Soft bricked phone even after factory image flash topic

Hi all, I am in urgent need of some help...

I got my GS4 when it first came out back in May. It was the VRUAMDK build. I used ODIN and motochopper to get it rooted, eventually got CM going and have been using it ever since.

Today I was playing around flashing different nightlies of CM11. I went to restore from a backup, but it error'd out and said it couldn't restore /data. I rebooted anyway and it hung on the CM logo for about 10 minutes. I tried a wipe/restore again and the same thing happened. I should note that since updating to CWM 6.x.x.x from (I think?) 2.x.x.x I hadn't attempted a restore from backup, but I know that restore worked on CWM 2.

So anyway I went to this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2301259

Followed the instructions, similar to when I first rooted my phone, and flashed the 99% factory image with Odin. It "worked" ie no errors but upon reboot my phone hangs on the Verizon logo. It gets through the Samsung boot logo but will just sit at the Verizon logo. Not frozen because the logo is shimmering.

At this point I have no idea what to do. Help?

Factory Reset with broken screen - no USB debugging enabled topic

Hello,
First I'm sorry for my bad english.
I must reset my Note 2 to factory (or delete any personal data) but my screen is completely broken and I don't see anything. All I've tried like ADB or Screen Mirroring failed because my USB debugging isn't enabled. Also I've tried to Flash the Stock ROM and a Factory_Reset.tar via ODIN but it also failed. What can I do?
PS: I must send it to the new owner the next time :D
Thanks alot!
baacon

[Q] I want to unroot my nexus and factory reset? topic

Tons of crap on my nexus 4, and I want to reset it like fresh out of the box, unrooted, and everything deleted. Theres a guide on how to unroot it back to stock 4.2 but I'm not sure if it will work in the case of me having 4.4.2

http://www.androidrootz.com/2012/12/...-42-jelly.html

Any other ideas? I heard there's an option in SuperSu but I can't upate the binaries.

[Q] Factory Reset and no rom installed. Help topic

Hey guys!

So i was installing a new rom and i didnt create no backup and i decided to go into recovery and reset everything, therefore deleting the previous rom with it. After i realize i didnt have my new rom saved either for me to install it, Now im stuck with recovery and can't even connect to my computer so i could transfer my new rom.

What are my options to revive my tablet? I really want to play piano on it.

Thanks!!

Factory Reset with root and R/W off on 4.4 topic

I'm giving my phone to my brother and I want to keep the root and R/W off but I need to clear all the personal data off the phone before handing it over to him. I used jcase's beta method before WPNOMORE was out and then ran WPNOMORE when it was released. I'm pretty sure this means I don't have a recovery since the beta method for 4.4 kept the R/W off "recovery" exploit. So how would I go about doing a factory reset now? Will I have to RSDlite back to 4.2.2 and then redo the root/WP method?

How do I recover data from factory reset? topic

I copied all the important folders on my phone to my hhd or so I thought. I forgot to copy the DCMI folder, which contains all the photos taken.
I goofed, I know. But is there anyway to retrieve or recovery those photos?

How-To Unbrick and or Factory Reset the S4 topic

***First off I would like to state that there are plenty of similar documents out there but they are usually limited to a specific firmware version of your phone but they dont bother in any way to mention this little fact which in turn causes a lot of headaches. So to make it all simple, I have written this nice guide to help you unbrick you soft-bricked phone or to simply revert back to a factory set phone (just in case you want to unvoid your warrany).

How-To Unbrick and or Factory Reset the S4

You will first need to download the latest software. Find links below:

1. Odin 3.07 or higher. If the url below is dead just google search and you will find it.
   
   uploaded.net/file/m9edxzk9
   
   


2. You will need to download the proper firmware/OS for your phone. Before you just arbitrarily pick out a version to install, you need to see what version you already have. The S4 is designed so you CANNOT DOWNGRADE. At least not easily so I wont even get into it here. You MUST install either the same or a higher version. But remember that once you install a higher version there is no going back to lower versions. For ex: If your version is L720VPUEMK2, you must either stay with this version or download a newer one such as L720VPUFNAE. Use the link below to find the version you want to install.
   
   samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SPH-L720

**Please keep in mind that the firmware files are quite large and the download mirrors are usually pretty slow. So you may expect an entire day just to download it.

Now that you have downloaded the needed files you are ready to go. Here are the steps below:

1. Place your S4 into Download Mode. To do this you must power off the device first. Hold down the Volume-Down, Power, and Home buttons simultaneously for several seconds until you see a window alerting you about download mode. Once you are at this screen press Volume-Up to actually place the phone into Download Mode.
   


2. Open Odin. Make sure you run this as an administrator. To do this simply right-click the file and select "Run as administrator".
   


3. Connect a USB cord from your PC to your device. Odin should automatically see the connected device and you will see COM port being used at this point. Make sure to use a good USB cord for this operation as cheaper cords generally cause the process to fail. The best cord is usually your factory cord that came with the device.
   


4. Sometimes Odin defaults these properly but best to be safe. Make sure the "F Reset Time" and "Auto Reboot" checkboxes are checked inside Odin.
   


5. Click the PDA button inside Odin and select the extracted MD5 file (the firmware file you downloaded). Make sure you have extracted it from the zip file somewhere before you try to select it here. This may take several seconds or even up to a few minutes to return since its a large file.
   


6. You are ready to go. Click the Start button inside Odin and it should start uploading the file to the device. Keep in mind that these files are large so it may take upwards of a half hour to copy it to your device.
   


7. Once it is copied up, it will install the image on your device and reboot itself (maybe even reboot 2x automatically). Be patient as it comes up.

That should get you back to the factory setup. However, if your device had been soft-bricked, its possible that you may get stuck at the Sprint boot animation screen like mine did after it reboots. Or perhaps you simply want to wipe the device and start over. Follow these next steps to get it going.

1. Place the device into Recovery Mode. To do this power the device off. Then hold Volume-Up, Power, and Home simultaneously until the device boots and you see some extremely tiny blue text at the top of the screen indicating that it is booting into Recovery Mode.
   


2. Use the volume keys to navigate the menu up and down. Move down to "wipe data/factory reset" and press your power button to select this. It will ask you to confirm so scroll down to the "yes" choice and hit the power button to accept.
   


3. Once this process is finished, select the reboot option and hit power. Your device should now reboot and come back up.

Please keep in mind that after performing either a firmware upgrade/reinstall or even a factory reset, your phone may take more time than normal to restart. Once it finishes however, you should be able to do what you need on your device. This method will also restore your warranty counter. Anyhow I hope this helps everyone that has had issues with the S4 and needed a clean slate. The described methods will also work for other carriers as long as you download the proper firmware. But just remember to proceed at your own risk.

Root LG G2 D800 with factory Kitkat topic

Hi, I have a LG G2 D80020c with kitkat factory, I can do as root? Thanks

Doing a factory reset and keeping root topic

I have a rooted Note 3 and was wondering is it possible to do a factory reset and keep root? I am considering selling my note so I want the phone to be completely wiped of my personal information but have it retain root as I think that will help the resale. I have not flashed roms I am still using stock but am using things like xsposed installer. Thanks.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using xda app-developers app

[Q] Note 3 stuck in some weird "Factory Mode" No lock screen topic

Hi Guys!

Sorry, I couldnt find any problem similar to mine regarding note 3.

Device: N900W8 Canadian (Rogers)

TLDR: After flashing a rom a second time (First time was perfect) phone says its in factory mode and now stock lockscreen doesnt work at all no matter what settings. In factory mode wifi is one of the settings it says isnt suppose to work but it does work, and Im extra confused.

Steps leading to the problem:

- Rooted using cf auto root
- twrp to backup entire stock rooted rom
- flashed Darthstalker v6
- phone works flawlessly, except with gps issues which I suspected was not a rom issue
- decided to test it out anyways, tried to restore my stock rooted backup but for some reason failed (Honestly have no idea why)
- flashed Darthstalker v6 again, complete clean install to see if GPS fixes itself

Phone now boots up normally, but on first boot up it showed a short popup that disappears shortly saying something like this
"Factory mode is ON, in this mode some settings such as wifi may not work blah blah blah"

Thing is, it does work, so far the only difference that I see from this mode is that I cant have a lock screen no matter what setting I put on it. Right now forced to use an alternative lockscreen (Go locker).

Just flashed Jedi Elite v5 yesterday, same issue as above, but everything else is working fine...

Thanks for the help guys!

XT912 - Camera and Headphone Jack Not Working - Should do Factory Reset? topic

My motorola xt912's headphone Jack and Camera does not work. This happened after doing a system update a while back. I have read that I have to do a factory reset to get it back to the original software.

However, my phone is unlocked. I took it in to get it done and that store no longer exists. So I would not be able to unlock it again (for the Canadian Network). Would resetting it to factory settings get rid of the "unlock"?

Thank you!

[Q] Stuck on Boot Loop have tried factory data reset AND manually installing firmware topic

My GS2 (Model SGH-S959G) is stuck on boot loop and I have tried factory data reset. It started to reset as usual then started right back into boot loop. It now just says 'deleting cryption meta data' when I attempt to go into factory data reset mode and then starts to boot loop all over. I also have the stock firmware for it on my computer and attempted to install it with Odin as per instruction I actually found on this forum (which is why I'm here asking this question :) ) at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1982571. I followed the directions for flashing the factory firmware as listed. Odin read the install was a success and gave me the green PASS, however the phone went right back to boot loop. How can I fix this?

Thanks for your help in advance! I've been trying to figure this out all day :/

[Q][Help] LG L5 can´t wipe data or do a factory reset topic

not know how it happened, but show an FC gapps and phone restarts and shows kernel panic. try to full wipe but nothing changes, adjustments and try from nothing, try to flash KDZ ​​and does not end the process, ask the forum for the rom I use but no one could help me. the only change I did before this happened was to install whatsapp from the official website, not playstore, took several days without my phone and I fail to revive him in any way, help! Please

[Q] factory reset now setup error topic

I did a factory reset on my rooted Bionic. I deleted the setupwizard thinking it would bypass setup and boot t and Now I'm getting a sett up error Unfortunatley, com.motorola setupwizard. controller has stopped.
What can I do to stop the pop up and boot to the phone?
I went into apps and forced closed setup up controller. pop up still showing up.

[Q] Restoring HTC One X to factory Vodafone AU topic

Hi,

I have a unique situation hoping someone can help. A friend gave me his phone to "root" and after hours of reading tutorials I finally got to the stage where it was booting correctly running a stable version on Cyanogenmod (Android 4.3).

Now after I finished everyone thing I realized it was locked and requested the code from Vodafone to unlock it which they provided however upon doing some reading apparently you can only unlock your phone on stock FW not custom ROMs.

So now I have modded just about everything from the recovery/boot/iso/firmware without making backups of the originals. I've come across "RUUs" and "NANDROIDS" but when searching for the files I often end up with broken/missing links to the files I need. Ref: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...8276&nocache=1

In short I want to know if I am stuck or if someone can point me in the right direction to unlock this phone!

x.xx.862.x - Voda-Hutch AU (Australia)

I will post more information tomorrow going to get some sleep before I throw this phone out of the window! This is frustrating yet entertaining at the same time!

Edit 1:
Can someone confirm if these are the files I need?
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownloa...944_signed.exe
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownloa...561_signed.exe

Thanks

Normal Factory Cable Process Does Not Work topic

I have searched and read a bunch and have not stumbled upon my situation.
Hopefully someone can shed some light on my use of a factory cable.
Bought a cable from SkOrPn - great guy and very helpful. We thought maybe the problem was the cable so he sent out another. TO BE CLEAR, ISSUE IS NOT WITH SkOrPn's CABLE. Both cables yield the same results.
So, here's the deal:
I have 2 KFs that where bone stock. I used KFU to root, install TWRP and FFF 1.5 Bootloader. All worked fine and I subsequently installed CM11. So all is good.
Now when I try to use the Factory Cable as instructed

Quote:

Factory cable - Using a factory cable is the most straightforward method of enabling fastboot mode on the Kindle Fire and it will work with any bootloader. With the device off, plug the cable into the Kindle Fire, then the computer and the device will boot up directly into fastboot mode. No other user intervention is required.

But when I plug the Fcable into the fire it immediately powers on and boots normally, skipping fastboot mode. This happens with or without plugging the other end into the PC.
So SkOrPn suggested I try plugging into the PC 1st and then the fire. This does boot to fastboot mode. So now I unplug the Fcable and using a "normal" cable plug the fire back into my PC. Now I get an error message saying that the USB device cannot be installed and of course KFU/ADB/fastboot does not recognize my device. So I am (or appear to be) in fastboot mode, but can't communicate with my fire. Keep in mind I have KFU working, so I know drivers are installed.
Any thoughts?
And the above is the same for BOTH fires.

Luckly I am fully rooted with FFF 1.5 and CM11, so I really dont need to use the factory cable. But I would like to figure this out BEFORE I need it!

Nook Tablet screen not working after factory reset topic

I The touchscreen is not working after a factory reset(back to B&N stock 1.4.2) I have 2 tablets that were rooted and running CM11. Things started to get wacky and both nooks would loose all the apps after working for a while. I was using the sdcard boot . I decided to sell them but wanted to return to factory settings. One tablet worked fine and restored to the girl on the start-up screen with the touch screen working....the other one restored to the girl but the screen will not work. Ive tried booting back to CM11 via sd card and the screen worked. Why will it not work when at factory? Any ideas how to fix? I know its not a hardware issue since it workd with a sd card. Thanks

[Q] Bootloader unlocked factory reset topic

Hi,

Today I tried to unlock my bootloader on Xperia T, because I recently downloaded android 4.3. When the bootloader was unlocked, I tried rooting the cell through usb debug. But it didn't work, I decided to look at it tomorrow, or at a later point. But when I restarted my phone, it was been factory reset. Some of the photos were recovered, but ALL my notes are gone and a lot of apps are gone, I never chose to format my phone or anything.

Is there a fix for this issue?

Thanks in advance!

Moto G won't Boot after factory reset topic

I bought a Moto G for my little brother and it arrived yesterday. The first Problem which appeared was that I couldn't download apps. I started the factory reset and now it won't Boot anymore. There's just a black screen after the Boot animation and I can't even turn it off. Should I send it back to Motorola or should I try to fix it?

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 4 mit Tapatalk

Unable to do Factory reset on Shpongle Rom topic

Hi, I am unable to perform a factory reset on my HTC One v running Shpongle rom.
I went to setting -> Backup and reset -> Factory data reset -> Reset phone
Then i click Erase everything, but nothing happens :(

Please help me out.