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[Desire Themes and Apps] alex_desire:
Hi all,

I am reasonably new to the android scene, having had an iPhone since the day one, my iPhone 4 was recently stolen, and I took the brave decision to replace it with a HTC Desire.

I have just rooted my HTC desire using UnrEVOked, and it was successful.. now I am interested in loading a custom ROM, and after looking around briefly, have noticed that the Desire HD ROM has caught my eye (after seeing a video of it running on the Desire).

I like the extra features that Desire HD has that make the phone more usable in my opinion.

I understand how to load ROMs but I am struggling to find where I can locate this ROM, and does it have to be a version of the ROM specifically designed for the HTC desire?

Any help would be appreciated!

(By the way, I have already attempted to use the "Search" feature of the forum, but it seems the search feature is currently down. "Search is not available at the moment")

Thanks!
[Desire Themes and Apps] worshishen:
the best HD rom currently would be RCMixHD

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=789830

if you have already rooted your phone with unrevoked clockwork mod should be installed

enter recovery mode and flash the zip file or if you refer a GUI approach use ROM manager
[Desire Themes and Apps] alex_desire:
Exactly what I was looking for!

Thankyou very much for sharing your knowledge!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kevinngao:
My x10 mini is running Android 2.1, Build number is 2.0.1.A..0.47

I can't root the phone with z4root and superoneclick.

I need someone to help me please!!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] alex0983:
re: help

what happens exactly?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Blulmn:
Do a repair using SEUS and then use z4root. Very easy - can't go wrong.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] beerio:
1. Put the z4root file on the SD-card

2. Download Astro file manager (free version from android market) and install it.

3. Use Astro to locate z4root on your SD-card and install it

4. Open z4root

5. Choose root phone

6. Wait until the phone reboots

Finished!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kevinngao:
I did it already, and I tried a lot of ways. Still not works.

Thx
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] beerio:
Which version do you use of z4root? 1.2? 1.3? and can you tell me what happens when you try to root, with z4root.

I ask because I and lots of other user have no problem with the z4root, I only seen one user that had to wait for around 10 min before the phone restarted. But after that was the phone rooted.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] muzik_demon:
This build is the same as x8's build and we can't seem to root it either.

One thing that you can do is revert to .504 build and use that
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] beerio:
Please try this version 1.3 of z4root it should work for you (atleast do many reports says it will work for your firmware).

Better to try and fail, then never try at all
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] muzik_demon:
Unfortunately it doesnt work with this build.:(
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] beerio:
Thanks for trying it! I will add a notice that it dont work on your firmware in my thread.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Archang3L-:
I need some help too, is this 6 step enough to grant me root access? I saw ur thread, and i see adb involved. Is there any method w/o involving adb, can i reboot to recovery or sth? Is there any custom 2.1 firmware available for x10 mini? I'm using Samsung Spica now 2.2 cyanogen mod, and a female friend just bought x10 and asking for hlep, pls lead me to the safest possible rooting and custom firmware if available....Ty guys !
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] muzik_demon:
Check the build version if it end with .47 theres no root yet if it ends with .504 download z4root from market

No custom firmwares for x10 mini yet..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] beerio:
There is NO need for any ADB commands! you only need the z4root file and to download the ASTRO file manager (free version) from Android market. And then are you ready to start to root!

Just remember to put the z4root file on your SD-card.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Systemfraud:
I can't for the life of me get the android keyboard to work on an HD sense ROM. It installs but as soon as you touch a key it FCs.. I know there's other keyboards that would work like swift keyboard, and whatnot, but my preferred choice is stock android KB. Any help/suggestions? TIA. :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenfly:
Bump. I would also like he multi touch kb on my hd port as well.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Systemfraud:
Buuuuuump.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Systemfraud:
Anyone?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adr1aN:
Is there a way to change the" Welcome to Perception" text on the lockscreen? I downloaded the stock lock and now it says" Drawing". Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeithGS:
I just recently downloaded rom manager, is it safe to flash the clockworkmod recovery in the Evo 4G

with hardware rev 0004

and hboot 2.02 and the latest software number?

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alekosy:
Amon RA Recovery is the best, and why should you flash that clockwork?

Imo, I think your fine.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xoreactionzox:
No its not safe from where we have the new hboot not possible I forgot in like a boss it said not to and I did and had prblems likd we cant run cm and stuff to or flash splash screens
[Touch HD General] Thegn:
Hi,

I wonder if there is a Froyo Sense build we could adapt to work on our Blackstones? We do have an old Android 2.1 build with Sense, but a Froyo Sense build would be nice! Yes, it would probably be slow, but things are moving forward somewhat with 3D, and hopefully later 2D optimizations.

I know to little about how all good folks package their Android distributions, (and I have only gotten one cup of coffee this morning :p ), but is it possible, for instance, to adapt MDJ:s FroYo HD build to our Blackstones by editing the Startup.txt and possibly change the rootfs.img and zImage? I respect his work and all the others work with Android. I just know to little about this stuff.

Cheers,
[Defy General] Neo Cortex:
I am thinking of getting a Defy as a free upgrade to my Hero. Reviews of camera seem mixed but general impression is that it's not brilliant, especially in low light. Interested to hear the views of people here.
[Defy General] Mercano:
You can compare the photos from defy with various other phones, including N8, iPhone4 on gsmarena site. Just click on some of the latest reviews, doesnt matter which phone, and go to the camera section of the review. There is a photo compare tool.
[Defy General] Neo Cortex:
Thanks. That was helpful but I am more interested in the low light performance.
[Defy General] Higgsy:
I was pleasantly suprised with the quality of the flash. up to a metre or 2 it is very effective and doesn't wash out the photo like some others. All in all I am pleases with the camera - thats just my opinion though.
[Defy General] Neo Cortex:
Thanks. I am almost certainly going to get one. The nagging doubt in the back of my mind is the speaker issue. Difficult to know how much of a problem it really is. People who don't have the issue (obviously) don't post to forums
[Defy General] BizzaBoy:
None of those Cell Cameras are that cool in low light compared to a DSLR. What would really help is a camera app that writes out a dng file so that one can properly posprocess this in say Lightroom/Photoshop/Noiseware.

Just for completeness shake, the camera module seems to be a MT9PT012 ...
[Defy General] Sorensiim:
IMHO - flash and camera is pretty awful. Here's a shot with flash, I even gave it +20 brightness in Gimp:

Then again, I might be spoiled by these babies:

Ironically - That was shot with my HTC Desire :)

I guess the Defy's camera is just below cell-phone average. It should't be your only camera, but for "Hey this looks fun!" shots it'll do fine.
[Defy General] xdaid:
I really like my defy but, honestly, the camera is not the best part.

Also the display looks not so brilliant as the desire's one.

I'm not saying they're bad, just they're not wonderful, but considering defy's price it's absolutely fair.
[Defy General] dave79:
Well, one thing none of the others can do is H2Oing it. I just filmed in water, definitely better results than any other phone attempting the same :)
[Defy General] stfnlg:
I'm using the Camera360 app. There is a filter called "Effect enhancement". If i you this one, the pictures look better - the ones taken in short range. Ok, they do look a bit "artifical", but for me its ok. There is a "free" version of that app for trying out...

The Defy is not the first Android i bought, but it will be the first Android, which will not be sold again. I really like this phone...

Maybe there will be some kind of camera-optimization. Until then, i will take my digi-cam for "more important" pictures to make.

Best regards

Stefan
[Defy General] stfnlg:
Here is sample picture, resized, with flash and taken with camera360 app.
[Defy General] trickyhenry:
This was taken with a Galaxy S

This was taken with the Defy, different day so not a direct comparison. The weather was worse and it was cloudy. Hope this give you an idea of comparison though.

Defy on macro with flash

Defy with macro no flash. Shows good detail.

thanks
[Defy General] disturkis4u:
Photos aren't that great but they're not awful. I do find that the built in editing (kodak perfect touch) does an excellent job though. The macro mode and color reproduction aren't as good as my vibrant. But overall im satisfied.
[Defy General] Higgsy:
yeah I agree that kodak perfect touch enhancement works well
[Defy General] teddykgb:
What about Videos in 720p ?

Anyone succeed to take videos in 720p with Froyo 2.2 ? :confused:
[Defy General] bufa:
have you tryed the kodak perfect touch option?? It's excelent! for night pics, and remember to use the "night" mode in dark places :)

imo, It's good++ :)
[Defy General] felipegeek:
I took pictures with it for the first time today. I did not like the quality of the pictures. My first impressions:

Pros: The LED flash is bright and puts my old BB Curve to shame. You could use it to blind a night time attacker if you could instantly turn it on with an external button.

The interface to take pictures is pretty good and easy to use.

Cons:

-Colors are muddy and off color even when shot outdoors.

-Colors with the flash are not automatically corrected and show up with the blue/white color cast of the LED flash.

-Color space compression is very noticable with banding visible under various conditions.

-Slow to take a picture because it does not focus until you click the onscreen button to take the photo.

I thought video was better on balance than the camera but it is rather poor in low light (as expected). I hope that I will learn to get better results with it after more testing but I'm glad it's not a primary reason for me to own the Defy.

-felipe
[Defy General] switchgott:
What about 720p videos?

Could someone try it?with froyo??
[Defy General] Le_Poilu:
I found the camera pretty good in comparaison of my old phone.

But there's a hudge miss on the native camera app: you cannot change the JPG compression and by default it's very very compressed! Some have their 5Mpxl pictures that takes around 300kB (it should be 1.5MB at least!).

Maybe if someone know a way to change this settings it would be nice for improving the quality of the final picture ;)
[Defy General] Sorensiim:
I really like the Vignette app for the camera, it's old school styles go rather well with the "performance" of the camear :)
[Defy General] teddykgb:
Same question.
[Defy General] hunpgod:
I agree that the file sizes seems pretty small due to the pixel numbers. The colors are still not the best though. Can the picture compression be set up in other camera softvers?
[Defy General] sarge78:
The software plays a big part in delivering poor quality images, maybe we could nab the droid 2 global/milestone 2 software/drivers?

There'll never be official 720p, os version makes no difference.
[Defy General] hunpgod:
I tried to play around with other camera apps. I could do pictures that have bigger file size (with camera 360) but I haven't noticed significant image quality improvement. Did anyone else tried other camera apps?
[Defy General] switchgott:
Realy dissapointing!

This would the bring the defy to best android phone for now.

But now we know, this wouldn´t be OMAP3630 :-(
[Defy General] teddykgb:
Thanks for your answer.

It's disappointing ! ... :(
[Defy General] pijes:
if the picture turns out a bit dark, use the kodak perfect touch feature to enhance it. open gallery - select image - press menu - edit - kpt.
[Galaxy Tab General] jtorral:
So, I buy this thing hoping to video chat and there is no app installed that I can find. So I download qik and there is no video chat option. What am I missing ?????

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] j2hott23:
Try "Tango" which is in the Market or "Fring" which is also in the Market.

Also the Yahoo Messenger has a video Chat add-on if you use that.
[Galaxy Tab General] mchimney:
I have the At&T tab as well and was quite disappointed to not have a stock video chat app, but tang works very well. Much better than fring imo
[Galaxy Tab General] Garret:
What really pissed me off last night is that there is no free tab to PC video chat option! The only option is probably...yahoo messenger? ( didn't check that ) and "clearsea" which is a paid app...

It's ridiculous really...
[Galaxy Tab General] Raspster:
Att looks to make everything other than the iPhone and iPad fail. They hold everything elce back. When the day comes that the iPhones moves to another US carrier (verizon) AT&T is going to wish they never made theses kind of choices. It will be there un-doing.
[Galaxy Tab General] jtorral:
Yea. Than they want a 10% restock fee. This is bull ****. They should take it back without a restocking fee since it does not do what they say it does. They clearly put on their web page that to video chat click on the app icon to do so. Its a green icon with a handset on it.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metaltorizo:
the data doesnt seem to work on my hyperdroid 1.7 with hastarin 8.5 kernel on my tmobile hd2. it just shows the bars, with no 3g or edge icon. data will not load, and i have tried turning off the phone, reinstalling the android build, taking out the sim card, and turning on/off airplane mode. what can i do, i really like this build otherwise.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conantroutman:
You could try a different radio/kernel.......

Have you tried setting up the apn manually?

If none of those work then I'm afraid you'll just have to use a different build.....

The android sections over there by the way ------------->

;)

You're more likely to get an answer quicker in there.....
[Desire HD General] vuedesprit:
ok now that i did a perm root + (soff + cid unlock using the Soff tool)

i installed rom manager + CWM + SU + terminal emulator

what will happen if i do a factory reset?

will i lose the permroot or sOFF

should i install any of the above apk after the hard reset?

what if i did install some apk, did some tweaks and changed themes.......and want to make an image backup for my ciurrent setup, so i can install it anytime after a hard reset, shuld titanium backup do this job or something else to do?
[Desire HD General] vuedesprit:
any help here plz
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jzero88:
So I have installed the Flashable JK6 Rom from Simbionix, and have an issue with the market. I was able to install a app from the market on this Rom, but seems to download but never install from the market now. Any suggestions?
[Android Apps and Games] deepside7:
I know about handcent and chomp, but what other options are there?

I'm after something a bit different, with a good popup and inbox that doesn't look so..iphone like?
[Android Apps and Games] Dave the Knave:
That's all you get really. And you do know Handcent has option to change EVERYTHING right? It doesn't have to be iPhone-y.
[Android Apps and Games] BrandonRyan86:
I do believe I've seen some other options on the market...but they didn't look too inviting to me, for whatever reason, at the time.

If you're considering apps that don't actually function as the app for your messaging, I use an SMS app that I enjoy and find helpful.

SMS Backup + will backup all your Text Messages to your gMail account under a label SMS. Here's the AppBrain link:

http://www.appbrain.com/app/sms-backup/com.zegoggles.smssync
[Android Apps and Games] deepside7:
Yeah, I used to use it, but reverted back to stock after a while. Not sure why, but haven't really liked either option.
[Android Apps and Games] deepside7:
Just tried goSMS.. seems pretty good.. again, iphone style, but I like this one for some reason... Will see how it goes
[Android Apps and Games] parthabhatta:
I use SMS composer. Its free in the market, simple to use and the only non-threade SMS app I could find. Its only 500-600 kb, so less resource hungry also. Its also buggy but usable.
[Android Apps and Games] deepside7:
I still prefer threaded. The standard SMS app is good, it's threaded, but it doesn't look like i'm reading a comic.

Now I remember the reason I stopped using handcent.. It became very slow after a while to get into the inbox etc.
[Android Apps and Games] Dave the Knave:
I've also noticed that. But I deal with it cause the stock app was much worse for me.
[Android Apps and Games] deepside7:
Give Gosms a try. It seems to be much faster so far, and i've got a reasonable amount of sms's in my inbox right now.
[Android Apps and Games] amorchoo:
em,I really preffer to GO SMS,not just because its simple UI style,but also it can give me some other feels.Good!
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
I also tried GOSms , it seems nice, the UI,contacts and speed is better than handcent, it runs smoothly for me till now. Keep an eye on it.
[Android Apps and Games] deepside7:
Seems to have a problem with notifications.. Doesn't always play the full notification ringtone

But other than that, I like it
[Android Apps and Games] Hugoshine:
Yeah, for its lighter, beautiful popup window, search, contact, and even the new smileys, I will Support it!!
[Android Apps and Games] lilkidz:
Have you tried PingChat? It's available on iPhone, Blackberry and on Android.
[Android Apps and Games] Dave the Knave:
That's not SMS. That's more or less another instant messaging service like AIM, Yahoo, or Windows Live.
[Android Apps and Games] nomad4ever:
I tried Go SMS also and like the looks, speed and small overhead compared to Handcent (which I use since I had my HTC Legend, about 7 months or so).

Problem with Go SMS, it FC's all the time for me. Sometimes every 5 minutes, without any activitiy. It just runs in the background and I receive the crash message and can make an error report.

There is nothing happening when it crashes, no SMS coming or going. When it's in the foreground it usually doesn't crash, but it's pretty unusable for me at this point. And the neon bubble colors hurt my eyes, they need to change those or give coloring options. :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] ironlood:
Honestly GO-Sms is pretty solid I will admit that it's buggy but it's still being improved so theres plenty of room for improvement. Once the app stats to mature I think it will be nearly unstoppable.

Until then im sticking with handcent ...

Sent from my futuristic phone
[Android Apps and Games] iomthd:
I'll give go sms a try!
[Desire HD General] martinez1:
Hi

Yesterday I have reset my DHD to factory settings (menu->settings->SD card->personal data->reset to factory settings).

Before that I have made a full copy of my sd card as well as I've copied the file "pkg.apk" from "Mnt/asec/com.rovio.angrybirds-2/"

The Angry Birds were already copied to sd card.

I've installed them again but I can't get back to my saved progress in that game. Where is it stored? Can I get it back anyhow?

P.S. My wife was already on the 12th level or sth. She will kill me once she finds out that I've messed it up, so your help will be highly appreciated ;)
[Desire HD General] Owendavies:
Unless l'm mistaken, I think you've lost your data. Its stored on the phone in the folder data.

To get at it, I used VISIONary+ to temproot the phone, then Titanium backup to backup the data to the sd card. Once reset, and Angry Birds installed, play a level. Then run Visionary+ again, and restore backup from sd card.

Sorry!
[Desire HD General] Andy:
You Sir, are correct. If you look in the market you can download a "Cheat" app to enable all the levels.
[Desire HD General] martinez1:
i"m still alive :)

OK. Thanks for your replies.

Luckily I've managed to get over the anger of my wife - she started playing again :)
[Desire HD General] Andy:
The new festive Angry Birds is also free on the market. Keeps my wife quiet for a while!
[Desire HD General] paulus_01:
Well...

have a look in the market, angry birds seasons is out: it gives special themed levels, for halloween and for Christmas. The Christmas one is like a calendar: you can only play one level a day ;)

That should make her even more happy ;)
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] circleofomega:
I have a Genesis ROM...Now this has nothing to do with the ROM...

The wallpaper during Sense UI is different..how can I make it a Theme Default Wallpaper??

I hope I am clear...

Like, if a wallpaper comes with theme, I cant seem to see it on the Flip clock background...only when i press start I can see it...???

Any ideas?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Useless guy:
How to assemble a windows phone 7 module? I tried to do this using recmod, but it fails with error "ProcessCase0: bit 5 is zero!".

Regards!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] athompson:
See this thread please:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=845466
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Useless guy:
There is no way to assemble module now, right?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] OndraSter:
The modules, as we use them, is not the right way, originally, it is normal .dll file with another .rel file with relocation definitions (lets say similar to imageinfo.bin). The "folder with S00x files inside" is not the native way.

You can somewhere in VS make it to output this file too, but how did you get C++ for CE7 working, I dont know.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Useless guy:
No, i don't want to compile C++ code, i want to assemble (connect) "folder with S00x files inside" to the dll file. May be i don't understood you :)

I tried to assemble browsres.dll and - it works! But with kbdlayoutXXXX.dll it fails. May be it's a .Net assembly or something else?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] OndraSter:
.net assemblies and "binaries" can't be split into different parts.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] athompson:
There is a pre-release SDK available from Microsoft, but I had trouble downloading it. I've been using visual studio 2008 for WM6.5 to build COM C++ modules, and it's working fine on CE7 so far, FWIW.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ceesheim:
you can only recmod modules with only one S000 file in the folder (I just tried it and only when there is one it works )
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Useless guy:
That's right, but all the files with only one S000 are resource binaries (like browsres.dll). So i think that they changed a PE header (or something else, i don't know, it's my suggestion) and recmond can't assemble module. May be WinCE7 have a diffrent way in module organization?

Sorry for broken english, i don't use translators :)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] athompson:
Here is the link to the WinCE7 preview:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/products/windowsce/compact7.mspx