yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RetoGaeumann:
Is there any Galaxy S i9000 overlock kernel???? the vibrant kernel doesn't work...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mleet1980:
adb shows my device is offline. I reinstalled the drivers and updated the sdk.

The only way my cpu will detect it is if it in recovery, It wont detect at fastboot or hboot. Im stuck at the green htc screen. My device wont boot up. Im trying to push system.img.

can any1 help
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fastludeh22:
Did you do this?: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=838484

Are you s-on or s-off? Which recovery is installed? Cwm, eng, or stock? You said u have adb in recovery. What happens when you type adb remount? Adb shell?

Fyi- adb doesn't work in fastboot/hboot. It works in recovery, and while booted/trying to boot. In fastboot, you the fastboot cmd.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akulamenuri:
I'm not sure if this applies to you or not but if you are using EasyTether, PDAnet or any other USB tethering program but sure you close the application on your PC. I had the same problem a few days ago, I disconnected from EasyTether on my PC and the problem was fixed. Hope that helps.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g_grey:
please do not double post, when you have multiple threads asking the same question it is hard to know if you saw and tried any suggestions in the other thread. please keep to one thread and let people know what you have tried and what happened. then when it is fixed share what worked, this is a community and we can avoid a lot of problems if people share rather than keep info to themselves
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jijus:
my G2 at exact stage

when i turn on holding volume down and power button

VISION PVT SHIP S ON

HBOOT-02.82.0000

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.03.02.26_M

eMMC-boot

Sep 2 2010, 17:59:38

happened after tried to permroot using visionary

what i have tired is from modaco.com/content-page/322105 becoz i did unistall goggles after OTA

If you've used Goggles Remover or made another change to your /system partition, you can revert to stock in the following way (warning: this will wipe your device):

Download the 1.19 stock ROM from here

Download fastboot from here

Extract the fastboot zip to the same directory as the ROM

Turn your G2 on with the action button held (fastboot mode)

Type 'fastboot-windows oem rebootRUU' (case sensitive, replace windows with mac or linux as required)

Type 'fastboot-windows flash zip PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip'

Let this finish, then type 'fastboot-windows reboot' and apply the OTA

end reslut

C:\rom>fastboot-windows flash zip PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60

.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip

sending 'zip' (126272 KB)... OKAY

writing 'zip'... INFOadopting the signature contained in this image...

INFOsignature checking...

INFOzip header checking...

INFOzip info parsing...

INFOchecking model ID...

INFOchecking custom ID...

INFOchecking main version...

FAILED (remote: 43 main version check fail)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jijus:
Called tmob nd said my phone wont boot, they send me another one :-)

Using XDA App from htc Vision
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steviewevie:
I had a problem with my DZ where my device would only show as offline in adb, in fact it showed multiple instances of my device as offline.

The problem turned out to be the third-party USB cable I was using. I switched to the stock USB cable from HTC and it worked fine. I was using the same USB port all along. No idea why a cable would make so much difference, especially since the third-party cable would sync fine with HTC Sync.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] palexr:
I was googling this this issue and cam across this thread. I don't have a G2 (Desire HD ;)) but I recently got an android tablet and was getting the same issue. I was just about to go to PCworld and buy another USB cable when I thought it was strange that my Desire HD was connecting OK so I tried that USB port on my PC and... voila, connection!

It wasn't een the USB cable, it was the USB port on my PC. So before you rush out and buy new cables try a different port first. Crazy.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smoochiezz24:
Okay so recently I scored my G2. Had it about 2 weeks and then I rooted. I have my long hold search key set to quickdesk. It works perfectly while my physical keyboard is closed and slid in using the touch search button(the last one along the four touch keys at the bottom of the phone near the trackpad). One day I wanted to try holding the search key on my physical keyboard to see if it would pop up still. It didn't pop op. I then tried to do the long hold search key on the touch search button while the keyboard was still open and it didn't work either. I even hard resetted my phone to see if I could return the option to have long hold search work whether my physical keyboard is opened or closed. I don't even remember if it ever worked like that in the first place. I was wondering if anyone other G2 owners out there have this feature. The feature being to use your long hold search key option when the physical keyboard of the phone is slid out. Thank you for reading. I apologize for the length but I wanted to be detailed in hopes that someone could try it out themselves.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dietotherhythm:
umm that was pretty confusing but I'll post my results...

I'm running stock G2 rooted.

Keyboard out = nothing.

Keyboard in = speak now voice search thing that I never use.

I've noticed ever since I rooted that my swype no longer works.

Never used it either so I really don't care for it :p
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smoochiezz24:
Hmmm, still confusing? I tried my best to explain. I think the biggest part was differentiating between the touch search button and the one on the physical keyboard. Nd yeah, I think it might have had something to do with my root because I'm almost positive it worked before. Its not that big of a deal I guess but if I could have the feature back, I do have a few uses for it.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dietotherhythm:
tried physical and touch key when slid out.

Only opens up the voice thing with touch key when closed cuz I can't really try the physical when it's closed XD
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smoochiezz24:
Cool, thanks for replying back so fast. Hopefully someone replies that isn't rooted already, which would suck for them of course ; ), but I just want to know if my root process caused me to lose this feature
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ducklas1:
Hi Guys,:D:D:D

I think it is absolutaley essential to have Softkey Buttons for Android instead of breaking our Hardware Keys by obsessively using Android.

A nice approach can be seen by the Xda Dev Fireslave who integrated this in his Wphone 7 Theme, which looks quite nice (look at the two Phone Pics on the right ):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=662034

There is a need for this, because there are already Users who complain of breaking their Hardware Buttons by heavy use of the HD2.

Therefore another Developer made this program for the HD2:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=612267

I wonder why nearly all outcoming Android Devices from HTC have no hardware buttons anymore?! I think it is for practical use and not only because its a trend in the smartphone developement.

I hope to see a ROM or a Mod for Android in the future...would be very useful!

I am not going to comment or do anything in this Thread as it should be taken as a push for this issue...so if you support this or you get any news about this you can leave something here...:D

Some Concept Designs...:p

By Raysearcher ( inspired by "Smart Taskbar"-Android App )

By Internauta2000

By me
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] motoman234:
That's a great idea. I have broken my power button and my menu/start button by using them all the time. I would love to see something like this in Android. I'm just not sure everyone will agree.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ducklas1:
Live and let live. :D:)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] wrecless:
+1 good idea my back button is wearing away as we speak
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] fuuunkdat:
Please someone make soft buttons!

+1 could realy do with something like that. My hard wear buttons are taking a battering on android alll the time :p
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] norpan111:
Would feel sad if my keys just sat there unuses...but it would be a great compliment! Would love to see something like this!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MartyLK:
+1...I'm in for it also. Have wanted softkeys since forever.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] sleeping_apocalypse:
A must

Completely agree, I miss this feature in android over the WinMo. For every single app i have to use h/w keys. Though I am not in favour of completely removing h/w keys as they have their own use from time to time. But the softkeys are must to make it a fully touch screen experience.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] malaeus:
hey, what about modifying the keyboard, or notification bar similar to cm6.1?

im not programmer, but on a UI perspective those would be the only places that would be nonintrusive to the rest of the systems UI and would not reduce active screen size.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cooldfuzion:
+1...I'm in for it also.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Seven Goals:
It's a very good idea!!!!!!!:D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ducklas1:
Isn't especially the HD2 predestinated for this becoz of its huge gorgeous sreen?! :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] raysearcher:
some solution for now ...

A great cause to start an app development! Thumbs up!!!

I have been looking for some "easy to switch app" application, without touching the hardware buttons on my HD2. I saw and experienced the Desire HD rom on the HD2, but still it is far from a final state I stick to the "Mdeejay-6.11.2010-Froyo_sense_v2.3_Clean-kernel-15" which runs like native on my HD2.

So, on the Desire HD Rom there is an easy to "switch between apps" possibility, by tapping on the taskbar, then you have a view of recent apps ...

Some more functions, easy accessible like the software buttons would be cool (for the HD2)!

I had a look on the Android market for "program switcher" and found "smart taskbar". It places a transparent arrow on the right (or left side) of the screen. This arrow is the access to the switcher, you have inside a Home button, Exit button, Recent apps ... All apps access ... or whatever you customize! Or you can customize the access not through the arrow, but the taskbar.

This tiny arrow places itself above nearly all apps. You are able to switch between apps, or show Home screen by only tapping to the arrow.

I found the User Interface inside the app a bit uncomfortable, but there is enough room for improvement (more finger friendly, may be Softkey buttons on bottom?!) ...

This app reduces dramatically the use of the hardware buttons!

A specialized app with Softkeys would be awesome :)

Cheers and have fun!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ducklas1:
yeah thanx,

good app...it is really an enrichment for android and will answer our purpose too...

i think android softkeys are kind a challenge for the developers Let us furthermore hope that it will come true...:o:o:o
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] clio94:
Personally i would prefer to have gestures for controling the system.something like dolphin hd browser gestures but for the os and all programms.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] raysearcher:
multi-gesture controlls!

Gestures on the HD2 would blow the imagination of usability, i guess! Great idea "clio94"!

We already have some gesture controls, as the pinch to zoom, applied to the desktop, it shows all 7 screens. I can imagine that a gesture would show the Home screen or functions as the Back key! Something like Exposé in Mac OS X ;)

Apple is one of the leading developers in the field of gesture control of interfaces, they have some patents in this field:

http://www.sefranet.net/apple-patents-multitouch-gestures/

... but there is for shure room for imagination and workaround ;) Do not get discouraged developers!

I do not know how the Screen touch sensors of the HD2 are capable of recognition of more than 2 fingers?! Is it all a software driven possibility, can a simple app be installed and the HD2 (or nearly every other android touchscreen phone, that allready has pinch to zoom) would have multi-gesture controlls?

A shame I am not a developer of apps, with some knowledge on that I would initiate something ...

Best regards!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] raysearcher:
Softkey Project- Android!

Hello

I have been the last night dreaming about those ideas of a Softkey app for HTC HD2 (or Android in general).

This morning I threw some ideas in Photoshop. It is a way how it could look like.

The principles are based on the "smart taskbar" app i mentioned earlier.

Description:

-four soft keys (home, menu, back, search)

-they place themselves over the user interface of a running app

-transparency, position, size can be adjusted over the apps interface

If some of you are developers themselves, you can ad some ideas too?!

It seems like a not too complex code behind, at least those keys would be only shortcuts to the hardware buttons.

I have no knowledge of how to develop Android apps, but would support if someone pics up the Idea (I can provide him/her with graphics etc.).

P.S.Does anyone have some insights about gesture controlling (multi-touch with more than two fingers)?

Cheers
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lucian777:
Maybe someone will try to port the buttons from archos 70 :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ducklas1:
@ RAYSEARCHER

Excellent work. :)...would be a good alternative...for those who want a restrained look...and hopefully the dream comes true ;)

I hv experience in Java Programming and hv been already involved a little in the Android SDK Plugin for Eclipse...but no time to develop something :(

@lucian777 THATS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!! :):):cool:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ikkon:
have anyone tried activator app from cydia?

would be awesome if i get to use something like that in android!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ducklas1:
Just first and easy concepts. Nothing more. :p
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] norpan111:
There it is :-)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] yongck7:
look good. To ensure no accidental trigger the app, I suggest to add double tap to launch feature or lauch after pressing for eg 2sec (both are user define).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hentro:
Hmmm I think its a good idea BUT we would be losing some of that gorgeous screen, if you know what I mean...it would be sweet If a certain gesture made the soft keys appear and disappear.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bluevmax92:
already returned my HD2 for a replacement

my HD2 was covered under my warranty. i just told them the buttons stopped working, reverted it all back to stock rom n radio using my mobiler, and sent it back. only evidence i hacked the spl is the cotulla signature. we will see if they charge me for the phone.... i dont think they will since they fix them and send them right back out.... buttons basically collapsed into the body of the phone and caused touchscreen to stop responding....
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mattfmartin:
You know, you can flash back the stock spl too.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mattfmartin:
Another idea would be to have like a ghost button that would bring up all if the homescreen,back,exit etc then the menu dissapears.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bluevmax92:
stock spl

Only time will tell of they bill me. Wish I coulda figured out how to go back to stock spl. A link to the forum would be nice anyone.. I just plain failed to find it...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mattfmartin:
Tmo hd2 section. Thread (flashing for noobs. Its been a while since I done it and I forgot., if memory serves me, you just flash spl again and it will ask which spl version you want. You pick the 2.0800000 for stock, not 2.08. Do the same optionif yours came with 2.10. It would be 2.10000000
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] 10507:
Or you could just flash your official rom from SDcard.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Ahmun_Ra:
Topic

Or u could just stick to the topic and discuss that same place else.

This is an ideia that i've been having for quite some time now and i've tryed lots of programs that avoid me to use the phisical buttons and i do it anyway...

Theres a reason why the HTC Android devices do not have phisical buttons. Obviously its because we use too much of the home, back and wake buttons and anything phisical tends to brake...

Love both ideias (the more invisible buttons and the visual ones) both have theres ups and downs. One we forget we have them the other reduces the screen and that why ive bought an HD2, its BIG screen.

So thumbs up for this ideia and lets see what some of the bright minds form here comes up with.

PS: Not a multitouch app but a very good app with gestures its "Gesture search". You can browse for contacts, apps, bookmark with just a simple gesture. And it can be activated by just a simple shake of the phone
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] @sshat:
what if you were to press any hardware button and it would pull up softkey buttons screen. Yes, it would take some getting used to but maybe thats a price we have to pay for such a do it all phone. At least that way, even if one of the four decides to not work, we have back up!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] psyCORe:
Gawd, this is what we need!!! :eek:

,, can someone port this thing ?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jsacp:
As well as to the option of pressing a hard key in order to bring to front the softkey panel, i would suggest something like webOS in Palm Pre.

That is, when you pull your finger from down to up across the screen, it brings a menu up.

What i suggest is something like the bar above the android, to make a lower one.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ducklas1:
Okay we gathered enough very good ideas so far and they show how many are interested in it. But i hv got the impression that no one of the programmers around android developement on hd2 took notice so far from this thread. I am not sure, but Cortulla&Team are mainly responsible for the successful port of android to hd2 and more likely able to put this into action. I will write some posts in their threads and we will see what happen.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kiddou:
yes this is a really excellent idea

hd2 definitely needs softkeys
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] brooon:
Good idea, i´ll second that ;) ...gestures (or any other way to disable the buttons) are obligatory for me, it would really destroy the look and feel when some buttons are hanging around while playing angry birds or writing some mails.. :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] anderin:
+1... yes yes yes... we need it!!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] raysearcher:
Possibilities to have softkeys in Android 2.2?!

Hi,

I have been having a chat recently with an android app developer. He told me he had already plans for a project like Softkeys. Had also an "engineering/prototype" app of software buttons. Unfortunately the app did not install on the HD2, but was meant to be used on an android tablet.

He researched the abilities to make programmed shortcuts to hardware buttons ... but told me, that by now in Android 2.2 it was not possible, may be it would be in Android 2.3 ...

Now, have you guys been able to make any progress in our Softkey project?

There must be a workaround those constraints!

Best regards
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ducklas1:
Thats really bad news...i have posted this issue in M-deejays and Blackstones Threads, hoping they would give an answer about the possibilities, but didnt get any feedback so far. I wonder why there wasnt already someone who successfully realized this for the HD2...probably thats the answer...I hope thats not

Isn't Cortulla the leading xda dev responsible for the Android Port on HD2...if he isnt to busy with NAND its worth to ask him?! We need some reliable sources and Android Pros.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] iamgpc:
It is need the System Signature KEY to do Key injection in Android APK.

We don't have system platform key in HTC Sense build.

In other words, it is very hard to do this feature in APK.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] raysearcher:
thoughts ...

This thread represents the aim for a much more user friendly User Interface in Android!

I think if there was at the beginning of Android, a leading constraint of App/UI development with the screen/soft keys in mind, something like the user friendly iPhone UI, we wouldn´t have this kind of talk today.

What we see today in the Device development is a step back from hardware buttons, those buttons became just touch keys. I see a user friendlier counsciousness in the Android device and App UI arising.

By the growing popularity of Tablets, such touch keys disappear, they appear as soft keys ... well next thing is to have something like an Android Corporate Identity constraint, to have those "mighty" coordination Buttons (Home,Back,Search..) implemented in the app´s UI we use ... (Apple wisely did it from the very beginning).

Some time will have to pass ... until we reach a similar UI level, nevertheless it is very good by now.

At least how many of you find using those hardware/touch keys on the bottom of your devices, user friendly?! It is almost impossible to use the device only with one hand!

I love Android from the very first moment I began using it! Fingers crossed, that progression is fast and gapless ;)

Best regards!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ducklas1:
Come on Guys, we need some rear cover...dont let this thread die...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] undergroundcugir:
any updates ?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hd945157206:
haha 有这个爽啊:p
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] clio94:
Τhere is a new commit http://gitorious.org/linux-on-wince-htc from markinus

tsunagi: better touchscreen calibration and add touchscreen buttons

maybe it is the thing we want;
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ducklas1:
yeah! seems like we hv got the ball rolling :o:):D

But not sure...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] norpan111:
I use my hd2 with only one hand always :p even pinch-zoom with the hand I'm holding it with thumb and the "point-finger" can't remember the name of that finger right now...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] buzz killington:
I have started using this app from the market called AltTabApps, it resides in the taskbar and gives you access to recent/running apps, bookmarks and all apps. This along with Opera has cut down my use of the hardware keys by a huge amount.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MMAwarrior:
I would really like to see this, i recently send my HD2 back to the service center when my keys were wore down.. they fixed it but i really dont want this to happen again! Some Dev should look into this i would be so gratefulll.....