Ok, I've been having some weird issues lately. Phone freezing, responding very slow, and a few other issues. I want to keep root but do a factory reset. What's the best way to perform a factory reset and not lose root? ##786# then menu and reset? What will happen if I used revolutionary to get s-off? After will I still have s-off and just need to reflash SU?
splink7007 said:
Ok, I've been having some weird issues lately. Phone freezing, responding very slow, and a few other issues. I want to keep root but do a factory reset. What's the best way to perform a factory reset and not lose root? ##786# then menu and reset? What will happen if I used revolutionary to get s-off? After will I still have s-off and just need to reflash SU?
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I'm assuming since you used revolutionary you have either twrp recovery or cwm. In both of these there is a factory wipe/reset feature. Using it will clear out everything but you'll still have root, no worries. Get back at me if you have more questions.
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Jus factory reset....i did it the other day thru the settings menu and flashed a new rom and still had root and s-off.........hope i was helpful....
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tjb3401 said:
I'm assuming since you used revolutionary you have either twrp recovery or cwm. In both of these there is a factory wipe/reset feature. Using it will clear out everything but you'll still have root, no worries. Get back at me if you have more questions.
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I do have TWRP. What's the difference from the factory wipe/reset feature thru recovery and the ##786# way? Ultimately I want to go back to stock with s-off and keep the SU app.
splink7007 said:
I do have TWRP. What's the difference from the factory wipe/reset feature thru recovery and the ##786# way? Ultimately I want to go back to stock with s-off and keep the SU app.
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Look for the bare stock Rom in the development section. It says its a base for development, but its the stock Rom.
Factory resetting will not mess around with your root or S OFF. it just cleares data and apps. stuff like that.
Go for it man, im the same way when i feel my phone get a bit slow. i learned 1 thing, DONT DOWNLOAD **** YOU DON'T NEED lol
splink7007 said:
I do have TWRP. What's the difference from the factory wipe/reset feature thru recovery and the ##786# way? Ultimately I want to go back to stock with s-off and keep the SU app.
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There probably is no difference between the two, but the wipe through recovery is there to make sure everything is wiped pre-rom-flash, so I like that way better. No real logic behind it I guess.
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well, does anyone know how to fix this...i put the bootstrap recovery on my photon thinking i would use it at some point...and it turns out i don't, and well, i wanna get rid of it, because now i can't charge my phone when it's turned off, it either will boot into the recovery or just hang at the moto symbol screen and i have to pull the battery to get it to work again
In the recovery app you use to boot to recovery there is a charge mode clicking that will get you what you want or you can rsd back to stock ....next time ask in general tho
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Check this and see if its what you are looking for. It will take you back to the current OTA update and not rooted, but rooting is the easy part.
criptix said:
In the recovery app you use to boot to recovery there is a charge mode clicking that will get you what you want or you can rsd back to stock ....next time ask in general tho
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thank you, and sorry thought this would be more of a development question
Yeah its just to keep the clutter down wish they would add a q and a section to help but o well
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A2CKilla said:
thank you, and sorry thought this would be more of a development question
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just an fyi... all i did to go back to stock form is go into your settings menu under privacy and select the "data factory reset"... worked fine for me and got rid of root... checked with the root check from the app market... no need to go through all those extra steps... hope this helps...
cad-kong said:
just an fyi... all i did to go back to stock form is go into your settings menu under privacy and select the "data factory reset"... worked fine for me and got rid of root... checked with the root check from the app market... no need to go through all those extra steps... hope this helps...
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Not sure what you did but I performed 2 full factory resets via settings and one via fastboot and still had root. Also, quote from Motorola: "A factory reset will not remove root, or restore apps that are uninstalled."
Maybe you did something else to remove root? Anyways, after all the factory resets I could still do backups, run bootstrap recovery, flash, and run all root apps.
From what I know one has to either flash the OTA/update.zip or take the official update to remove root. Or, if dock method is used can just remove some files and reboot I think.
I'm kind of curious as to why a simple method to returning back to stock recovery is not mentioned here. It would be nice to have this if possible. Flashing back to stock ROM seems to be the only real option I take it?
Hi,
I accidentally updated to Gingerbread on my Thunderbolt, and I forgot I rooted my phone, by the time I remembered it already had a blue android and an explaimation mark. So I did some random crap, and probley made it worse.
First I did the vol down power thing went to factory reset it loaded CWM v4.0.1.4
I wiped cache patition
Dalvick cache
and Battery stats
then I wiped data/factory reset
It loaded like it was brand new everything seemed fine till I updated and did same thing so I wiped the data again and now it keeps auto updating so I have to keep my internet off
and it's annoying as crap
I'm a noob so I don't understand stuff
should I go ahead with this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009423
I couldn't understand it and if your not rooted why would you unroot I don't get that part...
Do I still have root?
What does flash exactly mean?
Current Specs (I don't know what to give but I'll guess)
Thunderbolt
Top says
Mecha XD S-OFF
HBOOT 6.04.1002
eMMC-boot
Android Version 2.2.1
(tell me if you need any other info)
Should I upgrade to gingerbread any way
Download a customer rom, put it on your sd card and flash it in CWM. I'm running BAMF forever and like it. There are plenty of roms to choose from. This should stop the update. After running the rom if you decide you like stock better you can flash the stock rom back and take the update. You will loose root.
Pull the update off the SD. It will stop flashing it
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Kidney Poker said:
Pull the update off the SD. It will stop flashing it
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I had a friend who's phone auto updated and is stuck on the htc boot screen. Will deleting the update off the sd card work also? Her phone is not rooted, just hoping to save her from having to replace it.
And how do you forget you rooted your phone?
If pulling the update off the sd what do i need to look for
i have a similar problem
my wifes phone is rooted though. it had a stock rom and she autoupdated
now i can only go to recovery mode.
is there a way to fix this and save the stuff on her phone
waltersobchak96 said:
i have a similar problem
my wifes phone is rooted though. it had a stock rom and she autoupdated
now i can only go to recovery mode.
is there a way to fix this and save the stuff on her phone
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1) The phone will not boot all the way up?
2) is the recovery stock or CWM?
3) do you have a recent back up made?
4) do you have s-off?
jett2314 said:
1) The phone will not boot all the way up?
2) is the recovery stock or CWM?
3) do you have a recent back up made?
4) do you have s-off?
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1. it boots up all the way, turns off after 10-20s each time, regardless of what action i'm taking
2. cwm recovery
3. no backups recent or not
4. i don't know if i 'have it' but when i load hboot the status is 's-off'
Does it crash or shut off? Maybe a hardware problem?
It powers down the normal way.
waltersobchak96 said:
It powers down the normal way.
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If you clear the cache, the shutdowns will stop.
But the OTA will download again, and in a few days you will have to repeat the process.
A custom ROM fixed me, but now the same thing poped up.
May go back to stock .... trying xdabolt, but in the process lost my data.
Kidney Poker said:
Pull the update off the SD. It will stop flashing it
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What am I looking for on the SD card to remove?
sounds like you still have s-off. Anything you are trying to save like app data is gone if you do not have a back up. I would down load a customer rom or even one of the rooted stock versions with the latest OTA and flash that with CWM recovery. Be sure to clear cache and dalvick wipe first when you flash it. There are RUU you could use to return it to stock, but you will lose root. I'm running BAMF forever 1.0.9 and like it. Play around with some roms and if you don't like them use a RUU to restore you back to stock. Most important is make sure you read up on things first.
Hey I endded up just unrooting using this video
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(Search how to unroot on youtube you should see it by nat3mil and I think that's only if you have revolutionary)
and I guess the video would work too.
If you restored to factory settings using power and vol down buttons and wiped the data in the revolutionary thing, and then followed the video...
phones working now and the video's idiot-proof
just posting this if anyone else needded to unroot
syed2007 said:
and the video's idiot-proof
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You would think but I have seen people who after being on here a year still don't know the difference between flashing something in ROM manager or recovery.
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unrooting is good and all, but if that happens again, just look around for the newest ruu and find a rooted version. most ruu get rooted that day... heck i had 2.11.605.5 rooted b4 verizon released it (the 2nd leak, the one WITH working vm notifications) thanks to eris of course. then you'd be up to date, stock, rooted... all you'd have to do is wipe dalvik, cache, and system... keep the data (if coming from sense 2.1 rom) and you'd be good.
i don't mess with sense 2.1/3.0 hybrid or 3.0 roms anymore, for this very reason. a ton of incompatibilities between the roms and framework, causing you to have to wipe data when switching... what a pita! i haven't wiped data in months. keep the data always to make life easier...
if you have problems, use clockwork's "fix permissions" and reboot. problem not solved? then retry rom installation WIPING EVERYTHING, then at least you tried to keep your stuff. titanium backup is great for backing up apps + data, so you can import the data back when you're stable on the new rom... just restore the apps + data for the necessary apps, and app only for the stuff that doesn't mnatter... never restore system apps + data for roms with severely different basebands or from completely different roms. unrooting won't be necessary next time
I had my phone half rooted, OTA came and I selected to defer, well I forgot and now I have the security warning.I tried flashing through the bootloader on my SD card the stock file and I still have the security warning. I use my phone as my internet source so it's been a big PITA. The phone starts, goes to 1x, then 4G, then restarts over and over.
Won't load into recovery, won't factory reset, using HBOOT USB and the command prompt the device isn't recognized.
Right now its as follows:
S-ON
1.04.0000
1.16.0223r
Feb 23 2011, 20: 42:55
Back to using my OG Moto DROID and I am going insane!! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
Wiped dalvik and flashed a new rom. Works fine now. Had to use a new radio but still.
tapatalk on thunderbread
flip218 said:
I had a friend who's phone auto updated and is stuck on the htc boot screen. Will deleting the update off the sd card work also? Her phone is not rooted, just hoping to save her from having to replace it.
And how do you forget you rooted your phone?
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If the phones rooted you can prolly get into recovery VIA hboot.
If its not rooted you can prolly find a ota ruu and flash it in hboot. U can do that if its rooted too but ull lose root. Or if its a locked s off there's methods to roll back to factory and turn s on. And yes delete the orig update off the card
RobsCavZ24 said:
I had my phone half rooted, OTA came and I selected to defer, well I forgot and now I have the security warning.I tried flashing through the bootloader on my SD card the stock file and I still have the security warning. I use my phone as my internet source so it's been a big PITA. The phone starts, goes to 1x, then 4G, then restarts over and over.
Won't load into recovery, won't factory reset, using HBOOT USB and the command prompt the device isn't recognized.
Right now its as follows:
S-ON
1.04.0000
1.16.0223r
Feb 23 2011, 20: 42:55
Back to using my OG Moto DROID and I am going insane!! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
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Anyone, or flash to Gingerbread? I really need my 4G my OG DROID battery is f**ked, I NEED THIS PHONE WORKING!
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
ok i loaded the viper ROM on my EVO 4G and i cant get rid of it. how do i return my phone back to stock?
Did you create a backup before you flashed the ROM? You could restore to that. You also could either flash a stock ROM (search the forums) or RUU. Good luck.
The Sprint store gave me a copy of the RUU and a new ROM but i cant get the boot loader to find it. do i need to change the file names?
I am not sure, I have never RUU'ed before. Sorry.
You have to go to the bootloader on the phone and connect it to the pc then on the pc u run the ruu and it will restore u back to stock
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how do i run it connected to the PC? The Sprint store couldnt even figure out how to restore it to stock.
Here ya go man, go here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045935 download the rom.zip (its the stock rooted 3.16) put it on your sd card.
go to recovery,
go to the wipe menu,
wipe data factory reset,
wipe cache ,
wipe dalvic,
wipe system,
go to install and choose the rom from the menu and flash away. when its finished just reboot your device and youll have a stock phone just like from the store,,,,,,but rooted
hope this helped
Thank you that did the trick. !! much appreciated!!
Keeps it rooted, but will it remove S-off? Not going to use it, just curious... Still learning. Thanks
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tonyevo52 said:
Keeps it rooted, but will it remove S-off? Not going to use it, just curious... Still learning. Thanks
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No, it will still be S-off.
The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
ok I have the ROM installed but my phone now has a habit of randomly rebooting. how do i stop this?
I have hboot 1.15, S-on, htc evo 4g lte.
I searched the dev thread but not finding anything with keywords.
The phone will just reboot, go thru the animation screens, and seems to act normally afterwards.
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Assuming u just installed it? Did u do a factory reset when u wiped? If not wipe it a few times.
trsix said:
Assuming u just installed it? Did u do a factory reset when u wiped? If not wipe it a few times.
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Yea, did all that. So it should have been a clean install.
Think a titanium backup and fresh factory reset -> install would help?
I'm wondering if going s-off would help, but I can never get it to work.
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Have u tried the face palm method? Pretty simple and they'll help u in their chat. Is definitely much easier to flash roms not having toworry about kernels etc
trsix said:
Have u tried the face palm method? Pretty simple and they'll help u in their chat. Is definitely much easier to flash roms not having toworry about kernels etc
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Not aware of that method. I'll look into it later, thanks.