yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] mrsato:
Formatting from the device will not work. Those who've had any luck formated with a special tool.. I forget what its called, go through the thread and you'll see it... I think it was between pages 4-6.
[EVO 4G General] YoungAceAtlanta:
How do anyone really know that the units that are shipping friday is the same as Google I/O units?

Im just saying, dont spread rumors if your not 100% true or on paper by a sprint or htc rep, even tho they never know

I think its just the google i/o phones that are having this problem. None of us will know to we get the phone on friday.

Dont go having a heart attack or canceling your pre-order due to this. you still get 30days with the device. you could exchange it or return it. and get your money back 100% from sprint
[EVO 4G General] shep211:
I reformatted my sd card using android(Evo). No need to use pc.
[EVO 4G General] shep211:
hmm worked for me and the other guy that posted in this thread. Cant find any post about using other tool.
[EVO 4G General] Farmer42:
Don't know if this will work as a solution, since I'm waiting for my Evo (I'm on the second round of preorders...), but in Motorola's modified Cupcake build, to reformat the SD card from the device it's: Settings -> SD card & Storage -> Unmount SD Card -> Format SD Card.
[EVO 4G General] tyrnight:
as soon as I open the box, Im replacing the 8gb card with my 16gb class 6 card any ways..no big deal
[EVO 4G General] joey3002:
format the SDCard with:

http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/
[EVO 4G General] mrsato:
Yes, the best consensus I've heard so far is that the problem is not with the card or any hardware, but most likely the way it formats the cards. At least who've used that tool (thanks joey3002) have had the most success.

I would also like to add that I have been reading the bug reports on code.google.com and this has been an issue since 1.1! If Sprint is right and they have fixed it... it might just be that we'll get 2.2 on the new Evo's. I also think they didn't want you to install apps to the SD card due to this issue... but 2.2 supports it because they've fixed that problem.
[EVO 4G General] SMARTPHONEPC:
I hope it's as easy a fix as that but they still shouldn't supply a dysfunctional storage solution..

I'm getting another one of these tomorrow, it's already FAT32 formatted, why do I need to format it again?

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...b-class-6-microsd-card-review-and-benchmarks/
[EVO 4G General] Impulses:
It seems clear that the issue is the cards handed out at the I/O event (or the way they're formatted), even if it's widespread and also affects the initial retail batches I'm sure Sprint's already aware of it and they'll either replace the cards at stores or have store employees re-format the cards before letting the phones go out the door.

I do agree that it's a major issue in the sense that the average consumer that goes and buys an EVO this weekend might be startled by it, but I think Sprint could easily take care of it w/o much fuss... And they're already aware of it, so let's not call it a disaster just yet. As far as the type of user that visits these boards, heh, total non-issue.
[EVO 4G General] emac11:
Can you explain how please?
[EVO 4G General] Bielinsk:
Settings - SD card

Unmount

Format.
[EVO 4G General] psx2p:
wonder if it just unmounts the data, unless it writes over the data its still there...that is if it actually saved it to begin with.
[EVO 4G General] Archon810:
I did have a digital camera with me, and I was taking half of my pictures with it and half with the EVO. My camera is an old Canon SD450, which is pretty decent, but EVO's HD pictures looked better sometimes, plus I was collecting enough new pictures to post for everyone to see EVO's camera quality. I've already announced the Canon T2i as my next birthday wish.

Until the corruption, I didn't see the problem manifest itself that way, and didn't think I'd actually lose the data - all signs were pointing at some mounting issues.

I do, however, have some good news - I was able to recover all the pictures, as far as I can tell (really, there is no way to know if it's really "all") , and videos using an open source low-level recovery app called PhotoRec http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download

Also, the LOST.DIR upon closer inspection contained most of the lost data, in files without extensions, such as 234, 5203, etc, so I could have done some restoring by renaming the files and figuring out what they are.

Highly recommend PhotoRec for anyone who ever has SD card corruption.
[EVO 4G General] Archon810:
Because they didn't know about the problem until I raised hell on AndroidPolice.com, AndroidForums, and here, and they packed the phones up a long time ago. If you saw Bek's update, his Sprint source told him the phones at I/O are the same as what you'll be getting.

Also, back up or not, I had corruption of the pics I took the same day, when i was actually trying to mount the SD card to copy the pictures off of it in the first place.
[EVO 4G General] Archon810:
You will not get 2.2 on the EVO on Friday - HTC is not ready. We'll get them but likely at least a month and probably a few months later.
[EVO 4G General] Archon810:
All: I am tired of arguing about this and ultimately, it was up to me to make the title of the post, and again, I put a question mark at the end for a reason - we now all know a lot more than what I knew then.

I would rather raise hell and have the issue noticed and fixed than have it go unnoticed and have thousands of people potentially lose their data or return the phone.

If you still see the post as something negative or an attempt to sabotage the phone's sales, or the title being too sensationalist, well, then you just don't know me and my intents with AndroidPolice.com.

I am happy I was able to recover the lost data at this point, and I am going to leave it at that until we have something more official.

Off to enjoy the rest of my honeymoon.

In the meantime, if you haven't seen yet, check out these:

Review And Hands-On Results With HTC EVO 4G’s 8MP Camera – Paris In Photos

Review And Hands-On Results With HTC EVO 4G’s 720P HD Video Camera – Paris In Videos
[EVO 4G General] a2k:
My original card became corrupt on the second day of usage :-(
[EVO 4G General] JM-PDA:
I am very happy that you were able to recover your files!!

Thank you for keeping this in the forefront.

Sounds like a solution has been found.

I am sooooo looking forward to my Evo on Friday at 7:00AM.

I confirmed my Radio Shack appointment this afternoon.
[EVO 4G General] showmrock:
Let's break it down....what solutions work for sure? Let's let this be the guide line: IF YOU HAD THE PROBLEM, ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT, AND IT HAS NOT SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF ERROR AFTER 48 HOURS OF USAGE

Please post in this format:

Ex.

SOLUTION: Write in solution clearly and how long it has been stable for
[EVO 4G General] mrsato:
Woah, woah, woah! Did I miss the part where you said how you recovered the files? Please do share! There is a chance it will happen to us and we'd sure be glad you told us when it does! Thanks!

And I totally agree with your reasoning for the title, and I'm more than a little miffed at Sprint/HTC/Google for not chiming in with either help or official word that this is fixed... either in June 4th Evos or Froyo.
[EVO 4G General] mrsato:
Excellent... thanks for trying to organize all this info/troubleshooting!
[EVO 4G General] emac11:
...Or you could just click on the previous page of this thread where he announced he recovered the files and explains how he did it.
[EVO 4G General] khov07:
Well, so far, it seems that we have a few possible solutions, which should easily be tested in the next few days:

1. Format the SD card that came in the box immediately, outside of the EVO just to be safe. Some members commented that they formatted the card using the EVO itself. This is always a good first step anyway, with any type of new storage media.

2. Replace the card entirely with one of your own. Most members are planning to do this already.

3. Lost data might be recovered using the OP's suggestion on page 8 of this thread.

Please confirm if these solutions or any other worked for you following the format posted by showmrock above, post #85.
[EVO 4G General] mikevillarroel:
Wow what a relief uh? I'm glad you recovered your pictures man, i had something similar once with a hard drive, it got corrupted, but after 2 years i found the way to recover the 30 gigs of info.
[EVO 4G General] JustinChase:
Awesome, I've been there, and know how frustrating/hopeless it feels. I'm glad you got those pictures back!!

But even more, I wish I just spent the last week in Monte Carlo (well, actually a week there 3 weeks ago so I could have enjoyed Formula 1 live) :)
[EVO 4G General] clamknuckle:
It's an issue where it runs the card in low power mode. There will be an update tomorrrow to fix it. It's affecting roughly 20% of the EVO's.
[EVO 4G General] emac11:
Source...?
[EVO 4G General] mrniceguy715:
:) take his word for it
[EVO 4G General] Dreddge:
mmmkay...Kinda shady, but will see
[EVO 4G General] shep211:
Thats bs. I have used the 8 gb card for 2-3 days after formatting and have had no issues. Before I formatted I could recreate the issue within 20 mins. It has nothing to do with power issue or I would still be having issues.
[EVO 4G General] chazglenn3:
Must be Sprint and HTC's ploy to plug the hole that is allowing root...
[EVO 4G General] scaots:
I had the issue but data was still there after rebooting. I formatted the card with a WinPC in FAT32 because that was the existing format. I still had issues with the card requiring reboot. I have put in an old 2GB card and have not seen any issue in 2 days but also have not been accessing the card as much as before. I will update if I do have more issues with the replacement.
[EVO 4G General] entropism:
Guys, here's the official update from Sprint:

The reason the cards are corrupting is because they're being put into "low power mode" or something to that effect. The cards corrupt, and it's an issue to about 20% of the EVOs out there.

As of tomorrow morning, there's an over the air update that will happen as soon as you power on the EVO to fix this issue. As some of you know, every time the phone turns on, it looks for updates and PRLs, so it's all taken care of.
[EVO 4G General] JM-PDA:
Thank you for the update!

Getting mine at 7:00AM tomorrow...
[EVO 4G General] Archon810:
Got a credible source I could quote?
[EVO 4G General] clamknuckle:
Told you guys. Can't always quote sources.
[EVO 4G General] entropism:
My internal documents that I'm not scanning? Have a little faith next time.
[EVO 4G General] mrmomoman:
Entropism thanks for the update before the update :D

We don't all have to skeptics have some faith that the world is not full of liars. I would not continue to post here if everytime I post a possible solution if I were questioned about it.
[EVO 4G General] notoriouspyro:
There is already an OTA update to correct that.
[EVO 4G General] entropism:
*facepalm*
[EVO 4G General] Archon810:
Well, after seeing BS updates that then get echoed around the whole Androidosphere (for example, the one about only 2000 EVOs from I/O being affected, of which neither the number 2000 nor the facts were true but which made it into every thread about the issue at least 5 times), you can't blame me for trying to get the source of the info, can you? Especially if I were to post it on an Android blog.
[EVO 4G General] pixelpop:
"As of tomorrow morning, there's an over the air update that will happen as soon as you power on the EVO to fix this issue."

I can atest tlo this--got my EVO at the Sprint store when the doors opened June 4. As soon as the sales guy turned it on, fresh out of the box, it did a s/w update that took several minutes. Even he wasn't expecting it and was sort of embarressed. Bu I have not had any issue with the card to this point.
[HD2 General] hagba:
Go to all settings in the Sound and Notifications there you will find couple of very long notifications chose one.

Hope this helps.
[HD2 General] hagba:
And for a louder sound, installing WOW HD SRS helped me a lot.Just make sure to chose Headphone in the settings.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] aravindreddynagilla:
I Have a problem with my screen rotation. i.e when in turn my phone to landscape view the Images and videos are totally rotated to the opposite side... :confused: I am not sure its the right place to ask this question, But i am thinking some one might help me how to fix this Issue.

Here are attached screenshots ...

Please help me.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] zooklov:
use bsb tweak

u must deasable manilla into the rotation programs list
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] aravindreddynagilla:
Thanks for the help... I had that BSB tweaks.. when i have disabled the rotation in it, it is working fine... Thank you :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] papatango:
What exactly did you do? I have the same exact problem.......

I want to run the home screen in landscape more but every time I enable rotation the screen become how his screen shot look likes, I tried many things and nothing works.

If you know how to fix that and get landscape mode to run normally on home screen please explain
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] oO_CrunK_Oo:
search on Youtube for this vid...

HTC HD2 ChangeScreen Programmtipp - German / Deutsch
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] jedro0o72:
screen rotation

tnx for the solution its buggin me for few days now.... more power and more tweaks to u bro....
[HD2 General] iandy1:
Could not agree more, and don't forget the selection of UI's available and

the ability to configure your phone as you like it to be. Less than a month ago,

after researching Android and with the option to upgrade to the HTC Incredible

on Verizon vs the T-Mobile HD2, choose the HD2 with no regrets.
[HD2 General] RayDaKid:
I agree too

I am really tired of all the people going i ditch my android phone or iphone for this and blah blah blah it windows mobile people what dont you get you can actual do something with this phone i love windows mobile after the years i know i know how could of like windows mobile with this will sense UI did the work to make the HD2 the best phone i had so far. I had a iphone it was okay I spent so much time fixing it to how i like it and boy it was not that easy at times lol but after a while I got the hang and did it but the apps please I stop using it for a while i would play with it for like a week and then i go boring android another story i never had one but i played with it and i was like wtf is with this crap please i don't want a phone that is set to make it easy to use because i was use to setting things to too and i know if i had an android the first thing i would do is flash it just to get to flash it lol but let get to the point if you want a android then get a android stop complaining about the windows mobile. If you want a iphone then go for it but sop you complaining about windows mobile too lol. I love my HD2 because there is a lot of nice roms and many possibility. And I forgot to mention the huge screen :eek: lol
[HD2 General] alodar1:
The hard thing is trying to make sense of why a winmo phone is not more like iPhone or Android.

Do I buy Microsoft's arguement that they write the OS, but do not control the hardware that a Mobile Operator and a device manufacturer (OEM) put it on, or do I believe that someone is chasing their own tail?

I have the Nexus One, the Cliq and the MyTouch 3g. All are nice phones that I was perfectly happy with. I also owned an earlier version of the iPhone...and yes...my opinions then...and now...it was awesome...even with any faults. Yet, when presented with the HD2, my Nexus One now sits dusty and on my table.

'Good Hardware' is the key here. WinMo on the PURE...sucks. it lasted 48 hrs in my house. The Hardware package around the HD2 makes WinMo work...better. XDA makes WinMo better. So what if they take parts from here...and there....and produce great stuff....shouldn't that be ok.

I think some body in Redmond is watching. Windows Phone 7 has the potential to be GREAT...and I want one. A winmo OS with Zune...and Zune marketplace...on a 1300+ ghz hardware device....makes my toes curl. I saw a couple of models on PDADB.net the other day. I think that Microsoft, controlling more of the hardware...is the right idea. people do NOT realize how much Microsoft Windows Mobile suffers from Mobile Operator spec and boreware ...until they get to XDA and REMOVE that stuff. Right now I have the EnergyRom on my HD2....If I show it to ANYONE....they are surprised but interested. This is the same for any other ROM I may run. EXCEPT...the stock TMO rom...WP7 is supposed to remove that option....

BUT.....but....a winmo based Marketplace...hmmmm....it would be nice. Don't ya think the Apple ads...."We got an app for that"....are cool? With my androids, I could find anything I wanted,....at that moment...for my Nexus One....at the airport....is the flight on time????? Marketplace...tap tap touch...no...flight is delayed by 20 minutes. Try doing that on Windows Marketplace....you can't. Where's the nearest seafood restaurant....on Android...tap tap touch...get directions.....try doing that on Windows Marketplace...you can't. Or, my favorite....touch button..speak...Starbucks near here...get directions. It's not how many apps you can have....its about getting the apps you may want...when you want them....

But Android (or apple) marketplace did not keep me from the HD2. 5 minutes after holding the phone...I knew I made the right choice...XDA proved that anything can be done with the phone. Now, my buddy with the iPhone....says ....Wow...I can't do that with my iPhone. I just tell him...maybe there's a app for that...:p

After all....Windows 7...was my idea....maybe they'll listen to me about Windows Phone 7 too....
[HD2 General] rizky_p:
+1 on all of you.

Explain that to most people is really hard. WinMo is Vast, limitless but at the same time also complicated. I can live with that, the OS is so Fun to tweak and tinker. My earlier desicion was HD2 or Milestone thanks god i choose HD2 otherwise i only had free apps to have fun with and then get bores while with HD2 you have tons of Custom ROM just for start.

I think WM7 is too limited and controlled in comparison to WM 6.x and try to be more like "the other -read Android/IPhone" Not sure if i will upgrade but only time will tell.

I dont want to talk about Iphone, it is just boring.
[HD2 General] hazard99:
I dont regret buying the Hd2. Windows mobile is nice for customization.

I just get tired of the layer skinning. My biggest problem with windows mobile is how different the text messaging looks when you get away from the sense ui

I had a g1 and the screen is just to small for me. Love android but hate small screens
[HD2 General] Sylux:
well most people want to get these phones and they want it to do everything there is in the world to do. well i say that ITS JUST A PHONE!!!!!!!! sure i have a htc hd2 don't get me wrong its amazing on what it does and what it can do but remember this that its a phone. people want phones to do everything like gps, bank stuff, music, youtube, facebook, and other stuff. I don't really care on what the phone can or can't do, its a phone and its screen is amazing for seeing vids and besides i want a phone for my entertainment, text, calls, and well since it has internet of course use it. Either way The htc hd2 is a multitasker if you ask me and it is one of the most impressive phones out there and thats why i LOVE it.:)
[HD2 General] aoakes:
try me.. its the next best device regardless if its wm 6.5

very solid points addressed! I use Garmin mobile XT, with 2011 maps 3D moving maps that were released in late April. the maps and program take 2 gigs on my 16 gb sd card. It rarely uses data other than to locate gas prices and weather. POI and everything else is stored to the phone. It has the speech step by step direction. I find it to be annoying, and set it to silence. The radio is really powerful, the satellite are found in seconds... unlike my Tp2 that takes around 10 minutes locate.

cookie Ht has a huge advantage on Sense... why even give windows credit other than better, stable drivers and 6.5 start menu vs 6.0 list..... Sense 2.5 covers to whole interface of the hd2 and paints a beautiful device. i have greatly enhanced my skins on sence, keyboard and dialer.

people complain cuz its not intuitive first time out of the box like the iphone that has beautiful eyecandy UI and they feel good knowing a child could use it. nor do they want to spend a cent more for programs to do actually what they want. its a shame. i really dont think the camera should matter, since their not meant for profession use. just a quick snap shot of a memory, all these camera phones in the dark are terrible. im happy for once, these are equipped with a 3.5 jack for music. i could ask for more. but we know that some people cant to be pleased nor willing to make it better by talking to the community to give us what would be it better.... their lose... our treasure... worth more than in the weight of gold. hehe
[HD2 General] kayroccs:
ok i''ve owned the g1 and them mytouch 3g. ive rooted these phones n played with them to their extreme . now i own the hd2. trust me the Android operating system is very very good also windows os, but there is two things that will make the windows os outstanding over any os ...1 i think that wm have the most apps than any other os in Apple n what they should do is have a complete make over of the wm market n have every app there is n categorize them according to what os version you have....2 finishing touch to this is creating a new os system which its UI is modern n very attractive because to be honest it feels like im running windows 5 on laptop built in 2010...im not fund of Wphone 7 becauseuUI to me isnt that customizable but one thing i do love about it is the gaming. if this is implemented onnn the hd2 you will have close to perfect mobile os ever
[HD2 General] erickson:
I still have a lot to learn about operating my hd2 – but coming from a Palm (680 and Centro) I really am happy with this phone. I wanted to stop carrying around my media player (Archos 604), my thumb-drive, a small fm radio and wanted to have a gps, real internet access , and a phone that I could listen to books on through my Bluetooth while in boring meetings. I feel I have it all in the hd2.

I picked up one of the many iphone books the other day and went through it to see what I would use on the ipone and couldn’t find any, that I would want to do, that I don’t have on the HD2. I’m not knocking the ipone, everyone I know who has one loves it – I’m just not that into texting, games, fart apps, facebbok, twitter ,or any other social media.

It is aggravating though, to walk into Best Buy and see 50 docking stations, 100 cases/covers, etc. and nothing for the HD2.
[HD2 General] ryan562:
if you really wanna see how android is gonna fare on the hd2, just check out your local sprint store and check out the htc sprint evo 4g.

that being said, i own both an hd2 and two android handsets that are rooted.

what i like most about win 6.5 is the ability to customize it as much as i can a rooted android phone i.e. overclock the cpu (i just found an app for it), custom theme, save apps to sd card, play flash videos etc etc.

however, i do feel that it is a bit outdated and is more complicated to use. takes a bit of a learning curve v. android os, which is more simple to use. i see tons of potential for windows mobile 6.5 but it's a damn shame that microsoft is moving on to a more closed platform with windows mobile 7.

long term, i will probably head back to android in that regard due to updates and that it just keeps getting better and better (upcoming froyo update and then the gingerbread update which will allow for the saving of apps to sd card, etc)