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Keep root and do a factory reset

As the topic says, is it possible to do a factory reset and keep root with Jelly Bean?

Christopher-Swe said:
As the topic says, is it possible to do a factory reset and keep root with Jelly Bean?
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Yes, I rooted used Debugfs automated root, with default Superuser app for management. Used Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper to create a backup of my root (just in case).
After factory reset, I just installed Superuser, opened it and I had root. Just to be sure I opened Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper to see if I needed to restore root and I didn't need to. If I had needed to restore root, the backup was there anyway.

Yes.
conquereddroiduser said:
I didn't. These are the steps I took.
1. Make sure you Install and use SuperSU
2. Install Voodoo OTA root keeper. Make a backup
3. Factory reset
4. Install super SU from market
5. Install vodoo from the market.
6. restore root in voodoo
7. open supersu
Might be an easier way to do it, but that gave me no problems.
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Worked for me.

Yes. I used Survival Mode in SuperSU and I don't even need to restore root using OTA RootKeeper after factory reset or OTA update.

How does OTA Rootkeeper do it?
I just used the same method as conquereddroiduser and it worked, in Jelly Bean. But, earlier in Jelly Bean, I used OTA RootKeeper to temporarily un-root, then ran a factory reset and OTA Rootkeeper could not bring it back, despite un-root making an automatic backup of settings. (So I had to downgrade to ICS, root and then upgrade to JB again.) And given how the Infinity is setup, the internal storage is considered an SD card. So where is OTA Rootkeeper keeping the data? Or perhaps OTA Rootkeeper is not the reason we keep root after a factory reset? Because where is OTA Rootkeeper storing things to survive a factory reset if it's the only way root was kept? And if OTA Rootkeeper did it, why did it not find its backed up settings when I temporarily un-rooted and then performed a factory reset?

Someone who did it define factory reset please. is this wipe data, factory reset, or done from the stock recovery?
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blackinjun said:
Someone who did it define factory reset please. is this wipe data, factory reset, or done from the stock recovery?
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Settings -> Backup & reset -> Factory data reset (Erases all data on tablet)

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I am rooted and want to do a factory reset to return my tablet. (Volume button quit working) What is the correct way to do this (Unroot)? I also want to uninstall my Titanium backup so the device is factory reset.

rand33099 said:
I am rooted and want to do a factory reset to return my tablet. (Volume button quit working) What is the correct way to do this (Unroot)? I also want to uninstall my Titanium backup so the device is factory reset.
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Load a stock rom.
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pdagenius said:
Load a stock rom.
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I am on stock rom just rooted??

unroot using superoneclick program

abkokalo said:
unroot using superoneclick program
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Then after that how do you correctly uninstall Titanium backup? I thought even with a factory wipe the backup stays on SD card.

how to do a full wipe.

i want to upgrade from viper c2 5.00 to 5.10
can u teach me how to do a full wipe, im using twrp.
cuz i read many threads and its all different methods, thanks.

Just factory reset from twrp. That should suffice. But if you really want to do a full wipe then you can manually select what you want to wipe from advance tab in wipe
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the hungry kid said:
Just factory reset from twrp. That should suffice. But if you really want to do a full wipe then you can manually select what you want to wipe from advance tab in wipe
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I just did this before flashing a new ROM and seem to have lost Root privilege.
Is this normally what happens when Factory Resetting with TWRP?

sixty4h said:
I just did this before flashing a new ROM and seem to have lost Root privilege.
Is this normally what happens when Factory Resetting with TWRP?
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Yes it's normal.
TWRP will ask you to restore root privilege before leaving recovery. Just follow the procedure.

Factory reset?

Can I do a factory reset with out screwing my phone up? Like from the actual settings?
I don't want to loose root or nothing I just want a clean start the easy Way lol anybody can help?
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dunn816 said:
Can I do a factory reset with out screwing my phone up? Like from the actual settings?
I don't want to loose root or nothing I just want a clean start the easy Way lol anybody can help?
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Not sure if you will lose root. Since you are already rooted the best way to go is use a custom recovery and factory wipe in recovery.

Once you have a custom recovery installed, why would you even want to use the Factory Reset function in the stock rom? You can do everything you need to do with much more flexbility in TWRP.
No idea what happens on the M8 if you do this, but I can tell you that on the Transformer tablets a factory reset from settings wiith CWM or TWRP installed left you in a nasty forced reboot to recovery loop.
Don't do it!
Oh - and no, any kind of wipe of data/cache/dalvik will not affect root. If you wipe /system it will, but then you wouldn't have a rom installed anyway!
Just do the factory wipe in TWRP. That'll wipe everything but /system and /data/media/ where your personal files (pics, videos, docs) live. If you want to get rid of those too format data in TWRP.
Edit: Sorry, didn't read your post correctly. Did you only root with Weaksauce? No S-off, no permanent root, no custom recovery?
In that case it depends where Weaksauce is installed to. I can't remember - Weaksauce didn't survive for long after using firewater, but my guess is, it would be installed to /data. And yes - a factory reset would wipe the app and you would have to install it again.

[Q] Can I factory reset with out losing root?

I'm looking to do a factory reset, but I have my s6 rooted. Will I lose root and need to reroot?
thanks

Yes
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