yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datrada:
Hey all thanks for all the great advice. Here are the results.

Having called yesterday to tmobile to switch my plan so that the data works with the mt4g i through in a question regarding the imei which the rep confirmed was in the system.

Today I called and just spoke with the technical support (know one asked where or when i got the phone) and after about an hour long conversation of trying to explain the problem with the screen i directed the rep to the following forum

http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/android/f/101/t/8180.aspx

as soon as he saw this he understood that it was a hardware issue and pretty much immediately started on the process of sending me a replacement. Should be 7-10 days before i get it and hopefully it will be the good screen considering this is the issue i called in about. funny if they send a bad screen again.

Further he told me he will send this to their issue research department or whatever they call it and they might just finally start treating it as a known issue.

My recommendation for anyone who will try to get the screen replaced is to be completely honest with the rep about the screen, that there is a better one that is available and direct them to the post i sent above which will make them understand exactly whats going on.

Thanks again for the IMEI tips and making sure the phone is in their system before calling.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobsbbq:
This is good to know. I have registered and made a couple of post as well.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tnpapadakos:
well, sure enough, i had the "bad" screen from taiwan...went to the tmo store where i bought the phone, talked to my salesman, and he checked their stock, funny thing was, they had nothing but chinese models now....somehow i got the only taiwanese one...

well, they exchanged it, and 3 hours later im back to where i was, rooted, custom splash, cy-mod, eng hboot...

thanks for the heads up, nice find...also, i checked my first one with this one before i left the store and the difference was quite obvious

glad i went ahead and did this before my remorse period was up, i was actually waffling on it, but came to my senses today

thanks again
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biker1:
Thanks for the great info in this thread.

I was ready to jump the Sprint ship, and get on board with the myPhone.

It took me hours of research to finally decide on a device and carrier.

I was all set, until I inadvertently came across the Screen Issues. A good thing I did though.

I was going to order the myPhone 4G from T-Mobile online, but not sure if that is best. Maybe I should go into a T-Mobile store for purchase. The online price is $199. The in store price I don't know, BUT I do not want to have to go thru exchanges and such due to a Bad Screen, or I should say I want to reduce my Risks ;)

Any suggestions are appreciated.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tnpapadakos:
go the store, look at the box, make sure it says made in china

chances are really good you'll have the better screen

check it before you leave the store, or better yet have them turn it on and show you it working before you finish the transaction

go into bootloader by pressing power and volume down, go down to system info and check that the screen is LCD-SO-C2
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biker1:
I thought I would have to download the Terminal App as discussed prior, and enter dmesg

But I can check the screen as per your post using bootloader, as that would be much quicker to check.

I appreciate your help ;)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phateless:
This method only works if S-OFF.

Terminal Emulator is your best bet.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tnpapadakos:
DOH!!:eek:

my bad
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biker1:
I see. That means I would have to purchase the device first, and then download the emulator. Hmmm. If I have an issue, I can turn around and try another maybe??

What is S-Off ??

Thanks

Hey, maybe by this time there are less of the Bad Screen'd MyTouches, although I can see them being refurbished (with Bad Screens and all) and sent to those who have to use insurance for lost, damaged, etc. devices :(

Unless it's like a bank with counterfeit bills. You inadvertently walk in with a counterfeit bill to deposit, and the bank takes it out of circulation.

Hopefully T-Mobile is doing the same with the Bad Screen MyTouch's.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surfnhawaii808:
I don't get it... when I'm looking directly at screen, when I'm using it, screen looks fine... but if I turn it to an angle that I would never use phone at, yes it looks washed (dmesg says 1) ... so you can only tell the difference if you hold it at some weird angle? Who holds and uses their phone at that weird angle? I don't... My display is fine when holding and looking at it like I would when using it...

Those who have exchanged their 1 screen (bad?) for a 2 (good screen) can you see a display quality difference when using it at REGULAR ANGLES?!

Thanks in advance!

Aloha from Hawaii!!! \m/ SHAKA!!!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datrada:
I originally replaced my screen after reading a post somewhere on XDA where someone made a good point. Months from now when you decide to replace your phone and put the thing up on EBAY or wherever the good screen vs bad screen issue will most likely be a prominent descriptor in peoples auctions. No one wants to buy the worse product at the same price. That's how i felt as well, i paid a large sum of money and got stuck with a sub-par product for the same price i could have had a good one. So i called in and replaced it and the difference is there. Maybe to the untrained eye the difference is minimal, but to those who have a bad screen and then switch to the better screen I think you would clearly see a difference, even when looking the phone straight on. The Colors are more vibrant and the contrast is much better, and most importantly you feel at peace knowing you have the good screen. :D
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mftek1:
HUGE difference!!!!!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linknight:
I got my replacement one in today and it is made in China and the screen looks far superior, but I want to be sure, so can someone explain how I can check in the terminal emulator?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phateless:
Definitely! Big difference!

Reboot then type dmesg. I've given instructions 5 times in this thread alone. Do a search.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surfnhawaii808:
Ok tmo is sending mme a expidated replacement via ups , hope I don't get another junk Taiwan screen...

They would not exchange it at tmo store I bought it at... booooooo

Thanks for your input guys!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tnpapadakos:
i'll bet ten bucks if you get one that is made in china you'll be ok, just a hunch

(not counterfeit money, either...)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biker1:
LOL!!

I went into a T-Mobile Corporate store today. The Rep was very cool. We shot the breeze for a half hour as I went over the options regarding plans etc.

I explained the issue about the screen. He has heard about it, and mentioned he did have 1 return a while ago. The difference in screens was shown to him by the Customer. The Rep saw the difference on the web. It may have been on xda But he doesn't remember.

He continued and said that he thinks that all of those units with the bad screen are most likely out of stock by now. I explained to him that I can check the screen with the emulator as you mentioned regarding Sharp vs. Sony.

I can do that at the store, when I pick it up tomorrow.

He said he would check to see if he has the Black ones in stock. I asked him to please check if the boxes say Taiwan or China. I know that it is not an absolute, but it would increase the odds of getting a good Screen if the box said made in China (it is not often that I hope a product says Made in China lol!)

All the units he had said Made in China. So, so far, so good.

I'll find more out tomorrow.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surfnhawaii808:
^^^^ lol made in China comment!

Aloha from Hawaii!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biker1:
Yes, it is a First for me to state such ;)

Hello to you in Hawaii. Would be nice to be there then here in NYC :(
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esincho:
Got the phone the second day it was available, so of course I got the crap screen that i noticed right away coming from the n1.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sargonkano:
Made in China w/ LCD-SH-C2 not SO-C2

K, here's my issue, everyone talks about there MT4G having LCD-SO-C2 / Made in China as the superior display but I've done alot of research on my phone and all of my signs are marked Made in China, the side of my case, inside of my phone (after I remove the battery), etc... But when I HBoot in System Info it shows LCD-SH-C2 but I've done plenty of visual assessments as well and its clear that I don't have the washed up screen. Can someone please help explain the LCD-SH-C2 confusion??? Oh and I have a White MT4G bought at the beginning of December, any feedback will be greatly appreciated it, thank you in advance...

S.K.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esincho:
China don't automatically mean good screen
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cthulion:
Dude!! Which store in NYC you're talking about??????
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drzfr3shboialex:
my dad bought mine 2 weeks ago I got the plum since they didnt have the white or black, and I git it made in taiwan how do I check for the bad screen?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cthulion:
By reading the thread.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] projex0:
i guess i was the lucky one on my first try got one made in taiwan with a good screen
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drzfr3shboialex:
just ran terminal emulator, and got the good screen panel type=2, mine was made in taiwan plum version
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobsbbq:
There has yet to be a case where LCD SH was a good one. There is always a first but I highly doubt it. If it was a refurbished unit I might say maybe.

Post some pictures for us to see your good screen.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] five5outh:
Hey guys,

I recently flashed my Captivate to Auxuras 2.1.. lovin it, except for the fact that the clock app from the stock rom was wayy better (stopwatch, timer, worldclock etc.)

Are there any recommendations or apps that you guys could suggest that has similar functions?

All i really need is an app that I can set time, run in the background, play alarm sounds OR vibrate when in silent.

Thanks !
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
Here. This is the clockpackage I used on Assonance, pulled from Perception 4.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] five5outh:
Hey

I tried installing the clock onto my phone but it keeps saying "Application not installed".

My phone is rooted, do I have to uninstall the Clock app that is currently on this phone first?

Thanks for the upload btw
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
Use a file manager like astro or root explorer to move the file to your system/app on your internal sd card. That is what I had to do because sometimes system apk's won't install that way. Feel free to thank me ;) haha, jk. Make sure you use Titanium Backup to uninstall the old clock app that is on the phone.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] five5outh:
Holy crap thank you.

LOL is it possible to keep that other app funcitoning at the same time?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
I don't see why not as long as you don't remove it. It opened for me when it was still attached to my Beautiful widget so it should work just fine. I meant through the thank button haha. I am glad it worked for you, and I really don't need to boost my thank meter. I just need one to get on the board lol.
[HD7 General] Megacamz:
Like the title says.

Looking to flash to stock ROM to get rid of boot screen and various other 02 settings.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jitin_s:
I remember seeing an App which tells you how much current/voltage you are getting from your charger. It was a very simple app, once you click on it it gives you your charging source's voltage/current reading. I tried searching a lot but cant find it, every time I search only battery readers comes up which I dont want. I want to get the current/voltage reading of the plugged charger.

I am absolutely sure there is an app like that, can someone point me to it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
I've yet to see an app that can do this.

I was looking for this a long time ago and found this way to do it via GScript:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7525192&postcount=4

Hope that helps :cool:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] britoso:
The 'BatteryLife' widget (by curvefish) shows the following:

Charging-A/C or USB (slow/fast)

Temp

Voltage

percentage

health?

battery type/technology

If you want to see the current being drawn from the battery try 'CurrentWidget'
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adriahno:
Has anyone find something to see the charging voltage?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Holy CRAP blast from the past in my notifications haha

Check out my previous post in this thread.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadJoe:
Or install CurrentWidget. Does all the things people are asking for in this thread. But doesn't work with Trigger Redux for some reason.

Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockcruze:
Try this

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget

:fingers-crossed:

though not nearly perfect but works on few devices
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lockedaway:
Ampre in the app store. All devices. Tell input amp from charger. Just be sure to take into account your phones operating Amps. So if the app says your chargers putting out 700mah then add about 300mah for your phones e screen and all that and you have about 1000mah output from the charger once you turn your screen off and screen is locked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R-P:
Now looking for one that also shows voltage (qualcom quick charger that only puts out 6.2V and 2.2A according to a USB-power-monitor, but I want to make sure the monitor is NOT to blame before yelling at the seller of the quick-charger, my other quick-charger has disappeared since a trip (iirc that DID show 9V and 1.5A with same USB-power-monitor and same phone (Redmi Note 7) and the Samsung Quick-chargers that came with the wife's A40 won't quickcharge my Xiaomi).

I remember getting a Windows phone from work in 2008 or so. One of the first apps I downloaded (and one of the very few available for Windows...) was a charging-current app. We used it to quick-test micro-USB-cables at work ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paget96:
Check BatteryGuru, I am the dev of it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greg elmassian:
It always says charging voltage is 5 volts.... I'm charging at 9v, uninstalling app
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spookamiester:
Hey, I rooted, s-off/hbooted my phone and used Clockworkmod to install a ROM.

Now it won't go away no matter what I've tried and I want to be able to turn my phone off and charge it without seeing that annoying recovery screen.

I've backed up all my apps on to SD, wiped data and factory resetted with CWM and the phones built in factory reset yet it still comes back to haunt me.

What do I need to do to make this go away and revert my phone back to it's original out of box state?

CWM should come with an uninstall guide and a notice of how annoying this is, I see it's quite a widespread problem for everyone trying to calibrate the battery with no clear answer
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prank1:
Install the correct HTC RUU for your desire hd.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spookamiester:
Much appreciated, you get my first thanks.

For anyone else in need here's where I got mine (every other ROM and RUU is there too)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=868610

Just to be sure, can I just put the RUU on my storage card and use CWM recovery to install it?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prank1:
Thanks for the.. thanks lol

I don't know but it really doesn't matter, better if you flash it from bootloader. If you were eng hboot s-off then your dhd will become 100% stock (if you installed the correct htc ruu). If you were radio s-off you will still have s-off afterwards. I don't think this affects warrentee issues as long as you have installed the correct rom.

On another note, I am sure I read somewhere some instructions on how to calibrate your battery and fix this problem. But you may have to do a little searching for it.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cattleprod:
even on stock the phone goes into recovery anyway just it don't show the recovery screen. reason it does so i've read is for the led light to come on lol

spookamiester that link just brings you back to this thread so i've placed a link to all HD files and it has all the RUU files there

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=841207

just check the first two links for ruu files

and a guide here to install ruu's

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=864054
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostofcain:
Maybe I am being simple but I see this posted everywhere as a problem, it in no way affects battery calibration, yes when the phone is turned off and plugged in it boots into recovery (it also does this with the stock ROM) so what? It's still charging and from CW you can then wipe the battery stats which is required to complete your calibration anyway.

What exactly is the problem with it booting into CW when turned off and plugged in:confused:
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostofcain:
and to answer the question, reflash with the appropriate RUU
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmoo:
Or just flash recovery.img from a stock rom :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guinnes.s:
Is the s-off that stops the receiving of OTA's ?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spookamiester:
First of all I'd like to thank everyone for the responses, should be able to get things sorted now.

In response to the charging in CWM, I tried it for over an hour after full charge on and the LED remained amber, I turned the phone back on and the battery was at 99% which leads me to believe that it doesn't actually charge in CWM recovery, I tried this on stock and within 10 minutes after full charge on I got the green light off. I've asked in other threads if anyone can confirm the phone charge whilst in CWM but so far no confirmation, just similar results.

I'll keep my eyes pealed for answers but I don't think it works with CWM and can't find a way to charge whilst off without CWM recovery popping up.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostofcain:
I have spent quite a while in recovery and I am fairly sure it's charging I wouldnt be surprised that the green led didn't function though? I don't really see how it wouldn't charge surely it a hardware thing when the power is attached?

Update: I use QtADB to give a GUI interface to ADB, have spent the past 15 minutes monitoring the battery state whilst in Clockwork recovery and it is most defintetly charging so you needn't worry about that
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manleyfu:
I bought the phone from Hong Kong with stock ROM. Rooted, S-Off and installed CWM but never flashed any ROM. But I have same the problem, screen will boot to recovery when I want to charge. I found there are a lot of DHD guys have the same problem here in China or Hong Kong..... and no solution found in any forum here yet. Some said it's a bug on CWM.

Anyway. I found an alternative myself. Instead of using the DHD original charger, I used the I9000 charger to charge the DHD. It worked perfectly (100% charged) and no recovery screen appeared so far......
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drieschnoronha:
Hey guys!

I have the original Desire HD stock ROM but I have clockwork mod recovery.

Could you guys provide a step by step guide on how to remove and replace with original recovery image?

I would really appreciate all the help!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seba84_2005:
I have a file recovery.img. How do I flash it to the DHD?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salimfadhley:
I'd like to know this as well. I have the Clockwork bootloader installed. It's OK, but I changed my mind - I'd like to keep this phone as close as possible to factory-standard and use a different phone for hacking. Is there a step-by-step guide to reverting a DHD back to normal so I can benefit from the regular OTA updates?

Thanks!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
Reflashing the ruu is the hard and long way.

Just download the stock recovery.img which west2cool was good enough to post for me. (Cheers again I didn't really feel like installing windoze just for that).

Then use fastboot - "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leppie:
And make sure it is FASTBOOT mode. Flashing fails otherwise (unless I did something stupid).
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salimfadhley:
Sorry, I'm a newb at this.

When I boot by doing vol-down + pwr I get a mainly white screen with three Androids skateboarding at the bottom. At the top it says

ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-0.85.0007

The top option is "FASTBOOT", so I press pwr once to select that.

Next I see four options:

BOOTLOADER

REBOOT

REBOOT BOOTLOADER

POWER DOWN

I do not see an option to reflash a recover image.

If I go into "RECOVERY", I see the green text on a black background of ClockworkMod v2.5.1.3. There is an option to apply an update.zip, however that's clearly not the same thing as I was instructed to do.

Detailed step by step instructions would be much appreciated!

THANKS!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
I'm resurrecting my laptop with ubuntu 10.10 x64 right now (so I can build gingerbread) so can't help until later. If someone doesn't beat me to it, I will up a proper set if instructions along with the links you will need once my laptop is fully functional again.

Sent from my performance enhanced Desire HD :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
Ok buddy, my lappy lives again :)

1. Download the recovery.zip posted earlier on in the thread.

2. Extract recovery.img from the recovery.zip (best to extract it somewhere easy like a new folder called c:\fastboot)

3. Download fastboot from here. http://developer.htc.com/adp.html#s2

4. Make sure fastboot.exe and recovery.img are in the same directory (e.g. c:\fastboot)

5. Reboot your phone as you did before (while holding vol down + power)

6. Select fastboot and push the power button

7. Plug your phone into your computer - it should change the message to "FASTBOOT USB"

8. Open a terminal (push start button and type in "cmd" to get one if you don't know how).

9. Type "cd c:\fastboot" and press enter.

10. Type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"

11. You should see a message which says something like sending ... send complete ... done.

12. To test: Push the power button on your phone once, push volume down once to highlight recovery, push power button. It should boot you to a screen with a red triangle.

13. Push vol up + power button to bring up the stock recovery menu

14. Push power button to reboot

Hopefully thats detailed enough :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timstanley1985:
There is an easier way that I use. I have been told this isn't as safe as fastboot (i have no idea why??) but I have used this command probably 6 times with no problems.

1. Unzip and save the above recovery.img on the root of your sdcard

2. Open terminal emulator and type the following commands

su

cd /mnt/sdcard

flash_image recovery recovery.img

Hey presto! Recovery installed.

Sent from my CyanogenMod Desire HD
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silashack:
Where does flash_image come from? it is not normally in the root of the sdcard