yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 7 General] eddie2.5:
Thanks for summarizing the various versions. As developers, with a concerted effort, we should be able to resolve the issues and make it work for us.
[Windows Phone 7 General] andycted:
I think most people sold the device, even if this wasn't allowed, at least for the first batch (not those won, but those requested for mango/gyro dev)

I had hopes battery problems where in a faulty battery...
[Windows Phone 7 General] abhilaksh:
even if they're sold, someone's still using them!

And the battery problems were too widespread (more than half a dozen cases) for me to discount.

the IMEI problem on the other hand was in a single case - mine.
[Windows Phone 7 General] andycted:
That's right, but they're probably not in dev hands anymore, so chances are not very helpful hands at this, especially since there's no more access to official updates.

All summed up, since not even the gyro works correctly on mine, it's a paper weight for which I'm still waiting for import taxes refunding
[Windows Phone 7 General] Mike48236:
As far as issues, in addition to the above:

- I cannot send/receive MMS (SMS works, though)

- No 3G (DO or 2x only)

- 2-3 crashes per day

My build is 7.1.7720.68
[Windows Phone 7 General] elixir_pr:
I have HTC Mazaa

I have the HTC Mazaa device that exactly matches all the details given in the original post in this thread.

For me, its working perfectly, no battery problems (works for 2-3 days), no crashes at all, I can't say about 3G support problems because we don't have that in our country. The phone works perfectly fine.

I have dev unlocked the device from App Hub but would love to remove the interop lock as well...in fact thats what I came here for.

Please guide me.

Thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Mike48236:
When I first got my cdma provisioned Mazaa, it had a 7.1.7600_Main build on it. This was like the test ROM - it had the zApps. Looked to be the internal Microsoft beta for employees. I think everything worked on that, just Mango was crippled.

Does anyone have this? I flashed the ffu and the backups can't restore. It would be an interesting starting point if the oem bits are all there.
[Windows Phone 7 General] elixir_pr:
Please guide me on I can interop-UNlock the device.
[Windows Phone 7 General] netowp:
How can I update my Mazaa to 7.1.7740.16 build?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Takecarer:
Hello there,

Currently I'm using a Mazaa sent from MS with the 7720.500 fw, It has all the zApps and the internal MS apps like FindSomeone, it has battery issues (but it's not worse than an Omnia 7 with Mango), and there are four annoying things experienced:

- volume is always a bit too loud and MP3 playback is sometimes faltering

- when you press the ON/OFF button, sometimes the screen comes back immediately after turning it off

- when you place a call, sometimes the screen turns off immediately, which can be brought back using the proximity sensor (hold close to head, then move it away)

- cannot receive MMS messages

Exact details:

OS: 7720.WM7_Main(mojobld).20110723-1640

FW: 1600.1502.7720.500

HW rev: 112.1410.2.0

Radio SW: 1.6.00.15.02

Radio HW: 8655/DDR2

Bootloader: 7.27.0.0

Chip SOC: 0.75.2.1

I'm no expert in messing with phones (only using homebrews once they become 99.999999999% safe) but if I can help in any ways I'm not breaking this phone, I can surely do my part provided I'm given step by step instructions.
[Windows Phone 7 General] abhilaksh:
To update to 7740/8701:

Use the WP7 update cab sender tool here

:)

Okay. So, let's get this sorted: We need a ROM. MSFT has said ROM. We need MSFT to give us the ROM. So, I'm requesting everyone: Send a message to whoever your contact is in Microsoft and let them know of the many problems that everyone is facing. At the very least, ask them to provide new radios to get rid of the hardware glitches. Granted it's a test rom, all the more reason that they should actually be working on it. A phone that doesn't work as intended is more a burden than not.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Takecarer:
I'm sorry but I'm not going to be of any help in getting an updated ROM, since we are low on the supply chain. Also, the way we get each new build is by getting a new phone. (Send back old one, get one with newer software.)
[Windows Phone 7 General] AnduA:
I have an HTC Mazaa, running 7720. Everything is ok for a dev phone, I have no serious problems with it, except EDGE/GPRS not working and speaker emitting a loud tone when I'm calling a number outside my network. I'm thinking of installing the new updated build. How should I proceed exactly? Should I use the cab sender tool? I also want to mention that the phone is not dev unlocked, I'm still waiting for a student unlock. Thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 General] abhilaksh:
download the cab sender.

download the cab.

place the cab in the same folder as the cab sender.

run the cab sender.

send the cabs to the phone.

you're done. :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] netowp:
I tried to update my HTC Mazaa and I got an error at the first restart. But, after that I typed *#06# on the Phone hub and I get this IMEI: 00A100000794C***.

I did it again, but this time, with my SIM card inside the phone. Unfortunately, I got the old IMEI message: Failed. :(

***

Even after all could not update my smartphone:

Verificando o status do telefone: Completed in 2,01 seconds

Verificando requisitos do sistema: Completed in 0,11 seconds

Fazendo o download de atualizações: Completed in 2,87 seconds

Verificando requisitos do sistema: Completed in 0,01 seconds

Transferindo atualizações: Completed in 24,65 seconds

Preparando para instalar: Completed in 46,16 seconds

Reiniciando o telefone: Completed in 231,04 seconds

Instalando atualizações: Completed in 70,15 seconds

Verificando o status do telefone: Completed in 0 seconds

Reiniciando o telefone: Completed in 34,28 seconds

Concluindo atualizações: Completed in 20,04 seconds

Error:

Update device 53d261df - cd29c761 - 4fe43c2f - 733020be Complete with error code

: 80180048, error message: Falha ao instalar IU (Image Update) devido a um erro.

■

╚══════» Done
[Windows Phone 7 General] elixir_pr:
Is there anyone on xda-devs to help us update our HTC Mazaa and also do the interop-unlock?
[Windows Phone 7 General] abhilaksh:
Mazaa ROM

Hmm...

Here.

http://hotfile.com/dl/135477621/ed2186c/FlashClean.zip.html

That's an FFU.
[Windows Phone 7 General] AnduA:
Which cab should I use? Or which is the recommended one? Thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 General] rob2910:
Thankyou for that FFU

@abhilaksh Thankyou for that FFU file it saved me from alot of messing around. So happy to get my Mazaa back in working order. It broke on me a few months ago and ive been though hell trying to get the bugger fixed. It just got stuck on the mobile operator screen.

imgur(dot)com/oBH9M

Even had it sent off to UK repair center for them to send it back in the same condition (Idiots). I was just about to send it off to a US repair center when i did some more searching. It worked a treat, really straightforward as well.

If anyone else is a noob in the same situation as i way id recommend these simple instructions:

1. Install Zune Beta Client (beta includes the UpdateWP tool)

2. Install the SetupUpdateWp.exe to get the tool

3. Follow these instructions to flash your phone

mobilitydigest(dot)com/ms-instructions-on-how-to-flash-a-windows-phone-7-device/

Thanks again, Rob
[Windows Phone 7 General] abhilaksh:
hi,

glad to have been of help. But really, you should be thanking Mike (earlier in this forum). He passed the file along to me, and got it straight from MS Connect. *applause*

I don't think you really need the zune beta client.
[Windows Phone 7 General] HypeZ85:
so.. there is some tested way to upgrade a 7720.68 htc mazaa?
[Windows Phone 7 General] netowp:
Flashing Windows Phone Mango (build 8107) onto HTC Mazaa: mbmccormick(dot)com/2012/04/flashing-windows-phone-mango-build-8107-onto-htc-mazaa/
[Windows Phone 7 General] abhilaksh:
updated first post with some progress! :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] elixir_pr:
You can use the following tutorial to easily update your Mazaa to latest firmware. I successfully updated my Mazaa to 7740. But make sure that you follow all the instructions to great detail, to avoid your device from breaking. Especially the instructions about language packs.

http://www.wpcentral(dot)com/force-updating-your-windows-phone-os-build-8107-tutorial
[Windows Phone 7 General] abhilaksh:
Hi Guys, updated the first post with some new developments. Basically, things just might be looking up.
[Windows Phone 7 General] elixir_pr:
Any progress?
[Windows Phone 7 General] HypeZ85:
i think you already know it, but.. holding up the power button for some seconds results in a odd mazaa state, it seems turned off but pluggin' it on our pc we can see 20 partitions inside it.

Can we dump the imgfs from that?

a screenshot of those partition can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1294609
[Windows Phone 7 General] WhiteTrap:
Hello, I've tried to extract the IMGFS from the stock ROM that is around.

I used FFUPartTool 1.3.1 with the -extimfs parameter to create the IMGFS. But then when I try to open it in OSBuilder 1.4.209 (in Dump Tool mode) with Open IMGFS partition file, I get this error:

Reading IMGFS:

Invalid block signature

Any idea?

I'm going to try other ROMs.

I've also dumped partition 21 (~6 GB) on my Mazaa (using the ~30 sec power button mode) but all the tools die, probably the file is too big.
[Windows Phone 7 General] elixir_pr:
Can you please tell me how I can enter the SPL mode on Mazaa? I am talking about the three-colored screen. The normal method of using volume down + Power combination as well as the volume down + Camer + power combination is not working for me.
[Windows Phone 7 General] abhilaksh:
Hi, only the pre-mango Mazaa (and the mango 7720.500 build) had an unlocked bootloader.

So you can't access the tri-coloured screen anymore since it's locked (and probably doesn't even exist anymore).

Sorry!
[Windows Phone 7 General] elixir_pr:
I want to flash ROM with 7.1.7720.500 build. Can anyone share this ROM?
[Windows Phone 7 General] abhilaksh:
Hi. As far as I know, no one has the .500 Rom. It came preinstalled on certain D1 (serial number) mazaas.

Someone at MS might be able to help.
[Windows Phone 7 General] HypeZ85:
so.. seems like the OP just got the mazaa a fresh tango update!

i really don't know how this upgrade procedure works so i'm supposing, tell me if this procedure is right please, i don't want to brick my mazaa for nothing! :P

i'm starting from the 7.1.7720.68 firmware

Referring thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1306415

- install zune (build build 4.8.2345.0)

- download and install WP7_update_tool.rar

- download and install WP7 Update Cab Sender.zip

- cab to download and install:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/dflt/2011/10/diff-7.10.7720.68-7.10.7740.16-armv7-retail-microsoft.pks_2cb1bfdd82133914239b8ee1a78e61e9000d124a.cab
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/dflt/2011/12/diff-7.10.7740.16-7.10.8107.79-armv7-retail-microsoft.pks_c9b7f3bc5bb340ba30473b566b4557de0cf3322e.cab

(so i must get to 7.10.8107.79)

- Language pack to download:

all the needed language pack in the thread linked before, first post, using only the second link for every language (the one from 7.10.7740.16 to 7.10.8107.79).. or.. i must do this BEFORE upgrade to 7.10.7740.16?

- download and install this 4 cabs (from the first reply to original thread):

http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/dflt/2012/05/diff-7.10.8107.79-7.10.8112.7-armv7-retail-microsoft-pluspkr.pks_d500a10eeb11fb6c1913adac4759d67185474d3e.cab
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/dflt/2012/03/diff-7.10.8107.79-7.10.8112.7-armv7-retail-microsoft.dpi_262.pks_24bb20423e86130365686c1796577d4b22343be9.cab
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/dflt/2012/05/diff-7.10.8112.7-7.10.8773.98-armv7-retail-microsoft.pks_113460c78ac6233e3bb776ceddb6ac94e98c4221.cab
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/dflt/2012/05/diff-7.10.8112.7-7.10.8773.98-armv7-retail-microsoft.dpi_262.pks_4dbf7302a7b3da01eeafbcfbf1b9b75e6f6de15e.cab

- install ALL the needed relative language pack, they are from 7.10.8107.79 to 7.10.8112.7 and from 7.10.8112.7 to 7.10.8773.98

done.. ? it's all right? :P i want to upgrade to tango hoping i can have some fix (like the camera not always correctly focussing or the mail that destroy almost every thread with the "reply to all" function generating bad html)

does anyone knows about a driver update for mazaa?

thank you all ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] Nokser:
Dump IMGFS Partition in xidump.exe ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] elixir_pr:
Any progress guys?
[Windows Phone 7 General] king_navu:
HTC Mazaa Interop Unlock

I'm using a HTC Mazaa.

OS: 7.10.8862.144

Firmware: 1600.1502.772.68

Update this by using SevenEighter tool.

Is there any one who could help me out to ROOT this phone or provide me with a method to do the Interop-Unlock.

I've seen the post at XDA that requires the HTC Connection setup app. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1271963)

But basically, HTC Mazaa doesnt seem to run HTC apps. The Connection setup app just closes after popping up a warning message "No database available on device. Connection setup will be closed".

I basically need the Interop Unlock to be able to get custom accent and theme colors.

I already have a developer unlock but i'm not able to install the 3rd party apps that help me get custom accent colors.

Any method to get custom accent colors would be fine and well appreciated!
[Windows Phone 7 General] Anik49:
if you updated to 7.8 now their is no way to interopunlock ****...becaz your bootloader also updated...now only option is gold card method....

You have to downgrade your bootloader.....if you find it helpful pls click the thanks button :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] oo0keba0oo:
Good,JOB, THX~~~~~~~~~~~:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brian85:
Well, I saw a skyrocket today for the first time, and noticed a few things:

1. The skyrocket's camera just destroys the nexus camera, no contest. It makes the nexus photos look like they came from a flip phone.

2. The browser is way smoother than the nexus' browser...what? Since when did the galaxy s2 get hardware acceleration?

3. The screen....ok seriously, what the hell? The colors just POP on the skyrocket and almost make the nexus colors look washed out. I thought they were the same exact screens, but the nexus having a higher resolution.

What do you guys think? Hmmm.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NexusDro:
1. I agree. The camera of the Galaxy Nexus could be better, but it's not a deal breaker for me.

2. I would wait for 4.0.3 and see what it brings to the Galaxy Nexus.

3. I thought Google purposely lower the saturation to make the colors look more realistic.

So in conclusion, I would wait until we see what improvements are found in 4.0.3 before giving up on the Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brian85:
What improvements are 4.0.3 supposed to bring?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NexusDro:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/android-4-0-3-announced-brings-variety-of-optimizations-and-bu/

There's hope still!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EVOXGSR:
Thank god for 4.0.3! I totally agree with OP. Camera is a huge deal to me and coming from the 4S, I was really saddened by the GNex quality. Only thing keeping me on this phone honestly is the buggy ICS I feel has a ton of potential and awaiting Google's updates.

To be quite honest, if the SGII SR had ICS, I would've gotten that initially. I had such high hopes for the Nexus line and this phone is quite disappointing, but I have faith in ICS and that it will take out Apple. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lithoss:
The inferior camera quality problem has something to do with the near zero lag camera the GN has. They probably had to chose one or the other.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Celeras:
There's nothing wrong with the camera if you actually click the screen to focus before shooting. Rapid fire/no focus shots are just that and serve a definite purpose, but people seem to expect maximum quality as well.

There's a reason the Skyrocket has shutter lag. If you want to compare picture quality, focus with both devices. You'd be surprised how they match up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lithoss:
Oh I agree, I have no problem whatsoever with the GN camera. Takes great pictures IMO. I haven't actually compared them so I didn't want to say either was better or worse. Just a theory as to a possible difference in hardware selection by Samsung/Google if there was a large difference in pic quality like so many seem to claim.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] enaybee:
Its funny that I have both phones. Not the sky rocket but the original SGS II unlocked. Both phones are on AT&T.

In all reviews everybody seems to like the camera on SGS II, in my experience I have yet to take a single good photo with it. I am not talking about outdoors with nice natural light. In that light even iPhone 3G took some good photos too. I am talking about indoors with incandescent light. Photos are either too yellow or too dark with no available options in settings to cure this. My wife hates that camera. In fact indoors I like SGN camera alot better as the photos are not too yellow or dark. Grainy with noise, yes but atleast you can see them. SGS II are grainy too but very dark and yellowish on top of being noisy.

SGS II browser is hardware accelerated. I know that because all ported ROMs from SGS II for Captivate always had this note in description. Plus I can see it on the phone too. scrolling is smooth plus switching between tabs is smooth with cool animation. SGN browser is smooth too. I don't know why you have any problems with it. I am running 4.0.3 with franco.kernel and no force GPU turned on its still super smooth. Even the Nova launcher is buttery smooth (specially scolling the dock with 3-docks enabled).

Screen on SGN is washed out as compared to SGS II but do yourself a favor and take a look at a portrait on both phones and you will understand why google didn't choose highly saturated screen like SGS II. Skin color on SGS II is way off and almost to the point that it looks brownish. Not cool.

In the end I can tell you this, get what you like the most. Doesn't matter what myself and other say ... however keep this in mind that even when ICS hits SGS II it would still have TouchWiz and if that's okay with you then by all means go with Sky Rocket.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PolyOlefin:
I think this doesn't get enough attention. After using a Fascinate for awhile, I noticed the color saturation is "better" than the GN's, but everything had a noticeable blue tint. Whites are not white, but rather a very light teal. Inaccurate color reproduction is a common complaint on Fascinate forums.

I'd gladly trade the extra "pop" for truly white whites.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Better? Hope you don't calibrate monitors/screens/tv for a living. Gs2 has very unrealistic colors. And deep blacks is what makes the pop and contrast. Not white, contrary to an very untrue belief as shown with all the tv and monitors in showroom mode at the store to "dazzle" would be buyers. The nexus is by far the best screen with color reproduction, deep blacks and not quite white but warm white is better than a cool white. Take away the 720p and the screen is still awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] [hfm]:
The best thing they ever did to the nexus s was correct the color saturation. I think it was in 2.3.3 or 2.3.4. It was funny watching everyone complain that it looked yellow when it was just everyone was so used to looking at took much blue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Matterhorn:
The GN is a new phone running a new operating system, it will take a few updates before this phone even begins to show the refinement that it's capable of, we need to have some patients. A camera with 5 megapixels is plenty for a phone camera, even a dedicated P/S camera, so please don't get into megapixel wars...it is a pan that doesn't hold water.

The GN is a really good phone now, but I believe it will evolve nicely with updates just like my Nexus One previously did. In addition to the official updates, the XDA community is firmly behind this phone already. Enjoy your GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TabsAZ:
I believe Samsung actually did put their own hardware acceleration into the GSII phones...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droidstyle:
Uhh thats funny because i compared my fascinate to my buddies sgs2 skyrocket and the fassy blew it away. Whites are crisp with no blueish tint like the skyrocket. Im running cm7 with glitch v13, so maybe your talking about stock rom and kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
The galaxy s2 has always had hardware acceleration in the browser. In fact the original galaxy s had hardware acceleration in the browser too. Was the first Android phone with hardware acceleration actually.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SamsungVibrant:
Are you running the Nexus on At&t? So you paid full price for the phone?

I do think the Nexus hardware is nothing special, but honestly the main purpose of getting this phone, at least with my reasoning, is guaranteed Android updates. I just wish Google would beef up their specs on their Nexus line, they always seem to be behind the curve.

I say if you paid full price the Nexus on At&t then it isn't worth it, return it. If you didn't pay full price and you switched to Verizon and got it subsidized then keep it.

By the time Samsung updates the Skyrocket to ICS, Google will have already come out with Android 6.0. Also expect one update from Samsung to ICS, and no updates EVER AGAIN. You will probably get ICS 4.0.3 and will never even get any incremental updates that are key to security and performance.

Samsung just sucks like that. Wish Google had chosen someone else to make the newest Nexus. Hopefully next year Motorola!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dario3040:
1. Maybe they camera is better on the skyrocket, but you probably just forgot to focus properly on the Galaxy Nexus, I'm very satisfied with the Galaxy Nexus camera.

2. I have never tried a browser as smooth as the Galaxy Nexus one, 4.0.3 makes the phone fly, 4.0.1 lags.

3. As the other guy said, it's to make it more realistic.

There are already color mods implemented in kernels, so no problem.

It uses the same processor as the Sensation XE, and.. well... that thing sucks badly, one of it's problems is driving high resolution screens, and 720p is pretty high...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PolyOlefin:
I think you missed the quotes I put around the word "better".

---------- Post added at 04:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:15 PM ----------

Yeah, I got a chance to play around with the Fascinate for a couple hours (a friend's phone) and compare it to the GN. He's tech-illiterate, so the phone is definitely bone stock.

Never handled the Skyrocket, but the OEM Fassy definitely has blue all over. Reds look maroon, greens look aquamarine, yellows look green.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] randypurcz:
People, we are talking about a phone camera. Most people are not going to hang out 6 months for an update to make the nexus functional. By then this phone will be history. And good riddance. I am back to an ATRIX 2, and it is a better phone in every way shape and form than the nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericc191:
It's obvious that Google cut some corners on the GNex, but it's still top notch. All I've ever wanted was dual core+instant updates. Win/Win.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kwakshot:
Why don't you just flash Android Revolution HD on your GNex? Wayyy smoother!

Please don't get rid of such a wonderful phone :\
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dario3040:
Stop fooling yourself, the Atrix 2 is not even close to the Galaxy Nexus when it comes to.. well anything?

qHD LCD display, and Tegra 2? No thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericc191:
Lol, my buddy works at a local ATT store and since the Atrix 2 came out they still haven't sold off the initial shipment. 10 phones, still 4 left.