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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Popol640001:
Hello again !

Seems that my problem is solved.

I realized that I use an extra battery (2400mAh) with the HTC HD2 and that kind of battery is bigher than the original one and needs an extra battery cover (plastic one).

By looking the original cover in metal, I saw two points on it. These two points seems to do contact with two mini balls behind the cell phone (to avoid electrostatic discharges ???). So, the cover of the extra battery doesn't do the contact on the two balls.

So, I simply exchanged the two batteries and take back the original one with her original metal cover and now : NO PROBLEM AT ALL !!!

Right now the screen stopped to do things without any touch with fingers and it is totally well reacting :D

I hope this thread could help some people who are in the same case.

Thanks for reading, best regards.
[Thunderbolt General] entraik:
and nothing but some scuffs which i was able to wipe off...does this mean that my TB has the good glass? i hate screen protectors and never needed one with the droid... so hopefully i wont need one for this... i hate the verizon one they put on for me... took it off
[Thunderbolt General] Forgetfull:
Rub some sand/gravel on it next time. You probably wont get as lucky. Typical keys are made out of mild steel so it would make sense that the glass might resist heavy damage. Have you turned your screen off and examined in good light? The bolt does supposedly have GG. I'd still get a screen protector, with a good one you'll never know it was there, the vzw one is a pos.
[Thunderbolt General] someonexh:
I already have a flaw in my screen, looks like a little dot that I have no idea how it got there as I have not done anything to cause it. :( This is a physical thing on the "glass" that you can see with the screen off/on. Not a dead pixel or anything.
[Thunderbolt General] chino0131:
Id still get a screen protector. I boight my TB, had it in my pocket for a day, and somehow got a scratch down the middle of the screen. If its gorilla glass, its not as good as other screens.
[Thunderbolt General] tbcpn:
Get the Steinheil Ultra Crystal (http://www.sgpstore.com/cell-phone/...-screen-protector-steinheil-ultra-series.html). You'll never notice it's on without looking waaay too closely at your phone.
[Thunderbolt General] WeaselWeaz:
Are those screen protectors or tampons? The boxes threw me off.
[Thunderbolt General] tbcpn:
Well, I would assume screen protectors, but then I've never spent much time looking at tampon boxes.

OT.
[Thunderbolt General] JBO1018:
+100

Also buy from their ebay store and you'll get free shipping.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] ipawd1:
Well... that was dumb.
[Thunderbolt General] thebaltes:
I have one of the anti glare ones from the VZW store. Hurts my eyes to look through this thing.
[Thunderbolt General] sublimaze:
OP must have money to burn. I have a zagg screen cover but I would never key my phone on purpose
[Thunderbolt General] derfasaurus:
I have a nice 1/2" scratch right along the upper middle of my screen. Don't know what caused it but its deep, my finger nail catches on it if i rub it across it. The glass isn't that tough.
[Thunderbolt General] floydiandroid:
I second this. I cant even see the thing on my screen (unless you look at the seam at the bottom).
[Thunderbolt General] ProTekk:
Heh, keys are nothing. I keep my TB without any covers in my pocket for most of the day. I can throw anything in there with the phone and have no damage. Ironically enough though, the one day I have it in there with nothing else, I have a nice slash right down the screen. The little specks of crap that lay around your pockets are what do the damage, not the big things.
[Thunderbolt General] entraik:
i think you guys might have faulty glass... i dunno..it seems tough to me.. way tougher than my iphone for sure...
[Thunderbolt General] Tess89:
It also feels like I'm actually touching the glass.
[Thunderbolt General] nerozehl:
Try scratching it with a rusty nail to see what happens. Oh and can you record it and post on YouTube so we can all see!?
[Thunderbolt General] gotcha13:
definetly does NOT have guerilla glass
[Thunderbolt General] BigMcGuire:
Got this from Droid Forums (where I frequent most of the time)

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/htc-thunderbolt/120972-will-tb-have-gorilla-glass.html

http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/#featured-products

Thunderbolt is listed as having Gorilla Glass.
[Thunderbolt General] Jrocker23:
Yes it does, See the attached pic or go here http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=gorilla%2520glass&utm_campaign=Branded%2520Gorilla%2520Glass#featured-products

Look at the HTC Products
[Thunderbolt General] Pzyborg:
I'll bet you're a joy to talk to.:rolleyes:
[Thunderbolt General] dbisch:
Some of you must have razorblades in your pockets. I've owned the OG Droid, Droid X and now the Thunderbolt and the only scratch I've gotten was on the OG Droid. It was very small and you could only see it under direct light. I haven't used screen protectors on any of them.
[Thunderbolt General] sethschmautz:
Are you glaring at it? :-)
[Thunderbolt General] moosez3:
yeah the first tb I had had a huge freaking scratch on the front in the first week, and I never dropped it or put anything on the same pocket as it...

so I put a non-reflective screen protector from amazon on the new one verizon gave me it and I love it!
[Thunderbolt General] johnchad14:
I too thought people must walk with crazy stuff in pockets...but when cleaning screen to apply a protector today I noticed a few tiny blemishes. I have absolutely babied this thing too. I feel the tb screen and the surface is smoother than my dinc was...gorilla glass aside there is a vulnerable surface coating of some sort on tbs. Protection is absolutely warranted. Happy with the sgp crystal I just put on...figure it looks as good as bare screen anyway. Doesn't feel the same though of course
[Thunderbolt General] IISiDeK1CKII:
I scratched my incredible by having it in my pocket on the beach. It looked like it was dragged behind a car for several miles... but before that, i had dropped it several times without more than a few nicks in the corner.

I've always lived by a "better safe than sorry" philosophy. I'd rather have a screen protector on there than not and have a scratch. Besides, if you go steinheil, they actually feel BETTER than the regular screen, they resist fingerprints and no scratches. I just see the OP saying how hardcore he is then coming back in 2 weeks and leaving a scathing post about how crappy the screen is...

and for future reference:
[Thunderbolt General] trikotret:
If your screen gets scratch, would Verizon still honor the one year manufacture warranty? In other words, If I have problems with my phone and I want a warranty replacement, will verizon honor it despite the fact that there is a scratch on the screen?
[Thunderbolt General] azturbomini:
Did you have a first generation Dinc or? If you had a second generation they had different screens. Mine was a first generation and along with my Facinate I never had any scratches on either. IMO a screen protector is a must on my TB as I do not believe it has GG.
[Thunderbolt General] RossLH:
I'll take 'Statements That Are Blatantly Incorrect' for 1000, Alex.

Also: its Gorilla Glass. Guerrilla Glass sounds like something I don't want in my pocket.
[Thunderbolt General] johnchad14:
The type of glass is kinda irrelevant in the end. That the surface of the phone is more vulnerable to scratches than some previous phones, whatever the reason, is the take home message.
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
The Droid X screen protector from big red works better than the TBOLT one. Rocking it now.
[Thunderbolt General] joshnichols189:
The only difference in the screens was generation 1 was amoled and gen two was slcd
[Thunderbolt General] azturbomini:
Were they both gorilla glass?
[Thunderbolt General] skeet43169:
i droped my Tbolt and the screen cracked but it still worked fine under the cracks. but on the plus side i now have 2 batteries and 2 32gig sd cards
[Thunderbolt General] smashtheguitar:
Haven't put on a screen protector yet, but looks like from the rest of the posts that I should.
[Thunderbolt General] swingline0:
Like many others here I, in the first day of use, found my TB's screen to have taken a sizable scratch in the very center! --A total disappointment considering my Hero and Aria both rode naked for their lifespans and are both in fine condition still.

Hoping to get a replacement, I took it to the MyWireless store (No corporate VZW storefront in town) to which I was told it scratched because "of the size of the screen" ... and a replacement is not an option.

I ordered the Steinheil Ultra Crystal protector and it is fantastic so a definite +1 for that. I'm still bummed about the scratch beneath it but at least I can't feel it... *sigh* (The kickstand is showing some definite wear as well but I suppose that's a different thread)

Does anyone have any insight as to whether I can get the phone replaced by dealing directly with VZW over the phone? (The MyWireless fellow recommended complaining about software bugs)
[Thunderbolt General] azturbomini:
I think your last sentence is your only hope. Won't hurt to try...
[Thunderbolt General] RjsShadows:
gorilla glass

Thunderbolt has gorilla glass. If you don't believe it check the gorilla glass website.
[Thunderbolt General] squeakyl:
What screen protectors are you guys using? I've only gotten protectors from zagg and best skins ever but I saw a link to steinheil earlier in this thread.

What do you guys prefer? And for steinheil users, there are 3 types, is any of those known to be best? I have no idea that weird marketing words they're using
[Thunderbolt General] azturbomini:
I use the ultra crystal clear but going to ultra fine due to finger prints. IMO... Finger prints are more difficult to remove from the screen protector I'm using then the original glass on the phone. The ultra crystal clear are just what they say though and hardly noticeable when applied.
[Thunderbolt General] azturbomini:
Right. I'll believe everything someone tells me.
[Thunderbolt General] ERIFNOMI:
I've used ZAGG, steinheil, and Ghost Armor. I'm on Ghost Armor now because I like the wet application (like ZAGG) over the dry application of the steinheil.

Since you know about ZAGG I'll give a quick comparison to that. My Ghost Armor is nearly identical to the ZAGG except there isn't that noticeable orange peel look to it and it feels very, very smooth. Goes on the same way except they don't provide you with a solution. You make one out of hot water and a few drops of dish soap. Really easy.

The steinheil is very different. They;re dry application which I couldn't do without getting dust behind the screen. I think I'd really like them if they were wet application. The three different types are Ultra Crystal Clear, Ultra Fine Anti-fingerprint, and Ultra Oleophobic. The Ultra Crystal is supposed to be a bit thicker than the others. I've never used that one but it's just supposed to be a very clear screen protector. The Ultra Fine is an anti-fingerprint screen protector. These aren't very clear at all. They're matte so image quality suffers a bit but you can't see fingerprints. Also haven't used this kind so I don't know how well that works. The kind I got were Ultra Oleophobic. These are resistive to oils from your skin. Supposedly a bit thiner than the Ultra Crystal but they are also clear (not matte)

My friend ordered a TB and I recommended to him that he get a Ghost Armor. I had the ZAGG invisiSHIELD on my droid forever before this but there is less orange peel look to these. I got him started on the ZAGG for his X but now he's going to get a ghost armor for his TB. But get what you think you'll like best.
[Thunderbolt General] RossLH:
ITS ALL A BIG CONSPIRACY!!

Get over yourself. Gorilla Glass is not scratch proof. In fact, it offers (*GASP*) absolutely no scratch resistance over "regular" glass. Gorilla glass is more resistant to shattering, and thats it. So, unless you're legitimately worried about your screen shattering, throwing the 'Gorilla Glass' name around is a MARKETING PLOY.

It amazes me how many people think Gorilla Glass is some scratch-proof godsend of a technology, when really it has absolutely nothing to do with scratches. Get it through your heads, people.
[Thunderbolt General] squeakyl:
wow, thanks a ton for that info! I've never heard of Ghost Armor, but I'll definitely give it a look now!
[Thunderbolt General] IISiDeK1CKII:
damn... who pissed in your cheerios?

Gorilla Glass is designed to be more resistent to damage, in all respects. Scratch-resistance is one of it's many advantages.

now stop being such an ass.
[Thunderbolt General] RossLH:
....and another falls to a clever marketing trick. All that picture says is that the glass is more resistant to CRACKS. Read it again--carefully this time.

(HINT: Notice how both sides of the comparison have similar--one might even say identical--scratches.)
[Thunderbolt General] IISiDeK1CKII:
Ok, let's stop and re-evaluate:

cross section of a scratch.

It is telling you that scratches can become deeper over time in soda lime glass, but not theirs.

Their engineer said it himself:

"When you chemically temper a glass, you immerse it in a salt bath and you stuff larger ions in all the surfaces and put them all under compression.

What's unique about Gorilla Glass is that because of its inherent composition, it can allow those larger ions to penetrate the surface more deeply to increase the compression tolerance and tolerate deeper scratches.

The compression pushes a flaw back. It's harder to break from a deeper scratch."

Also, the scratch-resistance is lauded in this article: Gizmodo

But, since you have to be right, I am sure you'll be back.

I never said it was scratch-proof, just scratch-resistent, btw. Now stop being an ass.
[Thunderbolt General] RossLH:
I cant emphasize enough the fact that you are misinterpreting information. Take a key to glass, be it household or GG, and it will not scratch. Ever. Take sand to glass, be it household or GG, and it will scratch EVERY TIME.

Here's where the GG differs: due to the GG's treatment process, a scratch is much less likely to manifest into a crack. A scratch in soda lime glass will inevitably manifest into a crack; at this point the notable defect is no longer the scratch, it is the crack. The scratch didn't get any deeper.

Having that said, reread the engineers words as well. At no point does he say GG is scratch resistant. His words claim that GG is less likely to break under a deep scratch. Gizmodo's wording is nothing short of false.

Scratches =/= cracks

The engineer said it is crack resistant. Thats all. Not even scratch resistant, just crack resistant. I implore you to be careful with wording, thats how marketing works.
[Thunderbolt General] TheStick13:
You really tried to intentionally scratch your T-Bolt? Wow, I could never bring myself to do that. I use a screen protector, and probably always will. I'm too paranoid about causing permanent damage to my new baby.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geek7899:
Hi

Let me open this thread by saying that I have just bricked a DHD yesterday. So I guess I was a bit unprepared. It was nice on part of the repair centre to replace it under warranty. (I dont think they knew, because the bloody thing won't even boot, no matter what you did.)

So, to tell you what I did yesterday, I followed this tutorial to root the Desire HD: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Desire_HD:_Rooting

I was already on 1.32.405.6, so I didn't need to downgrade.

I then gained Temp root access and then perma root access, as per tutorial

I DID NOT Flash the Engineering HBOOT (since it said its optional). Should I have dont this if I was installing a custom ROM?

Then, I followed this tutorial for Flashing Cyanongen. http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Ace:_Recovery,_Radio_and_CyanogenMod

Again, I did not Flash the radio. Is this absolutely necessary to flash a custom ROM ?

I successfully installed CM7 and booted. Then I decided to format the microSD card. It returned with a notification as, "Blank SD card" Clicking on the notificaiton would ask me to Format the card.Nothing happens.

I posted in another forum and someone asked if I made partitions ? This got me searching again and I then proceeded to make partitions with Clockwork Recover Manager

Another thing I want answered is if I should have created partitions on the microSD card or not ? At what stage should I create the partitions ?

What is the difference between ROM Manager and Clockwork Mod

Should I install a new kernel during Flashing ROM ?

I did a search via Google, There are hundreds of thousands of posts regarding rooting, but a lot of them use Visionary+ and then flash a ROM. I read earlier that this is not desirable. I can use adb on PC, no problem.

Any comprehensive definitive tutorial for rooting DHD and installing custom ROM
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wnderinguy45:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1043160
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkoljo:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1043160

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11557769

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=857537

Those should get you started.

Do not partition SD card, it is what caused your brick. Flashing ENG hboot is your own choice, you can choose to do it later with my one click tool (link in signature). It is not necessary to flash a custom ROM and/or radio. A ROM always comes with proper kernel, so you do not need to flash it separately. ROM Manager is just an interface for ClockworkMod, nothing more.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geek7899:
Ouuchhhhh .. came a day too late ....

I was one of the ones bricked :(
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkoljo:
You cannot remove it. Just post something useful to general or discuss here. Koush is working on that recovery problem, but I would advice to stay away from the partitioning feature at all times.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geek7899:
more questions after reading Guide

WOW ,,,, thanks guys ...

Just finished reading the [GUIDE]How to flash a ROM onto your DESIRE HD [COMPLETE]. Wheew....

Now I have more questions :P. Thanks to anyone who answers.

Here we go

1.) I have a Vodafone branded DHD, with a boot animation splash screen and useless apps. Will I need a goldcard ?

2.) Is it OK to use Visionary+ to perma root for flashing ROM's ? I had read on some forums where they didn't approve of this method. Rather they said, use the adb command prompt. The Cyanongen guide even says that if you have Visionary+ installed, uninstall it before rooting .... /confused/ :confused:

3.) To put it crudely, Radio S-ON is like a security check to see if the approved apps/software are being installed. Is that correct ?

Then what is ENG S-ON ?

4.) When you do a Permanent root (by Visionary+ or adb command prompt), doesn;t it automatically set Radio S-OFF. If it does, then why do we need to do radio S-OFF as in using the tool ?

5.) I see you are not using ROM Manager for wiping cache etc. Instead you are using Full-Wipe 1.3. Is it better than using Clockwork Recovery for doing a wipe of cache ?

6.) The Radio S-OFF and simunlock tool. Can it lock my handset, since its already officially unlocked ?

7.) Why would I flash the Radio... (last step before Flashing ROM). Is it only for getting a /possible/ battery performance or network strength ? If it is not actually required for the actual Flashing of ROM, I might leave it out. Network is pretty ****ty here anyway :p

Any help appreciated.

Thanks
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkoljo:
1. Yes

2. Sure it is, the guide in Cyanogen is a bit.. Weird.

3. No. S-OFF in general is a setting that allows you to write to the internal memory (read+write rights). It also disables some version checks and so on. ENG S-OFF is a special case which enables fastboot commands. Those allow you to flash radios, splash screens and such easily via USB connection.

4. S-OFF is WAY more serious mod (like god mode) than permanent root. Visionary only gives you root, which basically gives you rights to do more stuff in Android.

5. Nah, I do not personally use that wipe.zip. It is useless in my opinion :) The feature in cwm does pretty much the same.

6. It does not lock your device.

7. It is not entirely necessary. But if you have crappy network, it is a very good reason to flash a radio, which will improve your signal quality. My advice, flash it.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geek7899:
Some more questions posted in the DHD rooting/flashing thread. If anyone feels to answer them ,,,,,, thanks

over here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13106095&postcount=128
[Droid X General] The5ickne55:
I downloaded the rubix.zip and installed the rom manager .apk .... I run rom manager and whenever I click "boot to recovery" ...the phone just restarts and goes about its normal life. I understand I need to boot into "clockworkmod" ...but I only see the CWM online as a .zip...

What am I missing here..?
[Droid X General] snwagner:
Are you still on froyo? ROM manager is of little use to Moto Droidx/2/pro/global/bionic/etc. You need to bootstrap recovery, reboot into recovery, and manually load files. It's not that hard. :)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtabsale:
Hi everyone. Last month I bid on a Sprint SGT from ebay, seller only have 8 sells but 100% feedback, so I went and click bid (I am from Indonesia). I ended won the bid and get the tab with no charger and no SDCard, just the tab, data cable and box with manuals.

Tab Arrived bricked!!! stuck on samsung logo after splash screen an nothing is happenning. I tried to contact seller but seller is no longer listed on ebay, so let's not talk about it anymore, my bad luck).

So I have to try to revive the tab by myself, and i am zero knowledge in this android thing. extremelly noob.

I looked at XDA forum and found this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=969892 . Did everything as instructed jut to get the same result :(.

Then I found this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1009926 , this time I stuck at odin process on zimage, so i tried heimdall, it worked, but only to get the same result which is stuck again forever at samsung logo after Sprint splash screen.

Then after several days, I found this http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/15585-kernelcdmavzwsprintkhasmek-voodoo-plus-v3-now-with-full-voodoo-cwm/. When finished, voilla...it boots, I was so rejoice with the result.....everything is working, wifi, gps...but then I realized something is not right....iI can't download from market, i can't play game that requires external SDCard as storage, it said Damaged External SD card, and when connected to PC did not recognized the SDCard as removable, but as CD Drive, mmmmh it seemed to have installed the FW to the external SD, because it went back to samsung logo just seconds after I pulled out the external SD, and if I boot up the tab without that SD, it is back to its samsung logo loop.

That is very weird....and i can't mount the /SDCARD in the CMW either, so anyone can help me figured out a way to solve this, or maybe to re-format the internal SD Card or repartition it, (I was thinking maybe the correct .PIT file would do, maybe). Thanks in advance...and sorry for my english.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] illi:
I've search:o

But while doing my ROM cooking I have made some changes to the registry. Now when clicking on Start on the Taskbar, it's the (Task Manager) Notification that is displayed instead of the Start menu. Can someone help me identify the registry concerned.

Being old (age-wise) I am quite forgetful lately.

Please help.

Thanks
[General Topics] mazinya:
Im an average user and thinking on getting one of the 2 mentioned above. The Desire costs 40 pounds extra.

One thing that is important to me the the support for hebrew fonts for txting, reading, etc. I know the desire can handle it fine plus theres a kyboard i can download from the market, but i dont know if the omnia supports hebrew fonts.

Other than that, any advice on which 1 to get would be appreciated