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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mrthrifty:
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Have used various imei checkers which all say OK.

O2 will not help unless I have the original owner details.

I managed to get the name and phone number of the original owner who really sounds legit.... and I am a good judge of character.

One lady at 02 confirmed that that imei number was for his number but her system would not tell her why it was barred.

The orignal owner says it should be fine so I asked him to call 02.

I spoke to another lady at 02 who wants all his details before she will even press a button. (Obviously he is a bit reluctant to give me his home address and phone number etc... she even asked for his password, I said who in their right mind would )

Another person at 02 confirmed it is not lost or stolen. (This is the basis of buying the phone as I checked this before I purchased it.)

02 will not tell me why it is barred.....

I can only assume that it is because of an unpaid bill.....however, the original owner still has an account with 02 which is still up and running which I called him on,,,, which the first lady confirmed that the imei number was connected to that number...and they confirmed that the phone has not been used since june last year. It has only been used for Sat Nav since.

Any ideas.....

And they wonder why people look into having the imei number changed!!

Thanks
[Sprint LG G2] juanacevedo:
Any way of doing this without the LG Flash Tool, i dont have a backup because i accidentally deleted it. Can we theoretically just flash another rom that supports all variants like Vanir on our phone without the risk of bricking? Also, if i do go back is there any other way to unlock and use tmobile usa on the phone? I heard about the build.prop method but does that actually work for us carriers or only international?
[Sprint LG G2] Cronic2009:
You could flash to another rom if you would like too, but back to stock use this thread, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

there are all the files you will need to return to complete stock, yes the build.prop method does work for US carriers, I have used it on my Sprint G2 and use simple mobile, a few bugs with it, only 3G data, wifi/hotspot doesn't work, +1 when you dial out, a few other minor things but over all, very easy and effective at using the phone on US service! Best of luck!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris_c81:
OK. I'm a little bit lost in the HTC world!

I've had a Samsung Galaxy Note II for the last year and have just replaced it with the HTC ONE (M8). I found the whole rooting and ROM procedure relatively straight forward with the Note II. In a nutshell you:

1) Rooted with a Windows based application

2) Installed / Flashed a recovery system

3) Flashed a custom ROM using a Windows based application called ODIN

And that was that. Pretty straightforward. Having had a nose around the HTC forum it's awash with clever folk using abbreviations and acronyms like CID, RUU and S-OFF...!

My M8 is on EE network in the UK which I know is CID ORANG001. What I would like though is to convert my M8 to a generic European M8 so I can receive the latest HTC updates rather then await EE to push out their version. This therefore prompts me to ask the following questions:

1) Is this something we will be able to achieve?

2) What is the (potential) process to achieve this (assuming something similar for the M7 already exists)?

2) Will over the air updates work?

I've read numerous posts which seem contradicting. Some talk about a simple change of the CID others mention S-OFF as the GOD of everything related to the subject. If I were to guess, changing the CID seems too simple, but I'm guessing once changed to a generic EU CID it's possible to receive HTC's OTA updates? Or am I wrong there? Or having another guess I would assume I'd need to go down the lines similar to Samsung process of rooting or S-OFF (security off?) and flashing a generic stock EU ROM?

So what CAN currently be achieved and what CAN'T currently be achieved?

I guess I could do with a little background on these processes and the terminology used.

Any help, greatly appreciated.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Can :

Unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery to install a custom rom based on the latest firmware. You are depending on rom updates from the dev if he updates it to the latest software/firmware

Can't :

S-off

Change cid

Get ota via another rom

Run a ruu because they are simply not available

So to receive ota you need your original stock rom. And before you start messing around please make a stock nandroid backup and store it !

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shorty1483:
Also not familiar anymore with HTC. After reading and reading and still not finding the exact answers to my questions, so I simply (after unlocking and flash TWRP recovery and backing up) tried to flash Virtuous ROM (1.54.401.5) over my German o2 device (1.12.206.17, CID O2___001). Everything worked except WiFi, so I tried a last call with mikes ARHD Rom 3.1, before going back to stock. And this ROM works brilliantly!

But I would also be happy if the OP questions could be answered...

[MENTION=4252827]Mr Hofs[/MENTION]

1. the WiFi problem discribed above could be firmware related?

2. When my Provider o2 brings out an update with firmware, can I simply relock bootloader and push the (perhaps) available firmware.zip it to the device via fastboot like mike explains in his firmware thread?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Edit :

Well that would be weird as both roms the OP flashed are based on 1.54.401 so i would say no.....
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris_c81:
OK thanks. Few more questions if I may.

So from the "can't" list, IF we can get the ability to change CID and have S-OFF in the future, would it provide the ability to receive OTA updates when HTC push them out, or are OTA updates simply out of the game entirely?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Yes that should be possible , all you need then is

Changed cid

Stock rom

Stock kernel

Stock recovery

Or the ruu (if available)

Then the phone is ready for ota updates.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris_c81:
Great thanks. Last question then, what is RUU?

I'll keep your thread bookmarked and attempt to get a backup in there.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
A ruu is a Rom Update Utility and it contains the rom, kernel, firmware, recovery (and some more stuff). When a ruu is installed its like the phone is factory stock.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris_c81:
OK brilliant thanks. Really appreciate your help.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InsXsicht:
If I want to start the sense 5 toolbox it ends abruptely withe the message Sense 5 Toolbox has been closed. See picture.

Is it a known issue?

I think there is time for sense 6 toolbox.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav kapur:
Bro, the developers are working on it. A little patience is required. Sense 5 toolbox wont work on ARHD 61.1
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InsXsicht:
That is the answer I expected! Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razormccabe:
Currently have WhatsApp on my nexus 7. I want it back on my phone (s2), however I am out of the UK and cannot get the SMS verification. Tried to backup data with titanium and restore on S2, but still goes to verification screen. Any ideas ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HashyCode:
If they ask for verification. Then you don't have any other choice. You need to verify the old simcard and it will be working fine.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razormccabe:
Thank you for replying, I was able to get it sorted without verifying though !
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QuickInfo:
Hey guys, just a simple question:

Can I use theme from this forum (N9005) on the T-Mobile Note 3 (N900T) ?

I'm using Wicked KK v1. I know the theme has to be KitKat based, but just wondering it I can use it on the T-Mobile version. Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x102x96x:
i

cause both are snap800 yes u can

:good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khizar:
It might work(did on 4.3) but some apps on the US variants, eg. The dialer, are different than the ones on the n9005 so those won't get themed.

Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mstickland:
If I were to edit the line

ro.lcd_min_brightness=40

to say

ro.lcd_min_brightness=20 (or whatever I desire)

will it work? And when adding lines to build.prop where is the proper location to insert lines?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mjohnson4580:
There is a app in the market that will help you edit the build prop. Im not sure what the name is. Just be careful and make sure you have a current backup before you proceed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] DoctorQMM:
Yep... its called BuildProp Editor by JRummy......
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackHayze:
Everytime I try to go to the Play Store it says "No Connection" with the Retry button, but that never works. I just downloaded some apps today, and now it doesn't work. Any ideas on what went wrong with it in the short time? I've tried checking my time, and a few other fixes I've found but none worked.

I'm on a Stock ROM Sprint G2 with KitKat.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pangouan:
You should delete hosts file in system /etc
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohitgalaxy3:
You are using wifi or 3g ??
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackHayze:
I was using WiFi, for some reason it just started working again? After numerous restarts not working it just started working, so I'm not sure what the problem was, but it seems that the temporary glitch corrected.

Thanks for the help anyway though guys!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrod12:
same issue

This same thing is happening to me. I deleted the "hosts" file from /etc but the issue still remains. Can anyone please please upload a "hosts" file for me and see if that works. I don't have my computer on me since I forgot it at my brothers house when I went to go visit him last week and he lives 400 miles away. I would really appreciate of someone could help me out or give me other alternatives since I'm not sure what else I could do.

I'm running stock Rom with root. Tmo D801. Thank you guys.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hafezman:
HI

I ask if any developer can compile a custom kernel using the latest source of cm11 and touch drivers from sumsung open source website

This kernel will help lots of people having problem with their phone

More info can be found in this thread http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/help/help-i9100g-touch-screen-problem-flash-t2147306

Thank you
[HTC One S] dd98:
Would anybody be interested in an pure AOSP KitKat ROM for our HOS (S4). Please answer in the poll above

Once I get Ubuntu installed on my PC (Stupid pain in the ass AMD), i will start building, hopefully for hboot 2.15 and 2.16
[HTC One S] LS.xD:
I'd love to use HTC GPE roms, meant as KitKat + Sense camera :) BUT More roms to choose is always good.
[HTC One S] zubeedubs:
definitely a good idea to have more choice.. personally i would like to see more 4.4 roms for hboot 2.16 :cool:
[HTC One S] dd98:
If I can I'll make it for both hboot 2.15 and 2.16
[HTC One S] zubeedubs:
you've got my complete attention now, that would be awesome!!!
[HTC One S] phoenixita:
Me too...
[HTC One S] dd98:
bad news, i'm having trouble trying to get ubuntu booting on my uefi enabled amd pc as it boots to a command line, i cant run ubuntu in virtualbox as i cannot change amd-v options in uefi setup
[HTC One S] Hsuan24:
I'm interested by kitkat ROM only if it's stable and perfect.
[HTC One S] davor.dumeljic:
and if works fine on s3, me too
[HTC One S] dd98:
sorry i only own the s4 model, otherwise i would build for you
[HTC One S] Bodarko:
and only with Sense....:)
[HTC One S] dd98:
as much as i would love 4.4.2 and sense, i dont have the dev skills to port but xda member pirlano has a 4.4.2 + sense kernel and here is a video of sense 6 on htc one s
[HTC One S] dd98:
STATUS UPDATE: I will now have some free time with my two week easter break so I'm going to install Ubuntu (and maybe OS X) on my laptop and get building
[HTC One S] Flashalot:
I would use this os it comes with all the source tools you will need

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2671897

Sent From Ville Candykat
[HTC One S] Darknites:
Nice time saver there, Is it still usable as an OS?
[HTC One S] grinreapr:
Maybe i can help you - PM me if you are interested.

I am running Ubuntu 14.04 x64 using vmware.
[HTC One S] dd98:
I don't have the HTC One S anymore so I'm not going to build AOSP anymore
[Shield Q&A] dannyboyswe:
So!

I finally own the Nvidia Shield.

I bought it mainly for emulators. I'm not interested in streaming PC games (I don't have a compatible graphics card in my PC).

I have unlocked the bootloader and rooted it.

My first reaction is that the Nvidia Shield is almost TOO powerful. Will there ever be an app, or game or emulator to max it's potential?

I'm not saying it's most powerful thing ever and that it will never be topped, but powerwise it feels a bit avant-garde for a handheld console.

I got a little disappointed when I tried Reicast.

It runs fine, but there's too many graphical glitches for it to be playable IMO.

No disrespect towards the developer. He has done and is still doing amazing work on the app, but I was hoping it would be more playable.

I have no doubt that if development continues, Reicast will run flawlessly on the Shield.

What fun is there to do with the Nvidia Shield?

Anything I should give a try? Emulator wise or just some Android game that is fun to play?

Will it ever be able to run a PS2 or Gamecube emulator on it's own, not streaming from a PC?
[Shield Q&A] eric4shay:
Well I've had two since launch date and love the shield still on bench scores out preformed the note 3 and as far as ps2 and GameCube or any emulator its not so much about the power of the device your trying to run it on as it is how well the person that coded the emulator did on coding it for our device and android because if for say you could put a ps2 disc in the shield and it was coded for ps2 it would run ten times better then the old ps2 hardware get me? A lot of people don't understand how that works so I just wanted to clear things up also game wise portal is coming soon to shield I love mc4 a lot and mapped mc3 and love it as well there's lots of shield supported games just gotta browse also some ouya games will work fine on shield sorry this is so long just wanna help anyway I can
[Shield Q&A] eksasol:
You should Google something like: cool thing to do with Android. You have a rooted Android device so you can do anything you want, it's nearly unlimited potential.

It's a good device to use as a dedicated HTPC connected to the TV, you can control it using bluetooth or using another Android phone via DroidMote. Considering it have USB OTG you can connect a harddrive to it and use it as a DLNA server. It make a decent offline GPS as well.

PS. It won't be powerful enough to emulated PS2 (well).

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[Shield Q&A] boblinds:
Nvidia Grid blew me away. That capability poises Nvidia to become the Netflix of gaming.
[Shield Q&A] mudflap2.0:
hers something

the shield is a tegra 3 backwards compatible device, and I found, when I rooted my ouya and extracted the amazing frog apk, and installed it on shield, to my amazement it worked, I have a video of it on youtube, just search the amazing frog on shield or something along those lines.
[Shield Q&A] CDeviant:
Super crate box is also FANTASTIC on the shield, EVERYONE needs it.

The game is free, it should be ok to post here.

Obviously someone take this down if it's against any rules. (I don't think it is, It's free)

http://www.ouyalytics.com/app/45-Super-Crate-Box/ :good:

It should be noted that you can play this on any other device, as long as you have a controller.
[Shield Q&A] mudflap2.0:
here is the video if anyone was interested, I had a cold when I filmed it, but all is good now! http://youtu.be/hBO8i3a9wg0
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jberylec:
Need help! After installing magic button, when i run the phone the icon at the top next to the start button looks exactly like the phone icon. But after a while it changes to a system file icon, as if it cant find the correct phone icon any more.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling magic button. Doesnt help! The only thing that fixes this is reflashing the ROM, and installing magic button again. But then after a while the icon changes again back to a system looking one!!

PITA! Help someone, please :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] gavboy:
I get the same thing. Unfortunately I haven't a clue how to resolve it, but at least you know it's not just you!

Anyone got any ideas?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] rxr:
Wow...after reading i just checked it out myself...and its true...haha...didn't even notice till now, and i have no clue when it started to affect the icon.

Everything still works tho, and i guess i can live it, i mainly use MagicButton for the real close function and the bat bar up top, not as an app manager/switcher.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jberylec:
I just flashed back to 1.08 ship - then flashed back to 2.17 basic...

Installed all my stuff, everything is perfect! UNTIL a soft reset! Then the icon is messed up!

Does anyone know where the icon cache is? Or where to edit in the registry for the icons that magic button uses??

There has got to be a fix for this :(
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sanon:
Go to Settings->Personal->Menus and select 'Phone' as one of the items...the phone icon will stay in the Magic Button bar...:-)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sanon:
you need to do a soft reset too....and then start Magic Button again
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jberylec:
Ah Ha!!! Magic Button looks in the start menu for the icons!

Brilliant!

As long as the phone is listed on the start menu, then magic button displays it correctly! If you remove phone from start menu, then it shows up in magic button as a missing icon (system looking icon)!!

Thanks for the help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kompster:
Hey guys,

I've been working on a small projector using a high aperture camera lens in small box (painted matte black internally) and have tried various mirrors and magnifying glasses to reverse the mirrored effect that is projected. With a mirror the image is inverted back to normal but has some flaws. Without the mirror the image comes backwards. I have found apps to reverse landscape mode so the image projected is upright, but the image is still inverted (text is backwards).

I've mounted a box with the lens on a tripod and I can place the device inside, adjust it to the preferred size and adjust the lens focus till the image becomes clear. The projection is only visible in low light/unlit rooms with even full brightness. I'll share what I've done at some point as soon as the project is complete, I've found it extremely useful already for watching videos on the walls and ceiling, though my main goal is to use it to project images onto a canvas to be traced and painted over. Rather then spend $100+ on a projector, I figured I'd save the money and use what I have available.

I've searched endlessly for a solution. Mirrors and/or additional lenses cause too much light loss and quality distortion. The ideal solution would be to invert the reversed landscape so the projection appears in full brightness, quality and allows the projection to appear "normal"... Through remote access the device could be controlled without removing it from the projector housing.

For static image projection I could manually flip the image, but I'd like to have the entire display flipped for full functionality of all apps, games, movies, etc...

So far I've managed to get a crisp display projected at about 40 inches although the color is slightly desaturated.

Perhaps this isn't something that an app can solve but maybe a custom kernel could.

If somebody were to make an app that did this, I'm sure it would be marketable.

Any suggestions or help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

-Kompster
[LG G Flex] lostsoul77:
Device is a a rooted Sprint LG G FLEX. As of today anytime I reboot, the settings app disappears. In order to get it back, I have to go into Titanium Backup and restore it (shows the settings app name with a line stricken thru it). Rooted with ioroot23 months ago. Any Ideas? Will I need to unroot and factory restore?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eirik_smo:
Hi,

I've been using an app called SMS Backup+ for some time now. Been using it to restore and backup sms with my old SGS3 and SGS4, both with and without root. It all worked great. But today I got my new phone, and tried to restore the sms, it went smooth like always, no errors, but none of the sms showed up in the sms-app, nor in the hangout-app. Anybody got a solution on this?

I have sent the dev a mail, I will post the reply here when he answers.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Did you try the app called helium, hearing nice things about it.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eirik_smo:
No, but I guess I need to use this specific program since my sms is backed up in this format in gmail?

I sold my previously devices, so I can't use them to restore and save in another format.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebaldconvict:
Hi there,

I haven't got my M8 yet, hopefully it'll b delivered tomorrow but I too have my backups using SMS Backup+.

I found this link http://www.reddit.com/r/htcone/comments/1yocpb/for_those_of_you_that_used_smsbackup_on_43_here/

It sounds promising but as I haven't got mine yet I cant test it.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eirik_smo:
Thanks thebaldconvict, problem solved!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebaldconvict:
Awesome, can't wait for mine to arrive :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meyer1994:
I dropped my phone today and the screen stopped working. But, somehow, the touch still works. I tested with a friend calling me and swiping right to answer the call. Can someone help me? Is there a way to fix it?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
It means the lcd is broken but the digitizer isnt.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Pay for a new screen.
[G2 Accessories] axlastro:
Hi guys, anyone using ZAGG full body invisible shield on the G2 and what are your impressions?
[G2 Accessories] hailGNex:
The HD Screen protector rocks!
[G2 Accessories] Akellade:
Agree, only screen protector i've had that has lasted this long.
[G2 Accessories] axlastro:
Nice, I will be ordering soon. But what do you think about the full body ZAGG - is it going to work with a tpu case for example. I read that the normal ZAGG is not case friendly - the case could lift up the protector at the edges. What do you think - should I order the HD screen protector only or the full body?
[G2 Accessories] Akellade:
I would only get the screen if you are definitely getting the case too
[G2 Accessories] R0gersism:
Zagg HD screen protector is pretty nice.
[G2 Accessories] axlastro:
Well at least now I know it's good. But it is expensive. I have never thought I'd pay so much for a screen protector.