Unroot/Back to Stock (2.2) Without .sbf or RSD Lite - Droid 1 Only

[otter34]

OK they're sending another phone. One thing is that if I was to go in the market it shows that I paid for rom manager, titanium and setcpu. Is there a way to erase that?

Not that I know of - it's attached to your Google Checkout account, and I don't think there's any way of getting rid of that info. If you use a different Google account to link to your phone, that will obviously disappear. But it shouldn't cause any problems regardless.

Also, how the heck do I get my sd card out? I can't open this damn thing. I tried pushing it and thinking it would pop out, but no. How the heck do I get it?

Once you pop the battery out, you'll see the SD Card. If you're holding the phone upright, the SD Card should have a little "lip" at the bottom of it, you just use that to slide it down (toward the empty battery compartment) and it should slide out.

Lastly, how long should it take to download my apps from the market? I have about 50 of them and they say, "starting download" for all of them, but really only 2 are downloading. it's been like this for about half an hour. Only launcher pro and maps have downloaded.

edit: thanks a lot. It took about 4 minutes to do everything!

Totally depends on your connection. It basically has to download/install each app. I don't know the process, but I know it does a lot at the same time. Typically, when I start over, I don't even go into the market. I activate the phone (if need be), sign into my google account, get it to the home page and just put it down until I get the "** applications restored" showing up in the notification area. The market doesn't seem to like you doing anything with it before it's done restoring, for whatever reason (like you said with the "hanging" installs, though they'll likely work themselves out eventually).

Actually I can just factory reset the phone before sending it back

 

[nagmier]

I can't seem to find it anywhere in the thread I just glanced over it so I could have missed this, this wont put a stock recovery back on my Droid right? and since it wont should I worry about stock recovery and if so can you point me to the right thread? I'm trying to get a replacement Droid, my phone has sensors that are all screwed up and not working properly I keep getting muted while in call and its rebooting randomly.

 

[Harrybub]

I can't seem to find it anywhere in the thread I just glanced over it so I could have missed this, this wont put a stock recovery back on my Droid right? and since it wont should I worry about stock recovery and if so can you point me to the right thread? I'm trying to get a replacement Droid, my phone has sensors that are all screwed up and not working properly I keep getting muted while in call and its rebooting randomly.

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If you are already familiar with flashing ROMs using SPRecovery and/or Clockwork Recovery, you likely don't need to read this. Just know that the FRG22D Master OTA file (link below) can be treated like a ROM. It will also replace your current recovery with stock recovery, update to the latest baseband, and update to the latest bootloader. You may or may not have to wipe before doing it, but I recommend wiping since this could be a pretty hefty "change" from your current situation. Also, obviously, if you're doing this so you can return your phone, you most definitely should wipe.

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HB

 

[Taco]

Silly question I suppose, but I figured I'd ask it anyway.

If I used Motocache1's method to rooting as in this thread:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-labs/74028-root-droid-1-regardless-os-version.html

Will your method still replace SPR with stock recovery? I know Motocache1's method disables froyo's ability to overwrite custom recovery systems. I'm just wondering if the update.zip file will still bring me back to stock or not.

I ask this due to my issue with my mini usb port (it's starting to break) and I may not be able to flash sbfs soon :/

 

[jlaidlaw]

Thanks for making this. Downloading to SD card just in case I ever need to return my Droid again.

Sent from my Droid

 

[otter34]

Just got my new, er, factory refurbished replacement droid. Do I have to wait for all the apps to download before I root again or can I root before everything is downloaded? Presumably titanium will restore everything, right?

 

[teddyearp]

With the release of Froyo, I have found that the best way to proceed (with a 'new' phone and/or after a factory data reset) is to sign back into your google account and then LEAVE THE PHONE ALONE. Leave it alone still after the sync icon goes away. Do NOT even TOUCH your phone again until you have the "xxx Applications Restored" message in your notification bar. This will lead to a more harmonious outcome.

good luck

 

[jntdroid]

With the release of Froyo, I have found that the best way to proceed (with a 'new' phone and/or after a factory data reset) is to sign back into your google account and then LEAVE THE PHONE ALONE. Leave it alone still after the sync icon goes away. Do NOT even TOUCH your phone again until you have the "xxx Applications Restored" message in your notification bar. This will lead to a more harmonious outcome.

good luck

I do the EXACT same thing!

 

[doublea500]

for the clockwork recovery guide, can we keep it plugged in or does it have to stay out?

 

[jntdroid]

for the clockwork recovery guide, can we keep it plugged in or does it have to stay out?

If your battery is sufficiently charged, you don't HAVE to keep it plugged in, and you should get through the process just fine. But I tend to like to play things more conservatively there, and keep it plugged in as much as possible. Those recovery "programs" suck battery life pretty good, so if you get stuck for whatever reason, or have to leave it for a bit or anything along those lines, your battery could drop pretty quick, and then you're potentially stuck completely with no phone until you find somewhere to plug in again and get it charged up to the point where it's usable.

But, disclaimers aside, generally speaking you should be fine if you start out with a full charge or close to it!

Edit... did I understand your question right?

 

[doublea500]

ok i am doing it. so far so good. it is rebooting in the good droid eye. how do i know if everything worked correctly? also it said app2sd couldnt be partitioned or something when i cleared caches

and yes thankyou you answered my question perfectly and it seems everything is working so far. how do i check if there are signs of it still being rooted

 

[jntdroid]

ok i am doing it. so far so good. it is rebooting in the good droid eye. how do i know if everything worked correctly? also it said app2sd couldnt be partitioned or something when i cleared caches

and yes thankyou you answered my question perfectly and it seems everything is working so far. how do i check if there are signs of it still being rooted

Well, if you don't see the Superuser app in the app drawer, that's a good start. You can download a root-only app to make sure it doesn't work, as well.

 

[doublea500]

ok, thanks for making this guide jntdroid. i was sick of all this rooting crap and couldnt put up with it anymore. id rather be back to the crappy slow unrooted droid and be safe it was decent while it lasted. its nice that i actually found out what it meant to be rooted. also, can i delete all the .zips from the roms and kernels and themes from being rooted off my sd and also can i delete the update.zip now that i did it?

 

[jntdroid]

ok, thanks for making this guide jntdroid. i was sick of all this rooting crap and couldnt put up with it anymore. id rather be back to the crappy slow unrooted droid and be safe it was decent while it lasted. its nice that i actually found out what it meant to be rooted. also, can i delete all the .zips from the roms and kernels and themes from being rooted off my sd and also can i delete the update.zip now that i did it?

If you feel so lead, yes!

Edit: Though I'd hold onto the update.zip from this thread in case you need it in a pinch or just need a clean restore for whatever reason.

 

[doublea500]

ok great. i cant thank you enough for this. also will i get updates from google now? so this basically makes my phone the same as it was before i rooted it right?