yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 and Desire Z General] recasper:
Thought I'd toss my recent experience into the mix. Got my G2 yesterday for $380 on Craigslist. Power adapter still sealed.

Very happy with my purchase. Figured if I end up not liking it, I could simply sell it for at least what I paid.

No intention of that though. Love this phone.
[G2 and Desire Z General] daywiss:
Got mine for 500 on ebay, came unlocked as well brand new. I saw g2's going for cheaper though, especiially locked ones.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] ah23:
Hey Everyone!

I'm just wondering if someone would like a small donation for creating an application, It seems fairly simple but I've spent 2 full days mucking through Visual Basic 2008 trying to build this with 0 success. So I thought I'd turn to the pro's :D

What I would like to have created (and others I am sure by the amount of buzz that app has caused) is an application very much like the "Price Calculator" of the iPhone's for windows mobile. It seemed like it would be an easy thing to do... until I realized my skills are better spent on building computers and shooting video.... :o

Anyone up for a challenge?

oh might be helpful to mention it's located in the app store I didn't know if I'd be allowed to post the link.

Thanks Everybody, Hope someone's willing and able! (there's $30 in it for the first to complete) :cool:
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
could you please tell more abt the app?? as i dont have a iphone :o so no idea what this app is... what it does??

Thanks

Mohit
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Tpimp420:
Can you give more info?

Yeah give more information about what the app is and does. I never found it on the app store though I didn't really search for it. Post a link to it. It won't be a problem as long as it links to the app store version and not some warez cr@p. Also what device and version of winmo is the target? Can this app use winmo6.5 APIs or does it need to be winmo5.0 compatible?
[Wildfire General] f.papa76:
Hi all,

I have a Wildfire and proceeded to root it by using unrevoked. Followed the instructions and it all went well. To confirm, I also successfully used a root requiring app without problems.

The only thing is I'm unable to charge the phone while its turned off. If I do so, the red light comes up (normal) but never turns green to signal a full charge. It was hooked up all night. And, when I pull the plug, it stays red. The phone doesn't even turn on. I have to remove the battery for a second and the phone works again. As far as I can see, no problems while the phone is powered on.

First of all I wanted to hear if anyone else is having the same problem.

Then, if there's a method to unroot this cell. It's not american and not branded, so I would need a RUU file matching it. How do I search for such a rom?

Thanks!

Fabio
[Wildfire General] MartinEve:
It's a known problem with the unrevoked procedure on Wildfire (as a forum search would have revealed).

I'm afraid I have no idea if an rru will fix it. Easy solution: leave the device on when charging.
[Wildfire General] f.papa76:
Sorry for the noise, then. But beileve it or not, I did in fact search before posting. What search did you do to obtain results?

Fabio

Edit: sorry, I'm really feeling dumb now. First search, got the result. Again, sorry for the noise!
[Wildfire General] kenchi27:
Just found about that recently and it was the first time I've charged the phone while it's switched off. And yes it is far better off charging it with the phone switched on.:)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] imfloflo:
Thanks for the work.

mod speaking: about the link as you are a new member you need 5 posts before you can post link so only one post left until you can edit and post comment
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] RustyGrom:
Great work! One thing I thought about, what about just editing the RGU files to get to the same goal of writing to the registry? It seems like those are applied at boot time and presumably wouldn't be under the 'read only'.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] WithinRafael:
I don't know much about those files, but each RGU file has a corresponding DSM which appears to have certificate information. I'll see what happens tho. (I'm guessing these files were designed for OEM use.)

Update: Yeah, as I thought. The (signed) default.hv references the RGUs, so you can't just rip one out. And you can't tinker inside because they're signed. You can't replace the DSM either because its root certificate is checked against the baked in few (similar to desktop Windows). Ahhhh. We might be forced to patch up the boot/kernel binaries... that sucks tho.

Update 2: ... and no, you can't replace the RGU/DSM pair with a "valid" one. The files are SHA160 hashed, with the first 16 bytes put into default.hv -- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ObjectStore\RegistryUpdate. I suppose since the hash is truncated, you could -- in theory -- edit a RGU until it generated a similar hash... but that's crazy talk.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] egret85:
Keep up the good work Rafael, I'm sure you will figure out a way around it. You always find the craziest ways around Microsoft's lock-downs. Good Luck and I can't wait to see the results :D.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] WithinRafael:
Just an update: I was able to build an SDK that works pretty damn well for native WP7 binary creation. After some fiddling with the buggy XIPPort tool and VS2010, I was able to produce a binary that runs just fine in WP7. (Currently, I just replaced Settings3.exe and used the menu's Settings link as an entrypoint.)

Now I can fiddle with more fun things, like accessing the registry and inserting those elusive SecureItems ;) Not sure if those values are checked all the time tho -- if it's a one-time deal, I'll need to "reboot" the home screen.

INT start(
__in HINSTANCE hInstance,
__in HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
__in LPWSTR lpCmdLine,
__in int nCmdShow
)
{
NKDbgPrintfW(L"[Hello, WP7. I haz you.]\r\n");
return 0;
}
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] RustyGrom:
Awesome stuff man. This should be extremely valuable once we figure out how to mod the ROM.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] WithinRafael:
Settings3.exe is an application that runs in a normal user context, i.e. isn't very useful. Preload.exe, however -- which is used to insert dummy address book data at boot -- runs at a higher level. I replaced that with my code and was able to edit the registry (blacklist, secureitems) just fine... but it's too late during boot (damn!). The splash screen starts before my code is executed.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Herfallenangel:
Hi, my name is Mellow. Im new to this rom and rooting stuff... I want to modify my phone but i dont know how to, can someone help me out? Please and thank u!

p.s

Ive downloaded a few zip files but have no idea what to do with them..
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranger61878:
Read the forum. All you need to get started is here.

Sent from my FroYoed Sprint Hero
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] user7618:
Hi and welcome to xda!

First thing's first: Are you rooted yet? You will be limited in what you can do until you root.

Here is a step by step guide to rooting 2.1.

Here is the board with all of the Hero ROM's.

It may appear daunting at first, but it's fairly straight-forward and easy to do. Just follow the directions exactly. Also, I believe there is a one-click root app around here somewhere called Androot, I believe, but I'm not sure how well it works, as I didn't use it to root. If you have any questions feel free to ask. :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t12icky0:
Agreed..are u really that lazy that u can't read?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Herfallenangel:
user7618 Thank YOU very much for the information, I greatly appreciate the help! :)

t12icky0, No need to be rude, it was just a question.
[7 Mozart General] ragewaar:
Anyone have any ideas on how to unlock this phone?
[7 Mozart General] shamreez:
Dont worry mate..

The moment some one unlocks the first windows phone they would sing it from the top of the houses...

There is no way you would miss that
[7 Mozart General] Scott Whitmore:
The Mozart I received from Telstra did not come carrier locked. It's my understanding that no WP7 handsets can be locked by the carrier, though this might just be a Telstra thing.
[7 Mozart General] jacksprat:
All the UK WP7 handsets are carrier locked, except the HD7 (as the carrier which has it provides SIM free handsets).
[7 Mozart General] orangeoro2:
I successfully SIM unlocked my Orange HTC Mozart with one of the 3rd party online services within 20 minutes. Search the web.
[7 Mozart General] trinest:
Telstra isn't locking smartphones anymore apparently.
[7 Mozart General] cangui:
hi

how to unlock? please
[7 Mozart General] ragewaar:
Maybe its all those anti-competative names Telstra have been hit with over the last few years that has turned them around. Or maybe they just haven't figured it out yet.

Hopefully should be getting one of these phones today, just wanted to know if I had room to move. Cheers guys. I'll let you know how it goes.
[7 Mozart General] walshieau:
Correct, Telstra aren't SIM Locking any phones anymore.
[7 Mozart General] ragewaar:
Hey guys thanks for the responses.

We got the first of the phones already and can confirm that they are indeed unlocked.
[7 Mozart General] ZeeShh:
is there any difference between unlocking the phone from Orange UK and from web based unlocking people?

any idea about cost involved in either case?
[7 Mozart General] tori007:
there's a guy here that unlocks it

got mine unlock in less than 5mins

search the mozart forum
[7 Mozart General] ZeeShh:
can you give his contact detaisl / website address? how much it costs? Mine arriving tomorrow and orange people asked for £20/- to send the unlock code. which way is better? cheers...
[7 Mozart General] arimozuki:
I always thought the Mozart was sim free! Which WP7 devices are sim free?
[7 Mozart General] gwinn:
Anyone know where to go for an unlocking code that works? I've tried several different sites and none of them can generate an unlocking code for the Mozart :(
[7 Mozart General] tori007:
cant seem to find the post

searched on google and its there but link does not work

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=unlock+your+htc+mozart

he did unlock mine

the guy's name is secany on this forum

so u can send him a private message
[7 Mozart General] secany:
Actually, don't have to PM me to check. You can check your phone can be unlock or not here:

http://www.nckzone.com/htc/index.php

Just type in your 15 digits IMEI and check, if it says Supernew records, then you can phone be unlock by "some" (NOT ALL) online service, I recommend here

http://www.nckzone.com , price is cheaper than other and most important is code comes in <5 mins.

If it says "No HTC tool is available for your IMEI" then you have to wait for about a week or two then try again.
[7 Mozart General] ZeeShh:
Thanks Secany appearing on the horizon :)
[7 Mozart General] ZeeShh:
I checked on the website mentioned secany and message appeared ""No HTC tool is available for your IMEI". But I found on this forum that Mozart can be unlocked. any body got mozart unlocked?
[7 Mozart General] secany:
Like I say, some Mozart will give result supernew records, those units can be unlock right now.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anap:
Is there any way to get the letters on the dialpad during a call? Remembering where they are to input password letters is a pain!
[Vibrant General] dcpetterson:
Ok, so I've worked with computers my whole life, and got the G1 right away and now the vibrant. I never did any moding to the G1 cuz I was ascared, but now I'm ready to go all in with the V. Here's my problem:

I just want some clarification on some technical terms, ROM, kernal, and their difference. I'm really not dumb I'm just scared I'll eff up. See I was about to flash Bionix w/voodoo, until I read more and saw Eugene's 2.2 and the JAC kernal, also Team Whisky just released something new, maybe just an update to bionix, idk.

So yeah, I know this is noobish, I'm just hoping to get a little talking to by some smart folks here so I feel a little more knowledgeable.
[Vibrant General] ryan562:
welcome. bricking the vibrant is actually hard to do. be sure to always use the search forum and the question-and-answers forum here before doing anything else and to avoid getting flamed. i suggest going to the "vibrant directory bible" sticky and start from there. the sticky is located in the development section here:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=711
[Vibrant General] iynfynity:
just a question, why do people say that bricking the vibrant is hard to do when lots of people are encountering a soft brick? does the brick you're pertaining to is the one that cannot be fixed anymore?
[Vibrant General] fearmonkey:
Im sure he means the literal 'bricking' where it is no more than a paperweight, forever (aside from maybe a jtag flash).

Soft bricks are easy but also relatively easy to recover from.

ROM - Think of it as an OS

Kernel - The main piece of code that manages resources on the computer while running.

In the Galaxy S (other phones too?), the kernel is flashed to a specific part of the internal storage. The ROM is the rest of the stuff needed for the phone to do phone stuff (make phone calls, send txts, mms, images, icons, etc)

Sometimes a ROM comes with a kernel as well. Sometimes it will use the 'stock' kernel (i.e. the one that comes with the phone from the factory). JAC, KK, et. al have their own UV/OC kernel built from the samsung sources. I've built some playing with various options. It's not terribly difficult but you should know linux/compiling before hand.

Aaaanyway, I would suggest starting with stock Bionix or possibly UV/OC versions. Leave voodoo until you get more comfortable. Get used to ROM manager and/or Titanium backup. Maybe run through Odin a few times. I keep meaning to write up a short HOWTO on basic procedures, but keep getting side tracked. Someone posted a nice youtube video which works well though.
[Vibrant General] lqaddict:
What is kernal?
[Vibrant General] dcpetterson:
Thanks a lot, flashed fusion last night and its going well so far. I feel less dumb now. Not using any lag fix with the JAC version, if I wanted to, is there one I can use?
[Vibrant General] ELStiko:
You can always flash Voodoo on top of Fusion. The information on that is in the Bionix Fusion thread. You should have that thread as a bookmark if you are running that rom.

One thing I do is carry a thumbdrive or flash media with a folder for all my Android stuff. And I have a special folder that has the instructions AND the files/programs necessary to undo a soft brick of my phone.

And one rule to live by, when in doubt ALWAYS disable Voodoo.
[Vibrant General] dcpetterson:
Great advice, gettin my own.
[Vibrant General] cthach11:
Don't forget to backup when switching Roms. There are two main ways to backup that you should get into the habit of doing:

Nandroid: Basically backups the entire phone for the "Uh-Oh" moments (You can use this function through clockwork recovery. Its the option called "backup and restore" or "nandroid")

Titanium Backup: Backups the data of your apps and basically freezes them into a backup (you can download this from the market, instructions in the app) It saves backups to its own folder.

The most important thing to do is to backup your backups to your computer somewhere! If not, you'll lose your backups!! Then, you'll be really screwed.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
If you happen to look through the XDA Portal from time to time, you see some posts referencing some cool Android apps and games. I came across this one by Keripo and thought you guys might like to try it out. I think it's great.

Here's a link to the original thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=811822

The game currently doesn't support the direct downloading of song packs just yet, but that will be added in the next version (1.1b). But here is the way to add more songs for the time being. This is taken from the BeatsIIDX website:

If you like the game, pop over to his original thread and say thanks for all his hard work!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=811822
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Connor1:
Lol stepmania port.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
And a good one at that. V1.1b came out today in the market.

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Themes and Apps] himmelhauk:
Thanks for this, it's a freakin sweet game! It'd be cool if the tracks were longer, other than that I love it! There's an abundance of songs you can download for it, plus it's free so I mean no one can complain about it.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Connor1:
RIP Stepmania 2004-2007.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] ubufugu:
Not trying to downplay this game at all, but what ever happened to the idea of an osu! port? If that's not gonna happen, the devs for Beats could look at their song installation system on the iphone for ideas
[Desire HD Accessories] Otterjasie:
Hi,

I'm looking for a short usb cable to charge my DHD...I searched the forums and found this link:

h t t p ://shop.brando.com/brando-workshop-usb-to-micro-usb-adapter_p04234c1181d039.html

Will this be compatible with the HTC Desire HD?

I could swear someone I've met before - who has a Desire - has got a short HTC marked usb cable - does anyone know anything about that?

Thanks
[Desire HD Accessories] mostling:
As long as it's a USB to Micro USB cable any will do fine no matter brand.
[Desire HD Accessories] tkolev:
It should be. Any standard USB cable should do.
[Desire HD Accessories] wineds:
try something like this :

www.dicksmith.com.au/product/E6201/milkshake-retractable-cable-usb-to-mini-micro

you can find these cables on ebay.

works well and also does mini usb. be careful some usb to micro usb cables are for charging only and do not have the data lines connected.
[Desire HD Accessories] jords12:
Yeah. I've always been amazed by vendor branded usb cables - nokia is guilty too, they try to give the impression that their ones are different but any compliant usb cable will work.
[Desire HD Accessories] DarrenT:
I've just ordered a couple of Micro to Mini USB adapters. I have loads of Mini USB leads at home but only 1 micro USB which is the one that came with the phone.
[Desire HD Accessories] wineds:
be careful with those mini to micro usb adapters as a lot of them do not have the data lines connected so they are only useful for charging.
[Desire HD Accessories] ppxda:
I have a short Nokia CA-101D cable that came with a 5800. Works fine with Samsung i8910, HTC Desire and Desire HD (from my experience) for both data and power.

Cable is 20cm long and can be bought for less than £2 from various places including Amazon and Ebay.

Hope this helps. John
[Desire HD Accessories] Software Guru:
Check this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=669622&highlight=smartcable
[Desire HD Accessories] maxseemo:
That's cute and clever that thing, but to the OP: if you want a short cable to charge off your laptop then it won't work. Even off the PC. It will only charge from the mains.
[Desire HD Accessories] AnvarSilver:
Errrm, no. Mine charges just fine from the USB port on the pc and laptop.
[Desire HD Accessories] JamesBarnes:
Yeah, can draw up to 500mA from a standard usb port.
[Desire HD Accessories] maxseemo:
lol damn i got a crappy usb connection then! I say there watching 60% for over an hour so I was left thinking it didn't charge, only transferred data!
[Desire HD Accessories] psych0t1c:
IMO USB charges should be avoided, it should be possible to turn off charging.

While it is not exactly harmful to the battery like it used to be, I have the pretty strong feeling that low-ampere charges suck. Try it your self one day, after your battery is fully conditioned. Go down to like 40% of charge and then leave it at some USB port overnight. Then watch how quickly the power drains the next day. Then compare that to a charge from 40% to full on a high ampere (1000-1200mah) connections like the mains charger or a good car charger.

The charge seems to last longer. I have noticed this with multiple USB-charging devices now and I think it has to do with the amperage / time of the charger. The lower it is, the longer the charge takes the shallower the carged battery is.
[Desire HD Accessories] LtdEdFred:
That was the feeling I had too psychotic, but when I claimed this at a different forum I was laughed at and told that a full charge is a full charge except that a USB-charge takes longer... Do you have anything to back it up?
[Desire HD Accessories] clintyboy12:
If looking to charge in the car...

... then aren't there specific USB cables where a couple of the pins are shorted or something so that the car panel opens? Seen a thread on this site, but can't find it right now!
[Desire HD Accessories] jords12:
Actually I read somewhere that a computer slow charge actually gives you slightly more capacity. Can't remember where though! makes sense since fast charges usually get a bit lower capacity.
[Desire HD Accessories] berek9999:
I think that's the case. Slow charging via USB also doesn't heat the battery up so much, so is kinder to it.
[Desire HD Accessories] psych0t1c:
If anything I can only the battery university website they do a lot of in depth explaining on how modern batts work. Please run a google search for battery university yourself cause I am in a hurry. I will give the link later tonight if you can't find it.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Final5k:
Hi,

Some weeks ago, after flashing/testing my cooked rom & using Task29, my TP2 was stucked on the 1st logo screen and I desesperately tried to flash a rom either using the sd card/bootloader method but it remains on 0%.

After many many tries, I was finally able to flash roms again but yesterday when I used Task29, I noticed that the progress bar flashed from 0-100% in less than 5seconds (It was very fast which is not normal). Usually this process takes at least some 20seconds to complete. After that, my phone is again stucked at the 1st logo screen.

Edit for update : Phone is working again! Don't know how but it just flashed today!! I think I have tried at least 70-100 times before it decides to start flashing!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] steviewevie:
It's normal that task29 is a lot quicker than a regular ROM flash. Also, after the task29, it's normal that the phone hangs on the startup screen, because it hasn't got a ROM to load any more. What you need to do is put it into the bootloader (hold down the Volume Down button and press reset), wait till it comes up and says "Serial" on the tri-coloured screen, then plug into the PC and that should change to "USB".

Then you should be able to go ahead and flash a ROM. I presume you have HardSPL ? (I guess so, or task29 wouldn't have worked).
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Final5k:
thanks for the reply. Yes, indeed I know the process of task29 since I have been flashing a lot of times. The fact is that the last time I did the task29, the progress bar completed in a flash (i mean, it jumped from 0% to 100% faster than usual). And since that, phone is stucked again at the logo screen. The last time I got this problem, I had tried to flash numerous times for 2 full weeks before the phone finally flashes a rom. Is it that task29 screwed the phone's memory/bootloader? Forgot to mention that it is a Vodaphone UK Rhod100 model.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] steviewevie:
Ah ok, sorry for misunderstanding.

I wonder if something odd has happened to your HardSPL. Is it still showing "0.85OliNex" ? I wonder if re-doing HardSPL might help ?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Final5k:
Yes, it's still on Olinex hardspl - can't re-do the hardspl since everything I tried is stucked at 0%.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] steviewevie:
What was the last thing that happened when the phone was still working ? You mentioned that you were testing a cooked ROM, is that your own cooked ROM ? Are you sure you haven't bricked your phone ?