Does "wipe data factory reset" remove root, sorry if it is answered somewhere else couldnt find it.
droid fetish said:
Does "wipe data factory reset" remove root, sorry if it is answered somewhere else couldnt find it.
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nope......
if I remember correct the factory reset command in the settings menu wont even work.. it will boot you into clockwork and say invalid command... you have to do it via clockwork recovery
droid fetish said:
Does "wipe data factory reset" remove root, sorry if it is answered somewhere else couldnt find it.
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if you mean in clockworkmod, then no, but you do need to wipe this before flashing a new rom.
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Hi All,
I am having a problem with doing factory reset. Irrespective of what recovery I am using, I seem to get stuck after the factory reset has started message. I have attached a screenshot. Please help
androidmaniac123 said:
Hi All,
I am having a problem with doing factory reset. Irrespective of what recovery I am using, I seem to get stuck after the factory reset has started message. I have attached a screenshot. Please help
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Are you trying to wipe the phone or refresh a new ROM?
Can you try a different recovery?
What about a USB push?
cory_booth said:
Are you trying to wipe the phone or refresh a new ROM?
Can you try a different recovery?
What about a USB push?
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I am trying to use the Wipe Data/Factory reset option. I have tried, ClockworkMod, CWM Touch and TWRP with no success. I am not sure if it has anything to do with flipping the internal sd card and external sd card
androidmaniac123 said:
I am trying to use the Wipe Data/Factory reset option. I have tried, ClockworkMod, CWM Touch and TWRP with no success. I am not sure if it has anything to do with flipping the internal sd card and external sd card
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From what I can remember, you are not supposed to do a "Factory Reset." It has nothing to go back to. You are only supposed to wipe data and caches. If you can, reboot into recovery doing 3 finger, it still works, and reflash your rom. If you do the wipe data it will do what you need. The factory reset is a no no.
androidmaniac123 said:
flipping the internal sd card and external sd card
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Not sure what you mean by that...
If you have a rooted phone with a custom recovery - or a factory phone and able to access their recovery...
Factory Reset should wipe the phone and user data and reload whatever ROM is on the phone - fresh...
If you have tried multiple recoverys to no avail...
You may want to try and reinstall your ROM and then do a reset...
If that still don't work - you are on Samsung right? - Grab Odin and push a new package to the phone and try that way.
Have you checked to see if your phone "Privacy" menu has a Factory Reset option?
Does that work?
netlagger said:
From what I can remember, you are not supposed to do a "Factory Reset." It has nothing to go back to. You are only supposed to wipe data and caches. If you can, reboot into recovery doing 3 finger, it still works, and reflash your rom. If you do the wipe data it will do what you need. The factory reset is a no no.
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In CWM, there is just one option to wipe data/factory reset. My ROM is working perfectly but its just that when i switch ROMS, I cannot do a full wipe. I have been flashing ROMs the same way for years now and only for past month I have been facing this issue.
netlagger said:
From what I can remember, you are not supposed to do a "Factory Reset." It has nothing to go back to. You are only supposed to wipe data and caches. If you can, reboot into recovery doing 3 finger, it still works, and reflash your rom. If you do the wipe data it will do what you need. The factory reset is a no no.
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I disagree with my experiences... Struggling for years with a Thunderbolt, I flashed tons of ROMs...
While I didn't like Factory Resets, I did do them from time to time to see if it would help (never did with the Thunderbolts)...
When I Factory Reset, even with a custom ROM, the phone was reset like factory - but using whatever ROM was loaded on the phone.
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androidmaniac123 said:
In CWM, there is just one option to wipe data/factory reset. My ROM is working perfectly but its just that when i switch ROMS, I cannot do a full wipe. I have been flashing ROMs the same way for years now and only for past month I have been facing this issue.
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CWM has two mainstream wipes...
Wipe Cache - a menu option
Wipe Davlik - under Advanced...
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Hi All,
I am having a problem with doing factory reset. Irrespective of what recovery I am using, I seem to get stuck after the factory reset has started message. I have attached a screenshot. Please help
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Wipe<advanced wipe<and check system/data/cache/dalvik cache
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androidmaniac123 said:
I am trying to use the Wipe Data/Factory reset option. I have tried, ClockworkMod, CWM Touch and TWRP with no success. I am not sure if it has anything to do with flipping the internal sd card and external sd card
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I would say flipping the SD cards might be what is causing the issue. If you can, save whatever data you need and go back to 100% stock! This includes relocking the bootloader, which will FORCE ALL DATA to be wiped. After you do this, reroot and try again!
P.S. I believe you can run the fastboot oem unlock command without having to relock the bootloader. Again, this will COMPLETELY WIPE ALL DATA out!
z06mike said:
I would say flipping the SD cards might be what is causing the issue. If you can, save whatever data you need and go back to 100% stock! This includes relocking the bootloader, which will FORCE ALL DATA to be wiped. After you do this, reroot and try again!
P.S. I believe you can run the fastboot oem unlock command without having to relock the bootloader. Again, this will COMPLETELY WIPE ALL DATA out!
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Guys thanks for your inputs and help. Appreciated I found out the issue. For some reason /data does not get mounted automatically. I had to mount and then do a factory reset. That fixed the problem. Thanks again guys!:good:
I have been unsuccessfully trying to find an answer to this question for the last hour!
I know you better don't use this option if you have a custom recovery installed, but never learned: Why?
What does the stock bootloader wipe if you execute 'Wipe Data"?
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berndblb said:
I have been unsuccessfully trying to find an answer to this question for the last hour!
I know you better don't use this option if you have a custom recovery installed, but never learned: Why?
What does the stock bootloader wipe if you execute 'Wipe Data"?
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It tells the recovery to wipe the data. The issues exist where older versions of recoveries don't understand what a newer version of the bootloader told it to do. I don't know if it gets stuck in a loop at this point as the bootloader is now waiting for the recovery to finish or the recovery actually wipes the wrong partition?
If the bootloader and recovery are compatible there shouldn't be a problem. But why take the risk?
_that can probably offer more technical detail.......
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It tells the recovery to wipe the data. The issues exist where older versions of recoveries don't understand what a newer version of the bootloader told it to do. I don't know if it gets stuck in a loop at this point as the bootloader is now waiting for the recovery to finish or the recovery actually wipes the wrong partition?
If the bootloader and recovery are compatible there shouldn't be a problem. But why take the risk?
_that can probably offer more technical detail.......
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Thanks sbdags!
I guess my question is: does 'Wipe data' from the BL menu on a stock system wipe only /data or also /system and ... anything else? Or is it just the same (in terms of result) as a format data in TWRP?
I am trying to help someone on the Transformer forum who seems to have a seriously messed up tablet: Lots of random reboots and freezes, Factory Reset from the Settings menu causes a restart and nothing else...
On a stock system Wipe Data from the BL should be ok to use, right?
I just don't want to send him down a path I don't fully understand....
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sbdags said:
It tells the recovery to wipe the data.
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Correct.
sbdags said:
The issues exist where older versions of recoveries don't understand what a newer version of the bootloader told it to do. I don't know if it gets stuck in a loop at this point as the bootloader is now waiting for the recovery to finish or the recovery actually wipes the wrong partition?
If the bootloader and recovery are compatible there shouldn't be a problem. But why take the risk?
_that can probably offer more technical detail.......
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The following is what I know - it might not be 100% corrrect because I've never tried it myself:
When the user chooses "wipe data" from the bootloader menu, the bootloader writes some information to the "misc" partition (mmcblk0p3) and starts the recovery. The recovery finds a command in the misc partition and formats (?) the data partition. When it is finished, it removes the command from the misc partition so that the bootloader can again boot Android. When it is interrupted in any way, after a reboot the bootloader will automatically enter the recovery directly.
The problem with this is if your recovery is broken or incompatible. I've read somewhere in this forum that the incompatibility is from enabling something called TF (Trusted Foundation) in the bootloader since JB, which requires a corresponding option in the (Android and recovery) kernel. If the kernel does not have this enabled, it cannot access the eMMC at all.
Now if your recovery cannot access the eMMC, you can't reset the information in the misc partition, and the bootloader will stubbornly try to boot the recovery to wipe data. The fact that not even the boot menu or fastboot works in this case makes this a hard brick.
berndblb said:
I guess my question is: does 'Wipe data' from the BL menu on a stock system wipe only /data or also /system and ... anything else? Or is it just the same (in terms of result) as a format data in TWRP?
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It should only delete /data because if it wiped /system you could not boot Android anymore. It's called "ROM" for a reason.
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I am trying to help someone on the Transformer forum who seems to have a seriously messed up tablet: Lots of random reboots and freezes, Factory Reset from the Settings menu causes a restart and nothing else...
On a stock system Wipe Data from the BL should be ok to use, right?
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I believe that "factory reset" from the Settings menu should do something similar as "wipe data" from the bootloader - instruct the recovery to wipe data and reboot. If that reboot does not enter the recovery, something seems wrong.
Wiping data from the bootloader *should* be safe on a stock system, but I'd check before if entering the stock recovery manually (Volume-down) works. I believe it even has a menu (try the Power button) that you can use for wiping data too, but maybe I am confusing this with early versions of CWM.
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Thanks sbdags!
I guess my question is: does 'Wipe data' from the BL menu on a stock system wipe only /data or also /system and ... anything else? Or is it just the same (in terms of result) as a format data in TWRP?
I am trying to help someone on the Transformer forum who seems to have a seriously messed up tablet: Lots of random reboots and freezes, Factory Reset from the Settings menu causes a restart and nothing else...
On a stock system Wipe Data from the BL should be ok to use, right?
I just don't want to send him down a path I don't fully understand....
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4
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Who is brave enough to try to test it? It may do what TWRP calls a factory wipe. I.e., it doesn't touch /data/media but does the rest of the data partition, it may do the full data partition.
Have a look in the TF101 forums for different types of bricks - there is a thread there describes two ot three types of bricks and solutions. You may find an answer there. Also look here for busters solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45120193#post45120193
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Who is brave enough to try to test it? It may do what TWRP calls a factory wipe. I.e., it doesn't touch /data/media but does the rest of the data partition, it may do the full data partition.
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If something is called "factory reset" or "wipe data", I expect it to remove *all* user data. I don't know why TWRP is broken in this regard - OK, the feature to preserve /data/media is useful but then they shouldn't call it "factory reset".
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If something is called "factory reset" or "wipe data", I expect it to remove *all* user data. I don't know why TWRP is broken in this regard - OK, the feature to preserve /data/media is useful but then they shouldn't call it "factory reset".
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I agree. They should call it "Almost Wipe Data" or "Kinda Wipe Data" :sly:
You are as always a treasure of knowledge! Thanks a million!
And I'll see if this bloke is desperate enough to give it a try - with full disclosure naturally...
I think he's still under warranty...
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sbdags said:
Who is brave enough to try to test it? It may do what TWRP calls a factory wipe. I.e., it doesn't touch /data/media but does the rest of the data partition, it may do the full data partition.
Have a look in the TF101 forums for different types of bricks - there is a thread there describes two ot three types of bricks and solutions. You may find an answer there. Also look here for busters solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45120193#post45120193
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No, wipe from the bootlloader also wipe your personal data. I have been there and done that.
With " Wipe Data" only /system will survive, all other partitions will be wiped and personal data will be lost. Personally i can say that i tried every possible combination to brick this device (getting to a state where only APX could help - yes i have Nvflash blobs) but i always failed. Certainly the test were made with compatible bootloader - recovery.... and please don't try that at home if your device is not NvFlash capable.
Pretoriano80 said:
With " Wipe Data" only /system will survive, all other partitions will be wiped and personal data will be lost. Personally i can say that i tried every possible combination to brick this device (getting to a state where only APX could help - yes i have Nvflash blobs) but i always failed. Certainly the test were made with compatible bootloader - recovery.... and please don't try that at home if your device is not NvFlash capable.
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+1 Good advice. You may get into more mess than you think..
Have a small issue i am running a custom recovery but used the factory reset option in cromi-x and now my tab is stuck in what i pressume is the wipe function described here it always boots straight into a recovery wipe cant access fastboot or anything any help?
However adb interface still works
Techpenguin5 said:
Have a small issue i am running a custom recovery but used the factory reset option in cromi-x and now my tab is stuck in what i pressume is the wipe function described here it always boots straight into a recovery wipe cant access fastboot or anything any help?
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So what is the problem? You wanted to do a factory reset, and it does a factory reset. Wait until it is finished and it should reboot to Android.
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So what is the problem? You wanted to do a factory reset, and it does a factory reset. Wait until it is finished and it should reboot to Android.
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it hasnt for half an hour so i rebooted manually and its stuck
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it hasnt for half an hour so i rebooted manually and its stuck
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If you always reboot before it's finished it won't ever finish...
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If you always reboot before it's finished it won't ever finish...
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how long is it supposed to take the progress bar is just moving like not even started the actual process
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how long is it supposed to take the progress bar is just moving like not even started the actual process
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you have not told us yet which custom recovery you have it also depends on the storage size of your device and probably what you had installed your posts are really hard to read you should use some punctuation
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you have not told us yet which custom recovery you have it also depends on the storage size of your device and probably what you had installed your posts are really hard to read you should use some punctuation
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I apologize for the bad punctuation i am just freaking out therefore not thinking when i type.
So here is a summary
Recovery=CWM
ROM=Cromi-x
Unlocked bootloader
Stuck in cwm recovery wipe which is not initiating for whatever reason
adb works
Thank you for you time , perhaps all i need to do is use an adb command to stop the wipe
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I apologize for the bad punctuation i am just freaking out therefore not thinking when i type.
So here is a summary
Recovery=CWM
ROM=Cromi-x
Unlocked bootloader
Stuck in cwm recovery wipe which is not initiating for whatever reason
adb works
Thank you for you time , perhaps all i need to do is use an adb command to stop the wipe
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No - just listen to _that and let it finish! It can take 6 hours+. Connect it to a power source and leave it alone.
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berndblb said:
No - just listen to _that and let it finish! It can take 6 hours+. Connect it to a power source and leave it alone.
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Thank you sooooooo much for this worked like a charm. Cant thank you enough, was scared it was gone.
again thanks
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Thank you sooooooo much for this worked like a charm. Cant thank you enough, was scared it was gone.
again thanks
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well.. i am the guy who messed it up.. wipe data from bootloader.. now stuck in twrp loop aaaand fastboot/adb dont recognize the device! any word before the transformer meet its creator?
Hi guys, I have a problem. First of all, I dont have custom recovery and I'm not rooted.
The problem is that when I boot in recovery mode and put the "empty cache partition" option, it shows me the SD card but do not empty or wipe the cache.......is anyone else having this problem or knows how to solve it?
Thanks!
titotito1983 said:
Hi guys, I have a problem. First of all, I dont have custom recovery and I'm not rooted.
The problem is that when I boot in recovery mode and put the "empty cache partition" option, it shows me the SD card but do not empty or wipe the cache.......is anyone else having this problem or knows how to solve it?
Thanks!
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I think there is an issue with the Recovery Menu.
Whenever i went to Factory Reset my phone using the Stock Recovery, i noticed i had to highlight & select the option ABOVE the factory Reset option,
If i highlighted the Factory Reset Option, it wouldn't Factory Reset,
What is the option above the "Empty cache partition" option ?
cra1g321 said:
I think there is an issue with the Recovery Menu.
Whenever i went to Factory Reset my phone using the Stock Recovery, i noticed i had to highlight & select the option ABOVE the factory Reset option,
If i highlighted the Factory Reset Option, it wouldn't Factory Reset,
What is the option above the "Empty cache partition" option ?
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Thanks for your reply. The option above is Factory Reset...I haven't tried it because I'm afraid of doing the factory reset hahhahahaha but I will try it.
Cheers!
I have encrypted my N5 (custom 5.1) and now I am unable to decrypt it, factory reset or wipe it in anyway from the bootloader.
Factory reset from the system's menu pretty much reboots the phone. Attempt of any kind of wipe from the bootloader fails and does nothing either.
wat do? i don't mind a full wipe, just tell me how lol.
edit: sorry, kinda wrong subforum i guess. feel free to move my topic
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I have encrypted my N5 (custom 5.1) and now I am unable to decrypt it, factory reset or wipe it in anyway from the bootloader.
Factory reset from the system's menu pretty much reboots the phone. Attempt of any kind of wipe from the bootloader fails and does nothing either.
wat do? i don't mind a full wipe, just tell me how lol.
edit: sorry, kinda wrong subforum i guess. feel free to move my topic
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Factory reset within Android just boots into recovery and performs a factory reset there.
It should work, but if it doesn't then flash factory images using fastboot or LG Flashtool.
Ok, I see. Nexus Root Toolkit to the rescue then I guess
Crunozaur said:
I have encrypted my N5 (custom 5.1) and now I am unable to decrypt it, factory reset or wipe it in anyway from the bootloader.
Factory reset from the system's menu pretty much reboots the phone. Attempt of any kind of wipe from the bootloader fails and does nothing either.
wat do? i don't mind a full wipe, just tell me how lol.
edit: sorry, kinda wrong subforum i guess. feel free to move my topic
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Umm... What are you trying to do when you try to format userdata in fastboot mode? Why dont you go straight to the recovery and do a factory reset from there? What are the steps you do to achive a factory reset?
I did an update, now my phone starts in recovery mode. I tried "wipe data/factory reset" and "wipe cache partition" but nothing changed.
Now I want to install a different firmware or (if possible) reinstall Android. Can I do this and how?
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I did an update, now my phone starts in recovery mode. I tried "wipe data/factory reset" and "wipe cache partition" but nothing changed.
Now I want to install a different firmware or (if possible) reinstall Android. Can I do this and how?
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Happened to me as well. There is nothing you can do. If it's under warranty send it back. That's what i did, they changed my motherboard for free. I suggest you go for it. Just don't mention it's rooted, there is no way they can find out if you don't tell them. Warranty repair isn't repair anyway they just swap boards or give you a new unit for free. Best of luck. Just don't root it again, i know i won't.