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[HTC Desire S] Menschik:
Yes I know. I have read later on that a branded phone might need a gold card to install an RUU different from the branded one. I have ordered a Gold card and it should arrive soonish.

Anyway, I was trying to flash the newer version of HBOOT (v.2). I placed the PG88IMG.zip into the root of the SD, loaded HBOOT, however, it didn't flash. There was a green message saying that there is such a file, however, I did not get an option to flash it.

Any ideas are welcome,

Thanks for your time
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
There's a way to make goldcard with hex editor. Not in a position to search at the moment but. I'm sure it's in here somewhere

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alternatively try the ics ruu, it's universal.

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[HTC Desire S] vndnguyen:
You can make goldcard either by hex editor or by GoldCardTool. The most important thing is that you have to get SD Card Serial (CID).

Try to connect your phone to PC with USB Debbugging turned ON, and type command:

adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:*/cid

if you can get something returned so you are ready to make goldcard

Good luck
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
If you can't get anything whilst plugged into the phone, try this http://www.ehow.com/how_5894885_sd-card-id.html

You'll need a card reader though

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[HTC Desire S] Menschik:
Thanks guys! I've got one other phone, HTC One X, which I've rooted just fine, but it hasn't got an SD card slot :D I've ordered a gold card made by someone and it should arrive tomorrow so I'll let you know when I try it out.

Any suggestions on what I should do next when I get it or is it just a case of flashing one of the stock RUUs?

Thanks for your help so far guys, brilliant support.
[HTC Desire S] vndnguyen:
just insert goldcard into phone, boot to bootloader and then flash stock RUU

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I think this will NOT help, because the Card ID is associated with the phone itself, not with the SD card

When you replace sd card with another one, the CID remains the same
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Sorry thought it was associated with the card, not the phone thought the goldcard was universal

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[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Yes you are right and the other guy is not. The Goldcard used CID, but of the SDcard. I have successfully made a GoldCard with my laptop card slot, while my device was softbricked a couple of months ago.

And I described how in several threads in the Q&A and General section.

Also the Goldcard can be used for update to a version for another region only, it has nothing to do with the bootloader

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
still doesn't explain why my first two didn't work:mad: probably down to the cheap cards I used:(

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[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
I made 4 before got one working. After you make it and unplug it and then plug it again in the PC and it is opened without a message that Windows have to format it then it is working.

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
I gave up after two which is why I'm still s-on. Going to give it another go before xtcclip

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[HTC Desire S] vndnguyen:
I said that because when I replaced with another sd card, the CID remains the same.

you can check it yourself
[HTC Desire S] Jack_R1:
CID is a property of the phone. And it's not Card ID, it's Customer ID.

Don't know what the GoldCard bases itself on, but if it's only the CID - it can be easily found out and used manually. fastboot getvar cid.
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
First on Google with a keyword "Sdcard CID": http://www.ehow.com/how_7878340_read-cid-sd-card.html

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
That's what I thought, if it was connected to the phone cid then the card wouldn't be universal and then a lot of people would have bricks for phones. 1 card does all HTC.

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[HTC Desire S] vndnguyen:
this stuff is NOT what we are talking about

Please check yourself by inserting another SD card in the phone and see if the CID was changed or not

(by using Goldcard Helper)
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
OP stated he didn't have a goldcard or a way to make one, hence he had ordered one to run the ruu, the point was he didn't have to wait for goldcard he could still make one.

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[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Ok to sum up and cut the OFF-TOPIC:

1) there is a HTC CID (customer ID), as JackR1 mentioned. In general it looks like this: HTC__102 or similar (8 characters in total)

2) there is a CID of the NAND FLASH MEMORY (internal memory of the phone, which is a type of memory card in general) - a 32 alphanumeric characters, contains codename, serial number, etc. On our devices it is mmc1 and it never changes (I guess this is what you see in GoldCard Helper)

3) there is a SDcard CID (a 32 alphanumeric characters, contains codename, serial number, etc). On our devices it is mmc2 (this is what you get in GoldCard Helper as "SDcard CID" - it is even written in the app itself. This is what you use to create the GoldCard. It is different for each SDcard, but once it is created this SDcard can be used as a GoldCard on any device (Android or Windows Mobile).

I am not completely aware of the principle but in general it allows triggering of some kind of service mode and flashing software with different customer ID, i.e. different brand or region (it is the only purpose, it cannot be used for downgrading to lower version of the software)

So in opposite to SuperCID which actually changes the Customer ID (to 11111111) to allow the same using a Goldcard is not changing anything of the phone properties.

Final note: it is not recommended to use the device with a Goldcard as a regular SDcard, so use a spare card to create one (Kingston 2 GB is reported to work fine). Personally I sucessfuly made my GoldCard with the one that comes with the device, but I had to revert it later, because it causes random reboots on the phone
[HTC Desire S] Menschik:
Hey guys, I have an obligation to let you know if it worked or not and I did!

Today, I received the gold card, so I flashed the stock ROM right away, which changed the HBOOT version and the phone finally booted. My girlfriend won't kill me after all :)

Thank you all, the gold card was indeed the answer to this problem, so anyone with this problem, just create the gold card yourself or buy one as I did.

Thanks! :)
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
cool glad it worked out for you. Could you edit the OP title as solved

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[HTC Desire S] Menschik:
Sure, won't be a sec.
[HTC Desire S] vndnguyen:
ok thank you for your informative reply. I've just made a quick check and have some info for you.

- CID of the NAND FLASH MEMORY: it is mmc0, not mmc1. This value is associated with phone and will not be changed.

- CID of the SD CARD: mmc2. This value is associated with SD card and will be changed when replace SD card with another one.

I personally used mmc0 CID to make a goldcard and it work fine. Obviously this CID is associated with the phone, not SD card. I didn't try with the mmc2 CID so I don't know if it work or not.

However in some device (e.g Desire HD) user should use mmc2 CID to make gold card. mmc0 CID will NOT work.

Please confirm if you can use mmc2 CID to make working goldcard for our Desire S?
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Yes. See here also
[HTC Desire S] vndnguyen:
OK, so if we use mmc2 CID to make a goldcard, this goldcard can be used with ANY phone, but if this SD card damage so we have to get new CID for another SD card.

If we use mmc0 CID to make a goldcard, this goldcard can only be used with THIS phone. But if this card damage, we can use this CID to make goldcard with another SD card.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaysonyung:
My nexus7suddenly shut down

There are not any warning, my nexus7 unrooted

What shoud i do?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoMagus:
Sounds like the same problem I had except mine would die at 20% even after calibrating. Have you seen the text message "show low low battery logo" in small white text upper left corner when you plug in , then it goes immediatedly back up to what it died at? Pretty much everyone including myself seems to chalk it up to a bad battery and exchanged, heres some links

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1798756

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1797126

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1798054

good luck
[Off-topic] intheb0x:
lol i do.

yesterday i needed some quick cash because of a move im doing and i was short on my energy bill...

so i put my sprint galaxy nexus on craigslist for sale/ trade.

last week i got it new in the box for 150. a deal to me for sure.

i got a bunch of crap offers but eventually someone offered me their epic 4g touch and 100 cash for the gnex.

so we met up at a sprint store and called customer care because the store cannot do active phone swaps and we both went home happy.

right away i listed the phone on craigslist, within a few hours i got a few offers, mostly junk but one was or seemed to be worth while.

a white iphone 4 8gb, with case and charger, even trade. so telling her i was interested i posted the white iphone up on craigslist also forsale/trade before i even had it. i got many offers, a few low balls (lol even 50 dollars with the excuse that its outdated and old and the new iphone will be out this month lol), then a 225.00 offer, a 200 dollar offer, you get the idea. i entertained them all, but one of the guys ended up changing their minds and made a even better offer, he retracted his 200 dollar offer and said he would trade me his mint condition epic 4g touch with case,charger and 100 cash... BINGO lol, i quickly accepted.

how could i loose, i met up with the girl at 615pm to do the swap for my epic touch for her iphone 4, after thats done i wait for the guy who comes at 7 and we call sprint all over again and do another swap, it all works out and i leave with another 100 in cash and the same phone i came in with lol.

so i was tainted with a apple phone for about 10 mins... Lol it wasn't that bad but the screen was hard to adjust to.

anyone else flip on craigs? needless to say i have my epic back up on CL for hopefully another trade or sale.

i already got my epic touch running jellybean and honestly its not too much different then my gnex minus the lte which i dont have yet and the HD screen which is noticeable to me.
[Off-topic] alpha-niner64:
Seems kind of immoral to me. It's like abusing Wal-Mart return policies to make a buck. You're using Craigslist outside of its intended use for profit. But you do what you gotta do to make the bills work: I personally would not make a habit of "flipping phones".
[Off-topic] intheb0x:
lol immoral?

im using a public website that is made for buying,selling, and bartering.

thats exactly what im doing.

im not "abusing" or misusing anything, and its not a mega corporation where im scamming their return policies.

its a buy sell and trade website..

thats exactly what im doing.

in fact there are reality tv shows based on this same thing, that where they use outlets like craigslist, people do it with everything under the sun, from tvs, to cars.

im not ripping anyone off or telling people things that they arent.

im giving people what they want and im getting what i want.

exactly what the website is for.
[Off-topic] l3lessed:
When you start to talk about morality, you instantly are entering into a subjective paradigm in the philosophical/metaphysical sense. However, I do agree you're in a way taking advantage of peoples lack of knowledge on the tech you're trading. Is this immoral? Depends on how you define it. If both parties are happy and walk away from the deal feeling like their was an equitable exchange, then I personally don't think so. Ignorance is bliss I guess. Now, if you intentionally mislead the other party into believing they're getting a much better offer than they realize for your profit then yes this is, to me, immoral, but I don't think your doing this. It is the reason I believe the majority of advertisements and those working in the field are in some sense immoral, but this is getting off topic.

In short, I haven't done it and for me the amount of time and effort isn't worth the small return.
[Off-topic] alpha-niner64:
I didn't mean to imply you're ripping anyone off. I just find it interesting how one can make a buck nowadays. I stress the

kind of

part because I read about the iphone part and it boggles my mind how people are willing to pay so much for so little. I get that if the needs are met then it's fine. However it boggles me further how people can conclude the iphone 4 and the galaxy s2 phone is of equal value. Galaxy s2 clearly has better specs plus MIUI more than makes up for the iOS experience. I get that not everyone is gifted with our passion which is why I use the term "immoral" for someone who knowingly barters with this information in hand. But I do agree with l3lessed that if the girl is happy then that's what matters. Then I conclude that while the ends justifies the means this time, I wouldn't make a habit of this kind of business.

That said: I'm sure you can many people in the MP that has "flipped phone". :)
[Off-topic] intheb0x:
Ahh I see.

I was just short this month and this way its legal Lol

Everyone was happy. In fact all the deals I did were brought to me, made by the other party.

I agree the iPhone to me isn't worth much but as everyone can see they have a huge faithful following, enough so to dump more premium phones (in our eyes) in order to have one.

Locally regular iPhone 4 non s versions are still selling more than galaxy s2s.

Its mind boggling to me actually.
[Off-topic] KayxGee1:
I flip phones all the time. If i find a great deal then i will most definitely snatch it up. One thing I never do is low ball. I always offer them a fair price that's low enough for me to make a profit, yet sits well with conscience. Business on Craigslist is easy money if you can negotiate.
[Off-topic] guthrien:
I can't see the immorality in his actions. He's entertaining offers from others and not misrepresenting his goods. If anything, I'm impressed by the fact that youre arranging Craigslist deals in advance and juggling it all. You should get into stocks or futures or something and make real money with your talents.
[Off-topic] orangekid:
It's not immoral, nothing wrong with it.

I have done that once or twice, it's how I get "new phones for free" but honestly it takes too much time/effort/driving and to me is not really worth it. I do it like once a year to upgrade my phone but that's about it. It's not a bad way to get a decent device though, just be willing to put up with all the BS that goes along with it.

I actually prefer the MP here for the most part, except for a few items that are overpriced here that I want to buy or underpriced (compared to local prices) that I want to sell.
[Off-topic] intheb0x:
If I only knew where to begin.

I'm stuck at a dead end job for the last 8 years and live check to check.
[Off-topic] intheb0x:
I apologize I thought I was in the off topic section.
[Off-topic] tuscani1821:
Damn, that's a really good idea. Never though of that. ;p
[Off-topic] intheb0x:
Exactly.

Low ballers make me sick,but that's just a part of Craigslist.

Its not hard to do,but can be time consuming and irritating when you run into tire kickers and people who bs.

Throughout all the years I've used Craigslist for everything under the sun, from TVs,to fish tanks,to cars,refrigerators and probably other things I can't recall. But I've never have had one bad experience, never been robbed or put into any bad situations.

You just have to be smart and smell a bad situation before it happens.
[Off-topic] KayxGee1:
I've never been robbed either. Just very nice people looking to buy and sell items.

If they want quick cash and I'm willing to buy, so be it. I take the time to relist the item and sit on it for a few days, a week, hell I've sat on an item for 3 months! It's all about time and effort. Here in NJ, there are really good deals. Business is just business.
[Off-topic] got556:
So you feel the same about people that flip houses, cars, etc? Essentially you hate capitalism? Supply & demand, etc?
[Off-topic] shook187:
I made money on craigslist this pass week. I just sold my GS3 for $400 (which I bought new for $440 on eBAY) and with the money I bought a white EVO LTE in mint condition for $225 which I sold on Ebay for $340 ($300 after fees and ship).

I list it on XDA http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1900703 but the memebers here are to cheap to even recognize a good deal.
[Off-topic] intheb0x:
Very nice.

I made some additional moves on Craigs list recently which I didn't post about.

I traded my gs2 for a white 16gb 4s which in return i traded for a new in the box black evo lte.

Sad to say I'm surprised that the resale value on these phones aren't higher, because the lte is not too much different than the gs3...
[Off-topic] Sanadrate:
I have for years!

Sent From My Amaze.
[Off-topic] joe_sun:
I think it depends on your local community. For me craigslist is a massive headache full of flakes and people wanting msrp for 2 year old used tech.

I can't even tell you how many times I've relied to ads and been ignored.
[Off-topic] :
Albuquerque you will see a say Motorola razr flip phone sell for 75 and then a g1 attempt to sell for 250 aha

Sent From My Amaze.
[Off-topic] jared407:
I think this is genius!
[Off-topic] @l3X:
Hey guys, I'm thinking of buying a T-Mobile sgs3 today on craiglist for $420. It's been used a couple days apparently, not the deal but pretty good and i really want one. I've been reading about the fact that you can buy a phone on craiglist and have it work when you buy it then the original owner stops paying there Bill and tmobile blocks the imei. This happens primarily on phone plans the people bought phones on there new pay for your phone as you go plans. Anyone have experience with this? Any ideas to protect myself? Thanks
[Off-topic] :
Go to T-Mobile ;)

Sent From My Amaze.
[Off-topic] intheb0x:
I have my EVO lte listed but no one really biting.

It's fine, in reality I found a phone that I really like and enjoy the burst camera feature is great, along with the battery, it's the only phone I've ever gotten 8 full hours out of the battery with heavy heavy usage.

The beats audio is really awesome, I hear tones in songs I've never heard before and even makes my e350 super duty work vans speakers sound great.

I did honestly wrongly predict the whole iphone 5 market though.

I thought that after the 5 dropped that the market would be over saturated with iphone 4/4s and prices would drop substantially, but I was wrong, they haven't and don't seem like they are!
[Off-topic] intheb0x:
I've never heard of them blocking imei numbers from a phone.

Personally id buy it but I've seen them for 325 already locally. I would call tmo and tall to them, and if you get the phone, add the insurance, how then can they block a phone that on your account, active and has insurance?
[Off-topic] :
I never expected an in depth discussion on the morality of selling a phone on Craigslist when I clicked on this thread. XDA, amirite?

Anyways, I sold both my old Att phones on CL. After I wasnt on contract with them anymore I got the sim unlock codes from att, unlocked the phones, and sold them both to people on Tmo.
[HTC One X] heartavenger:
Can One X host usb like transformer prime as they have identical hardware ???
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[HTC One X] jam256:
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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SysAdmNj:
I was thinking of getting an ipad 3 but while at bestbuy and playing with one I realized its still ios and left the store, screen is pretty though. Is this device better? Do you guys find yourself reading more, ebooks etc on this device or not great for that purpose?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jliehr:
I've read about 2-3 books on the Nexus 7 thus far and it is very easy to read and follow along. The iPad is wonderful for reading. Don't get me wrong I love the iPad. But, it's form factor just isn't for me. It's hard to imagine it as if it were a real book because it's so big. I don't exactly enjoy typing or playing games on it either because of its form factor. The Nexus 7 is a perfect device for those of us with the not-so-big hands that don't like stretching our fingers to type. It's also even better for reading because its size/weight is about the same as todays paperbacks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeverAlwaysEver:
I read my studying guide text book on my nexus 7 and I love it. The 7in size is perfect for hand held, weight and size wise and the screen size is still big enough too.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slack04:
My primary use for the N7 is reading. Tried several other tablets and this one is by far the best. PDFs are not great though; unless the text is condensed in the middle of the page (and your reader autozooms) it's not fun to read either tiny print or scrolling a lot in landscape. But resizable text can't be beat. Get mantano reader.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RockNrolling:
I greatly enjoy reading books on the N7. Since I got mine at the end of July, I've re-read almost all the Sherlock Holmes mysteries on it. One thing that helps me with reading books on the N7 (especially at night) is changing the text in whatever app I'm reading in to white text on a black background.

I've played around with quite a few of my friends iPads and from what I've seen, the N7 is better suited for reading, while the iPad is better for watching videos.

Hope that helps. :D

Sent from my Paranoid Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flatcapmafia:
I have ES File Explorer installed and was chuffed to find out that it supported PDF when I downloaded the user manual for my new camera. It works really well.

As for ebooks I haven't used any other han the N7 guidebook but the missus is glued to 50 shades of try on hers, so I guess it must work well enough.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opcow:
I'm not completely happy with any PDF reader on android. For example, I like to zoom in as much as possible without having to scroll left and right. I often zoom in so that the margins are off screen and text is almost edge-to-edge, but invariably I end up scrolling left or right a bit while trying to scroll vertically. How about an option to lock the horizontal position? I'm much happier reading a native mobi format book in the Kindle reader. Maybe I'm just weird.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SysAdmNj:
The part about the pdf files worry me as I know I have some material I need to read that are in pdf format. Is it really that bad?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ExploreMN:
I agree with Opcow. Reading PDF's can be a challenge because it doesn't reposition text when you zoom in like an eBook does. So, if you need larger fonts you will have to scroll left and right as well as up and down.

For ebooks though, its awesome. I like it better than the Kindle Fire which I owned for a while. Yet, for long reading sessions, I still use my Kindle Touch...but, I digress...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harry GT-S5830:
It hasn't replaced my kindle, but it is a very suitable size/weight for reading. I'm just not a fan of reading on a backlit display.