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Tab Won't Factory Reset

i've got a galaxy tab, no custom roms, not even rooted and i can't reset it. when i go to Privacy-->factory reset, it will boot into the boot menu, and i do the data and cache wipe from there, then it will only reset the homescreen. my accounts and data stays on the device. i've seen the problem once online, but can't seem to find anymore topics on it. does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Jrob2k said:
i've got a galaxy tab, no custom roms, not even rooted and i can't reset it. when i go to Privacy-->factory reset, it will boot into the boot menu, and i do the data and cache wipe from there, then it will only reset the homescreen. my accounts and data stays on the device. i've seen the problem once online, but can't seem to find anymore topics on it. does anyone know how to fix this problem?
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I'm having the same exact problem. I can't seem to find a way around it, and I suppose I will have to send it in if I don't want to go into ODIN and deal with it that way.

Same issue
I'm having the same issue.
It does not matter how I do it the result is the same.
The 3G information is wiped out, all the applications are messed up, but my Gmail account, Facebook and accounts are still there. If I manually remove all the accounts using account manager, when I reboot the tab, they're all back!
I've tried:
Menu > Settings > Privacy > facotry reset
and I've tried holding down the Volume Up button while booting and selecting facotry reset and clear cache. No good...
At this point I'm being sent a new Tablet, but I really want my personal information cleared before I send it back. How can I "jack" it up? I've looked for a Verizon ROM to see if I can put that back on using the SD card, hoping that would wipe it, but can't seem to find one. Or any CDMA Rom that might wipe everything out.
After I had this issue I even installed z4Root and rooted teh phone, hopeing to use an App that remote wipes, but the results were the same and NOW the SuperUser force closes everytime I try to open it. In fact, almost all the apps seem to force close when starting them EXCEPT market and Gmail.
Help!
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Changed my passwords on Gmail, Facebook and Twitter. After about 30 minutes the tablet finally stopped displaying my information and started prompting for passwords.

This is an old thread but I'm having the same problem with my Sprint Galaxy Tab. Factory resetting through recovery mode, settings, flashing a new rom, etc don't work and pretty much every app crashes as soon as the tab boots.
Anything I can do before sending it in?

Anyone else facing this problem? I did have two google account in my tab. I would like to remove one of it which I dont use anymore. BUT the system request me to factory reset if I want to remove the account.
BUT the problem is, i'm afraid if I reset, others problem will come later.
I always heard people taking "Don't fixed it if its aint broken". LOL
So, over my curiosity to see either this "unable to remove account" is a common problem which involve my tab also or not?
Curiosity kill the cat!!
haha..so afraid now...

same issue
I have the same problem.Problem come on gingeIrbread.On froyo factory reset works normal.I flash back to froyo but can't do enything becouze it's crash when go to settings wizard. I go to recovery mod but can't whipe factory data and chase.Flash back to gingerbread 2.3.3 but nothing change.Help please.I have euro tab.Sorry for my bad english.

xena0709, I know if you flash the overcome safe gb rom then it wipes everything. You should try that....
Overcome is GSM only...

I try that.Didn't work.Thank you for advice.

In recovery it says Can't access to '/system/csc/TWO/system/'. I don,t know what to do.

Solved.I took my tab to Samsung center. Replace the mainboard.Now it work.

had this on my Sprint Galaxy Tab after the Gingerbread update. Sent it in and they mailed me a brand new unit a week later.

hello all,
i know that this thread is very old. but i faced this problem now, i want to know if flashing the stock ROM will solve this problem or the only option is to change the motherboard. As my tab is out of warranty and this will cost me a lot to get motherboard changed
thanks in advance.
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xena0709 said:
I have the same problem.Problem come on gingeIrbread.On froyo factory reset works normal.I flash back to froyo but can't do enything becouze it's crash when go to settings wizard. I go to recovery mod but can't whipe factory data and chase.Flash back to gingerbread 2.3.3 but nothing change.Help please.I have euro tab.Sorry for my bad english.
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hello all,
i know that this thread is very old. but i faced this problem now, i want to know if flashing the stock ROM will solve this problem or the only option is to change the motherboard. As my tab is out of warranty and this will cost me a lot to get motherboard changed
thanks in advance.

Me too i got the same issue i think except that i cant get to home screen

In case of trouble go back to stock ROM first.
Overcome method and rooting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881981

[Q] sim problem security error please help

hey..i tried to flash my phone with rom manager but when my phone rebooted got stuck at "LG" logo...I used LG Update tool emergency recovery...the phone starts,i enter the pin,my sim card unlocks but it doesn't connect to the network and when the homescreen is locked it says security error and at the top it says press menu to unlock but when i press it nothing happens...what should i do???please help..sorry for my english

start the phone without sim and press 3845#*970# in dialer
if is not work, try flashing with stock firmware.

This happened to me aswell, nothing seemed to work... I returned it for service, unrooted and did the SW upgrade so nobody could find out that I had flashed Nova. The warranty should cover this if it is a manufactor problem so I made it look like it was but however I had "LauncherPro plus Menu System" installed so they blamed that and I had to pay for the service... ._. My LG hasn't arrived home yet... after soon a month, damn they are slow.

winzero said:
start the phone without sim and press 3845#*970# in dialer
if is not work, try flashing with stock firmware.
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i have flashed my phone with the stock firmware...the menu appears with 3845#*970# what should i press there?

alex_tsi said:
i have flashed my phone with the stock firmware...the menu appears with 3845#*970# what should i press there?
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Factory Reset, then again Factory Reset. It'll wipe all of your data on phone but maybe this will fix it.

radkor said:
Factory Reset, then again Factory Reset. It'll wipe all of your data on phone but maybe this will fix it.
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nothing happend...i dit it ten times but the problem still remaining...

You can try this:
-Factory reset
-Emergency recovery with LG Mobile Support tool.
- Factory reset, again..
Attention: You will lost all your apps and settings.

rgabi88 said:
You can try this:
-Factory reset
-Emergency recovery with LG Mobile Support tool.
- Factory reset, again..
Attention: You will lost all your apps and settings.
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nothing again....still security erorr....i guess i'l have to take it to lg service

came to the same situation happened to me.. help please.

kalankus said:
came to the same situation happened to me.. help please.
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man i've tried everything....the only solution is to take it to lg service...just do an emergeny recovery and factory reset to unroot it and delete the apps...

The downsite of taking it to service, is that they upgrade it to v10e, which is extremely hard to root... I've tryed everything now and nothing worked.

I've tryed factory reset, Emergency Recovery with LG tools.Nothing... And take it LG service. Service says, "motherboard will change".So i'm waiting Service.

SOLVED !
Update you phone to the 2.3.4 using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310093
Use Windows Enabler to check "Erase entire CP"
and voila... get network again!!!!

can you please tell me how can I check "erase entire cp" with me it is all the time inactive . I have installed windows enabler and still cant check it.

aalmo1 said:
can you please tell me how can I check "erase entire cp" with me it is all the time inactive . I have installed windows enabler and still cant check it.
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I will tell you to use "windows enabler" but if didn't work with I have no idea.
Check if it was "on" at the taskbar.

I had exact the same problem, it occurred after i switched sim's, i was using the nova rom. I sent my phone to the service center (flashed with stock fw before ofc) and they changed the mainboard on warranty.

what to do in windows enabler?

Nothing to do, just install/open it and redo the flash guide
Sent from my blasting P970 with zeus

i don't understand :$
can you send me a link to a guide :/
(if my father knows...he'll kill me xD)
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the other problem is that the link above is not sending me anywhere :/

Go to Development section and find the UPK package there: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111771
Grab Windows Enabler, open as admin (in XP not needed) and then you should be able to click all buttons
Hope u make it before any1 gets to know

Help, phone is useless

hi all, my phone has numerous problems and nothing seems to fix the phone, so ill sum up the issues
none of my apps work, ALL of them force close as soon as they are opened, I've tried factory resetting the phone, but after the reset the apps are still there with the same problem. The same things happen after i do a hard reset. I've tried reflashing stock and non stock firmwares and nothing fixes the problem, my phone is basically useless.
Is there any fix to this?

goalieguru said:
hi all, my phone has numerous problems and nothing seems to fix the phone, so ill sum up the issues
none of my apps work, ALL of them force close as soon as they are opened, I've tried factory resetting the phone, but after the reset the apps are still there with the same problem. The same things happen after i do a hard reset. I've tried reflashing stock and non stock firmwares and nothing fixes the problem, my phone is basically useless.
Is there any fix to this?
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I don't know what your warranty situation is, but if you can flash back to stock, I'd take it into an AT&T store and see if you can get a warranty replacement. It's possible there may be a fix to your issue, but if you are in a position where you can just swap it out for a new phone, that may be your best/least frustrating solution.

Have you tried going into mounts and storage in cwm formatting everything and then flashing?

My phone is out of warranty
and yes i've tried that but still no luck :/

goalieguru said:
My phone is out of warranty
and yes i've tried that but still no luck :/
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When you flashed to stock, did you do a Master Clear also? It sounds like a software issue and should be fixed with a complete system wipe.

I'm going to assume you used some type of backup " tibu " or something similar before you did any flashing ? If so did or how did you reinstall your apps and data ? Cuz if you install system apps plus data it would explain why all your apps are force closing. Only install missing apps plus data.

Do the ethical thing... Go to at&t and claim ignorance to the problem. Always works out.

Help with Unrooting HTC Desire C (UK Model on 3)

I'm trying to factory reset my HTC Desire C has it was feely slow, but I'm having trouble un-rooting the phone, Does anyone know of any way I could do this with my model please?
I've tried Quick Root but that just seems to get stuck removing the perm-root.
Thanks in advance.

I've attached the info of my phone, thank you.

mkkid28 said:
I'm trying to factory reset my HTC Desire C has it was feely slow, but I'm having trouble un-rooting the phone, Does anyone know of any way I could do this with my model please?
I've tried Quick Root but that just seems to get stuck removing the perm-root.
Thanks in advance.
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You can do this: - lock bootloader
- power on device
- enable adb debugging on device
- make sure you have adb and fasboot working corectly
- connect device via usb to PC
- run RUU with administrator rights
- and from there on just follow the instructions given by software
- http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Golf
you really need the 2-4 lines i mentioned up for this to work

Well I managed to lock my bootloader and that, but when i tried to install the RUU it gave me a error. I think it might be an older version.
I think I'm going to need the 2.00.771.3 version :S
I think my phone is useless now. A bit of info, I tried factory resetting my phone (I have rooted my phone prior to this and stupidly thought that factory reset would get rid of the root) but when I reset my phone after the inital setup had gone through all menus it said setup has stopped working. Then my phone wouldn't work no apps or home screen, I could recieve calls and then go onto my settings at the top but nothing more then that, I'm not sure how I can get my phone working again now lol

mkkid28 said:
Well I managed to lock my bootloader and that, but when i tried to install the RUU it gave me a error. I think it might be an older version.
I think I'm going to need the 2.00.771.3 version :S
I think my phone is useless now. A bit of info, I tried factory resetting my phone (I have rooted my phone prior to this and stupidly thought that factory reset would get rid of the root) but when I reset my phone after the inital setup had gone through all menus it said setup has stopped working. Then my phone wouldn't work no apps or home screen, I could recieve calls and then go onto my settings at the top but nothing more then that, I'm not sure how I can get my phone working again now lol
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once it booted it not useless
try what i said with and without locked bootloader
if you need further help add me on fb
https://www.facebook.com/makerr00

Seriously annoying problem after lollipop upgrade

I have the HTC one m7,stock/unrooted. Im not sure if this problem is because of a bug or a setting that needs to be changed. When the screen is off I'm somehow able to turn the screen back on by pressing either volume button. This becomes annoying when I have it in my front pocket when I'm working and I take out my phone to check a message and see that the screen was on the whole time. Then when I double tap the home button to see my recent apps, I notice that random apps are open including the camera and sometimes it would call/text random people. If you are wandering how it is sitting while in my pocket, the power button is @ the top,so the only keys being pressed is the volume rocker. Before lollipop I never had this issue. I have already tried a factory reset (not a app issue) and clearing system cache to no avail. Another thing I've noticed I'd when I'm on the home screen with the phone unlocked I'm able to use it in landscape mode. If anyone can give me a permanent solution to this problem I'd greatly appreciate it.

This is very odd since the problems you're telling is actually a feature of some custom roms. I'd suggest you to backup your internal storage and RUU.

lerenturk said:
This is very odd since the problems you're telling is actually a feature of some custom roms. I'd suggest you to backup your internal storage and RUU.
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Im guessing by a Ruu you mean a factory reset?

racingmatt1 said:
Im guessing by a Ruu you mean a factory reset?
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Yes but not the one you make on the phone. You download the RUU tool to factory reset the phone, it should fix your problem.

lerenturk said:
Yes but not the one you make on the phone. You download the RUU tool to factory reset the phone, it should fix your problem.
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Where can I get the Ruu tool and what the difference between it and a factory reset on the phone itself?

racingmatt1 said:
Where can I get the Ruu tool and what the difference between it and a factory reset on the phone itself?
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RUU will wipe entire OS and reflash it. Phone factory reset wont work if some of your system files are corrupt or missing. You can find them on android developement section prior to your variant