Resetting a Dopod

I couldn’t find any of this information anywhere coherent or easy to locate, so here it is in one place. Of limited usefulness, I know, but this is a public service that gets me to heaven at some point.

Dopod 818 hard reset:

• Press Camera button + Communication button (the one lower than volume switch). Keep holding them;
• Use your stylus to hit the soft reset button. Keep holding the two buttons.
• Screen will go black with the text “Press Send to restore to factory default, Other keys to quit”. Release the two side buttons
• Hit the send button (the green phone button). Release.

Dopod 900 hard reset;

• Press both “-“ buttons together and hold;
• Press “reset” button with stylus, hold for at least 2 seconds;
• Release reset button;
• Screen will go white, and you’ll be asked to press 0 to reset, x to quit. You can release both “-“ buttons.
• Press “0” (that’s zero) and release.

Dopod 577W

• Go to Accessories folder.
• Choose option Clear Storage
• You’ll be asked to key in 1234 to confirm.
• This will hard reset and restore to factory defaults

Neat machines, by the way.