Sorry, I have more questions again..
1) Every time I change the live wallpaper or close a game, my live wall paper has static noise on it on my home screen. Is this normal after flashing, or should I be concerned? The phone is overclocked (Megatron)
2) If I decide to go back to the original LG firmware by downloading it via this forum and flashing, and if I un-root my phone will I be able to download the official LG firmware updates or will this brick my phone (even after un-rooting and flashing)? And if it is possible, does this mean that the warranty is technically not void and if I've got probs with the phone, LG will repair it?
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2) If I decide to go back to the original LG firmware by downloading it via this forum and flashing, and if I un-root my phone will I be able to download the official LG firmware updates or will this brick my phone (even after un-rooting and flashing)? And if it is possible, does this mean that the warranty is technically not void and if I've got probs with the phone, LG will repair it?
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FnH84 said:
1) Every time I change the live wallpaper or close a game, my live wall paper has static noise on it on my home screen. Is this normal after flashing, or should I be concerned? The phone is overclocked (Megatron)
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Even the developer of Megatron doesn't recommend people to use live wallpaper... so it would be hard to say what or where the problem is.
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2) If I decide to go back to the original LG firmware by downloading it via this forum and flashing, and if I un-root my phone will I be able to download the official LG firmware updates or will this brick my phone (even after un-rooting and flashing)? And if it is possible, does this mean that the warranty is technically not void and if I've got probs with the phone, LG will repair it?
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That is exactly what people on this forum do. If they ever need any repairs made on the phone through LG service centre, they flash it back to stock so that it is still under warranty. The method they use here will return it FULLY to stock, including apps, custom recovery, and it even automatically unroots your phone. You will then be able to upgrade your firmware through official LG updater. Although, certain updates won't allow you to root it afterwards, so just make sure you know what you're doing beforehand.
AzNxJoHnNy said:
Even the developer of Megatron doesn't recommend people to use live wallpaper... so it would be hard to say what or where the problem is.
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Oh, I had no idea about that... lol. I changed to a normal wallpaper then. Thanks!
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i've just bought htc tattoo for my wife.and surprisingly there's no android app market..i did search and found com.android.vending.apk and try to install it through htc sync.installation was successful but sadly i cant download any applications..i stuck at starting download and nothing happens.is this the right vending.apk or can someone post to me vending.apk from our original tattoo?please.or i need to root my tattoo?but my phone is already unlock...and i also cant find facebook.apk for our tattoo...please help.
if android market doesnt come on the phone, the best way fix the issue is to flash an official rom from htc. rooting should allow you to install the market properly.
remember the official tattoo maket does not allow access to all apps, even thougn 95% of apps work flawlessly on the tattoo. i would highly reccomend the modified market posted on this forum. -I believe it should be possible to root and install this with without flashing your phone.
@havok123:
thanks for the reply..
mine is orginal htc ROM.dont you think so?i didnt flash any custom ROM.yet ive read that in some places htc tattoo doest come with android market,like in my country..
so you suggest that i root my wife's tattoo and install the patched android app market?
is there any other solution without rooting?i just dont want to break the warranty..
thanks for helping.
But what's if you go to warranty service and say, that there isn't any market. They must repair that. But even patched market is better I also think, that warranty service workers doesn't know what the hell is that ROOT, so they repair you phone whenever there is ROOT or isn't. But still there is a way to unROOT your phone, so it should regain warranty. Or maybe I wrong...
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But what's if you go to warranty service and say, that there isn't any market. They must repair that. But even patched market is better I also think, that warranty service workers doesn't know what the hell is that ROOT, so they repair you phone whenever there is ROOT or isn't. But still there is a way to unROOT your phone, so it should regain warranty. Or maybe I wrong...
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you're right, you can allways go back to your official one and it's like nothing happened
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you're right, you can allways go back to your official one and it's like nothing happened
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so,you mean that even when i root..i still have my original preinstalled applications..and for warranty purpose,i can revert unroot and those preinstalled applications are not removed?
thanks..i begin to understand..
tarmizizain said:
so,you mean that even when i root..i still have my original preinstalled applications..and for warranty purpose,i can revert unroot and those preinstalled applications are not removed?
thanks..i begin to understand..
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if you have just rooted your mobile you can allways make a hard reset
and get back to normal.
If you have just flashed a custom rom to your tattoo then you must
flash again official rom this time so you can get back to normal.
djhancks said:
if you have just rooted your mobile you can allways make a hard reset
and get back to normal.
If you have just flashed a custom rom to your tattoo then you must
flash again official rom this time so you can get back to normal.
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i see..thank you.
so no worry to root my wife tattoo then..
just out of curiosity..to install 3rd party application,is necessary to root the tattoo..right?
thanks in advance.
p/s: sorry for newbie questions as im not too familiar with android OS..been using winmo phone so long.
I've bought a S2 & ma cousin used it a week ...In between , he rooted it & installed Criskelo ROM in it , When i got it back i found that its 'WIFI' frequently Drops off! I tried changing many roms myself , but no change! it keeps on dropping off!
As the phone is under warranty , i would like to give it for repair , But i think i need to UNROOT it first or the warranty would get void...
So someone please suggest me the right method to UNROOT it & the official firmware along with it as i cannot find any backup
So please consider my request & help me !
Thanks
shaliq said:
I've bought a S2 & ma cousin used it a week ...In between , he rooted it & installed Criskelo ROM in it , When i got it back i found that its 'WIFI' frequently Drops off! I tried changing many roms myself , but no change! it keeps on dropping off!
As the phone is under warranty , i would like to give it for repair , But i think i need to UNROOT it first or the warranty would get void...
So someone please suggest me the right method to UNROOT it & the official firmware along with it as i cannot find any backup
So please consider my request & help me !
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You don't need to unroot it - rooting does not void the warranty. Putting a custom ROM on it, however, does. You need to flash back a stock ROM. Both branded and unbranded versions can be found in the xda bookmarks page in my signature. The threads also have very clear instructions on how to flash them.
The wifi issue may well be solved by flashing a stock ROM, so don't send it back till you've tried that and checked it again.
Good luck
If you want, I can provide you a stock recovery package, which will put the phone on the complete stock
The package is GB 2.3.4 based on XXKH3 and multi-CSC OXAKH3. It includes a .PIT file, CODE.tar, PHONE .tar, MODEM .tar. But if you do return the phone, you'll need to change the CSC which is set to default to KOR. You'll want to change to XEU.
Archer said:
You don't need to unroot it - rooting does not void the warranty.
I was sure that the letter sent out by Samsung mentioned rooting as voiding warranty .Speifically instructed techs to look for apps that required root .
jje
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JJEgan said:
I was sure that the letter sent out by Samsung mentioned rooting as voiding warranty .Speifically instructed techs to look for apps that required root .
jje
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I didn't know that (obviously, from my comment), but I don't see how they can justify it since you're not doing anything to the phone other than "installing" something on it. I guess they could argue that rooting allows you to perform commands that you otherwise couldn't perform, and they could damage the phone, but than a factory reset would cure it.
Not sure they could get away with that if pressed, but who knows. It's still worth the "unroot" if that's what they say.
Might they also look at the custom kernel count? In which case you will need a usb jigg.
Thanks everyone...lemme install a stock rom & try giving it at service center
Hello,
I'm going to send my Galaxy S2 in for repairs but I need to un-root it first.
I'm searching for the official Vodafone Australia kernel DUKJ1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
The kernel is there but because multiupload is down I cannot download it. I have tried Check Fus downloader but it does not have DUKJ1. Is there any other way I can get the kernel?
Also do I even need to un-root it as I have used the usb jig to reset the binary counter?
Um, actually, Checkfus does have KJ1 for Voda AU. This is the most recent firmware available for Voda AU via Kies (I just checked this with my own copy of Checkfus).
Download the entire rom and extract the kernel zImage.
If you leave a rooted kernel on it & whomever repairs the phone notices this, there's a fair chance your warranty will be deemed to have been voided. Frankly, you might as well flash the entire KJ1 rom package from Checkfus (for all whomever repairs it knows, you probably updated OTA via Kies), then do a factory reset then double check to make sure there's no trace of any apps that required root left on the phone.
Then jig it again just to be doubly sure.
Then done. Send it in for warranty service.
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Um, actually, Checkfus does have KJ1 for Voda AU. This is the most recent firmware available for Voda AU via Kies (I just checked this with my own copy of Checkfus).
Download the entire rom and extract the kernel zImage.
If you leave a rooted kernel on it & whomever repairs the phone notices this, there's a fair chance your warranty will be deemed to have been voided. Frankly, you might as well flash the entire KJ1 rom package from Checkfus (for all whomever repairs it knows, you probably updated OTA via Kies), then do a factory reset then double check to make sure there's no trace of any apps that required root left on the phone.
Then jig it again just to be doubly sure.
Then done. Send it in for warranty service.
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What version of Checkfus do you have as I can't find it. I select Android then GT-1900T but KJ1 is nowhere to be seen?
Thanks.
2.1. Android/I9100T/Australia (Vodafone). Tells you original firmware was KF2, then hit check firmware. Tells you KJ1 is latest released on 8/11/2011.
Are you sure you're using the PC version & not the phone app ?
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What version of Checkfus do you have as I can't find it. I select Android then GT-1900T but KJ1 is nowhere to be seen?
Thanks.
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I got it working, thanks alot.
To re jig it I flashed the old bootloader, should I re flash the new bootloader or leave the old one?
No worries
Unless you have a specific reason for flashing the new bootloader (I.E. something not working without it), leave it. The less you mess around with bootloaders the better.
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I got it working, thanks alot.
To re jig it I flashed the old bootloader, should I re flash the new bootloader or leave the old one?
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The reasons I planned on sending the phone in for repair/replacement were that is would turn on and off by itself sometimes, would open voice talk by itself almost constantly and would make the charging 'beep' noise when not plugged in.
Since unrooting none of these problems have happened again, should I still send it in for repair/replacement? Why would unrooting fix these problems?
Hard to say. Was the phone just rooted, or were you running a custom rom ? If the latter it may have been something in the rom causing the issues.
Up to you. Maybe run it for a week or two (or whatever) & see how it goes. You've unrooted it, you can jig it if you haven't already & send it in for warranty service whenever you like.
Obviously jigging it & going back to stock is never a guarantee of warranty service (given you've voided the warranty by rooting it in the first place), but most people who have done this have been fine so far as warranty service is concerned. I have seen a few exceptions over the past few months on here, but it's hard to say whether those people followed all the steps before sending it in or not.
That would be a good idea!
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Hard to say. Was the phone just rooted, or were you running a custom rom ? If the latter it may have been something in the rom causing the issues.
Up to you. Maybe run it for a week or two (or whatever) & see how it goes. You've unrooted it, you can jig it if you haven't already & send it in for warranty service whenever you like.
Obviously jigging it & going back to stock is never a guarantee of warranty service (given you've voided the warranty by rooting it in the first place), but most people who have done this have been fine so far as warranty service is concerned. I have seen a few exceptions over the past few months on here, but it's hard to say whether those people followed all the steps before sending it in or not.
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It was just rooted. Yeah that's a good idea, I'll see if it plays up in the next week, thanks!
Do you think they will replace it or just repair it?
No idea. That's entirely up to them. But unlikely to replace outside the first few weeks unless the phone was unfixable if previous experiences on here are anything to go by.
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It was just rooted. Yeah that's a good idea, I'll see if it plays up in the next week, thanks!
Do you think they will replace it or just repair it?
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Hard to say. Was the phone just rooted, or were you running a custom rom ? If the latter it may have been something in the rom causing the issues.
Up to you. Maybe run it for a week or two (or whatever) & see how it goes. You've unrooted it, you can jig it if you haven't already & send it in for warranty service whenever you like.
Obviously jigging it & going back to stock is never a guarantee of warranty service (given you've voided the warranty by rooting it in the first place), but most people who have done this have been fine so far as warranty service is concerned. I have seen a few exceptions over the past few months on here, but it's hard to say whether those people followed all the steps before sending it in or not.
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Any proper guide to be done before send to repair?.. i've just sent my phone to service today. Battery temperature warning problem. Re-flash stock rom with stock kernel. Everything goes back like factory settings
Just the usual steps I.E. flash stock firmware, do a wipe/factory reset, use jig to reset the flash counter, double check that the reset worked & there are no traces of old apps on the phone which required root that could tip off whomever fixes the phone that you'd rooted it. Some say you should first (while the phone is still rooted) go into CWRecovery and format cache, data, system, & sd card. Then flash stock firmware and then use the jig. Depends on how paranoid you are I guess.
As I said to the previous poster, there are no guarantees of warranty service after you root or flash non-stock firmware on your phone (you shouldn't expect same), however if you follow these steps you should get warranty service. But there are always exceptions.
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Any proper guide to be done before send to repair?.. i've just sent my phone to service today. Battery temperature warning problem. Re-flash stock rom with stock kernel. Everything goes back like factory settings
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Just the usual steps I.E. flash stock firmware, do a wipe/factory reset, use jig to reset the flash counter, double check that the reset worked & there are no traces of old apps on the phone which required root that could tip off whomever fixes the phone that you'd rooted it. Some say you should first (while the phone is still rooted) go into CWRecovery and format cache, data, system, & sd card. Then flash stock firmware and then use the jig. Depends on how paranoid you are I guess.
As I said to the previous poster, there are no guarantees of warranty service after you root or flash non-stock firmware on your phone (you shouldn't expect same), however if you follow these steps you should get warranty service. But there are always exceptions.
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Lucky for me. My phone just back from service and they replace broken parts. ..i didn't jig to reset the counter..
Yep. You were lucky.
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Lucky for me. My phone just back from service and they replace broken parts. ..i didn't jig to reset the counter..
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Hello, I know it has been posted here million times but I would not like to brick my phone.
I just got my Moto Atrix before 5 months. Quite like the phone but I heard you need to root and unlock the device to experience a great and fast smarthphone so I did. I was using CM7 all the time.
I unlocked my bootloader / root using this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
Everything works great but my Wi-fi is starting to weird out and it does not want to work correctly. I wanted it to return it to the shop, so they could fix it / get me a new phone but when I was there the last time, the girl rebooted my phone and saw there the "unlocked" text on Moto logo. She just gave me the phone and said to go out. I would like to remove that Text from there but dont know how. I was reading a lot of posts but everyone was saying : once you unlock bootloader, its permanent. Yes, I know it. I read all FAQs before flashing.
All I want is to remove the text so I can return them the phone.
Thanks
The only known way to do this is to flash the stock SBF. But it has to be exactly the one that was installed before any modding. Yes, that means you'll have to remember what exactly version and variant of the stock firmware you had before. SBFs are extremely dangerous so make absolutely sure you know what you're doing.
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The only known way to do this is to flash the stock SBF. But it has to be exactly the one that was installed before any modding. Yes, that means you'll have to remember what exactly version and variant of the stock firmware you had before. SBFs are extremely dangerous so make absolutely sure you know what you're doing.
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so if I mistake SBF and flash the bad one I will be bricked and I can use phone as hammer ? Am I getting it right?
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so if I mistake SBF and flash the bad one I will be bricked and I can use phone as hammer ? Am I getting it right?
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Very likely.
removing unlocked text
You may want to try this before flashing sbf. This method worked for me. . No guarantee it will work for you . but i think it just might. first thing is to flash the 2,3,4 4591 fruitcake. then update to 2.3.6 45141 from the official motorola software update. the unlock text should be gone if you are successful in doing this. I did this several months ago because my camera led burnt out. good luck. also you may want to try to go to a different store or service center. :fingers-crossed:
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I wanted it to return it to the shop, so they could fix it / get me a new phone but when I was there the last time, the girl rebooted my phone and saw there the "unlocked" text on Moto logo. She just gave me the phone and said to go out.
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You can't return to Motorola? I have not heard of, or read of anyone having issues with an unlocked bootloader when sending in for warranty. Is there a reason you have to return to the shop and not Motorola?
It doesn't need to be the same and exact SBF that was on it originally, it just has to be a SBF that is compatible with your phone. I remember I soft bricked an atrix while rooting it, and flashing an old AT&T SBF hid the UNLOCKED white text.
Basically you need to find out which SBF would be compatible with your phone. It shouldn't brick your phone unless you downgrade firmware, which is a huge no no on the atrix
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You can't return to Motorola? I have not heard of, or read of anyone having issues with an unlocked bootloader when sending in for warranty. Is there a reason you have to return to the shop and not Motorola?
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Got the phone from O2, I dont know if I can return it back to Motorola.
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You can't return to Motorola? I have not heard of, or read of anyone having issues with an unlocked bootloader when sending in for warranty. Is there a reason you have to return to the shop and not Motorola?
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In Singapore, Motorola would not even accept the phone if its only rooted. As long as the phone is modified in some way (unlocked bootloader/ rooted), your warranty is void.
Sent from that Atrix.
tatperson said:
As long as the phone is modified in some way (unlocked bootloader/ rooted), your warranty is void.
Sent from that Atrix.
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Not necessarily my friend. When you unlock the bootloader the text displayed states that unlocking your bootloader MAY void your warranty. It at no time says WILL void your warranty. Now, in Singapore you may have problems returning a phone, but I am assuming he/she is in the UK if on O2. There are a number of threads where people have returned unlocked phones to Motorola and had them repaired or replaced without issue.
OP, doesn't matter if you bought your phone from O2. It will still have a Motorola warranty on it. As long as you are buying new or refurbished from a reputable dealer, then you should be fine. You can go to Motorola's website and check if your phone is in warranty or not.
At the end of the day, worst they can do is tell you that your warranty is void.
i just got mine fixed, no problem with unlocked text on
the only problem they will lock your phone forever before return to you
Bottom line is, no matter what you do, Motorola can easily tell if you've tampered with your phone in an "undesirable" way, and it's ultimately up to them whether that will be a problem or not. Sometimes they are generous and don't care, other times they are merciless *****es and will make your life hell (and charge you for it). YMMV.
Hey,
I've bought a G2. After I rooted it, I noticed the "rooted"-status in the downloadmode. I've read about it. I now fear that I can not exchange the unit if something is broken. The warranty is void?
So i tought about to send it back to amazon (14 days time to send it back) and get another phone?! Do you think this is ja good idea or stupid?
Thx for help.
I've never rooted a phone before but I read that when you successfully unroot the LG G2, the 'rooted' status goes away.
From what I've read, G2's bootloader is unlocked, so you can root and unroot withou LG knowing it. But take a look to the thread "return to stock".
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I've never rooted a phone before but I read that when you successfully unroot the LG G2, the 'rooted' status goes away.
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The problem is, that I can no longer unroot the device, when it should be broken. That is the real problem...
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whit "another phone" i mean not a G2. i think i will buy the Sony Z1 or Htc One
I have reconsigned (returned?... send back... you know what i mean :silly: ) the device. I think I'll buy a Sony. So I have no problems with the root.
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I have reconsigned (returned?... send back... you know what i mean :silly: ) the device. I think I'll buy a Sony. So I have no problems with the root.
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hope you don't mess the sony up! the g2 is a far better phone than the sony - if you root, you can unroot and the "rooted" returns to" unrooted" better luck next time
it sounds to me like you have messed your phone up and now you want to send it back and you expect a new one. if I was the person at the other end I would have voided your warranty and if you cant sort it im afraid you should not be flashing anything until you know what you are doing there are far too many people doing this and then returning their phones as "faulty" when basically they messed it up what happens when you do the same to the sony -will u just send that back as well- no wonder manufactures are making it more difficult for people to root in the first place please don't keep doing this as it just makes it worse for the rest of us,who flash stuff and know what they are doing--rant over, hope you take a little time to learn what you are doing in future.
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hope you don't mess the sony up! the g2 is a far better phone than the sony - if you root, you can unroot and the "rooted" returns to" unrooted" better luck next time
it sounds to me like you have messed your phone up and now you want to send it back and you expect a new one. if I was the person at the other end I would have voided your warranty and if you cant sort it im afraid you should not be flashing anything until you know what you are doing there are far too many people doing this and then returning their phones as "faulty" when basically they messed it up what happens when you do the same to the sony -will u just send that back as well- no wonder manufactures are making it more difficult for people to root in the first place please don't keep doing this as it just makes it worse for the rest of us,who flash stuff and know what they are doing--rant over, hope you take a little time to learn what you are doing in future.
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no haha. i think you don't understand me (or i'm to dopy to write understandable english....). the device is not broken. i was thinking about, what could happen, if the device is broken and rooted. i know how to root or flash some rom. that is not my problem. the problem is, that LG has a rootchecker and Sony literally allows the root and flashing roms without unlocking the bootloader. this is why i want to send the G2 back and buy a new Z1.
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no haha. i think you don't understand me (or i'm to dopy to write understandable english....). the device is not broken. i was thinking about, what could happen, if the device is broken and rooted. i know how to root or flash some rom. that is not my problem. the problem is, that LG has a rootchecker and Sony literally allows the root and flashing roms without unlocking the bootloader. this is why i want to send the G2 back and buy a new Z1.
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To my understanding most of the newer devices have indicators buried in the settings to list rooted.
As long as the device powers on you can unroot the LG with the return to stock method and it will show unrooted. You just boot into download mode, and run the tools listed.
If it doesn't power on... then does it matter? It wouldn't be viewable under standard warranty anyways.
Enjoy the other phone if that's your choice, but you made a poor one IMHO.
digitard said:
To my understanding most of the newer devices have indicators buried in the settings to list rooted.
As long as the device powers on you can unroot the LG with the return to stock method and it will show unrooted. You just boot into download mode, and run the tools listed.
If it doesn't power on... then does it matter? It wouldn't be viewable under standard warranty anyways.
Enjoy the other phone if that's your choice, but you made a poor one IMHO.
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Agreed but it still shows rooted in download mode after going back to stock.
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Agreed but it still shows rooted in download mode after going back to stock.
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I don't believe so.
I have the ATT version, and I nuked it with a bad flash and a brain fart that caused me to forget to backup first in TWRP.
I couldn't get anything on the device so I did the restore to stock using the flash tool, and when I was done I'm pretty sure it showed green until I rooted it again.
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I don't believe so.
I have the ATT version, and I nuked it with a bad flash and a brain fart that caused me to forget to backup first in TWRP.
I couldn't get anything on the device so I did the restore to stock using the flash tool, and when I was done I'm pretty sure it showed green until I rooted it again.
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Ah mine showed rooted but I tried the back to stock for all variants and it didn't work (worked the first time not the second) so then I did the vzw only back to stock and that worked but still showed rooted in download mode.
After the unroot yesterday the "rooted" in the downloadmode was gone too