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[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overloaded:
Relocked means you can't change any of the partitions anymore. But you can easily unlock it again with the htcdev.com solution.

If you have the unlock.bin file you can send that to your phone and it will be unlocked again.

Just folow the steps on htcdev.com
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdta:
What do you mean by crashed? Unfortunately their isn't a sense 3.0 ruu for telus that I know of. So your going to have to re unlock the device.

Afterwords flash a recovery. Then in recovery full wipe(data/cache dalvik) and flash rom. Next boot phone into boot again and flash the boot.img of the rom you used

Here's a better step by step

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1528925
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjunsharma.mad:
Try this. Had faced the same problem before.

First mount you SD card on your computer using a card reader, format it (don't opt for the quick format as it doesn't help, do the normal long format)

Next place the android v2.2 stock ROM on your SD card. Place the SD card back into your phone. Switch your phone on to recovery mode (power+volume down buttons). Hdboot will take some time to read the file. After which select the option to flash the file. Your phone will be back to normal. And then you can proceed to your rooting.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glevitan:
Not a good advice...flashing a froyo ruu in a GB shipped device will mess his bootloader severely and he won´t be able to boot normally anymore......
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muikkuman:
And roms will always fail to flash unless he flash the boot l.img separately because he is S-ON.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjunsharma.mad:
Got this advice from irc. Had faced the same problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] binhan2310:
I bought an unlocked skyrocket yesterday and then tried to reflash the stock 4.0.4 rom on it. After that, the phone seems to be unable to recognize the sim card, and the carrier's label is gone sometimes. Now I can still make calls and send sms sometimes, but i can't most of the time. Can anyone tell me if it's the problem with the phone unlocking process or something involved with the rom I'd just upgrade?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mahanddeem:
what network you're on and SIM ? try replacing the SIM first of possible
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] binhan2310:
i'm using a sim from a Vietnamese mobile network. I bought this phone for my mom, and last night it was unable to regconize her sim. I also try it on my wife's and my dad's, and they were all unrecognized. I turned it off and retry this morning, and it 's working like nothing happened before =.=. I just dont know if it's gonna be in that situation again
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] heynicebits:
How do I activate the phone if I can't use the number pad to during the activation prompts? I'm sure there's a way,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] weblexa:
Not supposed to use *228 to activate phones with sim cards.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Like the above poster says *228 is not meant for LTE devices, only 3g devices. Did you just purchase the phone? If so, dial 1-877-807-4646 from any other phone to start the activation on your line. The LTE sim must be activated separately as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] heynicebits:
I just reloaded PA because of some glitches and the phone said it failed to activate. I dont have any service at the moment.
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
how can I grow my facial hair faster?

I have some little but its not enough
[Off-topic] SimonTS:
OP

Me :D
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
wtf are those replies?
[Off-topic] oSandmaNo:
When you go off topic you really go off topic :p
[Off-topic] Eternalty:
What were u expecting lol there's no secret its just genetics

Sent from Team Pirate
[Off-topic] vanessaem:
I really doubt anyone will be able to tell you how to grow facial hair in the Off-Topic forum. You should trying googling the answers or perhaps try going to a dermatologist who specializes in hair growth.
[Off-topic] SteelH:
Rogaine FTW
[Off-topic] Archer:
I'm sick of you lot trolling. You could at least try and help the guy.

@OP - have a look at this. It may help...

http://goo.gl/7zkcS

That's the best place to look, so with that in mind....

Thread closed.
[Off-topic] vanessaem:
I tried but being female, the answers I gave were the best I could do. One of the answers I gave was very similar to yours. ;)

Brought to you from my EVO LTE.
[Off-topic] Archer:
Actually, it was you that inspired my answer. I would have been clueless without your help :)
[General Topics] thebeastglasser:
Alright, so after reading a couple articles on a bunch of sites. I can sort of understand a vicious cycle that's going on in the mobile development world.

First off, let me begin, Mobile OEMs (as we all know) don't release updates very often. And as a general rule, when they do... it's usually a couple months late. Just look at HTC devices, most of the (somewhat) older devices (depending on what you're definition of older is) aren't getting the updates to ICS for while http://goo.gl/FjcMJ . And in some cases they just decide not to update them at all. (see the Desire HD and possibly the Thunderbolt http://goo.gl/BwZld )

Initially when Android started, this was a little different. And allow me to clarify by going far far back, to the first Android device. The HTC Dream.

It initially came out with Android 1.0 (Astro) it eventually got updated all the way to the software version 1.5 (Cupcake). If you look back then, that's two software updates! Astro to Bender to Cupcake.

Now let's look at just about any other Android device (not made my Samsung, for the most part they're a bad example... (of course then again, they have the head of Cyanogenmod Steve Kondik on their team).

We're going to look at Motorola, because despite the fact that it's owned by Google, not all of their devices have received updates. And the device I've chosen from them is the defy. Now if you look over at the development section of the forums you'll see that we have a working (and apparently a very smooth) port of Jelly Bean for the Defy. http://goo.gl/mE1Qy

But if you decide to see what Motorola's deciding to do to update it from Gingerbread, well... their development section is devoid of everything for the Defy... http://goo.gl/g8XN0

Now why does that matter to us happy go lucky developers and modders? Well let's look over this little scenario I've played out in my head more than once.

CEO#1 "Oh they want Jelly Bean?"

CEO#2 "Yeah they do..."

CEO#1 "So what are we going to do about it?"

CEO#2 *checks XDA* "Nothing, the ones who really care about it have a working ROM up already."

CEO#1 "Okay, sounds good to me. So are you ready to go make some more phones with high specs and outdated software?"

CEO#2 "Well if we start now, we should be able to get six new devices running ICS 4.0.3 out by mid December!"

CEO#1 "Ohh, not even having the latest version of ICS is really going to get them. Brilliant!"

This is a vicious cycle that just keeps going around, and around, and around. The problem is that there doesn't seem to be a way to stop it. While we need Superuser and rooting privileges, we also need updates to the latest version of Android OS to keep us going.

OEMs on the other hand see us as free labor for development and as the only people who really want/need the updates. The problem is that with their history of sending out updates we really can't stop working. And even when they do send out updates, sometimes they aren't even fully stable! (see Evo 3D http://goo.gl/VzCNM )

So the question is, how are we going to stop this?
[General Topics] MissionImprobable:
Buy devices from the companies that keep things up to date. The Nexus gets direct pushes from Google so you know you're good there. Sony has a dedicated line to developers through their forums and even offers devices for temporary dev use and has reasonably priced unsubsidised phones.

Put your dollars in the right places if you want to make change happen. Those who want full access still aren't a large enough part of the market to shape everything. That said, people pushing for control have made sure that iDevices can be jailbroken and HTC is staggering hard because of mis-steps in marketing that have been worsened by lackluster updates and their decision to shun the dev community that was bolstering them.
[General Topics] gagdude:
They can't look at xda or whatever Android forum because there is a larger population of users who have no idea what rooting is, let alone custom ROMs. Those people depend on updates and if they won't get an official update, they won't get one at all.
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
If you ask 10 Android users what version of Android they are on, 8 of them will have no clue, 1 will know because the sales rep used it as a selling point, and one of them will be running Jellybean (thanks to XDA!).

Consumer demand is not high enough to demand the cost of testing new software on dated phones. Sad but true.
[General Topics] thebobp:
If they really saw us as free labor, they would release a phone with cyanogenmod or something and just kang whatever works for their next update. (Actually, this would be a very good idea.)

However, in actuality, they just don't care about the devs. Too busy trying to differentiate their products with custom skins and cause more work for everyone.
[General Topics] Minions:
It is true that most people don't know much more than that they are are android or "droid", just like many people don't know much more than they have an Iphone. The vocal majority of phone users (online) however have quite a bit more knowledge which means they get much more feedback from the minority.

One of the main reasons (other than price) that I got a Nexus 7 was due to the fact that Google pushes updates immediately to their nexus devices. I see this as an additional "perk".
[General Topics] Protibus:
You can't buy a device Android or other from an OEM or carrier and expect to get the latest greatest updates a or mods any too quickly. Forums and sites like xda bring in developers and users who ate eager to offer mods and help that you will never find coming from the mainstream as quickly or with the same quality. I get the device I want and look to here to make it better quicker.
[General Topics] thebeastglasser:
But what I see is that there are a bunch of phones that could easily be running better software (like the Defy) but OEMs clearly see that anybody who seems to care enough about updates are doing it themselves. The problem is, there are relatives of mine who refuse to root and yet they know enough about phones to know what version they're running and know the difference between the two versions. The one they currently have, and the one they could have.

I feel like this is kind of unfair to the sed-mentioned people and on top of that, it makes uneducated users buy more phones, while it keeps people like us are at work.

I'd bet that it was a pain in the a** porting ICS to the Desire HD no thanks to HTC, and yet this is just one less job for HTC and a hell of a lot more work for us... That's just me.

And also, that idea for a "pre-kanged" phone or one running a version of Cyanogenmod is pretty good. It'd be a great idea...
[General Topics] MissionImprobable:
Again, speak with your dollars. I have no doubt that Nexus sales will continue to climb not only because of devs, but because people who just end up with them will like seeing timely updates and devices that continue to get better and better. If you want to help the rise of affordable, quality devices then steer others toward them when you can and buy them yourself when it's time for something new.
[General Topics] a.cid:
Also, people on xda do not see development as a "work", they see it as a hobby...

So even if all the phones were on the latest android, the dev community here at Xda would still be hard at "work" to come up with something better...something which the OEM's and Google couldn't think of implementing even with such large resources at their disposal...

And let's face it, apart from games, the general public in large doesn't have "need" for BETTER phones...

I've seen the likes of HTC One X and Galaxy S3 go in the hands of people for whom multitasking would mean chatting on whatsapp while waiting for the fb app to load...

So the question would arise, if the public doesn't "need" better phones, how do we sell it to them?

The answer becomes clear, stop giving them updates...make them feel that their device is outdated...that they "need" a NEW and BETTER phone...

The ones who understand the capability of their phone would have the ability, or more importantly, the will to make the updates happen...

For the rest, well there's fancy advertising...

Hope this clears up...

- Via xda premium
[General Topics] thebeastglasser:
Yeah, I suppose it makes sense. Thanks guys!
[General Topics] Alarmmy:
How many people are there using Android? About 60% of the market, which means hundred milion users How many members do we have here on XDA? Less than hundred thousands! It means that regular users dont know and dont care what OS they use or even dont know what the update is. Froyo, GB, ICS, JB sound like alien languages for most of regular users. For those who know wat they are using, they are already XDA members, the rest just doesnt care or they just simply buy an iCrapple. Therefore, there is no way you can stop that. Customers are always taken granted by companies.
[General Topics] KingAmir:
Extreemly well put. We all knew it but didn't say anything. I am awaiting the next nexus for this very reason. Props to thebeastglasser
[General Topics] thebobp:
The bundling is too strong with this market. When there are literally only one or two phone brands, usually otherwise sub-par, that are stock, the voting with dollars won't make much of a difference. It's like voting in an election where a lot of people who might prefer a pure candidate are given tons of reasons to go with more mainstream ones.

So how can change actually be effected? First and most obviously, google might dictate to motorola to make stock phones. Hopefully, that will happen and stock android will start getting a positive reputation for straightforward and automatic upgrades.

The other option starts at grassroots levels: this bundling leaves a gap in the market, and eventually someone should step in to fill that gap. I can imagine small start ups in third-world countries (where price is a real issue) revitalizing older brands with the highest supported cyanogenmod, then selling them at still relatively low prices for a profit. If there is enough demand for this, this "repackaging" business would be emulated all over and the OEMs might start to take a hint.
[General Topics] thebeastglasser:
For the record there are over four million members on XDA...
[General Topics] orangekid:
Not currently active users though. Remember XDA used to make you register to download files so that jacked up the member rate.
[General Topics] MissionImprobable:
The Chinese market is already doing that, and with brand new phones that come both rooted and sometimes unlocked. Yes, there are other markets in which this can be done, but it doesn't make sense to talk on the one hand about voting with dollars not making a difference and then saying third-world resellers will change the game.

Google is marketing a clean, recognizable line in their Nexus devices, advertising intelligently, and making sure that they continue to stay on the latest firmware. Supporting them and other companies who do so will dictate what model corporations follow. Again, HTC is eating crow because their abandonment of the dev community and their decision to spread themselves thin, ala Motorola, who are also being dug out of a hole now by Google. I'd say both companies have paid the price for ignoring what the marketplace demands.

Moto had everyone hooked with the original Droid so there is no doubt that share is won or lost by how you approach relevancy for the long run. Go back and look at how many people loved their OG Droids in every way but have now moved on to other brands because of locked bootloaders and lack of firmware updates on the models that followed. Money makes the corporate world go round and every little bit helps.

Grassroots movements have done everything from keeping the iPhone legal to jailbreak to getting a man his goodies when a WP store tried to pull a fast one in regards to him winning the WP challenge to getting VZ to clarify that they wouldn't be doing anything to their Unlimited users. We may not be the majority, but we are far more organized and informed than the masses and as such what we do gets noticed and picked up on by tech, blog, and news coverage. The only ones who don't make change happen are the naysayers who sit by and do nothing. Support the brands that support the customers and devs.
[General Topics] thebobp:
Sure voting makes sense.. if you're in another country where the election's not as rigged.

I'm not really convinced that Motorola's and HTC's losses were due to locked bootloaders, or even lack of firmware updates. Rather, I think it's due to brand inertia: at some point, Samsung came up with a phone (the Galaxy S2) that was so far ahead of anything else on the market at the time, that they just grabbed market share and brand loyalty from many of the consumers on the market. This has little to do with the Galaxy Nexus, and indeed their "next big thing" has been the horribly backward (from a stock perspective) S3 and the Note.
[General Topics] Snow_fox:
It's been my perception that there is a strong correlation between developer support and whatever device I want to get next.

When I got my very first phone, it was the Samsung Captivate.

It had (Still has) great dev support. I decided not to wait a month to get the Moto Atrix because, there was no predicting what kind of dev support it would have despite having great specs. I find that (generally speaking) Samsung phones have had strong dev support.

I sort of hate to point this out.. But, if you think the "average consumer" cares about upgrades.. I would be inclined to disagree. A lot of people do care about upgrades.. Myself, my girlfriend, a lot of people who frequent forums in general.

Still, your average consumer is probably more concerned with the screen size than the software it's packing. Even if ICS is "nicer" and "more elegant" there are a lot of people who really don't know or even care what OS their phone is running. As long as they can text and check facebook, they aren't going to be bothered with the small details of "Jellybean" or "ICS"

I have to be completely honest when I admit, if I were a manufacturer.. I don't honestly know how inclined I would be to release OS updates. Not because I want to be an evil corporation and force you to upgrade to get the newest OS.. But, because putting it plain and simply.. It takes time, energy, and money to release an update. If *ANYTHING* goes wrong with the update and even a single person doesn't follow the instructions.. It becomes really hard to prove they are the one at fault. So you spend your time and energy making an update, potentially having more cost incurred due to possibly damaged hardware, and then finally.. wondering how many people really cared in the first place. A lot of people don't care and even won't upgrade their phone because, they perceive it as "a pointless endeavor."
[General Topics] MissionImprobable:
What does this have to do with supporting companies that support us? Voting with your dollars is a metaphor; it doesn't mean that there is an election for phones.
[General Topics] thebobp:
The problem with that synopsis is that there are no companies who support you as such, only those who get a few things right, and usually the others wrong. In that metaphor, the election would be bundled so hard (vote for any of these subpar candidate tickets, with good candidates bundled with bad ones) it has pretty much been rigged by the parties who provide those tickets.

Only in other, more cost conscious nations are grassroots third parties altering at least older tickets into something worth voting for.
[General Topics] MissionImprobable:
I've seen tangled garden hoses with fewer convolutions than your argument. If people support the companies that give us our money's worth then those are the companies that will continue to do well. It's that simple.
[General Topics] thebobp:
The more relevant question is the effect of consumers' purchase choices on companys' decisionmaking. The current bundling system ensures that they aren't even testing for "is stock more profitable than non-stock", but rather "is stock more profitable than non-stock with much better hardware and spread to the carriers in this way?"

After all, it's not like there's a company that's specifically sold stock android and, if people bought enough from that company, they would "continue to do well". Such simplifications only work in an ideal capitalism.

My observations are more convoluted because real life is more convoluted.
[General Topics] thebeastglasser:
As much as I'd love to support certain companies (i.e. whoever decides to make Nexus Devices) at the moment I'm kind of stuck on Virgin Mobile at the moment. And the only Samsung Phone (assuming they make the next Nexus Device) is theSamsung Intercept which really isn't a choice for me. And even if I suddenly got an enormous raise, I don't know if I'd want to leave them to spend an extra one or two thousand dollars per year to get everything I'm getting now. I'm kind of stuck as it is.
[General Topics] thebobp:
A couple of comments:

1) Don't support companies. That's just stupid (and even in the best case, distorts the market; they'll think there's demand for samsung intercepts). Buy whatever is best for you.

2) Prepaid plans (including the cost of buying your own phone) generally cost less than subsidized plans. (The only real exceptions are family plans.) You'll have to do the calculations for your own case, but in general, not only is buying unlocked more freeing, it's also cheaper. You don't need that raise after all.
[General Topics] thebeastglasser:
No, but you've got to understand I am prepaid, just prepaid CDMA (which is kind of a pain). And I really hope there isn't a demand for Samsung Intercepts. If that ever happened and everything started copying them... well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxKo4JD0wHY
[General Topics] thebobp:
From what I understand about cdma, your choices are limited, which beats half the purpose of prepaid. meh
[General Topics] thebeastglasser:
Yeah I suppose it's true. Oh the joys of America.
[General Topics] WellTrainedVC:
I wouldn't necessarily call it taking advantage of; it is more akin to running a profitable business. It costs money to keep people employed strictly to support devices. From a business standpoint I say we are lucky enough to receive the one maybe two updates for the life of a phone. A life which is unfortunately around a year and a half.

This is because, as a business, these companies have a responsibility to share holders to push new product. If we all were not such suckers for the newest tech, maybe we would see a different attitude towards the consumer. Will never happen in a capitalistic society.

As for me... Well, I made sure to wait for a device I deemed suitable for duration. That means decent hardware & enough power to keep up with software development. However, I do admit I did not wait to hear about the cons of my device. There is always next time.
[General Topics] Deggy:
No here's the conversation with CEOs:

#1: hey, lets push out a phone with killer specs and the latest OS!

#2: you crazy?! Lets instead make a phone that has near high end specs and an older OS so we can sucker them in for the next phone! Make money and **** *****es.
[General Topics] thebeastglasser:
WellTrained, wouldn't building software help to keep many jobs? The heaping amounts of bloatware stuffed onto most devices nowadays should be enough to secure a pretty decent profit margin, without having to make any more hardware.