yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
Did you take off the metal shield?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
D858HK Motherboard

[IMG="Camera side"]http://i.imgur.com/xEQBGUT.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Back(1)"]http://i.imgur.com/dbxjngr.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="eMMC"]http://i.imgur.com/hgxUHPT.jpg[/IMG]
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Did I do it in my pictures ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
Just noticed that you took pictures of different sides of the board. Actually is your board upside down? I didn't take mine out of the phone and was able to do everything that needed to be done. whats on the other side of the board?

EDIT: Looks like you need to remove the metal from this picture... The chip that you need to short is under there.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Little bit confused from the angle, but...

Side 1

Side 2
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Fortunately, I'm not a professional photographer...

How do I go about removing the plate ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Done, I'm in.

[IMG="Under plate"]http://i.imgur.com/HIMRHZ8.jpg[/IMG]
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
Wow yours is different. Maybe someone else knows the points to short try looking for something that looks like this. http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3334601&d=1432746694
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
So what do I do the moment i've shorted them ? I'm assuming the short is connect them with a screwdriver for 5 seconds or ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
I used a wire. You do not want to damage the board or short anything else. But you short the points and then plug in the usb cable while shorting the points. You don't need to short for 3 minutes or anything just make sure that it is shorted when you plug it in. I turned up the volume on my pc so I could hear the phone getting detected. Continue to short the pins for a bout 3 seconds after you hear windows detect the phone. If it says qhsusb 9008 you did it right. If you don't hear a sound and don't see the device in device manager then something is wrong. Either you didn't short the pins correctly or those aren't the pins that need to be shorted. Trial and error. Hope that this helps.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
I did this for 5 seconds with it plugged in via USB, no outcome...worst thing is you have no way of telling if something's been shorted really
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
I tried all of them to no avail. I'm using a jeweler's phillips screwdriver, but I guess a wire and a different cable are worth trying.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
I'm not even sure if that is the correct spot to short but it looks promising. Also I used a wire from a small twistie tie like what comes on a bag of bread. That kind of wire is thin and firm which works perfectly.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
I managed to get my old outcome of "Unknown USB Device ( Device Descriptor Request Failed)" that's always a good thing.

I found a copper wire from an old speaker system, just to be sure, i guess we just need to find the right pins ?

How it is now, is from plugging it in without a battery. so the no battery symbol/image comes up. That shorting must have done something, or it could be the newer wire I'm now using...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
Yeah you just need to find the correct pins. Maybe someone on here will have had the same issue with the same version of the g3 and be able to help you out.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Well is it definitely one of the pins surrounding the chip ?

and will it definitely come up as Qualcomm QSUSB ? I have the drivers installed.

Shorted all 3 surrounding the chip, can't enter download mode. The only connection I can seem to get is the last one i mentioned.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
And assuming this all goes to ****, what would be the quickest or least expensive way to resolve this ? Definitely a new motherboard or ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] setul34:
this is the only way you can solve it. but still if you cant then send it to LG if its still under warranty.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
I mean because it'd be quicker to buy a new motherboard ? and I could also wait till someone finds the solution for a D858HK.

Thinking of buying a "for parts" d855 and just swapping motherboards...any other theories/ideas ? Warmly welcomed.

As it stands now my options are:

-Send it back to LG/Shop I bought it from

-Fix it myself with:

-Pins/QSUSB

-This would probably involve finding someone on here who has the same phone, can you phone search on here?

-"New" motherboard replacement

-Buy a new phone

Any other ideas before I decide ? Any are welcome
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Thinking of buying a "for parts" d855 and just swapping motherboards...any other theories/ideas ? Warmly welcomed.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
As it stands now my options are:

-Send it back to LG/Shop I bought it from

-Fix it myself with:

-Pins/QSUSB

-This would probably involve finding someone on here who has the same phone, can you phone search on here?

-"New" motherboard replacement

-Buy a new phone

Any other ideas before I decide ? Any are welcome
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Can anyone at all share their opinion ? Seriously need my phone back asap, just want to know what's most worth it, money/experience isn't a problem at all, just want to get the quickest option realistically, without spending unnecessarily(e.g buying a new phone when my current is repairable)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
I would buy a burn phone (a phone that you can use for a bout a month that you don't care about throwing away) and use that until you can get this one fixed.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Yeah, it seems like the only way besides the pins, to keep the original phone, is a motherboard replacement...the company I bought it from could replace it, yet I can't seem to find anywhere that sells them...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
I asked LG for somewhere I could buy a new motherboard...no response...does anyone know of a D858HK owner ?

There are no D858HK motherboards anywhere ? Can someone help me find one ? And would a D855 motherboard fit in a D858HK phone?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
And you know the things you were telling me to flash, I realised that they were for holding the metal plate to the motherboard haha, which narrows it down, certainly
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
Yeah those are the ground points and the other point that you are looking for is the test point.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Oh wow I am so stupid, I've messaged LG twice for help on this and motherboard replacement, their customer service is bad...What do you think the best way of finding the test point is ? Asking Qualcomm maybe ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
FCC documents. Whenever they release electronics in the USA they have to give diagrams and pictures and stuff to the FCC they usually have lots of hardware info. However if the phone wasn't released in the USA maybe there is something similar to the FCC where it was released.

I don't think that qualcomm nor LG will tell you. They want to keep everything secret. If you go back to the picture where I showed you what to short try shorting the dot to the line and if that doesn't work try shorting the dot and the pin next to it both at the same time to the line.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
I don't really understand what you mean ? Try the same thing you illustrated ? and I'll try look for an FCC document for the D858HK and ask LG and Qualcomm for the document, and separately, ask Qualcomm the QSUSB method for D858HK(discreetly)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Why is bad customer service hard for some companies ? The company I bought it from, LG, Qualcomm, and somewhere else, but I forgot, all taking over 2 days to reply...well, i'm still waiting!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
The company I bought it from replied, and said I can send it back. Last time the total time between me sending the phone to Hong Kong, and arriving back at my house was 1 month, 5 days.

Therefore, that means if I send it off today, I'd get it back July 17th...

What's my best option at this point ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Think I might find my sister's old phone and use that, my girlfriend said she'd lend me her old iPhone 4S, so I'll see which is better, but this is definitely the cheapest option I have. The only thing I have to pay for is sending the phone there, which is £7.

Anyway, I have to make my final decision tomorrow, so are there any quicker alternatives you know of ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
Nope and the good news is that you know it will be fixed if you send it off.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeIMG19:
Yeah...I broke it exactly the same way amazingly...

It's literally the exact problem, a month later, so my warranty will cover it(they shouldn't complain if they fixed it before in the same condition)

but thank you so much for your help, I'll find something to cushion it with, just a shame I couldn't fix it myself.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HD2wally:
I found problems every time I flashed with windows 8, I use windows 7 and never have issues
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
Personally I use windows 10. I have never used windows 8/8.1 for anything important as it is by far the worst version of microsoft windows.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HD2wally:
Thanks I will try again, MAJOR NOOB here bricked my new LG G3 D858 in the first 24 hours, still battling to fix the phone!!!!!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] celo76bh:
For owners of LG G3 d858 HK or any another dual sim model of LG G3 check link

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/help/lg-d858-qualcomm-test-location-t3293440#post67896025

this guy post a picture of motherboard and the testpoint that need to shortcut to get in 9008 mode for dual sim model

With his help I just manage to bring alive LG G3 d858HK from hard brick....

just follow rest of procedure from first post http://xdaforums.com/sprint-lg-g3/general/guide-fix-hard-brick-recovery-guide-t3132359

cheers
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faxd:
Hey guys,

I was looking for a call recorder app and noticed there are thousands of apps out there, but not a single one which actually blends-in in the calling screen... :(

I mean I don't want to record ALL of my calls, but recording should just be a single click away when I someone already on the phone...

Am I the only one, or just blind to find? :confused:

Thanks for any hints...

PS:

Btw Z3 compact on Kitkat here
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamsup1o:
Yeah there's native call recording for our device both kitkat and lollipop. You should be able to find it in the Sony cross-device development forum. The lollipop version thread is fairly recent so you should be able to find it in the first couple of pages but the kitkat version thread, you may need to search.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faxd:
Ah, thats a good idea! You mean this forum:

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps

right?

Unfortunately if I search there for "call recorder" or "call recording" I get only three threads and none of them has actually a call recording app... :(

Could you give some additional pointers?

Thanks!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamsup1o:
here you go:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2946588

Sent from my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faxd:
Thanks, works like a charm!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T Greezy:
I use the camera a alot. When I record in snapchat, I get maybe 30fps, even in full sunlight. What gives? Coming from an i6 I thought this would be much better. Must be LG's UI or image processing, not sure. Everything looks like I have makeup on or something.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alinnsts:
Yeah men you right, even in marshmellow still sucks. I comapred the G3 photos with the onces I took with the G4 and G3 is better.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] MortTheBeast:
Going to be upgrading to the S5 since the S6 doesn't have SD card nor extended battery capable...

What I'm looking for and haven't had any luck, is a backcover and case that can handle an extended battery and has the same functionality as the original... with being dustproof, water resistant etc. Does such a case exist? For my S4 I have the 5200 mAh batter and though the battery works like a champ... I was never a fan of the replacement back. Never fit properly and sometimes popped off.

One problem with me is, I'm finicky. I like things to be nice looking and about all I have come up with so far is a big old blank. $$$ isn't a problem if something is out there that fits my bill :)
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Ramer:
See my review of the Mugen extended battery and cover. I've had it since January and have been very pleased with it. In fact, if I take it off and go back to stock battery, the phone just seems so light and off balance to me. It's not rated IP67 but is rated IPx3 which will definately keep dust off. Take a look at my photos and you'll see it has a rubber gasket surrounding the extended battery.
[Off-topic] joluke:
Hi XDA community my name is João Santos aka J0p3s aka joluke aka zylor, today is my 30 birthday and i've been in XDA ever since i got my first Android phone (Galaxy S2 - GT-i9100), back in 2011, and i wanna thank you all, the community and the developers for the awesome job that you all have been doing and which i hope will continue to be like this for the upcoming times. A big hug from Portugal to all of you :D

A big thank you :D
[Off-topic] Magnum_Enforcer:
Happy Birthday, but...........

Thread closed.
[Off-topic] vanessaem:
Also feel free to post in the official Birthday Thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1497544

Your special day would be a great opportunity to resurrect it.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] aliv:
I want to buy a bluetooth handsfree for my QTEK S200. I've tried Plantronics 510 and 655 today, but have experienced some problem with both of them. I can hear some noise as well as other side hear it as well. The overall quality of my voice and other side voice is much worse, then just speaking via the phone itself.

So I'm looking for an advice - is there a best bluetooth handsfree for S200, that I can buy without worrying about the quality of my voide during the call. I'm not interested in listening music through handsfree at all. Thank you.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] aliv:
Hey, come on!

Nobody is using bluetooth? Please direct me, if I missed something. I've tried a few handsfree and was not happy about all of them. So need your help.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] kidleaders:
go for Bang & Olufsen earset 2 if you have unlimited budget,

with noise canceling inbuilt and sleek design,

it's probably the best and the most expensive one you can get.

i bought one in US (it's around $400), but later i found it's cheaper in my home country.:(

from my experience, sound from it is excellent (though remember the other side's noise is not canceled, but it just sounds better),

but if I am inside the noisy subway, train, or just on a busy street, people will ask if i am at home, they can really hear no noise.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] aliv:
Well, the budget is actually limited - max 80 USD.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] bankir:
I'm using Jabra BT8010 and I'm very happy about it. Dun know how much it is in US. I understand that you don't need stereo for music but this one is a mono that can be connected to another earpiece (included) and it will become stereo.

The sound is loud, and clear. I have no problem listening to other people even on a busy street and I also haven't heard any complain from the other party about my voice being low too.

I just checked from : http://computershopper.com/reviews/jabra_bt8010_bluetooth_headset_review

Price is around USD$100
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] aliv:
Thank! Good advice - I haven't considered Jabra at all - will look about it. Does anybody uses Jabra 205 or 150?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] StevenK:
I've been using a Nokia HS-26W (BT 2.0) for more than a year now and it works very well with my S200.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] aliv:
Hm.. The problem is that I see some strange noises like hr-hr-hr when I connect to any handsfree and when I talk with somebody. What it can be? Is there are a chance to fix this with another firmware?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] amir16016:
Jabra JX10

i think jabra jx10 is very goood!!!!!!

i still have one of theme for a month ,thats really goood!!!
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] PES13:
Samsung Wep 180 very good almost my 7 headsets ....

Nokia BH-810 too ...
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] lightman3dd:
I'm using the Jawbone and the sound is very clear and the noise shield is awesome. it cost 119USD
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] micha:
Where did you buy it?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Accessories] lightman3dd:
www.jawbone.com and i think that it's available also in www.expansys.com
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazite:
HI guys,

Trying to find a successful way to transfer my app data (Installed apps which were moved to sd card) from my old micro sd card to my new larger one. Simple copy and paste within windows did not work.

After some searching I found this thread tomsguide.com/forum/id-1607981/moving-data-microsd-card-android-smartphone

It seemed to be the only possible solution with only 2 people acknowledging it worked.

I also have a videos folder which I would want to be ignored when doing the transfer (to save time- there are many vids in the folder).

Any help and input is greatly appreciated.

Samsung Galaxy S4 M919 T-mobile. Android 4.3 - Rooted with stock ROM.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazite:
I cant imagine Im the only one who has run across this issue...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Copy paste worked fine for me in the past.

Why don't you move your apps to the internal storage until you got the new sd card, then move them back?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazite:
Internal storage is just about full and the apps are many.

Is Windows capable of successfully reading the android files and copying them? The card is formatted exFAT..Should it be formatted NTFS instead?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I haven't formatted anything. Besides, formatting will wipe the sd card.

I simply copied all the contents from the sd card to the pc and then to the new sd card. Had no problems so far.

Widows is just a temporary storage, it doesn't need any rights over them.

Aren't there any sd card clone programs? Like the ones used for cloning HDD partitions and transfering their contents to another HDD?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazite:
Thanks for following up on this frustrating issue.

The only android items which show in my old external card are the android folder which contains the obb folder. The other android based folder is a "data" folder which is empty.

Both of these were copied to the new external card with no luck.

Is there something I should be copying from the phones storage onto the new external card? I don't know why this is such an issue :/

What items show on your external card that you were able to successfully copy to your new one? I even tried navigating using ES Explorer and the only item that shows, which Windows cannot see, is a hidden android folder with nothing in it. ..If the original external sd has the same items as the new exteral card, this would lead me to believe that the android OS is simply linking something to the external card to link the external card apps to the OS.

I have never heard of any such programs for cloning from an android based system...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I selected everything (CTRL + A) and then copied it to the new card. Even if there were hidden folders, they were copied.

Game data is generally stored in the obb folder on the internal storage.

How exactly did you move your apps to the sd card?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazite:
I just copied and pasted to the new card. Nothing was missing.

All the shortcuts are still in the OS but they are all blank and show as 0kb in size. If I try to go into google store it doesn't show any of the updates for the external card, only the ones for the internal storage are listed.

As for the OBB files, those I never keep on my cards, as there is never enough storage. this is not an issue with my internal storage either, as all them apps still show as being installed regardless of whether or not any obb files are there.

This makes no sense. There has to be something that links the external programs to the OS which is not getting copied to the new card...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheeky Freddy:
Do you know Titanium Backup? Just make a backup from everything (all apps and datas) and store it f.e. in the dropbox, change SD Card and restore the backup from the dropbox via Titanium to your phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazite:
Thank you for this suggestion. I have the full version and was not aware they integrated db.

I set up drop box on my TBP but I cant get the apps to save into drop box...Every time i try to backup anything it keeps saving onto internal card...I'm trying to backup the external cards app to db as a single batch. Do you know what setting to change for this to work?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAwesomeBit:
try to get your hands on an OTG cable and connect a USB flash drive to your phone, and use a file explorer like ES to transfer the entire SD card to the USB Flash drive, then fire up the new SD card and copy the items you put on the USB flash drive back to the SD card using ES. This should definitely work and you wouldnt require a pc also.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheeky Freddy:
If the backup from your SD card is stored onto your internal card everything is fine. Just plug your new SD Card in your phone and restore your backup and everything will be back on your new sd card.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazite:
Looking at the card via Es, I see nothing in there that has not already been transferred. What folders do I need to transfer over...the "data" android" and hidden "android secured" are for the most part empty.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAwesomeBit:
have you enabled show hidden folders on ES?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazite:
Yes. Only 1 hidden android folder which is empty.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazite:
Looks like I was able to see the contents of the .android_secured folder using an OTG cable. It contains what look like to be the files required for the apps to be recognized by the OS. Also what i believe to be the files for Google Play to also recognize the apps for updates.

I tried copying the folder but it wont work. However, I was able to copy all the contained files onto the new sd card.

Looks like I'll have to mount it again and just use the titanium backup method.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazite:
Backed up all the external data using TB onto the new card...I'm now having trouble restoring the backup to the new card...cant seem to find the option to do so.

I have the backup stored on the new external card.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] nutpants:
im looking to upgrade me mega to the mega 2 dual sim lte and just want to verify that it will work lte in canada with telus and sasktel..

they should have the fame freq for lte.. really the big 3 in Canada should all be using the same freq for lte.

so if anyone is using a SM-G7508Q dual sim lte mega 2 please let me know so i can order one..

the specs as i know them... might be wrong..

SM-G7508Q

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 4G Network LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7) - SM-G7508Q

thank you for any info you can provide