Hi there I have just got a i9305 from someone on ebay and I am thinking should I do more than a factory reset. I.e. root it etc... or do you guys think it is 'safe' to just factory reset it? As in could someone stick some dodgy software on it that does not get wiped by factory reset? Thanks! :good:
Just factory reset it's ok if he has original soft.
maharu567 said:
Just factory reset it's ok if he has original soft.
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Yer its the stock I think. Just noticed his google account is still on it . Not sure if hes stupid or trying to steal some info if I were to not factory reset hmmm.
You can delete his account without factory reset.
Mumraa said:
Hi there I have just got a i9305 from someone on ebay and I am thinking should I do more than a factory reset. I.e. root it etc... or do you guys think it is 'safe' to just factory reset it? As in could someone stick some dodgy software on it that does not get wiped by factory reset? Thanks! :good:
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Suggest root and flash Philz recovery .
In recovery format sdcard system data and cache .Now no OS etc on the phone ,
Boot to download mode flash stock rom via Odin .
EBay check IMEI is correct and not blocked .
JJEgan said:
Suggest root and flash Philz recovery .
In recovery format sdcard system data and cache .Now no OS etc on the phone ,
Boot to download mode flash stock rom via Odin .
EBay check IMEI is correct and not blocked .
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Oh man but its been a year since I did all that type of thing - was hoping a factory reset was enough :S.
Just done a checkmend and its totally clean and still in warranty - all checks out. I am tempted to just go with the factory reset and sd card wipe -surely nothing will be left?
Mumraa said:
Just done a checkmend and its totally clean and still in warranty - all checks out. I am tempted to just go with the factory reset and sd card wipe -surely nothing will be left?
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Yes your choice .
Point to note Samsung may not extend their limited warranty to a second user .
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Hey Guys I'm going to sell my Galaxy Tab,
The buyer has requested it have Hermes installed on it, so I just wanna know how do I reset the device to Hermes, while deleting all my personal data.
I tried factory reset on the privacy menu option, it didn't work.
Cheers
Boot in CWM (recovery) and wipe data/factory reset.
af974 said:
Boot in CWM (recovery) and wipe data/factory reset.
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I thought that deletes everything including ROM !! sorry the guy called and he wanted it now, so I panicked, didn't think straight.
Thanks !
Hi guys. Recently I have been using my phone and it hit 1% battery then went dead.
I charged it and rebooted it but it was stuck on the samsung logo.
I cleared my cache and dalvic but no luck ):
I also tried to Go back to GB stock and when I did it it works but keeps saying android something as crashed and every time I hit OK, It just popped up again.
I tried using Odin on my PC to go back to ICS but STILL stuck on the logo.
Made a NANDROID backup but still no luck...
Please help me!
are you on ICS now? if so, install philz kernel from recovery , reboot into recovery and perform a wipe data / factory reset. this should boot up the phone. if on GB, just go into recovery and do a factory reset
nokiamodeln91 said:
are you on ICS now? if so, install philz kernel from recovery , reboot into recovery and perform a wipe data / factory reset. this should boot up the phone. if on GB, just go into recovery and do a factory reset
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Hi, I did a factory reset. Although it was my final resort.
Do you think my phone will still be stuck when I recover from NANDROID?
if the nandroid has bad data then it will. but still worth a try as you can do a factory wipe to get booted again
nokiamodeln91 said:
if the nandroid has bad data then it will. but still worth a try as you can do a factory wipe to get booted again
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Ok I will give it a try thank you I will report back if anything is gone wrong.
+1 thanks
this happened with me a month ago , i installed an app from store and it asked to reboot my device , when i did so , my note lagged on the shining samsung logo .
All what i did is flashing my note with original stock firmware using Odin , and the device still working perfectly till now ..
** my device version is ICS .
** most devices won't loss their data using this method , 'cuz it's like a software update ..
best of luck
Momen Sars
I have a Samsung S3 Gt-I9305 and in flashing its ROM whne the phone was plugged into the PC via the USB cable I think I have deleted files from the Phone. I made copies of both Phone and Card drives but that dosen't seem to work. I have loaded the Stock Rom for the phone it boots up fine but once booted and screen shows the stock screen where you need to enter the correct country ext the touch screen won't respond when you place your finger on the screen. the Bottom two touch buttons to the right and left of the HOME button respond to touch. Dose anyone know what could be the cause and how to fix the problem?.
Factory reset .
jje
JJEgan said:
Factory reset .
jje
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Thanks I will give that a Go. Is that under Advanced and in the Mounts section?. I'm using CWM as I can't access the phone. Is it best to do I factory reset and then flash a stock ROM or do It the other way round?.
you need to reflash the rom
JJEgan said:
Factory reset .
jje
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that won't help at all. factory reset can't restore deleted files, it will just wipe the data partition.
Glebun said:
you need to reflash the rom
that won't help at all. factory reset can't restore deleted files, it will just wipe the data partition.
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Doubt if the OP has deleted system files from the stored last flashed rom image . That will restore system files and full rom .
But reading the OP the saved image just flashed may also be corrupt .
jje
JJEgan said:
Doubt if the OP has deleted system files from the stored last flashed rom image . That will restore system files and full rom .
But reading the OP the saved image just flashed may also be corrupt .
jje
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Thanks. So what’s best?, if I do a factory reset and then flash a stock ROM which I can download from Samsung Updates site. Which one should I flash the 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 and root the phone?. Is there anything else I need to do?.
Many thanks for the help so far.
get the latest one
Hi
I wanted to update my 5830, so I flashed firmware via ODIN to the newest, all was good since I wanted to give my phone to my wife, and I needed to do factory reset... after that my phone stuck in bootloop, cant go more than samsung logo, sometimes animation, and its blinking and restarting again. What can I do? I performed new flash with new rom - all going good, but I'm trying to factory reset it again, and its bootlooping again...
can some1 help me back my phone to good condition with factory reset possibility?
hexen88 said:
Hi
I wanted to update my 5830, so I flashed firmware via ODIN to the newest, all was good since I wanted to give my phone to my wife, and I needed to do factory reset... after that my phone stuck in bootloop, cant go more than samsung logo, sometimes animation, and its blinking and restarting again. What can I do? I performed new flash with new rom - all going good, but I'm trying to factory reset it again, and its bootlooping again...
can some1 help me back my phone to good condition with factory reset possibility?
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brother after flashing new roms you should
1 factory reset
2 wipe cache partition
both are necessary
i think you did not wiped cache partition
do it and phone will boot
good luck :good::good:
aditya rathee said:
brother after flashing new roms you should
1 factory reset
2 wipe cache partition
both are necessary
i think you did not wiped cache partition
do it and phone will boot
good luck :good::good:
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Exactly! Try that aditya said to you
Viper The Ripper said:
Exactly! Try that aditya said to you
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thanks for praising sir
also can you update link to aosp ics by olddroid its link does not work anymore
aditya rathee said:
brother after flashing new roms you should
1 factory reset
2 wipe cache partition
both are necessary
i think you did not wiped cache partition
do it and phone will boot
good luck :good::good:
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I'v done this several times, by cwm and by stock recovery - same result. Finally I've installed branded rom and it's working perfectly to the moment I wanted to uninstall operator apps by titanium backup. Sometimes at the finishing of uninstall phone reboots... but working.
hexen88 said:
I'v done this several times, by cwm and by stock recovery - same result. Finally I've installed branded rom and it's working perfectly to the moment I wanted to uninstall operator apps by titanium backup. Sometimes at the finishing of uninstall phone reboots... but working.
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yeah n between uninstalling system apps system boots but thats not a problem as those apps which you wanna remove get removed even if your phone gets rebooted
Did you also wipe dalvik? Try to flash a stock (old) firmware via odin and do this steps.
1.reboot to recovery
2.wipe data /factory reset
3.wipe cache partition
4.reboot
İt has to boot normally in 2-3 minutes. İf doesnt tou gotta make a Jtag operation which you cannot do without the RiffBox.
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You should flash a multi package firmware when rolling back from custom roms.XXKPH is one such rom,then you can flash latest update afterwards.Cache etc never matter for me
side_effect said:
You should flash a multi package firmware when rolling back from custom roms.XXKPH is one such rom,then you can flash latest update afterwards.Cache etc never matter for me
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1st XXKPH, then what? Is that with Polish language?
Xxkph is eastern europe version. İnstall it and make factory reset after first succesful boot
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Hi friends,
I wanted to be very sure before I tried anything stupid and end up bricking my phone.. I hope you will find time to answer some of these questions..:fingers-crossed:
Is it safe to factory reset a rooted HTC One M7?
If it was safe, do I need to do anything special like factory reset it from TWRP (what?) or just hit the Back Up and Reset option in the Settings of the phone?
Will I lose my root access?
Appreciate your time! :victory:
Much respect,
flopped
flopped said:
Hi friends,
I wanted to be very sure before I tried anything stupid and end up bricking my phone.. I hope you will find time to answer some of these questions..:fingers-crossed:
Is it safe to factory reset a rooted HTC One M7?
If it was safe, do I need to do anything special like factory reset it from TWRP (what?) or just hit the Back Up and Reset option in the Settings of the phone?
Will I lose my root access?
Appreciate your time! :victory:
Much respect,
flopped
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Factory reset from backup reset will fail because you don't have stock recovery
Factory reset in TWRP deletes the /data partition
make a backup first just in case.
If you want a true wipe factory reset you need a RUU (ROM Update Utility)
http://www.htc1guru.com/downloads
also check out this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541082
clsA said:
Factory reset from backup reset will fail because you don't have stock recovery
Factory reset in TWRP deletes the /data partition
make a backup first just in case.
If you want a true wipe factory reset you need a RUU (ROM Update Utility)
http://www.htc1guru.com/downloads
also check out this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541082
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Thank you. I will start reading them and familiarize myself before actually doing it.
clsA said:
Factory reset from backup reset will fail because you don't have stock recovery
Factory reset in TWRP deletes the /data partition
make a backup first just in case.
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So does factory reset from twrp mean it is good to go after that our do I have to flash something on to /data after?
micnolmad said:
So does factory reset from twrp mean it is good to go after that our do I have to flash something on to /data after?
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it deletes your data
the phone will still boot up just all your apps / settings will be gone