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[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
S-OFF is going to take more tricks then we have at our disposal at the moment for anyone who is:

S-ON hboot 1.45.0013 and software version 1.55.531.3

Anyone on any other version of software/hboot is able to gain S-OFF through the revolutionary method in one fashion or another.

People who are 1.45.0013 hboot and 1.55.531.3 software version have broken software and can not do the HTC unlock method to change the hboot status screen from saying:

LOCKED to UNLOCKED

Once UNLOCKED, one may root and flash custom ROMs.

On a quest to find an RUU to try to help get S-ON again on my S-OFF device I found a working package of the 1.55.531.3 software uploaded by football here:

Rename to PG59IMG.zip

Rename this file to:

PG59IMG.zip

...and put it on the sdcard of your phone. Boot into hboot and it will automatically pick up and load and install the 1.55.531.3 software correctly, allowing you to unlock through HTC.

jonnycat26 explains how to do it in this sticky in the dev section:

Root the latest OTA when the HTC Unlocker tool doesn't work

After doing that, you may find that you need to go to this post by Limewirelord:

Flash ICS ROMs with S-ON Unlocked

...which is also stickied in the dev section and will fix your wifi issues and other kernel related problems.

The OTA software package changes the way some things are done, and the boot image doesn't install itself completely/properly unless you flash it seperately.

tbalden started this thread:

thread to attempt downgrade S-on to S-offable state. misc_version tool added

...and we've exhausted the easy options but are working on a fix for the S-OFF issue of new HTC devices.

Here is my post about reverting to S-ON:

How-To: S-ON from S-OFF (backwards)(Solved)

...which was largely mapped out for us by the great people over at the Sensation forums who did it ahead of us.

The need for a proper RUU to do it right was what sent me looking for one, and we don't have a proper RUU for this phone to date, so no joy there.

The HTC signed 1.55.531.3 software package that isn't messed up was a good score for the hunt, though, so at least we have a workaround for the time being.

We've exhausted the easy options, and it's just trying to find a way to either force a downgrade so the rev method works, or S-OFFing it ourselves. Either works, and anyone is welcome to contribute any ideas that might help to that end in the aforementioned thread tbalden started for us.

So, we're working on it, but if you go to HTC Dev and do the unlock you can at least install custom software if that is your aim for a workaround now.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] mrbmg:
I have 1.45.0013 and 1.55 and I unlocked through the htc method..
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SH31KH:
Hey guys,

I came across a T-Mobile G2 for sale. It's in almost brand new condition. Problem is its screen.

EVERYTHING IS RED. It is so weird. Was wondering if anyone has a solution???

If there is an easy, not to mention cheap, fix..please let me know. I'd like to buy this phone.

Thanks for any and all input.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DinoSoup:
It could be a software problem? Was it like that before loading cyanogen?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SH31KH:
I just spoke to the seller about 20 minutes ago. He says it is not a software problem. It has something to do with the internal hardware. He got the phone analyzed and was told something needed to be soldered. After hearing this, I have decided not to purchase the device.

However I am still curious to know what exactly the problem is and how/why it occurred in the first place.

Has anyone come across something similar..even with a different device?

Thanks again for your replies.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Might be the ribbon cable between the screen part of the phone and the keyboard. This is known to affect the colors displayed on the screen if partially damaged. I think its pretty cheap to buy a new cable, and not too hard too replace it. But IMO its not worth it, as there is no guarantee that this is the exact cause. Could be something else. Plus, taking apart the phone is not the easiest thing in the world, especially if you aren't experienced with that sort of thing.

Totally not worth buying a phone that is known to have hardware damage, unless you are experienced trouble shooting problems with electronics and fixing them. I'd steer well clear of this purchase.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devalian:
i got this issue too.. i need the G2 as my secondary phone.

so might want to get it repair. anyone could share whether its ribbon fault or the LCD fault?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magic_android:
I would absolutely LOL so hard if the red screen is caused by that option in CM7 that lets you change the screen colours and such. Are you sure that that's not what it is?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stargazer418:
That wouldn't affect the boot animation, would it?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devalian:
Yeah, exactly. He doesn't analyze thepost hard enough.

Anyway, I notice the phone so much slower after this. Not sure is this coincidence.

Thread starter.got the problem fixed yet?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradley_e_smith:
So I have the issue as well

Thanks to [MENTION=4493833]ihugyou[/MENTION] for pointing me to this thread, did any of you find out how to fix this as it has happened to my G2.

thanks
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Probably needs a new LCD or new flex cable, never experienced it myself so can't say which component is more likely, guessing LCD though
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradley_e_smith:
Ordered Kit from Ebay

Well for $21 + $4 (tape) = $25 I have ordered a new LCD screen for my beloved G2. It has been a while since I did any type of electronic repair but I figure for $25 I really have nothing to loose.

If not, time for a new phone.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradley_e_smith:
After 1.5hrs I now have a new lcd and life is good.
[Xoom General] twinkyz1979:
This will update you from HLK75F (Android 3.2.4) to HLK75H (Android 3.2.6)

http://www.adrive.com/public/4b9c0913dd09925ec75f89fc410daba9537159adc7b178385965f0a3652ae86a.html

File name f6c4a62b2cbd.signed-trygon-HLK75H-from-HLK75F.f6c4a62b.zip

MD5 - E5E4A125B06496D0D13755FB72A1E23D

Verizon's Official Update PDF can be found here

http://support.verizonwireless.com/pdf/system_update/xoom.pdf
[Xoom General] oldblue910:
Giggity! Just did the update manually via stock recovery. Got nervous for a minute because when it came back up, the baseband version was coming up as "unknown". WiFi worked but 4G didn't. Reboot fixed it, thankfully.

It looks like there's a new CDMA radio (5DP vs. 54P in HLK75F) in the update, but the LTE radio remains the same version (05.19.07) as HLK75F. There is no bootloader update either, which is a good thing. Once you start getting into new bootloader versions, flashing old firmware instantly becomes a nightmare as anyone with a Motorola smartphone can tell you. :)

I'm hoping this update means ICS is around the corner. This HLK75H update may be the one that comes out as the "launchpad" for ICS...sort-of like what Google did with the Nexus One. Like a week or two before they upgraded it to Gingerbread, they released a Froyo update 2.2.2 which didn't really fix anything that anyone could figure out. It seems like it was just there to be the upgrade path to Gingerbread.

I hope that's what's going on here. Either way, I'm sure we can say that 3.2.6 is the final release of Honeycomb.
[Xoom General] wolf1306:
How can I apply it if i'm not rooted
[Xoom General] kerry_xu_cs:
you can find the instruction here.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...unrooted-with-locked-or-unlocked-bootloaders/
[Xoom General] twinkyz1979:
I am not sure as i have not been not rooted for along time but i am thinking if you copy it to your sdcard and reboot into recovery you can apply it through there. At least this option works on my bionic anyway.

To get into recovery you must turn power off then power it on again. Once the red motorola logo comes up count 1 2 3 and then hit the down volume button until it says android recovery then hit the up volume button to select it.
[Xoom General] twinkyz1979:
I wouldn't count on it but would hope that ICS is around the corner for us. As for the final release of Honeycomb i would hope so too but who knows what these people at Motorola think. I would like to see an ASOP ICS but i bet moto puts their hands on it before we get it and adds their 2 cents.
[Xoom General] oldblue910:
Not on the US Xoom. They can't. The updates come from Google. Moto just pushes them. The US Xoom is a Google Experience Device. ICS will be plain vanilla just like Honeycomb is.
[Xoom General] diegodbm:
This works only in the 4g, because I have the Verizon version ,but with 3g...
[Xoom General] docangle:
I am rooted using Rogue Recovery 1.3.0 and Rogue Kernel 1.4.3 "Rana" (ROM Ver. HLK75F) can I run this Zip from Rogue Recovery without going back to stock kernel and recovery? Will this update un-root me?

I will answer my on questions for 'GP' I ran the update through recovery, I was soft bricked at the Dual Core 'M'. Went back into recovery and reinstalled 'Rogue Kernel 1.4.3 "Rana"' and Universal Root.zip (didn't know if it was needed but figured it wouldn't hurt.) and rebooted after 10 minutes was up and running on HLK75H. Had 'su' updated binaries once system was running and all seems well.
[Xoom General] LIH:
what are you all excited about? This update is worthless
[Xoom General] twinkyz1979:
Might be but it is still an update.
[Xoom General] oldblue910:
+1
[Xoom General] forj1:
zip file is no longer available
[Xoom General] oldblue910:
http://android.clients.google.com/p...signed-trygon-HLK75H-from-HLK75F.f6c4a62b.zip
[Xoom General] forj1:
thank you
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zaeem1992:
Can I use ice cream sandwich dialer on gingerbread?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hitmedia:
depend ur rom
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DomButcher:
Why don't you use the whole ICS theme from Vertumus ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1334922

It contains the ''Original ICS Dialer'' as stated in the Changelog...
[LG Thrill 4G] osmosizzz:
So as many of us know, there are a bunch of GB roms for LG Optimus 3D and i belive just one for the Lg thrill. When i tried installing a GB baseband for my trill, it bricked. To make long story short, unbricking it meant installing LG optimus 3d firmware and that turned my phone into an lg-p920 from a lg-p925. In froyo 2.2.2 , i stood about 400 ft from a cell tower and i was pulling down 5.8mbps and pushing up 1.1Mbps. BUT that wasnt enough. I still wanted gingerbread so things were made easier since every software saw my "thrill" as an optimus 3d. After installing a custom GB rom for the optimus 3d and manually entering AT&T's apn, I am getting descent 3g speeds of 5Mbps down and 1Mbps up from my house. Im not too close to a cell tower, but I will see the speeds when i am close again to the cell tower.

The new gingerbread update also enables 21.1Mbps Backhaul from 14Mbps. If you want to do the same, PM me. If you want to wait for official ginger for the thrill, then its ok.

Just wanted to let you guys know. Ill be making a youtube video with my super bad camera, but i believe you will probably be able to make out the numbers.

Thanks for reading guys. God bless you guys and keep on hacking!
[LG Thrill 4G] Kaleptik:
To tell you the truth, the baseband makes very little difference.

I tested each with SpeedTest and I pulled 10mbps down and 2mbps.

It's most likely my location though.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II
[LG Thrill 4G] gregthomas129:
I would be interested in this... depending on if LG/ATT release any upgrades soon.
[LG Thrill 4G] Kaleptik:
I say expect the update in April or May.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II
[LG Thrill 4G] osmosizzz:
Like you told me, yeah it makes no difference on the baseband
[LG Thrill 4G] davidfgc7:
Good day, I'm going to purchase the lg thrill, but here in xda for optimus 3d find everything but for thril dont... IS the same phone? any damage y IF change the baseband? I want to install custom roms like my infuse. any advise?
[LG Thrill 4G] da44050:
They are exactly the same. All ROMs are interchangeable between the 920 and 925.
[Android General] kingsway8605:
NOTE: If you are looking to troll, insult the intelligence of users of any platform, or flame in any way, then you are in the wrong thread.

To understand why "true" Android tablets (read as tablets besides the Fire) are struggling to gain market share, one must first consider why the iPad, and the Kindle to some extent, has been so successful, and why people choose to use a tablet instead of a laptop in the first place. It has nothing to do with specs. It has to do with three simple words: "Ease of use."

With little effort or thinking required, anyone can pick up an iPad without it being headache inducing or bad for your blood pressure. A good example is Netflix. I don't even want to start the Netflix app on the Transformer Prime. It is painfully slow and non-responsive. On the iPad, the Netflix app with the same exact layout is as smooth as butter and arguably one of the best ways to consume Netflix content. No constantly having to glance at the battery, no rampaging through forums trying to find out why your device is constantly rebooting. It is just you and your tablet having a relaxing, intimate experience.

Unless the Android tablet makers straighten out the reboots, the app issues, the wifi issues, etc before worrying about specs, then Android on tablets is destined to go the way of the Zune.
[Android General] sarreq:
in the case of netflix, that's netflix's failure, not Android's or the tablet makers.

as for "ease of use", if you think an Android tablet is too hard to just pick up and use, you must be especially inept. both my 56 year old mother and 72 year old step-father picked up my Transformer and were tapping and swiping away like they'd been using a tablet for years, no hiccups at all.
[Android General] alex2792:
The biggest problem with Android tablets is shoddy,poorly optimized software and lack of apps. Android is nowhere near as smooth as iOS(ICS better than Honeycomb but still nowhere close to iPad), which really degrades the user experience. There is also a severe lack of tablet specific apps, and certain apps run fine on one tablet,but not another even though the hardware is identical. The only way Android tabs can compete is on price, which is why Kindle Fire was able to gain traction. No one I their right mind will pay the same price for an Android tablet that will be obsolete in a few months, and may not receive OS updates. Google really dropped the ball by making Honeycomb such a steaming pile of dung and launching overpriced junk like the Xoom to take on iPad 2, horrible first impression to say the least.
[Android General] GodSlayer:
As said above me, the problem is indeed the lack of apps and optimizations for the tablet with both size and hardware specs.

The only reason for that, is that Android 3 was rebuilt from scratch, iOS, which was old and popular already, was simple "streched" over the screen of the iPad. Even the hardware is the same.
[Android General] mcord11758:
Google didn't release the zoom Motorola did. As for honeycomb vs ios, ios is for all purposes the same exact operating system released on the first iPhone. The advancements have been few and far between, and always behind the time. Google actually changed everything, yes some of it did not come out perfect, but honeycomb is a unique ui from gingerbread, froyo, etc. I have some issues with my honeycomb tablet but the limitations of ios out weigh my issue with honeycomb. The ipad is a great product with an offensively boring operating system

Netfilx runs on my tablet with out any lag whats so ever, and I experience no reboots unless I am pushing it with over clocking and what not. Apple makes a one size firts all product. One screen size, one processor, one clock speed, one os, one ui. Most people who complain about android made a poor choice of the device they purchased, then blame the operating system for the performance. With Apple there is one tablet.
[Android General] nathanspears:
Manufacturers

You are definitely right. The downside about Android is not the actual software but in a way how many devices and manufacturers there are. With So many Android devices coming out every other week, it would be almost impossible for Google to be able to take their software and mod it to every new device. With Apple they have one tablet and are able to focus on making things work perfectly on that one device, no other device specs to throw in.
[Android General] spunker88:
The iPad sells because it is made by Apple and their customers are very loyal to the brand. Developers for the iPad only have 1 (or 2 if you count the 1st gen iPad) device to test on, so there should be no problems. Android app developers have many different devices which means there is a greater chance for issues, but this is not Google's fault or even the tablet maker's fault, it's the app developer.

Android has had quite a few updates in the last few years, both UI and Linux kernel. iOS on the other hand still looks like 2007 with some newer apps included. The tablet versions of Android are still pretty young. Even if the ratio of Android tablets to phones doesn't take off, getting everyone on ICS should help out stability of tablet apps.
[Android General] kingsway8605:
When people are having to read forums and sometimes open up their device to get wifi to work correctly, that is not easy to use. You may not be having this issue, but there are hundreds in the prime forum having it. People use the tablet because it is a more enjoyable experience. If the laptop is more convenient, they will use that instead, which is why people don't want to use Android tablets. They are headache inducing trying to figure out why nothing is working like it should. They have great specs, but software is more important on the tablet form factor.
[Android General] mcord11758:
Your issues are not android software related. You should of read the same forums you are talking about before purchasing the device and you would of been aware prior. Because of the fragmentation of android there are plenty of sub par decvices on the market. It is up to the consumer to make a smart decision as to which to purchase.

this is all a matter of prefference so the argument can just go round in circles. If I was to win an I Pad 2 in a raffle I would not even take it out of the box before I sold it and used the proceeds to get an android device
[Android General] kingsway8605:
And you missed the whole point of my OP.
[Android General] alex2792:
So you're in a small minority of people who want to waste their cash on a barely functional device running junky software. I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of people would take an iPad over an Android tablet unless it's much cheaper with a comparable ecosystem ala Kindle Fire.
[Android General] I Am Marino:
I don't see the Android tablets ever surpassing the iPad. In the tablet market, the "just working" is even more of a powerful concept than the phones since tablets are generally an extra expense.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW
[Android General] lowandbehold:
I think the real problem is that people don't want tablets, they want an Ipad. I have never been sold on the tablet craze. My screen is 4.5 inches, why would I need more? I truly believe that this is why Apple keeps the Iphone so small, to almost make a tablet a necessity.
[Android General] mcord11758:
No I get it, you have problems with your tablet and are assuming the issues are symptomatic of android
[Android General] kingsway8605:
No you don't get the point of my OP. The forums for each of the popular tablets, the app selection, and Android market share prove they are symptoms of Android on tablets.

Google and the tablet manufacturers do not get why the tablet form factor became popular in the first place. This is the point of my post.
[Android General] mcord11758:
My apologies for the bickering, although I do not agree with the premise I respect your position. I have a company iPhone and purchased an android tablet as I prefer the platform. I have a htc flyer and for half the price like it more than my wives iPad. In the end that is just me though
[Android General] SiNJiN76:
Isn't that the same thing everyone said about Android on phones when it released?

Swyped using my Pinky
[Android General] alex2792:
Tablet market is not the same as the phone market. The reason Android gained traction is because carriers needed something to combat the iPhone and it was the best alternative at the time. Android gained market share because carriers embraced it since it put them back in the driver's seat, they could take out features,install loads of crapware and modify the OS to their heart's content. The majority of Android phones sold aren't premium handsets, but low to midrange phones of the BOGO or free with contract variety. Meanwhile tablets are typically not bought with a contract and wifi models are far more popular, which cuts the carriers out of the loop. This puts vendors in a precarious position,because they can't rely on carrier subsidies and can't compete with Apple on price due to their purchasing power. Trying to push an Android tablet at $500+ is an automatic fail because there aren't enough Apple haters or hardcore geeks who are pretty much your only market at that price point. The fact that W8 is also looming on the horizon and looks to be a much better tablet OS than anything that Google is bringing to the table doesn't help either.
[Android General] rohanguns:
More and more Android tablet makers are getting it right, starting now, just the way Google is getting the Android experience to match up to the iOS experience. It is true iOS was light years ahead in terms of beauty, simplicity, ease of use, performance etc - but Google (with Android) and many of the tablet makers (Samsung, Amazon, and now even the ODMs/OEMs in rest of the world) are catching up in terms of the OS experience - ICS is quite simply amazing, and one can't say it is horrible compared to iOS, even if one loves iOS.

The reason why many people complained about Android, rightly so, is caused by the fact that Android didn't dictate what hardware it must be run on, allowing manufacturers to make compromises/mistakes on the hardware (processor, memory, display etc) whereas Apple ensured the hardware is just as good as the OS, and even more than that Apple knew the internals of iOS and its processor/hardware really well from before, and could ensure the best optimized experience. With more manufacturers learning more about Android now - they are becoming more sophisticated in their engineering - and the Android experience will continue to flourish. And not just Google's own flavor of Android, but fork-offs like those of Amazon (and maybe others like Samsung?) may result in even more special things!

Its certainly an exciting time for Android, and in general, consumer electronics. As coders, I hope we all can add to this and bring great products to life!