So I'm very new to the Android world. I was able to root and unlock my Samsung Infuse by following the instructions (big up lost1 !!)
Now I want to gift the phone to my sister. I want to basically do a factory reset to my phone so it is new, like the day it came. I know I can unroot it and then do a factory reset, but I have a feeling she will need tethering, so I'm keeping it rooted. How can I do a factory reset on a rooted Samsung Infuse?
Thanks in advance for all your help.
if that is all you did then just do a factory reset in recovery. it clears user data and apps but won't unroot. it won't restore any stock app you may have deleted though. if you need a truely clean slate with root h8rift and gtg have odin packages for that.
No, not really a clean slate. Just factory reset. From what I"ve read in the threads, I can do a factory reset by:
rebooting the phone, and when I'm switching the phone on, I press the power buttons and both the volume buttons and release the power button ?
Under settings , choose Privacy, then, Factory Reset
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tekgurl said:
Under settings , choose Privacy, then, Factory Reset
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Hi tekgurl, I've heard if that's done on a rooted device, it could cause issues.
If you have titanium.backup go to batch, scroll down and uninstall system data/aapplication bam
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Hi rjan22,
Will I need the paid version or can this also be done by the free version?
And by doing this, I'll be back to basically a stock infuse on the log-in screen but with root permission?
abudabu said:
Hi rjan22,
Will I need the paid version or can this also be done by the free version?
And by doing this, I'll be back to basically a stock infuse on the log-in screen but with root permission?
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Yes buy it, it is very useful if you are on android, you might wanna buy file explorer and rom manager, this 3 apps is a must for android. So you can easily flash different ROM s very easy.
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Gotcha. I just recently started using Android, so just rooting was a big deal. Unlocking was a nice bonus, and I was able to freeze tetheringmanager and therefore use wireless tethering.
Even when I had an iPhone, I was more into getting functionality rather than themeing it, i.e. flashing different ROM's (which is what I'm understandig is basically different themes with their own particular functionalities added into it, and maybe fine-tuned a bit).
Quick question, if I have downloaded clockworkmod recovery and opened it and everything looks good, so if I reboot my phone using the method of pressing both volume buttons and power button and then letting go of the power button, will that boot me into CMD? Do I have to enable anything in particular to go into CMD?
If you haven't booted into CWM before, you'll enter the stock recovery first. Choose Reinstall packages and on reboot you'll get into the fully-functional CWM. I had to do reinstall packages twice (boot into recovery and reinstall packages, reboot into recovery and reinstall packages, reboot into CWM).
Sweet! That bit of info will help in not panicking when I come to an unfamiliar screen when reeboting.
Gonna head home now, and give myself 2-3 hours to bring it to stock+root.
1st method) AS mentioned by rjan22, In titanium.backup go to batch, scroll down and uninstall system data/aapplication bam!
2nd method) Reboot into CWM, re-install packages, reboot into CWM. Hopefully there will be an option to wipe data and cache or something so that I'll have Superuser permissions still, and also be at the log-in screen for the Infuse as the phone is when the user first powers it on.
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Gotcha. I just recently started using Android, so just rooting was a big deal. Unlocking was a nice bonus, and I was able to freeze tetheringmanager and therefore use wireless tethering.
Even when I had an iPhone, I was more into getting functionality rather than themeing it, i.e. flashing different ROM's (which is what I'm understandig is basically different themes with their own particular functionalities added into it, and maybe fine-tuned a bit).
Quick question, if I have downloaded clockworkmod recovery and opened it and everything looks good, so if I reboot my phone using the method of pressing both volume buttons and power button and then letting go of the power button, will that boot me into CMD? Do I have to enable anything in particular to go into CMD?
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before you enter cwm you need to mod 3e recovery. it is an easy process.
alternatively you can flash a voodoo kernel that has cwm( red voodoo version) baked in. this can be done with sgs kernel flasher from either the cwm version or the odin version. the kernel can also be flashef in odin without touching 3e recovery.
I do need to reset with a clean slate as I'm an idiot and deleted the calendar package and cannot get it back. Where can I get the reset?
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Hello,
First post, and greetings.
After following TGA_Gunnman's steps in order to Root from 2.3.3, I
chose "Flash Stock Recover" (the third one) instead of the middle one.
Now all my apps and contacts are gone. Am I pretty much screwed?
My wife just fell asleep and this is her phone so I dead meat if I can't
restore it.
I'm thinking I wiped all the existing internal data since I selected the option
that is only used if I'm "returning to T-mo." All the SD card pics seem to be
though (thank God).
Is there a way to restore though if I've never backed up with NVIDIA?
I'm now proceeding to normal root options and will report how that goes.
Thank you in advance.
Unless you did a backup there would be no way to undo it. If you synced your Google account you could get it back via google
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First, you used nvflash to install recovery, not Nvidia ... that's the name of a company. Second, flashing stock recovery wouldnt have deleted that info. However, if after flashing stock recovery you attempted to boot into recovery by holding volume down + power, then it WOULD most definitely delete that info. Here's how it works:
-- With stock recovery (which is what u flashed) holding volume down + power performs a factory reset. A factory reset deletes all user-installed apps and user settings. System apps and anything on your sdcard are left intact and not deleted.
-- With clockworkmod recovery (what you intended to flash) holding volume down + power boots into recovery where you can make backups, flash roms, etc.
The good news is you didn't cause any permanent damage or lose anything you can't replace. You'll just have to download apps and change the settings back to the way she wants them.
If you still want to root. Use the nvflash tool again and install clickworkmod recovery. Then flash the root zip that jboxer posted in the development section.
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Should warned everyone I'm a total noob too
Ultimately, was able to root and think I'm going to like
the benfits. All pics were still on sd card so lucked out there
atleast.
Hey guys,
This is my very first post, just to let you all know, so please have some patience! Thanks!
Anyway, so I have a Nexus S 3G (Canada) and I have rooted it, unrooted it, installed roms and everything. I works...for the most part. It's giving me all sorts of different little errors and what not. So I was wondering, how can I COMPLETLY start ALL OVER, as in, factory new, like when you buy a new phone (without the carrier stuff). I wanted to start fresh, fresh out-of-the-oven kind of start, do you understand what I mean? FACTORY FRESH. Thank you all so much in advance!
well download your phone's stock rom and of course unroot it.Regarding the stock bloatware you can modify the custom rom by going in system/app and deleting the apps you dont want to be installed
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well download your phone's stock rom and of course unroot it.Regarding the stock bloatware you can modify the custom rom by going in system/app and deleting the apps you dont want to be installed
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Thanks for the reply, I've already done that, and I'm still getting errors and other weird things, like not going out of airplane mode, failing to download the OTA 2.3.6 Update (I'm on stock 2.3.1 unrooted, I think), and I don't know if this is normal, but ClockworkMod Recovery is still there. Am I still rooted or something? Plus, when I try to flash a restore, from let's say Gingerbread 2.3.6 Stock, it says MD5 mismatch! How about if it's an ICS AOSP Build, it gives me the normal white Google logo like normal, but then just stays stuck there.
Is the anyway to erase EVERYTHING and start over like NOTHING was ever done to the device? Like when they are first distributing the the device and no one has ever touched it? Is there anyway to do just that?
There is a difference between being "rooted" and using a rooted ROM. You could be using a non-rooted ROM, and your phone can still be "rooted". The first step in rooting a phone is changing SECURITY-ON to SECURITY-OFF. If you REALLY want to go back to when you first got the device, you will need to find a way to turn SECURITY from OFF to ON. When it is off, you are able to access the bootloader, in turn allowing you to install a recovery to install a ROM with rooted permissions. I think the best way to go back to stock would be for you to first download the latest OTA update for your device, do a FULL WIPE of everything on your phone thru recovery (data, system, cache, dalvik cache). Then installing the latest OTA. I do not think however, that this is how you turn your device S-ON.
I hope I've been of some help.
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There is a difference between being "rooted" and using a rooted ROM. You could be using a non-rooted ROM, and your phone can still be "rooted". The first step in rooting a phone is changing SECURITY-ON to SECURITY-OFF. If you REALLY want to go back to when you first got the device, you will need to find a way to turn SECURITY from OFF to ON. When it is off, you are able to access the bootloader, in turn allowing you to install a recovery to install a ROM with rooted permissions. I think the best way to go back to stock would be for you to first download the latest OTA update for your device, do a FULL WIPE of everything on your phone thru recovery (data, system, cache, dalvik cache). Then installing the latest OTA. I do not think however, that this is how you turn your device S-ON.
I hope I've been of some help.
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Thanks for your excellent reply, but I have also already done that, EXACTLY that, multiple times too. Dalvik, battery stats, factory reset/delete all user data, wipe cache partition and fix permissions. What else is there left to do?
Thank you all so very much!!!!
I have fixed my Nexus S!!!
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I have fixed my Nexus S!!!
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how did you fix it?
lodxcol said:
how did you fix it?
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I reinstalled the newest update with the vanilla recovery
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Hey. Yesterday I purchased a TF101-A1 and rooted it. After I had rooted it with nachoroot, I then tried to install CWM on the device and realiazed that the volume up button wasn't working.
I then tried to unroot it, but the unrooting process required use of that button, so I was not able to do it.
I did a system restore to find that most of my apps were backed up by titanium backup including super user, so I uninstalled all of them to make it look like stock and then did a system restore again.
There are some apps missing that I removed that were originally built onto the device such as Kindle reader and netflix which I had no use for and was not able to get them back.
As of typing this I am in school, and my dad texted me telling me he was going to return it to the store to get a new one because I told him of the problem but didn't expect him to do it today, so I thought I would have more time to attempt unrooting it.
Basically, he's taking it to CompUSA/TigerDirect, and I was wondering what are the chances they will test if it's rooted? The volume button is the only thing that's not working, I'm just worried, that's all.
Thanks in advance.
Um, what about just doing a system data reset? Just in the settings, a full reset.
redrol said:
Um, what about just doing a system data reset? Just in the settings, a full reset.
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under privacy right? i did that but it kept all the apps and when i typed in su in the terminal it still said i was rooted.
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A data reset only wipe data. It doesn't restore missing apps.
If you have cwm recovery you can follow this to get back to stock.
http://theunlockr.com/2011/11/28/how-to-unroot-and-remove-cwm-recovery-on-asus-transformer/
Vol down can be use in cwm recovery if up is not working.
and if you don't have cwm yet,
Use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19319421
My tablets already going there. Im just wondering what are the chances of them actually testing to see if its rooted.
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Can you afford to take that chance at all? Once they see it's rooted you will probably NEVER get a refund. Use NVFlash if possible. In this economy companies are being very protective of the bottom line.
Well my dad turned it in and without a problem they gave a new one. Im not going to root this one until after the ICS update.
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Hi,
I'm new to this forum and would appreciate if I can get some ideas on how to fix my problem.
Ok heres what i did:
Some time ago i rooted my device and everything was perfect, but lately i keep getting errors so I decided to perform a factory reset to fix them all.
Due to my inexperience I totally forgot that after i rooted my smartphone i decided to remove the LG Home apk along with the stock browser and the Searck apk from my device, so right after the factory reset and after the initial configuration I got stuck with a black screen, therefore I can't do anything.
I tried long-pressing the MENU button, therefore, I cannot access the Google Play app through the Search to install a launcher, so, I don't know what else to do.
I really need your help, because I'm not able to purchase a new device at this moment.
Any ideas?
Thanks!!!
Flash a new room. Maybe? Do u have cwm on ur phone???
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Hi,
I'm new to this forum and would appreciate if I can get some ideas on how to fix my problem.
Ok heres what i did:
Some time ago i rooted my device and everything was perfect, but lately i keep getting errors so I decided to perform a factory reset to fix them all.
Due to my inexperience I totally forgot that after i rooted my smartphone i decided to remove the LG Home apk along with the stock browser and the Searck apk from my device, so right after the factory reset and after the initial configuration I got stuck with a black screen, therefore I can't do anything.
I tried long-pressing the MENU button, therefore, I cannot access the Google Play app through the Search to install a launcher, so, I don't know what else to do.
I really need your help, because I'm not able to purchase a new device at this moment.
Any ideas?
I assume if you rooted your device go ahead and find a guide for installing cwm ( if you dont have already).
Then pick a custom rom and put it on sd card ( make a folder on it and name it ROM for easier finding) and put the rom into it.
Before you "install from sd card" do: factory reset, wipe cache....then go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache.
Then go back choose " install from sd card", choose rom folder, hit on the rom, install, reboot done.
For more help pm me just cause I have a lg E510 as well and its running cyanogen 7
If i helped hit " thanks"
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New to the G2 world, unit just came in yesterday, rooted with stump root brute force. Worked well, got busybox, flashify, sqlite, and tibu all working. Tried to flash twrp 2.8.5.0 in flashify and think I fubared my recovery. When I try to boot into recovery using quickboot, I get white text up top
ERROR: boot certification verify
Secure boot failure
Then screen quickly goes black, from there I can hold power button and reboot, only issue when booting phone, upon unlock I get com.google.process.location has stoped, otherwise phone seems to function perfectly.
If I use hardware buttons to boot into recovery, I get a white screen with two option, yes or no to factory reset. Assuming this is stock LG recovery, regardless not sure if I should try CWM or stick with my trusty twrp. A lot of stuff on the forum about downgrading bootloaders/ firmwares, making sure modems match the rom flashing. At this point I just want a custom recovery. Any help would be very much appreciated. Don't want to screw it up anymore.
Nerds, help a brother out... this forum sucks compared to note 3 section.
I think I replied elsewhere recognize your username. Use autorec.
If you can get into Android.
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I think I replied elsewhere recognize your username. Use autorec.
If you can get into Android.
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I use this Autorec, it stated it completed and gave option to boot into recovery or to exit, do we need to use this program to initiate recovery or should it be an option when I choose reboot?
I see everyone mention to use this Autorec apk but I did not see any sticky on our phone about how to use it after we install it or any mention of enabling or using recovery after the install on any of the 6 threads I located with its reference...
When it ran it said 2.7.0.0 in the header, is the version I used old?
If you used this Autorec, what next? Thanks..
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I use this Autorec, it stated it completed and gave option to boot into recovery or to exit, do we need to use this program to initiate recovery or should it be an option when I choose reboot?
I see everyone mention to use this Autorec apk but I did not see any sticky on our phone about how to use it after we install it or any mention of enabling or using recovery after the install on any of the 6 threads I located with its reference...
If you used this Autorec, what next? Thanks..
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it's an option for me when I reboot because of GravityBox and Xposed framework, but you can use the usual method to get to recovery after it's flashed. Use the app to get to the recovery once to make sure it's there, then you can safely do the "factory reset" on startup (it won't actually reset it'll just go to recovery) to go to the recovery.
yeah there isn't too much clear documentation about the whole process but follow the steps in sequence that are listed under the Guide section here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
finally you may need to update the touch firmware after-- I did at least: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736166
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it's an option for me when I reboot because of GravityBox and Xposed framework, but you can use the usual method to get to recovery after it's flashed. Use the app to get to the recovery once to make sure it's there, then you can safely do the "factory reset" on startup (it won't actually reset it'll just go to recovery) to go to the recovery.
yeah there isn't too much clear documentation about the whole process but follow the steps in sequence that are listed under the Guide section here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
finally you may need to update the touch firmware after-- I did at least: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736166
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I tried to see if the TWRP manager would detect it, said it wasn't there, so installed Clockwork manager and it installed some old version of recovery, wouldn't let me choose the IMG file for touch I had downloaded, there was option for boot into recovery within that app, I did, and poof, I was into TWRP .
Unknown waters since never used it. I tried same method as other ROMs, although did not factory reset, or see option to install new ROM like in CWM, wiped dalvik n cache, installed zip of cm12, gapps, su, wiped cache again, it started process of updating android, hope all is well, that app was new and different for me and I was expecting the good old clockwork I used for years to be there so I didn't research it too much since I thought it failed to load since our device is not on list of supported devices.
Looks like it worked, and it knew my previous device and all my apps from my other Lollipop Atrix HD I had, likely through Google back-up, and is downloading all my apps for me, even before logging into Cyanogen account, which usually did that for me...
Was like 40 apps to load, will see if she still works after all the apps load, didn't think I had that many on previous device, hope not every app I ever tried out...
Will try and uninstall the CWM app if that is still there since TWRP seems to load, or just keep to initiate recovery mode for updates..
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No, that must not have been the correct way...
All was fine until I opened up Facebook, then every single app on my phone started to open up, settings were moving about, like a dozen people were in my phone remotely changing up every setting possible...
ruh roh...
After another forced reboot it seems to be working fine for now, although the phone is now called a AT&T Lge LG-D801 in Google Play when it is a D800.