Thread: How to hard reset a N900?
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gawbul is offline gawbul
2010-04-01 , 20:52
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#68
Originally Posted by msa View Post
um, no.
a hard reset is a hard reset and a reflash is a reflash. both are completely different things.
hard reset is restarting a device after disconnecting it from the power source.
reflash is reinstalling its firm/software.

if a hard-reset via holding down the power-button does not work, then taking out the battery is a hard reset for the n900.
I wanted to flame so much here, but I won't! I'll simply say...

NO... a hard reset is restoring to original firmware and wiping settings. A soft resest is just wiping settings. (re)Flashing is a method of performing a hard reset, but not necessarily to the original firmware; although on the N900 it appears as though not necessarily wiping the settings either!

Taking out the battery or disconnecting the power source as you say, is a method of turning the device off... if the reason for this was to turn it on again, then starting it up again is a restart/turn on (or first boot if its the first time you've turned it on).
Last edited by gawbul; 2010-04-01 at 20:55.