yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] Kazireh:
Have you tried this guide?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

And you need to be s-off to flash those pg58 zips, thats why they failed.
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
As you're on HBOOT 1.18.0000 use the revolutionary method to get S-OFF. http://revolutionary.io

The HTC unlock is a bit redundant as it doesn't give S-OFF which you need.

There are many guides here on XDA to help you. Such as:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

EDIT: Oops didn't notice that "Kazireh" has already posted the link.

You'll need the HTC drivers (download HTC Sync install it then delete HTC Sync leaving the drivers installed).

You should also get the ADB tools installed as at some stage they'll be useful.

As far as the RUU is concerned you need to make sure it's the right one for the current CID on the phone.
[HTC Sensation] 2strokenut:
Thanks for the help guys, but heres the deal:

I cannot s-off due to it not being able to boot.

I could try Junopbears s-off but I cannot unlock, as it just freezes when I try.

I found the correct ruu but again it freezes and does not boot into the bootloader.

My CID is T-mob010

I have all drivers installed, adb, fastboot, etc
[HTC Sensation] Kazireh:
If your on hboot 1.18 you have a gingerbread fw, look for that

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] nickL0V3:
its completely possible that the motherboard is failing. I see this in my shop all the time, though usually with the MyTouch 4G (faulty eMMC chip) but the sensation and a few other HTC's also see this. we havent come up with a solution between my two stores employees, so hopefully someone here can?
[HTC Sensation] 2pacsk8:
q said you did not understand, is how I explain more thoroughly I am new to the subject

and my device does not enter the system and when using the mode prop vo comand says device not found what to do? sensation with my ta hboot 1.27.0000 s-s on rl unloked help me
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
Can you get into "Fastboot USB" ?

Junopbear is wrong as it's for 1.2x.xxxx HBOOT, try Revolutionary.

Eek.

T-MOB010 == RUU x.xx.531.xxxxxxxxx according to my list.

Good.

There are a few "unbrick" guides, never tried to use them so can't help on that front.
[HTC Sensation] 2strokenut:
Yeah that's what I'm leaning toward right now, there is nothing else I can do. I have 4 or 5 Mytouchs on the shelf with bad eMMc chips so I guess this one is joining them.

Yes the RUU was 1.50.531.xxxxxx

Yes, I can get into Fastboot usb, I can do fastboot commands, it just freezes when the RUU tries to do its thing.

Jbear would still work if the bootloader were locked, but I couldn't unlock the bootloader. Revolutionary will not work either because its run while the phone is on, which I can't do.

I think I've exhausted every option, it seems to all point to a failed eMMc chip, shame though, I really like these phones.

Thanks for the help fellas
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
GL

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[NFC Hacking] Straussberg:
I've bought some blank Mini S20 NFC cards after I mistakenly locked some cards I bought a few weeks ago. (That excel spreadsheet is a bit tricky to understand...) Anyway, I finally get these blank cards since it is my understanding that 4.0.3+ works fine for formatting blank cards to NDEF. However, I am on Jellybean, both 4.1.1 on my N7 and the latest Jellybro build on my toroplus. Is this the reason my cards will not format with NXP Tagwriter? Do I need to roll-back to 4.0.3+, or am I out of luck on another batch of cards?

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22258
[NFC Hacking] krohnjw:
No, The issue was fixed in 4.0.3. Jelly Bean formats blank tags just fine.

NXP's app was doing manual formatting for some time to get around the bug in ICS. They may not have set up formatting for this IC. Are these the tags? http://www.buynfctags.com/nfc-card-mini-s20-white.html

It's entirely possible they are not enumerating the proper techs in Android to be usable with the NDEF libraries. Grab NFC Tag Info and read the tag. Post the XML file (menu -> save) and I'll take a look at what's being enumerated (essentially you are looking for NdefFormatable).
[NFC Hacking] Straussberg:
Thanks for the quick reply! Here is a copy of the tag XML.

https://www.box.com/shared/ccda3faf686d3be55f1b

ETA: It does have NdefFormatable.

android.nfc.tech.MifareClassic,
android.nfc.tech.NdefFormatable,
android.nfc.tech.NfcA

It also won't format with NFC ReTag Free.
[NFC Hacking] krohnjw:
Try creating a shot URL or text tag to format it NDEF. Any chance you can grab the logcat output when it is trying to format?
[NFC Hacking] krohnjw:
Both are using Android's libraries and both are failing throwing an IO Exception from inside of the NdefFormatable class formatting to NDEF using the default key (FFFFFF). It sounds like the tags may not be supported on the Android side.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nztechblog:
I think I may have an imported "German" Galaxy Note that has a German ICS ROM. Is it possible for me to switch to a NZ ICS ROM? Do I just have to download the NZ ROM software from a website?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grgsiocl:
flash the NZ software from sammobile.com using PC ODIN...but you post your question in Q & A thread instead of development...Thread will be closed soon!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobileguynz:
Im in NZ makes no differance as I have tried most roms from cm 9 cm 10 and the latest 404 have no issues with connections or gps lock etc Moved off NZ roms as always the last to get updates it seems
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahilarora2003:
Wrong Forum ? This should be in Q&A .
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
I will try to compile bootstrap flashable stock roms for all builds here. Should be used for returning to stock after flashing any other locked rom or if you made system changes with the rom tool box or any other similar app and are not sure how to return.

Standard If You Brick Your Phone I Am Not Responsible.

Instructions

- BACK UP YOUR DATA. THIS WILL WIPE THE DATA PARTITION!!!!!!!

- Place zip in internal storage

- Flash via Bootstrap

This does not contain any bootloaders, kernels or cdrom images just the system partition.

After Flashing if you want to remove root use the Photon-Torpedo Direct Method's root cleaner function.

Photon

2.3.5. Photon 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13

Electrify

2.3.5. Electrify 4.5.1A_SUN_USC_19.0
[Motorola Photon 4G] portman:
Thanks. It works nicely.
[Motorola Photon 4G] diomsidney:
works

Thank you very much. helped get my photon back to semi-official state. now i'm just waiting for a bootloader unlock.
[Motorola Photon 4G] matriX1218:
What if I flash over 198_7?

I prefer only stock?

Sent from Motorola Photon 4G via Reliance
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
If you mean flashing this over 198_7 youll have to flash the modules from the 198_7 or you will have communication problems.
[Motorola Photon 4G] matriX1218:
Where can I get these modules... or can you make it for stock users..?

Sent from Motorola Photon 4G via Reliance
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jleeblanch:
Thanks for this! I know my girl will very much appreciate it lol.

Before I had really got into flashing ROMs, I had her device and updated it to the first Moto Soak test. I had also made some minor tweaks/customizations that I wasn't able to reverse either lol. Now that this is available, I can FINALLY bring her completely back to stock 2.3.5!

When I get around to it, I'll let ya'll know how it turns out :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
I will be updating the 2.3.5.ish as well to the new build for those on 198_7 or lower.
[Motorola Photon 4G] matriX1218:
Thanks...

Make it full blur like stock... intact..

BTW why we can't use 2.3.5 kernel or other things except bootloader..?

i Don't know too much about Linux..

Sent from Motorola Photon 4G via Reliance
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
If your on locked 198_7 your running the 2.3.4. kernel. the 2.3.4. bootloader locked will refuse any other kernel than the 2.3.4. unless your unlocked.
[Motorola Photon 4G] matriX1218:
It was so simple answer... thanks. Now I understand... :)

Sent from Motorola Photon 4G via Reliance
[Motorola Photon 4G] Airwolf79:
So I should have no problems flashing this directly from MOF2.3.5ish v1.4, right?
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
If your running 2.3.4. 198_7 or lower and flash this you may have connection problems.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Airwolf79:
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is your MOF2.3.5ish build based on the 2.3.5. 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13 build? Does that mean I CAN flash this to get back to stock and not expect connection problems? I'm a rookie.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
MOF 2.3.5.ish is based on 2.3.5. 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_12 but the modules have been replaced to work with a 2.3.4. kernel. So if you have a 2.3.4. kernel and flash this you will have connesction issues. I will be posting a stock 198_7 or 198_6 stock rom soon.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Airwolf79:
Ok, well I'm locked and came from 2.3.4 to MOF2.3.5ish, so I assume I still have the 2.3.4 kernel.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
Correct. Are you able to Unlock?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Airwolf79:
I want to unlock, but I'm still trying to learn how to do it on a Mac. There's not a lot of info out there, and I can't brick this phone cuz I need it for work, so I just wanna make sure I know enough before I tackle it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] amitranjan:
I am on locked 254_13 with 2.3.5. I just want to know can i install custom rom after installing this one or any other way to get unlocked ...
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
If your on 254_13 there is not way to currently unlock. You can use locked roms.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
Electrify stock added to OP. 2.3.4. 198_6 coming soon.
[Motorola Photon 4G] matriX1218:
I'm on Photon with 198_7..

Can I flash this?
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
You could but you will have to replace the modules with the ones from 198_7 in order to connect.
[Motorola Photon 4G] thabest85:
Awesome thank you
[Motorola Photon 4G] mutara:
i can't turn back

i flash my sprint photon, us cellular/electrify rom mistakenly.how can i go back?
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
If you flashed the electrify ROM in the op just reinstall bootstrap and flash the photon ROM.
[Motorola Photon 4G] matt51:
Thanks for the ROM, works nicely on my locked Photon.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Gack69:
Working like a champ so far... Been running this for a bit over a week. I don't know if it's just me or what, but does seem to draining mu battery life pretty fast though. Anyone else experience this... May try looking up how to recalibrate the battery and see if that helps in the mean time.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MarcquisDale:
Will these work if i dont have bootstrap installed?
[Motorola Photon 4G] thabest85:
No you need bootstrap
[Motorola Photon 4G] MarcquisDale:
do you need it flash any rom or just roms that are bootstrap flashable?
[Motorola Photon 4G] thabest85:
Just roms that are bootstrap flashable
[Motorola Photon 4G] MarcquisDale:
thanks btw i gave you a thanks
[Motorola Photon 4G] thabest85:
You welcome anytime
[Motorola Photon 4G] jayalaba:
Sos help please

Thanks for your time and courtesy. I have screwed up my moto photon 4g, now I have got failed to boot 4, starting rsd mode. can you please guide me how to use this stock rom in rsd mode, or sbf file or something to save my phone.. thanks very much.. it was 2.3.5.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jayalaba:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1798145 fixed my issue..
[Motorola Photon 4G] hanifkeru:
flashed 2.3.5

hello, i flashed 2.3.5 through bootstrap recovery on my photon 4g but no service and no wifi......what to do now?....thank you
[Motorola Photon 4G] MarcquisDale:
Are your on sprint?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jayalaba:
si senyor..

Yes, I am. But Bell Canada and Sprint USA back where I am .
[Motorola Photon 4G] dark_boy99:
my phone in logo

how i copy this to internal stroge?

plz help me
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] beanboy89:
I've been vaguely looking at new phones for the past few months. I currently have a Nexus One which I got used last July and I love it,. but I'm looking for something different. I'd like to have something dual-core and with a higher-resolution screen than my Nexus One. I had been looking at the Atrix or Sensation (with the Sensation, I'd get no AT&T 3G), but they're both dual-core and with qHD screens. Then, a few days ago, I was browsing around eBay and I was shocked to see the prices of the Vivid going for around the prices of the Atrix and Sensation. Out of the three phones, I feel that the Vivid is my best choice. It's the newest, it has LTE, and it has ICS (as does the Sensation, IIRC). I feel like the Vivid has flown under the radar for half a year. It was a flagship-worthy phone on AT&T that was overshadowed by the Galaxy S II and iPhone 4s.

I don't plan on buying anything now (I'm in the process of building a new PC), but I'd like to get something in the next few months. I do have a few questions about the Vivid, however.

I have a standard AT&T 3G SIM card with the 200 MB data plan. Will I need a new SIM for 4G (either HSPA+ or LTE)? I've read that you can use old 3G SIMs but you need to change some APNs to access normal UTMS 3G.

Is there a data on/off toggle on stock Sense 3.6? With my Nexus One, stock Gingerbread has a setting in Wireless and Networks > Mobile Networks > Data enabled which totally toggles data on or off. To save data use and battery life, I only turn on data when I need to use it. Otherwise, I'm on WiFi or not connected to anything at all.

Finally, how is battery life? I've read a lot about how bad the Vivid's battery life is. With my normal usage, I can easily get at least two day's use out of my Nexus One with some life to spare. Could I get something similar out of the Vivid if I turn off all data or WiFi when I'm not using them?

Finally, how is ICS on the Vivid? How much AT&T bloatware is present? My past two Android phones have run stock Android (Nexus One and G1) so I'm not used to bloatware and custom skins. From the little I've used and seen from Sense, I believe that is the most useable of the third-party Android skins, I'm just concerned about the restrictions and crap that AT&T may have put into it.

I think this asks everything, but I'm sure I'll think of more down the line. Thanks!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Monkeymannnn:
It's an amazing phone. LTE speeds while maybe a bit much for the avg user are phenomenal (at least in my area). Battery life is bad if you leave data on constantly, but if as you said you turn it off when not using it it's actually pretty good.

You will have to go into an AT&T store to get the LTE sim and have them turn on LTE for your phone, but they don't charge you for it and there's no extra charges for LTE.

ICS is pretty amazing. Pretty damn smooth and very beautiful. Only thing is there isn't much development going on for it. Good thing is that if you want to root you can get the stock ICS feel going on it. I personally prefer it with sense, but some on here would probably call me a heretic for saying that. To each their own.

All in all...definitely a solid buy if you can nab it for $230 or less. Otherwise there are already and also will soon be new phones at a similar or lesser price that'd probably be a better choice. I think that covered most everything you asked lol
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] gibby_:
Just got the wife a Vivid. I can't speak to the sim card issue but I can tell you that the battery life is about average for similarly spec'd phones. She gets a full day out of it but has to charge it every night. There is an option in the default firmware to turn off the data and this will increase your battery life. Finally I really like the ICS/Sense combo, but that is a complete personal preference thing. I would recommend rooting it to remove bloatware if you are so inclined; the process isn't too difficult but as for all HTC phones it's harder than it needs to be. After root there are many rom options both with and without Sense.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] kylerwinters:
Ok if you want to use 4g LTE then, you will need a new sim card(ATT will give you a new sim card). But other wise just insert your sim card. You shouldn't have to change you Apn.

The bloat ware is not too bad but the restrictions can get annoying. First of all you can't do any wireless tethering. 2. You can't download any tethering apps from the market or other app att chooses to restrict.

Now I pretty sure that ginger bread has a data toggle. But I know that ics has a data toggle. The toggle can be seen by holding down the power button.

The battery life is not that good. If you want to save power keep WiFi off whenever you can and do not keep your phone on auto brightness, it will kill your battery. Also I've noticed that with facebook, YouTube, WiFi, auto brightness and, plugged into a charger the phones battery level will decline or just never move. The stock battery is a 1620mAh battery. You can improve the battery buy getting a battery case or a bigger battery. I suggest Mugen Power 3400mAh battery: http://www.mugenbattery.com/mugen-power-extended-3400mah-battery-for-htc-vivid-htc-raider-4g/

Also while use a lot of apps the phone will heat up.

If you consider rooting then go to this thread. It will help you with all the roms and other things: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1486024/

The Vivid is a good phone but if you have the money then get the New HTC One x which is way better the vivid. And its only $99 on contract: http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-one-x/

-Kyle
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Panduh:
I had a Samsung Captivate since the day it came out, but it finally broke. I decided to look on Craigslist because I did not want to use my 2 year upgrade (I'm saving it for the iPhone 5, possibly going to sell it and make a quick buck). Anyways, I found a White Vivid for 120 and jumped on it. I have absolutely no regrets. Like you, I still only had a 3G SIM Card/Plan. I walked into AT&T and they had me out within 10 minutes of entering. That was not an issue at all.

I can only speak for me in saying that the Battery Life will last you quite a long time in Stand-By with Mobile/Wi-Fi turned off. I have no reason to keep it on because I don't need live updates nor do I get tons of emails. I still charge it every night, but with moderate use, I usually end the day with about 70% left. I rooted my phone, but I have always been a fan of Sense, so I am going to keep that. My one complaint is that if I were to put on a case (the guy included an Otterbox Impact case), the phone is uncomfortably large. When it has no case, it feels like a very premium phone with the extra weight.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
I honestly can't recommend it. I like mine but honestly sense is too intrusive and development is slow to dead because of ridiculous security measures and let's face it its not getting jelly bean. You want a replacement for your nexus one, get a galaxy nexus from Google. Me personally between my flyer and this phone i really hate HTC nowadays
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] azz72:
Vivid is a nice phone like everyone says but for flashaholics its dead in the water. I'm going Samsung in November..good luck which ever way u go.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] SacredTbag:
I personally love the vivid. When I was picking my upgrade it was between either this, the skyrocket or the lumia 900 (which I'm glad I didn't go with). I picked this mainly because of the higher screen resolution. I like things to look very crisp. The phone gave me exactly what I wanted. It IS a pita to root if you're new to that kind of thing, but there is an all-in-one kit here that makes it muuuuuch easier. Then again, you don't have to do that. I just wanted the att junk off. And that pos of a fb app.

I only have two gripes with the phone. Battery life is sub par, even after removing the junk and later flashing to a de-sensed rom. And I wish it were as wide as the skyrocket. I have enormous monkey hands and the thinness of the phone works against me. I should have gotten the Note lol.

Vivid, Virtuous Inquisition, De-Sensed, badass.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
One thing to consider the only way to root is to unlock the bootloader through HTC developers. And if you relock it, it says "re locked" on the bootloader, effectively telling at&t and htc you messed with it voiding your warranty. You can use a program to change the text back to unlocked but that requires s off and s off requires removing a panel with a screw that says "void". And I've come to find if you take the plunge and root your best off with just making changes yourself because there aren't a whole lot of variety when it comes to custom roms. So if you're looking for a good stock phone, and don't care about jelly bean and don't mind that it looks nothing like the ics rom that Google showed off in October, then go for it. However if you want the freedom to customize then look elsewhere. That's my 2 cents
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] beanboy89:
Thanks everyone for the replies this far. I'm not really that much into rooting and installing custom ROMs, especially on my daily phones. If I screw something up, I'd be out of of a phone for a while. I'm willing to give Sense a try as I've never used it in a "production" environment, so I don't quite know what to expect from it.

Something that I have a question about is a potential audio bug with ICS. I've read that sometimes audio will stop working and you have to reboot the phone for it temporarily fix the problem. Is this a common issue and to what extent does it effect things? Are things like the ringer and alarms effected?

As for battery life, the more that I've thought about it, I don't think it will be too much of a concern. I don't live in a 4G area (I don't think we have HSPA+ and I know we don't have LTE), so I'd be on 3G or EDGE most of the time. Furthermore, I don't use mobile data much at all, maybe 30 minutes a day max. I turn it on when I need it (same with WiFi). I also make sure apps and accounts (aside from Gmail) are not syncing.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] beanboy89:
I've done some reading about the aforementioned audio problems, and a few places seemed to have mentioned that if you disable "Fast boot" from the Power Options, it fixes the audio problems. Does anyone know more about this?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] strose09:
What audio problems are you having?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
I have no audio problems. Really the only bug I have is the Wifi switching on and off automatically. All and all its a great phone aside from battery life on stock but itst not a geeks phone, not at all. I rooted but considering the re locked bootloader thing and considering there just isn't a solid stock replacement rom, I kinda regret it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] strose09:
There are a ton of roms out but have you tried WCX's roms? In my opinion its a great stock rom for you. Fast, no bloat, wifi is stable and battery life is better than stock, not great but better. I'm not here trying to say this is better than that. I can speak for this rom bc I use it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ntQq6vAaOI
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
I might give it a try. I put on the stock deodexed at&t rom because I just couldn't find the "perfect" rom for me. I tried Holics which is great but just a bit overkill and as stupid as I sounds the fact the Lee Droid tweaks didn't have the correct ics over scroll color drove me nuts. I tried de Sensed which I loved but couldn't handle the low dialer volume issue.

Pretty much I'm looking for a sense rom with a nice mix of aosp and Sense theming. Really wanna get rid of all traces of the sense green color, and have a pure aosp notification area and bar. I'd prefer something light honestly.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] beanboy89:
None. It's just a concern that I have about the Vivid after reading various reports about some audio problems that users had encountered after the ICS update.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] strose09:
No audio problems here after ICS. Sometimes if you're listening to headphones the jack might come out at times but its not a big deal, a firm push usually does the trick.