okay so know that i do know that i am rooted, how do i get it back to the version that i get when i first buy it and take it out of the box. i know it may sound super crazy to everyone, i am jsut wanting the eris back to normal, [i liked the eris cupcake version i know scary] am i stuck with froyo
or can i get back to right out of the box software
Yep, you can return to stock (1.5 or 2.1)--just follow the links to this thread
[ROM][9/25/2010]FlashBack15 v1 -Return to Factory Stock - xda-developers like a few of us (and notably, the author of this thread, erisuser1) already pointed-out.
Just download the
FlashBack15_v1.zip file from that thread (you'll probably have to register on XDA first in order to be able to download--its not a biggie, they are a very well-known site with lots of great folks eu1 (aka bftb0 on XDA)) and move it to the top-level of your /sdcard (i.e., not in any subdirectories). If you download it from Windows and transfer it while your phone is mounted as a "disk drive" via the USB cable, drag and drop it to the drive letter corresponding to how your phone is mounted in Windows Explorer. Be sure to do a "safe eject" to ensure that all of the file has transferred properly to your phone. Also, if you really do want to return to Android 1.5
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, be sure to download the
stop-OTA_v1.zip file too.
After you do that, then power your phone off. Next, you'll boot into the custom recovery menu by pressing and holding the volume button in the down position (volume-DOWN) and then press the end/power button. When you see the three skateboarding little green androids, press the volume-UP to enter into recovery. If you have trouble or get confused getting into recovery, take a peek at this post:
http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/177367-rooting-custom-rom-questions.html#post1592392
When you see the recovery menu (it'll look like figure 33 in this post
http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/127861-universal-eris-root-dummies.html#post1186824), select "
Wipe" by scrolling down with the trackball and pressing the trackball. Now select "
Wipe data/factory reset" and confirm your selection by pressing the trackball again. By the way, the above link is an excellent, visual resource for doing everything I'm describing here (again, written by the esteemed erisuser1
).
After the wipe has completed, use the volume-down button to navigate back to the main menu. Then select "
Flash zip from sdcard". If you've properly moved your
FlashBack15_v1.zip file to the top-level of the /sdcard directory, you'll see this file listed. Scroll to and select this file and press the trackball to confirm the file you want to flash. Give it time to flash your .zip file...it'll take a minute or two...
Now, if you really want to return to 1.5, you will now flash the
stop-OTA_v1.zip file which will prevent your phone from getting an automatic over-the-air (OTA) update to 2.1.
After you are done flashing, use the volume-down toggle to return to the main menu. Select "
Reboot system now". Be patient while it boots-up...its got a lot of stuff to do...
Please read and reference the original FlashBack thread listed above for more information.
Good luck and hope this helps.