Thread: [Closed - Leaked PR1.2] Info and Discussion thread
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2010-05-02 , 12:29
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Originally Posted by AtteK0 View Post
I am no expert in these things but PR1.2 is a big update which always requires an external device with the flashing. Regular changes in the kernel can be made "inside" the device but not this one... There was no need for formatting as flashing does some of the "cleaning up" for you.

Someone else who knows better can give a better answer...
that is not what i mean mate

on other devices it is possible to format/put it back to box new with a few clicks , wiping all data from the device and making it factory fresh

for example on s60 devices you simply type in *#7370# or hold a few buttons down while booting up and this will put the phone back to factory new state

on the n900 you have to flash the emmc and the handset to get it to factory new

i heard pr1.2 would introduce a n900 factory reset method and wandered if this had been introduced into the leaked beta pr1.2 firmware so it is now possible to put the phone back to factory new state without having to flash the emmc and the handset