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[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steviewevie:
Sorry you took it that I was asking you to prove yourself. I wasn't, I was just asking for information, because I'm interested in the subject.

I'd seen those threads but do you know for certain they didn't try Visionary first, find it didn't work properly, then try rage ?

I could of course be wrong, but I don't see how rage can cause corruption because it doesn't do a lot, it just fires up a bunch of processes to exploit a way to get root. It's so much simpler than Visionary, which does a whole load of RAM disk stuff and other things that could be more risky if it goes wrong.

I suspect in those two cases that something else had already messed with their phones to cause the boot problem.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyfrom75:
Yes That is what Im looking for.. A new full update version from Tmobile to recovery the room... But I can't find one..

Every method I tried to use needs to have the S-OFF and needs to have ascces to the Android OS..

I tried making a Gold Card .. but even this option I need to have the Android OS running to get the "xxx" number/code .

Other options I tried need to have ADB running..

My phone is dead ! .. How Im goig to do all that ?

To have clockwordmod recovery installed in my phone..also need to have the phone running.....

Im running out of options..

I think the only way to fix is in getting a fresh new full update from Tmobile or try Andriod SDK..

But im scared of Andriod SDK Im reading for hours and I dont understand how to do it...and I already have spend more than 20 hours trying to fix this phone THANKS to fuc**g Visionary.....!!

My HBOOT screens says the following

VISION PVT SHIP S-ON

HBOOT- 0.82.0000

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.03.02.26_M

eMMc-boot

Sep 2 2010, 17:59:38
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyfrom75:
Can someone fix my phone by remote support.. I will pay a donation by Paypal ..

We can use TeamViewer http://teamviewer.com for remote support..

Im tired of this stuff. I spend more than 20 hours on this stuff..I can't do it anymore..

I can't find the "wpthis.ko" file and I can find "cwm recovery.img" ..

I have Android SDK running and my G2 conected and I also have all the G2 drivers on my computer.. But I dont know what to do or were to start with this Android SDK..

I really tired.. I can't do it no more.. I have many posts for help all over the internet and I can get anything to work,,... :(
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyfrom75:
I think the problem is not in the software... I think I have problems in the hardware ...

I just update the Android with the new Full update from Tmobile... And this option was supposed to work %100... All the update was made correctly and I got a congratulation message " please reboot the phone to finish the update"..

But after all that the phone did not reboot.. still on the HTC logo...

SO.... This phone sucks very bad and stinks too... THIS PONE is junk ,,...!

Im going to leave the indications here, someone may need it...

How to: Manually Update your T-Mobile G2

Instructions:

*WARNING* – Before updating, make sure your G2 is running version 1.19.531.1.

*Go to Settings>About phone>Build number to be sure.

1. Download the file from above to your computer.

2. Rename it to update.zip and place it on the root of your SD card (Not in a folder).

3. Power off your phone and restart it while holding VOLUME DOWN, TRACKPAD button and POWER.

4. When the menu loads, use the VOLUME keys to navigate the menu to BOOTLOADER.

5. Select it using the POWER button.

6. Then select RECOVERY by using POWER.

7. When you see the /!\ symbol, press the VOLUME UP and POWER button at the same time.

8. Use the VOLUME DOWN to navigate to “apply sdcard:update.zip” and select it by pressing POWER.

9. Wait 5-10 minutes for the update to install and then reboot your phone when prompted.

*Snip*
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyfrom75:
Thanks to evryone that tried very hard to help me... :(

This game is over..:mad:

Im going to the store and buy a brand New G2 and change the motherboards and return the phone back to the store..

Sorry, someone has to lose ... But it will be NOT me... Im not rich and Tmobile has tons of money...I already have peid them more than 8 years of service.. It is time for them to lose a phone...

I will have to pay the restock return fee... Plus I managed to get the VOID label from the screw with out damege the label....

SO..!... Im going back to the store asap....

When I come back .. I will not play with this Visionary or wit any rooting software..

I think the g2 stock OS is good the way it is... Why should I root ? Just to get wireless tether ? mmm. I have my rooted G1 for that...

If I need to root the phone to get wireless tether .. I have to wait few monts until all the beta rooting is over and someone will come up with " THE BEST OPTION FOR ROOT A G2"

Ones again .. thanks to everyone for your big help...!!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alfadog77:
adb is a b*tch to use if i were in that position i would exchange it. its wayy to complicated even for me i only know simple commands
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilnotdie:
Sry it didn't work out. If I'm not mistaken, what you downloaded and installed was an update, not the entire rom.

The adb stuff can be complicated and is a lot to take in at first but over time it gets easier.

Goodluck with the return.. I wonder if its cheaper doing it that way then processing a insurance claim through .assurion or whoever handles your insurance....that's if you bought insurance bundle....

Its prob 130 deductible....that's how much the G1 was.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwirth7:
reading this thread made my head hurt:confused:
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_ding:
I have the exact same problem

Exactly as boyfrom75 had it. Visionary temproot works but permroot failed and what I see in the hboot screen is the same. Now, I have the full SDK installed to hack my Nook color, so I tried to adb to the G2. So far it's been unsuccessful. At the hboot screen, 'adb devices' returns nothing, and 'fastboot devices' correctly returns the serial number of the phone. When I get into recovery (stock), 'adb devices' returns the G2 serial but says it's offline, so I can't connect to it. Tried on two different computers and couple of different USB cables/ports to no avail. I also tried HTC sync and the ADB usb driver posted on this site but they all appear to be the same. I know if I can get ADB to work, I can fix this from the various guides on the site, but the driver issue/offline thing is kicking my butt. Any of you gurus have ideas on what else to try?

Also, what about taking the phone back to tmo store for warranty service? I can probably just tell them it's broken after I installed some software and since the phone is still S-ON and not premrooted, they wouldn't care, would they?

TIA.

Steve
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyfrom75:
The other big problem is.. I do not have insurance.. I do not have a contract in this phone ...and I do not have a receipt from the store...

I trade my laptop computer plus $120 for this phone with a guy from Craigslist....

So.. I do not have any options for guarantee... because even if i call HTC they will ask me the receipt and to make it worst.. I don even know the name of the guy who give me the phone...:confused:

So my only option is buying a new phone and exchange the motherboard..

I already bought a new G2 from the store.. But now I can't find a screwdriver to open the phone.. those screws are very weird..

I managed to get the VOID label with HOT AIR using a hair blower... This is the hard part " getting the Void label out from the screw with out damage" ... Is very very hard because the label is NOT made from paper or plastic .. The void label is made from some type of dry ink... If you touch it the label brakes in little pieces ...LOL... It make seance because is a " void security label"...

I broke 3 labels from different phones before getting one out with out damage.... LOL

After I open the cover from this phones, my life will be normal again .. ..LOL...

I spend days and days in this stupid problem... Thanks to Visionary...

Message for steve_ding If you going to exchange the phone the same way Im doig... Don't go to Radio Shack or any other store because they will ask you to pay 20% of restock fee/return fee .. That will be over 100$ and they will give you a headache ..

Go to a corp T-mobile store because their policy is very good.. They accept returns on 30 days and I don't think you have to pay a return fee.. and don't forget to pay with AMEX... ;)

PEOPLES... DONT USE VISIONary to Permroot your G2 !!!... you will be sorry .. very very sorry... and you will be crying like a baby... I lost my part time job because this **** !! I was in the computer until 4am trying to fix my phone and the alarm was set on my broke G2 and I did not waike up on time..:o.. I was supposed to work at 9am and I wake up at 12pm,,, when I call guess what ..? no more job for me... :D LOL .. plus I was late the next day befor... all because this phone and Visionary... LOL..... Yea :( :( IS NOT FUNNY idiots... don't .. don't laugh of me...:(
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemm:
The moral of the story, don't modify your phone unless you completly understand what you are doing.

WOW....Sorry to hear this phone has destroyed your life, hope it works out for you. :confused:
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyfrom75:
Im not new in root.. I have my G1 rooted and I have changed room sometimes... But it is my first time with a G2...

And yes.. Im not going to touch the room of my G2... I will have to live with out Wireless WiFi tether...

I wish I can root my G2 on a safe way, because I need to run a free WiFi tether on my apartment:o

If not I will not do it.. I did not know that will be so risky to root a G2...:confused:

Now I don't know what to do.. I don't wanna change SIM cards and change from my G2 to my G1 every time I need WiFi Tether at home..

Im so scare to use another option for rooting my new G2.... This is a 500$ risk...

If a try Visionary again , Im scare that my daughter will press Permroot in this application and Zazzz ! This problem will happen again..

Im sure 4 sure Im not goig to install Visionary ever ever again... :mad:
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemm:
I just help someone yesterday in this thread, there are step by step videos in it and he is now rooted and running a custom rom, might want to check it out.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=882546
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackknightavalon:
Rage is infinitely safer than Visionary. It only took 30 minutes to manually root it.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KiNG OMaR:
I wouldn't say it took me that long with rage... but it is definitely the way to go!

And sorry I just have to come out and say this to the OP, it's a "rom" and not a "room" :eek:
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxMAGIC MANNxx:
Thats were you are wrong. I rooted using VISIONary and it was successful.I was the biggest noob ever and now i have the sense 2.2 rom,, IT WAS WAY EASIER THAN I THOUGHT. Dont let it intimidate you If you do decide to try and root again if u get another phone try this.

........ all you have to do is as listed:

remove visionary and superusers from you phone if you already have them installed from a previous temp root before following the videos, start fresh, follow the videos in the exact order they are. Temp root first, then perm root, then on to installing a rom. It is very easy to do all this because theres videos on how to do it. I found it easier being that im a VISUAL LEARNER..just follow these steps and you should be all set! Good luck!

Temp root first:

http://theunlockr.com/2010/10/20/how...ionary-method/

Then perm root

http://theunlockr.com/2010/11/30/how...g2-htc-vision/

Then flash a rom

http://theunlockr.com/2010/11/30/how...g2-htc-vision/
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steviewevie:
If fastboot is showing your device, then you can potentially use fastboot to do stuff, e.g. flash the various partitions to get your phone working again.

Is your hboot S-ON or S-OFF ?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemm:
Here's his previous post:

So he is S-on according to the bottom of his post,
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steviewevie:
Thanks, but I was asking steve_ding though ;)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemm:
Woops... yes you were.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_ding:
steviewevie,

Thanks for the reply but I had the exact same hboot screen as the other guy. S-ON, stock recovery, fastboot shows the device but adb devices returns the G2 as offline, so ADB is not usable, and I've tried to flash recovery through fastboot, but with S-ON, it's a no go.

I tried hex-edit the stock rom (PC10IMG.ZIP) to 1.22.531.8, to the android-info.txt and system.img, but hboot still won't re-load it. Scratching my head to come up with anything else to try before I give up and try to do something with the tmobile store...

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Steve
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyfrom75:
Mod Edit: The link mentioned on this post is a known scam. Link and post removed. ~TheRomMistress
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemm:
This link is a scam, dont follow this link, they want you to fill out surveys, then the rooting promise is boogus.

Scam...scam...scam

As for the op you bricked your phone the other day and we all tried to help you now your posting scam links to sucker in unsuspecting noobs trying to root their phones..shame on you.

Why dont you try it and stop trying to get other people on here to test scam sites out for you.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] realjones:
Can someone confirm I am screwed?

I have stock rom with OTA update. Ran Visionary (didn't know there was ADB or other methods at the time), temp root was fine perm root failed.

HBOOT Bootloader shows:

VISION PVT SHIP s-on

HBOOT-0.82.0000

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.03.02.26_M

eMMC-boot

SEP 2 2010,17:59:38

1. Tried Factory Recovery - fail

2. Setup ADB/had drivers previously installed from PDAnet, adb devices shows the phone is offline.

3. I don't have Clockwork Recovery installed and just have standard Android e3.

4. Tried the OTA update via Recovery and original signed rom - failed as expected.

I have not tried the wiping commands in the Android e3. What about if I can find a nandroid backup from a G2 OTA? Not sure how I would installed this or if any of it would help.

From what I've read the only way to resolve this is to get a signed 1.22+ rom from TMO. That likely won't happen correct?

Is there any other method? I will try anything, I am tech savvy and don't mind hex editing etc.

Thanks, hopefully my less than 1 month old phone isn't a $500 paperweight.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_ding:
realjones,

Same problem, same symptoms with no solution yet. ADB offline and fastboot flash recovery to Clockwork won't work due to S-On. A signed 1.22+rom will be nice for sure or if there's *any* way we can get adb to work.

I'm going to the store in a couple of days to see what they might be able to do. I bought my phone new off ebay but the local tmo store guy was pretty friendly so maybe I can get warranty service on it. Can always send in my wife to play the innocent victim role I suppose but I prefer to just fess up to tmobile if they will still fix it for a modest fee.

Will keep you all posted. Cheers,

Steve
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steviewevie:
steve_ding and realjones, I hate to say it, but I do think you guys are screwed right now.

What we need is a way to let you flash a stock ROM back on, but since we don't seem to have an image for the 1.22 OTA update ROM, I don't think we can do it. hex-editing the original shipping ROM was a good thing to try, but it looks like that doesn't work. I guess in theory it's possible to dump a 1.22 ROM from someone else's ROM, but I don't think we'll have the digitally signed keys to let that be flashed without custom recovery (and of course being S-ON you can't get custom recovery).

I hope someone else can come up with a solution, I would *love* to be wrong on this.

Or of course, for T-Mo to produce a 1.22 signed ROM image !
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_ding:
steviewevie,

After a few days struggling to get anything going, I agree with your assessment. Thanks for all your help!

Cheers,

Steve
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baphometa:
The PDA net drivers failed horribly for me I would recommend downloading "HTC SYNC" from htc's site i tried tons of drivers programs even custom driver none worked till i got sync
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] realjones:
steviewevie thanks for the confirmation/reality check.

steve_ding can you let us know what TMO does for you if anything in the store?

I may go to the store this week myself and beg to pay to have this fixed and/or replaced. I have insurance but don't feel right saying it's broken because I did it. Besides I think it only replaces up to $125 and I paid $500 full retail
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dadewy:
Not sure if you have a different plan but the one I got from TMO (the $5/month one) is for a full replacement of the phone with $130 deductable.

If that's the plan you have, I wouldn't feel bad about getting it replaced as this plan covers all kinds of things that are normally considered customer abuse (lost/stolen, water damage, run it over with your car :D)

Besides when they send it back to HTC, it's probably an easy fix for those guys (JTAG...)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_ding:
realjones,

If I were you, i'd use the insurance thing to recoup some of the cost. I chatted with a tmobile rep online and it was discouraging since my phone was bought on eBay, even though it was brand new. They claim they have no trace of my G2 in their system even though I used it for a month and half and without any record, they will not provide warranty service. It does sound like if your G2 is recorded in their system, you should be able to get warranty services regardless of the situation. She asked me what the phone was doing, whether I have reseted it or not and tried to explain hardware reset. After a few troubleshooting steps, she said the phone needs to be serviced or exchanged, so as long as your G2 is in their system, it should work. She did state something else conflicing: the G2 warranty is NOT transferable. So I don't know if that's the reason my phone didn't show up in their system (since I didn't buy from an authorized store/dealer). At any rate, I'm very disappointed I have bricked my first phone after all the other successes in the past. What a beautiful paperweight I have here... :(

Cheers,

Steve
[Android Apps and Games] Javi97100:
Can anyone please rename the package name for the multi touch keyboard please =)
[Streak 5 General] the.mister.d:
Hello Folks!

I just found this video as I was surfing around, thought of sharing with you.

I know soon we will have taste of our Gingerbread cookies on Our Streak, from Santa Mr. Steve.

Link thingy

Sorry ADMINs if this post does not belong here!
[Nexus S General] greigster:
Carphone Warehouse has slashed the price of the handset from £549 to only £430 for the unlocked version, a price that includes delivery.

We're not sure why Carphone Warehouse and Google would cut the price of the Nexus S by £119, only days after it was launched; the move might be motivated by concerns about poor sales.

The phone, made by Samsung, is now a better deal compared to the Samsung Galaxy S, the phone on which it is based, one which can be had for £380 including delivery, only £50 less although a "refurbished" will cost well under £300.

We mentioned price as being one of the reasons why the Nexus S would be a failure and it looks that Google choose to play it safe with an early price cut.

Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2010/12/...cut-430-because-sales-concerns/#ixzz18bN1qbyG
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike216:
after i flash a rom can i delete the original zip folder that the rom came in from my sd or do i need to have it there in order for the rom to work properly.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inrelief:
It's safe to delete rom zips.

It's best to keep the current update.zip (most likely CWM) so you can enter clockwork custom recovery if you enter a boot loop.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike216:
yes a agree i keep my update.zip and i like to keep my faviorite rom prior to the one im using ohh and i almost forgot my faviorite modem and that so far is the JL1
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
yes delete it if you want, but i suggest you keep it, incase something happens and you dont have a computer to get to, you can flash it with rom manager.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike216:
im going to mtake your advice thanks for the helping this noob
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xologist:
Im on cyanogen 6.1

Mytouch slide.

Look how very stock my phone looks.. -__-

What are some nice themes/skins.. just tell me, and ill find them on the market.

please
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitarist5122:
first off, wrong section

second, its all on you. you dont need to download themes to tweak the ui. cm6.1 has customization built in. the first snapshot of my home screen is just cm 6.1.1 w/ beautiful widgets added and is probably my favorite setup i've had, but the second has some negative adw launcher theme with built in support to cm 6.1 that i use to have

there is a lot you can do to customize your phone but it is super easy just to apply a theme to the launcher
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MusicMan374:
Adding to the first reply, you can't get new icons and stuff without editing or replacing your framework-res.apk in /system/framework. If you want a full on theme with buttons and icons and all that jazz, download one of miguel's theme ports, extract framework-res.apk from /system/framework, and then adb push it to /system/framework in your phone, and viola, themed.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bunu:
Look at what I did. Everything I use is free.

ADW Launcher

BattStatt Widget

Ramdroid Widget

ADW Ubuntu Theme

SetCPU (free from XDA Forums)

Mario LWP

It looks too bright and washed out but on the screen it looks perfect.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dominic77m:
I just need to know if it's possible to control the length of time the soft buttons are lit?

Thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
i'd like to know too, bump.
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
Just started happening this morning what its going on?
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
I am running myns warm 2.2
[EVO 4G General] Rally187:
is it only in the morning? because thats a saftey feature of the phone it charges to 100 percent then it stops charging tell 90 percent then it starts again so it will say 100 percent then drop off rapidly in the mornings. what i do is when i wake up i unplug it let it set for a lil bit stat gettin ready for work then plug it in for about 5 10 minutes then its really charged up by the time i need to leave
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
It is not I'm going to flash CM for the first time haha and try and see if that works
[EVO 4G General] FlashEng1:
It could also be your kernel. Did you flash a new one? How long ago? I've been in the same boat there... I switch kernel's and EVERY other kernel (minus 4.1.2 universal from netarchy) will show a 2% drop a minute... It was sad because I could stare at the % go down slowly like I was downloading something...
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
I know exactly what you mean i could watch in real time my battery drop funny to watch but horrifyiny!

I flashed CM 6.1.1 last night and didn't like that there was no phone app I don't like dialer one either so I restored myns rls4 and nowi have normal drop...weird.