Hi
I rooted my Galaxy Tab 8.9 3G using Odin and now want to factory reset it, securely delete all data and pass it on to someone else - what is the easiest and safest way to do this?
It is a GT-P7300 running P7300XXLQ6, build number IMM76D.XXLQ6.
Thanks in advance!
Do it thru the stock recovery. You can do a factory reset there. I'd wipe/format the internal sd card. It's been awhile since I've used the stock recovery so I'm not sure if you can do it there.
jd1639 said:
Do it thru the stock recovery. You can do a factory reset there. I'd wipe/format the internal sd card. It's been awhile since I've used the stock recovery so I'm not sure if you can do it there.
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Thanks
It was also suggested to me that I might try: "Find and delete su and BusyBox. Do a factory reset (Settings/Privacy)."
Is that a viable shortcut to digging out a PC and hooking up Odin?
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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?
andythegreenguy said:
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!
Please help. I downloaded DSP Manager on my Captivate, and now the phone is stuck toggling between the Galaxy S screen and AT&T screen. I'm currently running stock Froyo and Speedmod kernel. I can get into Recovery mode and Clockwork, but "wipe data/factory reset" did not fix the problem.
I've searched this forum for my particular problem, but couldn't find any answers. Please help.
Probably need to reflash the stock ROM. That would be my best suggestion. It sounds like DSP either damaged a file or replaced it with something that doesn't work.
Here's the best set of directions to flash stock with odin.
Clear dalvik cashe might help. Or just re-flash what ever rom you use from recovery. Shouldn't need to go back to stock.
whiteguypl said:
Clear dalvik cashe might help. Or just re-flash what ever rom you use from recovery. Shouldn't need to go back to stock.
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Tried clearing Dalvik Cache, didn't work. Jay1390, is there any other possible solution rather than completely wiping my phone? I mean, I'll do it, I'd rather have a phone that works rather than a $200 paperweight. But, couldn't I somehow "uninstall" DSP Manager?
You have already wiped data/factory reset, so the data you are trying to not lose has already been deleted, at this point flashing to stock will only fix your boot loop problem, did you happen to make a backup either nandroid or tibu?
Edit: oh, if you are talking about the stuff on the sd card flashing to stock doesn't wipe that, but if you want to be safe go into recovery and mount it to your computer and copy everything to it before you flash stock.
Reminder:
If you installed CWM and Rooted zip from recent updates,
DON't DO EVEN Factory Reset from "Privacy" Tab of the OS.
It is clear that you should not do that in recovery menu,
just a reminder that you should not even do it from Privacy tab within the system menu.
It will reboot, and brick your device.
I am at work, I will restore my DS7 later when I am at home.
I thought the privacy reset is just to wipe USER data. But apparently, it wipes more than that.
By the way,
Restore from CWM wont help in this case.
Re-install dj336.zip wont help in this case.
Wipe cache/wipe user data/ re-install dj336.zip wont help in this case.
Seems the only way is to flash original boot and recovery and then do everything over again.
I am a little disappointed that the restore in CWM did not help at all. besides using it to flash dj's rom, what the hell other benefit we are getting from this CWM anyway?
Nothing. Lol. Its bs but hey least there is a recovery there
sent from somewhere
hu... took me a good hour to recovery from an almost brick situation.
Thanks for all reference posts in this forum. =)
Hello
Yesterday I ROOTED my phone, and have been trying to find a way to transfer my apps to my SD Card by unsuccessfully following various Tutorials.
I got fed up and tried to do a factory reset using the CWM v5.0.2.6. I did a data/factory reset. I did not realise that the various formats of a second partition would wipe my entire SD card and the factory reset did not go well.
Since that moment my phone has continually cycled from the Samsung logo, to the flying logo and back to the Samsung logo.
However I did a backup of my SD Card yesterday and I tried to use that backup to restore my phone. But no joy.
Is my phone dead?
the lemming said:
Hello
Yesterday I ROOTED my phone, and have been trying to find a way to transfer my apps to my SD Card by unsuccessfully following various Tutorials.
I got fed up and tried to do a factory reset using the CWM v5.0.2.6. I did a data/factory reset. I did not realise that the various formats of a second partition would wipe my entire SD card and the factory reset did not go well.
Since that moment my phone has continually cycled from the Samsung logo, to the flying logo and back to the Samsung logo.
However I did a backup of my SD Card yesterday and I tried to use that backup to restore my phone. But no joy.
Is my phone dead?
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Try to flash another Custom ROM but first make sure you do all the wipes and then install the ROM. Again do all the 3 wipes and reboot. This might work else try to use Odin and flash your Stock ROM first and see if everything is fine. If so, then try to root your Phone and then use Link2sd to move apps to sd card
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This is now serious, I have royally stuffed my phone.
Could somebody please explain what Odin is and what I need to use it and get my phone to work again?
Please.
the lemming said:
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This is now serious, I have royally stuffed my phone.
Could somebody please explain what Odin is and what I need to use it and get my phone to work again?
Please.
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What's wrong?
Read all this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2313363 I explained how to flash a stock rom via Odin It'll restore all your partitions and provide you a Oficial firmware
Original hubix's guide here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145
I have sucessfully (?) followed a tutorial on how to use Odin and a CWN recovery TAR file. ODIN did its thing and said that I had Passed.
However the tutorial did not say what to do next. My phone is cycling through the samsung and re-boot sequence and has done so for well over an hour.
Any ideas what I do next?
Cheers
the lemming said:
I have sucessfully (?) followed a tutorial on how to use Odin and a CWN recovery TAR file. ODIN did its thing and said that I had Passed.
However the tutorial did not say what to do next. My phone is cycling through the samsung and re-boot sequence and has done so for well over an hour.
Any ideas what I do next?
Cheers
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Yeah! After flashing an official firmware via Odin you may get a bootloop.
Solution: boot into stock recovery and do wipe data/factore reset and wipe cache partition
So do it always when you finish the procedure
I went to the SamMobile forum and downloaded the stock ROM for the UK and used Odin. However it was for Orange and not Virgin, who I bought my phone from The procedure worked, according to Odin.
I now have an Orange Samsung Ace.
The phone has booted up and all seems well.
Not sure if I will incur any extra charges with an Orange phone rather than a Virgin phone. But it has booted up.
What must I do to make sure this never happens again?
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I went to the SamMobile forum and downloaded the stock ROM for the UK and used Odin. However it was for Orange and not Virgin, who I bought my phone from The procedure worked, according to Odin.
I now have an Orange Samsung Ace.
The phone has booted up and all seems well.
Not sure if I will incur any extra charges with an Orange phone rather than a Virgin phone. But it has booted up.
What must I do to make sure this never happens again?
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No extra charges.
Read read read read and...READ carefully and then READ again and finally have a usable CWM backup
Avoid hard scripts like a2sdgui use the simpest scripts that you can, that don't touch you dalvik-cache partition e.g. If you wipe data/dalvik partiuon you might get troubles with a2sd script
Viper The Ripper said:
No extra charges.
Read read read read and...READ carefully and then READ again and finally have a usable CWM backup
Avoid hard scripts like a2sdgui use the simpest scripts that you can, that don't touch you dalvik-cache partition e.g. If you wipe data/dalvik partiuon you might get troubles with a2sd script
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I now have the joy of an unrooted phone. :-/
Looks like I will have to start this merry-go-round again just so that I can get my apps off the phone and onto the SD card.
Hello there I am new to this not that new but ya I've been rooting phone for a while know never had no complications what so ever but here comes the boom lol. AT&T SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 3 I recently used TowleRoot & Safestrap everything went find I created a slot for rom first backing up my stock rom I went ahead added the rom. I was not satisfied with the romantic so I went back and did factory reset wipe and advanced wipe and it messed up my stock rom I am not able to load a romantic to it or load my back up so I am using the slot I created on safestrap the thing with this is that some how this is taking all my system memory I can't download unless I have a sad card on phone at this point I don't know what to do I tried using odin also oneclick alway get fail on both well in the process of doing this well trying to fix it I saw that a lot of people have been having trouble fixing this some are on boot logo loops others bricked and we'll I want to find out if any body here in this community can help me and others to save the note 3 thank you for your time.
You should be able to use the same backup of your stock Rom that you're using in slot 1 and restore it to your stock slot. I'd do an advanced wipe of your stock slot leaving only wipe sdcard unchecked but wiping everything else. If that doesn't work and you were on NC2, then this will help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54807112
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You should be able to use the same backup of your stock Rom that you're using in slot 1 and restore it to your stock slot. I'd do an advanced wipe of your stock slot leaving only wipe sdcard unchecked but wiping everything else. If that doesn't work and you were on NC2, then this will help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54807112
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Hi! Andygev35 Thank You so much for your replyI was able to restore backup in slot 1 it is still using all of my hard drive memory 32g device capacity and this slot is using 29.57 gb.
Did you delete slot 1? That will also take up available space.
andygev35 said:
Did you delete slot 1? That will also take up available space.
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Yes I andygev35 did but I had to create it again to install back up I did a advance wipe before install phone came on with my stock rom everything wipe but ya it is still taking up all my memory p.s I still have not try the link you send me I did this on safe strap.
I'm sort of lost with what you did... What you should do is delete rom slot 1 altogether, do an advanced wipe of the stock slot, uncheck wipe sdcard, then do a restore to the stock slot with your backup file.
andygev35 said:
I'm sort of lost with what you did... What you should do is delete rom slot 1 altogether, do an advanced wipe of the stock slot, uncheck wipe sdcard, then do a restore to the stock slot with your backup file.
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Sorry for confusion Andygev35 I did do that I erased slot 1 I also did do a complete wipe on stock rom before I tried installing my stock back up it says E:unable something system let me try it again. Sorry one again I am new to the forums.
K1NGB345TNOTE3 said:
Sorry for confusion Andygev35 I did do that I erased slot 1 I also did do a complete wipe on stock rom before I tried installing my stock back up it says E:unable something system let me try it again. Sorry one again I am new to the forums.
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ok I try it again when I do a advance wipe it says E: unable to mount ' / system when I try restoring back up to stock rom both system and data are checked I hit ok and I get same thing E: unable to mount system so I tried reboo t and it tells me no os installed
It sounds as though you may have used either an outdated version of safestrap or even the wrong version entirely. Best bet is to head over to the link I sent earlier and Odin back to stock 4.4.2. Then you can towelroot again. Make sure you use this version of safestrap: http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=7216
andygev35 said:
It sounds as though you may have used either an outdated version of safestrap or even the wrong version entirely. Best bet is to head over to the link I sent earlier and Odin back to stock 4.4.2. Then you can towelroot again. Make sure you use this version of safestrap: http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=7216
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Hey Thanks a lot you don't know how much I appreciate this I just went a head and use the link you send me work awesome I have my phone back so cool thanks again for everyone else this four links are gold thank you again @andygev35 .:good::laugh:
Glad to have helped.