Hi,
Phone is Xperia Arc S
Rooted
No unlocked bootloader
No custom ROM
Now if I do Factory Reset, what will happen?
1) Any horrible thing eg. bricking / malfunctioning / corrupted firmware
2) Clean factory reset + Rooted device
3) Clean factory reset + Unrooted device
Please suggest.
Warm Regards,
Maria.
According to my experience,
U will still have a reset rooted device which is the 2)
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Wath is your superuser app ?
In theory you get 2)
rt235130 said:
According to my experience,
U will still have a reset rooted device which is the 2)
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Diabblo said:
Wath is your superuser app ?
In theory you get 2)
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A factory reset, as far as I know, only erases Data and Cache partitions. It leaves your System partition alone, as well as all your files stored on SD card (re-formatting it gets rid of those).
Your phone will still be rooted afterwards, but reset to its original state app-wise.
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I was running AOKP Jellybean and rebooted my phone which updated the OTA Jellybean update I was unaware of (not like Verizon ever gets things done) and now it bootloops. I can access recovery, ODIN, and have tried my back ups which none of them can load /data, and have tried to simply reflash the rom, which bootloops with the roms boot animation, and have tried wiping data/cache/dalvik/battery stats and nothing worked. Is there anyway to wipe it completely and start from there, or at least get a backup working/computer-saved backup on there? It appears I can't access the phone from my computer because I last used fast charge and now the computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Am I screwed?
try to format system in cwm...and reflash your rom
good luck
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kizakiyuria said:
try to format system in cwm...and reflash your rom
good luck
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No luck, it still bootloops
Go back to ics....then factory reset and then reinstall jb
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Go back to ics....then factory reset and then reinstall jb
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I second the factory reset.
Do you have access to Fastboot? If so, why not push commands to the phone and factory reset it and start fresh?
Sorry for the late reply, it still was bootlooping after a factory reset, I just got a replacement GNex. Thanks to those who replied though.
Hi, can i factory reset on this rom? I'm running doom kernel with 2.3.4 , so my question is if i can do this or the rom will get stucked ..
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You can do a factory reset but I don't recommend that because if you did that, all tweaks/mods that the developer have done them or put them into his ROM will be wiped and the ROM will be just like stock.
If you need to do a factroy reset then reflash the ROM through recovery.
If you do a factory reset on a custom rom you will bootloop. Use flashtool to do a clean install of stock firmware.
OMFG what are you guys saying? Factory reset is just wiping data/cache/dalvik. It does not touch system partition of course you can do this but the ROM will be totally clean. You will lose all your apps, text messages, but the system and sd-card will remain untouched.
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olokos said:
OMFG what are you guys saying? Factory reset is just wiping data/cache/dalvik. It does not touch system partition of course you can do this but the ROM will be totally clean. You will lose all your apps, text messages, but the system and sd-card will remain untouched.
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Dixperia has a lot of addons which replaces the system apps. Yes you can get a bootloop.
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Dixperia has a lot of addons which replaces the system apps. Yes you can get a bootloop.
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Nope. I used Dixperia before and I did a factory reset when I was using it and I didn't get bootloop, but as I said tweaks will be wiped.
I apologize if this is covered elsewhere, I did not come across the question or answer in my search.
I have a Rogers Note II (GT-N7105/SGH-I317M).
It is running stock touch whiz 4.1.2. I had been running custom roms, but after their various issues, I am going with stock samsung at the moment.
I have TWRP installed as the custom recovery, and I used it to restore my backup I took right after rooting.
Not having any issues, but I am simply wanting to know if I can go into Settings >> Backup and Reset and the perform a factory reset of the phone to erase all apps and data.
I am not trying to unroot the phone or anything like that. This phone is a work phone and I am going to be turning it in for the Note 3 next week. I would like to erase my content before doing so, again, not trying to unroot it (I have the tools such as Triangle away, stock firmware and Odin) just want to do a wipe and reset it for the next person who may use it.
So again, the question. If I factory reset via settings will there be any issues or will it simply go back to a rooted blank rom with no apps data?
Or will I end up with a mess?
Thanks for the help!
Factory reset will only wipe your personal data that you entered nothing will affect system or any modifications on it you will see no mess just a clean phone
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wada7o said:
Factory reset will only wipe your personal data that you entered nothing will affect system or any modifications on it you will see no mess just a clean phone
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So I essentially will have a rooted phone with a romantic that is set back to stock? Which is exactly what I am trying to achieve.
The fact that I have twrp installed makes no difference?
Exactly it will not affect system you will have clean stock rooted with twrp installed
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Thanks...
I did this many times before with rooted and romed htc devices running things like cm and insert coin + sense but I wasnt sure how pick an already picky Samsung rom would be when rooted.
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Hey guys currently i am using cm11 bt i want to switch to exiztence rom.can somebody tell me the steps how to do fresh Installation to install exiztence rom.....?
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avik6123 said:
Hey guys currently i am using cm11 bt i want to switch to exiztence rom.can somebody tell me the steps how to do fresh Installation to install exiztence rom.....?
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Stock_Kernel_twrp2.5_Lt28h_211
I Guess you are on Un locked Boot loader.
You can flash this kernel, i think its pretty stable and working fine. You will get TWRP too. Or Not, its your wish. Anyways Both will work.
Now, What i normally do is delete the files in phone memory.Then boot into recovery do a factory reset or Mount /system , /cache, /Data and format. Triple format to make sure everything is wiped. Factory Reset wont be enough.
Now flash the ROM which you like. It will be like fresh installation, there wont be any leftovers from previous ROM. :laugh:
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Stock_Kernel_twrp2.5_Lt28h_211
I Guess you are on Un locked Boot loader.
You can flash this kernel, i think its pretty stable and working fine. You will get TWRP too. Or Not, its your wish. Anyways Both will work.
Now, What i normally do is delete the files in phone memory.Then boot into recovery do a factory reset or Mount /system , /cache, /Data and format. Triple format to make sure everything is wiped. Factory Reset wont be enough.
Now flash the ROM which you like. It will be like fresh installation, there wont be any leftovers from previous ROM. :laugh:
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it is mandatory to flash kernel or not before install other stocked based rom...?
bcoz i am using cm11....
Captain Droid said:
Stock_Kernel_twrp2.5_Lt28h_211
I Guess you are on Un locked Boot loader.
You can flash this kernel, i think its pretty stable and working fine. You will get TWRP too. Or Not, its your wish. Anyways Both will work.
Now, What i normally do is delete the files in phone memory.Then boot into recovery do a factory reset or Mount /system , /cache, /Data and format. Triple format to make sure everything is wiped. Factory Reset wont be enough.
Now flash the ROM which you like. It will be like fresh installation, there wont be any leftovers from previous ROM. :laugh:
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Hey dude i want to revert back to stock rom from cm11, can you help me.......?
first of all what i have to do..?
I guess just turn off your phone
download stock rom
run flashtool and flash it from there?
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I guess just turn off your phone
download stock rom
run flashtool and flash it from there?
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Bt my bootloader is unlocked?
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Bt my bootloader is unlocked?
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Same here bro, mine is BL unlocked. Im now running on stock rooted ROM and using the same kernel i sent you in previous post.
so its stock kernel and stock ROM. and advantage is you have TWRP with the stock kernel.
I've got a H815, rooted on v10b with a locked bootloader, I want to perform a full factory reset.
Will this cause any issues, and will it still be rooted when I have performed the wipe?
Cheers
Stewart
StuMcBill said:
I've got a H815, rooted on v10b with a locked bootloader, I want to perform a full factory reset.
Will this cause any issues, and will it still be rooted when I have performed the wipe?
Cheers
Stewart
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I just performed a factory reset. I did not lose root. Installed everything back with titanium backup
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