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[HTC Desire S] chrisonline:
On the lockscreen and at the notification bar i see only a ID instead of the text.

First screenshot shows "18i58_0creen" and the second screenshot shows "18i58_18creen" !

I use stock rom without root or anything else.

I've already tried to set another language in the system, but I see always this ID's!

Can anybody help how I can solve this?
[HTC Desire S] ment22hd:
I did this steps:

1) Before I had ViperSaga 2.0.1

2) Full wipe

3) Flash FullySamsung

4) Flash update

5) Keyboar settings doesn't work

I use 4EXT recovery.
[HTC Desire S] c.m.b:
AFAIK it should show the time on the lock screen and the date in the notification bar.

Try setting time and date manually instead of network provided time.
[HTC Desire S] hisname:
problem is I don't have the sdk installed.i downloaded one of the zips that contained fast boot and adb drivers provided by the members of xda
[HTC Desire S] VnnAmed:
That's exactly what I'm talking about. Everyone is saying different things about S-Off. Every thread I read is just giving me more doubts. Can someone clarify and answer my previous question which is should I do it for using Andromadus builds?
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
If your not sure then don't, i took your view of "if it's not broke, why fix it" for quite a while. You run a lot less chance of bricking your phone. In the mean time just take your time and read some more before you rush in. It's not that much of a chore flashing the boot.img really.

“When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.” - Will Rogers
[HTC Desire S] razi914:
I prefer s-on , less bricking chance , i didnt have a single issue with my radio , i dont have to change it, but now my usb port is not working properly, (i cant use adb-fastboot commands or copy files to pc) only charging , so now im stuck with b2b kernel forever,, now i think, i should have S-offed , btw i still recomend s-on
[HTC Desire S] c.m.b:
This could be a solution for you

Just noticed you posted this :D
[HTC Desire S] sdarshan10:
Hello Frds, I have bought htc desire s for my brother today it has currently 2.10.401.8 installed in it. I want to upgrade it to official ICS ...when i check on androidfiles.org i am finding 14.01.401.2 file for download... Is this the latest RUU available and what is the software version after installing this RUU? Pls guide me.thx in advance...
[HTC Desire S] kalashnikov70:
HTC Desire S resuscitation

It's dead again...after a few hours running smoodly it suddenly died again. I dismantled it but I didn´t found anything disconnected...Please what could it be? It's not a motherboard issue right? it seems it's a bad connection right?

I will appreciate some kind of help please...

Miguel
[HTC Desire S] Kiigass:
give Sense to custom Roms

Hi Guys,

I am sorry, but I have to ask this question. While looking at all those custom Roms offered here for my HTC Desire S, I mentioned most of them lacking Sense. Is it that easy adding Sense to a custom Rom that nobody looses a word about it, or is it impossible to do it, which is why it is not done? I'm also a little bit confused about a statement from here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51521921&postcount=1830 This guy says Sense 4.0 works quite fine with Android 4.4.2, but I could not find a package to download or something similar.

Thank you for your help!

greez Kiigass
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
[MENTION=5966750]Kiigass[/MENTION] there are two types of custom rom for HTC devices, Roms with Sense are based on official roms by HTC, either for this device or for another HTC device, made to work on our device. Other roms are based on aosp, pure Android without sense. Sense isn't just an app or something, it's the whole framework etc, so it can't be added to aosp based roms.

I followed the link you gave, but I can't see anybody saying sense 4.0 works on Android 4.4.2...
[HTC Desire S] Kiigass:
Thank you

Thank you very much for your answer! Following the link the Guy says

Most probably I misunderstood that, thinking he meant standard Android 4.4.2 + Sense 4.0.

Anyway, if Sense Roms are based on official HTC Roms, is it right to assume there are no Sense Roms above Version 4.0.4?

Background

: Initially I had 4.0.4 (with Sense) and wanted offline voice recognition. Some research taught me Version 4.1 and above has offline voice recognition. While taking two whole days of work in the end I managed installing 4.3.1 carbon. Despite my initial joy I had to learn that my battery made it only half the time (max) with the new Rom in comparison to my old Rom. Further research brought me here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2707871 Is a Sense Rom really the only way to get better Battery life? Do I have to choose between battery life and offline voice recognition?

Thank you very much again!

greez Kiigass
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
[MENTION=5966750]Kiigass[/MENTION] there are no sense roms above Android 4.0.4 for the Desire S, mostly due to not having a kernel for sense + jb. There are sense 4 roms ported from devices such as the one v or desire x, but none with Android 4.1 or above.

I don't really know anything about offline voice recognition, so I don't know if there's any chance of getting that in Android 4.0, sorry.

It is true that sense roms have better battery life than any jb or kk roms on our device, but maybe you could try a few different roms and see whether battery life is any better.
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
this would be my first time flashing a rom, so i am a bit anxious.

1 - are CM11 and CM10.2 both based on Android 4.4 ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2467013

or Android version and CM version not related ?

2 - is the 10.2 version stable and reliable to install or has any bugs ?

i could avoid 4.4 if its too much for my trusty old DS to handle.

i would be ok with a 4.2 based CM also, if it works smoothly and with better battery life - which CM comes with that ?

is it this one ? [ROM][08 AUG 13][4.2.2][UNOFFICIAL] CyanogenMod 10.1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2305828

which would be a good rom with good battery life with android 4.2+ ?

thanks!
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
[MENTION=4112580]rht_sg[/MENTION] firstly, I would try a few different roms, to see which suits your usage/preference.

Cm11 is Android 4.4, cm 10.2 is Android 4.3, cm 10.1 is Android 4.2.

In my experience, cm 10.2 is the version that was least worked on for our device, and had the most problems. I would recommend either cm 10.1 or cm11, but again, it's very dependent on your usage and preference.

Remember, you can flash a rom, try it out, make a backup in recovery, flash a new rom, if you preferred the previous rom, you can restore your backup.
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
[MENTION=4679604]teadrinker[/MENTION]

thanks for your advice. it clears a few things.

the problem is u can say i am a bit lazy to backup all data, then flash, then reinstall apps and contacts etc.

so i would prefer to just do it once and stay with it.from your description, 10.2 (4.3) is now out from my options.

i am tempted to try CM11 (4.4) but there had been and probably still are some bugs - something with ringtones and other things.

and some freezing, etc (i read from the thread in dev section).

so if 10.1/4.2 seems stable then i will just go with it.

have u tried 11/4.4 - how did u find it ? bugs/lags/ battery life compared to 10.1/4.2 ?

CM11 itself has many versions, will the most recent one be the "best"/most stable ? or the most downloaded one ?

thanks again. :good:
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
[MENTION=4112580]rht_sg[/MENTION] I'm using devil-kin's latest cm 11 build atm, problems I'm experiencing are:

No ringtone for incoming calls (solved by flashing a fix)

My phone seems to reboot itself about once every 1-2 days

Apart from that I haven't found any problems (that affect me), and performance seems good (the last couple of builds had far more lags and reboots in my experience)

I can't really remember what cm 10.1 was like, it's a while since I had that on my phone.

I would advise you to check which panel type you have (sony/mddi, look for the non-sony-panel thread in the general section) before flashing a jb or kk rom, or you might end up with a bootloop.
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
[MENTION=4679604]teadrinker[/MENTION]

yes, i think i saw the ringtone fix is there.

rebooting itself once every 1-2 days might be a problem.

i have checked my panel is Sony, so that should be ok.

u say u experienced more lag/reboot in the last couple of builds - which earlier build would u recommend then ?

there are 10 builds for CM11.

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=11932

and unfortunately devil-kin's Desire S had an accident (run over by a car!!) so he might be moving on to other things.

bad for us :crying:

lets hope he can give us a stable build before moving on.
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
I meant the last build seems more stable than the builds before that, I would recommend the latest build if you're going for cm 11. Yes, devil-kin's DS got broken, so I'm not sure how much future development there will be (for the DS in general, it's an old device now and most devs have moved on to newer devices)
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
Ok, i anxiously flashed the latest CM11 rom (cm-11-20140716-UNOFFICIAL-saga (4.4.4)) and it seems to be working fine. also flashed minimal gapps, ringtone+agps fix, genie widget, faceunlock

1) except I cannot connect to wifi - but this problem was there even with the stock rom

i have tried to use Wifi Manager app before which helped me solve the problem, but in this rom, all that the app shows is to input the password when connecting to my workplace wifi.

actually it also needs a domain and username

has anyone used wifi manager and can tell me how to connect to a wifi point and also enter other details - like domain\username ?

2) i enthusiatically flashed the google dialer after flashing the rom - so i have 2 "phone" options - though they both are mostly the same because this rom already had that dialer.

how can i remove one of them ? cannot see it in "root app delete" - or maybe i cannot identify it.

[3) there seems to be no FM app ? is there a way to flash HTC's or some other FM radio app ?] never mind this - i have found some apks and would try to install them in system/app and see if they work.

was able to copy the app to system/app but does not install. first it was parse error, which i resolved by fixing permissions.

then it tries to install but says installation failed.

-update

after putting the file in system/app and changing the permission - i did not need to directly install the apk.

reboot instead, then app shows in app drawer - but unfortunately does not work "FM Radio has stopped working"

i am wondering if the apk i got, which were from Wildfire thread in xda and an Evo 3D thread at android central are not compatible with Desire S ?

or is it because i am S-ON, so i can only install system apps thru recovery or via fastboot ?

4) the normal battery usage seems to be the same as in the stock rom - about 13mA while sleeping.

i also have a Moto G with A4.4 and while sleeping, it just takes about 3-4mA - these stats are as shown by the battery monitor widget.

thanks for ur suggestions people !
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
Wanted to add a few things -

1) Wifi - still cannot connect - either to secured networks, or to open ones - it just saves the network, tries to connect, then nothing happens.

In my stock ROM, it asked me for a credential storage password, when i tried to connect to secure networks after reboot.

In this ROM, there is no such option, so i don't know if Android itself was changed, or the problem is due to this.

2) battery life is way down - maybe because the rom is new, android might still be adjusting

earlier during standby current used to be 9-11mA, now it is 15mA+

usage - SD card and android media is taking a lot of battery, about 30+ % !! this is the first time i have seen SD card in the battery usage list.

usually it was the screen, cell standby etc.

when i open up the all installed apps list, it takes a very long time to show how much data each one is taking.

this scan used to be faster earlier.

3) CPU usage seems to be high - last night CPU was running for about 1:30 hrs at full 1GHz speed out of total 8 hrs.

4) there have been a few reboots, currently there is some lag (but if the CPU is running all the time, then this is understandable)

any suggestions ? i will wait for sometime, else switch to some other rom, at least 4.2+

i certainly need wifi

and a better battery life too.
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
Expect 15mA+ standby drain on any rom > Android 4.0, in my experience battery life is similar in all later roms (significantly worse than on sense roms or cm7).

Your WiFi issues are strange, I doubt anything would be different on 4.2... Sorry
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
[MENTION=4679604]teadrinker[/MENTION]

thanks for your reply.

i was expecting less battery drain, like i see on the Moto G :(

is the idling/sleep battery usage low in Moto G because it can more efficiently run 4.4 - because of different processor/RAM etc ?

yes, Wifi is strange, if that is not resolved I may need to go back to stock rooted.

any idea about how to add the FM radio app ?

when i had taken a backup of the stock rom - i see the apk and odex files in that folder.

some apks i saw in other threads did not work after putting in system/app

not a big issue though.
[HTC Desire S] kchaisu:
Latest Unofficial MK 4.4.4 Saga ROM by Ruling could possibly solve your problems.
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
thanks for your reply [MENTION=5691218]kchaisu[/MENTION]

I in fact used this ROM Mokee Open Source Project-

[ROM][4.4.x][UNOFFICIAL][SAGA] MoKee OpenSource Project

http://xdaforums.com/htc-desire-s/development/rom-mokee-opensource-project-t2817875

I did not keep this one for long, though it seemed nice, because my Wifi did not connect.

But I think u mean this one -

[ROM][4.4.4][Mokee][5th Aug][Port][Stable] MK444 UNOFFICIAL

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2752551

If you have tried these, could you tell me what is the difference between the two.

and whether the one by Ruling might be better.

I moved to 4.2 based

[ROM][JB][05/07/2013][AokpRedefined Saga v3.0] CM and AOKP fusion [New World]

thinking maybe 4.4 will not be handled by Saga easily.

so far this rom is quite smooth, i have not even had one random reboot !! (in CM11 i had many everyday)

unfortunately Wifi does not work in even this one :crying:

i wonder now whether this is a hardware problem ?!
[HTC Desire S] kchaisu:
Actually I installed the latest MoKee version of Ruling and found that incoming ringtone call is working by itself no fix need other than that WiFi, DSP manager and others are working fine, very smooth and responsive. On top of that battery usage seems to be OK for me though.
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
thanks [MENTION=5691218]kchaisu[/MENTION].

i will keep this in mind if i want to go back to 4.4

currently i like the aokp_v3 redefined, as it is very smooth and stable.

a searchable settings would have been great.

only if my wifi worked i would be totally satisfied.

tell me, if you need to connect to a secure wifi, do u need to enter your credential storage password in 4.4 ?

or u just need to have a pin or pattern set for login ?

thanks
[HTC Desire S] kchaisu:
Just need pin to login.
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
hmm, my phone does not even ask to set up a pin to try to login.

anyway, i gave up on Wifi for now and am using reverse tethering tool.

that should serve my purpose, though not as convenient.
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
on restoring my backup apps using My Backup Root,

they are not shown under My Apps in the Play Store.

how can I update these apps using the play store now ?

will i need to uninstall the current ones and download again from the play store ?

thanks
[HTC Desire S] Tolep Coy:
RUU Stock Firmware for My Htc Desire S

(sorry for my english)

Sorry sir,

I want to flash my Htc with stock RUU, but i can't find it

can you (anyone) help me where i can get RUU for my htc, please.

Thank You. :)
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
Unfortunately I think i might have bricked my device somehow.

i was using aokp_v3v(4.2) rom and today when it was getting slower, i restarted it

but it stuck on the boot animation.

i was able to boot into recovery, where i cleared dalvik and cache and restarted.

it showed updating/optimizing apps but then again stuck on bootloop.

then i went into fastboot and thru adb, flashed the boot.img again

that also did not work.

finally i thought i would recover the old 2.3.5 nandroid backup

so i did factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik and restored the backup

now on restart it showed the HTC logo, but then the screen went black.

any suggestions? or is it gone forever ?

EDIT: recovered to a working phone, however due to factory reset, need to reinstall everything, and lost some unsynced data.

one question, if i want to go back to the 2.3.5 rom (rooted) nandroid restore through recovery are other steps are needed ?

is flash boot.img needed after such a restore ?

there is a boot.img file in the nandroid backup folder

my DS is S-ON
[HTC Desire S] supermans-son:
I only just made an account but I've been lurking the site for a while, thought I'd make an account since I have a problem I can't fix and I can't post it in their thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2780606

Well my problem is that I downloaded that and flashed it no problem, but no matter what I do, play store won't open. I'm so confused as to whats happening, it doesn't seem to affect anyone else.
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
first u can try going to settings\apps\all then scroll down to play store and clear data and cache then reboot if that dont work u can try downloading latest version and install it like normal app. Just google search "latest play store xda"
[HTC Desire S] dronerdude:
Softkeys not responding, looks like a software problem

Since yesterday the soft keys (home, menu, back, search) stopped responding. I routinely swapped the battery and after that the problem was born.

Now I've been able to find plenty of mentions of this problem online but without any definite solutions other than replacing the digitizer. However, I have strong clues that this is not a hardware but a software problem, because the problem is not just about those soft keys but also about the bottom part of the screen not responding - but not always. See this image:

>>> Ouch, as a new user I cannot post images.. hopefully its clear anyway, otherwise: oi59[dot]tinypic[dot]com/1z7j41[dot]jpg

Here you can see the default HOME screen, Whatsapp and Ebuddy. (Not actual screens from my phone)

In red I marked the unresponsive areas:

- Softkeys home/menu/back and search never work

- Bottom part does not work on HOME and on Ebuddy, but does work on Whatsapp (so I cannot chat in Ebuddy, but I can in Whatsapp)

When being called I can also end the call by using the button that appears during calls, exactly on the same spot as the PHONE button on the HOME screen, which itself doesn't work (so I cannot actually call)

So.. Anyone any idea on what could be causing this?

In any case it seems pretty useless to me to replace the digitizer... right?

The phone is not rooted, not branded, not simlocked, no recently installed apps.

TIA and please tell me if I need to supply addition info for a proper diagnose!
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
Have u tried other roms like ics.
[HTC Desire S] dronerdude:
Nope, the phone is still on stock rom. I also haven't tried a complete factory reset. If possible I really want to prevent having to reinstall everything on the phone...

I'm trying to find someone that perhaps recognizes the problem straight away, or someone who knows the Desire S tech well enough to understand what could be causing this. That could prevent me from having to take drastic measures such as replacing digitizers or roms.

All ideas are welcome!
[HTC Desire S] m.weterholt:
Stuck on HTC Splash screen (read FAQ)

I'm trying to install the rom: [ROM][4.4.2][XPERIA UI][Stable]Xperia KitKat ROM for DS-BR2. I've rooted and unlocked the bootloader and installed twrp 2.7.1.0. When done flashing, i see that is was succesfuly applied, but when i reboot the screen hangs on the HTC logo.

Do i need tot s-off the device or am i missing something.

I've rooted and installed new roms previously on my htc one S and a samsung phone, so i'm not unfamiliair to rooting, but i can't seem to get it to work.

By the way, is there another rom you recommend, the user wants it to be faster :)

thx for your help!
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Because u have unlocked bootloader ul need to flash the boot.img from fastboot commands, ul find the boot.img inside the rom zip. So boot ur phone into fastboot, plug into pc, open fastboot command window and type

fastboot flash boot boot.img

Then reboot.
[HTC Desire S] m.weterholt:
Ah, great, thanks! Is that before or after i flash the new rom?

And what rom do you recommend ?
[HTC Desire S] broucker:
CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A STOCK 4 ROM PREROOTED?

I'D LIKE a direct link because ill have to download it directly on the phone because I'm mobile and no laptop 4 3 weeks. I some how Broke Bluetooth(works on other roms)

S510e stock 4

4ext recovery

hboot 2

s-off
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
After u flash rom in recovery, boot straight into fastboot, flash boot.img then reboot.

If u want sense then id say SVHD coz its prob most up to date, AOSP roms i dunno coz i dont use them :)
[HTC Desire S] m.weterholt:
Thx! Do i need to extract the boot.img from the rom? i don't think that fastboot can 'look' inside the rom package?
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
Yh I think.
[HTC Desire S] rht_sg:
unzip the rom file,

in the extracted file, u will find the boot.img

copy it to your android tools or fastboot folder.

then run that command

---------- Post added at 06:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:42 AM ----------

Wanted to ask those who have been using custom roms.

has anyone been able to use the stock HTC FM / Music or any other apps from the stock roms in their custom roms ?

after deodexing or something ?
[HTC Desire S] m.weterholt:
Tried it sunday and it worked! Did have to install Gapps voor Android 4.4.2, but no problems at all :)
[HTC Desire S] ThatRottenGuy:
blindndumb's latest cm10.1 / thoughts about battery and cm11 on saga?

i am trying to find latest cm10.1 release by blindndumb: cm-10.1-20130712-UNOFFICIAL-saga.zip. the file from goo.im is unfortunatelly corrupted (tried that several times). i'd like to give it a try, read somewhere that it should be more battery friendly than flinny's builds (btw. really stable and solid).

i recently tasted some build of cm11 by VnnAmed and i have to say i am really, happy, everything i use (not many things) work as charm, however battery consumtion is high - i did not install gapps to save space for the machine, but is is still usually above 300MB RAM - also I am using Greenify to get rid of all those wakelocks, but some of them are system apps and I cannot do anything about them. Any suggestions what should I try? Or it is virtually insane hope that cm11 will work on device so old?
[HTC Desire S] wis166:
hi, I recently got a big problem with my htc desire s! whatever the rom I install my HTC freeze and bug and won't work . even after rebooting it works only for few minutes then big freeze,please I need help
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
You got the right hboot?
[HTC Desire S] wis166:
Normally,yes! Hboot 7.0...s-off
[HTC Desire S] OvidijusD:
Hello, i've have problem with my network. I didint get "Network Code" window when i insert new SIM CARD . Imei adress unblocked, maybe it's wrong radio version ? If not so how i can unlock my network ? Hboot 2.00.0002
[HTC Desire S] wis166:
I want to precise that I changed my recovery but still the same problem

When it freez only the volume touch works,and the power button ! But if i make it sleep,it doesn't wake up after please help