playstore... would u be so kind to upload these two files. Thanks.

the2rrell said:
Do you know specifically what files you need, i will pull them from my system and post them up.
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Any possiblity of uploading all of the APK's so I can sort throught them and see what I am missing?

Tenacious--M said:
Any possiblity of uploading all of the APK's so I can sort throught them and see what I am missing?
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yes i can do that, the wifi at work is super slow so i will do this when i make it to the house this evening.

If you can open your build.prop in /system it will tell you the firmware version at the top.

archie87 said:
If you can open your build.prop in /system it will tell you the firmware version at the top.
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What am I looking for? I see this:
ro.build.id = JSS15J
ro.build.display.id= JSS15J.N900AUCUBMI1

Tenacious--M said:
What am I looking for? I see this:
ro.build.id = JSS15J
ro.build.display.id= JSS15J.N900AUCUBMI1
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It appears that you can just flash the MI9 firmware since you aren't running MJ5. Can someone verify this? That would save you from having to go through all of the apks.
All you would need to do is flash the Oneclick from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474422