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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
it was not designed to Transmit

only to Receive
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diversificationied:
It actually IS designed to transmit. Someone just needs to code up drivers.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
what he said

http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4329

TX and RX :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Waza_Be:
No FM radio, No Video output, No SD card...

A gingerbread that seem to be forgotten by Google, and will certainly get Honeycom within next weeks /month

This phone is very strange....

I cannot understand what Google/Smasung had in mind, that sound very strange.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] no_one_can:
Any update on FM for Nexus S?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moordown66:
Personally, I'd love an FM radio on the Nexus S. It really would make a huge difference for me. If the capability is there, which appears to be the case I'd love to see it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexcinci:
I used the radio of my last phone a little, but I used to use!!!

If Nexus S had it, would be great!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zviangi:
It will have, as there is an FM app and functionality implemented in CM6+ ROMs for N1. If there is the same chip inside, it would be simple. I am waiting for my NS's arrival, as soon as I get it, will flash with CM7 ROM and will see........

meantime, we can look at the features of CM7 ROM for NS, if there is an implementation..
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ykphuah:
anyone that know if the fmradio support for N1 is with source or just a binary module?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fleischbanane:
I listen to live football games every weekend and miss the FM radio. The live-stream doesn't work on my NS when the screen turns off. So I like to have a FM radio.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haadkoe:
FWIW, there is an app in the market called Tune In Radio which streams many, many FM stations from around the globe including most of the local stations in my area. I used it on my old Moto Spice to listen to Hot97 NY, Power 106 LA, etc, etc, etc, and have been enjoying it on my NexusS as well. It's got a ton of streams available, and best of all it's free.

Honestly though, I hate FM radio. Nothing but advertisements and the same crappy songs played over and over and over. Nevertheless, having a working FM receiver on the handset would be nice. Even better though would be having a working FM transmitter. That would be sweet.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liquelt:
The problem with the Nexus S is Software.

Why we have all this hardware if we can't use 100% of it.

No 720p, No fm radio, no tv out, no usb on the go.

Come on...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoken:
Most gyms have a setup where the TVs in the cardio area broadcast their audio over fm. Basically every TV will have a little sign under it indicating what station that TVs audio is broadcasting on. You would then tune into that station on you're FM radio and be able to listen to that TV.

There are also other situations where places broadcast specific stuff over low strength, localized fm radio (ie. campground info).

I realize it's completely useless for many people, but for those who do use it, it's a pretty big feature.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haadkoe:
Fair enough! Never thought of that, and frankly the FM receiver in the phone would likely use less power than streaming too. Presumably, anyway.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Остап:
Is there or no ? FM radio most needed. Is there any solution ???
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fallenguru:
3G performance, while fine for web browsing and bulk downloads, is nowhere near consistent enough for streaming internet radio, so it drops out all the time. Then it uses valuable metered bandwidth and possibly more power than a simple fm radio.

As for the wired cans, what else would one use? BT ones mean another device that needs to be kept charged and a(nother) layer of lousy lossy compression.

An fm radio isn't a must have for me either, but it's really nice to have.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taindtamere:
It's sad that nobody seems to be working on this cause it's determinant for lots of people and it would be a very important feature added. I don't understand why there is thousand of overclock kernels and roms but no one working on this.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aerobahn:
Nexus S does have the hardware for FM radio, but like someone said, we don't have any software drivers for it so until someone starts working on it, we won't get it. Don't expect Google to release it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
you can try this app

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/spirit-fm-radio-real-radio-tibroadcom-for-android/
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ykphuah:
This doesn't work, YET.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taindtamere:
I've read here that this can be more complicated than just change a driver in the kernel. I begin to think that the NS will never have a FM tuner. :(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikereidis:
:) Just read this thread for probably at least the 3rd time, after googling and after a few questions about Nexus S.

My understanding of the Nexus S is that it is more or less a Samsung Galaxy S. There is an app on the Market for the Galaxy S called "Fm TwoO", but I've been told it doesn't work on the Nexus S. The FM TwoO app uses a device driver called, I think /dev/fmradio or something similar.

The FM TwoO app includes a library and published API for FM and RDS that I'd like to integrate into my app. I think it MIGHT be usable on the Nexus S if we could get that radio driver running on the Nexus S.

My understanding of the Nexus S / Galaxy S is that they contain a BCM4329 chip for WiFi and BT, but that they also contain a relatively rare chip for FM. This is why it might be misidentified as a Broadcom based device; because it DOES have a Broadcom FM chip, albeit unused and perhaps unusable.

The "relatively rare chip for FM" is a Silicon Labs chip. Unlike the TI or Broadcom chips, it's a single purpose chip and not accessed through HCI/BT like the FM/BT/WiFi and sometimes GPS combination chips. On the plus side, Silicon Labs is very open with their technical info, unlike the leader Broadcom, and the runner up Texas Instruments.

I would BET that the Broadcom chip has no connection for FM antenna. BUT if someone soldered one to the chip, I'd also bet that we could get FM that way. But probably with no audio, unless direct to BT headset or perhaps an "SCO" digital connection. Regardless, I don't think that path leads anywhere useful.

I looked at the ifixit teardown and there is no indication if the phone has the Silicon Labs chip. If somebody compared the pics between NS and GS they might be able to tell.

It's quite possible that any needed PCB traces or jumpers aren't installed on the NS, but it probably made economic sense to make them the same on the same assembly line. That said, there ARE hardware differences.

So, I think it's still very much an open question as to whether or not the NS could possibly have usable FM. Basically someone needs to get some indication that FM control of any possible SilLabs chip is possible, AND that audio can be routed from the chip.

I already have two dev phones and I'm not in any hurry to buy a NS at it's price level.

I've been considering getting a cheaper Samsing phone It seems as if Samsung is one of the few customers using the SilLabs chip.

What I find weird is why Samsung would create a phone with 2 FM devics/chips. Wouldn't it have been cheaper and easier to use the FM on the BT chip ? Maybe there is some technical reason.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikereidis:
Has anyone ever gotten a GS ROM, or even just the GS kernel, running on an NS ?

If so, there may be some clues in the dmesg log etc. about the radio device.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
From the ifixit teardown of the Nexus S:

It's a BCM4329 derivative, but they all include wifi/bluetooth/fm tx/rx.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikereidis:
Thanks, but I did read the teardown and am aware of the Broadcom chip, and it's pretty obvious anyway due to the existing WiFi and BT support.

The bigger question is, does it have the Silicon Labs FM chip the Galaxy has ?

And I'll repeat, "Has anyone ever gotten a Galaxy S ROM, or even just the GS kernel, running on an Nexus S ?"

I'd love to do an FM app port for the Nexus S, but I'll need help and these questions need to be answered first.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svanheulen:
I would kill for FM transmitting on my Nexus S. That's one feature of my Nokia N900 that I really really miss. It was SO nice to be able to play my music in any car without bringing a cable.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strevellick:
I agree. I had to buy an FM transmitter in order to listen to music in my car on the way to work. I don't have auxiliary connectors on my deck. Would be extremely handy to have one built in to the phone!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strevellick:
Installed TuneIn radio from the market and it works!! No FM transmitter obviously, but at least I have radio now.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jorgeefflores:
That because tune in uses data to stream radio, not the fm radio built inside
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strevellick:
Ahhh....my bad. Thanks for the info.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icitor:
Does anyone know if we have a working FM solution for Nexus S yet?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rentaric:
Negative, no FM radio yet/ever.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taindtamere:
Nothing new about this feature?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Waza_Be:
Read the post just at the top of yours ;-)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikereidis:
Nope.

Still impossible without impractical hardware modifications.

That said, I've read plenty of threads where the "impossible" was later proved possible.

So there's nothing wrong with doubt, but I've given up on the devices that show the "Jumping RSSI" problem when running my app.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kd.fadi:
the nexus s have the same nexus 1 chip BCM4329 so the code of hardware driver must be same as N1 in the CyanogenMod,that mean it can be activated but we need some good guys to do it
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikereidis:
Nope.

Not unless you modify the hardware. Antenna isn't connected. Audio isn't connected. Power pins aren't connected. On the Nexus 1 they were all connected. (I might be wrong about 1 or 2, but you need all 3, although I do have a trick for audio.)

I'll pay $100 to the first person that demonstrates FM can be done via software on the Google Nexus S.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eniac0:
Hey thanks mike for the educated update on what it takes to enable FM on the nexus S. i saw your app on the market, be sure ill be the first to buy it as soon as there's FM on the nexus S :) props for the good app.

if you happen to have some sort of distribution list for updates on your app or whatever development toward the nexus S, would you mind adding me to it?

mynicknamehere

at gmail.com
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikereidis:
I'm not sure you understand. :)

What I think it would take is either (1) Magic (or miracle), or (2) Impractical hardware modifications.

Sorry... (although it should be Google apologizing for saving a buck or two...)

I've considered hardware solutions. There are FM receivers built into some headsets. Hypothetically, bluetooth could be used to send RDS data to the phone and send commands to the device... Perhaps some day, but don't hold your breath... :D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nbeebe24:
Try the app called Radio Time. It requires data, but you can listen to any radio station in the world
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albundy2010:
Many stations are not on tune in radio. I know for sure CBS pulled theirs. And there are others as well.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] g00ndu:
Sad for guys who simply hated the TW launcher, but fret not, we are going to see Gingerbread soon.

And credits to those who are involved, we know you guys had tried your best.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] jaju123:
I guess supercurio etc could take a look when he's done if you wants, or someone else. I knew someone is looking, but I came remember his name.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Iacopo91:
wow great work, thank you, i'll try this rom very soon... hope other devs will help you!

EDIT: how should i use the intramfs file? should i move files from intramfs to the ROM?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Soniak:
does it work on i9000?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Iacopo91:
how can i apply this ROM on my phone? it's not a flashable zip? and it's not a restore... what?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Soniak:
i got stuck on HTC quietly briliant !=/
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] xan:
You missing the point: It's not working! Stop asking questions how to install this, since no use for you. (and neither for me...)

They just put it here so someone (a talented developer) who would like to pick it up didnt need to start from scratch.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Stefcke:
Super, keep up the good work!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] MAMBO04:
Yeah there's no point even thinking about using this as your Daily ROM, sad to hear the you guys abandoned it. Hopefully though now that it's out here, some people will step forward with fixes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] cantIntoCode:
Yep, hopefully someone else will pick you where you guys left off. It would be pretty cool to choose which you would want to boot each day. Gingerbread, CyanogenMod or Sense :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] pongothemagnificent:
This is a flashable rom guys, on Htc quitly brilliant keep pressing on the screen so it dosnt turn off,also the first boot up is loooooong...be patient.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] pongothemagnificent:
lol so much for people wanting the alpha build released....o well.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] vikas776:
Just wanna ask one thing as i read the first post u said wcdma not working

and under the not working list phone server not working

as i m on gsm network am i able to make or receive calls

i wanna test this. all i need is make or receive calls rest i can w8 till it fixed
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] androidfreak2010:
I would try but if i cant even unlock the phone without usb cable, no way. When phone service and lock work, i will give this a shot. But good work so far.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] hellhand:
Links

Links are not working (dropbox bandwidth exceeded) could you correct them please ?

I'll give a try on my free time to see if i can help to solve the issues ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] mwayn:
Links are not working !!!! Plz Reupload
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] wesc7:
Sense rom

http://rapidshare.com/#!download|733l33|438150254|I9000_Alpha_HTC_Sense_v0.5.zip|219557
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] pongothemagnificent:
Thanks for the mirror il add it to the main post.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Soniak:
thats my mirorr!:P
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] :
Oh ok thx for it =]
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Auzy:
So is whosdaman going to return the money he took as donations for this project? Because every time I communicated with him, he said that the project was going fine (the reason I kept asking him was because I saw multiple indication that there were troubles).

It's good to see something was delivered eventually, and I applaud you for that. Releasing a Sense ROM takes an enormous amount of work. However, I believe those who donated should be asked if they wish to have their donations back (most will probably say no anyway). Simply because most were probably donating based on the expectation there would be a fully working version eventually.

But good job..
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] :
Yeh i never ask for donations or anything in that matter, he did and got some donations, so hes gonna have to deal with the people who donated and want the donations back.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] cereal86:
can you put a video on youtube to demonstrate?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] BA_Flash_GOD:
Hah sweet nice dudes

Very nice work guys, this is literally HTC incredible (I made a funny!) to see full HTC software innovation to our sinfully sexy Galaxy S! It will be hilarious to pull this out on all the HTC folk and flash it in front of them. I'm sure HTC would be in sad in general to see their real UI on a gorgeous SAMOLED :D Donations on the way bros keep it up!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] M4r1k:
Wow!!!

Good job ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] m7md:
okii guys thnx alot for this u rock =)

but are u going to improve the whole thing or this is just the beginning....?

and thnx again this a very fantastic work =DD
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] glukosio:
Thank you very very much for you great job! I hope in other version of this rom!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] R1seAgainst:
I´m hoping too that somebody will go one because i´m trying it now and i have to say that i´m fascinated!

It´s unbelievable, i got sense on my phone=)

The phone service is not working but that´s already in the first post and i hope that there will be a beta and maybe a final release:)

GOOD WORK GUYS
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] :
Can someone make a video on youtube?? im kind of lazy and a lot of people have been asking about it, thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] RippeR37:
Nice work, so sad that u wont make it better anymore :|

I'll give it a shot tommorow maybe, today i dont have too much time.

Alose any1 could make a video of it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] glukosio:
I will do the video tomorrow evening. I'll upload it on youtube and post here link
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] jaju123:
Haha the reason this probably didn't work is evil code put in by HTC to prevent porting to Samsung :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] go_l_den:
Retard. 10chars
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] glukosio:
This is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvkvXJecKLo
[HTC Vox] kevin.chryst:
i have an HTC VOX s710... 1st the problem was ...the device just shows the green light and dosent turn on.....and in the forum itselfe i found the 100% tested solution for it and now it is solved ....but after that i messed up with another terrible problem :confused::confused::confused: ..

and the problem is ..my phone is hanged up on the main start-up HTC logo

i am just a begginer in HTC... so if anyone want to help then plz give me complete solution and procedure for flashing and upgrading of VOX...... looking for help frm the senior members....
[HTC Vox] Hakim Rahman:
Resetting Your Phone

Resetting your phone will remove all the data from its memory and restore the phone back to the factory default settings.

WARNING! All your data will be deleted, it is recommended that you back up your data first before resetting your phone.

To reset your phone

1. Click Start > Expert > Clear Storage.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to reset the phone.

The phone will restart after it has been reset.

HTC S710 Hard reset with keys

Turn off your phone, then press both SOFT KEYS and press POWER button.

Release SOFT KEYS.

Press the GREEN PHONE button for hard reset confirmation. after entry into the boot loader menu (screen 3 colors) you reflash Rom! try to flash the original rom for your device !!! :D:D
[HTC Vox] zhongjiezhe:
If the problem remain after hard reset，please reflash the official rom.
[HTC Vox] ionutzzuwicked:
please tell me how did you solved the green light and no turn on problem?
[HTC Vox] Hakim Rahman:
have you tried using another battery (same battery type )..?? maybe all of it due to a dead battery..! ;)
[HTC Vox] tobbbie:
The short flash of green light is linked to the SIM switch. If the SIM door is considered open, the device will not switch on. This usually happens after dis-assembly and incorrect re-assembly. Try to open/close the SIM door to solve the problem.
[Desire General] Erwin83:
Hello,

I updated my desire (that has the original rom) to 2.29.405.2

After this update my internet browser crashes at start up. But i can read sites through the rss reader newsrob. An other (bigger) issue is that the touch input htcime crashes. So on almost every touch on the screen this error shows and i can't get my keyboard to show up. Is there a way to reinstall the update or rom? Will i lose my data? if so how to save and restore the applications with there data?

update: I got an unbranded htc desire from holland.

Thank you for your help.
[Desire General] IVS IVRIS:
did you unroot your phone? (unrevoked or similar)
[Desire General] Erwin83:
no never rooted my phone. So didn't have to unroot.

I also did a reset to factory settings. Now the internet browser works again but the most annoying issue is still there that the touch input still crashes.
[Desire General] mikep99:
You could reflash the rom using the 2.29.405.2 RUU from shipped roms.

This would wipe your phone tho....
[Desire General] MasDroid:
I would suggest you try rooting with unrEVOked recovery and try a different rom to see if the same behaviour still exists.
[Desire General] miniflight:
how to check if you already hv this ota update? i remember updating a few days ago before i rooted my phone.
[Desire General] MasDroid:
Check the software information settings within your phone.
[Desire General] miniflight:
It says:

Android System

2.2

Baseband version

32.47.00.32U_5.10.05.23

Kernel version

2.6.32.15-gd96f2c0

htc-kernel@and18-2#1

Build number

2.11.832.3 CL274424 release-keys

Software number

2.11.832.3

Browser version

Webkit 3.1

Do i look at the software number? seem like i am wayyy off lol...2.11 vs 2.29

I think my phone is an asian version...cus when I looked under language/keyboard, it says English (Hong Kong SAR, China) instead of USA/Canada like the typical ones lol...also when i do a factory reset, it is in chinese...I bought it second hand from a second hand cellphone store (this is a backup phone) so no box or anything, no idea where it originated from!

is it okay if i flash the euporean 2.29.405.2 RUU from shipped roms to the phone?
[Desire General] mikep99:
mmm, if you want to use the 2.29.405.2 rom, you will need to create a goldcard - do a search, there are tutorials on how to create one.

you cannot jump straight from 2.11.832.3 to 2.29.405.2
[Desire General] MasDroid:
Yep, since your phone will most likely be region locked, you will need to create a Gold Card to unlock the CID before being able to root. If you like, try using the Gold Card Tool shown in my sig below.
[Desire General] miniflight:
Actually my phone is already rooted, I set it up a few days ago with Unrevoked! I already done some flashing with clockworkmod and apps that need roots access worked.

Anyways, I set up the goldcard just now. Hopefully there r no conflicts/problems setting it after already can root.

Btw I used this tutorial: http://www.droid-den.com/android-guides/android-guide-how-to-create-a-gold-card

Could you guys provide steps for me to upgrade from 2.11.832.3 to 2.29.405.2

Thanks, I want to go to the lastest!
[Desire General] MasDroid:
Boot your phone into fastboot (power + back button), connect to PC, wait until it says fastboot usb and then run the ruu.

If your PC fails to recognise your phone via USB, then you could also try doing it via the PB99IMG method as it is a lot easier. It should work for you but you need to unlock your phones CID with a Gold Card first before proceeding. Once you have made the Gold Card, rename your rom zip file to PB99IMG.zip and place it in the root of your SD card.

Next, press the volume down + power and you should be on the HBOOT menu screen.

After a short while, you should get output from loading the PB99IMG.zip file, then you will be prompted to start the update, confirm this and reboot when ready
[Desire General] mikep99:
If you've got a gold card, you can now update to another rom.

Do you still want to be rooted or not?