yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG Optimus 3D] FPtje:
So let me get this straight. Like a few months ago, there was a way to completely destroy your phone:

install CWM and run an OTA update on stock rom.

That completely ruined my phone. It was

explicitly

said that no unbrick method is available.

Now I hear several people reporting yet another unfixable brick, caused by

- Erasing your SD card through cyanogenmod

- Formatting /data ?

All the available methods of unbricking are said not to work. And by those methods I mean

- Opening recovery and do a factory reset (recovery can't be opened I heard?)

- Connecting to a Windows 7 PC with battery out and volUp depressed (device disappearing reappearing)

- Connecting to a Windows XP computer With battery out, volup depressed (Same problem as Windows 7?)

So to put it simple:

Doing some things with CWM OR CyanogenMod can render your phone unfixably bricked. There is a genuine risk in hard bricking your phone when you have CWM and/or Cyanogenmod installed.

I'm not going to install either of those for

that

very reason.
[LG Optimus 3D] thealgorithm:
If the omap 4430 is detected when connecting the phone, then the phone should be recoverable. Try another pc system and then use the official lg recovery tool entering the imei number which should hopefully restore the stock rom.

Can i clarify whether or not any other devices appear in the device manager (Remember to hold the up button without battery until these appear and then insert battery after

The entries in device manager that should also appear would be something such as the following (This would probably vary based on whether in normal connection mode or flash mode)

PORTS

LGE android platrom usb serial Port (Com x) x may vary on system

UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLERS

LGE Android Platform Composite Usb device
[LG Optimus 3D] FPtje:
They said that the omap driver keeps appearing and disappearing. You can't do anything if a driver does that!
[LG Optimus 3D] droid_er:
Yes that’s right to this day I still have no solution, just an expensive paper weight lol!!
[LG Optimus 3D] Kaleptik:
Plain and simple.

A hard brick can not be and should not be detected by a computer.

Switching a DATA partition to a sdcard that has NOTHING to do with the system should not, and can not hard brick at all.

Hard bricking would include corrupting a bootloader, which in turn, would render any sign of life, including the recognition of an OMAP, to cease. Completely.

Now. What needs to happen is that a JIG needs to be used in order to boot into download mode. If the buttons do not work, then fine. However, since the OMAP is recognized, a JIG needs to be used, and one it's enabled, then it can be flashed with the LG Tool. That should in turn render the SDCARD partition useless seeing as how LG Stock Firmware doesn't use it.

Once rendered useless, you should be able to boot into Stock Android Recovery and wipe data.
[LG Optimus 3D] droid_er:
I do believe that the boot loader has been corrupted, now what I think happened is when the switch was made, all the memory was wiped when I formatted what I that was the sd partition, but really ended up being the main partition, because when I restarted the phone nothing showed up on the screen and phone doesn’t respond to any button combination or jig, it does however go in a loop where it shows the omap device for less than a second at a time, this only happens when plugged in and is the only way you can get the phone to respond in any way.

And yes I have made and tried jigs.
[LG Optimus 3D] droid_er:
I do believe that the bootloader was somehow wiped, and jigs don't seem to work apparently they only work if you get some kind of response on the screen.
[LG Optimus 3D] crush:
anyone found a solution for it? i am in same boat..
[LG Optimus 3D] kylereid:
i had similar problems with omap showing up on and off. it was so frustrating! no method worked for me to unbrick. i put the phone down for a few days and picked up my 'ol trusty optimus one (p500, love the little guy). while i had a phone, i tried a whole bunch of stuff and wasted a few nights to try to resurrect the 3d. in the end, after a lot of trials, i finally got it undead with smartflash!!!

i don't know how or why it worked, but i seriously tried two dozen times with different bin and fls files, while also having to restarting my pc everytime i went at it (it would definitely never work after a run gave me a timed out error). i spent many nights at this.

i don't know if this helps, but it doesn't need the omap, just the usb drivers. maybe that's why i was successful.

Edit: if that doesn't work for you, then maybe i wasn't bricked as bad as i thought.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1629307
[LG Optimus 3D] arsen4oo:
Have anyone tried such cables?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/UART-UNLOCK-CABLE-LG-GS290-COOKIE-SENTIO-GT350-GS500v-TOWN-GM600-GW300-4-Z3X-BOX-/150781326903?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item231b447637#ht_2447wt_1163
[LG Optimus 3D] hefonthefjords:
Ive said it before and ill say it again, if omap4430 shows up at all then you device is not bricked. This happened to mine and i did the same thing you guys are doing. Panicing. Follow the instructions properly and it works. It took like five attempts but i got mine to work fine.

Uninstall everything, then start.

Here are the instructions. Read them twice before starting and read each step twice before you do it.

It does work.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1186460
[LG Optimus 3D] crush:
That's for z3x box not for pc directly
[LG Optimus 3D] arsen4oo:
There's a program LGE Flasher where I saw UART connection support and thought it might work
[LG Optimus 3D] arsen4oo:
Another device(kindle,omap4430) with such problem has it's solution:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26688676
[LG Optimus 3D] XperFD:
Please check this link, it may work if modded for LG:

Please check this link, it may work if modded for LG:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1701471
[LG Optimus 3D] j1paque:
Anyone had any luck? I am in the same boat with my p925g. :S
[LG Optimus 3D] Wellington.BK:
very yongdomi

droid_er or someone else, is there a solution? I have a P725 (Optimus 3D Max) in the same situation. Nothing happens, no download mode, no recognition by any software on computer (with or without drivers), omap4430 appears and disappears all the time... and I looked a million of sites and NO SOLUTION, I am going crazy!!! Is there anybody to help?? How I can turn on my phone again??

Thanks!
[LG Optimus 3D] xbsall:
If its still on warranty send it for board replacement.

If not you will have to wait until someone releases a tool that can fix it. ( e.t.a unknown)
[LG Optimus 3D] defcomg:
Do it without the battery in Device Manager wait for Omap4430 to flash quickly right click and install the drivers once your done remove the USB open Flashtool plug usb holding Volume down or up can't remember which is it but it should work
[LG Optimus 3D] Pesach85:
I had that problem with a faulty kernel.. and i can't charge my battery in any way

While i was plugging and unplugging my usb cable, i saw my phone turned on (in the same way you turn on your phone pressing power button) but suddenly it turned down soon because the battery was not charged... so when i reached to have a charged battery and turned on my phone in that weird way, i rebooted in CMW with Clockworkmod Rom Manager and i restored my old system and all went fine :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slcf2003:
anyone knows the differences between RCMix v12.2 and Unity V10?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mesaj:
I wanted to ask this too, but instead I will add one more question to this.

Which results better in:

-more stability,

-3d performance in games (any benchmarks?)

-battery life

EDIT

Ok I made some tests and there is comparison

http://pastebin.com/cSKCBRCU
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
Can someone provide me with a flash able zip that basically changes everything that is gray to black and the grey background in the setting and other apps to be black
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Neckberg:
Search!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
I have searched bit there's only themes that add a ton of other things that I don't like that's why I'm asking here
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
anyone???????
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jojoost:
Try latest AOKP with smiled blue theme!!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
link please:)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] the1dynasty:
i think your talking about something like my HCS theme (check my sig)... if you are... i'm actually gonna release 8 other versions of that with an array of colors... none in ICS blue but i also had no plans for that release since there are a few ICS blue themes out already...
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
Kind of but not exactly I just want the background in settings and the grey dialogs to be black solid black
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] the1dynasty:
Pretty simple to do I believe... post me the framework-res.apk for the rom you're running and I'll try to get to it tomorrow sometime!!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
There you go!

Thanks in advance

http://db.tt/lMgige9D
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
And can someone tell me where I can get the green glowing android image that appears when you first load a new ics rom or something similar to that please
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] the1dynasty:
framework-res.apk/res/mipmap-hdpi

also check mipmap-mdpi and mipmap-xhdpi... your android should be in there!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] the1dynasty:
here... flash this from recovery and lmk if that covers everything?!!!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
Its not there I just checked

Btw thanks for the theme !
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
Can you theme those too please thanks!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] the1dynasty:
I believe that is in the mms.apk I don't have a stock one to work with... there are inverted Mms on the forums... search for denverg's apk on that
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
But I mean like all of the like this one too look
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
Can you make me a revert to normal zip
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] etoy:
you should try amoled blue theme for aokp on nexus s. it's probably the closest to what you're looking for :)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] the1dynasty:
Whoops I'll have another look the files and see which ones I missed for that lol... maybe tonight when I get home!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Shadow-Nexus:
I have tried amoled blue but the black is transperent and I need solid black !
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hero199122:
I am on Xperia Arc with unlocked bootloader, with CM 9.0 & CWM Recovery 5.

Before flashing to CM 9.0, I made full backup of my stock ROM through CWM Recovery.

Now I want to go back to my original firmware (i.e. 4.0.2.A.0.42).

When I try to restore backup from within CWM recovery, my phones is stuck at boot after free-xperia logo. Only black screen with nothing on it.

Someone please help me, how can I restore my backup of stock ROM.

i want my phone as it originally came....

plz help....

thanks in advance..:)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zangetsu2188:
You must flash the compatible kernel for that firmware ;)

Doomlord's kernel for stock rom for example.

As you mentioned, you already restored the GB stock rom; you only need the proper kernel now for it to boot properly.

FXP kernel works for CM only. :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KingWickedd:
You must first flash .42 firmware and then install CWM or doomkernel(it comes with pre-installed CWM) and then perform the restore :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulinodf:
tryed SEUS?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArmorD:
I also wanted to restore my GB Rom, but I got an md5 mismatch :mad: Gosh I hate when that happens :mad:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hero199122:
thanksss

thankss a lot guys....

m using my original os now...

wanted to know one more thing...

if i hav to remove doomkernel from my phone..so that is would start as it orginaly came..and have to relock it...what should i do...???
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yo-meister:
what link did you use for .42 FW?

all the ones i find are dead!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hero199122:
follow this link...

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo....A.0.42)</b>&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13261245541301

download boot.img file...

fastboot it...

you will get the doomkernel...

:)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soumya_digi:
He had the backup I guess.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KingWickedd:
There is no need to relock the bootloader.Just flash the firmware and you'll get back to original kernel and the doomkernel well be gone :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zangetsu2188:
You may try to relock your bootloader, use SEUS to flash the phone. There's an option in SEUS that you can select and it will not wipe your data.

OR

Extract the kernel.sin from an ftf and flash it via fastboot, then you can return to your original kernel ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mitchell90:
Can anyone please share the original / official Xperia ringtone?

Because I've installed a custom rom and the tone isn't on it. And i can't find it anywhere.

Thanks in advance!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zangetsu2188:
Here. In X10 mini thread. Xperia arc stock rom ringtones. ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1006225

If you want these tones to show directly when selecting a desired tone, you may want to push it in their respective /system directories :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mitchell90:
Yeah I found that one, only the Xperia.ogg isn't in it :(.. Ah well, I guess I just have to choose an other ringtone :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zangetsu2188:
The Xperia.ogg? Its the same sound of the legacy Sony Ericsson tone. I got it from Xperia S system dump.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mitchell90:
Found it, just downloaded som ROM's and checked the system/media/ringtones directories :p..

Thanks for your input :).
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maazellat:
HERE!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surf007:
Hi,

I have done rooting through AAHK, now i wanna flash Android Revolution HD™ 7.0.2 | High Quality & Performance | O/C | Legendary.

M not able to find the download link for the ROM, also do i have to follow HD- S off link mentioned.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audiavant:
Scroll down the page and you will find it below v.6.3.2
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badman1150:
Download d rom, Place it in ur SDcard(not in any folder) then Reboot in recovery, do a Full Wipe, go to Install for zip, Choose d Zip file .....wait until it finishes then reboot.........:D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surf007:
I have installed IceColdSandwich - 4.2. - AOKP through clockwordmod recovery, everything went smooth, now frm last 4 hrs my done is stuck on a screen, which says.........ICECOLSANDWICH by lordmclockan and at the bottom its written with android 4.0.3.. with some falling stones screen.

I can use any of my buttons on the can't evn switch it off or put in recovery mod. how can i make this work?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdta:
Pull the battery. Put it back in and boot into bootloader(volume down plus power). Choose recovery. Make sure to do a full wipe and reflash
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surf007:
that worked out for me, thanks a lot marsdta.
[HD2 General] elementalfx:
Hello guys. I need high definition photos of HTC HD2 Motherboard. I need to check one SMD part on motherboard because I think I accidentally broke one part on it. It seems like there is one missing part but I am not sure. So if anybody can upload really high def photo of motherboard it will be great. I searched google and forum here but its not enough to zoom in on that place.
[HD2 General] wouternet:
This is what I had laying around
[HD2 General] elementalfx:
Nice one wouternet but can you also take the picture of the other side of the board? But thank you anyway i will need both sides of that board

Sent from my Dorimanx powered HTC HD2
[HD2 General] wouternet:
It would be easier if you said what part your looking for

Don't mind the black stuff, I used a marker to mark this bricked mainboard

Sent from an awesome HD2 running Hyperdroid in a galaxy far far away
[HD2 General] elementalfx:
i am sending a pic of that place. its a small smd probably but i am not sure . the location of that part or better say place is very near to the edge of board it is the last solder point to the 3 gold connect points i am not sure for what they are used for. probably for extended battery? i just need to know if there is som smd part or not. because it looks suspicios on my board and i think that this is why main speaker is not working on my hd2 since i disassembled hd2 to repair vol buttons. flex cables are ok i already checked them because i remember when i bought phone the sound was not working because main flex was not properly pluged in on main board. i was very careful whem i was dis and assembling phone . i dont understand why aound is no longer working.
[HD2 General] wouternet:
Nah there is nothing there. At least nothing that can break off easily. I'm sure the problem is somewhere else.

Is it the earpiece not making sound or is it the speaker on the back?
[HD2 General] elementalfx:
yep it is back speaker that is not working. I dunno what cause that problem with no sound

Sent from my Dorimanx powered HTC HD2
[HD2 General] wouternet:
Well the problem should be near the GPS board... Or in the rear shell....

check this: (No need to take the speaker out) http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing-HTC-HD2-PB81120-Phone-Speaker/5605/2

And this is where it connects: http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/IKePYgHa1GxX1vZF.huge

It's left from the camera, between the Camera module and the where the white wire connects to the board. There is should touch the 2 golden squares.
[HD2 General] elementalfx:
i will check that place near gps. Or maybe the speaker is broken. I will try another one if that help. I will let you know later when i fix it. Thank you wouternet.

Sent from my Dorimanx powered HTC HD2
[HD2 General] elementalfx:
Well you was right about the place near GPS where speaker is connected to the phone. The problem was there. For some reason one of the golden square dont work anymore lol. Weird huh. So the solution I have found out was to connect that non-working golden square to the little golden O point between those 2 golden squares.

Here is a picture

Selected red places are the points that are working.

So i connected non working golden square to the O point between those two golden squares with solder and after that woalaa. Speaker is working.

I still dunno why this golden square caused the problem because it looked like it is solidly attached to the board. But anyway speaker is working and I feel peacefully :D .

I will edit this thread as a guide if somebody needs it. I also fixed camera flash light because everybody who dissasembled HD2 know that cable from camera flash light connected to the mainboard is very fragile and it can be easily torn out of the connector and if you want to put it back into the connector it is really painfull and not always work so I decided to solder it to the board on camera flash light.

Here is a picture how I did it.

I connected those coloured cables using solder to the golden O points on camera flash light board as it is shown on the picture. Woalla again it works. Its free if you have soldering tools and some experience with soldering :D .
[HD2 General] tigger-gg:
Thanks so much for sharing your solution.

Exactly this hint has given the life back to my phones speaker.

I used very thin copper wire to connect the 2 points.
[HD2 General] mzacarias:
Please, I need a photo of USB motherboard zone area, zoom in,
[HD2 General] catalin8503:
motherboard htc hd2 t-mobile

I have a HTC HD2 from T-Mobile USA, which broke my motherboard. if anyone has any idea if it matches a motherboard in hd2 hd2 for Europe which my phone is t-mobile. I mean plugs, screws, joints ... etc.. I think that maybe easier to find the motherboard but if I search for a motherboard to hd2 t-mobile phone.

please if you can help me with any information any connoisseur, is welcome or if someone has motherboard for sale in working condition with no problems (not boot the, to lock up, etc ...) to me leave message here

sorry for bad eanglish
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] kwadie:
Hi, I Found a way to remove the Watermark completely

NOTE ONLY TESTED ON ENGLISH VERSION !!!

Download the Rar file

http://www63.zippyshare.com/v/76330339/file.html

Pass: kwadie

1. Install the <InstallTakeOwnership.reg> from the Take Ownership

2. Take Ownership from the <shell32.dll.mui> file (located @ C:\Windows\System32\en-US)

3. Take Ownership from the <basebrd.dll.mui> file (located @ C:\Windows\Branding\Basebrd\en-US)

4. Close the Windows Explorer completely in order to let the <InstallTakeOwnership> work

5. Copy and replace the <shell32.dll.mui> from the Edited Files to C:\Windows\System32\en-US

6. Copy and replace the <basebrd.dll.mui> from the Edited Files to C:\Windows\Branding\Basebrd\en-US

7. Start the Command prompt with Administrator(right click)

8. Type mcbuilder and wait till its finished

9. Reboot !!

10. Enjoy !!!!

Let me know if it works for you :)
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] xpc21:
Hey bro! Thanks four your help but didnt worked for me, still there! did all steps without any error!
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] Jut07:
Didn't work for me, can't copy the two files.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] steveisthedude:
Worked perfect for me on Consumer Preview, THANKS! Been looking for this since Wed. Also, if you hate that they took the start menu away, google vistart to get a nice start menu replacement that works fine in Consumer Preview.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] kwadie:
Did you Took the ownership from the 2 files? and then closed your Windows Explorer?
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] ndpndnt16:
how to copy files while explorer.exe is closed? and how to run cmd while explorer.exe is closed O_O
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] lucasarran:
Worked great :)
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] jakeellis01:
think i followed everything correctly

i even copy and pasted the files using cmd.... (so i wouldn't open explorer)

still didn't work :/

64bit us version here
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] mfleigle:
Ditto, no luck
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] kwadie:
By closing the Windows Explorer I mean just closing it with the red cross at the top.

NOT the explorer.exe process. The windows Explorer != Explorer.exe :D
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] jakeellis01:
lol... just re-restarted again my pc.... and noticed there is no watermark now....

hadn't done anything except install the latest graphic drivers... :s
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] lucas.scott:
Works great . Thank you .
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] antonis9891:
Didn't work for me, any help?

I tried 2 times, but nothing changed.

First time I just closed all open explorer windows and copied-replaced with cmd.

The second time I ended explorer.exe process to be sure, the replacement was again succesful according to cmd messages, run mcbuilder (it took 10 seconds to complete), restarted but the watermark is still there.

32-bit English
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] go2xraj:
It worked for me too..
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] mfleigle:
Finally got it to work. I followed all the instructions posted with the file, then changed my theme from "Windows" to "Windows Basic". Now the watermark is gone and you can switch back to my previous "Windows" Theme
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] xpc21:
In my first reboot didnt worked, now it disappeared, thanks bro!
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] antonis9891:
Yes! That did it!

I rebooted many times, I also disable and reenable my nvidia driver, but only the theme change made the watermark disappear.

Thanks for the info and cerdits to the topic starter.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] DaNnY549:
I can't Copy and replace the <shell32.dll.mui> :(