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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buster3845:
EVO is not new. I bough it from cragslist a few days ago. It seems to work fine otherwise. Not rooted for sure, and running Sprint original 2.2.

I did try a couple of different USB cables just to be sure, and had the same results.

The funny thing is that even though I was never able to get it "recognized" on any of my machines, I was able to get ADB so "see" it for a while. I started the rooting process by pushing files to it via ADB and even sent a reboot command to it.

Once it rebooted, that's when it all went bad. It was still showing as unrecognized (just like before), but now ADB can't see it at all. Keeps telling me no devices are connected.

Even my friend's Mac Air (which supposedly doesn't need any kind of drivers to see the phone) can't see it either.

It's just weird...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NewZJ:
perform a hard reset, maybe a rogue app or setting got messed up,

fastboot screen>clear storage>yes
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buster3845:
Tried that as well. Sorry i didn't mention it in the original post.

I think I've pretty much tried everything that's somewhat logical at this point.

Now I'm looking for the "illogical" ideas. :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] housry23:
Make sure usb debugging option is turned on in settings>applications>development and the phone is in charge only mode. Then it should be recognized and you should be able to use adb.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buster3845:
Debugging was turned on already. I made sure of that.

As for the mode of connection I've tried them all with mixed results.

Here's what I've seen so far...

Charge only - unrecognized device in Device manager, and ADB can't see it.

HTC sync - unrecognized device in Device manager, and ADB can't see it.

Disk Drive - unrecognized device in Device manager, and ADB can't see it.

Internet Sharing - never tried it.

Here's the weird part. If i uncheck Debugging and set the phone to HTC Sync, I am sometimes able to get ADB to see it.

This is just confusing...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] housry23:
What happens if you uninstall HTC Sync and just leave the drivers installed? Could work I suppose. I know unrevoked says to make sure you uninstall HTC Sync and install the ADB drivers.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ric221:
try this. connect your evo to a machine running xp. i had the same problems rooting one evo using windows 7. connected to a machine running xp ,zipped right through without a hitch.

HOPE THIS HELPS YOU IN YOUR QUEST
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buster3845:
Thats what I tried on the Vista box.removed HTC sync, and left the HTC drivers.when that failed I removed the drivers too and replaced them with several different ones I found online.none seemed to work.

The strangest part is that all guides seem to say that MAC OS should just see it without any drivers.

I borrowed friends MAC air and it didn't see it either.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] housry23:
I'm not sure which USB drivers you are using, but these work for me. Uninstall the drivers first, then install this. I hope it is legal to put these here and if not I am extremely sorry.

PS you could try a Linux Live CD and it will see it without drivers or go with Wubi which installs Ubuntu on your Windows hard drive and can be uninstalled just like any other program. It gives you the option to boot into Ubuntu or Windows on bootup. Neat little program and it is faster than using the live CD. Go to this link Wubi and click the Start Download button to download Wubi.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buster3845:
Those seem to be the same drivers I've tried (well those and a ton of others as well).

I'm gonna give that LiveCD idea a shot. Burning it now.

If not, I'm gonna try to find an XP machine somewhere.

I've got a couple of VM's on my machine running XP, but since the main Win7 Machine doesn't see it, it can't seem to pass the USB connection over to the XP VM.

Man, I have to say, this is just the most complicated rooting process I've ever seen. If this was my first root attempt, I'm pretty sure I'd leave Android forever ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] housry23:
It usually is a painless operation to root the Evo. For some reason you are having a difficult time with driver installation. It seriously has to be something simple that has been missed, because I have rooted mine and several friends Evo's and it was very easy. I had a MyTouch 3g 3.5mm before this Evo and talk about a pain. Before the Universal Auto root app you had to make a gold card first and that in itself took over an hour. It was my first root and it was very difficult and time consuming, so to see how easy the Evo was no matter which way I do it made me very happy.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Visionikz03:
yes the mac doesn't require additonal drivers to run adb however u need to make sure the directory is properly set in terminal so adb knows where to pull commands from... on windows did u try uninstalling everything phone related? SDK, HTC Sync, the whole nine yards then try reinstalling only the sdk and the usb drivers? I know with the lastest SDK the usb driver is not included for some reason or at least it wasn't with mine... then one day my adb just randomly stopped working and a uninstall/reinstall cleared up everything... try this usb driver and see where it gets u. Don't know if it's any different that wat the guy above posted but worth a shot. Reinstall the appropriate SDK first then i would recommend plugging the evo into the pc with no usb drivers installed then when it cant automatically find the drivers direct it to the file u downloaded and it should pull the necessary drivers from there and see if that does the trick...

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buster3845:
No dice so far guys...but i have made progress in identifying the issue (sort of).

So here's the deal - the ONLY way the phone is recognized is if i toggle the "debugging" setting.

If i plug the phone in with the switch set on (meaning USB Debugging enabled) the phone is not recognized. Pointing the unknown device to the drivers (any drivers) does nothing.

However, if i plug the phone in with the switch set off, it finds a usb mass storage device. Then i turn the debugging switch on, and it finds the ADB Android phone with no issues. Then i can push commands via ADB without any problems.

The problem i have is that I cannot toggle that switch if i boot into HBOOT menu. So the comp never see's the phone.

I've tried this experiment on Win7-64bit, Vista-64bit, XP 32bit, and even MAC.

The same situation seems to apply everywhere, and with all of the drivers I've tried. None of them seem to allow the phone to be plugged in and automatically be found. The only way for the comp to see the phone is if i toggle the debugging switch off, then on.

At this point, I'm ready to put out a bounty on this. $20 via PayPal to anyone who can walk me through it. Bottom line is that I need to be able to see the phone without having to toggle the debugging switch. That will allow me to boot into HBOOT and still send commands to the phone via ADB.

Thanks for all the help guys. Hopefully, we can get this resolved.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buster3845:
**BUMP**

Anyone care to take a shot??
[General Questions and Answers] mariec789:
nexus 1,

first time flashing went back to stock to stop getting ota updates all the time and to prepare for gingerbread, did nandroid backup and copied whole of sd card to p.c.

the problem is I lost a lot of things including a lot of work related texts I need, I do not have option to restore nandroid in recovery mode.Think I lost root in process.

What I would like is to go back to what I had originally maybe backup things a little better and then go back to stock, but how do I do this with no root?

Am hoping there is a way round this without rooting.

Flashing scared me rooting scares me even more.....
[General Questions and Answers] nhan_huynh1992:
thank all pro.i'm testing
[HTC Wildfire S] Deleted member 3005899:
Been surfing phonearena for abit and found this:

We do see the wildfire 2 will mostly hawe a slightly more powerful CPU a GPU and a better screen resoliution. So waht do you whink if HTC will roll out the Wildfire 2 will you consider buying it over your Wildfire?

If you selected the option Other please state why?
[HTC Wildfire S] Funnnny:
Overtime the spec will getting better, many phone in the market with the same price has better spec than Wildfire now, but I think after my phone I'll choose a higher-end phone :_
[HTC Wildfire S] nhnt11:
I'm keeping my wildfire for a while, when I do buy a new phone I'm getting a top-of-the-line one :D :D

hopefully a nexus or something :)
[HTC Wildfire S] Funnnny:
I think many user choose the way: buy one mid-end to get into Android and then pick a higher-end, like me :).

Waiting for some 2-core processor this year or maybe next
[HTC Wildfire S] 3xeno:
While I won't be upgrading so soon, as I stated in another thread, the wildfire 2 is everything the wildfire 1 should have been in the first place...
[HTC Wildfire S] P1ngP1ng:
I'm missing something here. My first smartphone was a Samsung Galaxy S. Just after, I became curious about the HTC Desire but couldn't bring myself to get one given I'd just bought the Galaxy S. Then the Nexus S came out and I had to have one of those, so I got it. Gingerbread is nice but I was still curious about HTC Sense. So I decided to buy a cheap Wildfire on eBay. After a while I realised HTC Sense was rubbish and was about to go back to the Nexus S (both it and the Galaxy S are still in my top drawer) when I stumbled on CyanogenMod. I've flashed a number of different ROMs since then and I can't put my Wildfire down.

I know I've got two high-end smartphones but I love my Wildfire so much that I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Please, someone tell me why I should be using the Galaxy or the Nexus as I'm worried I'm actually missing out on something.
[HTC Wildfire S] MasterDL:
Indeed I chose the wildfire to see what android was about and it hasn't disappointed, even makes me think why I stuck with Nokia for so long.

As for wildfire 2 I think I'll be skipping it too and go for a higher spec cos the specs are still not impressive to turn experienced users head.

One with front facing camera, something missing on most android phones but present even in cheap Nokia models, would be nice.
[HTC Wildfire S] drugoija:
I am very pleased with my Wildfire. It delivered more then I expected as instapper Android phone. The next purchase will be a higher end phone with at lest 2gpu/cpu. But for now I am more than happy with my current phone.
[HTC Wildfire S] argeoff:
I am thinking of getting a HTC desire.

Wildfire 2 is exactly what 1 should have been, a smartphone without GPU was probably the biggest weakness to me. Nevertheless, it is still an excellent phone for those with a budget and want to try out Android. :)
[HTC Wildfire S] 3xeno:
Have you tried flashing ROM's and experimenting with your other phones? For me, another reason why I prefer the Wildfire is because of its friendly size and handling capabilities, and, comparatively easy pocketability, which is certainly missing from the higher end devices with their 4"+ screens. :p

Also, I would think that the UI and all is smoother on the top end phones, and, their app and game support is way more enhanced than on the Wildifre. Cant really comment on the smoothness part because havent used one of them ever.

Off Topic, Another thing I fail to understand is why companies think that whoever wants a powerhouse of a phone must grab a huge one with as graceful dimensions as a brick. I would love to see one day 1 GHz Processors, Adreno 205's, 768 MB RAM's etc on a 3.2 - 3.5" screened device. Handling such huge phones is a pain, especially in crowded areas...
[HTC Wildfire S] n!k:
I am waiting for unrevoked

:p
[HTC Wildfire S] dementedkid:
Read my mind. Even right now, I wanted to upgrade to a Defy instead of a Desire. Since the Defy is roughly the size of our Wildfire, but the turn off there is that I got spoiled with WF ROMS, Defy has a few, and the Desire a ton.I want the option to use my phone and reach every inch of the screen with one hand. For this I'd still consider the WF 2 if nothing else competes at it's size
[HTC Wildfire S] Nexus04:
Like most people I got the Wildfire as a cheap Android phone to see what it was like after using Nokia for ages. There will probably be a lot of cheaper phones on the market soon after the success of the Wildfire and the San Francisco, even Apple are considering an iPhone of reduced size to compete with the android success

http://www.pcworld.com/article/219501/iphone_nano_rumors_return.html

Have a look at that.
[HTC Wildfire S] Alex_GP:
Yep, I was thinking at the Defy, too. The only thing putting me e off are the speaker problems that people talk about.
[HTC Wildfire S] P1ngP1ng:
As to smoothness, I can say that CM7 on my Wildfire is slightly choppier than the factory Gingerbread on my Nexis S but not enough to be annoying and I haven't noticed any difference in app start up times.

Wildpuzzle is a different matter. There has been no noticeable difference between Wildpuzzle on my Wildfire and Froyo on my Galaxy S. It really has been that good that I'm toying with the idea of going back to it as CM7 doesn't seem to want to agree with me. I just wish I could get hold of a QVGA version of Swype!

On all devices video playback is no different and I don't play games so I can't comment.

I agree with you about good things in small packages. I've also heard Samsung are coming out next month with a smaller version of the Galaxy S but I haven't seen any specs.
[HTC Wildfire S] Alex_GP:
It`s nice to see that I`m not the only one that thinks a 4.0 inch screen is too big.

This is one of the reasons I bought the Wildfire, it was the smallest at that time, and still is. Well, now there are phones like the Samsung i5500, but damn, 2 mp camera is so 2004.
[HTC Wildfire S] Deleted member 3005899:
I my self wanted the wildfire as my first Android device(like most of you :P). But now when MWc 2011 has started im waiting for price drop's of the older phones :) like the original Desire or something else :) Thinking is it a good idea to go for a Milestone 2? Looked at their forums and i saw just a few ROM's.
[HTC Wildfire S] kjeerik:
If root is so hard on my wildfire I probably not going to buy another HTC at all.

I'm just anoyed about companies trying to tell me what I can do with their device.

Cause this is how it is now, not mine but theirs. :mad:
[HTC Wildfire S] 3xeno:
It is the same with all companies, atleast with what I have seen,

Sony - Controls everything you do on the PS3. Mod it, and you lose ability to even go online, and if you do, they have the ability to automatically install stuff you dont authorize.

Apple - Not really required to specify it, do we?

Nokia - Only the initial Symbian sets were truly open, where you could mod the heck out of it. Unfortunately, it was not so customizable as Android. With the later ones, it had to be "hacked" (As in rooted), to allow modifications, which depended on the firmware.

Can't comment on others simply because I don't own them.

Lastly, the Wildfire is too "unimportant" a device for major teams to work on, when compared to, say, Apple's iDevices. Hence, finding exploits for iDevices may take a week, and the same may take months for the Wildfire. Unfortunately, thats the way the hierarchy exists.
[HTC Wildfire S] Koori90:
i'd like to have the new screen on my actual wildfire..

i don't want to change it..

the next purchase will be a more powerful
[HTC Wildfire S] kennyhkw:
Wildfire is the perfect size of phone, just needs the screen res increased to 320x480 and a gpu fitted then it would be the perfect mid-range phone.

Like many people i bought a Wildfire as it was a cheaper way to find out if i liked Android and mostly i'm happy with it. My next phone will be a higher spec model and if the Wildfire 2 spec is good enuf then i'll happily upgrade to that.
[HTC Wildfire S] 3xeno:
It is now officially announced. Known as the Wildfire S, it packs a Qualcomm MSM 7227 at 600 MHz (With an Adreno 200 GPU (?)), 512 MB RAM, and a 320x480 3.2" HVGA Display, BT 3.0, HTC Sense 3.0 on Android 2.3, all as previously leaked.

Cons ? - No Trackball / Trackpad. I would have preferred they kept that, but then, they wouldn't have been about to say this Aria Child of theirs is the "Smallest SmartPhone" yet.

Specs:

http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_wildfire_s-3777.php
[HTC Wildfire S] kevin2516:
Have you guys seen the new upcoming htc facebook phones? Thats rofl x100000.
[HTC Wildfire S] 3xeno:
The Salsa seems just a rebadged and refreshed Legend. As for the ChaCha (Fail Name?), while I like the form factor (Candybar with QWERTY and TouchScreen), the design is a major fail again. It just looks like a cheap toy with hideous design proportions. Had they given a more "serious" (Meaning not dedicated towards SNS) phone on this form factor, I would have considered it.

Then again, I can only dream on, since it is just 4 months since I got my Wildfire, and, is too early to even consider a switch.
[HTC Wildfire S] kevin2516:
I'm lol'ing because they have a dedicated facebook button. It kills everything :D
[HTC Wildfire S] drugoija:
there r some more pics on engadget

http://www.engadget.com/photos/htc-wildfire-first-hands-on/#3884209
[HTC Wildfire S] argeoff:
Is it just me or that phone looks uglier than the wildfire that i have now ?

But hmm.. it has android 2.3 :cool:
[HTC Wildfire S] nhnt11:
the lil fb icon on the bottom is the biggest fail i've seen in a while

btw, anybody notice that it has a slightly lesser battery rating?
[HTC Wildfire S] 3xeno:
Indeed, but, as per an article I read somewhere (Dont remember the source), this is just the beginning of "FB" Phones.
[HTC Wildfire S] Alex_GP:
I truly think that they messed up the design of the Wildfire S. The original looks so much better.

I always admired the conservative design of Htc, keeping a very classy look throughout the generations, but the Wildfire S is just meh.

If I sell my wildfire, I don't really know where to go. The motorola defy had almost the same size of wf, which I think is the best. Not feature phone small, but not quite Galaxy S huge.
[HTC Wildfire S] P1ngP1ng:
Apart from the doubling of the screen resolution, to me the Wildfire S looks no different from an existing Wildfire with CM7 and a moderate overclock.

That said, the screen res alone is tempting enough for me to give it a go.
[HTC Wildfire S] Alex_GP:
The GPU in the wildfire s didn't catch your fancy?
[HTC Wildfire S] Michealtbh:
Is there any chance the screen on the wildfire s would fit in and be compatible with our wildfire?
[HTC Wildfire S] ephbee:
htc page

http://www.htc.com/www/product/wildfires/specification.html

looks so wrong without trackpad.
[HTC Wildfire S] 3xeno:
Probably not. Since, even now, there are lot's of HTC Phones with a 3.2" Screen out there with a 320x480 resolution, and, they are not compatible with the Wildfire, so, it seems unlikely the Wildfire S will be.
[HTC Wildfire S] Alex_GP:
I find the lack of a trackpad in new phones disturbing. Damn, it`s hard so try to place the damn pointer at the point you want when editing text.
[HTC Wildfire S] imlgl:
I think I may make the leap and get the incredible S when thats released. Although it all depends on price and how much money I have :)
[HTC Wildfire S] emmibuzz:
You are right. Little Andrea rootable
[HTC Wildfire S] OneStepAhead:
spoken like someone who's never owned one. after having a 4.3 my next phone will be 4.5 at least. fits in my pocket fine, even with an extended battery. but I missed the memo on the skinny jeans revolution :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] fuelofire:
I've been trying to install the TBH_D2_Tether_Patch_1.0.zip and I'm having an issue when it apparently stops and freezes when it says "NV update 1 of 4..."

not sure why but I wait 20 or 30 mins to see if it does anything and then I just force a restart and figure that I must have been doing something wrong. I was wondering if anyone that's more knowledgable would have any suggetions that I might be able to resolve this.

Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetony:
After installing the newest evervolv gb rom my wifi stopped working. I completly wiped, reflashed, and switched to a different rom. It just says error after trying to enable it for a minute or so. Any help is greatly appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidc23:
try a diferent kernel
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erik077:
If that doesn't work try master reset (had some issues when flashing another rom didn't fix anything but reset did)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetony:
Could iget advice on what kernel I could use for cyanogenmod 7 nightlies?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JayStation3:
If that stuff doesnt work, you may want to just do a NAND restore...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetony:
Thanks guys for your help, i installed evio 2 which had a kernel install bundeled and now it works thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Savaged-Zen kernels play nice with CM7 nightlies.
[About XDA developers] brk3:
Hi, I'm sure this has been asked already but can't find an answer. Whats the point/benefit in using xda-app over just tapatalk? I saw in the demo video that it was developed with help from the tapatalk team.. what's the connection?
[About XDA developers] pulser_g2:
Tapatalk is a paid app if you want the one that can post. XDA app is free to download and use :)

If you have the paid app, there is little benefit of the XDA one over the tapatalk one just now, though the portal is accessible via RSS in the XDA app from the "more" tab iirc
[About XDA developers] brk3:
Good answer, thanks :)
[About XDA developers] Jengle:
Thanks - another gem regarding the "more" tab.
[Desire Themes and Apps] timb0b:
So I want to make a wallpaper that fits across three home screens and has a different color on each screen. Now the size of the screen is 480 x 800 but when I create a wallpaper that is 1440 x 800 the pictures don't fit on each screen correctly. Anyone got any suggestions/experience with this? Thanks.
[Desire Themes and Apps] eden2812:
For it to pan (the many) homescreens, resolution should be at 960x800.

Don't believe it? Google it.

What I normally do to get wallpapers to fit my phone is to use any photo or image editor, or, go online and use http://www.resize.it/ (select advance tools)
[Desire Themes and Apps] timb0b:
I'll give that a shot. Thanks for the fast and good response!
[Desire Themes and Apps] brummer101:
I think you'd be better off downloading Multipicture Live wallpaper as the wallpaper does not scroll as far as one homescreen.
[Desire Themes and Apps] pmkrmr:
doesnt it also depends on how many homescreens you use?

using the same wallpaper with 3 homescreens will look different when you scroll compared to if you have 5 homescreens.
[Desire Themes and Apps] eden2812:
I think the only way it'll look different is the "amount" of wallpaper that pans when you slide your finger across the home screens.

3 home screens would result in more pan of the wallpaper per homescreen, while 5 would result in less pan of the wallpaper per homescreen.

In terms of resolution depending on home screens, maybe others could work as well (I have never tried anything but 960x800), BUT remember, doesn't the wallpaper picker "crop" your chosen wallpaper at a certain ratio?

Because of that, you *could* experiment with different wallpaper resolutions, as long as it respects the ratio I suppose.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Yorzua:
I would say it depends of so many parameters as :

the launcher you use

the grid you choose

the size of your wallpaper

the colors to split and fake screens

but nice piece of subject to study, i will continue to test as more possibilities as i can and will keep you informed

Enjoy ;)