Ive just rooted my galaxy s with cf root. If for some reason i wanted to unroot and go back to what i had before i rooted which was stock 2.3.3 JVO, how would i do it? In the about phone section of the settings nothing has changed. The firmware version is still the same and mentions nothing about cf root. Is this normal?
I now want to start using custom roms which will speed up my phone. What do you reccomen?
Check the kernel version. That would have changed. I'm not sure of unrooting. To my knowledge, you'd probably just have to flash a fresh firmware using ODIN. As far as custom ROMs go, I just posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14520580&postcount=15
The kernel version hasn't changed.
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I'm not sure, but I never came across a way to unroot... If I want to remove the root I just flash a stock rom and wipe everything (Usually when I need to send my phone to my carrier )
If I flash a vision custom rom, will I lose all data such as apps I.have installed? Basically, would it be like a factory reset?
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If I flash a vision custom rom, will I lose all data such as apps I.have installed? Basically, would it be like a factory reset?
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Vision custom ROM?
Sorry about that i have no idea why i put 'vision'.
Well then it would depend on the specific custom ROM. Some wipe data, some don't and that is usually specified. Either way, if you're moving onto a custom ROM, it is still highly advised you backup your data, do a factory reset and then restore it.
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Sorry about that i have no idea why i put 'vision'.
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Using swype? Maybe you meant version.happens to me all the tims
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Yes i am using swype I have heard that ext4 is faster than rfs. How do i get ext4?
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Yes i am using swype I have heard that ext4 is faster than rfs. How do i get ext4?
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Using a lagfix kernel.
If I flash GingerReal will I lose photos and music that are on the internal sd card? when I did a factory reset I never lost them.
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If I flash GingerReal will I lose photos and music that are on the internal sd card? when I did a factory reset I never lost them.
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Nope
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On the guide it says I have to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. Are you sure that I won't lose my photos?
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On the guide it says I have to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. Are you sure that I won't lose my photos?
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Factory reset only wipes app data. So you lose all apps and settings, not the data on your sdcard, like photos, music, etc.
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Hi,
I have purchased a used Nexus One running stock 2.3.3 (with locked bootloader) and I am wondering how I am going to wipe it as if it were a brand new install (no residual settings, apps, accounts etc)?
I have done a bit of research and found that the recovery allows you to wipe data, is this what I would do?
Thanks,
menu/settings/privacy/factory data reset
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menu/settings/privacy/factory data reset
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Okay I'll try that. Thanks! How does this compare to the recovery 'wipe'?
if you're not rooted then this is your only option.it works well. to do a recovery wipe then you will need root and a custom recovery installed.
I thought it was the same thing? You can wipe in stock recovery...can't you?
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Yes, you can
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Hi Folks,
I am not new to this forum and i successfully flashed and tested out several custom ROMs. And yes, I know, I am still a Noob
But I have a weird problem now...
It doesn't matter which ROM I flash, my device won't get wiped. Well yes, I messed up my Nandroid backups, but:
I tried several kernels, ROMs and bootloaders. Even with the ones from samfirmware.com.
I tried it via Recovery and via the Android settings. And I've got all these old folders and files which don't get deleted when you uninstall an app. I'd really like to have a clean phone.
I know, it's a luxury problem, but it is very annoying.
So, could anyone please point me to some direction?
Thanks in Advance!
Cheers, berkley
What u mean by wipe? cant clean wipe on recovery?
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What u mean by wipe? cant clean wipe on recovery?
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Exact!!!
Well wipe does not wipe everything. I think to do what you are asking you need to format the internal SD card right after or maybe before a flash. That won't do the system stuff (I believe) but just the user area. The apks should recreate what they need afterwards.
But I haven't done it for a long time so don't trust me 100%. But that should do it and if you are flashing after it should clean it all up even if something useful got lost.
Graham
Use sd card maid to find legacy folders and for general clean up, amazing app
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All data will be wiped if you flash with Odin with PIT-file and 'Re-partition' ticked.
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could also try using the format internal SD card from the phones menu.
Does that mean that even a full reset doesn't wipe everything?
Full reset as done via punching in *2767*3855# on the dialer.
Hi Guys,
thanks for your nice words and help. I really don't know what was wrong. And I really don't know, what has fixed it!!! But now everything is working again. Thanks a ton!!!
Cheers, berkley
i did a format using recovery i am rooted but now that ive done this does it remove all signs of root i need to send my phone back its not working correctly
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i did a format using recovery i am rooted but now that ive done this does it remove all signs of root i need to send my phone back its not working correctly
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No. First you need to flash a stock rom if you're not already on one. Once you do that you need to flash the stock recovery. You do this the same way you flashed cwm but flash the stock recovery instead of cwm. You can also skip the backup step. After that you can use super oneclick to unroot the phone. At that point you will be good.
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Well I never had cwm I went on super one click and pressed unroot did this do it I am on stock 2.2 and never flashed a rom
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Well I never had cwm I went on super one click and pressed unroot did this do it I am on stock 2.2 and never flashed a rom
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Yeah you're good then. Just double check that it removed the Superuser app so you know it worked.
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Okay it did
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If I'm safely rooted on new ics, can I reinstall it by just using mobile odin to flash rom and cf kernel in one step? Don't want hassle of factory reset.
Reason is bc I changed some stuff around and now screen capture failing.
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it is not windows, re-install won't fix your problem
if mobile odin cleared the faulty setting for you then it means mobile odin did a factory reset for you
in this case why don't you just do a factory reset?
Bro I tinkered with system apps and just want to replace the rom files.
Answering my question exactly as it was stated would be much more helpful.
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with the scary bug around I would use PC odin instead.
you did't mention you changed system apps........
PC odin is the safest method right now to flash if u r on effected kernel
I had just tried reinstall stock ICS using Mobile Odin Pro over my rooted stock ICS. Everything ok, root is still retain after flash. Hope this help.
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I had just tried reinstall stock ICS using Mobile Odin Pro over my rooted stock ICS. Everything ok, root is still retain after flash. Hope this help.
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Indeed, as it's not a wipe ROM.
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I have rooted and cycled through a few custom roms. I have been on cm10.1 since early december and feel like i have lots of my apps in 2 or 3 different places on the memory. How do I know what is current and what is old unused info. I would be willing to do a fun system reset if i knew it would get rid of all the extra junk i have know but even when i have done that in the past it seems like there is still stuff i installed in the memory
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You can factory reset somewhere in the settings menu, or if you have installed cwn you can delete everything within that and install a new rom via odin.
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To get rid of everything, you'll have to format you internal sd card and do a factory reset. Then flash the stock rom with Odin. What recovery are you using?
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I am using clockworkmod. I have only used odin when i rooted.
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Can I deleted everything stored under the sd card without messing anything up
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Can I deleted everything stored under the sd card without messing anything up
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Depends on what you mean by not messing anything up. If you want your phone to be like new and you're willing to odin or recovery a new Rom, then yes. If you want existing stuff to run correctly, then no
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Can I deleted everything stored under the sd card without messing anything up
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You could format /system, format /sdcard, do a system wipe, wipe dalvik cache and then flash your rom from with the zip with sideload (on ADB), assuming you have all your personal files and apps backed up.
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