[GUIDE] How To Root/Unroot The Thunderbolt with Revolutionary

[Cyber Warrior]

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[davidsnoodles]

If I rooted my phone using another method, and for some reason, let's say for warranty reasons, I needed to unroot my phone, could I unroot my phone through this? That is, when you post the guide for unrooting...

 

[Cyber Warrior]

moved.

 

[HurrNick]

So I can do this with a Mac then? What one do I download?

 

[Cyber Warrior]

So I can do this with a Mac then? What one do I download?

Windows OS only for the moment. This is the only way to root GB as of now. You can always put Bootcamp onto your Mac if you're up for partitioning the hard drive.

 

[spartanguy81]

This guide is long over due, but very nicely done!

Revolutionary gets +1 from me.

 

[nate44]

This guide is long over due, but very nicely done!

Revolutionary gets +1 from me.

I agree! I haven't done it myself, but I might give it a shot just for the hell of it sometime.

Great work CW!

 

[HurrNick]

So I unrooted my phone with the tutorial and everything went great! The only problem I might have is towards the very end. At the end of the unroot video that it is with associated on youtube (just like the how to root one), it shows the S-ON and everything, and that is fine. The only thing that is different is the end numbers of the radios.

In the video, the radio is: 1.16.00.040w_1

On my phone, the radio is: 1.39.00.0627r

Does this matter at all or am I just paranoid?


Also, when the OTA GB does come available again (whenever that may be haha), I will be able to update right? I know that Verizon pulled GB because of the voicemail bug, so I am running Froyo 2.2.1 currently.

 

[Cyber Warrior]

So I unrooted my phone with the tutorial and everything went great! The only problem I might have is towards the very end. At the end of the unroot video that it is with associated on youtube (just like the how to root one), it shows the S-ON and everything, and that is fine. The only thing that is different is the end numbers of the radios.

In the video, the radio is: 1.16.00.040w_1

On my phone, the radio is: 1.39.00.0627r

Does this matter at all or am I just paranoid?


Also, when the OTA GB does come available again (whenever that may be haha), I will be able to update right? I know that Verizon pulled GB because of the voicemail bug, so I am running Froyo 2.2.1 currently.

No... you're fine. The video is showing the MR1 Radio. You're on MR2... exactly where you should be until you get the GB update... and yes, you will receive OTA's.

 

[rcmarks314]

Thanks Cyber! Revolutionary was so easy I couldn't flash a ROM for a full day after rooting. I was too busy kicking myself for not doing it sooner.

 

[recDNA]

Does this method work with the ota gb update installed in my tbolt?

 

[Cyber Warrior]

Does this method work with the ota gb update installed in my tbolt?

Yes it does.. its the only root method that will work with the GB update.

 

[recDNA]

Thanks. Thats good news. And do I need to change radios to use bamf forever?

 

[Cyber Warrior]

Thanks. Thats good news. And do I need to change radios to use bamf forever?

Depends what radio you have now. For Bamf Forever... You need one of the GB Radios.

 

[wildman]

Nicely done CW.... I always love how when you look at the instructions wrote down it seem like a bit much but the process is so easy its scary...

Great Work... Thanks

 

[Cyber Warrior]

Nicely done CW.... I always love how when you look at the instructions wrote down it seem like a bit much but the process is so easy its scary...

Great Work... Thanks

I know... thanks. I haven't tried Revolutionary yet but when I was writing up the guide it felt a little overwhelming.. After reading everything for the 3rd time it all sounds second nature now including the unroot process. You're right though... it is very simple. Like you said, when everything is written down it looks like a lot of work.

 

[dhedrick]

Everything worked for me through getting s-off, but when I go into bootloader and I am supposed to press volume down to select the recovery option, nothing happens - does anyone have any suggestions?