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[Touch HD General] omniajet13:
Hi folks

My Touch HD digitiser has gone faulty :mad: and its only 6 months old

or at least thats what i thought because the screen was not responding to touch. i am a electronic technical person so not totally naive.

I was using the wonderful NRG roms with no problems whatsoever.

I tried to replace the stock rom and spl before sending it back to HTC, but i had no way of checking it throughly because i could not get it past the calibrate screen.

Htc now want £159.00 to replace the motherboard, and they state the reason as the unit having foreign firmware installed which damaged the motheboard.

now the Htc touch HD was working perfectly apart from the fact that the screen would not respond to touch. and i admit it would run a little warm at times but nothing excessive. It has nerver been dropped. does anyone think that a complete motherboard would need to be replaced because of "foreign firmware"?

Is Htc trying to rip off their customers? :confused:

clearly the xda developers are just enhancing an already great product with their releases of wonderful firmware:D

this is clearly a hardware fault and not software.

please wade in with your opinions
[Touch HD General] paspa86:
hi, I totally agree with your statement, but if you restored the stock boot loader and then the stock rom you could say that you tried to do and hard reset of the device and because the screen didn't work you were unable of calibrating it. I think they can't prove that you used a different rom.

hope you solve soon.

greets,

Nicola
[Touch HD General] Fallen Spartan:
Unfortunately HTC can legally stand by their clauses with foreign software on device as having a cooked rom on device voids warranty. I know you tried to restore back stock, but you couldn't tell and if appears they have still found your NRG rom on device.

However they are hiprocrites as this does not affect the motherboard and they are just lOoking for any excuse to void warranty which unfortunately you provided.

I believe others have been in your shoes before and posted similar threads. Try searching for these and see if they can shed any light.
[Touch HD General] omniajet13:
but how can they get away with that?

If you buy a computer (which is what the Touch HD effectivly is), then you are entitled to use any operating system you whsh. wether it be Linux, Windows or Apple MAC. and if you develope a hardware fault then this cannot invalidate your warranty???

I dont get it? also how can they say it needs a new motherboard when it is clearly the digitser which has gone wrong?
[Touch HD General] Fallen Spartan:
I believe someone else asked this same question in another thread, though which one I have no idea. They asked similar question about how does HTC get away with this and I believe (if my memory bank is working) they wrote a letter to them and where able to still get it under warranty (don't hold me to this though) as they argued a new rom wouldn't affect digitizer. Possibly worth having a search for if you can find it.
[Touch HD General] LewxX:
That Sucks.

A friend of mine had a similar problem,

He had a broken microphone,

and HTC sent a similar letter => :(
[Touch HD General] Fuzz_:
You'll probably find that the digitizer is on the motherboard. Looking at it, it doesn't look like it can be separate. (Where would it fit?)

It does run a bit hot sometimes and heat is bad as you would know.
[Touch HD General] omniajet13:
I have just read the warranty information and it states that the warranty is limited to the hardware as originally supplied,and makes no mention of any software or operating system. and by the very nature of the product it was made for installing third party software, operting system of choice ect.

in fact it reads " this limited warranty applies only to the hardware components of the product as originally supplied and does not apply to any software or other equipment".

I will persue this and post the outcome
[Touch HD General] CanaganD:
Unfortunately "Software" and "Firmware" are two separate things. While you can install any operating system on your computer, that software isn't a part of the hardware.

In the case of smart phones (windows mobile phones), the operating system is Firmware, and not software. The difference here is that the Firmware is PART of the hardware. Similarly the bios rom on your computer is part of the motherboard hardware. To clarify, software is interpreted and run by hardware. On the other hand, firmware operates the hardware which is why changing to an unapproved firmware also means altering the hardware.

Unfortunately they have this clause in the warranty because you CAN destroy your hardware with a malicious rom, just like you can fry your harddrive, cpu and stuff with a malicious rom on your computer bios. You can have umpteen viruses or malicious 3rd party apps on your device and nothing it does can harm the hardware because it doesn't actually change how the hardware itself works. Firmware is different in that it changes internally how a piece of hardware works and in doing so, can damage it.

I do agree though, that in this case they're looking to void the warranty, but the truth is that the money they loose on one device under warranty must be covered by the profits made by 20+ other sold units (remember, revenue can just go towards warranties).
[Touch HD General] dB Zac:
Hey man, you play the game, sometimes you lose. I took my phone apart, fallowed the factory service manual to the letter but I knew there was a good chance they would notice the missing "void" stickers and I had to pay for the repair ( for the problem that was there before I took it apart). I took it apart and that voids the warranty, so is life...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] julienrl:
Hello, are there stable versions of manila 2.5 that are possible (and worth) to upgrade to on the tp? can we just use any manila 2.5 in other forums?

thanks.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] gunggu:
i dont believe there is one yet, i have tried several but landscape mode isnt perfect
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] labbbby:
Easiest way to try it out is to get a cooked rom.

Currently I see Energy ROM has a 2.5 version.

Once you set up UC or sashimi, flashing it will not be a pain, and in my experience, this stuff works much better cooked in the with a cab.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] julienrl:
hum, I am not sure there are any roms that will work with my phone, its a CDMA one... will that matter? (I just don't think the telus radio rom is available yet).
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] solsearch:
No, you're right, the ones available right now are GSM only.

... or maybe it's the HSPL which is GSM only. Either way it's a no go.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] labbbby:
Shoot I missed that part! sorry!

No HSPL for CDMA or Worldphone yet. So no ROM.

Still believe that this stuff works better cooked in, maybe worth waiting some...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] julienrl:
I guess I will!

The carrier cab isint half bad so the 6.5 upgrade in a few months should be good worst case scenario.
[Touch HD General] mking007:
i just attached some pictures to my mp3s but they don't appear to be showing while playing mp3s, plus some songs are even being picked up, yet they are on the memory card??

i used the program Mp3tag on my desktop, and copied the mp3s across using explorer.
[Touch HD General] mking007:
update, the id3 mp3 tags seem to work fine in CorePlayer? but not in the acutal htc music player. Anyone know how to fix this ?
[Touch HD General] mking007:
sorted, just used windows media player and it sync'd that way.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bullerd:
Is it possible to get new generic HTC Rom on my UK Vodafone Touch Pro 2?

I know I cant go through the official routes but can I a) get the 1.19 rom from anywhere (as I cant get it from HTC due to Voda s/n) b) if I get the ROM is the Vodafone phone restricted from upgrading to the generic ROM?

Also, my phone often drops its signal down to 0 bars then takes 1-2 minutes to log back on. This is in full signal areas and my old Touch HD never did this in the area. Could this be a problem with the radio version? Is the radio version specific to the carrier? I have 3.44.25.27

Does the ROM upgrade also upgrade the radio version? Or is it possible to change the radio version separately?

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Methadras:
I'm running the Manilla 2d rom and I've installed MSVC as well. Works fine, but when i activate my bluetooth the MSVC indicator sound doesn't start anymore to allow me to voice command through my bluetooth. Does anyone have a fix for this or is it known because I guess I'm not doing a search query string properly for it.
[HTC Excalibur] Biggie Da Dansa:
Hellpp!!! I was updating my phone again and during the update my computer messed up in the middle of it .. Then the three colors were stuck on the screen now my phone is stuck on the htc screen what can i do please helpp
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Flash stock ROM from bootloader if no such luck check out [TUT] Unbricking your Excalibur
[General Questions and Answers] Khayman1984bc:
i have a samsung i900l OMNIA and the problem with the screen is:

every 2 or may be 3 months the screen starts to blink really fast even if you dont pay attention you can let it pass but in some hours this blinking increase his strength.

if i shutdown the mobile this problem disappears,

anyone have ideas for this?, what i can do? problem reason? anything

im from mexico, if my english is poor, blame mtv lol?
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
Welcome to forums

Bienvenido paisano!

As this is an HTC devices only forum you won´t get too much atention, however in off topic section there is a thread regardings samsung, perhaps there you´ll have more help.

Good luck,

Saludos,
[General Questions and Answers] -PiLoT-:
you have one of two issues

1, something in the rom itself has gone bad meaning it may be better to hard reset

2 the connector inside the phone that goes from the motherboard to the lcd screen is fautly and needs replacing
[G1 Apps and Games] rschuman90:
i heard theres an app on the market that roots your phone? is this true? im looking to root my g1 and get the hero rom, however im still using the original 1gb sd card...any suggestions?
[G1 Apps and Games] Jrbourque:
...........yeah search and read...........
[G1 Apps and Games] rschuman90:
searched, still no help :(
[G1 Apps and Games] Mikey:
Start asking your questions in the right sub-forum (Q&A) (Theme) or even in (General), or i will be forced to ban you for 3 days or till you learn.

Thanks :)

Thread Trashed!!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] ArtieQ:
If I go to Photos and Videos in TF3D I have to chose the folder for all my photos and videos after a soft reset every time. What can I do so my phone can remember that a specific folder is the folder which should be shown at the tab?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] ArtieQ:
No one? :(
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] ArtieQ:
Bump :@.....
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] onesolo:
Yeah this is a major bug, I also trying to find the cure, but no one seems to care...

Anyone??
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] mraph21:
i have ttmax 4.0 + home layout 3.0 and i can't

change my default clock for and analogic.

how can change my clock?

lots of thanks
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rschuman90:
i heard theres an app in the market than can root your phone for you... is this true and if so can anyone give me some info about it? thanks! :D
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pistol4413:
Yea there was im not sure if its still there. Just go to the market and search root and look thru the results to find it. I roots and installs cyanogens newest recovery image as well as newest stable rom. Or u can root the regular way lol.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crxtasi:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=550050&highlight=click+root

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=549808&highlight=click+root

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=548966&highlight=click+root
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pistol4413:
Well i checked the market and it wasnt there at all. Lol
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rschuman90:
hmm im searching now but its mainly just the cyanogen updater thats coming up and just apps that require root
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirectMatrix:
The app has been pulled for whatever reason. I'm glad its gone, it will do you good to do it the old way.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickryan0612:
Defenitatly do good the old fashion way is always the best but since this is a Q&A thread check out my signiture i have the links to download the .apk in my guide

Sig. isnt updating for some reason so use david1117s guide somewhere in the Q&A posts
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david1171:
you can look in my sig for a guide or you can manually root. i would HIGHLY recommend manually rooting because you will learn more in the process and you can be like "yep... i rooted my phone the good ole' fashion way, even though i could've one-clicked it." lol :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Koush:
Right now, you can build for Dream doing this in your Android repository root:

. build/envsetup.sh

lunch htc_dream-eng

make

But, those images don't work on the Sapphire obviously. I hacked together a build configuration that does work for the T-Mobile MyTouch and Magic. After checking out vendor/htc/mytouch-open, you can do the following:

. build/envsetup.sh

lunch htc_mytouch-eng # or lunch htc_magic-eng for the Magic...

make

There's also a tool to create update.zip files as well from an Android build output.

More information on my blog: http://www.koushikdutta.com/2009/08/build-configuration-for-t-mobile.html
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Koush:
Just added a repository for the Magic... so this works now:

. build/envsetup.sh

lunch htc_magic-eng

make

Repository here:

http://github.com/koush/platform_vendor_htc_magic-open/tree/master

Please note the instructions regarding cherry picking changes from korg/donut to create a mkbootimg that supports the "--base" argument and the corresponding build project changes.

Have fun.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Koush:
Ah, after digging around I figured out how to (properly) make OTA packages with the Android build.

From your Android root, run:

$ TARGET_NO_RADIOIMAGE=true make otapackage
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dmanbuhnik:
Hi,

1st - thx!

2nd - how to i config the kernel? i know i have to use the config.gz from the device (or somewhere else) but how?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Koush:
There is another thread about building kernels for the 32a and 32b. I'd take a look at those posts. The 32a kernel thread includes necessary patches as well.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] yoyoman2:
It's neat, but I want it gone for the original Windows Mobile UI because it's being a nazi about letting me flip screen orientation.

...and, if I do get rid of it, will regular menu scrolling still be finger-drag operated?
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] TheRem:
you can get rid of it by cooking a new rom but that's kinda complicated... just disable it from settings > Today... Items... uncheck TouchFlo.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] yoyoman2:
awesome that worked perfectly... but now it's just a blank screen with bars at the top/bottom... how do I enable the large clock that's usually on WM default screens?

I tried enabling other things in that same Settings > Today > Items menu, but none of them seem to be the large time/date display.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] TheRem:
you shouldn't disable TouchFLO or Manila2D if you want the big clock or find a clock plugin.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] Diagrax:
go to Settings>Today>Plug-ins>UNcheck TouchFlo and the nothing erll chenge with ur finger scrolling.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] fat_fat:
yeah, in case you have not figured it out yet, you should uncheck the touchflow and install the old HTC home plugin.

have you figued out how to cook roms for this NTC ?
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] yoyoman2:
Yeah, I just unchecked it and instead installed the Samsung Omnia's Widget UI.

I have not... I'm still fairly new to WiMo.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] blakrapter:
Hello everyone,

My AT&T sales guy sent me to this forum. I have been looking around and searching and realized that I am in over my head to be honest. I just got a Fuze and like it for the most part. There are a few things that I do not care for that maybe you guys can tell me if I need a new ROM and if so, which one. The things I would like to change are:

1. I would like quicker/easier access to my Tasks. I use Outlook tasks A LOT and it is not easy to get to them (not as easy as contacts and messaging anyway)

2. The notifications are not obvious. I was running an 8525 with WM6 and the notification would pop up at the bottom of the screen. I have to click the tiny notification bell symbol on the Fuse, which is annoying.

3. Scrolling is an issue. I am very used to my scroll wheel on the 8525. Is it possible re-map the volume control buttons to scrolling arrows?

Also, dragging my finger on the screen is a pain. I almost always call someone inadvertently when I try to scroll.

4. Battery life is MUCH better than my 8525 (probably due to the 8525s age + the better technology), but battery life could always be better.

5. The ring and speaker phone volume is pretty low, even with my volume control maxed out.

6. I don't like that the screen turns off when someone answers. It is great for everything except voicemail.

So, all in all, I am happy with it and hopefully the short list above is comprised of things that are easy to fix. What do you think, can I fix these issues with registry changes, or do I need to change the ROM? If I need to change the ROM, which one (I have found dozens)??

Thanks!
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] dauber:
Can't answer most of those.

#6. Get Touch In Call Screen Tweak

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=488991

This is a good page to start looking for answers:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Beeble:
Yes - a custom rom will (probably) make it easier to access the parts you want quickly, however some 3rd party apps may give you the same control without the hassle of flashing (however, if you do decide to flash - its not difficult, just make sure you read the guides carefully before you start!

As for the audio volume - (sorry if this sounds dumb) make sure that the screen protector has a cut-out over the speaker. Crazy i know - but from reading some old threads on here - not all of them did, so you end up blocking the speaker & not being able to hear properly.

Battery life - depends on usage of course, also a different radio may make a difference for you. Unfortuantly there isnt a magic one here, different radios seem to give different performance & battery life in different areas (and of course usage patterns)

Re-mapping buttons? google for AE Button - can remap buttons in anyway you like.

Notifications - i believe you can get the balloon preview at the bottom of the screen using advanced config (search for it on here) [dont have my phone with me right now so i cant check what the setting is]

Hope it helps a little and welcome to the forums
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] blakrapter:
Thanks for the info guys. I like the looks of the in-call tweak, but think I'll wait until I get the rest of the stuff and do it all at once.

Beeble,

I admit that I am a little worried about flashing it for a new ROM, especially since there are so many out there. If I do it, I want to make my choice, do it and be done with it. I do not want to be flashing it every 2 or three days until I find a ROM that I like.

As with the phone tweak, I think I'll try the the AE Button one when I do the in-call tweak.

Couldn't find a setting on the notification bubbles. Maybe I am not looking in the right place.

How do I get a new radio? I assume this is a software thing. Does this require flashing? Is it an ordeal to do this?

Thanks!
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Beeble:
Unfortuantly you will almost certainly flash more than 1 rom once you start!

You'll (probably) spend hours and hours reading about them and trying to decide which is right for you. Then 3 days later you'll start grabbing random ones and just trying them out!

Before you flash anything you'll need to hard spl your phone. This is very important, but really pretty simple (if you dont hard spl, you can only flash official roms from your phone supplier - once you have hard spl you can flash any rom from any carrier, aswell as custom roms)

This is the guide to flashing and its very simple to follow - just take your time & dont skip steps.

If you do get the flashing bug - check out this UC thread it'll tell you how to automate about 95% of the setup of the phone after a flash (or hard reset).

Flashing a radio is the same process as flashing a rom, although it wont perform a hard reset (so you dont have to set everything up again) - But as always backup first just in case!

Radio thread here - remember, once you have hard spl'd your phone you can flash any Raphael radio. If you want to use a radio from another device, you'll need to Security unlock it first

Backup - you can use backup software like sprite, but if you are changing rom

dont

restore the old backup - you'll get all kinds of problems! Instead use PIM backup (free) which you can use to restore numbers/meetings/calls etc regardless of rom

If you get problems - or want some help - just let us know whats stumping you, make sure you've had a good read first - and please dont ask what rom you should get without listing exactly what you want the rom to do for you! most roms come down to preference.

Finally - good luck! and remember you have a GSM phone - so stay away from CDMA threads & downloads, otherwise you could brick your phone (follow the links in the guides and you cant go wrong)
[P3600 General] Truflas:
when i try to enable the gps on my p3600, using the software that is included when i bought the p3600 it says "device connect isnt htc p3600" and it is.

any ideas?

thanks in advance

:)
[P3600 General] carkev:
what software is giving the problem, and do you have a GPS settings icon in 'settings' ?

Kevin
[Touch HD General] maaz_talha:
hey guys

I'v got a number of documents in *.chm formats, and its incredibly frustrating that windows mobile doesn't support the format by default. I've been looking for a CHM viewer, but have been met by little success :(

Was hoping someone would be able to direct me to a stable CHM viewer (since the files im trying to open are upto 200MB in size) - preferably free.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

PS - i'll update my first post with any recommendations that are given, so others looking for a chm viewer don't have to look through the entire thread for the link.
[Touch HD General] jano123:
Well, I have tried quite a few CHM viewer but the results are dismal. :mad:

Some do manage to open big files as I have big books too but then they lose the layout etc and the document in rendered useless. :confused:

For smaller documents esp those which do not have an index bar Amber CHM works well. :)
[Touch HD General] maaz_talha:
thanks jano123, i'v given it a try, but as you said, the formatting gets wrecked.

its really strange how theres no good CHM viewer out there for WM6... :confused:
[Touch HD General] jensbraun:
Hello,

MicroOLAP CHM ebook reader would do the magic. It's not for free however. I am currently using the version 2.5 on a Blackstone without any sweat. Formatting and Setting are kept as original as possible. You will definitely like it as you happens to have big clogs of eBooks. Check it out.
[Touch HD General] maaz_talha:
thanks jensbraun.. will look into it :)