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[Q] Bootstrap issue with newly unrooted D2G

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. I had to unroot my work phone because my firm said the servers identified my phone as having an operating system not supported by our security system and they suspended my server access.
So I uninstalled most of the "root" apps, thawed all the bloatware I froze in Titanium, disabled all the crap in Startup Auditor and then unrooted with Z4root. It literally took a minute for Z4root to unroot the phone.
I then brought my phone to IT to do a factory reset/wipe with one of our IT people so they can put me back on the server and I took my phone back.
The problem is whenever I start my phone, I get the Clockwork Mod screen (see attached). FYI I did not delete Bootstrap just in case I needed to restore for some reason.
BTW I did wipe data/factory reset in Bootstrap and when I rebooted the screen still came up and I'm definitely not rooted since immediately after unrooting with Z4root, Superuser was gone and Titanium said I didn't have root.
Any thoughts how to get rid of Bootstrap?
Thx!

The easy way is to flash SBF. The hard way is to root again and manually remove the bootsrap point. Then unroot again. SBF is much faster and convenient. Edit: much faster no - but much more convenient yes
Edit: if you want to go the long way, once you rooted again from PC mount system in RW mode, delete /system/bin/logwrapper then rename /system/bin/logwrapper.bin to /system/bin/logwrapper. Reboot and custom recovery should be gone. Unroot with Z4root and you are done.

leobg said:
The easy way is to flash SBF. The hard way is to root again and manually remove the bootsrap point. Then unroot again. SBF is much faster and convenient.
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Thanks. I was afraid someone was going to say that. Is SBFing n00b-proof like z4root was with rooting my phone?
Edit: if you want to go the long way, once you rooted again from PC mount system in RW mode, delete /system/bin/logwrapper then rename /system/bin/logwrapper.bin to /system/bin/logwrapper. Reboot and custom recovery should be gone. Unroot with Z4root and you are done.
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What does that mean??

jjdavola said:
Thanks. I was afraid someone was going to say that. Is SBFing n00b-proof like z4root was with rooting my phone?
What does that mean??
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Huh, I was afraid you would say that Edit - I am sorry - I was about to put the commands you need to type using ADB from PC, but decided it will be confusing. ('from PC' to be scratched)
Well - SBF-ing is the easier way for you then. Simply make sure all pre-requirements are fulfilled (proper drivers installed, software loaded) and it is as easy as the Z4root. Read these instructions and follow them carefully and you will be set in no time

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Huh, I was afraid you would say that Edit - I am sorry - I was about to put the commands you need to type using ADB from PC, but decided it will be confusing. ('from PC' to be scratched)
Well - SBF-ing is the easier way for you then. Simply make sure all pre-requirements are fulfilled (proper drivers installed, software loaded) and it is as easy as the Z4root. Read these instructions and follow them carefully and you will be set in no time
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Thanks again!
OK. I flashed the SBF , it said PASS so I unplugged the phone and rebooted and Bootstrap didn't appear when I booted back up. What I believe to be a problem is that everything appears to be exactly the same as it just was (e.g. no apps were deleted, LauncherPro and my settings were still there etc.). Plus the System Updates option is not clickable anymore and my phone number was changed.
FYI I was thinking that the SBF would have just totally erased everything and I'd have to start from scratch installing apps etc.
Any thoughts?? Should I do another factory reset?

Yes - SBF will not erase data partition (user data). It is recommended you do factory reset once SBF is complete to clear up all the stuff that customizations before might have caused. At least you should clear cache partition to avoid wired behaviour from the phone. To delete cache - boot phone in stock recovery (power up while pressing X button - when you get the triangle with the android guy - press the magnifying glass button on the keyboard - menu will show up. Use the arrows and OK button to navigate. Options in menu are self explanatory I believe. Deleting cache will not delete your data, but deleting cache & data will delete data (factory reset)
To fix the phone programming (CDMA Verizon) - dial *228 option 1

leobg said:
Yes - SBF will not erase data partition (user data). It is recommended you do factory reset once SBF is complete to clear up all the stuff that customizations before might have caused. At least you should clear cache partition to avoid wired behaviour from the phone. To delete cache - boot phone in stock recovery (power up while pressing X button - when you get the triangle with the android guy - press the magnifying glass button on the keyboard - menu will show up. Use the arrows and OK button to navigate. Options in menu are self explanatory I believe. Deleting cache will not delete your data, but deleting cache & data will delete data (factory reset)
To fix the phone programming (CDMA Verizon) - dial *228 option 1
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I cleared the cache and did the activation earlier. If I really need to, I'll do another factory reset some other day since unrooting, reseting and flashing wore me out for today.
Thanks again for your patience and assistance. I greatly appreciate your help.

i had the same problem and i figured out why it does it generally. Though it is weird for your case. When you have anything that requires root set to launch at boot (e.x SetCPU for me) for some reason it boots into the recovery. But when you disable these things it boots regularly.

[Q] Phone can't access storage

All of a sudden, no apps on my phone can access the storage, any app that needs to just gives an error.
In recovery mode, if i try and format the cache partition, it can't access the drive and if i try via USB all i get is a few screenshots i have taken since this started happening, which are 0kb.
Any ideas? Thanks!

Jleagle said:
All of a sudden, no apps on my phone can access the storage, any app that needs to just gives an error.
In recovery mode, if i try and format the cache partition, it can't access the drive and if i try via USB all i get is a few screenshots i have taken since this started happening, which are 0kb.
Any ideas? Thanks!
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It's corrupted, I think you have to wipe it. Better flash the factory image to be safe

GtrCraft said:
It's corrupted, I think you have to wipe it. Better flash the factory image to be safe
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is this common? I dont think i was even using the phone when it happened. Is there a tutorial somewhere to do this? My N5 is not rooted at the moment.

Jleagle said:
is this common? I dont think i was even using the phone when it happened. Is there a tutorial somewhere to do this? My N5 is not rooted at the moment.
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It's not common at all, but a bad file or maybe a virus can corrupt the storage. Did you unlock your bootloader? If not then do a factory reset + wipe storage in settings. Or unlock your bootloader because that does the same thing

GtrCraft said:
It's not common at all, but a bad file or maybe a virus can corrupt the storage. Did you unlock your bootloader? If not then do a factory reset + wipe storage in settings. Or unlock your bootloader because that does the same thing
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I can do a factory reset, i think. Some apps do seem to work, like hangouts, if the storage is corrupt, how does hangouts access messages?

Jleagle said:
I can do a factory reset, i think. Some apps do seem to work, like hangouts, if the storage is corrupt, how does hangouts access messages?
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That means part of the storage is corrupt, but the fact that you cant access it means it's no use but to wipe it to prevent further problems

GtrCraft said:
That means part of the storage is corrupt, but the fact that you cant access it means it's no use but to wipe it to prevent further problems
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Okay, the reset button in settings didnt do anything at all (tried several times), so i went into recovery mode and tried to format the phone there instead. It started but never finished, now my phone will not turn on, it just shows the colorful loading animation forever.

Jleagle said:
Okay, the reset button in settings didnt do anything at all (tried several times), so i went into recovery mode and tried to format the phone there instead. It started but never finished, now my phone will not turn on, it just shows the colorful loading animation forever.
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wiping through stock recovery takes its own sweet time which maybe b/w 30 min to an hour, so you got to have patience for it, try it once more if it doesn't work flash the factory images

Jleagle said:
Okay, the reset button in settings didnt do anything at all (tried several times), so i went into recovery mode and tried to format the phone there instead. It started but never finished, now my phone will not turn on, it just shows the colorful loading animation forever.
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Unlock bootloader and flash factory images, there is a tutorial in the general section

Storage is full but I just did a reset?

Hi,
My nexus 5 died a few weeks ago. Today I got a used motherboard to replace the broken one. Phone went on but still had personal files and a password from the previous owner (which had a cracked screen so he couldn't delete his files I guess). I did a factory reset via the recovery mode. Booted the phone up, logged in with my google account and selected the app backup thingy. So I get into the homescreen but my apps are not installing and I get a message my storage is full and it can't install apps and sync etc.
What's wrong? Did the factory reset fail to delete the files from the previous owner and how can I fix this?
Thanks

There's no such thing as a backup thingy. Learn the correct terms if you want to be understand. You dont state the recovery. Stock? CWM? TWR?. Lets try twr. That has two wipes. Did you tick the box to wipe the SD card?
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zerosum0 said:
There's no such thing as a backup thingy. Learn the correct terms if you want to be understand. You dont state the recovery. Stock? CWM? TWR?. Lets try twr. That has two wipes. Did you tick the box to wipe the SD card?
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Hi,
I'm not familiar with rooted android devices so I'm sorry but I don't mean what CWM/TWR is. So I guess it's just stock. I pressed volume and power buttong on boot up, selected recovery mode. Then I pressed the power button and volume up button and I selected wipe data/factory reset. Then the phone turned on just like when you take it out of the box. I logged in with my google account and with backup thingy I meant the option to redownload your apps and widgets like how they used to be on your previous device.

teunko123 said:
Hi,
I'm not familiar with rooted android devices so I'm sorry but I don't mean what CWM/TWR is. So I guess it's just stock. I pressed volume and power buttong on boot up, selected recovery mode. Then I pressed the power button and volume up button and I selected wipe data/factory reset. Then the phone turned on just like when you take it out of the box. I logged in with my google account and with backup thingy I meant the option to redownload your apps and widgets like how they used to be on your previous device.
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Hi,
Thanks for providing more details about your issue (I guess). xP
Anyways. You need to open http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784527 in another tab, read the intro if you want, but you should definitely read post #2, chapters 1 and 4.

zerosum0 said:
There's no such thing as a backup thingy. Learn the correct terms if you want to be understand. You dont state the recovery. Stock? CWM? TWR?. Lets try twr. That has two wipes. Did you tick the box to wipe the SD card?
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What an elitist arse, it's pretty clear what the poster meant. By the way understand isn't the same as understood, understand?

Can't load android system. Your data may be corrupt.

I am using rockchip rk 3326 unit (PX 30) with Android 9.
When I use navigation / google maps, system crashes and starts showing message as attached.
Tried factory reset many times, no success. It comes back after using for few times.
Can anyone please help ?

The only thing I can suggest is trying to update your MCU and perform a Factory Data Reset in the Recovery Menu. I forced my Eonon into RM using the reset button, holding it for 10 seconds -> let it go black -> press the reset or hold until it reboots into RM. That is where you do it at. Mine did almost the same thing and only worked when I reset in RM.

ThatModdedChevy said:
The only thing I can suggest is trying to update your MCU and perform a Factory Data Reset in the Recovery Menu. I forced my Eonon into RM using the reset button, holding it for 10 seconds -> let it go black -> press the reset or hold until it reboots into RM. That is where you do it at. Mine did almost the same thing and only worked when I reset in RM.
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It's not MCU related. a factory reset is a good idea.

marchnz said:
It's not MCU related. a factory reset is a good idea.
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I did factory reset many times, but the issue doesn't go away

marchnz said:
It's not MCU related. a factory reset is a good idea.
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I have to disagree, my issues were resolved with a reflash of the MCU and a factory reset (reset was performed first, then MCU, the another reset before data wasnt corrupted)

Hello, for this problem, i've easy solved it.
First, download your firmware as the same as the installed one on your phone. Then save it to a USB Storage or MicroSD card.
Second, plug your USB or MircoSD card and then go into recovery mode, apply the file.zip that you've downloaded.
Third, reboot and enjoy the solution.

Panasonic FZ-L1 Toughbook Factory Reset Password

I have acquired a Panasonic ToughBook as part of a business deal. When the unit is switched on it says "To Start Android, enter your password". I don't have any access to passwords, PINs or Patterns.
I tried to perform a factory reset using Power + Volume Up. I get the Android Recovery menu and I select wipe data/factory reset, it then asks me to confirm, I select yes, and then I am asked for a password again. Usually, I can just reset an Android without a password from here.
Any suggestions on how to bypass the Boot Up password or the Factory Reset password would be appreciated.
TIA

Try this
https://needromng.com/how-to-fix-to-start-android-enter-your-password/

So simple, worked a treat. Thank you!

I have same issue with Panasonic FZ-N1. Asking for password for factory reset.
The link provided above does not open for me.
Can you provide new link or information how to bypass password.

jwoegerbauer said:
Try this
https://needromng.com/how-to-fix-to-start-android-enter-your-password/
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Hello, I would be glad to know the solution for the factory reset password on the Panasonic FZ-N1.