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[Desire General] pd555:
Hi all, I am new here.

I had my new HTC Desire from T-Mobile delivered today. It's a good phone but I have a problem. They sent a phone with pre-release software installed. Every screen has a watermark stating "HTC Confidential" and numbers.

Any ideas of what I can do? I can't find the official rom anywhere to download. I phoned T-Mobile who couldn't do anything as they are out of stock. It was suggested I phoned back on Monday. Very helpful :rolleyes:

I know from hotukdeals that there are at least 2 others with this problem and the lady at T-Mobile said there may have been a batch sent out incorrectly.

Here's the softwares versions if you are interested:

Firmware = 2.1

Baseband Version = 32.26.00.24U_4.04.00.03_

Kernal Version = 2.6.29-9882e023 htc-kernal and18-2#1

Build Number = 1.01.110.4 CL131766 test-keys

Software Number = 1.01.110.4

Browser version = WebKit 3.1

Thanks for any help.

(had to remove at symbol after kernal as forum won't allow it)
[Desire General] rdgut:
Take it back ASAP.

Meanwhile, just play with it.

It's not your fault and T-Mobile have to replace it.

I believe you can't upgrade the phone even if you did have the ability to download a new firmware.
[Desire General] SGTDavePwnage:
Have you had a look at the contents of the SD card to see what goodies you mich have been accidentally given?

If your recovery img accepts files signed with test keys, this could be really good news
[Desire General] pd555:
No didn't think of that, will have a look and report back!
[Desire General] pd555:
Maybe being stupid but I can't see where you go to browse the SD card?
[Desire General] SGTDavePwnage:
Either plug your handset into a pc and browse it via your pc or take the sdcard out and put it into a card reader in your pc

If your on msn, PM me your details if you get stuck
[Desire General] pd555:
Connected to PC but Vista couldn't find a driver
[Desire General] rdgut:
Or go to the android market and download any file browser? :)

There are lots available that are also free
[Desire General] SGTDavePwnage:
When you plugged into your pc, did you specify "Disk Drive" as the usb mode?
[Desire General] pd555:
Good thinking. Got Astro. Nothing of any note on there.
[Desire General] SGTDavePwnage:
Have you checked your bootloader version and info? You never know you could have an S-OFF variant
[Desire General] cez10:
I would laugh it he found some interesting information about either HTC or Tmobile on this phone :D
[Desire General] O and O:
It would be great if your Desire was the key to rooting the device!
[Desire General] setspeed:
I hope so! OP, please make sure you report back here what you find - you may end up being a hero!
[Desire General] coolbho3000:
Check your bootloader. If it's S-OFF, party, for you will be the only one with a rooted Desire, and then use a RUU to update to a production version.
[Desire General] Mister-C:
Does your keyboard have the speech to text button? If so, can you see if it works? I've just noticed that some of the older reviews on Youtube clearly show the button while it looks as though more recent roms have disabled it. From what I gather, this is because Google wants to keep this exclusive to the Nexus for the time being.

It would be cool if you have a rom which has this...
[Desire General] SGTDavePwnage:
If your interested in installing a new HTC rom onto your device give me a quick PM
[Desire General] pd555:
Wouldn't have a clue how to do that. Let me know how and I'll take a look.
[Desire General] SGTDavePwnage:
Here is how to find out ;)

1.Turn off your phone

2. Hold down the volume up/down button. and while holding this down press the power button.

3. release all buttons when the phone turns on.

If you write down all the text that you see at the top left of the screen and post it here we will be able to tell you
[Desire General] redrazr7791:
LMAO :)

OP may have the Holy Grail of rooted phones in his hands...and he wouldn't even have known. I will be keeping my eye on this thread! Some interesting info may or may not come out of this.
[Desire General] skanj:
http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/htc-desire-supply-issues
[Desire General] pd555:
BRAVO UNKNOWN SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.66.0000

MICROP-031D

TOUCH PANE;-SYNT0101

RADIO-4.04.00.03_2

Feb 6 2010.00:29:11

Then options for:

FASTBOOT

RECOVERY

CLEAR STORAGE

SIM LOCK

Sim lock is interesting because I know many would like to unlock

Let me know what you think!
[Desire General] marsdroid:
Almost same hboot as mine .. fastboot oem unlock .. should work here.
[Desire General] holgmaster:
mine saying:

Bravo Unknown Ship S-ON

HBOOT-0.75.0000

Touch PanelSYNT0101

Radio-4.05.00.11

Mar 5 2010,21:12:15

S-ON means SIM Lock on?

H.
[Desire General] SGTDavePwnage:
Why exactly would fastboot oem unlock work in this case, when it doesn't work on any other HTC Desires?
[Desire General] coolbho3000:
Some of you guys should e-mail HTC and ask for the kernel source code. ;)
[Desire General] robzonpl:
Hey, I just bought a phone with this pre-release firmware installed, anyone had any luck upgrading their phones from the pre-release to the latest ROM?
[Desire General] JohnSteveDoe:
Just call your provider and tell them to get you a new one. Also, NECROALERTNECROALERT!
[Desire General] al89nut:
Can you disable Sense on it? Pre-production models could (in reviews)
[Desire General] hluu0111:
Mine is pretty much the same. Tried to (One Click) root but failed. Can anyone show us how to root it ???

HL
[General Topics] SMS92:
Hi all,

I took out an o2 simplicity contract last year via Quidco (£120) meaning that (after cashback) I was paying just under £11/month for 800 minutes, 1600 texts and unlimited Internet on a 12 month sim only contract.

Back in February a similar deal came up, so rather than wait until the end of my contract (April) and hope it'd still be around (they're usually around for 2 weeks at a time, max) I took out another contract.

I have a good number on my original contract so I ideally wanted to port that number onto the newer contract when it expired. I was told that you can't port from one contract to another by various people (both o2 and people who had tried in the past)

Well, that policy has now changed, as I called up to see if this was possible last week. I was planning on porting to T-Mobile PAYG temporarily and then onto my new o2 contract to keep my number but was told by someone in retentions that o2 will now port numbers between their own contracts. He issued me a PAC code via SMS and told me to all with my current and other contract details and all would be taken care of within 48 hours.

This saves a lot of hassle and will be of benefit to anyone who wants to port from one to another for whatever reason (for me it was the cashback deal). This also means you won't lose any of my o2 home broadband discount either.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] brianjr0307:
ok im new here but have had alot of help from the forums my current problem is that i cant connect my att tilt 2 to my computer and then hook up a router to share the internet.i owned a blackjack 2 that i could connect at dialup speeds just to download stuff for my ps3 and ive litterally done everything ive dumped my ip and renewed it ive set it up manually and nothing works my tilts basically att outta the box i can tether it to my computer(hp mini 10) just not to a router from there without problems or even direct wired from laptop to ps3 it connects and disconnects the router and ps3 over and over again and says timed out on looking for ip and if i can get it to find ip it says internet connection has failed ive been working on this for a few weeks and still havent had any luck im not totally computer illiterate but not savy just wondering if anyone had any suggestions that might help thx
[neoTouch S200 General] eleven:
Hi guys!

I did a search here and everywhere else on the internet, but I couldn't find a calibrator software for our Gsensor.

Any one knows?

(My GSensor works but is a little off balance...sometimes it turns to landscape mode on a flat surface such as the floor. Sometimes it doesn't.)

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
[neoTouch S200 General] UUK3:
Try this APP: "Gravity Sensor cab"
[neoTouch S200 General] ZXR:
Hi,

did any of those calibration cabs in the linked thread work on your S200?

I found none. ;(

Do you have any further ideas?

Regards
[HD2 General] eViking:
Now that most of the HD2 big issues have been sorted, thanks to the XDA-Dev. team's genius and fantastic efforts, I've got a little niggle for which I'm hoping someone has a solution.

(Except for Friends), most of my Contacts comprise the individual's Name and Company, sorted by Company Name first, followed by Person's Name. SO with HTC's People/Contacts only providing only a single line, the person's name often runs of the end of the line when the Company Name is too long ... annoying and useless.

I've resorted to using Vito's FunContacts, which apart from an elegant UI, great functionality and nice graphics, gives me 2-lines of Contact Info ... which works just great. (Though it's glitch is that when the app fires up it overrides HTC Sense and kills Today and the Sense tabs - my work around is to start it with WM6.5 Today running then switch to HTC-Sense and keep FunContacts running and only minimizing when not used avoiding the app start-up killing Sense).

BUT to save memory I would prefer to stay with HTC's People/Contacts, which should be able to provide the same 2-line Contact Info - as per the "New" / "Add a new contact" and "Me" / "My contact card" at the top of the list.

My expertise and ferreting hasn't been up to the task of even finding let alone tweaking the contact s data format ... can anyone help me out. Cheers.
[Nexus One General] Austin021296:
I am using cyanogens rom. Sorry for the title being messed up i was typing on my phone and get mixed up.
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
EXT partition.
[Nexus One General] craigacgomez:
if ur using CM 5.0.5+, this uses the ext partition created on the SD card via AmonRA recovery... and is mounted to /sd-ext
[HD2 General] Earthbrain:
I am the unfortunate one who cannot buy the HD2 due to T-mobile running out of stock.

I want to buy one without any contracts so I will be paying $450 for one. Wal-mart has it for $500 and Radio Shack has it for $550 so I will not be paying over the MRSP to get it early (relatively speaking).

Who is in the same boat as I am?

Hopefully by next week they will have more in stock at the T-mobile store.
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] FireSokar:
I need someone good at editing apks to give me a hand please. I have an app caled Minute Cop, Its widget is oddly sized 6 spaces and only needs 2 spaces its got alot of transparent just filling up empty blocks. Im looking to get it themed to 3 blocks and to match the HTC Calendar widget
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] j.reda7:
Hi,

I have just ordered my new HTC migic, but not sure if I can run TOMTOM GPS on it, any idea of suggestion?

Thank you in advance.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Widmo:
no u can't. yet.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] DonDizzurp:
NDrive

Destinator

Sygic Mobile Maps

Co-Pilot

IGO Amigo

IGO MyWay

MotoNav

Navigon

Papago

these are all GPS navigation applications with offline maps..you can find them everywhere. personally, NDrive is the best one. theyre coming out with version 10 which has lane-assist, signposts, TTS, and a few other useful features.

i think sygic is the closest to TomTom's interface. but when i used it the lane assist didnt work, poi's are terrible, routing isnt the best, and it shows N/A for some streets instead of the name. sometimes it would tell me to go onto roads that dont exist or make me take so many u-turns...lol

WE NEED GARMIN FOR ANDROID
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] legolas.w:
Hi,

What is the default cache size for Google Earth installed in Nexus one and how I can increase the cache size?

Thanks.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] legolas.w:
Hi,

Any comment?

Thanks.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lagoausente:
I think max is 200MB, but I don´t know how to change that limit, I´m also interested on this. On windows have be modified the max of 2GB on windows registry, maybe could be done the same on Android?
[Touch HD General] Ish:
Hi

I just purchased a HD that was unlocked to all networks.

I just put the Duttys WM6.5 Leo Holy Grail rom on it and I now seem to have 2 problems.

1) It's not asking for the pin for my sim card when I boot up the phone so there is no network available.

2) There is a green screen when I start. I have found a fix for this part by searching but I can't find the actual files to fix it.

Please help
[Touch HD General] IA76:
Ignore this...now sorted
[Desire General] ravmania:
Anyone else having problems with Facebook Sync on the desire?

My contact pictures aren't syncing and there are no Facebook updates appearing on Friendstream.
[Desire General] ephumuris:
My partner has had a very bad experience with these guys. Been with them for years but never had to really talk to anyone. I'm having her upgrade so i'm most peeved off haha. To sum it all up in short.

* She was repeatedly disconnected when ringing them.

* She was repeatedly put on hold for up to 25 minutes at a time.

* She was given false information.

* She was spoken to very rudely at times.

She first rang on Wednesday and they said she could pay what she owes and start a new contract and get a new phone. She was told they HAD the Desire and for all the trouble they put her through she could have free next day delivery. They later that day rang to say they no longer had it and stock would come Friday so they would contact her then.

Friday comes and she receives a text saying her phone has been ordered. She rings up to confirm and they have put her on the wrong contract and say it will come for Monday. She says she was promised next day delivery but they say it's not possible for free... She has a new order put in and has to pay the roughly £8 for GUARANTEED (their words) next day delivery.

Saturday comes and no show. She calls them and is told it will arrive Monday. Obviously she is not happy as we both work and nobody will be home and she has paid for GUARANTEED next day delivery. They admit fault and refund delivery money. She says she is not happy and wants to cancel however the phone has actually left them so it's not possible now.

So we wait for Monday. If they told her in the first place that it would HAVE to be Monday no other option then she would be fine with it but with all the disconnections, on holds and rudeness she is not pleased and i'm not either to be honest.

Just to top it off i come on here and see all you lovely people receiving your handsets today and i'm forced to wait :( It's nice to see other people having a good experience with T-Mobile. Doesn't seem to be many like me. Sorry for the rant.
[Desire General] cez10:
i think all networks are like that from time to time.

I never had any problems with o2 and everytime i ring them they were helpful and nice. however after i cancelled my contract 2 days ago i cant get hold of them to get my pac code :/
[Desire General] Arbk:
Log into your o2 my account and email them from there.

I asked for it Thursday evening via email, it was in my inbox this morning

Deliberating whether to jump ship or not so just as well it lasts for a month lol, not sure on coverage
[Desire General] cez10:
thanks i will try doing that.

and my contract cancels but i told them i want to keep my number as pay as you go. spose i will still need the pac when willing to join another network right?

im am kind of disappointed that as soon as i cancelled the contract they started to ignore me completely :mad:

@ ARBK

when you submit the email have you been transferred to a confirmation page or it went straight back to the Customer Service - Your details page? cuz i dont know if it has been sent or not :/
[Desire General] Arbk:
There was a confirmation it had been sent cez and an email several hours later with a ref number in the subject header...and I quote

Fraid so
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] CatB:
Just got the Verizon Touch Pro 2 and am trying to install a few third party programs like:

List Pro

Magic Button

Splash ID

Memaid

I connect my device when trying to install, it says to check my mobile device screen to see if further steps are needed, but nothing is showing and nothing is happening.

Can someone please advise?

Thanks so much!

Cat
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] sirphunkee:
And you're sure that the apps didn't end up showing up in your programs list?

First, when you plug your phone to the PC, does it show any other signs of conenction? You should first get an option on the device screen to choose between "disk drive" and "active sync"...when you're installing apps from your PC desktop to the phone, you need to be connected via the active "active sync" option. Once you are, you'll see either Active Sync (on XP) or Windows Mobile Device Center (on Vista/7) open on your desktop. You may have already gotten that far, I just wanted to make sure you're connected properly that way.

The next thing to try would be to install the apps straight from the phone, instead of via the PC. To do that, just connect the phone via "disk drive" option, copy the .cab file over to the phone (on to the SD card is best), and just run it from there to install straight to the phone. Running the desktop .exe installer just automates that step for you, but otherwise it's the same process. Running the .cab file from the phone bypasses any possible issues with the active-sync connection.

I've attached the .cab for the memmaid app here, try that one first.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] CatB:
Thanks so much for the reply! I actually managed to get the programs installed via my ActiveSync connection - finally! Not sure what the problem was before.

I plan on keeping your instructions, though, in case this happens again. Thanks so much for the reply.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] sirphunkee:
No problem, glad to help :) As long as you got it working, that's what matters! Feel free to come back if you need any more help.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] CatB:
I will, believe me! In fact, I have only had my TP2 for about 3 days but have a few "issues" going on, so I will start a new thread and am looking forward to getting some help.

I love support forums! They rock :)
[HD2 General] simeezee:
I just got my US version of hd2 a few days ago. I found it pretty buggy, but things got better if I do the soft reset. I did some searches on the forum and found a few programs that do that. But you have to manually click on it.

Say I want to reset my phone everyday at 3am. Is there a program that will automatically reset my phone at a specific time?

Thanks in advance.
[HD2 General] ephestione:
I've been searching for a working task scheduler as well, that's what you need, just set the time, and the path to the file you want to run. But the one I downloaded simply doesn't work on the HD2.

Apparently, the only thing that works is downloading and installing mortscript, and have a script run on startup that calls a reset at a specified time. That way, right after a reset, you're sure it will reset again at the given time ;)
[HD2 General] simeezee:
Thanks, which version of mortscript do you have on your HD2?
[HD2 General] PeterGuru:
Yes, I use a great program to automatically reset my phone during the night. It's incredibly small, and FREE.

Here's the link:

http://www.gibbsusa.net/downloads/downloads.asp

Peter
[Touch Pro CDMA] blakklanta:
Does anyone have a .cab or suggestions that will remove the animations from titanium weather? Running a custom rom (Affliction v4 :D).

***change the wallpaper from weather to anything else
[HD2 General] FloatHeavy:
I'm wondering about this size issue of the T-Mobile USA vs EU T8525 vs AU T9193.

If i take the housing off the Tshmo USA and replace with an european 8525 housing I get off ebay, would I be dealing with issues like the digitizer being too big for housing or the wifi board not fitting in the housing? Where is the differential coming from?

I do not think LCD would be any different. I guess I look forward to a Tshmo USA DISASSEMBLY!!!

Any thoughts?
[HD2 General] BobVila:
That sounds INSANELY unnecessary. :confused:
[HD2 General] FloatHeavy:
Well I do phone repair for lots of people so it isn't too crazy. Plus what if someone bought a T-Mobile USA HD2 and cracked housing outside of warranty and needed to repair for themselves. All that is on market right now is housing for european models from what I have seen. It's not to strange trust me.
[HD2 General] bored2nite:
i agree. but the only thing on the market is European because the phone has been out for 3 days... and people only could buy on day one.. no sales the last 2 days...

long story short... there will be housing for the new hd2 in due time, and anyone that needs housing already is an idiot in my mind (i mean the one that came out Wednesday)... and i hear the new hd2 is 1.5 mm taller... i don't think it would have been if it wasn't necessary...
[HD2 General] FloatHeavy:
Yeah but, don't you wanna find out WHY it is taller?
[HD2 General] jdwme:
I got mine on friday, it wasn't advertised but a lot of the stores got shipments on both thrusday and friday.
[HD2 General] josemedina1983:
Hahaha I wouldn't even try doing that. I have replace many housings nokia n95,n82,moto mings and their not too easy but i seen how they take the hd2 apart and it doesnt look something you can do just like that. you need a damn oven for the glue a freaking oven lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGSsk2mMq84
[HD2 General] FloatHeavy:
I did not use oven:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=640328

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=640328&page=2
[HD2 General] josemedina1983:
LOL are you sure? any how is the screen really glues into the pieces or its just a normal glue?
[HD2 General] FloatHeavy:
Normal glue? No such thing.

I used a hair dryer instead of an oven to weaken the glue bond that was between LCD and plastic mid-frame.

I believe most adhesives in cellphones are silicon based.
[HD2 General] josemedina1983:
makes sence i usually just get a really this plastic card and slowly pull the screen out of the device while using the card to cut through the glue so far it has never failed me (not that im tring to use it on the hd2 unless i break it and i think ill go with ur idea better.
[HD2 General] FloatHeavy:
So my idea of swapping parts of US HD2 with Euro HD2 is not so crazy after all. This can mean lots of money saved pending on the fix and where your phone is from. Thanks to asterix005 for posting pics of Digitizer / Housing comparisons.

Anyone with more input on the idea of cross model repair, post in here!

Euro 8525 FITTING with Tmobile US housing:

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/asterix005/DSC00953.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/asterix005/DSC00952.jpg

New 8525 Euro Digitizer vs Tmobile Digitizer size comparison:

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/asterix005/DSC00948.jpg

So the next logical question(s) to ask is:

"OTHER THAN PERFORMANCE, DO THE PARTS INTERNALLY DIFFER BETWEEN TMO US and 8525 EURO ON THE ISSUE OF SIZE / ARRANGEMENT?"

"WHY IS THE HOUSING 1.5mm LARGER ON TMOBILE US?"
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
It's just a guess, but an extra 512MB of RAM has to have somewhere to live ;)
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
I was wondering the same thing... if I can tale my T-MoUS insides and put them in a t8585 casing. My main reason is there are lot's of nice leather cases for the euro model like the vaja case that won't fit my us hd2.
[HD2 General] abvmoose:
It doesn't have 512mb of extra ram
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
Yes, right, ROM....but it's still memory that would likely require a 2nd module.
[HD2 General] tmoreno2425:
Vaja Case

Are you certain the Vaja case wouldn't fit the american model? Just asking cause i placed an order without even thinking about the difference in size.