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[Q] Data reset does not do a complete reset.

Hi i recently got a samsung nexus S, and i have not did any modifications to it like flashing custom roms on it or anything. So its straight up as original as it is.
But i seem to be having a problem with it now as it does not do a clean data wipe even if i do it with a hard reset? The one where u press and hold the power button and volume up. After that i tried doing a reset from the Settings section, it rebooted and came back on with everything still on my phone ! Nothing was deleted at all!
Anyone has any solutions to this?

tensetsu said:
Hi i recently got a samsung nexus S, and i have not did any modifications to it like flashing custom roms on it or anything. So its straight up as original as it is.
But i seem to be having a problem with it now as it does not do a clean data wipe even if i do it with a hard reset? The one where u press and hold the power button and volume up. After that i tried doing a reset from the Settings section, it rebooted and came back on with everything still on my phone ! Nothing was deleted at all!
Anyone has any solutions to this?
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Just go to settings -> privacy settings -> factory data reset.

yeah i did that, and it rebooted up, and everything was still there lol

Apps, contacts, and some settings like wifi info will automatically come back when u log into your Google account.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk

tensetsu said:
yeah i did that, and it rebooted up, and everything was still there lol
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I've NEVER seen that happen before, I honestly think you're somehow doing it wrong.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App

ok first a factory reset thru the settings option.
i went to settings > Privacy > factory data reset i dun think i can get that wrong.
when i do that it shuts off my phone. Reboots up, and i was expecting a clean phone. But everything is still there...
Nxt is hard reset, i shut off my phone, i press and hold the power and volume up until the recovery screen comes up, i select recovery, when the exclamation mark appears beside the android i press the power and volume up button again to bring up the menu and i select wipe data/factory reset. It says wiping...and when its done i select reboot system now, and it loads back to my phone ... with everything still there! hahah xD

unlock the bootloader, thatll automagically wipe the phone(and everything in storage).

hello, my friend just helped me with root/flash my phone, and the system supposedly did a factory reset.
But everything is still there =( im starting to think its a virus?
Im gonna scan it, but does anyone has any experience with these type of problems?

tensetsu said:
hello, my friend just helped me with root/flash my phone, and the system supposedly did a factory reset.
But everything is still there =( im starting to think its a virus?
Im gonna scan it, but does anyone has any experience with these type of problems?
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Like someone said before, if you don't uncheck it Google will automatically install apps from your market account after putting in your account data.

yes i unchecked it already, and i doubt google will put back all my mp3 and pictures even after i did a factory reset? I don't really think thats possible...
But anyways, yes i unchecked the automatic restore box.
sorry for the troubles im causing =(
*EDIT*
Do u guys think i would be able to format my phone by using my computer to format it like any other hard disk?

Factory reset doesn't wipe the (fake) SD card by default. Did you check the box for that?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

mp3's and pictures are not affected by a factory reset. to get rid of that stuff, do Menu > Settings > Storage > Erase USB storage.

i did that too, i even did the hard reset which supposedly wipes all data? But i reboot back in and my pattern password screen comes back up along with my usual wall paper. All my widgets still there and its like i've nvr done a reset before.

tensetsu said:
i did that too, i even did the hard reset which supposedly wipes all data? But i reboot back in and my pattern password screen comes back up along with my usual wall paper. All my widgets still there and its like i've nvr done a reset before.
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you're either not doing it right or restoring data from google... try doing it without logging back into google

i did not log back into anything, i even switched to a prepaid card to make sure i had no connections to the outside world at all lol xD
anyways derek can u please tell me what im doing wrong? I am sure i followed all the steps correctly. And the screen prompted me to make sure i wanted to erase all data, i clicked yes, and it proceeds to the "wiping data" but then when i reboot it back, everything is still there.
EDIT* I found a thread mentioning a factory format code *2767*3855# in this forum, i tried it, and it tells me connection problem or invalid MMI code. Anyone knows what gives?

please download the stock images for your phone and flash them with fastboot.
fastboot flash data data.img
fastboot flash system system.img

GT-P5113 Factory reset

I want to reset my tablet due to I'm going to be selling it. I've unrooted it, but SpuerSU is still on the system. I've gone into the backup and reset and selected factory reset and it asks for a PIN number, which I thought I knew, but I guess I don't cause it doesn't like anything I type in.
I have also booted holding power and volume up/right. I get a warning menu about pressing left to flash new rom or right to cancel...
What do I do? I want to reload this to like the day I unboxed it...
Thanks,.

No one has any knowledge of this????

jim2029 said:
I want to reset my tablet due to I'm going to be selling it. I've unrooted it, but SpuerSU is still on the system. I've gone into the backup and reset and selected factory reset and it asks for a PIN number, which I thought I knew, but I guess I don't cause it doesn't like anything I type in.
I have also booted holding power and volume up/right. I get a warning menu about pressing left to flash new rom or right to cancel...
What do I do? I want to reload this to like the day I unboxed it...
Thanks,.
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Based on it asking for a pin number it sounds like you setup a pin at some point. I run a pin number on my superSU but I'm not sure what happens when you forget the pin number.
I know inside supersu there's an option for full unroot.
Maybe message chainfire the dev of it. I looked at it just now and there's nothing that comes up if you forget the pin number
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Running CM10.1 on my GT-P3113

The pin number is for the android factory reset, not for super user app.

jim2029 said:
The pin number is for the android factory reset, not for super user app.
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You got to do following
1.clear flash counter via triangle awayflash
2.
Flash stock rom for ur region, clear data
OR
Choose clear up/remove superuser in superuser menu....
You're done...enjoy!!!!!!:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
Sent from my GT-P3100 using xda app-developers app

Droidlover123 said:
You got to do following
1.clear flash counter via triangle awayflash
2.
Flash stock rom for ur region, clear data
OR
Choose clear up/remove superuser in superuser menu....
You're done...enjoy!!!!!!:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
Sent from my GT-P3100 using xda app-developers app
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Quite a good tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856532

Thanks,I did this and now all i have is the tablet rebooting with Mobile Odin flashing saying Done! and then it reboots and does it all over again. Its in a flashing boot loop. I can't even turn the thing off......
????????????????????????????

jim2029 said:
Thanks,I did this and now all i have is the tablet rebooting with Mobile Odin flashing saying Done! and then it reboots and does it all over again. Its in a flashing boot loop. I can't even turn the thing off......
????????????????????????????
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Bro go for pc odin.
And hold volume down and power you will go to download mode.

Thanks, got it working again.

GT-P5113 factory reset with Odin Multi Downloader 4.43
Is Odin Multidownloader compatible with Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 ??
Ive been trying to reload the stock rom with it from this tutorial but it wont recognize
the device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1922505
Ive tried WITH and WITHOUT KIES installed. Have the samsung drivers installed I used to root
but nothing shows up. It shows up with Odin3-v1.85_3 but no matter what I do, on a differnet PC trying
even, the GT-P5113 never shows up in odin 4.43 multidownloader. What is wrong??

[Q] parental control password lost !!!!

hello
I have a problem with my tf300t tablet. I just try to use the parental control from asus. But i have lost the password and actually i can't connect to the wifi during few hour in the days. Can you help me?
I have to go to the states next month and i want to use my tf300 during my trip.
Is it necessary to root the tablet?
Best regards
Jacques

vigourouxj said:
hello
I have a problem with my tf300t tablet. I just try to use the parental control from asus. But i have lost the password and actually i can't connect to the wifi during few hour in the days. Can you help me?
I have to go to the states next month and i want to use my tf300 during my trip.
Is it necessary to root the tablet?
Best regards
Jacques
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If you're stock, a factory reset would probably be a lot easier for you (and rooting the tablet wouldn't really help you besides, especially if you're being blocked from using the device at all).

Parental lock password forgotten
I also have the Parental Lock app set up on my tablet, and I cannot remember the password for the life of me. It doesn't give me the option to reset the password, and it also will not let me factory reset the tablet...not sure what to do. Can someone please help me??

jhawthorne316 said:
I also have the Parental Lock app set up on my tablet, and I cannot remember the password for the life of me. It doesn't give me the option to reset the password, and it also will not let me factory reset the tablet...not sure what to do. Can someone please help me??
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you boot to your stock recovery and rest it fron there. as long as you are stock. hold volume down and power button. that puts you into stock recovery. from their couldn't guide you. as ive been unlocked and rooted since out the box.

Parental lock password forgotten
kaos420 said:
you boot to your stock recovery and rest it fron there. as long as you are stock. hold volume down and power button. that puts you into stock recovery. from their couldn't guide you. as ive been unlocked and rooted since out the box.
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I tried the whole power + volume button, I did a wipe on it. Nothing wiped though, I still have all my information, photos, music...everything. I'm not sure what you mean by stock recovery. Do I need to select a different option other then the wipe when I get to that screen?

jhawthorne316 said:
I tried the whole power + volume button, I did a wipe on it. Nothing wiped though, I still have all my information, photos, music...everything. I'm not sure what you mean by stock recovery. Do I need to select a different option other then the wipe when I get to that screen?
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like i said unless your unlocked and rooted idk how to help you. maybe download the latest update your on and relfash it from sd card?

Help?
Did you ever find a solution to this?

Unfortunately, LGSetupWizard has stopped problem.

Bought this phone and didn't like it. Felt like my G3 was a better phone, so I went and bought myself the Note 5. Anyways....
I backed up everything from my G4 and did Factory reset. Now when I try to setup the phone, I complete the last step and I'm greeted with the "Unfortunately, LGSetupWizard has stopped" Message and then it returns to the first setup (choose language) screen. Just happens over and over. I just have this phone and don't know what to do. I really don't want to flash the PR stock file to my phone. Does anyone know of a solution or some sort of setup bypass?
Thanks in advance

do a hard reset, turn off the device, then hold volume down and press the power button until the lg logo comes up, release the power button and immediately press it again until you boot into the factory reset. Keep the volume down button pressed continuously until the factory reset screen comes up.

Yea, I tried that a while back but still the same problem...

tyiphius said:
Yea, I tried that a while back but still the same problem...
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Did you root before? replaced some app to system? I have this problem before cause of deodex home..but still can access it..
If you can reach wifi setting after start screen, try to pull status bar down...then go to setting>home screen>select home..
My advice is you have to reflash stock image but the problem will be MTP mode..
download sg usb mass storage enabler for access storage via pc..

Yes the phone was rooted.
I don't think I debloated by removing system apps. I think my problem might have came from using the debloated tool by gatesjunior. Though nothing of it when I reset the phone. If disabling the apps wasn't the problem then I guess I did go delete system apps.
But if I deleted Setupwizard, I wouldn't have the setup at all correct?

tyiphius said:
Yes the phone was rooted.
I don't think I debloated by removing system apps. I think my problem might have came from using the debloated tool by gatesjunior. Though nothing of it when I reset the phone. If disabling the apps wasn't the problem then I guess I did go delete system apps.
But if I deleted Setupwizard, I wouldn't have the setup at all correct?
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Its still has setup UI, because before this i've froze those app ..
try go to setting and select home 1st...from my previous comment

faizalotai said:
Its still has setup UI, because before this i've froze those app ..
try go to setting and select home 1st...from my previous comment
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Still nothing. I brought it to a ATT device support center and they'd replace it but there was non in stock, so ATT will send me one in 4 bussiness days.
The device center will swap out the phone if they can't fix it and once its under its 1yr manufacture warranty. You don't ATT mobile insurance either. I had my Note 4 swapped out by them in store before.

You should just have to reflash the system img and it would work.
Sent from my LG-H810 using XDA Free mobile app

I had this problem too.. Couldn't find an answer short of flashing it to PR... After a loooooong time on the phone with AT&T tech support, finally did an RMA... Send the other one back this morning, I hope it doesn't come back and bite me later bc it was rooted.
I had serious thoughts of flashing an international system image to it so it could brick. But couldn't bring myself to do it...
I would however like to know what I did to get that.. I did just like the OP and did a simple factory reset. I did delete a few things from system manually, but that was mainly att stuff and Google books, magazines etc. I haven't rooted the new one yet bc now I'm skeptical on doing anything with this damn phone.
Sent from my LG-H810 using XDA Free mobile app

It happened because system cannot access lg setup wizard apk, either its been delete or froze.

What do l do when my LG70 is showing unfortunately LGSetupWizard has stopped

Locked(?) GALAXY TAB A8

Hi guys. Newbie here!
I bought used A8 tablet and it looks like it’s locked to only one app.. I doesn’t allow me to do anything else not even to get in menu, options etc.. I tried factory reset thru power button + volume up but no luck.. Any ideas how to reset it if possible? Thank
You!

Ma3x4o said:
Hi guys. Newbie here!
I bought used A8 tablet and it looks like it’s locked to only one app.. I doesn’t allow me to do anything else not even to get in menu, options etc.. I tried factory reset thru power button + volume up but no luck.. Any ideas how to reset it if possible? Thank
You!
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Hard to say with that few information.
Could you not into recovery mode? Have you selected to do a factory reset/wipe data?
If this does not work, there might be a Google account connected to the device.
BTW ... the tablet is locked to one app What app is it?

It_ler said:
Hard to say with that few information.
Could you not into recovery mode? Have you selected to do a factory reset/wipe data?
If this does not work, there might be a Google account connected to the device.
BTW ... the tablet is locked to one app What app is it?
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It’s locked with SureLock.. It doesn’t allows recovery mode , wipe data.. it’s 3MD .. Electronic logging device app for hours of service /driving

Hi,
Did you find a solution.