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!
Well I just rooted and here's the deal, every time I try to install an app from the market either the market force closes and i cant get to install it either my phone kind of restarts it shows the boot animation and then its back to the homescreeen.
Another thing is that market does not autoupdate but when I leave the phone in standby with the wifi on it shows the boot animation again and its back to the homescreen again I believe its the same thing that happens when try to install an app also.
I rooted my phone trough the SmartFlash methond by installing a firmware patched with CMWT.
Do you know what I should do in this situation?
Best regards.
Edit: I noticed this happens also when I try to install any kind of apk.
What I have tried until now: - fix permissions trough CWM (didn't work)
- dalvik wipe (didn't work by it's own, haven't tried it after factory reset as factory reset fixed the problem)
Firmware version: V20N - Germany
Solution: - wipe data/factory reset from CWM
Thank you for the help you gave me
What is your rom version btw?
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Best will be a factory reset + dalvic wipe from CWM. But make a backup before, so you can restore it
I've majorly screwed up. I'm using a samsung galaxy ace s5830. After partioning my sd card I found that I couldn't root my phone since cwm was not allowing it. So I got frustrated and did a factory reset. Now my phone will not get passed the samsung intro and the blinking samsung sign. Please help
Reflash a rom with odin, it will wipe anything wrong (just remember to wipe data, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache)
Thanks will do so. can you shed some light as to how a simple factory reset got me into a boot loop
sjg2797 said:
Thanks will do so. can you shed some light as to how a simple factory reset got me into a boot loop
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After wipe data/factory reset, bootloops can be solved by wiping cache and dalvik cache.
If something got messed in the kernel while trying to flash the root zip, then wiping everything will still keep an error, maybe that's what caused the bootloop, this is fixed with a fresh odin flash.
Check that your root zip is compatible and thay you use the correct recovery to flash it (sometimes it must be done through stock recovery, sometimes through cwm)
As the title says I have the problem that I'm stuck in a bootloop. (LG Logo coming up over and over again)
May initial plan was to root the phone (for ClockworkMod, I used AIO-Toolkit), then do a factory reset and then make a backup of the Stock Sytem before attempting to flash the Custom Rom. So there is no Custom Rom on my Phone at the moment. The rooting worked fine and I was able to start it up. Then I turned it off again and entered the Recovery Menu (PWR + Vol -) and selected the option "wipe data/factory reset". Expecting that this would do a factory reset. Then I started it back up and it was stuck in the bootloop. I do have still access to the Recovery Menu. The ClockworkMod is on version 6.0.1.5. I already tried taking out the battery for a few seconds and starting up again and I also tried wiping the Cache and the Delvik Cache and apply the factory reset again. No change.
My Android is still on version 2.3.4 GB. So still the old bootleader as far as I know.
I hope the information I provided were helpfull.
Thanks in advance. I hope you guys can help me.
P.s.: I'm from Germany so my english is far from perfect. I hope it wasn't too bad ^^
FIXED IT!
Flashed a new 2.3.4 V20Q with SmartFlash.
Before that I had a V20R. I am not 100% sure what the difference is but it looks fine.
I'm using the Moto X (1st Generation) and running on CM12.1 on Android 5.1.1.
I wanted to change the rom to Dirty Unicorn. So I followed the normally process of changing roms by first going into recovery and performing a factory reset, wiping dalvik and etc... But when performing the factory reset., this error comes up. .
Everytime I perform a factory reset the apps are still around when I reboot. Any idea what the problem is.