How To: Unroot the HTC Legend
June 7, 2010 in Android How To's, Featured, How To's, HTC Legend How To's, Video
I. Before You Begin
1. The only reason to unroot a phone is if you have to send it back in for warranty purposes. Otherwise just try loading a different ROM instead…
II. Get Back to Out of Box State
1. Download HTC Sync (if you don’t already have it) and the Original Legend RUU and save it to your computer.
2. Double click the HTC Sync program and install it.
3. Plug your phone into the computer via USB cable and select HTC Sync when prompted on the phone on how it should connect.
4. Double click the RUU exe you just downloaded and follow the prompt to restore the phone back to factory settings.
Reported Issue:
Issue: After the RUU tries to reboot my phone into bootloader, it sits at Waiting for Bootloader and eventually gives me an error.
Solution: Simply unplug the phone and plug it back in (leaving it on the HTC logo screen), and run the RUU again with it in that mode already.
Issue: After the RUU says sending and updating signature, it brings up an error saying use the correct RUU for this device.
Solution: Either find a different RUU for your phone, or just put your Goldcard back into the phone and start over.
Tom said on June 19, 2010
Hey,
i got a problem with unrooting my phone.
2.x firmware is now on my HTC Legend, but i cannot get the 1.x back.
can you please help me?
Thanks,
Tom.
Crille_jacobsson said on January 1, 2011
cant find sync on my phone either… how do i do if i want to unroot it
Please help
matt said on June 19, 2010
Hi i have the last problem, its tells me to use the correct RUU, i’ve tried the process with my gold card, but it brings the same result, from what i can see upon searching for a legend RUU, it seems that the linked one on your site is the only one avaliable! please Help.
pugi said on June 27, 2010
Help!
I hope I didn’t distroy my Legend.
So I got a brand new Legend this last Friday. It’s 0.43.0001, and 1.31.7xx or something like that.
Followed all the instructions, created a Goldcard, d/l the zip file, unziped it, started the step1-windows.bat and then it got stuck at a line ending with “system,100….” (sorry I’m at work and can’t remember exactly).
after an hour, nothing moved, so I stupedly disconnected the phone, and stopped the command prompt, and now my Legend only shows the HTC symbol and on every corner, there’s a warning symbol or something…
Have I fried my phone completly?
PLEASE HELP!
pugi
Raushan9666 said on February 22, 2011
what u did man
shiznix said on August 9, 2010
Hey
it would appear, that with the current bootloader 0.8 and ROM version 1.31 it is impossible to unroot the phone. (even with gold card and w/e)
would you know of any workaround?
shiznix said on August 11, 2010
DISREGARD THAT I SUCK COCKS!
I figured it out. Just get a new version of the Stock RUU @ shipped-roms.com
not a hassle at all except for the shitty download speeds (around 200 kilobytes per second)
overdrive said on August 16, 2010
Found some WWE ROMs here: http://www.ilcell.com/nikoan89/ROM/Android/Legend/
Download speed is decent
Steli said on September 17, 2010
after i did the tutorial i still have the clockmode. how i can uninstall it and back the stock recovery ? Please help
Jeppe said on September 20, 2010
Hi.
Will this also reset to factory settings if i have a custom 2.2 ROM installed?
lex said on September 25, 2010
What about if i did not just rooted my phone but flashed it with a custom rom without htc sense? Then i don’t have the ability to select HTC Sync on my phone right?
Alex said on July 18, 2011
Same problem, how do we do ?
Asher9268 said on October 31, 2010
this dont work this is crap
Lightning-1 said on November 5, 2010
my phone wont connect to the computer or the cd player in the car, i thought it was the lead at 1st but my mate used the same lead to connect his bb to my car stereo, so if its not the lead, what the hell can i do? my phone is rooted, and if there is a problem i cant unroot to send it back?
Rammstein7101 said on November 21, 2010
Hi. I tried the downgrade with two different RUU’s (1.31.405.5 and 1.23.405.1) and i’ve got the same error :
Error 140 : “Wrong bootloader” or something like that but the thing i’m sure is the error code. my legend is on 2.2 froyo by SFR, my RUU is 3.14.163.1, for my bootloader “hboot – 1.00.0000″ (not sure about this) and i’ve already made my goldcard.
Somebody can help me ? Thanxs in advance.
Danielcoco96 said on February 19, 2011
You can only uppgrade not downgrade to an older bootloader
Jaxxed said on December 18, 2010
can anybody point to a method that doesn’t require windows. I’m surprised that there aren’t more liux based solutions, seeing as android is essentially a linux os.
Jaxxed said on December 18, 2010
can anybody point to a method that doesn’t require windows. I’m surprised that there aren’t more liux based solutions, seeing as android is essentially a linux os.
Danielkaric said on February 18, 2011
when i open the ruu it says error 170 that my device isn’t conected why?
because when i type adb devices it says device #### conected
Javid American said on June 15, 2011
cause you have not rooted your phone before and i think you did upgrade it
right?
Raushan9666 said on February 22, 2011
while flashing my htc legend it shows:-
Legend Root Step 1
Erasing cache and rebooting in RUU mode…
erasing ‘cache’… OKAY
… OKAY
About to start flash…
sending ‘zip’ (121756 KB)… OKAY
writing ‘zip’…
what should i do????
plz help me
Raushan9666 said on February 22, 2011
how much time it takes for writing ‘zip’………
plz tell i urgently need your help unlockr…
Raushan9666 said on February 22, 2011
plzzz reply me
Sshahul said on November 30, 2011
Great tip.. finally I rooted my Legend after 6 months