If I have a rooted phone but am still running the stock 2.1 rom, can I do a factory reset without destroying my phone?
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If I have a rooted phone but am still running the stock 2.1 rom, can I do a factory reset without destroying my phone?
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Yes. You can do a factory reset without destroying your phone.
What made you think otherwise?
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if rooted useing the galaxy sIII toolkit, how can i unroot so i can reset device to out of box state??? i know i would go to CWM and wipe the system, but how would i go about flashing the original recovery???
Daviddc1144 said:
if rooted useing the galaxy sIII toolkit, how can i unroot so i can reset device to out of box state??? i know i would go to CWM and wipe the system, but how would i go about flashing the original recovery???
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when you restore cwm will be gone and wrong forum
darren.wlsn1 said:
when you restore cwm will be gone and wrong forum
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Lol
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where do i get the original recovery to flash???
so i flash it in clockwork recovery, and when phone reboots it is back to OEM????
what i mean is the stock GS3 software.. when i am in clockwork recovery, i wipe the system and i flash the stock software, where do i download it from?? thanks..
So you don't want to unroot you just want to use the stock rom?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726558
see if this helps. i know when i had to unroot it worked and kept all my data but if you are taking it back to the store for warranty you may want to try the app called "triangle away". the app makes it so they cannot tell if you have flashed any ROMs.
check out the development section for how to go back to stock. once i got it back up and running..i also went to settings, privacy to do a system reset as i didnt want them to see superuser app when i took my phone in to the store.
I am still running the stock Rom, I just rooted the phone and flashed clockwork recovery.. I'm trying to do a factory data reset. To reset the phone back to the out of box state. I am under the assumption that when a phone is rooted and a custom recovery is flashed you can not just go into settings and factory reset your phone or you will brick it. Am I correct in this assumption? And if I am corect what I think I have to do is flash the original recovery, then I can reset the phone to factory settings which will wipe it back to stock and remove the root.. correct? I am just not sure where to get the factory recovery. Doesn't clockwork recovery replace the factory recovery?
Yes factory reset after having cwma will not restore back to stock. You''ll have to flash stock via computer or mobile Odin. The link provided above should be helpful
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If you just want to unroot - removing Superuser.apk, su and busybox works.
CWM will stay though.
Then do factory reset and format internal sdcard. That will remove all user data.
So.. if you have clockwork recovery, and you factory reset the phone, it will put the factory recovery back?
I thought trying to reset while having a recovery flashed would lock up the phone...
Daviddc1144 said:
if rooted useing the galaxy sIII toolkit, how can i unroot so i can reset device to out of box state??? i know i would go to CWM and wipe the system, but how would i go about flashing the original recovery???
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If your still having trouble here, the answer this question & alot of others is at galaxys3root.com. It's one of Zedomax's sites that will give you clearly labeled & very easy to follow instructions to unroot for warranty return. He also includes a video where he will walk you step by step through the process. This is a great Site & you can find some great tutorials on the gs3, as well as rom reviews, so be sure to bookmark it! I hope I've helped
no no, i dont want to just follow instructions.. i am trying to understand CWM. i know how to use it, but every phone i ever rooted i was never able to reset back to factory settings because i was never sure if it would screw my phone up and i am trying to learn if it is safe t do. Does CWM replace the factory hboot or just install along with it? if i am rooted and i have CWM flashed, can i still reset to factory settings like normal? and if i do what will happen? will i still have root and CWM?? can i reset back to factory in ANY rom i flash safely? all that resetting back to factory does is remove accounts and .data files correct?? when you do a wipe in CWM it removes the entire OS, then you flash whatever rom you want.. when you reflash the factory ROM, unroot and remove CWM, hboot is still there correct? you dont have to reinstall hboot, right? you just have to make sure you reflashed the original ROM and uninstall root and CWM and then your back to original right?? i am just trying to understand it all thats all.. i know i can follow directions, but i am trying to learn. any site i find explaining CWM, it just explains what it does, i am trying to learn HOW it works so i can feel safe and i dont have to worry about bricking my phone. i was always too afraid to reset any phone i ever rooted because i never fully understood how CWM worked.. i always thought of our phones as a PC, where as a PC has a recovery partition with the software backed up in it, and i always think CWM wiped it clear, so if i try to reset the phone it will be looking for a partition that's not there. but now i think my PC analogy is wrong, and all a factory reset does is remove the .data files, not re install the software.. im trying to figure which one is true..
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Guess were all in the same boat lol
after flashing stock back to the device, it also goes back to stock recovery. after boot, you still have all apps ex. titanium but once u open it will say no root access. u can then go to settings, privacy, and factory reset to get rid of titanium, etc so it is complete stock. no one would be able to tell of your past..lol. i was rooted earlier in week and made mistake of resetting to factory reset before unrooting. nothing bad happened and i unrooted and factory reset to take it to the store hope this clears up stuff.
if you are returning to a store flashing a stock Rom was all I needed to do a warranty exchange.
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This will answers all your questions I would hope.
galaxys3root dot com
I stupidly installed a rom meant for the International version and hard bricked my phone to the point that it was unresponsive to everything, no signs of bootup when I pressed power, couldn't boot into CWM, couldn't boot into D/L mode it was basically a vegetable. Luckily I got a replacement free but onto the question.
Is is almost a guarantee that the reason it broke to that point was because I installed a ROM for a different variant? I was always under the impression that if you did this you'd soft brick and and least be able to either boot to recovery or flash via ODIN. The reason I'm asking is because of the thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242&highlight=hard+bricked
Basically official 4.0.4 versions of ICS of SGS2's can lead to a hardbrick if you flash CWM and do a factory reset / data wipe which was exactly what I flashed from when I flashed the wrong ROM on my phone. I went from official Samsung 4.0.4 w/ CWM to the wrong ROM I mentioned earlier after factory resetting in CWM / wipe cache / dalvik cache.
My question is basically did my phone hard brick because I flashed the wrong ROM or did it hard brick because I was using official 4.0.4 and did a factory reset / cache wipe / dalvik cache wipe? There's no mention besides my post of this happening on i757ms in that warning post but I don't want to turn my phone into a cinder block again. What are your thoughts on this?
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My question is basically did my phone hard brick because I flashed the wrong ROM
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Yes. It is because you flashed a ROM meant for a completely different model phone. Everything else is irrelevant. The brickbug issue does not affect your model.
ctomgee said:
Yes. It is because you flashed a ROM meant for a completely different model phone. Everything else is irrelevant. The brickbug issue does not affect your model.
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Hi
I'm about to sell my S2 but before I do I want to make sure that I've deleted any private info etc from it.
Normally I'd do a factory reset but this is on 4.0.4 and eMMC check shows it has an insane chip.
How would you recommend I clear all personal data etc off?
Cheers
Im assuming you rooted so if you have stock or stock based kernel, don't wipe or do factory reset with CWM and you should be fine but I'm not really an expert so I can't be too sure
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Factory reset through security. From how I understand it can only brick if factory reset through recovery menu.
Thank for that, I'd read the thread about the 4.0.04 hard brick as the normal factory reset could brick it! I've just reset it and it's ready to go.
I did brick my other rooted S2 by resetting through CWM though but Samsung repaired it under warranty - just didn't want to go through that again!
I did search how to factory reset but in those threads people generally ask how to KEEP files and settings etc., but I want to delete everything, settings, files, contacts etc. I want my phone to just as when I took it out of the box.
I'm on stock 4.0.4 ROM, rooted, and I did delete some stock Samsung apps, will I have them back when I factory reset. And is it better to do factory reset or just re-flash ROM via Odin.
Thanks
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sirkula said:
I did search how to factory reset but in those threads people generally ask how to KEEP files and settings etc., but I want to delete everything, settings, files, contacts etc. I want my phone to just as when I took it out of the box.
I'm on stock 4.0.4 ROM, rooted, and I did delete some stock Samsung apps, will I have them back when I factory reset. And is it better to do factory reset or just re-flash ROM via Odin.
Thanks
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Deleted apps won't come back to life. Factory rests turns your settings to presets (Android Version's Presets).
If you want an "out-of-the-box" ROM, you're gonna have to flash another one (as long as you didn't have a back up, which i'm guessing you don't).
If you wanna flash a new ROM, beware for the brick bug on 4.0.4.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36884476&postcount=1160
Can I safly re-flash/downgrade to 4.0.3 ROM then update again via wifi?...
Hi Guys.
My friend has lost his phone password.he tried a few times to open it but the phone restarted and after that stucked at bootloop.
I have flashed some kernels on it but when the pphone come up the launcher keeps restarting.
Is there a way to fix it without wiping the data.
ICS 4.0.4
Ali6049 said:
Hi Guys.
My friend has lost his phone password.he tried a few times to open it but the phone restarted and after that stucked at bootloop.
I have flashed some kernels on it but when the pphone come up the launcher keeps restarting.
Is there a way to fix it without wiping the data.
ICS 4.0.4
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did you do a factory reset on the phone?
slimlo said:
did you do a factory reset on the phone?
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No i didnt.I cant do factory reset because i dont have a backup.
slimlo said:
did you do a factory reset on the phone?
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DON'T do a factory reset! OP states he is on 4.04. Search 'emmc brickbug', you may have it as you're on 4.0.4. If you do have the brickbug, a factory reset will brick your phone.
OP, by 'losing your data' do you mean photos etc? If so, you can flash a new firmware (download from Samfirmware) using Odin without losing photos etc. However, you will lose your app data (settings of apps etc). Better than having a bootlooping phone though.
then forgot abt the backup
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Hopper8 said:
DON'T do a factory reset! OP states he is on 4.04. Search 'emmc brickbug', you may have it as you're on 4.0.4. If you do have the brickbug, a factory reset will brick your phone.
OP, by 'losing your data' do you mean photos etc? If so, you can flash a new firmware (download from Samfirmware) using Odin without losing photos etc. However, you will lose your app data (settings of apps etc). Better than having a bootlooping phone though.
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no he dont have backup of his contacts.if i install a new frimware do i need a wipe or should i do it without wiping?
Ali6049 said:
no he dont have backup of his contacts.if i install a new frimware do i need a wipe or should i do it without wiping?
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So he doesn't sync contacts to google? (in sync options, 'sync contacts'? if ticked, then all contacts can be restored to phone after signing in to google account on new rom). If you do install new firmware: to be on the safe side, flash an ICS-compatible Siyah kernel using Odin. Then you'll be safe to wipe, as Siyah has the emmc bug (emmc_cap_erase) disabled. Then, flash new firmware in Odin.
Some people report success of upgrading with no loss of data (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2116344) so you technically could try upgrading with no wipe.
Flashed New Frimware.
didnet lose any data.
all things fine.thanks guys.
Ali6049 said:
Flashed New Frimware.
didnet lose any data.
all things fine.thanks guys.
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Good job, glad you got it working.