Hello Guys,
I got my HTC HD7 yesterday.
Brilliant phone, but there is no version of Flash compatible for it.
Is there an alternative to flash that can be use don a W7 phone?
Thanks
Erm, but you knew this before you bought the phone, because you did some research into all the features you needed to make sure they were present in the phone. So why act all surprised?
Flash is coming at some point, but nothing official has been said. If it's a dealbreaker, take the phone back to the shop. If it's not, then just hang on a bit.
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Hi guys
I live in south Africa and just bought a htc dream.
I was very excited when i got my phone could not wait to get home and start to play with it
but i noticed that the market app is not there???
and it is only running android 1.1
I did some research on the web and found out that its up to our service provider
to relies the updates.
MTN my service provider is not interested in reliesing the 1.5 upgrade
what can i do to upgrade my phone because at the moment i am stuck with a second rate phone.
Well you could use the search tool for starters.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?f=448
There you go.
Search tool. Easy as ABC's.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
thanx but i am scared i loose my warranty i just spoke to the HTC agents in South Africa they are called leaf.
They said they are busy working on a upgrade to 1.5
Thank you for all your help
This should be in the Q&A forum, not the dev forum.
Just flash the update. If anything happens to your phone and you need to use the warrant. Just re-flash RC29 and do nothing from there. It should reset your phone to a point that they cannot tell that you've modded your phone. Have fun.
h.nocturna said:
Just flash the update. If anything happens to your phone and you need to use the warrant. Just re-flash RC29 and do nothing from there. It should reset your phone to a point that they cannot tell that you've modded your phone. Have fun.
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thats what i am worried about my build number is
1.58.421.1 PLAT-1.0_gms-144337 CL#20538 release-key
and i dont know if i could get this same build to flush
i . ll just start from the beginning. i installed a jesus freke ROM on my G1, i dont remember what version. i think it was 1.41 or something like that. (RC29 or RC33, idr). i downloaded an app or maybe it was an app that came with the ROM that let me know of jesus freke's updates. i hadnt checked it awhile as the G1 is not my primary device. when i checked for it last week, it showed an update and i attempted to install it. i completely forgot the procedure for updating a new image and im prretty i bricked it because it wont go past the android screen, even after waiting about 10-15 minutes, it still wont go past it. so my question is, can somebody please help me unbrick my G1? im in no hurry as im not using it on a daily basis, but id like to get this resolved as soon as possible so i can sell my G1. anyways, id appreciate it if someone could help. if so, can you give some detailed instructions as im not TOO familiar with android. i know a little about it, but too much.
thanks guys,
josh.
if you can access recovery mode, just go and reinstall other rom, i recommend cyanogenmod - user friendly and it got a complete guide on there website to install.
youll have to expand on that a little more, like i said, im not that familiar with android.. i dont have an SD card in there, and i suppose that might pose a problem trying to flash another ROM to it.. can you give me some links and some specific directions when you have a chance..? i'd greatly appreciate it.
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i . ll just start from the beginning. i installed a jesus freke ROM on my G1, i dont remember what version. i think it was 1.41 or something like that. (RC29 or RC33, idr). i downloaded an app or maybe it was an app that came with the ROM that let me know of jesus freke's updates. i hadnt checked it awhile as the G1 is not my primary device. when i checked for it last week, it showed an update and i attempted to install it. i completely forgot the procedure for updating a new image and im prretty i bricked it because it wont go past the android screen, even after waiting about 10-15 minutes, it still wont go past it. so my question is, can somebody please help me unbrick my G1? im in no hurry as im not using it on a daily basis, but id like to get this resolved as soon as possible so i can sell my G1. anyways, id appreciate it if someone could help. if so, can you give some detailed instructions as im not TOO familiar with android. i know a little about it, but too much.
thanks guys,
josh.
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This right here is why I say don't root if you don't know wtf you're doing. This always happens to people who should have just stayed away. Look:
Power phone completely off. Hold home key and power on. If you get to the recovery screen (the screen with a bunch of options, probably all written in green for you) then you're not bricked. All you need to do is put latest cyanogenmod on your sdcard, wipe your phone, and install it.
I have "RootTattoo1Click_Recovery_2010-03-18_Mvx" installed and running flawlessly. But now I need to send it back to service center for some HW issue and so I need to COMPLETELY remove custom recovery image and revert back to stock bootloader. How do I do it? I have the factory rom for my regoin with me "RUU_Click_HTC_Asia_India_1.67.720.8_release_signed_NoDriver.exe" which I got from "shipped-roms", should I simply run it?
PS: Sorry if it has been repeated, I tried searching and got a few results too, but I just wanted to make sure I dont have a brick
Simply install the stock rom and check if the custom recovery and bootloader have been set to default afterwards. Should solve your problem.
Look here:
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Click/
pick your carrier and country and flash - completly unroots/rolls back your Tattoo!
Hi.
I also had to give my tattoo away for display repair. They sent it to HTC in Hong Kong, and they returned it repaired (under warranty).
My tattoo was rooted with 1-click from Mvx, so I guess they don't even check it or they don't care.
Best regards
They usually re flash first thing anyway. They did mine when it had HW repair. They have done the same for previous HTC devices I had to.
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I have "RootTattoo1Click_Recovery_2010-03-18_Mvx" installed and running flawlessly. But now I need to send it back to service center for some HW issue and so I need to COMPLETELY remove custom recovery image and revert back to stock bootloader. How do I do it? I have the factory rom for my regoin with me "RUU_Click_HTC_Asia_India_1.67.720.8_release_signed_NoDriver.exe" which I got from "shipped-roms", should I simply run it?
PS: Sorry if it has been repeated, I tried searching and got a few results too, but I just wanted to make sure I dont have a brick
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hi
assuming ur from Asia India
u can take the above mentioned rom from here
Link : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10031257/RUU_Click_HTC_Asia_India_1.67.720.8_release_signed_NoDriver.rar
Note : this has to be flashed from ur PC via usb cable this is a exe file OK
hope it helps
Thanks everyone! I installed the suggested ROM exe and all well
Although I'm soon trading my beloved tattoo for X8, i know not a powerhouse, but I like the looks and presence of GPU is gonna be a big deal for me! But nothing can match customizations of HTC sets. Also, tattoo has an awesome community and awesome devs. CHEERS
Hello
I'm new android and samsung user for about a year now ! I'm just wondering why this flash procedure contains risk while it should not !
I've bought my phone with 400€ and i'm scared like **** to brick it, a normal thing isnt ?
Well what i want to say is, arnt these companies able to create an unbrickable phone in which i can install any android version like in my pc without risking the brick since i'm not touching the hardware part ?
Why these powerfull little things in specs are weak concerning the updating part ?
For me, its illogic to get a 400€ useless phone just after touching to its software part !!!!!
Do you think that its right ?
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Hello
I'm new android and samsung user for about a year now ! I'm just wondering why this flash procedure contains risk while it should not !
I've bought my phone with 400€ and i'm scared like **** to brick it, a normal thing isnt ?
Well what i want to say is, arnt these companies able to create an unbrickable phone in which i can install any android version like in my pc without risking the brick since i'm not touching the hardware part ?
Why these powerfull little things in specs are weak concerning the updating part ?
For me, its illogic to get a 400€ useless phone just after touching to its software part !!!!!
Do you think that its right ?
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I believe phones like the SGS are really sturdy/robust and cannot be easily bricked.However if the situation is like a person taking the wheels of an automobile for the first time without any preparation or guidance and driving through a crowded street and thereby generating a huge risk,that is another matter then!
Invest some time reading through the various initiation guides in these forums some of which 'spoonfeed',and you are good to flash as often as you wish without the risk of causing any hopeless bricks etc.
Happy flashing ahead,but after understanding what it takes!
Flashing is risky only if you flash bootloaders. Otherwise it's safe (well it's good to keep USB jig near just in case) as you can always just reflash if something goes wrong. But I think you'll find more info from flashing tutorials.
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It's hard to brick the SGS. You just hear more about bricks, because no one goes around posting "OMG GUYS SUCCESSFULLY FLASHED!!"
The only real risk is if you flash over the bootloaders. The bootloaders are the software that control how the phone gets flashed, so if these are corrupted obviously you can't really flash it anymore. Problems arise if a) you flash incompatible bootloaders (like from another model), b) the flashing procedure screws up (your computer crashes in the middle of flashing).
It's actually pretty unlikely.
Flashing is not so risky process if you know exactly what you do!
Very often the device behind the keyboard screws up the phone.
People need to read and also getting some basic knowledge how the flashing process works would not hurt them at all. That's the key to a successful flashing
Well thanks guys for the answers ! It was recomforting ;-)
But again for me, even the bootloader shouldnt fear the damage !! Well its a point of view no matter whats the thing between the keyboard does
At least Apple knows how to push their customer to update their iPhones ! I had one and i never feared the updating procedures !
Well concerning the odin software does it write somewhere that the bootloader flashing went perfectly ??
Thanks guys ! And is there any super android phone to buy and which its updating still not risky ?
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flashing aint risky, only moment that it could fail is the part when its flashing bootloader and that takes like second of the whole flashing process (or if youve putted absolutley wrong model firmware to flash)
from anything else you should just simply take out battery, put it back on and 3 button to download mode =)
and now with unbrickable mod its even more safe =)
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At least Apple knows how to push their customer to update their iPhones ! I had one and i never feared the updating procedures !
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Well... this thing with ODIN is not an official way to update firmware. It is a way to flash ROMs other than what your phone was supposed to receive. The official way is using Samsung KIES and only Samsung KIES. That is fault-free. If anything wrong happens you have emergency firmware update or smth. Don't compare official update with ODIN.
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Well... this thing with ODIN is not an official way to update firmware. It is a way to flash ROMs other than what your phone was supposed to receive. The official way is using Samsung KIES and only Samsung KIES. That is fault-free. If anything wrong happens you have emergency firmware update or smth. Don't compare official update with ODIN.
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Actually I see more problems caused by Kies in these forums then I do Odin/Heimdall errors. Beyond that, because Kies is kept closed and limited by Samsung often times the user will have no idea why the Kies update failed, or how to resolve the problem. 99 percent of all Odin/Heimdall problems are due to user error or intensely bad luck while the bootloaders are being flashed and there is always plenty of support online for any error. I take Odin over Kies any day.
As for saying that the bootloader should be unbrickable, I know some people have recently been posting hardware mods that create unbrickable Galaxy devices. However, for most of us who are not adept with soldering irons and transistors, the bootloader is no different then the Bios on a PC. If something corrupts the Bios, all you can do is send it to the shop or replace the Bios chip yourself...just as all you can do with a corrupt Bootloader is use a Jig or sent it in for service.
doctor_vai said:
.... like in my pc without risking the brick since i'm not touching the hardware part .....
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....Well thanks guys for the answers ! It was recomforting ;-)
But again for me, even the bootloader shouldnt fear the damage !! Well its a point of view no matter whats the thing between the keyboard does
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Really??? So, please take your "unbrickable" PC, and unplug it in the middle of BIOS update (in case of laptop:unplug AND remove battery), and you'll see the results.
basicly you can not compare those two situations
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Well, i'm talking guys based on information i learned from the unbrickable mod, these guys have created an unbrickable SGS, do you think Samsung or other companies aren't able to do that officially ? Yes sure they can, but they don't want to, aand i don't know why !!
And for the BIOS thing, i'm partially agree that it's also a dangerous procedure, BUT the difference is that no matter what OS you want to install, you aren't obliged to update the BIOS first, and again, for my 2 Years laptop, i remember well that i've installed Vista and 7 quitly without touching the BIOS
Well, this post wasn't a question at first but kind of "debate" bcause i wanted just to know how people are reacting in front of that situation !
Thank you all
So, who forces you to touch the SGS bootloader?
Same time, Win Vista and Seven are OFFICIALLY released systems.
To compare the situation fully, you should assume that:
- you have PC bought directly from Microsoft, branded by them;
- you want to install "homemade" Win 7 and 3/4;
- you are claiming that you are in problems.
By the way: BIOS and Win Vista or 7 are old systems already. Try to read what is planned and developed now with Win 8 and UEFI: Windows 8 Branded PCs Could Prevent Other Operating Systems From Being Installed, and then compare it with SGS.
Simply, Samsung develops the device with THEIR OS on board, and is not obliged in any way to support homebrew systems, possibly because of likely claims of home grown hackers, who would brick their stuff and then claim it as warranty issue. Flashing different OS'es is possible thanks to effort of the people who are not related with Samsung at all. To use an example going further, look here on the HTC HD2 thread. Device was originally supplied with Win Mobile 6.5, but Dev's managed to port Win Phone 7, Android, Ubuntu and MeeGo to this phone.
Do you think that this is supported by HTC, or the persons who flashed Android and bricked phone would claim that this is HTC's fault? Same is with the SGS: flash not even the stock, but official releases via KIES only, and if something will went wrong, then blame Samsung.
So, there is no situation. Just group of people, who have or not the knowledge what they are doing, while flashing.
dude.. its not about samsung and android problems.. when you're trying to update your phone OS, its risky on every phone. unless you know how to do it right. I just read that if your phone brick, you can bring it to life using USB Jig. I never try it tough, cause my phone is never brick.
First off, I apoligize if this has been mentioned before. I did do a search and looked at a few pages to find that this hasn't really been brought up much. Or at least not often or recently.
I have a M8 now, but I gave my old M7 to my dad whos been attempting to use it (and enjoyed it while it worked fine.) But now the phone will reboot itself almost every 10 minutes no matter what I do.
I have
- Unlocked the Bootloader
- Relocked Bootloader and ran an RUU
- Unlocked Bootloader and Installed Custom Rom (AHRD)
all of which have not fixed the constant reboot problem. I was wondering, could the issue involve the firmware of the phone? Or is it a hardware defect.
When I gave my dad the phone he had to take it to best buy to replace, assuming they gave him a refurb I am curious whether or not that could be an issue of a loose part as well.
I have not tried to install a nonsense ROM.
.Ryker said:
First off, I apoligize if this has been mentioned before. I did do a search and looked at a few pages to find that this hasn't really been brought up much. Or at least not often or recently.
I have a M8 now, but I gave my old M7 to my dad whos been attempting to use it (and enjoyed it while it worked fine.) But now the phone will reboot itself almost every 10 minutes no matter what I do.
I have
- Unlocked the Bootloader
- Relocked Bootloader and ran an RUU
- Unlocked Bootloader and Installed Custom Rom (AHRD)
all of which have not fixed the constant reboot problem. I was wondering, could the issue involve the firmware of the phone? Or is it a hardware defect.
When I gave my dad the phone he had to take it to best buy to replace, assuming they gave him a refurb I am curious whether or not that could be an issue of a loose part as well.
I have not tried to install a nonsense ROM.
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it's a hardware problem return it to Best Buy again
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it's a hardware problem return it to Best Buy again
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Thank you, will do.