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I know this may sound stupid... but if i do a factory reset will it take me back before i upgraded to 2.2 and then i can try to root? i just thought i would ask seeing how i dont really want to completely setup my phone again and reinstall everything for no reason. I MUST HAVE ROOT! I HATE STOCK PHONES!!!
timthatank05 said:
I know this may sound stupid... but if i do a factory reset will it take me back before i upgraded to 2.2 and then i can try to root? i just thought i would ask seeing how i dont really want to completely setup my phone again and reinstall everything for no reason. I MUST HAVE ROOT! I HATE STOCK PHONES!!!
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By doing Factory reset your resetting all setting on your phone (clear cache and data] you will be on 2.2..its not downgrading
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abhipati said:
By doing Factory reset your resetting all setting on your phone (clear cache and data] you will be on 2.2..its not downgrading
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ok thanks i thought it would go back to the previous version. I NEVER SHOULD HAVE INSTALLED THE UPDATE... FML. Hope they find a way to root this soon then..
I have a droid maxx running stock rooted 4.4, and need to factory reset it or something similar, to totally reset everything. Does anyone know of a way to do this while keeping root? Thanks!
I've factory reset my rooted 4.4 Mini using Settings->Backup & reset. Reinstalled SuperSu after, still rooted.
jjlangen said:
I've factory reset my rooted 4.4 Mini using Settings->Backup & reset. Reinstalled SuperSu after, still rooted.
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Thank you so so much!!! You just saved me countless hours of extreme frustration and possibly even buying a new phone..
Hope it fixes your issue. Not as good as reflashing the system, but that will definitely make you lose root.
kuz142 said:
I have a droid maxx running stock rooted 4.4, and need to factory reset it or something similar, to totally reset everything. Does anyone know of a way to do this while keeping root? Thanks!
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Sorry to say if it is an issue with the system factory reset does nothing except delete user data like apps etc. If its a system app it may fix the problem other than that it wont do jack to fix the problem. Thats why root persists only reason to FDR is if an app is acting up and you can't fix it. That is why we need the fxz to fix a system issue.
bigv5150 said:
we need the fxz to fix a system issue.
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Any way to keep root with fxz?
Not yet, unfortunately.
kuz142 said:
Any way to keep root with fxz?
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That sucks cause last night night xposed framework threw me in loop. I had to fxz 4.4.2 from my rooted, write protect off state. Now I lost root. Any way to get it back? If not damn, I'm in pain from a mistake.
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So I'm S-off, Firewater, SuperSU, CWM, stock software, I have not loaded a ROM, fastboot flashed the nohbootimg firmware update, added the HTC browser, and flashed the OTA-killer.
Can I do a Factory reset without it messing something up? I'm having 3 issues that I want to see if a reset will fix, one is my alarm clock keeps turning itself off, another issue is that when I turn the phone on it seems to take a long time to "Prepare Sim card" , and the last issue is that I get a email "login failed" notice which is poping up before the phone starts seeing the data connection.
Thanks
Dragbike Racer said:
So I'm S-off, Firewater, SuperSU, CWM, stock software, I have not loaded a ROM, fastboot flashed the nohbootimg firmware update, added the HTC browser, and flashed the OTA-killer.
Can I do a Factory reset without it messing something up? I'm having 3 issues that I want to see if a reset will fix, one is my alarm clock keeps turning itself off, another issue is that when I turn the phone on it seems to take a long time to "Prepare Sim card" , and the last issue is that I get a email "login failed" notice which is poping up before the phone starts seeing the data connection.
Thanks
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If you are simply stock and rooted... you can factory reset using CWM without any issue.
Worst case scenario if you are backed up...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52115727
Since you have not installed a ROM I would think a factory reset would be a good first step. You will probably lose some if the customization you have done, but I wouldn't think you would lose root or anything like that. I believe a reset will just wipe the data partition ( maybe dakvik and cache as well).
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dottat said:
If you are simply stock and rooted... you can factory reset using CWM without any issue.
Worst case scenario if you are backed up...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52115727
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Thanks! Just curious, I'm trying to learn as fast as I can , how does CWM reset differ from the the stock one?
And do you think that the CWM reset could help with the issues?
Dragbike Racer said:
Thanks! Just curious, I'm trying to learn as fast as I can , how does CWM reset differ from the the stock one?
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They both typically wipe the same partitions however the stock recover also resets some radio elements which is why you will always see me suggest to someone with radio issues to do a factory reset from stock recovery.
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I used the reset in CWM and I'm going through the setup now, I guess we'll see if this helps. Thanks guys!!!
Well the alarm is staying on so far and I'm not getting the email login failure but I think I lost my CWM, guess I'd better reload it.
Interesting, I can't seem to get into my hboot mode? hmmmm
nevermind, I'm a dolt, forgot to turn off fast boot and I Still have CWM but when I select reboot I get a message "Root access possibly lost. Fix?" Anyone know what this could mean? Should I Pick "Yes - Fix Root" . I'd assume so, what the heck lets see what happens. lol
:good: you may know that when u flashed a new firmware mean you'll flash a new bootloader with protect boot you'll MOD EDIT when you flash something wrong with that bootloader you're phone will completely dead my experience of my two device xperia Z1 and Samsung Grand 2 :cyclops: there only one way to unbrick it is to go to phone repair service change motherboard (because we cannot write any programme on it anymore)
Now if you flash LL you want to Downgrade KK
DO NOT CHECK AUTO REBOOT IN ODIN PROCESS !!
Download this clear warranty bootloader :
http://www.mediafire.com/download/d0fw56n3ucj66oh/BL_HA3GZS_CLEAR_WARRANTY_BIT-4.tar
if you flash it success but not see any change of bootloader logs you have to flash it again it'll work
LL bootloader be like :
PRODUCT NAME : SM-N900
CURRENT BINRAY : CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS : Custom
REACTIVATION LOCK(KK) : OFF
Secure Download : Enable
KNOX WARRANTY VOID : x
AP SWREV :A4
IF YOU SEE CHANGE OF BOOTLOADER LOGS YOU CAN FLASH KK Firmware without any risk and you're device will reset knox to 0 auto unless you're root or install custom recovery :laugh:
Wow...BRILLIANT GUIDE...that means my note 3 is long ago dead and what I am typing on is a BLOODY GHOST or ZOMBY?
Bcoz I don't know how many times have I reverted to kit kat after flashing lollipop...only first time I had to flash lollipop bootloader and it's still there..it allows me to switch back and forth both android versions...Can't say about knox warranty Bcoz I never cared...but it's nothing that terrifying as ur guide says Bro.
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one week ago i flashed the LL for my N900 and i revert back to KK with latest firmware but nothing happen .. all went well .. and the successful almost every time when i tried ..
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Wow...BRILLIANT GUIDE...that means my note 3 is long ago dead and what I am typing on is a BLOODY GHOST or ZOMBY?
Bcoz I don't know how many times have I reverted to kit kat after flashing lollipop...only first time I had to flash lollipop bootloader and it's still there..it allows me to switch back and forth both android versions...Can't say about knox warranty Bcoz I never cared...but it's nothing that terrifying as ur guide says Bro.
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@UniSol
Would you please share the steps to revert back to Kk ? Can I just restore KK back up to revert to KK form android L safely ?
Micheal86 said:
@UniSol
Would you please share the steps to revert back to Kk ? Can I just restore KK back up to revert to KK form android L safely ?
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Yeah buddy...just restore from recovery your kitkat backup and you are good to go. Unless u flash kitkat bootloader again...you can safely switch between lollipop and kitkat...i had NL4 bootloader installed which allows switching...dont know about NL8 bootloader.
Note 3 sm-n9005
Hi. I installed the leak android 5.0 onto my note 3. I let it on about 85% charge and when i woke up only 60% chargin was left. Now this is not usual as on my kitkat it only use to drain about 3 to 4% in whole night.
I tried to revert back to 4.4.2 but offcourse it gets stuck on the samsung screen and then restarts over and over. Just wanted to know if there is a safe way to get back to 4.4.2 on the sm-n9005 without tripping the knox?
Btw i am now back to android 5.0 so currently running fine.
Just curious to know the way to get back to 4.4.2.
any advise would be greatly appreciated.
aqi1992, you'll need to do a factory reset and a partition wipe from the recovery menu (power off, hold volume UP+home+power buttons to enter). After that it'll boot fine but you'll have to reinstall everything.
Hi. So basically i will need to do the above before flashing the stock 4.4.2?
That means once i have wipes the cache and factory data reset it then after i dont let it restart and straight away flash it with 4.4 2 stock?
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aqi1992 said:
Hi. So basically i will need to do the above before flashing the stock 4.4.2?
That means once i have wipes the cache and factory data reset it then after i dont let it restart and straight away flash it with 4.4 2 stock?
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No, I was stuck where you are now. I had flashed 4.4.2 successfuly but it wouldn't boot. So I did what I mentioned in my previous post (AFTER flashing) rebooted, and everthing was fine.
Ok. I get it. I did try factory data reset but didnt do partition wipe. I will try that and feed back on it.
One last question, will i be able to get ota if i put stock 4.4.2 when android l comes out?
My knox is not tripped yet.
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I expect you will be, but I wouldn't know for a fact.
Well thank you. I will give android 5 a couple of more days and if it still drains battery then i might revert back.
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Right on.
no one
no one will downgrade to that fail kit kat
Fail kitkat?! Now that's subjective.
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q8peace said:
no one will downgrade to that fail kit kat
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rofl
As per my experience (read about it here), at least I'm downgrading.
I have to say that i have tried android 5 on my oneplus. I have had note 4 which i recently sold and currently using the note 3 with android 5.
The thing is i wont call kitkat a joke or neither i think the colors here are bad looking. I think the samsung implementation is much better than plain android. But again hey thats just me.
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Tried to wipe cache partition and factory data reset but no luck!
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aqi1992, you'll need to do a factory reset and a partition wipe from the recovery menu (power off, hold volume UP+home+power buttons to enter). After that it'll boot fine but you'll have to reinstall everything.
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Hey i have just tried above and it doesn't work.
The phone goes to either samsung logo or sometimes even before that it's just in bootloop. It went to the upgrading android only once when it was stuck on 72 out of something and i had to restart it but after that it never worked.
Also when i flashed android 5 i also flashed the .pit file that came with that. and also the bootloader file so it might be the bootloader file that is initiating this problem.
first attempt at this seemed to be going ok. after flashing with odin i tried to restart manually (think i pulled battery cause i couldnt reboot via PB).
immediatley went to recovery mode to flash new rom. didnt wipe nothing but flashed ketan k12 rom, and got stuck at samsung logo. went to reboot and got weird red screen (of death) i thought but continued on into download mode, where i saw the change you mention. Anyways cause of the many reboots i did to see if the dam thing was stuck i reverted trying to flash kit kat via odin (didnt work). went back to download mode after more failed attempts to boot correctly, i decided to flash lollipop back onto my phone via odin. still didnt reset factory in recovery, and now im back to square one lol.
so my guess is that i messed up cause i didnt factory reset for a new rom, but answer me this please... is it normal to have that red screen cause i didnt restart download mode correctly. you did mention not to have it check, so how am do i restart correctly? thankyou in adavnced (unless i figure it out before your reply LOL).
unisol107 said:
Yeah buddy...just restore from recovery your kitkat backup and you are good to go. Unless u flash kitkat bootloader again...you can safely switch between lollipop and kitkat...i had NL4 bootloader installed which allows switching...dont know about NL8 bootloader.
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@UniSol
Thanks. It works. I had NL4 bootloader installed.
Now I just want to know that can I flash any other KK rom through CWM with this above said bootloader safely, as I did earlier when I had KK bootloader installed ?
Thank you once again for your suggestion.
So I know there's not much support for this device anymore but I'm stuck in the water with my Galaxy S6 wondering if anybody can help here's my situation:
I have a SM-G920V on firmware OE2 as of yesterday. I have been rooted running the revolution 1.0 ROM for about year now with no problems. Yesterday I was doing some things in titanium backup and I tried to move a system app over to a user app. Well things got hairy and it ended up soft bricking my phone. I was stuck in a boot loop at the main splash screen with no way around it. I tried everything at that point that I know of. I put it into recovery mode, tried to boot in safe mode, wiped cache via recovery, did a factory reset via recovery . Still just a boot loop.
So then I came across the Stock Odin thread and I have tried OE2 f and then OC3 with the same outcome on both for . The FW flashes but when I boot up the phone and start the setup wizard I get stuck at the first step of it trying to activate the phone/ phone number . The System even becomes a bit glitchy and starts not responding at this point and will reboot randomly . This happens on both firmwares that I tried from that thread ....I can't get it past the activation. I did try a factory reset on OE2 after I Odin the tar to see if that helped but still got stuck at activation
I actually took the phone in to Verizon last night and it's sad because the customer service rep only tried about 5% of the things(5 min) that I tried before saying that the phone was "toast". All he did was go to recovery mode and tried to factory data reset ,which I had told him I tried many times and did not work. Fortunately or unfortunately enough my work replaced the phone with a brand new Galaxy S7 which I am using now. I still have the S6 though and I'm just determined not to give up yet because I don't think this phone is "toast" . If anyone can shed some light or has had the same problem and knows a fix I would love to know. I would absolutely love to be able to get this thing fixed and be able to give it to my daughter for Christmas.
Thanks in advanced!
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It maybe worth noting that while I'm in download mode or Odin mode on the phone it does say the reactivation lock is on. I know I've read this is cause some problems for people later on in the process so I thought I would mention it
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Bump. Anyone have any suggestions or input?
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Problem resolved thread can be closed. I flashed FM PI2 and it seemed to fix my issues. Something with root and the bootloader were conflicting.
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Hello,
what is FM PI2? thanks.
Dayd said:
Hello,
what is FM PI2? thanks.
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The latest firmware release from Samsung. Can be found HERE
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