Best Way to Unroot?

landoftherich · October 3rd, 2011, 06:57 AM

I need to unroot my 2.3.4 Atrix before sending to Motorola for warranty covered repairs. It's rooted using the instructions found on briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root

From what I've read the best way to go about unrooting is by following the steps below. Is this still the recommended method?

Quote:

1. Open Android Terminal Emulator

2. Type in the following commands, hitting ENTER after each line of code: (after typing 'su' below, look for the Superuser request and approve it, you can only continue if you get the # prompt.

Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p17 /preinstall
rm /system/bin/su
rm /preinstall/sqlite3
rm /preinstall/dosu
rm /preinstall/Superuser.apk
rm /preinstall/su
reboot

3. Let the phone reboot fully and then go into Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > find Superuser and uninstall it just like any other app.

landoftherich · October 19th, 2011, 07:39 AM

Just want to let people know the above method of unrooting worked for me. Motorola repaired my phone under warranty without asking any questions.

seanpr123 · October 19th, 2011, 10:24 AM

Good to know, thanks for the update!

Atrix-oli · October 25th, 2011, 06:46 PM

If i just do a factory reset?? Would that unroot???

seanpr123 · October 26th, 2011, 08:27 AM

A factory reset will not unroot.
You either need to reflash the stock ROM or remove all traces off the root like above.

Therich · November 12th, 2011, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by landoftherich

I need to unroot my 2.3.4 Atrix before sending to Motorola for warranty covered repairs. It's rooted using the instructions found on briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root

From what I've read the best way to go about unrooting is by following the steps below. Is this still the recommended method?

Does it work on the Atrix 4g version too? Thanks

seanpr123 · November 12th, 2011, 10:48 AM

You know, I found out I could be wrong about my factory reset statement. Has anybody testing that out by chance?

Atrix-oli · December 16th, 2011, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seanpr123

You know, I found out I could be wrong about my factory reset statement. Has anybody testing that out by chance?

nope, i did a full factory reset with erasing data, and i still get that my phone is not compatible for half of the apps on the market

NY Yankee Prid · April 30th, 2012, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by landoftherich

I need to unroot my 2.3.4 Atrix before sending to Motorola for warranty covered repairs. It's rooted using the instructions found on briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root

From what I've read the best way to go about unrooting is by following the steps below. Is this still the recommended method?

Quote:

1. Open Android Terminal Emulator

2. Type in the following commands, hitting ENTER after each line of code: (after typing 'su' below, look for the Superuser request and approve it, you can only continue if you get the # prompt.

Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p17 /preinstall
rm /system/bin/su
rm /preinstall/sqlite3
rm /preinstall/dosu
rm /preinstall/Superuser.apk
rm /preinstall/su
reboot

3. Let the phone reboot fully and then go into Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > find Superuser and uninstall it just like any other app.

I hate to be such a noob but can someone possibly post more detailed instructions on how I can unroot my Atrix 4G? I bought the phone used and found out the bootloader is unlocked so I'm assuming the previous owner rooted the phone, now I am unable to install the latest Android update. I have absolutely no experience with rooting a phone and don't feel really comfortable doing it. I don't even know what Android Terminal Emulator is or what any of these instructions actually mean. Is it all possible I'll even be able to do this myself seeing as I'm clueless?

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