Stuck on "erasing" during factory reset, can't boot into recovery.

So I decided to do a factory reset, erase all data. During the process, it got stuck on "erasing". Left it overnight, for NINE HOURS, still stuck.

I can boot into fastboot mode, but I CAN'T GO INTO RECOVERY MODE. When I select "recovery mode" (by choosing the option with volume keys and then selecting with power button), it just boots back into the "erasing" dialog.

I've installed the driver from Intel, but I can't get ADB to recognize my device. Does it have to be in recovery mode to recognize the device, or should it recognize in just fastboot mode?

Kind of at a loss here. Honestly, this kind of sounds like the dreaded Nexus 7 brick problem from earlier this year.

P.S. am I using the correct vocabulary here? Fastboot is the menu where you choose the boot method, and recovery mode is where you can choose to restore to factory settings or flash a new image?

Erasing a broken SD card for privacy

Hello everyone!

TL;DR: Got a faulty Samsung card which reloads on any device constantly, can't perform formatting or safe-erasing.

So I bought this Samsung Class 10 EVO 32G card for my CM12.1'ed Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 in June, and it ran smooth and fast until... about a week ago I left my tablet on one night (with charger), uploading traveling photos for backup at a slow upload speed hotel room. I got up to check my tablet in the morning and I kept getting an notification saying "Checking SD card for errors" and stuff. The notification appeared for about seconds, then reloaded itself (disappearing then popping out), again and again. :crying:

It seems that the tablet couldn't hold up the communication with the SD card for longer than a blink... At first I thought it might be my tablet too hot last night (it's cool in the morning though) and burned the card reader module, so I instantly turned off the device and removed the card.

It turned out that the tablet is ok and it was my card's fault... The backup failed within one hour after I went to bed. :( I got the same problem plugging it in my phone or PC. I can see the root directory in Window's Explorer, and if I'm quick, I can manage to open a few folders and see the files ok, except I lost all my recent documents and photos into a 20GB giant LOST.DIR folder... When a 5-second or so period expires, the explorer hangs and I guess the card got disconnected again... :(

I contacted the retailer for the issue. They offered a replacement but not a fix to save my precious data. I searched online for hours but don't seem to find a useful answer... Later I found that the card wont disconnect when I switch on the READ ONLY mode on my SD adapter (!). This discovery almost made me cry!!! :victory::victory::victory: I then managed to recover some of the lost files, minimizing the damage, but I find myself unable to format the card or safe-erase any files since once I switch off the READ ONLY, I won't get a steady mount. Even a delete or copy command will hang the system. That's a huge problem because I have quite some sensitive files, passwords laying there, reachable once you enable READ ONLY mode... But I can only get a replacement when I return the faulty card.

How can I safe-erase a card in my situation? I'm really desperate for some help. Thank you very much in advance! :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Erasing tablet of accounts/settings after removing kill switch?

Hey guys/girls, could anybody please tell me the best way of erasing personal info and "almost" going to factory settings but still retain the erased kill switch?

I'm on stock lollipop OS rooted with TegraOTA.apk deleted, but I have stock recovery, and do not wish to flash lollipop again so what ever is the easiest way without any chance of being stuck in situations requiring reflashing etc.

I noticed a backup and restore options in settings app, so maybe that's where to start?

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