yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] gyounut:
i think its not so difficult to switch the cover if you take off the backcover there are 6 screws than open the case from the top of the mobile phone and pull it off

but becarefull maybe there are flatcables from die lcd or the trackball just make it slow and be carefull all the time

and maybe you can find a dissembly how to in google

peace
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] mizerable:
this site has pics of disassembly of a hero but it's in russian.

http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/htc_hero/

If you have to pry the phone open use something plastic so you dont damage the original case. Just in case the ebay housing is rubbish.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] felikz:
whats the difference between oem and genuine
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] dying4004:
any1 bought replacement white hoising? mine is getting yellow. so need to buy a back cover.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] Huey85:
Thinking of buying one myself. I accidentally dropped mine on the tiled floors of my workplace toilets LOL (luckily not IN the toilet). so now there's a little nick on the top left corner of the case.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] evilflipper:
If this is your first time you will probably scratch the covers but nothing more. You need to be very patient and i will suggest take a look to a good tutorial.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] gyounut:
iopened my hero 1 week ago and its so easy maybe in the next days i will upload a video in youtube :)

bye
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] slimfady:
I bought the ebay one. It's surprisingly well built (Not Teflon though).

The sad part is that my touch screen got screwed up during the installation. The bottom part of the screen is no longer functional and the sensitivity is messed up overall. Did the replacement in a local phone shop.

Now trying to find a way to fix it.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] Huey85:
That would be greatly appreciated!
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] gyounut:
hmm do you want to sell me your backplate of your old case? i need it :( please :)

and to fix your problem : you need a new display glas with digitizer

to remove your old glas: use a hairdryer, you have to heat up the old clue of the old glas and than you can push it easily out of the frame but be carefull not to heatup the frame, the plastic can deform, maybe you can cover it with aluminium foil from the kitchen

the video of the dissembly will be uploaded tomorrow by me

good night guys!
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] slimfady:
Where can I find new display glass for HTC hero? or can I just buy something generic?

I don't mind giving you my old backcover though it's in a very bad shape (which is why I wanted to replace it in the first place).
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] Raptor-21:
Was just scouring the interwebz for a how-to on dissembling the HTC Hero as I have just ordered a white one and an entire black housing to go with it as it is a lot nicer looking. Anyway, I came across a post by someone on another website with links to official service guides and videos with everything you need to know about taking it apart and re-assembling it. But as the guy on the other site said, they are confidential files and could be taken down at any time. I've already downloaded all of them, so if they're gone by the time you read this, just send me a message. ;)

http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?p=34183
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] rfgamaral:
I also wanted to change my housing but only if it came with a touch window (the front glass, not the actual screen) but I can't find anything that sells these.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] snaven:
has anyone managed to successfully change their fascia? if so how'd it go?

they're on ebay at the mo for £32.99 so i'm tempted to give it a go.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] rfgamaral:
*bump*bump*
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] idroid84:
For future reference;

: HTC-hero-assembly.wmv

: HTC-hero-tips.wmv

: HTC_hero_disassembly.wmv

: Hero_Service_Manual.pdf
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] rfgamaral:
That I already downloaded in the past, from this forum I think :p What I need is the damm screen... :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] ddotpatel:
Checked fleabay yet?

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?LH_Pr...+digitizer&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=15&_sc=1

Make sure you check if it is for GSM or Sprint etc,..........
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] rfgamaral:
I had checked eBay before but never searched for the word "digitizer" (didn't know it was called that way) and never found anything... I thought it would be a little more cheaper. Buying that and the fascia makes it a little bit expensive :S

I also didn't know that these screens where different for GSM or CDMA, isn't just a screen connecting to the phone? Anyway, some say "CDMA" in the eBay listings but none of them say "GSM", maybe can I assume they are GSM?

Thanks for the link by the way :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] ddotpatel:
If it doesn't say CDMA or Sprint then you should be ok,... If you look at the diff pics the GSM ones have straight edges at the top, whereas the CDMA version is slightly rounded.

But yeah, I agree it's quite expensive to buy both.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] rfgamaral:
I only saw this on your website:

LCD Display+Touch Screen for HTC HERO 100 Google G3 S

And I just want the touch screen, I don't need the LCD display...
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] Vener:
How is the quality of the housing avalaible on ebay? Are they as good as the original?
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] rfgamaral:
I'm not sure what you meant with that but, it's not that new anymore...
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] Arranmc182:
After you replace the hero case get a cheap silicone case its worth the money its kept my white hero looking like new

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[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] alsheron:
Oh shoot

Well, I just bought a replacement housing off ebay and it looks great - black and they say it's genuine - certainly looks genuine.

I was at the gym a couple of days ago and dropped it on hard concrete. It bounced a few times and luckily the screen was untouched The back cover was a mess though (which would have been relatively easy to replace I think - but there are also scratches on the top and bottom edges and these look to be "integrated" with the screen.

I've seen the videos concerned and I think they are for *complete* dissasembly. Anyone know if there is a way to replace the housing leaving the screen and the phone guts attached to each other throughout the process?

Also noticed that there's some "tape" or something that get's removed. In the re-assembly video it says to replace these. Do we need extra "tape" or something to put it back together properly? Or is it just the same stuff we detached?

It'll prob take a week or so to get here (my case) and I'm pretty scared looking at the instruction vids but I think I'll give it a go and video the whole thing (possibly). If I do do it, I'll definitely feedback here and if anyone else has successfully replaced the housing leaving the screen "as is" then I think we'd all appreciate aome advice!

I think I can do it!
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] captainstu72:
Let me know how you get on, I want to turn my phone white!

I have done a case replacement on a few phones, just make sure you go carefully with it, and make sure to group screws etc, just in case there not all the same as they may seem. If there are any latches as well, be very very careful with these so that you do no pull it off - These are usually on the LCD to the mainboard though.

I haven't looked at any pics, or fully opened my hero yet, but I presume it would be much the same, little plugs type connectors for the Digitizer to the Mainboard and metal connections for speakers etc.

Sorry I can't answer your questions more though!

Stu

I'm sure you'll be fine :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] rfgamaral:
Video tapping the whole thing will not only help others who want to do the same in the future as it may help you in case you don't know where something goes when assembling it back.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] alsheron:
Thanks for the advice! I'm really getting scared now! Latches? Not sure what you mean? Can you explain a bit more please? The grouping screws thing is a very good idea!

I'm going to attempt to replace the housing without detaching the screen from the mainboard if possible. From the video it does look possible. The seem to be on a mission in the videos to break it down to its component parts but I don't want to go quite that far.

Both scared and excited..... This is my only phone at the mo - uninsured and I'm holding out for a Galaxy S in October 1st when my contract expires. If this goes wrong - i'll be smartphone free. From the sounds of things the screen itself is something not to be messed with.

Oh, one specific question - in the dissasembly video it says "remove a part of the conductive fabric, as shown" - now that's the part i'm particularly worried about as I wonder if it's really necessary - anyone know it I can just lift the whole lot out in one unit?

Good Lord - It says "put the bezel in an oven for 7 minutes at 60degrees C" - how the flip do I do that and is it necessary?

Also, on the re-assembly vid do I need "kapton" tape? And is the "double sided" tape something specific?

Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] captainstu72:
The latches are basically as little clip. The robbin fps into s, port type thing, and the latch hols our secure. im sorry I cant be more descriptive.

What video are your watching? Personally if that is your only phone, I would want some kind off insurance just in case I did break out, our a spare phone whilst I manically tried to fix it.

What video are you watching for the disassembly?

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[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] alsheron:
Thanks for info. It's the official HTC one. I've got the official HTC dissasembly, assembly and "tips" videos. The tips one is useless. I think I got a link from this site. If it's not against the rules I can put a link here if I didn't get it from here in the first place! (my memory is gone - it's late...)

Oh, do you know anything about the oven?!
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] captainstu72:
Not sure on thee oven thing, never done anything like that myself, seems like you'd have to be very careful not too break it though.

ill see if I can find the videos and have a look

Stu

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[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] sychie:
http://www.mediafire.com/?i2imuz50tdz

No problem;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] captainstu72:
Thank you for the link!

Have had a look, all seems straight forward as long as you are careful. The oven is to remove the screen from the case - same as what some people have done with a hair dryer. If the replacement came with a new touch screen, then you can skip this, and just switch it over on the board.

As for the conductive film, you may still need to do this by the looks of things.

I haven't looked at the reassembly - but you may be able to keep the ones you take off, they may stay sticky enough.

For the double sided tape - you'd need to find something that is very thin so that the screen does not stick out to much in the end. Maybe there is come kind of glue/epoxy that could work - but you'd have to be careful not to apply too much or it may look very bad in the end!

Stu
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] alsheron:
Arrived

Ok, so the replacement housing has arrived! I've checked it over and it certainly looks genuine and is very high quality.

I got a bit worried about the whole thing and have called around some places to see if they would use my housing and just do the replacement. I'm in Manchester UK and all the repair shops seem to be in London!

Spoke to one guy who said he thought all the housings on eBay are cheap copies. To be quite honest, the one I have looks absolutely fine. It's just the replacement that I'm a bit scetchy on... If only I could just pull out the guts and put them in the replacement!

Looking at the dissasembly video, I wonder if it's necessary to dissasemble the phone as fully. Anyone seen it and know what I can get away with in terms of minimal dissasembly.

From the looks of things, with the touchscreen being integrated into to housing closely, and all the talk of resin and tape etc, I may just send it off to be done by a pro because there are a few things that I'm still not sure about - i.e. the "fabric" inside that is sticky, and the klackton tape and the whole oven thing! Do you really think the oven thing is necessary and if so, is is possible to re-assemble also?
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] captainstu72:
I can't answer fully, hopefully someone else can help!

With the oven, if yours came with a new touch screen digitizer, you may well be able to skip this step, as you can just connect that into the phone apposed to the original one.

With the replacement, what parts do you get? Back, Middle, and front? Do you get a new trackball and digitizer?

Sorry I can't be more use!

Stu
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] alsheron:
Glue!?

The replacement housing includes everything except the front touchscreen, lcd and also no trackball. It is exactly as it appears here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250621470338

Watching the videos again - interestingly it looks like I can skip most of the dissasembly - unless I'm feeling particularly masochistic. I think I might give it a go after all (replace the housing that is) The tricky bit I think will be removing the touchscreen from the old housing. Included in the package was a couple of screwdrivers and a plastic stick which is marginally useful.

I'll carefully investigate the oven thing but my gas oven doesn't go low enough. Might have to put it on low then let it cool a bit. Going to be interesting. Can't I just use a hairdryer? From the looks of things its to soften the gluey stuff holding the front touchscreen in place. Also - the re-assembly video doesn't show him applying any replacement "glue" to the touchscreen - wonder why not?

Dang - I just can't leave alone - just can't resist giving it a tinker - it will either go really well or go horribly wrong - all I know is that i'll be sweating and being VERY careful.

I'll let you all know.

BTW - might not be able to video the process because my camera is crap and has no sound - will see... but I will do a full guide if poss and include some tips. To the learnings!

Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] captainstu72:
You could just use a hair dryer, same thing happens, glue gets hot, melts, screen can be removed :)

Check the new front to see if it has double sided tape pre applied - my cases for my htc touch elf that i got from ebay had these on, solved the issue of me panicking.... I failed to realise this until after about a day of hunting for something to use for it... I had it put in place with elastic bands! (simply retarded.....)
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] alsheron:
The new front has no double sided tape pre-appplied. Not sure what to do.... Do I even need it or will the screen fall out if not.... Looks like a snug fit so maybe no tape technically needed.... Suppose need to see what melts...
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] slimfady:
Be very careful when removing the touch screen. Stick to the hair dryer method. I damaged my touch screen when i tried to remove it without a hair dryer. Had to purchase a new digitizer
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] Raptor-21:
Not sure if it helps anyone here, but I done a swapped the case on my white hero for a black one a few months ago. Unfortunatly I didn't take any pictures or videos but I managed the whole procedure with the instruction from the dissasembly videos, basically just dismantle anything that is connected to the case and forget about the rest like removing the camera ect. I used the oven method as described in the video aswell - 7 minutes at 60C - I can tell you it was a tense 7 minutes but the digitizer came off without a proplem.

The case I used was from cnn.cn who specialise in oem replacements and it seemed decent enough, and the bezel had the double sided tape ready for the digitizer, unfortunatly - and I have noticed this with every single replacemnt case that I can find - the don't supply the volume rocker or trackball, and have found it incredibly hard to locate these 2 parts in the colour I need. And it looks rather stupid with a white button on a black case. I have since managed to find a graphite volume button that looks not too bad fitted but would definatly look better with a black one, and I'm yet to find a track ball with a black surround.

On a side note, as a result of all this I have ended up with a few spare parts that may interest people:

1 x genuine white case (the one that was actually on my phone from factory), used for one week, includes everything except the track ball. But if anyone has a black phone and is interested in swapping to a white case, I will happily include the white track ball if you give me your black one in return, same goes for the volume rocker if you have a black one =] £35 +p&p

1 x OEM black case, includes front bezel, midplate and back cover. £25 +p&p

1 x Graphite midplate. £10 +p&p
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] Malismalis:
How did you managed to replace white trackball to black? Or you left the white trackball?

i want to replace my heros case from white to black, but i dont want to leave white trackball, because the trackballs case is in white colour.

It looks pretty hard after looking at the videos in youtube.

i have found several replacement housings on ebay which has volume rocker too
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] MacaronyMax:
wouldn't it be cool to get different colour trackballs :p
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markspark100:
Hi

I'm completely new to linux but I'd like to have a go at editing ROMs basically I need someone to give me a complete idiots guide on what i need to download and where to begin.

Any pointers would be great.

Cheers
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sergio PC:
Please use the search function before posting. You will find the answers to most of your questions that way, as they've often been asked before.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.6_r1/index.html
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markspark100:
Thanks for the link and I have already searched the forums but I don't want to develop an application and I've already downloaded the SDK. I found This but didn't really understand it. I was hoping someone might be kind enough to walk me through where to begin.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxisma:
figure it out yourself, it's not teachable ..
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markspark100:
Yeah ok...:confused:

Thanks for the help
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrains:
boy i sure am glad that some people were born knowing everything. look markspark i'm in the same boat as you, trying to figure this stuff out but some people decide they would rather be rude, if i knew how to do it i would do my best to point you in the right direction but then again i'm not full of myself.

best of luck to you my friend and if i figure it out i'll make a post on how to build an android rom and then make some youtube videos or something, but like i said i'm not full of myself.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] chuzinat0r:
Hi there,

is there any way to modify/update the camerafirmware like the Sprint Hero one's ?

It's all way too dark..

Best Regards
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Ahmadmz3:
press menu and go to settings , then go to image properties and adjust the contrast , colours ....
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] crose1990:
Hi can somebody tell me a radio rom which is for german cards like a vodafone card. I had the problem that i can not turn the phone on by every rom that i flashed. I had use the 1.17.25.26W and the 1.09.25.14 but both does not work
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Tommy0815:
Have you installed the correct rilphone.dll? Is it Simlocked?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] crose1990:
rilphnone.dll? what is this an where can i find it? It isn't simlocked
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] speed200:
There is a radio thread why not use it???
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] d.cortez:
are you using a WM 6.5 ROM? and, did you flash HardSPL (1.56 OliNex) to your device before flashing? not being able to turn the phone on with "every ROM you flashed" suggests that you have the wrong SPL (e.g., have not used HardSPL or USPL to prep your device before flashing).
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] crose1990:
I had used Hardslp 1.56 before flashing
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
I'm assuming from above post that HSPL 1.56 was successfully flashed then? Did you check SPL?

You can find rilphone for each radio in radio thread (which is where you should have posted your query!)

Please post further queries in that thread

Ta
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] niovhe:
Hi to all,

is it possible to rotate the screen to landscape mode (320x240) on a Benq e72 Smartphone (240x320)?

Default OS is WinMo 6.5 Standard.

Thanks!
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] trinest:
May I ask why?
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] thorn_pl:
U can use CeleTask (menu/utilities/rotating screen) but@ first U must install them :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] jinxey:
Is there a way to remove the ATT blue blackdrop from the non-home tabs?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Cjaiceman:
I would also be interested in this as its ugly. :(
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ameiurus:
If you can figure out how to modify files in \Windows, I think the two watermark files are:

\Windows\ATT_stwater_480_800.jpg

\Windows\ATT_stwater_800_480.jpg

Replace them with any 480x800 (portrait) and 800x480 (landscape) .jpg

There are a couple of faded blue ones that might be ok:

\Windows\Default_stwater_480_800.jpg

\Windows\Default_stwater_800_480.jpg

I can't figure out how to gain rw access to \Windows to test.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Apps and Games] MicroMina:
Hello

I have RA's 1.6.2 ROM, on a 32A htc-branded magic.

How would I install teeter??

Thanks
[myTouch 3G, Magic Apps and Games] Zoide_:
Here's the original thread for the file: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=4773362#post4773362
[myTouch 3G, Magic Apps and Games] MicroMina:
Works perfectly, thanks mate!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Apps and Games] scrufy:
Gotta say Teeter is really great, Thx !
[myTouch 3G, Magic Apps and Games] hycian:
Labyrinth is better. Period.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Apps and Games] scrufy:
I like Teeter much better; mostly because of the vibrate/bump feeling when you hit the sides, I don't remember any feedback like that with labyrinth. Both are nice tho...
[General Questions and Answers] 3piece:
Hi all, I'm looking to purchase the HD2 either in Hong Kong or the UK, which ever gets it first.

I'm learning to write chinese both simplified and traditional. I need to write the characters out. Anyone know any good software out there to do it? Will I need a Pogo stylis and will it work on the HD2?

P.S. When will we get a dedicated HD2 forum?
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] eldad007:
is there any rom with htc sense on it?

i mean something good like the rom that the htc hd2 have.... :D
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] kristijan:
Try [29-Sep] pcarvalho rom :)
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Bib_x:
"Sense" is only the new name of former "manila 3D". On pcarvalho-ROM manila 2D is included. Nearly the same without 3D-effects.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] ZED_pt:
Wrong!!

Sense is the new UI made by htc used in most recent android devices...

I dont think its possible to cook it but ther´s a way to use it in our Polaris...search the forum
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Bib_x:
Read and learn:

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/...h-htc-sense-and-4-3-capacitive-touch-display/
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] ZED_pt:
I just learned some guy decided to call touch flo 2.6 wich is part of

HTC Sense™

development....sense UI.Different things.

This is the sense UI i know and most people know...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/24/htc-hero-details-begin-leaking-from-htcs-own-website/

Now take your own conclusions i wont make this a debate...