Hey, just wondering, how to do a fresh wipe, restore to the phone to original state, and clean all the data installed? Bluetooth transferred, downloaded file. Will the factory reset button able to do that?
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Factory reset will return to clean CURRENT firmware .
Original state you need to have saved your original firmware if you have changed firmware or use Branded roms post Stock roms post to flash as near as possible to original .
jje
If you have clockworkmod, you can format sd etc. and wipe all caches/data as far as i know. Don't know if stock-recovery mode does? Never used it ^^
Stock recovery only wipes the userdata partition, does not wipe the SD card or Internal storage.
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Hello guys
I have tried few different roms and whenever i switch to other room my apps and pics and other stuff would stay on my phone. Now i want to know what can i do to completely wipe everything from my phone and put it back to stock rom as it was out of the box?
rastderb said:
Hello guys
I have tried few different roms and whenever i switch to other room my apps and pics and other stuff would stay on my phone. Now i want to know what can i do to completely wipe everything from my phone and put it back to stock rom as it was out of the box?
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You can go to www.sammobile.com and download a stock firmware and flash through Odin. But before that you can factory reset / wipe data from cwm recovery, and also format the internal storage from cwm recovery too I believe.
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Wipe everything o CWM (wipe data, cache, dalvik cache, format system, data and cache) and format the internal and external storage as well (in case you have moved the apps from the rom to the SD card).
Ye i did that but i still don't feel that this is like out of the box. I think there is original version of android from samsung that deletes all files and renew them so they are fresh???
If you want it like it was 'out of the box', you have to do what Delawalla said in CWM then flash whatever stock rom was on the phone when you bought it in Odin. If you don't know what rom that is, I can't see how we're going to know (we're not mind readers. Yes, I realise this is a shock).
Actually, I tell a lie. There might be a way. Get the PC version of Checkfus, and choose Android/I9100 (assuming you have an I9100)/your carrier/country. On the lefthand side under "Firmware info" you should have the details of the firmware that came with that phone/carrier when it was released. That may not be the same firmware that was on your phone when you bought it if you did so months or more after your carrier first started selling the phone, there might have been a firmware update in that time which was one your phone initially.
I see where to wipe everything but format system i don't have in cwm. And thanks for that program. I downloaded rom .
I flashed a zip on recovery (Note 2 gallery) on stock JB and ended up in a bootloop. That's fine i reflashed the ROM but still ends up in a bootloop. Everything starts then goes to Android is upgrading (installing apps) then back to samsung logo..Now my question is: is there a quick fix for this or should i just wipe?i have some pics i didnt save will the wipe procedure erase the pics as well?
I'm runing a nandroid back up maybe i can extract the pictures from it?
thanks
skivnit said:
I flashed a zip on recovery (Note 2 gallery) on stock JB and ended up in a bootloop. That's fine i reflashed the ROM but still ends up in a bootloop. Everything starts then goes to Android is upgrading (installing apps) then back to samsung logo..Now my question is: is there a quick fix for this or should i just wipe?i have some pics i didnt save will the wipe procedure erase the pics as well?
I'm runing a nandroid back up maybe i can extract the pictures from it?
thanks
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Have you tried wiping delvice cache? And formatting the system folder and reinstalling? From cmw
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i did wipe de cache but did not format the system..does that wipe the internal sd card?
tried it didnt work...any help plz?
Recovery mounts and storage .
FORMAT cache system date preload .
Flash stock rom via Odin .
Or try Nandroid recovery after format if Nandroid is on EXT SD card .
jje
thanks JJ but i already wiped now i just want to restore data see if that works out or if it wiill be stuck on bootloop again
I had ICS.. backed with titanium and upgraded to JB with Liquidsmooth's rom... however I failed to read that titanium backedup contacts couldn't restore from ICS to JB... after reinstalling Liquidsmooth I thought the error might be with the ROM so I installed Omega's JB rom... nice bootscreen... pity it stayed in a bootloop... I then reinstalled it from cwm after removing the battery (a few times) and getting into recovery.... however it remained the same...
so.. I get into odin.. PDA -> ChainFire's "CF-SGS3-CWM-v5.5-v1.5.tar" worried that all I've don'e is put a ics kernal into a JB rom... I boot into recovery and install an old (possibly original root) ROM... now it boots past the animated logo just stays on the static -Samsung- logo... I can boot into odin.. not tried to boot into recovery...
but I don't have a recovery rom... (I have searched)...
could someone point me in the right direction please
Thanks
Have you tried wiping cache and dalvik, maybe try factory reset.
If all that fails this is what I do:
Boot into recovery
Go to mounts and storage
Format cache, System, data and internal sd card. (of course you will lose all data)
Then flash a full stock firmware package through Odin.
Done
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Obagleyfreer said:
Have you tried wiping cache and dalvik, maybe try factory reset.
If all that fails this is what I do:
Boot into recovery
Go to mounts and storage
Format cache, System, data and internal sd card. (of course you will lose all data)
Then flash a full stock firmware package through Odin.
Done
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I found a stock 4.04 (ICS) rom... still soft bricked... I'll wipe everything except internal SD card... see if that works.. else guess I got no other option :s... I am pretty much backed up so I'm not completely fussed.. but I know there will be something that was missed...
didn't have to do a full wipe... but when I power-off it still reboots... I have to remove battery to power off?
Just do a wipe from Recovery, often the problem then not.
hi there i have had my device rooted for awhile now and all of the sudden it just started to get stuck in a bootloop, just displaying the "samsung galaxy s III GT-I9300T" screen then goes black and repeats
i have a sgs3 GT-I9300T (from telstra, australia if it matters)
i rooted with "CF-Auto-Root" which worked fine and was working fine for atleast a month
i dont have a backup (yes im a noob/idiot for not creating a backup but didnt think there was any reason to)
i have tried flashing the latest firmware from sammobile using odin (with only auto reboot and F. reset time checked)
i can still access recovery (factory or custom from flashing in odin)
i've already tried a few suggestions from some posts on here but alot of them arent for the international/I9300T version so wasnt game enough to try them out in fear of fully bricking it
if anyone can help out with what i should try that would be great
i would even settle for resetting flash counter and system status back to 0/offical so that i can try and return it
current state is:
Custom binary download: Yes (3 counts)
Current binary: Samsung Official
System status: Custom
Did you try factory reset from recovery before/after reflashing stock?
hsrars-d said:
Did you try factory reset from recovery before/after reflashing stock?
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yes and even installed CWM recovery to clear the "dalvik cache"
Here is thought
Pull out sdcard, better format in FAT32, copy few ROM into it by using card reader or other usable phone which has sdcard slot.
Flash any of newest recovery such as TWRP personally suggested, Backup current ROM in case of further needed and then
Factory reset, format /system partition, wipe cache / Dalvik cache, and then flash new ROM too see if it works.
Remember format system partition!
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qtwrk said:
Here is thought
Pull out sdcard, better format in FAT32, copy few ROM into it by using card reader or other usable phone which has sdcard slot.
Flash any of newest recovery such as TWRP personally suggested, Backup current ROM in case of further needed and then
Factory reset, format /system partition, wipe cache / Dalvik cache, and then flash new ROM too see if it works.
Remember format system partition!
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got to the point of trying to install the rom i copied to the sd card but it keeps failing says thge zip file is bad
ondona said:
got to the point of trying to install the rom i copied to the sd card but it keeps failing says thge zip file is bad
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Redownload, file might be damaged
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Redownload, file might be damaged
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new to this whole thing, is there any fear of not being able to get back into recovery or download mode if i turn off the device?
ondona said:
new to this whole thing, is there any fear of not being able to get back into recovery or download mode if i turn off the device?
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download this file http://checkrom.com/threads/resurrection-odin-checkrom-evohd™-v4.896/
get into odin and flash this file into your phone through the download mode ... if everything works it should boot into cwm recovery .. then wipe data\factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik cache and reboot ... wait 15 mins and it should work!! Good Luck!
woot this worked!
i tried re downloading the file first like qtwrk suggested and reflashing it in odin which still returned the same result but i then downloaded this one and did it and it worked
i got into the os downloaded triangle away and reset the counter then flashed the telstra one again so that it was right back to factory default firmware which is what i wanted, will proberly root it again but will def make sure i get a full backup right away incase of any issues later on.
thank you all for your help
hye me again just thought id write an update on my situation
it appears that the phone had stuffed up again this time tho couldnt get into recovery mode but could still get into download mode
i didnt bother doing the same thing again instead i just took it back to telstra and they replaced it, and they replaced it with the 305 model so worked out alright in the end
I just flashed the XXBLFB ROM (T-Mobile stock ROM; coming from CM9.1). After three OTA updates (BLFB>BLH3>DLIH>ELLA) I found that not only the data partition was wiped (as expected), but also the sdcard partition with all photos and other data were deleted. Is this normal? I'm pretty sure I've flashed firmwares to different devices with Odin before (no repartition!) and the sdcard was never wiped. I'm so annoyed right now, because my CWM backup was saved on the internal sdcard.
Flash a custom rom and u will not lose ur data because s3 data add in the system
Sorry, I do not understand what you are saying.
Im sorry im not a english men lol ok. First flash a custom rom its simple and after that all your data will not be lose after
rida007 said:
Im sorry im not a english men lol ok. First flash a custom rom its simple and after that all your data will not be lose after
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That is the observation I have made in the past. However, my question is why my data was deleted with the stock ROM.
Stock + ODIN = Always wipe of /data AND /sdcard?
The answer : galaxy s3 is like that . System + data not like a i9100 or i9000
well, did you do a factory reset from recovery? because if not, flashing a stock ROM doesn't wipe anything - it doesn't even touch the /data/
But a factory reset does in fact wipe /data/, including /data/media, which is /sdcard0
Glebun said:
well, did you do a factory reset from recovery? because if not, flashing a stock ROM doesn't wipe anything - it doesn't even touch the /data/
But a factory reset does in fact wipe /data/, including /data/media, which is /sdcard0
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Yes, I believe I did the factory reset in the stock recovery, because the ROM didn't boot after flashing. This must have done the damage. Doing a factory reset from CWM recovery never touched my /sdcard, if I remember correctly.
Ralfioni said:
Yes, I believe I did the factory reset in the stock recovery, because the ROM didn't boot after flashing. This must have done the damage. Doing a factory reset from CWM recovery never touched my /sdcard, if I remember correctly.
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That is the reason why you lost everything, stock 3e recovery factory reset wipes everything, in future always back up sd to computer before Odin flash, but I don't think you need telling that now
slaphead20 said:
That is the reason why you lost everything, stock 3e recovery factory reset wipes everything, in future always back up sd to computer before Odin flash, but I don't think you need telling that now
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Yes, screw 3e! I was used to the CWM behavior, that's why didn't back up to the external sdcard (which was filled with an older CWM backup). Anyway, thanks for all your answers.