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I have a second xoom, rooted and rom'd, that I am selling on eBay. I'd like to wipe the little bit of personal data on it. How do I do that properly w/o loosing the rom I have. I think I need to use cwm?
Also, if the buyer wants the stock hc rom (its a 3g version), how would I do that properly?
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rosystreasures said:
I have a second xoom, rooted and rom'd, that I am selling on eBay. I'd like to wipe the little bit of personal data on it. How do I do that properly w/o loosing the rom I have. I think I need to use cwm?
Also, if the buyer wants the stock hc rom (its a 3g version), how would I do that properly?
Sorry, I forgot the title ...
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here is a guide on how to return to stock - just make sure you download the correct files for your device
http://goo.gl/kCCUY
hope this helps

How would I wipe my data off the xoomm and leave EOS rom on?

rosystreasures said:
How would I wipe my data off the xoomm and leave EOS rom on?
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Just do a wipe data/factory reset from the recovery menu. Rom /root should not be affected.

weird, that didn't seem to work. My Google acct is still there along with the few apps I d/l....
I did the factory reset from the recovery menu...3 times.
What about settings > backup and reset > factory data restore.....?
So, I tried cwm recovery again, the pic is what the xoom told me....how to proceed???
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Ok, so I did the proceedure for unlocking the bootloader and that seems to have done the trick.

How to prepare a phone for sale ?

I am wanting to sell my SGS2. It is rooted and running Darkside UCLE2 Rom . what do i do to clear my personal info out of the phone before I sell it ?
I know if it was a stock phone I would just do a factory reset but have no clue what to do with the custom Rom installed.
Thanks for the help !

gwcaton said:
I am wanting to sell my SGS2. It is rooted and running Darkside UCLE2 Rom . what do i do to clear my personal info out of the phone before I sell it ?
I know if it was a stock phone I would just do a factory reset but have no clue what to do with the custom Rom installed.
Thanks for the help !
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Well (that instructions may apply to any phone, not just SGS2):
- flash Stock ROM / un-root if you are already on stock rom
- wipe data / factory reset
- format internal storage (remember, it's not affected by factory reset and may contain private data)
same applies to your SD card if you are selling phone with it

You might want to flash a custom ROM and keep it rooted since that brings the value of the phone up, people are willing to buy it for more.
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[Q] Updating, not losing apps"Custom ROM."

I got my Note 10.1 a few months back. Now I have got a lot of apps that I love and don't want to lose.
I am using a custom European ROM made by zedomax "HighonAndroid".
I've decided 2 days ago that I want to update my note to jelly bean.
My question is: How can I back up all my applications before wipe/data reset?
I really don't want to lose the apps nor the root.
Can anyone help me?

insanehadi said:
I got my Note 10.1 a few months back. Now I have got a lot of apps that I love and don't want to lose.
I am using a custom European ROM made by zedomax "HighonAndroid".
I've decided 2 days ago that I want to update my note to jelly bean.
My question is: How can I back up all my applications before wipe/data reset?
I really don't want to lose the apps nor the root.
Can anyone help me?
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titanium backup, buy it. you'll use it all the time
You can make a flashable zip of your stuff. If you do this, I have only had good resaults of flashing it after rebooting into the new rom and then flash the update zip. also would be good if you went ahead and did the thing in your securty setting to allow the non play store apps, especially if you have them.
This usually does a great job of doing the data part of the apps like logins and stuff. sometimes mine dont work right at first but it still saves a lot of time
If the rom you are going to doesnt have root built into it, which I think all here do, then getting root back isnt hard and there is this voodoo root keeper app as well somewhere maybe on the market. but rerooting isnt that big of a deal and shouldnt be nesesary

smaw51 said:
titanium backup, buy it. you'll use it all the time
You can make a flashable zip of your stuff. If you do this, I have only had good resaults of flashing it after rebooting into the new rom and then flash the update zip. also would be good if you went ahead and did the thing in your securty setting to allow the non play store apps, especially if you have them.
This usually does a great job of doing the data part of the apps like logins and stuff. sometimes mine dont work right at first but it still saves a lot of time
If the rom you are going to doesnt have root built into it, which I think all here do, then getting root back isnt hard and there is this voodoo root keeper app as well somewhere maybe on the market. but rerooting isnt that big of a deal and shouldnt be nesesary
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Ty very informative, but I don't think the root will be installed because im going for stock JB.
Only question is can I flash in germany's ROM when I'm on European now?

Yep, ODIN or mobile ODIN will do it... You would benefit from backing up internal sd card - connect to pc and copy contents of phone/internal.... This means if it does an entire wipe you don't loose all your game saves etc.... Not likely to but the chance is always there, especially if you use mobile ODIN and tick "clear cache/data"...
Though I am curious why you don't flash the stock UK JB rom in developement as all are the same, just csc is different...

ultramag69 said:
Yep, ODIN or mobile ODIN will do it... You would benefit from backing up internal sd card - connect to pc and copy contents of phone/internal.... This means if it does an entire wipe you don't loose all your game saves etc.... Not likely to but the chance is always there, especially if you use mobile ODIN and tick "clear cache/data"...
Though I am curious why you don't flash the stock UK JB rom in developement as all are the same, just csc is different...
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Hey thanks for the reply but could you please explain more about the UK JB stock ROM? Please keep in mind im on a custom ROM.

insanehadi said:
Hey thanks for the reply but could you please explain more about the UK JB stock ROM? Please keep in mind im on a custom ROM.
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I have up and I believe darkman_rs does as well, stock versions of the jelly bean set up to run on an 8013. Mine is for the uk and I think darkman has the nordik. Either will work. I am in the U.S. and use the uk version with no issues. The csc is consumer region stuff, both of these roms have that stuff taken care of so they will not have an issue in any region.
So if you are on a custom rom and want to go to a complete stock, then go to sammobile, firmware, download one from there and flash through odin, then reroot
Or you can grab another stock, or custom rom from here set to flash through cwm and go that route

Stock, rooted UK rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2027604
Thanks to Smaw51....
CWM for this, don't need to muck about with ODIN...

ultramag69 said:
Stock, rooted UK rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2027604
Thanks to Smaw51....
CWM for this, don't need to muck about with ODIN...
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Do I need to wipe data if im coming from a custom room if I wanted to flash this ??
I am on HIGH ON Android trainwreck ..

I didn't, just clear cache & dalvik cache afterwards...

insanehadi said:
Do I need to wipe data if im coming from a custom room if I wanted to flash this ??
I am on HIGH ON Android trainwreck ..
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If you are coming from ICS then yes, a complete wipe of everything is reconremended. If you do not do a full wipe and get FC, then you need to do a full wipe

[Q] Noob to flashing needs advice

I've flashed a few roms on my old phone - a moto droid x, and so far have not had any problems, and am currently toying with putting Liquid Smooth on my VZW GS3. I've read a lot of posts, old and new, and I could use some advice. Is there still a need to backup the imeid (?) before flashing a new rom? I am currently running the latest vzw firmware, am rooted and unlocked bootloader. Is this just a matter of flashing from CWM after wiping data/cache/dalvik? Ultimately, I'm fine with my phone the way it is, it works, but I'm a bit bored with it, and would love to be able to play with 4.2.2 instead of being stuck at 4.1.2 until vzw decides to update. At the same time though, I want to make sure to take any and all precautions so as to not hard brick it as I paid nearly full price for it so I could keep my unlimited. Thoughts? Suggestions?
Thanks

backing up imei is just a precaution you can do it or not thats really your choice. I would.
make sure you nandroid
clear data
clear cache
clear dalvik
flash rom
flash gapps
steps i run when flasing AOSP.
good luck.

ddurandSGS3 said:
backing up imei is just a precaution you can do it or not thats really your choice. I would.
make sure you nandroid
clear data
clear cache
clear dalvik
flash rom
flash gapps
steps i run when flasing AOSP.
good luck.
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Thanks for the reply. Have you by chance used this rom? I'm looking for good battery life - prior to vzw's recent 2 updates, I was getting nearly 2 days on a full charge, but now am lucky to get 15 hours. If I do a nandroid, is there a need to backup the imei, or is that also backed up with the nandroid?
Thanks again

ddog511 said:
Thanks for the reply. Have you by chance used this rom? I'm looking for good battery life - prior to vzw's recent 2 updates, I was getting nearly 2 days on a full charge, but now am lucky to get 15 hours. If I do a nandroid, is there a need to backup the imei, or is that also backed up with the nandroid?
Thanks again
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i got better battery on touchwiz roms.
beans rom is themed like AOSP and was great. a few otehrs have this theme but i have never tried them.
i liked the options in AOSP roms better so ive stuck with it.
i regularly get 4hrs screen on time. i got 7hrs screen on time with beans build once.
i also use ktoonz kernel everytime wth every rom.
i stick with AOSP for the customization and other options though. just personal preference. best bet is to try a bunch of roms and see what you need out of a rom with options.
i dont know if imei is backed up in nandroids. ive read that synergy rom backs up your imei when flashing but i dont know for sure.

Imei is not backed up in a nandroid.
You should definitely back it up. This phone has a potential to completely drop your imei on a custom rom even without flashing or modding anything, especially AOSP roms. It's very simple to do and saves you a huge headache if you do lose it.
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[Q] "Unfortunately, IMS Service has stopped"

I'm having issues with my Galaxy S6. I used Odin to return to stock, and now I'm getting an "Unfortunately, IMS Service has stopped" error every 2 or 3 seconds. The phone is essentially unusable.
Other Galaxy phones have had similar issues, and I've tried some of their suggestions. I wiped Media Storage and factory reset the phone through the recovery. I tried to find the DRM app to wipe, but it's not there in the app manager. Does anybody have any suggestions? They are greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Im having that same issue. I bricked my phone for about a week and I had just got the tar files to open and return my device to stock. Is it saying you have service? Ive been looking this up everywhere and have no luck with the s6 problem.

boristhebladexx said:
I'm having issues with my Galaxy S6. I used Odin to return to stock, and now I'm getting an "Unfortunately, IMS Service has stopped" error every 2 or 3 seconds. The phone is essentially unusable.
Other Galaxy phones have had similar issues, and I've tried some of their suggestions. I wiped Media Storage and factory reset the phone through the recovery. I tried to find the DRM app to wipe, but it's not there in the app manager.
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Why did you return to stock? If you are planning to return/exchange the phone, then you may run into trouble if it is unusable.
3 options:
1. Attempt to reflash stock via Odin and hope it fixes the problem.
2. Restore a nandroid.
3. Clean flash a custom rom.

sublimaze said:
Why did you return to stock? If you are planning to return/exchange the phone, then you may run into trouble if it is unusable.
3 options:
1. Attempt to reflash stock via Odin and hope it fixes the problem.
2. Restore a nandroid.
3. Clean flash a custom rom.
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i tried to reflash stock again and the same message kept coming up. i thought that restoring would wipe root so i dont know how you could flash a custom rom onto it. would you do that through the Odin program??

LiquidPhoenix said:
i tried to reflash stock again and the same message kept coming up. i thought that restoring would wipe root so i dont know how you could flash a custom rom onto it. would you do that through the Odin program??
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Did you try restoring a nandroid?
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sublimaze said:
Did you try restoring a nandroid?
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i never backed up a nandroid. im pretty new to android phones and the deep stuff because the only thing i ever learned was iphone. do they auto backup? and if so, how could i restore it??
thank you for your patience, i know its driving you crazy haha.

LiquidPhoenix said:
i never backed up a nandroid. im pretty new to android phones and the deep stuff because the only thing i ever learned was iphone. do they auto backup? and if so, how could i restore it??
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Android lollipop gives you the option to transfer your apps to a new device when you setup the new device. You are also given this option when you flash a custom lollilop rom, because the setup wizard will see this as a new device. However, you should always make a backup of a good working rom setup prior to flashing a new rom or any mods. When I say a "good working rom ", I mean a rom that you might possibly want to go back to, in case your next rom flash doesn't go well or it has major issues that prevent you from using it as a daily driver (which you won't know until you flash it, obviously). The stock rom is definitely a "good working rom", and you should ALWAYS make a backup of stock before flashing anything else.
Since you don't have a backup of stock, then you are stuck with Odin getting you back to bone stock, which apparently isn't quite doing the job. The only other thing I can suggest is flashing a stock rooted rom (eg, no mods other than root). But make sure you clean flash, which also means mounting & wiping /system in recovery. I forgot how to do it in CWM/Phil's recovery, but in TWRP go to Mount, tap /system then go back to the main menu, go to Wipe > Advanced and select cache, dalvik cache, data and system, then swipe to erase. Now you have a totally clean slate.

sublimaze said:
Android lollipop gives you the option to transfer your apps to a new device when you setup the new device. You are also given this option when you flash a custom lollilop rom, because the setup wizard will see this as a new device. However, you should always make a backup of a good working rom setup prior to flashing a new rom or any mods. When I say a "good working rom ", I mean a rom that you might possibly want to go back to, in case your next rom flash doesn't go well or it has major issues that prevent you from using it as a daily driver (which you won't know until you flash it, obviously). The stock rom is definitely a "good working rom", and you should ALWAYS make a backup of stock before flashing anything else.
Since you don't have a backup of stock, then you are stuck with Odin getting you back to bone stock, which apparently isn't quite doing the job. The only other thing I can suggest is flashing a stock rooted rom (eg, no mods other than root). But make sure you clean flash, which also means mounting & wiping /system in recovery. I forgot how to do it in CWM/Phil's recovery, but in TWRP go to Mount, tap /system then go back to the main menu, go to Wipe > Advanced and select cache, dalvik cache, data and system, then swipe to erase. Now you have a totally clean slate.
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Ive tried looking online for software thats compatible with my carrier (cricket) but I couldnt find it. The way that I bricked my phone was trying to flash TWRP recovery on my phone. Cricket is through at&t and has the locked bootloader. I used pingpong root to root it but apparently it wasnt compatible with my phone. I'm kinda stuck.

LiquidPhoenix said:
Ive tried looking online for software thats compatible with my carrier (cricket) but I couldnt find it. The way that I bricked my phone was trying to flash TWRP recovery on my phone. Cricket is through at&t and has the locked bootloader. I used pingpong root to root it but apparently it wasnt compatible with my phone. I'm kinda stuck.
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I have never messed with Cricket phones. I know they piggyback on the AT&T network, but I don't know if the firmwares are different. You could go to a Cricket store and look at the display S6 to find out the exact firmware version, and try to find that on the web (posting in the AT&T forum might yield a faster response). But trying to flash TWRP was not a good idea. Good luck!

I was attempting to return the phone to stock so I could sell it. I flashed the Cricket firmware, and ever since then I get the IMS service error. I can't flash a new ROM because I unrooted through Pingpong Root. When I flash through Odin, I only flash the AP .tar. Would it make a difference if I flashed all 4 (BL, AP, CP, CSC)?

boristhebladexx said:
I was attempting to return the phone to stock so I could sell it. I flashed the Cricket firmware, and ever since then I get the IMS service error. I can't flash a new ROM because I unrooted through Pingpong Root. When I flash through Odin, I only flash the AP .tar. Would it make a difference if I flashed all 4 (BL, AP, CP, CSC)?
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I tried this just now and all it said was "attempt thread failed (0/0)"

boristhebladexx said:
I was attempting to return the phone to stock so I could sell it. I flashed the Cricket firmware, and ever since then I get the IMS service error. I can't flash a new ROM because I unrooted through Pingpong Root. When I flash through Odin, I only flash the AP .tar. Would it make a difference if I flashed all 4 (BL, AP, CP, CSC)?
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Yes it does make a difference to flash it into 4 different parts in case you have the entire firmware

Just wanted to throw my 2 cents in here, i woke to this lovely issue, which was rendering my phone unusable. I use a program call YouMail for voicemail, creeps my friends out when they get to my voice mail. Uninstall this program after wiping every cache imaginable, voila, no more issue. I haven't tried to reinstall it yet since i need to get some work done. Hope it helps in some way.

I have the same problem after flashing the stock firmware thru Odin on my S6 from Cricket. I also tried Factory Resert and Wiping the Cache, nothing seems to help at all. I get the annoying message about the IMS service. I've tried clearing the cache from contacts, ims service but no luck at at. Is there any other ROMs out there for the S6 from Cricket. Right now my phone is completely stock and has no service. Any word of advice would help, Thanks !
Edit: I flashed the CSC file thru odin and it got rid of the IMS error but now I have no service.

SRobby said:
Just wanted to throw my 2 cents in here, i woke to this lovely issue, which was rendering my phone unusable. I use a program call YouMail for voicemail, creeps my friends out when they get to my voice mail. Uninstall this program after wiping every cache imaginable, voila, no more issue. I haven't tried to reinstall it yet since i need to get some work done. Hope it helps in some way.
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Not an expert in any sense of the term, so ignore this if it's dumb. When the OP and others having this issue are bringing your phones back up, does the issue start prior to phone setup? Or is your Google account restoring some app that could be causing the issue?

it didnt solve my problem
I have the s6 edge though ..do i have to wipe and install the rom again??

Unfortunately ims has stopped working pop up
I noticed the spinning sync icon at the top my s7 phone. It was constantly trying to sync my messengers app to the cloud. (I tuned the sync function off an it seems to have stopped the annoying message from popping up. :good::fingers-crossed:

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boristhebladexx said:
I was attempting to return the phone to stock so I could sell it. I flashed the Cricket firmware, and ever since then I get the IMS service error. I can't flash a new ROM because I unrooted through Pingpong Root. When I flash through Odin, I only flash the AP .tar. Would it make a difference if I flashed all 4 (BL, AP, CP, CSC)?
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just root the device an then install root unistaller
find all apps with the word ims
unistall all apps
restart phone
Magic!!!!