Factory Reset when using stock rom, root? - Xperia Arc General

Hey guys,
using the xperia stock ROM (with Rogers), I rooted the phone using gingerbreak. I am planning on bringing back the phone to the store, I therefore want to unroot it and wipe it clean.
Using the stock rom, will doing a factory reset unroot me or do I have to go through some other way? I tried looking for the answer a bit but they seem somewhat divided on the subject.
To return the phone to the state it was in when I bought it, should I just unroot and factory reset or would I be better off flasing the stock rogers rom on it?
thanks

Use SEUS and flash the device , it wil be unrooted and will be on factory defaults.

thanks for the info .. looking this info for backup purpose, after mess up too much.. look like i want to restart all over again .. nice .

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[Q] how to go back to stock rom?

hi, my first post here
just before i go ahead and root my atrix (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016060), i want to make sure i can go back to my factory default (or stock rom if they are the same thing) in case i screw up.
since i am with bell canada, the thread showing how to go back to stock doens't have the bell files (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072)
so, i found this thread which is useful for backing up the stock rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=497511
my question is, am i making things complicated here? i just want to make sure that if i screw up or if there are flaws with the device, i can go back to an unrooted stock phone and get the manufacturer's warranty.
is backing up the stock rom unnessary? will factory reset bring everything back to stock state, even erasing traces of root or attempt to root?
thank you very much in advance
edited: seems like factory reset will not remove root from another thread... but if we still have the stock rom installed, why wouldn't it just overwrite and take away the super user app too?
I screwed up and had to do a factory reset after my 1st tb restore...
Good news for someone else looking for this... I was unrooted after my factory reset - no need to fuse about going back to stock rom to get unrooted
Bell atrix
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thanks for this thread. im probably going to root tonight. been holding off until the leak showed up, but im impatient
Thank you very much for sharing this, I just got the phone today and I'm gonna root it tonight

How to reset the A500

I just got a used A500. How do I do a full master reset so I can make it like I just opened it up new. Thanks guys,
Go to settings>Privacy>factory data reset...
There's also a reset button on your device Or has this button another function?
Yes however I do believe that this does not clear the internal SD storage. I too wonder about the op`s question. How does on completely reset the tablet including the internal sdcard.
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ultramag69 said:
Go to settings>Privacy>factory data reset...
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If you do this and the previous owner had deleted phone.apk and telephonyprovider.apk from /system/apps, then it'll get stuck at the logo when rebooting. Check to make sure those files are there before doing a factory reset or data wipe.
Also, Check to see what ROM is on it. Is it stock? or is it a custom ROM? If a custom ROM, then to make it new you'd have to install STOCK.
So it comes down to how NEW you want it.
There's a thread that discusses downgrading to 3.01 using nvflash. That's the most sure way of putting back to factory settings, without knowing the exact status of it currently.
The easiest method probably is to just install a custom or stock ROM with a data wipe. But you need to do a little digging to find out if your on the old bootloader or new one and weather or not the tablet is already rooted.

Galaxy note crash!!

hello guys, i am very upset and frustrated.... My Galaxy note auto upgraded to ics 4.0.3 a few days ago. though it had become a bit slow, i mean applications would take a bit longer time to open and sometime force stopped. still it was great... and yesterday i.e, 24/06/20012 my Note downloaded a auto update... after that prompted me to restart... when i did.. it restarted and went to update mode ( where you see the green android )..... after that it rebooted and where Samsung logo appears.... it is stuck there....in few minutes my Phone heats up a lot and Battery gets drained! i tried to hard reset it but with no luck....
please help if anybody has some solution... thanks
Can u use recovery to wide data cache or maybe download latest stock rom then use Odin to put back to factory if u need help let me know
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What ics do you want to install? Lpy (europe), lp9(asian)or lp8and lpa(india).:silly:
You need new installation.
Was it rooted? or was it stock without any mods? If its later take it back to uncle Sammy and get it fixed.
Alternatively install a safe kernal via Odin-- i recommend Speedmod k3-3 and then only wipe data/factory reset via recovery.
Then try flashing the Stock Rom you want via Odin. If that doesnt work, you can explore the other options. ATM it is a soft brick, may or may not be the emmc bug..
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mygadgetgeek.com said:
Can u use recovery to wide data cache or maybe download latest stock rom then use Odin to put back to factory if u need help let me know
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thanks for for you help, but i am fairly new to this platform of Android... please help in explaining in simple terms i.e, how to download stock Rom etc. this phone is not rooted i am using form the day i bought.thanks
go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
download ICS for your version and flash it via ODIN.
sat9jangay said:
thanks for for you help, but i am fairly new to this platform of Android... please help in explaining in simple terms i.e, how to download stock Rom etc. this phone is not rooted i am using form the day i bought.thanks
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I give you a warning first. If your not rooted there is a slim chance of getting a superbrick bug( by doing a factory reset or recovery data wipe) as samsung devs says. But if you root your phone that chances is big really big. But there is a solution, after your new ics installation flash safe kernel called speedmod k3-3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673072. It will not trigger the superbrick bug when doing a FACTORY RESET OR RECOVERY DATA WIPE, thats why its called a safe kernel. Use MOBILEODIN(get it from the google market) to flash a new rom, you root your phone first to be able to use mobileodin. After that flash speedmod k3-3 custom kernel to be safe.
For rooting ics rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647148
On how to use MOBILEODIN. See youtube type mobileodin its a visual teaching much better for understanding
bring it back to Samsung for repair, don't do anything stupid if you don't know what you are doing...
shutterdogz said:
bring it back to Samsung for repair, don't do anything stupid if you don't know what you are doing...
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If you really dont sure about it, well shutterdogz is right. Take it to samsung repair center and they are the one will install it for you to be really safe.

Back to Stock with Nandroid back-up

Hi guys,
I'm running a custom ROM on my G2 D802.
I have a Nandroid back-up of my rooted Stock OS.
If I reinstall my back up and then Factory Reset will that then allow me to take OTA updates from LG again?
I know I will lose root but just wanted to suss out my options.
Thanks in advance.
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Can anybody help please?
Thanks
i was looking for an answer for the same question , and i eventually found this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471370&page=7
(read the 1st comment in that page, and then go back to the 1st page for the guide )
Thanks for that.....did you ever try the way I suggested?
no i didn't try it , but as i understood from what i read in few threads, the phone will still state that its rooted and it will not update (even if you remove root using superSU's remove root feature), so you'll need to got to completely stock firmware (by the way , i doubt factory reset will remove the root since superSU -or any other root management app- should be a system app)

Best way to unroot and go back to full stock?

I want to unroot my phone, go back to stock, and reset Knox if possible so I can update without any issue and do a clean install of a new ROM. I'm finding a few different threads with similar topics but they don't quite seem to fit the same thing, though I am looking at this post by @LMMT that looks like it might do the trick.
I just want to make sure I'm not making a colossal mistake since unrooting your phone tends to be more of a PITA than rooting it in the first place. Thanks in advance for your help!! You all rock.
Edit: This was supposed to go into the Sprint Galaxy Note 4 Q&A forum, I don't want to double post... Still any idea on help? Heh ^_^;;
Caffeinatrix said:
I want to unroot my phone, go back to stock, and reset Knox if possible so I can update without any issue and do a clean install of a new ROM. I'm finding a few different threads with similar topics but they don't quite seem to fit the same thing, though I am looking at this post by @LMMT that looks like it might do the trick.
I just want to make sure I'm not making a colossal mistake since unrooting your phone tends to be more of a PITA than rooting it in the first place. Thanks in advance for your help!! You all rock.
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Using Odin to flash that tar, will unroot your phone and return it to stock. For best results, boot into recovery and do a factory reset first (THIS WILL WIPE ALL OF YOUR DATA), then boot into download mode, and flash the tar in the post you referenced. There is no way to reset Knox.
Edit: To be clear, odining the tar will unroot your phone, no additional steps are needed to unroot.
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LMMT said:
Using Odin to flash that tar, will unroot your phone and return it to stock. For best results, boot into recovery and do a factory reset first (THIS WILL WIPE ALL OF YOUR DATA), then boot into download mode, and flash the tar in the post you referenced. There is no way to reset Knox.
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I didn't think so but figured it couldn't hurt to ask, awesome. Thank you much!!!!

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