The micro USB charging port on my wife's D4 just died. I received the warranty replacement from VZW. I need to return the old D4 to stock.
Battery is dead and can't charge via USB. I bought the D4 inductive charge door from VZW, and will buy a powermat to charge it, so charging it should not be a problem.
I did a search on this, and found various threads for dead USB ports, but not a solution for what I need.
QUESTION: How can I unroot, return to stock ROM and recovery, and re-lock the bootloader without USB access? I know there are various apps I can use to transfer files to the device via wifi, but is there a ZIP file I can flash with Clockworkmod Recovery to re-load stock ROM, unroot, re-lock bootloader, and re-load stock recovery?
SoCalNewb said:
The micro USB charging port on my wife's D4 just died. I received the warranty replacement from VZW. I need to return the old D4 to stock.
Battery is dead and can't charge via USB. I bought the D4 inductive charge door from VZW, and will buy a powermat to charge it, so charging it should not be a problem.
I did a search on this, and found various threads for dead USB ports, but not a solution for what I need.
QUESTION: How can I unroot, return to stock ROM and recovery, and re-lock the bootloader without USB access? I know there are various apps I can use to transfer files to the device via wifi, but is there a ZIP file I can flash with Clockworkmod Recovery to re-load stock ROM, unroot, re-lock bootloader, and re-load stock recovery?
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Assuming you are successful in getting your D4 charged, following these steps SHOULD get you back to a stock unrooted phone without the use of the USB port. Make sure you have backup up anything you don't want to lose before you do this.
1. Go in to safestrap recovery, delete any ROM slots, and boot back into your stock ROM.
2. Open up the safestrap app and select uninstall recovery.
3. Uninstall the safestrap app.
4. While you are still rooted, use a file explorer and delete any incriminating leftover files (nandroid backups, etc.)
5. Install and run Ginger Unroot from the Play Store (Full disclosure: I have never actually used this app). Costs 99 cents.
6. After Ginger Unroot does it's thing, check to make sure Superuser is not longer installed on the phone.
7. Boot in to stock recovery and perform a factory reset.
Honestly, I would probably just skip step 6 and manually delete superuser. It's pretty unlikely they will really be looking to see if you rooted it since you're returning it for a hardware issue. Also, according to another thread on XDA, rooting the D4 triggers some sort of check that cannot be undone. If true, unrooting your phone won't help.
Good luck!
kwyrt said:
It's pretty unlikely they will really be looking to see if you rooted it since you're returning it for a hardware issue.
Good luck!
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Do you really think so? As since ics I have not rooted my for as I have bad luck with the ear piece speaker in my past d4...
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dbreezy187 said:
Do you really think so? As since ics I have not rooted my for as I have bad luck with the ear piece speaker in my past d4...
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Just my personal opinion so take it for what it's worth. I've never actually had to return a phone myself. But, I have yet to hear of someone being turned down for a warranty repair/return because their phone was rooted. And I do know someone personally that returned their D4 under warranty for a faulty screen that was rooted and running a custom ROM and they never said a thing. I'm guessing the only reason they would look into it being rooted was if you soft bricked it, wouldn't boot, something like that where they suspect it was something you did to cause it.
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kwyrt said:
Assuming you are successful in getting your D4 charged, following these steps SHOULD get you back to a stock unrooted phone without the use of the USB port. Make sure you have backup up anything you don't want to lose before you do this.
1. Go in to safestrap recovery, delete any ROM slots, and boot back into your stock ROM.
2. Open up the safestrap app and select uninstall recovery.
3. Uninstall the safestrap app.
4. While you are still rooted, use a file explorer and delete any incriminating leftover files (nandroid backups, etc.)
5. Install and run Ginger Unroot from the Play Store (Full disclosure: I have never actually used this app). Costs 99 cents.
6. After Ginger Unroot does it's thing, check to make sure Superuser is not longer installed on the phone.
7. Boot in to stock recovery and perform a factory reset.
Honestly, I would probably just skip step 6 and manually delete superuser. It's pretty unlikely they will really be looking to see if you rooted it since you're returning it for a hardware issue. Also, according to another thread on XDA, rooting the D4 triggers some sort of check that cannot be undone. If true, unrooting your phone won't help.
Good luck!
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kwyrt - THANK YOU for your help! I am heading out later today to get a charging mat to use with the inductive charger, then I will try the steps you outlined above.:laugh:
Yes thank you putting it that way I may finally get mine rooted again...
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Update: I have not been able to test the above directions yet because no local stores seem to carry the inductive charging mat (I've tried Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Radio Shack, and Best Buy).
I will buy the charging mat online, then update thread with outcome once it arrives.
Update 2: the PowerMat that I ordered on Amazon arrived today. Unfortunately it is not compatible with the Droid 4 inductive charging case (Droid 4 requires QI, PowerMat is not QI).
I ordered a QI charging mat, and it arrives Monday. I'll report progress then.
kwyrt said:
Assuming you are successful in getting your D4 charged, following these steps SHOULD get you back to a stock unrooted phone without the use of the USB port. Make sure you have backup up anything you don't want to lose before you do this.
1. Go in to safestrap recovery, delete any ROM slots, and boot back into your stock ROM.
2. Open up the safestrap app and select uninstall recovery.
3. Uninstall the safestrap app.
4. While you are still rooted, use a file explorer and delete any incriminating leftover files (nandroid backups, etc.)
5. Install and run Ginger Unroot from the Play Store (Full disclosure: I have never actually used this app). Costs 99 cents.
6. After Ginger Unroot does it's thing, check to make sure Superuser is not longer installed on the phone.
7. Boot in to stock recovery and perform a factory reset.
Honestly, I would probably just skip step 6 and manually delete superuser. It's pretty unlikely they will really be looking to see if you rooted it since you're returning it for a hardware issue. Also, according to another thread on XDA, rooting the D4 triggers some sort of check that cannot be undone. If true, unrooting your phone won't help.
Good luck!
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So the inductive charger arrived last Monday. It worked! Device is all charged up despite the non-functional USB port.
Rooted device when it was on GB, then the OTA update brought it to ICS (which removed root).
Here's where I'm at:
- no root (but superuser still installed, and can't be removed)
- stock recovery
- broken USB port
Here's what I've tried:
- Ginger Unroot did not work
- Can't remove superuser from Google Play
- Can't remove superuser from settings/apps
- Can't remove superuser with Root Explorer (no longer have root, so I can't acquire root privileges)
- Can't remove superuser with Titanium Backup (no longer have root, so I can't acquire root privileges)
Given lack of USB, and lack of root, any ideas how I can remove Superuser and restore to stock?
SoCalNewb said:
So the inductive charger arrived last Monday. It worked! Device is all charged up despite the non-functional USB port.
Rooted device when it was on GB, then the OTA update brought it to ICS (which removed root).
Here's where I'm at:
- no root (but superuser still installed, and can't be removed)
- stock recovery
- broken USB port
Here's what I've tried:
- Ginger Unroot did not work
- Can't remove superuser from Google Play
- Can't remove superuser from settings/apps
- Can't remove superuser with Root Explorer (no longer have root, so I can't acquire root privileges)
- Can't remove superuser with Titanium Backup (no longer have root, so I can't acquire root privileges)
Given lack of USB, and lack of root, any ideas how I can remove Superuser and restore to stock?
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Like previously stated, its prolly going to get tossed into a refurb bin where it will under go fresh flash of firmware after some little asian will replace the speaker and usb port. I wouldnt stress it.
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Like previously stated, its prolly going to get tossed into a refurb bin where it will under go fresh flash of firmware after some little asian will replace the speaker and usb port. I wouldnt stress it.
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Gotcha. I just want to avoid getting charged the $300 because they see it was rooted. Would be lame since the device's mechanical USB port failure was completely unrelated to the device being rooted.
Has anyone returned a device to VZW that is still rooted? Did they charge you the $299?
I need help please
PLEASE...... I FLASHED MY LG-E739 wit MIUI V4 rom,
Den i decided to run a font.....when i reboot for de font to take effect it refuse to boot..stopped at de miui logo and have
tried everything to gain recovery mode but none seems to be working...
Please if anybody can render help to me i'd be very greatful.
Please Help
after i did an OTA update yesterday i was on android 7 already but there is small update with around 21 Mb installed yesterday and after that i can't do a fast charge and also the charge is too slow now and my phone not recognized by the PC.
i tried many cables and i tested with another phones everything working fine except my note 5
my phone not rooted and i don't know what i can do now
same thing happened to my phone. Have you found a way to fix this??
trueplayer said:
Please Help
after i did an OTA update yesterday i was on android 7 already but there is small update with around 21 Mb installed yesterday and after that i can't do a fast charge and also the charge is too slow now and my phone not recognized by the PC.
i tried many cables and i tested with another phones everything working fine except my note 5
my phone not rooted and i don't know what i can do now
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Possible Solutions Are
1)You can wait for next official OTA by samsung regarding fixing the issue
2)You can download previous Official 7.0 Build Which you were using from Sammobile.com or Samfirm.com And Flash It Using Odin (Kindly Don't Forget to enable OEM Unlocking And USB Debugging Options From Developers Options Before flashing anything using Odin is always recommended to avoid DM-verity/SW-Check Fails/Custom Binary Blocked By FRP like issues)
3)You can root your device and Try any custom or stock rooted/patched kernel for your device which will probably solves above mentioned issues OR Simply flash any custom nougat based N5 or S8+ Roms
Note:-
Rooting will void your warranty as well as trigger Knox flag, so if your not much familiar with Rooting And Falshing Custom Roms Simply Dont try this Or Try At Your Own Risk
Hi
Please help me
My device is already bootloader unlocked.
My Oxygen is 4.0.3 and stock recovery.
How to root without PC.
I don't have computer.
Please help me...
Sorry for my English.
Thank you
4.0.3 is pretty old. So I would suggest first updating to 4.1.6 first: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/rom-oxygenos-3-5-4-mm-ota-update-t3519074
From there, you can try one of the apps to install custom recovery TWRP: official TWRP app, TWRP Manager, or Flashify (all available on the Play store). I always use fastboot to flash TWRP, so can't vouch for either of those apps working. One thing to note, is that without a PC, if you run into issues while rooting, you have less options to troubleshoot and recovery, and might get yourself in a jam.
If you succeed in installing TWRP, backup your stock ROM in TWRP. Then download SuperSU or Magisk (whichever root you prefer) right to the phone, then boot TWRP and flash it.
Chicken and egg problem. Bootloader unlocked does not necessarily mean root so unless you have root, the apps mentioned are not going​ to work. Unless you have root or TWRP installed I am afraid that you'll need a computer at least once.
https://www.amazon.com/HP-Stream-11-y020nr-Celeron-Personal/dp/B01JLCKPAC
Highly recommended. No excuse no to have at least this computer. You can even buy it for 160 dollars from a high rated amazon seller and get amazon prime. If not from here try to grab it from somewhere that sells it in your country. Using android works much better with PC. you dont have to use any experimental software to load experimental software. Its just not a good idea. Get this guy, it seems very good too, nice specs for a casual laptop computer then just use the method everyone does. It also seems extremely portable at 11 inches.
Unfortunately, there is no known way at this time to flash a custom recovery without root or access to a computer. Your best bet would be to load the adb/fastboot files and either borrow a friend's computer or use a library computer. You should be able to run access the programs directly from a flash drive without administrative privileges/installing to system.
Edit: Nevermind, forgot your needed drivers. I guess you will have to either borrow a friend's or buy a cheap computer.
Everybody Thanks
I am Myanmar.
Root is very important because Myanmar Unicode font and zawgyi font (non-standard Unicode).
Android default font is Myanmar Unicode but
100 percent of Myanmar internet users use Zawgyi for communication.
Thank you
Zawgyi and Unicode problems is here
https :// docs . google . com/document/d/1W6_Upw_fDMeiwKr1G4gQVT_bTen-CTa6DwfJixPB1rw/mobilebasic
Get a friend to help out? Surely someone you know has a pc to let you use for a couple minutes
dreinulldrei said:
Chicken and egg problem. Bootloader unlocked does not necessarily mean root so unless you have root, the apps mentioned are not going​ to work.
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That is a good point. As I mentioned, I don't use apps like Flashify or TWRP Manager to install TWRP (but know folks like these apps) so I didn't think of that nuance. You don't need root to install TWRP by fastboot; but you will need root to do it through an app.
I think I've seen some folks (other devices) mess around with installing TWRP using terminal emulator and another Android phone attached by OTG. But not that straightforward (would need to buy an OTG cable), not sure if it will work; and probably just easier to find a friend or family member to borrow their PC for a half hour.
I'd just really get to a PC; boot TWRP, make a backup of boot, recovery and modem (IMEI) data, then flash TWRP and that's it.
Typically does not take much longer than 5 minutes...
There is this weird problem with my Xperia Z c6602. It charges only when its completely drained out!! It doesnt charges in between. So i think this is a problem of software. I googled it and many people had this problem. Now I want to Root and Flash a custom rom.
But i am able to only root it using KINGROOT. Now i need to UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER TO SET UP CUSTOM RECOVERY But i dont know how to do it because that usb port is not working!! What it does that only charge when completely drained and the phone doesnt even GETS RECOGNISED By PC!
I am stuck TOTALLY STUCK!!
I NEED A WAY TO JUST DOWNGRADE OR FLASH ANY ROM. I AM A TOTAL NOOB IN THIS CASE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
PLS HELP ME PLS
Use fastboot method
unmaskedluke said:
use fastboot method
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pls tell me how?!!
And doesnt fast boot requires a pc??!
I never know the way to put TWRP without PC before but there is a new Official TWRP App on PlayStore. It means you can flash TWRP without PC (I never test it myself). Maybe you can give it a shot.
I don't know If Kingroot would work but to increase success rate, install and run supersume.apk IMMEDIATELY after phone rooted. Means No reboot after rooting process is done. Supersume will install SuperSu for root management. Note that Supersume is a paid app.
The steps are:
- make sure your bootloader is unlocked (unlocking process by PC). There is a thread about this somewhere on this forum, but I prefer the Official way. Much reliable.
- install Kingroot and begin the rooting process (btw, I'm using kingroot v4.5 back then).
- If succeed, DON'T REBOOT, install supersume and begin the process (note: it's a paid app so if you wanna continue without supersume, you are free to go to the next step).
- Install Official TWRP App on playstore. Then install The latest TWRP for Yuga.
Note: I don't guarantee that this method will work 100%, and if you can't unlock your bootloader then there is nothing you can do. Sorry.