Mine failed. once it rebooted after failing I could not make a phone call or go on the internet. I had to do a factory reset which was horrible but I am up and running now. I was rooted via torpedo.
What could I have done differently
You didnt use titanium backup to store all your data before your factory reset did you. That would of saved you a bunch of time.
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I used the 1 click toot method and thought I may return my fascinate. I decided against it and tried to root again with no luck. The root always has a bunch of FC's and eventually gets stuck. The generic ringer also starts with no way to stop it. Only a battery pull will restart the phone afterward. I have also already really installed the Samsung drivers for the phone. Anybody have any thoughts?
Did you go back to stock via odin...if not do so...and push root manually...instead of an app.
I did through Odin. Tried to push root manually last night. The phone froze right after the push and never recovered. Had to battery pull. I had all of the files pushed and got to the chmod and wait stage when it froze.
Hmm, maybe re push to stock in odin...make sure you are doing the correct files...though it sounds like you did...a second time around sometimes seems to hit the spot...droid used to give me the same issues with sbf.
Do a factory data reset after you redo the odin recovery. Make sure you are using the verizon file when pushing each flash and doing it in the proper order. Then manually root, dont use one click or an app.
Also remember to push the files one at a time and let the phone restart between each one booting back into download mode.
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I've been working all weekend so I havent had too much time to deal with it. I wiped data and cache in the recovery menu initially and then the phone wouldn't allow me to sign back into my Google account. It kept telling me that I didn't have a data connection on 3g OR wifi. I finally did a factory reset through the privacy menu (not in recovery) and all seems to finally be working and completely stock. Now off to root and flash voodoo...
hey i had the same problem i made a post on how to fix it though.. go to the 0.00 internal storage issue mine was doing what u said plus more but i fixed it just follow the steps i set
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804457
Got it. Just for the record: Rooted, Flashed all three files with Odin to get "back to stock". Re-OTA'd. Somehow Busybox and Su were still there so I manually removed. Then changed my mind about returning the phone and attempted to root again with no luck. Re-flashed through Odin ok, then attempted root but errors prevented finish. Cleared data and wiped cache through recovery. Then my google account wouldn't resync b/c of network connection error, even though I had a working data connection the entire time. Tried booting into recovery and clear and wipe data again. No luck. Finally decided to use factory data reset from within settings. Now all clear, rooted again, re-synced my google account and all good. You guys rock. Thanks for the help.
I just experienced some weird sh... stuff.
I was having problems with my phone (Modem did not power up error) I had previously rooted and flashed CM7. So I SBF'd back to 2.3.4 and did my phone's Factory data reset. This was the second time I'd had the Modem error so I wanted make sure it was a very clean build before doing anything else.
Here is what happened:
Using the phone's Privacy Menu I reset all factory data and wiped the internal memory card.
-> This seemed to work fine and the phone looked to be clean from factory. (Original metal X wallpaper and all the verizon poop available)
Then (because I was paranoid) I booted into Android Recovery mode and did the User Data Reset / Factory Reset and cleared the cache
I did nothing else after this, just rebooted.
When the phone started my Wallpaper from my CM7 build was set as the Wallpaper and my wifi instantly logged onto our password protected wireless router. I had not changed ANY settings. I had not even connected a google account. Other than the wallpaper and wireless router settings everything else seems to have been reset to Factory ... but obviously something is not right.
Does anyone have any suggestions on this? Obviously something is persisting from my CM7 build or perhaps from my Eclipse Build before that, and obviously I'm supposed to clear data before installing anything - which I thought I did!
Little help?
Are you saying you did the factory wipe through the settings "after" you SBF'd? That's kind of what I gathered from reading your post.
If it is acting funny, I would SBF and start from scratch. I've never tried the factory wipe from the settings. SBF, root, CWR and flash.
It just seems like something else was pulled in there when you factory wiped from the settings. Make sure to load 2.3.4 if you are going back to CM7. Start fresh.
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Are you saying you did the factory wipe through the settings "after" you SBF'd? That's kind of what I gathered from reading your post.
If it is acting funny, I would SBF and start from scratch. I've never tried the factory wipe from the settings. SBF, root, CWR and flash.
It just seems like something else was pulled in there when you factory wiped from the settings. Make sure to load 2.3.4 if you are going back to CM7. Start fresh.
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Yes. The error code I had was preventing nandroid recovery and proper booting so I SBF'd to 2.3.4 FIRST and then to make 2x sure that I was "Stock" I used the privacy menu Factory Data Reset. (Not the recovery mode Factory Data Reset.) This worked. Then I went to make 3x sure and cleared my cache and data reset through Stock Android Recovery; that is when it pulled in old settings.
I am just kind of flummoxed as to why Stock Recovery Factory Data Reset / Wipe Cache would pull in old data that was not stock.
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So it happened again tonight.
I encountered the same "Modem Did Not Power Up (2)" error after losing all cell signal and rebooting.
I SBF'd to 2.3.4 and still my old wallpaper and wifi settings were still there.
I thought that SBF reset all you data to the original Factory state?
I am following Moonshadow's SBF guide.
Does anybody have any suggestions on how I can get my phone 100% back to stock?
When you sbf, somewhere in the setup when you first start the phone is a setting to backup and restore your settings. Anyway, are you sure that's not what's happening? If that setting is selected, your old settings are backed up to Google and will be automatically restored after the rom is first booted.
Specter597 said:
I am just kind of flummoxed as to why Stock Recovery Factory Data Reset / Wipe Cache would pull in old data that was not stock.
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Don't enter your Google information right after wiping. What's happening is it's restoring all your settings.
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Was thinking about factory resetting my phone. For some reason the WatchESPN app isn't working and I thought that
if I factory reset my phone it will work again. Question is, Will I lose root if I factory reset my phone.. Thanks
kidnice15 said:
Was thinking about factory resetting my phone. For some reason the WatchESPN app isn't working and I thought that
if I factory reset my phone it will work again. Question is, Will I lose root if I factory reset my phone.. Thanks
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If only one app is having issues I'd uninstall and reinstall the app. Factory Data Reset is really a "last resort" sort of thing. And the main thing it does for you is to uninstall all the apps you've installed and then reinstalls them.
Why not just wipe the application data for Watch ESPN? As far as Factory Reset, it wipes /data and /cache. If you're using stock recovery, this will include the internal SD card, so pictures, videos, etc. that you have taken will also be wiped.
kidnice15 said:
Was thinking about factory resetting my phone. For some reason the WatchESPN app isn't working and I thought that
if I factory reset my phone it will work again. Question is, Will I lose root if I factory reset my phone.. Thanks
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The idea of factory reset can be quiet confusing in android. The word "factory reset" is fancy enough to trick you that it will restore everything back to where it was...but all it does is just clearing stored cache, data, and etc etc., and it does NOT promise you anything. In lots of circumstances, damaged system or installed apps can't be restored, and they are ended up getting firmware flashed by manufacturer (some Verizon stores do flash firmware but many don't). Let's say you're rooted and removed all the bloats using system app remover. That's not going to restore your bloats to where it was....and you'll be rejected from receiving OTA update.
To get back to your question, "Will I lose root if I factory reset my phone?" I think it really depends on how you rooted. I think if you rooted your phone by flashing rooted image, then probably not. But if you use ADB shell to root your phone, you may lose your root.
Try to clear your cache and see if it works again.....I think that's the best way.
I agree you probably don't need a factory reset here. But no you will not lose root. Root is custom binaries inside the system that will not be touched. Depending how you installed your super user app I guess you could lose that, but you who's just have to download one
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Hi,
I have some problems with my i9300 running newest nightly of CM11.
A few days ago my phone started to reboot without any reason. This kept on going 15-20 times. It had me insert my PIN, then during start-up the phone just rebooted.
After rebooting 15-20 times, it now runs for some hours when I only do standby and phoning.
I thought, maybe it's a problem with the Rom and I should just do a clean install. I have used the CM updater for quite a while updating the nightlies, so maybe it's not the worst idea installing a CM11 on a "fresh" system.
Okay, I fired up Titanium backup to backup my apps.. but Titanium could not find my license. Okay, I thought maybe it was a problem with Titanium, so I tried Helium. Helium also didn't find my license key. So, I think there is something wrong with the license handling. Nevertheless, I backuped up all my apps except two apps. Whenever Helium tried to back them up, the phone rebooted.
After backing up I booted into CWM recovery to do a factory reset / full wipe. But when I select factory reset, it says "Formatting /DATA", stays for 1-2 seconds and then the phone reboots. Have tried it some times, but nothing helps. I can't do a factory reset.
I used eMMC brickbug check, this went fine and reported no errors.
When I go to Settings/Storage, the phone reboots. When I go to Settings/Apps, the phone reboots. When I try to uninstall one of the two faulty apps (I think there is some more going wrong than just these two apps) using another uninstaller, the phone reboots.
I don't know what else I can do or where the error is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. tia!
Bjoern
Unplanned shut down (instant reboot) can corrupt partitions. This can also be a symptom of nand damage.
Try flashing a full stock firmware with Odin, if that fails then use the rescue firmware and pit -search in general forum.
Factory reset after flash and before first boot.
Yeah, it worked. Thanks a lot.
Flashed stock rom with Odin, then it was possible to do a factory reset. Afterwards just flashed CWM recover and CM11 and restored my backup..
Have lost some data because not all apps could be backed up, but nevertheless, it seems to work like out of the box
I have a Verizon LG G3, updated to lollipop, everything working fine for a day, then re-rooted, still working fine til I noticed xposed wasnt running. When I attempted to uninstall it before reinstalling the trouble began.... the reboot in the uninstall never finished, and still hasnt finished almost a day later. I have already tried every option in the bootloader (safe mode, usb debug, clear cache, factory reset) they all just hang at the LG splash screen forever. Please help! Ive tried everything I can think of, cant reflash via USB, cant factory reset via bootloader or adb.
You have a functioning custom recovery (TWRP, philz, cwm)? Restore the backup you should've made before messing around with things! Or, if you haven't learned that lesson yet, you could re-flash a Rom back onto your phone.
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I have a Verizon LG G3, updated to lollipop, everything working fine for a day, then re-rooted, still working fine til I noticed xposed wasnt running. When I attempted to uninstall it before reinstalling the trouble began.... the reboot in the uninstall never finished, and still hasnt finished almost a day later. I have already tried every option in the bootloader (safe mode, usb debug, clear cache, factory reset) they all just hang at the LG splash screen forever. Please help! Ive tried everything I can think of, cant reflash via USB, cant factory reset via bootloader or adb.
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use the kdz method to restore stock.
you dont use the same method for exposed on kk as lollipop. check the exposed thread for details on that.