Nokia 6230 - howto factory reset ?

Random

I went into "settings" and chose "restore factory settings". This appeared to reset the phone. Some things still remained though such as Bluetooth name and what not.

Is there another way to completely reset it to "day 1" without a cable?

Also, should "restore factory settings" wipe the memory card too ?


Cheers

wolfman

Afraid for a "full" reset, it will have to be done using hardware

Random

A regular data cable should do the job ? Or do I need a special one?

wolfman

You'll need more than a cable
You have to have Nokia service equipment to do it I'm afraid

Random

Can I download a program that will work alongside the cable ?

wolfman

Not really to be honest
If you dont mind me asking what exactly are you trying to accomplish that the standard reset wont do for you???
If I knew that, i might be able to guide ya better

Random

The phone wiped itself of all it's contents.

I then tried factory reset in case something was corrupt or something (that wasn't much good tbh ...). When I went to use the camera it told me the phone memory was full and to choose alternative memory. I chose MMC memory. All fine then I thought.

I went to go into my gallery - the only "folder" there was MMC. All the other ones were gone. I turned the phone off and on again - all the folders back but empty. Camera still gives the same error and prompts me to use mmc memory.

When I go into settings and check the phone memory status it tells me 0KB free and 0KB used. Randomly it tells me 7MB used and 0MB free. There is nothing saved on the phone. All the memory should be free.

wolfman

Bad news I'm afraid
This is actually a reasonably common problem with the 6230
Its a hardware fault in the phone and not software
Flashing the phone with new firmware, resetting it etc will have no effect at all.

There is a flash chip located on the bottom of the board and this is the chip which causes the fault.

If the phone is still within warranty, I'd bring it back. If not, this can sometimes be solved by somebody with the correct equipment to reflow the solder on the chip and in extreme cases, the chip has to be replaced

Random

Well - I guess that goes out the window then Anyone wanna buy a MMC card?

wolfman

I take it that means it is out of warranty?
I will try come back to you with details of somewhere to try

Random

Would welcome that wolfman

As you can see from the attachment it's either the largest capacity phone in existance or it's funked