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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QuantumRand:
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What do you guys suppose this is? Could it be a Mic? Or maybe an antenna attachment? I'd assume if it is an antenna attachment, it would be intended for the Wi-Fi (which seems to have some signal issues with the NS). So any thoughts on potential mods with this?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Yes that's definitely an antenna jack. In another thread some guy says it's for an external cellular antenna, but when I questioned him for clarification he never answered.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nxt:
No need to show a picture of the guts. It's visible with the battery cover off.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
Thats a MCX jack for sure
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Yes, and what's interesting is that I took apart my i9000 a couple of times (I was experimenting with a hardware mod involving the earphone jack), and this mcx jack is in just about the exact same location as one on the i9000. The one on the i9000 is underneath the plastic that covers the internals, and is connected by a small cable down to the bottom of the phone where the hump is (the antennas(?)).

Interesting that this model has the jack open, and exposed, with no explanation.

edit, not my teardown, but here's a link to the pic of one showing the jack on the i9000.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
why put an MCX jack when it isnt used, maybe it isnt MCX at all. maybe its diagnostic?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
It is a mystery...it's a terrible location (underneath the battery cover) for a consumer usable external antenna; you'd not be able to reattach the cover.

If you look at an enlarged photo of the circuit board, you can follow the circuit traces on it down to the bottom of the phone, but still no clue what it's for from the picture.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
weird, now its realy going to bug me, anyone happen to have an MCX antenna they wanna use to test ;)

I used to have a 12 inch antenna with an MCX connector i used for when i used to wardrive , but i have no idea where that went
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost010:
might be for an future accessory back cover with inbuilt antenna?

or any thing like that.

or it might have maintenance/repair purpose?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Luxferro:
That's what I think too.

When the Droid 1 first came out, and people messed them up with roms and rooting, some people reported that Verizon re-flashed them via a very similar connector that the droid has in its battery compartment.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nxt:
If you compare that to my picture, that gray wire that's connected is NOT the MCX. Look to the left bottom of that and that is the MCX, looks exactly like on our nS.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zenoran:
Umm... am I mistaken or isn't the battery cover already functioning as an antenna? Those leads on the phone line up perfectly with ones in on the inside of the cover... looks pretty no-brainer to me that it's the antenna.

I want a way to boost signal using it but don't know anything about GSM antenna technology. Can you just use regular wire and hook them up to those 2 prongs and extend it out for better signal? :)

Obviously this isn't for walking around town but stationary signal boosting... i.e. in a building at work or something :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
ummm those connectors are for the NFC chip since that is the part of the phone you have to wave at to read a near field chip.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Perhaps. I did miss that.

Next time I take apart my i9000 I'll compare side-by-side and post a photo (don't hold your breath, though).

What I find interesting is that if you follow the circuit board traces on the picture you posted, they run to almost the exact same location on the bottom of the board as the white wire on the i9000. Granted, there's a lot going on down there, so who know until Samsung tells us...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zenoran:
Ooh that useless nfc chip =O
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrNago:
Did anyone find out what this connector is for?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samajah:
yup

yup.

The usual antenna on my galaxy s seems to have stopped working. I tried to find a solution to sort it and in doing so I can confirm that the thing in that picture is for external antennas. I haven't used a proper antenna to confirm though.

Simply get a thin wire (I tried the bike brake cable) and shove it in the thin hole. Use a long wire to test and sit in your house where you'd normally get poor signal and you'd be pleasantly surprised to find that your getting full signal and HSDPA!

Only problem is that the wire for me eventually snapped. I didnt glue it in or anything so each time I removed the cover it'd come out. Now i'm in search of a metal case that I can attach the wire to permanently etc etc.

Now for some questions:

For anyone in the know, what type of wire is best for catching signals and what shape etc? strangely a plastic coated wire (those that are used in packaging to tie wires and stuff down/together) worked better than a bare one.

Can I get a custom metal case manufactured from somewhere cheap?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jnewell05:
I did this mod with a thin piece of wire and actually broke my internal antenna. So if I remove my external antenna my phone is a nice Iandroid/MP3 player(touch). I don't have insurance and i'm basically screwed. It still works in really good reception areas but not in an area you bearly get 3g. :( This is the second phone in the last 6 months that i've broken. My atrix bit the dust, but didn't like it anyway. I need to learn to leave stuff alone. lol. But for now my makeshift external antenna combined with a ballistic case works.. Just regret ever trying this.

On another note, probably won't ever stop tinkering. That's how I learn.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wild1z:
Those antenna ports have been tuned at the factory for the best case scenario in the field. If you add wires or alter the jacks you are asking for trouble. Do a search in this forum for antenna mod I believe, you will see. Best of luck.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maximilian Mary:
If your external antenna is not properly tuned to your radio transmitter, you run a high risk of blowing your radio and getting NO signal. I highly recommend against anyone testing external antennas, unless you know exactly what you're doing. If you fry your phone, don't blame me, because I told you so.

That being said, the first thing you have to consider is the wavelength you're transmitting on. Meters = 300 / MHz, so a full wavelength 850/1900 antenna would be around 8 19/32 inches long (or 7 9/32" for tri-band 850/1900/2400 (wimax)). The next critical part is the lead wires. I think the inside is usually for the antenna and the outside for the ground. They have to be the right resistance, too. 50 Ohms is the standard for CBs. I don't know if its the same for phones. The only safe way to test any antenna is with an SWR meter. (I don't know what kind of adapter you'd need for that goofy little plug, or if there's a special kind of meter you'd need). If your Standing Wave Ratio is over 2.5 or so, most of the power you're putting out is feeding back into your transmitter, rather than going out from your antenna. That's when you run the risk of damaging your equipment. Under 1.5 is decent; 1.2 is good. 1.0 is perfect.

Personally, I'll leave homebrew cell antennas to the rich, the expert, and the crazy.

Happy modding!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edfernandez2:
I'm using CM6.1.1 and was wondering if there's a voicemail app available that's similar to the stock evo voicemail app where you can view a list of voice messages & delete without having to listen to them?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
You can use the sprint vvm app with cm. Here's a link for the apk.

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=443929&d=1290087022
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edfernandez2:
Thanks man, very much appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
no prob.

10char
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redKrome:
I know that there are hundreds of clock widgets available, but is there a way to just use the default clock that comes with cm6.1 as a widget? Not the analog clock but the one called "clock". I like the font that it is in and I already use the alarm feature. I just can't figure out if it is possible to use it as a widget. Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atapia984:
Is it possible that you are referring to Clockr?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=818529
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3project:
probably because the stock clock widget in cm is the "analog clock" widget which definitely isnt txt
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MRCLrider:
There hasn't been this topic started from what I understand so I wanted to ask here. I am running the early builds of GB (CM7 builds from thatguy) and have been messing around with tethering. With the couple times I have used tethering I have been getting DL speeds on speedtest.net anywhere from 3.8 to 5.4 in the Cincinnati area.

So what tethering speeds are you all seeing.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsieKhan:
Are you doing it via usb or wifi?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MRCLrider:
Wireless tether.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidcues:
i watched the best hulu show of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphiia-- a few hours ago and I totally forgot I was tethering off my phone. It was a smooth show.. and hysterical. white trash mac and charlie!

dont really get into speed tests with tethering -- iff it works.. it works..
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aegentirony:
I use to wireless tether with my magic running CM....worked just as good as my home internet, never knew the difference
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] deckardbr09:
Now that Nand is out for Android/HTC 2, I have a few questions. Right now my Android build running off sim card works perfectly so I'm debating Nand.

1. With the Nand bootloader, will we eventually be able to use it to run Windows Phone 7 if it gets ported. Basically I'm curious if by installing Android on the Nand if we are losing the ability to run other OSes

2. Can we ever go back to the stock HTC rom once we install android nand? I'm sure your wondering why in the world would I want to do that, but its a nice safeguard to always be able to go back to the rom you got the phone with.

3. What is the closest Nand build you think to the Froyostone Desire rom sim build?

Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Lanc1337:
When you flash oryginal HTC rom with RUU you delete android nand all magldr...

So you can back to stock rom whenever you want...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] wrecless:
Task29 removes Magldr and android so that you can flash any rom you wish
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] albertorodast2007:
Under my expirience with kaisers, NAND can be partitioned, and magdlr theoretically can make and load multiple partitions, cotulla mentioned it:

"Future developerment:

*planned to add Haret's startup.txt support for Android SD

*planned to add support of Android boot images (zImage + initrd.gz in raw file)

*fast boot support (?)

*support of fixed partitions layout with ability to reflash any partition

*WM65 NAND boot with any rom (?)

*WM65 NAND boot with special designed roms for MAGLDR boot.

*support of WPH NAND boot"
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] deckardbr09:
Thanks for your replies, I think I'm going to wait a few weeks as the roms get updated (I know I've seen alot of g sensor forum posts) I think its exciting we finally have this option and that we can still go back to stock if necessary.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rtgould:
I have searched the forums and Googled it but can not find an answer our a way to do it. I can install non market apps with my computer but was just wondering if there was a way to do or directly from the phone.

Sent from my Samsung Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flashman2002:
Use a file manager like Root explorer. It is a paid app but really great. There are some free ones as well like Astro but I personally don't like how the UI looks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axis01:
You can download them to your SD card and install with Astro (free). Browse your SD card with Astro, click on the file and it asks you to either browse or install.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rtgould:
Thanks I meant if you can download the file not install them. I assume that its just not possible and you have to use your computer then.

Sent from my Samsung Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sircaper:
Does anyone have any input on this? When I browse the forums on my phone and click on an apk, I get an "Unknown - Cannot download. The content is not supported on the phone" message.

Are there any possibilities installing an apk using only the phone?

on Cognition 3.04
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryude:
Download Astro File Manager. Open it up and then use the menu button and go to Preferences. At the bottom of the list you'll see "Enable Browser Downloads". Tick that box and now you can download files in your phone's browser.

Don't uninstall astro, or you won't be able to dl anymore.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrogerw:
I just used Dropbox. Files go in on my PC, and are available on my phone with the Dropbox app.

DB offers 2GB storage for free and, so far, it's worked from all my PC's and works well with my phone. I just open the .apk and install.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
umm... same way you download on a computer...

google.com search > "" Some Dumb app pro v9.9 .apk download ""

download. install. duh

use google to rip off google...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sircaper:
Thanks. I had tried with explorer, which is the free version of root explorer, but it didn't work. I'll try astro.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rooster*:
There's an app on the market called "Download All Files ". It has allowed me to download several different files that I was not able to before. Downloaded files get put into a folder called "download" on the sd card. Use your file explorer, you can install .apks from there. :cool:
[Desire HD General] loftus1961:
Am I right in thinking that Locations only works with your current location?

I'm going on holiday later in the year and downloaded the maps for that country but could see no way to access them via the app. I'm presuming that when I arrive the app will refer to the relevant map rather than the UK one. Is that correct?
[Desire HD General] dr.m0x:
Yes that is correct.
[Desire HD General] olivierlee:
Well, I can see downloaded maps offline even if I'm not in that country. If you go to Menu > Map, and then scroll to the other country, you should be able to browse through the map.
[Desire HD General] paroxysm:
Since on the topic of locations, is anyone able to download the map for Japan? There is no option in my list.

Many thanks!
[Desire HD General] jokies:
I'm also looking forward for maps for china... But, nope, "Location" is not available for some Asia countries.
[Desire HD General] paroxysm:
jokies, I do have China-East, China-South, China-North East and China-West for downloads.. hmm
[Desire HD General] fbcyborg:
Hi guys: does anyone know where the Locations maps are stored in the device?

Every time I flash a new ROM I have to download the maps. Is there a possibility to save them? I am also able to download a map of a country which is not the mine.
[Desire HD General] Denson01:
Hmm i had no idea there is offline option in locations. Thanks guys
[Desire HD General] springy:
/sdcard/.data/navigator/Data/Maps

edit: .data is a hidden file and you may need to enable this on your file manager
[Desire HD General] fbcyborg:
No, unfortunately I don't have the navigator directory in the .data/ directory.

This is what is present in there:

.
|-- footprints
| `-- postcard_tmp
`-- trips
`-- trips.db

EDIT: starting Locations, it prompted the question to download the maps. I answered yes and I found them.

What I don't understand is why I didn't already find them at that location, since I've never deleted it, and I am pretty sure I have downloaded that maps before changing the ROM.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] geminga:
Hello guys...

first of all, excuse me for my bad english...I'm not an oxford student ;)

I got a topaz from a friend to remove the russian language and flash a german ROM.

He knows that I know much about Android and flashing etc. But I didn't know that it will be harder to understand WinMob than understanding Android.

I'm stuck with the Hard-SPL. How I said before, this phone is Russian and I don't understand anything...The automatic flasher gives me this:

"Sorry, the Hard-SPL process closed early due to an error..."

After that, i copied the necessary file for manual flashing into the phone, executed it and started the manual mode, which gives me the 260 CONNECTION error.

Phone is connected and sync. Installing the enabler*.cab didn't help.

I don't know which information you will need. So, I will now write down what I think could be important.

Tricolor-Screen:

TOPA100 32M

SPL-1.33.0000

Under the battery:

HTC Touch Diamond2 T5353 RUS

White field says "USB", I think this is supposed to be important.

So...What do you suggest? I promised him to bring him his new, cool phone tomorrow... :D I think I can forget that :D

What should I do now? Thank you in advance...
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] cmonex:
the following questions will be about the Automatic mode (not Manual mode):

is the only error you get is the early close error, after pressing "OK" for preparing to flash? if yes, what OS version are you running (and is it physical installation of Windows)? and what do you see on phone screen? also, exact error text = ?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] geminga:
Hi, thank you for your reply.

I'm using Win7 x86, not virtual or something.

After "Preparing to flash, please press OK now and wait" I get a Fatal Error

"Hard-SPL is for non-commercial....." It tells me that I used it before, what I definitively did not.

After that the following pops up:
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] geminga:
nobody any idea?

I now flashed

RUU_Topaz_S2_HTC_RUS_2.53.411.3_Radio_Signed_Topaz_61.44etc.25.35_4.49.25.91_Ship

trying Hspl-flasher again...

doesn't work. automatic mode fails the same way, and manual mode comes with congrats for flashing hard-spl once i click the button. but tricolor doesn't show me any hard-spl...

i don't know what to do with this piece of §#$X
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] cmonex:
you need to send a ticket at http://support.htc-unlocks.com/ to get a free license (for personal use). note, when you send it, you should get a confirmation email with the ticket number, be sure to keep that.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] geminga:
Alright, I will check it out, but those tickets are for purchased stuff or not?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] cmonex:
as said, free for personal use.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] geminga:
Alright, its done.

I there any other way to flash a german ROM on that russian phone?

Soft-spl or something?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] cmonex:
you got reply to your message :)
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] farooq88:
HI i got the same problem can u help me 2 but from german to english ??
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] cmonex:
it would be best to post in the Hard-SPL thread.. please post in that thread telling us: what is your exact issue? did you try Hard-SPL and you had some error? what was it?

thread is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=520312
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] farooq88:
[/QUOTE]

I'm stuck with the Hard-SPL. How I said before, this phone is Russian and I don't understand anything...The automatic flasher gives me this:

"Sorry, the Hard-SPL process closed early due to an error..."

[/QUOTE]
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] cmonex:
I'm stuck with the Hard-SPL. How I said before, this phone is Russian and I don't understand anything...The automatic flasher gives me this:

"Sorry, the Hard-SPL process closed early due to an error..."

[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

can you quote the rest of the message please ?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] farooq88:
do u know u can read the rest on the 1st page ????
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] cmonex:
so it said "commercial error"?

http://support.htc-unlocks.com/

you have to send us a ticket with the phone's imei to get it enabled - free for personal use.

link: http://support.htc-unlocks.com
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jimhaddon:
Does anyone know why most SD builds fail - normally at the preparing sd card stage when booting from MAGLDR?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Beretta93:
Probably specific modifications needed for initrd.gz....
[EVO 4G General] Abracastabya:
I'm using mikfroyo 4.2 with SBC Kernel #15 and can't see any reviews in the market...any ideas? I already forced stopped and cleared data and cache with no luck.
[EVO 4G General] KillGod:
Idk but Maiden rules!!!
[EVO 4G General] Abracastabya:
Oh dude, the best!
[EVO 4G General] Abracastabya:
****...flashed a different kernel and still no comments/reviews >:0
[Captivate General] APE992:
So I'm an absolute idiot (hindsight being 20/20).

Running Froyo and installed an app to change the battery icon for me, did so and rebooted into a lovely reboot loop. Used Odin to go to stock just fine, reinstalled the froyo rom I was using before and attempted to restore /data from a previous backup. BIG MISTAKE.

Now it boots into Froyo, vibrates a few times and shows off the fact it needs to Force Close a few apps finally rebooting. I can't get it to go into download mode OR recovery mode no matter what method I try. Plugging in the USB cable while holding volume up/down sends it to the battery charging screen with every combo of the sim card in/out and buttons I can try. If I try to hold volume up/down at the same time to boot into recovery it continues into Froyo to crash a few apps and start the process all over.

I can't for the life of me get this thing into anything useful to try to restore. I haven't tried a USB jig yet but I'm about to. Any suggestions for this poor idiot?
[Captivate General] flashman2002:
Try keeping the battery out and have the usb plugged in and hold the vol buttons. Keep holding them and push the battery in. That has worked for some people. And maybe do what you did to get to where it force closes and try ADB commands.
[Captivate General] majinzen:
If you can use adb, use it to get into download.
[Captivate General] APE992:
I thought about using adb to reboot into download mode but neither my laptop nor desktop seem to detect the phone having the USB cable plugged into it. While it is booted into Froyo it doesn't make the usual sounds indicating it is connected via USB either and monitoring the System Devices shows it isn't connected either. Just seems to want to use my machines USB ports for charging and not for anything else.

I'll keep trying anyway.
[Captivate General] majinzen:
Try all the different usb ports on your computer. Sometimes one will work for some odd reason. If your phone isn't being registered on your computer I don't see how odin will work either.
[Captivate General] flashman2002:
Did you try the alternate 3 button method I suggested?