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[HTC Desire S] phyber:
Hi everybody...

I'm looking a guide to disassemble (tear down) the HTC Desire S.

Someone can help me ?

Thanks
[HTC Desire S] grym:
Here is video guide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfCgPHw47Ho
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
i remember reading someone saying that they heated the phone to remove the top plastic part of the phone...
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
Or drop it on the floor. :D Kidding. :p The top plastic of my phone almost came off when i dropped it weeks ago.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tmn0004676:
Hi

Has anyone tried the NoLed app on SGS2. This is an app that simulates a LED indicator.

The display technology on AMOLED screens is suppose to be highly efficient since each pixel is individual lit. Furthermore, the black areas on the screen are where the individual pixels have been turned off. That is why the Samsung skin makes use of such a lot of black areas.

The idea behind NoLED is that when you have a missed call it will display a small number of lit pixels on the screen….again, because it is an AMOLED screen over 99.9% of the screen can be turned off….so the device should only be using a negligible amount of power.

However, I have noticed that this app consumes a lot more power than it should. If I get a notification during the night I notice that the whole of the screen is very slightly lit….you would not normally notice this….I only did because it was night time.

Furthermore, I have noticed that the graph of the battery usage declines significantly after this point.*

Anyone else got any thoughts?

*
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mickliq:
Have been using it since day 1. I don't see it as a big power drainer. Whether I have notifications or not, I tend to lose 5-10% depending on how much display on time I have.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] frewys:
I have it on for 15 min or so. So it shouldn't drain the battery if I don't check it for a long time like during the night. CM has a great feature/tweak that lets you choose a time that the screen never goes on. Just have to wait a bit longer for it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsf3g:
OK, I posted in the Q&A section, but not finding much love. Hopefully someone here might be more help.

The first thing to put out there is that I did not accept the Gingerbread OTA. Still on 2.2.

Here's the story: A couple of days ago I tried running unrevoked on my Evo. One month old, HW version 0004. I'm pretty sure I did everything as instructed, but the procedure failed. Machine would run for 30 seconds or so then drop into diagnostic mode (5 vibrations & lock).

So I tried re-flashing back to stock. The first stock image I tried screwed the phone up in that: (1) it would no longer see USB connections (2) no longer saw my Micro SD card (3) would no longer charge when the phone was on.

So I tried flashing a newer stock image, the third one on this page:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=884060

That only made matters worse, as now I've lost bluetooth, too.

Keeping in mind that I cannot communicate with the phone via USB (unrevoked now just keeps waiting for me to plug the phone in, as does HTC Sync, which I installed after everything else as a last shot) and am not rooted, what are my options here? I really want to get this device back to stock, because I need a phone that works.

If I take it back to a Sprint repair store will they even look at it? Can they flash it back to stock for me or am I SOL there?

I've been thinking that I could let the OTA install and if everything's still broken take it to Sprint and tell them the OTA screwed up my phone, but I'm worried I've left traces that would tell them I'm bullshitting.

Hell at this point I'm willing to pay $$ to get this thing fixed, motherboard swap or whatever, but I'm not sure Sprint will even do that.

Gotta have my phone back guys, any help greatly appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TF1984:
Let me clarify... So at the moment you have a version of a stock rom on the phone, and it will actually turn on?

However, you can't "connect" per se to the phone?

You could either email yourself the files you need or use "Awesome Drop"

OR

I've read that if you've bricked or screwed your phone around the time of an OTA happening to come out, you can go to Sprint and tell them you tried to accept the OTA update, Make up some BS about blah blah blah, and then you're left here with a phone that's acting really weird and is borked.

Generally the tech will re-flash as they are familiar with the issues OTAs can cause.... Or they may give you a refurb.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsf3g:
I'm not rooted, though, so I doubt any files I could e-mail myself would do any good.

I am considering taking the phone back to Sprint, but I don't know whether to accept the OTA then make up some story about losing Bluetooth, SD Card access and USB, or just being honest and telling them what I did.

At this point I just want to get my phone back to stock and working as it should. I'll leave the rooting adventures to others. Rooting my Nook Color is one thing, since it's basically a $250.00 toy, but I can't live without my phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
Try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695243

However, will need root to fix the USB problem. You should look into some temp root options that will allow you to use a terminal emulator to fix the USB issue. I've never tried a temp root method, so you're going to have to do some digging around for that. Maybe someone who knows more about temp root can chime in and help.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TF1984:
You could start one of two ways...

Either email yourself the S-Off and Recovery Image files, move them to proper place

Or take it to Sprint. Just tell them teh OTA messed something up. Don't think up a whole world of stories or truths. Trust me, they're used to it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsf3g:
So, accept the GB OTA, then?

My Sprint store is also a repair facility. Do they have hardware and tools that can re-flash the device to stock regardless of what you've done to it? because that's what I'm thinking of doing at this point.

My biggest problem with attempting to fix it myself is that not being rooted and not having USB access I seem to be SOL.

BTW: I just testes WiMax and it works, so at least my WiMax key is good.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
Will your phone recognize the SD at all? If you can get another card to work, you could theoretically run a PC36IMG of the RUU through the bootloader. However, you'll need your SD card working. If your computer will recognize it but the phone won't, you can try backing up the contents, then formatting/partitioning the card. Then move just the PC36IMG to the card, boot into the bootloader, and hopefully it'll ask you to update.

If you can't get anything to work, then download the OTA and start installation. The OTA may fix it... but probably not. If it does fix it, hooray!, but you're stuck without root until an exploit is found. If it doesn't fix it, take it into Sprint and tell them you took the update and your phone is acting funny. Technically if you word it that way, you're not lying :P

If the card can't be recognized, don't worry about the files on it. If it can, just delete any PC36IMGs or other files related to rooting/troubleshooting. Other than the SD card, there shouldn't be any way to tell you attempted to root as long as you're s-on & cannot access recovery.

If you don't have insurance, I'm not sure how Sprint will handle it. If you do, they should either fix it or replace it for free.

(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsf3g:
When boot into the bootloader and choose "restore" it does recognize the SD card. That's how I managed to flash this image (third klink on page) and get back to stock:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=884060

So it's definitely a software issue with the phone preventing me from seeing the card/USB or connecting to bluetooth.

At this point I don't mind not being rooted. Having a working phone is more important.

And unfortunately I don't have insurance, but I'll pay the repair fee if they ask me to.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
Did you try the SD card fix I posted above? I think with the SD card fixed and temp root you'll be able to fix both problems.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsf3g:
Thanks, I'll try that. I saw that thread earlier, and I just noticed that someone answered my question about fastboot. So I'll see if I can fix USB using that.

What really bugs me now is the lack of Bluetooth!

XDA search is down right now so I can't see if there are any others who have experienced this.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
Please note that with the link I gave you, you can fix the SD card not being detected issue, but to fix the USB port using those instructions, you need root. Since Unrevoked won't work without the USB, you would have to either try a temp root method (I've never used it so I can't offer you much help there) or some other manual root method where the USB port isn't needed.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingakuma:
Step 1, Go into Device Manager

Start Device Manager.

Windows 7

Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Device Manager.​

Windows Vista

Click Start > (Settings) Control Panel > (System and Maintenance) > Device Manager.​

Note If prompted, click Continue.​

Windows 2000 / XP

Click Start > (Settings) Control Panel > (Performance and Maintenance) > System > Hardware > Device Manager.​

Step 2, These Devices are typically installed when you Install HTC Sync or Just connect your Android Device, If their are no conflicts uninstall all of them and restart your PC, Then Reconnect your android Device

The following devices are normally installed:

If a red X, yellow ! or yellow ? is displayed to the left of a listed device, a conflict is present and the drivers must be updated or reinstalled.

Note Driver conflicts may also be indicated by a device entry labeled Other Devices or Unknown.

Android USB Devices

My HTC​

Disk drives

HTC Android Phone USB Device​

Modems

HTC Modem (if using as a tethered modem)​

Portable Devices

E:/ (Where E represents the assigned drive letter.)​

Universal Serial Bus controllers

USB Composite Device​

USB Mass Storage Device​
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsf3g:
Thanks, Kingakuma, I'll try that, but I don't think the problem is on the PC side. My Evo won't recognize the charger when it's plugged in, so I'm pretty sure the issue is on the Evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingakuma:
are you using the same usb cable for the charger?

if so try a different usb cable
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DomSim:
so rom boots but somethings just do not work correct? bluetooth and usb and sdcard correct? follow the above advice to fix sdcard as mentioned then download z4root from here, to try and root since you are still on froyo temp root should work, at which point download rom manager. use rom manager to install either clockwork or amon ra recovery, boot to recovery, flash rom, profit!

link for z4root

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833953
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsf3g:
Thanks, but how can I download or install this without an SD card mounted?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DomSim:
ok, we can't help you if you do not follow directions. read my post, and those of the others who posted. one contains a link to a thread to fix the sdcard. you have been told to do this several times. i told you to do this first then get z4root. im done helping you, good luck.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RileyGrant:
Use z4root in order to achieve temp root for previous mentioned fixes.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsf3g:
Wohooo! I've fixed the SD Card issue! Thanks all, even DomSim, who's apparently given up on me in frustration. Give a noob a break, DomSim. I'm new to all this and am trying to balance reading this stuff with a family that also needs my attention.

I've got Z4Root installed and verified root, too. I'll probably fix the USB issue at work, since I don't need a computer connection for that and it's getting late (yeah, I usually leave for work just after 5:00 AM).

Once I've got the USB issue sorted I'll have to take a look at the bluetooth issue. I'm hoping its related to the USB situation and will be cured at the same time, but suspect that's just wishful thinking on my part.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsf3g:
Just completed the USB repair portion and.... SUCCESS!!!!! BEYOND MY WILDEST DREAMS, actually, as Bluetooth now works also.

I was hoping that the bluetooth functionality depended on USB (I think I recall that the bluetooth module on my Dell Mini 9 was USB based) and lo and behold, it does!!!!

Thanks again to everyone who helped out. You guys are first class!
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] CHANGiism:
Does anyone have or can pull Swype that has Korean language input as one of the language options? I downloaded and installed the official Swype beta and it didn't have one. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
[Nexus S General] booflegem:
is it possible to dual boot the nexus s?

its currently on 2.3.3 and i'm wanting to be able to boot it into windows 7 if its possible?

i'm a newbie to all this so thats why i'm asking :)
[Nexus S General] matt2053:
Dual booting might in theory be possible but has not been done.

Installing windows 7 is absolutely impossible. It needs too much hard drive space and doesn't work on the chipset architecture of the Nexus S.
[Nexus S General] ghost010:
lol. windows on an android?

eh

no thanks.

you might want to look into an option like.

pc on remote.

or something.

dualbooting 2 difrent rom's on the other hand seems really intresting.though would be a mess with my kernel.
[Nexus S General] treUse:
Dual booting different ROMs has been done on other phones, would love to see this on the NS.
[Nexus S General] booflegem:
yes, my friend has the htc hd2 and has gingerbread running but can then powerdown the phone and boot into windows 7 system so he can play on xbox live.

Just wanted to know as to whether to experiment with both OS's.

works fine running both of them and he hasn,t had any problems yet.

takes few mins to boot up into win 7 but it's pretty fab.
[Nexus S General] treUse:
Well, that's obviously WP7, not Windows 7.

HD2 comes with WP7 as stock OS, but developers has ported Android to the phone. As I said earlier, dual booting has been done on other phones, in thos case HD2.

WP7 will most likely not see a port to the NS, with the simple reason that Android is superior, and the effort of porting a mediocre OS just isn't worth it.

We might see dual booting though, if we're fortunate enough to have a dev willing to do it for us.
[Nexus S General] Maximilian Mary:
How about dual booting ubuntu?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hg3atintin:
Hi im sending back my sgs2 today and I have used the usb jig flashed stock rom and kernel och changed csc to nee.

Question is my kernel states: 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKE2-CL187606root@DELL101 #2

Is root@DELL supposed to be there?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolfi:
Yes, root@dell is there when you get it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aanze:
Hi there,

Since new powerfull devices like SGS 2, Optimus 2X.. are finaly out, I was thinking that running an IDE directly on an android phone might be something possible ?

Question is, is there already some kind of IDE apk for our phones ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alostpacket:
Touchqode -- I havent tried this yet but it claims the two most important features I'd want (syntax highlighting and code suggestions)

http://www.touchqode.com/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aanze:
Nice ! Thanks,

Seems quite interresting. Gonna take a look :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkGoodWIN:
DroidDevelop
[HTC Desire S] Wuhlifant:
Hey guys,

I'm a little pissed right now... I woke up about 3 hours ago, my screen was perfectly scratchless. Now although, i got 3 scratches only from having the phone lay on the desk (display up), typing 2 SMS and trying out new widgetlocker designs.

I didnt do anything else. No putting in pocket (although that worked fine for weeks now), no smashing it on the ground, not even laying it in the sun. Nothing!

Now i got 3 scratches from basically doing ****. One of the 3 is almost 5mm long! Can you belive this? I'm speechless and dissapointed. And worst of all, i cant even explain it! It would be ok if i had had the phone in the pocket, or i threw it around or something. But this, this just sucks :(

Sorry for whining but i had to get it out.
[HTC Desire S] ghuk:
that's why it's still advisable to put a Screen guard on the DS even though it's a gorilla glass. Remeber, the screeb is scratch resistant but not scratch proof. Good thing is that I applied a SP on my DS since day 1.
[HTC Desire S] superkid:
Yeah, i applied a screen protector after some minutes of having the phone.. i have the phone like 2 weeks and all the protector is full of scratches... i hope it didnt get to the screen.. yeah.. its not scratch proof.. its the opposite.. scratch magnet haha
[HTC Desire S] Wuhlifant:
sure, your right. But this **** that just happend to me is not reproducable. I just tryed to scratch it with a pen and a knive an _nothing_ happened.

So how the **** can a screen be scratched with my own fingers?! Thats so frustrating. Like winning the lottery. I have had the phone now for over a month and had it always unprotected in my pockets, but now my own ****ing fingers scratch the display? This cant be right.
[HTC Desire S] zorbakun:
Sand grains can easily scratch the screen...
[HTC Desire S] dizzlerd:
scratch

similar thing happened to me, kept phone in pocket on its own. Pulled it out the other day to see a hairline scratch about 2cm long. Gutted
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
there is just no possible way that your fingers(or nails) could have scratched the gorilla glass screen. even if it was normal glass it is not possible

but sand(or more accurately SiO2) can scratch your gorilla glass...Easily :( (as its hardness is 7 on the mohs scale)

it is possible that your screen was scratched earlier & you didnt notice it (sometimes a scratch is not visible till its wiped)

or you could have had some sand particles in your hand..

forget about the current scratches & get a screen protector immediately to prevent from more damage

& btw gorilla glass is only scratch resistant not scratch proof

(but there arent many common things that can scratch it other than sand :( ofc)
[HTC Desire S] Wuhlifant:
It definitly wasnt scratched earlier. The sad thing about the 5mm scratch is, that its always visible. The other two are just visible when the screen is off, but the big one is constantly popping out (its more or less breaking up the colours like a prisma)

Yeah its gotta be sand although i would be more happy if it were diamonds :D

I just put on a protector which came with casemate. Although it has bad reviews (the glass protector), it works quite fine on my device. What i most liked on the gorilla glass itself was that it was very fingerprint resistant. I ll see if the glass protector can keep up with that.

I knew that gorilla glass wasnt scratch immune. But its kinda ironic that only a tiny grain of sand could do so much damage, whereas nothing happend for the past 7 weeks under completely different (tougher) conditions.
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
what do you mean tougher??diamonds?emerald?:D

anything even slightly harder than sand can Easily scratch the screen

dont under estimate sand its harder than you think

its harder than steel(hardened steel is harder though)
[HTC Desire S] Wuhlifant:
Of couse i didnt mean diamonds ;)

I meant the dust and the many sand particles in my pockets and the constant rubbing and bouncing around in my pockets.
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
So this summer i have to buy a screen protector if i go to the seaside (lots of sand there) :D. But i will only keep it on for the stay there. I like the screen the way it is !!!scratchless :P
[HTC Desire S] marsexpress:
I'm on my second desire s now and both times I managed to scratch the screen in just a few days of ownership. My previous desire, whilst picking up a couple of fine scratches seemed to survive a bit better somehow, at least on my current desire s it is not very noticeable.

You get over it eventually! I don't use a case or screen protector because they make the phone and screen look too crap IMO. I just accept that it's a working piece of kit and it's gonna pick up wear and tear, although I do my best to avoid damaging it.

You have my sympathy!
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
I'm also a nudist. Phone already dropped once. Cursed much. But screen is still ok so far.
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
How about the case?? The paint still ok?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Unfortunately I drink at the weekends, and alcohol and the phone don't mix well, dropped phone twice and have managed to fortunately only scratch the paint from the case bottom left corner and top right, only a couple of tiny scratches on screen, consider myself lucky and I don't have so problem ;)
[HTC Desire S] Kingsleyfhk:
Had my Desire S for more than 3 month already. Phone in out of pocket and fingers sometimes a ...little.... bit sandy because of my engineering work.. my screen still look as good as new... My older Motorola XT720 (which is almost coming to a year) screen is also look as good as new too.
[HTC Desire S] Asovse1:
I love how htc's commercial that included the WS leak was on a beach.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
contact htc, you should still be under warranty
[HTC Desire S] vampire36:
Its never too late...

Buy a case matte cover...

it comes with a cover and an awesome screen protector...

dat wud serve d purpose...

the cover is nice...i use d almost type...its cool
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
Yup. Fell on the floor. If it happened on a rougher surface it might leave some mark.
[HTC Desire S] Wuhlifant:
I dont think this falls under warranty. Do you have the warranty agreement? (i cant find it, i got the phone from my provider)

yeah i got this one. its quite nice :)
[Galaxy 3 General] nitti:
Hey guys m havin G3 I5801 was trying to flash INDROID 4.1 with the guide help..

A/c to me i have followed every step but ...

But its been 1/2 n hour ..

Screen showing a TRIANGLE with a yellow exclamation mark in it and a Android logo.

What to do now... ????

pls help :eek:
[Galaxy 3 General] Panos_dm:
It seems that you are in the recovery screen. Do you have any options? Choose reboot and press home button.

Peace...;)

Sent from my lestatious 2.0 nokia 3210
[Galaxy 3 General] Dharam_Maniar:
Press the left softkey, and then reboot the phone :)
[Galaxy 3 General] brajesh.sharma87:
Boss, see the guide again, this process is mentioned over there.
[Galaxy 3 General] arunmcops:
Why u guys do not even bother to read the procedure before crying for help ?
[Galaxy 3 General] pator5:
@aruncomps this is the right answer for "THEM" :D

http://www.youtube.com/user/xdadevelopers
[Galaxy 3 General] nitti:
Thanx dharamg nd Panos ...

Now i m usin INDROID 4.3...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rileyuk11:
Hi guys, I recently rooted my gs2 and proceeded with the latest camera.apk fix.

Following this when recording video the audio the sound is fuzzy and and like white noise. It only picks ups sound veryvery quietly (almost unheard)

Even when blasting music from my cd player to phone it still barely picks the audio up!

I changed the original camera.apk to camera.apk.bak and camera.odex to camera.odex.bak.

After this problem occured i reverted the camera.apk.bak to camera.apk and same with odex file. When trying to reinstall i get 'Application not installed'.

Can anybody please help with this?

Regards,
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rileyuk11:
UPDATE

Have fixed the problem!!!!

Turns out it was just by coincidence that the camera stopped workin after installing the modded cam!!!

I noticed there is a very small hole next to the headphone jack at the top of the phone and found it to be fully blocked!

The mic is used for noise reduction, so once this was cleard out...

BLAM! Sound works again :)