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[HTC Sensation] heavy_metal_man:
Try again without the sdcard in pal. Assuming that solves your issue then look for the sim unlock thread but use a different sdcard. :)

Tapped out from my sexy nexus 7 ;)
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
I tried without the sdcard and surpsingly it worked. But then I tried with another 2 sdcards I have and it still doesn't work...
[HTC Sensation] heavy_metal_man:
It all depends on the sdcard tbh. Sounds odd but the more offical the better. Sometimes the bootloader won't register the sdcard unless it can read the cid of it, or the bootloader will loop waiting for it to load :-\ I've used official sandisk sdcards all the time and some work and others fail :-\ have you tried fresh formatts?

Tapped out from my sexy nexus 7 ;)
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
I have 2 sandisks and another one unbranded I guess. Format through PC? I can boot into recovery if I use ROM Manager but I can't get back into bootloader, it always get stuck in there...
[HTC Sensation] heavy_metal_man:
Aye the PC should suffice. Also if you have your adb set up you can use adb reboot recovery .

I've also found that some phones just take there sweet time about reading the sdcard in hboot. Just give like 3 minutes and if it shows no signs of searching the sdcard then the sdcard is not good for the bootloader :-\

Tapped out from my sexy nexus 7 ;)
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
So the problem is the sdcard? WIth all the 3 sdcards, none of them will work? But I know, that the previous owner could go into bootloader and it worked nice. I don't see what's the problem here...

I'm trying to follow this guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1232107

Is there any way to unlock the simcard without going into bootloader? Is that, I really wanna use the phone, otherwise it's gonna be useless...
[HTC Sensation] heavy_metal_man:
The sdcards are fine enough for use with everything else bar the bootloader :-\ but that is the correct guide :) have you tried step one? And are you trying to put the sdcards in with the pg58img.zip / .nbh on it already? As you could try that and see how you get on, and then anytime you need to go to the recovery from bootloader then just take out the sdcard?

Tapped out from my sexy nexus 7 ;)
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
I did try step one mate, but I can't use it. And I did try to go on bootloader with the file on the sdcard... I don't know what else to do.
[HTC Sensation] heavy_metal_man:
Hmm. What sizes are the sdcard? Also are you on ics firmware?

tapped out from my sexy sensation XE ;)
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
sdcards are 8GB each. How can check the firmware?
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
So, I updated to last firmware (3.33) and now I can get into bootloader but once I get there it starts loading for the PG58DIAG.zip but I don't have any file there with that name. Phone boots up normally tho, it's not in bootloop. I changed to SuperCID too and can't use my SIM card yet. Any ideas?
[HTC Sensation] heavy_metal_man:
You need to drop to ginger bread firmware for the file to work. Also if you have the pg58diag.nbh you can simply zip the file with no compression and place it in the root of your sdcard. But make sure to name it PG58DIAG.zip in caps as that seems to help. And if you can see if you can get access to a 2gb sandisk to test with :D

tapped out from my sexy sensation XE ;)
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
Do I need to flash a GB firmware now? I tried what you say mate but it doesn't work... It gets stuck on bootloader saying SD Checking... Loading... [PG58DIAG.zip] and nothing happens. I'm starting to lose my mind :p
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
It stays like this...
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
So, I can't get out of there...no matter how much I try, it never finds the goddamn file. Any ideas??
[HTC Sensation] heavy_metal_man:
The user solved his issue in the end by buying a unlock code after a downgrade to gingerbread firmware and the bootloader would not register the diag file.

tapped out from my sexy sensation XE ;)
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
Sorry for not updating, but that is correct. I got an unlock code and it worked. Flashed back to firmware 3.33 and ARHD 6.8.0.0 and all is working fine. But if I go on bootloader it still says that, it still tries to load that file even though I don't have any kind of those files on sdcard... Weird? :p
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
That is common behaviour of hboot.. Ignore it
[HTC Sensation] scanferr:
Ok, mate! Thanks!
[LG Optimus 4X HD] alexslama:
Someone know a way to use the Dualshock 3 controller with the Gameklip on the LG optimus 4x hd ?

I buy this one:

http://buy.thegameklip.com/

Thanks

Alex
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Dadoly:
I don't think you can use that as of now, you need to wait until the bootloader gets unlocked so we can use kernels. With kernels you can do allot one of them is USB host, and that is what you need to use that controller i believe.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] kismos:
Stop talking such things. You can use original ps3 pad with the aplication named sixaxis by bluetooth, before that You just plug in controler to Your computer and change its bluetooth adress to the phone ones.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Dadoly:
That is true if you connect it with Bluetooth, but not with USB and i saw they connected the gameklip with USB and it wont work with USB.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] friartuckme:
yeah its done through Bluetooth and a tool called sixaxis for use with games,but I don't know of gameklip
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Tomaat:
gameklip is just an plastic holder for the phone, and the ps3 , isnt it ?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] friartuckme:
yeah from what ive just read it looks like its just a mount for the gamepad so all thats needed without even buying the gameklip is the sixaxis software which is free
[LG Optimus 4X HD] JAsko_san:
Sorry, about my post, I just want to check something:

So we can't use any gampad that uses the OTG cable, but we can use any bluetooth gamepad - prefered one is the PS3 Sixaxis controller with the sixaxis app form the play store???

THanks for any help
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steelbeans:
I have this rather obscure problem, and i hope some of you can help.

Over xmas (just before actually) , i changed from Three to Tesco mobile. Calls have been fine and i unlocked my phone with Galaxsim unlock tool prior to moving over (i had a three locked handset).

Recently however, within the last week or so, I have been having call troubles. I will be on a call for any length of time, usually calls over around 5 minutes are more common, the phone line will just go silent, I can't hear them, they can't hear me. The call still says in progress and is all green etc. So I press end call, and it takes AROUND 5 - 10 SECONDS to go from grey (requested end call), to red (ended call). I then have to ring back the person and apologise.

This is definatly me as its happened to numerous people ive rang.

Ive tried changing kernel, changing modem, and different rom from full wipe. These put off the problem for a few smaller calls but I just had the instance again a second ago - rendering no solution.

Can anyone advise as to what may be the cause? I've searched threads and googled, but not much is exactly like this...

Cheers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steelbeans:
A battery pull and sim card reseat did the trick. Fingers crossed.
[Nexus 4 General] irzero:
I have to say that i opened my new nexus this morning with excitement. The build quality and style of the phone is great.

That being said as soon as i turned it on i was really disappointed with the screen quality. The colours look washed out like a cheap budget TV in a sun drenched room. Next to an S3 it cant even compare. Side by side comparison with an S3 leaves the nexus looking awful. I put phasebeam live wallpaper on both phones and there really isnt a challenge from the nexus. The blue corner on the nexus is nearly white the colours are so far off. I tried another live wallpaper called Magic Smoke 3D and the blue areas on the S3 are nearly white on the Nexus. Blacks are almost grey too its really poor. I know the OLED vs LCD debate but i think this is more an issue of a very good OLED vs a very poor LCD or at least very poorly calibrated LCD. The Auto brightness is so dim its also useless and i have to set it manually. Its so bad that its dimmer than my OLED which is insane.

Battery life is a real issue. i had nothing of note installed on the phone and went from 74% down to 0 in less than a half days use.

The loud speaker is tinny and sounds pretty bad and the ear speaker is sounding very odd compared to other phones i own.

Stock android has some nice points which i can appreciate but its lacking in other areas which arent easy to live with. No battery percent is a real stupid omission and i know you can mod the phone up but seriously not being able to dial a phone number directly from an email is pretty poor. took me a while to get the copy and paste working to do it.

Whilst a few things are Goolges fault i squarely lay the blame at LG since i saw the Optimus G and i thought the screen was terrible on that also and the other hardware issues are down to cost cutting and lack of care when it comes to colour calibration.

This phone is worth every penny at £280 and thats all its worth. Its nowhere near as good a deal as i believed before i got it in the post this morning. Its certainly not a £400-£500 Phone. Since LG is a screen company its a real shame they screwed this one up so bad.

Its going back to Google on monday and ill think ill wait for the S4.

:(
[Nexus 4 General] HewettBR:
Maybe try to calibrate it. Mine came out of the box looking good. After some calibration it is not far from the best screen I've used. Also in bright rooms and sun the screen rocks. Maybe you got unlucky?

Also I can get up to 6 hours of screen time usually around 4 though worth heavier use so I cannot relate to this at all
[Nexus 4 General] eXecuter.bin:
If you don't like it then just return it. This really isn't a difficult concept. However, for the price you paid you really can't argue about it.
[Nexus 4 General] italia0101:
Couldnt disagree more with the OP ,

but everyone's allowed an opinion .... I think the screen is fantastic and sharp, the S3 imo is oversaturated, and some professionals have said the colours are much truer to life than the S3s , and like @hewettBR said , you could calibrate it to pretty much do anything ya wanted ..

Im a little confused, did you not know what you were getting with stock android? its stock, bone, clean, if you dont like it maybe try a custom rom?

Also the battery life on my device has been fine, gets me through a days usage with 30% left and 3 hours of screen on time, no problem what so ever. also some custom kernels people have got 5-6 hours of screen on time

Just my 2 cents
[Nexus 4 General] irzero:
I know about stock android but i never realised just how lacking stock android can be in areas. Whilst some complex stuff is included other simple stuff is missing. You really dont know whats missing until a feature that you might use every day on an S3 is just not there in Nexus. This isnt as much as a deal breaker as the screen though.

I really dont want true to life screen quality anyway. its a phone and not a window. I want the red green and blues to pop and amaze everytime i look. The contrast should be high and blacks should be dark. With my nexus i have Blue which is actually White! Black which is grey and washed out. I really think i must have a bad sample or maybe its because i have a comparison phone to put the screen against.
[Nexus 4 General] italia0101:
Fair enough, if thats how ya feel then thats how you feel
[Nexus 4 General] angra89:
agree

Totally agree with your answer, y asked a designer to choose which screen look better between the S3 and the Nexus 4, and she choose the nexus 4 because it has more realistic colors she said. I was a GSIII owner and I am not regreat about switching to the nexus 4.

Sorry about my english.
[Nexus 4 General] Crisisx1:
Just ordered mine last night. I too have an s3 right now.

I hope I'm not too disappointed.
[Nexus 4 General] tweaked:
/Waaaaaaa

I mean really....
[Nexus 4 General] spoonboy:
As someone who had an S3, went to a N4, then went back to an S3 I noticed the following things after going back to the S3:

The S3's screen is nowhere near as sharp as the Nexus 4's. I never thought the difference between pentile and non pentile was big, but it is. Text is far clearer. Colours between the two are preference. I like the pop of the S3s screen.

The S3 is a slow phone. The Nexus 4 craps on it for UI speed.

The Nexus is a beautiful device. It feels really nice in the hand and feels very high end.

The Nexus battery life is rubbish. I do not understand how people are getting 5 hours of on screen time - maybe they have everything turned off. I like to have wifi, gps, BT, 3g all turned on all the time and the Nexus 4 would barely get me through a day. The S3 easily does it and also has the option of spare battery. Also when gaming on the Nexus the battery goes down a % a minute at least. I played sworcery for 20 mins and my battery had gone from 80 to 50something%!

The Nexus 4 gets HOT during demanding gaming. Like, really hot. Changing the kernel fixed this - I don't know how.

I also missed the swipe left/right to call/message from touchwiz.

Stock android quick toggles, whilst looking really good aren't useful at all. All they do is take you to the settings menu.

I think that on screen buttons are far nicer and the back button being on the LEFT is the right place.

Forgot to add - The main reason I switched back was because of the Camera. It is ASS! Just take a look at the photo thread on these very forums for proof. Also lacks burst mode which is a bit annoying. It also took longer to render HDRs and they weren't that great. A lot of people think it's good because they came from a Galaxy Nexus , which had a mid 2010 5MP shooter in it.
[Nexus 4 General] Red Wolf:
I was a s3 user but I do like the nexus 4 color :D
[Nexus 4 General] fetto666:
I think the display is worse on the SGIII.

iPhone 5 for example uses Sharp IPS LCD panels and have won many tests against SGIII in terms of display quality and the Nexus 4 uses a newer and better display - though the IPS panel made by LG.

Or perhaps you just like oversaturated colors and the blueish tint that you get from OLED.

http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_2.htm
[Nexus 4 General] barondebxl:
Interesting points, but yes the s3 definitely has better battery life than the nexus, unfortunately that is something the nexus isnt good at. But its the fastest android phone, maybe the optimus g as well? I dont know but the nexus is ridiculously fast. Im confident that future android updates will adress those battery issues. In the mean time there are great roms and kernels that give extra juice like franco's kernel or matrix kernel.

I also missed the swipe left/right to call/message from touchwiz.
[Nexus 4 General] ferris2375:
I agree on the screen, washed out and viewing angles are horrible.
[Nexus 4 General] irzero:
I agree on the sharp screen of the Nexus but thats LCD tech and any LCD with 300+ PPI gives that.

My S3 isnt slow though? i tend to use Omega Rom which is rapid. Its easily on par with nexus.

The 400 PPI S4 looks to be the phone for me that will give the sharp text
[Nexus 4 General] richteralan:
Dear soon-to-return-nexus-4-users,

You realize the Nexus phone, or any Nexus phone, runs Android WITHOUT any 3rd party skin/addon/UI/etc...?

Yes?

OK. Then Why you ***** about a certain feature exist in a certain 3rd party skin/addon/UI/etc... not available in plain Android?

Next, you should also realize that the pro of owning a Nexus phone is not only about getting updates faster, It's also about the development of Custom ROM/Kernels.

So if you buy a Nexus phone and expect to use it like S3 (i.e. without tinkering the device), you are buying it wrong and I do, REALLY do suggest you return it and go back to your TouchWiz phones.

Later.
[Nexus 4 General] meangreenie:
it's true google calibration is a bit washed out and weak out of the box

but..

1) let the glue dry and screen burn in for a week or two

2) you can make the colours burn your eyes out with gamma control kernels if you want
[Nexus 4 General] richteralan:
You won't be able to tell the differences under normal usage conditions. Trust me.

And I can already forsee tons of website will use magnifiers to tell you how small the pixels are and how sharp things are.
[Nexus 4 General] ferris2375:
Let the glue dry?
[Nexus 4 General] fetto666:
Complete waste of phone battery and processing power IMO - why the **** would you want 400PPI when you can't even see the difference!

And no damn website would ever use 400PPI images - simply because they would be HUGE in size.

---------- Post added at 07:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:52 PM ----------

Sarcasm i think.
[Nexus 4 General] HewettBR:
Why would you need 3g and wireless? Yeah I mean I have wirelesses on when I can but 4 he's screen time is easy for me and that's plenty. I guess mine gets warm but I use custom kernals and under volt but not all chips are equal.
[Nexus 4 General] richteralan:
I don't want to repeat myself too many times but this "let the glue dry" misconception is just plain .......

I don't know where this sh*t started. And why people believe in it.

The fact that the screen looks yellow is because Google changed Gamma ramp with 4.2.1 update. Look it up it's all open source. A few custom kernels reverted it back to 4.2 Gamma ramp and the screen looks MUCH better. A few custom kernels now have Gamma settings so you can calibrate it yourself.

Let's just dry this "let the glue dry" rumor.
[Nexus 4 General] vmartinez39:
I'd have to agree. This really was a bit of a letdown.

I had my GS2 replaced because of water damage. That device was made in China (Original was in Taiwan). The display was so so bright, rich black colors, but the thing that always bothered me was the resolution being so small compared to the big screen of the S2.

So anyway, yes, the screen is washed up. Hell, even my G2X has a better screen display and richer blacks then the Nexus 4. I've had to adjust. Also adjust to the no buttons of the Nexus 4.

Resolution is big on this phone, so big that Fancy Widget HTC Style clock I use wasn't designed for this screen resolution.

I'd be sad if this is just a batch of Nexus 4 with bad screens. Reviews I read had this display better than GS2 and rivaling GS3. Its not living up to that.
[Nexus 4 General] juliano_q:
I sold my S3 for a N4 and I am very happy with it.

Pros:

-Stock Android (after having the two previous Nexus I cant live with Touchwiz anymore).

-Better screen imo. Black is not good as SAMOLED but the rest of the colors are much better and not over saturated. Text is sharper.

-Phone construction is much more beautiful.

-Much, much faster. Launching apps, multitasking, etc is much faster than the S3.

-Much easier to update software.

Cons:

-Gets hotter

-Battery is a little worse, but still not so bad imo

-Seems to be fragile (but still not a scratch using a TPU case)
[Nexus 4 General] FormeriPhoney:
That's what you get for down grading ;)
[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
I owned a S2 I9100 with SAMOLED+ which has full RGB matrix on not pentile. Yes the colors looks great on an AMOLED display but I like true colors on my Nexus 4. If I click a snap and view it on my phone am pretty sure it looks the same on my laptop or any other device I have which wasn't the case with SII.

The whites on AMOLED's are either greenish or yellowish. You won't notice it when you only use an AMOLED display, however you'll see it when compared with an LCD.

Another problem I faced is burn-in. I used to run CM on my SII and since blue subpixels in AMOLED have very less life span compared to red or green my battery/signal and wifi area got less brighter than rest of the screen which was evident while watching a video.

AMOLED tech is relatively new if you compare it to LCD and hasn't got time to mature, So till it matures to my liking am sticking with LCD's.
[Nexus 4 General] m374llic4:
The screen to me is just fine. My battery lasts me way better then my evo 3d. At 12 hours off battery it wool still be at 70+ %. To me that is great. My 3d lasted for about half a day to dead.
[Nexus 4 General] ashkan_mc:
One question guys

Does this phone have a earphone in the box? Mine does not !
[Nexus 4 General] shotta35:
No it doesn't, they are usually junk anyways. They wont be giving you $200 worth of headphones with a $299 phone. :p
[Nexus 4 General] irzero:
400 PPI will will help OLED get on an even footing with LCD on black on white text
[Nexus 4 General] wardy01:
Am I really reading another thread created about this n4 being poor.....

You have opened it and used it . battery will be poor before you give it a few cycles...

Your comparing a phone that has mental over saturation of colours. To a phone that has changed its screen and is what truer and better .....

Do you really use all the s features ???

If it really really bugs you then root it and wack faux kernel and sort your colours ...

The n4 has got to be the best and most fluid device out there .

Never lagging .

No issues with the screen

No battery issues

Mic is fine

Phone build feels good (no random cracks mwhaha )

All the tech you need from a smartphone ( no its not a the be all so it won't make you tea )

And extra it now has the pie option so you fully utilise the whole screen .

Winner .

Anyway I hope you come to realise that after you have used it thoroughly before passing judgement you enjoy it .

Cheers
[Nexus 4 General] ashkan_mc:
Could you offer me an earphone set that has volume control and pause play bottom on it please?
[Nexus 4 General] ferris2375:
LOL at no battery issues. Unless you don't consider horrible battery life an issue then yeah I guess.
[Nexus 4 General] meangreenie:
no no no, mine was yellowish at the bottom side when i first had it and not very uniform, now a month a half later it's fine.

even with tv's, manufacturers ask you let the screen settle for a few weeks before it gives it's best picture.

lets not stop the 'let the screen settle' fact, because it's true.
[Nexus 4 General] richteralan:
Maybe you just get used to it?

Also can you tell me which TV manufacturer ask you let the screen settle for a few weeks?

Maybe it's a strategy of getting people to wait out of the 30-day return period?
[Nexus 4 General] irzero:
If you want to make excuses for Nexus then thats cool. But not being able to call people directly from an email then thats pretty poor. My Nokia N95 could do that back in the old days.

I tinker around with my S3 and its not an issue. But im really not sure how you add very specific features into the OS. Nexus needs to stay in the oven as a phone OS for a few more releases i think.

Dont get me wrong there are things i dislike about TW but it does not lack features and some of them are very good.
[Nexus 4 General] co.ag.2005:
FWIW you can call a contact while in gmail or stock email client. While in an email, tap the contact's icon, hit the phone icon. easy peasy.
[Nexus 4 General] irzero:
I think you will find that Anandtech really criticised the N4 screens accuracy. Its funny people claim that the N4 is true to life when actually its so far out of wack its not even a joke. iPhone is one of the only phones to have a very accurate colour production.

Google and LG do zero calibration on these screens and it clearly shows.

I suppose OLED has the saturation but as i said i actually like that and OLED is coming to the big screens soon so i guess its going to be a feature people are going to pay for.

That said no one is going to buy into a poorly calibrated LCD thats a defect.