Hello All,
I have decided to return the Atrix and possibly get the Inspire. My question is:
I have rooted and installed Adeo v0.1
Is there a reason I cannot simply unroot and do a master reset to return the phone or are there other steps I need to take?
Thanks in advance for any help and I am soory if this is posted somewhere here as I could not find it........
I know I cannot Master reset during the install of the Rom but have not seen anything about after completed?
you can perform the reset to wipe your personal data, however the options added by doing the rom adjustment will still remain.
At&t probably wont care, or realize to check and say "HEY this phone can reboot if you hit the power button"...
other then that, your fine, and from what ive been keeping up with in the dev forum, many have already returned, or sold doing just that.
so you are ok to do the factory reset, yes.
regards,
killster
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How do I do a full factory wipe of my phone? I know you can go into privacy and do a factory reset but that is for data only isn't it? I want to make the phone how it came in the box. I was rooted and had the lag fix installed but I have undone both in preparation for this. Thanks.
snorge said:
How do I do a full factory wipe of my phone? I know you can go into privacy and do a factory reset but that is for data only isn't it? I want to make the phone how it came in the box. I was rooted and had the lag fix installed but I have undone both in preparation for this. Thanks.
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You will have to flash it with odin to get back to full stock. why do you need it back to stock?
You can do a "factory format" not a factory reset, and this will erase all data and restore to factory settings. Download my service menu program in my signature to do this. Otherwise do what the last poster did and reflash with odin.
phone seems slower in general than when I got it a few weeks ago, wondering if I messed something up playing with it. also I have a lot of fails when texting. just want to get it back like it came then start over.
snorge said:
phone seems slower in general than when I got it a few weeks ago, wondering if I messed something up playing with it. also I have a lot of fails when texting. just want to get it back like it came then start over.
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If it was me I would do a Clockwork recovery of the stock rom. Im a little afraid of Odin due to all the bricks I have seen on the forums involving Odin (plus im on a Mac). If you are not returning it to Tmobile you could also try one of the roms that are posted in the forums. I would recomend Bionix or Frankin-twiz. Both devs are spot on with thier roms.
Factory Format Code is *2767*3855#
snorge said:
How do I do a full factory wipe of my phone? I know you can go into privacy and do a factory reset but that is for data only isn't it? I want to make the phone how it came in the box. I was rooted and had the lag fix installed but I have undone both in preparation for this. Thanks.
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Just do a factory format, all the other methods listed are complicated
Go to dialer and dial in:
*2767*3855#
thats it, it will format your device and set it back to factory.
you can do a soft reset by dialing in
*#*#7780#*#*
SamsungVibrant said:
Just do a factory format, all the other methods listed are complicated
Go to dialer and dial in:
*2767*3855#
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tried that it erases all your data and settings but doesn't restore anything you have removed. will most likely use clockwork then.
Alright, I've tried posting on a few other sites, but nobody seems to reply, so let me give this one a try!
Last night my phone went crazy? It started flashing & then just shut itself off. It turned back on, only to be completely wiped out. No applications, no contacts, nothing whatsoever.
I didn't feel like messing with it then, so I waited until this morning, where I've gotten absolutely no where with it. I've tried to do the factory reset, & even erased my sd card to see if that was the problem. Wrong!
The jist of it all -- I have two main problems! One is I can't download any applications. I go into the market place & it says, "Sorry there's not enough space to install this item" -- Clearly, I have enough space! & secondly anytime I turn my phone back on I have to go through everything again. Google account, language select because it keeps resetting itself.
Please tell me someone knows what I'm suppose to do to fix this!!
Also, I've been looking around on the threads & I see a lot of things about bricked phones & how to recover things & I'm just completely confused. So hopefully it's a rather easy fix ..
First thing is, what rom did you flash?
are you even on a custom rom?
If you are on a custom rom what you need to do is to boot into CWM and Factory reset then wipe cache, then go into advanced and wipe dalvik cache. this will bring you back to your custom roms default, you will have no settings or installed programs [other than what came with the rom].
Sounds like something is in one of the locations taking up all of your room.
Enjoy
also not to nit pick but "Need Help Please" is more of a statement, other wise you are asking if you need help.
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Oh also Best guide by far and is up to date on everything!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
I haven't downloaded anything personal, so I don't know why this has happened. I'm not one of those techy people. The only thing I've ever had downloaded was your regular "fun" applications. Facebook, mp3 downloader, a stupid piano thing, & then some brain test deal. That's it!
As I was looking around, I noticed that I have no internal memory & based on reading through threads, that's why my phone completely resets everytime I turn it back on.
I went to the "wipe cache partition" & that was a success, then tried to do a "factory reset" it says, "Your storage not prepard yet, please use UI menu for fomat & reboot actions" What's that?
According to your statement, you are on a stock rom. Correct?
If so, i dont know why it wouldnt let you do a factory reset.
But if the clearing of cache worked then problem solved.
Also may want to read up that link i gave you on installing a custom rom its fun
Im on whatever it comes with when the phone is sent to me. I've literally maybe had this phone about two months. I don't know how to install anything, so I think I'm (excuse my language) ****ED! & I have no idea what I'm suppose to di about it. Calling Verizon now to get some help.
you are not ****ed! these phones are tanks and it is almost impossible to brick them!
This will help you get completely stock [what the phone comes with]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Go to Section 2:
And follow the directions exactly! and in step 3 of section 2 use the second link [stock eh03] and that is the upto date Verizon version of the phone and stop after step 10. if you follow the directions it is easy as pie!
You can have Verizon just apply the newest firmware to the device again by going to a retail store and asking for it.
That should fix it.
Hello - I didn't like the updates I heard about in the factory 2.3.6 ROM update, so I skipped it. And, I'm rooted.
So, a few questions:
Can I upgrade directly from 2.3.4 to ICS from a rooted phone? Or do I need to step-up to 2.3.6 first?
Do I need to actually unroot before I do any of this?
Can I re-root once I go ICS?
I've heard that the best bet is to do a factory reset after upgrading to ICS. If I do this, is the best bet to do a Titanium Backup app & data backup/restore process? Are there any better solutions to capture all my data that I'd lose with a reset?
Any info/insights greatly appreciated. Note: I have searched far and wide on XDA for answers to these questions, but I could not find any direct answers that made me feel confident enough to move forward. So, any direct response appreciated.
Thx.
Jon
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Hello - I didn't like the updates I heard about in the factory 2.3.6 ROM update, so I skipped it. And, I'm rooted.
So, a few questions:
Can I upgrade directly from 2.3.4 to ICS from a rooted phone? Or do I need to step-up to 2.3.6 first?
Do I need to actually unroot before I do any of this?
Can I re-root once I go ICS?
I've heard that the best bet is to do a factory reset after upgrading to ICS. If I do this, is the best bet to do a Titanium Backup app & data backup/restore process? Are there any better solutions to capture all my data that I'd lose with a reset?
Any info/insights greatly appreciated. Note: I have searched far and wide on XDA for answers to these questions, but I could not find any direct answers that made me feel confident enough to move forward. So, any direct response appreciated.
Thx.
Jon
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1. yes, you can upgrade straight from 2.3.4 I've done it.
2. you don't need to unroot before - the upgrade will unroot you.
3. your best bet is NOT TO FACTORY RESET AFTER UPGRADE - IT COULD BRICK YOU BECAUSE OF A KNOWN BUG IN FACTORY KERNEL
4. If you want rooted version of upgrade look for the odin.heimdall version the Creepyncrawly put in the development section.
or you could try Semi UCLE5 that i have linked in the signature. It looks like the stock upgrade but it is smoother, among other things.
Good luck!
Jon first of all, you can always upgrade to any new update regardless of your Android version so it's a Yes to your first question. Secondly, whenever you update to a stock ROM your device gets unrooted itself so you'll have to root it again.
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Jack Man & uetfreak - thanks! Great feedback.
A couple follow-on questions for Jack Man:
I've read about the kernel bug, but THANK YOU for reminding me that it would affect a simple factory reset. Yeesh, that's a pretty serious bug when a standard reset could brick a phone. So, one remedy, as you say, is to go with UCLE5. Smoother sounds ideal to me (I've heard that ICS on GS2 is a bit jittery on the homescreens, which totally stinks). But if I go with OCLE5, that's a custom ROM so that means I'll lose the ability to do the OEM upgrade to keep all my apps & data intact, correct?
If that's correct, what's the best way to ensure all my settings, contacts, apps, data can be easily restored on a wiped phone? I have Titanium Backup + Root. I assume I'd keep root with OCLE5? And would I just run a TB restore on apps & data (and not system settings)? Are there any system settings I can backup/restore safely between ROMs/OS versions?
I've never flashed a custom ROM so I don't know how y'all keep all your stuff intact as you switch around!
Thx.
Jon
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Jack Man & uetfreak - thanks! Great feedback.
A couple follow-on questions for Jack Man:
I've read about the kernel bug, but THANK YOU for reminding me that it would affect a simple factory reset. Yeesh, that's a pretty serious bug when a standard reset could brick a phone. So, one remedy, as you say, is to go with UCLE5. Smoother sounds ideal to me (I've heard that ICS on GS2 is a bit jittery on the homescreens, which totally stinks). But if I go with OCLE5, that's a custom ROM so that means I'll lose the ability to do the OEM upgrade to keep all my apps & data intact, correct?
If that's correct, what's the best way to ensure all my settings, contacts, apps, data can be easily restored on a wiped phone? I have Titanium Backup + Root. I assume I'd keep root with OCLE5? And would I just run a TB restore on apps & data (and not system settings)? Are there any system settings I can backup/restore safely between ROMs/OS versions?
I've never flashed a custom ROM so I don't know how y'all keep all your stuff intact as you switch around!
Thx.
Jon
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Well, first, since you have never flashed a custom rom I would suggest reading until you're sick of reading before flashing. It will pay off in the long run. Regarding flashing from 2.3.4 up to Custom UCLE5 and keeping all of your apps and contacts - I'm not sure how that would go, honestly. For me, my contacts and calendar are saved on my computer through MSOutlook and I sync them with MyPhoneExplorer without any problems. Most of the apps I use (which is not a lot at all) I don't bother backing up when I flash roms and wipe data clean. I have backed up some in the past with Titanium Backup (pro version is worth it), but only if I know absolutely that I need the data from them. Otherwise, I have just done fresh installs of apps because I have read so much about people having ROM issues from restoring apps with titanium.
About losing the ability to do the OEM upgrade - If you ever want to you can, it'll just take time, and yes, you would have to wipe data anyway to go back to 2.3.4 then use KIES. Kind of a pain if you ask me. Plus, ask anyone here on custom stuff - once you go with a custom ROM, you won't want to go back to stock - EVER.
Hope this helps. feel free to pm me if you need. I'll be on the road for the next few days. remember - READ as much as you can. start with the "stickies" in the top of the main thread with a little pin on the left.
p.s. one more thing. Get yourself a usb jig. it's only a few buck online. once you start flashing roms you may want to try other ones. If you make a mistake somewhere, a jig can get you out of a jam quick.
Make sure to factory reset after. Ive read many problems with notifications messing up until the reset was done. I've done it no problems. On two seperate s2 i777s. Its always best to do this after a big update to the next version
j510 said:
Make sure to factory reset after. Ive read many problems with notifications messing up until the reset was done. I've done it no problems. On two seperate s2 i777s. Its always best to do this after a big update to the next version
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Good idea. I do resets if I come from gingerbread too. But I know with this ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650948) you have to make sure you have the kernel that is based off of the stock kernel - AJ's kernel to safely factory reset. I think you will get a boot loop if you factory reset with the Siyah installed. I could be wrong, but I remember getting a boot loop on mine when I had siyah installed. Maybe it was because i did a reset from settings/back up and reset/factory reset and then formatted the sd card (since I had so much useless crap on there, luckily backed up on my pc).
j510 said:
Make sure to factory reset after. Ive read many problems with notifications messing up until the reset was done. I've done it no problems. On two seperate s2 i777s. Its always best to do this after a big update to the next version
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You're kidding right? No do not tell him to factory reset with the stock kernel. If his phone has the big he could burn out his emmc chip. Then he would need to pay mobile tech videos to jtag it.
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you have to flash iOS on your phone first before you can upgrade to cupcake, immediately update to donut before rebooting, then you have to go through eclair, froyo, and you will find yourself at gingerbread. DO NOT REBOOT AFTER FLASHING GINGERBREAD!! you have to flash ICS during the shutdown process....if you miss your cue, you will have to start all over
just got this modded Atrix from a friend. i think it is unlocked, cause its now running a custom ROM (dont know what it is though). it's also rooted now. well i dont want to go on and mod this phone myself for now cause im still studying how to.
i want to do a factory reset, cause of the google account. i cant get to remove it's sync. when i try to press remove account it just says i need to do factory reset cause some apps still uses the account. question is, what will happen if i reset my phone? will it become locked again? or may unrooted?
sry for the noob question.
What rom is it running? Technically, a factory reset is just a soft reset that deletes user data etc., and doesn't unroot your phone.
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svemprala said:
What rom is it running? Technically, a factory reset is just a soft reset that deletes user data etc., and doesn't unroot your phone.
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honestly, i dont know what rom it has right now. any ideas how to identify? well does factory reset remove the unlocked status of the phone?
The boot animation could provide some hints as to what ROM is installed. Settings > About is a good place to look too. As for other questions, I think you need to do a LOT more reading and learning. You seem to be confused about several aspects of a phone that have absolutely nothing to do with each other. For example: factory reset, lock/unlock, root - none of those have anything to do with the other. Next, you keep saying "lock" or "unlock" but you don't specify WHICH lock/unlock (yes, there are several).
In short - you can do a factory reset without any worries, and then you should probably get on to reading about concepts and terminology of an Android phone (since a lot of this is actually not even Atrix-specific).
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The boot animation could provide some hints as to what ROM is installed. Settings > About is a good place to look too. As for other questions, I think you need to do a LOT more reading and learning. You seem to be confused about several aspects of a phone that have absolutely nothing to do with each other. For example: factory reset, lock/unlock, root - none of those have anything to do with the other. Next, you keep saying "lock" or "unlock" but you don't specify WHICH lock/unlock (yes, there are several).
In short - you can do a factory reset without any worries, and then you should probably get on to reading about concepts and terminology of an Android phone (since a lot of this is actually not even Atrix-specific).
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well i was talking about the unlocked bootloader dude, sorry for the noobness. haha. anyways i'm not that new to android phones. i've never done a factory reset before, that's why i've asked this silly questions. later i'll post my ROM. thanks for you reply sir.
All of the normal steps to moving to Ting don't work. I was told by their customer service that I would need to do a factory reset and put the phone back to OEM status in order to activate the phone on their service.
Roommate's phone that he got from one of his friends who had given him the phone already rooted and possibly a custom rom...not sure. I found "Gummy Settings" in the system settings so I think it is a custom rom. The fact that he already had it rooted means he has no idea what was used to root it or anything like that.
Can someone help guide me on what I need to do to get it back to a state that it can be setup for Ting?
I am totally lost at this point and I'm not sure if a factory reset on a custom rom would cause any permanent damage or not.
MichaelTunnell said:
All of the normal steps to moving to Ting don't work. I was told by their customer service that I would need to do a factory reset and put the phone back to OEM status in order to activate the phone on their service.
Roommate's phone that he got from one of his friends who had given him the phone already rooted and possibly a custom rom...not sure. I found "Gummy Settings" in the system settings so I think it is a custom rom. The fact that he already had it rooted means he has no idea what was used to root it or anything like that.
Can someone help guide me on what I need to do to get it back to a state that it can be setup for Ting?
I am totally lost at this point and I'm not sure if a factory reset on a custom rom would cause any permanent damage or not.
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Rooted won't keep the phone from activating, a custom ROM might or might not depending on the ROM.
The "normal" way to activate a used Photon on Sprint or a Sprint MVNO like Ting is:
1. Set up an account with Ting and enter the MEID on the "Enter ESN" screen. Be sure that Ting accepts the MEID as valid and able to be used.
2. Do a factory reset. The reset will not harm the custom ROM if there is one. It will however delete all contacts, accounts, ringtones, saved messages, user installed apps, etc.
3. After you reset the phone it will restart and run hands free activation which will activate the phone on the network. Hands free sometimes fails but it will give you an option to retry. You may have to retry a few times especially if coverage is bad.
If handsfree fails, post the Android version, Baseband version and Build number from the Settings > About phone screen and some one here may be able to tell you what ROM you have and how to get it to activate.
Here is a screenshot
I have taken a screenshot of the "About Phone" portion of the Settings and attached it to this post. Hopefully this will help narrow down what needs to be done.
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I have taken a screenshot of the "About Phone" portion of the Settings and attached it to this post. Hopefully this will help narrow down what needs to be done.
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Definitely a custom ROM. Have you tried a factory reset yet?
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Definitely a custom ROM. Have you tried a factory reset yet?
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No I have not because I was told on a different site that doing the reset may mess up the phone depending on the ROM and since I have never heard of this ROM, I decided not to risk it without further information or someone who knows more than me (not hard to do) could guide me on the next best step.
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No I have not because I was told on a different site that doing the reset may mess up the phone depending on the ROM and since I have never heard of this ROM, I decided not to risk it without further information or someone who knows more than me (not hard to do) could guide me on the next best step.
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The ROM you're running is Gummy 1.2.2. I'm not familiar with that ROM but the ROM thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633931 I recommend reading the entire thread and if you still have concerns about factory resetting or activating, post your questions in that thread.
If you want to go back to stock see the last part ("Return to Stock/Relocking via FullSBF flash") of post 6 of Lokifish's excellent "!!!LOOK HERE FIRST!!! Motorola Photon Compendium a.k.a. all things MoPho 06/11/12" thread at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393519