So I have an ATT LG Optimus G and I have had 0 problems with it until now. I have tried almost every single rom available on here. I have gone to N4 conversion and back again, and back to N4 and back again. I have tried the new 4.1.2 JB.
For the life of me now I cant get the device to Factory Reset Data. Sometimes I like to go back to stock ATT via LGNPST and then run stock for a while, but when I do that I always Factory Data Reset it to start completely fresh. Now I hit the button and it just sits there looking at me doing nothing.
Did I mess something up? Currently I am on complete stock ATT via LGNPST and its not resetting and clearing out all my old data.
shoemocker said:
So I have an ATT LG Optimus G and I have had 0 problems with it until now. I have tried almost every single rom available on here. I have gone to N4 conversion and back again, and back to N4 and back again. I have tried the new 4.1.2 JB.
For the life of me now I cant get the device to Factory Reset Data. Sometimes I like to go back to stock ATT via LGNPST and then run stock for a while, but when I do that I always Factory Data Reset it to start completely fresh. Now I hit the button and it just sits there looking at me doing nothing.
Did I mess something up? Currently I am on complete stock ATT via LGNPST and its not resetting and clearing out all my old data.
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Use CWM and clear data from there if you're trying to wipe everything.
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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.
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.
Hey guys,
If i do a factory reset through settings and i have the leaked ics rom.. will i brick my phone?
Thanks,
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Would doing this un-root a rooted phone?
talonted said:
Would doing this un-root a rooted phone?
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no. it will only wipe user data
Are you trying to go back to stock??
WOW, is this topic real?
Lmao to is this topic..real!!!
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A factory reset removes ANY data that is not 'pre-installed' by the rom.
Basically, its as if you just turned your phone on for the first time but instead of with the rom that came with the phone, it is with the rom you have installed.
You do not loose root because what actually is giving you root is code added to the kernel (hooks) and since the kernel is part of the system, it cannot be reverted to its original state, any changes made to the kernel will remain after a factory reset (Android at this time does not keep multiple backups of system files like Linux or Windows does - sometimes called shadow copies).
If your rom did NOT come with SuperUser pre-installed, you can simply redownload it from the market (if you were rooted).
One other thing, a factory reset also removes any cached data (davlik for example) as well. This is why it takes so long for the phone to boot after a factory reset or after installing a rom that does a wipe before installing (the phone has to rebuild the davlik cache when it reboots which takes some time).
If you are interested in specifically what a factory reset does and does not do, I recommend asking Google, its a very informative resource.
I'll just toss this out there; I got my phone a few days ago, and it was pretty sluggish on stock TW; adding ADW ex didn't help a lot, so I did a factory wipe reset yesterday, and it fixed things right up!
Did it to my wifes phone too, and it fixed a few little issues she was having too..I read some posts saying that it should almost be mandatory to do a factory wipe when you first get this phone, which i thought was weird, but, proved beneficial for both of our newly acquired Notes...
Absolutely, Android is alot like windows, it begins to just start performing badly. Typically, a simple reboot fixes things but one in awhile, a factory reset doesnt hurt.
So how do you do a factory reset????
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.
craptastic
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.
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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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So I've lurked around for a little bit, and think this community is awesome. Hopefully, you guys/gals can lend me a hand.
I just got a Galaxy S5 today, so I'm giving my XT910 to the GF. Went through phone settings, did a factory reset including internal data.
Booted up, and "Unfortunately, Setup has stopped" click okay, but the message returns, ad infinitum. So I went through the Recovery mode and did a factory reset that way. Setup still won't work when booting the phone and I can't seem to get past it.
It was on stock JB before. I had previously rooted it but have successfully done a factory reset and did not root it again since (assuming the factory reset removed the rooting process). North American phone/firmware.
Suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Fixed it!
I was able to reflash an official ROM from sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=10 using EternityProjects RSD flash tool...