I picked up a Verizon Galaxy Tab on Craigslist. I set it up and it seemed to be working fine. Then things started forceclosing,making the device nearly impossible to use. I keep trying to hard reset the Tab, via the settings app, also via the manual mode, it goes through the process as if it's resetting, but it will not clear the device. I'm still logged in to all my accounts. Is there some other way to clear the device back to the stock ROM? It is not rooted.
Power off.hold down power and volume up button.Do a wipe cache and factory than reboot.problem solved.
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rjumawan said:
Power off.hold down power and volume up button.Do a wipe cache and factory than reboot.problem solved.
Hey thanks for the response, appreciate it. One would think that would solve everything. Yet it doesn't. It shows that it's clearing the cache, and then that it's resetting device, I get the warning that all data will be lost. It does nothing. I reboot via the menu and nothing is deleted, accounts, apps are all there.
I'm wondering if perhaps I need completely reflash the stock image on the Tab. I have done that before on a Fascinate, but not on a Tab, so I'm not sure of the process. If anyone can direct me to a good link, I'd appreciate it. I'm new to hacking on the Tab. Thanks again!
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I have the same problem.It's hardware.In samsung service thay replace mainboard.I think that hapens to your tab.If you search forum you see that others have that problem and it'always hardware.Sorry.Hope that help.
here a good guide how to restock and flash roms http://www.teamovercome.net/p1000/?page_id=17
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Stupid question, but is there anyway to factory reset an internally rooted nook? I don't even really want to reset it, I just need to make my primary email something else so I can sell it without having someone have access to my email account through android market.
Thanks.
I had this problem too, except I used a friends backup to flash my new one, and tried the factory reset option, which just rebooted the device, and nothing else..
I ended up having to reflash it with a clean ROM..
What about removing gapps data and cache and then flashing gapps again? Just thinking out loud here.. no guarantees..
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What about removing gapps data and cache and then flashing gapps again? Just thinking out loud here.. no guarantees..
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I read to do that in the net, too, but as weird as it sounds, I can't find google apps in the list of apps in my manage applications section of settings.
There's no 'gapps' application. You need to find market, gmail, Google framework, etc..
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Sorry for the dumb response with the gapps thing. I went ahead and cleared the data on all those google programs, email, gmail, market etc. Anything else I need to do? I really don't know what you guys mean by 'reflash'. Sorry... but thank you!
Ok, good news guys. I got both "email" and "gmail" to completely forget about me. Bad news , the option to clear data on the market is completely greyed out. So I can't seem to get rid of my data on there, and it stills allows me to buy apps on the market. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the help so far!
EDIT: MAJOR problem!
I tried putting in the Clockwork recovery IMG and the new version of the stock os, but it seemed to boot normal. I tried rearranging the files, but now when I try to book the NOok up, card or no card, it does nothing . Did I just brick this ?
Certainly not.. format the SD and burn the cwr img again.
Just check that you do it right, it has been explained thousands of time on the forum.
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The principal of out school turned in her Tab 7 inch, they no longer want to pay $60 a month for 3G thats slower then a 14.4 dial-up!
It was given to out Tech Department and I snagged it to play with.
OK first thing, it's FC'ing on various apps. I decided to factory restore the unit by booting into Samsung's recovery and wiping the data and and clearing the cache.
This reset it but our principals gmail is still on the phone. It's the primary account. I can NOT get it to delete.
I found a thread here with a official Samsung flashing tool. This one:
Sprint_Galaxy_Tab_EA24_Flasher.zip
It seems to have worked, it got the device back to EA24. However when I reboot, it's FC'ing even more and the principals gmail is still there.
Well, it now sees an update called: EB28
It downloads it then boots into recovery and nothing more happens. No option to update, flash etc.
Also now EVERY TIME I restart/reset this device its like it's been factory reset, all the apps I installed are GONE, my Wi-Fi is GONE, and it FC's like crazy.
Contracts done on this phone so Sprints not going to do anything. Help! I'd like to get Gingerbread on this.
Thanks!
Wow, no one has one of these or has any advice?
Some updates on things I've noticed.
Well, previous to my original post, I was STOCK, non-ROOTED. This morning I used Roddricks guides to flash to ROOT with CWM via Odin.
It seems to have worked OK, I have root and I'm on the stock ROOTED Gingerbread but I STILL had all the default Google accounts. I booted back into CWM and did a complete data wipe and installed CM7. That worked too however when I booted it immediately said NOOK had forced closed...? OK, well I ignored that and installed a couple .apk's I had on my memory card and changed my wallpaper. Then I rebooted into Recovery again and flashed the Google Apps. Upon rebooting I saw no google apps and my wallpaper and installed apps were GONE. I was back to stock CM like it was just installed.
Now keep in mind I had done a FULL wipe to everything in CWM prior to flashing CM7. I booted the device BACK to the download mode and used Odin to re-flash Roddricks stock ROOT and kernel.
Upon booting the phone I'm back to stock Gingerbread and guess what? The default Google account is BACK and so are the two pre-added wireless networks.
WHY IN THE HELL WON'T THIS THING WIPE and why does it keep resetting to just installed defaults when I reboot.
I see I am not the only person with this issue. Someone else made a thread just the other day saying their 7 inch Tab resets on reboot too.
Can someone give us some pointers? In my case I can install custom ROM's but I have to set everything back up EVERY TIME I reboot? Come on, that's not [email protected]#@[email protected]#$
Firstly, it sounds like you're not actually doing the right kind of wipe. You want factory reset / wipe. Either from recovery or within the stock firmware.
Once you successful do this, all downloaded apps and account settings will be gone.
Next up it seems you're not actually managing to install custom firmware. You'll need to specify more details about what you've done and read carefully what appears on screen and report on it if you want useful advice.
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I've done the factory reset from stock firmware, I've done the factory reset from CWM 4 and 5.
I've manually wiped from adb using rm -R and rm -rf for /dbdata /system /cache /data, all of which appear to be wiped and then doing an "ls" reports the directors are GONE.
Then I flashed stock GB stock rom, booted up and guess what? My default gmail and wirless networks were STILL there.
Adb'ed back after a root'ed kernel and manually went into the folders and deleted EACH file, then backed out and deleted the folders. Rinse, wash and repeat with the ROM and guess what? default Googles still there along with the Wireless.
Also one thing to note is that with every one of these wipes, boots, flashes etc, lets say I setup the Tab and install a couple apps, add my wireless, change my wallpaper etc, when I reboot, it's ALL gone. The Tab's back to default fresh like I just flashed.
Spent like an hour with Rodderik in the #gtab channel trying to figure this out.
Ok. I believe you.
I still can't rationalize what is happening there. One thing you can trust about computers is they do what they are told. However, sometimes it's hard to understand what you've told then to do.
Kies knows how to restore user state. It's also somewhat evil in terms of still running when you've quit it. Make sure Kies is not running.
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Is it possible some settings got backed up to the SD and are auto-restoring? Honestly haven't used my tab in a while so I'm not even sure this is an option. Maybe try clearing dalvik?
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sounds like somehow you may have a read only nand mode going on...strange haven't heard of this problem with the samsung its quite popular with the dell streak 7....in the dell streak 7 many people have to send it back to dell to repair it no other way... as for it on the samsung like i said never heard of the problem but if you can't reset properly or everything reverts to a state upon reboot then you may have whats called read only mode basically anything you install change add once you reboot the device it erases everything you did to it....from what i have read its a failsafe in linux try reading a few of the dell streak 7 problems with read only mode it may help in understanding and maybe finding a solution good luck. then again i may be wrong but just what you described sounds similar.
I would just load a new rom like overcome gbsafe_v5
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Kdoggy, were you able to fix your problems?
I have somewhat the same problem with my Galaxy Tab 7
Thanks
kdoggy said:
The principal of out school turned in her Tab 7 inch, they no longer want to pay $60 a month for 3G thats slower then a 14.4 dial-up!
It was given to out Tech Department and I snagged it to play with.
OK first thing, it's FC'ing on various apps. I decided to factory restore the unit by booting into Samsung's recovery and wiping the data and and clearing the cache.
This reset it but our principals gmail is still on the phone. It's the primary account. I can NOT get it to delete.
I found a thread here with a official Samsung flashing tool. This one:
Sprint_Galaxy_Tab_EA24_Flasher.zip
It seems to have worked, it got the device back to EA24. However when I reboot, it's FC'ing even more and the principals gmail is still there.
Well, it now sees an update called: EB28
It downloads it then boots into recovery and nothing more happens. No option to update, flash etc.
Also now EVERY TIME I restart/reset this device its like it's been factory reset, all the apps I installed are GONE, my Wi-Fi is GONE, and it FC's like crazy.
Contracts done on this phone so Sprints not going to do anything. Help! I'd like to get Gingerbread on this.
Thanks!
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same same same issue bro with my tab too its p100 too any solution's???
Hi Guys,
I have a strange problem with my galaxy tab. I bought it from ebay.
The guy from whom i bought it seems to have installed z4mod. Which ever application I tap force closes and a very few applications work like settings, music, browser. Any new app i install ends up force closing.
The strange thing is that whatever app i install vanishes on reboot. It is not a factory reset though, the apps installed by the previous guy will still be there. Factory reset doesn't work either.
I have tried using super one click and it hangs. Odin doesn't detect the tab in recovery mode.
andriod version is 2.3.4.
Any help is welcome..
Cheers.
I just started a thread about some issues my Tab is having too. Same model too.
I'm also getting resets on reboot. I'm going to hit sprint tonight on the way home, this ones not rooted. I'll let you know what I figure out with this one. Might help, might not.
I tried to factory reset the thing with Samsungs own app, didnt work, made the FC's worse.
kdoggy said:
I just started a thread about some issues my Tab is having too. Same model too.
I'm also getting resets on reboot. I'm going to hit sprint tonight on the way home, this ones not rooted. I'll let you know what I figure out with this one. Might help, might not.
I tried to factory reset the thing with Samsungs own app, didnt work, made the FC's worse.
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Thanks.. Please let me know if you find anything..
kdoggy said:
I just started a thread about some issues my Tab is having too. Same model too.
I'm also getting resets on reboot. I'm going to hit sprint tonight on the way home, this ones not rooted. I'll let you know what I figure out with this one. Might help, might not.
I tried to factory reset the thing with Samsungs own app, didnt work, made the FC's worse.
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I also noticed that though z4 is installed i dont have root access.. i cannot see the contents of all the folders which needs root access.
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Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone found a solution yet.
I just bought a refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab P100 from ebay. Every time I reboot, it resets the Tab and is as if I never entered my Google account credentials. It also erases any apps I've downloaded and deletes wifi settings.
A factory reset did not help.
The screen where you do the factory reset says:
Android system recovery <3e>
Samsung Recovery Utils
- for BML -
Does anyone know if this is the original or rooted?
I hope someone has a solution because I want it keep it!
Thanks!
goldfish77 said:
Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone found a solution yet.
I just bought a refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab P100 from ebay. Every time I reboot, it resets the Tab and is as if I never entered my Google account credentials. It also erases any apps I've downloaded and deletes wifi settings.
A factory reset did not help.
The screen where you do the factory reset says:
Android system recovery <3e>
Samsung Recovery Utils
- for BML -
Does anyone know if this is the original or rooted?
I hope someone has a solution because I want it keep it!
Thanks!
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That's stock Samsung recovery
If a factory reset doesn't fix the issue, then the device likely has a defective internal storage chip. Return it.
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Try odining the stock tar
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Same problem here...
Ditto....
Did anyone find out the remedy for this issue?
A.J.
cfny332 said:
Ditto....
Did anyone find out the remedy for this issue?
A.J.
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"DITTO" for which problem?
for the problem on the OP, I think the problem above has to do with conflicting google account settings from the old owner to the new one.
If this is true,
Factory reset, and enter new google account on the tab. start google play, let it update itself and download an app to test. it with.
This should fix force closes. DO NOT use any google settings from titanium backup.
Hi XDA,
I have a HTC One that was an ex demo phone that I bought off my boss.
The problem I am having is I am unable to set up a screen lock and I think it has something to do with it being a demo model.
It did have a demo app that I have uninstalled that made no difference. I have attempted to factory reset with no success (via settings)
I attempted to factory reset using hardware buttons but the phone just turns on skips passed where the boot menu would normally be.
Does anybody have any idea how I could fix this issue as I would like to put some sort of screen lock on my phone
Regards
Bagman002
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I would unlock it and flash a custom recovery so you can wipe the system partition
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Does attempting a factory restore from hboot yield anything?
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Going to the bootloader and wiping or going to recovery and wiping will remove any demo content there is, its not hard coded in, it's literally an app.
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I'm unable to factory reset using hardware buttons (volume down and power)
When I did a factory reset using the option in settings it still had the demo app
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Hi, I just had to wipe a store demo unit for regular use at work and came up against the same issues, however I used the ADB command "adb reboot recovery" and the phone rebooted into HTC recovery and allowed me to wipe it. Once it restarted all demo content was removed and the handset was back to being a regular device.
Hope this helps!
Just bought a demoex at the store for a good price. Had some trouble with demo mode to get it away as factory reset was greyed out but as poster above me said just enter recovery (shut down phone then press volume down + power) and from the recovery you can do a factory reset and the phone will enter "normal mode".
same problem here
Hi everybody,
I have the same problem to remove demo from htc one m8 tried factory reset but demo is still there.
Demo appears as an app in the app drawer and doesn't allow me to uninstall it.
Any solution?
Thanks.
carminhouse said:
Hi everybody,
I have the same problem to remove demo from htc one m8 tried factory reset but demo is still there.
Demo appears as an app in the app drawer and doesn't allow me to uninstall it.
Any solution?
Thanks.
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Check this over in the M8 forums
COLLECTION of Stock backup's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
So you think i nave to flash a stock ROM bit my Phone is 100% stock so no root access, locked bootloader and stock recovery.
carminhouse said:
So you think i nave to flash a stock ROM bit my Phone is 100% stock so no root access, locked bootloader and stock recovery.
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Try the factory reset but yes you may have to flash a stock backup to get the phone normal again
Factory reset didn't work!!! Just tried but demo is still there...
How can I flash stock backup From stock recovery?
carminhouse said:
Factory reset didn't work!!! Just tried but demo is still there...
How can I flash stock backup From stock recovery?
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you'll have to unlock the bootloader and flash the custom recovery to match the backup your going to restore
Did anyone succed in removing that crap ?
Thanks !
usernome said:
Did anyone succed in removing that crap ?
Thanks !
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tray this code.
*#*#33666#*#*
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wrong code
right code is *#*#336666#*#*
thanks
mony_valley
mony_valley said:
wrong code
right code is *#*#336666#*#*
thanks
mony_valley
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does htc m7 have a default password to factory reset
mony_valley said:
wrong code
right code is *#*#336666#*#*
thanks
mony_valley
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Hey there, I'm in the same boat as 551515. The code is correct (thanks!) however a password/code is needed to factory reset from this menu. Do you know what it might be?
Thanks!
Press and hold the power button until a second display shows options to enable or disable demo mode and reboot.... this is how to get out of it I think on the M8..check my threads for it's full posting
No ....no need to flash, in demo mode a lot of options & uses are restricted like wifi etc but still useable as a mobile phone, as it states, it's in Demo Mode.
Thankfully you can turn it off unlike this Tab, you have to pull the battery!
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grorgan said:
Hey there, I'm in the same boat as 551515. The code is correct (thanks!) however a password/code is needed to factory reset from this menu. Do you know what it might be?
Thanks!
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Excuse me but do you have find the password / code to factory reset? Because i have the same problem, thanks a lot
I received my 6.0.1 update via at&t a few days ago and have been loving it so far. However, I have run into an issue today. My screen in randomly unresponsive. It is lit up, but it does not respond to touch. If I press the power button to put the screen to sleep and then wake it back up again it works, but that's sort of inconvenient.
Has anyone else experienced this issue? If so, how did you fix it. I've wiped the system cache already and that didn't fix the problem.
I've also installed Good Lock, if that is of any importance.
This phone is fully stock and has not been modified in any way.
I appreciate the help in advance!!!
If you already wiped cache and the problem persists, then my friend a Factory Data Reset is the step to take. My Galaxy S6 running at AT&T received the Platform upgrade a few days ago and before doing the Factory Reset I install Good Lock just to see what's going on. I was pretty lost with it so uninstall. After the upgrade I never experienced an unresponsive screen.
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emilioaponte said:
If you already wiped cache and the problem persists, then my friend a Factory Data Reset is the step to take. My Galaxy S6 running at AT&T received the Platform upgrade a few days ago and before doing the Factory Reset I install Good Lock just to see what's going on. I was pretty lost with it so uninstall. After the upgrade I never experienced an unresponsive screen.
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I'll give that a try and let you know. I was hoping to avoid that. Haha.
Thanks!
JimboMidge said:
I'll give that a try and let you know. I was hoping to avoid that. Haha.
Thanks!
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Wiping Cache is not bad. It is when you have to resort to wiping data that means a lot of work.
RoryB said:
Wiping Cache is not bad. It is when you have to resort to wiping data that means a lot of work.
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I just wiped everything and only downloaded my most used apps. Seems to be working now. Time to re-download Good Lock and see what happens!