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by catalogia 2164 days ago
> Does it revert the firmware to whatever it was shipped with (bugs and all)? Some vendors do, but most vendors do not.

I think if it doesn't revert to the firmware it had when shipped by the factory, it shouldn't be considered a factory reset.
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richarme 2164 days ago
Just a guess, but I would assume the term factory reset referred to clearing user settings before devices commonly had firmware update capabilities. So the legacy name should not be used to imply how the function should work in relation to firmware downgrade.
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catalogia 2164 days ago
It should restore all writable storage to factory configuration. It shouldn't matter a whit whether that storage has code or config on it.
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fomine3 2162 days ago
Who pays for more EEPROM/Flash capacity to save factory firmware?
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