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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] beserker15:
They can be, but a lot of developers took the option out because of what happens when you have both. Basically with both mods, sometimes when you turn your phone on, everything will be inverted and you'd have to open an app to rotate it back to normal. The fix for it is to download Spare Parts and set animations to Fast.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Ndmand:
More than anything (okay, almost anything), I want is for my Hd2 to run Android reliably. It still has WM 6.5. Here's the problem. I have spent tens of hours researching but am overwhelmed. Please look at my goals and just point me to something that you would recommend to a person of average intelligence?

Goals

1. It is stable. Yeah, I want Ice Cream Sandwich, but I can't fix it if it breaks.

2. Android runs smooth and not slow. We all want fast, but "not slow" is okay.

3. All the parts work. Can a brother still make a phone call?

4. Wi-Fi Calling. Okay, maybe I am asking too much, but is there a stable version that can do this?

5. It doesn't take a genius. I am not exxxxxactly stupid, but most guides here are really hard to follow. I need a common language guide.

Note, I am not asking for the best; that's too subjective. Please, all I want is your recommended Android build that best fits my goal (preferably with a link), and the closest thing you've seen to a layman's guide for installing Android on an Hd2. Thanks, you guys are like geniuses. Sorry if this is to basic a request.

Ndmand
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kylew1212:
Somehow I doubt you've read my guide ;) take a look at it and then if you still have questions let me know, pm or anything.

tech.memoryx2.com

Good Luck!

Kylew1212
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Ndmand:
Apparently I did miss your article, but I have read so much. Thanks for the offer to help and for taking the time to write such a timely piece. I am reviewing the article next and will reach out if I am still lost.

Ndmand
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Ndmand:
Two questions. I skipped out of the guide to read about MIUI. Is it really mostly in Chinese. Second, does your ROM allow wi-fi calling.

Ndmand
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kylew1212:
Its made by the Chinese. However my miui rom is translated into English. Also due to limited bandwidth I had to take it off my server and I haven't had time to upload to a file sharing service .. long story short you probably don't want to use my rom. However my guide should help or at least answer questions for you.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kylew1212:
I'm not sure about wifi calling. I don't use it. The app isn't included. People have reported that downloading a wifi app does work with my rom though.

To go along with my previous post : basically what happened with my rom is I wanted a stable rom that I could always count on working. I found different things from different roms that I liked well. But over all the different roms I've tried I tend to like miui the best because of the texting. My rom is stable, and I had planed on keeping it updated every week and building a modded version. But unfortunately calculus 2 has taken all of my time. Right now our tests are almost back to back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] prkchop:
i was using apktool and looking through some xml files in systemUI and i found this in res/drawable

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<selector

xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

<item android:state_checked="false" android:drawable="@drawable/hd_off" />

<item android:drawable="@drawable/hd_on" />

</selector>

i was just wondering if anyone knew what this was and or what would happen in i changed it to state_checked="true"

thanks
[Kindle Fire General] aaronf8:
Is there any way to run the kindle fire version of android as a virtual machine?
[Kindle Fire General] kindlefirexda:
I'm pretty sure there is since it's just a modified form of Android 2.3.

There is already an Android virtual machine out that developers use to debug their apps.

In fact, whenever i code something for my Fire, I test the code in a virtual machine running Android 2.3.
[HTC EVO 3D] blizzard1017:
I was curious if this was something that would be Rom related or phone related so I know where to start trouble shooting.

People lately have been telling me they are calling but I am not receiving calls. In my house my phone gets a horrible signal anyways and sometimes goes into roam but I have been at work and people have said they are calling me and I don't have missed calls.

I am on Vipers latest and have the current radios installed as well. I have done a reflash and still the same.

Not sure if this is related but I am also sometimes not getting text messages till later times. I got a text two hours later last night and most of the time it seems when people text me over 160 it takes some time to get the 2nd part. I can send and receive just fine with others but the over 160 text will pop up maybe 10 minutes later.

Sorry if this is jumbled to anyone.
[HTC EVO 3D] zadias:
Lotsa drop calls here too, switched to CM mod 7 and it's fixed. I think it's sense related when you have 3g/4g/wifi working
[HTC EVO 3D] sitlet:
There is two possible problems to this, one is your rom. Try flashing a stock rom for a few days and see if it clears it up.

Second, and most likely, is just bad network connection. You say your phone bounces between roaming and sprint at home, when that happens you will always miss calls and get texts late. Nothing much you can do about that except get an Airave from sprint or switch carriers.
[HTC EVO 3D] blizzard1017:
I get horrible signal in my house. I don't want to buy an airave though. I'll flash a stock rom and go from there.
[HTC EVO 3D] sitlet:
You don't have to buy one, just call sprint and tell them you have bad signal in your house, and you are thinking of switching unless they give you an Airave. They should give you one for free without much hassle.

But try the stock rom first just to rule out any software problems with the rom you are on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] redleef:
the battery on my Samsung Galaxy S2 I727R drains more quickly when WiFi is turned off. is there anyone experiencing this same problem?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fongz27:
you need to upload image to imgur.com or other photo hosting website, you can't just drag and drop. your photo isn't going to show.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] icenight89:
I'm getting roughly 20 hours usage from home with wifi on. U running stock?
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
I have an unlocked Orange E650 (able to use now in Australia). It still has the stock rom on. I have tried to update it and I cant get the SDA Application unlock to work. If I were to do a factory reset or a windows update via the phone, would this revert it to being locked again?

Thanks ....
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
Depending on how you got the device "unlocked" the options for you may be more or less easy. Please read the post I made for another device there but reply in here for more.

It may be that the SIM unlock (I suspect this - as the Orange devices are usually SIM locked) was done in a very generic way that already has opened some doors for easier upgrade.

Can you tell how the SIM unlock was done? Was it a procedure (like offered at http://www.imei-check.co.uk/e650_unlock.php) or did you just supply your IMEI and got back a code?

In case of the imei-check procedure you already have received a SuperCID and upgrade are very easy once have the old OS application unlocked.
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
I'm not sure how it was done. I had it done about 3 years ago. At the time I could not work out how to do it myself so I ended up sending the phones to a place to unlock them. I don't know what method they used but I do remember them not finding it that easy to unlock them.

Is there a way I can look on the phone to see how it was done?
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
It is easy - just try to load the cooked ROMs right away - skip the unlock, and jumpSPL stuff. If this works you have received a superCID with SIM unlock.

If this fails you have to go the longer way of

- application unlock old OS

- load Soft SPL or JumpSPL

- load new OS

Sound easier than it is if you have no experience. All steps are described in the relevant ROM threads.
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
I've tried a few ROMs and not working straight from ROM. It gets to 3% or so and resets the phone and the application says there is a corrupt file.

When I use "SDA_ApplicationUnlock" I get a message "Phone is not unlockable".

Any ideas? Is it safe to do a factory reset or could I lose the unlocked status?
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
This is normal if the CID (Carrier ID) Check fails - you would be able to upload only Orange ROMs.

This means that the remote access (via PC) to alter data on the device is not allowed per relevant security policy (the RAPI policy). You need to change that from the device itself using a tool that has signed privileges to do this. The only tool which can do it is a signed registry editor. Luckily some guys have wrapped the editor into a macro script which can even be installed via an installation procedure from the PC. I had prepared a tool-kit for my Hurricane Kitchen that includes some more steps that do not work on the Vox. You can however take the tools in the "Prepare Security..." folder also on the Vox. You find the package here. As you have already SDA Unlock, install (run the .exe on the PC) and execute HTC Unlock on the device (from Start -> Accessories). This will alter the RAPI Policy that you can execute SDA Unlock later.

Hard Rest will put the OS in the default state, so if you had HTC Unlock and SDA Unlock remove the application unlock (have you read my other post I recommended to read?), the SIM Unlock will not change - this is permanent. You would have to repeat the application unlock however as the default OS setting is that application execution is "locked" to signed applications.
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
I'm using 'HTCUnlock-CVS' and get the reply "error launching \regedit.exe"

Have I done something wrong?
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
It seems that the Orange guys have taken special care to make your life hard here. Reason for the observed behavior:

Usually the HTC certificates are installed on the HTC devices and any HTC signed application should so run on the device. As you see it does not - it seems that their devices have excluded the HTC default certificates :-(

But we should find a way to get that cracked open...

Microsoft has a security configuration manager tool: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=998 which can handle security policies via the RAPI interface. It may be that it will not work for the same reason as SDA Unlock, but is worth a try. Install that on the PC and execute there when the device is on and connected via AS. When you see that the tool has recognized the connected device and received the security Config, then select Menu->Device->Add Development Certificates. Then select on the left side "Security Off" configuration and then push the "Provision" button. Hope that works.

There is still one more option (Gold Card) - but this is a little more complicated. Two ways to flash then, not sure if both work, but flashing via micro-SD will for sure.
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
You probably won't be surprised to learn that the Microsoft Security Manager didn't work but was worth a try. It says something like there is a 2 tier thing present.
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
I have seen reports on Modaco.com that claim to have done it this way: http://windows.modaco.com/topic/260617-how-can-i-application-unlock-orange-spv-e650/

A few questions:

Has the tool connected to the device, so did the right side identify the security setting of it?

When selecting the "Securuty off" and then "Provision", what happened?

Did you try to install the Development certificates?

---------- Post added at 01:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:30 PM ----------

Also check out this post at MoDaCo: http://windows.modaco.com/topic/255845-spv-e650-de-brand-fix-pack-05/

It claims to fix the security issue as well.
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
Security Config Manager shows the same message when I either click 'Provision' or try to add development certificate. (see picture)

I followed the following instructions (similar to one of the links you sent):

Reset phone to factory defaults:

Resetting your phone to factory defaults will DELETE ALL contacts information, calendar etc etc. Make sure you have made a backup of this data before proceeding.

1. Make sure your phone is turned OFF.

2. Press and hold soft1 and soft2 keys. (The menu keys above the 1 and 3 keys)

3. Press and hold the power button for around 1 to 1.5 seconds. Then release the power button. But keep holding the soft1 and soft2 keys.

4. The phone boots and asks to press the Send key to restore to factory defaults. Keep the soft1 and soft2 keys pressed and press the Send key (the key with the green phone icon).

The phone will now reboot and will be now reset to factory defaults. This can take a while, be patient. Wait until the phone has fully restarted before proceeding with the next steps.

Unbranding and unlocking the phone

Now it is time to unlock the phone so it will run unsigned applications (which is needed for the actual firmware flashing)

1. Connect the e650 to your pc via active sync

2. Download MoDaCo_SPV_E650_de_Brand___Fix_Pack.PREP.CAB

3. Download MoDaCo_SPV_E650_de_Brand___Fix_Pack_0.5.CAB

4. Download RemoveSecurity.CAB

5. Copy all three CAB files to your phone.

6. Start explorer on your phone and run and install the MoDaCo_SPV_E650_de_Brand___Fix_Pack.PREP.CAB file

7. Next run and install the MoDaCo_SPV_E650_de_Brand___Fix_Pack_0.5.CAB file.

8. Reboot your phone

9. Once your phone is rebooted run and install RemoveSecurity.CAB

10. Reboot your phone.

11. Download SDA_ApplicationUnlock.zip

12. Run the SDA_ApplicationUnlock.exe inside the zip file. You should get a message that your phone has been unlocked.

13. Reboot your phone

Part 7 takes a long time and I'm not sure if it worked correctly. When I get to Application Unlock (12), I still get the same message that the phone can't be unlocked.

On the other link you sent I could not open http://spvunlock.rd.francetelecom.com/

Interestingly I did have another Orange phone (same s710) that I think was actually slightly newer, and I remember being able to use the application unlock application on it and updade the ROM. That phone however is now dead.
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
Sigh...

ok, let us then try the Gold Card Method, you need:

a micro sd card, any size (small is welcome), no SDHC (so not >= 4GB). It should be fresh formatted with FAT32

download revskills from http://psas.revskills.de/?q=node/6 and install on pc

run it on pc

connect device via AS, insert formatted SD card

in revskills go to menu -> calculators... -> Gold Card

Select Device Key: Vox

Push "Get CID from WinCE..."

Wait for Serial to change (device will prompt to allow itsutils to run) <- this may be a problem!

Push "Write Goldcard....to WinceSD"

done

Leave the card in the device and start your intended update with any Stock ROM other than Orange, e.g. S710 from HTC. The Gold Card will grant SuperCID during SPL phase but still needs a valid signed ROM, hence cooked ROMs will not work here.

If step 8.) does not work, you can use also use any other device for that as well.

Good Luck!

P.S.: what happened to your other device?!
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
I'll try it later today.

The other phone fell on the floor and no longer works (can't get any life out of it). I have it still for spare parts.
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
Part 8 didn't work ...
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
Why did you not drop THIS one?!

To make a Gold Card you need a WinMo device that can execute the itsutils and have the sd card inserted. It can be ANY WinMo device and it can be any version of OS (WM5 and up for sure, not sure about WM2k3 but also this should work).

Maybe you should try some Orange ROMs and see if there are some where the Modaco procedure works ok. I have one "ORANGE_1.35.61.1_4.1.13.60_03.18.90_Ship_phones_software.exe" which I could upload if this is not the one you have already.

---------- Post added at 11:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:43 AM ----------

The Orange one comes from here:

http://www2.orange.co.uk/servlet/Sa...=Phone&pagename=Business&t=SMEDeviceDownloads
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
I dont have another WinMo device to use ...

I flashed the latest Orange ROM (which is what was already on the phone anyway) and no change.

If I can I flash an old ROM onto the phone will it potentially change the Orange security problems and allow Application Unlock etc to work? I've had a quick search and have not come up with an older ROM but I will search again if you think it might work.
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
This is a locked situation here. Orange Security settings on the old OS is preventing steps to open the door for updates. I doubt that older OS would be easier to handle - and I don't know of any that could straight away be flashed.

Just the sketch the routes you could go (and have went already some), there are 3 ways to get another OS loaded via the SPL:

Get a SuperCID to the device - this will allow any SW update via the original SPL. Not sure if this can be done on the Vox and how. I had one of my Tornado treated by imei-check.uk and they have done the SuperCID with the SIM Unlock. Ask them if this would happen with the E650 as well - costs you 10 GBP. Just like SIM-unlock, the SuperCID is permanent and survives any ROM update.

Get the Gold Card key activated while flashing - you need an application unlocked WinMo device though. Just for a short time, lend it from anyone who has one (really no matter if smartphone, with touchscreen or buy the cheapest on ebay - however you may have more luck with 1.). Let us see how dead is your dropped device:

when connecting the charger or PC connected USB, is the charge LED getting on?

when switching on (with charged battery) is the LED getting on?

Is the LCD white or not lighted at all?

open/close the SIM slot (there is a little switch inside) and retry.

Are there physical damages like cracked housing, ripped cables, detached USB socket or broken LCD?

It is hard to believe that you cannot get any life out of the main PBA just having dropped the device. You may well get it to a state where it could be used to write the Goldcard. You will need to dis-assemble it however if cables would need re-attachment.

Get the old OS application unlocked and load the new OS via patched temporary SPL (jumpSPL). Why not asking Orange for a solution to that problem? Tell them that you cannot load unsigned applications and that you want that restriction removed. They should be able to provide you with a signed cab-file that will do the needed changes - to get you going for the rest of the path.
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
Broken Phone:

Red light comes on for a few seconds when first plugged in then goes out.

Can't turn it on (nothing happens).

No major physical damage.

I have pulled it apart and checked the cable attachements etc.

Just send an email to Orange.
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
Surely you have you swapped batteries already, did you?
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
Yes, changed the battery. I can also confirm that it is unable to charge the battery.
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
I could make a gold card for you, but I would need that card-ID. Possibly there are other methods to get that - or even write that to the card.

In revskills is also another (new for me) option which I had never exploited "Get CID using ADB". No clue how that works, probably a workaround for the missing WinMo device.

Strange that native Windows OS cannot retrieve that Card ID.

---------- Post added at 09:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:16 PM ----------

ADB will not work - it seems to be the "Android Debug Bridge", so the Andriod option for what the ITSUtils do on the Windows Mobile side. No option for you...

---------- Post added at 09:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:24 PM ----------

After some more googling it really seems impossible to retrieve the SD Card-ID via native means on the PC. There are some posting code that should work for readers attached directly to the PCI bus but that does not work via USB.

So back to start with Gold Card: you need a WinMo device.

Lets us try to debug the Modaco method in more detail:

The first cab should allow certificate installation, what does it say when you install that one?

Do you know hot get the registry data from your device? Could you post the path:

HKLM\Security\Policies\Policies\*
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
Two more items:

Windows Security Model (mentions Orange to be special...): http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512651.aspx

Orange supplied certificates from a security SW vendor:

http://de.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/108111.html

I checked if the cab loads on smartphone, but the _setup.xml mentions "PocketPC" as platform, so it does not. I changed that string to "Smartphone" and put that to another cab which installs ok on my smartphone.

Try on yours and see if that opens the door for further getting security restrictions lifted.
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
Prep cab installed (after reset):

-<wap-provisioningdoc>

-<characteristic

type="SecurityPolicy">

<parm

name="4119"

value="144"/>

</characteristic>

</wap-provisioningdoc>

There are no other messages.

Registry Data:

Not sure if I have done this correctly but see attached screen shot.

Unfortunantly the cab file did not seem to unlock much. It ran ok but I re-did many of the things I have tried without change.
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
The registry does not show signs of unlock. The value names are the hex of the policy in the cab, so the 4119 that should be changed to 144 is 1017(h) but that has still 128 as value - so no change done.

The key to remote access is the first policy - this should go to 1.

I think it is not worth to further follow unlocking the Orange locked OS policies. The Gold Card method will for sure work as it replaces the OS - so the only path to follow.
[HTC Vox] col320ce:
I may have got my wires crossed and missled you. The registry data above was only after the PREP.cab file

I have included a screenshot of the registry after the:

MoDaCo_Fix_Pack_0.5 cab

RemoveSecurity cab

and finally the cab you posted from the Security SW Vendor.

Not sure if this changes anything ...

Ignor this ... they are all the same I think.
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
The sequence should be this:

install the security SW Vendor cab. This should install additional certificates that allow better admin of the device.

No matter when you installed that - further actions come only after this.

Registry will not change here - only certificates that grant access to relevant signed applications.

After this the security config manager from MS should work.

You may also try the HTC Unlock, but I doubt this works right away.

Modaco or other scripts are not signed and will not work until above is done.
[HTC Rezound] thatguy222:
I'm using the latest version of Joelz Sense Redefined and occasionally my phone would just restart when I'm using it. It happened to me today and it won't boot back up. I got it into fastboot by holding down and power after a battery pull but when I choose any of the options, it just shows me the HTC screen and the turns off. It also won't charge...I haven't had this before. Is there something like ODIN for HTC phones?
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
I don't know what ODIN is but if you're willing to start over you can run the RUU and get yourself back to stock. You'd have to download the latest 2.x version, relock the phone in fastboot, make sure you have HTC Sync installed on your pc, run RUU. Then you can flash Amon Ra again and install su from the AR developer menu to regain root. Then you can flash a ROM again.
[HTC Rezound] thatguy222:
Fera,

Thanks for the response. I was downloading an RUU in hopes that would work, but I currently can't find anyone offering them for more than a few kbps.
[HTC Rezound] EmerikL:
Did you remember to delete the .img file from your SD card the last time you did an install?