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Can't Hard Reset

I'm doing what it said in the manual:
Hold vol down and enter, press reset. release reset while still holding vol down and enter.
No dice.
Anyone done it?

I had the same issue (don't have the handset now - long story) but I ended up using the Settings, Clear Storage option.

Easier way: Settings, Clear Storage, 1234.

I had trouble doing a hard reset at first. The manual states
Hold VolDown & Enter
Press Reset
Release VolDown & Enter when a message appears
Then press VolUp
The critical omission in the manual is that they mean the round button when it says "Enter".
The button is referred to as "Enter" everywhere in the user guide but is not called that on the diagram on 25 of the user guide.

Black93300ZX said:
Easier way: Settings, Clear Storage, 1234.
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Yep mine said that earlier today, hit a wrong button.

hit vol down and enter and reset but do not release the reset button until u see rainbow coming to your screen.
have fun...

On my Verizon Touch Pro none of the button methods worked. I used Settings>Memory>Clear Storage tab

Thank you, finisterre for your help. I just install today plugin for qvga then it hang. that make me confuse and I am happy now. Thank you again.

Hard Reset of HTC Touch Pro

I've read through several posts regarding resetting my HTC Touch pro but nothing is working. My touch screen stopped working - it doesn't do anything when I tap the icons on the screen. The keys still work but the screen is not working.
With the power off I tried holding down the volume button while pressing the round "enter" button and then pressed the power on button. The only message I get is "you are about to power off the device, you will lose any information not saved". I've also tried holding down the down volume button while holding the enter button and then using my stylus hit the "reset" button on the bottom. This didn't do anything either - I hate this phone!
The phone is on the Alltel network.

How I hard reset my 6850 HTC Touch Pro
Using the recommended method I was not able to hard reset my phone after installing a custom ROM I maid using PPC Kitchen. But what I tried that did work was, Phone off (not just asleep), holding the volume down button, while holding down the round "enter" button, while holding down the power button, then also holding down the reset button holding down all these buttons worked. I did not have to hold them for long till the text instructions came up and I followed them. Let me know if this works for any of you.

Frustrated HTC Owner said:
I've read through several posts regarding resetting my HTC Touch pro but nothing is working. My touch screen stopped working - it doesn't do anything when I tap the icons on the screen. The keys still work but the screen is not working.
With the power off I tried holding down the volume button while pressing the round "enter" button and then pressed the power on button. The only message I get is "you are about to power off the device, you will lose any information not saved". I've also tried holding down the down volume button while holding the enter button and then using my stylus hit the "reset" button on the bottom. This didn't do anything either - I hate this phone!
The phone is on the Alltel network.
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Welcome to the forum
Here instructions on hot to hard reset
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Raphael_For_Beginners#Hardx20.Reset
It´s highly recommended to read the Wiki!
Hope it helps
Good luck,
p.d. If you hate your phone please dontate to me

I had the same issue. And it did not work for me either. I found this alternative way to hard reset from another site.....
Start/Settings/System and find Clear Storage and that will hard reset your device.

[Q] Samsung Nexus s hard reset dont work

hi guys,
i just god nexus from a second hand store. i want to hard reset it but it does't.
it is stuck in the screen where the little green guy with the triangle with an exclamation mark next to it. please help.
is there a way to load the factory rom manually?
(i know how to jailbrake and downgrade an iphone so this should not be so hard)

Hold volume down and press on once you see menu with recovery
press volume again and you will see option for clear storage - thats what you want

that is what i have done already. but why is the mobile preventing me from hard reset ?

I have been hanging around the XDA forums (as well as every other forum I could think of) and have been unable to solve my re-set problem.
I got my Nexus S about a week ago and decided to unlock it. That went well, no problem. Then I decided to root using Superboot - that did not go well. Now my phone is unresponsive, just sits on the Google name with an unlocked padlock on a black screen. I can get into fastboot mode by using the volume up and power button if I do this right after replacing the battery. I cannot seem to go anywhere else. Once I got into a menu that would let me install from sd card, but none of the options would install. I followed the following directions to see if I could do a hard reset:
Hard reset Nexus S using hardware buttons
This option is recommended if you are unable to access the options via the Android OS.
1. Turn the phone off by pressing and holding the Power button for about 2 seconds, the tapping Power off. Alternately, you can pull the and replace the battery.
2. Press and hold the Volume Down button while pressing and releasing the Power button.
3. Continue to hold the Volume Down button until you see a menu appear.
4. Now tap the Volume Down button to scroll down to the Clear Storage option.
5. Press the Power button to select Clear storage.
6. Press Volume Up to select Yes.
After a few minutes the hard reset process will be completed and you can reboot your phone to factory default settings.
I never get to the clear storage option, although I have tried data/factory reset and wipe cache. I can get to the android with the triangle and exclamation point but that will just sit for ever, and removing the battery at that point and then rebooting does not work. It just takes me back to the Google and the unlocked padlock. FWIW - my phone updated right before I unlocked it. I don't think it is bricked, but I sure can't get passed the Google name or the Triangle/android.
Thanks for any help.
heliosue

I've the same problem now - did you ever resolve yours?

Here is how
Power off by removing battery
Hold vol up not down and power,
release power and you get Fastboot mode
vol down to recovery and click power
You get the screen with Android + triangle
Click up and Power again for few seconds
you will get the 'Android Sys recovery'
However if you have my problem 'error in loading the built in SDcard memory this wont help.
The only way i managed to get it to work some times although not now, is to reboot the mobile while it is connected to a PC, and load the PC at the same time.
However this time i am stuck at Google screen

hi guys
have same problem for no reason, the nexus s just keeps rebooting its selp for no reason, i get the power manager error when its booted up
i have tryed to reset from setting and no go, it reboot before i get too far and i tryed to reset from powering up with one finger on vol up and other on power button, i get into recovery and see the android and then i barly see the android on his back with ! and it reboots into its self with out resetting
this has never happened before and i dont know why
i moved some of stuff to usb storeage but that all i done lately
any ideas

[Q] Samsung Xcover S5690 screen lock

Hi
Is there any way to remove a screen lock om this phone?
My son wishes to make one, but cant remember the code
Do i have to drop the phone into the garbage?
No good phone after all.
Hope some one can help me, or my son, with this.
Gaasen

You can factory reset the phone. I'm not sure, but I think if you keep guessing wrong, you'll get an option of logging in to the Google account associated with the phone, and.... well, actually, I don't know what happens then, since I've never done it or seen it.

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You can factory reset the phone. I'm not sure, but I think if you keep guessing wrong, you'll get an option of logging in to the Google account associated with the phone, and.... well, actually, I don't know what happens then, since I've never done it or seen it.
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Have to ask my son, if he has got that message about resetting.
Thanks
Gaasen

He hasent got that option.
Other options, to unlock ?
Gaasen

Try this:
Hardware key Reset:
1. Press the Power button to turn off the unit.
2. Press and hold down the Volume Down button located on the side of the device, then press the Power button and release it.
3. The phone should start with a menu present a list of options.
4. Use the Volume Down button and navigate to the Clear Storage option.
5. Then press on the Power button.
6. Select Yes to confirm your choice of selection.
Your Samsung Galaxy Xtreme S5690 will now reset back to factory default settings and all your data will be erased.

Hmmm...
The phone just start up, and wants the code
No list as you told.
Any other things to try out?
Gaasen

Make sure you hold down the Volume down button long enough. If still nothing, try other key combinations to get boot into factory recovery.

Cant get the "meny" to reset the phone.
If i push and holds the voloume down, press power for 2 sec, release power and still holding the voloume down, the phone loads until the screen lock appears.
I also tryed the other buttons, but just load until screen lock.
Is there any other way to reset the phone, with USB or so?
Gaasen

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951737

[Completed] Lexibook HD Power Tablet UK MFC162EN

Hi all,
Just had a nice task of trying to reset a Lexibook tablet which isn't listed on the Lexibook website for support.
The owner had forgotten the user swipe pattern she had set and pressing the reset button wouldn't reset it completely.
The problem with Lexibooks is that they state to have it factory reset you need to send it back to them for a 30Euro charge.
After seeing a forum on here where gary.swallow said that he managed to reset one with a combination of keys I tried some out and found it to be the following.
1. Power off the tablet.
2. Press Volume UP and then press the Power button.
3. Release the Power button but hold the volume Up until the Android graphic is displayed with the red triangle.
4. Quickly press Volume Down.
This then takes you to the "Wipe Data and Factory Reset" option.
It is odd that Lexibook state that this has to be sent back to them to carry this out and there is no information anywhere on it to do this. There must be a lot of unhappy kids and angry parents out there.
Thanks to gary.swallow for his post on the Lexibook Tablet "Barbie" recovery for pointing me in the right direction.

prophetlowe said:
Hi all,
Just had a nice task of trying to reset a Lexibook tablet which isn't listed on the Lexibook website for support.
The owner had forgotten the user swipe pattern she had set and pressing the reset button wouldn't reset it completely.
The problem with Lexibooks is that they state to have it factory reset you need to send it back to them for a 30Euro charge.
After seeing a forum on here where gary.swallow said that he managed to reset one with a combination of keys I tried some out and found it to be the following.
1. Power off the tablet.
2. Press Volume UP and then press the Power button.
3. Release the Power button but hold the volume Up until the Android graphic is displayed with the red triangle.
4. Quickly press Volume Down.
This then takes you to the "Wipe Data and Factory Reset" option.
It is odd that Lexibook state that this has to be sent back to them to carry this out and there is no information anywhere on it to do this. There must be a lot of unhappy kids and angry parents out there.
Thanks to gary.swallow for his post on the Lexibook Tablet "Barbie" recovery for pointing me in the right direction.
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