When i turn my HD2/Leo on, i get a box saying 'cannot connect modem, click here to check settings' or some rubbish
I normally press dismiss and thats that. However, now and again i'll get a screen come up from windows live saying there has been a problem and it keeps repeating, a bit like a bad curry.
I have problems connecting to mobile internet (not over wifi) so I phone O2, they say i need to switch wifi off to connect to 3G internet, i question what about when i'm out and about and no where near wifi? They say, yes or it won't connect. They aint got a clue! My understanding is that if a wifi connection is available then it'll use it, if not if reverts back to 3g, edge etc
I'm currently stuck on the 1.43 ROM, although I'm not sure if a ROM upgrade would do anything, and even if it did, i gotta piss about putting all the stuff and settings correct again (unless there is a back up program?)
How do i get the stock ROM back on if i ever send it back, and do away with the HSPL and put the phone back to standard?
If i do upgrade the ROM, it'll be to a genuine HTC one, hopefully without all the O2 rubbish they insist on messing up the phone with!
I'll be as blunt with you as you've been with your post. I could quite happily help you, but I ain't gonna do it until you edit out all the swearing on your post. I'm not a prude, but you're just plain rude to assume that that's okay.
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Thanks.
ive give up on htc hd2 now im gettin a iphone 3gs from o2 as replacement
Doing it now! I'm just so angry with this phone! Sorry!
northernneil said:
Doing it now! I'm just so angry with this phone! Sorry!
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That's cool mate - thanks for changing it. We're not all foul mouthed adults on here (I am, just to be clear, just not on the forums )
The message dialog you mention about not being able to connect is just an issue with software trying to use the connection before it's available. I'm hoping that this will be fixed by HTC, but having to close a dialog once every 4 or 5 times I reboot is no big deal so I can live with that.
The wifi problem you mentioned sounds compacted by an idiot at O2 not knowing what they're talking about. I've found that O2 CS range from very helpful and informed, all the way down to bog dwellers who prefer to hang up than listen. (I like to call them Stig.)
Basically, leave the Wifi off, unless you intend on using it. I only say that because of the amount of battery drain you'll get with it constantly searching for wireless sources. As far as the connection goes, yes, you're right. It should use Wifi over 3G, but use 3G if there's no Wifi (or 2G if there's no 3G), whether it's switched on or not.
You may need to check your settings. I'm on O2, so I can give you mine and see if they help.
As far as ROMs go, it's unclear, to be honest, as to what was fixed and whether anything was fixed for everyone or just a few. The whole ROM upgrade and hotfix thing has been very ambiguous, and HTC's descriptions don't help.
Try flashing a newer ROM, if you're up for starting from scratch again. You'll have to use Goldcard or HSPL to do this though, as you can normally only flash O2 ROMs on O2 phones. If you ever needed to send the phone back to O2 then you'd need to flash the original ROM on there first. I believe there's a thread in the ROM section that has the vendor provided stock ROMs, so that's the best thing to look for.
I hope this helps. If, you don't get anywhere with any of this advice then you may simply have a faulty phone. I assume O2 would just replace it for you (or put it in a new box and send it back).
Let us know if you want my O2 settings.
Cheers for that John.
I'm unsure about flashing ROMS to be honest, especially when there is no obvious advantage. It's not that i don't feel confident in doing it, it's if and when the phone needs to go back. I gather that once the HSPL is on there, that's it?
I'm going to see how i get on tonight with it (working nights) and if there's no improvement then I'll have a look around for a Standard Rom to flash, and a program to back the phone up.
I too can live with the modem message, although I can't believe HTC (who are coming through in the market) offer so little support!
I also, don't think O2 should have branded this phone, they didn't with the Iphone, so why these? It just makes support so much harder!
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I also, don't think O2 should have branded this phone, they didn't with the Iphone, so why these? It just makes support so much harder!
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Apple doesn't allow the branding of iphones. Everything has to be Apple's way. If O2 was allowed to brand it they would have.
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Apple doesn't allow the branding of iphones. Everything has to be Apple's way. If O2 was allowed to brand it they would have.
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The oPhone?
Lol, if I don't get the hang of this phone soon, i'll be going back to an oPhone!
Seriously, i'll persevere! John, any idea how to get rid of the Sent from my HTC from the end of emails?
Northernneil,
If you are thinking of changing roms then the stock 1.48 is what is available right now from HTC officially. There are cooked roms on here as well but I would take your time and stick with something that is "familiar", ie the stock roms from HTC, until you get up to speed, knowledge wise.
In terms of backup software try using Sprite Backup or SPB Backup to backup your mail, contacts, etc. Once you have installed a new rom you can restore these items but DO NOT restore your old rom system settings. If you download a trial copy of SPB Backup you will see what I mean.
No offence but please read the relevant threads on here on rom flashing BEFORE you jump in, then read them again so you have a thorough understanding of what you are doing. Good for you to know how to retrieve the situation if it goes wrong.
Hope this is helpful to you.
WB
PS To get rid of the Sent message at the bottom of your emails or even modify it to your taste, do the following on your device:
Go to All Messages then select that so that you can see a list of messages. Then goto Menu>Tools>Options and click on the Signatures box.
Next, from the drop down menu, select your email account. You will see a large bos open up with Sent ...in it.
Delete or change to something of your liking, click OK, job done.
WB
PS You can download the manual direct from HTC as a pdf file.
I just successfully rooted my (non-Fender) MyTouch using the howto at the unlockr website. The whole point of it was so I could use a tethering app like Barnacle, but I am finding that my laptop cannot seem to use the connection it provides, even though it sees it and appears to connect.
Further, my phone is now extremely flaky and is unable to fully sync my Google account (contacts are blank and won't sync at all). It often reboots itself for no apparent reason. I am regretting screwing around with it at this point.
Can anyone recommend a ROM to install that is stable and will give me all the functionality I had before I rooted, plus will work well for Barnacle or another good wifi tethering app? And I still don't see exactly where on this site I go to actually download ROMs.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Do you have a 32a or 32b board? do you have your sd card with 3 partitions Fat/ext2-3-4/swap?
What recovery did you flash? newest Amen ra 1.70?
What radio and SPL do you have.
We have to know these in order to choose a rom. But there are many good ones, just sounds liek you found a crappy one or one not made for your phone
Improved things with latest cyanogen ROM
Ok, so after my first post I managed to flash my phone with the latest cyanogen ROM. Now the flakiness has gone away and I have back all the stability of my former phone, plus actually a couple things I like better than before.
Alas, Barnacle still does not work properly. It starts and runs fine right up until my laptop or iPad actually tries to connect with it, then I get the message that "process stopped unexpectedly".
Thanks for your response. I will try to find the right place to post my tethering problem to see if someone can help me with it.
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Ok.. EVO 4g. New phone bought today. Managed to get it rooted and a custom rom installed(Damage control 3.2.3, updated via DCUpdater) on it that works splendidly other than for some reason I cant seem to activate the SD card anylonger. This could be a serious issue I guess.. haah!
But the main thing i was wanting out of this device tonight was wifi tethering. I have the app. it loads fine, I can adjust all setting (SSID/Passphrase etc) i even went as far as downgrading to the 2.0.2 version to see if that helped via the google.code page. But it still just gives me the stupid error that it is "Unable to start tethering"
I really don't know a way to start trouble shooting this as I am VERY new to android, and if someone can offer a bit of help I would be much appreciative.
I am more than willing to post any info you might need as far as the setup on the phone goes. Just let me know what that info is you would be looking for and I will get it.
And if anyone can shed a bit of light on why I cannot see the SD card anymore that would be delightful as well.
Thanks a bunch.
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For the wifi tethering: if the custom rom has it, you may have to remove it completely and download wifi tether from the market, that should fix it.
I have a Fascinate that is currently not activated. I need the GPS function so I've been using my Incredible. The phone is rooted and I have used Odin to put the Clockwork Recovery on the phone.
For reasons only known to Verizon my ability to change and activate phones online is crippled by an pending order (2 months ago) that they cannot clear so I'd like to call them once after finishing and have a working (hopefully) GPS Fascinate.
Can I install the DJ05 modem and use Rom Manager to install the kernel and the ROM without activating the phone. For some reason I'm thinking RomManger wants a data connection.
thanks
As long as you have some sort of data connection (wifi should work just fine) to download the files, you should be fine
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As long as you have some sort of data connection (wifi should work just fine) to download the files, you should be fine
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Yea I agree you just need a data connection to download the files and you should be good to go
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You could also download the files on your computer, transfer them to your sdcard, and then just use ROM Manager to reboot to recovery to flash the necessary file(s). I believe pretty much everything is now in the development forum.
Thanks
All seems to have worked well. Verizon is still working on restoring my ability to activate phones. A quick test of the GPS (non-activated) doesn't show any improvement. I'm hoping that's due to AGPS not being available in the inactive state. I really liked the phone for the few days I ran it struggling to fix the GPS. Not knocking the Incredible tho as it's a good phone as well.
Hello,
So I followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=636024
to put myn's warm donut on my US Cellular HTC Vogue. Pretty quick and painless, and I am very happy and grateful for the simple guide for a newbie like me.
I am having a few problems. The main one being I can't figure a way to access my sd card. I tried the Dual Mount SD widget, no luck. I occasionally see a K:\ but I can't actually access it.
And then tried the adb method from droidoholics, again no luck - adb never recognizes my device. It also times out when I try to uninstall or reinstall the drivers. I really just want to be able to put a new android build on there.
I am also wondering if it is possible to access 3G networks with this phone - I usually only get ~15 Kb/s downstream on my current network.
I am also wondering if it is possible to utilize the GPS - I had this working on my stock windows 6.1 OS but it was pretty useless for navigation.
I think I am just unclear about some general fundamentals of this process (and the capabilities of my device) and am getting heavily bogged down in detailed threads. I have spent most of yesterday and today trying to find answers to these problems here and at ppcg. I would really appreciate some general tips and answers.
And I just want to say thank you to the developers and testers for bringing new life to this device. Its a godsend.
Thanks!