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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Search there is a camera thread already .

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbaldwinroberts:
Hi,

I tried to flash the standard HTC RUU so that i could send it in for repair.

It said that it couldn't flash and gave me error code 140.

Now whenever i turn on my phone it goes straight to fastboot mode which i think means there is no rom on the phone.

However the RUU overwrote my recovery and i dont have an sd reader to put a recovery update.zip on the sd card.

I want to do this so i can try and flash a rom to allow me to boot and try the RUU again.

Is there any way i can either copy files to the sd card or flash a recovery img from hboot, fastboot or recovery?

i tried using "fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img" but it just hangs the terminal, any idea why?

Thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbaldwinroberts:
this looks like it could help

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=531310

can anyone clarify where exactly i enter the commands.

Im in recovery (black screen with red triangle).

thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordan.harris01:
Not sure if that will help but you enter those commands through ABD in the CMD terminal on your PC.

I'm not sure on this but your fastboot flash might be hanging because your file might need to be in your tools folder within your Android SDK folder.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbaldwinroberts:
no that didnt help. I think im gonna have to wait until tomorrow and buy a card reader

thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatDrOiD:
With flashing an ruu you are s-on and you cannot use fastboot any more.

Make a goldcard with linux (as far as i understand you cannot boot into your phone's os any more):

http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html

Then put this in your desire and try to flash ruu again. It should work now.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbaldwinroberts:
I know that i can use the RUU because i've used it before. I think it failed because i was S off (im not sure how i was meant to S on first). I think i need to:

1. copy update.zip to sd card with a recovery in it, and a rooted rom

2. boot to recovery via update.zip

3. flash a rooted rom

4. boot into rom and then flash RUU using the exe

Is this correct? as far as i know i have to be in android to use the RUU, is this correct? If i could flash it from recovery it would save me doing step 3.

thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatDrOiD:
Sorry, but i do not understand you...

Please answer these questions first:

Can you boot into clockworkmod or amonra recovery?

Can you start your rom?

Which hboot do you use?

And flashing failed because of cid error i think? So why don't you create goldcard and try to flash ruu again? The programm will tell exactly what to do.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbaldwinroberts:
no, i can only get into the blue basic recovery. This is why i need to put update zip onto the sd card so i can access amonra.

I cant start my rom. when i turn it on normally it goes straight to the fastboot screen with 3 androids at the bottom.

HBOOT is 0.80.0000

Flashing didnt fail because of CID error because i brought my phone unlocked and i have used this exact same RUU before (its the standard HTC signed one). i dont understand how a goldcard would help as i need to be booted into a rom before i can flash the RUU. I dont think i can do it from recovery?

Thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UsManyDead:
"I know that i can use the RUU because i've used it before. I think it failed because i was S off (im not sure how i was meant to S on first). I think i need to:"

You don't have to be S-ON to be able to flash a RUU. The actual RUU will override anything you have done to "jailbreak" your phone: ROOT, S-OFF, Custom HBOOT, Custom Recovery (Amon RA or CWM) and restore you to basic (you'll have none of the above). This is why it is used.

If you have tried to flash the RUU and get the error, you are more than probably not ROOT-ed and S-OFF anymore so you can't install a CUSTOM ROM. This is what makes the problems even harder.

The error you got: Error 140 is Bootloader version error.

Read the second post from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=880268 and try to extract the PB99IMG.zip from your RUU and try to flash it from card in boot.

EDIT: Also be sure (I don't know how :D) if the RUU you got has the same bootloader version as your phone. I read that this is a kind of incompatibility if it is lower than your version.

You should get the latest WWE 2.29.405.5 RUU. I think this should be compatible. Extract the PB99 and put it on root of SD.

LEDIT: if you want to mount your SD card try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=531310. Maybe it helps you.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbaldwinroberts:
Ive tried it with RUU RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4. 06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.exe

It gives me an error "Main version is older!"

do you think this means i should try the newer version you recommended or the older version (RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.15.405.4_Radio_32.30.00.28U_4. 05.00.11_release_122704.exe)

Thanks for your help
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbaldwinroberts:
That has worked perfectly with the RUU you recommended. I will be keeping that image on my SD card to avoid this happening again.

Thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UsManyDead:
I'm glad I was able to help you and that you resolved your problem.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tejash.shiva:
I heard about the new update coming the X10s and that they were only going to be released to the Generic Kits or something...

I have a Rogers Xperia X10a and its on 2.1update 1 and just needed help understanding a few things.

1. I know that generic means that the phone is an unbreanded phone, but how can i make my phone unbranded from being branded to Rogers? Ive heard about Flashing it with the generic firmwares but im not sure about the risks and all the files that are needed to actually flash my phone

2. The update isnt coming out till August but im guessing it will be a factory reset during the update, but right now im rooted using Superoneclick and have Titanium and everything is backed up... but when im on 2.3.x will I be able to root that firmware and then restore all my apps and stuff, using Titanium? Ive never gone used titanium to restore only back up, so just wanna make sure all of my files are gonna be safe.

And if you could pls give me some links to the flash tools and the generic firmwares that would be great!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] inferno1:
I currently own a Xoom that I picked up used and love...

But the value of them is dropping fast so I was considering selling it for something else...

My coworker just got back from China and picked up a used SGT10.1 for cheap just for fun (hes more of a tech junkie then I am). But hes an apple guy and said he will probably sell it soon, just wanted to play with it...

If Im not mistaken there are two versions of the device right, the one google gave out, and the retail one? Is that correct?

Are there different models sold over sees that I should be concerned about (using it here in the US)

He let me use it for a few minutes, it was running 3.1 but had a different camera app then my xoom...

Also, are there any downsides to switching from the Xoom to the SGT?

Thanx for all your help
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] TWISM:
I just swapped from xoom to sgt. So far everything is better on the tab. The screen stands out right away as does the size and weight. The xoom is a tank. I am very happy with my sgt minus the specs of dust I have but that will get resolved.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackzter:
Okey :) I've a few very very simply questions, before flashing my phone ^^ I'm quite newb at this, so any help is appreciated :D

Questions :) \/

Will I be able to change a custom (modded) rom, to any language (in my case Danish)?

Do I need a "Goldcard" to flash my phone?

Do I need to format my SD card before flashing?

Will I be able to download free games from market, with a custom rom? (Of course none of you support free downloads from market. And of course this will probaly need a mod if possible)

Will my phone be any faster with a modded/custom rom? (And if it'll then what is the due, ram, cpu, etc?)

Thanks to any people, who at least answer just one question. and I'm sorry for the inconvience, and even more sorry for bad spelling and grammar ^^
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordan.harris01:
Will I be able to change a custom (modded) rom, to any language (in my case Danish)?

The ROM you're flashing needs to support it.

Do I need a "Goldcard" to flash my phone?

You don't need a Goldcard to flash a ROM, you only need it to flash an RUU if your phone is branded. The RUU is what you flash to return back to complete stock.

Do I need to format my SD card before flashing?

Again, this depends on the ROM. Roms that use A2SD or D2EXT or any of those will tell you how you need to have your SD Card formatted. This will be listed on the first page on the ROM. ALWAYS read the first page of the ROM you want to flash. Will tell you all you need to know about it.

Will I be able to download free games from market, with a custom rom? (Of course none of you support free downloads from market. And of course this will probaly need a mod if possible)

Don't bother looking for an answer for this here. The normal market will be fully functional.

Will my phone be any faster with a modded/custom rom? (And if it'll then what is the due, ram, cpu, etc?)

This again depends on the ROM. I'm running Oxygen and it's almost pure AOSP and it runs MUCH faster than any Sense based ROM that I've tried. Sense ROM's will run a little slower because they require more power to run the UI.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackzter:
Thank you

Thank you for the help :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurrptsenate:
I've had my captivate for quite some time now. After trying a few different roms I slowly gravitated towards Continuum. The fact it lets me use netflix, fully customize my look and feel built in, as well as having some of the most popular mods just seems like a win-win to me. It appears they still don't use the original bluez stack for bluetooth functions.

After doing some research, it appears that CM7 have changed the proprietary samsung blue tooth for the linux based bluez stack that allows wii remote pairing with the device.

Does anyone know if theres a kernal you could flash over continuum to be able to do just that? If not, what features might I lose if I were to switch to CM7. With so many nightly builds, its hard to keep up to date with CM7.

Any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] ferparedes:
Hey all

I'm thinking of buying this really nice tablet. But of course, it needs to be properly justified with the powers-that-be (The Wife).

Anyway I'd really like to use it with my almost 3-yo son but I'm not sure if there are *good* apps for kids. Entertaining apps but also some that could be educational. I don't want a simple doodling app, but something engaging and interactive.

The iPad has tons of these, I know. But want to know how large is the market for these apps on Android?

Thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] leonpr:
I've only played with Kid Mode and its pretty good but taking a quick look at the market there is a lot out there. Would need someone who actually has children and use them to give a verdit tho.

Oceanhouse Media have done a lot of Dr. Seuss learning apps but they are paid apps.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] ferparedes:
I don't mind payed, as long as they're good. Dr Seuss's stuff sounds interesting, though I'm from Latin America and his work (if he even is a person, I don't know) is really little known...

Like you said, I'd love to hear from people with little kids on their experiences. Mind you I'm looking for something more than "something to keep him off my back" if you know what I mean :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] PatrikSelin:
I recommend to buy the stuffed animals and play together outside, because it develops more. If you like some things it does not necessarily been good for your child.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] ferparedes:
Good advice. Although stuffed animals dont do very well in the outdoors :)

But some interactivity for when indoors is always welcome.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] koleno:
... Iwas looking for some good apps for kids, but almost no luck.

My 2,5 yr old boy likes machines - cars, trains, wheels of all kind etc.

Unfortunatelly almost everything I found for kids for android is animal oriented - all sort of boring human like fluffy animals.

So my boy stick with watching tunes on youtube, drawing with Drawing Pad (paid) and coloring with Zebra Paint. Everything else - no interest.

Also love to watch someone playing Angry Birds...

Didn't tried Dr.Zeuss - he doesn't speak english (yet:)...

I'm really missing what I've seen on iPad :(

Anyway I will appreciate if someone finds something for kids of this age (2-4) and will report if I find something.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] ScubaSteveo:
Monkey Preschool Lunchbox

I have a 1 1/2 year old and he loves this game. He doesn't get how to do all the games yet so I help him a lot or he uses my hand to complete the puzzles. It was offered on Amazon for free one day, so I grabbed it. I play it on my rooted NookColor with my little one. My TF is on the way and I'm sure it will do much better on there.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.thup.lunchbox&feature=search_result
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] ferparedes:
This one looks pretty nice. Downloading to phone now to check it out.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Dark lord me:
you might not of thought about it but why not angry birds. Bright colors birds what could go wrong
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] type3:
https://market.android.com/details?id=app-com.anahoret.android.shapes.hd
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] benmyers2941:
I have to second monkey lunchbox. I also picked it up from the free amazon offer but it's well worth paying for. I have a 2 and 1/2 year old that loves it. It covers pretty much the whole preschoolers curriculum.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] combat goofwing:
Try my first train set great graphics ,build tracks and control trains

DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] kyleongwl:
had install preschool lunchbox, the entire kids learn to read, phonics, connect the dot....also tried my alphabet cars n kids mode. All r well. On games, angry birds cant b wrong. Alos tried mr block, walkabout to help kids in logic movement...

Though apps not as much as ipad, it is gd enuff
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] ferparedes:
Actually tried angrybirds but my kid didn't like that because "the birds are breaking the little pig's house"

Tried the monkey's lunchbox and he loves it. Looking for other options too.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] leonpr:
Check out Cut the rope which has just come out on android for free (ad supported) - its a puzzle game, bright colours and has a cute dinosaur ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] turbulent28:
i have a four year old girl who ive downloaded games for.

not at home, but the ones i remember her liking the most are: (forgive me if i dont get the names right..currently at work)

-Air control (where you guide the planes/choppers to land)

-several memory games. (havent found a game that does a "whats different on this picture"

-Three little pigs read along

-angry birds

-candy swipe.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] ravizzle:
I have a 4 year old niece and I put kid mode app on my tf. It is very good and also educational. It has popular chracters like dora and othr nick jr stuff so that was nice. Also u get emails that show how much time ur child spends on each subjects and can track and see what ur child does.

Sent from my Samsung Epic
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] TWISM:
So I have a few specs of dust under my screen. One makes the screen look like it has a dead pixel. I called Samsung and they want me to mail it in. Pry 7 day turnaround. I bought it out of town which is s five hour round trip so an exchange is possible.

I have an ipad 2 so I would only be having small withdrawals from my tab.

Should I go ahead and send it in and hope for the best or plan a road trip. I'm leaning towards shipping it as they are paying both ways. So zero cost.

Anyone else have dust and what would you do.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] luigig:
Got the same on my white galaxy tab 10.1 that I bought at Best Buy two days ago (maybe part of the initial Google I/O limited edition batch?).

I see four particles of dust but only when there is direct light over the screen. Thinking about exchanging it.

A curiosity, is your tab the white or metallic gray model?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] rmmorse81:
Had 8 specs of dust under the screen towards the top right... made me so angry I returned it and plan on waiting for a better quality tab
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] lordwinkevin:
I had one speck and planning to return it at BB. I got the white 16GB one. I'm afraid that the replacement will have more.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] luigig:
Are they visible under any conditions or only under certain conditions (e.g. direct sun light over the screen)?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] mastermayhem:
I had this issue with 2 tabs, including the one I currently have. I saw it, exchanged it at best buy, and the new one has it too. I'm waiting for them to get a new shipment to exchange it again.

Silver 32g

The dust is visible from all angles, even when the screen is off.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] figurine:
I'm waiting on an exchange unit from compusa because my first tab had slight light bleed, specs of dust, and liquid-looking blotches under the screen only visible under direct sunlight. It also had some type of big, weird, dusty looking spot under the screen. when I first noticed the light bleed i was ok with it but after i noticed the other issues i decided to return it. I'm afraid the exchange unit will have these issues so I believe I should have sent it in to Samsung. It probably would have taken longer but atleast they'd make sure I received a tablet without these screen issues... probably lol but who knows?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Digital Man:
I didn't take the dust under the screen thing that seriously, until today when I used my tab under some bright lights and noticed a glaring white piece of dust in one corner of the screen. Highly reflective on a black background and relatively noticeable. I'm really pretty amazed. I'm still within my Best Buy return window, and will probably bring it back tomorrow.

I'm curious, for those who returned it to Best Buy, did you tell them the true reason you were returning it and did they give you any trouble? Or did you simply say you weren't happy with it?

For those who exchanged, did any of you ultimately get a perfect unit?

Not sure if I should accept a single piece of dust in the far corner of the screen, or gamble on getting a perfect screen on the next try. Won't be much of an improvement if the next screen ends up having 8 pieces of dust and a couple of dead pixels.

Edit: Just got curious and took out a penlight. Found two more central pieces of dust under the screen. Best advice to new GTAB 10.1 owners - never look too closely at your screen. You might not be happy with what you find!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] dazz87:
just made up some BS about other issues you have with the tablet.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Digital Man:
Yup, thats what I usually do if I have a dead pixel. Not worth aruging with the salesperson about whether its a "Significant Defect". Was just wondering what Best Buys current attitude toward these things was.

Edit: Just did the next obviously necessary thing: ran the penlight over my XOOM screen. Found extremely small pinhead size specs in a few places which seem to be parts of the screen surface with slightly greater reflectance, but nothing that appears to be dust. So, the much criticized XOOM screen seems to be dust and dead pixel free, at least in my case.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] luigig:
Mistery solved

I returned my Galaxy Tab to Best Buy for a replacement. I opened the new box crossing the fingers and ... the new tab was flawless! Zero dust anywhere!

Two days later I noticed two specs of dust under the screen. Hmm, I thought I did a pretty accurate inspection... I checked it very carefully again. Only two very small specs of dust: one on the right and one on the left side of the screen.

Today I check again and I can count eight specs of dust!

Is it possible they enter from outside?

I checked for possible gaps between the glass screen and the plastic case and I found a gap all around the edges of the glass screen. Not large but I can stick a sheet of paper in it.

Another possible explanation is that dust enters from the speaker grills and the connector socket. The position of the specs of dust is close to them. I think that the latter is the most probable cause.

Anyway, it is a fact that this is not dust that was trapped during the build process, this is dust that entered the tab in the 4 days that I used it. This means that the dust will keep accumulating: if I got eight specs of dust in 4 days I can imagine what I can get in a year!

This one goes back to Bets Buy too and this time for a refund.

It is really a pity, I really liked this tab!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] eallan:
Unfortunately the screen is still quite horrible.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] SeaborneClink:
I returned my tab to Best Buy (2nd return, first was because of lcd defect [rainbow sheen]) the second one I got was a white one that had dust under the screen. Looking over their return policy there is nothing other than the standard "we reserve the right to refuse any return/exchange" disclaimer. Those of us experiencing these issues, please do the rest of us a huge favor when returning your tablets, don't lie or misrepresent your reason for return. Be honest with the person handling the return, thereis no valid reason that they should deny it. Hopefully Best Buy will clue in with the amount of charge backs they're hopefully going to have to do in the near future.

The only thing that really pisses me off in regards to the whole situation is that none of the tabs the have left have unlocked bootloaders. It's almost insulting that the first 5 that samsung shipped for release day and none of the secondary shipments do. :mad:
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] dbdynsty25:
Except that best buy is now requiring valid id for returns because they are tracking what people exchange for some reason. Eventually they will stop you is my guess but who knows. Just be careful.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] sn0wst0rm:
Well along with dust under my screen...somehow a small bug got under there too. :confused:

This is very frustrating...

Sorry for the crappy quality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX78fhbuRfg
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] hdxnickka:
Just received my third tab..

First one had minimal dust specs and screen separation, se ond one had fingerprint like smudges and dust particles under the screen and screen seemed loose, my third one has a tighter screen and only 1 dust particle...

I think i will just keep this one...