I updated to 2.2 last weekend and I have been playing with it for a while but now I want to do a full Factory reset. So I go to Settings/Privacy and select factory reset and select ok. Then the phone reboots. Goes into a recovery mode. And it says in alternating red and yellow text.
Formatting FOTA
Formatting FOTA failed.
Formatting data
Data wipe failed.
Formatting cache
Failed
Formatting DBDATA
Failed.
Any ideas why this is happening. I don't have a computer and I just want to go back to stock. So if someone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.
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If you want to return to true stock (2.1), you will need to do an Odin flash using a computer. Performing a data wipe/factory reset will only remove any apps, syncs, and settings you have added, and will revert you to the default state of whatever rom you last flashed.
As for why your phone won't let you perform a factory reset, your guess is as good as mine. Perhaps you could try performing the wipe directly from recovery.
Also, if you have a nandroid backup of your former session, you should be able to revert to that by restoring the backup, but make sure to flash a compatible 2.1 kernel as well.
go to this page
HTML:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881064
it has some instructions on how to get your phone back to stock 2.2 Froyo. That is the only solution I can think of.
Hi,
Can any expert tell me the difference between cold boot/wipe data/factory reset?
I know cold boot clears up the cache and all user data/apps will stay. Root will stay too.
factory reset will erase everything and all user data/apps will be gone. Will root stay?
How about the wipe data in cold boot menu?
Will we lose all user data/apps by choosing wipe data? How about root?
Thanks.
ubcjack said:
Hi,
Can any expert tell me the difference between cold boot/wipe data/factory reset?
I know cold boot clears up the cache and all user data/apps will stay. Root will stay too.
factory reset will erase everything and all user data/apps will be gone. Will root stay?
How about the wipe data in cold boot menu?
Will we lose all user data/apps by choosing wipe data? How about root?
Thanks.
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As far as I know Wipe Data in the boot menu and Factory Reset are the same thing. As you say they will delete all user data and apps, leaving only system apps. You will lose root when doing this, but I have read that you can restore with OTA RootKeeper (if you backed it up before doing wipe), since this will be stored in the system part of the drive which doesn't get wiped. So you will need to redownload RootKeeper and restore root. I have not tried this, but from what I have read it seems to be possible.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ASUS_Transformer_Pad/TF300T
Scroll down to bottom of page. Good description of cold boot vs reset.
ubcjack said:
factory reset will erase everything and all user data/apps will be gone. Will root stay?
How about the wipe data in cold boot menu?
Will we lose all user data/apps by choosing wipe data? How about root?
Thanks.
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Factory reset will not touch the su binary (/system/bin/su and/or /system/xbin/su), which is what root depends on.
You'll need to reinstall superuser or supersu, but the actual rooting will stick.
Wipe data PROBABLY works exactly the same.
Factory reset is in other words safe for root.
Now it's my turn. Pressed factory reset by accident in boot loader. Can get to TWRP but it says E: Unable to mount storage
e:Unable to mount /sdcard/TWRP/twps. when trying to read settings file. etc...
Advanced File manager in TWRP shows /sdcard/TWRP
Any ideas???? If I try to mount data in TWRP my Mac wants to initialize.
Thanks
TWRP shows internal storage 0 mb
I flashed the stock recovery, then ran it and somehow it booted right into CM11. Everything was lost, but it's working again.
Factory reset wipe everything! Including SD card.
null0seven said:
Factory reset wipe everything! Including SD card.
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Possibly, but how come CM11 was still on there? I think that the Boot Loader in Moonshine's factory reset is not compatible with CM11. Luckily the stock recovery fixed things for me.
808phone said:
Possibly, but how come CM11 was still on there? I think that the Boot Loader in Moonshine's factory reset is not compatible with CM11. Luckily the stock recovery fixed things for me.
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I had the same issue, pressed by mistake factory reset in bootloader some time ago. I was pressing vol down to reach recovery, there was a slight lag and I pressed it a second time the immediately I've pressed power...so cursor has jumped 2 rows then executed. I've solved it only by flashing stock recovery and resetting to factory settings again, then flashed TWRP.
Now why you still had CM11...well not 100% sure but in TWRP when you wipe to factory the system partition is not formatted. I've paid attention once to the messages during a wipe and it was formatting data, cache, dalvik and android secure but not system. A reason can be that while flashing any ROM, the install script formats system at the beginning so theres no need to do that with factory reset.
Now I can only think that the factory reset from bootloader does the same and system is not wiped. Theoretically it is correct...system is read only especially on a stock non rooted device and resetting it to factory practically means that any trace of personal settings/aps and so on should be erased. And those are not stored on the system partition. There is also no hidden place on the phone where a recovery image of the original android OS is kept so this is not like on the laptops where you reset to factory and Windows is reinstalled from the recovery partition. My guess is that the factory reset just wipes all partitions that contain personal data and settings and leave system intact. So after a wipe and reboot is like you first start it.
You still had CM11 cause the wipe didn't format system...If anyone has a better explanation I would be glad to hear it. So From my point of view nothing went wrong and has nothing to do with the Maximus recovery or it's compatibility with CM11. It would have happen the same if you have used any other stock recovery
Factory reset, resets youre phone to original settings.
Anyway, its good that the phone works.
null0seven said:
Factory reset, resets youre phone to original settings.
Anyway, its good that the phone works.
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Yes. And it is not formatting system when doing this. So any os is installed will be kept
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Rapier said:
Yes. And it is not formatting system when doing this. So any os is installed will be kept
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I don't want to try it again but I wonder if moonshine's factory reset is incompatible with cm11?
Dont understand what do you mean by "incompatible". The factory reset from bootloader is not the same thing as the one from a custom recovery. You shouldn't do a factory reset from bootloader regardless of the ROM you're using
Moonshine is an S-Off method, I didn't used it myself so I don't know what factory reset option is in there
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I never said anything about the custom recovery. If you should never use it, why is it there and why does it make the SD card not available?
Wow, HTC says you can use it here:
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-x-att/howto/313779.html
I'm sure you know something others like me don't, but I when I mean "incompatible" I mean that I don't believe that it should make the sdcard unavailable and make the phone think it has zero MB. I think what you might have missed is that I used factory reset from the custom boot loader from moonshine. I was wondering if that factory reset was compatible - that's all.
Again, it was a mistake - it's not like I chose it on purpose. Thank you for the help.
808phone said:
I never said anything about the custom recovery. If you should never use it, why is it there and why does it make the SD card not available?
Wow, HTC says you can use it here:
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-x-att/howto/313779.html
I'm sure you know something others like me don't, but I when I mean "incompatible" I mean that I don't believe that it should make the sdcard unavailable and make the phone think it has zero MB. I think what you might have missed is that I used factory reset from the custom boot loader from moonshine. I was wondering if that factory reset was compatible - that's all.
Again, it was a mistake - it's not like I chose it on purpose. Thank you for the help.
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The reset to factory from bootloader exists because on stock ROM there's no custom recovery that has that option....so it's in bootloader. For it to work properly though, you must have the stock recovery also. If you have a custom recovery like twrp/cwm and use the wipe from bootloader it'll mess your sd cause phone is not able to perform the wipe properly with that custom recovery. That's why, in order to get back to normal you should flash back stock recovery and perform the wipe from bootloader again.
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Thank you for the clarification. It makes sense. Too bad that reset is so close to the recovery command. It's pretty weird that I didn't have to run the wipe from the stock boot loader again. It ran and rebooted the phone into CM11. Anyway, I am glad I am back to running. Thanks.
Currently running 5.0.2 - D80130b stock with root.
If I do a factory reset, will I need to root the phone again?
Thanks a bunch.
Answering my question myself.
I did the reset via Settings menu and the system rebooted to TWRP, and then reset again into the main screen. SU came right up without any issues.
So, the answer is no, you won't lose root if you do factory reset from the settings.
Now, this does NOT delete the internal storage, so do not forget to delete all the pictures/messages/etc. prior to doing the reset (or format the user storage area prior to reset).
I have a Samsung a10. SM-A107f to be exact. If I root it will I be able to recover my snapchat cache?
I did a factory reset on my phone and lost my snap cache.
Could I use a recovery program to gain back lost files after rooting or is it a lost cause?