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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] white-energy:
You shouldn't have bought it, cause everything about Android for HTC HD2 is available on xda-dev.. well i suggest you getting the money back.. cuz thats called.. RIPPING PEOPLE OFF!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cd78:
You PAID for an upgrade?!? Doh!

You can download all for free from here or the rom you mention from htcpedia...

Ripped off by an unscrupulous eBay seller..
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ydmitriv:
my phone doesnt charge past 77% and when i put it in the charger sometimes it decharges like 10% every hour! it shows the charging symbol up top. dont tell me the freaken basics, like spare parts. i know how to use that ****.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chopper the dog:
Sounds like a bad cell within the battery. I'd be interested to see what your voltage is reading. Spare parts/Battery information and what is the battery voltage reading. At 50% left on a charge my reading is 3851mV.

good day.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DevinLeFevere:
http://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-EB575...8QGQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308090962&sr=8-1
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ydmitriv:
thanks guys...

this is frustrating especially with me starting to charge it at 75% and pull out with 40% percent...

4 o'clock in the day with almost no use at all im at 6%....

im putting a order in..
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DevinLeFevere:
Are you stock? Either way it sounds like a bad battery for sure.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skynet11:
Try taking your original battery to the Verizon store and asking for a replacement. Otherwise, email the seller on Amazon about your problem. If the seller wishes to maintain a high rating in the Amazon market, he or she will replace it for you.

Another Fascinating post by my XDA app...
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jobu3434:
i would def bring it to vzw. they will replace it if its the original. they replaced mine a while back and i just told them that it drained really bad.
[Verizon Droid Charge] ralth:
I'm running Stock EE4 ROM with voodoo PBJT kernel. If I open up an adb shell, I get the "#" prompt, and whoami shows "uid 0". So, it appears I have root.

However, none of the apps that require root are working. All of them fail with a message about not being able to get root.

Any idea what could be going on, or how to fix it? Let me know if there's any other information I can provide that would be helpful.

Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Charge] chadness:
That's a new one! I'd try reflashing the kernel, or flashing a different one.
[Verizon Droid Charge] ralth:
I've tried with both PBJT and the standard voodoo kernel, and I've tried with and without lagfix enabled. I'm not sure what else to check here.

As a sidenote, Titanium seems to be able to run the scheduled backups ok, but when I open the application, it says it can't get root.
[Verizon Droid Charge] distortedloop:
Damn, I had the same thing happen and I don't remember how I fixed it.

You have the SuperUser app from the Market installed?

Try the busybox installer also.

I was up into the wee hours fighting this the other night, so memories not a clear, I'll try to recall more and post back later, but wanted to give you something to try in the meantime.
[Verizon Droid Charge] hoppermi:
This happened w/ me also. I think it has to do w/ the superuser app that is in the market. I think I installed it after flashing an ED2 rom and it was missing. When I updated it was still on my phone as I didn't wipe data first. When I installed a rooted rom/kernel I had the issue of apps not recognizing root. I had to get it off my phone and keep the market from autoloading it. I think I factory reset and reflashed, then killed market b4 it could load it back. I also unchecked the google backup checkbox in setup.

Then I dl Titanium backup and restored my apps.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rafaelperrone:
I was using CM7 with speedmod kernel and CWM recovery on my SGS i9000B.

If I re-install stock samsung firmware using Odin will it be unrooted back or wil it still be rooted?

Actually, what I want to know is, will samsung support guys know that I ever rooted and installed a custom ROM on my phone i I do this and take the phone to support maintenance?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] -Liam-:
IT will remove the root and they won't tell so long as everything is as it was. Just make sure to remove any reference to rooting and cm7 from your internal sd card. Reverting to stock rom won't do that.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kuljit55:
Stable Gingerbread Nand Clean + Sense Help Needed Please

I need a stable clean android ROM with no added crap unless needed as fixes + the latest but most stable Sense.

i have tried many Roms but feel all are full with crappy themes, apps ect which can be added later.

Any suggestions for pure Android Rom Gingerbread +Sense 99% Bug Free
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Richy99:
there will not be one that is 99% working

there are about 4 roms in the dev section and they still all have issues, my suggestion is to look and try them for yourself, im happy using kendrelus rom which is mainly sense 3 now
[HD2 General] Archey*:
Evening all, I was hoping you might be able to assist me with a problem I'm having.

I've owned my HD2 for a good 18 months or so and on the whole it has been fault-free, apart from the fact that it seems to randomly turn off in my pocket!

Anyway, I'm now getting the so-called 'white screen of death' when I turn the phone on. There is no text or information on the screen - it's just completely white. At this point I can't press anything and I can't do anything.

I'm on the Virgin Mobile network and the history of my phone is very simple (which may even be part of the problem!): I've not changed a single thing on it since I bought it.

The only action I've tried is performing a soft reset, as it's the only thing I know how to do. Needless to say it didn't solve the problem.

Any help or advice would be hugely appreciated. Many Thanks.
[HD2 General] orangekid:
put it in a bag, stick it in the freezer for 5 mins and try again. If it boots it's a hardware failure and you need it sent for repairs.
[HD2 General] Archey*:
Thanks for your reply orangekid.

I tried what you suggested but the phone still won't boot. Looking at what you said before, does this mean it isn't a hardware failure?
[HD2 General] fred_up:
Can you get the phone into Bootloader Mode (with phone off, press and hold the Volume Down button and then tap the Power button)?
[HD2 General] Archey*:
Hi fred_up.

Just tried the volume down button and tapping the power button and the screen is now divided up into 4 colours, ascending from the top: red, green, blue and white.

The text in the red section reads:

PB81100 HX-BC

SPL-1.42.0000 XE

MicroP(LED) 0x05

MicroP(TOUCH) 0x30

The text in the white section reads:

Serial

I take it this is Bootloader Mode? :)

Thanks again for your responses.
[HD2 General] cobrien13:
if your there connect a usb....if it reads usb on the buttom of the screen flash a wm6.5 rom just to get it back on to working mode...there is hope my friend
[HD2 General] tictac0566:
I´d still try a hard reset.

If you´re still running the original ROM, maybe it will help. After that much time, maybe some system files got corrupt. The factory ROMs don´t leave much space on the internal memory - a major reason why a lot of users go for leaner custom ROMs.

"Flashaholics" like myself probably don´t make such an experience since we re-install everything on a regular basis.
[HD2 General] fred_up:
Yes that is Bootloader Mode. Your phone has a very old ROM on it.

If you just want to run the Vodafone WinMo6.5, then go to HTC's website and download the ROM. You need to use your phone's serial number to get the ROM - this guarantees that you have the correct ROM.

You should have the choice of the 1.72 and 3.14 version of the ROM. The 3.14 is obviously the newer version.

Have your phone fully charged. Remove the SD Card and the SIM - personally I have never needed to do this, but I suppose it doesn't do any harm to be extra cautious.

Put your phone into Bootloader Mode, then attach it to your computer (the 'Serial' will change to 'SUB').

When you download the ROM, then run the .exec file (if you are running Vista or Windows then you must do this as an Administrator). Tick the boxes and the Next. Don't worry about the ActiveSync message, as being in Bootloader Mode bypasses this requirement. The procedure takes about 20 minutes, so don't worry if it takes a few minutes to do anything.
[HD2 General] Archey*:
Thanks for your responses.

fred_up, I've gone on to the HTC website (I would post a link but I'm not allowed yet) but can't seem to see what I'm looking for. I'm with Virgin Mobile - does this make a difference to the ROM I need to download? (I see you mentioned a specific ROM for Vodafone)

All the ROMs on the HTC site seem to be 'updates'...
[HD2 General] fred_up:
Sorry about the Virgin / Vodafone mix up.

I take it that you are from the UK.

I would then and try and download the HTC stock version 1.66 (Release Date: 2010-01-25) or 3.14 (Release Date: 2010-10-11). The site also has the 1.48, but I wouldn't bother using that. Don't wory that it says upgrades as a ROM from HTC contains everything (main and RADIO ROMs and SPL).

The reason that I show the option for the 1.66 ROM is that when you went to the 3.14 ROM it could only run via the 3.03 SPL, which meant that you could not flash WP7 or Android (Nand) or run the dual boot of WM6.5 ROM and Android on SD.
[HD2 General] Archey*:
Thanks fred, I'll give that a go and let you know how I get on.
[HD2 General] johnerz:
yes the 1.66 rom is the latest 'sic' that Virgin support :(
[HD2 General] Archey*:
Hi johnerz. Apologies for my ignorance, but what do you mean by 'sic'?

fred, I've attempted to connect the phone to the computer via USB, but the 'Serial' doesn't seem to change to 'SUB' - is this an issue?

Also, the ROM Upgrage ReadMe says to 'Back up your personal data from the Mobile Device to your computer using ActiveSync if you want to ensure you don’t lose any of your data.' Is this possible to do, so that I'd be able to put the data back on the device once it's fixed?

Many thanks.
[HD2 General] fred_up:
'SUB' should have typed 'USB' - I really must learn to read.

If the 'Serial' doesn't change to 'USB' then it can be one of three things:

A problem with the computer's USB - try a rear USB connection.

A non-Data or faulty USB cable - try and use another cable.

A faulty USB port on the phone - you have to use the SD Card method.

As for backing up your data, if you've not done it prior, then anything that is stored on the phone (not stored on the SD Card) is lost.

A golden rule is that if you cannot afford to loose data, then you should have at least one copy of it.
[HD2 General] Archey*:
Haha, sorry fred. I really should have seen that.

To be honest, I did fear the worst about my data. It's not a major issue though - at the moment I'd just love to have the phone up and running again.

I'll bring a different cable in to work in the morning and try the USB method again.

Thanks
[HD2 General] alex fung:
I think the easier method is just to do a hard reset. I think I've seen the WSOD once, and hard reset resolved it. Then you need to restore your data and program from backups. Still it is less work than flashing via USB.
[HD2 General] fred_up:
'sic' or more commonly [sic] means that it is a exact quotation which includes any errors. Thus it is not an error that the reproducer has made. Normally it is used to show grammatical or spelling errors of the original quotation.

In Johnerz quote from Virgin, they state that the 1.66 is the latest ROM, but we all know that the 3.14 ROM is the latest.
[HD2 General] Archey*:
Evening fred, I think I may have to try a different approach.

I can't seem to get the 'serial' at the bottom of the screen to change to 'USB'. I've tried starting Bootloader mode then connecting the cable, with no luck. I've also tried connecting the cable first, but then it doesn't even let me enter Bootloader mode. I've tried all the USB ports on the computer (front and back) with no joy, but the strange thing is that the cable must be working as the computer detects that I've got a device connected and starts the Hardware Wizard. Strange.

Another strange thing is that when I connect the phone to the computer, the orange 'charge' light comes on, but no matter how long I leave it, it won't go green (fully charged). Perhaps it's a faulty battery or something... I don't know.

I may have to try the SD card method you mentioned earlier. Or perhaps a hard reset as recommended by alex? Which option would you suggest?

Many thanks to all once again.
[HD2 General] Archey*:
Evening all,

I've just read up and tried the hard reset via the external buttons - unfortunately without success. The phone is still playing up as before: when I try to boot up I'm greeted with a blank white screen.

As a last resort, is there anything else that anyone can suggest? I'm willing to have a go at anything, such as the SD card method suggested by fred in an earlier post, if I can just be pointed in the right general direction.

Many thanks.
[HD2 General] fred_up:
As a quick check, as you say you have done Soft Resets, is the battery connection pins on the phone okay.

Sometimes doing a Soft Reset the easiest option is to pop out the battery rather than pressing the Reset Button. This can occasionally can bend one of the pins and has been known to cause booting up problems.
[HD2 General] Archey*:
Morning fred,

Just checked the battery pins and they seem fine. Perfectly aligned and all seem to be protruding enough to make contact with the battery.

Just had a response from HTC customer support:

Sounds like a rather long, drawn-out process!! :eek:

Thanks again.
[Motorola Droid X2] aero0311:
hey guys,

I've been having a problem with my gmail calendar not syncing, which is very important to me. Not sure if anyone else has this issue. It worked for about 2 weeks then stopped. I still got email, but not sure if my contacts were syncing. I tried the manual sync in Accounts and it said it was synced, but it wasn't. No phone to gmail or gmail to phone on the calendar. I set up a multiple day event (every thursday) and that was when it stopped working.

Anyway, here's how I got it working again. I went into Settings/Applications/Manage Applications, then the ALL tab. First I opened the Calendar Sync Adapter and Clear Data. (That didn't fix it, but I'm not sure if it fixed something else, but this is all the steps I took.) Next was Calendar and Clear Data. (Still no fix). Lastly was Calendar Storage and Clear Data. I'm not sure if the last one was the important one or it was a combination of all three, but that seemed to fix it. I had to re-enter all the events that were originally inputted through my phone so you might want to write those down, but now my phone goes both ways... with gmail... haha. Hope this saves someone some time.

Oh, and I'm stock 2.2.2 not rooted.
[Motorola Droid X2] moz90:
What bloat ware have u frozen/uninstalled also you could try force stopping you calender and clearing data and reboot idk if it will do ne thing but its worth a shot
[Motorola Droid X2] aero0311:
I'm unrooted stock. I haven't frozen or uninstalled any bloatware. I cleared the data and that seemed to do the trick for a day. Now I'm starting to have the same problem again. I haven't rebooted since so I guess I'll try that.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] richielasalsa:
i got this error while trying to get back to my bootloader because i flash the incorrect mod didnt follow the steps now i have restored many times this is the first time for this error
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forgetmyname:
Will flashing a single tar file containing all three PHONE PDA CSC reformat (mkfs but not re-partition) the handset?

And if not, then will re-partitioning a handset with a PIT file recreate all the file systems ( I presume yes).
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
Since i am toying more and more with the phone i have a unused 8 gb card that has the cwm backup of my phone along with a copy of the cwm and roms im using along with copys of the bali kernel that way i have my actual sd card just for apps pictures videos and what not or is it kinda redundent or overkill to have one card just for your backups and the other for everything else?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] flyinbird93:
get a bigger card, your phone puts important information to the sdcard and i see issues right away with this. 16gb should be plenty for most people.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
i have a 16 gig card with all my data on it im just using the 8 for flashing diffrent roms pretty much everything i would need to re install i have a titanium backup of so restoring programs after a phone wipe and or softbrick sometimes lol takes me all of umm 45 mins and its just wehre i left off i dont bother saving system bloat kk well ill just keep everytihng on one card then thanks
[Desire HD Accessories] shihte:
I got it from ebay but it has only 1200mAh as I measured .it is not 1800mAh.in real life even giving worse performance then stock one.avoid it.it is only a big bluff
[Desire HD Accessories] Nokiacrazi:
Thumbs up for the warning.

But...there is a saying that goes "if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is :cool:".
[Desire HD Accessories] paul c:
I understand the battery capacity number is hardcoded in the HD, so even if it were higgher capacity, it would still show that.

If you have a multimeter or other specialised equipment, that's the best way. Also, you'll need to run a few charging cycles to get a good comparison.

But anyway, cheap ebay batteries are just that. If you search this section, you will see tens of threads about fake batteries offering high capacity.

The only geniune high capacity battery is Mugen's, there are a couple of threads already about this battery.

(or buy a power-pack/recharger, eg 5000mah for €25-30)
[Desire HD Accessories] shihte:
today shows 1176mAh but i will visit tv repair centre.they have better tools then me.i let u know
[Desire HD Accessories] 0semaj0:
wow thats real ****...thanks for the warning...Ive heard issue on all the brands that make aftermarket battery...only the original HTC seems to be actually the best performing units.
[Desire HD Accessories] tkolev:
Not only the stock battery is probably the best performing one, but also the safest. Always be aware of the expansion and the heat that cheap batteries produce. It can damage your phone easily.

As for the capacity measurement, if you drain/charge the battery with higher current, it will show less capacity. Still the measured 1176mAh is probably closer to the truth than the printed 1800mAh.
[Desire HD Accessories] kelany:
thanks man for the warning
[Desire HD Accessories] shihte:
bad results

after 4th charging still giving shorter performance then stock battery.i will stop at tv repair centre early in next week then post here their measurement.personally i won't expect more like 1200mAh
[Desire HD Accessories] tkolev:
To compare the two batteries you should rate them in the same conditions. So if you can leave the stock battery with them to test them both and post the results I would be grateful.
[Desire HD Accessories] tkolev:
There was a thread for a third party battery expanding in the phone and pressing on the screen... scary :eek:

I can't understand why would someone put a 10 euro battery in 500 euro phone!
[Desire HD Accessories] hann2:
Hi,

is there any other seriuos alternative on the market?
[Desire HD Accessories] Henipah:
Agreed, I bought one of these Andida batteries from eBay as well, had it in for a couple of months & i've now gone back to the original battery. In my opinion, it doesnt last as long as the stock HTC battery.
[Desire HD Accessories] Neo XL:
I´ve bought this battery last week over ebay and at the 1st day i was pleased, because the operating time with it seems better than with the original battery. But after five daily loading sessions the battery drain gets faster and faster. Yesterday, after 1,5 hours Angry Birds and a little time listening music it runs from 100 to 38%. Today i´ve installed the original battery back and i was surprised. After five days in the drawer of my desk it shows 99% accu state. I will stay at the original.
[Desire HD Accessories] shihte:
not 1800mAh

It has only 1170mAh
[Desire HD Accessories] AiKoiN:
anyone find a good replacement with higher cap ?
[Desire HD Accessories] pidipius:
Thanks for warning.
[Desire HD Accessories] cL0uD`:
As far as i know there's nothing better then mugen's 1500 =(
[Desire HD Accessories] woundtrauma:
Don't look just mAh's, they will not tell all. Also, if HTC's factory battery costs ~30€, who believe that the battery which costs 10 euros, can be better than the original..?
[Desire HD Accessories] Marcdu81:
Hi, always replace a battery with that recommended by the manufacturer ...
[Desire HD Accessories] sremaHD:
I have a replacement desire hd battery. It lasts about 25% less the the original one, and it is set "to be" 1600mAh strong lol
[Desire HD Accessories] Rendering:
To the thread starter: how did you misure the battery capacity? I need to misure my Mugenpower 1500mAh
[Desire HD Accessories] Risorius:
thank you very much for the warning.
[Desire HD Accessories] raze599:
He went to a TV repair shop. Any electronics specialist will do though. If you measure this please post it here as I would also like to know.
[Desire HD Accessories] Nieass:
I could advice you 1 thing: don't buy battery's on ebay unless you are sure they work better than the stock one (reading reviews).

The Mugen 1500 Mah is one off the best replacements.
[Desire HD Accessories] justj:
I have a 1800MAH battery by Andida and to be honest, it is not that bad.

I am using it instead of the stock one and I think it last longer.
[Desire HD Accessories] arachnid1970:
so after buying and testing that "1800mAh" Andida Battery i decided to order a 1500 from Mugen right now... that all sounds good, next time i have to read threads before wasting money
[Desire HD Accessories] 0semaj0:
Whilst some say they are not as good, others say good...at the end, due to the fact that these a relatively cheap batteries, it is possible that different batches yield different qualities...hence a variation of the actual battery performance, where as with HTC, since the quality is far superior, as per labled is as per capacity.
[Desire HD Accessories] ashani:
even i had tried this batteries but using them for week or so caused them to enlarge and i had to use Tweezers to remove it from my phone.. thank god there was no damage to phone...
[Desire HD Accessories] Marcdu81:
Hell, we'll never repeat it enough: use only official batteries recommended by HTC and avoid the poor quality batteries !!
[Desire HD Accessories] abbacen:
Thanks! My friend was on the way buying it!
[Desire HD Accessories] fun5199:
can it be used??
[Desire HD Accessories] whateheck:
looking for one too but if it can be used as a decent spare I guess it's not too bad
[Desire HD Accessories] danjel96:
I wanted to buy it :(