N9: Diffrence between flashing with firmware vs restore factory settings?

Hey guys!! Please - I need some help.

What is the difference in the effect of
restoring factory settings vs flashing the device with firmware?

My n9 (already updatet to pr1.2 OTA) is running kinda slow and having a few bugs,
that aparently isnt "normal" bugs.
(for instance I cant:
update facebook/twitter status under availibility
get my google acount for gtalk to work in acounts)


Furthermore I can read in several forums that it's better
to update your device via flash/firmware
instead of OTA or NSU... how can that be?

But I hope that "clearing" the device will help
radically with the speed issue +hopefully repair some of the bugs..

Hope you can help me.

I miss my good old smooth working and fast N9 !!

Thanks in advance!

in short:
restore factory settings is basically erase every data & settings added by the user of on the user's behalf by an installed app. if any system files had been changed they will remain changed.

flash: put it back to the actual "factory state" with all the libraries, dependencies & all such as intended by NOKIA for that specific Public Release

hth

ok....say that I contactet Nokia Customer Service and coplained about it being slow, restart randomly by itself ect - and send it to them.... Then they will basicly do the "flash" thing?...

most likely yes, you can do it yourself

Flashing it yourself is easy, follow method 3 here:

http://everythingn9.com/update-pr1-2-nokia-n9/

OKAY... thanks...

What is the difference between these methods?:

http://everythingn9.com/update-pr1-2-nokia-n9/

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=82693

Nothing really.

When it comes time to write the command

I use neither and do this...

Flasher -f -F PR1.2_ARM.bin -F emmc.bin -R

I've renamed my rootfs download from dfl_harmattan.... to PR1.2_ARM.bin
Also I've renamed my emmc to emmc.bin

I clear the device and pretty much have a brand new N9 each time.

I even flashed it today.