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[Desire General] craylim:
aha! thanks! that's what I need to know too....this froyo wait is taking a little too long.... I figured I can just apply custom ROMs now and start enjoying froyo and when HTC finally (yah, finally) releases desire froyo with sense, I can still grab the ROM and apply.....probably with more enhancements by hackers here.... :D

it's a win-win situation, of coz unless i somehow manage to brick my desire i n the process.... :confused:
[Desire General] craylim:
darn! I feel defeated. Rooting seems pretty easy but i failed. Using the tiny core linux method but after issuing sudo ./step1.sh i kept getting errors.

Tried it twice...and both times I got the errors messages below...

============== error message========

Erasing cache and rebooting in RUU mode...

erasing 'cache' ... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))

... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))

About to start flash...

error: cannot load 'testimage.zip'

error: cannot load 'testimage.zip'

Rebooting to bootloader

rebooting into bootloader... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))

Step 1 complete - now use the bootloader menu to enter recovery mode

To do this, press the power button, wait a few seconds, then the volume keys and power button to select the RECOVERY option.

=============error message ================
[Desire General] Geeba:
Geeessss I've just had a 8 week argument with vodafone with b1tch slapping letters about my HTC Desire dropping calls... the recipients phone rings and cuts off.. then the Desire bleeps.. thats it... sent it back with a snotty letter saying the hardware was faulty which they wouldn’t replace..

Bought my own Desire SIM free.... put my own sim (different SIM) in it.. same problem...

The Desire is a FLAWED phone... sorry! its a piece of junk!

EBAY... this phone is a turd compared to my HD! Gess I have had enough of HTC!

This cant just be me!!! :( :mad:
[Desire General] sparkyxda:
Bye bye then
[Desire General] noble8:
was the other sim the same network?
[Desire General] doinbox:
Not had this problem myself. But I used to be with vodafone when I had a Diamond and I had the same problem. Not had it with o2 or orange though.
[Desire General] Geeba:
Vodafone and TalkMobile... guess its the same network,,, Geess this phone is driving me mad!

Just tied it agian! same thing...... even my mates that I call are asking why I keep hanging up!
[Desire General] Afro Az:
In just over 3 months with my Desire on T-Mobile, not once have I had a dropped call. Even though I have a pretty consistant 2 bar signal in my house, I'd say that is pretty good.
[Desire General] Geeba:
Yeah BYE! !
[Desire General] Pietje_1985:
Cant you just ask your operator to send you a new sim card?? Maybe your simcard is faulty or you havnt inserted it properly!

;)
[Desire General] ticalo:
Have been using my desire for 2 month and no problem at all with call drops.

Maybe just something wrong with u dude ;)

P.S BYE!
[Desire General] Geeba:
Appreciate the construtive reply... but tried this.. moved from Vodafone to Talkmobile in the UK... sorta the same company...ish, same thing try and call phone just bleeps... we have a thing here with mates ringing your phone and hanging up.. wanting a call back.. sorta like being a tight ass.... I'm fast getting that reputation! by no means of my own!

Different hardware.. same problem.
[Desire General] simonf7:
Actually had mine drop a call 20 minutes into it tonight, noticed that facebook had sync'd at roughly the same time so guess that for some reason the phone prioritised the data connection over the call?

Si
[Desire General] Geeba:
Nothing wrong with me DUDE! BYE! ;)

HTC punching above their wieght smartphone wise perhaps!
[Desire General] Dexil:
You know there is something called warranty right??
[Desire General] JustinTrouble:
I have a lot of problems calling out. I'll dial and my Desire will wait a few seconds before bleeping and aborting.

I also have a lot of problems with sending text messages.

I live near the top of a hill and always have 4 bars!

I'm with Vodafone.
[Desire General] Geeba:
In the world of VoIP and QoS..... Voice will always take priortity over data....

Same SIm back in my HD... not a problem... every call, conected and crystal clear.
[Desire General] Geeba:
Thank you! this is exactly what I have! I have a heap of signal! I can walk out into the field next to my house and its exactly the same!.... I put the SIM out of interest in a 9 year old Sharp GX30 which hardly holds a charge... not ONE bleep of a dropped call! same sim!

I was with Vodafone but now talkmobile (technically same people) but its strange that my 9 year old GX that I only charged up a few nights back has no problem makin the same call...
[Desire General] rovex:
Sounds like a Vodafone problem to me.
[Desire General] Geeba:
Orange Black Desire.... ebay...... does it have warranty? can the same thing happen to two different phones.... two different sims... in the same place?
[Desire General] JustinTrouble:
I never had a problem with my old Nokia before upgrading to the Desire.

I was hoping the last OTA update would fix the problem - as it fixed the re-connecting to the network problem, but nope.

I was wondering if was caused by a busy network? It's like trying to call someone at midnight on New Year's Eve! I'm not sure how to test this theory.
[Desire General] potter1984:
Na, can't be i'm on Virgin UK, and i get exactly the same.

But not that often thankfully,

Sometimes when i call out, i get "beep" dead, Re-call.....

And i constantly have the sms not sent problem, somethimes even with 2 bars.

I have a feeling it more to do with the radio, I know for a fact i have one of those original HTC Desire's, Also have the dust under the screen problem....

But with all its faults, Geeba cannot say its second rate turd, its still an excellent phone, hes just had a bad personal experiance with it.

The phone fills all my needs and more and Yea with most devices their are a few niliging problems but their to be expected, as well all know HTC like to release without FULLY testing as they know the user will call and complain if its not working :P

But i did see a thread the other day where some guy siad he flashed the latest radio which seemed to elevate all these exact problems (apart from the dust under the screen :)

Anyway Geeba chin up, just try flashing a radio and see how you get on, I'm personally waiting for official Froyo as its bound to have a radio in it ;)
[Desire General] mercianary:
Ok. I'm confused... is a second rate turd better or worse than a anomaly turd?

If it is faulty take it back to where you got it from.

If they can't prove you broke it, you get your money back.

If they don't like it...small claims court.
[Desire General] kakkaroto:
I've had the phone for a couple of weeks now and havent had any issues whilst making calls, im on O2, 3 other people at work also have the desire on different networks and none have reported any problems, it looks like its your phone mate.
[Desire General] Geeba:
Geeesssss.... yep this is exactly it! trying to speak to someone on a busy network!... that is exactly what I wrote to Vodafone 7 weeks after arguing with them that their was something wrong with my Desire!

I loved the phone so bought one sim free after sending the voda branded one back.... its exactly the same.
[Desire General] nicelad_uk:
Hmm, actually, most operators in the uk prioritise Data over Voice. This is purely on 2g connection only though, not 3g / HSDPA. If you have a 2g connection and go download something from the internet browser and try calling your phone from another phone, it will go to voicemail.

Have you tried turning the data off your phone (turning off mobile data) and just using wifi, see if that sorts the problem. I know its not a fix, but working out what's causing the problem usually becomes a good cure for headaches and throwing the phone against the wall.

I'm on o2 and I get the issue when trying to make a call sometimes and it waits, then hangs up. I normally get it though when trying to redial straight away.
[Desire General] Geeba:
Your right ..... it is an excelent phone.... but walking home tonight and trying to make calls...... :mad: seriously I live in a great reception area.. GX30 not a problem.

I will surf and try to find a solution... just not thay good with linux..... awwww the easy days of HD... :(
[Desire General] AndroHero:
Oh shut up moaning, i thought you was goin?? Yet ur still ere, u prob dnt even have a desire just attention seaking lol
[Desire General] Geeba:
Hmmm if you prioritise data over voice you get echo and dropped calls.... cant see it myself and I work in the industry..... but cant see that a Desire problem.... two handsets... different everything... same problem
[Desire General] Geeba:
LOL! yep thats right!... got nuffin better to do! Like you!
[Desire General] boas:
I trust that you realise that one phone does not describe every phone that HTC have built. My and most peoples phones works great.

Sorry for your trouble, and sorry that they did not replace it! That sux!
[Desire General] Geeba:
I agree... but one from Vodafone (Bronze/Graphite)... sent back... contract & SIM canceled...

Ebay.. Black Desire bought out right.. unlocked... contract SIM..... same thing.... try and make a call..... BEEP!

I wrote this exact same thing to vodafone 7 weeks ago.... I wasnt making it up then... nor now...

Like I said .. this cant just be me!
[Desire General] JustinTrouble:
And it isn't because I have the same problem! ;)
[Desire General] ljesh:
OK, how much do I need to pay you to:

1. Stop the data connection (Menu -> Settings -> Wireless & networks -> untick the "mobile network")

2. Make a phone call (dial whatever number and talk few minutes... I don't know what instructions to give here)

3. Report back on the experience

Name any price, I'll pay to help solve your problem.
[Desire General] dnlgee:
So the people with call dropping problems..which networks are you on?
[Desire General] Geeba:
All water under the bridge... tried all that already... makes no odds

And I appologise for calling it a 2nd rate turd! its not... 1st or 3rd maybe... 2nd place goes to the iphone 4g! for probalbly being able to make less calls than my Desire....
[Desire General] Geeba:
UK Vodafone originally.... swapped to TalkMobile UK contact sim
[Desire General] dnlgee:
Talkmobile uses the Vodafone network so there shouldn't be any difference in the reception/data transfer or anything really.
[Desire General] Geeba:
Yep.. wanted the good Vodafone coverage... but after arguing the toss with them about the first desire I left.... bought sim free and went to the carphone warehouse for a sim.. same thing... try to call... beep..."cal ended"....you can call for three or four times before it connects...... 9 year old GX30... straight in!

same sim.
[Desire General] dnlgee:
Have you got an O2 or Orange PAYGO sim card handy to try? From my experience Vodafone have terrible coverage closely followed by Three and then Virgin.
[Desire General] Geeba:
Appreciate the reply... I will try this.... again I apologise for caling it a 2nd rate turd... I realy like this handset but how can you keep waving the flag of something that continuously lets you down? Worst of all infromt of the iPhone communists!
[Desire General] Geeba:
;) no fun eh!
[Desire General] dnlgee:
Lol, it really is a great phone. Did you say you've tried flashing newer radios?
[Desire General] Geeba:
Naaa nothing as yet.... unlocked Orange Balck Desire... Talkmobile sim... thats where I am at the moment.. prior to that ... vodafone Desire... sent back as it continuosly dropped calls....

I was a regular Dutty fan in my HD WinMo day.... I dont find the Linux world as easy to be honest...
[Desire General] dnlgee:
Get yourself a new radio flashed, might have a drastic improvement.
[Desire General] Geeba:
I will try... thanks mate.
[Desire General] Geeba:
Well I de-branded the phone - installed a stock HTC ROM and new radio... exactly the same.... try and call out the phone at the other end rings and stops....

This phone is pants! I cant of had two faulty phones and two faulty sims!
[Desire General] doinbox:
Talkmobile uses the Vodafone network. So from the sounds of it, where you live, you have bad coverage. Why don't you try an orange or o2 sim instead.

Alternatively disable 3g in settings so it'll just use gsm. I think that'll fix the problem.
[Desire General] doinbox:
Get an iPhone 4 they have great reception.
[Desire General] foxmeister:
Is that supposed to be ironic?

Regards,

Dave
[Desire General] Geeba:
I'll try GSM only.... like I said in previous posts.. if I put the same sim in a 9 year old GX30 it doesnt skip a beat....
[Desire General] andycted:
No, it's true, but only if you really really believe in it

Sent from my Desire
[Desire General] doinbox:
The GX30 doesn't have 3g so it really does sound like bad 3g coverage.

Let us know how you get on.
[Desire General] doinbox:
Ha-ha. It's funny, today I was waiting to pick something up from a wholesalers and a bloke was there with an iPhone 4. I said to him

" Have you had any signal problems at all." He replied. "No none. I've even tried the death grip and its fine."

As I walked out I called him a lying bastard but quietly so he wouldn't hear me. He turned to me and said I might be a liar but I'm not a bastard.

Haha I couldn't believe it. It was so funny.
[Desire General] JohnSteveDoe:
There's a chance he wasn't lying. The "death grip" only exists in areas with ****e coverage. If you have great coverage, you go down to like 2 bars, which is normally enough. The problem is that you see 5 bars (because of a software error), when in reality you have 2 bars, and the death grip brings that down to -1 bar.
[Desire General] Geeba:
OK so I have done some testing.... if I set GSM only it doesnt drop calls..... but what else am I messing up by doing this?

Should I set WCDMA only or stick to GSM... sometimes I get no connection to the internet and apps market thou :confused:
[Desire General] SousukeUK:
Not holding it right!

May be you are not holding it right?!!? :D

Hold it properly with right hand and get a bumper if necessary.
[Desire General] Afro Az:
Well there you go, problem solved. Vodafone's 3G coverage in your area is awful. Get yourself on T-Mobile, Orange or O2. T-Mobile and Orange have formed an alliance to become the biggest Operator in the UK. Store fronts won't change, but the coverage is exceptional.

P.S I thought it was pretty clear early on that you should've changed your Operator. Vodafone and Talk share the same network yet you still went on that it was the Desire's fault.... Try something different. If it still happens THEN you have a problem...
[Desire General] Geeba:
I've just come from Orange because there reception in my area is naff... I pretty much had to hang out of the window where as with Vodafone I could atleast be in the house.....
[Desire General] bcmobile:
Steve Jobs says.....

It is just you - you're not holding it properly :P
[Desire General] Geeba:
Geessss - if I had a £ for everytime I've had this.... ;)

The problem seems to be if I set the phone to Auto GSM and WCDMA it drops outgoing call left right and centre! but if I set it to GSM only it doesnt.... but then I get cr@p internet....
[Desire General] r2b2:
Doesn't that tell you something? It's the signal coverage in your area. Try another network. If the Desire was flawed then everyone would have the same problem.

I guarantee you it's signal related...
[Desire General] foxmeister:
Erhhhh - no, not necessarily! Whilst it could be the network, it could equally well be the phone. The phone should be able the hand off from 2G to 3G and back again seamlessly, without dropping the call.

Where I live, my phone often switches between 2G and 3G depending on where I am in the house, and yet when I'm on a call I often pace about the place and have yet to experienced a dropped call.

Regards,

Dave
[Desire General] Geeba:
My exact thoughts Dave! :D if I set to Auto shouldnt it calculate the stronger signal and go with that.... bit like a routing protocol.... Its a pain having to set GSM or Auto.... this is my 2nd Desire so is it a design problem?

Hopefully Froyo will have a radio with it... :confused:
[Desire General] jmpmjmpm:
this problem is without a doubt down to your network. My job takes me all over the country, cities, towns, villages and the middle of nowhere. I use vodafone and orange devices for work, my desire is on three the only networks I cant really speak for is o2 and tmobile. Although I have friends on those networks. The conclusion that I have came to is that three is by far and away the best network for 3G coverage and speed. They used to have a terrible network but these days simply carve the other networks azzez up and hand it back to them on a silver platter. Don't believe me? see here http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/310535/mobile-data-speeds/

Change your network, Vodafone has to have the worst 3G network I have come across. Do your own test, when your network coverage drops change to manual selection and 3UK is pretty much always there and for the really rare times it's not Orange is (which three uses as it's 2g backup network)

And no, i'm not paid by three or an employee. But I have turned into a fanboy of this network! (but only because it never lets me down)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Diabolico:
Ok, as the rooting thread is getting overwhelmed with users not being able to find their correct deviceID, not being able to put java in their %path% or just having problems due to a 64bit version of java or whatever else could go wrong :D

All other valid questions are getting snowed in their so I thought i might be better to get a new thread to make sure it will get answered :D

After having my x10 succesfully rooted I no longer have my keyboard on any field, I also tried with long pressing the menu button (which normally would show or hide the keyboard) but with no success :(. Anybody have a clue how I can get my keyboard back again?

I did enable the HTC_IME btw in the language settings.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] feis:
I had the same problem, just installed older version, v25 i think, and it works..
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Diabolico:
Hmmmm for some weird reason it just appeared lol.... I had opened up google search but didn't close as I wasn't getting the keyboard but just had put the phone down for a while as I needed to do some other stuff. When I got back the phone was showing the HTC keyboard and it now opens very quickly every time I go into a field or it at least responds on my long pressing the menu button while I'm in a field :D
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] nj777:
Just install the HTC-IME again
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Nimche:
from where?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ballubas:
find an apk file through google?

sent from my soon to be rooted x10
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Diabolico:
in case it wasn't installed correctly you can also find it in your step4 apps folder from the root package, it's called com.htc.clicker.apk. Copy it to your SD and mount the sd back on the phone and install it from there.

Also make sure HTC_IME is selected in your country settings and text.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Nimche:
Thank you guys, found it in google and installed it. Keyboard is fine.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] HunteronX:
From here: :cool:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=663608
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] jerpelea:
solution in post 4-5 root thread
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squidbutt:
how would one go about partitioning the sd card with the slide...

or the easiest way

but i looked how to do it with adb

but it says you need a g1 yadda yadda

would this same method work with clockwork recovery?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beartard:
I think the easiest way is to download a live-CD or an installable USB pendrive image for Ubuntu or Parted Magic. Ubuntu has the added benefit of "wubi" that allows you to run Ubuntu from a Windows desktop. In both of those distributions, "gparted" is the application you'd use to set everything up.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shar1r:
Since I've updated from modaco's frf72 r18 rom to the latest r19 rom I can't install any apps... not just from the market, but directly from my sd too.

I ideally would like to go back to the stock rom with no mods.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shar1r:
I have factory reset/wiped and reverted to the FRF83 stock rom - and now the majority of apps install. The only apps that won't install are Google apps - like Google Sky Map and Google Earth, and the Mod Install Location app which I really need. Any explanation for this?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mindfrost82:
I've been having random issues running the same ROM but only apps I try to install from the Market. They'll download then just sit there. Sometimes they will install and sometimes they won't.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harmohn:
I've been getting the exact same thing on FRF50, FRF72 and now FRF83!

I can manually install from SDcard 'Download' when the Market install process stalls after download, but this obviously doesn't then update the app status on Market 'My Downloads'.

I've done the usual clear data form the Market app, reboot & login method to no avail. Very frustrating :(

Any ideas much appreciated!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shar1r:
This happens to me with apps from my SD card too.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] WankAttack:
I was trying to get my PRL to update to 3G data, but with the cooked energy rom USC automated update wouldn't work. So I reflashed the stock rom and it worked! Now why did it not work under energy and if I re-flash energy will 3g not work?
[EVO 4G General] michaelvibe:
First off, the Evo is an amazing little phone and I love it!...

However, I can't justify living with my cosmetically faulty model for 2 years and frankly shouldn't have to. I want to exchange my phone, but don't want to fall into that endless loop of exchanging over and over again. I would like to exchange the phone once and then if I don't get decent just cancel my contract and wait for the problems to be fixed. Will I be able to do this if I exchange the phone once, or is this dependent on where I purchased the phone (Wal-mart by the way)
[EVO 4G General] ramiss:
FYI, if you get your phone replaced 3 times then on the forth you are eligible for an upgrade to the latest phone for free.

I'm not saying cheat the system. I'm just saying you shouldn't have to live with a broken phone, and if they don't fix the problems for your replacements then it is their loss.

Sprint will tell you to go to wherever you bought the phone, but if Walmart doesn't honor Sprints policy then you can go straight to Sprint.
[EVO 4G General] michaelvibe:
Do you have a source for this, sounds intriguing
[EVO 4G General] ramiss:
Sure, 2 Sprint store managers here in vegas and my own personal experience. Of course Sprint does not share this info but if you are turning in your 3rd version of the same phone (and you complain enough) then it suddenly becomes an option to upgrade.

EDIT: Keep in mind that the phone needs to be replaced because of manufacturing defects (of which the screen separation is a known defect). Any other method (ie insurance) does not qualify for this.
[EVO 4G General] michaelvibe:
Nice, new that I should have gotten my phone straight from them. Now I have to deal with Wal-mart....though I have never really had any issues returning things through them before
[EVO 4G General] johnjjschmidt:
Whenever one buys a phone from a third party retailer you are at the mercy of their return policy. After return policy you deal with the carrier. Since you have Sprint, primary line that has at least Everything Data will be eligible for full upgrade yearly instead of every two years.
[EVO 4G General] michaelvibe:
Yeah gotta love that Sprint premier.... luckily Walmart has the same return policy as Sprint so it shouldn't be a bother