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To perform a HTC HD2 Leo hard reset
1. With the phone turned off, press and hold the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons, then press the END/POWER button shortly and release it. You will then see a message on the screen telling you this will erase xxxxxxxx......
2. Release the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons.
3. Press the VOLUME UP button to perform the hard reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset.
Soft Reset
If i may add,
A soft reset,
1. Open the back with your thumb or finger
2. The RESET button is located below the bottom left slot for the battery and the SIM card. Use a small object with a blunt point like a toothpick to the RESET button.
3. Your phone will restart and the Home screen appears.
Correct me if im wrong,
Sorry im a newb, but what is the precise difference between hard and soft reset?
Will a soft reset delete stuff such as contacts, pictures and music? And will hard reset do the same?
thanks smaberg...
you should add the two other methods to the first post
there is the soft-reset button (little red button) and a software method (clear storage).
HD2Owner said:
thanks smaberg...
you should add the two other methods to the first post
there is the soft-reset button (little red button) and a software method (clear storage).
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the "software" method (clear storage) is a hardreset, witch means you will restore it to factory default, deleting all info on phone...
the softreset only restarts the phone.
after flashing a new ROM i always recomend a hardreset afterwards, to be sure to get rid of all leftovers...
(Useful if flashing a rom and battery is less than 50%)
Enter bootloader mode:
Momentary press the red reset button on the back of the device, near the sd card slot, while holding the volume down button. Keep pressing on the Volume down till you see the bootloader screen. If you did not have volume down pressed as you were pressing on the reset button the device is just gonna reset and no change will take place.
Else, you will see "serial" written on the bottom middle of the screen if you're not connected to the PC via USB cable yet. "USB" will replace "Serial" when windows recognizes the device. Once on this state, you can press "next" on the rom installer where you have to acknowledge you connected the device via USB and your battery is grater than 50% and so on and so on.
You can start the installer on the PC prior to connecting the device in Bootloader mode. I don´t know what happens if you enter bootloader while connected to the PC (if you don't either, don't do it!!)
Note: I advise against using this mode with less than 10% or so. I guess you could end up with largest screened brick in the market.
To clarify previous posts:
Hard reset: Resets the device to factory defaults or to the last rom you installed.
How?
-Hardware method: combo of hardware buttons (described above)
-Software method: slide through HTC sence till "Settings" bar and select "Security" (top option). Then select "Factory resets" (last option). To my knowledge it does absolutely the same thing as the hardware method. correct me if I'm wrong.
Soft Reset: changes you made will take effect after the device resets (installed apps or reg edits...) OR you got to a sticky situation and you need to reset to get everything running smooth again (device shows abnormal operation of some kind).
How?
-Software method: Hold the power button till the quick list appears and press "power off" option on the top. You can also be presented with this option after installing some apps or after changing something within an app.
-Hardware method: remove the back cover and press the little red button near the sd card slot. Useful if the device stops responding and you are unable to soft reset by any other way.
Enter Bootloader Mode: allows for flashing devices in any battery state. It doesn't do anything by itself, just allows roms to be flashed. Some people have gotten stuck on this screen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=599259, so use the search tool and read up before using. After flashing a rom you will loose every setting and file you had on the device itself. SD card will remain untouched (or so it should). I've read people advising to remove the card prior to flashing. Not exactly sure as to why. Files saved to the SD will remain intact. Apps installed on the SD card (aka. "Storage") will remain intact, only not registered or linked with shortcuts anymore. The device basically doesn´t know they exist.
How?
-Harware method: button combo (described above).
-Software method(ish): If you don't have to manually enter bootloader, the rom installer will take your device through this step without you having to do anything besides connecting through USB (activesynk, I guess) and running the RUU_LEO_xxx.exe file. You will see a progress bar on both PC and device as the rom is flashed.
Note: Reseting the device (turned on) while pressing a key (ex.: vol down) does the same thing as pressing the power button (with the device turned off) while pressing that same button (vol down).
Maybe you could transfer this info to the 1st post and clean up the thread a bit... Even, this could be at the Wiki section. Or better, a link on the Wiki to this thread
Hi guys,
I tried with both volume up and down pressed to hard reset, but not really successful. Perhaps I am doing something wrong?
Regards,
Seba
sebacu said:
Hi guys,
I tried with both volume up and down pressed to hard reset, but not really successful. Perhaps I am doing something wrong?
Regards,
Seba
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did u press power while pressing vol up/down?
Well, for entering bootloader mode, you can do it in "software mode" without having a PC connected to your PPC.
You can just run EnterBootloader.exe from your device.
(see attachment)
wazaaappp said:
did u press power while pressing vol up/down?
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yes, I did. But when pressing I do not feel that is actually "making contact" I tried several times...
I will try with the bootloader from above...let's see...
Thanks and regards,
Seba
If, for some reason, you cant hard reset using the power button, you can always press the reset button on the back of the device while pressing both vol up and down. After the vibration, it will enter the hard reset menu (remember to keep pressing both vol buttons till this point).
By the way: were you pressing the power button and both vol buttons with the device turned off? Cuz, with it turned on, you are just cycle through the quick list and vol menu like crazy.
Yep...pressing with phone off.
I tried with the reset button from the back of the phone and it worked.
Thanks guys...
Regards,
Seba
Hi, my friend just bricked her phone.. What happens is, that after booting it jumps right into the web browser... Nothing else.. The web is usable, but you know, it would be nice to be able to use the phone....
So how do I recover the phone? I tryed to download several things, but I'm used to flashing HD2's and it's nothing like that.. Would someone please help?
First I'd try hard reset - but she will lose all her data....only contacts are on Google...
Yeah, but how do I hard reset it?
1power off
2 hold vol. Down and press power button
3 now with vol down to recovery and press power ...screne with "!"
4 now hold vol high and press power... blue screne
5 go to "wipe factory reset" and press power....then go to "reboot device" and press power....
Lwiss
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Good,
I have CWM recovery in my /recovery partition now, so I wasn't sure
I think it's Launcher pro (if it's installed), as the previous version expired yesterday
see this for more information:
http://lifehacker.com/5727669/how-t...r/full+(Lifehacker)&utm_content=Google+Reader
and this to solve it:
http://orlygoingthirty.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-uninstall-expired-launcherpro.html
Excuse the lame title, website would refuse to let me make a valid one. Anyways, I bricked my Droid 2 and after following all the steps precisely using RSDLite 4.9 to flash the sbf file numerous times, I am still stuck in a bootloop and I am just facing a large brick wall at this point. What am I doing wrong?
You should probably go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=738
My guess is you flashed a Milestone 2 SBF... which is why it doesn't work.
I actually downloaded all of the necessary files from that forum. Basically RSDLite runs it's course and when it's through it will say "Rebooting Phone." Then when it reaches 100% it just stays in bootloops and says "Reboot phone manually." Which won't work either. Kind of confused at this point.
You can try run recovery. Press POWER KEY + X on start phone -> after start recovery - press "@" key -> select "wipe data/factory reset" and "wipe cache partition" -> "reboot"
I had same problem on M2
http://and-developers.com/sbf:droid2
Are you sure you got a Droid 2 (Verizon/CDMA) and not a Mile 2(T-Mobile/GSM), or the right SBF?
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When i attempt to boot into recovery it's just the triangle exclamation with the lil' green buddy right beside it. Yes I have Verizon CDMA Droid 2. I'm going to uninstall all the files, programs, sbf's and re-download. Thanks for the help guys I'll come back if I fail again.
vaclav.moravek said:
You can try run recovery. Press POWER KEY + X on start phone -> after start recovery - press "@" key -> select "wipe data/factory reset" and "wipe cache partition" -> "reboot"
I had same problem on M2
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Also don't forget to flash the ROM in bootloader mode. Keep VOL DOWN + CAMERA pressed while turning on the device.
w0ndersp00n said:
Also don't forget to flash the ROM in bootloader mode. Keep VOL DOWN + CAMERA pressed while turning on the device.
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You mean the SBF.
Sent from my Milestone 2 XDA App
Hi everybody !
i just bought an Acer iconia tab a500 from someone. When i turned it on, it asked for a password, i called back that person and he says that he has forgot the password and that a simple hard reset would solve the problem. the hard reset doesn't work (vol up + power button ...) it shows android triangle with exclamation mark :'(
i really need help please and don't tell me i've been conned.
resami said:
Hi everybody !
i just bought an Acer iconia tab a500 from someone. When i turned it on, it asked for a password, i called back that person and he says that he has forgot the password and that a simple hard reset would solve the problem. the hard reset doesn't work (vol up + power button ...) it shows android triangle with exclamation mark :'(
i really need help please and don't tell me i've been conned.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118868
shaun298 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118868
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So, it is impossible to access to my tab :'(
resami said:
So, it is impossible to access to my tab :'(
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Read all the post in the link, the answer is their and no you are not screwed
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But i've read it all and also tried what they suggeseted, but it didn't work ! When i try to hard reset it, it stops and it shows the droid with exclamation mark. Maybe i've missed the solution so i'm going to read the thread once again
shaun298 said:
Read all the post in the link, the answer is their and no you are not screwed
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But i've read it all and also tried what they suggeseted, but it didn't work ! When i try to hard reset it, it stops and it shows the droid with exclamation mark. Maybe i've missed the solution so i'm going to read the thread once again .
Factory default reset
Have you tried doing a factory reset? Use a paperclip or other small object to press the button that is inside the little hole to the left of the USB port. This should reset the tablet back to defaults and remove the password.
This post shows more detail.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17020788&postcount=16
You can try loading a signed stock ROM through stock recovery.
You just copy the update.zip to a SD card and hold Power and -Vol buttons until it says "booting recovery kernel image".
i have acer iconia tab a500 blocked with a password
in recovery boot i don't have a menu to wipe data/factory reset
please help to remove password or flash for remove the password with sd card.
1. Boot to cwm recovery
2. Select 'Backup & Restore'
3. Select 'Toggle backup and restore....'
4. Check on-screen 'Backup and Restore /data/media: Enabled
5. Go back to main menu.
6. Select 'Wipe Menu'
7. Select 'Wipe data
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dibb_nz said:
1. Boot to cwm recovery
2. Select 'Backup & Restore'
3. Select 'Toggle backup and restore....'
4. Check on-screen 'Backup and Restore /data/media: Enabled
5. Go back to main menu.
6. Select 'Wipe Menu'
7. Select 'Wipe data
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A stock Iconia does not have CWM installed. So how is this supposed to help him?
Just do the reset as suggested with a paper clip. It wipes out everything and returns it to stock. There is a reason the button is hidden as it is very dangerous to your data.
Solarenemy68 said:
A stock Iconia does not have CWM installed. So how is this supposed to help him?
Just do the reset as suggested with a paper clip. It wipes out everything and returns it to stock. There is a reason the button is hidden as it is very dangerous to your data.
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errr...there was no mention of him being stock, just that he couldnt find the wipe data/factory reset option in recovery??? If he was stock and booted to recovery he'd get the dead android....would he not?
Dear gentleman,
Pls help to save my Defyplus!!!
I get a problem after install app "Slide to unnlock.apk" --> stuck at lock screen, and can not do anything, I try to do Factory Reset but can not go to Settings page
*My Defyplus rooted, but not yet install Boot menu.
Many tks for your kindly support urgently!
What is this app you have installed? Is it from the market? From the forums? What does it do? Is it an app for rooted phones only?
You can try to start your phone in SAFE MODE. When phone starts, hold down volume up button + volume down button until you see the lock screen. It should say SAFE MODE in left corner. Uninstall the app and reboot.
To do a factory reset you do not need to go to settings. When starting your phone, hold down the volume down key BEFORE you turn it on, and keep it pressed. When warning triangle appears, press both volume keys to enter recovery. use volume keys to navigate and select options with power button. Chose "wipe data/factory reset" and reboot.
Read the defy beginner's guide as well.
Sent from my Defy+ using xda premium (app needs update!)
Many thanks Fiskenigaten,
I collected the app from a forum!
Following your instruction --> Hard reset successed!
Best wish to you all time!