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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hello

Can someone post me a link to the latest untouched HTC Desire ROM. I am following the instructions on broadbandgenie.co.uk but I don't know which ROM to use. My phone is currently branded to Orange and I want to remove it.

Thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crendot:
Hi,

here is the Desire ROM Index, you can get there every Rom.

On the second page there is this link:[ROM] Official HTC Desire RUU ROMS and OTA Update URLs

Try one of these

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[XPERIA X10 General] sameuun:
hye guys,

im totally new here and i tried rooting my x10

with the xda-dev section

but things turned out to be ugly as i cant see any display after step1 completed,

pls im very nervous and thinking i might have broken it down ,

any help wud be really appreciated.

thnx.

the version i had was 2.1
[XPERIA X10 General] Bwyan Benton:
If your phone wont turn on or you got no display try reflashing with seus for now. That should fix you up for now.

After that i can help you out with flash tool.
[XPERIA X10 General] sameuun:
brother,

it will be awkward to ask too much but i really dont get u.

im fresher here,

so wud u go easy on me,/?pls
[XPERIA X10 General] Bwyan Benton:
Ok, first if you havent already, and I can almost guess you haven't you need to download PC Companion and Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS) to your computer.

Once you do that, turn your phone off, and run SEUS. Follow the steps and select your phone when given the option. After you select your phone, it will tell you to plug your phone into your computer in flash mode, basically just hold the "back" button on your phone until SEUS tells you to release it. If you have a new upgrade available then feel free to do so,..if you already have the latest software then in the bottom right corner you will see an option that says "install" click on it and proceed. It will reflash your phone for you and should be ready to go once done.

Good luck
[XPERIA X10 General] sameuun:
i did just as you said , but i there is no "install" option at the last step :confused:

pls help
[XPERIA X8 General] cesaraph:
After some time using wifi it just stops receiving any data but it's still conected
[XPERIA X8 General] Antimadrista:
Make a full wipe, reboot and set the WiFi connection again :)
[XPERIA X8 General] sanjay.rup:
Sure, it's not your wifi modem ?
[XPERIA X8 General] cesaraph:
I'll try it cause it used to work fine on j005
[XPERIA X8 General] oisteink:
I'm using j006a and wifi sleeps pretty fast, but it's not saying it's online. It reconnects fine though.
[Thunderbolt General] smoody:
Am I the only one who noticed the charging port is located below the kickstand on the opposite of the hinge side?

That means no charging when placed on a table in landscape mode, wow really HTC, how did that pass design? should have been placed on the bottom or on the hinge side of the kickstand. Now we can't charge our phone while watching a movie, etc. while using the kickstand.

:mad:
[Thunderbolt General] psufan5:
They want you to buy the dock apparently. At least mine works with the stand going upside down. Not ideal, but it does stay up
[Thunderbolt General] smoody:
Didn't think about using it upside down, I guess that will work, still bad design. But you are probably right, done to make us buy the dock. Thanks
[Thunderbolt General] javawolfpack:
You could also do what a guy in the store when i went to play with one, who noticed this with the floor models said... just have it on the edge of a table? Also not ideal, but would keep you from dropping $$ on the dock option. But if your seriously using your phone to watch movies in a place where you can charge it/use the stand you might want to consider getting the dock. I see the main benefit of the stand/phone for movies is when your on the go and likely can't plug it in anyway.
[Thunderbolt General] smoody:
Then again if I use as you described wouldn't the video be upside down? I don't think it rotates to landscape that way, unless I am missing something
[Thunderbolt General] boingboingbilly:
No offense, but you seriously didnt know what was an issue before buying the phone? Not trying to be a jerk, but it was pointed out in each and every review I read of the device starting back at CES. It is to accomodate charging while in the multimedia dock.
[Thunderbolt General] vyncynt:
Same complaint here! Anyone know if L-shaped power pigtail connectors are available?

It seems to be designed for left-handed people, well except for the kickstand.
[Thunderbolt General] smoody:
I guess I overlooked it, wasn't concerned with the kickstand when looking at all the specs, bottom line is we should be able to view landscape with kickstand while charging. bad design.
[Thunderbolt General] rich12313:
Hurray for smart thinking

a right angle microusb cord...can be found on amazon for under $10

edit: wow i cant even post the link or pictures cause i need a minimum of eight posts....

whatever im sure you can search amazon also
[Thunderbolt General] engagedtosmile:
Debating on disregarding everything awesome about this phone because you can't charge and use the kickstand at the same time? Wow.
[Thunderbolt General] Boss428man:
Design flaw probably not, just a compromise. If you look at the hinge side of the kickstand it goes in deeper into the phone probably causing the design not to have enough space for the usb... maybe they could have put it on the bottom but i'm sure there was a reason. I work with designers and they are quite thoroughl. And from the HTC team video for the thunderbolt those guys look like they know what they are doing. You could return it and not have LTE or wait for a phone with LTE and no kickstand. Pick your flavor
[Thunderbolt General] distortedloop:
Yes, a right angle will reduce the offset, but it will still cause the phone to not set horizontally properly. Still gonna need something to prop up the other side of the phone.

You can always post a link without the http:// part, people can paste that into their browser. ;)
[Thunderbolt General] Corey@rabbit:
been searching everywhere. Need a usb with a bend like this.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10419&cs_id=1041913&p_id=3733&seq=1&format=2

then it will be flatter than the other 90 degree cables
[Thunderbolt General] 1454:
If I was a betting man I would say it is verizons fault. It seems like all of there recent phones have been like this. But maybe im wrong.
[Thunderbolt General] craighwk:
Verizon has no say in that.

I didn't realize it would block the kickstand until I tried it, so it's annoying but whatever. Just another silly decision like putting the kickstand in front of the speak. Stuuuuupid.
[Thunderbolt General] Chadwickity:
If the port wasn't there the dock would be harder to make (you wouldn't be able to just set it in the dock without plugging anything in), and if it was on the volume rocker side you wouldn't have access to those buttons while docked. So it was a design compromise and a design that gives people an incentive to buy the dock, which is a win for the manufacturer. HTC makes phones and accessories to make money, not to give us a free standup movie player or alarm clock. I guess they could have put the port on the back of the phone somewhere but that would look silly and you wouldn't be able to lay it down and charge. I bought the dock for my OG droid and it was well worth the money, I'll surely be buying the dock for my bolt when it's available.
[Thunderbolt General] distortedloop:
All that makes sense, but HTC knows how to do docks right...look at the Nexus 1 and its dock (I have 2 of the docks). Separate charger pins that don't use the usb port (which is also a charger). Similar would have been a nice compromise.
[Thunderbolt General] RandomlyWatts:
If a kickstand was my main reason for purchasing this device, then I might consider a return. Sure, maybe it's a design flaw, but so far, if that's the only evil we have to deal with..

I'ma let you finish, but HTC makes the best 4G phones of all time.

..of all time.
[Thunderbolt General] fillyo:
All these little nit picky things confuse me, is someone actually buying this device to use as something other than a phone? Sure, it browses the internet, has 4g, checks facebook, takes nice pictures, is really fast, but I am sure the **** not sending a video out to my tv, or streaming to videos or you tube to my tv , or trying to play "real" video games, that is why I have a laptop or home pc, it's a phone. I must be confused.
[Thunderbolt General] magneticzero:
I agree. Phone first everything else second. The kickstand isnt designed so you can watch full fledged movies. It is made for occassional use. If it really bothers you...buy the dock or return the TB and get Samsung Stealth which dont even have a kickstand.
[Thunderbolt General] distortedloop:
If you're only buying this device to use it as a phone, then why are you spending so much money for it when you can a much better phone only for pennies? Seriously.

For me, it's a phone LAST...everything else on the device (camera, text messaging, email, apps get far more (FAR MORE) usage than the phone ever does. We all have different needs and use cases for a device; why would you expect others to have the same as you?
[Thunderbolt General] R1lover:
I'm amazed on how some people are troubled by this, it's been clearly stated as to the reason it was designed this way.

And for the record, I use all the features of my phone.... but it's a phone first and the rest is just icing on the cake.

If you don't like it, you can always take it back.... :)
[Thunderbolt General] kendive:
Well Said... Maybe they all should just not have a phone at all. I remember those days. :p
[Thunderbolt General] jacobk:
while i was waiting for my TB to arrive i was afraid that this would bother me but now that ive got the phone and I realize i can use the kickstand with the phone sitting vertically, its no problem at all
[Thunderbolt General] keeverw:
If making phone calls is first and foremost your priority, a dumbphone is much better at that than a smartphone. Even texting is pretty quick on a dumbphone if you have a physical qwerty or you are good with T9.

The reason I got a smartphone is because of all the "other" stuff it can do. Not because it makes such good phone calls, because it doesn't.

The kickstand covering the speaker is just stupid. If the kickstand just had no other place it could go, then they could've easily drilled some holes, or even dremeled out an HTC logo to let the sound through. But they didn't. Dumb.

The problem with the USB being on the bottom side with using the kickstand is also dumb. They could've put the USB port on the bottom of the phone, which makes more sense anyway. The Eris did this, and they were somehow able to manage making usable docks for it. You just make an L shaped dock with the USB port on the side, and you slide the phone over to connect to the USB port. Piece of cake.

I am no phone designer, but crap you don't have to be. Just copy what some other phones have done to solve these simple problem. No engineering necessary.

But those two issues are not deal-breakers for me. Not even close. Just mildly annoying. When the warranty has expired, I will drill holes in the kickstand myself. But I can't do anything about the USB port being in a dumb place.
[Thunderbolt General] 1454:
Maybe not, I have just noticed the side USB on quite a few of their phones as of late, where as other carriers I have not. That is why I correlated the two.
[Thunderbolt General] fillyo:
Seriously, you must understand that you can't have everything exactly where you would like it, you are fitting all those components onto a little board, stuffed into a little phone. It just can't be possible. Just think, they can't even get everything in the perfect spot on PC motherboards, let alone in a cell phone. It's a little unrealistic.

Also, I enjoy all the other stuff I can do on my phone, which is why I bought it, and I think the screen looks great, but its still just a phone. $250 is not a ton of money, to some maybe.
[Thunderbolt General] Corey@rabbit:
Why wait to put holes in the kickstand. Check out what i did HERE look at my post. I did that 2 weeks after having the phone. Nothing will stop me from doing it again if needed.

And there was no reason that speaker couldnt of been put under the slot. hell they could of even moved the slot. but to have the speaker fully covered by the case is bad design.
[Thunderbolt General] soulesschild:
Mind posting the pics here? I don't want to register for a forum just to see some pics :P
[Thunderbolt General] Corey@rabbit:
you have to register to see the pics?..... lame
[Thunderbolt General] R1lover:
Wow, way to hack up a phone
[Thunderbolt General] Corey@rabbit:
Yeah, i could of made it a lil cleaner. But i in no way regret it. You can see from the pics how the speaker was completely covered by the case. I literally couldn't hear my text notification from across the room.

If the tb is just as bad imma be so pissed. Its one reason i cant stand the X. The speaker is way under powered....

Guess I will find out Thursday...:D
[Thunderbolt General] Chris Hansen:
They could have made an "L"-shaped dock, and put the micro-USB on the top of the phone (like the Galaxy S), and just had you slide it into the dock from the side instead of the top. If I could think that up in 10 seconds, I'm pretty sure that several brilliant minds working for months could have come up with something similar/better.
[Thunderbolt General] Chadwickity:
Yeah I remembered seeing a dock like that shortly after I posted, insert foot in mouth. The more I think about it, the more it was probably intentional to sell docks. Really tempted to tear the phone apart now and see how cramped the bottom portion is, I always enjoyed the charging port on the bottom of my Eris. Was one of my peeves when I upgraded to the OG Droid.
[Thunderbolt General] necosino:
Time to get out the dremel for some custom dock making!
[Thunderbolt General] googlemyahoo:
So...either stop complaining, or return the phone. Pretty simple
[General Topics] jacktheladfrost:
I'm trying to load BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA_GINGER (14.Mar) android v2.3.3

I get as far as the splash screen for 10 minutes but no further.

Any advice is appreciated
[General Topics] jacktheladfrost:
Fixed. Format SD card to fat32
[G Tablet General] Ivanthompson:
Is anyone migrating to the Xoom?

From what I can see, the Xoom has a better screen and Honeycomb. If the G tablet really gets HC is the Xoom really worth USD 200 more?

Thanks
[G Tablet General] GTablet:
Ivanthompson,

Only you can make that decision; if the G Tablet fulfills the requirements you had for an Android Tablet then there really is NO reason to jump to anything else. This tablet is an open platform that does everything the Xoom does (except for 3/4G). Having said that this always boils down to personal preference.

The G Tablet still does everything I need it to do; the devs will LEAP on HC once the real source is released have no fear there. Also with guys like it2steve doing his best to bring us accessories that are available and at a good price we really have all the things we need going forward.

If you are the type of person that hops to the next new shiny thing that comes out then between now and June you will be jumping like a jack rabbit!

Personally I am satisfied with what I have... I am staying....

Rick
[G Tablet General] teleknEsis:
As a developer, I really want a Xoom just so I can start developing with the Honeycomb API w/o relying upon the emulator, which is slow and painful to use.

The G-tablet does everything I need for my own personal use and I'm still blown away by the speed of the hardware 5 months after purchasing.

If I had Honeycomb on my G-Tablet I wouldn't even think twice about the Xoom (other than maybe the screen, but it's pretty rare the G-Tablet's screen bothers me).

Plus, I have a feeling they'll be giving away a Xoom to everyone at the Google I/O conference this year and I'm waiting to see if I was 1/10 people to win a free ticket via their Last Call for I/O Android contest which I completed last week. So if I do end up winning, I'll at least wait until after Google I/O to see if I get a free Xoom. But I'm hoping Honeycomb source will be released by then....
[G Tablet General] rickyt63:
+1 here.

Very happy with Gtab. 1 tablet + 4 different roms to play with ! :)
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
The GTAB is actually faster than the Xoom right now (I have both). HC actually needs a little bit of work, imo.

Eventually the GTAB will be the old horse to put out to pasture, but we're not quite at that point, yet. Xoom does have the better screen and camera, so points for that.
[G Tablet General] Ivanthompson:
Thanks for your insights.

I'll probably wait for HC on the GT before trying something else.
[G Tablet General] edirector:
Checked it out today. The xoom screen has some poor quality viewing angles too. It is ok on a $379 tab but on a $799 ridiculous. Your choice, just thought I would mention, that the grass isn't greener--pun intended--from all viewing angles.

I personally plan to own several tabs in all sizes and flavors. Hey, why not? For me it makes good business sense to cross pollenate. Holding the xoom didn't feel as good as holding GTab. Verizon's logo permanently etched on the top right-hand side was distracting as well as tacky. They should have put on one of those peel off stickers like they do on laptops telling you intel or whatever is inside. Go for it, if it works for you. I went in for a 2nd tab today and came out empty handed. Oh well, the playbook will be released on April 19, they are taking prelim orders now at Best Buy.

I won't be buying it until I put my hands on it and drive it first. Oh yeah, the xoom had quite a few force closes while I was playing with it to my surprise.

Has anybody seen the Creative Ziio up-close? Some of the specs are mediocre and some good like the audio capability its boosting if it works. Also, it's a 7 inch coming in around $279.
[G Tablet General] edirector:
You mean better camera. The screen has some viewing angle issues too. I went in to buy today and left out empty handed. $799 for a camera and operating system doesn't make good business sense to me. Glad you like it. Are you having the FC issues? Happened to me a few times while I was playing with it.
[G Tablet General] cybermage1:
With the announcement of the new Galaxy Tab and it's lower price, the Xoom doesn't look all that appealing anymore. I love my G, but will seriously consider a switch in June to the Samsung due mostly to thickness, available accessories and HC.
[G Tablet General] absorbers:
+1 wait for HC on the GT
[G Tablet General] gkitab:
Love my gtab got it for 279 a month or so ago from Sears outlet.com and picked it up an hour away from home. Xoom is overpriced for a little bit more screen Res and honeycomb. Screen is not as bad as many say on gtab if tablet is used as tablet. If wanna CPU use a CPU. Not to mention don't need data plan. not to mention someone will get honeycomb on it soon enough.Use home wifi and 3g hotspot hack with data throttle hack on my DX. Ha Verizon up your big red as@es. Best bang for your Buck as far as tabs go as of today.
[G Tablet General] yourdudeness:
If you use wifi and dont need 3g I don´t see why to switch and pay a lot more for the xoom. Same processor, in benchmarks practically the same, just for a better screen and camera plus honeycomb that will be around us very soon I don´t think its worth it imo
[G Tablet General] gpzjack:
Other than to be a "hey look what i have" kinda person i really don't see much point in going to a different tab. I'm happy with my tab. Lets face it...other than surfing the web and playing with some apps these tabs are limited. So why would i want to go spend $600 on one...i can get a smokin laptop for that kinda money.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Reports have shown that the xoom sales have been underwhelming.
[G Tablet General] Bad@ssGtab:
I could buy a Xoom if I wanted to, not the issue.

But the Gtab does so much more than the other Tablets, and price is not the issue.

I use my Gtab everyday and it's rock steady.

Yes, I wish I could connect to a Cisco VPN (anytime connect), but not sure if the Xoom would even support that.

I played around with the Xoom for awhile and it was heavy and didn't blow my socks off.

Screen definately better...

Until there is a stable Andriod Tab that clearly blows the Gatb away. I'm staying with it...
[G Tablet General] chritz1179:
I got mine about a month ago rooted it instantly settled on vegan. Checked the xoom out yesterday i was not impressed glad it got the gt. Great battery life. Now if it was thin like ipad2, oops can i say that word here? Im sticking with my gt.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
I'm not, but the gtab does for me. Even at close to $500, I'd still have to say Notion Ink Adam with PixelQi is a better value, but at this point I'll be holding out for Tegra3 kal-el and/or whatever the other SoC makers can do with cortex-a9.

I'll still want a PixelQi screen or mirasol as I'd REALLY like to be able to use them outside on sunny days and still have good battery runtime.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
I'm guessing the xoom people are laughing at us now for getting something that's less than 800 they paid for theirs. Have you guys been to the xoom forum? They seem like a proud bunch over there. Yeah, proud to pay $800 for something that will be out of date 5 months from now.
[G Tablet General] dgondrez:
I do not see a reason to upgrade to a new tablet anytime soon from the G-tab. Need to wait until a tegra 3 or 4 is out to make a decent enough reason for me to switch.
[G Tablet General] ssmug:
I've had the GTab since December and think it's an awesome tablet for the money given all of the great dev work going on.

However, after playing with the Xoom at Best Buy the other day, there's simply no comparison to the Xoom's screen and viewing angles. It's not that I care about others being able to see the GTab's screen, but I find it annoying that to watch a video I need to keep the GTab's screen just right, even in landscape, to keep the colors from washing out. And that's just for one person watching! And forget about portrait mode or watching with the tablet lying flat on a table.

The Xoom can do all of these things no problem. No washout, totally viewable from all angles and horizontally on the table. Seemed almost on par with the iPad. Also, while I didn't play with it long enough to make an informed opinion on Honeycomb, I thought the Xoom was plenty responsive, regardless of Quadrant scores. Maybe only slightly less so than the GTab with Vegan.

Whether the Xoom worth the extra money (to me, at least), I'm not so sure. But the WiFi version is in the right ballpark and is awfully tempting...
[G Tablet General] edirector:
Get the nvidia drivers
[G Tablet General] Da_Sheezy:
nvidia drivers?

... and this will correct "what" exactly from the post you quoted? Viewing angles? Please clarify.
[G Tablet General] ssmug:
What he said :p
[Thunderbolt General] Ddukes76:
You

Have

to be logged into your current Verizon account...add or upgrade a line, select 1 or 2 year contract pricing.... buy through internet or over phone, they will honor price. they do say it is a glitch and will be resolved soon, so hurry!!!!!!!!!

I you are not logged in, prices are 249.99 and 319.99...
[Thunderbolt General] javawolfpack:
That'd be nice... I didn't qualify for any kind of upgrade till this summer so I paid full retail to upgrade early. Is this a recent online only promotion?
[Thunderbolt General] contractcooker:
confused.... Isn't the TB 249.99 with a 2-yr contract from verizon? I payed 249.99. Am I getting ripped off here?
[Thunderbolt General] PJnc284:
The OP probably has some sort of corporate discount.
[Thunderbolt General] Natef53:
I purchased my phone for 229 on a 1 year contract. Even with a corporate discount I thought the max was 25%, which wouldn't bring the price down that low.

Either way, the store wanted 319...ordered it online for 100 less and got free overnight shipping.
[Thunderbolt General] kidash98:
Just checked Verizons online page. When you log in and you are due an update, the price is $199 with a 2 year plan subscription.