yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus One General] fortesquieu:
If you guys watch the video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ivG0IvckM, notice the top right for battery and signal, they are green, and at the bottom, it's green too, which matched this pic: http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/is-this-the-nexus-s/.
[Nexus One General] Rusty!:
Proper one might well have, FRF50 was a Sat night though and I'm assuming any GB release will be a leaked dev OTA just the same.
[Nexus One General] bradsh1:
that green is hideous
[Nexus One General] volsey:
I really don't know what to expect. I know there's a bit of a graphical overhaul. But I'm kind of excited about how they said it will defeat the need for touchwiz/sense/launchers. Hopefully this just means more customization and a more intuitive os altogether.
[Nexus One General] daijizai:
IMHO Fake... Someone made a fancy hoax video... Look at the way the screen shuts off. Why in the world would anyone, esp Google, put a power off effect in there? Also, no love on app drawer...

My 2 cents.
[Nexus One General] EarthsiegeTA:
Troll.

Personally, I think the effect looks pretty cool. Yeah, it's cosmetic, but so what?
[Nexus One General] daijizai:
I am confused to how this is trolling. I expressed my opinion. I really don't think the video is legit, and that the power off effect is garish.
[Nexus One General] Rusty!:
There's been 2 separate vids and you can't add it yourself. It's legit.
[Nexus One General] Daniel117:
Any news yet?

Also are there any sites that will post as soon at 2.3 is out?
[Nexus One General] lay_forat:
Google's gingerbread Androids are fully baked
[Nexus One General] pfmiller:
You mean other than this site? I would guess any and all Android news/rumor sites will do.
[Nexus One General] :
Nope, Apple has money hatted all the android sites to not report on any gingerbread news.
[Nexus One General] Deusdies:
This is really starting to piss me off. I'd prefer if Google came out and said "sorry guys, no android 2.3 until after New Year" or something instead of keeping us in the dark
[Nexus One General] dan1431:
This process is fairly similar to the release of Android 2.2, except that Google actually, publicly acknowledged FroYo at Google I/O.

It still took a little while before an official release hit our devices and many people (and to a degree myself) were getting upset that Google did not come out and announce a date for release.

Some people were even going as far as saying that at least Apple announces new software and an approx release date and seems to stick with that date.

My take, Gingerbread is out there (probably not on the consumer level yet), but it is being tested (probably as I type this post) on a small amount phones, most likely belonging to Google employees.

Dan
[Nexus One General] mr.r9:
I know we all love updates & flashing but Google did not say anything about any update or the 'next' Android.
[Nexus One General] dan1431:
What do we know now?

1) We know that the Nexus S does exist.

2) We know that shutdown sequence (the one that looks like an old TV turning off) is real.

3) We know that it is capable of running on a Nexus One.

The most important or at least most wanted piece of info is when it is going to be released and sadly we do not know the date.

Dan
[Nexus One General] dharani1234:
Just to keep the TEMPO going ....

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...-suggesting-imminent-gingerbread-sdk-release/:D
[Nexus One General] descendency:
I know it doesn't mean anything, but I heard the 18th was the release date a long time ago. (has been rumored for a while). The other rumor was that 2.3 would come with the Nexus S (at the time called the Nexus 2). The Nexus S has been rumored to have been delayed a bit, so we may or may not have a joint release. If they decide not to, then the 18th could still be the date (as that would indicate) and if they do decide to, then the date could be in a few weeks (as Eric Schmidt said...).

Anyways, Thursday is right around the corner, so we will soon see if my rumor sources are worth anything.
[Nexus One General] dharani1234:
What is with GOOGLE and THURSDAYS ? all the rumours even last week pointed to 11th which was a thursday .... any idea folks ?

Is it like Patch THURSDAY for google similar to Patch TUESDAY for microsoft ?
[Nexus One General] gravufo:
lol seriously i wanna know too XD
[Nexus One General] shane.kelly55:
I really wanna see Gingerbread.

How long will it take the hotdogs at XDA to tear apart 2.3 and make it good for my Captivate???
[Nexus One General] Diamond_dawg:
ask the captivate forum for more help as more nexus one owners are here
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lactosedept:
About two weeks ago I turned on my Auto Brightness. Last week the screen just started going dim randomly. To be clear, its so dim I can't see anything unless its at a particular angle. Also (depending on how bright the screen was prior to going dim) if I apply pressure to the sides of my phone, just above the Menu and the red End button, the screen will become bright again. Since then I have turned off Auto Rightness and performed a hard reset yet the problem still occurs. Can someone please help me?

It hasn't been dropped, or been subjected to moisture of any kind. I've only had it for about two months. It was a replacement from Asurion Insurance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lactosedept:
Anyone? Any ideas? Haha, I'm desperate!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rivas123:
Auto brightness on our phones hasn't really been all that great, I've had random dimming or it'll go super bright in a dark room. mostly the issue is that auto brightness on phones is not all that great, they don't monitor the brightness of your surrounding but rather your face and that's where the problem lies.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lactosedept:
My Auto Brightness isn't enabled. Yet the screen still goes super dim.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rivas123:
Then thats a different problen, i havent come across this. Sorry.

Hero---Froyo---Forbidden Love
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Make sure it isn't on, because it shouldn't happen if you have it set to a custom level :confused:
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lactosedept:
Haha damn, don't like the sound of that. Thanks for the help!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Joeball88:
Kudos.

Nice. Was waiting for someone to post a thorough, step-by-step pretty much foolproof method. who knows how many people borked their D-Z's already b/c of a lack of solid information out there.

Nicely done sir.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ScottRTL:
Yeah a lot of people are calling their T-Mo G2 a Desire Z, and it is getting sketchy to know which phone is being talked about...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] aerok:
Tried flashing the world RUU to my Bell Desire Z and it didn't work. Even with perm root.

It says

Error 130: MODEL ID ERROR
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
let me finish the guide please

If you've been messing around with other methods previously, better reset to stock first and the proceed.

I flashed the WWE euro firmware on my NAM "Bell" hardware using the official HTC RUU and EVERYTHING is working OK (full HTC apps, 3G over 850/1900MHz, Market, etc: easily "debranded")

So I am sure it's easy and works :)

Gimme a couple of hours to finish it pls

.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] aerok:
Allright, I'll be patiently waiting. =D
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] dnamoyar:
Successfully rooted my Bell Desire Z using the instructions posted; thank you gtrab! I look forward to reading your finished guide.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
After permanent root, here's an interesting test (and a way to restore to factory settings:)

Power you phone off, now, hold the volume down button and the Power button simultaneously. Keep them pressed untill you go into a white menu saying:

VISION PVT SHIP S-ON

H-BOOT-0.85.005

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.03.02.26_M --> this is your radio version

eMMC-boot

Oct 11 2010,20:10:38 ---> this is the date of your current firmware (ROM)

You will also see menu with these optins:

FASTBOOT

RECOVERY

FACTORY RESET ---> you can use this option to "clean" your firmware to a pristine MINT state (everything will be erased)

SIMLOCK

IMAGE CRC

PS: to get out of this screen without restoring your firmware, just remove the battery and power on
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] JupiterDroid:
Great guide for the noobs dude;) Should be made a sticky,

Just have to add the s-off tutorial when released today by POB and it will be a complete winner;)

JD
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
@JupiterDroid please keep me posted !!

PS: Interestingly enough, if you check my previous post (post 10), I have S-ON

:confused: :confused:

(well, by flasshing the EURO ROM I was flashing an HTC signed firmware indeed)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
Nice work mate :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] yudhistre:
Please explain

1)what is radios and what is the deal with different radios. What is safe, what is not. What it is for?

2)how to create a full backup of your current phone/rom/state and be able to recover it anytime later if you wish...

This is two of the initial concerns that Noobs like me need to know to, Thanks..
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Lennyuk:
answers in the quote
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] CWolfCW:
In the tutorial it says to disable Fast Boot... can we re-enable it afterwards?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] whodere:
1) Does this interfere with the functionality of HTCSense.com?

That was one of the nice things about HTC Sense UI 2.0

2) Doing this gives no more OTA updates I assume, will I have to flash the latest RUU each time?

3)Just thought of another "issue". If this is the EU version, would HTC Locations only have EU maps?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
thanks lennyuk, will paste to front post

yes, this will also be included once I finish the tuto

Yes I will also talk about that when I finish writing the tuto
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] vro25:
Flashing my phone now.

Doing it via a Parallels Windows 7 VM on OSX....

Was a little worried in the beginning when the phone rebooted and Parallels asked me if I wanted to keep the phone attached to the VM - but it looks like it's going through now as there is a progress bar "Sending"...

Oh oh. Said it could not update due to incorrect model?

Hmmm...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] vro25:
You should also include what to do the the "Connect to PC" message comes up. I just ignored it.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
"reset to factory" won't erase your S-OFF,

you should be good by now (S-OFF)

You don't need to do that again.

I understand your concern and appreciate your willingness to help.

Some users are suggesting a forum Merge with the G2, this is one of the multiple reasons I disagree by the moment.

Your oppinions are always welcome.

Keep up the good stuff mate.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
Read the guide again: that's normal

'insmod /sdcard/wpthis-Z.ko' wil return an error because the write protection has been induced to an error: indeed that flaw (write protection error, exploit, whatever you call it) is what will let you flash the engineering boot.

So go ahead and proceed with the next step,

and remember to check twice you type the "mmcblk0p18" correctly, that's the important part.

EDIT: that command line requires superuser ("SU") priviledges.

MAYBE you have not typed "su" first, or you don't have superuser installed (check for the app @ the all apps menu)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Kev-Lo:
thank you very much for the reply :)

I understand that is normal to have an error of: (which I do see at the first time, which works well)

init_module '/sdcard/wpthis-Z.ko' failed (Function not implemented)

but I got this instead:

init_module '/sdcard/wpthis-Z.ko' failed (Exec format error)

Knowing this is different, I bravely go on to the next step:

dd if=/sdcard/hbooteng.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18

And the returned textual out is the same as I succeeded. Unfortunately it shows S-ON after reboot few mins later...

I expected that I have downloaded a wrong ROM for RUU... to try this I am downloading the newest asian RUU ROM, and redo the flash again...

(I googled and found this can be due to a bug of old linux kernal?!, so I thought the wrong stock rom is flashed..)

And thanks very much for the reminder. I have checked and it is typed right.. (btw copy and paste)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
I was editing my post while you were replying

Check the EDIT I added: insmod wpthis-Z.ko requires superuser priviledges, that may be the reason why you get an execution error.

Check the portion I added in my previous post.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ludow:
Thank you gtrab and all! :D

All running nicely here. I learnt a lot indeed. I got my Desire Z two days ago.

Rooted

S-Off

CWM Recovery

Maybe OC next?! :eek:
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] reycat:
Same here, with my second Desire Z (after I bricked the first one :D )
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ludow:
Oh! Be careful there. :p Maybe more OC modules/kernels will popup.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
The "insmod" bit is what turns off the write-protection on the internal memory. So if that failed to turn that off, then your "dd" would just have written to cache and not to permanent memory (NAND), which is why you still had S-ON after the reboot.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Exanimus:
I rooted my Desire Z with the steps from the guide. but i didn't do the "S-off" steps, and then i installed ROM manager and tried to do a backup of my rom, but my phone can't load the backup menu.. anyone know why?

Edit: i now did the S-Off and now it worked to do the backup in rom manager.

This post can be deleted :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
Nice to see you back
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] zuachs:
Gtrab, I've received mine, last Friday, I did everything, it's working very good!

I'm having 28-30ma while in stand by, how much current draw do you have?

The HD2 I had with android showed 4-10ma....
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] reycat:
Thanks :)

I'm selling the other one for 1/5th the price to some guy who knows what a JTAG is and how to use it. Hope he is able to make it work.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] fastludeh22:
@kev-lo. That error is cause you don't have the right wpthis.ko for your kernel, it must not be same exact kernel as you had. In term emulator or adb shell root prompt (#) type cat /proc/version and it will tell you the exact kernel you have. You will then have to find the correct module for that kernel.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
how are you measuring that ??

Pls remember I am a noob in disguise :D
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] zuachs:
I'm using current widget, you can find it in the market.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] zuachs:
Gtrab, could you test it?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
Neat app

During standby I'm getting 28 mA

Please notice I'm overclocked to 1.4Ghz (with the stock kernel), but with scaling enabled (SetCPU)

:D
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] zuachs:
Ummm, ook, we're getting the same. Maybe this is the "normal" power consumption for this phone in standby. I couldn't find someone's consumption (in ma) in the forums. They only mention % but no in ma :(
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
open a thread @ general forum

this is interesting
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] zuachs:
I will ask in the "Battery Testing" thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=844051&page=6) to see if someone uses the current widget too and has our power consumption in standby...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
I followed :D

Nice thread, very informative, I never stop learning new things, I love xda-devs :D
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
Big thanks for this guide. In conjunction with the guide for using the "rage" method, I successfully perma-rooted and S-OFF'd my phone tonight, and flash Clockwork Recovery (had to do that bit twice, as a lot of people seem to have found).
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] flowerpower.nl:
Hey,

I've got some trouble with the "Permroot" part of the tutorial.

After tapping the "Attempt PermRoot Now!" It asks me for SuperUser permissions: I'll tap: "allow" (and remember).

The phone reboots. -everything is still OK.

However, after the reboot the phone is still unrooted. I tried it with the programm called: "SetCPU".

It says: "SetCPU could not obtain root access... blablablabla"

(I haven't seen a question for superuser permissions)

And when i'll tap "unroot now" in VISIONary+, my phone says: "Your device does not appear to be rooted."
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
Check if you have disabled settings -> applications -> fast boot

Chceck if you have USB Debugging activated

Root again following the guide (root first, then attempt perm root), then test SetCPU.

If SetCPU says you are not rooted, don't unroot, just download SuperUser from the Market.

(Seems like sometimes Superuser is missed during rooting / reboot process)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] flowerpower.nl:
Fastboot was already disabled.

USB debugging was already activated.

Unknown sources was also activated.

SetCPU has Superuser-permissions when in TEMPROOT.

My device reboots when I tap: "attemp permroot now" but is still not rooted.

Edit: Also tried "Visionary R14" but it didn't solve the problem.

Edit2: I have the superuser application in my "All apps" menu. But my other apps (like SetCPU) don't have superuser permissions. I simply dont receive "allow SU-permissions" for setCPU.

[YOUTUBE]ejbz6pnDtyM[/YOUTUBE]
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
What region is your DZ ?? (asia, WWE-euro, nordic, Bell-NAM, G2...)

What's your firmware version ??

Try resetting to factory defaults, then change your lang to english, and then try visionary again, and please report back
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] RyanMacG:
I'm having the same issue, temproot works but permroot doesn't. Can't seem to get anywhere with any of the other walkthroughs either. Using the Vodafone branded Z (Model Number A7272) Any help would be appreciated.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] flowerpower.nl:
Region? Euh... WWE-euro version I Think. (the Netherlands)

Build-number: "1.34.405.5 CL273326 release-keys"

I'll try to reset factory defaults and change to english. BRB.

EDIT: DIDN'T WORK. Uploading the video to youtube right now. I'll post it here.

EDIT 2: Youtube video.

[YOUTUBE]JYNNQrN-GQI[/YOUTUBE]

Didn't work.

1. Removed the charging cable

2. uninstalled: Superuser, Visionary+ and setCPU.

3. Reboot my device.

4. Installed Visionary+

5. Temproot my DZ

6. Installed setCPU

7. SetCPU has rootaccess and is working like a charm

8. Permroot my DZ. (Tnx steviewevie ;))

9. After the reboot no root access.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but should step 8 be where you *perm* rooted your DZ ?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] flowerpower.nl:
oh yeah.. :o sorry.! I'll change it. TNX!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] valve90210:
I just tried rooting my Desire Z,

copied Visionary to the SD card

checked to allow unknown sources

disabled fast boot

used Astro explorer to install visionary

Ran visionary

hit temproot

waited for a bit and it went back to visionary menu

hit attempt permroot

waited a while

was asked for superuser access, clicked allow (& remember)

nothing seemed to happen so I left it for a bit.

Phone didn't reboot or anything.

I went to the apps list, there was SuperUser, which I ran two empty lists and the settings, seemed ok.

Turned phone off

Took battery out

switched phone back on

SUperUser still there and opened fine.

Downloaded TItanium Backup to test root

Got message that it could not get root access

Went back into Visionary attempted permroot - was told I needed to temproot first

tapped temproot

waited for a bit and it went back to menu

Tapped permroot and was again told I needed to temproot first.

I've never had an android phone before so I'm totally new to this and now I'm a little confused, what do I do now, retry temprooting?

I tried it again and it seems to have worked this time...now to get SetCPU working...can I over clock with it or is it just for underclocking to save power?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
sounds bad

there must have been an error with the dd command

give it a good charge or swap batteries for a charged one and try, if not, then you need HTC's technical assistance to make a low level flash
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
to overclock you need an overclocked new kernel or an overclocking module
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] RyanMacG:
Both this and the rage method don't seem to work on the VF branded Desire Z. I can't debrand it using the RUU and goldcard method either and visionary and rage both failed to get permroot...

Any advice?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
thanks for reporting

now the problem seems to have been tracked down to the voda branded DZ

we'd need someone with a Vodafone DZ to solve this issue
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] imagoX86:
I've tried to swap a battery with no luck, my friend will gonna take it tomorrow to the store, any chance that phone will be replaced/fixed under warranty???
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] RyanMacG:
Might be worth mentioning that the generic wpthis-z.ko returns an error of exec format error but the wpthis generated by r14 returns the correct error and seems to work perfectly up until reboot. Is there anything I can do to help with this new issue?

EDIT: I'm going to try the other RUUs to see if they work (is that safe). My friend had a similar issue with the original Desire where he couldn't root until he debranded
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] flowerpower.nl:
Didn't work. your turn to report back ;)

[YOUTUBE]JYNNQrN-GQI[/YOUTUBE]
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
What are the ROM and hboot versions on the phone ? (you can check this by holding down the Volume Down button and then pressing the power button at the same time, to go into the bootloader)

How is it Vodafone branded, the pictures in their catalogue don't show anything on the front, is it just something on the back ? Has it got a Vodafone ROM with extra Vodafone bits in ?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Lennyuk:
after your failed reboot, what files are in /data/local?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] RyanMacG:
It's got a nice big VF splash screen and the browser goes to my360.com by default so not majorly branded but seems to be causing issues.

EDIT: Obviously the my360.com can be changed (also has a bunch of VF bookmarks as standard) /EDIT

Hboot = 0.85.0005

Radio/baseband = 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M

Build No. = 1.34.161.6

Kernel = 2.6.32.21 -g9d69527 htc-kernel@and18-2 #1 Fri Oct 29 14:49:32 CST 2010
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtrab:
You are not th only one, check this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=845819
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
ok, you have a different kernel and ROM, that's why it's not working.

Another example of how it's different ROM/kernel issues, not different hardware issues, that are the main thing (in the whole debate about merging the DZ and G2 forums).

It would be useful if you could dump what you've got and upload it into the ROM dev area.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] RyanMacG:
If you can tell me how I'll do that now