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[HTC Sensation] spencerzck:
Hi, I have a HTC sensation global version, and I was wondering, if I wanted to flash a Stock ROM, do I need to root the phone? Because I see the Revolutionary method out there suggests that I could actually get a S-OFF before I root the phone, and so that's why I have not unlock my phone yet.

Any info is greatly appreciated!!!
[HTC Sensation] tkdsl:
To flash a ROM you need S-off and Root. Root alone gets you access to some features like ( Ti-Backup,root explorer...) but no ROM flashing. sorry.
[HTC Sensation] hishamzz:
Probably a foolish question but rather type it out here than creating a new thread. Is there anyway for me to ascertain the exact version of the ROM which is in the phone?

Reason being i want to make sure that there exists a Stock ROM or my phone which would 'save the day' in case things go wrong. Or does the guide for rooting itself have the procedure of backing up the Stock ROM?

Thanks in advance!

Zz
[HTC Sensation] Nixit12:
Hello!

I recently sold an android phone to buy my HTC sensation. Now, I cleaned off my phone to a bare cm7 installation, booted it up once to make sure it was working, and shipped it to the buyer.

The buyer then contactedme to say that the phone won't go past booting screen. Shesaid tthat herattempts to flash a rom have-not worked. She has requested I email her my backups to see if the phone will work again.

Does this scenario make sense? Is there any way that my rom backup wouldn't actually be the solution? How much of a risk is it if I share it with her? (Personal info etc)

I was thinking I should offer to pay shipping and fix it myself, then send it back.

What do you all think?

Sorry for random post, but I would really appreciate the advice.
[HTC Sensation] DiZzle.:
Sounds like she doesn't know how to flash a rom. Send her a guide how to properly flash a rom.
[HTC Sensation] shadow666:
Not good idea. I agree, send her instructions on how to install a ROM it shouldn't be hard.
[HTC Sensation] Rsotbiemrptson:
Editing the backup

Hello,

Your could take the clockworkmod backup folder,

1. Copy your backup folder to your desktop

2. Remove all but the system.img, boot.img, and md5 file

3. Edit the md5 file by removing the unneeded lines(leaving only system and boot)

4. Send them that. When they restore it will restore the system and boot only, no personal info.

This is all at your own descression though, just do whatever you are comfortable doing. The cache.img, data.img, and android_secure.img all have personal information in them so keep that in mind for the future.

Rsotbiemrptson
[HTC Sensation] stanleynhan:
i say fix it yourself so that no information of yours is out in the wild
[HTC Sensation] Nixit12:
Thank you all for your replies I think I will do as rsot suggested and remove all of those files.

Short of not sending them, does anyone else have a suggestion to maintain privacy?
[HTC Sensation] robotnoize:
If you flash a rom and don't set anything up why would any of your personal info even be in there? That's what I would do. Talk to her on the phone and guide her through a flashing.
[HTC Sensation] robotnoize:
Oh wait...you don't have the phone anymore. Look around on the phones forum and see if someone has posted a bare nandroid backup.
[HTC Sensation] Nixit12:
Well I've thought a little bit more about this and I have one real question remaining:

What advantage, if anything, does giving her a nandroid backup (or any backup) have over her flashing the ROM? Is it easier to do successfully? Why would it succeed when her attempt at flashing a ROM didn't?

Also, I am googling, but if anyone knows where to find a bare nandroid backup, pleeeeease link me.

Thanks again everyone.
[HTC Sensation] DiZzle.:
Why would you want to spend so much time on editing a nandroid backup.

It's much saver to give her a link to cm7 and a proper guide on how to flash the rom
[HTC Sensation] Nixit12:
Well, I don't want to give her a ROM backup of mine (not even edited). She claims to have knowledge of how to do CM7 and other ROM flashings properly, but that it is not working.

She is the one that requested the ROM backup (which is fishy to me in the first place). I have a suspicion that the intention is to get my personal info (and that was the goal from the start) which is why I hesitated at her request and decided to ask this forum about it.

The only way it would make sense to send one to her is if it was more likely to work or easier than CM7 flashing and safe for me. But I don't see how it could be easier or more likely to work. Plus, I checked to make sure the phone worked before I sent it, so it either bricked on the way or this is an elaborate phishing scam. (imho)

Gah, just don't want to have to deal with it.
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
Just curious... what phone did you sell her that had CM7 on it, and why are you posting it in the Sensation forum... just because you now own a Sensation? LOL

Anyways.... What phone is it? Give her an xda url on how to revert to original ROM or something, and yeah, she screwed up herself, don't send her any of your nandroid backups of that old phone, just say you didn't backup your nandroid for it since you no longer have the phone.

And if she can't figure it out still, have her mail it back to you, and go ahead and just revert it back to stock and mail it back (all at her expense).
[HTC Sensation] Nixit12:
To be honest I did post it here because this is the forum I spend the most time in. i figure the loophole is that this applies to any such scenario (It doesn't really apply any more to the Vision forums, because this is an issue about Backup ROMs) Theoretically, I could have the same issue if I had sold my Sensation or any other phone.

Anyway, thanks for the advice everyone!
[HTC Sensation] WorldWide60:
This... Any half ass competent person wouldn't want your nandroid backups. Send her a link to cm7, and call it a day. If she needs help with installation, help her out.
[HTC Sensation] cqms13:
The bottom line here is that you sold her a working phone.

Can you clarify with her that she booted up the phone with the "bare-bones" CM7 installation that you put on it.?

If she did so, then this is the limit of your (sellers) responsibility.

What she does with the phone after this point is

her

responsibility.

It is splashed all over every ROMs threads first post that the dev takes no responsibility if you brick your phone etc

I would be a nice guy though - find out what she tried to flash and give a little support to her as others have suggested.

After all, thats what the community is all about... Right??
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] tuttoilmondo:
Hello I wouldlike downgrade my P1000 to the original Samsung ROM and then Upgrade to the new original Samsung ROM.

Is that possible, if Yes how ?

Thanks

Paolo
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] mhkhairulnizam:
Yes. You can try to go samfirmware.com. There have a lot of original firmware n you can the follow the instructions..

but u r in wrong section.. ;-p~
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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebasuke:
What is the best aosp Tom in everybodys opinion?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteveG12543:
That'd have to be either CM7 or OMGB (unmodified GB)/OMFGB (modified GB).

Sent from my Droid Incredible running a random CM7 nightly.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taebom:
Miui
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince47:
I preferred CM7.

HTC Incredible V1.0 amoled
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebasuke:
I'm currently running miui I'm having problems finding themes I like and the recent update has made my lockscreen unresponsive
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheWhiteBandito:
CM7 and MIUI are great. Obviously different for everyone, but they are both exceptional roms with unmatched speeds by sense roms (in my experience).
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebasuke:
I've had the same experience... I have miui.us now and cannot for the life of me find gtalk
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danrodz:
Miui. It just works and keeps working. I'm using incredikernel and actually am underclocked. Smooth as can be! Tons of themes and theme elements too.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bukithd:
MIUI is fun if you like iOS, or you can slap a launcher on it for less iOS feeling.

But I personally go with OMFGB, i get solid performance with enough customization to keep me happy. I also like OMGB the non featured version. CM7 just feels too cluttered to me.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lpstudio18:
I agree...I love certain elements of MIUI but others I don't care for. The speed of the AOSP roms is great, but I keep crawling back to sense for the UI.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
You don't have to like ios to like MIUI, maybe there are a couple similar elements, but MIUI is just so much better, and still uniquely android. I love CM7 too, but being able to mix and match specific pieces of themes into something totally unique makes MIUI awesome.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlokos:
I use CM7, OMFGB, MIUI, and Evervolv AOSP roms installed on my phone using Conap's excellent DualRomX2. Rom's are a matter of personal preference. I find each of these very stable with good performance and battery life. I use Chad's incredikernel on all except OMFGB (for some reason I couldn't install it on that Rom) on which I use the Invisiblek kernel. I suggest you try them out and see which one works for you.

PS. I also use Nil's business gingersense rom which I find very stable and reliable.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 55Pegasus:
I first rooted my Dinc about a month ago and tried a few different ROMs but have really enjoyed MIUI. O'the themes.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebasuke:
I'm on miui right now and do love it just really want it really freaking stable.. every time I unlock my phone apps are moved... kinda buggy

sent from my phone using ALL CAPS RAGE
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lssanjose:
I'm on OMGB. I like how minimal it really is

Sent from my Incredible
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watt9493:
i vote omgb/omfgb. flashing omgb 1.2.2 with chads ingenious beta now. :p
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebasuke:
Usually minimal is better for me but miui brings alot of stuff I like together... I like the setup of ios but the freedom of Android miui embodies this perfectly

sent from my phone using ALL CAPS RAGE
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piketaylor:
Pretty much switch weekly between MIUI and CM7.

If I use Sense, it's absolutely Skyraider 4.3. Wonderfully stable rom.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zalatorisaurus:
I'm running Deck right now. Runs pretty nice.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kratz17:
CM7 best aosp out there

Sent From My Optimized HTC Incredibly Dinc
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebasuke:
Cm7 never works correctly on my phone

sent from my phone using ALL CAPS RAGE
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SoCGHOST:
Hands down CM7. Its fast, lightweight, and has more features. I love sense but this has been my dialy driver since it was released.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpomike13:
CM7, but always lookin for something better...

The ROM I've used the most is CM7, because it's stable, and easy to load. I've had trouble loading some others, like nils and other sense roms, If anyone can reccommend a sense rom that's easy to load, I'm all ears.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndDiSa:
Did you do a wipe before startup or did you do an update installation?

Seems to me, that the contacts provider could not be initialized correctly and due to that acore was crashing later on. The rest of the log looks fine to me.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maxamillion:
i suggest you do a full wipe and re flash.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rapbos:
I'm using SuperWipe v2 (30 Jan 2011) and in rare situation Amon RA-dream-v1.7.0's Dalvik-cache wipe.

As I know there is no difference in using fastboot method.

Wipping does not solve the problem.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndDiSa:
Did you try to wipe /sd-ext, too? Not sure if this might have an influence.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rapbos:
I've wiped the

/sd-ext

via RA-dream-v1.7.0 wipe too and the android.process.acore error disappeared.

On the other hand I've checked if SD-Ext is used in the settings, but it is not. I hope this is not a issue because APKs are stored within the FAT partition -- why is the EXT4 partition not seen?

Partition layout: 8GB = 128MB swap / 512MB ext4 / FAT created by RA-dream-v1.7.0

I've now new issues following thread [Q] ADS_magpie-20110729 + gapps-mdpi-gb-20110709: java/lang/NullPointerException
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rapbos:
I assume that I run in low memory issues as mentioned here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16856303&postcount=8

Using a 128MiB swap together with Ginger yoshi 1.4 fix 32a_b does not result in such errors.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndDiSa:
Sorry, but I don't think it's a matter of swap / no swap, in contrary I would suggest to not enable swap when using this ROM. Seems to me as if your problem is related to failing NAND ... or your database is too new, i.e. your Gmail app installed is not able to read the format of the gmail data. Probably you had installed a newer version and you went back to a previous one.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRFFTR:
Hello. HTCdev.com is open now. So I have a question, there is a button says "unlock bootloader (coming soon)", so will this site let us to do an easy root like one-click things?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjward23:
we dont yet know what older devices are going to be supported. But it will make it easy to root any handsets that are supported
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slapshot30:
True, but supposedly if you root it via that website, your IMEI will be remembered and you will void your warranty. So take your pick... easy root and no warranty, or harder root (via XDA) and ability to revert back to stock and still have warranty.

Oh, and my apologies for not responding to your PM CJ. I am in a bind at the moment and not sure if I am keeping my device. I should know within the week and then I will decide if I can donate or not. I may just keep my DZ and buy another phone because I don't think I can let go of this device. :p
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
If the G2/DZ is one of the phones they're offering retroactive bootloader unlocking, yes it will make rooting a whole lot easier.

As the above poster stated though, this will explicitly void any type of warranty you get, which is my real issue with this whole thing. They're doing the right thing by offering unlocked bootloaders, but they're completely pushing people back to community root methods by saying the official mode breaks your warranty. Its just stupid.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRFFTR:
I have no warranty so there is no problem for me :D I just want an easy and a safe root, I hope Desire Z / G2 is in the list
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmcqueen:
you'll be waiting for some time, I imagine, when there is a perfectly functional and safe permaroot/s-off method already in place for the Vision... why not follow the wiki guide? it's "easy" (if you can follow instructions) and "safe" (if you can follow instructions) and you don't have to deal with HTC in any way to do it.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRFFTR:
I tried the rooting method in XDA Wiki for twice but I had lots of problems during the processes, thank God the people in Irc help me and I could save my phone, so now I am so scared and tired to try it again because I know I am so unlucky about technological things and I am sure I will get in trouble again if I try it, so I am waiting for something easy and safe (with the safe word I mean there is Visionary wihch is easy but not safe, you know :) )
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhkr234:
Just to make things clear... they CAN'T LEGALLY void your warranty for this. They can only refuse SOFTWARE SUPPORT. In other words, if the problem is SOFTWARE related, you're on your own (which is the way it should be). If the buttons fall off, they still must cover that.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhkr234:
Oooh, anybody read their terms and conditions?

Now somebody tell me how applicable U.S. export laws are to the Courts of England and Wales....??? Some lawyer really didn't think things through on this one :D
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackknightavalon:
That's funny, I could have sworn the root process for the Vision was easy compared to root processes on earlier Android devices.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRFFTR:
Lots of people say Vision 's root progress is a lot harder than the other HTC smartphones, I know I read every step super carrefully but I took lots of unexpected errors during the root progress
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biohazrd51:
I finally rooted mine and flashed CM7 following the instructions below (glad I did too, the T-mobile battery issue was killing me). As long as you follow the instructions carefully, you shouldn't have any problems. If you don't feel comfortable doing it right away, just read, read, read and you'll eventually be ready to take the plunge.

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRFFTR:
So happy for you :) But I

really

read, read, read and read every step so carrefully but I took lots of stupid and unexpected errors, even the people in IRC channel said that "how a f*cking phone is it" :D
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riahc3:
Let me fix that for you......

Ah, much better :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slapshot30:
Same happened to me. I tried over and over and re checked everything. I ended up just using Visionary + Gfree. Although I am not advising you to use that method, as you probably know it is dangerous. I was just pissed off at the time and it was my last resort, and it happened to work perfectly. :p
[HTC EVO 3D] kitty38116:
Hey I there a way to change the way the texts look? I want to change the light blue post it look to something else without having to use one of the apps from th app strore
[HTC EVO 3D] Riff76:
Go SMS is themeable and has the light blue you are looking for.

Its from the market but its free.

If you're worried about double notifications, you can disable notifications in the stock sms app in the settings.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bukem75:
I know it's your first post and all, so welcome to the board. Next, go into the stock messaging app and wonder around settings for a while... looking for colors, themes, or any other setting. When you are done, go download Handcent from the market and disable notifications in the stock messaging like fpineda101 said. Feel free to look at the free themes in market for handcent or just change the colors, fonts, window style...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IrshaadH:
I'm running picrust v.6 and I'm having a problem when making calls. Basically, when I put the phone up to my face, the screen doesn't turn off and sometimes and hang up on people because my cheek presses the end call button. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, is there a fix?

EDIT: Nevermind! I fixed permissions through ROM manager and everything seems to be working now.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gh123man:
dont mean to be picky. but its not exactly face recognition. its distance recognition. the proximity sensor to the right of the phone speaker is turned on when making calls and can judge the distance from objects. such as your face. it then turns off the touchscreen and lcd because they are unneeded. :)

i posted this because your title is misleading. i thought this thread was about camera facial recognition :p
[LG Optimus Black] dpockets:
Does LG optimus black has gorilla glass on it?
[LG Optimus Black] Sobralobo:
Yes it has, and the answer was in this thread :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1178407

;)
[LG Optimus Black] XER0123:
No it hasnt, i asked lg online support..

And compared my Nokia N8 , Optimus Black screen doesnt seem good..
[LG Optimus Black] knoxious:
Nope..Sadly, the LG Optimus Black doesn't have Gorilla glass on.

Well that doesn't mean that it's not good, just take extra care of the screen..that's all :)
[LG Optimus Black] radkor:
LG support knows nothing...

Bu***hit...

Damn, it was answered many times. Can't you read people?

Corning Gorilla Glass
[LG Optimus Black] Pdud Kronos:
Please do some RESEARCH first before saying that this phone didn't have a GORILLA GLASS display....
[LG Optimus Black] XER0123:
Man i am using Nokia N8 , has a gorilla glass and i compared with optimus black..

No gorilla glass on OB..
[LG Optimus Black] radkor:
So you know better? You're telling me that Corning is lying on their website?

You're comparing it only "by the look"? LOL

Take an iron nail, scratch them both and then compare. Maybe then I'll believe you...

You know better? Prove it!
[LG Optimus Black] andrewbadge:
This is really confusing me. Corning said the OB has gorilla glass. But my OB's screen is showing some thin scrapes when tilted.
[LG Optimus Black] Aves83:
Are you sure it's scrapes? Just ask because I realized the "scrapes" on my OB change direction when polishing the display in another direction (= it's just touchscreen dirt).
[LG Optimus Black] XER0123:
Yes man they are lying

I touch my N8 screen, then i touch LG Optimus Black screen..

OB's screen doesnt seem strong as Nokia N8..

I asked LG Online Support and they said its not gorilla glass and it is better to use a screen protector..

I think you should do a stratch test, because you are saying it is gorilla glass ;) I said not gorilla glass..
[LG Optimus Black] Sobralobo:
In this case, explain what they're gain by saying that it has Gorilla Glass if it's not true ? -,-
[LG Optimus Black] XER0123:
LG Online Support said it is not gorilla glass, i asked 3 different times to be sure. Should i belive damn corning web site or LG Online Support, feel with my hand ?
[LG Optimus Black] rgabi88:
Tou should ask Corning to respond clearly if "LG-P970 Optimus Black" has GG or not.
[LG Optimus Black] XER0123:
If you guys said it is gorilla glass, please do stratch test like this ;) I tried to stratch my Nokia N8 with my keys but i couldnt..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBVzi9khix8