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[Q] Nexus One Remote Reset

So on Saturday, the screen on my N1 wouldn't turn on. Pulled battery out, back in and turned on and the screen goes green. Grainy green starting from the right side of the screen and slowly covering the rest of the screen. Called HTC and they're sending me another one.
My question is, since I can't see the screen to choose the Factory Reset option, what other options do I have? I tried to initiate remote wipe from my Exchange 2003 server but I didn't hear anything on the phone going on, no reboot process or anything so I presume the N1 only supports that on 2007/2010. Is there anything else I can do to make sure I reset it before sending it in without a working screen? I don't want my credentials saved on the phone. I incorrectly presumed the Exchange remote wipe would work.

Stock / rooted?
You could boot into bootloader (blind) and use fastboot commands, or boot the OS and use adb.

Stock Android 2.2.1 but rooted with rageagainstthecage. Locked bootloader so no fastboot.
How do I use adb for this though?

If you have ADB running by default -
su
adb shell
format SYSTEM
format DATA
format CACHE
Will leave your phone without any system, and without any data.

By that you mean that it doesn't have any O/S either, right?

Yes. OS is in SYSTEM partition.

Thanks for all your help, would that cause any problems with HTC honoring the warranty?

I have no first-hand experience with HTC warranty. Judging by the experience of the majority here - HTC honors even unlocked bootloaders in the event of HW failure that can't be a result of any SW misuse. So I don't think you should worry.
You can skip formatting SYSTEM, if you want your OS intact and only data erased.

So deleting DATA would delete account information? My concern is my Exchange and GMail accounts that I want deleted. Sorry for all the questions, I don't know much about where Android stores information.

Yes, deleting DATA will "factory reset" the phone, deleting all - surprise - data Accounts etc are data. SYSTEM is the bare system, no user data is allowed to be stored there.

****ing Awesome, I'll give it a shot tonight, thanks man!

[Q] Some1 else backup.

Can I download an others backup and put it in my phone?

should work, yes

So to try that i would need a rly nice person who wanna share his/her backup with me...

And what do you mean by "backup"?
Usually, backup holds your customisations, your personnal data (adress book, contact list, pictures, etc.) nothing worth sharing IMHO!
If you mean "restoring" the system, then this is done with a hard reset, it will restore your phone to "stock" rom.

t1mman said:
And what do you mean by "backup"?
Usually, backup holds your customisations, your personnal data (adress book, contact list, pictures, etc.) nothing worth sharing IMHO!
If you mean "restoring" the system, then this is done with a hard reset, it will restore your phone to "stock" rom.
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Yeah that was what i thought to... Problem is this my friend -->
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12107120&postcount=6
But then is it just to usb jig it... Thnx for answer!

If you are not bricked, you can do this:
1.From the main home screen, tap menu
2.Tap Settings, then Privacy
3.Tap Factory data reset
4.Tap Reset phone
5.Enter your password, then tap Yes to confirm
The "no download" should be fixed if you install the latest official rom with kies
If you can't get into the phone then, yes, the only workaround is the JIG

[Q] Hard Reset Options - Identical?

Hi all,
Have trawled the forums & net but, rather surprisingly, can't seem to find anything on this.
Just would like to know if there is a difference between the two different hard/factory resets (through the settings backup menu and using hardware buttons on startup).
I noticed on my old HTC1X that the former method sometimes resulted in some settings not being reset but not sure if that was a glitch or faulty restore.
Thanks,

Gulioth said:
Hi all,
Have trawled the forums & net but, rather surprisingly, can't seem to find anything on this.
Just would like to know if there is a difference between the two different hard/factory resets (through the settings backup menu and using hardware buttons on startup).
I noticed on my old HTC1X that the former method sometimes resulted in some settings not being reset but not sure if that was a glitch or faulty restore.
Thanks,
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Do you mean factory reset in the bootloader vs factory reset in Settings ?
if yes then Yes they both do the same thing, they delete your /data folder and leave the sdcard alone

clsA said:
Do you mean factory reset in the bootloader vs factory reset in Settings ?
if yes then Yes they both do the same thing, they delete your /data folder and leave the sdcard alone
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Yes via the bootloader and in settings.
Thanks for the confirmation, have always been curious if the bootloader option was more of a 'thorough' wipe so to speak.

Gulioth said:
Yes via the bootloader and in settings.
Thanks for the confirmation, have always been curious if the bootloader option was more of a 'thorough' wipe so to speak.
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if you really want a complete wipe just unlock the bootloader .. that does a complete wipe of everything on the phone

Phone blocked

Hi Guys,
I think I have no lucky these days...
I was testing a new ROM and when a returned the backup with TWRP android asked me a patteren for unlock.
The patter I usauly use dont work.
I found a help that say to erase some files in /data/system but it doenst work...
I had a idea to block the cell with my google account and set a new PIN for unnlock... It doenst work
Now I have the cell blocked by google and its impossible to access the internal memory with TWRP...
I need help... I dont know what to do...
Please !!!!

Sounds like your only way back is to format/delete all your data and start from scratch. You can use fastboot to do this.

I think this is the way... but I never did this before...
Do you know a step by step to do this !?

If I understand rightly you have a Google locked phone. I have not tried this on the OP3T but if you are able to reach the boot up screen where Google asks you for the password/pattern lock, you can try inserting an OTG drive of any capacity into your device. The phone will ask for changing storage. After clicking 'OK' you will be taken to the storage section. Go to 'Apps' and from there to 'Setting'. If you are able to reach this far, do a complete reset from that 'Settings' section and you would be able to recover your phone. I repeat, I have not tried this on the OP3T but have successfully tried this on some other phones. Best of luck and hope you get back your toy.
Let me also add that you won't be able to recover a Google blocked phone by factory resetting from recovery. The only way to do this is to reset it from the settings section of the OS itself after you have booted up.

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If I understand rightly you have a Google locked phone. I have not tried this on the OP3T but if you are able to reach the boot up screen where Google asks you for the password/pattern lock, you can try inserting an OTG drive of any capacity into your device. The phone will ask for changing storage. After clicking 'OK' you will be taken to the storage section. Go to 'Apps' and from there to 'Setting'. If you are able to reach this far, do a complete reset from that 'Settings' section and you would be able to recover your phone. I repeat, I have not tried this on the OP3T but have successfully tried this on some other phones. Best of luck and hope you get back your toy.
Let me also add that you won't be able to recover a Google blocked phone by factory resetting from recovery. The only way to do this is to reset it from the settings section of the OS itself after you have booted up.
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Perfect!
I did exactly this and now I recovery the cell...
Thanks a lot!
You save my day!

Locked my Note 8 completely - All my data is encrypted - please help

Hello guys
I have the following problem.
I have completely locked my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Android 9) by entering the code/pattern incorrectly multiple times - congratulations on my stupidity.
sorry, my English skills are not good.
I contacted Samsung customer service via email. They have not contacted me until today and that is now over two months ago.
When restarting my cellphone there comes the following error message:
"Verification failed your device cannot be restarted. The integrity check has failed. You have to reset your device to factory settings. This will delete all of your data."
All my data is encrypted.
My questions are::
1# Is there a possibility to backup all my data?
If yes, how ? Who could help me with this?
2# What do I have to do?
3# What do I have to pay attention to?
4# Is it possible to delete or reset this request?
5# Are there any programs that can help me?
6# how do i decrypt all my data?
My smartphone has never been rooted/flashed, I bought it from Vodafone store back in the day.
Thanks in advance
My main priority is to backup all my data. (e.g. also Safe Folder (content), protected notes, photos, contacts, ...).
It is difficult for me to understand all the instructions or descriptions (here/general) right away, but I am trying hard to change that and see it as an incentive to understand everything.
I thank you for your tips and suggestions, in case of misunderstandings feel free to contact me.