Root i rooted, and have a custom rom... but how to i go back?

[jimlad]

hey all. i rooted my phone and currently have defrost, however after playing i think this rooting/custom stuff is overated and miss the defaults setup, but how do i revert?

 

[EddyOS]

What ROM was on the device out the box? Was it branded or generic?

 

[jimlad]

before i rooted i had 2.2 unbranded

 

[EddyOS]

Assuming you mean 2.10.405.2, download this and run it when in FASTBOOT with your phone connected to the PC:

RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.10.405.2_R_Radio_32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_142828_signed.exe

 

[jimlad]

thanks mate, please dont laugh, but what is fastboot?

 

[SUroot]

phone off, hold Back and press power.

Its not overrated, its just not for everyone. Some people have little or no need to be rooted, others have a huge requirement.

 

[jimlad]

phone off, hold Back and press power.

Its not overrated, its just not for everyone. Some people have little or no need to be rooted, others have a huge requirement.

thanks and yeah you are right, i found some cool stuff, but i guess i got used to sense and had no real need to root, although its good to learn. im flash as i type. can i ask why its needed to be in fast boot for it to work?

 

[pav1978]

Assuming you mean 2.10.405.2, download this and run it when in FASTBOOT with your phone connected to the PC:

RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.10.405.2_R_Radio_32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_142828_signed.exe

I'm trying to unroot my phone (unbranded and unlocked)
Can you help me on th exact steps i need to take?
e.g. does the above file need to be on the sd card on the phone?

 

[EddyOS]

If using a Sense ROM:

Download file
Connect phone to PC and make sure HTC Sync is connected
Run file on PC (as it's a EXE file)

Not hard to work out really

 

[pav1978]

If using a Sense ROM:

Download file
Connect phone to PC and make sure HTC Sync is connected
Run file on PC (as it's a EXE file)

Not hard to work out really

Thanks!
Bit new to all this rooting business!
phone has been acting up since i rooted using the unrevoke method

 

[Rastaman-FB]

thanks and yeah you are right, i found some cool stuff, but i guess i got used to sense and had no real need to root, although its good to learn. im flash as i type. can i ask why its needed to be in fast boot for it to work?

there are plenty of custom sense roms that have all things htc in them and more

 

[jimlad]

so we do it in with the phone on now and not fast boot? as fastboot way gives me this msg

 

[EddyOS]

Pretty sure that means you're on a branded Desire so you'll either need a gold card to flash that ROM or you'll have to find the right ROM for your phone

 

[jimlad]

Pretty sure that means you're on a branded Desire so you'll either need a gold card to flash that ROM or you'll have to find the right ROM for your phone

do i need to have my gold card in the phone? as i have made one before

 

[SUroot]

Pretty sure that means you're on a branded Desire so you'll either need a gold card to flash that ROM or you'll have to find the right ROM for your phone

Thats what I would take from that message too.

 

[jimlad]

Thats what I would take from that message too.

so i need the gold card i created at home (im at work) and then try again. can i just confirm do i run the updater in fastboot or when the phone is booted up in its current rom (defrost)

 

[EddyOS]

In FASTBOOT, you need HTC Sync to do it in Windows and DeFroST doesn't have Sense

 

[Rastaman-FB]

you need your goldcard inserted yes and you should turn your day to day sdcard into a goldcard to save any misery down the line

 

[jimlad]

ok got the gold card in and trying again now

 

[sookster54]

you need your goldcard inserted yes and you should turn your day to day sdcard into a goldcard to save any misery down the line

That's what I did, my 8GB stick in the phone is also the goldcard, it was a pain in the butt to get working at first as patching it busted the fat32 partition (it's partitioned ext3/fat32 for A2SD+) but patching then reformatting the fat32 partition fixed it, of course I backed up all the sdcard stuff first. lol

 

[pav1978]

Since unrooting my phone has been lagging alot and running very slow
Is there anything I can do to improve performance (it used to be super quick prior to rooting)

 

[Rastaman-FB]

its not rooting thats making it slow.
all root does is give you SU and puts a custom recovery on.

 

[pav1978]

what could it be? i installed stock rom 2.2 and my previous apps

 

[Rastaman-FB]

its probably an app thats causing it if it is infact slower, it could just be your perception.
rooting it categorically cannot cause slower performance

 

[pav1978]

trust me its slower.. it hangs alot when opening txt messages, pictures and apps (when i say hangs its well over 10secs) i have to end up pressing home button and sometimes it doesnt even respond to that..