Unroot Motorola Droid?

[ts7]

HELP! I believe my phone was defective as it has not been able to install the update pushed out by Verizon and I was unable to manually install it either. When looking for alternate updates, I accidentally ran one that rooted my phone rather than updated. While most would argue this is a GOOD thing, for me it was unintentional and from what I am reading has now voided my warranty. I need to take the phone back to Verizon for warranty replacement. Is there ANY WAY to "un-root" the phone?

[phreakaj]

You should be able to use the manual 2.0.1 update just the same processb as you used to apply root

[boostdscoob]

download the manual 2.0.1 ota update
save as update(do not put .zip on the end if your on windows vista/7)
plug in and mount phone, place update on sdcard, power down, power up while holding x
select install update.zip when its done select reboot. now your unrooted.

[Mojo]

Hey thanks!! I was wondering this my self

[ts7]

Thanks - I had tried that but to no avail. That was actually how this all started. My phone would not take the upgrade either OTA or manually. After reading other threads, the problem may have been that I was using 64-bit Vista. I took a chance and brought the phone back to Verizon and explained the situation. They worked with it for a couple of hours and finally ended up flashing the phone (they said this was a new process for the Droid and mine was the first they had ever done it on). I lost all of my settings (even the gmail backup was gone), but at least my phone is working again - hopefully for good. Thanks for the input!

[Backnblack]

How can the gmail backup be gone? IIRC it's located on the google servers...

[Jaylor]

Can't you just reset the phone to factory defaults by doing the

Power+X
Volume up + Camera button

And in the menu select reset to factory defaults?

I'm assuming this is going to take you back to ver 2.0 without root, without any apps, contacts or anything else you've done to your phone.

Granted, I don't know this for sure but its typically how all devices work *eyes his old ipod video* I've reset that thing so many times with a 'restore' and it always removes any hacks I've done to it.

[boostdscoob]

look here medicthree, i have done nothing but offer assistance, but it has gotten to the point where phones are being returned under false pretenses. i will not be punished for idiots that just think they need to root their phone because its the in thing to do. no one that posted above is asking questions, instead they think they can do it on their own. i have a damn tutorial step by step, yet no one is even looking at it. i dont know how much simpler this can be than this. basically one click root. if you cant get that right, then you dont deserve it. root is a basic necessity for some of us, and the posers are ruining it rather quickly on an amazing device that it will serve us best. stop catering to the noobs and understand that without them, this wouldnt even be mainstream, and we could enjoy the privacy and comfort that is our community. these sheep just following the masses, need to get lost, or learn to read. the only people bricking devices are the people that dont deserve this in the first place.

[Brian7]

Can't you just reset the phone to factory defaults by doing the

Power+X
Volume up + Camera button

And in the menu select reset to factory defaults?

I'm assuming this is going to take you back to ver 2.0 without root, without any apps, contacts or anything else you've done to your phone.

Granted, I don't know this for sure but its typically how all devices work *eyes his old ipod video* I've reset that thing so many times with a 'restore' and it always removes any hacks I've done to it.

I bet you're right...otherwise there wouldn't be a factory reset...ie it wouldn't work if your files were hosed. Good call

[boostdscoob]

for the noobs, go here:
ROOTING:Simple explanation and links gathered into one thread

if you cant understand anything on here, do not attempt. message me, and tell me what you dont understand, and i will explain it down to the letter. better yet, i may just give you my phone number, so i can talk you through this. just dont do it, if you dont completely understand the ramifications