yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
I'm sure there are plenty of sites where you can post pictures of your.... errrm.... escapades... But xda is not one of them.

Just a friendly warning ;)

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
[Off-topic] ScubaSteev:
Well I figured...I know that when 3evo came out people were posting pics of there gfs tits lmao
[Off-topic] OmegaRED^:
I think a funny moment would be talking to someone online called sassy...

Planning to meet at a bar.

And seeing a big fat biker walk in with a "sassy is here" shirt.
[Off-topic] cashyftw:
We'll this isn't funny, this is awkward: I was beating off, and my cousin walked in while I was at the point of now return and so I couldn't stop so it was probably the most awkward 5 seconds of my life. He closed the door, and I acted like nothing happened.
[Off-topic] boborone:
Since when? :confused:

This thread fails horribly

Enclosed

Pics of a three way ...........illegal knife I got. Too big, switchblade, brass knuckles. I like it.

- this sig is just so I don't have to write 10char when on my phone -
[Off-topic] ScubaSteev:
Lmao
[Off-topic] ScubaSteev:
HAHAHAHA.......ohh jeez lol
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yabdali:
Hi,

I need your kind advice in fixing my issue. I have DHD Vodafone 3.13.161.3 GB 2.3.5.

I unlocked the phone using HTC official method, phone got restored to factory default and I tried to flash a custom rom without knowing that I need to change the CID.

The phone starts but get stuck on HTC logo, I have EXT4 recovery installed already.

Tried wiping and factory reset but it seems that its of no use. I can boot to hboot, it says unlocked (highlighted) and s-on.

I did try to make a goldcard, put the sdcard in another phone and used the goldcard helper app then went to the site and submitted the CID and downloaded the image and followed the steps.

(got mmc0 and mmc1, I took mmc1 by manually writting it)

I copied another official rom PD98IMG.ZIP downloaded from the net for WWE and ARA versions copied them to SDcard and got into hboot but after loading it says wrong image and goes back to hboot.

I deseparate to get it fixed, would you plz provide some guidance on how to fix it since I was not able to get Vodafone RUU or any other mechanism to fix!

Appreciate your assistance and efforts..

*** Unlocked **

ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-2.00.0029

MICROP-0438

RADIO-26.14.04.28_oot

eMMC-
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammael1069:
If you unlocked from HTCdev you have to flash kernel in fast boot rename boot.IMG to pd98img.zip and accept update. Then remove or rename to pd98img.zip.bak so it doesn't keep updating. It's because of s-on you should be able to downgrade hboot and s-off.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yabdali:
Thanks for your response Sammael,

Just some background info about my case:

I have DHD from Vodafone UK which was on the latest rom from Vodafone 2.3.5, I did bootloader unlock using HTCDev then flashed Ext4 recovery.

I tried flashing a custom rooted rom based on WWE version using the recovery mode (install zip from sdcard) after which I got the phone stuck on HTC logo screen everytime I try to power it on.

I tried using WWE RUUs with fastboot usb but got err155, I downloaded Vodafone PD98IMG.zip from that was uploaded by a guy in another forum but copying it to the sdcard and loading it using hboot gave me wrong image/rom message. I tried running WWE RUU then copying the PD98IMG.zip to the temp folder and renaming it to rom.zip after deleting the original rom.zip but again I got err155.

I need at least to get back on Vodafone stock rom and fix the problem, I am not sure if I need to relock the bootloader and if I must flash back the stock recovery.

Can anyone help with this as I have been trying different options for the last 4 days and all the tools that were mentioned need to have a functional phone to do usb debugging and charge only mode!

*** Unlocked***

ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-2.00.0029

MICROP-0438

RADIO-26.14.04.28_M

eMMC-boot

Dec 22 2011,14:28:19
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdta:
First will cover the obvious you should have unlocked via HTC dev. The hack kit is the way to go about things

Now for the fix.

Download a custom rom on PC, have androidsdk setup

Boot into recovery and reinstall your custom from.(remember to full wipe).

Once complete plug phone into PC and run adb reboot bootloader.

Once in boot loader select fast boot if its not already selected.(should read fast boot USB)

Now in the custom rom you download open it and take out the boot.img and put it wherever you have adb/fast boot folders

Then type the command

Fastboot flash boot boot.img

Fastboot reboot

You will have to do this every time you flash a new rom, since you HTC dev unlocked. I would search into relocking boot loader and using the hack kit
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yabdali:
Hi marsdta,

I sort of worried about doing what you suggested as my device still show the CID as VODAP001. Its on Ship S-On and the problem I got into was by flashing a custom rom through CWM.

Just to provide more info, I got the below details by running fastboot command getvar all. I also tried to run a WWE RUU with the goldcard plugged into my DHD but got this error message version-main failed status malformed 1 bytes!!

C:\windows\system32>fastboot getvar all

INFOversion: 0.5

INFOversion-bootloader: 2.00.0029

INFOversion-baseband: 26.14.04.28_M

INFOversion-cpld: None

INFOversion-microp: 0438

INFOversion-main: 3.13.0.0

INFOserialno: HT0C9RX00000

INFOimei: XXXXXXXXXX

INFOproduct: ace

INFOplatform: HBOOT-7230

INFOmodelid: PD9810000

INFOcidnum: VODAP001

INFObattery-status: good

INFObattery-voltage: 4174mV

INFOpartition-layout: Generic

INFOsecurity: on

INFObuild-mode: SHIP

INFOboot-mode: FASTBOOT

INFOcommitno-bootloader: fcef1579

INFOhbootpreupdate: 11

INFOgencheckpt: 0

INFOregion-id: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.008s
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yabdali:
I had some progress, relocked the bootloader and copied the PD98IMG.ZIP to sdcard. The phone starts loading the PD98IMG and then running the check, it fails on some point which I think might be the PD98IMG I got is older than the software raido/hboot installed on my phone. Below are the details.

Checking PD98IMG.zip

Main version older!

update failed

Press <Power> to reboot

The PD98IMG.zip has an android-info.txt that contains the following:

*********

modelid: PD9810000

cidnum: VODAP001

cidnum: VODAP102

cidnum: VODAP304

cidnum: VODAPE17

mainver: 2.50.161.3

hbootpreupdate:12

*********

When powering the phone with vol-down I see the following info

***Relocked***

ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-2.00.0029

MICROP-0438

RADIO-26.14.04.28_M

eMMC-boot

Dec 22 2011,14:28:19

I think I may need the latest PD98IMG.zip to reflash the phone back to Vodafone stock software, plz correct me if I am wrong?

The PD98IMG.zip which was provided a vodafone uk phone owner seems to check the version of my phone's current state hboot/radio.

Is there any place where I can get the latest PD98IMG.zip even if I have to pay for it?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdta:
I haven't been able to find the newest ruu for your branded device. Best I can say is keep looking. But if you can't find it your going to have to flash a from how I suggested to get a working phone.

Or maybe wait and see if anyone has other ideas to try
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yabdali:
Hi marsdta,

Thanks for your contribution..

I have relocked my bootloader, tried flashing the PD98IMG.zip but I got main version is older message.

I unzipped the PD98IMG.zip and tried flashing the radio and the boot in fastboot USB mode but signature failed!

Do you have any suggestion or insights about what else I should do?

D:\htctest\files>Fastboot flash radio radio.img

sending 'radio' (24960 KB)... OKAY [ 4.556s]

writing 'radio'... INFOsignature checking...

FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)

finished. total time: 7.792s

D:\htctest\files>Fastboot flash boot boot.img

sending 'boot' (2764 KB)... OKAY [ 0.502s]

writing 'boot'... INFOsignature checking...

FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)

finished. total time: 0.864s
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humpster:
Did you try getting S-OFF via the Advanced Ace Hack Kit? I got a Vodafone DHD on release in Aus and was prompted to make a gold card, eventually managed S-OFF without one.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdta:
You get the main version older because your son. And you get the failed remote because your relocked the bootloader. Personally at this point I would unlock the boat loader again, flash cwr then a from and then its boot.img to get a working phone. Then if the pd98img/ruu that you need comes available go back and root properly. But for now I would say to at least get it in a useable state
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yabdali:
Hi marsdta,

Thanks again. Just a quick clarification, which boot.img do you suggest I should flash after unlocking the bootloader and flashing cwm?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdta:
Depends on what rom you want to install.

So let's say you want to flash cm. Download the rom on your pc. Place a copy of it on your SD card as well. Boot into cwr and flash as usual. Once complete boot into the boot loader.(using adb reboot boatlader is convenient, but you could do it manually by pulley battery and powering up with volume down+power button)

Then take out the boot.img of cm zip and flash as you tried earlier(fastboot flash boot boot.img)

Then reboot phone
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yabdali:
Thankssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

That did the trick, my phone is now up and running smoothly. You are the man, big THANK YOU.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rouhilana:
NOPE Help me ! hurry up

MY DEVICES IS TURNED ON.BUT ACCIDENTALLY TURNED OFF.

NOW i can't push recovery.

my recovery (touch clock work mod) can't flash rom and hang on flashing boot.img and give error (status 7).

my device don't accept pd98img.

cant flash boot.img in fastboot : (remote not allowed)

can't write cid 11111111 or HTC__001

dont accept xtc clip.

dont accept goldcard.

dont accept boot.img renamed to pd98img.zip

just can lock and unlock with fastboot.

Note : when i'm going to clock work mod say E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log

E:can't open /cache/recovery/lat_log

just cry

Plz Help Me
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humano:
Hi.

I have the same problem as described here. But my desire HD is the spanish vodafone version.

I found the original RUU here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7S5vzd6Qvh9SDR4cmRwTGZWaXc/edit?usp=sharing

- I will start renaming the file to PD98IMG.zip in the SD card

- Start in bootloader mode

- Push vol+ to start the flashing
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marknoll:
Humano, did it work?

Sent from my ATRIX HD
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] samu1player:
I have the stock kernel without root. And I buy my st15 since a week and I have a question because I'm confused.. When I flash a kernel that says " root and cwm" it mean that I have root permission to flash rooms? I don't need more?

Ahh.. Other question. With the rooted kernel in my phone I only need install the superuser to use apps that requires root access?

Excuse me for my bad English.. And thanks for your answers!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sonu3377:
Since you are using stock kernel, u can use zergrush method to root.

but if u want to flash custom roms, u need to flash custom kernel. Almost all custom kernels are pre rooted and have clockwork mod. u need to unlock your bootloader to flash custom kernels.

the superuser app get installed by default when rooted.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] samu1player:
ok. but my question is: I only need the bl unlocked and a kernel with cwm and root to flash a Rom? ( exactly the fxp cm9!)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] dumraden:
You need to understand a couple of things about ROMs and Kernels.

Unlocked bootloader, lets your device get into "bootloader mode", giving you the privilege to install a custom made Kernel. Some kernels (most) come prerooted, which means that no matter what Rom you install, whether it is stock, or custom or whatnot.

Root gives you the ability to read, write, and execute apps and files that are in the /system folder.

Think of it as layers of a cake. Bootloader -> Kernel -> Rom -> Root
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Not only /system folder, but everything else also, that is in / folder, that is the root folder. You get access to the root folder, folder before system.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] samu1player:
thanks a lot! I go to do these steps with the fxp kernel for cm9!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
According to me, CM9 already has root, right?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] samu1player:
I Dont Know! I only go to unlock the bl and flash the fxp kernel! im righ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sonu3377:
Yeah, then flash CM9 rom
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cps01hkt:
Hi, this is my first post.

I'm currently using gingerxperience. This is a beautiful rom. However,it is a bit unstable. I want to ask that which android rom is better running on x8. Is 2.2 better than 2.3? Can you suggest some 2.2 rom or 2.3 rom? I'm sorry with my poor English.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ngkahohk:
GingerDX and miniCM7 are both good and a stable ROM in my opinion. And using SWAP and overclocking your phone is a good method to create higher performance and make a smoother phone.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cps01hkt:
Where can I find miniCM7. I can only find the version for x10 mini only.Is it work on x8?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faraz_fireboy:
U can find it in android development section just out this section :D

And 2 stable and fast ROMs in addition to those upper member said:

1-GingerJH V5

2-Android PrimeHD 5.2 By HAKA

Sent from my E15i
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mayank77:
Honestly Froyo is better , faster and stabler...

Froyobread or Froyopro are two good options.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] semdxd:
And beside GingerDX,MiniCM,GingerJH

there is LinuXperia :p
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faraz_fireboy:
Linuxperia is good but has some visual problems...i mean it could be mich better using SE stock themes

Sent from my E15i
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] semdxd:
u can change the theme unless u like it

but it's very good looking and performance
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rahat34:
locked bootloader-kuyadroid(2.3),gingerDX(2.3),froyobread(2.2),PrimeHD(2.3)

unlocked bootloader-MiniiCM,PrimeHD,GingerDX

a normal person who doesnt care about battery drain,games,3d,etc...wont see a difference in 2.2 and 2.3 ROM's
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faraz_fireboy:
That's right

But i prefer to see that when i boot-up the device after flashing the ROM:D

Sent from my E15i
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mockingbird:
The first ROM I flashed on my phone wad GingerDX , after that i tried all , even froyo , but after all i came back to GDX , Why? Because is the fastest , + alfs kernel . Its the best.

Press thanks button if my answer helped you.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reda45:
I've tried almost all of roms here

I think there is no significant differences between them, all is good and stable
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vitruvian:
i have stock kernel, and i can't unlock bootloader.

wich rom should i use wich is good in performance, stable and fast...

thanks...
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reda45:
PrimeHD
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul :):
Better Androide primehd buen haka.

Fast and stable.

Desde Chile con amor.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farhanzahinfj:
most stable ROM i experienced is GingerCM v10 with ALFS v7 ICS/v8 [trust me its awesome]

now im using GingerDX v23 its very very good! and got a sneak peak at v24 alpha3 used it for a couple of days .. its not finished yet but its so much more smoother!!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] just kidding:
I think the 2.2 is better than the others
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] saltmine:
Hello,

I have both phones, and I find it very hard to choose one. If I pick the i9100, I'll be forced to switch to AT&T and pay more per month. However, the international version feels way smoother. I guess the Exynos really does make a difference.

Here is a comparison between the two phones, based on what I have experienced so far:

----------------------------------------------

Pros: T-Mobile version:

* NFC

* 3.5G data on T-Mobile's network

Cons: T-Mobile version:

* heavier, thicker

* Snapdragon SoC

----------------------------------------------

Debatable issues:

* Screen size - Personally, I think the resolution looks better on the 4.3" screen, but some would prefer a larger screen regardless of resolution.

* Design - The square edges and central button look better than any of the U.S. variants (in my opinion). Also, that big ass T-Mobile stamp on the phone's face is kind of annoying.

* Build quality - To me, the i9100 feels more "premium" when you hold it in your hand.

----------------------------------------------

Pros: i9100 international version:

* Exynos SoC - definitely feels faster

* thinner, lighter

Cons: i9100 international version:

* will either have to switch to AT&T or stay on 2G

----------------------------------------------

The one thing that most people dislike about the T989 is the lack of development. However, I don't think this is a valid complaint and have excluded it from my comparison. Honestly, "official" ICS from Samsung is a buggy piece of ****. MIUI v4 is based on this horrible build from Samsung as well (instead of . CM9 is the only real advantage that the i9100 has in terms of development. Yet even that has many problems. Overall, they don't have it that much better than us if you are only talking about software. But really, I think that anyone who has purchased a carrier branded device should have understood the implications. To me, the real comparison is with hardware/design.

Also, if anyone wants me to run any certain tests to compare the devices, I could do it since I currently have both.

I really like the i9100, but I'm worried about switching to AT&T. I wonder if I would be able to have a T-Mobile talk/text plan and an AT&T data plan on the same phone? Does anyone know the details of T-Mobile's future plans for the 1900 band? From what I have read, it still seems that it is unconfirmed whether non-AWS phones will work on T-Mobile data in the future.

Anyone have some advice for this scenario? Also feel free to discuss any of the issues in my comparison.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cashyftw:
Why not wait for the sgs3?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] saltmine:
Well, it's not that I'm choosing which phone to buy; I have both already. The issue still applies if the SGS3 was to come out, though. If T-Mobile doesn't support non-AWS data by the time the GS3 was released; I'd still be in the same situation. It's really unlikely that the phone will support the 1700MHz band.

I've heard rumours about 1900MHz being enabled for HSPA on T-Mobile, but I haven't seen any proof about this yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bFORTIFIED:
No you caint have data with one carrier and voice on another. The only way this could even be a possibility is with a dual sim phone and even then dont know if you could as I have no experience with a phone like that. Suppose you could use two different sims that you swapped in and out with a shutdown and flash your radio depending on what sim you had in? Dont think that is what you had in mind though.

I really love my T989, Its fast looks great and I get great data speeds when I am in town (7-16 megs down 1.5 up) all for a lot less each month than at&t. I do wish there was more AOSP for my phone but the roms that are available are really nice and it seems a bit refined at this point.

Yet to see any practical use of NFC for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 2hvy4grvty:
I simply don't find 2g speeds tolerable in any sense of the word.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xeder:
Why not use the $45 unlimited ST plan using AT&T towers? 3g speeds, no contract, etc.. i9100 FTW!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Killbynature:
We had this thread before what people don't understand the original galaxy S2 has had software improvements over the year since it's been released to icecream sandwich. Samsung has been exclusively working on improving the device since release. They just recently got started with Qualcomm processor.

I did this experiment with with a friend that had the sprint galaxy S2. Both were rooted with custom roms. Both had custom kernels.

We switch phones for a week. There both good phones. Playing games got the sprint version extremely hot. No idea why. Battery Life was better on the tmobile device. Probably susceptible to networks.. Both had stock browser checker boarding.

Exynos gave better benchmarks. Apps started slightly faster? It was really negligible though. Sometimes The Qualcomm processor will start up faster than Exynos. Most of the time Exynos would win. But it was to a point by milliseconds.

I wouldn't be disappointed what ever device you bought. According to reddit r/android the original Samsung galaxy S2 removed a lot of gingerbread enhancements for ics. So I expect to not see a difference in devices when running ics. So honestly don't worry be happy about what device you got. Next month new devices are launching so you can always sell this phone for it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jordanishere:
what is the maximum speed you can get with the i9100 on tmobils network?

5-6mpbs?

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] saltmine:
It's not that I'm considering which device to buy.. I have both already.

More like 0.01mbps. But I am on wifi 80% of time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chlehqls:
Edge since it doesn't support the bands.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
Yeah but the edge speed is not even the decent edge speed you get on other phones like the iphone.. It is horrible slow edge speed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Micronads:
I had the international version, and I sold it for this one just because of the data speeds. Att was horrible for me at work where I play the most on it. But on the international version I think there were around 20 roms that I could get my crack head flash fix with. I miss having all the options to play with. Like a day after I bought this the sky rocket came out and Kansas city is a test market for there lte so I could have had it. But all in all the data was more important so I am happy with this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jordanishere:
yeah hopefully the sgs3 will support multiple bands and work on basically every carrier. i9100s speeds are too low on tmobil.

if you usw tmobil, our phone is your best option

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] saltmine:
That's the problem. The AWS (1700MHz) band used by T-Mobile is only shared by a few small Canadian carriers. There is no reason that an international phone would enable this band. Maybe if we get really lucky, they will enable it. But the chances are slim.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manekineko:
Galaxy Nexus enables it. So Samsung already has the tech there to do it. I, too, hope that all their future phones will be pentaband UMTS.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Husam2011:
As the other guy said, why not go to ST $45 unlimited plan leave the int version?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jordanishere:
it depends on the chip. the reason we have an s3 is because exynos wont do our hspa+ bands

Sent from my SGH-T989