Noob question, I should know better
 

How do I erase the info on my phone and start fresh with the same rom without having to reactivate again?

I know you can Clear Storage and do something from bootloader, but do these reset my phone as to where I need to activate again?

Also, when I go into bootloader (by holding down power and vol down on my vzw TP2), it just shows the tricolor screen and thats it. No prompt for anything, and none of the hardware buttons work.

Basically, how do I start fresh on my ROM, as it is running very slow and buggy?

PS - My phone won't sync to computer (taking it in tmrw) so I can't flash from computer

Thanks

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

clear storage will keep rom but be like you just flashed, thats all you need to do.
you can sdcard flash any rom/radio also w/o using pc, do it all the time.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=95375

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

Ok thanks Darren! I just didn't want to have to reactivate, I did that before and it was a pain. Sorry for the noob question lol

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

np, rather you ask rather than wonder or be stuck. edited my post also with sdcard flashing info.

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Im gunna have to do that tomorrow. Gotta take the phone in. Problems with my charging port :/ Can you relock from SD card?

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

lol, guess you didnt look at link? yes sir

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

Just did haha. Great info in there. You're always looking out for everyone on here. You're a great help to all :D

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

sites all about that, long ago i wa asking the questions.thanx though for the words.

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

curious what OP meant by re-activate though?

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Got ROM up and running again. Its amazing how fast the ROMs are after a fresh reset

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

I reset it before through bootloader and it deactivated my phone. I had to dial *228 to re-activate it just as you would a new device. Its a hassle

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

do you use cleanram or any cleaners? clearing opera cookies/cache helps too.

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

I barely use the browser except maybe once a week to look up one thing. But no, I've never used cleanram or cleaners

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

never herd of that, you sure you just didnt need to run provision?

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

When I did that, it reset everything. Cleared all info, reset to stock ROM from VZW, and deactivated phone. I'm pretty sure I did something from bootloader to make all that happen. Since it was stock ROM, there was no provisioning, it just led me step by step to "set up" my phone, and wouldn't let me call out/text/do anything. That was with my last device that the screen stopped working 90% on me, so I had to use bootloader to clear everything

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

A hassle??

That takes about 60 seconds,why are you so worried about it??

~John

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

I guess I shouldn't say a "hassle" but just more inconvenient than just simply starting on a fresh ROM and re installing everything

Re: Noob question, I should know better
 

Wow nice i had no clue a sd re-locker had came up.