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How to preform a Hard Rest to "Out of the Box" status

Ok, for those of you who want/need to wipe your phone so that it deletes EVERYTHING so that you get it back to your "Out of the Box" status. I have the answer!
First: Back up What ever you want/need to back up.
Then: MAKE SURE YOU BACKED UP WHAT YOU WANT/NEED!!!!!
DOUBLE CHECK AND MAKE SURE YOU SAVED YOUR STUFF!!-Did I make myself clear that you will LOSE EVERYTHING!!!
Read This: T-Mobile Support Community: http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2500
To do another reset, that will possibly leave some cache on the phone ( I know this, as I have done it and it left info on it).
Follow these directions:
A master reset restores the original factory settings and may erase all downloaded content, including ringtones, images, programs, and contacts stored in the internal memory. It does not erase data stored on the SIM card or memory card (if available).
To perform a hard reset, follow these steps.
1. Back up all necessary data that is on the internal memory. See: Back up device files: Samsung Galaxy S II
2. From any Home screen, tap the Menu key.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Privacy.
5. Tap to clear the Backup my data an Automatic restore check boxes, if desired. (you might have to clear Automatic Restore first, the Back my Data)
6. Tap Factory data reset.
7. Tap Reset phone.
8. Tap Erase everything.
9. If prompted, enter the password.
· Note: The default password is 1234.
10. Tap OK.
11. If necessary, enter and confirm the password again.
12. Tap OK.
With that all said and done, now to the Good way to Really reset your device.
First: MAKE SURE YOU SAVE WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO SAVE!! I backed up my folders and my SD card just in case, using Samsung Kies found Here: http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/m...softwaremanual.do?page=MOBILE.SOFTWARE.MANUAL
Bare with me, as I am doing this from memory. I performed it like 3 times yesterday.
1. Start with the phone powered off.
2. Hold the followling 3 buttons all at once starting in this order, Sound UP, Sound Down and Power. (Yes, you will need to use 2 hands).
3. Once the Samsung Android Screen pops up (the second Samsung Screen) release the Power button and keep holding the Volume Down. You will get a bunch of commands (like 4 or 5), First I chose to wipe my Cache, then I chose the option to "Factory Reset Out of the Box" Status. To move where you want to go, simply use the volume up and down. Then to select the item you want, touch your HOME key on the bottom of the phone.
That's it!! You now have your phone back to the first day you bought it. If you didn't back up your apps, they you just have to spend time reinstalling them all over again..
When you start by setting it up, don't allow it to restore your info/settings. I think it's like the 3rd or 4th screen after you touch the Android to start setting it up. Just unclick the box's...or box..like I said, I did it over 24 hrs ago, and more than once...testing it out each time for different things..This one way made sure everthing was gone and I started out fresh.
Hope this helps!!

Well you can just type *2767*3855# in keypad and those 12 steps will be done in one

ithehappy said:
Well you can just type *2767*3855# in keypad and those 12 steps will be done in one
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I agree.. Been doing that to erase everything
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ithehappy said:
Well you can just type *2767*3855# in keypad and those 12 steps will be done in one
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Really??? After I typed it all up and made it nicey-nicey...lol..
Ok,....good to know...but does it really clear out your cache???
I'm new to Droid's....so bare with me...

Homeuser66 said:
Really??? After I typed it all up and made it nicey-nicey...lol..
Ok,....good to know...but does it really clear out your cache???
I'm new to Droid's....so bare with me...
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Well, you could dial that first.. After that boot to recovery mode and choose factory reset and clear cache and your set..
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I cant even get mine to boot to that screen by hold up down then power on then holding just down on the second screen? Just boots to home screen like normal
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ollyhw45 said:
I cant even get mine to boot to that screen by hold up down then power on then holding just down on the second screen? Just boots to home screen like normal
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You're doing something wrong...but try their dial method...let me know if it works..

This wont remove root and custom kernels will it?

I don't know...I never Rooted my phone yet...don't plan on it yet...just trying to understand and play with the phone...

Next guide - how to install app ;-)
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a9402169 said:
Next guide - how to install app ;-)
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Which app might that be?

Homeuser66 said:
Which app might that be?
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I think you may find he was taking the P...

Dial method worked fine
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Good to know.

Odia said:
I think you may find he was taking the P...
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Sorry m8 that did make me laugh

ricey1986 said:
This wont remove root and custom kernels will it?
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No it won't. I know that because I had to give O2 my Galaxy S2 to change my defect display. I already had rooted it and therefore the "custom-download-counter" wasn't 0 again. In order to get a flashed/rooted phone back to the "out of the box status" you need to:
1. Install a stock firmware & kernel
2. Perform a hard reset*
3. Use a special "USB-Jig" to reset the counter.
* I used the number, then removed the folders/files like "MIUI" and the images of the custom-roms I flashed. Then I bored into the recovery and cleared the cache.
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TheSniperFan said:
No it won't. I know that because I had to give O2 my Galaxy S2 to change my defect display. I already had rooted it and therefore the "custom-download-counter" wasn't 0 again. In order to get a flashed/rooted phone back to the "out of the box status" you need to:
1. Install a stock firmware & kernel
2. Perform a hard reset*
3. Use a special "USB-Jig" to reset the counter.
* I used the number, then removed the folders/files like "MIUI" and the images of the custom-roms I flashed. Then I bored into the recovery and cleared the cache.
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I confirm that this the only way to reset to out of the box, especially on custom kernels or root
You need to flash a full ROM through the new JIG cable not the old JIG. Old JIG won't reset counter
Be aware, most new ROMs here include old SBL and not the original to avoid the old JIG blacklisting
Better use an untouched "one file" ROM from samfirmware or grab your own ROM from Kies temps folder while it updates your phone
I personally like this way:
1- Use Odin through new JIG to flash an old official untouched ROM, 2.2.1 or older
2- Use KIES to originally update to the last official firmware, disable backup phone during this step
3- Hard reset and format internal SD card

Odia said:
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Mickey take.
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jonny_ftm said:
I confirm that this the only way to reset to out of the box, especially on custom kernels or root
You need to flash a full ROM through the new JIG cable not the old JIG. Old JIG won't reset counter
Be aware, most new ROMs here include old SBL and not the original to avoid the old JIG blacklisting
Better use an untouched "one file" ROM from samfirmware or grab your own ROM from Kies temps folder while it updates your phone
I personally like this way:
1- Use Odin through new JIG to flash an old official untouched ROM, 2.2.1 or older
2- Use KIES to originally update to the last official firmware, disable backup phone during this step
3- Hard reset and format internal SD card
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They won't bother to check if it's the new bootloader or old bootloader. Why do you guys like to make things complicated. Occam's razor.
Also, unless Ben has updated Heimdall with the info I passed along from Odia or we get a new version of Odin, even if you use an integrated Jig cable the counter will not reset.
Simple way to get fully reset:
1. Flash desired firmware and reboot
2. Dial *2767*3855#
Job done.

jonny_ftm said:
I confirm that this the only way to reset to out of the box, especially on custom kernels or root
You need to flash a full ROM through the new JIG cable not the old JIG. Old JIG won't reset counter
Be aware, most new ROMs here include old SBL and not the original to avoid the old JIG blacklisting
Better use an untouched "one file" ROM from samfirmware or grab your own ROM from Kies temps folder while it updates your phone
I personally like this way:
1- Use Odin through new JIG to flash an old official untouched ROM, 2.2.1 or older
2- Use KIES to originally update to the last official firmware, disable backup phone during this step
3- Hard reset and format internal SD card
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What do you mean with "JIG-Cable"? I just have that small Jig and it resets the counter...
Am I missing something?
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TheSniperFan said:
What do you mean with "JIG-Cable"? I just have that small Jig and it resets the counter...
Am I missing something?
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there is new version of jig where resistors are mounted to cable

[Guide] Revert back to Original Stock Rom With Kies

Hi to all. This is a very simple guide to revert back to the Stock rom that came with your phone.
Odin is not needed, also no special skills needed. All you need is a PC with Samsung Kies installed.
Kies is best to be updated to latest version. latest one is 08-01-2013
So, let's start. If you were rooted and the custom binary counter has increased, please use TriangleAway prior to this guide.
1-) Open up Kies with phone disconnected, but keep it powered up cause you will need it for the serial number.
2-)Navigate here (tools) (picture 1) and select the 3d option (software upgarade and preparation). you will get this Enter GT-N7100 press confirm.
3-) enter your phones serial number(picture 3) wich you can find either under the battery or by navigating to yout phone Settings- About device- Status- Serial
Number. Press confirm. after pressing confirm you will be presented with a dialog which lets you know that the device will be wiped. Press Confirm again.
4-) you will now be presented with the version (picture4, it is for my phone. you will have maybe other) that is the latest for your phone and your serial number. press confirm and wait for the first download (picture5). wait till it finishes.
5-)in the next screen (picture 6) read and select Agree. put your phone in download mode by pressing volume down+ home button+ power on. do not release the buttons till the phone is in the screen that tells about warning. press volume up.
connect phone to PC and press down at Start Update button.
this will take a while to download cause the update is about 1GB.
wait till it finishes and phone boot up.
Set up as usual.
Hope it helps.

Wow, thanks!
I hust have a question about this, for example, if i ever want to rollback to carrier stock ROM, i should follow the steps above? If we do this, are we going to enable OTA carrier updates as long as we don't root the phone, right?
Thanks!

luismedina said:
Wow, thanks!
I hust have a question about this, for example, if i ever want to rollback to carrier stock ROM, i should follow the steps above? If we do this, are we going to enable OTA carrier updates as long as we don't root the phone, right?
Thanks!
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you are correct. in both questions:laugh:

Do you think this procedure would work with a Note 10.1?
Ive triangled away, so the download screen says its official
But its still rooted, this seems a very simple and effective way to remove all traces of changes

Blackhorse said:
Do you think this procedure would work with a Note 10.1?
Ive triangled away, so the download screen says its official
But its still rooted, this seems a very simple and effective way to remove all traces of changes[/QUO\
it should worl in your tab too. it was the same for S3 and S2.
it is like restore function in Itunes but a bit under disguise :laugh:
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mariosraptor said:
Blackhorse said:
Do you think this procedure would work with a Note 10.1?
Ive triangled away, so the download screen says its official
But its still rooted, this seems a very simple and effective way to remove all traces of changes[/QUO\
it should worl in your tab too. it was the same for S3 and S2.
it is like restore function in Itunes but a bit under disguise :laugh:
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Will this work coming from a 4.2.+ CM / AOSP based ROM?
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It will work coming from any rom. Just backup, backup, backup your personal data. It will wipe internal sd.
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mariosraptor said:
It will work coming from any rom. Just backup, backup, backup your personal data. It will wipe internal sd.
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Thanks... This is good to know. Question though... I live in Canada and my device was a UK version that I bought from a store here in Edmonton, Alberta. That being said... Will Kies be able to find my proper STOCK firmware given my location or does it find it based soley on the serial number?

It finds it base on serial number. If is is a UK device it will install the latest one for the specific serial number and UK.
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Great guide but i still have a question!
Q- Should i flash stock recovery prior to following this procedure? or will KIES do it for me?

sda.171 said:
Great guide but i still have a question!
Q- Should i flash stock recovery prior to following this procedure? or will KIES do it for me?
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Kies will
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anyone on windows 8 having trouble with this? program stops responding after downloading the initial upgrade components (step4)
this might be the final push for me to go back to win 7

sda.171 said:
Great guide but i still have a question!
Q- Should i flash stock recovery prior to following this procedure? or will KIES do it for me?
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no. Kies will do it.
danfozzy said:
anyone on windows 8 having trouble with this? program stops responding after downloading the initial upgrade components (step4)
this might be the final push for me to go back to win 7
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Sorry. Not using win8
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just a heads up that you cant do this on a mac, the option isn't in the tools menu

What does the serial number look like? I've tried every number on the back of the battery and on the box!!!

It is like S/N: 8BC6738BSH
It is under the imei
Or settings-about phone-status
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Would this method work in restorin my UK S3 back to stock please? It was originally a '3' branded phone tho, not sure kies would install that, sorry to sound totally silly, just not familiar..thanks!

Yes it will restore to what it had out of factory.
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Great guide Marios!
Very usefull for everyone, especially some users like me who have never seen kies ui to know about....
So, now i found a reason to use Kies one day....

[Q] Backup option not available after flashing CWM?

Hey guys, if anyone can help me with this, please reply.
I am on an At&t Galaxy S4 MF3 1337 and just recently installed Rom Manager, then flashed CWM recovery. It was successful, but when I reboot to the recovery screen, I do not have any options to "backup and restore" my stock rom, which I'd like to preserve in case anything goes wrong. I would like to flash Cyanogenmod, but will not attempt it without having a backup saved. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to show up. If it helps, I rooted my phone through the simplest way, with a one click root. My only options are things like:
1. reboot system
2. apply update from ADB
3. apply update from external storage
4. wipe date/factory reset
5. wipe cache partition
6. apply update from cache.
Please help me out here guys, I have googled this problem endlessly, and a few have the same problem, but they aren't making the solutions on how or if they fixed it clear enough for me to understand. Yes, I am a noob, if that wasn't obviously already! If there is any other information I can provide you to help me, please let me know. Thanks in advance!

I'm not an expert but I don't think you can do that if you are on MF3. You have to use Safe Strap and then your limited on what you can flash. I would suggest more reading before you brick it.
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ozziedog said:
I'm not an expert but I don't think you can do that if you are on MF3. You have to use Safe Strap and then your limited on what you can flash. I would suggest more reading before you brick it.
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****, I was afraid of that. Thanks. Do you have any tips or anything on how I might unflash back to stock recovery and remove CWM recovery safely?

Its cause its still your stock recovery.please from this point on read/research all to do with your model and base(MF3)
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SHHHPIDERMAN said:
****, I was afraid of that. Thanks. Do you have any tips or anything on how I might unflash back to stock recovery and remove CWM recovery safely?
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Sorry man don't know what to tell you other than you may want to read up all you can on MF3, I did little reading on it with my original S4 and haven't done anymore since I got a MDL replacement. I keep my focus on MDL. Good luck.
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[Q] Need Help Unrooting

need help
ok guys i have a international version of g2 d802 32gb model.... i have just rooted it. i have no custom rom or recovery installed. now i want to return fully back to stock(no root).. In LG G2 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) thread i have seen people reporting about stuck at 49% only way to solve that is installing stock lg g2 custom rom or stock kernel through custom recovery... so should i install twrp recovery then try to restore my lg g2... if anything bad happens then i can flash the rom through recovery and then try restoring it..

Why do you want to unroot? Unrooting wont change anything functionality wise that you would notice if you dont use root apps.
Rooting imo is a good thing even if you dont use root apps. I.e. Say you install a malicious file and it tries to alter a system app, being rooted acts as a alarm informing you something is trying to do something that requires sudo privileges
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x714x said:
Why do you want to unroot? Unrooting wont change anything functionality wise that you would notice if you dont use root apps.
Rooting imo is a good thing even if you dont use root apps. I.e. Say you install a malicious file and it tries to alter a system app, being rooted acts as a alarm informing you something is trying to do something that requires sudo privileges
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It's a thing called warranty.. Maybe he has to send it in to repair..
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Sean473 said:
It's a thing called warranty.. Maybe he has to send it in to repair..
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AFAIK there's still a tripwire functionality that registers if it's been rooted or not. For Samsung S2 there was a tool to reset the counter, but something similar for LG G2 doesn't exist. If they check it is a different matter, though.

I sent in my phone for a gpu problem (they replaced the entire chip set) by just unrooting within supersu. And of course undoing any changes made to system files. Remember to delete other traces of root apps in the SD storage too
I don't know if there is a root checker on every device, but if there is one on the d802 they certainly didn't check before repairs
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x714x said:
Why do you want to unroot? Unrooting wont change anything functionality wise that you would notice if you dont use root apps.
Rooting imo is a good thing even if you dont use root apps. I.e. Say you install a malicious file and it tries to alter a system app, being rooted acts as a alarm informing you something is trying to do something that requires sudo privileges
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so unrooting wont untrip my root checker ? it will still say rooted in download mode ?
i dont want to return my phone for warranty purposes but for future updates i want to unroot my g2 as i cant take ota updates when rooted

As far as the root checker...
I can only confirm this works on VZW LG G2 but if you take the attached file and extract the file contained into the "SD card" main folder and restart it should reset the root checker.

Incep said:
AFAIK there's still a tripwire functionality that registers if it's been rooted or not. For Samsung S2 there was a tool to reset the counter, but something similar for LG G2 doesn't exist. If they check it is a different matter, though.
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Where did you get this info from? Link please.
From what I've read in this thread G2 doesn't have tripwire and you can unroot it.

so what should i do ahead?
so for the near future when i want to return back to stock should i install custom recovery and then try to restore or restoring without installling custom recovery is safe ?

how ?
wesnile said:
As far as the root checker...
I can only confirm this works on VZW LG G2 but if you take the attached file and extract the file contained into the "SD card" main folder and restart it should reset the root checker.
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have u tried this ? how will this help just by extracting the zip folder ? and i dont want to risk my phone with other model stuffs it might brick my phone

KaranBhoir said:
have u tried this ? how will this help just by extracting the zip folder ? and i dont want to risk my phone with other model stuffs it might brick my phone
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All this is a file called RTC_security with "forel.lee" in it. I can confirm it worked on my Verizon G2.

rokfor2000 said:
Where did you get this info from? Link please.
From what I've read in this thread G2 doesn't have tripwire and you can unroot it.
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When I rooted my LG, the root installer specified that it was no going back, yada yada, and it said that there was a tripwire functionality. It might have been the case that the text was generic, but it didn't look that way to me.
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JTAG to retrieve my data

Hi all,
Timepin( lockscreen pin lock by JC) has recently lock me out of my note 3. Both my password and default password does not work. I'm rooted using URDLV and mobile Odin to x-note 7 ROM so my bootloader is old Mi7 but my Knox is still 0x0.
Author JC has advice me to factory reset and I'll not loose root and I'll have to JTAG if I want to retrieve my data before I factory reset.
My question is how do I JTAG to retrieve my data and is there an alternative before I factory reset my phone.
Thx for your help in advance.

ddogishere said:
Hi all,
Timepin( lockscreen pin lock by JC) has recently lock me out of my note 3. Both my password and default password does not work. I'm rooted using URDLV and mobile Odin to x-note 7 ROM so my bootloader is old Mi7 but my Knox is still 0x0.
Author JC has advice me to factory reset and I'll not loose root and I'll have to JTAG if I want to retrieve my data before I factory reset.
My question is how do I JTAG to retrieve my data and is there an alternative before I factory reset my phone.
Thx for your help in advance.
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If it is worth taking apart your phone, rewiring your CPU circuits and then fusing it all back together just to retrieve some data, then go do it. You don't usually use JTag for anything but fixing a bricked phone or bypassing some hardcoded security algorithm.
Using JTag to recover data makes no sense, you void your warranty and the price would be high even if you do it yourself or give it to someone else.

See my post in timepin thread, there is detailed method, there is not need to restore or install new rom.... I will write in hurry here.... Go to recovery and using file manager or using adb delete this file
/data/system/lockscreen.db and boot your phone, there will not be any pin, password or pattern etc you can use your phone fine
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ravian29 said:
See my post in timepin thread, there is detailed method, there is not need to restore or install new rom.... I will write in hurry here.... Go to recovery and using file manager or using adb delete this file
/data/system/lockscreen.db and boot your phone, there will not be any pin, password or pattern etc you can use your phone fine
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I'm on stock recovery that option is not available to me
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ddogishere said:
I'm on stock recovery that option is not available to me
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Download and install aroma file manager, its a file manager in .zip. You need to flash this zip like normal cwm .zip files..... After flashing a file manager will run
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ravian29 said:
Download and install aroma file manager, its a file manager in .zip. You need to flash this zip like normal cwm .zip files..... After flashing a file manager will run
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Flash it how, via Odin or stock recovery? My PC cannot view my files as the phone is locked. And remember I don't want loose my warranty by tripping Knox
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ddogishere said:
Flash it how, via Odin or stock recovery? My PC cannot view my files as the phone is locked. And remember I don't want loose my warranty by tripping Knox
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If you have used your stock recovery to flash zip files and it flashes then you are able to use it, i never used stock recovery so i am not sure stock recoveries flash .zip tweaks and themes etc.... If they do then you are able to use it....
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ravian29 said:
If you have used your stock recovery to flash zip files and it flashes then you are able to use it, i never used stock recovery so i am not sure stock recoveries flash .zip tweaks and themes etc.... If they do then you are able to use it....
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Yeah I think it will trip Knox
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ddogishere said:
Hi all,
Timepin( lockscreen pin lock by JC) has recently lock me out of my note 3. Both my password and default password does not work. I'm rooted using URDLV and mobile Odin to x-note 7 ROM so my bootloader is old Mi7 but my Knox is still 0x0.
Author JC has advice me to factory reset and I'll not loose root and I'll have to JTAG if I want to retrieve my data before I factory reset.
My question is how do I JTAG to retrieve my data and is there an alternative before I factory reset my phone.
Thx for your help in advance.
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Do you have USB debugging still enabled on the phone and your PC USB already approved for that? Since in that case you can use ADB even without your password!

xclub_101 said:
Do you have USB debugging still enabled on the phone and your PC USB already approved for that? Since in that case you can use ADB even without your password!
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Yeah i think so, so how do I use ADB?
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ddogishere said:
Yeah i think so, so how do I use ADB?
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You start the phone, leave it in the locked screen and then plug-in the USB and then you run something like
adb shell
If that works it means you can do some stuff from there. Like reading/writing anything (as long as you also gave adb root permissions). Run just
adb
on the PC and you will see a list of commands, for instance with
adb pull
you can get files from the phone.
If the password problem is strictly in a program (and not in the OS) you can also uninstall that program with
adb uninstall

nicholaschum said:
If it is worth taking apart your phone, rewiring your CPU circuits and then fusing it all back together just to retrieve some data, then go do it. You don't usually use JTag for anything but fixing a bricked phone or bypassing some hardcoded security algorithm.
Using JTag to recover data makes no sense, you void your warranty and the price would be high even if you do it yourself or give it to someone else.
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Using JTAG to recover data is a common way of doing so, and an advisable way when it appears to be some data corruption (which is the likely cause of this issue). Getting someone to dump the data shouldn't cost more than $35-50usd unless you need someone with forensic background for some reason (not needed) here.

jcase said:
Using JTAG to recover data is a common way of doing so, and an advisable way when it appears to be some data corruption (which is the likely cause of this issue). Getting someone to dump the data shouldn't cost more than $35-50usd unless you need someone with forensic background for some reason (not needed) here.
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But the thing is, I wouldn't ever take apart my phone, voiding all warranty just to recover some data. I believe the majority of the people won't either.
Unless the phone is not broken, people would just give that data up.

nicholaschum said:
But the thing is, I wouldn't ever take apart my phone, voiding all warranty just to recover some data. I believe the majority of the people won't either.
Unless the phone is not broken, people would just give that data up.
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Many people yes. This user told me in email he had no adb access, it now appears to be a different case.
With adb he can dump the info, or just use root (since he is rooted) to delete /data/data/com.cunninglogic.dynamicpin/shared_prefs/* and the /data/system/password.key (or likely on his device I think elsewhere, possible /data/system/LockSettings.db).
Data recovery via jtag is common.