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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.
Hi,
I'm having a hard time finding a definitive answer on how to flash back to stock on an Atrix. This is my friends phone, so I know little about the device, but am familiar with modding (own a captivate).
She updated to 4.5.91 OTA gingerbread, and her phone has been acting funny lately. I was planning on doing a factory reset/master clear, but I don't know if it would reset the phone to it's state before the download of gingerbread (and hard bricking, what I've been reading about a lot). The phone is stock, non unlocked and no root (don't want either).
So I suppose the TL;DR is, can you master clear/factory reset a phone on 4.5.91 and would it be ok? How do you backup contacts/etc without a custom recovery?
Thanks
DJLinty said:
Hi,
I'm having a hard time finding a definitive answer on how to flash back to stock on an Atrix. This is my friends phone, so I know little about the device, but am familiar with modding (own a captivate).
She updated to 4.5.91 OTA gingerbread, and her phone has been acting funny lately. I was planning on doing a factory reset/master clear, but I don't know if it would reset the phone to it's state before the download of gingerbread (and hard bricking, what I've been reading about a lot). The phone is stock, non unlocked and no root (don't want either).
So I suppose the TL;DR is, can you master clear/factory reset a phone on 4.5.91 and would it be ok? How do you backup contacts/etc without a custom recovery?
Thanks
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Yes you can factory reset without bricking, and your contacts are usually backed up to your gmail account. As far as backing up "etc", be more specific.
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Gingerbread Issue
I have done the same thing wiped and am still having problems. The issue is with gingerbread check out the boards and you will see there is not a fix for this yet. Thanks
I have a Samsung Transform Ultra (rooted), I am using the stock ROM that came with the phone, recently I have corrupted something and need to attempt a factory reset, however some people have said that doing a factory reset on a rooted phone could brick it, so this brings a couple of questions:
1.- How would I un-root my phone, or, if un-rooting is not necessary, what steps should I take to factory reset it safely? My data is safely backed up already.
2.- Has anyone done a factory reset on a rooted Transform Ultra?
Any help would be most appreciated.
The4thDoctor said:
I have a Samsung Transform Ultra (rooted), I am using the stock ROM that came with the phone, recently I have corrupted something and need to attempt a factory reset, however some people have said that doing a factory reset on a rooted phone could brick it, so this brings a couple of questions:
1.- How would I un-root my phone, or, if un-rooting is not necessary, what steps should I take to factory reset it safely? My data is safely backed up already.
2.- Has anyone done a factory reset on a rooted Transform Ultra?
Any help would be most appreciated.
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Don't you have a custom Recovery installed? I don't know about this device specifically, but there should be a factory reset option you can utilize within your Recovery image. You'll need a ROM to flash afterwards also, otherwise you'll have no OS on your device. Or simply flash a NANDroid backup.
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Since my (rooted) phone has the stock factory ROM only, and I never changed it, do I still need a ROM? My original ROM was never removed or changed.
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Since my (rooted) phone has the stock factory ROM only, and I never changed it, do I still need a ROM? My original ROM was never removed or changed.
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Well that's the thing, when you factory reset a rooted phone it wipes everything, including the OS. So after a factory reset there will be no ROM to boot into. Even though you've never changed it and you're running stock, you'd still need a copy of that stock ROM (if you wanted to continue running stock). But if you've made a nandroid backup (complete snapshot of your entire system) at some point before you noticed the current problem you're having, it might be easier to simply restore that particular backup via Recovery.
I never flashed any roms or recovery, just rooted.
Unfortunately, I never made a nandroid backup before I had this problem, however, my daughter has an identical phone, could I make such a backup from hers, and use it on my phone, then just delete her settings etc?
I had no idea that just rooting would kill the stock ROM image, making the phone un-recoverable, I thought that rooting only gave me superuser permissions.
The4thDoctor said:
I never flashed any roms or recovery, just rooted.
Unfortunately, I never made a nandroid backup before I had this problem, however, my daughter has an identical phone, could I make such a backup from hers, and use it on my phone, then just delete her settings etc?
I had no idea that just rooting would kill the stock ROM image, making the phone un-recoverable, I thought that rooting only gave me superuser permissions.
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Looks like Clockworkmod doesn't support your device.... not sure what custom Recoveries are available for your phone... but rooting doesn't mess up the stock ROM, we (the users) mess up our ROMs. You're right when you said that rooting gives you superuser privileges, and with those privileges come the unfortunate ability to screws stuff up. In my case I have tons of backups and a custom Recovery whereby I can wipe the phone and restore if need be. I also have ADB installed and can use Fastboot commands if things go sideways. Basically if you're gonna root have a backup plan.
Can you perhaps follow an unrooting method? Then you could safely factory reset without losing the OS... you know...the more I think about this, the more I wonder if you could just use the factory reset option from within the phone's settings... on a custom ROM you'd never do it, but in your situation (no custom recovery or ROM) who knows, maybe it would work with a problem.... I'll ask a friend of mine and post back.
Edit: Never heard back, but in your case on the stock ROM without a custom Recovery you *should* be able to factory reset through the Privacy setting section of your settings. If you do lose root, simply re root and you're good to go.
Thanks, Well I am going to give it a try and see what happens, worst case, I will have to buy another phone.
EDIT: I had no problems with factory reset, thank you!
Thats the question
Of course i have OTA voodoo root keeper and i think i already did a factory reset on .14 or something and kept the root / was able to restore root - not sure anymore.
Has anyone tried that?
I want to factory reset because i have some strange things going on, like reboots after a long time on standby and stuff like that. Or maybe these are just issues with .21 ... who knows but anyway would be nice to know what happens to root after factory reset.
you will lose root and voodoo keeper so you will be unable to restore root.
clouds5 said:
Thats the question
Of course i have OTA voodoo root keeper and i think i already did a factory reset on .14 or something and kept the root / was able to restore root - not sure anymore.
Has anyone tried that?
I want to factory reset because i have some strange things going on, like reboots after a long time on standby and stuff like that. Or maybe these are just issues with .21 ... who knows but anyway would be nice to know what happens to root after factory reset.
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Try the paper clip in the little hole by the sdcard first to see if that helps. I just did it this morning. There is no downside.
clouds5 said:
Thats the question
Of course i have OTA voodoo root keeper and i think i already did a factory reset on .14 or something and kept the root / was able to restore root - not sure anymore.
Has anyone tried that?
I want to factory reset because i have some strange things going on, like reboots after a long time on standby and stuff like that. Or maybe these are just issues with .21 ... who knows but anyway would be nice to know what happens to root after factory reset.
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I did a factory reset with .21 after rooting .14 and installed voodoo ota root keeper...i didn't lose root...the superuser app gets installed along with other apps...
Does anyone know the answer to this definitively from experience, and could they explain it. I asked the same question on 04/13 with no answer.
You will not lose root if you have Google backup enabled. I did a factory reset on .21. The OTA Voodoo app along with the data files for it will be automatically reinstalled when you log back into your Gmail account.
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You will not lose root if you have Google backup enabled. I did a factory reset on .21. The OTA Voodoo app along with the data files for it will be automatically reinstalled when you log back into your Gmail account.
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Thank you are there any other answers besides google backup (I don't trust it) it sometimes only works on first bootup after system reset
Yeah i dont trust google backup either
Guess i'll wait for the next update which should come very soon. See if that clears up my issues because other than that i like the stock rom.
But good to know its still an option to factory reset even though its somewhat risky.
I actually did factory reset on .21. I had lost wifi do to pilot error. I had a backup apk of voodoo and upon installing it I still had root AFTER the factory reset. This was a wipe all data from the bootloader menu, not using the reset pin on the side. I can confirm that either you wont lose root, or voodoo will restore it for you.
I was rooted on .14, went through the upgrades, had multiple failed updates to .21 until I downloaded and manually ran it.
Now I cannot get root back with Voodoo despite having backed it up before hand.
Any ideas?
I had .21, rooted with VooDoo on the system, when I reset the superuser came back but I did not have root, and Voodoo did not come back. I have everything backed up on Titanium, but it won't work without root.
I am going to try and use another users voodoo apk and see if it will work.
I have the same issue, SU is there, but no root.
aawshads said:
I had .21, rooted with VooDoo on the system, when I reset the superuser came back but I did not have root, and Voodoo did not come back. I have everything backed up on Titanium, but it won't work without root.
I am going to try and use another users voodoo apk and see if it will work.
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Grab the apk from TB for Voodoo and manually install it. It should restore root for you. Your backups are in mnt/sdcard/titaniumbackup
im on .21 not rooted. if i do a factory reset will it reset my firmware to factory too like to .14 and then can i root install voodoo and update to .21?
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im on .21 not rooted. if i do a factory reset will it reset my firmware to factory too like to .14 and then can i root install voodoo and update to .21?
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Factory reset does not remove or rollback firmware updates.
Just wanted to let you know, i did a factory reset yesterday. Everything went fine, i kept root and titanium worked perfectly.
It was a complete pain in the ass though to copy back my stuff. I had about 20GB that i backed up before the reset and wanted to copy back once everything was set up. I had to start over several times, and it kept hanging at times. I hate this media device mode. HATE 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
JonDeutsch said:
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