Root successfully rooted 2.2.1 following Trident/Death2ALL method

[dmoriarty]

Now I have a question. Does a factory data reset ruin all this work and lose root for the phone?

 

[Matt's 175]

Good question. Subscribing......

 

[dasanman69]

Factory reset does not undo root. It'll just delete all your data.

 

[flyinjoe13]

If you installed Froyo using Trident/D2A's method, then no, a factory reset is not needed. Their method basically wipes the phone clean as a baby's bottom so no remnants of previous ROMs, data, cache, etc. are on the phone anymore. The only people who may benefit from a factory reset are those that got Froyo via the OTA.

 

[dmoriarty]

Went ahead and tried it and I can confirm that a factory reset does not make you lose root.

 

[fastyz]

I love my phone even more now! Just drooling to see what the developers cook up for ROM...cant wait.

 

[AlexMason]

After using D2A/Trident's method, you should always do a hard reset VIA Vol Down + Menu + End... if you do not you will end up with boot loops.. No it does not delete root because root is placed in the system files... NOT the user files(ones that get deleted(

 

[netizenmt]

If you installed Froyo using Trident/D2A's method, then no, a factory reset is not needed. Their method basically wipes the phone clean as a baby's bottom so no remnants of previous ROMs, data, cache, etc. are on the phone anymore. The only people who may benefit from a factory reset are those that got Froyo via the OTA.

Sorry Joe but that's not always the case. Some folks have had performance issues and fcs until they did the factory reset after using the guide also. There are several who posted about that

 

[Matt's 175]

I didn't do any resets and my phone is working 100% perfect. So, maybe you should change that to "Sometimes you might have to do a reset".