I'm wondering if there's a good way to do a complete factory reset (sdcard wipe, radio reset, system reset). I'm running Android Revolution right now, I think I effed up when I was changing radios, the phone is really buggy right now. Is there a good process for this? I'm not super skilled, but if somebody could list some steps to take, that would be very helpful, thanks!
Nevermind. Shouldve looked at the hack kit more closely.
spierson1337 said:
I'm wondering if there's a good way to do a complete factory reset (sdcard wipe, radio reset, system reset). I'm running Android Revolution right now, I think I effed up when I was changing radios, the phone is really buggy right now. Is there a good process for this? I'm not super skilled, but if somebody could list some steps to take, that would be very helpful, thanks!
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If a factory wipe in CWM + install custom rom doesn't work, then you've got bigger problems and a complete factory reset to stock isn't going to help.
People seem to have a gross misconception on just what "rooted" means. It's not like some super secret process running in some hidden location on the phone (like a rootkit in linux) but just a single bit flipped in the radio hardware. S-ON/S-OFF is just a switch. It's on or it's off and there's really nothing more to it than that; it's just that to actually get to that switch, you need to jump through a lot of hoops.
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What is the most complete way to reset/reformat the phone and start with 1.41.
Is it simply a wipe and reupdate 1.41?
I've been having an annoying issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476122
It still hasnt resolved even after a wipe and reupdate, so i figure its one of the apps im installing.
Regardless I need some assistance, and it would really be appreciated.
just a quick question, do you have to wipe your phone (alt+w) everytime theres a new rom update? for example if going from JF ADP 1.5 to JF ADP 1.6, do you need to wipe phone before applying the 1.6 update? or is it only necessary to wipe if your going from different roms for example JF to Haykuro..etc..etc
thanks
anyone have an answer to my question?
I'm curious as well. The impression is that you do not as long as you've wiped when you originally rooted.
I'm sure the safe answer is yes, you should wipe but that's a pain in the a**.
You should wipe IMO.
If you don't wipe and run into esoteric issues most likely you will be asked to do so anyways as it is the only useful troubleshooting tool most of these people have because
1.They don't know any better (no ones fault)
2.They don't have time take a look at your debug logs and then instruct you through some most likely intermediate-advanced commands to fix the issue.
Say you moved into an apartment and it's filled with the last occupants stuff. There's a blood stained sofa, stacks of magazine around the WHOLE apartment and a dirty toothbrush. Are you going to be comfortable sitting on that sofa? Would those magazines get annoying? Would you brush your teeth with the dirty toothbrush?
If you have to walk 10 miles, do you wear your own shoes or the last runner's leather shoes that are two sizes too small? If you can even get the shoes on you, you're gonna be in pain and give up within the first mile.
^_^
My answer is: Always wipe. Let the new OS use his own shoes.
ok i understand where you guys are coming from, but what if its only a small update to say JF ADP 1.6, and you are on JF ADP 1.5, it wouldn't make sense to do a wipe just for a small update. am i wrong here. now if ur going from JF to Haykuro then a wipe is definitely necessary. I read somewhere before, that mentioned you didn't have to wipe if you were staying within the same rom. i guess i just need a better understanding on this.
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hahaha! ok so I guess I will wipe before applying any new updates. what about the JFupdater app, it says it applys any updates, i dont believe the app wipes your phone before applying it, so is it best not to use the jfupdater when flashing an update?
boricuaace said:
hahaha! ok so I guess I will wipe before applying any new updates. what about the JFupdater app, it says it applys any updates, i dont believe the app wipes your phone before applying it, so is it best not to use the jfupdater when flashing an update?
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My suggestion is generally this: Try it without a wipe. If it works, then great, you keep all your stuff the way you had it. If you run into issues that seem blaringly obvious(home process crashing, many force closes, boot looping, etc) then go back to the recovery image and do a wipe. There aren't any problems I know of caused by not wiping that can't be solved by going back and doing it after the fact.
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My suggestion is generally this: Try it without a wipe. If it works, then great, you keep all your stuff the way you had it. If you run into issues that seem blaringly obvious(home process crashing, many force closes, boot looping, etc) then go back to the recovery image and do a wipe. There aren't any problems I know of caused by not wiping that can't be solved by going back and doing it after the fact.
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thanks! thats exactly what i was thinking but wanted to be sure.
now wiping wouldn't mess up any links to the sd card(apps2sd) correct? wiping basically justs wipes the data from the phone....i guess what i mean is would I have to set up apps2sd again?
i'm with marcus, if you can get away with not wiping great, if not oh well wipe. or you could perform a nandroid bakup and then wipe, then after the update just fastboot flash your data.img
boricuaace said:
now wiping wouldn't mess up any links to the sd card(apps2sd) correct? wiping basically justs wipes the data from the phone....i guess what i mean is would I have to set up apps2sd again?
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You would only need to restore the symlinks (if that's the method you were using).
When I switched between my nandroid backups (all stock 2.1), then how come I dont have to factory reset after restoring that back up?(unlike when switching to dexter's rom I need to factory reset) anyone care to explain?? Any help would be appreciated!!
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At least from my point of view, it's easier to tell people to factory reset than to hunt down and fix obscure problems. One of the first troubleshooting steps will probably be factory reset anyway. My feeling is more advanced users figure out their own thing. I used to post elaborate instructions, but more possibilities/options just confuses the least experienced users. It saves a lot of hassle to just post the single most sure-fire set of instructions and then help people that want to try different things later. At least that is my current philosophy.
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When you factory reset with our custom Roms it isn't like when you do it on a stock phone and you get the green Android welcome screen. The long and short of it, as I have read, is that if you created the nandroid, ie backup, you wont need to do the factory reset, just wipe dex and cache partitions. If you are moving between "fresh" Roms like from Dexter or Khals to Miui, then I would do it for sure to make sure you have a clean slate to start your modding. But I agree with Mio, number one thing I do when I have an issue is do a factory reset and move from there.
Woodrube said:
When you factory reset with our custom Roms it isn't like when you do it on a stock phone and you get the green Android welcome screen. The long and short of it, as I have read, is that if you created the nandroid, ie backup, you wont need to do the factory reset, just wipe dex and cache partitions. If you are moving between "fresh" Roms like from Dexter or Khals to Miui, then I would do it for sure to make sure you have a clean slate to start your modding. But I agree with Mio, number one thing I do when I have an issue is do a factory reset and move from there.
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So if i want to switch from my dexter 2.2 rom to my 2.1 nandroid backup, i have factory reset?
I think that if you are only switching from back ups that you already made, you don't have to, but I wipe dex, cache partitions and factory reset everytime. Like I said above, it is always good to have a clean slate to start off with. From what I have gathered, it doesn't wipe everything clean, it wipes everything clean back to your back up point. In my experience, everything will still be there (except for a few passwords), there being the point that you made a back up. Oh also forgot about this key factor. When I back up, I do the top 5 and maybe the sd-ext depending on if I have purchased anything new. Loosely think of it as a restore point in Windows. The reset will only reset to the data backup that you made, nothing beyond or before.
androidlover123 said:
So if i want to switch from my dexter 2.2 rom to my 2.1 nandroid backup, i have factory reset?
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I'm not so sure about that. I can imagine Android has features to upgrade things like sqlite databases forward from 2.1 to 2.2, but I doubt 2.1 knows how to downgrade from 2.2. For jumping between OS releases, I'd use something like Titanium Backup to copy apps and preferences. But moving laterally i.e. 2.2 to 2.2 or 2.1 to 2.1 it's more likely to be ok.
So I have a Motorola Droid Ultra, rooted, running 4.4 Kit Kat, on Obake 12.5.3, with SafeStrap installed. I have recently started to get random UI reboots and I have no idea what could possibly be causing these random UI reboots. Can someone please tell me, if I want to factory reset, should I use SafeStrap recovery to factory reset? and would I lose root? Or do I have to reflash my phone? (I'd prefer an easy fix while, at the same time, not have to reflash). Can someone help me troubleshoot my issue here? It would be much appreciated
Edit: In addition to the reboots, I also have another problem that has never happened before, when I go to storage settings in the settings menu, everything is stuck on "calculating"...
Here's a screenshot:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sol9b13o3zkywil/Screenshot_2014-06-26-10-12-47.png
This is often caused by the cache being broken. I don't know how to rebuild the cache if you're just rooted and not unlocked. If you can find a way to clear it, then try that.
Factory reset can do this, but you might lose root (not sure).
Okay, so I am about to perform a Factory Reset through SafeStrap right now. I will give an update post after I do the reset.
Problem solved!
I did the factory reset with SafeStrap, I am still rooted, and the problem is solved!
So I had cm12 installed and something happened to where my.phone was lagging so I said screw it and reflashed, while something happened and now I tried to while everything. Well I think I did something wrong because I lost all my apps in the app drawer,but when I go into file manager all my stuff is still there,but now the last couple times I tried to reboot the charging light was flashing red to yellow, but when I take the battery out and put it back in it reboots fine back to the screwed up home screen. Still with all my apps and pictures. Viewable in file manager.someone please help I'm freaking out thinking my phone is screwed up for good ....
Very hard to understand you. What ROM did you flash to now? Does TWRP work, can you get into TWRP?
Yes I can get into twrp,basically it threw me back into my cm12 ROM with none of my apps,and I tried to reflash Google apps and it didn't work,so if I can get into twrp is there a way to fix this by doing like a general full factory reset? And if so exactly how do I do that? I dunno this sucks....I dont wanna try anything else until I kinda have an idea what to do, don't wanna screw it up anymore
kjhrezjr said:
Yes I can get into twrp,basically it threw me back into my cm12 ROM with none of my apps,and I tried to reflash Google apps and it didn't work,so if I can get into twrp is there a way to fix this by doing like a general full factory reset? And if so exactly how do I do that? I dunno this sucks....I dont wanna try anything else until I kinda have an idea what to do, don't wanna screw it up anymore
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If you don't know how to factory reset you probably shouldn't be flashing in the first place. I highly suggest just doing a clean flash and flash Gapps right after you flash CM 12. In order to wipe data, you just click wipe in TWRP.
No I know how to factory reset lol.it's just I did that and when it would go to restart I got little error code up in left hand side of screen. But it doesn't matter because thanks to androidrootz I downloaded New firmware connected it to pc and completely reinstalled operating system. So I'm not rooted or anything and I'm back to square one, .but much better than where I was at.
If your custom Rom was bugging out it could have been a corrupted download. Sometimes all you can do is start from scratch. If you want to flash custom, you need to expect these things. Remember that this is a development site. I have seen where the same Rom acts differently on the exact same phone model. This could be due to a variety of things such as microscopic differences in hardware (this is one of the reasons phones of the same model handles being overclocked more our less than others), settings, tweaks, or apps installed.