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[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeathHawk:
Yeah little querstion, is this possible to "port" the Windowsphone system to the Normal M8 ?

:good::good::good:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phalangioides:
http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/general/discussion-porting-wm8-to-android-htc-t2865785

Look at this thread.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trinilu27:
dose anyone know if there's root for the galaxy s 5 g900a the problem is I bought the phone used and the person that owned it be four me took the latest Ota update to android 5.0.... and from what I read on line a month or so back...if u have the at&t s5 running lollipop u better get used to a stock phone.... please help!! thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Yep, iirc, Lollipop locks the bootloader of the G900A, so if you're not rooted and are running Lollipop, you're stuck
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trinilu27:
in less I down grade.....witch I can't do with out root....feal like I'm stuck with my old htc....thanks for the reply anyway
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaser12:
Zs
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trinilu27:
locked down enough safestaps no good?...sorry I'm just speaking to hear my self talk at this point...this is my first s5 and until now iv been loving this phone......but i guess the bright side is I won't be adding this phone to my big pile of hard bricked devices.....
[General Questions and Answers] hissan:
My Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 SM-T311 is stuck at Running OpenRecoveryScript. I tried to flash a rom using Rom Tool Box Pro and after that I got stuck at Running OpenRecoveryScript. I tried to take the battery and even tried to connect it to ODIN on my pc but it was not getting connected. I also tried to go to recovery but I am not able to do that either. Can someone please help me with it? It is stuck from last 32 hours. I don't care whether my whole data gets deleted but I want it to work again. By the way it is running on TWRP v2.8.3.0

Thanks!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Desktopflame:
I have just got off the phone with HTC regarding "invalid serial" coming up when I try to register my TyTN II on e club. After searching the guy found out my phone is actually a middle eastern import which is why it will not register.

I bought my phone in good faith from a UK based company and UK website. I have since been on the phone to them demanding they swap my phone for an English one and they have since rung me back saying no problem (probably because they know they shouldnt have been selling imported phones)

Anyway guys just a heads up for those of you who are having trouble registering in e club.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] srmz:
Sorry I am confused. How is somebody who buys from the Middle East supposed to register at e-Club

Regards
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
I'm really confused about this as well - I'm having the same issue... And I assumed that my serial number containing "GB" meant I had a UK phone...

If by Import you mean "fake" that of course is a different story... But why wouldnt we be able to register a phone made by HTC from anywhere?

This phone better not be a grey market phony! :mad:

I'm in the US BTW and bought my phone from a US importer as there is no US version of this phone until the AT&T version comes out.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Desktopflame:
The guy I spoke to at HTC said that because my phone is a middle eastern import I would only be able to register at a middle eastern site. Also they said that the middle eastern phones should never have been sold in the UK and HTC themselves are investigating how they got here and who's selling them.

I too have GB in the serial which again made me think I had a UK phone. There is no problem with the phones it just means that I cannot register on e club and when HTC bring out updates or upgrades I would not be able to update my phone. Thats why I'm getting it replaced.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] indyy500:
I just tried updating my serial number as well. I bought my Tytn II from a Canadian reseller and have the GB in my serial number as well. It tells me Serial number is invalid when I try to register. I emailed the webmaster regarding this issue and will hear back soon. I hope the serial number issue is resolved.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
Well... This is not good news. I guess I need to get on the horn to the people I bought this from and find out if I have any recourse. :(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
I tried the webmaster route like 2 days ago and got no response. Maybe you will have more luck.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Desktopflame:
I also emailed and recieved no reply. Best to ring them they will search for your serial number while you are on the phone and tell you what phone you have.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
OK... I smell bull on this from HTC.

I went to the Middle East & Africa HTC web site and tried to register there. Got the same result. It sounds to me like they just don't have their database up to date. The Middle Eastern e-Club link goes to the exact same page as all the other languages / regions.

Desktopflame... Do you have GB in your serial number??
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] miami_dan:
Was the store you bought it from MobilePlanet by any chance?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
Nope... Bought it from http://www.onthegosolutions.com AKA http://htcphonestore.com

I just got off the phone with HTC support and even they are confused... They told me I have the US version of the phone and I still can't register.

None of this makes any sense to me whatsoever.:confused:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] miami_dan:
WOW, that sucks. Without a serial number you cannot regisiter correct?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] wattsja:
I also have a TyTN II with GB in the serial number and I get the same "invalid serial number" message when trying to register. I am also in the US and bought mine from Smart Mobile Gadgets.

I just tried to register in the Middle Eastern site and got the same issue .. and like sqadan said ... it points back to the same site I tried to register at when I tried US and UK.

Question ... People getting the "Invalid Serial Number" problem, Did your phone come with TomTom on the application cd? Mine did NOT and I thought the UK version of the phone came with it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
Nope... no TomTom on my disk. I have a feeling HTC never intended for any units to be sold in the US until they were released by US carriers. When I spoke to HTC support, they said I can call for tech support, and also, that if a new ROM is released, we should be able to call the UK support line to get it. I take all of that with a grain of salt though since she really seemed kind of confused about the whole issue.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] duke911:
well..my device has a GB on the serial # although I bought it from Gitex

I have registered with no problems

however I can't see a thing in the downloads page

and changing the region does not do anything
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
There won't be anything there on the downloads page until they release some updated Rom or other software...

I have my S710 registered and the downloads page is empty as there are no updates for the phone.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] burrzoo:
I am in the US and bought my UK version TyTN II from Elite-Electronix and had no issues registering with HTC e-club. My serial had a GB in it AND I did get the TomTom Taster version CD in the box. I hope that the website you all bought your TyTN II's from aren't scammers. That grey market crap just wouldn't be right! Good luck to all! I've been there before myself with another phone but got it worked out.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
I'm at home now and I just took a closer look at the box my phone came in... Unlike the box my S710 came in - one of the translations on the back is indeed in arabic indicating that this is probably a middle east market device.

I still don't understand what difference that should make as all the phones are identical from a hardware / software stack perspective. What if I went overseas and bought this phone? I should be able to register it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] wise87:
Same for me, I have a GB and bought mine from MobilePlanet. No issues registering.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] austinsnyc:
no lets get some things straight here your talking about the 6th and 7th letter of the serial number correct? I also have GB there and had no problems registering my Kaiser on the HTC site. I bought mine from Mobilecityonline.com but from there store in person here in NYC. I also got the TomTom teaser on my CD... SO something is fishy here people! Wish you all the best in this!

Last thing on the outside of the box on the back right above the Windows Mobile sysmbol on the bottom left is there the TomTom symbol? mine has TomTom with the 2 hands over ther globe symbol

I have noticed that i have to go to the English Europe region to see support for the Kaiser since it has not been released in the USA yet by AT-T
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] likegadgets:
FWIW - Mine arrived from the xda-store yesterday, it has the TomTom two hand symbol you describe (and the CD). Have not tried to register it yet.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
I Emailed support at HTC and here is the response I got:

Hello Daniel,

Thank you for your inquiry about the TyTN II.

This product is a European model. HTC does not sell unlocked products in North America at this time. However, the e-club for which you are trying to register is intended for European models. If the registration system is not accepting your serial number, you may email it to the web site administrator to have it added. Please contact webmaster@htc.com with your request and your serial number.

Please note that your warranty is also supported by HTC Europe.

http://www.europe.htc.com

Thank you, Daniel.

I hope we have answered your question in detail. Feel free to contact us again if you have any further questions.

I am starting to become more convinced that this is a case of poorly updated databases on HTCs site.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jomo25:
I have a GB model number also, and was just able to register.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] BillMNJ:
This is a separate issue with my device. I also have GB in the S/N and it is an EU unit bought this week from MobilePlanet.

Been talking to James @ MP sales and he had several reports of this. He said they are working with HTC support to hopefully resolve it in the next few days. It is a glitch where some units did not get registered in their system.

If you bought from MP, call him as he seems willing to help and is aware of this issue.

Also, no TomTom with mine either.

Bill

Hi Dan!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] RemE:
I got mine from SuperiorGadgets in Canada, it shipped from Illinois to Calif., came with TomTom (and Logo on the Box), UK Plug charger, GB in the S/N, registered no problem.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] indyy500:
RemE,

Does your box have to tom tom logo on the back?

Squadan, did you get TomTom application with your phone?

I didnt get TOMTOM on the application CD i checked very well and it is not there.

Seems the phones that do not have TOMTOM on the application cd cannot register the S/N

could this be true?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] joedoe:
There is at least one thing in common: devices with serials which failed to register don't have TomTom. If so they definitely from the same batch.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gogol:
I live the NL, bought from Clove UK, and have no problem with registration.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Desktopflame:
I didnt get tomtom with mine and do have GB in my serial. The guy I spoke to at HTC seemed like he knew what he was talking about and was aware there were imported phones being sold which wont register on e club. I'm ringing him back Monday morning so will let you all know what happens then.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
My phone did not include TomTom on the applications disk and no TomTom label on the box either... this certainly seems to be a common attribute of the phones that wont register.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] doody:
I didn't get TomTom with mine but I registered fine. Search for a link to the TomTom app, someone posted installer file here (only works on Kaiser).
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] austinsnyc:
I find it Strange that some boxes dont come with the TomTom Logo on them and some do. It is clear to me that ALL Kaisers have GB in the 6th and 7th spot of the SN number though. My Question is how come some Models didn't come with TomTom and others did?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] McHale:
My theory is that only the UK versions came with Tom Tom. How do you know which phones are UK? They come with the 3 prong UK AC Adapter.

My phone had the 2 pin EU adapter and did not include TomTom (but I was able to register fine).

-Mc
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] austinsnyc:
NO that is incorrect Mine came with the 2 prong european plug and also with an American 120v adapter lol... this is way to confussing we should know this information from the serial number and that should be all we need! I beleive this is just a problem on HTC's end becuase there are NO fake Kaisers floating around thats for sure!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] McHale:
damn! Am I the only one who didn't get an adapter?!?!?

:confused:

The registration is the only real issue here. The TomTom is easily found. I'm wondering if there is a way to tell from the box or stickers or something...

-Mc
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] austinsnyc:
Yes if it has the TomTom symbol on the box on the back bottom left hand side it will have TomTom on the install CD.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
Yeah... I'm only concerned about getting service and updates for my kaiser... I could care less about TomTom... I mentioned earlier that my box had an big block of arabic text on the back in addition to what appears to be turkish, french and finally, english. Can any one tell us if those who can not register all have the arabic? and if those that have do not?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] zachto:
I could register. I have the TomTom symbol and no Arabic on the box.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
The Arabic, French, and Turkish on the box and the lack of Spanish, Italian or German tells me that these are indeed middle eastern market stock. French is spoken more than the other european languages in the middle east.

I guess I'm still not sure why we are getting these middle eastern market devices here in the us or elsewhere - but also - why should it matter? The device and OS are the same... we should be able to register and get support.

Another clue about the lack of TomTom on Middle eastern devices is the act that I don't see any support for any middle eastern countries on TomTom's website. Hence, no TomTom for our devices.:(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] indyy500:
Squadan,

I have the same box as you, English, French, Turkish and finally Arabic.

And of course trouble registering my S/N.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
indyy500- Where did you buy your phone?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] doody:
Just checked my box: english, french, turkish, arabic - no TomTom - registered fine.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] austinsnyc:
Interesting i have only english on my box! Amazing HTC would sell different boxes in different regions
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] wattsja:
Just checked my box ... English, French, Turkish, Arabic - NO TomTom - did NOT register.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
It might be illustrative to find out where all these phones that won't register are coming from - as in who sold them to you....

I wonder if they are mostly coming from one or two places or if they are mixed into dealer stock all over the place.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ntwrkwizard:
Won't register either

Ok, so I have no TT logo, no disk, EU model with two prong, no US adapter and cannot register.

but I have a CURIOUS question to those who can...

If you take the battery cover out and the battery out, in the upper left, right above the 5VDC does it say you have a KAIS130? I thought they were only making a 100,110, and 120?

Is this some OEM mystery model and that is the reason why?

just a thought.....

NW
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] austinsnyc:
you dont have to take your battery out to check this just go into bootloader mode buy holding the power and camera button down and reseting with the stylus. I have a Kais130 and like i said above had no issues. To the people having issues have you tried selecting the European-English region on the HTC site? thats where i registered mine.

ALSO people we have this cool little option on this forum called a SIG in your USERCP options. It lets you put what ever you want at the bottom of your post like the SPL and Kaiser Model number things like that so wee can all see what you have it helps us figure things out sometimes so maybe all the new people wouldnt mind updating there sig's so we can see what everyone has a quick look... Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
YES! KAIS130.... Interestingly enough... The woman on the phone at HTC Support said something about Rogers in Canada... But she had a thick Russian accent, and I'm not sure what she was talking about.

Maybe the KAIS130 is the one that shoots oils slicks AND communicates with the mars landers ;-) I thought there were only supposed to be 100 110 and 120 also.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] indyy500:
squadan- maybe my unit shoots oils slicks AND communicates with the mars landers as well it seems.

So yes it is says KAIS130 underneath the battery, just as yours:)

We may have the extra special units that the forensic team has been looking for :) I hope we get extra special treatment because were incapable to register our S/N numbers.

Squadan - You asked me where I go the unit from? It was from Superior Gadgets. And they are very trustworthy. So I do not believe this is a grey market unit. Something is definately weird though, and I am sure it has something to do with a database from HTC which is not set up for these units and S/N's.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] RemE:
Superior Gadgets, Hmmm I got mine from them as well, but and it's the English one with TomTom and it registered.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] FloatingFatMan:
Interestingly, I have a T-Mobile Vario III branded device, and under the battery it ALSO says KAIS130. I've not tried registering it on eClub as it's a T-Mobile device... Maybe I should give it a go?

EDIT: Decided to try, even though I wasn't expecting it to work; and it didn't. But then, it DOES say it wouldn't unless its a HTC branded device...

Could it be that the 130 is T-Mobile's model, but some of those motherboards have been used with the standard phone front? Might explain why they won't register on e-club.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] phoenixnr:
Kaiser 130, bought from expansys, gb in serial number, can't register on the htc website (any of them).
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] badrello:
KAIS 130

English / French / Turkish / Arabic writing on the box, No tomtom cd or logo.

can't register either.

The amazing thing is that I bought it from Dubai and even that I cannot registeror ever have arabic support for my device......:confused:

ANY HELP?????:eek:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] BillMNJ:
Here's the response I got from HTC EU... Think I may exchange mine too.

Good morning Bill,

After checking your IMEI / SN, it appears that your device is from the Middle East, this would explain the difficulties you are have in registering on the HTC Europe website.? You will need to register on the HTC Asia site http://www.asia.htc.com/asia/index.html? With regards to the TOM TOM software, this should be found on your applications disk that came with your device.

Thank you for your enquiry, Should you have any other problem, please do not hesitate to call us. Your Local number can be found at http://www.europe.htc.com/support/csbyphone.html

Bill
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] wise87:
After reading all this, I’m curious on how many of you are just going to:

A - Ask for an exchange because you paid for a UK version and that’s what you should get.

B - Return the Kaiser because your tired of the whole ordeal and get a at&t 8925 (Tilt)

C - Your happy with the phone and it really doesn’t bother you that you can’t register online.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sqadan:
I'll keep mine as long as I can get rom updates when needed - that's the only thing I care about.

BTW I tried registering on the HTC Asia web site - and that doesn't work either.:mad:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] McHale:
Mine was purchased from XDA. The reason I bought from XDA was because it *WAS* (supposed to be) a UK unit. I didn't want to take the risk of getting... oh... one like I got. If you need support and they force you to send it to HTC Asia, you might as well buy another one because it'll be easier, faster, and probably cheaper. I also wanted a legal copy of Tom Tom.

Richard was guarenteed that the units were UK versions by the distributor in MI that shipped them and it's not XDA's fault. He has been 100% cool and professional in every aspect of this purchase so I'm going to see if he'll be able to exchange it.

-Mc
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] motegi:
hey McHale, im about to order one off of XDA. TomTom is something i really want on my phone, but I was wondering if you think I should order from XDA? where should i order to guarantee a UK version?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] wattsja:
correct. i also tried to register at the asian site .. tried again with the provided like just in case .. and it doesn't work. we are getting the run around it seems.

i will keep mine anyway because the cooks will cook the roms i will want .. and TomTom was posted.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dwella:
Richard from XDA also told me they were uk and included tomtom. Hopefully mine will be sent out tomorrow as I am second in the que. I am going to email and remind him of the uk and tomtom as I don't want a mideast one.

d
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] McHale:
When it comes to price, XDA.

When it comes to service, XDA again - I have sent pics and emails to Richard on this issue and he has been awesome. Most of my emails didn't require a response ("here's a couple pics, here's a link that says this, etc") and he's responded each and every time quickly and professionally.

When it comes to a UK version, they bought them from a European distributor and he's following up with them tomorrow to get to the bottom of things. The Arabic writing on the box doesn't necessarily mean it's an Asian import.

But like I said, I didn't get Tom Tom and it should have. It should have had a UK plug and US adapter and it didn't. I doubt I'm the only one that got the mix up. But after the initial charge I rarely use a charger, thanks to USB (and it wasn't a native US charger either way). And the Tom Tom version that shipped with the Kaiser has already been posted here so it's available. All it comes down to for me is where I will have to ship it if it craps out.

If Richard confirms that these fall under European or UK support, I wouldn't hesitate to buy from XDA again. Don't let Tom Tom be the deciding factor. In fact, I'm buying another for my G-friend probably tomorrow and I'm buying from XDA again.

-Mc
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] zetajunkie:
i was able to register on europe.htc (i bought mine in person at phonesource-usa.com's storefront. i opened the box and visually checked to make sure tomtom was on the cd, although i prefer igo 2006) and my emailed questions to htc were answered by america.htc's cingular support group. When you say support, do you mean where to ship your phone in case it goes FUBAR?