yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustLok:
That's a knockoff brand, a bootleg. More than likely, it is NOT a 64GB card and most likely a 4GB or 7GB card that is programmed to make it "read" as a 64GB card.

The fact that it doesn't have a name or brand is also a giveaway (HC is the class/type of card, though I doubt it is with this card).

To find out exactly what size this card is and if there are any read errors and bad sectors (which there will be), try H2TestW and run the program on your PC with the SD card inserted.

It reads and writes to the whole card and finds out exactly how large it actually is and if, where and how many bad sectors and reads there are on it.

I had the same thing happen to me with two SD cards I bought on eBay. They said they were 64GB Samsung Pro cards, I copied over my files and pics and said it was fine. But the G3 kept having errors, wouldn't see it, pics were showing as corrupted and files were just disappearing. Looked around online, found that program, ran it and saw that my 64GB cards were actually 7GB with numerous bad sectors. Filed a claim with eBay seller, got my money back, bought two Samsung Pro EVO 64GB on Amazaon, ran the same tests, actual 64GB cards, not a single error, never had a problem with them or the G3 again.

I would also open a claim about the eBay seller over a fake item or Not As Described, to get your money back.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martin.mts:
You are right!

Here is the result:

Warning: Only 21590 of 63912 MByte tested.

The media is likely to be defective.

7.6 GByte OK (16035043 sectors)

13.4 GByte DATA LOST (28181277 sectors)

Details:0 KByte overwritten (0 sectors)

0 KByte slightly changed (< 8 bit/sector, 0 sectors)

13.4 GByte corrupted (28181277 sectors)

0 KByte aliased memory (0 sectors)

First error at offset: 0x00000001db4f8e00

Expected: 0x00000001db4f8e00

Found: 0x0000000000000000

H2testw version 1.3

Reading speed: 8.32 MByte/s

H2testw v1.4

But I cannot understand the result. Can you tell me how much capacity it has? 21.590 GB or 7.6 GB?

As soon as I know, I will open a case.

Thanks!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustLok:
Your card only has 7.6 GByte, as you can see in the results. It said it "tested" 21GB, but notice the next line after the 7.6GB, it says 13.4GB was lost, which means it never existed or was corrupted. That's how those two numbers gave the 21GB result.

And as always, you can hit the "Thanks" button, if need be.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martin.mts:
Thanks! I'm new to the forum. I did not know there is a 'Thanks' button.

I tested again. This time, it tested 63+ GB, and the result showed only 7.6 GB again. all the 56+GB were corrupted.

I have opened a case. But the seller replied that 14 days have past, therefore they cannot refund or send me a new one.

I have to respond and point out that the product is a fake one, with only 8GB claiming to have 64GB.

What else can I do? Did you get the refund?

I bought something else that was not satisfying before. The seller asked me to send it back. But I have to pay shipping fee. and the shipping fee was almost about the price of the product. I had to give up...

If I return this, the shipping fee would be just like the price of the SD card. Do you have any suggestion?

Thanks again.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustLok:
If you bought it on eBay, open a a Resolution Case against them, listing the fact that's it's not as described and defective/broken and a bootleg item.

He'll then have to reply back, asking you to return it or offer a refund. If he wants you to return it, he is suppose to supply the return shipping label, so you don't have to pay to return it.

If he asks for it to be returned AND doesn't send a shipping label, escalate it to Customer Support, saying again what the problem is and there is no shipping label to return it and that's it a fake.

CS will then issue you a S&H label (and charge it to the seller) or, if they believe it is a bootleg item, issue you a refund and have you destroy the card and possibly supply evidence of its destruction.

I had to go through the same thing with the SD cards I got, the seller wouldn't respond till I opened a case, then said he'll send a replacement, which I didn't ask nor want, just my refund. CSR said the seller is to supply a S&H label, if not, for me to escalate and CSR would issue a label or issue a refund.

Good luck and let me know how it goes.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redline:
I might just also say, as he's sold over 1,500 of them, you wouldn't be the only one out there having this problem... I'd get onto opening a case against him ASAP, and make sure to tell eBay that he's sold over 1,500 defective cards, they'll get real mad at him for that. Make sure you supply the evidence from the program scanning the card to prove it really is only a 7GB card. If he's sold 1.5k "64gb" cards and they aren't really 64GB (which they aren't) then chances are eBay would remove his account.

TL;DR: You're not the only one affected, tell eBay and provide proof that he's selling fake cards to thousands of people.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martin.mts:
Thanks a lot, JustLok and iDefalt. Your suggestions have been very helpful!

I have been contacting with the seller.

The seller did not want to pay the shipping fee.

I have replied to him that if he insists not paying, I will escalate it to the Customer Support (after 3 business days according to the rule).

At that time I will tell that this product might be a bootleg.

I've tried to be polite to the seller. To start the conversation, I said the product was not as described. I asked the seller if this could be a exception of his products.

He said 14 days have past, therefore, no refund.

Then, I frankly said that the product is a defective one.

He then agreed to refund, and gave me the address.

I asked him to issue a return label. I also offered him an alternative: to avoid paying the shipping fee, just refund to me, and I will destroy the SD card, then send him a picture as a proof.

He said according to the policy, I have to pay.

I then replied that the case is not that the product is good but I dislike it, but the product is defective. I was deceived. Therefore he should pay the shipping fee.

Now I am waiting for his respond.

If he still does not want to pay the shipping fee, I will escalate it to the Customer Support.

I will update it to let you know how it goes.

Thanks a lot for your help.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustLok:
Just stay on top of him martin.mts, and I forgot to mention you might need to supply pictures of the SD card test results to Customer Support, just as iDefalt mentioned.

I'm pretty sure you're not the only person or buyer to contact him about defective, misleading and bootleg cards, so he probably has a game and system set up to avoid refunds or replacements.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redline:
Yeah providing proof of the fact that the card is a bootleg is definitely a good idea :good:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martin.mts:
Just an update.

I escalated it to the CS tonight. And after a little time, i received an email, saying that the seller sent me the refund, without asking me to ship back the item.

I don't know what the CS will do after the refund, since I have mentioned the item might be a bootleg, and more buyers might be deceived. And I can ship the micro SD card to them for inspection if they want.

Looks like it is up to the CS now.

If there is any further progress, I will post it here.

Thanks a lot all guys who have helped!

Martin
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martin.mts:
Looks like the CS will not do anything anymore. The case was closed.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustLok:
Yeah, once you get a full refund for the item, you usually do not need to send the item back and that's the end of the case. You can keep, destroy or discard the SD cards, however you wish.

Also, as with my case, you can go to the original eBay listing and just above the main description area, on the right side, click on "Report item" and then through those options, report it as being a bootleg/defective/counterfeit item.

I did the same with my item and eBay finally pulled the listing down after 2 weeks! Of course, it probably took a few reports for them to do anything about it, but it's still something you can do to try and delist it.
[General Questions and Answers] Fußbodenheizung:
Hello.

I am thinking of replacing my Xperia Play with something fresher.

Is there any Android phone that is sold rooted? Probably not, so what's the closest to that?

I like having my phone rooted (mostly for firewall and permission management), but official OTA updates usually keep removing root, so I'll probably have to use an unofficial ROM. That's fine by me, as long as I don't have to keep flashing for every update. I think CM is my favorite.

What's the best phone-ROM combo to have both, the latest Android versions (with updating being as little of a hassle as possible), and root?

I hope I'm being coherent.
[General Questions and Answers] ryant100:
I would probably say a nexus phone or the new Motorola phone coming out
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Assuming you're not on Verizon, but a GSM network, the Nexus 4 or Nexus 5 is your best choice, depending on how much you want to spend.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StorTre:
Hey fellow xda members! I've had my oneplus for probably a couple of weeks now and have loved it until this issue I'm having since the 4.4.4 update. So, it all started after the update the phone rebooted and I kept getting messages saying unfortunately cm logger has stopped. Same with the calender app which now force closes every time I go to open it. Upon the issues surfacing first thing I try is to uninstall and reinstall updates on the apps for the calendar which didn't resolve this issue so currently I just have it disabled. After that I decided well if I have to I will just do a factory reset. To my surprise I actually am unable to do a factory reset and just says it fails part way in. Hopefully some people around the forum with more cyanogen knowledge than myself can help me out! Ticket is already submitted to customer support but just want to attempt asking here as well in case it is something anyone can help me with. Feel free to leave suggestions to try I am willing to do anything to help it. Thanks a lot!

I found some information over at the OPO forum but no for sure answers. One idea was to unlock the bootloader because it causes an automatic reset since I can not do one from CM Recovery. Anyone feel free to comment on if this would work.

Sincerely,

Jackson

P.S. I am still pretty new to the whole modding of android devices and may not know common practices known by most people on the forum so feel free to add a little more description with a potential fix)
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paztine:
If your phone is acting up and ready to wipe everything ..Just go to settings..back up and reset..It will erase all..like you just bought the phone..Make sure you back up your fules or what not that you need..
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StorTre:
Thanks for the reply but my issue is, I actually can't factory reset it because I receive an issue/error whenever I attempt it.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paztine:
stock recovery
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racky29:
Unlock the bootloader, this will reset the phone like its new again

This will also make things easy if you ever decide to root, and you can also flash twrp recovery

One thing to note, this is important, your SD storage will also be erased, so move any data from it to a PC or Google drive etc.

Bootloader unlock is your best bet, this will help your situation in more ways than one.

There's plenty of guides in one plus forum.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Do you realise you're replying to a thread that's a year old?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billydroid:
If someone has a stock boot.img for the latest sense 4.4.2 release. Could you please share it.

I'm running stock tmobile 1.57. I need to use sunshine to s-off, but forgot to backup my boot.img before flashing faux's kernel.

Thanks
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
If you would have searched a bit, you'd have found this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2714456 or this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2754063

You could surely find all other variants as well just using the search function.

Hit "Thanks" if I was of any help.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billydroid:
I've belong to this forum for quite some time. I know how to search.

I'm asking for the boot.img for 1.57. Which is not contained in either of those threads. I looked through all the back up restoration threads and it is not there. That's why I made this post.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
Hi and sorry. Didn't recognize it wasn't there, and just ran in somebody who didn't even use the search more than once today.

Just uploaded the whole FW 1.57.111.2.zip here:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rfvwx4qa4owbdwr/AAD2rm_oOv9ixcWrbxdOVTQVa. Hope it helps! And sorry again.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] guaiwujia:
today Japan softbank sell New X01HT （Bootloader1.09）

I try to unlock the X01HT

I could downgrade the bootloader from 1.09 to 1.04

I ran the HTC_Hermes_SIM_Unlock_v2a.zip,after reset the phone,

the simlock is still locked.

It would remind you to input the unlock code，after type “22051978”，there is no "OK" to enter

I tried to unlock it by type instruction with mtty.exe,

but got

AT@SIMLOCK=0,2,22051978 <--- 4

AT@SIMLOCK=0,4,22051978 <--- 4

AT@SIMLOCK=0,8,22051978 <--- 4

AT@SIMLOCK=0,16,22051978 <--- 4

AT@SIMLOCK=0,32,22051978 <--- 4

Anyone had successful unlock the New X01HT Bootloader1.09?:confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mizuchi:
have you tried installing SB_USIM.cab? dunno if that makes any difference, but the "input security code" does come up with the softbank phones, and the SB_USIM.cab just cancels this screen from coming up.. and you should be able to use simcards from other carriers..

I havent upgraded to bootloader 1.09 yet.. probably will wait until some things are cleared up first..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] guaiwujia:
i have not try SB_USIM.cab,because i thought this file could not do help.Just as you said,firstly the phone is still locked.

I tried to put a docomo usim card in it,but it could not work.

I just think the original new x01ht(bootloader 1.09) simlock mightbe different with the old x01ht(bootloader 1.06) or the one upgrade from 1.06 to 1.09:confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Zgembo:
Where did you bought it today?!? I checked whole west Tokyo area today, nowhere to be found!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] riki0081:
I'm thinking the New X01HT has different sim-lock system.

If anybody has Old X01HT, please check this version that

display a few second after soft-reset.

My New X01HT version is,

M 05

S 04

B 06

R 1.14.00.10 = Radio ROM version

G 32.50.7018.00H = Protocol version

D 1.33 = ROM version

best regards,

riki0081 from Japan.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] aquasesh:
can you check the ROM version please? It might be that SB sells the new badge of X01ht with Version 1.33.761.4/1.14.00.10 installed.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jash431:
hello

Friend !

How did you get downgrade from 1.09 , please help me to do this . if any file necessary for it please set a private message for me . I will thank you .
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] sn00x:
Did you flash pof's patched 1.16 RadioROM before you ran the unlocker?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] feedles:
Hi, new to the forums....

I also bought one today. They were going to put it in my hands, then said they have to wait for up to 2 weeks to allow for an update to be made. I wish I had already been reading these forums because I could have tried to tell them that I would do the update myself.

I think you just have to find a shop worker that takes pity on you and is not too much of a yes(wo)man to anonymous instructions that come from up the line.

I bought mine in Jiyugaoka - they claimed they had none - then when upstairs to get me one after I said I was amazed that they were out of stock at the very beginning of a weekend.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
if you could downgrade the bootloader from 1.09 to 1.04, you can burn another rom from another company, can't you?

can you burn, say, the docomo rom, and then, try unlocking?

i did not check the unlock status of my x01ht, but i could downgrade the bootloader from 1.09 to 1.04 and burn the docomo rom after i burnt this new softbank rom onto my unlocked x01ht.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] znmax:
if you do a Master-reset,your X01HT will be locked,

and can not unlock again!!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] guaiwujia:
i used the way downgrade bootloader 1.06 to 1.04

not using any special file
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] guaiwujia:
yes

after downgrade the bootloader from 1.09 to 1.04,

i could burn another company(language ) rom just like the former way

but the simlock is still here
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] guaiwujia:
please say more detail about what time to do a Master-reset it would be locked
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] guaiwujia:
i will check these information tomorrow

today i try to buy the code from www.imei-check.co.uk

but the said they could not make the new X01HT unlock at present
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
after you downgraded the bootloader version and burnt another rom, did you actually try unlocking??
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
i don't understand what you are telling us. what is master-reset? you meant hard-reset?

my unlocked x01ht is still unlocked after burning the new x01ht rom and burning the docomo rom again...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] guaiwujia:
yes,i did try to unlock it
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mizuchi:
quick question..

I seem to remember the new ROMs having some sort of new settings for the open.softbank thing.. so by burning on the new ROMs and then switching to the docomo ROM, will the open.softbank settings be there as well? I havent tried the new ROMs yet if you're wondering..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
you can downgrade the bootloadser to v1.04, you can burn another rom from another company, but you cannot unlock your unit? it sounds strange to me...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
the new connection setting whose password has not been identified is burnt in the new x01ht rom as part of the os.

so, if you burn the new rom first and then burn the docomo rom later, you would keep nothing from the new x01ht rom since EVERYTHING from the new rom would be deleted by burning the docomo rom.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] harryk1372:
there is a waiver on imei-check site that their unlocker can't unlock x01ht that comes with spl 1.09 and radio 1.14.00.10.

"The Unlocker it will NOT WORK with Japanase Softbank devices with SPL1.09 and radio 1.14.00.10 sold after 1st December 2006. To check your spl just put the phone in bootloader :hold the [OK] button (from the left side of the phone where the volume button is) and the [power on] button and in same time press the [reset] hole (near to the charger connector -- use stylus to press it!) and you can see IPL and SPL

Radio version can be checked from Start->Settings->System->Device Information:Radio Version.

If you buy the unlocker and claim that your phone is a 1.09 we will NOT refund you. We don't know when we will release a new update or IF we will release one!!!"

from what's been posted about this so far, it sounds like the older x01ht already unlocked before flashing the new rom will stay unlocked even after flashing the new rom, but you cannot unlock the locked ones that come with the new rom. has anyone confirmed this?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] trialdei:
i have both the older x01ht and the post dec 2 version as well and i can confirm that the new version cannot be sim unlocked. i was able to downgrade the bootloader to 1.04 but after that, none of the old tricks work. pof's free unlocker v2a doesn't work because apparently no matter what you do, the radio is stuck at 1.14. as for flashing other roms, only a couple of them will work (docomo and jasjam 1.20 english)...the others give you an error indicating cid mismatch...the htc/cingular english roms don't work at at. i have the jasjam 1.20 on there now but you can't get rid of the softbank simlock. in fact, the radio is still indicating 1.14 even though that particular rom ships with 1.07! you can install sb_usim.cab which let's you use the device without a sb sim (screen asking for code disappears) but you still can't actually use another vendor's sim. i popped in a docomo sim that works on my original x01ht but won't on the new one.

i've even tried flashing from memory card and same deal. for now, i don' think there's anyway around the simlock until someone comes out with a new solution.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] harryk1372:
thanks for confirming that trialdei. lucky that you had one old and one new to comapre and experiment different roms.;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] chainbolt:
Does that mean I can still change from Japanese to English?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] trialdei:
sure you can change it from jp to eng but the jasjam 1.20 rom is the only one i got to work (all the others failed cid check) and you can't just install it from the exe. you need to manually extract the rom upgrade installer package into a folder and then run ROMUpgradeUt.exe while the unit is in bootloader mode. trying to install directly from the JASJAM_WWE_1.20.305.3_1.20.305.104_1.07.03.10_ship.exe file over activesync resulted in failed cid check, at least it did for me. even with this method, the jasjam was the only way that would take. of course you need to downgrd bl to 1.04 first before doing all this.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] chainbolt:
Thanx! But sorry for the noob question again: I thought it is necessary to unlock first, before another "English" ROM can be flashed? No?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] harryk1372:
no, you don't need to unlock the sim and/or cid just for flashing another rom. as long as you can downgrade the bootloader to 1.04, you can flash whichever rom. the bootloader 1.04 has a bug where the cid on the rom is not checked against the cid on the device: this means it allows you to flash any available rom.

please read the wiki first if you are not familiar with rom upgrades.

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Upgrades
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Zgembo:
Thanks for the tip feedles! I bought myself one in that same shop in Jiyugaoka! I owe you beer! Not kidding! Just PM me... After searching in more than 15 different stores I finally found it! Thanks man!

Funny thing that it has bootloader 1.06 and plastic cap on reset button...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] harryk1372:
chainbolt,

you also need to be aware of the downside of just flashing whatever english rom. please read this thread if you have not.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=284765
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
i don't think it is a reset button... isn't it the antena connector next to the camera lens? a friend of mine misunderstood the same thing... hope you will not put a niddle into the little hole...