how can i unroot my G1? (HELP HELP!)

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Hans Moleman

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im dying to get my HTC dream 'G1' back to its original state, so can anyone out there help me?

ALSO, when and IF i finally get back to its original state will i be able to recieve firmware updates again?

thank you to who ever can help me with this.

I'd advise new android users not to ROOT your phones, you'll recieve updates and be able to do it manually through HTC or whomever sends the updates out over air.

HELP!
 
Here is the link to revert to stock

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Downgrade_Guide_-_CyanogenMod_to_Stock

Yes you will get firmware updates if you revert to stock, but why would you?

I also wouldn't be advising people not to root. The G1/Dream is an old handset, and with the latest Cyanogen mod, it will perform well for a long time to come. Getting updates is reliant on the carrier, not HTC (unless you bought your phone directly from HTC). T-Mobile UK haven't released a firmware update since donut, and who knows when we may see eclair. You also get updates for Cyanogen OTA using the CyanUpdater app from the market. I've been rooted for months with no problems at all. My phone is super fast, has apps2sd, a lot of the code from the eclair tree (multitouch FTW), and certainyl out-performs my friends old stock G1.

I understand rooting can be awkward for some people, hell I had issues the first time I did it, but please don't try to bias peoples opinions. Let them make their own choices regarding their own hardware & firmware.
 
true, i shouldnt advise people not to root, i appreciate the link to get me back to stock though.
when i get back to stock would you know how long it'd be til i recieve my "first" update?
 
Conversely, perhaps people shouldn't advise new users to root either.

Rooting offers some advantages to most users, such as speed, a few gimmicks from later versions of Android, and Apps2SD if you really need to have 100+ apps. But, other than that, there are very few real reasons to root for the vast majority of other people.

Weigh that in with an invalidated warranty, reduced phone life if you overclock, reduced battery life due to heat and strain of overclocking, vastly reduced SD card life if you move cache and/or apps to SD (and when it fails you lose all your apps and saved data) due to frequent writes, ROMs that have only being tested by one person before release, minor risk of bricking your phone, etc. People who advocate rooting rarely mention any of this, so it shouldn't be undertaken lightly.

The best advice would be "Root if you need to, and understand the risks.".

So sbdroid - enlighten us, why do you want to unroot?
 
While waiting to hear from sbdroid, my two cents: I have an unrooted G1, and for new Android phone users in general: my phone (the most "out of date") works very well as intended. It has draw-backs, but overall with the apps I need etc., the phone is very usable. It does not need to be rooted to work as intended. IMHO...
 
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