Hello people!
I have a sony ericsson xperia X8 and i have it rooted.I want to factory reset it and i dont know if it will brake on the starting screen.
I have also a custom ROM on it...More info:
Model number: E15i
Kernel Version:2.6.29.6-nAa-14
ROM Version:FireDroid 2.3.7(2.4)
Bootloader: Unlocked
Both Recovery modes are installed...
So what i wanted to ask is if i will lose root/unlocked bootloader/custom rom if i do a data wipe/factory reset from recovery.Do i have to lock the bootloader,then unroot it to factory reset it and then do everything all over again or just unroot and the unlocked bootloader and kernel will stay the same?
Best regards,
iNoobsTroller
When you Factory Reset/Full Wipe from the recovery you will not lose your root status and your bootloader wont be locked again. But your custom rom will be removed and so you have to flash the rom once more.
Leon1234 said:
When you Factory Reset/Full Wipe from the recovery you will not lose your root status and your bootloader wont be locked again. But your custom rom will be removed and so you have to flash the rom once more.
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So if i full wipe it my phone wont break because of root because i've heard that some phones break because of it.Also will my kernel remain the same?
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So if i full wipe it my phone wont brake because of root because i've heard that some phones brake because of it.Also will my kernel remain the same?
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If you factory reset your phone,your phone all data including your rom will be removed. But your device will still be Rooted and its Bootloader will remain unlocked. Your kernel too will be there as it is. The only thing thats going to get removed is your Custom Rom(In your case Firedroid). So after Factory Resetting you will get stuck at the kernel logo(nAa 14's logo). But its just the part of the game. This happens because there is no Rom installed in the phone to boot into, so you will have to install your Custom Rom again from the recovery.
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If you factory reset your phone,your phone all data including your rom will be removed. But your device will still be Rooted and its Bootloader will remain unlocked. Your kernel too will be there as it is. The only thing thats going to get removed is your Custom Rom(In your case Firedroid). So after Factory Resetting you will get stuck at the kernel logo(nAa 14's logo). But its just the part of the game. This happens because there is no Rom installed in the phone to boot into, so you will have to install your Custom Rom again from the recovery.
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Ok thanks a lot mate!Also how to Full wipe my phone?I have CWM-based recovery 5.0.2.8.Should i erase my SD card?and if i do will i be able to access it?
Go to the CMW recovery. Here you will find something like 'Full wipe/Factory Reset' select that option. Now you will also find "Clear Cache" in your screen do that too. Then go to 'Advanced" panel in CMW, there you will find 'Wipe Dalvik-Cache" and 'Wipe Battery Stats" and do that options too.
And always remember dont say 'Thanks" just press that button.
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Go to the CMW recovery. Here you will find something like 'Full wipe/Factory Reset' select that option. Now you will also find "Clear Cache" in your screen do that too. Then go to 'Advanced" panel in CMW, there you will find 'Wipe Dalvik-Cache" and 'Wipe Battery Stats" and do that options too.
And always remember dont say 'Thanks" just press that button.
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Yeah i did.Also there is no FullWipe button...So i did everything all over again to install new rom.Can i delete the files from my sd?i think the rom will create new ones in the following boot.
Of course. You can delete all the files from your SD Card but if you have any apps moved to your SD Card then you will lose them. So just move those apps back to your phone and then wipe the SD Card. Then you can move them back to SD Card again.
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Im currently on FROYO JP6 and I wanna try a couple of cooked ROM, patch kernel, tweak this tweak that, play with customization, apply fix etc etc
But what I really dont know for sure is, after Ive done playing with my phone, what is the safest way to put my phone back to virgin slate? I dont care about all the data lost and such.
Will re-flashing JP6 with Odin and wipe internal SD be enough?
Will that also reset the kernel back to the stock one?
Will that also wipe all the lag fix I applied?
Will that get rid of voodoo?
Will that get rid of everything Ive done and put it back to virgin stage?
Cheers
just remove any lagfix you've applied before flashing. do a format and factory reset, then flash it back. as far as I know, it's as virgin as it gets ;p remember to do another factory reset after the flash!
Is that revert the custom kernel to the stock as well?
vosszaa said:
Im currently on FROYO JP6 and I wanna try a couple of cooked ROM, patch kernel, tweak this tweak that, play with customization, apply fix etc etc
But what I really dont know for sure is, after Ive done playing with my phone, what is the safest way to put my phone back to virgin slate? I dont care about all the data lost and such.
Will re-flashing JP6 with Odin and wipe internal SD be enough?
Will that also reset the kernel back to the stock one?
Will that also wipe all the lag fix I applied?
Will that get rid of voodoo?
Will that get rid of everything Ive done and put it back to virgin stage?
Cheers
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same problem as voss i applied voodoo lagfix by gs tweaker after rooting it thru oclf it changed my kernel to [email protected] 3 now i want to return to my stock kernel i was on ddjg4 earlier i am doing this cause i am a total noob though my phone is rocket fast i want this cause when official froyo will be released i dont know whether kies will allow me to update it plz plz help
While your phone was pristine state, you could have backed up the Rom through Rom manager which is freely available. Otherwise use odin to flash your firmware.
Ya had i known it earlier i wud not ve called myself a noob now if i flash my old firmware using odin will i get the kernel back or can i update the official froyo with current settings
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Adevem said:
just remove any lagfix you've applied before flashing. do a format and factory reset, then flash it back. as far as I know, it's as virgin as it gets ;p remember to do another factory reset after the flash!
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How do you do
1) a format
2) factory reset?
I can think of a few:
*** From recovery menu there are two options:
* wipe data/factory reset
* wipe cache partition
*** From the Dialpad in the phone, there is a Secret Code.
**** When the 'phone has booted, there is Setting -> Privacy -> Factory Reset.
What I really want to know is, which of the above does what? All the info I have seen has been poorly documented, or not at all.
I too would like to reset my SGS back to factory defaults, and ensure that all data and apps are gone, but I do not know which of the above to choose : I want to use the safest option. I read on this forum about someone who choose the Recovery Menu -> wipe data/factory reset, and nearly bricked his SGS. As a result he had to boot and enter the secret code (unsure how). ( URL is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817675 )
Hence my concern over the chosen method. Also, my phone has the 3Button-RecoveryMenu disabled so I want to be extra careful. Does anyone have a definiative answer, or is it always guess work?
Regards,
f
Last night I did a faction reset.
1) Settings -> Privacy -> Reset factory settings.
I think that all this does is boot into recovery and then run these fuctions:
* wipe data/factory reset
* wipe cache partition
I wish someone had explained this to me afore. However, it would be nice to know exactly which areas are deleted.
I know that /sdcard is wiped, but does the command only delete the files and dirs on the mount point (rm -rf /sdcard/*) or does it actually umount the file-system and mkfs the device? I don't know.
What or where is the cache area?
I am going to be selling my Hero to someone who would like it rooted (as it is now).
His plan is to use it in WiFi mode only and won't be activating it with Sprint.
Is there a way to clear all my private data (logins, bookmarks, contacts, calendars, etc.) without unrooting?
Will he then be able to enter his google account info and gain access to the Market though WiFi?
Thanks!
Eph
The "Factory Reset" feature does the trick. But if you are really paranoid, you could wipe data, cache, dalvik and resintall the ROM from recovery.
Won't factory reset unroot me?
Will he still be able to access the net and the market via WiFi?
What ROM are you running?
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What ROM are you running?
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Nfinite's Stock.
cephraim said:
Nfinite's Stock.
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Factory reset should bring the phone back to the state it was in when you first installed the rom. If you really want to be safe, boot into recovery, wipe everything and reflash the rom. You will still be rooted. Remember to either remove and keep your sd card or to format it to erase the data on it, THEN create a nandroid for whoever is buying the phone. Yes, they will be able to run the google setup via wifi if they choose to do so.
Weird.
After I do a factory reset (either from settings or from recovery), it stays in a boot loop. I have to pull the battery and restore the Nand.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Eph
Tried many different factory resets last night.
Tried from recovery mode and from settings>privacy.
In each case, I got stuck in boot loops.
Also tried to wipe data, cache, dalvik and resintall the ROM from recovery. Same thing - boot loop.
All I could do was pull the battery and do a nand restore.
Any ideas?
go here and download the ruu. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=800586 . follow the instructions. this WILL take away root and will flash you black to stock. then, go here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-743289.html and follow those instructions to re-root your phone. it is very easy. then flash your rom of choice again. that will erase your data AND get rid of your bootloop. idk why the othere way isnt working for u though
OR, you should try to take out your sdcard or format it before you reflash the nfinite's stock. i had this problem once because some of my data was on the card and so when it tried to boot it got stuck.
Thanks guys. I tried the factory reset a couple more times, and for some reason it booted.
Thanks again!
I got in tho this Android recovery mode <3e> With POWER+VOL DOWN and then pressing the HOME button when the litte driod icon shows up and i see this:
Andriod system recovery (3e)
Reboot system now
Apply sdcard:Update.zip
Wipe data/facory reset
wipe cache partition
I cant press any of the 4 selection and it just says:
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Formatin Chace...
Formating MISC...
And nothing more i just se the android icon unpacking thing. I have to pull out the battery to be able to turn the phone . What does this menu do? Why cant i press anything?
The phone works with no problem except bad battery. So what is this menu? I want to do a hard reset . I did with VOL+HOME+POWER down but it feels like its not really a hard reset because i can see all my old photos and my phone is still rooted, Isn't a hard reset suppose to wipe the root?
Thanks!
This menu is Android Recovery.
You can install CWM Recovery by Paul which has many options, one of the most important are nandroid backup and flashing custom ROMs.
The stock Recovery doesn't have many options, as you see, this tool is just for basic operations, like making factory reset and flashing signed update zip's.
But why dosent anything happen when i press Wipe data/factory reset?
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But why dosent anything happen when i press Wipe data/factory reset?
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It will wipe your /data and /cache partitions and will remove installed apps, custom settings, such as Google Account, but won't remove root.
To remove root you need to reflash /system partition with a stock image, such as Paul's NVflash v10B ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007825
Hello All
Last time I open my Path App and Suddenly my phone shutdown itself
Then when it was reboot, it stuck in ""Samsung GT-N700 Galaxy Note" Screen, the one that come out before the samsung loop logo
I can still open the Recovery and Download Mode
What i already do (at the end it still stuck )
1. I do Factory Wipe and then reboot, but still it stuck in the same screen
2. I use odin to re flash my stock rom with the same stock room, still stuck
My GNote was not rooted yet, all of it was stock
Please anyone help me
What Android version did you use? JB or ICS?
Do you get errors when flashing with Odin?
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What Android version did you use? JB or ICS?
Do you get errors when flashing with Odin?
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I use JB
when i flashing with odin evertyhing fine, but.. when it says "RESET" my phone is reboot, but then it still stuck
Odin still says "RESET" then about 5-10 minutes it become "PASS"
but still my phone is stuck
am i need flash it with other rom?
anyway i get some problem, i can open my recovery but when i press my power button it cannot select any of recovery menu. But i still can navigate wiht Volume button
u can open the recovey so u dont need to worry
firstly do a complete wipe of all user and system data
if u are on plilz recovery there is a option to do so in the wipe data factory reset option called "clean to install a new rom" do it
thenif u have a official jb 4.1.2 firmware flash it via odin if u want to go back to stock or there are many kk roms and customized 4.1.2 roms available here do a research and flash whatever u like
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u can open the recovey so u dont need to worry
firstly do a complete wipe of all user and system data
if u are on plilz recovery there is a option to do so in the wipe data factory reset option called "clean to install a new rom" do it
thenif u have a official jb 4.1.2 firmware flash it via odin if u want to go back to stock or there are many kk roms and customized 4.1.2 roms available here do a research and flash whatever u like
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I even cannot select any of sub menu in recovery
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I even cannot select any of sub menu in recovery
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You currently have the stock recovery, not Philz.
Go into your current recovery and go to factory reset/data wipe (use the volume up and down keys), to select it use the power button. Once you have factory reseted your device, reboot.
If that doesn't fix it then do the following:
Download any recent Philz Kernel for JB from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191
Copy that to your external sd card (go into recovery and connect your Note to your PC or if that doesn't work, do it through a different phone or an microsd card reader). Flash that file in the stock recovery, reboot to recovery again. Once you have philz, perform a full wipe (you should have that option in factory reset/data wipe otherwise wipe /system /preload /data). Once that is done, reflash with Odin and then again: go to the stock recovery and perform a factory reset and reboot, now it should be working.
Hallo together,
I seem to have done something wrong while trying to flash the rom "RazRi_JB_X-2014-Jul-16".
Here is what i did:
- Unlocked to bootloader using official Motorola homepage
- Flashed CWM (non-touch) recovery using "Recovery Flasher by LeBobo v1.7", USB-Debugging was on
- Rebooted into bootloader and flashed "RAZRiRoot2" to prevent Stock-ROM from overwriting the recovery
- Tried to install the Custom ROM using CWM, but it fails to wipe cache (stuck on line "Formatting /cache")
Because it didn't work, i tried to reset everything as it was before to be able to try again - flashed stock-recovery using the Recovery Flasher by LeBobo, booted into bootloader and selected "Factory". The cell is now just showing the "Warning bootloader unlocked" warning and nothing else happens.
When i try to select the recovery in the bootloader menu, an image of a Android laying on its back with an opened hatch and a red warning symbol showing a "!" appears and nothing else happens.
I seem to have bricked my device, because i cant't really do anything now - is there any solution?
I read through different topics but could not find a real solution to this particular problem...
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
It's not bricked
At the moment u enter stock recovery with that android and red warning sy,bol, u need to press bot volume up + downp. Than it will enter stock recovery mode.
Those are the following things u can do to get custom rom,
1. Flash another recovery, cwm touch, cwm non-touch, twrp. They all work a little different.
2. Flash the custom rom and wipe everything, The wip can take some time. sometimes it will be seconds, sometimes it will take a couple of minutes. Every recovery behaves different, and every flash/wipe too.
3. enjoy
If u really want to go back to stock, flash your stock JB firmware by RSD-Lite.
Thank you very much for your answer. I restored the stock rom using RSD Lite and did a clean install of TWRP.
Then I did a Factory Reset and started to install the custom ROM.
The TWRP is now stuck at "Flashing File 1 of 1 /external_sd/RazRi_JB_X-2014-Jul-16.zip".
Is it normal that it takes more than five minutes or is something going wrong here? Is there something i forgot?
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Thank you very much for your answer. I restored the stock rom using RSD Lite and did a clean install of TWRP.
Then I did a Factory Reset and started to install the custom ROM.
The TWRP is now stuck at "Flashing File 1 of 1 /external_sd/RazRi_JB_X-2014-Jul-16.zip".
Is it normal that it takes more than five minutes or is something going wrong here? Is there something i forgot?
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5 minutes is a bit too much. But that's the problem with this device. Every device behaves different and we haven't found out a solution too it.
At the moment i can't do much for you. I can only say try to wipe the partitions mannualy. Wipe system, data and cache. and mount system. And then try to install it. Maybe if that doesnt do the trick try again another recovery.
This from KTR-ROM
Code:
- Enter in TWRP or CWM
- Wipes required: data, system, cache y dalvik
*In CWM mount system must format before (Mount and storage -> Mount system)
Thanks again - that was it.
For some reason, TWRP did not automatically wipe the system-partition. It had to be mounted + wiped manually.
Not the custom ROM is up and running well. Installation took 35 minutes for some reason though...
Thank you so much for your help!
StarGeneral said:
Thanks again - that was it.
For some reason, TWRP did not automatically wipe the system-partition. It had to be mounted + wiped manually.
Not the custom ROM is up and running well. Installation took 35 minutes for some reason though...
Thank you so much for your help!
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nice, glad that it worked