yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 General] rr5678:
I would spontaneously combust too, but I'd take out half of NYC with me.

I dropped my HD2 on the subway. Not a ding, not a scratch
[HD2 General] juggs:
I laughed so hard. I've even done this with heavy ****, like cordless drills. It's a bad reflex and it can hurt sometimes! :p

I haven't dropped mine yet and I hope that my Commuter case will protect it the one time it does slip...
[HD2 General] thebobantor:
My girlfriend dropped mine from about 4.5 feet at subway:eek:, she immediately started kissing and hugging me to make up for it, no damage at all!!!:D I would have slapped her if not!!;)
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
lucky bastard. Just got a replacement for mine (overheating so I bricked it) and all they sent was the outer shell (no back cover, battery or sd card). Oh well, looks brand new.

I tried to catch a portable ventilator at work one night when it got knocked off the ct scan table with a patient connected. Damn thing hurt. Metal corner into the shin, but the machine didn't break so I'll deal with the bruised shin!!! :)

http://www.ihe-online.com/typo3temp/pics/dd4c79d476.jpg
[HD2 General] graybop:
HD2 - its bangs!

Well, I was not so lucky, dropped mine from roughly 3 foot and it landed sceen down on cobbled pavement. Due to the varying stone landscape beneath me = shattered screen. I also had only had it for 13 hours or so. Gutted. £130 repair cost as I was still assesing my insurance options.

Went and bought and otterbox defender lol
[HD2 General] se1988:
Just got the Otterbox Defender myself, and it was TOTALLY worth the money
[HD2 General] flashman:
Had a car crash, 120 km/h against a tree.....a big tree. Car was totally wrecked, walking was for a week a little difficult (7 aitbags), but my hd2, didn't had one scratch....:), it was on my passenger seat

so lucky me
[HD2 General] Tachi91:
WOW i would flip out
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catfish90:
I've used DSP Manager and like it very much but after some time a problem arises. When any sound is produced by the phone through the speaker/headphones, there is always a high pitched sound. In DSP Manager, I've only enabled the equalizer for 'Headset'. The problem goes away after I reboot the phone then after some time it comes back again and only a reboot will solve it. I'm on Elelinux's rom. Is this a rom issue or just an application issue? Is there a fix? Please help me.. I really like the bass DSP Manager gives. :mad::mad:
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veef13:
Got the same problem. Gave up on dsp and use mixzing with its in built eq for now
[General Questions and Answers] Steverud:
I see a lot of threads with the .eml issue on forwarding and opening but no solution. Is there A real fix for this issue that when your forward a email it puts it as a .eml and then can open it. Or if some one forwards it to you. it seems like this would be a no brainer for Google to fix or knows thats that a big issue. Unless they cant because of Microsoft.

Thanks if this is answer some where else with a real fix other than with the reply work around I apologize.

Im rooted with Captivate running 2.1 with ota.I also have root manager and sqlight and clock. few other rooted features but nothing i would see causing a issue :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sph34r:
I'm just wondering if someone can list any ROMs or flashing methods/guides that work on Bell I9000M phones without losing the 850mhz band.

I'd really like to give Tayutama's SuperLite version a go (for example), but I need the 850mhz band; is it safe? If not is there something we can do to re-enable it without going back to a stock ROM?

I've looked around the forum and not seen any clear answer to this.

Input is appreciated!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chobas:
I second this.. But im thinking ill be disappointed as ive read a few places that the bell galaxy s cant be flashed with the i9000 roms out there without minor to major issues
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
i believe if you flash only the pda and leave jh2 modem and jh2 csc. you can flash any of the newer roms 2.1 eclair.. but havent tried it myself.. my one exerience with jm7 when i didnt do this and only kept the csc i lost my 850 mhz.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sph34r:
Does it have to be Eclair ROMs only?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taketheleap:
I just spent the night trying various ones and got squat. I did find this post here (xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8299301&postcount=18) but it seems to be older and references the JH2 files, and not necessarily a specific ROM.

If I find one that works, I'll post it here.

For now, I'm heading back down to 2.1 stock version (ugh).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MKVFTW:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=site:+xda-developers.com+"i9000m"+froyo
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewwelton:
I would also like to know as well... I am quite interested in trying Darky's Froyo rom

(Apparently it is safe, will probably give it a shot today at some point)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
if you flash only the pda of a rom, and the jh2 modem/csc files, know that you may experience battery drain issues because they do not match. i flashed jpk with jh2 modem/csc for few days and the battery drain was insane. only fix was to flash the full jpk, then re-enable all the bands.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stnd:
Would love to get an answer for this as well.

Phone crashed on first day from the store. Touchwiz issue had to wipe. So i dont see the down side to flashing when the stock can crash too.

And no gps which is such a letdown. Cant lock location ever.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdenis:
Okay here are some straight facts - you can flash any of the new roms on a Bell SGS. You need the Bell version of the modem to maintain 850 - it works with 2.2 - it may or may not not be fully optimized for 2.2 but it works just as well as it does on 2.1. It just doesn't matter that much in the grans scheme of things.

All other so-called issues with battery drain, SD card, bricking, weird behavour, etc. are not caused by the ROMs either but rather the execution of underlying apps - usually optimization and timing related issues - if you have a problem it is most likely software related - i.e the app has not been optimized under FROYO.

Seriously, this is not rocket science. You cannot permanently brick your phone from FROYO - it is impossible.

If you want to successfully implement Froyo but are skeptical, pick a ROM, flash the Bell modem and then try it out for a week or two BEFORE dumping a bunch of new apps on it. Then decide if you want to keep it - which you will. Then start finding apps that are Froyo optimized and you will have no issues. Seriously.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MKVFTW:
I didn't flash a bell specific modem. I used the one that came packaged in Docs JPM froyo. Works perfect with no loss of any 850mhz 3G band.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdenis:
Good job and clarification - as long as the modem supports 850 it does not need to be Bell.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opensourcefan:
First off for those that think you have WCDMA 850 working after a rom flash designed for another region, make sure you actually try and run only the WCDMA 850 band to see if you actually have it. If your not running on Bell and your network doesn't have WCDMA 850 available to you then you can't check and it won't matter. Any rom designed for a region that doesn't use WCDMA 850 will not give you WCDMA 850 and why should it.

Install whatever rom you want and simply flash your JH2 modem to get your WCDMA 850 back. After the modem flash make sure you put your phone into automatic mode and select all to refresh the modem band availability.

If your able to flash your modem AND your csc you might even get your product code back.... maybe.

For Bell users it would be nice to have a Froyo modem that will support WCDMA 1900 and 850. The 2.1 JH2 works fine though with Froyo.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opensourcefan:
Are you sure that you have the WCDMA 850 band functional with the JPM modem? Didn't work for me. Are you on Bell's network?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stnd:
So is there a way to get the gps working? I can wait on Froyo but the GPS issue is terrible. Also any way to do a true backup of the phone. like an image.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stnd:
Can someone confirm whether there is or is not a GPS fix for I9000M for Bell?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MKVFTW:
No, im not on bells network. I am on rogers network. Rogers in my area only has 850mhz 3G in this area. I have 3G service and in service mode it says WCDMA 850 Band 5. It works. Its also working on the girlfriends.

Version info:

PDA: i9000XWJP6

PHONE: I9000XXJPM

CSC: I9000XEEJP4

Build: 2010.10

As for the GPS its a bit better but still sucks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdenis:
I've never had a GPS problem so I can't tell you if its an issue with the hardware/software/location/interference, etc. Since day 1 (three months ago) I have had no issues locking satellites to 10m accuracy, regardless of firmware. Actually the only time I had an issue was on Osoyoos lake but I suspect that may have had more to do with the proximity to the border crossing.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MKVFTW:
Getting a fix isn't the issue. Its active tracking.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdenis:
Active tracking has been a-o-k the whole time as well which I thought was implied by using the "locking to 10m accuracy" terminology.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] waldirfortes:
I did the Update radio and my HTC Touch Diamond and now will not start completely. It is with movistar logo and no walks.

could help me with this?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] No-Exit:
after mailing SAMSUNG by Mr.Alzubair

from ce4arab website

about the Death screen

this is the answer :

-----

Dear Alzubair ,

Thank you for contacting Samsung Electronics.

Reference number:2104286715

Regarding your case, kindly note that the image you have displayed on

the screen of your phone, indicates that the device has entered the

Recovery Mode. The reason this happened, is because you have tried to

update the device’s Firmware, which isn’t actually released yet, and

that’s the reason why the Software crashed as well.

In order to get out of the Recovery Mode, please follow the steps below:

Recovery Process

1.Remove the battery and reinstall it. Power On your Phone

- Phone display “Connection picture for Phone to PC”

2. Recovery Mode in Kies

If upgrade failed in upgrade step, you can see next Pop-Up

- Select "Yes”

Firmware Upgrade program progress to recovery mode.

3. Select "Recovery" button.

4. Read the caution and check “all information has been verified”

- After this, it’s same with Firmware update Process

5. Click “Next”

- Firmwareversion display

- Firmware file is downloaded to PC

6. Firmware update

- After Firmware downloaded, Click “Next”

- Firmware update start

Caution

- Never disconnect or turn off the

device in thisstep

- If so, recover the phone refer to

recovery section

7.Complete

- After Firmware update complete, the device reboot

automatically

- Click “Next” Button

To do this manually instead of using Kies, please click on the Power

button, the Volume down button and the middle button all together all at

the same time. The phone would flash for 2 times, and on the 3rd time,

please remove your hands fromthe phone, and it should boot up normally.​

I hope this has been of some assistance to you. If you do have any

further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us quoting your 210-4286715

reference number.

Kind Regards,

Aya Smith

Samsung Electronics UK

Customer Communication Centre

Tel.: 0845 726 7864 (All calls charged at Local Rate)

Homepage: samsung.com

[Product] GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cheetah2k:
Bwahahahhaahahahahh!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] No-Exit:
LOL XD

at least they help me :p

I just tried it ( by the Manual way ) and it Works :cool:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RazvanG:
so this works on the semi-bricked, no 3-button combo enabled phones ?? :rolleyes:

.. let's say, after a bad/failed bootloader flash ?

someone please confirm ? :confused:

later edit:

from what I understand after reading this, Kies can force any (Phone--!--PC) SGS into recovery and/or download mode?

if so, can we "extract" this feature and make it into a stand alone solution for half-bricked phones?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] franklin01:
That's not a real black screen, I got one and my phone got the BSOD: No possibility to power on, no charging, nothing.

The "phone ! computer" is just a semi brick, get back to download mode and reflash with odin...

But thanks for the info indeed.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RazvanG:
Some SGSs can't access download mode from that screen because of the proper bootloader that's missing. (3 button combo fix needed, not so safe)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] EarlZ:
wish samsung also adds a feature to kies that fixes the IMEI =D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] No-Exit:
2day i triad it two times and it works

but from what i understand same thing happened to me today ..

i did the 3 times flashing way :

BE SURE THAT YOU

disconnect

THE CABLE!!

To do this manually instead of using Kies, please click on the Power

button, the Volume down button and the middle button all together all at

the same time. The phone would flash for 2 times, and on the 3rd time,

please remove your hands fromthe phone, and it should boot up normally.

Then its work and downloading mode appear i installed an official Ver. by odin ( check on Re-Partition ) then it will work (work for me after the same thing that happened : No possibility to power on, no charging, nothing. )
[Galaxy S I9000 General] chafico21:
Does this means that the phone has a secondary bootloader or what I dont get it, I already sent my phone to samsung so I cant try, I had my phone bricked stuck at a black screen after the S logo.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kanemari:
hang on... so it sounds like samsung is saying that phones that dont go into download mode straight away from vol-down, home and power need to keep holding the power button until the power cycles 2 times, then let go on the third?

i cant test it now because after i bricked my phone (black screen no power on or charge) i sent it back and i got a new motherboard with 3-button enabled... but this does make sense because when i had a 3-button disabled phone previously i did manage to get it into download mode from the phone-!-computer screen by trying different timings. it took a long time but eventually worked.

so it would seem if this is the case, that it is just a different boot loader and a different key combination to access download mode, but working nevertheless?

can someone test this?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stephengoo:
Cant believe it, if the phone does has a secondary bootloader then it cannot be bricked forever.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sturmeh:
We already knew it had a secondary boot-loader...

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series#Partitions

This is what is patched to hotfix the 3BR in disabled phones.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sndytime:
3 times flashing way wont work for me, and at Recovery in Kies i cant see my Device!

Absolutly no USB!!!!

Sorry Guys! :confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] puiuflorinel:
So this forced download mode can be possible...

This guy here tried hard to explain same thing:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=812933
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kirkmaglaya:
do you think it will work with korean version galaxy s?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] coradux:
"all information has bee verified" means put phone in download mode and connect it to PC (can't do it without working 3 buttons combo).

"manually instead of using Kies" = same thing, doesn't work without 3 buttons combo.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] vinclar:
This doesn't works if you didn't have 3 buttons combo enabled. I used heat trick instead and then patch aires P-SBL.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] testulous:
I sent my phone back because of this black screen of death. I could get into Download mode, and the other (vol-up) mode too, but no upgrading or changing firmwares worked to fix it. And Kies didn't see it, though Odin eventually did.

Wondering now if the Black Screen of Death was fixable after all, but then would Kies have to recognize it first?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] d47:
I have a phone ! pc bricked phone right in front of me, I've tried this and a million other combinations, nothing works. I'm not being super pessimistic or anything it really doesn't work. I've left it with a phone repair store overnight and they couldn't fix it either. Im going to visit samsung/optus tomorrow.

edit:

I also want to point out that that message contains some horrible english supposedly from samsung UK
[Galaxy S I9000 General] matrixen44:
d47:

I am exactly in your shoes. Even with the overnight leave at a GSM repair booth-thingy. Im also considering handing it back to the retailer, but havent tried the heating up trick yet... Maybe its worth a try ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] GuySparkz:
is there any ROMs out for this phone? what about a 2.1 or 2.2 update?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Dbagjones:
http://modmymobile.com/forums/566-m...-2-1-apps2sd-bluetooth-working-9-30-10-a.html
[General Questions and Answers] DeadlyArr0w:
hey, Im really stuck with this and im at my witts end and could really use some help. After numerous attempts at running cyanogen 6 on my phone it failed. Im not going to run through the entire process just to where Im at now. The phone boots into both fastboot and recovery, but the recovery is a rom that I had downloaded previously because I had no recovery (•recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G.img - MD5Sum: 8b3b5ff90575eba0c5bfc13c0fa6b8ea) is the rom that i downloaded. I am unable to successfuly flash any rom over and I cant load SAPPIMG.nbh from fastboot. also in fastboot my led light turns blue im only including this info because I read someone mention it in a forum. So can I get some help please
[General Questions and Answers] bunu:
What is your hboot and radio? if you can still boot into fastboot, then you can use fastboot to flash a recovery. Did you interrupt any process or flash a rado or spl/hboot?
[General Questions and Answers] DeadlyArr0w:
Hboot-1.33.006 (sapp30000)

CPLD-10

Radio-2.22.19.26i
[General Questions and Answers] bunu:
Just install the Android SDK (search XDA)

and do this in command prompt (Windows Instructions)

cd C:\< the android sdk folder name>\tools\

then follow the fastboot instructions
[Desire HD General] edi1907:
I live in Turkey and I think that this phone can not come to Turkey before than 2011. So I would like to learn batter time of DHD. After I'll decide that should I wait or not? Who has this phones, can you share your battery time and prices with us please?
[Desire HD General] jords12:
Anywhere between 5 and 10 minutes. Oh wait, you mean the battery?
[Desire HD General] edi1907:
I mean battery, how many days are going on?
[Desire HD General] Overloaded:
Days? If you use it quite often probably not more than one :p
[Desire HD General] eozen81:
About battery it turns out that If battery performance is critical for you DHD might not be the choice.

Read here

http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/product-guide/view/87847/review/90031

+

Here is craigspc's review from this thread

I was one of the ones who have been waiting for this battery performance reviews and if it DHD can not really stand even over 4 hours with heavy-use ok Android rulez but Iphone 4is much better a choice in terms of battery.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jorkobe23:
Hi dear, I'm a possible buyer of T-Mobile HTC HD2 since I heard T-Mobile one is faster than International one in terms of a size of rom and ram memory.

By the way, I'm still wondering if HD2 works perfectly and smoothly with the custom roms in this forum like true android phones(galaxy s, desire, evo etc...)

I'm currently using galaxy s but I'm planning to sell it.

Is it good decision to get hd2 instead of galaxy s?

Please give me any advice...

I like to handle or play with the phone:)

I think I will not be bored with hd2 that's why I try to sell Galaxy s and get hd2 although galaxy s is newer and android based phone.

Many questions are here! Please come and give me the answer.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] enneract:
Galaxy S vs HD2... is a close tossup.

I'd only do it if you 1) were extremely tech savvy... if you aren't to the point where compiling your own kernel object doesn't seem like like an insurmountable hurdle, the HD2 will be painful for you. 2) really want the extra screen size and 3) need the difference in money that you'd net from selling the galaxy s properly.

Right now, unless you are lucky enough to have an sd card that doesnt cause sleep of death issues (which, I've noticed, is more likely amongst those using non-SDHC cards), the phone is 'not ready for prime-time' imo. Maybe NAND will change that, maybe not.

I went from a Cliq to the HD2, and do not regret the decision at all, even though I have half the storage space that I had before, as I am forced to use a 2gb card to avoid SOD. But the Cliq was a really terrible phone, and I've heard nothing but good things about the Galaxy S.

just my 2 cents.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jorkobe23:
I'm not extremely tech savvy, but number 2) and 3) are suitable for me. I want hd2 since it has better design and big screen(even though the resolution and the color expression are not as fantastic as galaxy s.)

I already ordered T-Mobile HTC HD2 with 16 gb sd memory card. Is it okay to use?

It's sandisk. it is good?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lacusxharo:
I'd go with an actual Android as oppose to and HD2, unless price is a concern. A port is a port after all...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] psykick5:
Better. I swear. Better.

My cousin that's staying with me has the Vibrant, and I swear, it isn't as good as the HD2.

Advantages of the Vibrant over the HD2:

-HD video recording

-AMOLED screen

-Better battery life

-1Ghz A4 Cortex Hummingbird CPU

Yup. That's all I can think of.

Advantages of HD2 over Vibrant (in my opinion):

-Heavier, more solid feeling (not just plastic)

-Larger screen (4.3" vs 4.0")

-Glass screen, nearly unscratchable.

-Flexibility (many different Android builds)

-Froyo (U.S. Vibrants are stuck with Eclair until the update rolls out later this month)

-Gingerbread (we will probably have it on before the Vibrant, if it gets it at all)

-Faster (unless you root the Vibrant and change the file system, which my cousin does not want to do)

I can probably go on and on, and I also wasn't comparing to other smartphones on the market as I haven't used them much.

Anyway, most of the HD2's advantages are due to the developers here. It can't get any better than XDA.

(it is my opinion stated above, some people might think differently)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jorkobe23:
Oh, how come?

I read one comment that actually hd2 is faster than actual android phones.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] 18.4009:
I am a Samsung Vibrant user and picked up a HD2 to tinker on with Android since updates for the samsung are painfully slow for me coming from a Nexus.

I am now in love with the HD2 and use it daily running android. My Vibrant is sitting on the counter with a dead battery collecting dust. If you love to tinker and like to try a nice huge variety of roms you will love the HD2.

Dont get me wrong the Samsung is a wonderful phone but the HD2 is a tinkers dream.

18.4009
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jorkobe23:
Fantastic!

Haha Great Information psykick5, I must go with HD2 then!

By the way,

What is the most stable combination roms for android, psykick5??
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jorkobe23:
That's what I want to be. Could you give me the best combination for HD2(Most stable and smooth)?