yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intersectRaven:
Bad blocks are the conjecture. It really is a frustrating thing when you're trying to balance functionality and size. :p
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grainysand:
My phone is one of the "lucky" ones. Kind of worrying; would be crappy if my phone can't take the Froyo update or something.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bumble-Bee:
Yer its the bad blocks in NAND its a harsh fact lol. You can see where tgey are in the recovery logs after applying a new boot.img from zip. If the kernel gets too big (even with modules) Google can remap the mtd partition layout of the device with a nrw SPL. The space is there when needed :-). Unlike the G1 the N1 has loads of space to play with :-)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NisseGurra:
How do you check the max image size available?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bumble-Bee:
Flash a new image with a different boot.img i.e Desire port over CM dont reboot use the "copy recovery.log to SD" option reboot and open that file from the SD card in notepad or whatever. see if u find any bad blocks under the writing boot section of the log :-D

if u find one u are limeted to small kernels
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyanogen:
I'm pretty sure it's because of bad blocks on the partition. I'm not sure if the N1 NAND flash is more susceptible to bad blocks or what.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bahathir:
Hint:

$ cat /proc/mtd

Covert the mtd2 : /boot size to decimal ... and you will know what you looking for :)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheetah2k:
I was wondering why I couldnt flash the latest EPF21B boot.img, and I checked the recovery.log to find 6 bad MTD blocks that could not be erased.. How disappointing.:mad:
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J.L.C.:
Will HTC warranty/repair for bad blocks?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JHaste:
/facepalm

10char
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J.L.C.:
Why facepalm?

I called them today and they're sending a shipping label for the repair...

*shrug*

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N1 w/ XDA App
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smb7402:
Yep, despite an unlocked bootloader, HTC has repaired my N1 TWICE to address the NAND's bad blocks. Turnaround time, if avoiding the weekend or holidays, was about 3 days. The repairs were free, didn't spend a dime. Nothing but good things to say about HTC's customer service!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J.L.C.:
I'm expecting it to go smoothly since my bootloader is still locked :)

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N1 w/ XDA App
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiay:
hi, i am having the issue where i have the bad blocks as well, is there anyway to fix it besides sending it back to HTC? because i bought this phone from USA and now i am in AUS, it's a long time for me to post it back from here to them...:(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcjenkins:
I am on the phone with HTC for resolution on this and they are acting like they have never heard of this problem. Perhaps I don't know the magic phrase to say.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J.L.C.:
They don't really seem to understand what it means....

I just received my phone back, after sending it in to have bad blocks repaired.

It seems as though they replaced the motherboard - I have a new IMEI number.

BUT - after doing a nandroid restore and checking recovery.log - I still have the exact same bad blocks in the exact same partitions, with the exact same addresses....
[Touch HD General] chihang:
Hi,

i don't know wht happen. After I have flash cook rom, my screen look strange after i reboot it.

But it becomes normal after i press the power button and on it again.....

No peoblem in flashing stock rom......

IT's so strange........:confused::confused::confused:

(Flash ROM using USPL 2.5)
[Touch HD General] stuntdouble:
Are you sure your phone is an original HTC Touch HD device? There are lots of good copies of this phone in Asia which I have seen with similar problems when flashed with non stock roms.
[Touch HD General] chihang:
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.......

I bought it from HTC and it is normal when i flash the stock rom

is it because i am using USPL???
[Touch HD General] lo-tek:
FWIW mine did the same after flasing EnergyRom the other day. It's a T8285 that's Telstra branded. No problem once I turn the screen on and off but it was a bit unsettling.
[Touch HD General] cybermaus:
You need to have your SPL (bootloader) to 1.56. Something in the initialization of the palette changed about a year ago in the various MS ROM updates.

I seem to recall the way to upgrade (for stock SPL, you can also go with custom HSPL) is by simply applying the most recent factory ROM update.

So, if you went from (old) stock ROM to a custom ROM, you would see this. If next you go from custom ROM to a new stock ROM and then back to the custom ROM, the problem is gone.

Or thats how I recall this, it has been a year since I had this problem.

If you already have newer SPL, then I do not know what the problem is.
[Touch HD General] chihang:
thaank you!! You are right! it is normal now. thanks maybe this issue should post it in wiki. :-)
[Desire General] profet:
Just in case any facebook users aren't doing this, you should give it a go.

This has to be my favourite feature on the phone so far. I get their picture, automatically updated, and their latest status in my phonebook. Amazing!

1) You add your contacts as normal (manually, or from Gmail).

2) Tap on a contact, then select link at the top right.

3) If you have a facebook friend with the same name, it will suggest that person. Just tap on that person and the two will become linked.

4) If the name is different, just find the right person and tap on them.
[Desire General] cez10:
yeh its fun but it also makes your phonebook filled up with people you dont normally have there but they are in your fb list which is really annoying me
[Desire General] Nekromantik:
yeah thats wot im worried about but the OP said that he added his contacts first and then linked the ones with facebook. I also know that you can sync to FB when you first switch it on so it imports all FB contacts to your phone. I have not got a Desire yet but I hope you can just manually link the some contacts with facebook.
[Desire General] setspeed:
It replaces all my nicely chosen contact photos from my Google account with crappy Facebook ones :-(
[Desire General] ephumuris:
This is nothing new to me as i had it on my HTC Tattoo too. Mine only has my Google contacts if i go to "people" the only way i see the anoyying FB contacts that i never added is if i press "phone".

Oh and if yours show when you go to "People" then try pressing menu, then view then untick Facebook. If i had my FB ticked i'd have 305 more that i don't want!
[Desire General] cez10:
yeah ive done that but any idea how to get rid of the ones from FB that are not on your contact list but they still show up on the list when you re in the phone 'menu'

also how can i delete a number thats been linked to the account? cuz my mates number on facebook is his old number he's not using at the moment and it even set it as a primary number :< and ill keep forgetting which one is which lol
[Desire General] profet:
I don't have this problem. When I click on 'people' I get just the Gmail contacts. there are other tabs along the bottom, such as 'groups' and 'online directories' which is where the facebook contacts are listed.

I've just tested, and I do get all the facebook numbers when I push the phone button. It is kinda annoying, though I never make calls that way. I couldnt find the option to turn this off.

There is an option to not sync facebook contacts at all, but I guess that would stop me linking the contacts from Gmail as well.
[Desire General] agent.m:
you guys are lucky. Mine says i dont have any friends when i know i have about 300+
[Desire General] cez10:
yeah thats what im talking about, i will probably ring people through people widget but still it be good if it was slightly improved

and i do want to sync them, but want to remove some of the sync data which is outdated
[Desire General] agent.m:
sorted problem out. did a refresh and it loaded. phew :)
[Desire General] sahajesh:
Yep, that's my main problem with it. It has its uses and I do like it, but boy do my friends have some crap pictures up!

At least you can choose not to have your 'Facebook only' friends on the phone's contact list, by deselecting Facebook from the People/View option.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pejman161:
Hey Guys

I Have formated mine Sd card

but I forget to back up mine sd card now I have lost mine drivers and the manual and the setup and some other files,

where can I download this files again?

I have look't on the htc website but couldn't find anything

Thx
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pejman161:
anybody? please
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RichardFHTC:
hxxp://www.htc.com/uk/help_howtos.aspx?p_id=283

hxxp://www.htc.com/uk/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=283&cat=3&dl_id=852
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phaelox:
FYI, you could also try using TestDisk to "undelete" your sdcard fat partition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TestDisk
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pejman161:
nope doesn't work
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicknyhk:
where are you know and where did u buy your htc hero from? did u get the hero from overseas?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pejman161:
When I was in netherlands I bouht this mobile

Hy guys I got another problem mine htc hero won't start up can somebody help me?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
need more information than that, what exactly does happen?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pejman161:
I was installing

SPLs for DREA100 & DREA110

and when it was done its shut down and now it doesn't start up
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btdag:
Are they not Dream SPL's not Hero ones? Or have i missed the point of SPL's?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kendong2:
if you actually tried to install these on a hero it is most certainly bricked. these spl's are for the dream, not the hero.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pejman161:
dammm

what could I do now?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cauli:
Cry? Sorry, but if it's bricked there's nothing to be done outside of a lab where they might be able to repair it via a JTAG interface, however if they get as far as trying that they'll know how it was bricked & you've zero chance of getting a repair under warranty - E&OEs, aiui. Unless you have mates working in such a lab, I think your luck ran out. Do let us know if you prove me wrong though. All the best.
[Android Software Development] amirseg:
Hi,

I have a program using google maps, and I want it to show the new google maps, but each time the program starts I see the old version of google maps.

Do I need to use different method thenthe one described in the google android developers site to do that?

I can see that it is the older one since in the old version there are no maps for my country, and in the new one there are.

(I can see the new maps using the goole maps app)

Thanks,

Amir
[Nexus One General] vegetaleb:
Ok

Here in Lebanon the numbers begin with 03 or 70 for mobiles and 01 05 09 for fixed numbers, my whole phonebook is based on that BUT the N1 when receiving a SMS is not showing it as 03****** but as +9613****** which means no recognition by the phonebook :mad:

I am using the mocado Desire ROM
[Nexus One General] David Horn:
This is going to sound unhelpful, but the only way you're going to get this to work is to change the entries in your phone book. Surprised the Nexus One makes this mistake but perhaps Google never considered the Lebanon locale.
[Nexus One General] j.bruha:
You can use Contacts Clean-up from the market to make changing the numbers a lot easier.
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
Great app... you can use it to do a batch format of the phone numbers.
[Nexus One General] vegetaleb:
Is there any ROM with support for Lebanon / English ??
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ProjektFuze:
I'm looking for a Stock Dialer (HTC's works just fine for me) but i was wondering if it was possible to just change the color of the dialer from white to black? i think that would look pretty cool... but i dont know if this is something that can be obtained easily...

NEVERMIND... I FOUND IT... I THINK...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=634550

I'm not sure if its stock... but it is black.. so i'll try it out... BUT I'M STILL INTERESTED IN MY SECOND REQUEST...

and i'm also interested in the very same request... (stock and black) for the full qwerty keyboard as well... in portrait and landscape...

haven't found anything like i asked for on these forums... so perhaps someone could tell me if what i'm requesting is difficult... and if not.. would someone be so kind to help me out?? that would be greatly appreciated.. either way let me know.. thanks...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] donwhann:
here's a dialer, not stock but as good as...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=634550&highlight=black+dialer

I also would like a black or red message keypad if anyone knows please......
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] rat_2665:
It's both the same dialer by DeKey, but sorry not for stock ROM. That's for example the dialer in matt_jackson's devotion theme (extra cab) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=622660 or hopefully Dinik's and DJC's coming Anasticia dialer http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=646282
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ProjektFuze:
i'm not sure what you mean by not for stock rom?? because i downloaded just the dialer cab.. and it works fine on my stock hd2... although... i do notice slow-down when compared to the stock white one.. but the black one just looks really nice.. so i think i may just "deal" with it...

either way.. anyone else have anything else to say about the full qwerty keypad?? the dialer issue has been resolved... for now.. or at least until someone can provide me with a black dialer which is just as fast as stock.. haha... but yea.. my attention now is directed towards a black keyboard...

hmm.. perhaps i should just make a new thread... i'm sure people will come in here thinking that i just want the dialer...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] rat_2665:
Sorry, I meant the old 6.5 European stock ROM (for Example by T-Mobile). You can find it in the thread at page 9-12.
[G1 General] g13013:
Hi

I am sorry for my english but i will do my best to write well.

I have some problems with my G1 Trackball, i hope to find a solution, even if i am obligated to déactivate it, when i touch the trackball, the phone become crazy and starts a search with repeated letters and numbers like "2u542i33333333333" and continue to repeat the number 3, when it happens, i can't stop it or cancel, even all buttons become useless because the phone i think!, becomes busy. plz help me i love my G1 but cant use it well with this problem, somtimes i can't respond to a call because of this.

Thank you
[G1 General] r3s-rt:
Seeing as you just registered: are you even rooted? If you're not rooted just take it back and get a replacement.
[G1 General] scholbert:
Hi g13013!

I had the same issue on my device and was able to fix it.

It was caused by some damaged component on the mainboard.

Please follow this thread for details:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=616797

Regards,

scholbert
[G1 General] r3s-rt:
I read that, good job. :) However, if he's not going to root ever, he should try to replace it first. No need in messing up a warranty unless you're going to root. And taking it apart REALLY voids your warranty.
[G1 General] scholbert:
Hey r3s-rt!

Sure, i totally agree...

In fact, swapping some components on Dream's mainboard is for geeks only :D

If you got no clue about all that stuff, you may also brick the board forever.

Better claim warranty if there's one.

Regards,

scholbert
[G1 General] g13013:
thank you all,

First of all i confirm that a bought it by internet and there is no waranty, so i will try the solution you gave me.
[G1 General] g13013:
HI scholbert

(plz dont tell me that is a hardware related, or a least tell me that is easy to fix)

I saw your solution and , doesn't understand all things because a have no experience in electronics, because I leave in Algeria, we dont have an HTC after sales service, so i will ask you if the spare parts are difficult to find, is the solution difficult to do, and it will be great if you can send me the steps by image.

thank you, even if you can't help me :)
[G1 General] scholbert:
Bad news...

Hey g13013!

O.K. let me point it out like this...

1. I only can tell you what i examined on my device, but your device exactely got the same symptomes... in other words it's the same bad behaviour. Also the sequence of "bad" strings are the same.

It's about 99% that's this is hardware related.

2. If you're in luck there could be a short circuit at the component itself. This would mean you'll have to find the shorted pin.

There's some hope that the component itself is not damaged.

3. If it's necessary to swap the component, i must admit this is no easy task. To make it successful you'll definitely need some special equipment (e.g. hot air gun).

4. The component itself is not easy to find/buy at the market. I took another damaged mainboard and unsoldered the part.

So to sum up, without any knowledge about all that stuff and without good equipment, forget about it.

There's only one thing you could do (no soldering but technical skill is required though):

Follow the service manual (link is in the wiki), disassemble your phone with care and remove the trackball mechanic itself.

This will prevent the magnetic sensor of the trackball getting into activ state (which at least is the cause for the malfunction).

This won't fix the short circuit between the signals and of course you loose trackball function, but this makes your phone partly usable again.

Cheers,

scholbert
[G1 General] g13013:
thank you a lot Mr, it was so clear, will informe you for the progress
[G1 General] scholbert:
You're welcome :)

Good luck with your device!

scholbert
[Hero CDMA General] BAttitude7689:
Right now I'm running regawmod 2.0.1 on mine n my wifes phone and randomly the audio for phone calls just dies out., its very weird I try to make a phone call n no sound and the only fix is to turn it off then back on, but its weird any one else with. This problem?
[Hero CDMA General] smw6180:
There's an entire thread on this already.

Check out http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=657244
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amir84:
when i connect the phone to the laptop with the USB cable and try to transfer files to the SD card (8GB) the transfer rate is pretty slow

but when i take the SD card out and put it in USB adapter the transfer is very very! fast!! why is this diffrent? is there any solotion?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wertzius:
Yes, its allways very slow, on all telephones on the market! You mustlive with it, but i think, you can wait 5 minutes and you dont transfer 8 Gb 2 times a day...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bikram:
no that's not true. In winmo file transfers @ the same rate as usb (might be a little bit lesser, but that's not noticable).
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saltorio:
I think it depends on the hardware, as on my current HP iPAQ 910c (running Windows Mobile 6.1) transferring via USB cable is far slower than transferring directly to the SD card through an SD card reader. I remember trying to transfer a few GB of MP3s via USB, and it was going to take 2+ hours, but only took a few minutes using a card reader.
[HD2 General] m0bmentality:
Night shots are a lil difficult to focus.. is there a way to prelight the pic? I thought it did it stock.. but after flashing it onto Energy i lost it and cant get it back
[HD2 General] football_fan:
yea i would like somethin like this too. really hard to aim the camera in really low lighting.
[HD2 General] Archer:
There's a button on the screen that toggles auto flash, flash off and flash on. You just use that.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SJJTJJ:
Im not able to send or receive text messages. Is there something I missed when flashing it? I flashed it the same why you flash the regular one.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] aero_pg:
I flashed the hspl but when i try to flash any rom it doesn't work. I am doing exactly what the instructions say i am using a tmobile usa hd2. the progress bar doesn't move the phone disconnects the colored screen stays and it never reads the phone after that.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
start from bootloader. (Phone doesnt need to be fully booted and running, bootloader will do fine)

connect it to the PC, and wait for serial to become USB (should hear it 'bing' as it connects too) and then run customruu.exe (as administrator!)

Also be sure and try different usb ports. Especially if you have used mtty at all in the past.

If it doesn't connect to usb from bootloader, , , , well, , try a different pc?

Oh, and you didnt say what it says in bootloader next to 'spl' 2.08.0000? 2.08.HSPL?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] eosrider:
just encountered the same problem. Make sure you are NOT using any sort of USB hub. plug the data cable directly from the phone to the usb ports that are on your motherboard. Also, after you get the HSPL installed, the handset will reboot. Once the system comes back up into windows. reboot once more. then run the flash process.

Worked like a charm for me.

This was also a problem with the Apache back in the day... which was a Wednesday by the way.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
No need to let it restart, , , as it reboots, hold vol down to go straight into bootloader and then run customruu to flash.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] eosrider:
lol sam. true. as per instructions you are supposed to let it sync with active sync. however this is only to prevent true n00bs from causing mischief
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] aero_pg:
flashed using sd card. but i find the rom to be buggy. my keyboard inputs were jumpy after 2nd day of use. It is better now but it happened more than once and even after removing the battery.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] jabbawalkee:
I've had no problems flashing ROMs via Update Utility on my buddy's PC

HOWEVER, even after installing HSPL on my HD2, I'm unable to FLASH FROM SD. This is a huge problem for me as I don't have a PC and the only way for me to flash is by downloading the ROM, putting on SD, and flashing from bootloader. When I try to do this (vol + power), I get the bootloader screen, then see loading for a split second, then back to bootloader screen where it sits and nothing happens. It looks like the ROM isn't being loaded - I've tried about 6 different ROMs and reinstalling HSPL and the same thing happens each and every time.

Ideas?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
@jabba

try different sd cards.lots of people report problems with cards bigger than 2gb.

format it fat 32 4096 block size.

do a full format not quick format.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Droidz:
This method does work. Funny how the 16gb MicroSD that came with the phone wont work though. I had to use a 2gb card.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gloomyens:
Hi. I am looking for something like this

bit.ly/1882VA

UI transform, which is able to show the OK and the start button on the bottom of the screen, like on the pictures at the link below.

The ROM is unfortunately for Omnia only, so I was curious if is there any ROM for Xperia X1 or any transformation pack or something which can add this feature to my current rom (gtrab's Barebone SEX1 WM 6.5 ROM).

Many thanks for all ideas.