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[Surround General] jaraya13:
Thanks for the quick reply. That is not an option for me, because I live in Costa Rica, not in the US. Also, tethering here is free, I just pay 8 dollars fix and I have unlimited Data connection and tethering. I was doing just great with my Focus. I think my only option is to buy another Focus... :(

I hate HTC for not allowing this kind of things, and also for blocking the option to change Display language from English to Spanish. In the Focus you can do that with no problems...
[Surround General] drumboy03:
Not HTC

It appears as though it is not HTC that is putting the blocks on, it is the carrier. That's just what I have been reading. I'm sure that there will be a way eventually, as there are strides being made to cracking htis thing wide open.
[Surround General] jaraya13:
If it is a carrier subject, why the Samsung Focus is a complete different story also AT&T branded?
[Surround General] drumboy03:
Good Point

Good Point, like I said, that's just what I've been reading. I think that it's definitely something that will be fixed, based on the large amount of interest in it though.
[Surround General] rjotto1@pacbell.net:
Thanks All For Jumping on This Topic

Well, it doesn't look like, at the moment, there is a fix for this - So, I guess folks will still have to use their Cellular Modems (if they have one) to get their PC up and connected when no WIFI spot is available. Oh, well.

Thanks
[Surround General] JEANRIVERA:
finally done

not easy way but it works!!!!! here
[HD2 General] nick2k:
Today the phone fell from the desk with the charger cable plugged into the phone. Now it won't charge/make a connection unless the USB cable is forced to plug in at a downward angle:

If the plug is in any other way, the phone will not recognize it.

This is bloody annoying!!! I can't charge the phone anymore unless the cable is resting on something and I can no longer listen to music in my car (since the road vibrations cause the plug to move around). :mad:

So my questions are:

Is there a way to fix this by way of opening it up and soldering?

Is there a way to replace the USB port?

I'm tempted to just ghetto rig it by creating a "lift" within the port by way of a small amount of Gorilla Glue (or similar resin)...but that seems 'temporary' to me.

So here's to hoping that someone else here has had this issue (besides stupid ol me) and happens to have a wonderful solution for this issue. Also, if it matters, I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area. So if you know someone that does this kind of phone repair, please recommend them me. Thanks!
[HD2 General] daemonfly:
I'll assume you ruled out the actual cable?

Just by experience with other hardware, I'd say either something is bent/broke or the solder joints opened up (most likely this, and I hope it's not surface mount...). No idea how easy/hard it is to open up a HD2, as I've been lucky enough to not have to ;), but once that's done, should be easy enough to inspect the connector, depending on electronics skills.
[HD2 General] nick2k:
i checked the phone with 3 different cables. same symptoms.

yeah...i'm guessing (hoping) it needs a resoldering job. i suppose i should start looking for pictures of the guts.
[HD2 General] Ingromikon:
I have exactly this as well. No desire to open my HD2 up so I've just taken to lying my wallet down next to it when I charge, and laying the wire over it. It's really annoying to have to do, though.
[HD2 General] mooooooa:
Hello there. Sad to hear that you have got this problem. There is nothing you can do to fix it, yourself. I had this problem for about 2 months ago, when my HD2 suddenly had the same problem, and would only charge when the usb cable was forced in a definite way. The situation is, that the micro-usb "house", solved to the mainboard, is BROKEN from the soldering. Some of the pins, is broken off, and when you push the usb cable upwards, the pins will again make a connection with the mainboard, but when you slip, it will loose the connection...

I send mine in for a repair, but HTC said that it was my own fault. They would not make a repair, unless I paid for a new mainboard. You can see picture from the repair center:

Or see my other thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=814053.

So what can you do now?

You can open up your HD2, to see the broken traces from usb housing, following this guide: http://pocketnow.com/hardware-1/official-htc-hd2-disassembly-assembly-training-videos-leaked - But you will quickly realize that it's IMPOSSIBLE to solder the pins. It's VERY small, and it's not only metal pins, but also some kind of micro wires, 5 pieces, and you can't just solder them...

The disassemble of HD2 it's not that hard, you will though need to buy some tools.

To get your HD2 working again: Get a new main board. From where? Good question. I looked at ebay, and searched for a very loooong, for a mainboard, but it's impossible to buy one, unless you find a hd2 on ebay with a broken screen, and the mainboard is working, for some small amounts, and change the mainboard yourself.

I waited for about 1 month for a mainboard, but couldn't find one. So i simply bought a secondhand HD2, for a small amount..

I hope this helps to clear up some things. Just PM if you have some questions.
[HD2 General] nick2k:
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... that's a downer.

I finally got this phone all perfect with the NAND Android.

Sigh... bummer that HTC had to make the USB housing irreplaceable.

That photo is helpful. That's out of my league. I've never soldered anything with that small of a footprint.

I'm looking for broken phones on eBay. Looks like they are going for 100 bones.

I think I'm going to try this one cell repair guy in town next week. Apparently he's a soldering virtuoso.

If that doesn't work, I guess I will have to replace the mainboard with one from eBay and hope that it doesn't have the same symptom I'm trying to rid of.

I will let you know if the repair guy has steady magic hands or not.

Truly truly frustrating...
[HD2 General] daemonfly:
Ah, surface mount =\ and the one in that pic actually lifted the pads themselves. If yours is anything like that pic, which I'll assume it's close, it looks like it should be possible to bridge the broken connection, but it will require a good quality temp-controlled soldering iron, fine tip, small wire, and excellent soldering skills. If the guy can hand-solder fine-pitch surface mount chips, this shouldn't be a problem.

The "fixed" connections would work, but wouldn't be 100% the strength of original. Some epoxy encompassing the connections and whole rear-end of the jack should strengthen it back up a bit.
[HD2 General] Ingromikon:
So has anyone managed to fix this yet? Also, is there anything out there that can charge an extended battery without it having to be in the phone?
[HD2 General] nick2k:
!!!SUCCESS!!!

SUCCESS!!!!*

the people i brought my phone too was able to fix it. it took a couple weeks for them to get their hands on a new USB port (apparently i destroyed it beyond repair). once they got a new one, it was soldered on.

*one slight niggle though: it takes 30 secs to transfer 100MB of data to the phone.

they "warned" me that they were able to to solder one of the pins, so data transfer may not be possible. so maybe the port is now acting as 'USB 1.0'. thankfully the only time i do data transfer is when i put MP3s and videos on it. and the occasional ROM/NAND flashing (which i don't do anymore since Cotulla/DFT's NAND Desire flash).

so besides that's little set back, i can charge/connect my phone without having to worry about losing connection to my computer or car.

but to be on the safe side, i no longer charge my phone via USB. i have purchased an external battery charger along with an extra battery. its been pretty sweet. :D
[HD2 General] pk2_76:
I've just see this post, for a couple of bucks, I think its' 70 or so u can get a charging mat, that will replace the usb charging feature. Just an idea.
[HD2 General] halx:
Congrats! nick2k Good to know that it's doable. By the way it looks more like a rust on the image. What these guys had to say about the probable cause of that?
[HD2 General] halx:
pk2_76; Mats are using dongles, connected to a phone by the very same micro USB port. While it might reduce the number of plug/unplug events, which wearing off the connector, the dongle itself is quite bulky to keep on all the time, and also might interfere with the holsters and skins. I'm still hoping for a special back cover rumored to be available from HTC with a mat-like charging accessory.
[HD2 General] Ingromikon:
Well I just got one of the mains chargers off ebay, waiting for it to arrive. My port's getting worse so I need it sooner rather than later. Word of warning I guess, treat the connection with care!
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] Beretta93:
Hello,

I would like to share a windows app, kind of a parallel market for desktop that allows you to download almost any WP7 application, and convert it automatically into .XAP file.

But I don't know if it is ok with moderation so please mods let me know about it before I upload the .zip file. ;)

Thanks.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] Heph:
sounds like a great way to finally be able to install the free netflix app, even if it is not listed in your marketplace...

Alex
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] Jonny4911:
there's already an program for this over in the general windows 7 dev section
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] Beretta93:
I don't think so. ;)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] dharvey4651:
This is a PAID APP and therefore NOT OK to post here.

Posting a link to a place where users can BUY the app IS OK.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] TheATHEiST:
Dude what are you talking about, this isnt a "paid" app? its a free app. But if you want ill set up a website and charge people to download it and post the link here :D
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] the_scotsman:
This software lets you download any app from the market, including paid ones. Hence it is not allowed on xda.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] Beretta93:
Nope, this is a free app, but as said above, it can download any app, free or not, and convert it into .XAP.

So it can be considered as warez but it is not really one actually. Since it's able to grab free apps in .XAP file system, I though it was an interesting tool for finding rare .XAP apps...

But that is why I waited before posting any link, as the status of this app is rather vague, like in the grey area...
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] myself11:
I think it's a free app. I've tried and works well.

Unfortunately, it seems it works for free and paid apps (honestly, haven't tried it, but read that it is possible). It is a pitty, because it won't be allowed on XDA and it is a great way to avoid all the trouble to get a live ID.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] TheATHEiST:
Well couldn't somebody mod it to only access the free ones?

There is also another software that does the same as this, both are by different devs. Would be great if we had a XDA dev work on it and release it with better/more stable functions.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] myself11:
That would be a great step for HD2 users.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] eadams1975:
not hard at all to activate

other than the activation code from Microsoft being location based, it is not hard what so ever to have WP7 be fully fuctional. i have zero issues down loading/accessing anything from windows live, market, zune. all the info to do so is here on the forums, and a 5 min call to Microsoft customer service. There was only two specific questions they asked 1. are u in the US, 2. what is the phone Brand. having all of the software set up properly, then entering that code gives full use. when i plugged into the Zune software after it recognized it as HD7....................been testing the crap out of it since. zero problems. take your time....put all the software in the right order, call to get a code...done....

sorry if the Microsoft activation code does not work for you based on location.. that blows
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] precsmo:
please be realistic

it is considered as cracking app to me, definitely not allowed here, period. It is everywhere in the Chinese forums, where they share all kind of cracked paid apps.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] myself11:
Yes, there's no distinction between free and paid apps. I've download to alternative browsers, not knowing they were paid.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=908293 - it seems to do the same thing, but only displays free apps. Should be sticky here.

Either way, bored of WP7, back to Android!
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] vodovodo:
tried so many games and apps

apps are fine ! but no game is working except NFS !!!
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] queefinout:
what exactly does this program do? just crack paid apps?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] evolutionqy7:
it download paid apps for free therefore not allowed to be discussed on XDA.

I suggest any discussion stop unless your willing to suffer a suspension or a bann

Evo :P
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] TheATHEiST:
Actually it only downloads the free apps aswell as trials, it doesnt directly download any full apps. What it does do also is edit the trial so its full on supported titles.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] evolutionqy7:
Well I wouldn't consider removing the trial limitation to full legal since its then a full app. Anyway carry on. Don't say no one told ya ;)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] NFRCER:
No its an app that has been meticulously watered down to a trial; So that you and your friends and strangers alike can test the app and conclude whether it's worth your money.

Any other way of obtaining/circumventing this app to "full mode" without paying is cracking nonetheless.

The excuse that many only pirate to see if its worth the money doesn't work anymore. This is what a trial is for. Thank you and have a nice day ya'll.
[G2 and Desire Z General] DankDomo:
I keep getting this message on my notifications. I formatted the card but when i turn the phone on again it messes up again. My phone doesn't recognize the sd card now and i cant even mount it on to my comp.

I tried my dads sd card and it worked fine.

I'm pretty lost on what to do. Please help.

Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z General] nikon1b4:
Are the SDCARD different brand names / cuz something like that happen to me with my mytouch 3g I got a 8GB ADATA card phone won't find it
[G2 and Desire Z General] burtcom:
Yep, sounds like the card is bad
[G2 and Desire Z General] DankDomo:
Its the one that came with the phone.
[G2 and Desire Z General] tvdang7:
i had that problem and i kept fixing it with windows ( right click sd card and do a scan and fix). But eventually it died 2 weeks into owning it. bought me a 16gb class 10 from frys and im much happier.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkotoric:
Can anyone let me know if slingplayer works on the nexus s.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treodoc:
Yes, it works very well, and I'm streaming from my Slingbox Classic which is not officially supported (both wifi and 3G).
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyijedi:
Working great for me as well.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkotoric:
Alright thanks guys i have a evo 4g and im running CM7 so wanted to know if its a gingerbread issue or cm7 issue
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bobbbin:
:(

Used to work great on my hero, over wifi and 3G.

Then when i got my NS, it was only working when i was on the same wifi network as my slingbox. I uninstalled it and now it has disappeared from the market..... I paid £20 for it and now its gone......WTF!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zorak950:
If you're running 2.3.2, it's probably a protected app. It should reappear once Google adds the new OS version to its market system.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bobbbin:
Working in full swing again :o) panic over =P
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ping33tx:
I can only get it to work on my wifi at home but nothing on my 3g network any ideas guys or gals? thanks ping33tx :)

Nexus S-I9020T

ROM-infin1y0.1.1.:)

Baseband-I9020XXKB3

Kernel-netarchy's:)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rvnteck:
Help please

Im also experiencing problem using slingplayer on my Nexus S, its streams ok on wifi but when Im on 3G it becomes very choppy which it unwatchable.

I used it back to my HD2 using the same 3G network and it works with out a problem, but when I use it to the Nexus S its just goes really choppy and lags.

Hopefully someone has a fix to this, thanks in advance.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmizz79:
I had same problem only worked on my wifi network..I just reset slingbox and did the whole setup over..but this time I manually connected to my router ..now works like a charm..hope that helps..!!!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rvnteck:
What do you mean manually connected to the router? My slingbox is connected to my wireless router and my 2 other android phones on Rogers wireless and Bell network works flawlessly on this set up. Its only my AWS Nexus S on Mobilicity is having this problem. All of my 3 lines are on unlimited data plan.
[Samsung Mesmerize] MyMesmerize:
Ok so my phone got smash so I decided to take it completely apart. I was wondering what exactly is the device that has the grey rubber cap on it(under the cap it has a small hole but has a type of mesh on it also) that is between the little sensor that has 3 lenses on it and the ear piece mic. Is it a front facing cam that hasn't been activated? When I put the part number I saw on the end of the ribbon cable a site that says it is a .31mp cam(tp://pdadb dot net/index.php?m=specs&id=2680&view=1&c=samsung_sch-i500_galaxy_s_mesmerize]) under the secondary cam spec. Any ideas??
[Samsung Mesmerize] skitzo_inc:
Front Facing Camera Question= NO!
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
I'm really going to have to pull my balls out again, aren't I...
[Samsung Mesmerize] skitzo_inc:
I just wish people knew how to use the search function. :p
[Samsung Mesmerize] afritchen:
Oh my....not his balls again!!!
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
Just don't do it...
[Samsung Mesmerize] MyMesmerize:
I saw that thread but nobody actually answered what was the 4 sensors for. I got the part in my hand from the inside of the phone. It has one chip that has 3 sensor on it. Then there is other chip to the right that has a grey cap and one sensor in it and then their is the ear mic. They all are connected with the same ribbon cable. I don't know how to post a pic up here but I can email you one if you would like of it.
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
I sent you a PM.. I'll pull up what I have and wait for your pic.
[Samsung Mesmerize] MyMesmerize:
Just sent it. It will be coming from a gmail account.
[Samsung Mesmerize] dcow90:
Perhaps the answer people are looking for is: "It's a camera FOR the proximity sensor.." The sensor sends out IR light and then 'looks' at it to see how close it is bouncing off something. NO it cannot be hacked to be a forward facing camera. Period.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Mladen0211:
A'right i have put a Windows Phone 7 on my HTC HD2,and now when i lock it after 10-15 minutes i can't unlock it,screen is just black and sometimes i just see flash from lock screen which dissapeared like in 1 sec. what problem possibly could be? tnx :xxx
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] daz1uk:
Try re-flashing.
[Desire Android Development] roalex:
All 3 roms fit on a 112 mb system partition, which means you can have 320 mb for CM/Miui or so for /data, 180 or so for the Sense rom,on top of that you got sd-ext, will never need more space !

-the CM7 is from now the nightly, build by the CM team.

-the miui latest is their work, English translation from the miui-dev.com

-the sense is from HTC, their OTA, with the latest 2.29.405.5 patch applyed

FOR CM 7 & Miui:

Now what i did is to create for each of this roms an update pack which you gotta flash over the roms at the end.

What's in them:

-App2sdext with binds (not symlinks), by default all the user application go to sd-ext, but you can move them around, see below.

(made by Firerat), integration solution from EzTerry pretty much.

-ApkManager(ApkManager.sh) - by Firerat again, this little tool will allow you to move application around your system, to sd-ext or to internal, your choice, you can even batch move them, also can have some on internal, some on sd-ext, no problem.

-Kernels: the updates contain vork's latest for GB (CM7), the MIUI has the original kernel, it seams more stable.

-dalvik goes on /data for both roms

- BindCache (by Firerat )init.d script to bind /cache to /sd-ext/cache, since we play with MTDs and don't use a big Cache partition, this is useful for Rom Manager for instance.

Gapps are included(all downloadable are installed over the userdata, a few other useful freebies included as well.

Links: Official CM7 Nightly Update-pack | Miui Update-pack

* On the MIUI rom, after you mess around with application location, its wise to clear the data form the Luncher, so it rebuilds the icons in good order.

For the HTC Froyo 2.29.405.5

First off it will fit on a 112 Mb System partition as the rest.

This rom will WIPE your SYSTEM, DATA, sdext and .android_secure from the sdcard.

Features:

A2Sdext with binds, FroyoParts by EzTerry: will secure 3dw, will move apks to sd-ext, will lock HOME in Ram by default (can also move dalvik to sd-ext, data to sd-ext, the compcache setting does nothing as we don't need it)

kernel: couttstec BFS sense kernel

Busybox, Rooted,zipalign,bind cache init script

All the system APKs are ODEXed, even those i added, this saves space and booting up speed.(added torch, spare parts, android terminal, transparent genie widget, 3Dm Gallery, cifsmanager, dspmanager), i removed all the DOWNLOADable google apps and did not add them on Userdata since doing this will brake the Market. You can simply download those you want from the market)

For now Apkmanager is not included, as it's quite bugy on this sense rom.

Links: HTC-Desire-MTD-2.29.405.5

Changes:

17/01/2011

Remove my Custom CM7 since the official nightly's are up!

Added the latest Desire Froyo Sense Rom (2.29.405.5).

CM7: fresh CM build, added new vork BFS kernel in the update-pack.
[Desire Android Development] xecuter:
good stuff.. i have miui 1.1.7.. do i have to flash the latest then flash this in order for it to work? can i flash over my current 1.1.7? thanks!
[Desire Android Development] najar360:
does it survive nightly update?

what is arrangement?

system?

cache?

data?
[Desire Android Development] roalex:
You need the new version indeed but Miui 1.1.14 seams much more stable anyway.

In theory my cm update works over any cm 7. I use 112 system 2 MB cache, rest is /data. The Google apps just go on userdata, that's all, only the minimal gapps: sync, talk and vending are on the system.
[Desire Android Development] buzzboy:
Superb

Outstanding, tried both, very stable, but the MIUI is a treasure.....bravo!
[Desire Android Development] woody_2k:
Right. OK i am so confused right now. Does this install all 3 roms into separate partitions so in effect the phone is dual (or tri) booted meaning i need a custom MTD partition (if so how do you swap between them) or does this install an android base then the mods over the top? What i mean is have you lifted the UI from Miui and Sense and it installs over the CM7 Gingerbread base or what? (like running several launchers)

Also what EXT partition type (2, 3 or 4) and what size (swap or no swap) would you recommend

Ive been flashing and playing with android for a while but i just cant get my head around this. i HATE sounding like a noob
[Desire Android Development] Soikiro:
all 3 rom in 112mb???????

confused....
[Desire Android Development] woody_2k:
Right i've read and re-read the opening post and as far as i can tell you are saying that you have created a script that you flash after selecting which one of the three roms listed above you wish to flash.

The roms have been edited and streamlined to fit on a custom partition.

and that is all

(excitement over)

That post is so not clear at all