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  1. P

    Thread [Q] Help on to get a full software change

    Dear guys, I've been trying to get my LGE975 international device to run on E97520a-EUR-XX, but I had no success on flashing. My device was running on E97510h-232-10, yesterday I updated to E97520a-232-10. If I flash back the E97510H_00.kdz via KDZ Updater in 3GQCT, CS_Emergency, but it says...
  2. S

    Thread [Q] Best way to flash NAE tar

    A while back, I flashed the NAE tar, and then rooted it via the towelroot method. I was wanting to make sure the phone was in a stable condition because I was going to be going over seas for about 6 to 7 months. So, I unrooted the phone, brought it into the Sprint store, and had them run their...
  3. I

    Thread [Q] 9 more attempts before device gets wiped issue

    A co-worker and I both have a Verizon Note 3. They both are running Bajarom. We both followed the same steps to root and install it. The only thing I can find that is different about the phones is that I have the Galaxy Gear and it does the auto-lock thing on my phone when the gear is out of...
  4. C

    Thread [Q] should I wipe?

    I have a custom 4.4.2 rom which I like. However, my phone shuts down by itself.. 1 - Will wiping do any good? (and what should I wipe?) 2 - Should I install a stock rom? 2b - what and when should I wipe after installing from odin? With thanks
  5. P

    Thread [Q] Method of Wiping Device (and MicroSD) After Number of Failed Unlock Attempts?

    Some Android devices (eg, my Moto G) have a "feature" that will wipe the device after 10 incorrect unlock attempts. There's pros and cons to this feature, and I know that not everyone considers it a feature. I'm not interested in debating about those angles here. What I am curious about is if...
  6. 8125Omnimax

    Thread Native Padfone X Recovery Mode

    After tinkering around with the developer settings i came to the conclusion that this device soft bricks when you experiment with the ART compiler, lets just say enabling it will keep you at the boot screen. I used this method on other Padfone Variants and it works on the Padfone X If you are...
  7. pandasa123

    Thread [Guide]Oops, Wiped your Internal Storage?

    Did you accidentally hit wipe Internal Storage? Back in the day (a year ago or so), I wiped my Internal storage completely and was panicking. There were no guides to solving a simple problem. That's why I wrote this to help you if you do the same There are two common ways of doing this...
  8. conundrum768

    Thread [SOLVED][Q] [Help] Wiped Device ADB Not Working

    Ok, so like an idiot I accidentally wiped my entire device when going to flash a new ROM. The old OS is gone, the new image is gone and the backups are all gone. Annoying, but not a big deal, right? Wrong. My device is no longer being recognized by the computer, at all. I have tried ADB, ADB...
  9. I

    Thread [Q] EFS Restore Requred?

    Okay, so i have the LG Nexus 5 [Naww :victory:] but , i am paranoid , i guess about the EFS partition held on these devices. After every update/rom flash i restore the EFS i created the first day i rooted, because of whatever reason dealing with Samsung devices i feel like it could be corrupted...
  10. scirio

    Thread [Q] ABSOLUTELY screwed myself. How did this happen? [TWRP]

    So I decided to go from Cataclysm to Dirty Unicorn ROM. I used to swap roms constantly and retain all data between swaps but it'd been a long while and I was out of practice. I rebooted to recovery and was about to selectively wipe /system, /data, cache and dalvik but saw on the default wipe...
  11. N

    Thread [Q] Can't wipe or factory reset encrypted phone

    I made the mistake of encrypting my phone and am now paying the price. It is rooted and I had installed the Google Edition 4.4.2 ROM by Danvdh, Kryten2k35 & Ktoonsez. I'm using TWRP 2.7.0.1. I first tried going into recovery and doing a factory reset and got the an "Unable to mount '/data'"...
  12. cMACr

    Thread delete

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  13. A

    Thread HELP!! System and Internal storage wipe! Bootloader factory reset. help!!

    I've mistakenly wiped the system and internal storage as well.I'm kinda lost as my phone doesn't contain the ROM.zip file.I've tried to connect it via PC in fastboot but the device is not recognizable .I've even tried installing the drivers,but no use.Now I can't even boot into the OS.Please...
  14. infraled

    Thread [Q] How to recover lost data on the SDcard

    So I have apparently made a huge mistake. Like most I had a rooted phone and had to flash to stock and then upgrade to then re-root. Apparently the flash actually blanked all my sdcard contents. This really sucks. I've never owned a phone with a non-removable memory card and I made a...
  15. L

    Thread unlock BL with out wipe

    first time i did this it wiped .but this time i removed both my sd and sim befor unloking using flash tool.I was in kitkat this time.and it didnt.any one ca confirm this so othrs too ca benifit?
  16. C

    Thread [Q] Data/data/ not wiping

    Hey guys, I've been having a ton of problems with my note 2 freezing and restarting lately, and while trying to figure stuff out, I found out that my /data/data folder isn't being wiped! This is through a dozens of ODINs, full wipes, factory resets, etc. I've used multiple versions of TWRP as...
  17. O

    Thread [Q]data wipe?

    so yeah i am new to rooting without sd card :d so my question is: if i unlock the bootloader will this wipe the INTERNAL SD? or will my files etc. stay after unlocking? thanks, ozi
  18. H

    Thread [Q] Problems with factory reset

    Hi there. After changing some Network-Settings on my Ouya and restarting it, it got stuck in a Boot-Loop. I tried all the different "Recovery-Mode" - Options. First those that require pressing the Print-Screen (With no success) After using the adb-way (which worked) I understood why the...
  19. screamwork

    Thread [Q] Do these WIPE the internal memory??

    Hey! simple question! which of these measures wipe the INTERNAL memory? ((T or F)) - Stock ROM from ODIN - Stock ROM from ODIN with PIT repartition - Wipe Data/Catch - Custom Recovery (CWM/TWRP?) - Custom Kernel And thanks in advance.
  20. E

    Thread [Q] What does 3x wipes exactly mean?

    I wonder what exactly means "3x wipes". Can you explain me that?
  21. Scary Guy

    Thread Security settings crashes because I'm lazy.

    So I went from Temasek's 4.4.2 ROM to the SlimKat one. Installed without completely wiping (although it forced a wipe of /system so that was nice.) Still Clock and the Security app in settings kept crashing. Fixed the clock by wiping data/cache for the app and I'm kind of hoping the same will...
  22. ColeTrain!

    Thread 4.3 General wiping and preparatory instructions - Sprint Galaxy Note 2 L900 all ROM's

    I was happy as a lark with TWRP. But 4.3 happened and it is a new process. There are variations, here is one way to get your phone and 4.3 to play nice together. I'm on Sprint Galaxy Note 2 and if you are coming to a 4.3 or 4.4 for the first time, or having trouble. Try this first! I give...
  23. L

    Thread [Q][L3][E400] SdMerge problem: can't wipe anything

    Hi all, i have a problem with sdmerge mod. when i install a sdmerge rom, i can't wipe anything. in recovery i see all wipe done succesfully (data, cache, dalvik), but when i reboot nothing happens: same background, same apps, same phone... this problem seems to be related with originally...
  24. M

    Thread Recovery problem

    Hey, I own an Asus Memo Pad FHD 10 LTE (ME302KL) and after the update yesterday, it doesnt boot unfortunately. I downloaded the rom from the official support page with the intention to reflash the pad but since day one, when entering recovery, it automaticly tries to install update and failes...
  25. C

    Thread Does anyone ever have problems wiping?

    Whoa! That topic title :laugh: When I go to wipe my phone, often I find, after I reinstall my factory image, the device still remembers my wifi password. Even after doing the following... Wiping with recovery (data, cache, davlik) Wiping with Jellybean Format All X2 Wiping with stock recovery...
  26. K

    Thread [HOWTO] Fix and prevent severe system freezes without wiping the device

    Not so long ago I started experiencing severe freezes and lockups on my I9300. The symptoms were well known as pre-SDS lockups. Before SDS workarounds have been released such symptoms would mean a death sentence for the device. While this is not the case any more the freezes still make the phone...
  27. jellybear456

    Thread [Q] Wiping Cache/Dalvik

    Recently my D800 has been acting up with random freezing then rebooting, to horrible battery life. I am so close to resorting to a factory reset but decided maybe wiping the cache and dalvik may fix the issue. My question is, with being stock rooted with TWRP installed, is it safe to just boot...
  28. DiegoConD

    Thread [Q] Is it nesesary wiping everything when changing rom?

    Well, i heard about the new releases of Cyanogenmod 11 for the tablet and i'm really excited. I have experience with roms and i read that i need to wipe everything, even the fake sd card partition and i have like 20gb of data there, is it really necesary to wipe it? I tought i could change rom...
  29. Golv

    Thread [MOD][SCRIPT] Super WIPE Script HTC One | Aroma GUI (upd.18/03/2015)

    This tool will allow you to easily WIPE system, data (except /data/media), boot (kernel) and cache partitions directly from custom recovery. Before using this tool you need to be sure you are using latest version of custom recovery (TWRP or CWM). The current downloads for both CWM and TWRP...
  30. Dakura

    Thread [instructions for dummies][hawkerpauls wipe][wipe your phone before asking]

    Hey guys :) Simply put, i will teach you how to wipe your phone fully before asking software related questions. Seriously, use this before asking something to make our lives easier :D . (If you do not want to wipe your phone, you are more then welcome to create a thread ofc) First of all, i take...
  31. open1your1eyes0

    Thread [ODIN][TAR] Complete Device Wipe/Repartition and Emergency Recovery for VRUEMJ7 Build

    This is an ODIN factory image similar to the one posted here but this is an emergency recovery image that will help you recover and restore your device from nearly ANY possible soft-brick by entirely wiping, refreshing, and repartitioning your device to out-of-box OEM firmware. WARNING: Please...
  32. K

    Thread [Q] Wipe data/ factory reset soft bricked my phone

    I am on A9192: HTC Inspire 4G. My mobile got locked by too many patterns attempted. It asked for email and password, though I provided right information, it didn't let me go through. I tried few options from Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection? but none of the option worked...
  33. K

    Thread [Q] Wipe data/factory reset stucks mobile on HTC logo

    Accidentally, on stock recovery, I selected wipe data/factory reset which could have uninstalled the ROM on it. So, now my mobile is showing company logo only. My mobile HTC Inspire A9192's bootloader has not been unlocked yet. What to do to install new ROM ? And unfortunately, the mobile...
  34. S

    Thread [Q] I9300 32Gb, flashed new ROM and only 12Gb free?!

    I recently flashed paranoid android on to my galaxy SIII, i have done a factory reset and wiped everything I needed to. I checked the phones storage and I only have 12 Gb free of 32Gb! Nothing is installed, no apps no music etc.. how the hell do I fix this? (I was running omega rom prior to...
  35. kamilmirza

    Thread [REQUEST] Super-Wipe Script

    hello guys! i couldn't find any super-wipe recovery script for our HTC One, i know we can wipe from Advanced Wipe (TWRP) but can anyone share the script(without wiping internal data)? :fingers-crossed:
  36. A

    Thread [Q] getting rid of apps

    I have pages of apps on my schi535. In 4.2.2 these show as apps you load from the apps page instead of the home pages. I would like to get rid of the ones I don't plan on using again. Titanium and superuser file utilities have not expunged these. Please tell me how to get them completely...
  37. SUDroid

    Thread [Q] Does unrooting S4 (I337M) cause a full wipe?

    I'm planning to root my GS4 but does unrooting wipe out the device to factory settings?
  38. B

    Thread [Q] Wipe Data / Save Multimedia?

    Hi all... I installed my first rom the other day and was wiping data as per protocol and I realized that not only was my multimedia deleted (luckily I had it backed up) but the .zip file for my rom was wiped as well. I'm not used to having a phone with no external SD card (where I usually stash...
  39. Thibor69

    Thread [Q] Cleaning my internal memory before ROM flash

    I flash a lot of roms on my phone. Recently I noticed that there was a lot of left over programs and apps on my internal memory. I have nothing on the phone I want to keep that is not already backed up via TitaniumBackup. What I would like to do, is wipe everything that I can without...
  40. jauhari

    Thread [Q] How To Reset and Make Device Line New

    Currently we used CM 10.1 Nightly Official, and I have a plan to back to Stock. My question is how to do that? That I mean I want make my N7100 like the first time we got from Store. I want my Internal SD Card clean from old data etc2 (wipe everything). Any clue how to do that?
  41. N

    Thread [Q] ADB/Fastboot not working on Linux

    I have a slight problem, and I'm not too sure how to fix it. I mindlessly formatted my /sdcard directory in recovery, and had also removed my current rom. My computer is running Linux Mint 15. As it stands now, I have a completely wiped device with CWM Recovery v6.0.3.0, and no roms to...
  42. kjaved373

    Thread [Q] Full Wipe Equivalent

    Hey coming from the nexus s 4g, there was a way where you can get similar to that of doing a full wipe while keeping your data. All you did was wipe system, cache, and dalvik cache. You kept the data for apps/settings, and this worked whenever you upgraded or changed to any rom. Not sure how the...
  43. R

    Thread [Q] What is the safest way to Wipe/Factory Reset but still retain Stock Recovery?

    I want to give my brother my Singapore XSP 7.7, one benefit of XSP is OTA upgrades in the event of a future Jelly Bean release. Technically he is not up to the jumping through hoops that most of us take for granted as part and parcel of Android ownership. I understand that there are...
  44. G

    Thread [Q] Someone have or is possible build a zip flashable for factory reset only?

    The situation is: a tablet got corrupted by the recovery mod (yes, brazilian products from nasty brands) the recovery only do an update (with update.zip) << looks like root is needed for other features the tablet are stucked at boot logo I just need do a factory reset and there's no tool for...
  45. A

    Thread [Q] A simple question before updating to Jelly Bean

    Hi! I'm from Argentina and here there's still no official Jelly Bean update, and I don't wanna unlock the bootloader nor root the phone, I want it to stay as it is. And I found out, that the update is scheduled for Q2 2013: So the update may come at any moment. And I'd like to know if it is...
  46. FredC94

    Thread Kernel Wiping script

    Hello, before flashing a new kernel is it recommanded to use a tool like GS2KernelWipe Script. I played with a lot of different kernel with my Galaxy SII, and I'm wondering if it's necessary with my beloved Nexus 10 ?
  47. G

    Thread [Q] Factory resetting a stock One X with a broken screen

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  48. WorldOfJohnboy

    Thread Razr MAXX won't boot into OS

    OK, have a Droid Razr Maxx, Verizon. Just updated to Jelly Bean (using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069935) I was able to successfully do everything as instructed, including the restoration of root in OTA Rootkeeper. After restoring non-system apps using...
  49. M

    Thread gtablet frozzen boot when turn off!!

    Hi bro, i have a gtablet with big problem I have bootloader 1.2 based, with the last clockmodrecovery that support touch imput. My problem is that when y turn off my gtablet and wait 2 hours aprox!! and i try turn on, my rom ( froyo 2.2, cyanogen mod, team dirty hole reset, ginger brear...