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I downloaded the mistakenly flashed android 1.6 recovery image while trying to flash Cyanogen 4.1.999 . And I lost my root . Now I am unable to root my G1 by 1-click rooting process. When I run recovery Flasher, both the i am not able to backup the recovery image and install the new recovery image. Is there any way to root it.

I did a similar thing. You lost your recovery image, yes? I used downgrade-firmware method... DREAIMG.NBH+g1 root in a google search should get you started...or search the forums here sucks you got to start from scratch tho...there may be a way to downgrade to doughnut and try running the 1-click root app to restore a custom recovery image?

That means i need to downgrade to android 1.5 before being able to run Recovery Flasher.

Find a tutorial on the non 1 click root method and reflash a custom recovery image via the rc29 exploit...the power of google is in ur hands or at ur fingertips.

Look through the q&a's there is a pretty straight forward tutorial that gets you back to a rooted state.​

you dont need to reroot your phone. look at the last few posts i made in the cyan 4.1.999 installation support thread in this section. it should get you where you need to go. if you need help, post there or pm me

Plea - Need help. Explain correct way to root FRF91. Noobs want to know!

OK friends, I will pass the favor to others for current information. I've been all over the forums looking for the safest way to root the FRF91. The problem is, the pages with some instructions have dead links to files and missing information about recovery. The stickies are gone or are showing how to root older roms only. The information is partly available in multiple places only. There are people searching and still confused on the correct procedure to root with or without an unlocked bootloader. I for one, am not sure when to use a recovery file or if any is needed. If some veteran or experienced user can finally post accurate and complete instructions on the exact procedure to root the FRF91 rom, others will be eternally grateful.
1) Please explain how to root FRF91 (aware 91 has to be downgraded).
2) If a recovery rom is needed.
3) How to downgrade to an earlier rom for root access.
4) How to upgrade back to FRF91 (or custom rom).
Yes, this question has been asked a number of times and most of these posts are passed over and ignored. People want to know and will keep asking because there are not clear instructions on rooting or recovery for this latest rom.
Thanks for your time.

((A))
1) Wait for [email protected] modaco to update his superboot.
2) Use that.
((B))
1) Flash AmonRA recovery using adb/fastboot.
2) When flash is done, reboot into recovery using fastboot, or pull the battery when it's done being written (but NOT before!!!!) and reboot into recovery with the trackball+power combo. If you boot normally without root, it will overwrite the recovery with the default one.
3) From within AmonRA, flash a rooted ROM using .zip file.

what i did is installed a clean 2.1
Then i just let the OTA do its job.
Installed OTA
downloaded Root Access via LINK
Flashed it in Amon Ra
Done.
If you allready have un-rooted FRF91 just use the link.

Which clean 2.1 are you referring to? Please post a link.
Can I downloaded Root Access via the "LINK" only without downgrading to 2.1 and flash Amon Ra Recovery if FRF91 is already OTA installed?

1) Please explain how to root FRF91 (aware 91 has to be downgraded).
To downgrade to get root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=717870
2) If a recovery rom is needed.
Custom recovery rom is not necessary to root, only to flash custom ROM
3) How to downgrade to an earlier rom for root access.
See #1
4) How to upgrade back to FRF91 (or custom rom).
Go here and pick a rom that based on FRF91 Froyo. Cyanogen Beta is out, as well as Enomther's Official Rom 2.9.2

Troubles Unrooting/Removing Clockwork URGENT!

Here's the story:
A while back, I rooted my Nexus One without unlocking using the bait and switch method, and had been using various custom ROMs.
Recently, the power button hasn't been working well, so I called HTC to get a swap. Obviously, before sending my phone back, I need to unroot it.
I tried to restore my phone using the method in the XDA guides, but it hung on each step, and it didn't actually do anything. So, I flashed the non-rooted stock ERE27 through ROM Manager (this, I suspect was a huge mistake.)
Now, I have an rooted phone, that fails on any update attempt and so is stuck on 2.1, and worse, Clockwork Recovery is still on there. I've tried to unroot my phone again using both the bait and switch method, and the freenexus method, but both have run into errors. I've also tried installing Universal Androot and clicking Unroot, but it just tells me my phone isn't rooted.
So, I can't root my phone to attempt to flash the recovery, and I can't find a way to remove Clockwork Recovery, but I need to send this phone back to HTC within the next 7 days, or else I'm gonna be out $530.
Any ideas?

mikeydangerous said:
Here's the story:
A while back, I rooted my Nexus One without unlocking using the bait and switch method, and had been using various custom ROMs.
Recently, the power button hasn't been working well, so I called HTC to get a swap. Obviously, before sending my phone back, I need to unroot it.
I tried to restore my phone using the method in the XDA guides, but it hung on each step, and it didn't actually do anything. So, I flashed the non-rooted stock ERE27 through ROM Manager (this, I suspect was a huge mistake.)
Now, I have an rooted phone, that fails on any update attempt and so is stuck on 2.1, and worse, Clockwork Recovery is still on there. I've tried to unroot my phone again using both the bait and switch method, and the freenexus method, but both have run into errors. I've also tried installing Universal Androot and clicking Unroot, but it just tells me my phone isn't rooted.
So, I can't root my phone to attempt to flash the recovery, and I can't find a way to remove Clockwork Recovery, but I need to send this phone back to HTC within the next 7 days, or else I'm gonna be out $530.
Any ideas?
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Have you tried the PASSIMG.zip method? That will replace everything including recovery.
Alternately if that doesn't work - open up a stock PASSIMG.zip and extract the recovery.img file. Use flash_image from your rooted ERE27 (instructions available elsewhere) to flash stock recovery back to the phone. Now try installing the OTA update or one of the "upgrade anything to FRF85B/FRF91" update.zip files intended for stock recovery. This should (eventually) leave you with an unrooted N1 on stock recovery and Froyo.

[Q] How to get back to vanilla from rooted FRF91 with custom recovery?

A couple of months ago I rooted my N1 FRF91 with Universal Androot. Later I flashed psfMod (based on CMW) custom recovery using flash_image recovery.
Now I don't have any use for custom recovery or a rooted device anymore, and want to get back on track to be prepared OTA 2.3.
I have received notifications for 2.2.1 OTA (2-part update), but the device just locks up during the upgrade and gets back to rooted 2.2 after a reboot.
So how do I apply the 2.2.1 update? Could I just flash the original recovery with flash_image (and what file should I get in that case), unroot with androot and just use the OTA? Or is there any better/easier way?
The question feels kinda nooby, but the only guides I find is to get back to shipping conditions (Which I don't want to keep my settings and so on),using fastboot which I can't since my bootloader still is locked or assumed that you are using a custom ROM which I don't.
Thanks for your help!

There is no need to get rid of a custom recovery or root to apply those updates. This has been covered in many threads.
This is what I would do. Use flash_image to flash Amon_RA 1.9.0 recovery. Then download the update (make sure you download the correct one: there is one that is FRG83D from FRF91, which is what you will need if you are running FRF91)and save it to the root of your sdcard. Then boot into recovery, and flash the update. (You will lose root and your custom recovery, but just root again if you want.) That covers part 2 of 2 of the update.
If you want to flash the first part, dowload the HBOOT 0.35 update file (floating around the forums) and place it in the root of your sdcard. Boot into recovery and flash that. You may have problems flashing certain custom recoveries after you flash the 0.35 HBOOT.

Thanks for your reply. If I follow your steps, the 2.3 OTA will work when it eventually comes?

F-Forward said:
Thanks for your reply. If I follow your steps, the 2.3 OTA will work when it eventually comes?
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If you keep a custom recovery, you will still get the notification, but you will have to manually apply it. If you keep the stock recovery, it should be able to apply it automatically. No word yet on if the newer HBOOT is a requirement for 2.3 or not.

[Q] Stuck in 4.2.2

Hey folks. I rooted my Verizon G2 last year and kept the original ROM. When the original OTA Update came out. the phone would download the ROM, but there would always be an error that stopped the ROM from being installed. Eventually Verizon stopped sending the update. I have tried to back up my ROM to attempt to install an updated one, and the phone will not boot into recovery mode. I've tried using CM Rom Manager and TWRP, with no success. Is there something I'm missing?

Anyone out there? I could really use some guidance, please?

First of all I'm not going to Flame you for not using the search button...
1. Do you have a recovery installed that you can use to flash with? Or can you get into download mode?
2. If you have a recovery you, need to restore download mode. This website you will need to download a file called "Restore Download Mode" and flash it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715408
Then in you will need to follow these instructions in one of these methods.
VERIZON ONLY Revert to stock GUIDE [UPDATED] tot method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
LG G2 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) kdz method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2432476
Then you should be able to update your software. These methods will probably erase your phone so back up anything you want to save to the computer. Hope this helps.

dkahs23 said:
First of all I'm not going to Flame you for not using the search button...
1. Do you have a recovery installed that you can use to flash with? Or can you get into download mode?
2. If you have a recovery you, need to restore download mode. This website you will need to download a file called "Restore Download Mode" and flash it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715408
Then in you will need to follow these instructions in one of these methods.
VERIZON ONLY Revert to stock GUIDE [UPDATED] tot method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
LG G2 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) kdz method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2432476
Then you should be able to update your software. These methods will probably erase your phone so back up anything you want to save to the computer. Hope this helps.
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Thank you very much for taking the time to help me out. I did use the search function, but I guess I wasn't savvy enough to really get a grasp on what to do, from what I read. May I ask? Is it really necessary to go all the way back to stock? I just want to flash an updated ROM that is current with what's out there. I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, Like I said, I'm having a little trouble with the jargon out there and I don't want to brick my device. Thanks again.

Depends....What rom are you on now? And do you have a recovery installed?

I don't have a custom,ROM installed. I justrooted tje phone. I have Clockwork Mod Rom manager and TWRP installed. When i tried to use Rom MANAGER to back up my Rom, i got tjedead android with a red triangle. When Itried to back up with TWRP i got a blanck screen and had to shut down and restart the phone.

If you don't have a rom and all you are on is a rooted stock. Then try going into twrp and do a factory reset then report back. If you want to do the update you need to unroot. And you will need to flash the download mod file. And do a factory restore again to clear everything out. If you want to put a rom on the phone try
Based on the G3 UI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-g2/development/xdabbeb-s-vs982-5-v1-0-0-t2975551
Or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715408
Based on Stock
Good Luck make sure you follow all directions.