Restore to Factory/Unroot for the Nexus S 4g
The method/instructions provided here will restore your device back to stock Gingerbread v2.3.4. Bootloader will be locked & root removed if it was rooted prior. There are other packages floating around but none seem to work as easily as this one. Its bare bones, restore to stock no safety checks, etc to fail or cause issue it just WORKS.
Question: Will this wipe my device?
Answer: Your OS will be reset so you will loose any app data, settings etc. associated with the OS. Your internal sdcard/storage will remain untouched so pictures, music, videos, etc will be fine.
Question: Do I have to reture to stock Gingerbread to receive the OTA update to ICS?
Answer: Yes to receive the OTA update you will need to be running Gingerbread v2.3.7, stock... So using these methods and then allowing your device to update to the latest/final GB will put you into position to receive the ICS update.
Instructions:
- Go here and download the package. [SCRIPT] [NS4G] [UPDATED] One Click Return to stock V2.0
- Extract the contents to your C:/ drive
- From a booted state ( Your phone powered up ), enable debugging from your Settings options and plug in your device.
- Click the " run.bat " file and relax for a few minutes.
- Your device will be restored to Gingerbread, bootloader locked and unrooted (if previously rooted).
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