Does hard-reset alter firmware - Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General

Hi guys,
Just a quick question - does a hard reset edit the firmware in anyway?
Thanks in advance

No.
A hard reset loses all data that's not part of the ROM (firmware) except for anything that's on the internal storage card.

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please help touch diamond

my mobile dosent recognize the internal memory(4GB), i made these steps but it was unsucssesful:
1.i tried to format the memory with the program in mobile but it appear an error message that its impossible to find flash nand memory.
2.i make the reset software and hardware.
anybody can help me please?
Reflash!!!!!!! From scratch up from Hardspl to ROM.
..........how?
http://modmydiamond.info/ - tells you all you need to know
I've just had the same issue and have reported it to Vodafone, I've only had the thing since Monday and have just about got it set up as I want it. . Why couldn't they just have given us a microsd slot!
A hard reset did nothing.
I'm glad I hadn't flashed the ROM yet!

why HARD RESET after flash?

I noticed that a recommendation to "hard reset" is best after each new flash. So technically why is it recommended to do it?
My self, I have flashed my Kiser many times without doing a hard reset and it always worked fine.
Can anyone shed some light on this subject...
Alkattan said:
I noticed that a recommendation to "hard reset" is best after each new flash. So technically why is it recommended to do it?
My self, I have flashed my Kiser many times without doing a hard reset and it always worked fine.
Can anyone shed some light on this subject...
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The hard reset will wipe uot some info,settings,files from previous rom that were not wiped out by the flash. Sometimes it can happen that after flash some files,... from previous rom remain in the phone.
Mikulec said:
The hard reset will wipe uot some info,settings,files from previous rom that were not wiped out by the flash. Sometimes it can happen that after flash some files,... from previous rom remain in the phone.
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Thank you Mikulec for your feedback
I have a good background in chip programming skills and I thought that installing a new ROM will erase all the setting from the chip i.e the block of memory will be erased and replaced with a new one.
My understanding is that upon hard reset, Windows Mobile does (something), which leads to alignment, etc etc.... During that (something), roms might do specific actions. Maybe registry settings, or stuff into ram.. Just guessing what it does, but I've read multiple times it does (something).
If I had to guess, and I can sometimes be right p) I'd say...
That the Hard Reset completely clears all of the storage memory allocated to the device leaving only the ROM data; where as flashing a ROM only overrides the existing ROM image.
I know the CustomRUU issues a task 32 instead of a 28 after flashing, maybe that's the difference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334890&highlight=CustomRUU
Ta
Dave

Dumb Question? Hard Reset

I'm sure this is answered all over the place but I can't seem to locate a definitive answer.
A lot of roms cooks advise hard resetting device after flashing - won't his return it to the way it was when I bought it? i.e. with the rom from Orange (in my case) instead of the one I just flashed.
No, with flashing your device you overwrite the existing Rom (the Orange Rom). Every Hard Reset returns the state of your device to the standard settings of the flashed Rom.
Thanks for the fast reply Borbosch
Why is it recommended?
If you flash your phone you change te factory rom and settings. But what does the hard reset what flashing a rom not does.
IE Why is it necessary to do a hard reset?
help
following on from the original question how do i hard reset after flashing?
when i use the power and volumedown method i just get a loading screen thay does not go away????

formatting my diamond

hi , i want to format my whole diamond (my device/internal storage) and then reinstall rom and some files/data.
i want to do this like this: in tf3d go to settings -> "delete volume/storage"
1.do i have to reinstall hard spl?
2.does is delete my rom on my device?
3.take care of what?
4.which steps do i have to follow?
ps: i already backuped my files/data
thy and greetings , domi
Formatting...
Formatting your device won't remove your hard-spl or your ROM. It will however, remove all third-party software (ie. everything you've installed yourself since your last ROM update / hard reset).
Formatting the 'Internal Storage' will remove everything (from Internal Storage, not the device).
Go to Start - Settings - System tab - Clear Storage and select 'Clear storage and format internal storage' - enter 1234 in the text box and tap 'YES'
There are other ways to do this involving holding keys while pressing the reset button, but I don't want to complicate things! Just remember to back up all your data first (Appointments, contacts, personal files, etc...)
i have an airtel HTC diamond.its unlocked by olipros method,so will it get locked again if i hardreset the device ?
Go to Start - Settings - System tab - Clear Storage and select 'Clear storage and format internal storage' - enter 1234 in the text box and tap 'YES'
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...This actually clears the main devices storage, not the internal 4GB Storage, yes?
To format internal storage.....maybe a little complicated but not really is to soft reset the quickly press (Vol Down + Centre Circle Buttion).
Then a grey screen appears. From here ....just follow instructions. Vol. Down will do the trick and erase your internal. Vol. Up just for the sake of knowing resets what ever ROM you have to manufactures default settings.
shreyas2812 said:
i have an airtel HTC diamond.its unlocked by olipros method,so will it get locked again if i hardreset the device ?
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No...all that stuff (Unlocked business, HARD SPL, etc.) stays in the bootloader and is separate from your devices storage.
Clear 4GB storage...
The way I described clears both device storage AND internal storage... like the instruction says 'Clear storage and format internal storage'.
That's what your 4GB is - internal storage!
and how can i completely reset the phone? that evrything is deleted. or is this not possible
band27 said:
No...all that stuff (Unlocked business, HARD SPL, etc.) stays in the bootloader and is separate from your devices storage.
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thank you sir,i am new to windows mobile phones .so can u help me.
i rom version is 1.93.720.2 wwe
radio is 1.20 Olinex
in the tri color screen i get
security unlocked
diam140 mfg 64m
spl -1.30.olinex
how can i upgrade the radio and rom ? im using indian carrier(unlocked phone)
can u suggest me a good rom and radio! i want my phone to be fast and stable.i dont care about the battery life
thank you
can anybody please help me with this
As I said...
domi144 said:
and how can i completely reset the phone? that evrything is deleted. or is this not possible
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As I described in post #2!!
You cannot delete everything, otherwise your device would be an expensive paper-weight! The method I described resets the device to it's original state (that's the original state of whichever ROM you have installed).
grahamkdt said:
The way I described clears both device storage AND internal storage... like the instruction says 'Clear storage and format internal storage'.
That's what your 4GB is - internal storage!
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Opps! Didnt' realize there was a drop down menu ....you are right GT
shreyas2812 said:
thank you sir,i am new to windows mobile phones .so can u help me.
i rom version is 1.93.720.2 wwe
radio is 1.20 Olinex
in the tri color screen i get
security unlocked
diam140 mfg 64m
spl -1.30.olinex
how can i upgrade the radio and rom ? im using indian carrier(unlocked phone)
can u suggest me a good rom and radio! i want my phone to be fast and stable.i dont care about the battery life
thank you
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I can't really help with selecting either or since these ROM's / Radio's are based mainly on subjective criteria. Do a little bit of research on those found in this thread. Some ROM's are titled, FAST, STABLE. Take a look at those.
band27 said:
No...all that stuff (Unlocked business, HARD SPL, etc.) stays in the bootloader and is separate from your devices storage.
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thank you for this sentence. i followed TNYYNT's "[TUT]Complete upgrading guide (HardSPL+Radio+ROM) NOT FOR CDMA USERS!!!" and karkalanand's airtel upgrading guide. i have the fastest ROM aztors X2 ULTIMATE and blackstone 1.11.25.01 radio . no problems ,and 1.37 olinex dev edition
didnt brick my phone hopefully
i thank you people for giving me the real DIAMOND EXPERIENCE
band27 for that line gven above
olipro for his sim/cid/security unlocking tools
olipro+cmonex for the oLineX
TNYYNT for the wonderful upgrading guide
karkalanand for the AIRTEL diamond guide(without which i wouldnt have upgraded my diamond)
and ALPHAZERO for creating one of the fastest ROM
lastly - to XDA DEV
-------------------------
now on 2.xx AZTOR X2
bs radio
1.37 olinex
but still an INDIAN diamond !

[Q] HTC Pure hard reset

Hello All,
I am using un-contract HTC Pure windows 6.5 phone in india. Now I am facing some issue with my mobile so I want to hard reset my phone. But I am worried about one thing is, do I need to unlock my phone again after hard resetting mobile ?
I have unlock code which is given to me by AT&T at the time of purchasing this mobile.
Hard reset
Hard reset will restore everything of the operating system in its factory issue so you will loose your datas and configuration yes.
Hi
I am new to this forum.
I bought HTC diamond 2 recently. It is my first smartphone, so I am a little nooby with it. Anyway, it has the stock windows 6.1 installed. So, I may go off topic, but I wanted to ask:
1 - If I am about to upgrade my phone to WM6.5, will my warranty still be working with another OS than the stock one?
2 - If I install (or flash or whatever you call it) my phone to WM6.5 and then perform the hard reset (push the reset button on the back of th phone), will the phone run wm6.5 or the stock wm6.1 after the reset?
I hope you understood the questions, sorry for my wretched grammar.
If you install an official WM6.5 ROM from HTC you won't loose warranty (I guess)
A hard reset will reset your phone to the factory settings of the latest flashed ROM. So if you flash a 6.5 ROM and do a hard reset your phone will still be on that 6.5 ROM.
Attention: pushing the reset button is not a hard reset - it's a soft reset
And a soft reset won't kill your data or configuration
So, what exactly does the soft reset and hard reset? Where is the difference? And how do I perform the hard reset then?
hard reset:
RTFM or this: http://digital.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=8061717
there also is an option in WinMo to do a hard reset, but I cannot tell you how to navigate there in a non-german version
difference of these resets: http://www.astraware.com/support/showQuestion.php?id=111
eurorpeen said:
Hard reset will restore everything of the operating system in its factory issue so you will loose your datas and configuration yes.
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So you mean I need to unlock my phone again ? If it is the case, Will my previous unlock code work ?
maulik_887 said:
So you mean I need to unlock my phone again ? If it is the case, Will my previous unlock code work ?
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Yes, it will work

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